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Yoong SL, Bolsewicz K, Reilly K, Williams C, Wolfenden L, Grady A, Kingsland M, Finch M, Wiggers J. Describing the evidence-base for research engagement by health care providers and health care organisations: a scoping review. BMC Health Serv Res 2023; 23:75. [PMID: 36694193 PMCID: PMC9872336 DOI: 10.1186/s12913-022-08887-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/19/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 01/25/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Having a research-engaged health and medical workforce is associated with improvements in clinical outcomes for patients. As such, there has been significant government investment internationally to support health care organisations and services to increase staff engagement with research. OBJECTIVES This scoping review sought to provide an overview of the literature describing strategies employed to increase research engagement by health care providers and organisations, and to undertake a qualitative analysis to generate a list of research engagement strategies. METHODS A scoping review using systematic search strategies was undertaken to locate peer-review publications and grey literature related to research engagement by health care providers and organisations. Research engagement was defined as a 'deliberate set of intellectual and practical activities undertaken by health care staff and organisations to conduct research'. A database search of electronic records was performed with no limit on publication date. Publications were included regardless of study type (excluding systematic reviews) and categorised as either databased (presenting data or new analysis of existing data) and non-databased (no new data or analyses). Databased publications were further classified according to study type, study design and setting. A qualitative synthesis using a Framework Approach was undertaken with all studies that described a strategy to improve research engagement. RESULTS A total of 152 publications were included in this study with 54% categorised as non-databased. Of the databased articles, the majority (72%) were descriptive studies describing prevalence of correlates of research engagement, 17 (25%) described intervention studies where only two were controlled studies. The following research engagement strategies were identified: i) dual skilled team/staff, ii) resources or physical infrastructure, iii) incentives, iv) leadership support of research, v) education/training, vi) networks, vii) forming partnerships or collaborations and viii) overall leadership structure of entity. CONCLUSIONS The literature on research engagement is primarily opinion-based and descriptive in nature. To provide the evidence needed to inform strategies, this needs to progress beyond descriptive to more rigorous well-designed intervention research.
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- Sze Lin Yoong
- Global Centre for Preventive Health and Nutrition, Institute for Health Transformation, School of Health and Social Development, Faculty of Health, Burwood, VIC 3125 Australia ,Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia ,grid.413648.cHunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW 2300 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XPriority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
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- Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia ,grid.493834.1National Centre for Immunisation Research and Surveillance, Sydney Children’s Hospital Network, Sydney, NSW 2145 Australia
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- Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia ,grid.413648.cHunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW 2300 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XPriority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
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- Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia ,grid.413648.cHunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW 2300 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XPriority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
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- Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia ,grid.413648.cHunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW 2300 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XPriority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
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- Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia ,grid.413648.cHunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW 2300 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XPriority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
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- Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia ,grid.413648.cHunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW 2300 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XPriority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
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- grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia ,grid.413648.cHunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW 2300 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XPriority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
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- Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW 2287 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XSchool of Medicine and Public Health, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia ,grid.413648.cHunter Medical Research Institute, Newcastle, NSW 2300 Australia ,grid.266842.c0000 0000 8831 109XPriority Research Centre for Health Behaviour, The University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW 2308 Australia
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Howard E, Tayer Farahani Z, Rashleigh C, Dooley B. Developing a national database for higher education student counselling services: the importance of collaborations. Ir J Psychol Med 2021:1-7. [PMID: 34857057 DOI: 10.1017/ipm.2021.78] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Student counselling services are at the forefront of providing mental health support to Irish Higher Education students. Since 1996, the Psychological Counsellors in Higher Education in Ireland (PCHEI) association, through their annual survey collection, has collected aggregate data for the sector. However, to identify national trends and effective interventions, a standardised non-aggregate sectoral approach to data collection is required. The Higher Education Authority funded project, 3SET, builds on the PCHEI survey through the development of a national database. In this paper, we outline the steps followed in developing the database, identify the parties involved at each stage and contrast the approach taken to the development of similar databases. Important factors shaping the development have been the autonomy of counselling services, compliance with General Data Protection Regulation, and the involvement of practitioners. This is an ongoing project with the long-term sustainability of the database being a primary objective.
