Investigating mental health disparities in rural sexual and gender minority adults: protocol for the rural exploration and approaches to LGBTQ + Mental Health (REALM) prospective c... by Shoshanna L. Fine, Kalai Willis, Iaah L. Lucas, Kirsten F. Siebach, Jennifer L. Glick, Mariah Valentine-Graves, Savannah Winter, Michael Smith, Thomas Waltz, Gina Bailey Herring, Marissa Hannah, Holly C. Wilcox, Travis Sanchez, Stefan D. Baral, Sarah M. Murray

“…Included survey measures will focus on sociodemographic information, mental health, substance use, suicidal behaviors, minority stressors, psychological processes, and other related risk and protective factors. …”
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Transformation and articulation of clinical data to understand students’ clinical reasoning: a scoping review by Marie-France Deschênes, Nicolas Fernandez, Kathleen Lechasseur, Marie-Ève Caty, Busra Meryem Uctu, Yasmine Bouzeghrane, Patrick Lavoie

“…The learning tasks comprised, among others, identifying key findings, translating clinical information, synthesizing cases aloud, and writing a summary statement. …”
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Plasma and Milk Pharmacokinetics and Estimated Milk Withdrawal Time of Tolfenamic Acid in Lactating Sheep by Orhan Corum, Kamil Uney, Devran Coskun, Duygu Durna Corum, Gul Cetin, Muammer Elmas

“…This study may provide valuable information for clinicians’ decision‐making processes.…”
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Messaging with appeal to intrinsic or relational values shows potential to shift demand for wildlife as pets by Harry Marshall, Nigel J. Collar, Alexander C. Lees, Andrew Moss, Pramana Yuda, Stuart J. Marsden

“…The persuasiveness of these messages varied little across bird‐keeping groups, but age‐ and user‐groups differed in their most trusted sources of information and the media they consulted. Our results suggest that appealing to people's concern over the intrinsic value of wildlife or the relational value of cultural heritage might be more effective at shifting demand for wildlife products than more instrumental or utilitarian considerations. …”
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An observational, multigenerational platform for health systems and population health interventions to minimise intergenerational transmission of non-communicable diseases in India... by Vaman Khadilkar, Tarun Reddy Katapally, Jasmin Bhawra, Neha Kajale, Rubina Mandlik, Vivek Patwardhan, Demi Miriam, Dipali Ladkat, Chidvilas More, Ketan Gondhalekar, Anuradha Vaman Khadilkar

“…Participants (children and their parents) are being enrolled through household visits, and by arranging subsequent visits to the primary health facility of HCJMRI. After obtaining informed consent from participants (parents and their children), comprehensive data are being collected from both children and parents, including clinical, behavioural, healthcare access and utilisation, as well as socioeconomic determinants of health. …”
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Prevalence of malaria and associated factors among febrile children under 15 years at Bududa General Hospital, Eastern Uganda by Benson Okongo, Daisy Asiimwe, Clinton Olong, Enoch Muwanguzi, Robert Wagubi

“…Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted between April and June 2023. Informed consent was obtained from parents/guardians before 250 febrile children below 15 years were enrolled in this study. …”
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Don’t assume, ask! A focus group study on end-of-life care planning with people with intellectual disabilities from minoritised ethnic groups by Andrea Bruun, Leon Jordan, Jo Giles, Rhidian Hughes, Rebecca Anderson-Kittow, Irene Tuffrey-Wijne

“…Staff highlighted the need for cultural and religious awareness, which could involve seeking information and receiving training. Opening the conversation about death and dying was seen as a potential facilitator for exploring end-of-life care planning. …”
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Predictive risk factors for adverse events during tooth extraction among elderly patients with cardiovascular diseases by Shaojun Ma, Xu Chen, Yurun Zhai, Xinyi Sun, Jing Sheng, Yun Sun, Haiya Wang

“…To determine the predictive risk factors for AEs, we collected and recorded 62 factors on general characteristics, clinical information, physical and imaging examinations, psychological tests, perioperative characteristics, and surgical characteristics.Results We used a univariate logistic regression model to explore the 62 potential risk factors and included 21 factors in a multivariate model (all P-values < 0.05). …”
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Contagious acquisition of antimicrobial resistance is critical for explaining emergence in western Canadian feedlots—insights from an agent-based modelling tool by Dana Ramsay, Wade McDonald, Michelle Thompson, Nathan Erickson, Sheryl Gow, Nathaniel D. Osgood, Cheryl Waldner

“…The model was directly informed and parameterized with proprietary data from partner veterinary practices and AMU/AMR surveillance data where possible. …”
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Investigation of sexual life and perceived spousal support in female recipients after kidney transplantation by Sennur Kula Sahin, Semra Bulbuloglu

“…In data collection, Personal Information Form, Spousal Support Scale, and Arizona Sexual Experience Scale were used. …”
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CST2 promotes cell proliferation and regulates cell cycle by activating Wnt-β-catenin signalling pathway in serous ovarian cancer by Xiaohua Wang, Sufen Zhao, Yanwei Guo, Chunhui Wang, Shuyu Han, Xingcha Wang

