Comprehensive self-tracking of blood glucose and lifestyle with a mobile application in the management of gestational diabetes: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial (... by Henri Vähä-Ypyä, Harri Sievänen, Seppo Heinonen, Sari Niinistö, Suvi M Virtanen, Ilkka Korhonen, Mikko Kytö, Lisa Torsdatter Markussen, Pekka Marttinen, Giulio Jacucci, Tuuli E Korhonen, Saila B Koivusalo

“…The principal aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of comprehensive and real-time self-tracking with eMOM GDM mobile application (app) on glucose levels in women with GDM, and more broadly, on different other maternal and neonatal outcomes.Methods and analysis This randomised controlled trial is carried out in Helsinki metropolitan area. We randomise 200 pregnant women with GDM into the intervention and the control group at gestational week (GW) 24–28 (baseline, BL). …”
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Impact of Collagenated and Non-Collagenated Deproteinized Bovine Bone Mineral on Schneiderian Membrane Integrity in Rabbits by Rihito Yamada, Samuel Porfirio Xavier, Yasushi Nakajima, Erick Ricardo Silva, Daniele Botticelli, Yuki Teranishi, Shunsuke Baba

“…Histological analyses were carried out following healing periods of 2 and 12 weeks. …”
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Impact of a pharmaceutical care service for patients with rheumatoid arthritis using a customised mobile device (the PROUD trial): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Jung-Yoon Choe, Hwajeong Lee, Yun-Kyoung Song, Seong-Kyu Kim, Ji-Won Kim, Ji-Eun Park, Ju-Eun Lee, Bo-Kyung Moon, Sung-Hoon Park

“…Analysis will be carried out with intent-to-treat and per-protocol principles.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol was reviewed and approved by the Institutional Review Board (IRB) of Daegu Catholic University Medical Center (IRB no. …”
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Development of indicators to measure health system capacity for quality abortion care in 10 countries: a rapid assessment of a measurement framework and indicators by Leopold Ouedraogo, Katy Footman, Fahdi Dkhimi, Bela Ganatra, Mohamed Ali, Antonella Lavelanet, Souleymane Zan, Shikha Bansal, Karima Gholbzouri, Eman Aly, Nilmini Hemachandra, Laurence Läser, Ulrika Rehnstrom Loi, Dina Gbenou, Yelmali Hien, Asmani Chilanga, Hayfa Elamin, Priya Karna, Laurence Codjia, Heidi Bart Johnston, Ghislaine Glitho Alinsato, Sithembile Dlamini-Nqeketo, Lisa Hedman, Md Khurshid Alam Hyder, Theopista John, Amrita Kansal, Belete Mihretu, Pamela Amaka Onyiah, Sikander Qais, Ellen Thom, Meera Upadhyay, Qudsia Uzma

“…In our assessment of indicators, average scores against the predetermined criteria were lowest for feasibility (7.7 out of 10) compared with importance (8.5), usefulness (8.9) and validity (9.3). …”
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The relationship between tumour necrosis, systemic inflammation, body composition and survival in patients with colon cancer by Ross D. Dolan, Kathryn Pennel, Joshua Thompson, Molly McKenzie, Peter Alexander, Colin Richards, Douglas Black, Tanvir Abbass, Noori Maka, Josh McGovern, Antonia Roseweir, Stephen T. McSorley, Paul G. Horgan, Campbell Roxburgh, Donald C. McMillan, Joanne Edwards

“…Survival analysis was carried out using univariate and multivariate Cox regression. …”
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Influenza Immunization in Very-Low-Birth-Weight Infants: Epidemiology and Long-Term Outcomes by Marie-Theres Dammann, Hannah Kraft, Guido Stichtenoth, Kathrin Hanke, Michael Zemlin, Janina Soler Wenglein, Isabell Ricklefs, Alexander Herz, Alexander Humberg, Dorothee Viemann, Geraldine Engels, Matthias Volkmar Kopp, Folke Brinkmann, Carsten Fortmann-Grote, Wolfgang Göpel, Egbert Herting, Christoph Härtel, Ingmar Fortmann, on behalf of the German Neonatal Network

