Intervening alcohol marketing to reduce harmful alcohol use and lessons learned from the theory of changes: Case studies in Thailand by Paibul Suriyawongpaisal, Sawitri Assanangkornchai, Udomsak Saengow, Ignacio J. Martinez Moyano, Roengrudee Patanavanich, Pongthep Wongwatcharapaiboon, Wichai Aekplakorn, Thanita Thongtan

“…Methods: We chose to focus on two case studies in Nan and Surin provinces, where hospital-based longitudinal data (8 years) were available. …”
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How Do Rising Farmland Costs Affect Fertilizer Use Efficiency? Evidence from Gansu and Jiangsu, China by Yuan Qi, Xin Chen, Jiaqing Zhang, Yaoyao Li, Daolin Zhu

“…It empirically tests a micro-sample of 806 farmers in Gansu and Jiangsu provinces in China from two dimensions: the full samples and farmer heterogeneity. …”
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The fudan tinnitus relieving system application for tinnitus management by Dongmei Tang, Haiyan Wang, Dantong Gu, Lei Ye, Shan Sun, Huawei Li

“…The users were located throughout Mainland China but primarily concentrated in Shanghai, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Guangdong, and Shandong provinces. We observed gender differences regarding age and tinnitus frequency, severity, and position among the app’s users. …”
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Effect of Moringa olifera Aqueous Extract on Food Poisoning Pathogens Isolated from Dairy Products by Rowyda M.Y. Elshazely, Ibrahim H. Amer, Salah F.A. Abd-El Aal, Asmaa B.M.B. Tahoun

“…Therefore, a total of 100 random samples of milk and milk products (25 of each: raw milk, kareish cheese, processed cheese and ice cream) were collected from both Sharkia and Dakahlia Provinces, Egypt, for microbiological examinations. …”
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Association between Dairy Intake and Linear Growth in Chinese Pre-School Children by Yifan Duan, Xuehong Pang, Zhenyu Yang, Jie Wang, Shan Jiang, Ye Bi, Shuxia Wang, Huanmei Zhang, Jianqiang Lai

“…In total, 12,153 children aged two to four years old (24 to <60 months) were studied from 55 counties in 30 provinces in China. Approximately 39.2% (4759/12,153) of those children consumed dairy at least once per day, 11.9% (1450/12,153) consumed dairy at least once in the last week, and nearly half (48.9%, 5944/12,153) did not have any dairy in the last week. …”
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Co-Development of a Web-Based Hub (eSocial-hub) to Combat Social Isolation and Loneliness in Francophone and Anglophone Older People in the Linguistic Minority Context (Quebec, Man... by Idrissa Beogo, Jean Ramdé, Eric Nguemeleu Tchouaket, Drissa Sia, Nebila Jean-Claude Bationo, Stephanie Collin, Abdoulaye Anne, Marie-Pierre Gagnon

“…Given the limited number of NFs serving linguistic minorities in Canadian populations, families and loved ones often live far from these facilities, sometimes even in other provinces. This context places the digital solutions as particularly relevant for the present COVID-19 pandemic as well as in the post–COVID-19 era. …”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 immunoglobulin G in HIV-positive and HIV-negative individuals in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa by Kerri-Lee A. Francois, Nokukhanya Msomi, Kerusha Govender, Lilishia Gounder, Pravi Moodley, Raveen Parboosing, Indrani Chetty, Lunga Xaba, Aabida Khan

“…Background: KwaZulu-Natal ranked second highest among South African provinces for the number of laboratory-confirmed cases during the second wave of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) pandemic. …”
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Preserving traditional systems: Identification of agricultural heritage areas based on agro‐biodiversity by Yunxiao Bai, Xiaoshuang Li, Yuqing Feng, Moucheng Liu, Cheng Chen

“…These potential areas are mainly concentrated in the southern region, in 15 provinces, including Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Yunnan, Guizhou, Guangxi, Hubei, and Hunan. …”
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Health Belief Model Perspective on the Control of COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy and the Promotion of Vaccination in China: Web-Based Cross-sectional Study by Hao Chen, Xiaomei Li, Junling Gao, Xiaoxi Liu, Yimeng Mao, Ruru Wang, Pinpin Zheng, Qianyi Xiao, Yingnan Jia, Hua Fu, Junming Dai

“…MethodsA convenience sample of 2531 valid participants from 31 provinces and autonomous regions of mainland China were enrolled in this online survey study from January 1 to 24, 2021. …”
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Simulating the Long-Term Effects of Fertilizer and Water Management on Grain Yield and Methane Emissions of Paddy Rice in Thailand by Nittaya Cha-un, Amnat Chidthaisong, Kazuyuki Yagi, Sirintornthep Towprayoon

“…A total of 24 sites distributed in 22 provinces were studied. The data sets of daily climate, soil properties, and rice management practices were required as inputs in the model. …”
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Development and validation of the regarding infection prevention and control among environmental service workers on knowledge, attitudes, practise, and experience questionnaire by Xiaohang Chen, Pan Zhang, Ruhan Zhang, Shuting Li, Rui Cao, Fen Hu, Fen Hu, Ying-Hui Jin, Likai Lin, Lin Cai, Bilong Feng, Bilong Feng, Chunhua Zhang, Xinghuan Wang, Xinghuan Wang, Xinghuan Wang

