Using the socioecological model to explore factors associated with obesity among reproductive age women by Amanda Gilbert, Alicia Persaud, Sarah Farabi, Sarah Farabi, Cindy Schwarz, Debra Haire-Joshu, Rachel G. Tabak

“…Associations with interpersonal and environmental level factors were not statistically significant, which may be due to limited sample size or measures available to assess these levels. Future studies should investigate structural determinants (e.g., economic, neighborhood and physical environment), which may drive physical activity and food insecurity.…”
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Evaluation of Treatment Patterns and Maintenance Dose Titration Among Patients With Crohn’s Disease Initiating Biologics With 3 Years of Follow-Up by Ruizhi Zhao, Zhijie Ding, Parul Gupta, Laurence Gozalo, Robert Bruette, Victor M. Johnson, Keshia Maughn, Yihang Liu, Sumesh Kachroo

“…**Conclusions:** Patients with CD on UST had the highest persistence and lowest dose escalation across different biologic users over the 3-year follow-up period, possibly suggesting a better clinical response of UST. Future studies with longer follow-up adjusting for confounders are needed to better understand treatment patterns among biologics users.…”
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The Effects of Soft Tissue Flossing on Hamstring Range of Motion and Lower Extremity Power by Zachary Maust, Debbie Bradney, Sean M Collins, Caroline Wesley, Thomas G Bowman

“…Flossing could be beneficial when treatment or performance preparation goals are increased flexibility without decreased power. Future studies should continue to examine the clinical effectiveness of flossing on an injured population.…”
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Depression Detection and Diagnosis Based on Electroencephalogram (EEG) Analysis: A Systematic Review by Kholoud Elnaggar, Mostafa M. El-Gayar, Mohammed Elmogy

“…<b>Results:</b> This survey is distinguished from prior reviews by addressing their limitations and providing researchers with valuable insights for future studies. It offers a comprehensive comparison of ML and DL approaches utilizing EEG and an overview of the five key steps in depression detection. …”
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Barriers facilitators and needs of female sex workers in Arak to access sexual health services a qualitative study by Iman Navidi, Elham Shakibazadeh, Firoozeh Raisi, Samaneh Akbarpour

“…Additionally, it is recommended that services be provided either free of charge or at reduced costs to enable this vulnerable group to utilize the services effectively. Future studies should focus on investigating strategies to gather data and improve sexual health of female sex workers at community level.…”
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Associations between inflammation and striatal dopamine D2-receptor availability in aging by Vanessa Crine, Goran Papenberg, Jarkko Johansson, Carl-Johan Boraxbekk, Anders Wåhlin, Ulman Lindenberger, Martin Lövdén, Katrine Riklund, Lars Bäckman, Lars Nyberg, Nina Karalija

“…Conclusions These findings suggest negative associations between one proxy of inflammation and DRD2 availability in older adults, selectively for men who had higher DNA methylation scores. Future studies should investigate other inflammatory markers in relation to dopamine integrity.…”
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The effects of artificial sweeteners on body weight, body fat, and energy intake: A meta-analysis of meta-analyses by Fatemeh Hamedi-Kalajahi, Sanaz Asemani, Kousalya Prabahar, Neda Jourabchi-Ghadim, Alireza Ostadrahimi

“…Conclusion: Despite observational studies, interventional studies show the benefits of ASs consumption. Future studies should be conducted focusing on the dose, types, and formulations of ASs, and more importantly, short-term and long-term consumption of ASs.…”
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Perioperative estimations of oxygen consumption from LiDCO™plus-derived cardiac output and Ca-cvO2 difference: Relationship with measurements by indirect calorimetry in elderly pat... by Julia Jakobsson, Carl Norén, Eva Hagel, Magnus Backheden, Sigridur Kalman, Erzsébet Bartha

“…The parallelity at different perioperative stages and the prediction model can provide useful guidance and methodological tools for future studies on similar methods in larger samples.…”
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Psychometric properties of self-reported financial toxicity measures in cancer survivors: a systematic review by Yan Hu, Zheng Zhu, Weijie Xing, Lucylynn Lizarondo, Jian Peng, Huan Wen, Yanling Sun, Winnie K W So

“…We suggest that PROMs should be selected only after careful consideration of the local socioeconomic context. Future studies are warranted to develop various FT PROMs based on different social and cultural backgrounds and to clarify the theoretical grounds for assessing FT.…”
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Machine Learning for the Early Prediction of Delayed Cerebral Ischemia in Patients With Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Haofuzi Zhang, Peng Zou, Peng Luo, Xiaofan Jiang

