Tracking the evolution of hospice palliative care in Canada: A comparative case study analysis of seven provinces by Richards Judy-Lynn, Kelley Mary-Lou, Whitfield Kyle, Crooks Valorie A, Williams Allison M, DeMiglio Lily, Dykeman Sarah

“…We have endeavoured to undertake this research out of awareness that good future planning for health and social care, such as HPC, typically requires us to first look backwards before moving forward.…”
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Trends in and predictors of animal source food consumption among 6–23 months age children in Tigrai, Northern Ethiopia: evidence from three consecutive ethiopian demographic and he... by Gebretsadkan Gebremedhin Gebretsadik, Zuriyash Tadesse, Tesfay Yohannes Ambese, Afework Mulugeta

“…Our study also highlighted the need for considering religion as one important player when planning or undertaking ASF programs.…”
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Administrative Data Research Northern Ireland (ADR NI) by Dermot O'Reilly, Orla Bateson, Gemma McGreevy, Chris Snoddy, Tracy Power

“…These goals are currently being advanced by undertaking a series of demonstrator Strategic Impact Projects developed to provide input to departmental areas of research interest and the current draft Programme for Government. …”
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Virtual Reflection Group Meetings as a Structured Active Learning Method to Enhance Perceived Competence in Critical Care: Focus Group Interviews With Advanced Practice Nursing Stu... by Marianne Trygg Solberg, Anne Lene Sørensen, Sara Clarke, Andrea Aparecida Goncalves Nes

“…Specifically, the APNSs felt that they were prepared to undertake complex decision-making with a higher level of analytic cognition in a clinical context and to lead professional discussions in the ward. …”
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Estimating the causal influence of body mass index on risk of Parkinson disease: A Mendelian randomisation study. by Alastair J Noyce, Demis A Kia, Gibran Hemani, Aude Nicolas, T Ryan Price, Eduardo De Pablo-Fernandez, Philip C Haycock, Patrick A Lewis, Thomas Foltynie, George Davey Smith, International Parkinson Disease Genomics Consortium, Anette Schrag, Andrew J Lees, John Hardy, Andrew Singleton, Mike A Nalls, Neil Pearce, Debbie A Lawlor, Nicholas W Wood

“…Other important limitations of this application of MR include the inability to analyse non-linear associations, to undertake subgroup analyses, and to gain mechanistic insights.…”
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A Novel Standardized Collaborative Online Model for Processing and Analyzing Remotely Sensed Images in Geographic Problems by Xueshen Zhang, Qiulan Wu, Feng Zhang, Xiang Sun, Huarui Wu, Shumin Wu, Xuefei Chen

“…However, as a result of the naturally large volumes of data and the computer resources they consume for analysis, remote sensing images present a barrier in the collaboration of multidisciplinary remote sensing undertakings and analysts. As a result, during the development of the collaborative analysis process, it is necessary to achieve the online processing and analysis of remote sensing images, as well as to standardize the online remote sensing image collaborative analysis process. …”
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Anaesthesia Management for Giant Intraabdominal Tumours: A Case Series Study by Olga Grăjdieru, Cristina Petrișor, Constantin Bodolea, Ciprian Tomuleasa, Cătălin Constantinescu

“…Methods: This study aimed to evaluate the literature and explore the current status of evidence, by undertaking an observational research design with a descriptive account of characteristics observed in a case series referring to patients with giant intraabdominal tumours who underwent anaesthesia. …”
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Climate change impacts on hydrological services in southern California by Emma C Underwood, Allan D Hollander, Lorraine E Flint, Alan L Flint, Hugh D Safford

“…Consequently, the role and management of intact watersheds on public lands that supply water are paramount. We undertake the first regional study of climate impacts on hydrological services (runoff, recharge, and climatic water deficit) across the four national forests of southern California—the Angeles, Los Padres, Cleveland and San Bernardino. …”
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Barriers and facilitators of cross-sectoral data linkage to inform healthy public policy and practice: lessons from three case study projects in Scotland. by Kristina Cimova, David Henderson, Mirjam Allik, Denise Brown, Petra Meier, Charlie Mayor, Nick Watson, Peter Craig, Emily Tweed

“…These included but were not limited to: integration of current data in an ever-changing linkage landscape; the need for timely feedback in undertaking the study; standardisation of information governance processes; highlighting the resourcing and funding issues for data linkage projects; the need for data controllers to recognise the value of such projects; and issues relating to staff turnover and workload pressures. …”
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Developing a South African curriculum for education in neonatal critical care retrieval: An initial exploration. by W Williams, E Theron, W Khan, W Stassen

