Health-Related Quality of Life Subdomains in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease: The Role of Gender by Anja Ophey, Carsten Eggers, Richard Dano, Lars Timmermann, Elke Kalbe

“…Analyses did not reveal a global gender effect; however, female gender was a negative predictor for physical-functioning and socioemotional HrQoL, whereas male gender was a negative predictor for cognition HrQoL. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone: an application of Health Belief Model constructs by Simon Ssentongo, Alex Muhereza, Morie Mustapha, Ruth Gemi, Dennis Cherian, Rebecca Waugh, Benjamin Crookston, Cougar Hall, Mary Linehan, Hayden Borg, Joshua West

“…Specifically, Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone saw vaccine acceptance rates below global averages. This research delves into the underlying factors that influenced these disparities in vaccine acceptance in these two countries, using the Health Belief Model (HBM) and the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) as guiding frameworks. …”
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Association between adolescent obesity and early adulthood healthcare utilization—a two-cohort prospective study by Emilia Hagman, Vidar Halsteinli, Resthie R. Putri, Christina Hansen Edwards, Gudrun Waaler Bjørnelv, Claude Marcus, Rønnaug A. Ødegård

“…Abstract Background Pediatric obesity is a growing global health challenge, with long-term implications for individuals and healthcare systems. …”
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Clasificación avanzada de la artrosis de rodilla utilizando tecnologías de Inteligencia Artificial by Facundo Segura, Florencio Pablo Segura, María Paz Lucero Zudaire, Florencio Vicente Segura, Rocío Mendía, Lucía Ribotta Falco, Paula Sofía Zalazar, Daniel Esteban Sequeira

“…Resultados: El modelo alcanzó una precisión global del 92,55% en la clasificación de la artrosis de rodilla, con una sensibilidad del 93,33%. …”
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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis C Viral Infection in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Teshiwal Deress, Yihenew Million, Teshome Belachew, Mohabaw Jemal, Mekonnen Girma

“…Hepatitis C virus is a highly genetically heterogenous bloodborne pathogen that is responsible for acute and chronic hepatitis. Globally, an estimated 71 million population is chronically infected with this virus from which 399,000 people die every year. …”
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Learning Outcomes and Educational Effectiveness of Social Media as a Continuing Professional Development Intervention for Practicing Surgeons: A Systematic Review and Narrative Syn... by Arashk Ghasroddashti, BSc, Fatimah Sorefan-Mangou, MB, BCh, BAO, Rosephine Del Fernandes, MSc, Erin Williams, MD, MSc, Ken Choi, MD, Boris Zevin, MD, PhD

“…Social media has the potential to improve global access to educational resources and collaborative networking. …”
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Enhanced CyGNSS Soil Moisture Retrieval Validated by In-Situ Data in Argentina's Pampas by Javier Arellana, Francisco Grings, Mariano Franco

“…Specifically, with the Cyclone Global Navigation Satellite System (CyGNSS), the reflected signal is often modeled in its simplest form, utilizing the Fresnel reflection coefficients for a semi-infinite dielectric medium corrected with an effective roughness parameter. …”
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« Quelque chose d’inaudible à propos d’un prophète et d’un hamster » : le terrorisme à la Mathias Énard by Kathryne Fontaine

“…Récupérant l’esthétique d’un conte voltairien et la dialectique maître-esclave hégélienne, et rappelant sur le ton érudico-ironique propre à Énard la genèse des fanatismes contemporains, ce « manuel de terrorisme à l’usage des débutants » contribue, par un volte-face que seul peut-être le permet une œuvre littéraire, non pas à parfaire la formation de l’individu subversif cherchant à « secouer le joug ancillaire », mais à décrire le climat global de peur et d’insécurité engendré par un terrorisme plus insidieux qu’explosif et à enseigner, à ceux susceptibles d’en bénéficier, les moyens de perpétuer ce monde bâti sur les artifices. …”
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Ethical issues in the development and implementation of nutrition-related public health policies and interventions: A scoping review. by Thierry Hurlimann, Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas, Abha Saxena, Gerardo Zamora, Béatrice Godard

“…Searches using PubMed with Medical Subject Headings (MeSH) categories and Advanced Search Builder as well as in the Global Health Library were performed. The final sample consists of 169 publications.…”
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Level of and trends in women’s empowerment inequalities in antenatal care services in Ethiopia: further analysis of the Ethiopia demographic and health surveys, 2000-16 by Gebretsadik Shibre, Wubegzier Mekonnen, Damen Haile Mariam

