Prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and its association with adverse obstetric outcomes among pregnant women in Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Cristina Reverzani, Daniel Zaake, Faridah Nansubuga, Herman Ssempewo, Leonard Manirakiza, Anthony Kayiira, Gilbert Tumwine

“…Objective There is a dearth of published data on the vitamin D status of the Ugandan population; the objective of the study was to determine the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency among pregnant women in Uganda and its associations with maternal characteristics and adverse foetal-maternal outcomes.Study design and setting We conducted a cross-sectional study on pregnant women admitted to a tertiary referral hospital in Kampala, Uganda for delivery during the study period from July to December 2023.Participants The study was conducted on 351 pregnant women aged ≥18 years who consented to participate in the study, who had a single intrauterine pregnancy and a gestational age greater than 26 weeks, and who delivered at St. …”
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Thyroid Stimulating Hormone Is Increased in Hypertensive Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Nanfang Li, Mulalibieke Heizhati, Chao Sun, Suofeiya Abulikemu, Liang Shao, Xiaoguang Yao, Yingchun Wang, Jing Hong, Ling Zhou, Lei Wang, Yu Zhang, Weiwei Zhang

“…OSA might be a risk factor for increased TSH even within reference range in hypertensive population.…”
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Assessing the role of Chemokine (C–C motif) ligand 14 in AKI: a European consensus meeting by Jay L. Koyner, Christian Arndt, Jaume Baldira Martinez de Irujo, Sílvia Coelho, Manuel Garcia-Montesinos de la Peña, Luca di Girolamo, Michael Joannidis, Pablo Jorge-Monjas, Christian Koch, Steven Lobaz, Alain Meyer, Marlies Ostermann, Nicoletta Pertica, John R. Prowle, Jon Silversides, Alexander Zarbock, Jorge Echeverri, Kai Harenski, Lui G. Forni

“…Consensus was defined as ≥ 80% agreement (participants answered with ‘Yes’, or three to four points on a five-point Likert Scale).Results Key consensus areas for CCL14 test implementation were: identifying challenges and mitigations, developing a comprehensive protocol and pairing it with a treatment plan, and defining the target population. The majority agreed that CCL14 results can help to prioritize AKI management decisions. …”
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Prevalence of dyslipidemia and its influencing factors among adult residents in Hebei province: a cross-sectional survey by Qianyu LI, Yajing CAO, Lijuan TANG, Yuhuan LIU, Xiaoying LU, Qi QI, Shifan WANG, Xiaoli LIU, Ze CUI

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the prevalence of dyslipidemia and its influencing factors among adults in Hebei province, to provide a reference for the prevention and control of dyslipidemia in the population. MethodsFrom September 2020 to June 2021, 12 187 permanent residents aged ≥ 18 years were recruited from 60 rural villages/urban communities in 10 counties/districts of Hebei province using a stratified multistage random sampling method and underwent in-person questionnaire interview, physical examination, and laboratory tests. …”
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Comparison of Long-Term Antibody Titers in Calves Treated with Different Conjunctival and Subcutaneous <i>Brucella abortus</i> S19 Vaccines by Ali Uslu, Zafer Sayın, Aslı Balevi, Yasin Gulcu, Fırat Ergen, Islam Akıner, Oguzhan Denizli, Osman Erganis

“…It was found that the single dose <i>B. abortus</i> S19 subcutaneous vaccination in calves caused persistent antibodies in 5% of the population. It is believed that persistent and high antibody titers created by subcutaneous vaccines will cause false positivity and create confusion in Brucellosis eradication programs. …”
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Chikungunya intra-vector dynamics in Aedes albopictus from Lyon (France) upon exposure to a human viremia-like dose range reveals vector barrier’s permissiveness and supports local... by Viginier, Barbara, Cappuccio, Lucie, Garnier, Céline, Martin, Edwige, Maisse, Carine, Valiente Moro, Claire, Minard, Guillaume, Fontaine, Albin, Lequime, Sébastian, Ratinier, Maxime, Arnaud, Frédérick, Raquin, Vincent

“…In this study, we measured infection, dissemination, and transmission dynamics of chikungunya virus (CHIKV) in a field-derived Aedes albopictus population (Lyon, France) after oral exposure to a range of virus doses spanning human viraemia. …”
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Infections, autoimmunity and immunodeficiencies are the leading etiologies of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis in adults from the southwest of Colombia. by Andrés F. Zea-Vera, Carlos Andrés Rodríguez, Sebastián Giraldo, Mario Alejandro Chacón, Luis Fernando Guerrero, Ricardo Mosquera, Raúl Andrés Vallejo, Fabio Samir Vargas, María Andrea García, María A. Rengifo, Anilza Bonelo, Maximiliano Parra