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- Emma Howard
- School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- Student Counselling Service, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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- School of Psychology, University College Dublin, Dublin, Ireland
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Carney DM, Castonguay LG, Janis RA, Scofield BE, Hayes JA, Locke BD. Center Effects: Counseling Center Variables as Predictors of Psychotherapy Outcomes. COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST 2021. [DOI: 10.1177/00110000211029271] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Treatment context may have a unique impact on psychotherapy outcomes, above and beyond client, therapist, and therapy process variables. University counseling centers represent one such treatment context facing increasing treatment demands. This study examined the role of counseling centers and center variables in explaining differences in psychotherapy outcomes. The Center for Collegiate Mental Health, a large practice–research network, contained data from 116 counseling centers, 2,362 therapists, and 58,423 clients. Multilevel modeling tested if some counseling centers systematically achieved better outcomes than others (a “center effect”). Outcome was operationalized as clients’ magnitude and rate of change in distress across treatment. Results showed a relatively small “center effect” for both outcomes. Analyses sought to explain that center effect through administrative policies and characteristics. As a group, these variables partially explained the center effect. None explained a large portion of total outcome variance. Potential future implications for policy and advocacy efforts are discussed.
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Vitry G, Duriez N, Lartilleux-Suberville S, Pakrosnis R, Beau A, Garcia-Rivera T, Brosseau O, Vargas Avalos P, Bardot E, Ray WA. Introducing SYPRENE: An International Practice Research Network for Strategic and Systemic Therapists and Researchers. FAMILY PROCESS 2020; 59:1946-1957. [PMID: 31894586 DOI: 10.1111/famp.12520] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/10/2023]
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SYPRENE, a new international Systemic Practice Research Network (PRN), has been established to fill the gap in practice-based research on the effectiveness and efficiency of strategic therapies. This article presents the rationale for the creation of SYPRENE and describes data collection methods, and the encoding system implemented within this PRN. More developments are expected in the recruitment of practitioners, the types of data collected, findings, and the implementation of SYPRENE in supervision, trainings, and professional schools.
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- Grégoire Vitry
- LACT, Paris, France
- University Paris Descartes, CERMES3, Paris, France
- University Paris 8, Laboratoire de Psychopathologie et Neuropsychologie, Saint-Denis, France
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- UTHEF, Psychotherapist Center of the Hospital of Nancy, Nancy, France
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- Residencia de Terapia Familiar - UNAM - Facultad de Estudios Superiores Zaragoza, Mexico City, Mexico
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Råbu M, McLeod J, Tønnessen TB, Moltu C. Creating art from research: a theatre play based on research interviews with senior therapists. BRITISH JOURNAL OF GUIDANCE & COUNSELLING 2020. [DOI: 10.1080/03069885.2020.1755419] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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- Marit Råbu
- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Psychology, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
- School of Applied Science, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, Scotland
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- District General Hospital of Førde, Førde, Norway
- Department of Health and Caring Sciences, Western Norway University of Applied Science, Haugesund, Norway
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Platt LF. The Presenting Concerns of Transgender and Gender Nonconforming Clients at University Counseling Centers. COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGIST 2020. [DOI: 10.1177/0011000019898680] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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There is a paucity of research on transgender and gender nonconforming (TGNC) students who present to university counseling centers (UCCs). Using national-level data from the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (2012 to 2015), the current findings indicate that TGNC students seeking services at UCCs are presenting with high acuity and more severe concerns than their cisgender peers. This severity is in nearly every clinical domain including suicidality, history of hospitalization, trauma history, mood disorders, and family distress. Comparing the transgender and gender nonconforming (GNC) collegiate clients, GNC clients have the highest levels of distress and clinical symptoms on nearly every indicator. Overall, these findings for both transgender and GNC clients provide important information for UCCs about treatment and outreach to these high-risk populations. Our findings also mirror the mental health disparities seen in noncollegiate community TGNC samples. We discuss treatment implications, limitations, and suggestions for future research.
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Youn SJ, Castonguay LG, McAleavey AA, Nordberg SS, Hayes JA, Locke BD. Sensitivity to Change of the Counseling Center Assessment of Psychological Symptoms-34. MEASUREMENT AND EVALUATION IN COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT 2019. [DOI: 10.1080/07481756.2019.1691459] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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- Soo Jeong Youn
- Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Wampler KS, Blow AJ, McWey LM, Miller RB, Wampler RS. The Profession of Couple, Marital, and Family Therapy (CMFT): Defining Ourselves and Moving Forward. JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY 2019; 45:5-18. [PMID: 29112773 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12294] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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The field of Couple, Marital, and Family Therapy (CMFT) has evolved and strengthened, but we still have work to do when it comes to identity, comprehensive scholarly resources, empirical support, and name brand recognition. We explore the reasons for these challenges and propose ways to address them: embracing the interdisciplinary nature of the field, consistently organizing treatment effectiveness by problem rather than by intervention model, continuing innovation in theory development, and utilizing more diverse and meaningful research methods. This approach provides a more accurate representation of the scope of practice of CMFTs, the range of mental and physical health problems we address, and the depth and extent of the existing research on the effectiveness of relational therapies.
