Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of cognitive behavioural therapy as an adjunct to pharmacotherapy for treatment-resistant depression in primary care: the CoBalT rando... by Wiles, N, Thomas, L, Abel, A, Barnes, M, Carroll, F, Ridgway, N, Sherlock, S, Turner, N, Button, K, Odondi, L, Metcalfe, C, Owen-Smith, A, Campbell, J, Garland, A, Hollinghurst, S, Jerrom, B, Kessler, D, Kuyken, W, Morrison, J, Turner, K, Williams, C, Peters, T, Lewis, G

“…INTERVENTIONS: Participants were randomised, using a computer-generated code, to usual care or CBT (12-18 sessions) in addition to usual care. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: The primary outcome was 'response', defined as ≥ 50% reduction in depressive symptoms (BDI-II score) at 6 months compared with baseline. …”

Factors contributing to children’s understanding of fractions: quantitative reasoning and arithmetic by Barros Baertl, R

“…Each of the intervention groups participated in 8 weekly half-hour sessions with a researcher in small groups outside the classroom. …”

A pilot randomised trial to assess the methods and procedures for evaluating the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS) among... by Taylor, A, Thompson, T, Greaves, C, Taylor, R, Green, C, Warren, F, Kandiyali, R, Aveyard, P, Ayres, R, Byng, R, Campbell, J, Ussher, M, Michie, S, West, R

“…INTERVENTION: We designed a client-centred, counselling-based intervention designed to support smoking reduction and increases in PA. Support sessions were delivered by trained counsellors either face to face or by telephone. …”

A community-based primary prevention programme for type 2 diabetes mellitus integrating identification and lifestyle intervention for prevention: a cluster randomised controlled tr... by Davies, M, Gray, L, Ahrabian, D, Carey, M, Farooqi, A, Gray, A, Goldby, S, Hill, S, Jones, K, Leal, J, Realf, K, Skinner, T, Stribling, B, Troughton, J, Yates, T, Khunti, K

“…<br/><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 22.6% of the intervention group did not attend the education and 29.1% attended all sessions. A total of 131 participants developed T2DM (standard care, n = 67; intervention, n = 64). …”

Clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of a multifaceted podiatry intervention for falls prevention in older people: a multicentre cohort randomised controlled trial (the RE... by Cockayne, S, Rodgers, S, Green, L, Fairhurst, C, Adamson, J, Scantlebury, A, Corbacho, B, Hewitt, C, Hicks, K, Hull, R, Keenan, A, Lamb, S, McIntosh, C, Menz, H, Redmond, A, Richardson, Z, Vernon, W, Watson, J, Torgerson, D

“…</p> <p><strong>Future work</strong> Further research could examine whether or not the intervention could be delivered in group sessions, by physiotherapists, or in high-risk patients.…”

Emily Gray - A thesis submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements of the degree of Doctor of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych) by Gray, E

“…NICE guidelines recommend at least 16 sessions of CBTp for maximum benefit. This study aimed to understand the reasons for dropout from CBTp in two early intervention for psychosis services and to make service recommendations for reducing dropout.…”

Education plus exercise versus corticosteroid injection use versus a wait and see approach on global outcome and pain from gluteal tendinopathy: prospective, single blinded, random... by Mellor, R, Bennell, K, Grimaldi, A, Nicolson, P, Kasza, J, Hodges, P, Wajswelner, H, Vicenzino, B

“…</p> <p><strong>Interventions</strong> A physiotherapy led education and exercise programme of 14 sessions over 8 weeks (EDX; n=69), one corticosteroid injection (CSI; n=66), and a wait and see approach (WS; n=69).…”

Education plus exercise versus corticosteroid injection use versus a wait and see approach on global outcome and pain from gluteal tendinopathy: prospective, single blinded, random... by Mellor, R, Bennell, K, Grimaldi, A, Nicolson, P, Kasza, J, Hodges, P, Wajswelner, H, Vicenzino, B

“…<br/><strong>Interventions: </strong>A physiotherapy led education and exercise programme of 14 sessions over eight weeks (EDX; n=69), one corticosteroid injection (CSI; n=66), and a wait and see approach (WS; n=69).…”

Aerobic exercise increases brain vessel lumen size and blood flow in young adults with elevated blood pressure. Secondary analysis of the TEPHRA randomized clinical trial by Lapidaire, W, Forkert, ND, Williamson, W, Huckstep, O, Tan, CMJ, Alsharqi, M, Mohamed, A, Kitt, J, Burchert, H, Mouches, P, Dawes, H, Foster, C, Okell, TW, Lewandowski, AJ, Leeson, P

