Health recommender systems to facilitate collaborative decision-making in chronic disease management: A scoping review by Antonia Barbaric, Kenneth Christofferson, Susanne M Benseler, Chitra Lalloo, Alex Mariakakis, Quynh Pham, Joost F Swart, Rae S M Yeung, Joseph A Cafazzo

“…HRSs are digital tools designed to help people manage their health by providing personalized recommendations based on their health history, behaviors, and preferences, enabling them to make more informed health decisions. …”
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Perceived barriers to physical activity and their predictors among adults in the Central Region in Saudi Arabia: Gender differences and cultural aspects. by Osama Abdelhay, Mohammad Altamimi, Qusai Abdelhay, Marwan Manajrah, Ayla M Tourkmani, Mutaz Altamimi, Taghreed Altamimi

“…Data were collected using a validated questionnaire, the Perceived Barriers to Being Active Questionnaire (PBAQ), assessing sociodemographic characteristics, health history, dietary habits, and perceived internal and external barriers to physical activity.…”
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The large and central Caligo martia eyespot may reduce fatal attacks by birds: a case study supports the deflection hypothesis in nature by Iserhard, Cristiano Agra, Malta, Shimene, Penz, Carla, Fraga, Brenda Barbon, Costa, Camila Abel, Schwantz, Taiane, Bordin, Kauane Maiara

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Danggui-Shaoyao-San Can Ameliorate Alzheimer’s Disease by Inhibiting Hippocampal Neuron Apoptosis: Findings from Serum Pharmacology by Zhang KX, Zhang JW, Jiang YH, Wang YR, Liu ZL, Ding PL, Wang XY, Cui WQ, Xu XQ, Wang YH

“…Kai-Xin Zhang,1 Ji-Wei Zhang,2 Yan-Hong Jiang,1 Yi-Ran Wang,1 Zhen-Ling Liu,1 Peng-Li Ding,1 Xiang-Ying Wang,1 Wen-Qiang Cui,3 Xiang-Qing Xu,3,* Ya-Han Wang3,* 1First College of Clinical Medicine, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250000, People’s Republic of China; 2College of Acupuncture and Massage, Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiang-Qing Xu, Ya-Han Wang; Department of Neurology, Affiliated Hospital of Shandong University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Jinan, 250000, People’s Republic of China, Email happyxiangqing@163.com; sdwangyahan@sina.comBackground: Danggui-Shaoyao-San (DSS) is a traditional Chinese medicine prescription with a history of nearly 2000 years, originally widely used for gynecological diseases, and in recent years research has found that DSS also has a good therapeutic effect on Alzheimer’s disease (AD).Purpose: The objective is to investigate the metabolic components of the DSS in the blood and the potential mechanisms for AD.Materials and Methods: Liquid chromatography‒mass spectrometry (LC-MS) combined with gas chromatography‒mass spectrometry (GC-MS) based non-targeted metabolomics were used to conduct in-depth research. …”
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Clinical Review of Ocular Traumas Resulting in Enucleation or Evisceration in a Tertiary Eye Care Center in Hungary by Gábor Tóth, Milán Tamás Pluzsik, Béla Csákány, Gábor László Sándor, Olga Lukáts, Zoltán Zsolt Nagy, Nóra Szentmáry

“…For each subject, clinical history, B-scan ultrasound report, and histopathology results were reviewed. …”
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Prevalence of hypertension in Shenzhen, China: a population-based, cross-sectional study by Ke Peng, Ji Peng, Yirong Wang, Weicong Cai, Lin Lei, Rencheng Zhao, Fangjiang Liu, Kaihao Lin, Fengzhu Xie

“…Male, older age, lower educational level, overweight and obesity, family history of HTN, tobacco smoking, alcohol intake, diabetes mellitus, dyslipidaemia and high uric acid were associated with HTN.Conclusions HTN is a major public health concern in Shenzhen, which has low awareness, treatment and control rates, and is associated with several risk factors. …”
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Mutation Analysis of HTRA2 Gene in Chinese Familial Essential Tremor and Familial Parkinson’s Disease by Ya-Chao He, Pei Huang, Qiong-Qiong Li, Qian Sun, Dun-Hui Li, Tian Wang, Jun-Yi Shen, Juan-Juan Du, Shi-Shuang Cui, Chao Gao, Rao Fu, Sheng-Di Chen

“…HTRA2 exonic variant might be rare among Chinese Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor patients with family history, and HTRA2 may not be the cause of familial Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor in China.…”
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Role of IPF genetic risk loci in post-COVID-19 lung abnormalities: a cohort study by James Johnston, Christopher Carlsten, Christopher J Ryerson, Alyson W Wong, Cameron J Hague, Julia Yang, Janice Leung, Daniel-Costin Marinescu, Aditi Shah, Darra Murphy

“…Linear regression was used to evaluate the association between risk alleles at each of the three SNPs and (a) lung parenchymal abnormalities as well as (b) pulmonary function, adjusted for age, sex, smoking history and days spent on supplemental oxygen during acute illness.Results 71 patients were included. …”
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Relationship between functional independence and community integration of people with spinal cord injury in Bangladesh by Shazal Kumar Das, Md Bakhtiar, Saiba Muhammad Sabrin, Michael Curtin, Ehsanur Rahman, Zahid Bin Sultan Nahid, Zakia Rahman, Md. Furatul Haque, Md. Fazlul Karim Patwary, Md. Jahangir Alam, Md. Emran Hossain, Md. Atiar Rahman, Shafiqul Islam, Md. Ashfaquzzaman, Md. Anowar Khasru Parvez

