Chatting your way to quitting: A longitudinal exploration of smokers' interaction with a cessation chatbot by Linwei He, Erkan Basar, Reinout W. Wiers, Marjolijn L. Antheunis, Emiel Krahmer

“…Methods: In this prospective, single-arm study, we developed and evaluated Roby, a 5-session chatbot intervention incorporating motivational interviewing and cognitive behavioral therapy to help smokers quit. Roby engaged Dutch adult smokers (N = 102) in conversations covering topics such as setting a quit date, managing withdrawal and cravings, and relapse prevention. …”
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Effectiveness of 4 weeks of electrical vestibular stimulation in the management of temporomandibular pain by Yashica Gowda R, Asha G, Doreswamy Kanakaiah, Karthik N, Sai Sailesh Kumar Goothy, Mukkadan JK

“…Background: The non-surgical therapies prevail over surgical therapies in the management of temporomandibular disorders pain. …”
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Health-care resource use and costs associated with inflammatory bowel disease in northwest London: a retrospective linked database study by Zia UI-Haq, Luiz Causin, Tahereh Kamalati, Durgesh Kahol, Trishan Vaikunthanathan, Charlotte Wong, Naila Arebi

“…Abstract Background With 20–40% of patients who have inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) not responding to therapy, resource use and costs can be high. We performed a descriptive analysis of health-care data for IBD management in the National Health Service to explore potential areas for improvement. …”
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Triple Procedure for Dense Cataractous Neovascular Glaucoma Patients by Hossam M. Moharram, Shaaban Abd-Elhamid Mehany Elwan, Mahmoud M. Nassar, Mohamed F. Abdelkader

“…The mean preoperative intraocular pressure (IOP) was 47.25 ± 4.04 mmHg with maximum antiglaucoma therapy. The mean best corrected distant visual acuity (BCDVA) in LogMAR was 2.13 ± 0.38. …”
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Effect of Liuzijue Training on Balance and Respiratory Function of Stroke Patients in Recovery Stage by WANG Chen, ZHANG Peizhen, YANG Faming, YU Junwu

“…Both groups received conventional rehabilitation treatment such as physiotherapy and occupational therapy. Besides, the control group received core stability training while the observation group received Liuzijue training. …”
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Perceived neighborhood disorder and achieving HIV viral suppression among adults living with HIV: A cross-sectional study. by Linda Jepkoech Kimaru, ChengCheng Hu, Sudha Nagalingam, Priscilla Magrath, Elizabeth Connick, Kacey Ernst, John Ehiri

“…Adherence to antiretroviral therapy (ART) is crucial for achieving and maintaining viral suppression in people living with HIV (PLWH). …”
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Rifampicin-induced Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: A Rare Case Report by Bhaveshkumar Manilal Patel, Mugdha Manaji Kadam, Arti Dhawal Shah, Chirag Chakravarti, Virenkumar Jayendrakumar Patel

“…Hereby, the authors present a rare case of a 55-year-old male who developed life-threatening skin reactions, including SJS, following the initiation of rifampicin therapy. Rapid recognition and intervention were critical, leading to the immediate discontinuation of rifampicin and the initiation of supportive care and corticosteroids. …”
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A recurrence model for non-puerperal mastitis patients based on machine learning. by Gaosha Li, Qian Yu, Feng Dong, Zhaoxia Wu, Xijing Fan, Lingling Zhang, Ying Yu

“…Accurate prediction of its recurrence is crucial for personalized adjuvant therapy, and pathological examination is the primary basis for the classification, diagnosis, and confirmation of non-puerperal mastitis. …”
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Incidence of Second Primary Malignancies in Patients with Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer: An Observational Retrospective Cohort Study in the United States by Catherine W. Saltus, Zdravko P. Vassilev, Jihong Zong, Brian Calingaert, Elizabeth B. Andrews, Montse Soriano-Gabarró, James A. Kaye

“…Background. New therapies for castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) may be associated with increased risk of second primary malignancies (SPM). …”
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Dietary Calcium Intake and Calcium Supplementation in Hungarian Patients with Osteoporosis by Gábor Speer, Pál Szamosujvári, Péter Dombai, Katalin Csóré, Kinga Mikófalvi, Tímea Steindl, Ildikó Streicher, Júlia Tarsoly, Gergely Zajzon, Péter Somogyi, Pál Szamosújvári, Péter Lakatos

