Psychometric properties of the Chinese version of the quality of nursing care scale among hospital nurses: a bifactor exploratory structural equation modeling analysis by Chiu-Shu Fang, Cheng-Hsien Li, Shu-Ching Ma, Fang-Ming Hwang, Maria Manuela Martins, Fan-Hao Chou

“…Results The bifactor ESEM provided the best fit for the QNC scale, consisting of a general QNC factor and seven specific factors: patient satisfaction, health promotion, complication prevention, well-being and self-care, functional readaptation, nursing care organization, and responsibility and rigor. …”
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Long-Term Effect of Semaglutide on the Glomerular Filtration Rate Slope in High-Risk Patients with Diabetic Nephropathy: Analysis in Real-World Clinical Practice by Enrique Luna, Álvaro Álvarez, Jorge Rodriguez-Sabiñón, Juan Villa, Teresa Giraldo, Maria Victoria Martín, Eva Vázquez, Noemi Fernández, Belén Ruiz, Guadalupe Garcia-Pino, Coral Martínez, Lilia Azevedo, Rosa María Diaz, Nicolas Roberto Robles, Guillermo Gervasini

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High-efficiency removal of phosphate ions using treated Carpobrotus edulis biomass: Optimization, mechanism study, cost analysis, and industrial wastewater application by Guellaa Mahmoudy, Abdelkader Dabagh, Mohamed El-Habacha, Salek Lagdali, Abdallah Assouani, Brahim Aasli, Soulaiman Iaich, Mohamed Chiban, Mohamed Zerbet

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Distinct bone metabolic networks identified in Phospho1−/− mice vs. wild type mice using [18F]FDG total-body PET by Abigail F. Hellman, Paul S. Clegg, Colin Farquharson, José Luis Millán, Carlos J. Alcaide-Corral, Carlos J. Alcaide-Corral, Karla J. Suchacki, Karla J. Suchacki, Adriana A. S. Tavares, Adriana A. S. Tavares

“…IntroductionTotal-body PET is a recent development in clinical imaging that produces large datasets involving multiple tissues, enabling the use of new analytical methods for multi-organ assessments, such as network analysis—a well-developed method in neuroimaging. The skeletal system provides a good model for applying network analysis to total-body PET, as bone serves many classical whole-body functions as well as being an endocrine regulator of metabolism. …”
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Effects of Vitamin D Supplementation on Glucose and Insulin Homeostasis and Incident Diabetes among Nondiabetic Adults: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Huilin Tang, Deming Li, Yufeng Li, Xi Zhang, Yiqing Song, Xinli Li

“…We found no significant effects of vitamin D supplementation on insulin secretion or beta cell function indexes. Based on the data from six trials involving 39,633 participants and 2533 incident T2D cases, vitamin D supplementation was not associated with the risk of incident diabetes compared to placebo (pooled relative risk: 1.01, 95% confidence interval: 0.93 to 1.08). …”
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Knowledge Structure and Emerging Trends of Mild Cognitive Impairment with Dyssomnias in Recent 20 Years: A Bibliometric Analysis via CiteSpace and VOSviewer by Haoyu Huang, Zesen Zhuang, Yiwen Wan, Jiao Shi, Xu Yuan, Dan Wang, Shangjie Chen

“…Data were extracted from the Web of Science Core Collection database, and visualization and collaborative analysis were performed using CiteSpace and VOSviewer. …”
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Cognitive behavioural therapy and related interventions for sleep disorders in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Bin Xiao, Yinan Wu, Yi Zhong, Yuxin Wu, Yutong Li, Qianyi Zhai, Youyou Ji, Ronglin Xu, Lanshu Zhou

“…These sleep problems, including prolonged sleep latency and fragmented sleep, affect more than half of autistic individuals, exacerbating functional impairments and diminishing quality of life. …”
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Comprehensive bioinformatics analysis identifies metabolic and immune-related diagnostic biomarkers shared between diabetes and COPD using multi-omics and machine learning by Qianqian Liang, Yide Wang, Zheng Li, Zheng Li, Zheng Li, Zheng Li

“…Finally, the 4 shared biomarkers were validated in single-cell sequencing data, clinical samples, and animal models, and their expression changes were consistent with the results of bioinformatic analysis.ConclusionsThrough comprehensive bioinformatics analysis, we revealed the potential connection between diabetes and COPD, providing a theoretical basis for exploring the common regulatory genes.…”
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The effect of chronic, non-specific low back pain on superficial lumbar muscle activity: a protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Alison B Rushton, Nicola R Heneghan, Deborah Falla, Andy Sanderson, Eduardo Martinez Valdes, Alessio Gallina

“…The Newcastle-Ottawa risk of bias tool, and the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) guidelines will be used to assess the quality of the data. Meta-analysis will be conducted where appropriate on groups of studies with homogenous methodology. …”
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The Mental Health Toll of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Older Adults with Migraine: A Prospective Analysis of Depression Using the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging by MacNeil A, Taunque A, Leo SN, Li G, de Groh M, Jiang Y, Fuller-Thomson E

