Effectiveness of Video Teletherapy in Treating Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder in Children and Adolescents With Exposure and Response Prevention: Retrospective Longitudinal Observati... by Jamie D Feusner, Nicholas R Farrell, Mia Nunez, Nicholas Lume, Catherine W MacDonald, Patrick B McGrath, Larry Trusky, Stephen Smith, Andreas Rhode

“…Some of these barriers may be addressed with virtual behavioral health, providing ERP for OCD through video teletherapy and supplemented by app-based therapeutic tools and messaging support between sessions. …”
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Highly Sensitive In Vivo Imaging of Bacterial Infections with a Hydrophilicity‐Switching, Self‐Immobilizing, Near‐Infrared Fluorogenic β‐Lactamase Probe Enriched within Bacteria... by Fangfang Chen, Yuyao Li, Yan Peng, Yifan Zhu, Gao He, Zhengwei Zhang, Hexin Xie

“…Abstract The emergence of antibiotic resistance, particularly bacterial resistance to β‐lactam antibiotics, the most widely prescribed therapeutic agents for infectious diseases, poses a significant threat to public health worldwide. The discovery of effective therapies against antibiotic‐resistant pathogens has become an urgent need, necessitating innovative approaches to accelerate the identification and development of novel antibacterial agents. …”
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Network pharmacology and experimental verification reveal the mechanism of Qingfei Tongluo mixture in treating pulmonary fibrosis by Ying Zhou, Wenlong Wang, Wanping Zhu, Tingting Cai, Nannan Wang, Xia Liu, Wenmin Wang, Kequn Chai

“…Background: Pulmonary fibrosis (PF) is a chronic interstitial lung disease posing significant health risks. This study aimed to investigate the therapeutic mechanism of Qingfei Tongluo mixture (QTm) in treating PF by combining network pharmacology and experimental verification. …”
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Using the Oxford Foot Model to determine the association between objective measures of foot function and results of the AOFAS Ankle-Hindfoot Scale and the Foot Function Index: a pr... by Frank Krummenauer, Tanja Kostuj, Felix Stief, Kirsten Anna Hartmann, Katharina Schaper, Mohammad Arabmotlagh, Mike H Baums, Andrea Meurer, Sebastian Lieske

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Identification and Analysis of Components in Yizhi Granule and Cynomolgus Monkey Plasma after Oral Administration by UPLC/ESI-Q-TOF MS and Their Protective Effects on PC12 Cells by Erwei Hao, Jianfeng Qin, Wei Wei, Jianhua Miao, Yan Xie, Xianglong Pan, Hangxuan Wu, Jinling Xie, Xiaosu Fan, Zhengcai Du, Xiaotao Hou, Jiagang Deng

“…Yizhi Granule (YZG) is a health food containing six traditional Chinese medicines (TCMs). …”
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Trends and future predictions of chronic kidney disease due to diabetes mellitus type 2 attributable to dietary risks: insights based on GBD 2021 data by Ming Xu, Ming Xu, Hongxia Wei, Hongxia Wei, Dongqing Lv, Dongqing Lv, Yanhong Wei, Yanhong Wei, Ziang Liu, Ziang Liu, Yi Zhang, Yi Zhang, Yunfeng Liu, Yunfeng Liu, Yunfeng Liu

“…Socio-demographic index (SDI) is negatively correlated with the CKD-T2DM burden attributable to dietary risk factors.ConclusionPublic health interventions that target dietary changes can significantly reduce the global burden of CKD-T2DM.…”
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Isolation, purification, structural characteristic and antioxidative property of polysaccharides from A. cepa L. var. agrogatum Don by Hongcheng Liu, Hongxiu Fan, Jing Zhang, Shanshan Zhang, Wenting Zhao, Tingting Liu, Dawei Wang