“…Therefore, efficient, noninvasive, or minimally invasive low-cost predictors should be further explored in future studies to improve the prediction accuracy of ML models. …”
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Low-Dose Irradiation Differentially Impacts Macrophage Phenotype in Dependence of Fibroblast-Like Synoviocytes and Radiation Dose by Lisa Deloch, Jana Fuchs, Michael Rückert, Rainer Fietkau, Benjamin Frey, Udo S. Gaipl

“…One can conclude that FLS-dependent microenvironmental conditions have a slight influence on the modulation of macrophage phenotype under radiation exposure conditions. Future studies are needed to reveal the impact of radiation exposure on the functions of treated macrophages under such microenvironmental conditions.…”
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3D-augmentation of 2D ultrasound for appendicitis diagnosis: A cross-sectional pilot study by Rebecca G. Theophanous, Elias Jaffa, Matthew R. Morgan, Carl D. Herickhoff, Erica Peethumnongsin, Joao Ricardo Nickenig Vissoci, Joshua S. Broder

“…We presented 3DUS images of acute appendicitis comparable to 2DUS and CT as visual demonstrations of feasibility. Future studies with larger cohorts are needed to assess diagnostic accuracy.…”
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A systematic scoping review of latent class analysis applied to accelerometry-assessed physical activity and sedentary behavior. by Michael Kebede, Annie Green Howard, Yumeng Ren, Blake Anuskiewicz, Chongzhi Di, Melissa A Troester, Kelly R Evenson

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>This review explored the application of LCA to physical activity and sedentary behavior and identified areas of improvement for future studies leveraging LCA. LCA was used to identify unique groupings as a data reduction tool, to combine self-report and accelerometry, and to combine different physical activity intensities and sedentary behavior in one LCA model or separate models.…”
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Evaluation of Yield and Physicochemical Quality of Pentadesma butyracea Butter Obtained by Different Traditional Extraction Methods in Ghana by Josephine Akuba Timtey, Francis Alemawor, William Otoo Ellis, Jacob K. Agbenorhevi, Nana Baah Pepra-Ameyaw

“…PBSB samples produced by the various traditional extraction methods in Ghana recorded similar physicochemical characteristics as unrefined shea butter per the Regional Standard for Unrefined Shea Butter (CXS 325R-2017) as well as Cook Brand Margarine, a common commercial baking fat, and thus, their potential food application such as an alternative shortening/ingredient could be explored in a future study.…”
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Effectiveness of a training program for the acquisition of motor milestones in infants: a randomized clinical trial by Luis Fernández-Sola, Beatriz Cano-Díez, Yessica Pons-Solaz, Begoña Vera-Egido, Sergio Moreno-González

“…The information collected will help professionals who support parents in monitoring their babies. Future studies using larger sample sizes, analysing other domains of global infant development, or investigating the possible influence of other parental factors are recommended. …”
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Acute and prolonged toxicity assessment of Cannabis sativa extract in rodents and lagomorphs by Alana C. Costa, Arquimedes Gasparotto, Jr., Alana A.K. Garcia, Cícero A.C. Pereira, Emerson L.B. Lourenço, Helena P.G. Joaquim

“…CSE was well-tolerated, as no serious adverse effects were observed; however, a reduction in motor activity was noted in the highest dose group, highlighting the need for further investigation, which is proposed for future studies.…”
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Mt or not Mt: Temporal variation in detection probability in spatial capture-recapture and occupancy models by Sollmann, Rahel

“…There are cases where we cannot or may not want to ignore temporal variation in detection: a behavioral response to detection and certain SCR observation models do not allow collapsing data across sampling occasions; and temporal variation in detection may be informative of species phenology/behavior or for future study planning. But this study shows that it can be safely ignored under a range of conditions when analyzing SCR or occupancy data. …”
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Assessing the readability, quality and reliability of responses produced by ChatGPT, Gemini, and Perplexity regarding most frequently asked keywords about low back pain by Erkan Ozduran, Volkan Hancı, Yüksel Erkin, İlhan Celil Özbek, Vugar Abdulkerimov

“…This study can provide inspiration for future studies on improving the algorithms and responses of AI chatbots.…”
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Neurocognitive Functioning among Children with Sickle Cell Anemia Attending SCA Clinic at MNH, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Limi O. Matondo, Edward Kija, Karim P. Manji

“…We recommend assessment at the younger age group, increased sample size in future studies, and long-term cohort follow-up.…”
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Lifecycle Completion and Reproductive Improvement of <i>Chrysoperla carnea</i> (Stephens) (Neuroptera: Chrysopidae), Following a Prey Shift Routine During Larval Development by Muhammad Waleed Shakoor, Jawwad Hassan Mirza, Muhammad Kamran, Fahad Jaber Alatawi

“…<i>carnea</i> and provide a roadmap for future studies to elucidate the larval release efficiency of <i>C</i>. …”
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