“Enhancing equitable impact: ethical, legal, and sustainable approaches in short-term surgical outreach for global child health” by Zoe Blumenthal, Walid A. Farhat, Kelly McQueen

“…Global health prioritizes improving health and achieving equity in health for all people worldwide. It encompasses a wide range of efforts, including disease prevention and treatment, health promotion, healthcare delivery, and addressing health disparities across borders. …”
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Latinx and White Adolescents’ Preferences for Latinx-Targeted Celebrity and Noncelebrity Food Advertisements: Experimental Survey Study by Marie A Bragg, Samina Lutfeali, Daniela Godoy Gabler, Diego A Quintana Licona, Jennifer L Harris

“…They participated in a web-based Qualtrics study where each participant viewed 8 advertisements for novel foods and beverages, including 4 advertisements that featured Latinx celebrities and the same 4 advertisements that featured Latinx noncelebrities (matched on all other attributes), in addition to 2 neutral advertisements (featuring bland, nontargeted products and did not feature people). …”
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Analisis Interaksi Aktivitas Pembelajaran Daring Berdasarkan Data Log Aktivitas pada Learning Managemefnt System (LMS) Menggunakan Educational Process Mining by Novriani Dewi Anwar, Nanang Yudi Setiawan, Welly Purnomo

“…At a dependency threshold of 0.6, the number of activities from the model found for all lecturers was 21. While at the threshold of 0.8, the number of activities varies between 12 and 20. …”
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Effect of Qing'e Formula on OPN, BSP and Integrin ɑ_vβ₃Expression in Bone Tissue of Ovariectomized Rats by Yuqing SUN, Wenjuan LUO, Bingqi WANG, Xiang CHEN, Xiaokang JIA, Yanping LIN

“…Objective:To investigate the effect of Qing'e formula on OPN, BSP and Integrin ɑ_vβ₃expression in bone tissue of ovariectomized rats, and further explore the prevention and therapeutic mechanism of Qing'e formula in osteoporosis of postmenopausal.Methods:120 of three-months old female SD rats were randomly divided into saline group, Qing'e formula group, Gushukang group and sham-operated group with 30 rats in each group. All rats except the sham-operated group were ovariectomized and marked as OVX groups. …”
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Trends and ethnic disparity in endometrial cancer mortality in South Africa (1999-2018): A population-based Age-period-cohort and Join point regression analyses. by Gbenga Olorunfemi, Elena Libhaber, Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi, Eustasius Musenge

“…Ethnic disparity showed that there was age effect among all the ethnic groups; Cohort effect among Blacks and Coloureds only, while Period effect occurred only among Blacks.…”
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Lung cancer and risk of cardiovascular mortality by Chengshi Wang, Zhu Wang, Jing Yang, Songbo Zhang, Purong Zhang, Ye Yang

“…Elevated cardiovascular mortality risks were observed across all subgroups, including diseases of the heart (IRR 1.79, 95% CI 1.75–1.82), cerebrovascular diseases (IRR 1.52, 95% CI 1.45–1.59), and other cardiovascular diseases (IRR 1.78, 95% CI 1.67–1.90). …”
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Spatiotemporal clustering of anthrax and molecular typing of Bacillus anthracis in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region, 2019 – 2022 by Ran XIAN, Cong YANG, Jianwei GAO, Lei GAO, Qian CHEN, Yu ZHAO, Wenhe KUAI, Haohao FAN, Xiaodi LI, Jiangtao MA

“…ResultsA total of 80 anthrax cases, all of which were cutaneous anthrax, were reported in Ningxia during the 3-year period. …”
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Racial Disparities in Cancer Guideline-Concordant Treatment Using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Data for Patients With NSCLC by Eric Ababio Anyimadu, MS, Jacklyn M. Engelbart, MD, Jason Semprini, PhD, Amanda Kahl, MPH, Cameron Trentz, MS, John M. Buatti, MD, Thomas L. Casavant, PhD, Mary E. Charlton, PhD, Guadalupe Canahuate, PhD

“…Conclusion: Receiving GCIT considerably improves survival across all races, though disparities in receipt are observed. …”
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Free Fatty Acids in CSF and Neurological Clinical Scores: Prognostic Value for Stroke Severity in ICU by Sayed Gaber, Sherine Ibrahim ElGazzar, Mahmoud Qenawi, Nora Ismail Mohamed Abbas

“…Our study showed that FFA in CSF was a significant predictor of all-cause mortality (0.37 + 0.26, P value 0.007). …”
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Professional Action Competence in Education for Sustainability Among Pre-service Physical Education Teachers: A Mixed Method Approach by Valérian Cece, Thomas Royet, Olivier Vors, Vanessa Lentillon-Kaestner

“…The correlation analyses revealed positive and significant associations between all dimensions of PACesd, suggesting that improving one dimension could positively impact the others. …”
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Influence of Interactive Scalp Acupuncture Combined with Upper Limb Exoskeleton Robot on Upper Limb Function in Stroke Patients by WANG Zihao, HU Chuan, ZHANG Haiquan, WANG Xin

“…ObjectiveBased on the central-peripheral-central-closed loop theory, the study aimed to investigate the influence of interactive scalp acupuncture combined with upper limb exoskeleton robot on upper limb function in stroke patients.MethodsA total of 40 stroke patients recruited in the Rehabilitation Treatment Center of the Shandong Provincial Third Hospital Affiliated to Shandong University from February 2022 to February 2023 were selected and randomly divided into control group and observation group, with 20 cases in each group. All patients were subjected to conventional rehabilitation treatment. …”
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Good soil management can reduce dietary zinc deficiency in Zimbabwe by Muneta G. Manzeke-Kangara, Edward J. M. Joy, Florence Mtambanengwe, Prosper Chopera, Michael J. Watts, Martin R. Broadley, Paul Mapfumo

