Association between Atherogenic index of plasma and gallstones in the United States adults: A cross-sectional analysis of NHANES 2017–2020 by Shuang Yang, Jianhui Song, Zhengbo Yang, Nanbo Li, Ju Wu, Shuangshuang Hou

“…Methods: A total of 3557 eligible adults from the United States were selected for cross-sectional analysis using the 2017–2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey database. Logistic regression was employed to evaluate the association between AIP gallstones. …”
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Comparison of aesthetic perception and acceptability of silver diamine fluoride staining between Spanish and Italian parents by Maria Chiara Cappiello, Ana Veloso Durán, Yasmi Ornelas Crystal, Simone Bagattoni, Francisco Guinot Jimeno

“…A cross-sectional comparative study was conducted among Spanish and Italian parents at three university dental clinics, using a validated Italian version of the questionnaire “Parental perceptions of Silver Diamine Fluoride Dental Color Changes”. 264 Spanish and 234 Italian parents participated in the survey. 41.8% of Spanish parents, compared to 65.4% of Italians, considered staining on posterior teeth acceptable (p < 0.001). 17.2% of Spaniards rated anterior teeth acceptable, versus 19.3% of Italians (p < 0.001). …”
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Evaluation and Measurement of Health-Related Quality of Life for Individuals with Diabetes Mellitus by Health Utilities Index Mark 3 (HUI3) System by Frank Mo, Howard Morrison, Bernard C.K. Choi, Lianne Vardy

“…The study was based on the Canadian National Population Survey (NPHS) longitudinal data, from 1994—1995 to 2002—2003. …”
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Contextualizing the challenges of education graduate students in the Philippines: translating needs analysis into strategic solutions by Nilo Jayoma Castulo, Arlyne C. Marasigan, Ma. Laarni D. Buenaventura, Jayson L. de Vera, Evelyn C. Bagaporo, Mark Ponce C. San Juan, Nathaniel S. Dalida

“…The study employed a descriptive quantitative online survey method with 198 education graduate students enrolled in the master's and doctoral degrees at Y University using Tinto's Theory of Student Departure. …”
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Exploring Optimisation Pathways for Underground Space Quality Under the Synergy of Multidimensional Perception and Environmental Parameters by Tianning Yao, Liang Sun, Lin Geng, Yao Xu, Ziqi Xu, Kuntao Hu, Xing Chen, Pan Liao, Jin Wang

“…Using Shanghai Wujiaochang as a case study, field data collection and questionnaire surveys were conducted to evaluate key factors such as temperature (22.63 °C–26.39 °C), wind speed (0.26 m/s–0.67 m/s), and sound levels (59.68 dB–61.21 dB) for commercial-oriented spaces, and 63.15 dB–75.45 dB for transport-oriented spaces) to users’ perceived experiences. …”
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Knowledge translation initiatives at the Transitional Pain Service: insights from healthcare provider outreach and patient education by Anna M. Lomanowska, Rabia Tahir, Christina Choo, Sabrina Zhu, Dora Y. Wang, P. Maxwell Slepian, Joel Katz, Hance Clarke

“…Barriers to engagement with the resources were examined through patient surveys and staff interviews. Based on these activities, we offer insights gained by our team throughout the knowledge translation process and provide recommendations for other clinical teams who wish to undertake similar initiatives.…”
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Responsabilidade social em instituições de ensino superior: qual a percepção dos estudantes de ciências contábeis? by Cíntia Vanessa Monteiro Germano Aquino, Clayton Robson Moreira da Silva, Joelma Leite Castelo, Érica Maria Calíope Sobreira, Letícia Maria Moreira

“…Para tanto, realizou-se uma survey com 210 estudantes do curso de ciências contábeis de uma universidade pública localizada no interior do Estado do Ceará. …”
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Self-Reported COVID-19 Vaccine Status and Barriers for Pediatric Emergency Patients and Caregivers by Amanda M. Szarzanowicz, Kendra Fabian, Maya Alexandri, Carly A. Robinson, Sonia Singh, Michael Wallace, Michelle D. Penque, Nan Nan, Changxing Ma, Bradford Z. Reynolds, Bethany W. Harvey, Heidi Suffoletto, E. Brooke Lerner

“…Objective: This study determined if the caregivers of children in the emergency department (ED) have the same COVID-19 vaccination status as the child, the reasons they chose to not vaccinate the child, and self-identified barriers to vaccination to determine if the ED is appropriate for vaccination intervention. Methods: A survey was administered to caregivers of pediatric ED patients at four Children’s Hospitals in: Augusta, GA, Buffalo, NY, Madison, WI, and Sacramento, CA. …”
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Regional Boundary Control of Traffic Network Based on MFD and FR-PID by Xin Yang, Juncheng Chen, Mantun Yan, Zhao He, Ziyan Qin, Jiandong Zhao

“…Firstly, based on the traffic survey, the simulation model of the study area is built, and the basic data such as the traffic flow and the time occupation rate of each road section are obtained. …”
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Negative perceptions toward older adults and life satisfaction among community-dwelling older citizens in Japan [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations] by Yuho Shimizu, Hiroyuki Suzuki, Tomoki Furuya, Ai Iizuka, Keigo Hinakura, Tomoya Takahashi, Yan Li, Daichi Yamashiro, Yoshifumi Takahashi, Daisuke Cho, Susumu Ogawa, Kenichiro Sato

