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Building on AI’s Unfinished Foundation
Brian Stauffer/theispot.com By the ordinary measures of any new technology, the current wave of generative AI has moved fast. By some estimates, about 2.4 billion people worldwide use generative AI platforms each month, and coding agents have changed how software is written. Efforts to commercialize the technology have scaled just as fast. AI coding platform… →
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Efficacy and safety of rib-guided percutaneous thoracic sympathetic radiofrequency thermocoagulation at two different targets for primary palmar hyperhidrosis: a randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: Targeting the lateral margin of the fourth rib head for RFT achieved greater efficacy, better quality of life and higher patient satisfaction compared to the upper margin target. →
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Recruitment Source and Participant Retention in a Digital HIV Prevention Intervention for Young Black and Latino Men and Transgender Women: Secondary Analysis of the HealthMpowerment 2.0 Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSIONS: Recruitment source was associated with both participant characteristics and long-term retention in this digital HIV prevention intervention. Social media and prior research networks yielded higher retention, whereas partner-seeking apps reached populations at higher HIV risk but were associated with lower retention. Targeted retention strategies that account for both recruitment platform and participant characteristics (including… →
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Effects of the LEARNS model-based self-management education on short-term treatment outcomes among newly diagnosed tuberculosis patients: a randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSIONS: The LEARNS model-based self-management program benefits inpatients with newly diagnosed pulmonary tuberculosis. It effectively improves patients’ self-management and tuberculosis prevention and control knowledge, and improves chest radiographic findings. However, this intervention yields no significant effects on anxiety, depression, social support, and sputum bacteriological conversion. →
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Effect of Sour Taste on Swallowing Function of Patients With Dysphagia After Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Randomized Controlled Trial
CONCLUSIONS: Administration of a sour taste during the early period of acute ischemic stroke had a beneficial effect on swallowing function in patients with dysphagia. Sour taste stimulation may be considered a practical, feasible, and complementary sensory intervention in post-stroke dysphagia management. →
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Ask Sanyin: How Do I Communicate That I’ve Grown and Changed?
Carolyn Geason-Beissel/MIT SMR | Unsplash, Fotos After receiving some challenging feedback about my management style, I’ve done a lot of introspection, taken responsibility, worked with a coach, and I believe I’ve made real changes in how I work with others. But I don’t sense that others’ perceptions have changed accordingly. What else do I need… →
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Effect of Sexocorporel-based sexual counseling on sexual health literacy and sexual quality of life among married deaf women of reproductive age: a randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSION: Sexocorporel-based sexual counseling may represent an effective and communication-sensitive approach for improving sexual health literacy and sexual quality of life among married deaf women. Integrating disability-inclusive and visually accessible counseling approaches into sexual healthcare programs may contribute to more equitable sexual healthcare services for women with hearing disabilities. →
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Facilitated Transitions to Postpartum Primary Care and Mental Health Care Services: Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Clinical Trial
CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: This study found that supported transitions to postpartum primary care may improve receipt of primary care-provided mental health care services. This relatively low-cost intervention may be one strategy to facilitate ongoing access to mental health care supports and treatments beyond the immediate postpartum period. →
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In vivo assessment of the Optipen optical reflectometer for detecting enamel surface changes following an erosive challenge
CONCLUSIONS: The Optipen optical reflectometer detected immediate changes in enamel surface reflectance in vivo following a single erosive challenge. →
