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This study's first objective was to compare the mean birth weights of homosexual and heterosexual men and women. Its second objective was to investigate whether prior male and female fetuses have different effects on the birth weight of subsequent fetuses. The subjects were 3229 adult men and women (the probands), who…

Maintaining study cohorts is a key element of longitudinal research. Participant attrition introduces the possibility of bias and limits the generalizability of a study's findings, but with appropriate planning it is possible to sustain contact with even the most transient participants. This paper reviews the essential…

BACKGROUND: Scoring protocols for most standardized-patient (SP) examinations have not received extensive scrutiny and their validity has not been well established. METHOD: A holistic method (i.e., one based on raters' overall impressions) of scoring performance on an SP examination was pilot-tested in the spring of 1…

The Commonwealth Fund Survey of Long-Term Care of Specialists was administered via the World Wide Web from September 2007 through March 2008. The primary purpose was to characterize the views of those with known or demonstrable experience and expertise with at least one aspect of long-term care. Among 2,577 potential r…

Federally Qualified Health Centers (FQHCs) are pivotal in delivering healthcare services to underserved populations in the United States. While the number of FQHCs and FQHC look-alikes has been increasing, intensifying competition, limited research has examined the cost implications associated with this growing co…

The Botshelo Ba Trans study was the first HIV bio-behavioral survey conducted with transgender women in South Africa. Engaging research with marginalized communities requires clear points of entry, reference points for understanding the internal culture, and establishing trust and understanding. The community-based par…

The current study contributes to a sparse literature on moderators of Functional Family Therapy (FFT) by examining whether responsiveness to FFT, measured by a broad range of outcomes, varies by adolescent gender, age, and their interaction. This study was informed by 687 families (n, adolescents = 581; n, ca…

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate serum vitamin D levels and to compare these with the menstrual cycle in young women with different body weights. METHODS: Eighty-four students were recruited into the study of which 77 remained at the study's completion. Women were assigned to one of two subgroups, acc…

PURPOSE: Transcutaneous tibial nerve stimulation (TTNS) has emerged as an attractive treatment option for the management of overactive bladder (OAB) symptoms. This review summarizes the clinical and real-world evidence supporting the efficacy, safety, and patient-reported outcomes of TTNS in OAB. METHODS: A comprehens…

OBJECTIVE: The study’s purpose was to identify and synthesize research evidence regarding the effect of the environment on community participation of children with disabilities. METHODS: A scoping review of peer-reviewed studies published from 1990 to 2011 was performed. Two independent reviewers selected studi…

Asimakidis, ND, Beato, M, Parmar, N, Weldon, A, Bishop, C, and Turner, AN. Informing fitness testing data reporting and visualization in elite soccer: A survey into practitioner preferences and needs. J Strength Cond Res 40(5): e520-e529, 2026-This cross-sectional survey explored elite soccer practitioners' fitness tes…

BACKGROUND: Medial-pivot type total knee arthroplasty is designed to reproduce physiological femoral rotational kinematics during knee flexion; however, its rotational kinematics in valgus knees remain unknown. This study's hypothesis is that its kinematics show the similar medial pivot motion in valgus knees as in var…

OBJECTIVE: This study's objective is to differentiate possible ADHD syndromes on the basis of symptom trajectories, prognosis, and associated clinical features in a high-risk cohort. METHOD: Latent class analysis of inattentive (IA) and hyperactive-impulsive (HI) symptoms in 387 non-disabled members of a regional low…

INTRODUCTION: This study advances a frustration-suicidality thesis, conceptualizing suicidality as an anomic adaptation to frustrations experienced by Indigenous adolescents. METHODS: Using a subsample from the Aboriginal People's Survey 2017 (released 2023), we examine suicidal ideation among Indigenous adolescents a…

This methods paper describes the development and implementation of a pharmacist-led, workplace-based diabetes prevention intervention tailored to hospitality workers in New Orleans. Grounded in the Social Ecological Model (SEM) and the Health Belief Model (HBM), this study integrated onsite diabetes risk screening, bri…

In the current study we examined factors contributing to emotional exhaustion, examining traumatic event exposure and somatic symptoms as explaining individual differences in emotional exhaustion, directly and indirectly through their effects on social support and self-esteem. Four hundred-and-ninety-seven respondents…

BACKGROUND: Evidence-base practice needs to be supported by guidelines and decision-making protocols. This study aimed to look into the barriers and facilitators of adherence to national protocols in Ethiopia. METHODS: Exploratory qualitative method was implemented to explore adherence to protocol. The national COVID-…

Higher education has been significantly affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, disrupting universities worldwide. Unexpectedly, the global academic community was forced to transition to remote and online learning. In many cases, fragilities in the systems of the higher education institutions were exposed, pointing to the n…

BACKGROUND: TV-series and movies are important sources of knowledge about autism for the general public. AIMS: This study's purpose was to elicit autistic adults' opinions on portrayals of autistic characters in film and television productions and how this can be improved. METHODS AND PROCEDURE: In this study, we exa…

Data sets on gameplay, called digital biomarkers, contain many characteristics of game players and are associated with mental health problems. In fact, an avatar's behavior during an online game is said to be related to its player's mental health. Based on this information, we estimated the depressive state of players…