Sociodemographic factors associated with prenatal care utilization in Arkansas, United States by Pearl A. McElfish, Aaron Caldwell, Donya Watson, Jonathan Langner, Jennifer Callaghan-Koru, Austin Porter, Don E. Willis, Jennifer A. Andersen, Nicola L. Hawley, James P. Selig, Amir Forati, Maria R. Alcala, Lanita White, Enrique Gomez-Pomar, Clare C. Brown

“…Methods: Birth records data from the National Center for Health Statistics were used. The study population consisted of singleton live births in Arkansas from 2014 to 2022. …”
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Analysis on Salinity Tolerance of Lettuce Cultivars Under Saline Irrigation and Application of Organic Acids by Jussiara Sonally Jácome Cavalcante, Miguel Ferreira Neto, Tayd Dayvison Custódio Peixoto, Marcondes Pereira da Silva Júnior, Ricardo André Rodrigues Filho, Kariolania Fortunato de Paiva Araújo, Rayane Amaral de Andrade, Lauter Silva Souto, Josinaldo Lopes Araújo Rocha, Luderlândio de Andrade Silva, Pedro Dantas Fernandes, Nildo da Silva Dias, Francisco Vanies da Silva Sá

“…Freshwater depletion becomes a significant challenge as the population grows and food demand rises. We evaluated the responses of lettuce cultivars (<i>Lactuca Sativa</i>) under saline stress in photosynthetic responses, production, and ion homeostasis. …”
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Impact of aging on hepatic reserve after preoperative portal vein embolization in hepatectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma by Shinichi Nakanuma, Takahiro Ogi, Hiroaki Sugita, Ryosuke Gabata, Tomokazu Tokoro, Ryohei Takei, Kaichiro Kato, Satoshi Takada, Mitsuyoshi Okazaki, Isamu Makino, Shintaro Yagi

“…Purpose: In the current situation of an increasing older adult population with perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHCC), the benefits and risks of surgical treatment of PHCC in older people remain controversial. …”
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Association of High Vitamin D Status with Low Circulating Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Independent of Thyroid Hormone Levels in Middle-Aged and Elderly Males by Qingqing Zhang, Zhixiao Wang, Min Sun, Mengdie Cao, Zhenxin Zhu, Qi Fu, Yuan Gao, Jia Mao, Yanyun Li, Yun Shi, Fan Yang, Shuai Zheng, Wei Tang, Yu Duan, Xiaoping Huang, Wei He, Tao Yang

“…The goal of the present study was to explore the relationship between vitamin D status and circulating TSH levels with thyroid autoimmunity and thyroid hormone levels taken into consideration in a population-based health survey of middle-aged and elderly individuals. …”
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TEC-ADHERE: Real-World Persistence and Adherence on Dimethyl Fumarate in Patients with Relapsing–Remitting Multiple Sclerosis in the French OroSEP Patient-Support Program by Pierre Labauge, Alain Créange, Thibault Moreau, Jocelyne Nouvet-Gire, Bernard Pedespan, Olivier Heinzlef, Nathalie Texier, Marilyn Gros, Catherine Marti, Marta Ruiz, Mikel Martinez, Giovanni Castelnovo

“…Results Per-protocol population included 341 patients (OroSEP, n = 135; SoC, n = 206). …”
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Robotic Surgery from a Gynaecological Oncology Perspective: A Global Gynaecological Oncology Surgical Outcomes Collaborative Led Study (GO SOAR3) by Faiza Gaba, Karen Ash, Oleg Blyuss, Dhivya Chandrasekaran, Marielle Nobbenhuis, Thomas Ind, Elly Brockbank, on behalf of the GO SOAR Collaborators

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Home-Based Intervention Tool for Cardiac Telerehabilitation: Protocol for a Controlled Trial by Francesca Mastorci, Maria Francesca Lodovica Lazzeri, Lamia Ait-Ali, Paolo Marcheschi, Paola Quadrelli, Massimiliano Mariani, Rafik Margaryan, Wanda Pennè, Marco Savino, Giuseppe Prencipe, Alina Sirbu, Paolo Ferragina, Corrado Priami, Alessandro Tommasi, Cesare Zavattari, Pierluigi Festa, Stefano Dalmiani, Alessandro Pingitore

