Increasing the meaningful involvement of women in HIV cure-related research: a qualitative interview study in the United States by Karine Dubé, Elizabeth Barr, Morgan Philbin, Amaya Perez-Brumer, Brian Minalga, Beth Peterson, Dawn Averitt, Bridgette Picou, Krista Martel, Cecilia Chung, María Mejía, Martha Cameron, Gail Graham, Lynda Dee, Dázon Dixon Diallo, Ebony Gordon, Anastasia Korolkova, Typhanye Dyer, Judith D. Auerbach, Eileen Scully, Krista L. Dong, Sara Gianella

“…They also expressed a desired for women-centered and holistic clinical trial designs that account for intersectionality. Conclusions Our empirical inquiry extends recent calls to action to increase diversity of people involved in HIV cure research. …”
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Evaluating the Adequacy of Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection As a Quality Measure: A Cross-Sectional Analysis at a Single Tertiary Care Center by Piyush Mathur, MD, FCCM, FASA, FAMIA, Amanda J. Naylor, MD, MPH, Moises Auron, MD, Jean Beresian, MD, Alexandra Tallman, BSN, RN, SANE-A, Allison Griffith, MSN, RN, CCRN, CPHQ, Kathleen Seasholtz, BSN, RN, HACP, Mariel Manlapaz, MD, Katherine Zacharyasz, MSN, RN, CPHQ, Reem Khatib, MD, MBA, FASA, Shreya Mishra, PhD, Kathryn Haller, PA, Thomas Fraser, MD, Katherine Holman, MD

“…We aimed to assess the prevalence and outcomes of central CLABSI at our institution, to identify opportunities for improvement, appropriately direct efforts for infection reduction, and identify gaps in the CLABSI definition and its application as a quality measure. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS:. Retrospective cross-sectional study of patients identified to have a CLABSI in the period 2018–2022 cared for at the value-based purchasing (VBP) units of a 1200-bed tertiary care hospital located in Cleveland, OH. …”
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The Topographic Relationships and Geographic Distribution of Prevascular Vitreous Fissures and Cisterns Assessed by Ultrawidefield En Face Vitreous Images by Fei Deng, MD, Mengying Tao, MD, Yanjie Zhu, MD, Xiaoyu Xu, MD, Yue Wu, MD, Lisha Li, Ying Lin, MD, PhD, Yan Luo, MD, PhD

“…Purpose: To determine the topographic relationships and geographic distribution of prevascular vitreous fissures (PVFs) and cisterns across the entire posterior vitreous membrane in healthy subjects, using ultrawidefield en face and cross-sectional swept-source OCT (SS-OCT) images. Design: Observational cross-sectional study. Participants: Ninety-six eyes of 96 healthy participants (age range, 20–49 years) without posterior vitreous detachment. …”
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Food for thought: a qualitative assessment of medical trainee and faculty perceptions of nutrition education by Olivia Kunitsky, Mahdi Taye, Karla Feeley, Hugh Johnson, Abigail Glynn, Avery Stivale, Matthew Hamers, Alexis Notarianni, Sireesha Mamillapalli, Gabi Waite, Sonia Lobo

“…For improvement opportunities, the qualitative analysis identified these themes: (1) curriculum design, (2) practical application, (3) patient-centered approach, and (4) trainee perceptions. …”
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Large-scale evidence generation and evaluation across a network of databases for type 2 diabetes mellitus (LEGEND-T2DM): a protocol for a series of multinational, real-world compar... by Rohan Khera, Yuan Lu, Harlan M Krumholz, Martijn J Schuemie, Ruijun Chen, George Hripcsak, Marc A Suchard, Patrick B Ryan, Anna Ostropolets

