Internal Facilitation by Health Assistants for the “WHO Lay Health Worker Dementia Care” in Rural Uganda: A Formative Evaluation by Wakida EK, Obua C, Rukundo GZ, Samantha M, Maling S, Karungi CK, Talib ZM, Haberer J, Bartels SJ

“…Edith K Wakida,1,2 Celestino Obua,2 Godfrey Zari Rukundo,3 Mary Samantha,2 Samuel Maling,4 Christine K Karungi,2 Zohray M Talib,1 Jessica Haberer,5,6 Stephen J Bartels5,6 1Department of Medical Education, California University of Science and Medicine, Colton, California, USA; 2Department of Research and Development, Alpha Center for Research Administration, Mbarara, Uganda; 3Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada; 4Department of Psychiatry, Mbarara University of Science and Technology, Mbarara, Uganda; 5Department of Internal Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA; 6Harvard Medical School, Harvard University, Boston, Massachusetts, USACorrespondence: Edith K Wakida, Email Edith.Wakida@cusm.eduBackground: Dementia is characterized by cognitive symptoms like memory loss, difficulty with language, and impaired judgment, alongside behavioral and psychological symptoms such as depression, anxiety, and aggression. …”
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Constructing TheKeep.Ca With Thrivers of Cancer in Manitoba, Canada, in Support of Enhancing Patient Engagement: Protocol for a Pragmatic Multimethods Study by Maclean Thiessen, Kellie Jewitt, Raina Stromberg, Janelle Marie Lamontagne, Genevieve Richardson Tanguay, Annette Albo, Chantale Thurston, Diana E McMillan

“…Reporting will include peer-reviewed journals, conferences, and a lay-language summary on TheKeep.Ca. ConclusionsThe research outlined in this protocol will facilitate understanding patient advisors’ experience in developing TheKeep.Ca. …”
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Hydrophobic and Hydrophilic IOLs in Patients with Uveitis – A Randomised Clinical Trial by Pålsson S, Schuborg C, Sterner B, Andersson Grönlund M, Zetterberg M

“…Thus, the present study did not support either of the IOL materials as advantageous in patients with uveitis.Plain Language Summary: Uveitis, an inflammatory eye condition, often leads to patients needing cataract surgery. …”
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Harmonizing population health data into OMOP common data model: a demonstration using COVID-19 sero-surveillance data from Nairobi Urban Health and Demographic Surveillance System by Michael Ochola, Sylvia Kiwuwa-Muyingo, Tathagata Bhattacharjee, David Amadi, Maureen Ng’etich, Damazo Kadengye, Henry Owoko, Boniface Igumba, Jay Greenfield, Jim Todd, Agnes Kiragga, Agnes Kiragga

“…The ETL process was implemented using Pentaho Data Integration community edition software and structured query language (SQL). The target OMOP CDM can now be used to analyze the prevalence of COVID-19 antibodies in the Nairobi Urban HDSS population.ResultsWe successfully mapped the Nairobi Urban HDSS COVID-19 sero-surveillance data to the OMOP CDM. …”
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Doctor, what is my risk of bleeding after cardiac surgery while on combined anticoagulant with antiplatelet therapy? A validated nomogram for risk assessment by Haolong Han, Haolong Han, Hang Xu, Hang Xu, Jifan Zhang, Weihui Zhang, Yi Yang, Xia Wang, Li Wang, Dongjin Wang, Weihong Ge

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Automating airborne pollen classification: Identifying and interpreting hard samples for classifiers by Manuel Milling, Simon D.N. Rampp, Andreas Triantafyllopoulos, Maria P. Plaza, Jens O. Brunner, Claudia Traidl-Hoffmann, Björn W. Schuller, Athanasios Damialis

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Application of Infrared Thermography and Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare: A Systematic Review of Over a Decade (2013–2024) by Jahmunah Vicnesh, Massimo Salvi, Yuki Hagiwara, Hah Yan Yee, Hasan Mir, Prabal Datta Barua, Subrata Chakraborty, Filippo Molinari, U. Rajendra Acharya

“…It also, proposes three main recommendations: dataset standardization for ethical data management, clear governance models for ethical practices, and the use of Multimodal Large Language Models (MLLMs) to address explainability issues.…”
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Effect of Jin's Three-Needle Therapy Combined with Behavioral Intervention on Preschool Children with Mild-to-Moderate Autism Spectrum Disorder by HONG Yu, KANG Jie, GUO Jingmin, LIU Guihua, OU Ping, CHEN Xiaofang, HUANG Longsheng

“…Compared with the control group, the ABC score, the social interaction factor score and the language factor score of the observation group decreased significantly after treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). (2) SRS score: compared with that before treatment, the total score of SRS and the scores of each factor of both groups decreased significantly after treatment (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Exploring ketogenic diet resistance in glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome: A comprehensive review and critical appraisal by Raffaele Falsaperla, Vincenzo Sortino, Gerhard Josef Kluger, Thomas Herberhold, Andrea Rüegger, Pasquale Striano, Martino Ruggieri, Joerg Klepper, Georgia Ramantani

