Supplementary Information Additional file 1: Supplementary material 1: Regression models for all subscales of the EDEQ, controlling for general distress. Rights and permissions Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing,...
Stakeholder feedback can also be used to critique program theory that will guide program evaluation. This involves eliciting stakeholders’ implicit understandings of a program and what is needed to make it work [36]. Best practice recommendations are to develop program theory with involvement of di...
It’s important to note that foliar applications are supplementary, the nutrients that plants can absorb through this application are limited, and they cannot replace soil-fertility programs. Over the last three years, global demand for WSFs has grown steadily and is expected to return a compound...
Lifestyle interventions (including diet, exercise and behavioural changes) are the cornerstone of obesity management with diverse benefits, but even the most intensive lifestyle interventions result in up to 10% mean weight loss (WL) and weight maintenance remains a challenge, as 80% of WL is ex...
Although the provision of complem entary and supplementary foods could be considered in targeted food distribution prog rammes, other ways to stimulate access and purchasing power can be conceived. Where markets are fragmented or food access is constrained, appropriate food supplements ...
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Cooperation is vital for the survival of many species and has been extensively researched at the ultimate level however, there is a considerable degree of variation within a given species in the extent of cooperative behaviours exhibited. Possible factor
There is some evidence to suggest that animal-assisted interventions can have beneficial impact for residents in long-term care, but the focus of the evidence has largely been on behavioural and psychosocial measured outcomes. Animals, either as companio
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there is a lack of legal recognition and marginalization of AF as the key obstacles of low adoption rates. We suggest that systematic support beyond subsidies should include raising awareness, research, policy, legislation changes, training, and advisory service, as a cornerstone for progressive ...