Health promoting palliative care interventions in African low-income countries: a scoping review by Anne-Marie Turcotte-Tremblay, Diane Tapp, Samiratou Ouedraogo, Ariane Plaisance, Carol-Anne Hyland-Carignan, Idriss Ali Gali-Gali

“…Using Covidence, two reviewers independently carried out a two-step review process (title/abstract and full text) and data extraction.Findings A total of 2259 articles were screened and 12 were included. …”
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Alzheimer-mutant γ-secretase complexes stall amyloid β-peptide production by Parnian Arafi, Sujan Devkota, Emily Williams, Masato Maesako, Michael S Wolfe

“…These stalled complexes triggered synaptic degeneration in a Caenorhabditis elegans model of FAD independently of Aβ production. Here, we conducted full quantitative analysis of all proteolytic events on APP substrate by γ-secretase with six additional PSEN1 FAD mutations and found that all six are deficient in multiple processing steps. …”
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Realist evaluation of the AKU-SONAM mentorship program. by Rehana Rehman, Quratulain Javaid, Saira Khalid, Tazeen Saeed Ali, Rahila Ali

“…<h4>Results</h4>Three IDIs were conducted with administrators and leadership while two FGD were conducted independently with mentors and mentees. Themes for context, mechanism, and outcome were identified. …”
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What are the training and support needs for homelessness hostel staff supporting older residents with memory and cognitive problems? A qualitative study by Luna Zalc, Sophie N. Gaber, Penny Rapaport

“…Results We identified three main themes: (a) Emotional and psychoeducational support needs within hostel staff teams, including training on memory and cognitive problems, responsive behaviours, communication strategies, and reflective spaces for hostel staff to manage their emotional responses (b) Training and support needs to deliver a person-centred approach, including tools and support packages to enhance hostel residents’ independence, multidisciplinary meetings to evaluate hostel residents’ needs, and communication strategies tailored to hostel residents’ understanding and (c) Support to facilitate collaboration with external agencies, including training on professional language, capacity assessment, dementia case studies, improved communication skills to bring external services into hostels, and reflective practices to advocate for hostel residents with dual diagnoses. …”
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Research on the Establishment and Stability of the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei Region Air Pollution Cooperative Control Alliance: An Evolutionary Game Approach by Wei. Zhu, Shaonan. Shan, Xiaohui. Shi, Hui. Li

“…As impacted by the fluidity of air pollution, air pollution control cannot be achieved independently by a single local government in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region, and a long-term mechanism should be established for regional coordination and cooperative control. …”
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Triglyceride Glucose Index Was a Predictor of 6-Month Readmission Caused by Pulmonary Infection of Heart Failure Patients by Licheng Shi, Jianan Liu, Xuanfeng Zhu, Tiantian Li, Jingli Wen, Xinyu Wang, Xu Qi

“…A lower TyG index independently increased the risk of 6-month readmission in HF patients, which could be a prognostic factor in heart failure.…”
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Impact of dapagliflozin on metabolic phenotype, hormone levels, and fertility in female mice after prolonged high-fat diet by Xiaolin Chen, Zhuoni Xiao, Na Dai, Mingxia Fan

“…Throughout the experiment period, dapagliflozin exhibited favorable effects on reproductive function along with insulin sensitivity and luteinizing hormone (LH) release from the pituitary gland.DiscussionIn conclusion, this study demonstrates that dapagliflozin alleviated HFD-induced reproductive dysfunction independently of obesity, peripheral tissue insulin resistance, and systemic inflammation, suggesting its potential as a promising treatment for diet-related ovulation disorders.…”
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DIGITAL ECONOMY AND RECRUITMENT POTENTIAL: STRATEGICAL INTERCONNECTION AND PROSPECTS by G. Yu. Peshkova, А. Yu. Samarina

“…On the contrary, high schools ought to independently and urgently initiate the organisation of competitive experts training and to form innovative methods of education of new specialists by cooperating with business sphere and taking examples of digital leaders. …”
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Occurrence and Impact of Gastrointestinal Bleeding and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events during Sepsis: A 15-Year Observational Study by Ming-Shun Hsieh, Shu-Hui Liao, Vivian Chia-Rong Hsieh, Chorng-Kuang How

“…GIB and MACEs significantly increased the risk of ICU admission and receiving MV but not the hospital mortality, which was independently associated with both AMI and ICH. Early prevention can at least reduce the complexity of clinical course and even the hospital mortality.…”
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Exploring digital health interventions for pregnant women at high risk for pre-eclampsia and eclampsia in low-income and-middle-income countries: a scoping review by Emily Seto, Anam Shahil Feroz, Noreen Afzal

