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Structural equation modeling: a framework for ocular and other medical sciences research. [PDF]

Ophthalmic Epidemiol, 2014
Structural equation modeling (SEM) is a modeling framework that encompasses many types of statistical models and can accommodate a variety of estimation and testing methods. SEM has been used primarily in social sciences but is increasingly used in epidemiology, public health, and the medical sciences.
Christ SL, Lee DJ, Lam BL, Zheng DD.
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Does academic interest play a more important role in medical sciences than in other disciplines? A nationwide cross-sectional study in China [PDF]

BMC Medical Education, 2019
Background Research examining the effects of academic interest on students learning achievement across various disciplines, especially a comparison of the effects of academic interest between medical sciences and other disciplines, is still scarce.
Hongbin Wu, Juan Zheng, Shan Li, Jianru Guo   +3 more
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Validation, Normalization and Valuation of Research Evaluation Indicators in Medical Sciences than Other Scientific Fields

مدیریت اطلاعات سلامت, 2015
Introduction: According to Differences between Medical sciences and other fields, normalization tools of their components is require in scientometric analysis, because the evaluation and comparison of them considering differences between them is not ...
Abdolreza Noroozi Chakoli, Roghayeh Ghazavi, Hamzeali Nourmohammadi   +2 more
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Mixed-methods cross-sectional study of the prevention of vertical HIV transmission program users unaware of male partner’s HIV status, in six South African districts with a high antenatal HIV burden

BMC Public Health, 2023
Background Elimination of vertical HIV Transmission (VHT) and maternal deaths are global health priorities. Male involvement is one of the most important factors that influences women’s decisions, including the uptake of Prevention of vertical HIV ...
Tshiamo M. Mmotsa, Vuyolwethu Magasana, Duduzile F. Nsibande, Mbongeleni Buthelezi, Reshmi Dassaye, Violeta J. Rodriguez, Deborah L. Jones, Ameena E. Goga, Nobubelo K. Ngandu   +8 more
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Evaluation of cultural competency in a South African cluster randomised controlled trial: lessons learned for trial reporting standards

Trials, 2022
Background Failure to consider relevant cultural, ethnic and diversity parameters (and the intersection between these parameters) during trial protocol development and trial conduct may negatively impact recruitment, intervention development and delivery,
Nandi Louise Siegfried, Sally Hopewell, Lesley-Ann Erasmus-Claassen, Bronwyn Myers   +3 more
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Role of γδ T cells in controlling viral infections with a focus on influenza virus: implications for designing novel therapeutic approaches

Virology Journal, 2020
Background Influenza virus infection is among the most detrimental threats to the health of humans and some animals, infecting millions of people annually all around the world and in many thousands of cases giving rise to pneumonia and death.
Ailar Sabbaghi, Seyed Mohammad Miri, Mohsen Keshavarz, Mehran Mahooti, Arghavan Zebardast, Amir Ghaemi   +5 more
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A formulated poly (I:C)/CCL21 as an effective mucosal adjuvant for gamma-irradiated influenza vaccine

Virology Journal, 2021
Background Several studies on gamma-irradiated influenza A virus (γ-Flu) have revealed its superior efficacy for inducing homologous and heterologous virus-specific immunity.
Ailar Sabbaghi, Masoud Malek, Sara Abdolahi, Seyed Mohammad Miri, Leila Alizadeh, Mehdi Samadi, Seyed Reza Mohebbi, Amir Ghaemi   +7 more
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Factors associated with patient-reported experiences and outcomes of substance use disorder treatment in Cape Town, South Africa

Addiction Science & Clinical Practice, 2022
Background Interventions are needed to improve the quality of South Africa’s substance use disorder (SUD) treatment system. This study aimed to identify factors associated with patient-reported suboptimal access, quality, and outcomes of SUD treatment to
Bronwyn Myers, J. Randy Koch, Kim Johnson, Nadine Harker   +3 more
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Intra-Individual Variability in Gross Motor Development in Healthy Full-Term Infants Aged 0–13 Months and Associated Factors during Child Rearing

Children, 2022
The gross motor development of a typically developing infant is a dynamic process, the intra-individual variability of which can be investigated through longitudinal assessments.
Rungreudee Tupsila, Wantana Siritaratiwat, Surussawadi Bennett, Lugkana Mato, Orawan Keeratisiroj   +4 more
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The Use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Techniques in Assessing the Effects of Alcohol Consumption and Heavy Drinking on the Adolescent Brain: A Scoping Review Protocol

Brain Sciences, 2021
Introduction: Alcohol consumption, specifically heavy drinking during adolescence, has been shown to be accompanied by adverse structural brain changes in adolescent drinkers.
Nancy Hornsby, Soraya Seedat, Eric Westman, Lars-Olof Wahlund, Nandi Siegfried, Lesley-Ann Erasmus-Claassen, Bronwyn Myers   +6 more
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