“…Using an active comparator, new-user cohort design, LEGEND-T2DM will execute all pairwise class-versus-class and drug-versus-drug comparisons in each data source, producing extensive study diagnostics that assess reliability and generalisability through cohort balance and equipoise to examine the relative risk of cardiovascular and safety outcomes. …”
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Attitudes towards vaccines and intention to vaccinate against COVID-19: a cross-sectional analysis—implications for public health communications in Australia by Leslie Swartz, Jean Bourbeau, Naja Hulvej Rod, Colleen Norris, Molly Byrne, Samir Gupta, Juhee Cho, Amos Laar, Jacqueline Boyle, Eva Suarthana, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, Bronwynè Coetzee, Susan Michie, Richard Fleet, Jason Bantjes, Beate Ditzen, Justin Presseau, Lucie Byrne-Davis, Claudia Gemme, Valeria Raparelli, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer, Sandra Peláez, Hannah Durand, Olivier Drouin, Sze Man Tse, Louise Pilote, Hagai Levine, Richard Ayah, Drieda Zaçe, Paul Poirier, Helena J Teede, Paula Griffiths, Elizabeth W Kimani-Murage, Lisa Kakinami, Angelos Kassianos, Chiwoza Bandawe, Ariane Belanger-Gravel, Lise Gauvin, Ilda Hoxhaj, Stefania Boccia, Jovana Stojanovic, Keven Joyal-Desmarais, Emily Petherick, Joanne Liu, Linda Booij, Joanne Enticott, Ahmed Abou-Setta, Kyle Warkentin, Roland Grad, Michael Vallis, Gary Garber, Mohsen Alyami, Johannes Thrul, Gregory Ninot, Susanne Fischer, Lauren Sherar, Paula Simão, Daniel Akunga, Jackim Nyamari, John Bosco Isunju, Michel Fournier, Francine Ducharme, Sarah Bernard, Shawn Aaron, Susan Bondy, Rizwana Roomaney, Jiyoung Lee, Violet Naanyu, Chris Noone, Abdhalah Ziraba, Eli Puterman, Jaskirath Singh Gill, Simon L. Bacon, Kim L. Lavoie, Daniel S. Epstein, Shrinkhala Dawadi, Zahir Vally, Analía Verónica Losada, Shajedur Rahman Shawon, Arobindu Dash, Marilia Estevam Cornelio, Darlan Lauricio Matte, Angela Alberga, Tracie Barnett, Silvana Barone, Lisa Maureen Birch, Roxane Borgès Da Silva, Rachel Burns, Tavis Campbell, Linda Carlson, Kim Corace, Mohsen Farhadloo, Carl Falk, Jennifer Gordon, Kim Hellemans, Catherine Herba, Heungsun Hwang, Jack Jedwab, Eric Kennedy, Sunmee Kim, Joshua Rash, Paula A B Ribeiro, Paramita Saha Chaudhuri, Nicolás Bronfman Caceres, Manuel Ortiz, Paula Beatriz Repetto, Mariantonia Lemos-Hoyos, Mathieu Beraneck, Thomas Kubiak, Sam Codjoe, Lily Kpobi, Naorem Kiranmala Devi, Sanjenbam Meitei, Suzanne Tanya Nethan, Lancelot Pinto, Kallur Nava Saraswathy, Dheeraj Tumu, Silviana Lestari, Grace Wangge, Jennifer McSharry, Oonagh Meade, Gerry Molloy, Anat Zaidman-Zait, Stefania Paduano, Ala'S Aburub, Chris Barasa, Pamela Miloya Godia, Nicholas Mutuku, Teresa Mwoma, Hildah Oburu, Joyce Olenja, Dismas Ongore, Loh Siew Yim, Andrea Herbert, Daniela Liggett, Ademola Ajuwon, Nisar Ahmed Shar, Bilal Ahmed Usmani, Rosario Mercedes Bartolini Martínez, Hilary Creed-Kanashiro, Pierre Claver Rutayisire, Abu Zeeshan Bari, Iveta Nagyova, Brendon Barnes, Ashraf Khagee, Tebogo Mothiba, Man-gyeong Lee, Anne Berman, Nouha Saleh Stattin, Debbie Hu, Yasin Kara, Ceprail Şimşek, Bilge Üzmezoğlu, James Mugisha, Joanne Hart, Will Johnson, Nicola Paine, Robert M Bilder, Matthew Burg, Susan Czajkowski, Ken Freedland, Sherri Sheinfeld Gorin, Alison Holman, Gilberto Lopez, Sylvie Naar, Michele Okun, Lynda Powell, Sarah Pressman, Tracey Revenson, John Ruiz, Sudha Sivaram, Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald, Abehaw Yohannes, Rhea Navani, Kushnan Ranakombu, Daisuke Hayashi Neto, Tair Ben-Porat, Anda Dragomir, Amandine Gagnon-Hébert, Vincent Gosselin Boucher, Mahrukh Jamil, Lisa Maria Käfer, Ariany Marques Vieira, Tasfia Tasbih, Maegan Trottier, Robbie Woods, Reyhaneh Yousefi, Tamila Roslyakova, Lilli Priesterroth, Shirly Edelstein, Tanya Goldfrad, Ruth Snir, Yifat Uri, Comfort Sanuade, Olivia Crescenzi, Katya Grinko, Lalita Angne, Jigisha Jain, Nikita Mathur, Anagha Mithe, Sarah Nethan

