Prevalence of intestinal parasites and Helicobacter pylori co-infection in people with gastrointestinal symptoms in Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yenesew Mihret Wondmagegn, Getu Girmay, Gashaw Azanaw Amare, Muluneh Assefa, Mebratu Tamir, Zufan Yiheyis Abriham, Abebaw Setegn

“…Methods The current review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analyses (PRISMA) standards and registered in the International Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO; CRD42024598993). …”
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Early Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Gestational Diabetes: The Predictive Role of Routine Biomarkers and Nutrigenetic Variants by Marica Franzago, Federica Fraticelli, Marta Di Nicola, Francesco Bianco, Daniela Marchetti, Claudio Celentano, Marco Liberati, Raffaele De Caterina, Liborio Stuppia, Ester Vitacolonna

“…In addition, we evaluated the physical activity level and the adherence to Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) using the International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ-short version) and PREDIMED questionnaires. …”
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Co-design for stroke intervention development: Results of a scoping review. by Hardeep Singh, Natasha Benn, Agnes Fung, Kristina M Kokorelias, Julia Martyniuk, Michelle L A Nelson, Heather Colquhoun, Jill I Cameron, Sarah Munce, Marianne Saragosa, Kian Godhwani, Aleena Khan, Paul Yejong Yoo, Kerry Kuluski

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>Given the increasing popularity of co-design as a methodology for developing stroke interventions internationally, these findings can inform future co-designed studies.…”
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Developing a business model focused on the planning sustainability of forest sector enterprises by Ihor Soloviy, Orest Kiyko, Vasyl Lavnyy, Igor Bukhanevych, Oksana Pelyukh, Mykhailo Ilkiv, Taras Chelepis, Dmytro Savka, Andriy Lutsenco

“…The number of publications on sustainable business models in international journals is increasing, which reflects the growing importance of this area of research. …”
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Foreign Aid’s Effect on Political Risks for Foreign Direct Investment: A Literature Review by V. I. Bartenev

“…The last decade has seen an increasing focus on the involvement of the private sector in international sustainable development, particularly in high-risk jurisdictions. …”
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Review of Postgraduate Dissertations on Alzheimer's Patients in Nursing Care by Fadime Toru

“…When the nursing literature was examined, it was determined that both physical and psychological problems were seen in patients diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, and all these problems significantly affected the lives of patients and caregivers, and it was determined that the studies conducted were mostly at the international level. Although it is known that there are approximately 600 thousand Alzheimer's patients in our country and that there are many patients who have not yet been diagnosed, the number of studies used in the field of nursing other than postgraduate theses is very few. …”
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Human–nature connectedness and sustainability across lifetimes: A comparative cross‐sectional study in France and Colombia by Gladys Barragan‐Jason, Maxime Cauchoix, Paula A. Diaz‐Valencia, Arielle Syssau‐Vaccarella, Solène Hemet, Camilo Cardozo, Suzanne M. Skevington, Philipp Heeb, Camille Parmesan

“…Abstract To achieve sustainable targets, international panels call for a transformative change in human–nature interactions to foster human well‐being and promote pro‐environmental behaviour. …”
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University proceedings. Volga region. Social sciences by A.D. Gulyakov, A.Yu. Salomatin

“…The federalization of the southern territories of post-autocratic Russia in 1922–1923 took place according to the same dual scheme used in the western, eastern and southeastern regions – the creation of union repub-lics in the strategic border area and the inclusion of internal autonomies in the RSFSR. On-ly such an approach, with the leading role of the Bolshevik Party, could prevent the danger-ous confederalization of the organized union state and the integration of numerous ethnic groups that were at different stages of social development. …”

Zenith Tropospheric Delay Forecasting in the European Region Using the Informer–Long Short-Term Memory Networks Hybrid Prediction Model by Zhengdao Yuan, Xu Lin, Yashi Xu, Jie Zhao, Nage Du, Xiaolong Cai, Mengkui Li

“…In our research, we utilized ERA5-derived ZTD data from 11 International GNSS Service (IGS) stations in Europe to interpolate the missing portions of GNSS-derived ZTD. …”
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Effects of functional training on physical and technical performance among the athletic population: a systematic review and narrative synthesis by Wensheng Xiao, Te Bu, Junlong Zhang, Haogang Cai, Wuyi Zhu, Xiaorong Bai, Lin Zhang, Soh Kim Geok

“…Methods This review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, and the researchers performed a systematic search of five international electronic databases using the predefined terms "functional training" and "athletes" on 15th November 2023: Web of Science, CINAHL PLUS, PubMed, Scopus, and SPORTDiscus. …”
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Dual Reporter Gene Imaging by Jiantu Che, Mikhail Doubrovin, Inna Serganova, Ludmila Ageyeva, Pat Zanzonico, Ronald Blasberg