“…Results: Influenza immunization was performed in 871 out of the 3358 VLBWIs (26%) with six-year follow-up. …”
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Application of artificial intelligence brain structure-based paradigm to predict the slip condition impact on magnetized thermal Casson viscoplastic fluid model under combined temp... by Umar Farooq, Shan Ali Khan, Haihu Liu, Muhammad Imran, Lotfi Ben Said, Aleena Ramzan, Taseer Muhammad

“…The proposed LMT-ABPNN performance validation is carried out based on mean squared error fitness, error histograms, and regression analysis. …”
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Analysis of the dynamics of occupational morbidity and its consequences in Ukraine in comparison with other countries of the world by M.H. Prodanchuk, A.V. Basanets, O.P. Kravchuk, K.Y. Hashynova, V.A. Hvozdetskyy

“…The analysis of reporting materials of the State Labor Service of Ukraine, reports of the World Health Organization, and the International Labor Organization was carried out. According to the State Statistics Committee of Ukraine, the number of people working in the main sectors of the economy in conditions that do not meet sanitary and hygienic standards and requirements is 836,600 people, or 28.4% of the registered number of full-time employees. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with uptake of pre-exposure prophylaxis amongst women vulnerable to HIV who received HIV antibodies in Antibody Mediated Prevention HVTN703/HPTN08... by Bernard Ngara, Bekezela Siziba, Nyaradzo Mavis Mgodi, Tariro Dianah Chawana, Miria Chitukuta, Pamela Grace Mukwekwerere, Muchaneta Bhondai-Mhuri, Zvavahera Mike Chirenje, Felix Godwin Sivukile Mhlanga

“…The primary outcome was uptake of PrEP after the study exit.Results From February 2022 to August 2022, out of 434 participants enrolled in the AMP study, a total of 298 were invited and 225 participated in the study; 28% made an attempt to access PrEP after study participation, 20% used PrEP at some point after study participation and 15% were on PrEP at the time of questionnaire administration. …”
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Mechanical Properties and Failure Modes of Thick-Walled Cylinder Granites with Different Apertures under Triaxial Compression by Wei Chen, Wen Wan, Shuailong Lian, Senlin Xie, Yu Zhou, Wenqing Peng, Wenlong Kuang, Xianqing Wang, Shasha Tong

“…In order to study the strength characteristics of the surrounding rock after the excavation, one effective way is to carry out triaxial compression tests on small surrounding rock samples. …”
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Compost quality optimization through Plackett-Burman’s design by Luis Felipe Ortiz-Dongo, Yerly Mendez-Revollar, Richard Solórzano-Acosta, Sphyros Lastra, Gladys Carrión-Carrera

“…Method: Eight experiments were carried out with variables such as leachate recirculation, Carbon/Nitrogen ratio, manure type, bacterial and fungi incorporation, type of plant material, and compost pile height. …”
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Anti-TNBC effects of Lappaol F by targeting epithelial-mesenchymal transition via regulation of GSK-3β/YAP/β-catenin and PI3K/AKT pathways by Qiqi Meng, Qiqi Meng, Zhiping Li, Xiaofeng He, Yuanhao Hu, Guiyun Wu, Jiawen Huang, Zhuohui Luo, Zhuohui Luo, Yingjie Hu, Xiaoling Shen

“…Flow cytometry, wound healing, transwell assay, western blot, RT-PCR, and immunofluorescence analysis were carried out to investigate the pharmacological mechanism of LAF against TNBC.ResultsLAF significantly inhibited the growth of MDA-MB-231 tumors, with downregulated tumor level of vimentin and upregulated level of ZO-1. …”
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Prioritization of potential pharmacological targets for the development of anti-hepatocarcinoma drugs modulating the extrinsic apoptosis pathway: the reconstruction and analysis... by P. S. Demenkov, E. A. Antropova, A. V. Adamovskaya, E. I. Mishchenko, T. M. Khlebodarova, T. V. Ivanisenko, N. V. Ivanisenko, A. S. Venzel, I. N. Lavrik, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…In contrast, the external pathway induced via cell death receptors remains out of focus. Aberrant gene methylation, along with hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection, are important risk factors for the development of hepatocellular carcinoma. …”
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Bone Marrow Stromal Cells Generate a Pro-Healing Inflammasome When Cultured on Titanium–Aluminum–Vanadium Surfaces with Microscale/Nanoscale Structural Features by David J. Cohen, Christine M. Van Duyn, Jingyao Deng, Musaddiq K. Lodi, Michelle B. Gallagher, James T. Sugar, Jeremy J. Rawlinson, Preetam Ghosh, Barbara D. Boyan, Zvi Schwartz

