Web-Based Patient Recommender Systems for Preventive Care: Protocol for Empirical Research Propositions by Pamella Howell, Arun Aryal, Crystal Wu

“…Second, we will create a survey instrument by collecting items from extant literature and then verify their relevance using expert analysis. …”
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Person-Centered Care From a Relational Ethics Perspective for the Delivery of High Quality and Safe Healthcare: A Scoping Review by Gianpaolo Tomaselli, Sandra C. Buttigieg, Aldo Rosano, Maria Cassar, George Grima

“…To do so, we first need to relate the extant literature pertaining to PCC and relational ethics. …”
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Spatial Pattern of Population Flow in China's Typical Outflow Areas: A Case Study of the Sichuan-Chongqing Area by Li Cong, Zong Huiming, Xiao Lei

“…Population flow is an important component of regional spatial network, but there are few empirical studies on its quantity and spatial pattern in outflow areas in extant literature. The development of the population flow pattern since 2010 has important theoretical contributions to the understanding of the population flow pattern and mechanism in modern China. …”
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Examining water risk perception and evaluation in the corporate and financial sector: a mixed methods study in Ontario, Canada by Guneet Sandhu, Olaf Weber, Michael O Wood, Horatiu A Rus, Jason Thistlethwaite

“…As primary users of a socially, economically, and environmentally significant yet increasingly stressed resource like water, the corporate and financial sectors have an important role in sustainable water management. However, extant literature reveals a gap in the empirical assessment of water risk perception and its influence on water risk evaluation and decision-making in the corporate and financial sectors. …”
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Towards interventions on school dropouts for disabled learners amidst and post-COVID-19 pandemic by Tawanda Makuyana

“…Background: Despite objective arguments for inclusive education, there is a dearth of mechanisms to reduce dropouts amongst disabled learners in the extant literature. Thus, this article is one of the outputs of a study, which was conducted after a consistent observation of dwindling numbers of disabled learners who succeed in basic education in South Africa. …”
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Play-based interventions to support social and communication development in autistic children aged 2–8 years: A scoping review by Jenny L Gibson, Emma Pritchard, Carmen de Lemos

“…However, play is a wide-ranging concept and the extant literature on play-based interventions is large and heterogeneous. …”
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Factores explicativos de la presión fISCAL municipal by Bernerdino Benito, Francisco Bastida, Mª José Muñoz

“…In addition, we relate the MFB with some socioeconomic and demographic factors, in agreement with the extant literature. The empirical results do not indicate that the political orientation of the municipal government impacts the fiscal burden. …”
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Financial risk protection from out-of-pocket health spending in low- and middle-income countries: a scoping review of the literature by Taslima Rahman, Dominic Gasbarro, Khurshid Alam

“…We also examined the level of FRP by disease categories (all diseases, chronic illnesses, communicable diseases) and the effect of health insurance on FRP. Results The extant literature primarily focused on India and China as research settings. …”
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An evidence-based conceptual framework of healthy cooking by Margaret Raber, Joya Chandra, Mudita Upadhyaya, Vanessa Schick, Larkin L. Strong, Casey Durand, Shreela Sharma

“…The model was developed from the extant literature on the subject with 59 studies informing 5 individual constructs (frequency, techniques and methods, minimal usage, flavoring, and ingredient additions/replacements), further defined by a series of individual behaviors. …”
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Community engagement in public health: a bibliometric mapping of global research by Ming Yuan, Han Lin, Hengqin Wu, Mingchuan Yu, Juan Tu, Yong Lü

“…Despite this, the extant literature of community engagement in public health (CEPH) has topic-focused boundaries and is scattered across disciplinary. …”
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Factors influencing seniors' willingness to pay intention for exercise in the civil sports and recreation centers by Chin-Yi Fang, Po-Yu Chen, Yung Liao

“…The major aims of the CSRC are to keep the citizens in good health and not to be the city government's financial burden. The extant literature examines the determinants of general consumer behavior, neglecting studies on older adults. …”
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Discovery of Therapeutics Targeting Oxidative Stress in Autosomal Recessive Cerebellar Ataxia: A Systematic Review by Sze Yuen Lew, Michael Weng Lok Phang, Pit Shan Chong, Jaydeep Roy, Chi Him Poon, Wing Shan Yu, Lee Wei Lim, Kah Hui Wong

“…This systematic review aims to evaluate the extant literature on the current developments of therapeutic strategies that target oxidative stress for the management of ARCAs. …”
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About feeding children: factor structure and internal reliability of a survey to assess mealtime strategies and beliefs of early childhood education teachers by Taren Swindle, Madeleine Sigman-Grant, Laurel J. Branen, Janice Fletcher, Susan L. Johnson

“…Conclusions The AFC Strategies and Beliefs Survey provides a promising self-report instrument with a strong factor structure consistent with the extant literature to measure practices and beliefs related to feeding and mealtimes in the ECE setting. …”
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The development and pilot testing of a behavioral activation-based treatment for depressed mood and multiple health behavior change in patients with recent acute coronary syndrome. by Emily C Gathright, Katherine Diaz Vickery, Woubeshet Ayenew, Matthew C Whited, Melissa Adkins-Hempel, Michelle Chrastek, Jill K Carter, Rochelle K Rosen, Wen-Chih Wu, Andrew M Busch

“…<h4>Methods</h4>First, an initial treatment manual was conceptualized based on the team's prior work, as well as the extant literature. Second, qualitative interviews were conducted with target patients and target providers on the proposed BA-HD treatment rationale, content, and structure. …”
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Treating loss-to-follow-up as a missing data problem: a case study using a longitudinal cohort of HIV-infected patients in Haiti by Deanna P. Jannat-Khah, Michelle Unterbrink, Margaret McNairy, Samuel Pierre, Dan W. Fitzgerald, Jean Pape, Arthur Evans

“…Additionally, the results were easier to interpret, less likely to be biased and provided an alternative to a problem that is often commented upon in the extant literature.…”
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The Understanding of Peace among Children and Adolescents: A Critical Review of Research by Ron Smith

“…However, whilst children's understandings about peace and war had been the subject of developmental research for at least three decades, a critical review of the extant literature revealed a number of shortcomings. For example, only one study having an explicit focus on children's and adolescents' ideas about peace was identified in N. …”
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An exploration of key issues and potential solutions that impact physician wellbeing and professional fulfillment at an academic center by Iris Schrijver, Keri J.S. Brady, Mickey Trockel

“…Data analysis of this qualitative study was informed by the general inductive approach as well as a review of extant literature through September 2015 on physician wellness, professional fulfillment, satisfaction, dissatisfaction, burnout and work-life. …”
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Developing a patient satisfaction measure for imaging-based patient information during clinical consultations by Hindrik Pinkster, Anne Meesters, Frank IJpma, Erik Taal, Joep Kraeima, Peter Ten Klooster

“…A preliminary 22-item version of the Questionnaire for Patient Satisfaction with Imaging (QPSI) was developed based on extant literature and interviews with trauma patients. …”
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Flexible bureaucracies : discretion, creativity, and accountability in labor market regulation and public sector management by Pires, Roberto Rocha Coelho

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I can't stand losing you : examining the impact of affiliation motivation on political knowledge of Facebook users by Dasgupta, Priyanka

“…A systematic review was conducted to identify gaps in extant literature, which was followed by the administration of two surveys. …”
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