Support for, and perceived effectiveness of, the UK soft drinks industry levy among UK adults: cross-sectional analysis of the International Food Policy Study by David Hammond, Jean Adams, Martin White, David Pell, Tarra Penney, Lana Vanderlee

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Silent struggles: a qualitative study exploring mental health challenges of undergraduate healthcare students by Shahd Al-Najdi, Abdulla Mansoor, Ola Al Hayk, Najah Al-Hashimi, Kamran Ali, Alaa Daud

“…Addressing academic pressures, enhancing self-coping mechanisms and social support systems, and reducing the stigma around mental health care are essential steps toward improving student well-being. …”
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Advances in the pilot point inverse method: Où En Sommes-Nous maintenant? by White, Jeremy, Lavenue, Marsh

“…Significant reductions in inversion time are transforming the way in which practitioners are deploying the PPM to improve their understanding of hydrogeologic systems, and, ultimately, to provide decision support for water resource management. …”
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The trend of DALY of breast, colorectal, oral, and cervical cancers in Taiwan in 2005–2017 by Chun-Hui Lin, Cheng-Chieh Hsieh, Si-Yu Chen, Hong-Ru Chen, Szu-Chieh Chen

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Racial diversity amongst Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery programs in Canada by Garret Horton, Elysia Grose, Tanya Chen, Oluwaseun Daniel Davies, Dongho Shin, Ian Witterick, Paolo Campisi, Yvonne Chan

“…Further investigation into the systemic factors that may contribute to this disparity is needed as well as effective ways to promote diversity amongst academic OHNS departments at all levels of academic seniority. …”
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Blue sclerae and their association with glaucoma (a review and case report) by T.A. Beletskaya, E.V. Kozina, D.V. Dmitrenko, Yu.I. Gavrilova

“…Ultrathin corneas and systemic hypotension do not rule out the need for further surgery. …”
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Provincial distribution of unintended pregnancy and its associated factors in Sierra Leone by Augustus Osborne, Regina Mamidy Yillah, Camilla Bangura, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

“…This issue impacts individual well-being, strains healthcare systems, and hinders socioeconomic development. This study examined the prevalence and factors associated with unintended pregnancy in Sierra Leone. …”
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Multi-criteria decision-making method for emergency shelter site selection considering flood risk: A case study of Zhuhai, China by Bo Liu, Yingbing Li, Yan Zhang, Zhichao Wu, Yansong Pan, Meiquan Li

“…Therefore, establishing and improving urban emergency shelter systems has become indispensable to guarantee cities' safety and development in the new era. …”
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Delayed Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Initiation among Hospitalized Adults in a Resource-Limited Settings: A Challenge to the Global Target of ART for 90% of HIV-Infected Individual... by Prossie Merab Ingabire, Fred Semitala, Moses R. Kamya, Damalie Nakanjako

“…Hospital based strategies to hasten cART initiation during hospitalization and electronic patient tracking systems could promote active linkage to HIV treatment programs, to prevent HIV/AIDS-associated mortality in resource-limited settings.…”
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Enhancing HIV Cognitive Abilities and Self-Management Through Information Technology–Assisted Interventions: Scoping Review by Hao Huang, MeiLian Xie, Zhen Yang, AiPing Wang

“…The Information-Motivation-Behavioral Skills model, Social Cognitive Theory, Health Belief Model, Theory of Planned Behavior, and Information Systems Research Framework are among the most commonly used theoretical frameworks. …”
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Longitudinal Metabolomics Data Analysis Informed by Mechanistic Models by Lu Li, Huub Hoefsloot, Barbara M. Bakker, David Horner, Morten A. Rasmussen, Age K. Smilde, Evrim Acar

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Genetic modification of the shikimate pathway to reduce lignin content in switchgrass (Panicum virgatum L.) significantly impacts plant microbiomes by Shuang Liu, Ming-Yi Chou, Gian Maria Niccolò Benucci, Aymerick Eudes, Gregory Bonito