“…Allium cepa L. var. agrogatum Don (ALAP) is commonly consumed in China as well as other regions and has various beneficial health effects. A novel acidic polysaccharide (named ALAP-21) was obtained from ALAP by ultrasonic and microwave-assisted extraction and purification using DEAE-52 anion exchange and Sephadex G-100 columns. …”
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Extraction of collagen from by-products of Amazonian fish tambaqui, Colossoma macropomum and pirarucu Arapaima gigas by Alexandre Augusto Barai, Antônio José Inhamuns, Tiago Cabral Nóbrega, Cristiane Cunha Guimarães, Lígia dos Santos Mourão, Antonio Fabio Lopes de Souza, Fagnaldo Braga Pontes, Flávia Dayane Félix Farias, Joana Maia Mendes, João Paulo Ferreira Rufino, Adriano Teixeira de Oliveira

“…Several high-value commercial products, such as collagen, have been developed from by-products of the fish processing industry due to their wide range of applications and importance for human health. This study aimed to extract, determine the yield, and characterize the collagen obtained from the scales of Colossoma macropomum and Arapaima gigas. …”
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Effectiveness and Side Effect Incidence in a Real-World Digital Weight-Loss Service Using Compounded Semaglutide: A Retrospective Comparative Study by Louis Talay, Matt Vickers

“…When Semaglutide has become commercially unavailable, digital weight-loss services (DWLSs) have prescribed a compounded form of the medication—a practice in which health professionals formulate a replica of the commercial medication to serve ongoing patient needs. …”
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Peroral Endoscopic myotomy (POEM) in pediatric achalasia: a retrospective cohort on institutional experience and quality of life by Thijs Kuipers, Carlijn Mussies, Aaltje Lei, Gwen M.C. Masclee, Marc A. Benninga, Paul Fockens, Barbara A.J. Bastiaansen, Albert J. Bredenoord, Michiel P. van Wijk

“…Patients with an Eckardt score > 3 had a significantly worse general (Kidscreen-52: physical score 44.7 vs. 52.4; p = 0.011; mental score: 42.5 vs. 51.3; p = 0.038) and disease specific (35 vs. 16; p = 0.017) quality of life compared to those with an Eckardt ≤ 3. The SF-36 mental health component score was significantly lower (44.2 vs. 53.1; p = 0.036) in patients treated with POEM compared to those treated with PD and LHM. …”
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Multi-task aquatic toxicity prediction model based on multi-level features fusion by Xin Yang, Jianqiang Sun, Bingyu Jin, Yuer Lu, Jinyan Cheng, Jiaju Jiang, Qi Zhao, Jianwei Shuai

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Ontogeny and function of the intestinal epithelial and innate immune cells during early development of chicks: to explore in ovo immunomodulatory nutrition by Habtamu Ayalew, Changchun Xu, Assefa Adane, Astrid Lissette Barreto Sanchez, Siman Li, Jing Wang, Shugeng Wu, Kai Qiu, Guanghai Qi, Haijun Zhang

“…Intestinal epithelial cells (IECs) and innate immune cells in the gastrointestinal tract (GIT) of chickens play crucial roles in pathogens defense and maintaining gut health. However, their effectiveness influenced with their developmental and functional stages during pre and post hatch periods of chick. …”
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Association of lower-limb strength with different fall histories or prospective falls in community-dwelling older people: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ringo Tang-Long Zhu, Jenny Jing-Jing Zuo, Ke-Jing Li, Freddy Man Hin Lam, Arnold Yu Lok Wong, Lin Yang, Xue Bai, Man Sau Wong, Timothy Kwok, Yong-Ping Zheng, Christina Zong-Hao Ma

“…Abstract Background Fall is a major health threat to older people. The lower-limb power and rate of torque or force development (RTD or RFD) are prominently affected by aging and are crucial for maintaining postural balance. …”
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Unraveling the Role of Oxygen Pulse Variability in Endurance Exercise Training in Individuals with COPD: A Novel Approach to Response of Oxygen Pulse and Quality of Life in Pulmona... by Huang SY, Hsieh PC, Huang KL, Yang MC, Jao LY, Tzeng IS, Lan CC, Wu YK

