The efficacy of telemedicine interventions on quality of life and depression in individuals with spinal cord injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis by YinHu Tan, Xue Liang, Wei Ming, HuiMin Xing, Yan Liang, Yang Wang, Emmanuel Onyebuchi Onodu

“…ObjectiveThe purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to examine the impact of telemedicine interventions on the quality of life (QoL) and depression in individuals with spinal cord injury (SCI).MethodsA literature search was conducted in four electronic databases (PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE, and the Cochrane Library) from their inception to February 1, 2024. Two authors independently screened the studies and extracted the data. …”
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Association between Visceral Fat and Bone Mineral Density in Both Male and Female Patients with Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency by Linman Li, Li Zhong, Xiaoya Zheng, Wenyi You, Yunting Wang, Jihui Yu, Xun Wu, Wei Ren, Gangyi Yang

“…After adjusting for the other covariates, VATM was found to be independently correlated with the BMD in female patients with AGHD. …”
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Dual-energy CT-derived virtual noncalcium imaging to assess bone marrow lesions in patients with knee osteoarthritis by Wei Chen, Limin Liu, Heng Zhao, Hui Li, Jing Luo, Yao-lin Qu, Dan Zhang, Ya-han He, Yi-sha Pan, Fang Gao, Hua-zhi Liao, Xiao-long Chen, Hao Lei, De-qiu Tang, Fei Peng

“…VNCa images and MRI were independently scored by three readers using a four-level scoring system over 15 anatomical subregions in each knee joint. …”
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Endothelial Dysfunction Correlates with Liver Fibrosis in Chronic HCV Infection by Michele Barone, Maria Teresa Viggiani, Annabianca Amoruso, Serafina Schiraldi, Annapaola Zito, Fiorella Devito, Francesca Cortese, Michele Gesualdo, Natale Brunetti, Alfredo Di Leo, Pietro Scicchitano, Marco Matteo Ciccone

“…HCV advanced liver fibrosis promotes atherosclerosis by inducing endothelial dysfunction independently of common cardiovascular risk factors.…”
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Family factors associated with dental caries among 5-year-old preschool children by Giovanna Torqueto Castilho, Marília Narducci Pessoa, Caroline Correa de Oliveira, Letícia Santos Alves de Melo, Elaine Pereira Silva Tagliaferro, Vanessa Pardi

“…Data on sociodemographic factors, family routines, and oral health practices were gathered via a self-administered questionnaire completed independently by caregivers. Children received a dental clinical examination at school and caries experience was recorded using the dmft and SiC (Significant Caries index) indexes following the World Health Organization (WHO) criteria.ResultsData analysis was performed using Chi-square and multiple logistic regression using a significance level of 5%. …”
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What are healthcare providers’ understandings and experiences of compassion? The healthcare compassion model: a grounded theory study of healthcare providers in Canada by Aynharan Sinnarajah, Shane Sinclair, Thomas F Hack, Shelley Raffin-Bouchal, Susan McClement, Kelli Stajduhar, Pavneet Singh, Neil A Hagen, Harvey Max Chochinov

“…Although most healthcare providers desire to provide compassion, and patients and families expect to receive it, an evidence-based understanding of the construct and its associated dimensions from the perspective of healthcare providers is needed.Objectives The aim of this study was to investigate healthcare providers’ perspectives and experiences of compassion in order to generate an empirically derived, clinically informed model.Design Data were collected via focus groups with frontline healthcare providers and interviews with peer-nominated exemplary compassionate healthcare providers. Data were independently and collectively analysed by the research team in accordance with Straussian grounded theory.Setting and participants 57 healthcare providers were recruited from urban and rural palliative care services spanning hospice, home care, hospital-based consult teams, and a dedicated inpatient unit within Alberta, Canada.Results Five categories and 13 associated themes were identified, illustrated in the Healthcare Provider Compassion Model depicting the dimensions of compassion and their relationship to one another. …”
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Integrated malaria vector control strategies and their effectiveness in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review protocol for interventional studies by Diederick E Grobbee, Lihanimpo Djalogue, Marianne van der Sande, Patrice Ngangue, Gountante Kombate, Kamba Andre-Marie Soubeiga

“…An inclusion criterion will be used to independently assess full-text copies of potentially relevant articles by two review authors. …”
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Child Maltreatment and Medical Traumatic Stress—A Double-Edged Sword by Rony Kapel Lev-ari, Roy Aloni, Amit Shalev, Avi Elbaz, Yael L. E. Ankri, Shiri Ben-David, Naomi Kahana Levy, Fortu Benarroch, Amichai Ben-Ari

“…Prior trauma and child maltreatment independently contributed to heightened medical distress. …”
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Associations between White Blood Cell Count and the Development of Incidental Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Goh Eun Chung, Jeong Yoon Yim, Donghee Kim, Min-Sun Kwak, Jong In Yang, Su Jin Chung, Sun Young Yang, Joo Sung Kim