“…In many high-income settings, dedicated Critical Care Retrieval Services (CCRS) with additional education and training undertake neonatal critical care retrieval (CCR). In South Africa, however, these transfers are mostly conducted by advanced paramedics with limited education in neonatal care, and this may lead to high adverse event rates. …”
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Addressing the dual health epidemics of HIV and sexual abuse among children and adolescents in Kenya: uptake of HIV counseling and post-exposure prophylaxis by Ajema C, Mbugua C, Memiah P, Wood C, Cook C, Kotut R, Digolo L

“…Twenty providers cited capacity gaps in undertaking HIV risk assessment for child survivors. …”
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“It’s about how you take in things with your brain” - young people’s perspectives on mental health and help seeking: an interview study by Mikael B. Andersén, Åsa Revenäs, Petra V. Lostelius, Erik M. G. Olsson, Annika Bring, Lena Ring

“…The informants also viewed mental health as an ongoing undertaking that one must work for, and that it is sometimes difficult to know what constitutes mental health. …”
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Inter-Professional and Methodological Agreement in Using the Cutting Movement Assessment Score (CMAS) by Paul A. Jones, Ali Rai, Thomas Dos’Santos, Lee C. Herrington

“…Currently, the CMAS uses three camera views (CVS) to undertake the evaluation, and it would be worthwhile to know whether the CMAS can be effectively conducted with fewer camera views to improve clinical utility. …”
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Rapid Visual Site Analysis for Post-disaster Landscape Planning: Expanding the Range of Choice in a Tsunami-affected Town in Japan by James Wescoat, Shun Kanda

“…<div><span style="font-family: Georgia,Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><div><span style="font-family: Georgia,Georgia; font-size: x-small;"><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-family: Calibri;"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Problem statement</span></span></div><div><span style="font-family: Times New Roman; font-size: small;"> </span></div><div style="margin: 0cm 0cm 10pt;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: small;"><span style="font-family: Calibri;">In post-disaster situations, it is often necessary to undertake rapid visual site reconnaissance to characterise patterns of damage and identify reconstruction opportunities and constraints. …”
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Acceptability of testing for anorectal sexually transmitted infections and self-collected anal swabs in female sex workers, men who have sex with men and transgender women in Papua... by Stephen Bell, Johanna Wapling, Sophie Ase, Ruthy Boli-Neo, Andrew J. Vallely, John M. Kaldor, Claire E. Nightingale, Angela Kelly-Hanku

“…Reasons given for willingness to undertake anorectal STI testing included that anal sex is practised; that anorectal STIs are not perceived to exist; there are self-reported experiences of anorectal symptoms indicative of anorectal STIs; that anorectal STI testing will enhance personal health; and that anorectal STI testing is not currently available in PNG. …”
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Labor Market Integration of High-Skilled Immigrants in Canada: Employment Patterns of International Medical Graduates in Alternative Jobs by Tanvir C. Turin, Nashit Chowdhury, Deidre Lake, Mohammad Z. I. Chowdhury

“…In this study, we aimed to understand how IMGs integrate into the alternative job market, their demographic characteristics, and the types of jobs they undertake after moving to Canada. <b>Methods:</b> An anonymous cross-sectional, online, nationwide, and open survey was conducted among IMGs in Canada. …”
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Impact of classroom-based MASK-ED™ (KRS simulation) on physiotherapy student clinical performance: a randomized cluster trial by Tayne Ryall, Elisabeth Preston, Niruthikha Mahendran, Bernie Bissett

“…Participants were 144 physiotherapy students, cluster randomized by tutorial groups (exp n = 70, con n = 74), undertaking their neurological curricula. The experimental group was exposed to MASK-ED™ simulation in five out of a potential thirty-two tutorials (16%) whilst the control continued with role-play with peers. …”
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The Health Care Sector’s Experience of Blockchain: A Cross-disciplinary Investigation of Its Real Transformative Potential by Karen Yeung

“…ObjectiveThe primary aim of this paper is to assess whether blockchain’s theoretical potential to deliver transformative benefits to health care is likely to become a reality by undertaking a critical investigation of the health care sector’s actual experience of blockchain technologies to date. …”
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Trust and Personal Innovativeness as the Prerequisites for Using Digital Lending Services Offered by FinTech Lenders by Małgorzata Solarz, Jacek Adamek

“…The perceived research gap became the motivation to undertake research addressing this topic in relation to the Polish market of non-banking digital loan services. …”
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Interaction with City Logistics Stakeholders as a Factor of the Development of Polish Cities on the Way to Becoming Smart Cities by Katarzyna Dohn, Marzena Kramarz, Edyta Przybylska

“…The results provide city managers with information on how to develop cooperation with stakeholders and which logistic areas to include in the formulated strategies. Undertaking these actions is a condition for the development of Polish cities towards the “smart city” concept.…”
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