“…Objective To examine SARS-CoV-2 vaccine confidence, attitudes and intentions in Australian adults as part of the iCARE Study.Design and setting Cross-sectional online survey conducted when free COVID-19 vaccinations first became available in Australia in February 2021.Participants Total of 1166 Australians from general population aged 18–90 years (mean 52, SD of 19).Main outcome measures Primary outcome: responses to question ‘If a vaccine for COVID-19 were available today, what is the likelihood that you would get vaccinated?’.…”
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Acceptance of multiple micronutrient supplementations (MMS) and iron and folic acid supplement utilisation among pregnant and lactating women in the rural part of Ethiopia, 2022: a... by Zewdie Birhanu, Menen Tsegaw, Stanley Chitekwe, Ramadhani Noor, Rachana Sharma, Finina Abebe, Yordanos Tadesse Kidanemariam, Ahmednasir Abdi, Hiwot Getachew, Asli Hassan Aden, Tesfaye Chuko, Tariku Dejene, Ahmed Mohammed Dawd

“…Objective To assess the acceptance of multiple micronutrient supplements and current iron and folic acid supplement utilisation among pregnant and lactating women in rural Ethiopia.Design Community-based cross-sectional study using a mixed method.Setting This study was carried out in five regions (Oromia, Gambela, Sidama, SNNPR (Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Region) and Somali) of Ethiopia, 2022. …”
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Immunomodulatory and anti-inflammatory potential of botanicals bioactive product (PHYTO AX'CELL™) for an improvement of the well-being of laying hens at the peak of production by Alessandro Guerrini, Roberta Salaroli, Augusta Zannoni, Giancarlo Avallone, Francesca Leone, Valentina Serra, Giulia Quaglia, Francesca del Zozzo, Thibaut Chabrillat, Claire Carlu, Caterina Lupini, Doriana Eurosia Angela Tedesco

“…This study was designed to assess the effectiveness of an authorized commercial standardized mixture of Artepillin-C, methyl-salicylates, flavonoids and curcuminoids (PHYTO AX'CELL™) provided intermittently during 8 weeks (wk) of trial to laying hens raised in enriched cages during the peak of the production, in the reduction of inflammation status, improving the immune response, and egg quality. …”
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Risk factors for the delayed discharge from anesthesia intensive care unit: a single-center retrospective study by Yue Qian, Jing Hao, Wei Zhu, Yan Yang, Zhuan-yun Zhang, Lu-yang Zhou, Xiao-ping Gu, Zheng-liang Ma, Yu-e Sun

“…Abstract Background A single-center retrospective study was designed to investigate the risk factors associated with delayed discharge from the Anesthesia Intensive Care Unit (AICU). …”
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Responsible research in health disparities using the Adolescent Brain Cognitive DevelopmentSM (ABCD) study by MR Gonzalez, C Cardenas-Iniguez, DE Linares, S Wonnum, K Bagot, EJ White, A Cuan, S DiMatteo, YD Akiel, P Lindsley, JC Harris, E Perez-Amparan, TD Powell, Comité Organizador Latino de City Heights (COLCH), G Dowling, D Alkire, WK Thompson, TM Murray

