COVID-19 vaccine uptake, barriers and associated factors among healthcare workers in Malawi by Clara Sambani, Tonny Muwonge, Liness Chinyamunyamu, Amon Dembo, Mosoka P. Fallah, Victor Chikwapulo, Mavuto Thomas, Charity Gondwe, Regina Mankhamba, Leah Mbabazi, Suzan Nakasendwa, Rodgers R. Ayebare, Collins Mitambo, Matthew Kagoli, Dzinkambani Kambalame, Clement Seven, Tadala Mwale, Edna Mandala, Abigail Kazembe, McWilliam Kalua, Senga Sembuche, Elizabeth Gonese, Tamrat Shaweno, Nebiyu Dereje, Evelyn C. Banda, Tajudeen Raji, Mitch Matoga

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Resource-Oriented Case Management to Implement Recommendations for Patients With Chronic Pain and Frequent Use of Analgesics in General Practices (Project RELIEF): Protocol for a S... by Regina Poß-Doering, Sabrina Brinkmöller, Alexandra Balzer, Viktoria Sophie Wurmbach, Cinara Paul, Regina Stolz, Marco Richard Zugaj, Jonas Tesarz, Michel Wensing, Cornelia Straßner

“…In project RELIEF (resource-oriented case management to implement recommendations for patients with chronic pain and frequent use of analgesics in general practices), a case management program was developed to facilitate implementation of guideline recommendations on pain management regarding medical assessment and monitoring, patient and practice team education, promotion of self-care strategies, and rational pharmacotherapy. …”
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Study protocol and implementation details for a pragmatic, stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial of a digital adherence technology to facilitate tuberculosis treatment completion by Noah Kiwanuka, Rebecca Crowder, Alex Kityamuwesi, Maureen Lamunu, Catherine Namale, Lynn Kunihira Tinka, Agnes Sanyu Nakate, Joseph Ggita, Patricia Turimumahoro, Diana Babirye, Denis Oyuku, Christopher Allen Berger, Austin Tucker, Devika Patel, Amanda Sammann, David Dowdy, Turyahabwe Stavia, Adithya Cattamanchi, Achilles Katamba

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Enhancing lung transplantation with ECMO: a comprehensive review of mechanisms, outcomes, and future considerations by Pervaiz Butt Salman, Kakar Vivek, Abdulaziz Salman, Razzaq Nabeel, Saleem Yasir, Kumar Arun, Ashiq Fazil, Ghisulal Praveen, Thrush Aaron, Malik Sadaf, Griffin Mairead, Amir Mahanoor, Khan Umar, Salim Ashal, Zoumot Zaid, Mydin Izanee, Aljabery Yazan, Bhatnagar Gopal, Bayrak Yusuf, Obeso Andres, Ahmed Usman

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An automated pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma lesion segmentation AI-model at whole-body 68Ga- DOTATATE PET/CT by Fahmida Haque, Jorge A. Carrasquillo, Evrim B. Turkbey, Esther Mena, Liza Lindenberg, Philip C. Eclarinal, Naris Nilubol, Peter L. Choyke, Charalampos S. Floudas, Frank I. Lin, Baris Turkbey, Stephanie A. Harmon

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Interprofessional Differences in Multidimensional Self-Efficacy Associated With Professional Performance in Nephrology During Case-Based Learning by Chia-Ter Chao, Mei-Yi Wu, Kuan-Yu Hung, Mai-Szu Wu, Jyh-Chong Liang

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Severe Asthma Toolkit: an online resource for multidisciplinary health professionals—needs assessment, development process and user analytics with survey feedback by Peter G Gibson, Vanessa M McDonald, Peter A B Wark, John W Upham, Bruce Thompson, Mark Hew, Guy B Marks, Steven Maltby, Helen K Reddel, Gregory G King, Vanessa L Clark, Louisa Owens, Stephen Oo, Alan L James

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Cross‐Sectional Imaging Modalities in Correlation to the Thrombolysis in Cerebral Infarction Score: The Next Frontier in Adjunctive Endovascular Stroke Therapy by Johannes Kaesmacher, Kilian M. Treurniet, Manon Kappelhof, Tomas Dobrocky, Johanna Ospel, Adnan Mujanovic, Jens Fiehler, Bernard Yan, Mayank Goyal, Albert J. Yoo, Bruce Campbell, Osama O. Zaidat, Jeffrey L. Saver, Nerses Sanossian, Radoslav Raychev, Yvo B. W. E. M. Roos, Urs Fischer, Charles B. L. M. Majoie, Jan Gralla, David S. Liebeskind