“…There are no data about the prevalence of non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis etiologies in the Colombian population. Objective. To investigate non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis etiology and clinical characteristics in adults evaluated in the southwest of Colombia. …”
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Evaluating the Acceptance and Usability of an Independent, Noncommercial Search Engine for Medical Information: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study and User Behavior Tracking Analy... by Lisa Specht, Raphael Scheible, Martin Boeker, Erik Farin-Glattacker, Nikolas Kampel, Marina Schmölz, Andrea Schöpf-Lazzarino, Stefan Schulz, Christian Schlett, Fabian Thomczyk, Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Constanze Wegner, Katharina Wollmann, Andy Maun

“…Regression analyses showed that the search engine was especially well accepted among older users, frequent internet users, and those with lower educational levels, indicating an effective targeting of segments of the population with lower health literacy and digital health literacy. …”
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Adoption and implementation of extended producer responsibility for sustainable management of end-of-life solar photovoltaic panels by S.E. Kabir, M.N.I. Mondal, M.K. Islam, I.A. Alnaser, M.R. Karim, M.A. Ibrahim, K. Sopian, M. Akhtaruzzaman

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Predictors of cytomegalovirus infection in patients with connective tissue disease treated by pulsed methylprednisolone therapy: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Haruka Ito, Takahiko Yoshimoto, Akatsuki Kokaze, Kuninobu Wakabayashi, Kazuteru Noguchi, Kiyoshi Matsui, Bunki Natsumoto, Keishi Fujio, Yutaro Hayashi, Yuko Kaneko, Takahisa Gono, Koh Okamoto, Shu Okugawa, Kyoji Moriya, Hirohiko Sueki

“…A potential research area would be to validate the parameters in a prospective patient population.…”
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Aggregation‐induced circularly polarized luminescence and delayed fluorescence enabled by activating high‐level reverse intersystem crossing by Ke Wang, Xinwen Ou, Xiaofei Niu, Zhenghao Wang, Fengyan Song, Xiaobin Dong, Wu‐jie Guo, Hui‐Qing Peng, Zujin Zhao, Jacky W. Y. Lam, Jianwei Sun, Hongkai Wu, Shu‐Yan Yu, Fei Li, Ben Zhong Tang

“…The anti‐Kasha phosphorescence at 77 K proves that the exciton has a large population in the high‐lying triplet state T2, which allows the effective hRISC process to cross back to the singlet state S1 and emit delayed fluorescence. …”
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Acceptance and attitudes towards COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy in Canada by Suraya Bondy, Elisabeth McClymont, Gal Av-Gay, Arianne Albert, Janice Andrade, Sandra Blitz, Ianna Folkes, Lucia Forward, Erin Fraser, Sela Grays, Jon Barrett, Julie Bettinger, Tali Bogler, Isabelle Boucoiran, Eliana Castillo, Rohan D’Souza, Darine El-Chaâr, Shaza Fadel, Verena Kuret, Gina S. Ogilvie, Vanessa Poliquin, Manish Sadarangani, Heather Scott, John W. Snelgrove, Modupe Tunde-Byass, Deborah Money

“…Despite eligibility and recommendations for COVID-19 vaccination among pregnant women and pregnant people in Canada, uptake remains lower compared to the general population, warranting exploration of influencing factors. …”
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One Year Duration of Immune Response Following a 3rd Booster Dose of mRNA Vaccine Against COVID‐19 in 292 Patients With Hematological Malignancies in University Hospital Ostrava, C... by Ondrej Šušol, Barbora Šušolová, Ondřej Klempíř, Milan Navrátil, Jaromír Gumulec, Zdeněk Kořístek, Juraj Ďuraš, Michal Kaščák, Jana Mihályová, Lukáš Stejskal, Tomáš Jelínek, Petra Richterová, Lenka Szeligová, Hana Plonková, Jana Zuchnická, Barbora Dluhošová, Ivo Demel, David Buffa, Katarína Hradská, Tereza Popková, Ludmila Muroňová, Martin Lachnit, Klára Lančová, Roman Hájek

