Stem Cells from Human Exfoliated Deciduous Teeth Ameliorate Diabetic Nephropathy In Vivo and In Vitro by Inhibiting Advanced Glycation End Product-Activated Epithelial-Mesenchymal... by Nanquan Rao, Xiaotong Wang, Jing Xie, Jingzhi Li, Yue Zhai, Xiaoxia Li, Tengjiaozi Fang, Yuanyuan Wang, Yuming Zhao, Lihong Ge

“…Stem cells from human exfoliated deciduous teeth (SHED) are MSCs that are derived from dental pulps in exfoliated deciduous teeth from young patients and therefore have a high proliferation rate and an easy access. Hence, we aimed to explore the effect of SHED on DN in Goto-Kakizaki (GK) rats. …”
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Efficacy of personalized feedback in encouraging sustainable washing behavior: evidence from a pilot study in Germany by Laura Höpfl, Laura Höpfl, Laura Höpfl, Ivan Đula, Ivan Đula, Ivan Đula, Francisco Kiss, Rebecca Walter, Maria Wirzberger, Maria Wirzberger, Maria Wirzberger

“…Furthermore, participants qualitatively reported habitual changes, feeling more knowledgeable about the monetary impacts of specific washing programs and temperatures, and wished for a more accessible preset time function. Most participants expressed willingness to switch to a dynamic energy price if it translated to significant cost savings.DiscussionOur findings may support the notion that individualized behavior change strategies are promising. …”
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The incidence of outpatient care within 24 months from SARS-CoV-2 infection in the general population: a multicenter population-based cohort study by Federico Banchelli, Carlo Gagliotti, Angela De Paoli, Rossella Buttazzi, Elena Narne, Enrico Ricchizzi, Silvia Pierobon, Ugo Fedeli, Gisella Pitter, Elisa Fabbri, Michele Tonon, Elisa Gentilotti, Maurizia Rolli, Evelina Tacconelli, Maria Luisa Moro, Francesca Russo, Elena Berti

“…Methods The study has a multicentre, population-based, pre-post, repeated measures design to compare the incidence rate of access to outpatient visits and diagnostics before and after SARS-CoV-2 infection, considering a follow-up of 24 months. …”
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Protocol for a randomised phase 3 trial evaluating the role of Finasteride in Active Surveillance for men with low and intermediate-risk prostate cancer: the FINESSE Study by Samuel Smith, Peter Sasieni, William Cross, Richard Bryant, Steven Kennish, James Catto, Rachel Hubbard, Simon Faulkner, Rohit Chahal, Mohantha Dooldeniya, Marcus Cumberbatch, Bernard North, Alastair D Lamb, Roseann Kealy, Selina Bhattrai

“…Results will be made available to providers and researchers via publicly accessible scientific journals.Trial registration number ISRCTN16867955…”
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Initial treatment of steroid-sensitive idiopathic nephrotic syndrome in children with mycophenolate mofetil versus prednisone: protocol for a randomised, controlled, multicentre tr... by Burkhard Toenshoff, Martin Konrad, Steffen Luntz, Anja Sander, Peter F Hoyer, Rasmus Ehren, Marcus R Benz, Jorg Doetsch, Alexander Fichtner, Jutta Gellermann, Dieter Haffner, Britta Höcker, Bärbel Kästner, Markus J Kemper, Uwe Querfeld, Lutz T Weber

“…Our findings will be submitted to major international paediatric nephrology and general paediatric conferences and submitted for publication in a peer-reviewed, open-access journal.Trial registration number DRKS0006547; EudraCT2014-001991-76; Pre-result.Date of registration 30 October 2014; 24 February 2017.…”
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The use and subjective experience of sleep apps and their relationship with personality characteristics among young adults by Ståle Pallesen, Ståle Pallesen, Øystein Vedaa, Øystein Vedaa, Erlend Sunde, Erlend Sunde, Anette Harris, Siri Waage, Siri Waage, Ingvild West Saxvig, Jiewen Zhang, Bjørn Bjorvatn, Bjørn Bjorvatn

