Pharmacists’ perceptions of the new pharmaceutical vaccination service in Romania: a comprehensive first two-years evaluation by Corneliu-Florin Buicu, Mihaela-Simona Naidin, Marius Calin Chereches, Marina-Daniela Dimulescu, Adina Turcu-Stiolica

“…Assessing how pharmacists managed this new pharmaceutical service in Romania is the subject of this study.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted among all the pharmacies from Romania that were authorized to provide this service (442 pharmacies, from which 53 were in rural areas). …”
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Bladder mucosal smoothness predicts early recovery of urinary continence after laparoscopic radical prostatectomy by Le Yu, Ye Yan, Hongling Chu, Shaohui Deng, Jianfei Ye, Guoliang Wang, Yi Huang, Fan Zhang, Shudong Zhang

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 203 patients (83 patients experienced UI at the three-month follow-up) who underwent LRP in our medical center and were diagnosed with prostate cancer (PCa) from June 2016 to March 2020. …”
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Effectiveness of a Social Cognitive Theory-based health education intervention on depression (SCODESS) among mothers of children with cancer in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia-A q... by Wan Syahirah Wan Ghazali, Halimatus Sakdiah Minhat, Sherina Mohd Sidik, Iqmer Nashriq Mohd Nazan

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A quasi-experimental study was conducted with mothers from two University Hospitals in Klang Valley, Selangor. …”
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Effect of trace elements and nutrients on 21 autoimmune diseases: a Mendelian randomization study by Ming-Jie Jia, Hua-Fang Yin, Ying-Chao Liang, Feng Jiang, Hui-Lin Li, Hui-Lin Li

“…Subsequently, heterogeneity tests, horizontal pleiotropy tests, MR-PRESSO tests, and leave-one-out analyses were conducted for sensitivity analysis to evaluate the robustness of the study results. …”
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A retrospective cohort study: do patients with graves’ disease need to be euthyroid prior to surgery? by Abrar Al Jassim, Tim Wallace, Sarah Bouhabel, Agnieszka Majdan, Michael Hier, Veronique-Isabelle Forest, Richard Payne

“…Methods A retrospective cohort study was conducted at two Canadian centers, one in Montreal and the other in Nova Scotia. …”
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Metabolic redundancy and specialisation of novel sulfide-oxidizing Sulfurimonas and Sulfurovum along the brine-seawater interface of the Kebrit Deep by Rayyan Alamoudi, Alan Barozzi, Grégoire Michoud, Marc W. Van Goethem, Charlene Odobel, Yue Chen, Ramona Marasco, Daniele Daffonchio

“…Results Metabolic reconstructions from metagenome-assembled genomes (MAGs) of sulfide-oxidizing Campylobacterota were conducted at 10 cm spatial resolution within the halocline of the brine-seawater interface (BSI, salinity 91–155 PSU) of the 1466 m deep sulfidic Kebrit Deep in the Red Sea. …”
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Correlation Between the Inferior Vena Cava/Aorta (Ivc/Ao) Ratio and Serum Lactate Levels in Children With Renal Disorder by Hakim DDL, Widiasta A, Rachmadi D, Rahayunigsih SE, Apandi PR, Adrizain R, Martiano MRA

“…Spearman correlation analysis was conducted to assess their relationship.Results: The median (IQR) IVC/Ao ratio was 0.91 (0.70– 1.10), and serum lactate levels were 1.5 (1.1– 2.4) mmol/L. …”
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A scoping review on peer-led interventions to improve youth mental health in low- and middle-income countries by Dana Chow, Dunstan J. Matungwa, Elizabeth R. Blackwood, Paul Pronyk, Dorothy Dow

“…Study selection and extraction were conducted independently by the first and second authors, with discrepancies resolved by the senior author. …”
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Development and Assessment of a Color-Variable Chlorine Dioxide Slow-Releasing Card for Litchi Preservation by Li Guo, Guang Wu, Qingchun Yin, Lin Luo, Hao Deng

“…The results showed that litchi of T1 had significantly (<i>p</i> < 0.05) higher <i>L*</i> and <i>a*</i> values but a lower respiration rate and relative conductivity than CK after 7 days of storage, showing the best pulp qualities and pericarp color. …”
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Investigation of the Influence of Deletional and Non-Deletional Hemoglobin H Disease on Pregnancy Outcomes by Zhao KS, Pan QA, Yang HY, Su JY, Deng L