“…Large‐scale multicenter studies, facilitated through international collaborations like the European Network for Therapy in Rare Epilepsies (NETRE), hold promise in elucidating the complexities of this patient population and developing personalized therapeutic approaches. Plain Language Summary Glucose transporter type 1 deficiency syndrome often causes difficult‐to‐treat epilepsy. …”
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PROVISION OF CLINICAL PHARMACY SERVICES THROUGH THE TELEGRAM GROUP UNDER THE CONDITIONS OF THE FULL-SCALE WAR IN UKRAINE by Andriy Zimenkovsky, Yuliya Nastyukha, Olga Boretska, Oksana Horodnycha, Marta Zayats, Oksana Lopatynska, Tetiana Ryvak, Myroslava Sekh

“…Medicines and medical products were identified based on the photos of the secondary or primary packaging with labels mainly in a foreign language. The administrators answered the questions in Ukrainian. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of publications in 3D printing in surgery from the web of science database by Bitesh Kumar, Anjan Kumar Dhua, Mohit Garg, Vishesh Jain, Devendra Kumar Yadav, Prabudh Goel, Sachit Anand, Divya Jain

“…Inclusion criteria encompassed English-language documents related to 3D printing in surgery, while documents published after December 2022 were excluded. …”
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Assessing the development of health technology assessment in Iran: a policy analysis using Kingdon’s Multiple streams framework: a qualitative study by Meysam Behzadifar, Saeed Shahabi, Ahad Bakhtiari, Samad Azari, Seyed Jafar Ehsanzadeh, Mohammad Yarahmadi, Masoud Behzadifar

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Optimizing Talent Development for Goalkeepers: Psychological Characteristics, Stressors, and Sustainable Pathways in Elite Soccer by Camille Sabourin, Eric Terrien, Denis Ha

“…However, several challenges persist, including issues such as early selection biases, relative age effects, maturity-related inequalities, language barriers, and the underrepresentation of specific groups, such as female players, para-football athletes, and goalkeepers (Kelly, 2024). …”
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Facial Anthropometry and Self-expressed Behaviours: A Systematic Review by Ankit Srivastava, Vilas Chimurkar, Nisha Mani Pandey, Anand Bihari

“…The eligibility criteria for including studies were: selection of primary data, English language and facial anthropometric measurements (fWHR, bizygomatic width, forehead length, forehead width, forehead slant, facial index and upper facial index) related to self-expressed or actual behaviour in humans and monkeys. …”
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Incidence and Predictors of Later Epilepsy in Neonates with Encephalopathy: The Impact of Electrographic Seizures by Carol M. Stephens, Jacopo Proietti, Sean R. Mathieson, Vicki Livingstone, Brian McNamara, Niamh McSweeney, Olivia O'Mahony, Brian H. Walsh, Deirdre M. Murray, Geraldine B. Boylan

“…Close follow‐up is required in both groups well into the childhood period. Plain Language Summary This study aimed to determine the occurrence of epilepsy in children who were monitored for seizures in the newborn period. …”
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Differential effects of left DLPFC anodal and cathodal tDCS interventions on the brain in children with autism: A randomized controlled trial by Jiannan Kang, Juanmei Wu, Xinping Huang, Wenqin Mao, Xiaoli Li

“…On the ABC scale, overall scores also decreased, with significant differences noted in sensory behavior, social relating, body and object use, and language and communication skills. Non-periodic exponent and offsets increased following anodal tDCS stimulation, whereas they decreased after cathodal tDCS stimulation. …”
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Preventing epileptogenesis by interaction between inositol isomers and proteins by Lia Tsverava, Luka Kharkhelauri, Vincenzo Lagani, Giorgi Gamkrelidze, Veriko Bokuchava, Tamar Kiguradze, Merab Kokaia, Revaz Solomonia

“…Inositols can be successfully used in the future for translational research. Plain Language Summary Epilepsy is a common neurological disorder characterized by spontaneous recurrent seizures and a range of associated comorbidities. …”
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To what extent are digital health interventions targeting HIV care cascade among mobile populations feasible, acceptable, and effective? A mixed methods systematic review protocol by Thulile Mathenjwa, Bessie Malila, Lucia Knight, Frank Tanser, Patricia Makwambeni, Tamsin K. Phillips

“…Only studies published in English language and involved a digital health intervention, report an outcome related to the HIV care cascade, and involve mobile populations either partially or completely will be included. …”
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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

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Atopic Dermatitis Treatments Before and After Initiation of Ruxolitinib Cream: 6-Month Follow-Up Analysis of a US Payer Claims Database by Liu J, Desai K, Teng CC, Sturm D, Stockbower G, Patadia H, Willey V

“…Among patients receiving biologics at baseline, 17.4% did not receive these treatments during the follow-up period.Conclusion: These 6-month follow-up data suggest that initiating ruxolitinib cream for AD may reduce the overall need for other topical treatments, oral corticosteroids, and biologics.Plain Language Summary: Ruxolitinib cream is a recently approved medicine used to treat atopic dermatitis (AD), a disease that causes itchy and dry skin. …”
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