Individual physical activity preferences of adolescents in the Czech Republic and Poland: a 14-year comparative study reflecting the gender trends and prospective responses to glob... by Michal Kudlacek, Karel Fromel, Dorota Groffik, Josef Mitas

“…PA preferences were gauged using the Questionnaire on Physical Activity Preferences, while actual PA levels were measured through the International Physical Activity Questionnaire-Long Form. …”
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Development and characterization of air jet vortex yarn with novel fiber blends by Khurshid Alam, Mahbubur Rahman, Menghan Li, Md Ashikur Rahman, Md Aptabusjaman, Tarikul Islam, Mingjie Xing

“…Air jet vortex yarns showed 90% less hairiness compared with ring‐spun yarns. Moreover, the internal structure of both air jet vortex and ring‐spun yarn was thoroughly examined using scanning electron microscopy. …”
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Poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitor regimens for platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer in randomized, double-blind, phase III controlled trials: protocol for a systematic revie... by Xiaolian Peng, Jie Liu

“…Published and unpublished studies will be retrieved through PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library, ClinicalTrials.gov, and the World Health Organization (WHO) International Clinical Trials Registry Platform from 1990 to 2023. …”
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Contribution of a bonded scholarship scheme to staffing rural health facilities by R G MacGregor, A J Ross

“… Background. Local and international research has identified rural origin as an important reason why healthcare professionals (HCPs) work in rural areas, and in South Africa (SA) considerable effort has gone into recruiting and training rural-origin students. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of exercise-based intervention to prevent gestational diabetes in women with overweight or obesity by Teresa E. Santa Cruz, Cristina Sarasqueta, Juan Carlos Muruzábal, Eukene Ansuategui, Olga Sanz

“…Trial registration This study was registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO; identifier: CRD42023399004).…”
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Systematic review of the application of the Kidney Failure Risk Equation and Oxford classification in estimating prognosis in IgA Nephropathy by M. P. Toal, R. Fergie, M. P. Quinn, C. J. Hill, C. O’Neill, A. P. Maxwell

“…The Oxford classification (OC) is an internationally adopted standard for renal biopsy reporting in IgAN, which measures the degree of histological abnormalities and predicts prognosis. …”
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Association of chronic heart failure with mortality in old intensive care patients suffering from Covid‐19 by Raphael Romano Bruno, Bernhard Wernly, Georg Wolff, Jesper Fjølner, Antonio Artigas, Bernardo Bollen Pinto, Joerg C. Schefold, Detlef Kindgen‐Milles, Philipp Heinrich Baldia, Malte Kelm, Michael Beil, Sigal Sviri, Peter Vernon vanHeerden, Wojciech Szczeklik, Arzu Topeli, Muhammed Elhadi, Michael Joannidis, Sandra Oeyen, Eumorfia Kondili, Brian Marsh, Finn H. Andersen, Rui Moreno, Susannah Leaver, Ariane Boumendil, Dylan W. De Lange, Bertrand Guidet, Hans Flaatten, Christian Jung, COVIP study group

“…Abstract Aims Chronic heart failure (CHF) is a major risk factor for mortality in coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID‐19). This prospective international multicentre study investigates the role of pre‐existing CHF on clinical outcomes of critically ill old (≥70 years) intensive care patients with COVID‐19. …”
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Psychometric properties and meaningful change thresholds for the QOL-E instrument in patients with myelodysplastic neoplasms by Esther Natalie Oliva, Shien Guo, Jennifer Lord-Bessen, Aylin Yucel, Roberto Latagliata, Massimo Breccia, Giuseppe A. Palumbo, Grazia Sanpaolo, Marta Riva, Valeria Santini, Uwe Platzbecker, Guillermo Garcia-Manero, Pierre Fenaux, Christopher G. Pelligra

“…Test-retest reliability and internal consistency was confirmed with intraclass correlation coefficients and Cronbach alpha exceeding 0.70 across most QOL-E domains/summary scores. …”
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Evidence Communication Rules for Policy (ECR-P) critical appraisal tool by Evangelos Danopoulos, John A. D. Aston, Aarushi Shah, Claudia R. Schneider

“…Methods The rationale behind ECR-P centres on three dimensions of quality; two are the well-established concepts of internal and external validity. Here, we introduce a third—evidence communication—encompassing both evidence veracity and quality of communication. …”
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Levosimendan and Global Longitudinal Strain Assessment in Sepsis (GLASSES 1): a study protocol for an observational study by Iacopo Cappellini, Alessandra Melai, Lucia Zamidei, Maddalena Parise, Simone Cipani, Guglielmo Consales

“…The primary endpoint is recovery of GLS ≥15% and the secondary endpoint is a relative reduction in mortality of 15%.Ethics and dissemination The investigators declare that the study will be conducted in full compliance with international regulations (EU Directive 2016/679/EC) and national implementation (DM 15 July 1997; 211/2003; 200/2007) regarding the clinical trial and the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki. …”
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Incidence of acute lower respiratory tract disease hospitalisations, including pneumonia, among adults in Bristol, UK, 2019, estimated using both a prospective and retrospective me... by Jo Southern, Adam Finn, Catherine Hyams, James Campling, Bradford D Gessner, Elizabeth Begier, Maria Garcia Gonzalez, Sharon Gray, Jennifer Oliver