“…Shiang-Yu Huang,1 Po-Chun Hsieh,2 Kuo-Liang Huang,3,4 Mei-Chen Yang,3,4 Lun-Yu Jao,3,4 I-Shiang Tzeng,5 Chou-Chin Lan,3,4,* Yao-Kuang Wu3,4,* 1Division of Respiratory Therapy, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China; 2Department of Chinese Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation; School of Post-Baccalaureate Chinese Medicine, Tzu Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan, Republic of China; 3Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China; 4School of Medicine, Tzu-Chi University, Hualien, Taiwan; 5Department of Research, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yao-Kuang Wu, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Taipei Tzu Chi Hospital, Buddhist Tzu Chi Medical Foundation, 289, Jianguo Road, Xindian City, New Taipei City, 23142, Taiwan, Republic of China, Tel +886-2-6628-9779 ext. 2259, Fax +886-2-6628-9009, Email drbfci@yahoo.com.twBackground: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is characterized by airway inflammation, airflow limitation, reduced health-related quality of life (HRQL), and exercise intolerance. …”
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Implementasi Data Mining untuk Deteksi Penyakit Ginjal Kronis (PGK) menggunakan K-Nearest Neighbor (KNN) dengan Backward Elimination by Ikhsan Wisnuadji Gamadarenda, Indra Waspada

“…Abstract Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is a health problem for people around the world with increasing incidence. …”
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Development of indicators and analysis of barriers for assessment and prevention of cutaneous graft-versus-host disease after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children by YANG Liling, ZHAN Sha, XUE Xiaoyan, CHEN Kai, LIU Qing, WANG Li, WANG Yiyi, WU Meng, LU Qunfeng

“…Objective·To gain a comprehensive understanding of the current clinical status of assessment and prevention of cutaneous graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) after haematopoietic stem cell transplantation in children, construct review indicators, analyze obstacles and facilitators in the process of conducting the study in light of clinical reality, and formulate strategies for change.Methods·Utilizing the JBI Evidence-Based Health Care Model as a theoretical guiding framework, the clinical problem was clarified. …”
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Molecular characterization and lineage analysis of canine astrovirus strains from dogs with gastrointestinal disease in Ecuador based on ORF-2 gene analysis by Anthony Loor-Giler, Anthony Loor-Giler, Silvana Santander-Parra, Sara Castillo-Reyes, Martín Campos, Martín Campos, Renan Mena-Perez, Renan Mena-Perez, Santiago Prado-Chiriboga, Santiago Prado-Chiriboga, Luis Nunez, Luis Nunez

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Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection in the Czech Republic by Roman Chlibek, Jan Smetana, Kateřina Kybicová, Martina Malikova, Frederick J. Angulo, Alexandra Loew-Baselli, Ye Tan, Aleš Ondřejíček, Gordon Brestrich, Andreas Pilz, Jennifer C. Moïsi, James H. Stark

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A patient-led survey on information and communication needs of patients with metastatic breast cancer in Ireland and Northern Ireland (CTRIAL-IE 23–05) by Siobhan Gaynor, Yvonne O'Meara, Emer Mulvaney, Rachel J. Keogh, Catherine S. Weadick, Fran J. Duane, Ann Mc Brien, Helen Greally, Mary Jane O'Leary, Ieva Teiserskyte, Isabel Beristain, Jacinta Marron, Eibhlin Mulroe, Vicky Donachie, Sarah Mc Loughlin, Seamus O'Reilly

“…The symptom burden of respondents was high, 87 % experienced mental health issues and 68 % of those with menopausal symptoms were dissatisfied with the support. …”
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Efficacy of Moringa oleifera Seed Husk as Adsorptive Agent for Trihalomethanes from a Water Treatment Plant in Southwestern, Nigeria by Aderonke Adetutu Okoya, Olasunkanmi Olalekan Olaiya, Abimbola Bankole Akinyele, Nnenneh Oruada Ochor

“…Moringa oleifera (MO) has found wide acceptance by many people in Nigeria who have used it for food for both humans and fauna, for health purposes, and as a coagulant for water treatment. …”
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