Assessing the Effectiveness of Interactive Robot-Assisted Virtual Health Coaching for Health Literacy and Disease Knowledge of Patients with Chronic Kidney Disease: Quasiexperiment... by Nai-Jung Chen, Ching-Hao Chang, Chiu-Mieh Huang, Fen-He Lin, Li-Ting Lu, Kuan-Yi Liu, Chih-Lin Lai, Chin-Yao Lin, Yi-Chou Hou, Jong-Long Guo

“…Data were collected through validated pre and postintervention questionnaires. All 30 participants completed the program and subsequent evaluations, with outcome measures assessing changes in CKD-specific knowledge and health literacy. …”
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Temperament Upregulates Mitochondrial Enzymes and Negatively Affects Myofibrillar Fragmentation in Beef of Excitable <i>Bos taurus indicus</i> Cattle by Patricia Maloso Ramos, Eduardo Francisquine Delgado, Ana Cláudia da Silva, Nara Regina Brandão Cônsolo, Vinicius Laerte Silva Herreira, João Marcos Bovetto de Campos Valim, Fernanda Maria Marins Ocampos, Luiz Alberto Colnago, Saulo da Luz e Silva

“…Results: The pH decline was affected by all three fixed effects investigated (temperament × muscle × time post-mortem: <i>p</i> = 0.016), while temperature decline was affected by muscle × time (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Multicentre, multitime, multidimension, prospective follow-up cohort study on patients during the first wave of COVID-19 in China: a study protocol by Ming Zhang, Xuan Niu, Tonghui Liu, Chao Zheng, Huijie Yuan, Yanan Zhu, Huiping Liu, Shan Wu, Zhaoyao Luo, Jia Zhu, Danwei Hou, Tianhua Wei, Zhimin Zhu, Weipeng Huang, Weixian Bai, Xinyi Yu, Wenrui Bao

“…At the first time point, 501 participants (418 patients and 83 HCs) from nine recruiting hospitals have been observed. Ultimately, all of these results will be analysed to explore the short-term and long-term effects of COVID-19.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval was granted by Ethics Committee of the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University (XJTU1AF2023LSK-013). …”
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An Overview of the Environmental Applicability of Vermicompost: From Wastewater Treatment to the Development of Sensitive Analytical Methods by Madson de Godoi Pereira, Lourdes Cardoso de Souza Neta, Maurício Paulo Ferreira Fontes, Adriana Nascimento Souza, Thaionara Carvalho Matos, Raquel de Lima Sachdev, Arnaud Victor dos Santos, Marluce Oliveira da Guarda Souza, Marta Valéria Almeida Santana de Andrade, Gabriela Marinho Maciel Paulo, Joselito Nardy Ribeiro, Araceli Verónica Flores Nardy Ribeiro

“…The main advantages of vermicompost, considering all applications covered in this paper, comprise (i) easy acquisition, (ii) low costs, (iii) structural, chemical, and biological characteristics responsible for exceptional adsorptive capacities as well as pollutant degradation, and (iv) the promotion of biocontrol. …”
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Explorando el potencial de la inteligencia artificial en traumatología: respuestas conversacionales a preguntas específicas by F. Canillas del Rey, M. Canillas Arias

“…In 16 questions (14%), all 3 applications failed simultaneously. Errors were identified, including logical and information failures. …”
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Genomic detection of Panton-Valentine Leucocidins encoding genes, virulence factors and distribution of antiseptic resistance determinants among Methicillin-resistant S. aureus iso... by Masoud A. Juma, Tolbert Sonda, Boaz Wadugu, Davis Kuchaka, Mariana Shayo, Petro Paulo, Patrick Kimu, Livin E. Kanje, Melkiory Beti, Marco Van Zwetselaar, Blandina Mmbaga, Happiness Kumburu

“…The majority (82%) of the MRSA isolates bearing pvl genes were also found to exhibit the antiseptic/disinfectant genes in their genome. Moreover, all (80) sequenced MRSA isolates were found to harbor SCCmec type IV subtype 2B&5. …”
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Narratives of swiss football players about talent - and positive youth development: The role of social agents and agency. by Philipp Koch, Bryan Charbonnet, Noora Ronkainen

“…Central to this framework is the shift from static, one-size-fits-all approaches to a dynamic, idiographic perspective where intertwined relationships between athletes and their social environments influence each other over time. …”
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Predictive Value of Urinary KIM-1, TIMP-2 and sTREM-1 for Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Elderly Patients After Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Huang W, Wang R, Zhang P