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Electrochemical and quantum chemical investigation on the adsorption behavior of a schiff base and its metal complex for corrosion protection of mild steel in 15 wt% HCl solution by Badr El-Haitout, Ratnaningsih Eko Sardjono, Bouchra Es-Sounni, Maryam Chafiq, Rachid Salghi, Mohamed Bakhouch, Aisha H. Al-Moubaraki, Jamilah M. Al-Ahmari, Azza A. Al-Ghamdi, Mohammed Fahim, Belkheir Hammouti, Abdelkarim Chaouiki, Young Gun Ko

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Potential effects of Asian-adapted Mediterranean diet in depression and anxiety among women with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease: a secondary analysis by Alicia Salamanca-Sanabria, Yu Chung Chooi, Evelyn Xiu Ling Loo, Evelyn Xiu Ling Loo, Xianning Lai, Vera Sergeyevna Brok Volchanskaya, Yap Seng Chong, Yap Seng Chong, Johan Gunnar Eriksson, Johan Gunnar Eriksson, Johan Gunnar Eriksson, Johan Gunnar Eriksson, Johan Gunnar Eriksson

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Instrumental balance assessment in Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism. A systematic review with critical appraisal of clinical applications and quality of reporting by Andrea Merlo, Lorenzo Cavazzuti, Maria Chiara Bò, Francesco Cavallieri, Maria Chiara Bassi, Benedetta Damiano, Sara Scaltriti, Valentina Fioravanti, Giulia Di Rauso, Giulia Di Rauso, Giacomo Portaro, Franco Valzania, Mirco Lusuardi, Isabella Campanini

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Anti‐GAD65 musicogenic epilepsy: Bilateral and independent mesial temporal seizures revealed by foramen ovale electrodes by Roberta Di Giacomo, Giulia Maccanti, Vadym Gnatkovsky, Giampaolo Vatti, Annalisa Parente, Ambra Dominese, Davide Rossi Sebastiano, Fabio Martino Doniselli, Francesca Andreetta, Andrea Stabile, Francesco Deleo, Chiara Pastori, Giulia Battaglia, Dunja Duran, Giuseppe Didato, Angelo Del Sole, Michele Rizzi, Marco deCurtis

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Identification of anti-TIM-3 based checkpoint inhibitor combinations with activity in immunotherapy refractory melanoma models by Paulo C Rodriguez, Yian Ann Chen, Brian Ruffell, Jiannong Li, Manali S Phadke, Keiran S M Smalley, Vincent C Luca, Sathya Sriramareddy, Thuy T T Tran

“…As there are currently no effective second-line therapies available for ICI-resistant patients, we sought to identify novel checkpoint inhibitor combinations for future clinical evaluation.Methods We used responding and resistant SM1, SW1 and B16-10 melanoma models to explore the mechanism of action of anti-programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1)+lymphocyte activation gene (LAG-3), anti-PD-1+cytotoxic lymphocyte associated protein 4 (CTLA-4), the anti-PD-1+LAG-3+CTLA-4 triplet, the anti-PD-1+T-cell immunoglobin and mucin domain 3 (TIM-3) doublet and the anti-PD-1+LAG-3+TIM-3 triplet. …”
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Prevalence, determinants, and complications of adolescent pregnancy: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analysesAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Biruk Beletew Abate, Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie, MSc, Addis Wondimagegn Alamaw, MSc, Kindie Mekuria Tegegne, MSc, Tegene Atamenta Kitaw, MSc, Molla Azmeraw Bizuayehu, MSc, Amare Kassaw, MSc, Gizachew Yilak, MSc, Alemu Birara Zemariam, MSc, Befkad Derese Tilahun, MSc

“…To reduce the burden of adolescent pregnancy, collaborative efforts are required from global, regional, and local stakeholders, such as policymakers and reproductive health program planners, through health education and training that focus on the most vulnerable populations.…”
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Cuidar de pessoas transexuais na ótica dos residentes de enfermagem [Care for transgender people from the nursing resident’s perspective] [Cuidar de personas transexuales en la ópt... by Julia Sousa Martins de Almeida, Elizabeth Rose Costa Martins, Cristiane Maria Amorim Costa, Paula Costa de Moraes, Gabriela Dandara Fernandes Ferreira, Thelma Spindola

