Preventing and addressing youth vaping in British Columbia, Canada: Evidence from triangulation of a scoping review of vaping policy and qualitative interviews with school-aged you... by Ramona H. Sharma, Sarah J. Dow-Fleisner, Laura L. Struik

“…The scoping review, conducted in 2020 and updated in 2024, followed the Arksey and O'Malley framework and incorporated guidelines from PRISMA to ensure comprehensive identification of relevant policies across government, health, and educational domains. The interviews, conducted in 2020 and 2021 in the Okanagan region of British Columbia, were analyzed using NVivo software through conventional content analysis, an inductive approach where two coders collaboratively identified categories and sub-categories from participant responses using a finalized codebook. …”
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Evaluation of the training program of the community medicine interns based on the Kirkpatrick model by Bahar Moarrab, Lida Jarahi, Seyed Masoud Hosseini, Ali Emadzadeh, Roya Moallem, Mojtaba Mousavi Bazaz

“…All medical students who were community medicine interns in health centers in Mashhad during four academic years were included in the study by census method (n = 568). …”
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Equity of human resource allocation in centers for disease control and prevention in China based on agglomeration degree by FAN Jun，JIN Yuya，GAO Weiwei

“…Methods: The number, age, educational level and professional title of CDCs personnel from 2017 to 2021 were collected from China Health Statistics Yearbook and China Statistical Yearbook. …”
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Monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio as a marker of the presence and progression of diabetic kidney disease by Wentao Yang, Yuanlong Zhong, Pengying Zhou, Donghui Lu

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Biting force and tongue muscle strength as useful indicators for eating and swallowing capability assessment among elderly patients by Xinmiao Wang, Gangying Zheng, Mingsong Su, Yanqiu Chen, Hua Xie, Weijia Han, Qing Yang, Jianqin Sun, Jianshe Chen

“…Weakened capability of eating and swallowing is common among elderly population, affecting negatively on their health and well-being. This work measured occlusal force and tongue muscle strength of elderly patients and then assessed whether correlations existed between oral physiological properties and the eating and swallowing capability. …”
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Chemical Composition and Antimicrobial Potential of Palm Leaf Extracts from Babaçu (Attalea speciosa), Buriti (Mauritia flexuosa), and Macaúba (Acrocomia aculeata) by Adriana Idalina Torcato de Oliveira, Talal Suleiman Mahmoud, Guilherme Nobre L. do Nascimento, Juliana Fonseca Moreira da Silva, Raphael Sanzio Pimenta, Paula Benevides de Morais

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Level of tuberculosis-related stigma and associated factors in Ugandan communities. by Derrick Kimuli, Florence Nakaggwa, Norah Namuwenge, Vincent Kamara, Mabel Nakawooya, Geofrey Amanya, Philip Tumwesigye, Daniel Mwehire, Deus Lukoye, Miriam Murungi, Seyoum Dejene, Jaffer Byawaka, Norbert Mubiru, Stavia Turyahabwe, Barbara Amuron, Daraus Bukenya

“…Studies about TB stigma done in Uganda so far have been limited in scope and focused on data collected health facilities. In this study we report TB related stigma at community level for the period 2021/2022. …”
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Metabolic Perturbations and Severe COVID-19 Disease: Implication of Molecular Pathways by Ersilia Nigro, Fabio Perrotta, Rita Polito, Vito D’Agnano, Filippo Scialò, Andrea Bianco, Aurora Daniele

“…The impact of metabolic disorders on the prognosis of COVID-19 has major implications in public health especially for countries affected by a high incidence of metabolic diseases.…”
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Application of psychobiotics in clinical treatment of mental disorders: Neurodevelopmental disorders, neurodegenerative diseases, depression and anxiety by Jingwei Cui, Wenxin Wang, Yue Tang, Siyuan Feng, Hong Liu, Zikai Hao

“…Abstract Psychobiotics are a distinct category of probiotics known for their beneficial effects on human health, particularly in influencing mental well‐being. …”
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Perfil do desenvolvimento dos escolares de 7 a 14 anos do município de Marechal Cândido Rondon by Herton Xavier Corseuil