“…First, retrospective International Classification of Diseases 10th revision (ICD-10) code analysis (first five positions/hospitalisation) identified aLRTD events over a 12-month period (March 2018 to February 2019). …”
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What are parents' preferences for Human Papillomavirus vaccination promotion messages and communication? Application of a discrete choice experiment to a French Caribbean setting by Frédérique G. E. Dorleans, Jonathan Sicsic, Valérie Henry, Isabelle Bonmarin, Gwladys Nadia Gbaguidi, Lucie Leon, Jocelyn Raude, Jacques Rosine, Judith E. Mueller

“…Abstract Introduction Human Papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake in the French Caribbean has remained below 25% since introduction in 2007, which is well behind national and international targets. Using a discrete choice experiment (DCE), we explored parental preferences around HPV vaccination and optimized communication content in a sample of parents of middle-school pupils in Guadeloupe. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of oral versus injectable disease modifying therapies in relapsing multiple sclerosis: a systematic review analysis by Mehdi Rezaee, Ramin Ravangard, Seyyed Morteza Mojtabaeian, Abdosaleh Jafari

“…Conclusion A large number of health economic evaluations of disease-modifying therapies (DMTs) in MS were available at the international level, the comparison of which was difficult and sometimes contradictory. …”
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A graph neural network approach for hierarchical mapping of breast cancer protein communities by Xiao Zhang, Qian Liu

“…The resulting hierarchical map of protein communities shows how gene-level mutations and survival information converge on protein communities at different scales. Internal validity of the model was established through the convergence on BRCA2 as a breast cancer hotspot. …”
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Online learning: Attitudes of Russian students by D. V. Rudenkin

“…The spread of this trend is facilitated by both the internal patterns of the development of Russian educational institutions and the need to transfer the learning process to a distance learning format, which arose under quarantine measures due to the Covid-19 pandemic. …”
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Changes in interpersonal violence and utilization of trauma recovery services at an urban trauma center in the United States during the COVID-19 pandemic: a retrospective, comparat... by Kevin Y. Zhu, Kristie J. Sun, Mary A. Breslin, Mark Kalina Jr., Tyler Moon, Ryan Furdock, Heather A. Vallier

“…Future direction of hospital policy to enable resource and service delivery to this population, despite internal and external challenges, appears warranted.…”
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Development and validation of an LC-MS/MS method for the simultaneous estimation of tadalafil and macitentan in rat plasma: Greenness assessment and design of experiment approach by Sravanthi Gandu, Kumaraswamy Gandla, Lalitha Repudi

“…The retention times were 4.13 min for tadalafil, 5.32 min for macitentan, and 7.89 min for the internal standard, ritonavir. The method adhered to regulatory validation guidelines, linearity was observed over a concentration range of 20 to 400 ng/mL for tadalafil and 5 to 100 ng/ml for macitentan, yielding correlation coefficients of 0.9997 and 0.9998, respectively, with limits of quantitation (LOQs) of 19.10 ng/mL for tadalafil and 4.21 ng/mL for macitentan. …”
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A novel approach for managing the incisions of tibial plateau fractures with soft tissue swelling by Yang Zhang, Yangyang Zhao, Shuanggong Liu, Zihan Yao, Zikang Jin, Wanli Ma

“…For patients with tibial plateau fractures without congestive blisters, open reduction and internal fixation at the early stage of swelling and wide-spacing interrupted suture and negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) closure of the wound could help obtain excellent to good functional outcomes with fewer complications. …”
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CHALLENGES FOR UNIVERSITIES TO ONLINE TECHNOLOGIES IMPLEMENTATION IN THE CONDITIONS OF WAR IN UKRAINE by Yuliia Sytnykova, Tаtyana Petrenko, Oksana Bezkorovaina, Anastasiia Ptushka

“…The most common psychological difficulties with online learning were connected with external ones as constant shelling, and air alarms as with internal ones as stress, anxiety, worries, depression, burnout, sadness, and frustration. …”
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Forecasting stroke and stroke-driven dementia in a rapidly ageing population: a model-based analysis of alternative projection scenarios for Ireland by Anne Hickey, Eithne Sexton, Frances Horgan, Kathleen E Bennett, Ronan Collins, Martin O'Flaherty, Suzanne Timmons, Chris Macey, David J. Williams

“…We used multiple data sources, including systematic review and observational evidence.Interventions Not applicable.Primary and secondary outcome measures We projected the incidence and prevalence of stroke (International Classification of Disease (ICD) codes I60–I61, I63–I64), poststroke dementia (Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-V) criteria) and poststroke disability (modified Rankin Scale 3–5).Results The stable scenario indicated a projected 85 834 stroke survivors in 2046 (95% uncertainty interval (UI)=82 366–89 655), an increase of 45.7% from 2022. …”
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