Non-Stoichiometric Ba_xMn_0.7Cu_0.3O₃ Perovskites as Catalysts for CO Oxidation: Optimizing the Ba Content by Álvaro Díaz-Verde, Emerson Luiz dos Santos Veiga, Héctor Beltrán-Mir, María José Illán-Gómez, Eloísa Cordoncillo-Cordoncillo

“…In this work, a series of Ba_xMn_0.7Cu_0.3O₃ samples (x: 1, 0.9, 0.8, and 0.7, BxMC) was synthesized, characterized, and used as catalysts for CO oxidation reaction. All formulations were active for CO oxidation in the tested conditions. …”
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The Effects of POWER Training in Young and Older Adults after Stroke by Jennifer L. Hunnicutt, Stacey E. Aaron, Aaron E. Embry, Brian Cence, Patrick Morgan, Mark G. Bowden, Chris M. Gregory

“…Future research should aim to further understand age-related differences in response to training to provide optimal treatments for all individuals following stroke.…”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 virus antibodies and sociodemographic features of pregnant women in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional survey study by Maryan Abdullahi Sh. Nur, Hassan Abdullahi Dahie, Nima Abdi Hassan, Bashiru Garba, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud, Najib Isse Dirie, Mohamed Hussein Adam

“…Students, teachers, employed people and individuals reported COVID-19 like symptoms were all associated with COVID-19 seropositivity outcomes.Conclusion Pregnant women and those with commorbidies should be given special preventive care and health education about COVID-19 transmission.…”
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Intestinal flora composition and fecal metabolic phenotype in elderly patients with sleep disorders combined with type 2 diabetes by Zhuohao Yin, Huaze Xie, Fuyuan Liu, Xue Kong, Wei Chen, Yangfan Gong, Wei Ge

“…Abstract Objectives This study aimed to determine whether type 2 diabetes (T2D) is an independent risk factor for sleep disorders in the elderly and explore the possible intestinal flora factors of sleep disorders combined with T2D in this population. Methods All hospitalized patients with sleep disorders aged ≥65 years between June and November 2023 were retrospectively analyzed, and they were divided into a sleep disorder group (n = 134) and a control group (n = 109). …”
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Le secteur de la santé en Algérie entre arabisation, défrancisation et anglicisation by Fatima Zohra Chebab, Karim Ouaras

“…It is an endless project, as in all Maghreb countries, evolving with constantly changing political contexts. …”
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To be or not to be: a cross-sectional study on suicidal ideation, intensity of suicidal ideation and suicide attempts among medical students in Kerala, India by Sangeetha Merrin Varghese, Nikhil V Paulson, Pranathi Ajayan, Jithin Mathew Abraham, Pramod Thomas, Anoop Ivan Benjamin, George Chandy Matteethra

“…This study aims to find the proportion of medical students with suicidal ideation and suicide attempts and to explore the factors associated with suicidal ideation in Kerala, India.Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate medical students from all 14 districts of the Kerala state of India. An online survey was conducted, and data was collected from government and private medical colleges across the state. …”
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Factors of suicide-related behaviors based on stress-vulnerability model and prevention strategies among nurses: a scoping review by Xiaoyu Yang, Xiaoyu Yang, Deying Hu, Lecheng Li, Lecheng Li, Rezvanguli Rezak, Rezvanguli Rezak

“…The strategies for preventing nurse suicide encompass primary prevention (for all nurses), secondary prevention (for nurses at risk of suicide), and tertiary prevention (for nurses who have attempted suicide).ConclusionThe suicide rate among nurses exceeds that of the general population. …”
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Relationship between pelvic floor muscle function and insulin resistance among non-diabetic females: a 3d ultrasound evaluation by Lei Wang, Yunyun Cao, Ping Li, Ping He, Ping Chen

“…The 3D ultrasound was used to assess the levator hiatus in resting state for all females regarding diameter lines, perimeters and areas; as well as the Valsalva manoeuvre (VM). …”
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Investigation of the Effect of Astaxanthin on Autophagy in Renal Ischemia-reperfusion Modeled Rats by Aysegul KISAOGLU, Evren KOSE, Nesibe YILMAZ, Kevser TANBEK, Azibe YILDIZ, Umit YILMAZ, Rumeyza Hilal CIRIK, Davut OZBAG