“…</p> <p><strong>Intervention:</strong>&nbsp;Study participants were randomised to a 16&nbsp;week aerobic exercise intervention targeting 3&times;60&nbsp;min sessions per week at 60 to 80&nbsp;% peak heart rate.…”

A pilot randomised trial to assess the methods and procedures for evaluating the clinical effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of Exercise Assisted Reduction then Stop (EARS) among... by Taylor, A, Thompson, T, Greaves, C, Taylor, R, Green, C, Warren, F, Kandiyali, R, Aveyard, P, Ayres, R, Byng, R, Campbell, J, Ussher, M, Michie, S, West, R

“…We designed a client-centred, counselling-based intervention designed to support smoking reduction and increases in PA. Support sessions were delivered by trained counsellors either face to face or by telephone. …”

Challenges and practices of academic English communication among Libyan international students in five selected universities in Malaysia by Halali, Ahlam Ali Salim

“…Therefore, stakeholders should consider Libyan academic communication challenges resulting from inadequate prior English learning experience affecting their learning success in international higher education through developing and improving English language practice through educational materials and resources that improve English learners’ academic success. Additionally, pre-sessional English programs at Malaysian universities should be aligned with students’ fields of study, emphasising academic terminology enhancing their communicative academic discourse. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Field Trial on Behavioural Modification Intervention Amongst High School students for Cardiovascular Disease Prevention in Zahedan, Iran. by Khoshkhou, Fatemeh

“…The main CVD intervention programme consisted of six theoretical sessions, an intervention box, two fruit programmes, one outside the school programme, two sports matches between schools and a workshop. …”
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Impact of medical record quality on discharge waiting time at private teaching hospitals in Mashhad, Iran by Gommnami, Nasser

“…The intervention was arranged totally 6 sessions for physicians and medical students at intervention hospital to ensure them to fulfilment elements of medical records quality components that is; completeness, reliability, accuracy and accessibility on patients‟ records. …”
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Effects of osteoporosis education intervention on knowledge, belief and selfefficacy among female academicians in a public university in Malaysia by Amin, Samia

“…An educational intervention of three months duration (12 weeks) was given with a follow up motivational sessions by telephone. The control group received the same educational intervention material after the completion of the study. …”
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Effectiveness of a school-based anxiety prevention program for standard four and five primary school children in Jerantut, Pahang, Malaysia by Ab Ghaffar, Siti Fatimah

“…The school-based program comprised of four sessions. A two-group parallel cluster randomized controlled trial of a single blinded study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the program, with schools as the unit of allocation and individual participants as the unit of analysis. …”
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Effectiveness of online and face to face problem based learning on the performance of diploma nursing students in a nursing course by Pardi, Kasmah Wati

“…can be improved by using tillldotn ailtignmcnt, using a larger sample size, 8Jid mnro PBI. sessions., to ,CXJin:lilll' whether these Ylll'i~bles hRve any !…”
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DNA pedagogy: between sociology of science and historical-epistemic issues (Pedagogia del DNA: tra sociologia della scienza e questioni storico-epistemiche) by Teresa Celestino

“…Le questioni etiche riguardano l’organizzazione generale della ricerca, sempre più tesa alla velocità e alla competizione. Persino l’insegnamento è influenzato da dinamiche simili, non solo in ambito accademico, ma anche a livello secondario; gli studenti dovrebbero essere a conoscenza di questa tendenza. …”
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Caritas, dilectio, amor w "Collationes patrum" Jana Kasjana by Arkadiusz Nocoń

“…L’A., traduttore dell’opera di Cassiano in lingua polacca, pone al riguardo la ąuestione se differenze di campo semantico nel lessico relativo all’«amore» siano presenti negli scritti dell'abate marsigliese. …”
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Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of &quot;Crowbar Effect&quot; Technique to Facilitate Balloon Crossing Resistant Chronic Total Occlusions Lesions by LIU Ruifang, XU Fangxing, LIU Tongku, ZHOU Yujie, WU Xiaofan

“…Background The inability of the balloon to cross coronary chronic total occlusion (CTO) lessions is one of the reasons for the failure of percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in the revascularization of CTO. …”
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Toxic effects caused by a long-term exposure of Danio rerio to TiO2 nanoparticles. by Roberta Pecoraro, Angeliki Droutsa, Maria Antonietta Buccheri, Fabio Marino

“…Zebrafish Wild-type AB strains, were obtained from the Sicilian Center of Experimental Ichthyiopathology (CISS), University of Messina, Italy, where they were kept in a "Fish facilities" (Stand Alone Unit, Tecniplast), a closed-loop system for the continuous monitoring of vital parameters. …”
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