Enhancing HIV Cognitive Abilities and Self-Management Through Information Technology–Assisted Interventions: Scoping Review by Hao Huang, MeiLian Xie, Zhen Yang, AiPing Wang

“…We aim to compile existing evidence through this scoping review to identify potential avenues for future research. MethodsWe followed the scoping review framework proposed by the Joanna Briggs Institute for the synthesis and reporting of evidence. …”
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Evaluation of Blood Culture Results in Patients with Malignancy in Erzurum Province, Turkey by Osman Aktas, Ozgür Akbaba, Muhammet Hamidullah Uyanik, Hakan Uslu

“… Background: Bloodstream infections are a serious public health problem that requires follow-up with blood culture; this negatively affects the course of the disease and patient healthcare costs in patients with malignancy. …”
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The effect of thermoelectric craniocerebral cooling device on protecting brain functions in post-cardiac arrest syndrome by Aydın Nadir, Deniz Kara, Ayda Turkoz

“…Patients were cooled using a hypothermia helmet to achieve a target temperature of 32°C–34°C, maintained for 36–72 h, followed by controlled rewarming and normothermia for 72 h. …”
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Spawning biology, breeding, and larval rearing techniques for Xenentodon cancila (Hamilton) for aquaculture and recreational use in Bangladesh: The first approach by Paul Shyamal Kumar, Sarker Bhakta Supratim, Sultana Nahid, Pall Jewel Chandra, Perven Tania, Saha Debasish, Majumdar Priyanka Rani

“…After 28 days, D3 had the highest survival rate (47.5 ± 4.62%), followed by D2 (31 ± 2.42%), and D1 (18 ± 1.54%). The findings will be useful for hatcheries, fish farmers, the ornamental fish sector, and biodiversity protection.…”
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Immunoexpression of P16 and Ki 67 in oral squamous cell carcinoma: Association with clinicopathological parameters. by Shadan Mohamad Omer, Payman Anwar Rashid

“…Lower lip was the most common site of the tumor followed by upper lip and tongue (42.0%, 26.0% and 18.0%, respectively). …”
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Effects of Smoking on Intima-Media Thickness of the Common Carotid Artery Using Ultrasonography by Asmaa Mustafa Alsiddig, Ibrahim Abdelrhim Ali

“…While there were statistically significant differences in intima-media thickness (IMT), peak systolic velocity (PSV), and end-diastolic velocity (EDV), regular follow-up of individuals with a history of smoking is recommended to detect carotid intimal changes earlier.…”
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Knowledge of mothers on diaper dermatitis management and associated factors in Ethiopia by Atoma Negera, Midekso Sento, Gemechu Tola

“…Over one-third (37.1%) of mothers used Vaseline to treat DD at home, followed by baby powder (35.1%). The majority (83.6%) of mothers uses disposable diapers only, and 84.8% change 0–2 times per day. …”
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Level of Acceptance of Illness and Its Association with Quality of Life among Patients with Epilepsy in North Shewa, Ethiopia by Yonas Teshome, Yerukneh Solomon, Feredegn Talargia, Negese Worku, Abreham Shitaw, Abebaye Aragaw Leminie

“…Cognitive domain (r=0.498, p<0.001) demonstrated the highest correlation followed by overall quality of life (r=0.489, p<0.001), seizure worry (r=0.433, p<0.001), energy/fatigue (r=0.342, p<0.001), and emotional well-being (r=0.278, p<0.001). …”
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An Outdoor Walking Program for Immigrant Muslim Older Adults: A Community‐Based Participatory Intervention by Jordana Salma, Shelby Yamamoto, Nancy M Salbach, Ruth Barclay, Allyson Jones

“…A fitness instructor delivered the weekly program that was followed by individual semistructured interviews to explore participants' satisfaction and program acceptance. …”
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Saudi Arabia: an epidemiological population-based study by Mohammed A. Alshehri, Husain Y. Alkhlady, Zuhier A. Awan, Mohammed Ridha Algethami, Hadiah B. Al Mahdi, Hussam Daghistani, Khalid Orayj