“… BackgroundAmong cardiovascular diseases, adult patients with congenital heart disease represent a population that has been continuously increasing, which is mainly due to improvement of the pathophysiological framing, including the development of surgical and reanimation techniques. …”
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Incidence and predictors of seizure-related injuries among epileptic patients undergoing follow-up treatment at public hospitals in Central Ethiopia by Selamawit Wondale Begizew, Bethelhem Birhanu Muluneh, Taye Mezgebu Ashine, Asnakech Zekiwos Heliso, Getachew Ossabo Babore, Elias Ezo Ereta, Sentayehu Admasu Saliya, Awoke Girma Hailu, Elias Nigusu Abdisa

“…Compared to the general population, those diagnosed with epilepsy face a heightened risk of sustaining injuries. …”
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Risk of lung disease in the PI*SS genotype of alpha-1 antitrypsin: an EARCO research project by Teresa Martín, Catarina Guimarães, Cristina Esquinas, Maria Torres-Duran, Alice M. Turner, Hanan Tanash, Carlota Rodríguez-García, Angelo Corsico, José Luis López-Campos, Eva Bartošovská, Jens-Ulrik Stæhr Jensen, José María Hernández-Pérez, Maria Sucena, Marc Miravitlles

“…Results The study included 1007 individuals, with PI*SS (n = 56; 5.6%), PI*ZZ (n = 578; 57.4%) and PI*SZ (n = 373; 37.0%). The PI*SS population consisted of 58.9% men, with a mean age of 59.2 years and a mean FEV1(% predicted) of 83.4%. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards ticks and tick-borne diseases—A survey among Lyme borreliosis cases in Bavaria in 2019 by Stefanie Böhm, Volker Fingerle, Andreas Beyerlein, Manfred Wildner, Merle M. Böhmer

“…This study aims to address knowledge, attitudes, and behaviours among LB cases, a population group at increased exposure to ticks, tick bites and repeated infections.We invited Bavarian LB cases reported between weeks 23 and 35 in 2019 to participate in a questionnaire study. …”
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Comparison of the safety of esophagojejunal overlap and π-shaped anastomosis in totally laparoscopic total gastrectomy by Tongkun Song, Maoxing Liu, Kai Xu, Jiadi Xing, Kechen Guo, Xinyu Qi, Pin Gao, Fei Tan, Zhendan Yao, Nan Zhang, Hong Yang, Chenghai Zhang, Ming Cui, Xiangqian Su

“…Overlap anastomosis and π-shaped anastomosis are the two most commonly used anastomosis methods in total laparoscopic surgery; however, their safety and suitability for the population are still unclear. Methods A total of 162 consecutive patients with gastric cancer who underwent total laparoscopic total gastrectomy with overlap or π-shaped anastomosis were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Exploring Chronic Pain in Hemodialysis Patients: An Observational Study Based on the New IASP Classification for ICD-11 by Vittorio Schweiger, Martina Cacciapuoti, Marta Nizzero, Salvatore Simari, Gianmarco Lombardi, Leonardo Gottin, Lisa Stefani, Alvise Martini, Giustino Varrassi, Gabriele Finco, Enrico Polati, Giovanni Gambaro

“…Our study highlights some limitations of the last IASP ICD-11 classification, especially the lack of specific items for some pain features that are very frequent in hemodialysis patients, and not only in that population. Finally, this study underlines the importance of mutual collaboration between pain physicians and nephrologists for the well-being of patients of high clinical complexity, such as those undergoing chronic hemodialysis.…”
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Human Leucocyte Antigen Class II Risk and Protective Alleles in Women with Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia by Olga Plisko, Jana Žodžika, Irina Jermakova, Inta Liepniece-Karele, Jeļena Eglīte, Dace Rezeberga