“…We demonstrated that the risk of developing NAFLD was significantly associated with WBC counts independently of metabolic factors. This finding provides novel evidence indicating that serum WBC counts may be potential surrogate markers of NAFLD.…”
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Astrocytic HIV-1 Nef Expression Decreases Glutamate Transporter Expression in the Nucleus Accumbens and Increases Cocaine-Seeking Behavior in Rats by Jessalyn Pla-Tenorio, Bethzaly Velazquez-Perez, Yainira Mendez-Borrero, Myrella L. Cruz, Marian T. Sepulveda-Orengo, Richard J. Noel

“…Results: The findings indicate that both cocaine and Nef independently decrease the expression of the glutamate transporter GLT-1 in the NAc. …”
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Role of artificial intelligence in imaging and endoscopy for the diagnosis, monitoring and prognostication of inflammatory bowel disease: a scoping review protocol by Mallory Chavannes, Bram Verstockt, Mariangela Allocca, David T Rubin, Kerri Novak, Lynn Kysh, Noa Krugliak Cleveland, Michael Todd Dolinger, Tom S Robbins, Shintaro Sagami

“…Two reviewers will independently screen the abstracts and titles first and then perform the full-text review. …”
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Increasing Number and Proportion of Adverse Obstetrical Outcomes among Women Living with HIV in the Ottawa Area: A 20-Year Clinical Case Series by Sarah Buchan, Katherine A. Muldoon, Johanna N. Spaans, Louise Balfour, Lindy Samson, Mark Walker, D. William Cameron

“…General estimating equation modeling was used to identify factors independently associated with adverse obstetrical outcomes, while controlling for year of childbirth clustering. …”
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Internet of things enabled parking management system using long range wide area network for smart city by Waheb A. Jabbar, Lu Yi Tiew, Nadiah Y. Ali Shah

“…Additionally, the system operates independently, sustained by a solar-powered rechargeable battery. …”
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Measurement properties of the Minimal Insomnia Symptom Scale (MISS) among cardiac arrest survivors – A Rasch evaluation study by Patrik Hellström, Johan Israelsson, Erik Blennow Nordström, Carina Hjelm, Anders Broström, Peter Hagell, Kristofer Årestedt

“…The MISS was evaluated using the polytomous Rasch model, focusing on model fit, local independence, response category functioning, targeting, reliability, and differential item functioning (DIF). …”
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Palliative Care in Congenital Syndrome of the Zika Virus Associated with Hospitalization and Emergency Consultation: Palliative Care and Congenital Syndrome of Zika by Aline Maria de Oliveira Rocha, Maria Julia Gonçalves de Mello, Juliane Roberta Dias Torres, Natalia de Oliveira Valença, Alessandra Costa de Azevedo Maia, Nara Vasconcelos Cavalcanti

“…Congenital syndrome of Zika virus (CSZV) is associated with neuromotor and cognitive developmental disorders, limiting the independence and autonomy of affected children and high susceptibility to complications, so palliative care needs to be discussed and applied. …”
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Association between chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis and cardiovascular disease by Mawulorm K. I. Denu, Ritika Revoori, Cherita Eghan, Fredrick Larbi Kwapong, Andrew Hillman, Cornelius A. Normeshie, Kofi Poku Berko, Emily L. Aidoo, Maame Araba E. Buadu

“…A history of CFS/ME was independently associated with CVD after adjusting for traditional CVD risk factors. …”
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Man versus Machine: Software Training for Surgeons—An Objective Evaluation of Human and Computer-Based Training Tools for Cataract Surgical Performance by Nizar Din, Phillip Smith, Krisztina Emeriewen, Anant Sharma, Simon Jones, James Wawrzynski, Hongying Tang, Paul Sullivan, Silvestro Caputo, George M. Saleh

“…Videos of surgeons with varying experience were enrolled and independently scored with the validated PhacoTrack motion capture software and the Objective Structured Assessment of Cataract Surgical Skill (OSACCS) human scoring tool. …”
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Early-stage investigators’ experiences with an National Institutes of Health Pilot Award Program by Cyleste C. Collins, Jacqueline Dolata, Elodie Nonguierma, Mona Shediac-Rizkallah, Ashwini R. Sehgal, J. Daryl Thornton

“…Methods: Fourteen ESIs from five cohorts of pilot investigators participated in in-depth focus groups between April 2020 and February 2024. Two reviewers independently identified significant quotes and created codes. …”
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Increased birth rank of homosexual males: disentangling the older brother effect and sexual antagonism hypothesis by Raymond, Michel, Turek, Daniel, Durand, Valérie, Nila, Sarah, Suryobroto, Bambang, Vadez, Julien, Barthes, Julien, Apostolou, Menelaos, Crochet, Pierre-André

“…To clarify this situation, we developed theoretical and statistical tools to study FBOE and AE independently or in combination, taking into account all known sampling biases. …”
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Telomere length varies with sex, hatching rank and year of birth in the Little Owl, Athene noctua by Criscuolo, François, Fache, Inès, Scaar, Bertrand, Zahn, Sandrine, Bleu, Josefa

“…In this study, our results indicated that telomeres are longer in females and, independently of sex, in nestlings with the highest body condition. …”
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