“…However, the open science model and extensive use of ABCD data highlight the need for guidance on appropriate, responsible, and equitable use of the data. Design Methods: Our conceptual framework integrates the National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) Research Framework with strength-based and data equity perspectives. …”
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Implementing a Common Data Model in Ophthalmology: Mapping Structured Electronic Health Record Ophthalmic Examination Data to Standard Vocabularies by Justin C. Quon, MD, Christopher P. Long, MD, William Halfpenny, MBBS, MEng, Amy Chuang, MS, Cindy X. Cai, MD, MS, Sally L. Baxter, MD, MSc, Vamsi Daketi, MS, Amanda Schmitz, BS, Neil Bahroos, MS, Benjamin Y. Xu, MD, PhD, Brian C. Toy, MD

“…Objective: To identify and characterize concept coverage gaps of ophthalmology examination data elements within the Cerner Millennium electronic health record (EHR) implementations by the Observational Health Data Sciences and Informatics Observational Medical Outcomes Partnership (OMOP) common data model (CDM). Design: Analysis of data elements in EHRs. Subjects: Not applicable. …”
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How Organizational Citizenship Behavior Stimulant: Transformational Leadership Identification Model Approaches by Mochamad Soelton, Agus Arijanto, Yanto Ramli, Suprapto, Irmayunita, Subur Karyatun, Anees Janee Ali

“…Purpose: This research aims to analyze the influence of Transformational Leadership and Job Satisfaction on Organizational Citizenship Behavior (OCB) with Organizational Commitment as a mediating variable in National Gas Company. Design/methodology/approach: The data collection method uses a survey method, with the research instrument in the form of a questionnaire. …”
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Establishing a baseline for surgical care in Mongolia: a situational analysis using the six indicators from the Lancet Commission on Global Surgery by Raymond R Price, Ali Jalali, Anudari Zorigtbaatar, Sarnai Erdene, Sergelen Orgoi, Andrea Davis, Jonathan Nellermoe, Jade M Nunez, Simon Ruhnke, Battsetseg Gonchigjav, Nomindari Bat-Erdene, Kevin Bagley, Micah Katz, Hannah Pioli, Batsaikhan Bat-Erdene, Ganbold Lundeg

“…This situational analysis shows one lower middle-income country’s ability to collect the indicators aided by a well-developed health information system.Design An 11-year retrospective analysis of the Mongolian surgical system using data from the Health Development Center, National Statistics Office and Household Socio-Economic Survey. …”
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Image-based analysis of quantitative morphological characteristics of wild potato tubers using the desktop application SeedСounter by K. A. Ivanova, E. G. Komyshev, M. A. Genaev, A. A. Egorova, K. A. Koloshina, N. A. Chalaya, D. A. Afonnikov, A. V. Kochetov, E. V. Rogozina, S. V. Gerasimova

“…There are no available methods specifically designed for the quantitative analysis of wild potato tuber morphology. …”
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Development and validation of a multidimensional, culturally and socially inclusive Child Resilience Questionnaire (parent/caregiver report) to measure factors that support resilie... by Deirdre Gartland, Elisha Riggs, Rebecca Giallo, Stephanie Janne Brown, Karen Glover, Kelsey Hegarty, Amanda Mitchell, Jane Yelland, Josef Szwarc, Sue Casey, Donna Weetra, Mardi Stowe, Sharon Mongta, Helen Herman, Selena White, Tanya Koolmatrie, Georgie Paxton

“…Objective Develop a comprehensive socially inclusive measure to assess child resilience factors.Design A socioecological model of resilience, community-based participatory research methods and two rounds of psychometric testing created the Child Resilience Questionnaire (parent/caregiver report, child report, school report). …”
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Using the Oxford Foot Model to determine the association between objective measures of foot function and results of the AOFAS Ankle-Hindfoot Scale and the Foot Function Index: a pr... by Frank Krummenauer, Tanja Kostuj, Felix Stief, Kirsten Anna Hartmann, Katharina Schaper, Mohammad Arabmotlagh, Mike H Baums, Andrea Meurer, Sebastian Lieske