“…Women’s empowerment was measured through a newly developed index, SWPER Global. Specifically, we used two domains of the measure: attitude to violence and social independence. …”
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Impact of extended-course oral nirmatrelvir/ritonavir in established Long COVID: a case series by Alison K. Cohen, Toni Wall Jaudon, Eric M. Schurman, Lisa Kava, Julia Moore Vogel, Julia Haas-Godsil, Daniel Lewis, Samantha Crausman, Kate Leslie, Siobhan Christine Bligh, Gillian Lizars, JD Davids, Saniya Sran, Michael Peluso, Lisa McCorkell

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Evaluating Prospective Energy Services Demand for Residential Solar Photovoltaic (RSPV) Generated Electricity in Lagos State, Nigeria by Olalekan Jesuleye, Andrew Oriola, Adeyemi Adepoju

“… Rapid urbanisation is pulling demand for energy services and emission of greenhouse gases (GHG) resulting in energy deficit, climate change and global warming. The ongoing energy crisis and degenerating climate condition demands urgent transformation of the energy system to renewable based from nonrenewable (fossil) based. …”
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A systematic review exploring the factors that contribute to increased primary care physician turnover in socio-economically deprived areas. by Jasmine Lee, Evangelos Kontopantelis

“…Therefore, the objective of this systematic review is to synthesise current research to provide a better understanding of the underlying causes of this high turnover, ultimately informing strategies to address the global shortage of primary care physicians.<h4>Methods</h4>This systematic review followed the guidelines of the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA). …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of parental refusal rates for routine immunisation: a cross-sectional study in Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan-2024 by Muhammad Hakim, Farhad Ali, Zala, Aslam Pervaiz, Saima Afaq, Zia ul Haq

“…Abstract Background Vaccine hesitancy is a serious public health problem globally, particularly in low- and middle-income countries like Pakistan. …”
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Distribuição espacial de Metamasius hemipterus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) em plantio de dendê (Elaeis guineensis Jacq) em Roraima by Luiz Fernandes Silva Dionisio, Antonio Cesar Silva Lima, Elisangela Gomes Fidelis de Morais, Ruy Guilherme Correia, Artur Vinícius Ferreira dos Santos, Carla Klis dos Santos Ximenes

“…O perímetro da área foi demarcado com receptor de sistema de posicionamento global, e os grides de amostragem tiveram dimensão de 45 x 45 m. …”
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La huella de carbono de la producción agrícola del brote de té certificado en Argentina by Emiliano LYSIAK

“…Estas demandas generaron la necesidad de medir la huella de carbono (HC) como una herramienta para cuantificar el impacto en el calentamiento global. En este trabajo se mide la huella de la producción agrícola del brote de té certificado y en la puerta de la industria, en Argentina. …”
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Effects of information on consumer attitudes towards gene-edited foods: a comparison between livestock and vegetables by Naoko Kato-Nitta, Yusuke Inagaki, Tadahiko Maeda, Masashi Tachikawa

“…Further examination of this issue for Japanese consumers with lower acceptance towards GM food should provide essential information for global agricultural communities. Methods Using a web survey, split-ballot experimental design was used to randomly assign the respondents into two groups: (1) the animal group, for which information on breeding technologies, including gene editing, was provided using pig illustrations. (2) The plant group, for which information was provided using tomato illustrations. …”
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The flow pattern of neuro-pediatric emergency visits during COVID-19 pandemic by Imad M. Khojah, Osama Y. Muthaffar, Anas S. Alyazidi, Maha K. Alghamdi, Mayar Alhuqaili, Hassan A. Alalawi, Ohud T. Alharbi, Latifa A. Almuharib

“…Abstract Background COVID-19 is a global pandemic that has highly impacted the healthcare system and patients, especially patients with epilepsy, due to the fact that the success of their treatment depends on obtaining sustainable access to medical professions, diagnostic services, facilities, and medications. …”
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Differences between frequent emergency department users in a secondary rural hospital and a tertiary suburban hospital in central Japan: a prevalence study by Makoto Kaneko, Masashi Okubo, Michael D Fetters, Machiko Inoue, Allison K Cullen Furgal, Benjamin F Crabtree

“…Objectives Although frequent emergency department (ED) use is a global issue, little research has been conducted in a country like Japan where universal health insurance is available. …”
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Research Progress and Trends in Exercise Interventions for Mild Cognitive Impairment: A Bibliometric Visualization Analysis Using CiteSpace by Han Q, Kim SM

“…Qifeng Han,1 Sung Min Kim1– 4 1Department of Physical Education, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 2Department of Sport Science, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 3BK21 FOUR Human-Tech Convergence Program, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of Korea; 4Center for Artificial Intelligence Muscle, Hanyang University, Seoul, Republic of KoreaCorrespondence: Sung Min Kim, Department of Sport Science, Hanyang University, 222, Wangsimni-ro, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea, Email minarthur@hanyang.ac.krPurpose: With the increasing global aging population, exercise interventions for mild cognitive impairment (MCI) have gained significant research attention. …”
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