“…Objective To explore digital health interventions that have been used to support pregnant women at high risk for pre-eclampsia/eclampsia (HRPE/E) in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs).Design Scoping review.Data source EMBASE, MEDLINE, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews and CINAHL were searched between 1 January 2000 and 20 October 2020.Eligibility criteria The review included original research studies that were published in English, involved pregnant women at HRPE/E and implemented digital health interventions for PE/E in LMICs.Data extraction and synthesis Two reviewers independently completed the data extraction for each of the 19 final articles. …”
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On the Uniform Projection Problem in Descriptive Set Theory by Vladimir Kanovei, Vassily Lyubetsky

“…Ensuing consistency and independence corollaries are discussed.…”
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A Throughfall Collection Method Using Mixed Bed Ion Exchange Resin Columns by Mark E. Fenn, Mark A. Poth, Michael J. Arbaugh

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Rotavirus Vaccination Protects Against Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 in Children in Developed Countries: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Chrysoula Kosmeri, Achilleas Klapas, Nikolas Evripidou, Evanthia Kantza, Anastasios Serbis, Ekaterini Siomou, Fani Ladomenou

“…<b>Methods</b>: Following PRISMA 2020 guidelines, two researchers independently searched multiple databases, including PubMed and Google Scholar, for studies published in English from 2006 to September 2024. …”
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Clinical profile and outcomes in patients with moderate to severe aortic stenosis with or without concomitant chronic kidney disease by Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Ching-Hui Sia, Nicholas Wen Sheng Chew, Tze Sian Liong, Zi Yun Chang, Chi Hang Lee, Wen Ruan, Edgar Lik-Wui Tay, William Kok-Fai Kong, Huay Cheem Tan, Tiong-Cheng Yeo, Kian Keong Poh

“…On multivariate analyses, after adjusting for aortic valve area, age, left ventricular ejection fraction and clinical comorbidities, CKD remained independently associated with mortality (hazard ratio 1.96, 95% confidence interval 1.50–2.57, P < 0.001). …”
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Analysing the scientific literature on transgender and gender diverse persons’ experiences with sexual and reproductive health care services from an intersectional perspective by Susan Heward-Belle, Sarah Ciftci, Renee Lovell

“…A total of 877 records were screened by the author and a research assistant independently who examined titles and abstracts and selected 27 for in-depth analysis. …”
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The Impact of ‘Migration Potential’ on the Economic and Demographic Development of Donor and Recipient Countries by V. Yu. Ledeneva, A. Kh. Rakhmonov

“…Prior research within the Russian context predominantly examined the potential of compatriots in post-independence neighboring countries or the potential related to internal migration and the redistribution of human and labor resources regionally. …”
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The Mechanism of Acupuncture Therapy for Migraine: A Systematic Review of Animal Studies on Rats by An Y, Zhang J, Ren Q, Liu J, Liu Z, Cao K

“…Literature was screened and data were extracted independently based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Digital breakthrough: will public administration be smart enough in a digital state and how smart are the elite and citizens by L. A. Vasilenko

“…The model of a centralized ecosystem of an IT-state of a service nature in Russia is implemented on a single architecture with the inclusion of components of state remote control of the objects of supervision, as well as on the principles of “human independence” and interdepartmental interaction. The model includes a set of public services of a consumer nature with multichannel access and the use of “intelligent agents”. …”
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Child diarrhea in Cambodia: A descriptive analysis of temporal and geospatial trends and logistic regression-based examination of factors associated with diarrhea in children under... by Samnang Um, Channnarong Phan, Sok Sakha, Leng Dany

“…After adjusting for other variables, factors independently associated with a protective effect against childhood diarrhea included mothers aged 25-34 years (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.68; 95% CI: 0.48-0.96), 35-49 years (AOR = 0.60; 95% CI: 0.42-0.87), completed higher education (AOR = 0.61; 95% CI: 0.41-0.91), and employed (AOR = 0.79; 95% CI: 0.72-0.96). …”
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EVALUATION OF THE WIDELY-USED EQUATIONS OF HYDRAULIC LOSS CALCULATION AND CALIBRATION OF THE HAZEN-WILLIAMS EQUATION IN DRIP IRRIGATION LATERALS by Sh. Shafaei, Gh. Zarei, K. Ebrahimi, Sh. Soleimani, M. Shamsi

“…One of the advantages of the obtained relationship is its independence from the Hazen-Williams roughness coefficient and its remarkable accuracy.…”
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