Development, implementation, and evaluation of an innovative clinical trial operations training program for Africa (ClinOps) by Dawit Asmamaw Ejigu, Abebaw Fekadu, Jeremy Whitty, Tsegahun Manyazewal, Pamela Nebeta, Almari Conradie, Brenda Okech, Alice Neequaye, Sinéad Whitty, Jennifer Lehrman, Renee Holt, Rahel Birhane, Mahnaz Vahedi, Helen Demarest, Eyasu Makonnen

“…Post-training scores demonstrated substantial improvement compared to pre-training scores in each competency area, including in designing (pre-post training median score = 3.6 vs. 4.6, median difference = 1.0, 95% CI 0.8–1.1, p < 0.001), managing (pre-posttest median score = 3.4 vs. 4.2, median difference = 0.6, 95% CI 0.4–0.8, p < 0.001), conducting (pre-post training median score = 3.9 vs. 4.7, median difference = 0.9, 95% CI 0.6-1.0, p < 0.001), and reporting (pre-posttest median score = 3.0 vs. 4.5, median difference = 1.0, 95% CI 0.9–1.5, p < 0.001) clinical trials. …”
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Annexin A8 deficiency delays atherosclerosis progression by Carmen Gutiérrez‐Muñoz, Rafael Blázquez‐Serra, Irene San Sebastian‐Jaraba, Sandra Sanz‐Andrea, Maria J. Fernández‐Gómez, Gonzalo Nuñez‐Moreno, Pablo Mínguez, Joan Carles Escolá‐Gil, Paula Nogales, Veronique Ollivier, Jose L. Martín‐Ventura, Benoit Ho‐Tin Noe, Ursula Rescher, Nerea Méndez‐Barbero, Luis M. Blanco‐Colio

“…Plaques of ApoE−/−AnxA8−/− were characterized by lower lipid and inflammatory content, smaller necrotic core, thicker fibrous cap and less apoptosis compared with those in ApoE−/−AnxA8+/+. …”
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Angiographic Complete versus Clinical Selective Incomplete Percutaneous Revascularization in Heart Failure Patients with Multivessel Coronary Disease by Chieh-Yu Chang, Chun-Chi Chen, I-Chang Hsieh, Ming-Jer Hsieh, Cheng-Hung Lee, Dong-Yi Chen, Ming-Lung Tsai, Ming-Yun Ho, Jih-Kai Yeh, Yu-Chang Huang, Yu-Ying Lu, Chao-Yung Wang, Shang-Hung Chang, Ming-Shien Wen

“…However, patients who failed CR had a significantly greater incidence of 5-year MACEs than those in the other two groups (failed CR: 46.4% vs. selective IR: 27.7% vs. successful CR: 27.8%, p<0.001). …”
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Construction of feature selection and efficacy prediction model for transformation therapy of locally advanced pancreatic cancer based on CT, 18F-FDG PET/CT, DNA mutation, and CA199 by Liang Qi, Xiang Li, Jiayao Ni, Yali Du, Qing Gu, Baorui Liu, Jian He, Juan Du

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Clinical study on the treatment of chronic heart failure with a novel D‐shant atrium shunt device by Xiaoke Shang, Mei Liu, Yucheng Zhong, Xueli Wang, Song Chen, Xiaojuan Fu, Ming Sun, Mingxing Xie, Yuhe Ke, Ying Guan, Changdong Zhang, Nianguo Dong

“…Echocardiography revealed that the left ventricular diameter decreased significantly from 6.40 ± 0.57 mm to 5.03 ± 0.73 mm (P < 0.05). There was an obvious decrease in mitral regurgitation. …”
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Symptom management practice of 232 patients with liver malignant tumors undergoing radiofrequency ablation based on symptom evaluation by using MDASI-TCM (基于MDASI-TCM的232例肝脏恶性肿瘤射频消... by ZHANG Ying (张莹), KANG Dongqin (亢东琴), WANG Yun (王云), SUN Hong (孙红)

“…方法 应用肿瘤常见症状及中医症状调查量表(MDASI-TCM)对科室2018年7月—2022年11月收治的232例肝脏恶性肿瘤患者在射频消融术后进行评估, 对筛查出的症状按照科室制订的症状管理流程系统地有针对性的进行干预和管理, 在出院前对患者再次采用MDASI-TCM进行症状管理的效果评价。…”
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Effectiveness of ertugliflozin during Ramadan fasting in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a real-world study (ErtuRamadan study) by Md Faruque Pathan, Nazma Akter, Marufa Mustari, M. Saifuddin, Mirza Sharifuzzaman, Mohammad Motiur Rahman, Mohammed Ripon, S. M. Mohiuddin, A. B. M. Kamrul-Hasan, Mohammad Abdul Hannan, Muhammad Shah Alam, Samira Mahjabeen, Faria Afsana, Muhammed Abu Bakar, Tahniyah Haq, Afsar Ahammed, Samir Kumar Talukder, Sourav Sarkar, Shahjada Selim