“…Method: an exploratory, qualitative, descriptive study was conducted in 2017, in the urology unit of a university hospital Rio de Janeiro city, by semi-structured interview of 13 first- and second-year nursing residents of the clinical surgery program. Results: the accounts analyzed led to two categories: nursing training and care for transgender people, and nursing care from the resident’s perspective. …”
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Improvement in Vitamin D Status and Long-Term Incidence of Type 2 Diabetes in the General Finnish Population—Evidence Based on Cohort and Register Datasets by Folasade A. Adebayo, Suvi T. Itkonen, Tuija Jääskeläinen, Tommi Härkänen, Kevin D. Cashman, Maijaliisa Erkkola, Christel Lamberg-Allardt

“…The S-25(OH)D concentrations from both time points (years 2000 and 2011) were standardized according to the Vitamin D Standardization Program. The survey datasets were linked with incident T2D datasets from the national register for the time period 2000–2019. …”
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In vitro maturation of Nelore breed (Bos taurus indicus) oocytes using either purified porcine FSH or recombinant human FSH: results from a large-scale in vitro embryo production r... by Leticia Prates Martins, Luany Alves Galvão Martinhão, Luany Alves Galvão Martinhão, João Gabriel Viana Grazia, Otavio Augusto Costa Faria, Ricardo Alamino Figueiredo, Joao Henrique Moreira Viana, Joao Henrique Moreira Viana

“…IntroductionThis study evaluated whether porcine FSH (pFSH) could be replaced by follitropin-alpha, a recombinant human FSH (rhFSH), during in vitro maturation (IVM) of cumulus-oocyte complexes (COC) recovered from Nelore (Bos taurus indicus) cattle in a large-scale in vitro embryo production (IVP) program.MethodsWe performed three experiments, all using grade I COC (n = 10,208) submitted to IVM in TCM199 without FSH (-FSH, negative control) or supplemented with either 0.5 μg/mL pFSH (Folltropin-V) or 0.1 IU rhFSH (Gonal-F). …”
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Development of a Customizable Web-Based Dashboard for Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring: Feasibility and Usability Implementation Study by Joshua Wollen, Thuy Nguyen, Charles Coton, Gina DeWildt, Gabretta Cooksey, Audrey Cohen, Nicholas Hoang, Munachi Okpala, Michael Gonzalez, Mengxi Wang, Chigozirim Izeogu, Elmer Bernstam, Charles Green, Sean Savitz, Jose-Miguel Yamal, Anjail Sharrief

“…ResultsSeventeen BP monitors were evaluated, and the BlipcareBlip BP800 was selected based on its cellular connectivity, ergonomic design, and application programming interface compatibility. The EDC system successfully linked patient data to the dashboard, enabling real-time visualization of BP trends and provider alerts. …”
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Analysis of Molecular Genetic Markers of Osteoporosis in Residents of the Russian Federation by R. V. Polibin, A. V. Lomonosova, E. V. Glushkova, A. G. Chigir, M. I. Pugachev, G. N. Hohlov, I. S. Bakutin

“…The groups were comparable in age and gender (p > 0.05).Statistical analysis was carried out using the StatTech v. 3.1.6. program (developed by Stattech LLC, Russia). The nature of the distribution of quantitative data was checked by the Shapiro-Wilk, Kolmogorov-Smirnov criteria, the statistical significance of differences in 2 independent groups was assessed using the Mann-Whitney U-test. …”
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Analysis of the risk of death and its associated risk factors in Chinese patients with young-onset type 2 diabetes by Dan Wu, Yang Yu, Haoran Zheng, Ling Xiang, Xiaoqing Wang, Yong Zhang, Zhongming Sun, Dandan Miao, Jinyi Zhou, Enchun Pan, Wen Hu

“…ObjectivesTo examine the association between the age at onset of diabetes and the risk of all-cause mortality in a population of individuals diagnosed with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to identify risk factors associated with all-cause mortality in young-onset T2DM (YOD) patients in China.MethodsThis study utilized a cohort of 9759 patients who were diagnosed with T2DM and who were registered and enrolled in the National Basic Public Health Service Management Program in Qinghe District (now Qingjiangpu District) and Huai’an District, Huai’an City, Jiangsu Province, China. …”
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