“…ROC curve analysis showed that the areas under the curve (AUCs) for urine KIM-1, TIMP-2, and sTREM-1 in diagnosing CI-AKI at 6 hours postoperatively were 0.852 (95% CI: 0.768– 0.936), 0.810 (95% CI: 0.723– 0.898), and 0.874 (95% CI: 0.804– 0.943), and the cut-off values were 45.93 ng/L, 1.63 ng/mL, and 61.48 ng/L, respectively, with sensitivities of 66.70%, 58.30%, and 72.20%, and specificities of 95.00%, 93.00%, and 91.00%, respectively (all P < 0.05).Conclusion: Urinary KIM-1, TIMP-2 and sTREM-1 can respond to early changes in renal function after PCI and have good application value in the early diagnosis of CI-AKI.Keywords: percutaneous coronary intervention, kidney injury molecule-1, tissue inhibitor of metalloproteinases-2, soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1, contrast-induced acute kidney injury…”
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Short-term association between ambient air pollution and childhood non-allergic rhinitis: A time-series study at a National Children's Regional Medical Center, in Hefei, China, fro... by Wei Cui, Hongxia Gao, Liran Zhu, Yuanyuan Xu, Haipeng Liu

“…Lastly, boys and school children were found to be more vulnerable to air pollutants than girls and preschool children. All these findings suggest that air pollutants have adverse effects on childhood NAR, even at levels below those recommended by the air quality guidelines. …”
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Clinical Response and Transfusion Reactions of Sheep Subjected to Single Homologous Blood Transfusion by Rejane Santos Sousa, Antonio Humberto Hamad Minervino, Carolina Akiko Sato Cabral Araújo, Frederico Augusto Mazzocca Lopes Rodrigues, Francisco Leonardo Costa Oliveira, Clara Satsuki Mori, Janaina Larissa Rodrigues Zaminhan, Thiago Rocha Moreira, Isadora Karolina Freitas Sousa, Enrico Lippi Ortolani, Raimundo Alves Barrêto Júnior

“…Clinical observations were recorded throughout the transfusion, whereas heart rate, respiratory rate, and rectal temperature were assessed at the following times: 24 hours after phlebotomy and before transfusion; 30 minutes, six, twelve, 24, 48, 72, and 96 hours and eight and 16 days after transfusion. All groups presented transfusion reactions, among which hyperthermia was the most frequent (50% of animals). …”
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Inferior vena cava ultrasound in acute decompensated heart failure: design rationale of the CAVA‐ADHF‐DZHK10 trial by Alexander Jobs, Reinhard Vonthein, Inke R. König, Jane Schäfer, Matthias Nauck, Svenja Haag, Carlo Federico Fichera, Thomas Stiermaier, Jakob Ledwoch, Alisa Schneider, Miroslava Valentova, Stephan vonHaehling, Stefan Störk, Dirk Westermann, Tobias Lenz, Natalie Arnold, Frank Edelmann, Philipp Seppelt, Stephan Felix, Matthias Lutz, Felix Hedwig, Martin Borggrefe, Clemens Scherer, Steffen Desch, Holger Thiele

“…IVC ultrasound will be performed daily between baseline and hospital discharge in all patients. However, ultrasound results will only be reported to treating physicians in the intervention group. …”
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Dynamics of epidemiological indicators of glaucoma in the Republic of Bashkortostan for the period of 2010–2016 by M.M. Bikbov, A.E. Babushkin, I.I. Khusnitdinov, L. Kh. Murova, E.N. Matyukhina

“…The absolute number of people with primary disabilities with glaucoma was reduced due to high coverage of the population with annual preventive examinations with an increasing number of identified patients suspected of having this disease (6304 vs. 7685) and its primary detection at the initial stages, an increase of antiglaucoma operations (including those performed using drains and non-penetrating technology), a broader purpose and use of modern and effective anti-hypertensive drops, first of all, prostaglandins (2 times) and fixed combinations (1.5 times). …”
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Prediction of Pathologic Response in Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma After Downstaging with Locoregional and Systemic Combination Therapy by Yang C, Chen Y, Sheng L, Wang Y, Zhang X, Yang Y, Ronot M, Jiang H, Song B

