School-Based Health Center Intervention Improves Body Mass Index in Overweight and Obese Adolescents by Alberta S. Kong, Andrew L. Sussman, Carolina Yahne, Betty J. Skipper, Mark R. Burge, Sally M. Davis

“…Fifty-one students (mean age 15 years, 62% female, 75% Hispanic) completed pre- and postmeasures. ACTION students (n=28) had improvements in BMI percentile (P=0.04) and waist circumference (P=0.04) as compared with students receiving standard care (n=23). …”
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Prevalence of chronic kidney disease in Western Australia, 2010–2020 by Delia Hendrie, Crystal Man Ying Lee, Suzanne Robinson, Aron Chakera, James Boyd, Elizabeth Thomas, Sean Randall, Madison Frith, Kevin Chai, Kanika Mehta, Mohamed Estai

“…The study highlights significant disparities in CKD prevalence based on age, socioeconomic status and geographic remoteness.…”
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GEOGRAPHICAL ANALYSIS OF THE FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF ACCOMMODATION FACILITIES IN SLOVAKIA: REGIONAL DIFFERENCES AND STABILITY INDICATORS by Jozef LUKÁČ, Peter GALLO, Zuzana KUDLOVÁ

“…The results reveal significant regional disparities in financial performance. Regions like Bratislava and Žilina host larger, more profitable companies, whereas regions such as Prešov and Košice exhibit higher financial risks and negative equity. …”
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Hidradenitis Suppurativa Prevalence by Age and Race in the United States by Kritin K. Verma, Daniel P. Friedmann, Fatma Z. Deligonul, Ryan Koch, Kara K. Hurley, Jonathan Aldrete, Michelle B. Tarbox

“…The prevalence varied among racial groups: 0.28% in Whites, 0.76% in Blacks, 0.37% in Hispanics, and 0.10% in Asians. The 18–25 age group showed the highest prevalence at 1.70% (95% CI, 1.46–2.00), with a steady decrease in older age groups. …”
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Role of gut microbiota and fecal metabolites in the protective effect of soybean pulp-rich diet against estrogen-induced cholestasis in rats by Jiawei Wang, Qichao Hu, Jianying Wang, Liwei Lang, Shizhang Wei, Haotian Li, Manyi Jing, Xiao Ma, Yanling Zhao, Xuelin Zhou

“…Through gut microbiota and metabolomics analyses, it was revealed that this diet might alter the abundances of certain bacterial taxa including Akkermansia, Bacteroides, and Turicibacter, thus influencing lipid metabolism, tryptophan metabolism, and steroid metabolism, which led to disparities between the groups fed with and without the soybean pulp-rich diet. …”
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Effet de rapport E/C sur le comportement rhéologique et physico-mécanique de Béton à Haute Performance élaboré à base de pouzzolane naturelle by Ismahene Guemidi, Hosni Abderrahmane Taleb, Yazid Abdelaziz

“…Dans  le  contexte  de  ce travail  une  étude  expérimentale  a  été  faite  à  fin  d’élaborer  un  béton   BHP  à  base  des matériaux  locaux  disponible  dans  la  région  de  Béchar,  dont  le  but  de  réduire  le  cout  de BHP. …”
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An Unusual Case of Systemic Inflammatory Myofibroblastic Tumor with Successful Treatment with ALK-Inhibitor by Sanjivini V. Jacob, John D. Reith, Angerika Y. Kojima, William D. Williams, Chen Liu, Lizette Vila Duckworth

“…Systemic inflammatory myofibroblastic tumor is an exceedingly rare entity. A 45-year-old Hispanic female presented with a 6-month history of left-sided thigh pain, low back pain, and generalized weakness. …”
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Association of pre-exiting heart failure with long-term mortality and the recurrence of sepsis by Jin-Wen Zhu, Xiu-Ping Hu, Jun Jin, Bai Xu, Run Zhang, Sen Ye, Fang-Xiao Gong, Jun Hong, Qian Li, Xiang-Hong Yang, Ren-Hua Sun

“…Mortality rates were tracked over different time periods, revealing that the mortality disparity became evident after the first year (p = 0.029). …”
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Whole-Body MRI and Ethnic Differences in Adipose Tissue and Skeletal Muscle Distribution in Overweight Black and White Adolescent Boys by SoJung Lee, YoonMyung Kim, Jennifer L. Kuk, Fernando E. Boada, Silva Arslanian

“…Investigation into the pattern of AT and SM distribution in black versus white youth may provide insight into the previously reported health disparities between these ethnicities. Therefore, we examined total and regional AT and SM in overweight black and white boys. …”
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Urban Stock-Demography Approach to Uncover Electric Vehicle Battery and Embedded Lithium Stock across 366 Cities in China by Chenyang Wang, Peng Wang, Linchang Zheng, Wei Chen, Yuqi Hu, Rui Jing, Yi Ding, Xiaojie Liu, Wei-Qiang Chen