“…Still, understanding of characteristics of users and the impact of sleep app usage remains limited.MethodsA sample of 940 young adults (18–30 years) living in the UK were recruited from Prolific (online research platform offering researchers access to survey panels) and invited to participate in a survey on the use and experience with sleep apps. …”
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Neighborhood environment associations with cognitive function and structural brain measures in older African Americans by Dima L. Chaar, Le Tu, Kari Moore, Jiacong Du, Lauren A Opsasnick, Scott M Ratliff, Thomas H Mosley, Sharon L. R. Kardia, Wei Zhao, Xiang Zhou, Ana V Diez Roux, Fazlay S Faruque, Kenneth R Butler, Jennifer A Smith

“…Abstract Background Since older adults spend significant time in their neighborhood environment, environmental factors such as neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage, high racial segregation, low healthy food availability, low access to recreation, and minimal social engagement may have adverse effects on cognitive function and increase susceptibility to dementia. …”
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Higher education students' perceptions of ChatGPT: A global study of early reactions. by Dejan Ravšelj, Damijana Keržič, Nina Tomaževič, Lan Umek, Nejc Brezovar, Noorminshah A Iahad, Ali Abdulla Abdulla, Anait Akopyan, Magdalena Waleska Aldana Segura, Jehan AlHumaid, Mohamed Farouk Allam, Maria Alló, Raphael Papa Kweku Andoh, Octavian Andronic, Yarhands Dissou Arthur, Fatih Aydın, Amira Badran, Roxana Balbontín-Alvarado, Helmi Ben Saad, Andrea Bencsik, Isaac Benning, Adrian Besimi, Denilson da Silva Bezerra, Chiara Buizza, Roberto Burro, Anthony Bwalya, Cristina Cachero, Patricia Castillo-Briceno, Harold Castro, Ching Sing Chai, Constadina Charalambous, Thomas K F Chiu, Otilia Clipa, Ruggero Colombari, Luis José H Corral Escobedo, Elísio Costa, Radu George Crețulescu, Marta Crispino, Nicola Cucari, Fergus Dalton, Meva Demir Kaya, Ivo Dumić-Čule, Diena Dwidienawati, Ryan Ebardo, Daniel Lawer Egbenya, MoezAlIslam Ezzat Faris, Miroslav Fečko, Paulo Ferrinho, Adrian Florea, Chun Yuen Fong, Zoë Francis, Alberto Ghilardi, Belinka González-Fernández, Daniela Hau, Md Shamim Hossain, Theo Hug, Fany Inasius, Maryam Jaffar Ismail, Hatidža Jahić, Morrison Omokiniovo Jessa, Marika Kapanadze, Sujita Kumar Kar, Elham Talib Kateeb, Feridun Kaya, Hanaa Ouda Khadri, Masao Kikuchi, Vitaliy Mykolayovych Kobets, Katerina Metodieva Kostova, Evita Krasmane, Jesus Lau, Wai Him Crystal Law, Florin Lazăr, Lejla Lazović-Pita, Vivian Wing Yan Lee, Jingtai Li, Diego Vinicio López-Aguilar, Adrian Luca, Ruth Garcia Luciano, Juan D Machin-Mastromatteo, Marwa Madi, Alexandre Lourenço Manguele, Rubén Francisco Manrique, Thumah Mapulanga, Frederic Marimon, Galia Ilieva Marinova, Marta Mas-Machuca, Oliva Mejía-Rodríguez, Maria Meletiou-Mavrotheris, Silvia Mariela Méndez-Prado, José Manuel Meza-Cano, Evija Mirķe, Alpana Mishra, Ondrej Mital, Cristina Mollica, Daniel Ionel Morariu, Natalia Mospan, Angel Mukuka, Silvana Guadalupe Navarro Jiménez, Irena Nikaj, Maria Mihaylova Nisheva, Efi Nisiforou, Joseph Njiku, Singhanat Nomnian, Lulzime Nuredini-Mehmedi, Ernest Nyamekye, Alka Obadić, Abdelmohsen Hamed Okela, Dorit Olenik-Shemesh, Izabela Ostoj, Kevin Javier Peralta-Rizzo, Almir Peštek, Amila Pilav-Velić, Dilma Rosanda Miranda Pires, Eyal Rabin, Daniela Raccanello, Agustine Ramie, Md Mamun Ur Rashid, Robert A P Reuter, Valentina Reyes, Ana Sofia Rodrigues, Paul Rodway, Silvia Ručinská, Shorena Sadzaglishvili, Ashraf Atta M S Salem, Gordana Savić, Astrid Schepman, Samia Mokhtar Shahpo, Abdelmajid Snouber, Emma Soler, Bengi Sonyel, Eliza Stefanova, Anna Stone, Artur Strzelecki, Tetsuji Tanaka, Carolina Tapia Cortes, Andrea Teira-Fachado, Henri Tilga, Jelena Titko, Maryna Tolmach, Dedi Turmudi, Laura Varela-Candamio, Ioanna Vekiri, Giada Vicentini, Erisher Woyo, Özlem Yorulmaz, Said A S Yunus, Ana-Maria Zamfir, Munyaradzi Zhou, Aleksander Aristovnik

