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Impact of clinical pharmacy services on medication adherence and quality of life in pre-dialysis patients with CKDu: a randomized controlled trial from Sri Lanka
CONCLUSIONS: Intervention significantly enhanced medication adherence and QOL among pre-dialysis patients with CKDu, demonstrating the positive impact of added clinical pharmacy services to existing healthcare team in managing CKD patients. →
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Combined therapy with contralateral controlled functional electrical stimulation and transcranial direct current stimulation for early post-stroke hand dysfunction
CONCLUSIONS: Contralateral controlled functional electrical stimulation combined with tDCS substantially improves hand function in patients with early stage stroke, with better outcomes than tDCS therapy alone. →
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Kyutai Releases 2B Parameter Streaming Text-to-Speech TTS with 220ms Latency and 2.5M Hours of Training
Kyutai Releases 2B Parameter Streaming Text-to-Speech TTS with 220ms Latency and 2.5M Hours of Training Understanding the Target Audience The target audience for Kyutai’s release includes: AI researchers focused on speech synthesis technologies Developers and engineers building voice-enabled applications Businesses seeking scalable and efficient TTS solutions Their pain points often revolve around: High latency in… →
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An enhanced educational intervention for improving confidence in the eye health benefits of appropriate care for age-related macular degeneration: a randomized controlled trial
Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of irreversible vision loss worldwide. Appropriate care is available for patients, reducing the risk of AMD progression. Unfortunately, patients do not always receive appropriate eye care. Our study aimed to develop and evaluate an enhanced educational intervention focused on the health benefits expected from receiving appropriate eye… →
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The effect of qigong on frailty in older cancer survivors: a randomised controlled trial
CONCLUSION: Qigong was not superior to an active control in its effect on improving frailty in older cancer survivors. Researchers should include routine care as control and examine the underlying mechanisms driving the change in frailty. →
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Can We Improve Llama 3’s Reasoning Through Post-Training Alone? ASTRO Shows +16% to +20% Benchmark Gains
«`html Can We Improve Llama 3’s Reasoning Through Post-Training Alone? ASTRO Shows +16% to +20% Benchmark Gains Understanding the Target Audience The target audience for this research includes AI researchers, business leaders in technology, and data scientists. Their pain points often revolve around enhancing AI model performance without extensive resource investment. They seek efficient methods… →
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Clinicians’ perspectives on a primary healthcare intervention to reduce antibiotic prescription for acute lower respiratory tract infections in Barcelona (Spain): a qualitative study
CONCLUSIONS: CPR testing and promoting communication skills can be useful tools to support clinical decisions for ALRTIs. Structural barriers (e.g., healthcare pressures) and social inequities amongst service users were acknowledged as the main barriers for the implementation of ALRTIs interventions. →
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Evaluating a brief imagery-based intervention for adolescent depression: study protocol for a Phase IIB randomised control trial (INDIGO) in secondary schools
BACKGROUND: There is an urgent need for psychological interventions that can target depression in late adolescence and prevent it from having lifelong implications. Schools have been identified as a promising setting to enhance access to interventions and offer support earlier. We have co-developed a novel intervention, IMAGINE, that targets key cognitive mechanisms implicated in depression… →
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Graded motor imagery as an adjunct to comprehensive physiotherapy in chronic rotator cuff-related pain: a single blind randomized controlled trial
CONCLUSION: This study highlights that both groups showed significant improvements in pain, range of motion, functionality, and pain-related fear. However, adding GMI therapy led to faster pain relief, better mechanical sensitivity, improved motor imagery skills, and greater treatment satisfaction, warranting further research with larger samples and extended follow-ups to confirm its broader applicability. →
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Consumer-Focused Osteoarthritis e-Learning to Complement Physiotherapy Care in People With Knee Osteoarthritis: Protocol for the PEEKO Randomised Controlled Trial
CONCLUSION: This RCT evaluates whether supplementing physiotherapy care with consumer-focused e-learning improves outcomes for people with knee OA. →