“…Adequate calcium intake is the basis of osteoporosis therapy—when this proves insufficient, even specific antiosteoporotic agents cannot exert their actions properly. …”
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Patient perspectives on acromegaly disease burden: insights from a community meeting by Shruti N. Shah, Kevin C. J. Yuen, Vivien Bonert, Wenyu Huang, Jill Sisco, Chrystal Palaty, Kristen Dancel-Manning, Nidhi Agrawal

“…Eighty-three percent of patients underwent pituitary surgery, and over 71% of patients require medical therapy. Patients desire future improvements in medication efficacy, tolerability, and administration; mental health resources for themselves and their families; and other multimodal approaches to address their physical symptoms, specifically hunger, weight gain, muscle weakness, and joint pains.ConclusionAcromegaly patients experience significant physical and psychological burdens despite biochemical control, highlighting the need for comprehensive and patient-centered care. …”
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Comparison of citrate dialysate in pre- and post-dilution online hemodiafiltration: effect on clot formation and adequacy of dialysis in hemodialysis patients by Pasu Nakornchai, Arisara Jitraree, Monpinya Charttong Homjan, Thanachit Laykhram, Thananda Trakarnvanich

“…Background Citrate dialysate (CD) has been successfully used in conventional hemodialysis and continuous renal replacement therapy; however, no study has compared pre- and post-dilution online hemodiafiltration (oL-HDF). …”
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Regional cerebral oxygen saturation during initial mobilization of critically ill patients is associated with clinical outcomes: a prospective observational study by Ryota Imai, Takafumi Abe, Kentaro Iwata, Seigo Yamaguchi, Takeshi Kitai, Atsuhiro Tsubaki

“…Methods This prospective study included critically ill patients admitted to the Uonuma Kikan Hospital Emergency Center who received physical therapy between June 2020 and December 2022. We continuously measured rSO2 during the initial mobilization using a wearable brain near-infrared spectroscopy device. …”
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Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing for childbirth-related post-traumatic stress symptoms: effectiveness, duration and completion by A. Doherty, U. Nagle, J. Doyle, R. M. Duffy, R. M. Duffy

“…Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy has shown promising results in this population. …”
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Clinical Benefits of Metronomic Chemotherapy in Platinum-Refractory, Recurrent, and Metastatic Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Amira Elwan, Adel Bakry, Mohamed Eesa, Hoda Ismail, Mohamed Alnemr

“…Patients received triple therapy, including capecitabine, methotrexate, and celecoxib. …”
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Analisis pengambilan keputusan investasi saham dengan pendekatan price earning ratio (PER) dan capital asset pricing model (CAMP) by Rizma Nazriah Hasibuan, Iskandar Muda, Rina Br. Bukit

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Transcranial direct current stimulation combined with physical exercise in rotator cuff tendinopathy: a protocol for a blinded randomised controlled trial by César Augusto Medeiros Silva, Clécio Gabriel de Souza, Vinicius Batista Lima, Hannely Beatriz Menezes Cosme, Romário Nóbrega Santos Fonseca, Fuad Ahmad Hazime, Rodrigo Scattone da Silva, Rodrigo Pegado de Abreu Freitas

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Systemic immune response at gastroesophageal reflux disease by Yu. V. Yevsyutina, A. S. Trukhmanov, V. T. Ivashkin, S. V. Lyamina, I. Yu. Malyshev

“…High level of IL-8 was associated with increased frequency of relapses of erosive esophagitis within 2 years, despite of carried out therapy.Conclusions. Relation of cytokine levels to the form of GERD was revealed. …”
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The Localization Research of Brain Plasticity Changes after Brachial Plexus Pain: Sensory Regions or Cognitive Regions? by Shuai Wang, Zhen-zhen Ma, Ye-chen Lu, Jia-jia Wu, Xu-yun Hua, Mou-xiong Zheng, Jian-guang Xu

“…This research confirmed the involvement of cognitive function, which brought novel information to the potential new therapy for brachial plexus pain.…”
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Antitumor Activity of Whole-Plant Extracts from In Vitro Cultured and Wild-Growing <i>Clinopodium vulgare</i> Plants on a Panel of Human Tumor Cell Lines by Ani Georgieva, Inna Sulikovska, Tanya Toshkova-Yotova, Vera Djeliova, Sabrina Amiri, Nenad Tsonevski, Polina Petkova-Kirova, Krasimira Tasheva

“…These results show that <i>C. vulgare</i> plants obtained by in vitro micropropagation and cultivated ex vitro are promising candidates for anticancer drug therapy.…”
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