“…Renal ischemia reperfusion was induced in all rats except the sham group after the last dose was administered on the 7th day. …”
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Towards Elimination of Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV: The Impact of a Rapid Results Initiative in Nyanza Province, Kenya by Lisa L. Dillabaugh, Jayne Lewis Kulzer, Kevin Owuor, Valerie Ndege, Arbogast Oyanga, Evelyne Ngugi, Starley B. Shade, Elizabeth Bukusi, Craig R. Cohen

“…Aggregated site-level data were compared at baseline before the RRI (Oct 2010–Jan 2011), during the RRI, and post-RRI (Jul–Sep 2011) using pre-post cohort analysis. HAART uptake amongst all HIV-positive pregnant women increased by 40% (RR 1.4, 95% CI 1.2–1.7) and continued to improve post-RRI (RR 1.6, 95% CI 1.4–1.8). …”
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Adjuvant chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiation is associated with improved survival for resected stage I‐II pancreatic cancer by Sung Jun Ma, Gregory M. Hermann, Kavitha M. Prezzano, Lucas M. Serra, Austin J. Iovoli, Anurag K. Singh

“…By multivariable analysis for all patients, C and CRT had worse OS compared to C + CRT. …”
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Association of Breastfeeding with Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis in mothers: A cross sectional survey by Muhammad Zafar Majeed Babar, Ghulam Mustafa, Manzur Ahmad Manzur, Hafiz Haseeb Ahsan

“…Subject having history of alcohol consumption or used medicines like glucocorticoids, amiodarone, tamoxifen, and methotrexate were excluded from the study. Biodata of all the participants along with demographic profiles were obtained, who then went through an LFT and Lipid profile blood sampling and an USG abdomen. …”
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Astrocytic proteins involved in regulation of the extracellular environment are increased in the Alzheimer's disease middle temporal gyrus by Henry Liu, Adelie Y.S. Tan, Nasim F. Mehrabi, Clinton P. Turner, Maurice A. Curtis, Richard L.M. Faull, Mike Dragunow, Malvindar K. Singh-Bains, Amy M. Smith

“…Astrocytes perform important homeostatic functions including regulation of the extracellular microenvironment, critical for the health of all brain cells. We have investigated changes to key astrocyte proteins involved in the regulation of CNS extracellular environment in the human AD middle temporal gyrus (MTG): aquaporin-4 (AQP-4), glutamate transporter-1 (GLT-1) and inwardly-rectifying potassium channel 4.1 (Kir4.1). …”
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Correlation analysis between epicardial adipose tissue and acute coronary syndrome by Gao Zhihong, Zuo Yuqiang, Jia Linyi, Yin Yuling, Yang Xu, Xu Lei, Hao Zengfang

“…Systolic blood pressure, EATV, EATD, fasting blood glucose, triglycerides, and high-sensitivity C-reactive protein were significantly elevated in the ACS group compared with the non-ACS group (all p < 0.05). Spearman correlation analysis revealed a moderate positive correlation between EATV and BMI (r = 0.444, p < 0.001), while EATD showed a weak negative correlation with age (r = -0.177, p = 0.014) and a weak positive correlation with EATV (r = 0.239, p = 0.001). …”
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The trajectory of changes in cognitive frailty and factors influencing it in elderly patients with cerebral infarction by Shengnan Xu, Qin Liang, Li Zhang, Shihua Liu