“…Among the participants, 92.5% of them reported a history of trauma or accident, including road traffic accidents, falls and other injuries. …”
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Association of Genetic Variants of KCNJ11 and KCNQ1 Genes with Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM) in the Indian Population: A Case-Control Study by Vasiuddin Khan, Amit Kumar Verma, Deepti Bhatt, Shahbaz Khan, Rameez Hasan, Yamini Goyal, Sowmya Ramachandran, Mohammed A. Alsahli, Arshad Husain Rahmani, Ahmad Almatroudi, M. Y. Shareef, Babita Meena, Kapil Dev

“…We also compared clinicopathological characteristics between cases and control and observed a significant difference in all the parameters except HDL, gender, and family history. In this study, clinicopathological data with a carrier of a variant allele of both KCNJ11 and KCNQ1 genes were also analysed, and a significant association was found between the carrier of a variant allele with gender and PPG in KCNJ11 and with triglyceride in KCNQ1. …”
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Determinants maintaining healthcare personnel’s motivation during COVID-19 pandemic in Uganda by Makiko Komasawa, Myo Nyein Aung, Christopher Nsereko, Kiyoko Saito, Robert Ssekitoleko, Mitsuo Isono, Motoyuki Yuasa

“…The questionnaire assessed sociodemographic data, COVID-19 knowledge, medical history, support received, and pandemic-related challenges. …”
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Nano-delivery platform with strong protection and efficient delivery: preparation of self-assembled RNA pesticide with dual RNAi targets against Apolygus lucorum by Heng Qiao, Qinhong Jiang, Jing Zhao, Liubin Xiao, Keyan Zhu-Salzman, Dejin Xu, Guangchun Xu, Jie Shen, Aiguo Gu, Dejun Hao, Shuo Yan, Yongan Tan

“…Abstract Background RNA pesticide is regarded as the “third revolution in the history of pesticides”. However, the double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) is easily degraded in the environment, and its delivery efficiency is not sufficient for pest management. …”
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JAUNOSIOS KARTOS KATALIKŲ INTELEKTUALŲ POŽIŪRIS Į FAŠIZMĄ IR NACIONALSOCIALIZMĄ TARPUKARIO LIETUVOJE by Valdas Pruskus

“…The latter (national-socialism) caused the most anxiety for them, because propagated specific conception of history. According to this conception the German (Nordic) race had to play the role of the Saviour of the Mankind. …”
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CHANNELING: SEARCH OF THE METAANTHROPOLOGIC MEAS-UREMENTS OF MIND BEING IN THE UNIVERSE (based on the World Wide Web) by Anatoly T. Tshedrin

“…In the development of channeling manifest fractal effects associated with the reproduction of their previous ideas about the history of ETI. Retrospection channeling as cultural practices show his obedience to the law of the cultural series: a temporary phenomenon in the long-range specific chronotope culture is defined by its inclusion in the actually exist-ing set of genetically related forms.…”
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Progressively complex neurorehabilitation: from a severe coma to a vegetative state, minimal consciousness ... and the Phoenix bird survives and is reborn from its ashes by Andreea-Iulia Vlădulescu-Trandafir, Aurelian Anghelescu, Ana-Andreea Cristea, Gelu Onose

“…A 22-year-old man without a previous medical history suffered severe polytrauma as a result of a road accident. …”
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Vaginal colonization, vertical transmission rate, antimicrobial susceptibility profile, and associated factors of potential neonatal pathogens among pregnant women at public health... by Getnet Shimeles, Getnet Shimeles, Alemu Gedefie, Hilina Motbainor, Chalachew Genet, Chalachew Genet

“…Living with domestic animals (p = 0.001), having premature rupture of membrane (p = 0.010) and history of urinary tract infection (p = 0.013) were significantly associated with maternal colonization. …”
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Usefulness of Acoustic Monitoring of Respiratory Rate in Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection by Takayoshi Suzuki, Shingo Tsuda, Hirohiko Nakae, Jin Imai, Kana Sawamoto, Maiko Kijima, Yoko Tsukune, Tetsufumi Uchida, Muneki Igarashi, Jun Koike, Masashi Matsushima, Toshiyasu Suzuki, Tetsuya Mine

“…The usefulness of acoustic RR monitoring was assessed by retrospectively reviewing the patients’ records for age, gender, height, weight, past history, serum creatinine, RR before ESD, and total dose of sedative. …”
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Assessing the suitability of sites near Pine Island Glacier for subglacial bedrock drilling aimed at detecting Holocene retreat–readvance by J. S. Johnson, J. Woodward, I. Nesbitt, K. Winter, S. Campbell, K. A. Nichols, R. A. Venturelli, S. Braddock, B. M. Goehring, B. Hall, D. H. Rood, G. Balco, G. Balco

“…Furthermore, the ridge is strewn with glacial erratics at all elevations, providing valuable constraints on its early Holocene deglacial history. Based on our experiences during this study, we conclude with a series of recommendations for assessing site suitability for future bedrock drilling campaigns. …”
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Les broyeurs en pierre en forme de doigt dans le sud-est de la Gaule romaine by Yves Manniez, Vincent Lauras

“…In the first part of our study, and following a review of the history of research carried out by our predecessors on this type of object, we examined and discussed the geographical origin of finger-shaped pestles and their evolution towards stone models. …”
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A novel virulent core genome multilocus sequence type CT 11424 of Listeria monocytogenes isolate causing stillbirth in Bangladesh by Muntasir Alam, Md Saiful Islam, M. Ishrat Jahan, Arpita Shyama Deb, Afruna Rahman, Zahidul Islam, Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, Kazi Munisul Islam, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Dilruba Ahmed, Shams El Arifeen, Emily S. Gurley, Mustafizur Rahman

“…The Lm-BD-CHAMPS-01 isolate was recovered from the blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of a male stillborn. Maternal history, clinical, and demographic data were collected by the CHAMPS surveillance platform. …”
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