Efficacy of intranasal naloxone compared to other administration routes in prehospital opioid overdose management and beyond: a narrative review by Luigi Venuso, Francesco Ricciardi, Antonio Del Prete, Michele Virgolesi, Gianluca Pucciarelli, Luigi Langella, Teresa Rea

“… Drug-related deaths in Italy, especially from opioid overdoses, increased by 6% among individuals aged 15-34 from 2014 to 2018. Opioid-related deaths rose by 6.6% in the 15-24 age group and by 5.4% in the 25-34 age group during this period. …”
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Exploring public perceptions and awareness of Parkinson's disease: A scoping review. by Sophie Crooks, Gillian Carter, Christine Brown Wilson, Lisa Wynne, Patrick Stark, Michail Doumas, Matthew Rodger, Emma O'Shea, Gary Mitchell

“…As the disease progresses, individuals living with the disease are likely to lose their independence and autonomy, subsequently affecting their quality of life. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of malaria among the displaced population in refugee camps in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Habtu Debash, Ermiyas Alemayehu, Melaku Ashagrie Belete, Hussen Ebrahim, Ousman Mohammed, Daniel Gebretsadik, Mihret Tilahun, Alemu Gedefie

“…Conclusion This study determined that the pooled prevalence of malaria among displaced individuals in refugee camps was high and exhibited variations across different population groups. …”
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The evolving landscape of COVID-19: factors associated with in-hospital COVID-19 related mortality during the 2023–2024 phase of JN.1 subvariant dominance by Drieda Zaçe, Albiana Çekrezi, Christopher Jones, Ludovica Ferrari, Giuseppe De Simone, Elisabetta Teti, Vincenzo Malagnino, Marco Iannetta, Loredana Sarmati, Anna Maria Geretti

“…The primary outcome was in-hospital mortality, analysed in relation to demographic, clinical, and laboratory parameters. Results Among 122 individuals (median age 76 years, 58.2% males, median comorbidity index 5), 114/122 (93.4%) had received ≥ 1 SARS-CoV-2 vaccination, with a median of 23 months elapsed since the last dose. …”
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Electronic cigarette use and chest pain in US adults: Evidence from the PATH study by Leili Behrooz, Wubin Xie, Aboli Goghari, Rosemarie Robertson, Aruni Bhatnagar, Andrew Stokes, Naomi M. Hamburg

“…In sensitivity analyses, categorizing individuals based on their reported history of cardiovascular disease, overall findings were similar. …”
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Impact of Comorbidities on Prognosis and Treatment Outcomes in Elderly Patients with Hodgkin Lymphoma by Dávid Tóthfalusi, Boglárka Dobó, Fanni Borics, László Imre Pinczés, Árpád Illés, Zsófia Miltényi

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Hodgkin lymphoma (HL) primarily affects young adults, but about 20% of cases occur in patients over the age of 60 years. Older individuals often have comorbidities and poorer functional status, which can affect treatment choices. …”
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A Study of Combined Onabotulinumtoxin A and Hyaluronic Acid Filler for the Treatment of Enlarged Facial Pores by Vasanop Vachiramon, Sonphet Chirasuthat, Suphagan Boonpethkaew, Nawara Sakpuwadol, Tanat Yongpisarn, Natthachat Jurairattanaporn

“…Conclusion: BoNT-A and HA dermal filler had a role in reducing pore size. Nonetheless, individuals with enlarged pores who exhibited beneficial effects to botulinum toxin injection typically had a background of facial oiliness. …”
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Report on the Academic Symposium: Youth Quotas − The Answer to Changes in Age Demographics? by Igor Dimitrijoski

“…Can young people really be relied upon to represent the interests of the young generation as a whole, or will they just follow their own individual interests? Are youth quotas in general an effective instrument to strengthen the rights of the young generation or do we need other and more effective instruments? …”
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Association between occupational exposure to gasoline and anemia: a retrospective cohort study in China by Lan Lin, Hongmei Cao, Beining Wu, Jin Wang, Lin Song, Weiling Chan, Geyang Li, Li Zhou, Jing Xiao, Lejia Zhu, Yulong Lian

“…Anemia was diagnosed according to WHO guidelines on hemoglobin cutoffs to define anemia in individuals and populations. Occupational exposure concentration of gasoline was measured based on the Chinese national standard (GBZ-T300.62-2017). …”
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Nonlinear association between glycated hemoglobin levels and mortality in elderly patients with non-diabetic chronic kidney disease: a national health and nutrition examination sur... by Lihua Huang, Liuliu He, Qingfeng Zeng, Jinjing Huang, Xiaoyan Luo, Qiuming Zhong

“…This study aimed to investigate the correlation between HbA1c levels and all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality in elderly individuals with non-diabetic CKD.MethodsData from the NHANES (1999-2018) were analyzed to measure HbA1c levels in whole blood using high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC). …”
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Serum β2-MG, sCHE, and PSGL-1 Expression in Patients with Esophageal Cancer and Their Association with Postoperative Lung Infection After Mediastinoscopy by Yu FENG, Rulin QIAN, Dong CUI, Chaoying CHANG, Maolin CHEN