“…Objective After cross-cultural adaption for the German translation of the Ankle-Hindfoot Scale of the American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS-AHS) and agreement analysis with the Foot Function Index (FFI-D), the following gait analysis study using the Oxford Foot Model (OFM) was carried out to show which of the two scores better correlates with objective gait dysfunction.Design and participants Results of the AOFAS-AHS and FFI-D, as well as data from three-dimensional gait analysis were collected from 20 patients with mild to severe ankle and hindfoot pathologies.Kinematic and kinetic gait data were correlated with the results of the total AOFAS scale and FFI-D as well as the results of those items representing hindfoot function in the AOFAS-AHS assessment. …”
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Mixed methods evaluation of the Getting it Right First Time programme in elective orthopaedic surgery in England: an analysis from the National Joint Registry and Hospital Episode... by Stephen Morris, James Mason, Rosalind Raine, Peter Martin, Naomi J Fulop, Elena Pizzo, Andrew Hutchings, Helen Barratt, Jean Ledger, Raj Mehta, Sarah Jasim, Fiona Aspinal, Rafael Gafoor

“…Objective To evaluate the impact of the ‘Getting it Right First Time’ (GIRFT) national improvement programme in orthopaedics, which started in 2012.Design Mixed-methods study comprising statistical analysis of linked national datasets (National Joint Registry; Hospital Episode Statistics; Patient-Reported Outcomes); economic analysis and qualitative case studies in six National Health Service (NHS) Trusts.Setting NHS elective orthopaedic surgery in England.Participants 736 088 patients who underwent primary hip or knee replacement at 126 NHS Trusts between 1 April 2009 and 31 March 2018, plus 50 NHS staff.Intervention Improvement bundle including ‘deep dive’ visits by senior clinician to NHS Trusts, informed by bespoke set of routine performance data, to discuss how improvements could be made locally.Main outcome measures Number of procedures conducted by low volume surgeons; use of uncemented hip implants in patients >65; arthroscopy in year prior to knee replacement; hospital length of stay; emergency readmissions within 30 days; revision surgery within 1 year; health-related quality of life and functional status.Results National trends demonstrated substantial improvements beginning prior to GIRFT. …”
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Morphological Comparisons of Adult Worker Bees Developed in Chinese and Italian Honey Bee Combs by Shunhua Yang, Hui Li, Pingqing Wu, Dan Yue, Yulong Guo, Wenzheng Zhao, Kun Dong

“…Workers emerging from the control and treatment combs were designated as control and treatment workers, respectively. …”
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Integrative analyses of morpho-physiological, biochemical, and transcriptomic reveal the seedling growth response of Pinus yunnanensis to nitrogen and phosphorus fertilization by Junfei Xu, Junfei Xu, Xiyan Li, Shi Chen, Shi Chen, Lin Chen, Lin Chen, Junrong Tang, Junrong Tang, Peizhen Chen, Peizhen Chen, Nianhui Cai, Nianhui Cai, Yulan Xu, Yulan Xu

“…In this study, variations in morphological, physiological, and biochemical characteristics of seedlings were analyzed under nine treatments of NP proportioning in an open nursery using a regression design. Growth in height and basal diameter increased and showed an approximate tendency in all treatments. …”
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The Complete Inpatient Record Using Comprehensive Electronic Data (CIRCE) project: A team‐based approach to clinically validated, research‐ready electronic health record data by Andrea L. C. Schneider, Jennifer C. Ginestra, Meeta Prasad Kerlin, Michael G. S. Shashaty, Todd A. Miano, Daniel S. Herman, Oscar J. L. Mitchell, Rachel Bennett, Alexander T. Moffett, John Chandler, Atul Kalanuria, Zahra Faraji, Nicholas S. Bishop, Benjamin Schmid, Angela T. Chen, Kathryn H. Bowles, Thomas Joseph, Rachel Kohn, Rachel R. Kelz, George L. Anesi, Monisha Kumar, Ari B. Friedman, Emily Vail, Nuala J. Meyer, Blanca E. Himes, Gary E. Weissman

“…Conclusions The CIRCE Project represents a novel cooperative research model to capture clinically validated EHR data from a large diverse academic health system in the greater Philadelphia region and is designed to facilitate collaboration and data sharing to support learning health system activities. …”
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