“…On the contrary, patients with chronic myeloproliferative neoplasms and acute leukemia performed comparably with healthy population (33/33; 100% and 12/13; 92.3%, respectively). …”
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Evaluation of parent and youth experiences in advisory groups as part of a mental healthcare clinical trial: protocol for a mixed-method study by Maria-Jose Santana, Gina Dimitropoulos, Suneeta Monga, Isabelle J Gagnon, Bruce Wright, Jananee Rasiah, Katrina Hurley, Antonia Stang, Amanda Newton, Stephen Freedman, Jennifer Thull-Freedman, Kassi Prisnie, Yazid N Al Hamarneh, Ellen Louise Lipman, Yaron Finkelstein, Robert Porter, Mohamed Eltorki, Lee Macdonald, Gareth Hopkin, Matthew Prebeg, Margaret Steele, Ahmed Mater, Laurence Katz, Brian Greenfield, Laurie Plotnick

“…Introduction Patient engagement in healthcare research is a necessity to ensure that research objectives align with priorities, outcomes and needs of the population under study, and to facilitate ease of implementation and adoption of findings. …”
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Mountain sentinels in a changing world: Review and conservation implications of weather and climate effects on mountain goats (Oreamnos americanus) by Kevin S. White, Becky Cadsand, Steeve D. Côté, Tabitha Graves, Sandra Hamel, Richard B. Harris, Forest P. Hayes, Eran Hood, Kevin Hurley, Tyler Jessen, Bill Jex, Erich Peitzsch, Wesley Sarmento, Helen Schwantje, Joel Berger

“…Changes in climate and mountain environments will necessitate re-examination and modification of population monitoring, management, and conservation strategies. …”
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Impact of Online Interactive Decision Tools on Women’s Decision-Making Regarding Breast Cancer Screening: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Patricia Villain, Laura Downham, Alice Le Bonniec, Charlotte Bauquier, Olena Mandrik, Tom Nadarzynski, Lorie Donelle, Raúl Murillo, Eleni L Tolma, Sonali Johnson, Patricia Soler-Michel, Robert Smith

“…We included studies reporting on populations at average risk of breast cancer, which utilized DAs or related e-tools, and assessed women’s participation in BCS by mammography or other key cognitive determinants of decision-making as primary or secondary outcomes. …”
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Anticholinergic burden and behavioral and psychological symptoms in older patients with cognitive impairment by Sabrina Pistorio, Gianluca Scotto di Tella, Vittoria Canzanella, Raffaella Merenda, Gianluigi Cuomo, Paola Iacotucci, Vincenzo Carnovale, Leonardo Bencivenga, Maria Vargas, Annalaura Manes, Mauro Cataldi, Giuseppe Rengo, Giuseppe Rengo, Michela Zanetti, Grazia Daniela Femminella, Grazia Daniela Femminella

“…The aim of this research is to report use of anticholinergic drugs in a clinical population and to investigate the correlation between the use of anticholinergic drugs and the risk of presenting with more severe behavioral and psychological symptoms (BPSD).MethodPatients with a diagnosis of subjective cognitive impairment, mild cognitive impairment (MCI) or dementia were recruited. …”
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Effectiveness of a Web-Based Self-Guided Intervention (MINDxYOU) for Reducing Stress and Promoting Mental Health Among Health Professionals: Results From a Stepped-Wedge Cluster Ra... by Yolanda López-del-Hoyo, Selene Fernández-Martínez, Adrian Perez-Aranda, Alicia Monreal-Bartolomé, Alberto Barceló-Soler, Loreto Camarero-Grados, Carilene Armas-Landaeta, José Guzmán-Parra, Vera Carbonell, Daniel Campos, Xinyuan Chen, Javier García-Campayo

“…Different interventions, including those based on third-wave psychotherapy principles (ie, mindfulness, compassion, and acceptance), have proven to be effective in reducing stress in this population. Among them, those delivered on the web constitute a promising alternative with notable advantages in accessibility and flexibility, but some adherence inconveniences may limit their efficacy. …”
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Preparation Methods and Perceived Risk of Foodborne Illness Among Consumers of Prepackaged Frozen Vegetables – United States, September 2022 by Michelle Canning, Michael Ablan, Tamara N. Crawford, Amanda Conrad, Alexandra Busbee, Misha Robyn, Katherine E. Marshall

“…Data were weighted to be representative of the U.S. population. Point estimates and 95% CIs were calculated, and differences between respondents were determined using Wald chi square tests. …”
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Association of sodium–glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors with mortality across the spectrum of myocardial infarction: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Michele Maremmani, Ramin Ebrahimi, Marco Centola, Felice Achilli, Valentina Capone, Eduardo Bossone, Christian Templin, Davide Di Vece

“…We pooled hazard ratios (HRs) to estimate the intervention's effect on the overall population and stratified studies into early (SGLT2 inhibitors administered within eight weeks post-MI) and delayed treatment trials. …”
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