Correlation of sarcopenia and depressive mood in older community dwellers: a cross-sectional observational study in China by Lei Chen, Yunlu Sheng, Hanmei Qi, Tingting Tang, Jing Yu, Shan Lv

“…Our objective was to define the correlation between depression and sarcopenia in older Chinese community dwellers.Design The study has a cross-sectional design.Setting The study was conducted in Jiangsu, China.Participants A total of 101 men and 149 women aged 60 years or older were recruited.Outcome measures Lean tissue mass was measured by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometry. …”
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Alternative approaches for monitoring and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis following mass drug treatment with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine and albendazole in East New Britain P... by Krufinta Bun, Benedict Mode, Melinda Susapu, Joyceline Salo, Catherine Bjerum, Michael Payne, Daniel Tisch, Makoto Sekihara, Emanuele Giorgi, Gary J Weil, Peter U Fischer, Leanne Robinson, Moses Laman, Christopher L King

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Two cross-sectional studies were conducted at baseline (N = 49 clusters or villages) and 12 months after mass drug administration (MDA) with IDA (N = 47 villages) to assess lymphatic filariasis (LF) by circulating filarial antigenemia (CFA) and microfilariae (Mf). …”
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International expert consensus on micronutrient supplement use during the early life course by Irene Cetin, Roland Devlieger, Erika Isolauri, Rima Obeid, Francesca Parisi, Stefan Pilz, Lenie van Rossem, Maternal Nutrition Delphi Study Group, Régine Steegers-Theunissen

“…This Delphi study aimed to investigate the level of expert consensus on maternal nutrition and micronutrient needs during preconception, pregnancy and lactation. Methods We conducted a two-round web-based Delphi survey on various topics including general approaches to diet and supplement use, and existing guidelines. …”
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Elucidation of genetic diversity in hawthorn (Crataegus azarolus L.) accessions naturally growing in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Türkiye using morphological, pomological, a... by Yazgan Tunç, Mehmet Yaman, Kadir Uğurtan Yılmaz, Ali Khadivi, Somayeh Goodarzi

“…In the present study, 125 accessions of Crataegus azarolus L. were identified from different regions of hawthorn germplasm in the Eastern Mediterranean region of Türkiye in 2022 and 2023. This study was conducted to detect the morphological, pomological, and molecular genetic variations of the accessions. …”
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Designing the behavioral model of stakeholders in the corporate governance of iran's social security organization and its affiliated companies by Sepahdar Ansarinik, Seyed Jamaledin Tabibi

“…In other words, it explored corporate governance from a behavioral perspective.Methodology: To conduct the research, a theoretical behavioral model was developed based on a review of the literature. …”
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Global research trends on gastrointestinal cancer and mental health (2004–2024): a bibliographic study by Wenjin Han, Tianmeng Wang, Zhiqiang He, Caihua Wang, Zhaozhao Hui, Shuangyan Lei, Nan Hao, Ning Li, Xiaoqin Wang, Xiaoqin Wang

“…Although research is mounting in this field, visual bibliometric analysis has not yet been conducted. This study aims to reveal the research hotspots and frontiers in this field using bibliometrics to guide future research.MethodsThe publications on GI cancer and mental health were retrieved in the Web of Science Core Collection from 2004 to 2024. …”
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Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Standard Precaution Training on Disposition of Occupational Blood Exposure Among Healthcare Trainees: A Pre-Post Intervention Study by Zhang X, Li H, Li N, Li Y, Kong L, Zhang M, Wang P, Ma Y, Ni L, Liu L, Meng X

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of standard precaution training on OBE disposition for healthcare trainees, comparing the differences of “theoretical teaching” and “situational simulation” training methods.Methods: A pre-post intervention study was conducted among 1347 healthcare trainees at a university teaching hospital located in Jining, Shandong Province from July 2023 to September 2023. …”
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Oblique Lumbar Interbody Fusion Combined With Anterolateral Fixation and Cement Augmentation for the Treatment of Degenerative Lumbar Diseases in the Elderly Population: A Retrospe... by Weiqi Han, Lei He, Fei Wang, Xiaofeng Zhao, Cong Jin

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 138 elderly patients with degenerative lumbar diseases treated with OLIF. …”
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Patient experience and burden of haemolytic disease of the foetus and newborn: a systematic review by P. Maurice, J. McCallion, M. Fitzgibbon, J. N. Barthelmes, W. Karmous, E. J. Hardy, S. A. Mitchell, C. R. Mitchell, J. Lee, W. Noel, Andras Borsi, J. M. Jouannic

“…Methods Electronic database searches supplemented by handsearching of grey literature, were conducted to identify studies that reported the clinical patient burden/experience, and economic burden of HDFN in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa (EMEA). …”
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Item-level measurement properties of the pediatric awareness and sensory motor assessment in children with medical complexity by Brooke Mulrenin, Bryant A. Seamon, Carrie Cormack, Kimberly Lane Kascak, Cynthia Dodds