“…Our results show unexpected reductions in mycorrhizas and actinobacteria in belowground tissues, raising questions on the resilience and function of genetically engineered plants in agricultural systems.…”
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Implementation effectiveness of ‘Problem solving for better health’ training in Lesotho using mixed methods and the reach, effectiveness, adoption, implementation and maintenance (... by Doris Akolbire, Lora L. Sabin, Paballo P. Lethunya, Abhinav Sharma, Howard J. Cabral, Brian W. Jack, Nancy A. Scott

“…The Problem Solving for Better Health (PSBH) program was implemented to enhance healthcare systems in resource-limited regions by training personnel to maximize existing resources in problem-solving. …”
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THE MUNICIPAL LEGAL AWARENESS: STRUCTURAL ANALYSIS by Denis O. Bobrovnyk

“…The author considers that, unlike municipal legal psychology, which is formed mainly spontaneously, depending on subjective events in municipal life and the experience of past generations, municipal legal ideology is formed in a systemic way as a result of: a) scientific (doctrinal), theoretical reflection of the municipal legal reality, b) based on the generalization and development of the most famous and significant municipal legal theories of the past and present; c) study of the main regularities of the formation, development and functioning of municipalism and its regulatory support and maintenance; d) study of the fundamental principles of municipalism, which are enshrined in international legal standards of local democracy; e) study of the basic principles of the state municipal policy. …”
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Examining public support for comprehensive policy packages to tackle unhealthy food environments by Simone Wahnschafft, Achim Spiller, Yasemin Boztuğ, Peter von Philipsborn, Dominic Lemken

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Clinical Evaluation of Faricimab in Real-World Diabetic Macular Edema in India- A Multicenter Observational Study by Chakraborty D, Das S, Maiti A, Sinha TK, Das A, Sheth J, Boral SK, Mondal S, Nandi K

“…Significant reductions in HRF were also observed across both inner (P< 0.001) and outer retinal layers (P< 0.001). No ocular or systemic adverse events were reported.Conclusion: Faricimab treatment resulted in significant improvements in visual acuity and anatomical outcomes in both treatment-naïve and recalcitrant DME eyes, highlighting its potential as a valuable therapeutic option in diverse clinical settings. …”
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Exploring the antifungal potential of Cannabis sativa-derived stilbenoids and cannabinoids against novel targets through in silico protein interaction profiling by Kevser Kübra Kırboğa, Aman Karim, Ecir Uğur Küçüksille, Mithun Rudrapal, Johra Khan, Raghu Ram Achar, Ekaterina Silina, Natalia Manturova, Victor Stupin

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Metabolic deficiencies underlie reduced plasmacytoid dendritic cell IFN-I production following viral infection by Trever T. Greene, Yeara Jo, Carolina Chiale, Monica Macal, Ziyan Fang, Fawziyah S. Khatri, Alicia L. Codrington, Katelynn R. Kazane, Elizabeth Akbulut, Shobha Swaminathan, Yu Fujita, Patricia Fitzgerald-Bocarsly, Thekla Cordes, Christian Metallo, David A. Scott, Elina I. Zúñiga

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Factors accounting for limited sexual reproduction in a long-lived unisexual plant species by Irene Bisang, Flavien Collart, Flavien Collart, Alain Vanderpoorten, Lars Hedenäs

“…IntroductionPlant dispersal directly depends on reproduction success, and hence, on sexual systems. In bryophytes, wherein fertilization involves a continuous film of water between male and female sexual organs, reproduction in unisexual species involves the sympatric distribution of male and female sex-expressing individuals. …”
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Why do acute healthcare staff engage in unprofessional behaviours towards each other and how can these behaviours be reduced? A realist review protocol by Ruth Abrams, Aled Jones, Johanna Westbrook, Jill Maben, Russell Mannion, Judy M Wright, Mark Pearson, Justin Avery Aunger

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