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The volatility of beef and lamb prices in Türkiye: The role of COVID–19, livestock imports, and energy prices

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by Gurkan Bozma, Faruk Urak, Abdulbaki Bilgic, Wojciech J. Florkowski

This study examines the volatility of beef and lamb prices in Türkiye, as food price inflation compromises the food security of low- and middle-income households. The inflation is the result of a rise in energy (gasoline) prices leading to an increase in production costs, together with a disruption of the supply chain by the COVID-19 pandemic. This study is the first to comprehensively explore the effects of multiple price series on meat prices in Türkiye. Читать дальше...

Workload and emerging challenges of community health workers in low- and middle-income countries: A mixed-methods systematic review

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by Tigist Astale, Tsegereda Abebe, Getnet Mitike

Background

Community health workers (CHWs) play an important role in improving access to health services to a broader population; particularly to communities living in remote areas. However, the productivity of CHWs is affected by the workload they have. We aimed to summarize and present CHWs’ perceived workload in low-and middle-income countries (LMICs).

Methods

We searched three electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, and Embase).... Читать дальше...



A bioelectronic route to compassion: Rationale and study protocol for combining transcutaneous vagus nerve stimulation (tVNS) with compassionate mental imagery

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by Sunjeev K. Kamboj, Matthew Peniket, Louise Simeonov

Background

The vagus nerve (VN) is a neural nexus between the brain and body, enabling bidirectional regulation of mental functioning and peripheral physiology. Some limited correlational findings suggest an association between VN activation and a particular form of self-regulation: compassionate responding. Interventions that are geared towards strengthening self-compassion in particular, can serve as an antidote to toxic shame and self-criticism and improve psychological health.

Non-pharmacological interventions on anxiety and depression in lung cancer patients’ informal caregivers: A systematic review and meta-analysis

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by Fang Lei, Eunice Lee, Joosun Shin, Shin-Young Lee

Background

Lung cancer is one of the common cancers and the leading cause of death. Tremendous caregiving burden of informal caregivers of lung cancer causes psychological disorders, such as anxiety and depression. Interventions for informal caregivers of patients with lung cancer to improve their psychological health, which ultimately leads to patients’ positive health outcomes, are crucial. A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to... Читать дальше...

Characterization of hemodialysis fistulas experienced abrupt thrombosis and determination of a proper follow-up protocol: A retrospective cohort study and an interventionist’s perspective

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by Matt Chiung-Yu Chen, Mei-Jui Weng, Lee-Hua Chao

Abrupt thrombosis is a form of thrombosis that occurs unexpectedly and without being preceded by hemodialysis fistula (AVF) dysfunction during dialysis. We found that AVFs with a history of abrupt thrombosis (abtAVF) appeared to have more episodes of thrombosis and required more frequent interventions than those without such history. Therefore, we sought to characterize the abtAVFs and examined our follow-up protocols to determine which one is optimal. Читать дальше...

Virtual monochromatic imaging with projection-based material decomposition algorithm for metal artifacts reduction in photon-counting detector computed tomography

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by Chia-Hao Chang, Hsiang-Ning Wu, Ching-Han Hsu, Hsin-Hon Lin

Metal artifacts present a major challenge to computed tomography (CT) because they reduce the image quality in medical diagnosis and treatment. Several metal artifact reduction (MAR) methods have been proposed to address this issue in previous studies. This study aimed to synthesize a virtual monochromatic image for MAR in CT images using projection-based material decomposition (MD) algorithms. We developed a spectral micro-CT... Читать дальше...

Etiology of gender incongruence and its levels of evidence: A scoping review protocol

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by Juan Pablo Rojas Saffie, Nicolás Eyzaguirre Bäuerle

Introduction

Gender Incongruence refers to the discordance between biological sex and gender identity. Although it is possible to find literature reviews about the etiology of Gender Incongruence, almost all of these correspond to non-systematic narrative reviews, so they do not make explicit the methodology used in the collection and analysis of sources, even less its levels of evidence. In order to remedy this, we will conduct a scoping review to answer the question... Читать дальше...

Validity of ICD codes to identify do-not-resuscitate orders among older adults with heart failure: A single center study

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by Katherine Callahan, Yubraj Acharya, Christopher S. Hollenbeak

Background

Observational research on the advance care planning (ACP) process is limited by a lack of easily accessible ACP variables in many large datasets. The objective of this study was to determine whether International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes for do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders are valid proxies for the presence of a DNR recorded in the electronic medical record (EMR).

Methods

We studied 5,016 patients... Читать дальше...

Sustainability of rural tourism in poverty reduction: Evidence from panel data of 15 underdeveloped counties in Anhui Province, China

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by Fuwei Wang, Lei Du, Minghua Tian, Yi Liu, Yichi Zhang

Based on the characteristics of underdeveloped areas, this paper selects the panel data of 15 underdeveloped counties in Anhui Province from 2013 to 2019 and uses the panel threshold model to empirically analyze the sustainability of rural tourism development. The results show that: (1) Rural tourism development has a non-linear positive impact on poverty alleviation in underdeveloped areas and has a double threshold effect. (2) When... Читать дальше...





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