“…We have extended this effort by constructing an internal ribosomal entry site (IRES)-linked human NIS (hNIS) -enhanced green fluorescent protein ( eGFP ) hybrid reporter gene for both nuclear and optical imaging. …”
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Social determinants of mental health in asthma: an exploratory study by Sarah A. Hiles, Sarah A. Hiles, Hayley Lewthwaite, Hayley Lewthwaite, Vanessa L. Clark, Vanessa L. Clark, Anne E. Vertigan, Anne E. Vertigan, Anne E. Vertigan, Amber Smith, Amber Smith, Vanessa M. McDonald, Vanessa M. McDonald, Vanessa M. McDonald

“…Participants were classified as having mild-moderate asthma or severe asthma based on international guidelines. As part of a multidimensional assessment, participants self-reported age, sex, ethnicity, country of birth, living arrangements, employment, and postcode. …”
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Experiences of Peer Mentoring Sexual and Gender Minority Emerging Adults Who Are at Risk for Suicide: Mixed Methods Study by Jennifer T Tran, Jessica Webster, James R Wolfe, Jennifer Ben Nathan, Lindiwe Mayinja, Marin Kautz, Maria A Oquendo, Gregory K Brown, David Mandell, Danielle Mowery, José A Bauermeister, Lily A Brown

“…Trial RegistrationClinicalTrials.gov NCT05018143; https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05018143 International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)RR2-10.2196/48177…”
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Investigating a caregiver-assisted social skills group programme for primary and early high school-aged children with acquired brain injury or cerebral palsy: protocol for a pilot... by Koa Whittingham, Roslyn N Boyd, Rose Gilmore, Leanne Sakzewski, Nicola Hilton, Afroz Keramat, Bianca Thompson, Jacqui Barfoot, Christine T Moody

“…Dissemination plans include peer-review publication of study results, presentations, and instructional workshops at national and international conferences.Trial registration number ACTRN12623000515695.…”
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Is There Any Point in a Corticosteroid Treatment of Intermittent Asthma? by Ivana Stankovic, Tatjana Pejcic, Branislava Milenkovic, Dragana Jovanovic, Milan Rancic

“…International guidelines advocate the early introduction of inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) in all types of persistent asthma. …”
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Gym exercising patterns, lifestyle and high-risk sexual behaviour in men who have sex with men and in heterosexual men by N Davidovitch, Z Mor, K Parfionov, I Grotto

“…The gym MSM culture demonstrates how internal dynamics and social norms are possible factors driving MSM to high-risk behaviour for HIV/STI.Study registration The study was approved by the Wolfson Hospital Review Board, Holon, Israel (WOMC-0058-09).…”
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Ensemble machine learning models for lung cancer incidence risk prediction in the elderly: a retrospective longitudinal study by Songjing Chen, Sizhu Wu

“…The suitable model for lung cancer risk prediction and high risk factors identification was chosen based on internal validation and independent external validation. …”
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Effect of delivery hospital busyness on early mortality in small preterm infants: a Finnish population-based cohort study in 2006–2016 by Mika Gissler, Sari Räisänen, Seppo Heinonen, Sture Andersson, Riitta Vilkko, Markus Leskinen

“…We analysed differences in the incidence of selected adverse outcomes between quiet and busy days compared with optimal delivery-volume days by logistic regression followed by crude (ORs) and adjusted ORs (aORs) with 99% CIs.Setting A population-based cohort study based on prospectively collected real-world data from five university hospitals and 21 non-tertiary-level delivery hospitals in Finland, 2006‒2016.Participants 4323 small preterm infants.Primary outcome measures Umbilical cord pH ≤7.05, Apgar score 0–3 points at the age of 1 min, Apgar score 0–3 points at age 5 min, birth asphyxia (International Classification of Diseases-10 code), resuscitation with intubation.Secondary outcome measures Perinatal mortality comprising stillbirths and early neonatal deaths (&lt;7 days).Results Busy days (busy vs optimal) showed no correlation with the primary birth-related outcomes. …”
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Determinants and prevalence of metabolic syndrome among the adult population in Hargeisa, Somaliland: A community-based cross-sectional study. by Abdeta Muktar Ahmed, Ayanle Suleiman Ahmed, Mohamed Mussa Abdilahi, Abdulkadir Mohamed Nuh

“…The data were analysed using International Diabetic Federation (IDF) criteria for metabolic syndrome with SPSS version 25. …”
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Peran Penyidik Direktorat Reserse Kriminal Umum Dalam Penegakan Hukum Menggunakan Pendekatan Problem Solving Berbasis Keadilan Restoratif by Suharyono, A. Suriyaman Mustari Pide, Iyah Faniyah

“…Kendala penyidik dalam penegakan hukum menggunakan pendekatan problem solving berbasis keadilan restoratif, mencakup kendala yuridis: payung hukum tentang keadilan restoratif khususnya pada Polri masih bersifat internal yaitu Perpol Nomor 8 Tahun 2021 tentang Penanganan Tindak Pidana Berdasarkan Keadilan Restoratif itupun belum memberikan keleluasaan penerapan keadilan restoratif sebab dibatasi syarat-syarat formil dan materiil. …”
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