“…Performance of the response criteria in predicting pathologic response was assessed with the area under the receiver operator characteristic curve (AUC).Results: Among all radiologic and pathologic response criteria, MPR was the only independent predictor of post-resection recurrence-free survival (RFS) (adjusted hazard ratio 0.34, 95% CI 0.16– 0.72, p=0.004). …”
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Comparison of the effects of 3 kinds of oils rich in omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids on glycolipid metabolism and lipoprotein subfractions by Hechun Liu, Feng Wang, Hui Xia, Da Pan, Ligang Yang, Shaokang Wang, Feng Zhao, Guiju Sun

“…There was a significant reduction of glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) in all the groups. The triglycerides (TG) in the FO group were significantly different with a group × time interaction (P = 0.043), which was higher compared with the other two groups. …”
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Realization of a cascade treatment algorithm for glaucoma in St. Petersburg by A.V. Antonova, V.P. Nikolaenko, V.V. Brzheskiy

“…., three agents in two bottles). Simultaneous use of all four major classes of IOP-lowering medications occurred in 10% of patients only. …”
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Effects of <i>Lactiplantibacillus plantarum</i> on Metabolites and Flavors in Synthetic Microbiota During Baijiu Fermentation by Chunyue Yan, Xurui Chen, Quan Liu, Tengyu Xu, Qian Zhang, Xueli Jin, Bei Liao, Xiong Chen, Xin Li

“…Our results demonstrated that the concentrations of ethyl lactate and other volatile aromatic compounds increased in all fermentation protocols where <i>L. plantarum</i> was added. …”
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Club Cell Protein 16 Attenuates CD16brightCD62dim Immunosuppressive Neutrophils in Damaged Tissue upon Posttraumatic Sepsis-Induced Lung Injury by Nils Becker, Philipp Störmann, Andrea Janicova, Kernt Köhler, Klemens Horst, Ildiko Rita Dunay, Claudia Neunaber, Ingo Marzi, Jan Tilmann Vollrath, Borna Relja

“…Results from untreated ctrl and IgG-treated mice were statistically comparable between all corresponding sham, TxT, and TxT+CLP groups. …”
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A preliminary study of linear accelerator-based spatially fractionated radiotherapy by Young Kyu Lee, Yunji Seol, Byeong Jin Kim, Kyu Hye Choi, Ji Hyun Hong, Chan-beom Park, Sun Hwa Kim, Hyeong Wook Park, Wonjoong Cheon, Young Nam Kang, Byung‑Ock Choi

“…Additionally, the modulation complexity score (MCS) was calculated for each plan to quantitatively assess treatment plan complexity.ResultsThe PVDR analysis demonstrated heterogeneous dose distribution, with optimal values below 30% in all directions for 5.0 cm separation. PVDR in the superior-inferior direction was consistently lower than in other directions. …”
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Evaluation of Medical Care for Diabetic and Hypertensive Patients in Primary Care in Mexico: Observational Retrospective Study by Agustin Lara-Esqueda, Sergio A. Zaizar-Fregoso, Violeta M. Madrigal-Perez, Mario Ramirez-Flores, Daniel A. Montes-Galindo, Margarita L. Martinez-Fierro, Iram P. Rodriguez-Sanchez, José Guzman-Esquivel, Carmen Meza-Robles, Gabriel Ceja-Espiritu, Pablo A. Kuri-Morales, Josuel Delgado-Enciso, Armando Barriguete-Melendez, Hector R. Galvan-Salazar, Carlos E. Barajas-Saucedo, Elvin Guillermo-Espinosa, Agustin D. Lara-Basulto, Jesus F. Gonzalez-Roldan, Ivan Delgado-Enciso

“…Methods. 45,498 patients were included from 2012 to 2015. All information was taken from the electronic medical record database. …”
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Evidence-based exercise recommendations to improve functional mobility in older adults - A study protocol for living systematic review and meta-analysis [version 2; peer review: 2... by Claudia Volecker-Rehage, Uros Marusic, Bettina Wollesen, Antoine Langeard, Tamar Yellon, Anna Wunderlich, Vera Belkin, Guoping Qian, Eleftheria Giannouli, Zbigniew Ossowski, Rafael A. Bernades, Yael Netz, Rajesh Sighdel

“…Therefore, after identifying all potential interventions, we will use the F.I.T.T. principles (frequency, intensity, time, type) as well as the physical and health status of the participants as moderators to analyse the mechanisms for the positive benefits of exercise interventions. …”
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