“…Kai Sun Zhao,1,&ast; Qiao Ai Pan,2,&ast; Hong Yan Yang,2 Jun You Su,2 Li Deng2 1Department of Obstetrics, The Second Nanning People’s Hospital (The Third Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University), Nanning, Guangxi, 530031, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Obstetrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Nanning, Guangxi, 530007, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Li Deng; Junyou Su, Department of Obstetrics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 166, Daxuedong Road, Xixiangtang District, Nanning, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 13877105871 ; +86 15277199813, Email dengli@gxmu.edu.cn; sujunyou@sr.gxmu.edu.cnObjective: The study aimed to provide clinical evidence regarding the perinatal management of HbH disease by comparing and analyzing blood routine, anemia characteristics, and their influence on pregnancy outcomes in patients with common deletional and non-deletional HbH disease at various pregnancy stages.Patients and Methods: From May 2017 to October 2023, a comparative analysis was conducted on pregnant women undergoing treatment at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University and the Second Nanning People’s Hospital. …”
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Epidemiology of Lumbar Puncture and the Validity of Meningeal Signs in Predicting Meningitis in Children: A Cross-sectional Study by Mehjabin, Shiji Joseph, Arun Ravi, Kalyani Pillai

“…Materials and Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in the Department of Paediatrics at Amala Institute of Medical Sciences, Thrissur, Kerala, South India, from August 2018 to July 2019. …”
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Exacerbation of diabetes due to F. Nucleatum LPS-induced SGLT2 overexpression in the renal proximal tubular epithelial cells by Aiko Seki, Koichiro Kajiwara, Jumpei Teramachi, Masahiko Egusa, Takuya Miyawaki, Yoshihiko Sawa

“…Abstract Background Diabetes treatments by the control of sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) is commonly conducted while there are still uncertainties about the mechanisms for the SGLT2 overexpression in kidneys with diabetes. …”
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Pancreatic cancer mortality in South Africa: A case-control study by M L Nhleko, I Edoka, E Musenge

“…A matched case-control study with 1:1 matching was conducted using data collected by Statistics SA from 1997 to 2016. …”
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Mapping Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes in Hunan Province, China by Temesgen Yihunie Akalu, Archie C. A. Clements, Zuhui Xu, Liqiong Bai, Kefyalew Addis Alene

“…Methods: A spatial analysis was conducted using DR-TB data from the Tuberculosis Control Institute of Hunan Province, covering the years 2013 to 2018. …”
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Impact of fear of coronavirus disease 2019 on attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder traits associated with depressive symptoms, functional impairment, and low self-esteem in uni... by Tomoko Suzuki, Toshiyuki Ohtani, Michiko Nakazato, Ariuntuul Garidkhuu, Basilua Andre Muzembo, Shunya Ikeda

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted in a sample of university students in medical-related faculties (n = 1,166). …”
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Characteristics of the macroinvertebrate community structure and their habitat suitability conditions in the Chishui River by Xinyu Li, Long Yan, Xu Zhi, Peng Hu, Chongju Shang, Baolong Zhao

“…The GAM fitting results revealed that the number of macroinvertebrate taxa increased with rising pondus hydrogenii (pH) and electrical conductivity (EC) levels. Species richness initially declined and then rose within certain thresholds of total nitrogen (TN) and total phosphorus (TP) concentrations. …”
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Antihypertensive strategies for the prevention of secondary stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis by ChunQi Wang, Ling Feng, ShuangYan Tu, Dan Wei, Rui Wang, ZhiQiang Deng, YiPing Luo

“…Methods A systematic search of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and Web of Science databases was conducted through January 12, 2024. The search identified randomized controlled trials (RCTs) comparing antihypertensive drugs with control measures (placebo or no treatment) or standard blood pressure control (SBPC) with intensive blood pressure control (IBPC) for recurrent stroke prevention. …”
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Lasater clinical judgment rubric in nursing education: a Turkish validity and reliability study by Esra Sezer, Hilal Yıldız Çelik, Ükke Karabacak, Kathie Lasater

“…Method This study was conducted using a cross-sectional methodological design between April and August 2024. …”
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Prevalence of Cryptococcal Antigenemia and Associated Factors among HIV/AIDS Patients at Felege-Hiwot Referral Hospital, Bahir Dar, Northwest Ethiopia by Mohabaw Jemal, Teshiwal Deress, Teshome Belachew, Yesuf Adem

“…A hospital-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 140 HIV/AIDS patients. A cryptococcal antigen test was performed for all patients along with medical chart and laboratory registration book review. …”
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Medical complexity in emergency and urgent care settings: a scoping review protocol by Diane Lorenzetti, Tanvir C Turin, Sumedh Bele, Eddy Lang, Doreen Rabi, Naomi Popeski, Marie-Claire Uwamahoro, Conne Lategan, Kate Yakubets, Cassandra Chisholm

“…A grey literature search will be conducted in Google and Google Scholar to identify additional information. …”
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