Utilizing physical educators to monitor muscular strength and neuromuscular control among children with varied recess time by G. Kate Webb, Yan Zhang, Deborah J. Rhea

“…The purpose of this study was to utilize the physical education setting to examine MusS and NC factors in the Fall and Spring (Time 1 to Time 2) of one school year in a predominately Hispanic sample of second-grade children who received 60 min or 20 min of daily recess.MethodsThis quasi-experimental pre-test/post-test study administered four MusS tests and one NC test to District 1 (N = 59) which received 60 min of recess daily (intervention), and District 2 (N = 49) which received one 20 min daily recess (control). …”
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Immunological Remission as a Basis for Dose Reduction of Immunosuppressors in Autoimmune Hepatitis: Results of Monocenter Surveillance Study by A. O. Bueverov, S. V. Koblov, P. O. Bogomolov

“…The data of 47 patients with AIH who received immunosuppressive therapy from April 2001 to August 2023 were analyzed: 10 men (21 %), 37 women (79 %); the average age was 37 (17–66) years. …”
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Increasing prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity in childhood type 1 diabetes in the pre-COVID but not during the COVID era by Vivien Herczeg, Eszter Muzslay, Diána Czipó, Lili Terkovics, Johanna Takács, Réka Garai, Réka Garai, Fanni Kovács, Andrea Luczay, Anna Körner, Péter Tóth-Heyn

“…Our study aimed to analyze the prevalence of thyroid autoimmunity (TA) over a 10-year period spanning pre-pandemic and pandemic years in a population who are regularly screened for thyroid disturbances.Materials and methodsThis single-center retrospective cohort study analyzed data from 1,361 children and young adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D) treated between 2013 and 2022 in Hungary’s largest pediatric endocrinology center. …”
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Knowledge about COVID-19 and Practices among Hemodialysis Technicians in the COVID-19 Pandemic Era by Amit S. Pasari, Amol Bhawane, Manish R. Balwani, Priyanka Tolani, Vishal Ramteke, Nishant Deshpande

“…Most of the respondents could correctly identify fever (87.8%), breathlessness (86.08%), and dry cough (81.7%) as the symptoms of COVID-19 infection. 75.7% of the technicians were aware that it can be transmitted by asymptomatic persons. 61.1% of the technicians were segregating patients who had symptoms such as fever and cough to the last shift of the day. 81.1% of the technicians read the guidelines issued by the Indian Society of Nephrology—COVID-19 working group. …”
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Intestinal obstruction caused by disseminated mycobacterium avium complex disease following solid organ transplantation: a case report by Akane Mita, Sho Nakakubo, Yusuke Nishimura, Hideki Shima, Masaaki Watanabe, Tsuyoshi Shimamura, Satoshi Konno

“…Case presentation A 76-year-old woman, who had undergone living-donor liver transplantation 15 years earlier for primary biliary cirrhosis, presented with persistent fever and vomiting three months before admission. …”
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Risk factors for Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacterales infections: A case-control study by Sibongakonke Mbele, Sandeep D. Vasaikar

“…Methods: A retrospective case-control study among patients who attended Nelson Mandela Academic Hospital (NMAH) and Mthatha Regional Hospital (MRH), Eastern Cape, South Africa. …”
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No association of ABO blood groups and Rh factor with primary liver cancer in cirrhotic patients: a single-center cross-sectional study by Liyan Dong, Liyan Dong, Yuhang Yin, Yuhang Yin, Huiyuan Lu, Huiyuan Lu, Di Sun, Di Sun, Dongyang Wang, Deli Zou, Xingshun Qi

“…Hence, the purpose of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate whether blood groups were risk factors for the presence of PLC in cirrhosis.MethodsPatients with liver cirrhosis who were consecutively admitted to the Department of Gastroenterology of the General Hospital of Northern Theater Command from 1 January 2010 to 30 June 2014 were retrospectively screened. …”
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Evaluation of a Low-threshold Exercise And Protein supplementation intervention for Women (LEAP-W) experiencing homelessness and addiction: Protocol for a single-arm mixed methods... by Fiona Kennedy, Deirdre Murray, Clíona Ní Cheallaigh, Roman Romero-Ortuno, Julie Broderick

“…Addiction, as a coping mechanism for prior trauma, is common among people who are homeless and can have a gendered dimension. …”
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Predictors of Noncompliance to Antihypertensive Therapy among Hypertensive Patients Ghana: Application of Health Belief Model by Yaa Obirikorang, Christian Obirikorang, Emmanuel Acheampong, Enoch Odame Anto, Daniel Gyamfi, Selorm Philip Segbefia, Michael Opoku Boateng, Dari Pascal Dapilla, Peter Kojo Brenya, Bright Amankwaa, Evans Asamoah Adu, Emmanuel Nsenbah Batu, Adjei Gyimah Akwasi, Beatrice Amoah