“…[Objective] The trajectory of cognitive frailty in elderly patients with cerebral infarction was analyzed, and the influencing factors were discussed. [ Methods] A total of 100 elderly patients with cerebral infarction hospitalized in Suzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University from January to September in 2023 were selected for the study.Clinical data were collected on the patients, and cognitive frailty was assessed using the Frailty Screening Scale and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Questionnaire (MoCA) at the time of admission and 1, 3, 6 months after treatment.Failty score ≥3 scores and MoCA <26 scores were defined as cognitive fraily.Potential categories of cognitive frailty change trajectories were identified by latent category growth modeling, and multifactorial logistic regression analyzed the factors influencing patients' cognitive frailty change trajectories. [ Results] The trajectory of cognitive frailty change in elderly patients with cerebral infarction identified by model fitting can be categorized into a group with a persistently low level of frailty (30 cases), a group with a slow rise in frailty (52 cases), and a group with a persistently high level of frailty (18 cases).Multifactorial logistic regression analysis showed that older age, poor sleep quality, and the number of comorbid chronic diseases > 4 were all risk factors for the development of persistent low levels of cognitive frailty into a slow rise in cognitive decline in elderly patients with cerebral infarction (P<0.05), Higher body mass index and high self-care ability were both protective factors for the development of persistent low levels of cognitive decline into a slow rise in cognitive decline in elderly patients with cerebral infarction (P<0.05).Older age, poor sleep quality and the number of comorbid chronic diseases >4 were risk factors for the progression of persistent low levels of cognitive decline to persistent high levels of cognitive decline in elderly patients with cerebral infarction (P < 0.05), and higher self-care ability were protective factors for the progression of persistent low levels of cognitive decline to persistent high levels of cognitive decline in elderly patients with cerebral infarction (P < 0.05). …”
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Plasma and serum concentrations of VEGF-A121, but not of VEGF-A165, increase post-bevacizumab administration. by Masashi Okawa, Munekazu Yamakuchi, Aryal Bibek, Kazunori Takenouchi, Drew N Maywar, Shingo Yamada, Keiichi Inoue, Kazuhiko Higurashi, Junichi Nakazawa, Masahiro Kawahira, Tomoko Kodama, Kiyonori Tanoue, Yoko Oyama, Sadayuki Higashi, Chieko Fujisaki, Hirohito Hashinokuchi, Akito Tabaru, Hideaki Kanda, Shuji Tachioka, Yutaka Imoto, Teruto Hashiguchi, Yoshiharu Soga

“…In stark contrast, VEGF-A165 after bevacizumab administration decreased in serum by a medium change of -73.8 pg/mL, 95% CI [-149.4, -10.2], p = 0.0034, with 83.3% of the post-bevacizumab concentrations falling below the high-accuracy threshold of 38 pg/mL; in plasma, all pre and post VEGF-A165 concentrations fell below this threshold. …”
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Cross-Cultural Validity, Reliability, and Psychometric Properties of the Persian Version of the Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease-Psychosocial Questionnaire by Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Farzaneh Farhadi, Hasti Hadizadeh, Gholam Ali Shahidi, Ahmad Delbari, Johan Lökk

“…Disease severity scales, depression, anxiety, fatigue, and different domains of HRQoL were all associated with psychosocial functioning in PD patients.…”
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Hypergravity as a Possible Way of Bone Tissue Engineering in Osteoblastic Differentiation from Mesenchymal Stem Cells: A Systematic Review by Wisnu Sudrajad, Andre Erica Indrawan, Devangga Kusuma, Bagus Wibowo Soetojo, Heri Suroto

“…The keywords used in this research were "hypergravity" and "mesenchymal stem cell." All acquired data were processed and analyzed according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines (2020). …”
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Laparoscopic Diagnosis and Laparoscopic Hyperthermic Intraoperative Intraperitoneal Chemotherapy for Pseudomyxoma Peritonei Detected by CT Examination by Masamitsu Hirano, Yutaka Yonemura, Emel Canbay, Masumi Ichinose, Tuyoshi Togawa, Takayuki Matsuda, Nobuyuki Takao, Akiyoshi Mizumoto

“…Median follow-up period is 22 months (range 7–35). All 11 patients are alive. Conclusion. The early results suggest that laparoscopic diagnosis combined with LHIPEC is useful to determine the surgical treatment plan and reduce the tumor burden before definitive CRS at SLL.…”
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Physical activity behaviour up to 1 year post-rehabilitation among adults with physical disabilities and/or chronic diseases: results of the prospective cohort study ReSpAct by Lucas H V van der Woude, Rienk Dekker, Trynke Hoekstra, Leonie A Krops, Femke Hoekstra, Florentina J Hettinga, Pim Brandenbarg, Bregje L Seves

“…Analyses showed a significant increase in total physical activity moderate-intensity to vigorous-intensity physical activity and work/commuting physical activity for all time points (T1–T3) compared with baseline (T0). …”
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