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Cygan HR, McNaughton D, Reising V, Reid B. An academic practice partnership: Building capacity to meet sexual health education policy requirements of a public school system. Public Health Nurs 2018; 35:414-419. [DOI: 10.1111/phn.12527] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/12/2018] [Revised: 05/09/2018] [Accepted: 05/11/2018] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Heide R. Cygan
- Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing; Rush University College of Nursing; Chicago Illinois
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- Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing; Rush University College of Nursing; Chicago Illinois
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- Community, Systems and Mental Health Nursing; Rush University College of Nursing; Chicago Illinois
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- Office of Student Health and Wellness; Chicago Public Schools; Chicago Illinois
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McAleavey AA, Youn SJ, Xiao H, Castonguay LG, Hayes JA, Locke BD. Effectiveness of routine psychotherapy: Method matters. Psychother Res 2017; 29:139-156. [PMID: 29096584 DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2017.1395921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Though many studies have shown that psychotherapy can be effective, psychotherapy available in routine practice may not be adequate. Several methods have been proposed to evaluate routine psychological treatments. The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the combined utility of complementary methods, change-based benchmarking, and end-state normative comparisons, across a range of self-reported psychological symptoms. METHOD Benchmarks derived from randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and normative comparisons were used to evaluate the effectiveness of psychotherapy in a large (N = 9895) sample of clients in university counseling centers (UCCs). RESULTS Overall, routine psychotherapy was associated with significant improvement across all symptoms examined. For clients whose initial severity was similar to RCT participants, the observed pre-post effect sizes were equivalent to those in RCTs. However, treatment tended to lead to normative end-state functioning only for those clients who were moderately, but not severely, distressed at the start of psychotherapy. CONCLUSIONS This suggests that although psychotherapy is associated with an effective magnitude of symptom improvement in routine practice, additional services for highly distressed individuals may be necessary. The methods described here comprise a comprehensive analysis of the quality of routine care, and we recommend using both methods in concert. Clinical or methodological significance of this article: This study examines the effectiveness of routine psychotherapy provided in a large network of counseling centers. By comparing multiple established methods to define outcomes in this sample we provide a detailed understanding of typical outcomes. The findings show that, across several different problem areas, routine psychotherapy provided substantial benefit, particularly to clients in the most distress. However, there is room to improve, especially by increasing the number of clients who return to normal functioning by the end of treatment. Using distinct methods provides complementary answers to the question: How effective is routine psychotherapy?
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- Andrew A McAleavey
- a Department of Psychiatry , Weill Cornell Medical College , New York , NY , USA
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- b Department of Psychology , The Pennsylvania State University , State College , PA , USA
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- b Department of Psychology , The Pennsylvania State University , State College , PA , USA
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- b Department of Psychology , The Pennsylvania State University , State College , PA , USA
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- c Department of Counseling Psychology , The Pennsylvania State University , State College , PA , USA
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- d Counseling and Psychological Services , The Pennsylvania State University , State College , PA , USA
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Johnson LN, Miller RB, Bradford AB, Anderson SR. The Marriage and Family Therapy Practice Research Network (MFT-PRN): Creating a More Perfect Union Between Practice and Research. JOURNAL OF MARITAL AND FAMILY THERAPY 2017; 43:561-572. [PMID: 28426921 DOI: 10.1111/jmft.12238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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This article describes the Marriage and Family Therapy Practice Research Network (MFT-PRN). The MFT-PRN is designed to build a professional community based on practice-informed research and research-informed practice, increase the diversity of participants in MFT research, and unify researchers and clinicians. Clinics choose measures from a list that best represent their clinic needs. Clients' outcomes are assessed regularly, and therapists receive immediate graphical feedback on how clients are progressing or digressing. Data are pooled to create a large and diverse database, while improving client outcomes. We will discuss advantages of the MFT-PRN for researchers, therapists, clients, and agencies, and provide one model that we hope will inform other collaborative clinical-research models in the field of marriage and family therapy. Video Abstract is found in the online version of the article.
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Establishing the ACORN National Practitioner Database: Strategies to Recruit Practitioners to a National Practice-Based Research Network. J Manipulative Physiol Ther 2016; 39:594-602. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jmpt.2016.08.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/14/2016] [Revised: 08/19/2016] [Accepted: 08/19/2016] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Castonguay LG, Muran JC. Fostering collaboration between researchers and clinicians through building practice-oriented research: An introduction. Psychother Res 2014; 25:1-5. [DOI: 10.1080/10503307.2014.966348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022] Open
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