“…The highest proportion of participants resided in the Makkah region at 35.77%, followed by the Riyadh region at 25.75%. The overall prevalence of CKD was 4.76%, with most having CKD in stage 3 (3.5%). …”
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Implementation effectiveness of ‘Problem solving for better health’ training in Lesotho using mixed methods and the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance (... by Doris Akolbire, Lora L. Sabin, Paballo P. Lethunya, Abhinav Sharma, Howard J. Cabral, Brian W. Jack, Nancy A. Scott

“…Some participants were able to start their projects but the inconsistency in follow-through suggests a need for more research into the factors that can improve completion of implementation for better health outcomes.…”
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Joint association of the inflammatory marker and cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality: a national prospective study by Yifei Cao, Wenfeng Wang, Shidong Xie, Yanfang Xu, Zishan Lin

“…Results Over a median follow-up of 109 months, 5,583 all-cause deaths and 1,843 CVD-specific deaths occurred. …”
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Sneak Peek: Food, Waste, and Packaging Characteristics of South Australian School Children’s Lunchboxes by Neha Kishan Lalchandani, Clare Hume, Lynne Giles, Shona Crabb, Jo Hendrikx, Caroline Miller

“…Grain foods dominated (with at least half of them being discretionary varieties), with 92% of lunchboxes having at least one item from that category, followed by fruits (78%), snacks (62%), dairy (32%), and vegetables (26%). …”
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Research Progress on the Brain Effect Mechanism of Tai Chi Chuan Training by WANG Yajun, XU Shurui, LIU Jiao

“…However, there are still some limitations in the present researches such as the small sample size, monomodal brain imaging, the lack of longitudinal/long-term follow-up study and lack of dose-effect relationship study, etc. …”
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Long-Term Anatomic and Functional Outcomes after Macular Hole Surgery by Karolina Kaźmierczak, Joanna Stafiej, Joanna Stachura, Paweł Żuchowski, Grażyna Malukiewicz

“…To evaluate the structural and functional outcomes in patients who underwent macular hole (MH) surgery in the long-term follow-up. Materials and Methods. Forty-four eyes of 40 patients (28 females and 12 males) were examined. …”
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Clinical and ultrasound assessment of body composition in preterm infants at discharge: an observational study by Beatriz del Rey Hurtado de Mendoza, Montserrat Izquierdo Renau, Elsa García González, Carla Balcells-Esponera, Emilio J Inarejos Clemente, Isabel Iglesias-Platas

“…Objectives While the target of growth of very preterm infants (VPIs) during Neonatal Intensive care unit (NICU) admission is still controversial, the most accepted objective is that they should follow their intrauterine trajectory in terms of growth and body composition (BC). …”
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Manganese ferrite-graphite oxide-chitosan nanocomposite for efficient dye removal from aqueous and textile wastewater under UV and sunlight irradiation by Nazila Mohammad Hosseini, Shabnam Sheshmani, Ashraf S. Shahvelayati

“…The photocatalytic process followed pseudo-second-order kinetics (R2 = 0.99). …”
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Time to neonatal mortality and its predictors among preterm neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit in northern Ethiopia, 2023/2024: a retrospective cohort study by Brhanu Fisseha, Eskedar Berhanie Gidey, Berhe Gebrehiwot Tewele, Teklehaimanot Gereziher Haile

“…It is better to give full emphasis and close follow-up to preterm neonates, especially during the early neonatal period.…”
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Clinical Evaluation of Faricimab in Real-World Diabetic Macular Edema in India- A Multicenter Observational Study by Chakraborty D, Das S, Maiti A, Sinha TK, Das A, Sheth J, Boral SK, Mondal S, Nandi K

“…Patients received three monthly loading doses followed by a pro-re-nata regimen, with outcomes measured for best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), central macular thickness (CMT), intraretinal fluid (IRF), subretinal fluid (SRF), and hyperreflective foci (HRF).Results: Significant improvements in BCVA were observed in both treatment-naïve and recalcitrant groups, with greater gains in the naïve group (p< 0.001). …”
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Survival outcomes of marijuana users in p16 positive oropharynx cancer patients by Han Zhang, Michael Xie, Marc Levin, Stuart D. Archibald, B. Stanley Jackson, J. E. M. Young, Michael K. Gupta

“…A physical review of clinic records was undertaken to extract relevant patient, tumor, treatment, follow-up, as well as survival data. Patients greater than 17 years of age with pathologically proven p16 positive OPSCC were included. …”
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