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey of older adults was conducted across five wards and four cities in Tokyo, Japan. …”
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Income-related inequalities in the prevalence of dental pain intensity in adults: gender differences by Carolina Veloso Lima, Alanna Barros de Arruda, Mayara dos Santos Noronha, Aline Araujo Sampaio, Marise Fagundes Silveira, Andrea Maria Eleuterio de Barros Lima Martins, Raquel Conceição Ferreira, Aline Netto de Godoy, Daniela Marques da Silva Sousa, Patrick Pereira Garcia, Cyrene Piazera Silva Costa, João Gabriel Silva Souza, Bárbara Emanoele Costa Oliveira

“…Dental pain intensity was recorded on a scale from 1–10 for those who experienced dental pain in the 6 months preceding the survey. The covariates were contextual (related to cities) and individual (related to individuals). …”
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One health assessment of farmers’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAPs) on zoonoses in Bangladesh by Md Jisan Ahmed, Md Ismile Hossain Bhuiyan, Ritu Chalise, Mustakim Mamun, Prajwal Bhandari, Khairul Islam, Shahrin Sultana Jami, Mahabbat Ali, Mirza Synthia Sabrin

“…Among livestock farmers, 89.06% were male, mostly aged 30–45, but predominantly from non-science educational backgrounds. The survey revealed significant knowledge and practice gaps regarding zoonosis, with only 11.55% possessing good knowledge and 37.54% demonstrating good practices. …”
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Pharmacological Characterization of the Mechanisms Involved in Delayed Calcium Deregulation in SH-SY5Y Cells Challenged with Methadone by Sergio Perez-Alvarez, Maria E. Solesio, Maria D. Cuenca-Lopez, Raquel M. Melero-Fernández de Mera, Carlos Villalobos, Hanna Kmita, Maria F. Galindo, Joaquin Jordán

“…In a broad pharmacological survey, the relevance of different Ca2+-related mechanisms on methadone-induced DCD was investigated including extracellular calcium, L-type Ca2+ channels, μ-opioid receptor, mitochondrial inner membrane potential, mitochondrial ATP synthesis, mitochondrial Ca2+/2Na+-exchanger, reactive oxygen species, and mitochondrial permeability transition. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life, Treatment Satisfaction, Adherence and Persistence in β-Thalassemia and Myelodysplastic Syndrome Patients with Iron Overload Receiving Deferasirox: R... by John Porter, Donald K. Bowden, Marina Economou, Jacques Troncy, Arnold Ganser, Dany Habr, Nicolas Martin, Adam Gater, Diana Rofail, Linda Abetz-Webb, Helen Lau, Maria Domenica Cappellini

“…HRQOL and satisfaction, adherence, and persistence to iron chelation therapy (ICT) data were collected at baseline and end of study using the Medical Outcomes Short-Form 36-item Health Survey (SF-36v2) and the Satisfaction with ICT Questionnaire (SICT). …”
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Ethnomedicine Knowledge Among Iranian Patients With Gastrointestinal And Liver Disorders: A Cross-Sectional Study by Fatemeh Sadat Hasheminasab, MD,Ph.D, Yasaman Zamanian, MD, Saiedeh Haji-Maghsoudi, Ph.D, Alireza Bakhshipour, MD, Maryam Azimi, MD,Ph.D

“…Results: The findings of the present study revealed that 40.3% of the patients surveyed commonly used CAM. Among the participants, 63.4% did not alter their medication intake while using CAM, and 85.7% were satisfied with its effectiveness. …”
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Effect of retirement on the body mass index in China: a nationwide study based on the regression discontinuity design by Jiarun Mi, Xueyan Han, Hanchao Cheng, Zhaoyang Pan, Jian Guo, Hailu Zhu, Qi Wang, Yicong Wang, Yuanli Liu, Congyi Zheng, Xin Wang, Xue Cao, Zhen Hu, Yixin Tian, Zengwu Wang, Tianjia Guan

“…Methods Between 2012 and 2015, this study included 88,471 public sector participants from the Chinese Hypertension Survey (CHS) while excluding those working in the private sector. …”
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Permafrost Dynamics Observatory: 3. Remote Sensing Big Data for the Active Layer, Soil Moisture, and Greening and Browning by Elizabeth Wig, Kevin Schaefer, Roger Michaelides, Richard Chen, Leah K. Clayton, Brittany Fager, Lingcao Huang, Andrew D. Parsekian, Howard Zebker, Yingtong Zhang, Yuhuan Zhao

“…Abstract Because of the remote nature of permafrost, it is difficult to collect data over large geographic regions using ground surveys. Remote sensing enables us to study permafrost at high resolution and over large areas. …”
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Decision-making and role preferences for receiving individual pharmacogenomic research results among participants at a Ugandan HIV research institute by Sylvia Nabukenya, Catriona Waitt, Adelline Twimukye, Brian Mushabe, Barbara Castelnuovo, Stella Zawedde-Muyanja, Richard Muhindo, David Kyaddondo, Erisa S. Mwaka

“…A convergent parallel mixed methods study was conducted, comprising a survey of 221 research participants and five deliberative focus group discussions with 30 purposively selected research participants. …”
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Obesity Status and Colorectal Cancer Screening in the United States by Karima A. Kendall, Euni Lee, Ilene H. Zuckerman, Linda Simoni-Wastila, Marlon Daniel, Pauline M. Green, Beatrice Adderley-Kelly, Anthony K. Wutoh

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted using data from the 2005 Medicare Current Beneficiary Survey to describe CRC screening rate by obesity status. …”
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Aedes Aegypti mosquito’s breeding grounds characterization in Abreus municipality. 2016-2022 by Lisbeth Fundora Filgueiras, Jorge Enrique Rodríguez León, Esther Yarinely Hernández Dieguez, Niuvys Valera Rodríguez, Julian Sobral Rey, Idalmis Valero Valero

“…Data from entomological surveys and records from the Municipal Hygiene and Epidemiology Unit’s Medical Entomology laboratory were used.…”
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