“…Phase II involved administering the questionnaire to a convenience sample of 1,176 environmental service workers from the public hospital from 13 provinces in China to evaluate its construct validity and reliability.FindingsIn the two rounds of Delphi consultation, the recovery rate were 93.75 and 100%. …”
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Decoupling of economic growth and resources-environmental pressure in the Yangtze River Economic Belt, China by Liang Yuan, Renyue Li, Xia Wu, Weijun He, Yang Kong, Thomas Stephen Ramsey, Dagmawi Mulugeta Degefu

“…In addition, the decoupling stability of 21 cities is poor, mainly resource-dependent cities distributed in Guizhou, Anhui, and Jiangsu Provinces. This article will provide a reference for the high-quality development and ecological environment protection of regions in the YREB.…”
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Correlations between muscle strength and psychological health in Chinese adolescents: a cross-sectional analysis by Jinkui Lu, Hao Sun, Ningling Liu, Jianhua Qiu, Xiaofei Xia

“…Method From April to July 2018, a total of 14,344 Chinese adolescents from eight provinces were selected using a stratified clustered sampling method. …”
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Diversity and Function of Endo-Bacteria in <i>Bursaphelenchus xylophilus</i> from <i>Pinus massoniana</i> Lamb. in Different Regions by Yan-Mei Fu, Hong-Bin Liu, Xiao-Qin Wu

“…We analyzed the diversity of endo-bacteria in nine isolates of PWNs from <i>Pinus massoniana</i> Lamb. in nine epidemic areas from three Chinese provinces by high-throughput sequencing of 16S rDNA and isolated and identified culturable endo-bacteria through construction of a 16S rDNA phylogenetic tree and Biolog microbial identification. …”
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Online Measurement of PM_2.5 at an Air Monitoring Supersite in Yangtze River Delta: Temporal Variation and Source Identification by Lian Duan, Lei Yan, Guangli Xiu

“…Cluster analysis based on 72-h backward air trajectory showed that the air mass cluster from nearby inland cities, including Zhejiang, Anhui and Jiangxi Provinces contributed mostly to the total trajectories. …”
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The status of cooking oil consumption among Chinese elderly in 2017-2020 by ZHAO Fanglei, ZHANG Tongwei, PAN Feng, LUAN Dechun, LI Jianwen, MAO Weifeng

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to analyze the status of cooking oil consumption among the Chinese elderly aged 60 years and above in 23 provinces （autonomous regions and municipalities） in 2017-2020.MethodsThe data were obtained from the Chinese resident food consumption survey conducted by the China National Center for Food Safety Risk Assessment in 2017-2020 using a multi-stage stratified cluster sampling method proportional to the population. …”
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Highly pathogenic avian influenza virus of the A/H5N8 subtype, clade 2.3.4.4b, caused outbreaks in Kazakhstan in 2020 by Asylulan Amirgazin, Alexandr Shevtsov, Talgat Karibayev, Maxat Berdikulov, Tamila Kozhakhmetova, Laura Syzdykova, Yerlan Ramankulov, Alexandr V. Shustov

“…Northern Kazakhstan was hit first and then the disease propagated across the country affecting eleven provinces. This study reports the results of full-genome sequencing of viruses collected during the outbreaks and investigation of their relationship to avian influenza virus isolates in the contemporary circulation in Eurasia. …”
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Relations of Childhood Trauma and Emotional Dysregulation with Suicide Ideation and Suicidal Behaviour Severity in a Clinical Sample of Depressive Female Adolescents by Binay Kayan Ocakoğlu, Helin Yılmaz Kafalı, Fevzi Tuna Ocakoğlu, Burcu Kardaş, Ömer Kardaş, Adem Işık, Gizdem Müjdecioğlu, Serap Akpınar, Sümeyra Elif Kaplan Karakaya, Yeliz Balca, Çiğdem Yektaş

“…Patients were recruited from five different provinces in Turkey. Additionally, the patients completed the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS), Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (CTQ), and Beck Depression Inventory (BDI). …”
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Nutrition supplementation plus standard of care versus standard of care alone or standard of care plus unconditional cash transfer in the prevention of chronic malnutrition in Sout... by E Custodio, Z Herrador, E Trigo, M Romay-Barja, F Ramirez, I Aguado, E Iraizoz, A Silva-Gerardo, ML Faria, R Martin-Cañavate, T Marques, A Vargas, A Gómez, I Molina

“…Methods/design The three-arm parallel cluster randomised controlled trial is set in four communes of Huila and Cunene provinces. Clusters are villages or neighbourhoods with a population around 1075 people. …”
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Stress overload, influencing factors, and psychological experiences of nurse managers during early stages of the COVID-19 pandemic: a sequential explanatory mixed method study by Yundan Jin, Feifei Cui, Rongting Wang, Shuainan Chen, Lina Hu, Meiqi Yao, Haiying Wu

“…The study was conducted at the Affiliated Dongyang Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University, with data collected from six provinces in southern China (Zhejiang, Hubei, Shanghai, Jiangsu, Hunan and Jiangxi) during March 2020 and June 2020. …”
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