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Quarantine preparedness – the missing factor in COVID-19 behaviour change? Qualitative insights from Australia

BMC Public Health, 2022
Background A key feature of the global public health response to contain and slow the spread of COVID-19 has been community-based quarantine and self-isolation.
Angela Davis, Stephanie Munari, Joseph Doyle, Brett Sutton, Allen Cheng, Margaret Hellard, Lisa Gibbs   +6 more
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Factors influencing tobacco use behaviour initiation – From the perspective of the Capability, Opportunity, Motivation- Behaviour (COM-B) Model

Heliyon, 2023
Introduction: Non-communicable diseases such as ischemic heart disease, cancer, diabetes, and chronic respiratory diseases are the leading causes of death worldwide, and are associated with tobacco use.
R. Lakshmi, John Romate, Eslavath Rajkumar, Allen Joshua George, Maria Wajid   +4 more
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Application of theoretical domains framework to explore the enablers and barriers to physical activity among university staff and students: a qualitative study

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Physical inactivity is one of the major risk factors for developing several chronic illnesses. However, despite strong evidence indicating the health benefits of physical activity, many university staff and students tend to be physically ...
Lawrence Bismarck Ndupu, Vicki Staples, Sigrid Lipka, Mark Faghy, Nawel Bessadet, Chris Bussell   +5 more
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The development of a self-management evaluation scale for elderly adults with hypertension based on the capability, opportunity, and motivation-behaviour (COM-B) model

BMC Geriatrics, 2023
Background Using accurate assessment tools to assess patients in clinical practice is important to mining influencing factors and implementing interventions.
Lirong Wu, Minhui Liu, Chongmei Huang, Jinzhi Yin, Hui Zhou, Hongjuan Hu   +5 more
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Modelling microsoft COM using π-calculus [PDF]

, 1999
We use the p-calculus to model aspects of Microsoft’s COM architecture. The paper introduces certain aspects of COM, first using IDL and C++, and then using a sugared version of the p-calculus (with numbers and lists added). Most of the complexities arise in dynamic interface management. We explore using the reduction rules of the calculus to show that
openaire   +1 more source

COVID-19 Related Behavioral Modification and Anxiety among Egyptian Adults: An Online Survey [PDF]

Egyptian Journal of Health Care, 2020
Background: COVID-19 prevention depends mainly on how people modify their behavior to comply with the appropriate precautionary measures recommended by health authorities all over the world as maintain social distance, maintain hygienic practice, wearing
Doaa Abd El Salam Amin Yacout, Reem Bassiouny Mahmoud El Lassy, Hanan Hosni El Sherbini   +2 more
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Accurate and noninvasive prostate cancer detection using plasma‐derived extracellular vesicle RNA

FEBS Open Bio, EarlyView.
Plasma extracellular vesicles were captured with WGA‐conjugated magnetic beads and profiled for RNA biomarkers. A three‐RNA panel (NM_024955, NR_047469, and NR_002564) distinguished prostate cancer from healthy controls and benign prostatic hyperplasia, supporting a simple, noninvasive approach to improve prostate cancer detection.
Hanping Wei, Haoran Wu, Wei Feng
wiley   +1 more source

Research on the capability, opportunity, and motivation of schools to conduct physical activities in China: a cross-group validation

BMC Public Health
Background Insufficient physical activity among adolescents is a major global public health concern, and schools are considered key venues for promoting physical activity. Teachers play a crucial role in the implementation of policies. This study adapted
Jingtao Wu, Yi Yang, Yanhong Shao, Xiaolin Zhang, Wanli Zang, Jun Hu   +5 more
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What can we learn to increase vaccination in Latin America: Factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination

Ciencias Psicológicas
Background: Even though vaccination may serve to effectively overcome the COVID-19 pandemic, vaccine hesitancy is still prevalent and affected by different variables. This research is intended to understand which variables influence the likelihood of an
Susana Torres, Juan Pablo Román-Calderón, Mariantonia Lemos   +2 more
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Analysis of capability, motivation and opportunity to prevent substance abuse in sensation seeking students on the outskirts of a city in Eastern Iran: a qualitative study

BMC Psychology, 2022
Background Usually, substance abuse begins in adolescence in Iran. Young people who score high on the sensation-seeking trait tend to be more prone to substance abuse and an early experience in using.
Seyed Saeed Mazloomy Mahmoodabad, Hassan Zareei Mahmoodabadi, Hssein Mazhari Majd, Mohammad Reza Miri   +3 more
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