“…The primary endpoints were changes in HbA1c levels, body weight, body mass index (BMI), and the incidence of hypoglycemia during Ramadan fasting.ResultsThe mean age of the study participants was 50.37 ± 11.14 (SD) years, with 40.6% male and 58.7% female. …”
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Dynamics of HDL-Cholesterol Following a Post-Myocardial Infarction Cardiac Rehabilitation Program by Carlos Bertolín-Boronat, Héctor Merenciano-González, Víctor Marcos-Garcés, María Luz Martínez-Mas, Josefa Inés Climent Alberola, Nerea Pérez, Laura López-Bueno, María Concepción Esteban-Argente, María Valls Reig, Ana Arizón Benito, Alfonso Payá Rubio, César Ríos-Navarro, Elena de Dios, Jose Gavara, Juan Sanchis, Vicente Bodi

“…Conversely, higher HDL-C before CRP (HR = 1.15, 95% CI, 1.07–1.23, p < 0.001) and increased lipoprotein (a) (HR = 1.01, 95% CI, 1–1.02, p = 0.04) predicted failure to increase HDL-C levels. …”
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Impact of healthy lifestyle on diabetes incidence among adults of different socioeconomic status in Guizhou province: a prospective cohort study by Yiying WANG, Min CHEN, Lieqiang ZHANG, Xin WANG, Wei ZHAN, Yunxi PAN, Xiaodeng ZHAO, Tao LIU

“…Among adults with SES scores of 9 – 11, those with 3, 4, and ≥ 5 healthy lifestyle factors had 42.0% (HR = 0.580, 95%CI: 0.397 – 0.848), 36.6% (HR = 0.634, 95%CI: 0.424 – 0.947), and 78.0% (HR = 0.220, 95%CI: 0.094 – 0.514) lower diabetes risk, respectively. …”
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Wild grasses as the reservoirs of infection of rust species for winter soft wheat in the Northern CaucasusWild grasses as the reservoirs of infection of rust species for winter sof... by E. I. Gultyaeva, L. A. Bespalova, I. B. Ablova, E. L. Shaydayuk, Zh. N. Khudokormova, D. R. Yakovleva, Yu. A. Titova

“…Potentially, an autumn infection on grasses can serve as a source for infection of winter soft wheat cultivars sown in October. …”
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The Impact of Ageing on Diaphragm Function and Maximal Inspiratory Pressure: A Cross-Sectional Ultrasound Study by Toru Yamada, Taro Minami, Takahiro Shinohara, Shuji Ouchi, Suguru Mabuchi, Shunpei Yoshino, Ken Emoto, Kazuharu Nakagawa, Kanako Yoshimi, Mitsuko Saito, Ayane Horike, Kenji Toyoshima, Yoshiaki Tamura, Atsushi Araki, Ryoichi Hanazawa, Akihiro Hirakawa, Takeshi Ishida, Takuma Kimura, Haruka Tohara, Masayoshi Hashimoto

“…<b>Results</b>: The study involved 230 individuals with a mean age of 55.5 years (older adults (65 years and over), <i>n</i> = 117; non-older adults, <i>n</i> = 113). In older adults, the diaphragm was thicker (2.1 vs. 1.7 mm, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and TF was lower (88.7% vs. 116.0%, <i>p</i> < 0.001), with no significant difference in DE. …”
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Comprehensive Evaluation of GPM-IMERG, CMORPH, and TMPA Precipitation Products with Gauged Rainfall over Mainland China by Guanghua Wei, Haishen Lü, Wade T. Crow, Yonghua Zhu, Jianqun Wang, Jianbin Su

“…However, all four products are unreliable over XJ at both an annual and seasonal scale. (4) Across all products, TRMM 3B42 best reproduces the probability density function (PDF) of daily precipitation intensity. (5) According to the categorical verification technique in this study, both IMERG products yield better results for the detection of precipitation events on the basis of probability of detection (POD) and critical success index (CSI) categorical evaluations compared to TRMM 3B42 and CMORPH-CRT over China and across most of the subregions. …”
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El "estudio de la enseñanza y del aprendizaje": una forma globalizadora de investigación del profesorado by John Elliott

“…En Hong Kong, el "estudio de enseñanza" japonés se fusionó con la teoría fenomenográfica de aprendizaje desarrollada por Marton y sus colaboradores en Suecia. …”
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افزایش ترکیبات فنلی برگ زیتون (Olea europaea L.) با کاربرد خاکی کودهای شیمایی و آلی by بهلول عباس زاده, سمانه اسدی صنم, معصومه لایق حقیقی