“…However, they believed ChatGPT could potentially enhance their access to knowledge and improve their learning experience, study efficiency, and chances of achieving good grades. …”
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Linking weather and climate information services (WCIS) to Climate-Smart Agriculture (CSA) practices by Tafadzwanashe Mabhaudhi, Tinashe Lindel Dirwai, Cuthbert Taguta, Aidan Senzanje, Wuletawu Abera, Ajit Govid, Elliott Ronald Dossou-Yovo, Ermias Aynekulu, Vimbayi Grace Petrova Chimonyo

“…The study argues that increasing access to WCIS can facilitate the adoption and scaling of CSA practices.…”
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Best practice portals in health promotion and disease prevention: approaches, definitions, and intervention evaluation criteria by Maria Piotrowicz, Małgorzata Gajewska, Katarzyna Lewtak, Katarzyna Lewtak, Ewa Urban, Anna Rutyna, Aneta Nitsch-Osuch

“…Best practice portals (BPPs) are promising tools for facilitating access to recommended programmes, monitoring and improving the quality of interventions. …”
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Experimental prosopis management practices and grassland restoration in three Eastern African countries by René Eschen, Ketema Bekele, Yohana Jumanne, Staline Kibet, Fernadis Makale, John Richard Mbwambo, Berhanu Megersa, Mahamood Mijay, Francis Moyo, Linus Munishi, Mickfanaka Mwihomeke, Winnie Nunda, Moses Nyangito, Arne Witt, Urs Schaffner

“…In Eastern Africa, prosopis (Prosopis julifora) has invaded large areas of savanna and grassland, thereby affecting, among other things, fodder and water for livestock, access to dry season grazing lands and ultimately pastoral livelihoods. …”
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Calm ocean, stormy sea: atmospheric and oceanographic observations of the Atlantic during the Atlantic References and Convection (ARC) ship campaign by L. Köhler, L. Köhler, J. Windmiller, D. Baranowski, M. Brennek, M. Ciuryło, L. Hayo, D. Kȩpski, S. Kinne, B. Latos, B. Lobo, T. Marke, T. Nischik, D. Paul, P. Stammes, A. Szkop, O. Tuinder

“…We present the atmospheric and oceanographic measurements collected during ARC in a standardised way to facilitate working with data from different instruments and to make the data easily accessible. This approach is not limited to ARC but could serve as a prototype for future (and past) ship campaigns. …”
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A qualitative study of community perceptions and practices relating to blood donation in Cameroon by Solange Dabou, Wilfred Ngwa, Ngo Valery Ngo, Constantine T Asahngwa, Ghyslaine Bruna Djeunang Dongho, Regina Sinsai, Evrard Kepgang, Odette D Kibu, Ronald Mbua Gobina, Denis Alemka Foretia