“…The findings show LIB capacity increased from nearly 0 to 125 GWh in 2020 and in-use lithium stock reached 26.6 kilotons—2.4% of China’s total lithium reserves. Regional disparities persist: around 21 very large and super-large cities hold over 58% of total lithium in-use stock, with eastern regions dominating distribution; smaller cities, despite faster growth, maintain a smaller share. …”
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Race and gender biases in assessing pain intensity and medication needs among Chinese observers by Zhiyuan Liu, Tzu-Ying Chuang, Shan Wang

“…Our results provided evidence that in addition to the in-versus-out-group preferences, one's sociocultural-related stereotypical beliefs can account for racial disparities in pain-related decision-making.…”
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Perception Of Socialization In Interprofessional Practice Among Healthcare Professionals At Tertiary Healthcare Facility by Khadija Qamar, Abdullah Azam Khan, Taimur Azam Khan, Anam Haider, Rehana Khadim, Tahira Ayub

“… Objective: To analyze the perceptions of health care professionals from a variety of fields (Anesthesia, Radiology, Gynecology, Surgery, and Orthopedics) on inter-professional socialization in a clinical setting to determine any potential disparities between educational training and to identify gaps. …”
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Long COVID in transgender and gender nonbinary people in the United States by Andrea L. Wirtz, Sari L. Reisner, S. Wilson Cole, Darya Adams, J. D. Davids, Alison K. Cohen, Carter Brown, Marissa Miller, Tonia C. Poteat

“…As a condition which profoundly impacts health and productivity, long COVID is likely to exacerbate existing disparities. Principles of equity demand that we reduce barriers to prevention, diagnosis, and care for long COVID, and ensure that research and surveillance are inclusive of TNB people and disaggregate findings by gender identity.…”
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Global trends and age-specific incidence and mortality of cervical cancer from 1990 to 2019: an international comparative study based on the Global Burden of Disease by Juan Du, Han Xiao, Meng Yang, Hong Mei, Hui Lu, Feiyan Xiang

“…Efforts to control the younger trend and to reduce the disparity between regions are imminent.…”
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Development and validation of the Chinese Rural Middle-aged and Elderly Health Literacy Scale by Rui Li, Fei Wang, Jie Huang, Zhengyu Wu, Wenjuan Gong, Yoshida Koki, Yi-Chen Chiang, Maoming Jiang, Jiannan Ma, Zhengkui Liu, Dewen Wang

“…Given the context of China’s ageing demographic and the increasing urban–rural disparities, it becomes imperative to formulate a dedicated assessment tool for appraising the health literacy of rural middle-aged and elderly populations.Methods A systematic and rigorously structured development approach was used. …”
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Unmasking health determinants and health outcomes for urban First Nations using respondent-driven sampling by J Smylie, M Firestone, S Maracle, M Spiller, P O'Campo

“…The findings illustrate striking disparities in health determinants and health outcomes between urban First Nations individuals and the general population which have important implications for health services delivery, programming and policy development.…”
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Depresión, ansiedad y estrés en estudiantes cubanos de Estomatología durante el rebrote de la COVID-19 by Ibraín Enrique Corrales-Reyes, José Daniel Villegas-Maestre, Renzo Felipe Carranza-Esteban, Oscar Javier Mamani-Benito

“…Se utilizó la escala Depression, Anxiety and Stress, validada para el pregrado de Estomatología en Cuba. La escala estuvo disponible en un formulario de Google. Se utilizaron las redes sociales Facebook, Telegram y WhatsApp para invitar a los estudiantes. …”
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A Four-Year Study of Antibiotic Resistance, Prevalence and Biofilm-Forming Ability of Uropathogens Isolated from Community- and Hospital-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections in Southe... by Marilena Trinchera, Angelina Midiri, Giuseppe Mancuso, Maria Antonietta Lagrotteria, Carmelo Antonio De Ani, Carmelo Biondo

“…The data demonstrated that individual strains exhibited disparate degrees of capacity for biofilm formation. …”
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SOX5-Null Heterozygous Mutation in a Family with Adult-Onset Hyperkinesia and Behavioral Abnormalities by Michael Zech, Katharina Poustka, Sylvia Boesch, Riccardo Berutti, Tim M. Strom, Wolfgang Grisold, Werner Poewe, Juliane Winkelmann

“…Aged 43 years, our female index patient demonstrated abrupt onset of mixed generalized hyperkinesia, with dystonic and choreiform movements being the most salient features. …”
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Aislamiento de Rhodotorula. Presentación de un caso en paciente con leucemia mieloide aguda by Idalmis Reyes Martínez, Ledys Pérez Morales, Mileidys Morffi García, Jorge E. Barletta Castillo

“…Se trató con el antifúngico amfotericina B, que dispone de buena actividad frente a las especies de este género, lo que en esta paciente fue provechoso, pues evolucionó satisfactoriamente. …”
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