“…., olfactory, visual, auditory, gustatory, and tactile).MethodsIn this retrospective study, a Rasch analysis was conducted on PASMA data for CMC. The PASMA was administered five times over ten weekdays to each child, reflecting its intended clinical use to gain a reliable sense of each child's awareness.ResultsAnalysis of data from 36 CMC revealed that the PASMA is sufficiently unidimensional, effectively measuring sensory awareness and motor response as a single construct. …”
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Prevalence, associated factors, management and outcomes of hypokalaemia in hospitalised patients at a South African tertiary centre by C Burton, M-Y Chothia, A Zemlin, S Lahri

“…To evaluate the prevalence, associated factors, management and risk factors for all-cause mortality in hospitalised adult patients with hypokalaemia at a tertiary centre in SA. Methods. We conducted a retrospective cohort study of all adult patients admitted with, or who developed, hypokalaemia during hospitalisation in 2019. …”
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Molecular Characterization and Risk Factors of Carbapenem-Resistant Hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae Isolated from Chinese Tertiary Hospital by Zhu R, Li J, Lian S, Li Y, Cai M, Cao Y, Xu X

“…Logistic multivariate regression analysis was conducted to confirm the risk factors for CR-hvKp infection.Results: In total, 239 CRKp isolates were obtained. …”
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Study on the comparison between Bosentan and Macitentan in the treatment of persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborns, simultaneously on sildenafil: A randomized double-bli... by Mandana Kashaki, Arash Mohazzab, Mohammad Radgoudarzi, Arash Bordbar, Sama Dabbagh

“…Methods: This randomized, double-blinded non-inferiority clinical trial was conducted in Shahid Akbar Abadi hospital, Tehran, Iran. …”
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Assessing a bundle of peer counseling, mobile phone messages, and mama kits in promoting timely initiation of and exclusive breastfeeding in Uganda: A cluster randomized controlled... by David Mukunya, James K Tumwine, Grace Ndeezi, Milton W Musaba, Justin Bruno Tongun, Josephine Tumuhamye, Agnes Napyo, Faith Oguttu, Daphine Amanya, Beatrice Odongkara, Vincentina Achora, Thorkild Tylleskar, Victoria Nankabirwa

“…<h4>Background</h4>Timely initiation of and exclusive breastfeeding have been recommended as key interventions to enable countries to attain the sustainable development target of reducing neonatal mortality to no more than 12 deaths per 1000 live births and to reduce mortality of children under 5 years to no more than 25 deaths per 1000 live births.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a cluster randomized controlled trial with the main objective to assess the effect of an integrated package consisting of: peer counseling, mobile phone messages, and mama kits on promoting health facility births between January 2018 and February 2019, in Lira district, Northern Uganda. …”
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Computational insights into Sitahe (Leuconotis eugenifolia) bioactive compounds: A promising approach for radioprotection through p53 inhibition by Dian Pribadi Perkasa, Iin Kurnia, Taufik Muhammad Fakih, Teja Kisnanto, Dwi Ramadhani, Harry Nugroho Eko Surniyantoro, Boky Jeanne Tuasikal, Alfian Mahardika Forentin, Mukh Syaifudin

“…In this study, in silico docking simulations were conducted to systematically assess the ability of key phytochemicals from Sitahe to modulate p53 activity, a critical gene in DNA repair and cancer therapy. …”
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Asymptomatic Bacteriuria among Pregnant Women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: Prevalence, Causal Agents, and Their Antimicrobial Susceptibility by Ketema Bizuwork, Haile Alemayehu, Girmay Medhin, Wondwossen Amogne, Tadesse Eguale

“…A health facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted from March to June 2019. Urine samples from a total of 281 pregnant women with no symptoms of urinary tract infection were tested for ASBU. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Associated Factors towards Nonpharmacological Pain Management among Nurses Working at Amhara Region Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Ethiopia by Esayas Alemshet Tekletsadik, Abebaw Alemayehu Desta, Belayneh Shetie Workneh

“…An institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted from April to May 30, 2021. A total of 845 nurses were selected using a simple random sampling technique. …”
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Genetically predicted causal link between the plasma lipidome and pancreatic diseases: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study by Liaoyi Lin, Yingbao Huang, Songzan Qian, Lifang Chen, Houzhang Sun

“…Two pancreatitis datasets from UK Biobank were employed as the validation cohort. MR analysis was conducted to assess the relationship between the genetically predicted plasma lipidome and these pancreatic diseases. …”
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Analysis of argument structure constructions in the large language model BERT by Pegah Ramezani, Pegah Ramezani, Achim Schilling, Achim Schilling, Patrick Krauss, Patrick Krauss

“…In this study, we investigate the processing and representation of Argument Structure Constructions (ASCs) in the BERT language model, extending previous analyses conducted with Long Short-Term Memory (LSTM) networks. …”
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The Exposure Assessment in Current Time Study: Implementation, Feasibility, and Acceptability of Real-Time Data Collection in a Community Cohort of Illicit Drug Users by Gregory D. Kirk, Beth S. Linas, Ryan P. Westergaard, Damani Piggott, Robert C. Bollinger, Larry W. Chang, Andrew Genz

“…Of 113 individuals enrolled, 109 completed study procedures during four trials conducted from November 2008 to May 2013. Methods. …”
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