“…Some participants believed that donating blood is: (1) a humanitarian and life-saving gesture, (2) an act of social and religious responsibility and (3) a means for donors to access health services. Some people do not want to donate blood due to: (1) fear of needles, donor-site pain or possible ritualistic use of donated blood, (2) certain religious beliefs, such as those held by Jehovah’s Witnesses, (3) local and cultural beliefs, (4) the perception that blood donation is a commercial activity for many health personnel and (5) lack of transparency from health personnel. …”
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5′-UTR allelic variants and expression of the lycopene-ɛ-cyclase <i>LCYE</i> gene in maize (<i>Zea mays</i> L.) inbred lines of Russian selection by D. Kh. Arkhestova, B. R. Shomakhov, A. V. Shchennikova, E. Z. Kochieva

“…Analysis of LCYE expression in the leaf tissue of seedlings from accessions of 14 lines differing in allelic variants showed no associations of the 5’-UTR LCYE allele type with the level of gene expression. …”
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Exploring urban-rural inequalities of maternal healthcare utilization in Bangladesh by A.T.M. Shariful Alam, Shorful Alam, Kashfia Mobasshira, S.M. Nuruzzaman Anik, Mohammad Nayeem Hasan, Muhammad Abdul Baker Chowdhury, Md Jamal Uddin

“…To achieve the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG), this study's findings can help policymakers ensure equitable access to quality care for all women, irrespective of their socioeconomic background or geographical location.…”
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Improving the Detection, Assessment, Management and Prevention of Delirium in Hospices (the DAMPen-D study): protocol for a co-design and feasibility study of a flexible and scalab... by Najma Siddiqi, Chao Huang, Maureen Twiddy, Miriam Johnson, Margaret Ogden, Kathryn Sartain, Imogen Featherstone, Jason Boland, Mark Pearson, Catriona Jackson, Gillian Jackson

“…A results paper will be submitted to an open access peer-reviewed journal and a lay summary shared with study site staff and stakeholders.Trial registration number ISRCTN55416525.…”
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Mobile application adjunct to the WHO basic emergency care course: a mixed methods study by Juma A Mfinanga, Hendry R Sawe, Anya L Greenberg, Andrea G Tenner, Alexandra Friedman, Paulina Nicholaus, Christian C Rose, Newton Addo, Catherine Reuben Shari, Upendo N George, Michael J Losak

“…Focus groups revealed five major themes related to BEC app adoption: educational utility, clinical utility, user experience, barriers to access and barriers to use.Conclusion The BEC app was well received, but no differences in knowledge retention and self-efficacy were observed between the two arms and only a very small number of participants reported using the app. …”
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Cross-sectional design and protocol for Artificial Intelligence Ready and Equitable Atlas for Diabetes Insights (AI-READI) by Gerald McGwin, Linda M Zangwill, Nicholas Evans, Shannon McWeeney, Cecilia S Lee, Bhavesh Patel, Jeffrey C Edberg, Cynthia Owsley, Aaron Lee, Cecilia Lee, Sally L Baxter, Michael Snyder, Samantha Hurst, Nicole Ehrhardt, Christopher Chute, Dawn S Matthies, Julia P Owen, Amir Bahmani, Sally Baxter, Edward Boyko, Aaron Cohen, Jorge Contreras, Garrison Cottrell, Virginia de Sa, Jeffrey Edberg, Irl Hirsch, Michelle Hribar, T.Y. Alvin Liu, Bonnie Maldenado, Sara Singer, Bradley Voytek, Joseph Yracheta, Linda Zangwill

“…Following Findable, Accessible, Interoperable, Reusable principles, AI-READI can be viewed as a model for future efforts to develop other medical/health data sets targeted for AI/ML. …”
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Early Warning Model and Currency Crisis in the Iranian Economy A Probit Approach by Mohammadjavad Khosrosereshki, Yavar Dashtbany

“…In developing countries (with a low flow of foreign capital and limited access to international financial markets), it is difficult to follow committed policies. …”
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Do-It-Yourself Devices for Training CPR in Laypeople: A Scoping Review by Tina van Duijn

“…Pour rendre la formation de la RCP plus accessible à travers le monde, des appareils fait à main (DIY) pourraient représenter une solution abordable et pratique.Objectif: Cette revue evalue l'efficacité des appareils DIY pour la formation de RCP pour non-specialistes, et identifie les manques de recherche.Méthode: Nous avons suivi les directives de PRISMA-ScR pour structurer notre recherche. …”
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