“…Therefore, we aimed to investigate the expression levels, survival outcomes, immune cell infiltration, proliferation, cell cycle, and underlying molecular mechanisms associated with the CST2 signature in SOC.Methods The Cancer Genome Atlas database was used to acquire clinical information and CST2 expression profiles from patients with SOC. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of early childhood caries among preschool children in district Shimla, North India: a cross -sectional study by Seema Thakur, Reetica Sharma, Parul Singhal, Deepak Chauhan

“…Methods An observational cross-sectional study was carried out in various government and private preschools of district Shimla from July 2022 to November 2022 where children in the age group of 3–5 years were screened for ECC using the dmft index and their BMI (body mass index) and salivary pH was recorded. Information regarding socio-economic status (SES), feeding, dietary and oral hygiene habits were collected through questionnaire circulated to the parents. …”
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Research progress on the structure of hydration films at solid–liquid interfaces by Na ZHANG, Jue KOU, Chunbao SUN

“…Both XR and AFM provide information on the thickness and structure of the hydration film on the mineral surface. …”
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Infecciones bacterianas asociadas a la COVID-19 en pacientes de una unidad de cuidados intensivos by Yaumara Aguilera Calzadilla, Yayquier Diaz Morales, Leonardo Abilio Ortiz Díaz, Olga Linee Gonzalez Martínez, Orlando Adolfo Lovelle Enríquez, Maria de Lourdes Sánchez Álvarez

“…Introducción: Los primeros informes de China sugirieron que la coinfección con otros patógenos en la COVID-19 era anómala, las últimas evidencias han demostrado que pueden aparecer otras infecciones, sobre todo en pacientes graves. …”
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Prognostic value of matrix metalloproteinases and transforming growth factor – β in kidney cancer by A. I. Tarasenko, A. N. Rossolovskiy, O. L. Berezinets, A. B. Bucharskaya, S. S. Pakhomiy, A. O. Efimova, G. N. Maslyakova

“…All patients signed an informed consent to participate in the study. All patients at the preoperative stage, in the early (7–10 days) and remote postoperative periods (after 1 and 2 years) were tested by solid‑phase ELISA on a StatFax 4200 analyzer using eBiosence and Cloud‑Clone Corp reagent kits for the serum concentration of oncogenesis markers MMP‑9 and TGF‑β1.Results. …”
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SVM directed machine learning classifier for human action recognition network by Dharmanna Lamani, Pramod Kumar, A Bhagyalakshmi, J. Maria Shanthi, Lakshmana Phaneendra Maguluri, Mohammad Arif, C Dhanamjayulu, Sathish Kumar. K, Baseem Khan

“…This generated input is then supplied into HARNet, which processes spatial and motion information in a single stream in an effective manner, maximizing the benefits of both types of cues. …”
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Construction and validation of risk prediction models for renal replacement therapy in patients with acute pancreatitis by Fei Zuo, Lei Zhong, Jie Min, Jinyu Zhang, Longping Yao

“…Methods A retrospective selection of patients with AP was made from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care IV (MIMIC-IV, version V2.0). …”
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Availability and accessibility of cytotoxic medicines in the WHO model list of essential medicines for childhood cancer in low and lower-middle- income countries: a systematic revi... by Maheeka Seneviwickrama, Sashini Shehana Denagamagei, Surangi Jayakody, Sanjeeva Gunasekera, Guwani Liyanage

“…Barriers included inadequate global drug production, high drug costs, weak regulatory enforcement, poor supply chain management, and insufficient health information systems. Conclusion The findings of our review revealed the failure of LLMICs to meet the WHO- recommended target of 80% availability for EMCCs. …”
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The steps that young people and suicide prevention professionals think the social media industry and policymakers should take to improve online safety. A nested cross-sectional stu... by Jo Robinson, Jo Robinson, Pinar Thorn, Pinar Thorn, Samuel McKay, Samuel McKay, Hannah Richards, Hannah Richards, Rikki Battersby-Coulter, Rikki Battersby-Coulter, Michelle Lamblin, Michelle Lamblin, Laura Hemming, Laura Hemming, Laura Hemming, Louise La Sala, Louise La Sala

“…A systematic search of peer-reviewed and grey literature and roundtables with social media companies, policymakers, and young people informed the questionnaire development. Two expert panels were developed to participate in the overarching Delphi study, one of young people and one of suicide prevention experts; of them 43 young people and 23 professionals participated in the current study. …”
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An organic matter database (OMD): consolidating global residue data from agriculture, fisheries, forestry and related industries by G. Weldesemayat Sileshi, G. Weldesemayat Sileshi, E. Barrios, J. Lehmann, J. Lehmann, F. N. Tubiello

“…The OMD will be updated continuously as new production data are published in FAOSTAT and country-specific conversion coefficients become available. This information is expected to contribute to evidence-based policies and actions in support of sustainable utilization and the transition towards a circular economy. …”
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