“…In case of visual suspicion for CIN cervical biopsy was done.Results: There were 57 “no CIN” patients, 23 histologically proven CIN 1 and 61 CIN2+ cases in the study population. CIN2+ was more often associated with DQA1*0401 (OR 6.68, 95% CI 1.47-30.29, p=0.014), DRB*15 (OR 2.99, 95% CI 1.22-7.39, p=0.017), DQB1*0401 (OR 2.91, 95%CI 1.11-7.68, p=0.03), DQA1*0103 (OR 2.72, 95% CI 1.02-7.21, p=0.045), DRB1*11 (OR 2.42, 95% CI 1.10-5.33, p=0.029) and DQB1*0301 (OR 1.94, 95% CI 1.12-3.38, p=0.018). …”
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The role of the Hygiene Department of Stephen Bathory University in the development and promotion of Public Health in Vilnius in the years 1922–1939 by Aistis Žalnora

“…Hygienists and doctors encouraged cooperation and coordination of their activities with the central and local authorities as well as education of the local population. The progress of medical science in Europe and the World, as well as the Soviet ideology in Eastern Europe distracted doctors from the search for the etiology of social illness. …”
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Efficacy and safety of massage for postoperative stress in colorectal cancer patients: a randomized, controlled, three-arm trial by Paul G. Werthmann, Paul G. Werthmann, Paul G. Werthmann, Dirk Cysarz, Melanie Jungbluth, Ann-Kathrin Lederer, Ann-Kathrin Lederer, Gergana Nenova, Roman Huber, Monique van Dijk, Gunver S. Kienle

“…The study indicates that future research on RE should focus on a more narrowly defined patient population, increase the sample size, and select comparison groups that are clearly distinct from each other as well as a clinical context with fewer confounding factors. …”
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Enhancing sustainable solid waste management through separate source collection by O. Arabiyat, J.T. Al-Bakri, F. Kölsch, S. Al-Omari, H. Aladwan

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Municipal solid waste emerges as a pressing concern for environmental management and sustainability, particularly in urban areas with high rates of population growth and limited infrastructure. This study aims to assess the outputs and benefits of a separate source collection system, which separates recyclable materials at their point of origin. …”
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Palmitic Acid Methyl Ester Induces G2/M Arrest in Human Bone Marrow-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells via the p53/p21 Pathway by Jian-Hong Lin, Pei-Ching Ting, Wen-Sen Lee, Hung-Wen Chiu, Chun-An Chien, Chin-Hung Liu, Li-Yi Sun, Kun-Ta Yang

“…Cotreatment with PAME and Na+/H+ exchanger inhibitors together further reduced the intracellular pH but did not affect the PAME-induced decreases of cell proliferation and increases of the cell population at the G2/M phase. Cotreatment with PAME and a calcium chelator together inhibited the PAME-increased intracellular Ca2+ levels but did not affect the PAME-induced cell proliferation inhibition and G2/M cell cycle arrest. …”
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End User Computing Satisfaction : Model Analisis Kepuasan Pengguna Aplikasi Menggunakan Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modeling (Studi Kasus) by Aditia Angga Perdana, Meinarini Catur Utami, Qurrotul Aini

“…The research subject in this study are AUTO2000 Mobile users. The population consist of 252 respondents and questionnaires are distributed online and offline with simple random sampling. …”
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Exploring under-five child malnutrition in Bangladesh: Analysis using the Extended Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (ECIEF) by Farzana Akhter Bornee, Mohammad Rocky Khan Chowdhury, Badrun Naher Siddique, Baki Billah, Farjana Akter, Md Nazmul Karim

“… Abstract Objective: The current study is an attempt to explore under-five child malnutrition in a low-income population setting using the Extended Composite Index of Anthropometric Failure (ECIAF). …”
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Physical behaviours during pregnancy may alter the association of maternal insulin sensitivity with neonatal adiposity: a prospective pre-birth cohort of mother-child pairs by Piraveena Satkunanathan, Catherine Allard, Myriam Doyon, Patrice Perron, Luigi Bouchard, Marie-France Hivert, Tricia M. Peters

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