“…The AUCs of serum β2-MG, sCHE, and PSGL-1 for assessing postoperative lung infections were 0.807, 0.845, and 0.800, respectively, and the AUC of the three combined factors for assessing postoperative lung infections was 0.954, which was superior to that assessed individually (Zcombination vs. β2-MG=2.576, Zcombination vs. sCHE=2.623, Zcombination vs. …”
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Spatial and social relevance perceptions by pre-service teachers of learning about oil palm management as a local or nonlocal socioscientific issue by Finn Kristen Matthiesen, Gina Nolte, Finn Rehling, I Gede Arjana, Lola Utama Sitompul, Upik Yelianti, Susanne Bögeholz, Susanne Bögeholz

“…This study investigated how local, national, and global subdimensions of spatial relevance as well as individual, societal, and professional subdimensions of social relevance influence PST' relevance perceptions of learning about SSI. …”
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Do Activity Sensors Identify Physiological, Clinical and Behavioural Changes in Laying Hens Exposed to a Vaccine Challenge? by Hyungwook Kang, Sarah Brocklehurst, Marie Haskell, Susan Jarvis, Victoria Sandilands

“…Sensors may have a role in detecting changes in activity and movement in individual hens indicative of health or welfare problems.…”
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Machine learning prediction of anxiety symptoms in social anxiety disorder: utilizing multimodal data from virtual reality sessions by Jin-Hyun Park, Yu-Bin Shin, Dooyoung Jung, Ji-Won Hur, Seung Pil Pack, Heon-Jeong Lee, Hwamin Lee, Chul-Hyun Cho, Chul-Hyun Cho

“…This study aimed to develop ML algorithms to predict the upper tertile group of various anxiety symptoms based on multimodal data from virtual reality (VR) therapy sessions for social anxiety disorder (SAD) patients and to evaluate their predictive performance across each data type.MethodsThis study included 32 SAD-diagnosed individuals, and finalized a dataset of 132 samples from 25 participants. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index predicts adverse cardiovascular events in patients with H-type hypertension combined with coronary heart disease: a retrospective cohort study by Changjiang Li, Shun Zhao, Yingkai Li, Songyuan He, Wen Jian, Yanci Liu, Zichao Cheng, Hongyu Peng

“…Abstract Background The triglyceride‒glucose index (TyG index) is a reliable surrogate for insulin resistance (IR) in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus and is associated with cardiovascular disease. …”
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MicroRNA-26b inhibits cardiac remodeling after myocardial infarction by targeting ring finger protein 6 expression by Chun-Mei Tang, Qiang Su, Hai-Xia Zhao, He-Huan Sui, Jing Liang, Li-Sha Zhu, Si-Yun Yang, Tao Liu

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Interaction of genetics risk score and fatty acids quality indices on healthy and unhealthy obesity phenotype by Niloufar Rasaei, Seyedeh Fatemeh Fatemi, Fatemeh Gholami, Mahsa Samadi, Mohammad Keshavarz Mohammadian, Elnaz Daneshzad, Khadijeh Mirzaei

“…Environmental changes, such as improving the quality of dietary fat consumed, may be useful in preventing or mitigating the obesity or unhealthy obesity phenotype in individuals with a genetic predisposition, although this has not yet been confirmed. …”
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Comparing the clinical efficacy of prostate enucleation by the Millin method and enucleation performed using a holmium laser (HoLEP) with a prostate volume more than 80 cm<sup>3</s... by S. N. Volkov, V. S. Stepanchenko, V. I. Tereshchenko, A. R. Dzharimok, O. R. Grigoryan, R. K. Mikheev

“…The decision on the surgical procedure used must be made individually for each patient.…”
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Evaluating Reaction Videos of Young People Watching Edutainment Media (MTV Shuga): Qualitative Observational Study by Venetia Baker, Sarah Mulwa, David Khanyile, Georgia Arnold, Simon Cousens, Cherie Cawood, Isolde Birdthistle

“…ObjectiveWe explored how physical and social context influences young people’s engagement with MTV Shuga, a dramatic television series based on sexual health and relationships among individuals aged 15 to 25 years. We trialed reaction videos as a novel research method to investigate how young people in South Africa experience the show, including sexual health themes and messages, in their viewing environments. …”
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The relationship between activities of daily living and speech impediments based on evidence from statistical and machine learning analyses by Liu Jun, Hongguo Li, Yu Mao, Lan Hu, Dan Wu

“…This study investigates the potential of Activities of Daily Living (ADL) as a predictive marker for SI, utilizing data from the 2018 China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS), which includes 10,136 individuals aged 45 and above. The Barthel Index (BI) was used to assess ADL, and the correlation between ADL and SI was examined through statistical analyses. …”
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