“…اثر کودهای آلی هم، تنها بر مقدار کوئرستین معنی‌دار بود و بیشترین مقدار آن (7/397 میکروگرم بر گرم) در تیمار 10 گرم در لیتر اندازه‌گیری شد. …”
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School-based mindfulness training in early adolescence: what works, for whom and how in the MYRIAD trial? by Susan Ball, Obioha C Ukoumunne, Tamsin Ford, Sarah Byford, Tim Dalgleish, Willem Kuyken, Jesus Montero-Marin, Kate Tudor, Alice Tickell, Catherine Crane, Ariane Petit, Elise Sellars, Laura Taylor, Maris Vainre, Benjamin Jones, Kirsty Griffiths, Elizabeth Nuthall, J Mark G Williams, Sarah-Jayne Blakemore, Katie Fletcher, Emma Medlicott, Anam Raja, Matthew Allwood, Louise Aukland, Tríona Casey, Nicola Dalrymple, Katherine De Wilde, Eleanor-Rose Farley, Jennifer Harper, Nils Kappelmann, Maria Kempnich, Liz Lord, Lucy Palmer, Alice Philips, Isobel Pryor-Nitsch, Lucy Radley, Anna Sonley, Jem Shackleford, Mark T Greenberg, Verena Hinze, Saz Ahmed, Marc Bennett, Lucy Foulkes, Cait Griffin, Konstantina Komninidou, Rachel Knight, Suzannah Laws, Jovita Leung, Jenna Parker, Blanca Piera Pi-Sunyer, Ashok Sakhardande, Lucy Warriner, Brian Wainman

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Conflict-related and sexual trauma in treatment-seeking Arabic-speaking men: a cross-sectional studyResearch in context by Max Vöhringer, Freya Specht, Christine Knaevelsrud, Birgit Wagner, Maria Böttche, Yuriy Nesterko

“…The ST + CRT group scored higher on measures of depression and posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD) compared to all other groups; significant differences between the groups were found on both these primary outcomes (depression: F(df) = 3.65 (3, 503.33), p < 0.05; PTSD: F(df) = 5.71 (3, 507.57), p < 0.01). …”
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اثر بیوچار پوسته برنج بر رشد و غلظت عناصر غذایی کم مصرف ریحان مقدس (Ocimum sanctum L.) تحت تنش آبی by صدیقه صفرزاده شیرازی, زهرا زیبایی, پویا استوار

“…حدود 12 هفته پس از کاشت، شاخص سبزینگی با دستگاه کلروفیل متر دستی SPAD 502، ارتفاع بوته، تعداد شاخه فرعی، تعداد گل آذین و سپس عناصر غذایی کم مصرف در اندام هوایی گیاه اندازه گیری شد.یافته‌ها: نتایج نشان داد که اعمال تنش رطوبتی به مقدار 75 درصد ظرفیت مزرعه، اثر معنی‌داری بر وزن خشک گیاه ریحان مقدس نداشت اما تنش 55 درصدی رطوبت، سبب کاهش معنی‌دار وزن خشک گیاه (7/39 درصد) گردید. اعمال تنش رطوبتی 55 درصد ظرفیت مزرعه همچنین، موجب کاهش معنی‌دار وزن تر گیاه (5/49 درصد)، ارتفاع (5/29 درصد)، تعداد گل آذین (9/38 درصد) و تعداد شاخه فرعی گیاه (8/17 درصد) در مقایسه با شاهد شد اما افزایش شاخص سبزینگی برگ را به همراه داشت. …”
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Surrounding Gastric Mucosa Findings Facilitate Diagnosis of Gastric Neoplasm as Gastric Adenoma or Early Gastric Cancer by Tadashi Miike, Shojiro Yamamoto, Yoshifumi Miyata, Tomoya Hirata, Yuko Noda, Takaho Noda, Sho Suzuki, Sachiko Takeda, Shuichiro Natsuda, Mai Sakaguchi, Kosuke Maemura, Kanna Hashimoto, Takumi Yamaji, Hiroo Abe, Hisayoshi Iwakiri, Yoshihiro Tahara, Satoru Hasuike, Kenji Nagata, Akira Kitanaka, Kazuya Shimoda

“…Almost all gastric adenomas were accompanied by open-type gastritis, whereas 47 and 16 early gastric cancers were accompanied by open-type and closed-type gastritis, respectively (p = 0.037). …”
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Impact of nurturing care educational videos focusing on children with nutritional problems aged 6-23 months on mothers' knowledge and child growth by Fitri Haryanti, Lely Lusmilasari, Sri Hartini, Ayyu Sandhi, Ika Parmawati, Akhmadi Akhmadi, Nisa Nur Hasanah, Fitriana Andarwati, Hani Risnawati, Alissa Nur Pratiwi, Ananda Sekar Kusumawati, Redyta Dwi Cahyani

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Evaluation of the WRF-Chem performance for the air pollutants over the United Arab Emirates by Y. Yarragunta, D. Francis, R. Fonseca, N. Nelli

“…</p> <p>Meteorological evaluations reveal that the model generally overestimated air temperature at 2 m above ground (T2m) in summer (<span class="inline-formula">≤</span> 0.2 °C) and underestimated it in winter (<span class="inline-formula">∼</span> 3 °C), with correlation coefficients between 0.7 and 0.85. …”
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