Using Mechanical Turk to recruit participants for internet intervention research: experience from recruitment for four trials targeting hazardous alcohol consumption

Abstract Background Mechanical Turk (MTurk) is an online portal operated by Amazon where ‘requesters’ (individuals or businesses) can submit jobs for ‘workers.’ MTurk is used extensively by academics as a quick and cheap means of collecting questionnaire data, including information on alcohol consumption, from a diverse sample of participan

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Continuous radiofrequency in post-traumatic trochanteric syndrome

Trochanteritis is a disorder that primarily affects individuals over the age of 50, with a higher prevalence among women.However, it can also occur in other remtavares.com age groups, particularly among athletes engaged in activities such as running, cycling, and brisk walking.The pain associated with trochanteritis is localised to the hip and uppe

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Factors affecting the biology of Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), a parasitoid of spotted-wing drosophila (Drosophila suzukii).

Pachycrepoideus vindemmiae is a wasp that parasitizes and host-feeds on pupae of the invasive spotted-wing drosophila (SWD, Drosophila suzukii).Few studies have addressed interactions between these two species and little is known about the potential of this parasitoid as a biocontrol agent of SWD and the different variables that may affect it.Here,

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