“…Desenvolvimento: A amostra abrangeu 1.185 escolares de ambos os sexos, com medições de peso e estatura realizadas conforme os padrões do NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics). A análise incluiu variáveis socioeconômicas, composição familiar e hábitos cotidianos. …”
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Callus Formation in Fractured Femur of Rats Treated with Injection of Human Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cell-Conditioned Medium by Marla Anggita, Widagdo Sri Nugroho, Yuda Heru Fibrianto, Setyo Budhi, Teguh Budipitojo

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Association between osteoarthritis and cognitive function: results from the NHANES 2011–2014 and Mendelian randomization study by Kun Zhao, Liuyan Nie, Jingting Zhao, Yankai Dong, Kaixiu Jin, Song Wang, Xiangming Ye

“…Objectives: We aimed to investigate associations between OA and cognitive function using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) and to investigate the causality using Mendelian randomization (MR). …”
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Diversity of avenanthramide content in wild and cultivated oats by S. Leonova, A. Gnutikov, I. Loskutov, E. Blinova, K.-E. Gustafsson, O. Olsson

“…Oat grains accumulate substantial amounts of various phenolic compounds that possess biological activity and have a potential to considerably increase health benefits of oats as a food. Avenanthramides (AVA) is an important group of these compounds due to their antioxidant, anti-itching, anti-inflammatory, antiproliferative activities.Materials and methods. …”
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Machine Learning Algorithm for Estimating Surface PM2.5 in Thailand by Pawan Gupta, Shanshan Zhan, Vikalp Mishra, Aekkapol Aekakkararungroj, Amanda Markert, Sarawut Paibong, Farrukh Chishtie

“…The trained MLA has the potential to reprocess the MERRA2 timeseries for the region, and the bias corrected data can be used in other applications such as long-term trend analysis and health exposure studies. The MLA can also be applied to GEOS forecasted fields to generate bias corrected air quality forecasts for the region.…”
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Exploring determinant factors influencing muscle quality and sarcopenia in Bilbao's older adult population through machine learning: A comprehensive analysis approach. by Naiara Virto, Danielle Marie Dequin, Xabier Río, Amaia Méndez-Zorrilla, Begoña García-Zapirain

“…Early detection of these geriatric pathologies holds significant potential, enabling the implementation of interventions that may slow or reverse their progression, thereby improving the individual's overall health and quality of life. In this context, artificial intelligence opens up new opportunities to identify the key identifying factors of these pathologies, thus facilitating earlier intervention and personalized treatment approaches.…”
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Saintes/Mediolanum, cité des Santons et Bordeaux/Burdigala, cité des Bituriges Vivisques : destins croisés by Louis Maurin, Alain Bouet, Eneko Hiriart, Guilhem Landreau, Christophe Sireix, Dominique Tardy

“…AD, above all in the establishing of an urban layout and the construction of structures for convenience and health (fountains, aqueducts); though none of this is that distinctive for Roman Gaul. …”
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Association between triglyceride glucose index-related indices and kidney stones in adults based on NHANES 2007–2020 by Ming Liu, Ping Yang, Yunpeng Gou

“…This study aimed to assess the associations between these TyG-related indices and kidney stones.MethodsThis cross-sectional study analyzed data from 10,824 participants obtained from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) conducted between 2007 and 2020. …”
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Correlation between neutrophil percentage-to-albumin ratio and all-cause and cerebrovascular mortality among hypertension patients by You Li, Cheng Yu

“…The database of the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey provided the patient data for hypertension. …”
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Identification and In Vitro Antimicrobial Susceptibility of Brucella Species Isolated from Human Brucellosis by Rohaidah Hashim, Norazah Ahmad, Jama’ayah Mohamed Zahidi, B. Y. Tay, Azura Mohd Noor, Sakina Zainal, Hazwani Hamzah, S. H. Hamzah, T. S. Chow, P. S. Wong, K. N. Leong

“…Brucellosis is a world-wide zoonotic disease with a major impact on the public health. Due to the high risk of laboratory acquired infection, limited laboratory investigations were performed on this organism, including detailed identification and susceptibility study. …”
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Mesenchymal Stromal Cells Mediate Clinically Unpromising but Favourable Immune Responses in Kidney Transplant Patients by Urvashi Kaundal, Raja Ramachandran, Amit Arora, Deepesh B. Kenwar, Ratti Ram Sharma, Ritambhra Nada, Mukut Minz, Vivekanand Jha, Aruna Rakha

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