“…Higher levels of perceived benefits of using medicine [aOR=0.55(0.36-0.82),p=0.0001] and cue to actions [aOR=0.59(0.38-0.90),p=0.0008] were significantly associated with reduced noncompliance while perceived susceptibility [aOR=3.05(2.20-6.25), p<0.0001], perceived barrier [aOR=2.14(1.56-2.92), p<0.0001], and perceived severity [aOR=4.20(2.93-6.00),p<0.0001] were significantly associated with increased noncompliance to AHT. Participant who had completed tertiary education [aOR=0.27(0.17-0.43), p<0.0001] and had regular source of income [aOR=0.52(0.38-0.71), p<0.0001] were less likely to be noncompliant. …”
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Elucidating epigenetic landscape of gastric premalignant lesions through genome‐wide mapping of 5‐hydroxymethylcytosines: A 12‐year median follow‐up study by Zhongguang Luo, Wenshuai Li, Wanwei Zheng, Yixiang Shi, Maolin Ye, Xiangyu Guo, Kaiyi Fu, Changsheng Yan, Bowen Wang, Bin Lv, Shaocong Mo, Hongyang Zhang, Jun Zhang, Chuan He, Feifei Luo, Wei Zhang, Jie Liu

“…Methods To our knowledge, we conducted the largest and longest longitudinal study of a Chinese population with gastric precursor lesions, involving 29,176 patients with gastritis who underwent gastroscopy and biopsy between 2001 and 2015, with follow‐up until 1 August, 2022. …”
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Recognizing and addressing burnout among healthcare workers in rural Nepal: a proof-of-concept study using Kern’s six-step theoretical framework by Raj Kumar Dangal, Eva Studer, Tula Krishna Gupta, Kristin Nguyen, Amit Suneja, Karuna Khadka, Shailina Bata Shrestha, Bibhav Acharya

“…We then developed learning objectives for knowledge, attitude, and skills domains based on the World Health Organization (WHO) definition of burnout. Then, we created animated educational videos designed to meet the learning objectives. …”
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Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy up-regulates PD-L1 in radioresistant colorectal cancer by Sung Uk Bae, Hye Won Lee, Jee Young Park, Incheol Seo, Jae-Min Cho, Jin Young Kim, Ju Yup Lee, Yoo Jin Lee, Seong Kyu Baek, Nam Kyu Kim, Sang Jun Byun, Shin Kim

“…Methods: Tissue specimens from preoperative biopsy via sigmoidoscopy and surgical resection were obtained from 24 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) who underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (CRT) between August 2016 and December 2017. …”
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Analysis of Charcoal Producers Perceptions of Its Production, Forest Degradation, and Governance in Wolaita, Southern Ethiopia’s Dry Afromontane Forests by Alemayehu Hido, Abebe Teka, Asabeneh Alemayehu

“…The findings reveal that charcoal production is dominated by males (68.4%) compared to females, who were within the age range of 20‒43 years. About 59.18% did not attend any formal education and 18.37% attended elementary education. …”
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Family planning in Pacific Island Countries and Territories (PICTs): A scoping review. by Relmah Baritama Harrington, Nichole Harvey, Sarah Larkins, Michelle Redman-MacLaren

“…More than 60% of women who would like to avoid or delay their pregnancies are unable to do so. …”
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Africa between East and West: Searching for its own path. Book review of ‘La Russie face aux occidentaux en Afrique centrale: Pour un arrimage des Africains aux enjeux de puissance... by A. V. Nefedov

“…The reviewer concludes that this work may be of interest to a wide range of readers, but it will be especially useful for specialists in African studies and international relations experts who specialize on the challenges faced by Africa and on the Russian-African relations.…”
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Actors influencing cancer-related fatigue and the construction of a risk prediction model in lung cancer patients by Mei-Ning Zhang, Yi-Chen Zhou, Zhu Zeng, Cun-Liang Zeng, Bo-Tao Hou, Gui-Rong Wu, Qiao Jiao, Dai-Yuan Ma

“…PurposeThe paper aims to investigate the factors influencing cancer-related fatigue (CRF) in lung cancer patients and construct a CRF risk prediction model, providing effective intervention strategies for clinical medical staff.MethodsThis paper employs convenience sampling to select 400 lung cancer patients who visited a tertiary hospital in Dazhou, Sichuan Province, from January 2021 to January 2022. …”
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Association between Serum Uric Acid Levels and Perinatal Outcome in Women with Preeclampsia by Robinson Uchenna Ugwuanyi, Irozuruike Munachiso Chiege, Felix Eke Agwu, George Uchenna Eleje, Nonso Martin Ifediorah

“…Exclusion criteria included pregnant women who were current smokers, took alcohol, and diagnosed with multiple gestation, diabetes mellitus, or renal failure. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Metronidazole and Clindamycin against Gardnerella vaginalis in Planktonic and Biofilm Formation by Ting Li, Zhan Zhang, Fengjuan Wang, Yuanhui He, Xiaonan Zong, Huihui Bai, Zhaohui Liu

“…From September 2019 to October 2019, we recruited a total of 10 patients with BV who underwent gynecological examinations at Beijing Obstetrics and Gynecology Hospital. …”
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Role of Dolutegravir/Lamivudine in the Management of Pregnant People Living with HIV-1: A Narrative Review by William R. Short, Parul Patel, Gustavo Verdier, Ana Puga, Vani Vannappagari, Annemiek de Ruiter, Bryn Jones

“…These considerations are relevant when evaluating use of DTG/3TC in people living with HIV-1 who are pregnant or considering pregnancy in clinical practice and in perinatal HIV treatment guidelines. …”
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Ideas of Multipolarity in the Conceptual Frame of the Soviet Diplomacy during the Final Phases of the Great Patriotic war (1943–1945) by I. E. Magadeev

“…Shtein, Ia.Z. Surits, E.V. Tarle), who have garnered relatively less scholarly attention.Of paramount interest is the manner in which Litvinov and Maisky envisaged the post-World War II international landscape, albeit without explicitly employing the term "multipolarity." …”
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