“…RNA-seq analysis revealed distinct gene expression profiles between MSCs on MN surfaces and those in OM, with only 199 shared genes out of over 1000 differentially expressed genes. …”
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Effect of the Floor Level on the Probability of a Neurologically Favorable Discharge after Cardiac Arrest according to the Event Location by Han Joo Choi, Hyung Jun Moon, Won Jung Jeong, Gi Woon Kim, Jae Hyug Woo, Kyoung Mi Lee, Hyuk Joong Choi, Yong Jin Park, Choung Ah Lee

“…This study aimed to compare the EMS response times and probability of a neurologically favorable discharge among patients who suffered an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) event while on a high or low floor at home or in a public place. …”
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Autoantibodies in type 1 diabetes: Prevalence and clinical profiles by Raja Hazime, Saad Lamjadli, Morad Guennouni, Mounir Belkrachni, Fatima-Ezzohra Eddehbi, Ider Oujamaa, Lahcen Elmoumou, Aicha Bourrahouate, Imane Ait Sab, Hicham Baizri, Nawal El Ansari, Brahim Admou

“…A multicenter cross-sectional study was carried out on 276 patient-first with T1D, including 167 pediatric (60.5 %) and 109 adult (39.5 %) cases, of which 144 were female and 132 were male (sex ratio= 0.91),with an average age of 14.1 ± 8.0 years. …”
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Aetiological research on the health of migrants living in Germany: a systematic literature review by Oliver Razum, Florian Fischer, Ina Danquah, Claudia Hövener, Patricia Nayna Schwerdtle, Tracy Bonsu Osei, Isabel Mank, Raissa Sorgho

“…Outcomes under investigation were categorised according to the WHO major disease groups, and their associations with risk factors were synthesised as a heat map.Results Out of 2407 articles retrieved, we included 68 publications with a total number of 864 518 participants. …”
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Cohort profile: maternal and child health and parenting practices during the COVID-19 pandemic in Ceará, Brazil: birth cohort study (Iracema-COVID) by Marcia C Castro, Márcia Maria Tavares Machado, Simone Farías-Antúnez, David Augusto Batista Sá Araújo, Ana Luiza Penna, Francisco Ariclene Oliveira, Camila Machado de Aquino, Antônio Silva Lima Neto, Geziel dos Santos de Sousa

“…At the time of the survey, 27.9% of the participants were out of the labor force (95% CI 23.5 to 32.9) and 78.6% reported a decrease in family income after restrictions imposed due to the pandemic (95% CI 74.0 to 82.6). …”
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Large-scale flood risk assessment in data-scarce areas: an application to Central Asia by P. Ceresa, G. Bussi, S. Denaro, G. Coccia, P. Bazzurro, P. Bazzurro, M. Martina, M. Martina, E. Fagà, C. Avelar, M. Ordaz, B. Huerta, O. Garay, Z. Raimbekova, K. Abdrakhmatov, S. Mirzokhonova, S. Mirzokhonova, V. Ismailov, V. Belikov

“…</p> <p>A fully probabilistic risk assessment for fluvial floods has been carried out for these countries to support regional and national risk financing and insurance applications, including potential indemnity and/or parametric risk financing solutions for a regional programme. …”
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Evidence in Practice of Tissue Healing with Latex Biomembrane: Integrative Review by Suélia de Siqueira Rodrigues Fleury Rosa, Mário Fabrício Fleury Rosa, Marcos Augusto Moutinho Fonseca, Glécia Virgolino da Silva Luz, Carlos Federico Domínguez Avila, Aldira Guimarães Duarte Domínguez, Aldene Guimarães Duarte Dantas, Von Braun Richter

“…As a result, 600 experiments (out of 612) presented satisfactory results; however, 33% of the cases received explicit recommendations, 11% required more studies on the subjects, and 1% was denied. …”
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