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Impact of psoriasis disease severity and special area involvement on patient-reported outcomes in the real world: an analysis from the CorEvitas psoriasis registry by Bruce Strober, Kristina Callis Duffin, Mark Lebwohl, Adam Sima, Jud Janak, Manish Patel, Huzefa Photowala, Vishvas Garg, Jerry Bagel

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Predictive model for coronavirus disease 2019 severity based on blood biomarkers: a retrospective study by Liu Xiaoyan, Bao Zhongying, Duan Shuhong, Sun Jing, Zhang Yijie, Zhang Jie, Liu Jingxin

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Consumer experiences and values in Brazilian Northeast shopping centers by Maria Raquel Lucas, Simone Maia Pimenta Martins Ayres, Nuno Rebelo dos Santos, Andreia Dionísio

“…A qualitative approach was adopted using 50 in-depth interviews of shopping center visitors to collect data. Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis was used to evaluate the data. …”
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Integrated analysis of single-cell, spatial and bulk RNA-sequencing identifies a cell-death signature for predicting the outcomes of head and neck cancer by Yue Pan, Lei Fei, Shihua Wang, Hua Chen, Changqing Jiang, Hong Li, Changsong Wang, Yao Yang, Qinggao Zhang, Yongwen Chen

“…BackgroundCell death plays an essential role in carcinogenesis, but its function in the recurrence and postoperative prognosis of head and neck cancer (HNC), which ranks as the 7th most common malignancy globally, remains unclear.MethodsData from five main subtypes of HNC related single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq) were recruited to establish a single-cell atlas, and the distribution of cell death models (CDMs) across different tissues as well as cell subtypes were analyzed. …”
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Comparative Transcriptome Analysis of Sexual Differentiation in Male and Female Gonads of Nao-Zhou Stock Large Yellow Croaker (<i>Larimichthys crocea</i>) by Haojie Wang, Zirui Wen, Eric Amenyogbe, Jinghui Jin, Yi Lu, Zhongliang Wang, Jiansheng Huang

“…Functional annotation screened out 70 important candidate genes related to sex, including 34 genes highly expressed in the testis (including <i>dmrt1</i>, <i>foxm1</i>, and <i>amh</i>) and 36 genes highly expressed in the ovary (including <i>gdf9</i>, <i>hsd3b1</i>, and <i>sox19b</i>). …”
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Análise da pluviometria e dias chuvosos na região Nordeste do Brasil An analysis of rainfall and rainy days in the northeastern region of Brazil by Vicente P. R. da Silva, Emerson R. R Pereira, Pedro V. de Azevedo, Francisco de A. S. de Sousa, Inajá F. de Sousa

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Clinicopathologic characteristics of severe COVID-19 patients in Mexico City: A post-mortem analysis using a minimally invasive autopsy approach. by Carlos Nava-Santana, María Rodríguez-Armida, José Víctor Jiménez, Nancy Vargas-Parra, Diana E Aguilar León, Alejandro Campos-Murguia, Ricardo Macías-Rodriguez, Andrés Arteaga-Garrido, Antonio C Hernández-Villegas, Guillermo Dominguez-Cherit, Eduardo Rivero-Sigarroa, Armando Gamboa-Dominguez, Alfonso Gullias-Herrero, José Sifuentes-Osornio, Norma Ofelia Uribe-Uribe, Luis E Morales-Buenrostro

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Our data represents the largest minimally invasive, ultrasound-guided autopsy report. …”
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Incidence and predictors of acute kidney injury among traumatic brain injury patients in Northwest Ethiopia: a cohort study using survival analysis by Zelalem Alamrew Anteneh, Semew Kassa Kebede, Abebaw Gedef Azene

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Does Platelet-rich Plasma Delay Ankle Osteoarthritis Surgery? A Systematic Review by Abhijit Bandyopadhyay

“…Background: Symptomatic ankle osteoarthritis (OA) is a debilitating condition characterized by pain and functional impairment. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) therapy has emerged as a potential treatment to alleviate symptoms and delay surgical interventions in ankle OA, akin to its established role in knee OA. …”
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Systematic literature review and trial-level meta-analysis of aromatase inhibitors vs tamoxifen in patients with HR+/HER2− early breast cancer by Wolfgang Janni, Michael Untch, Nadia Harbeck, Joseph Gligorov, William Jacot, Stephen Chia, Jean-François Boileau, Subhajit Gupta, Namita Mishra, Murat Akdere, Andriy Danyliv, Giuseppe Curigliano

“…Methods: A systematic literature review was conducted using key medical literature databases (eg, PubMed; inception to October 2023) and data from conferences (to December 2023). Phase 3 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that had ≥80 % of patients with HR+/HER2− EBC (or available subgroup data) and reported a disease-free survival (DFS) hazard ratio for AI vs TAM were included in the meta-analysis, regardless of menopausal status and ovarian function suppression (OFS) use. …”
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