“…Results A baseline dietary Zn deficiency prevalence of 68% was estimated from a reference maize grain Zn composition value of 16.6 mg kg−1 and an estimated dietary Zn intake of 9.3 mg capita−1 day−1 from all food sources. The potential health benefits of reducing Zn deficiency using different soil fertility management scenarios were quantified within a Disability Adjusted Life Years (DALYs) framework. …”
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Jargon and Readability in Plain Language Summaries of Health Research: Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Iain A Lang, Angela King, Kate Boddy, Ken Stein, Lauren Asare, Jo Day, Kristin Liabo

“…MethodsWe downloaded the PLSs of all NIHR National Journals Library reports from mid-2014 to mid-2022 (N=1241) and analyzed them using the Flesch Reading Ease (FRE) formula and a jargon calculator (the De-Jargonizer). …”
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Association between gut microbiota and short-chain fatty acids in children with obesity by Shihan Li, Xinyu Ma, Hong Mei, Xuening Chang, Peiling He, Lingli Sun, Han Xiao, Shiqiong Wang, Ruizhen Li

“…The microbiota influences human metabolism via specific pathways, particularly butyrate, caproate, and the genus Oscillibacter, all closely associated with obesity.…”
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The effects of diacylglycerol edible oil intervention in patients with chronic metabolic syndrome combined with asymptomatic hyperuricemia: study protocol for a multicenter, prospe... by Gui-yu Li, Cui-feng Zhu, Zhao-qi Huang, Chun-li Piao, Jia-jun Yu, Li Wang, Qiang Zeng, Yu-yu Lei, Yue Li, Xiao-ling Zhu, Zhen-tian Zhang, Tian-hua Huang, Meng-shuang Li, Shu-zhong Lin, Nai-wen Zhang, Fangyingnan Zhang, Yong-hua Wang, Dan-ping Xu

“…Methods A multicenter, double-blind, and randomized controlled trial involving 176 patients was designed. All patients with chronic metabolic syndrome complicated by asymptomatic hyperuricemia who meet inclusion and exclusion criteria will be included in the study and will be randomized to either group A or group B. …”
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Influencing basic behavioral mechanisms of action while targeting daily walking in sedentary adults at risk for cardiovascular disease: randomised factorial design protocol by Karina W Davidson, Ying Kuen Cheung, Joan Duer-Hefele, Jerry Suls, Ashley M Goodwin, Samantha Gordon, Ravneet Sahni, Frank Vicari, Kaitlyn Accardi, Salvatore Crusco, Ciaran Friel, Elizabeth A Vrany

“…A full factorial randomised experiment will be conducted with 16 possible conditions: one will receive no BCTs (no-BCT condition), another will receive all four, and 14 will receive a unique combination of BCTs. …”
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Muscular Performance and Blood Pressure After Different Pre-Strength Training Strategies in Recreationally Strength-Trained Women: Cross-Over Trial by Estêvão Rios Monteiro, Linda S. Pescatello, Luis Leitão, Marcelo José Colonna de Miranda, Paulo H. Marchetti, Michelle Ribeiro Novaes, Gleisson da Silva Araújo, Victor Gonçalves Corrêa Neto, Jefferson da Silva Novaes

“…ST consisted of three sets at 80% of 10 repetition maximum with a self-suggested rest interval between sets for bench press, back squat, bench press 45°, front squat, lat pull-down, leg press, shoulder press, and leg extension. Results: All experimental protocol had a lower total training volume, fatigue index, and repetitions performance in relation to ST (<i>p</i> < 0.05). …”
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Patient-Reported Outcomes in Children Undergoing the Modified Green Procedure for Treating Sprengel’s Deformity: Results from a Multicentric Study by Giovanni Trisolino, Paola Zarantonello, Marco Todisco, Giovanni Luigi Di Gennaro, Grazia Chiara Menozzi, Philipp Scheider, Alessandro Depaoli, Diego Antonioli, Gino Rocca, Sebastian Farr

“…The aim of this study is to document the combined experience of two paediatric orthopaedic departments in managing SD using the modified Green Procedure, with a specific emphasis on the clinical and functional outcomes reported by patients; Methods: from June 2010 to February 2023, 42 shoulders in 40 paediatric patients were surgically treated for SD at two paediatric orthopaedic departments. All patients were treated using the modified Green Procedure with or without clavicle osteotomy. …”
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Enrichment of electrotrophic microorganisms from contrasting shallow-sea hydrothermal environments in bioelectrochemical reactors by Antoine Carissimo, Victoria Comes, Alenica Heussner, Anne-Hélène Prime, Roy E. Price, Gaël Erauso, Pierre-Pol Liebgott, Sven Kerzenmacher, Guillaume Pillot

“…A Multi-Factor Analysis revealed that the overall bioelectrochemical performances of these reactors set them apart from all the other Panarea and Prony conditions, not only due to their higher current production but also archaeal abundances (measured through qPCR). …”
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Coupons and state tobacco policy context as predictors of tobacco use among those reporting e-cigarette use in the U.S.: Findings from the Population Assessment of Tobacco and Heal... by J.H. Kingsbury, H.L. Kimmel, M.J. Parks, M.R. Creamer, C. Blanco, W.M. Compton

“…Conclusions: Policies that restrict price-discounting could help discourage e-cigarette use, reinforce e-cigarette taxes and other tobacco control policies, and promote cessation of all tobacco among those reporting e-cigarette use.…”
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