Association between social determinants of health and premature atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and sex differences in US adults: A cross-sectional study by Chun Yang, Na Zhang, Tiankuo Gao, Yingxin Zhu, Chen Gong, Mingyue Xu, Cuicui Feng

“…Notably, the impact of unfavorable SDoH was greater in women, revealing significant sex disparities in susceptibility to premature ASCVD. Conclusion: This study demonstrates that unfavorable SDoH significantly increase the risk of developing premature ASCVD. …”
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COVID-19 vaccination attitudes and acceptance among people with serious mental illness by William Small, Caroline Silva, Rachel Johnson, Vincent Betti, Antoinette Nguyen, Lauren Todd, David Jacobowitz, J. Steven Lamberti

“…Chi-square tests were used for categorical demographic comparisons on binary COVID-19 vaccine status.ResultsFemale participants were more likely to have received COVID-19 vaccination (77.6%) than male (55.7%) participants. White (73.3%) and Hispanic/Latino (81.8%) participants were more likely to have received vaccination than Black/African American (54.9%) participants. …”
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Comparative retrospective analysis of cord blood transplantation with ATG-containing conditioning regimens and haploidentical stem cell transplantation: similar survival outcomes w... by Yongjia Liu, Zeyin Liang, Hanyun Ren, Yujun Dong, Wei Liu, Yue Yin, Bingjie Wang, Qingyun Wang, Qingya Wang, Yuan Li

“…Background Cord blood (CB) is widely used in treating haematologic disorders due to its broad availability, tolerance to significant histocompatibility antigen disparities, and low incidence of chronic graft-versus-host disease (cGVHD). …”
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Unveiling the link between NADPH oxidase 2 activation and mitochondrial superoxide formation in leukemic cell killing induced by arsenic trioxide by Andrea Spina, Andrea Guidarelli, Gloria Buffi, Mara Fiorani, Orazio Cantoni

“…These mechanistic insights provide a rationale for the disparate responses of APL and AML cells to ATO, offering potential avenues for the development of therapeutic intervention tailored to specific leukemia subtypes.…”
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Scalable information extraction from free text electronic health records using large language models by Bowen Gu, Vivian Shao, Ziqian Liao, Valentina Carducci, Santiago Romero Brufau, Jie Yang, Rishi J. Desai

“…Further refinement and domain-specific training could enhance their utility in clinical research and predictive analytics, improving healthcare outcomes and addressing health disparities.…”
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Acute Stroke in northern Portugal: outcomes and characteristics of patients in a Medical-Surgical Emergency Department by Sandra Domingues, Tiago Barros, João Correia, Arlindo Cruz, Nuno Araújo, Liliana Silva

“… Introduction: Stroke is a leading cause of morbidity and long-term disability worldwide, significantly impacting health systems and personal lives. Disparities in European access to stroke care suggest an increased burden on individuals and society. …”
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Management of acute bacterial meningitis in a limited resource setting: an Egyptian consensus model by Samy Zaky, Mohamed Elbadry, Maysaa A. Saeed, Hanaa Fathelbab, Fatma Abdelsalam, Mohammed Gamal Abdel-Hamid, Alshaimaa Eid, Asmaa Bakr, Amira Maher, Mona Mohammed Abdelrahman, Mohamed A. Metwally, Mahmoud Saad Berengy, Enaam Ali AlMowafy, Hassan Goabar, Amin Abdel Baki, Ahmed Corie, Osama Hammad, Entesar Elsharkawy, Ahmed Saad, Fatma Ali-Eldin, Ahmed Mahdy, Ramadan Zaky, Reham Hammad, Gamal Essmat

“…Conclusion This Egyptian consensus model offers a feasible and context-specific approach to managing ABM, aiming to improve outcomes and reduce disparities in resource-limited settings.…”
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Género y participación social en salud desde la experiencia ciudadana en El Salvador by Luzmila Tatiana Argueta Monterroza

“…Entre los resultados se obtuvieron percepciones y experiencias comparadas que evidencian desigualdades de género en el acceso, condiciones y tipos de espacios disponibles para la participación, en donde se reproducen y refuerzan roles de género tradicionales. …”
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Advancements in Managing Anthracycline-Induced Cardiotoxicity: Insights from Interventional Clinical Trials by Zhao M, Zhang X, Zhou D, Song J

“…Most studies were conducted in the United States, China, and Italy, highlighting geographical disparities. Effective interventions included dexrazoxane for primary prevention, ACEI/ARB combination with β blockers for long-term cardioprotection. …”
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SALIVARY SPECIFIC IgE TO D1 AND G6 IN PATIENTS WITH RHINITIS WITH OR WITHOUT S. AUREUS COLONIZATION by Diana Hristova, Antoaneta Decheva, Deyan Donchev, Damyan Vangelov, Vancho Donev, Georgi Nikolov, Maria Nikolova

“…Furthermore, we sought to pinpoint significant disparities in serum allergy-specific IgE levels between S. aureus positive and negative patients. …”
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InsectChange: Comment by Gaume, Laurence, Desquilbet, Marion

“…We demonstrate that when both groups were available in original freshwater studies, selecting all invertebrates rather than only insects led to an overestimation of the “insect” trend. We argue that the disparate and non-standardised units of measurement of insect density among studies may have detrimental consequences for users, as was the case for van Klink et al. (2020a, 2022) who log10(x+1)-transformed these heterogeneous data, compromising the comparison of temporal trends between datasets and the estimation of the overall trend. …”
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Evaluación de métodos para el análisis estadístico de ensayos comparativos de rendimiento de girasol (Helianthus annuus L.) by M. G. MONTIEL, S. PERELMAN, A. J. DE LA VEGA

“…Según estos resultados se podría mejorar fuertemente la precisión de las estimaciones provenientes de las redes oficiales de ensayos comparativos de rendimiento de cultivos sin aumentar la inversión de recursos en términos de número de parcelas y utilizando programas estadísticos ya disponibles.…”
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MUSLIM POLE OF THE WORLD ECONOMY AND THE GENIE OF GLOBALIZATION by L. L. Fituni, I. O. Abramova

“…The article explores a process of gradual consolidation of disparate set of Muslim economies into an increasingly influential, though internally contradictory center of geo-economic and geopolitical gravity in contemporary multipolar world. …”
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Silicosis prevalence and related issues in India: a scoping review by Mukti Khetan, Bontha V. Babu

“…Policy recommendations include stricter dust exposure limits, enhanced workers’ education, routine screening, and improved access to protective equipment and health monitoring to reduce the risk of silicosis and health disparities in vulnerable occupational groups.…”
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Predictors of Neonatal Jaundice Admissions: A Comparative Study Between Thai and Myanmar Mothers Residing in Thailand by Eksamut W, Rungamornrat S, Payakkaraung S

“…Strengthening bilingual education, culturally tailored healthcare support, and expanding resources for migrant populations are essential to reducing disparities and improving neonatal outcomes in low- and middle-income countries.Keywords: maternal health literacy, neonatal jaundice, preventive practices, immigrant mothers, low- and middle-income countries (LMICs)…”
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Grounded theory assessment of health needs in rural Mississippi Delta region, USA: Implications for health policy and management by Yalanda M. BARNER, Austine U. ONYIA, Russell L. BENNETT, Manoj SHARMA

“…To move research to action, it is necessary to engage community members directly and collaboratively in developing these strategies to address health disparities and other structural barriers that rural communities face regarding health and healthcare.…”
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Strategies for equity, diversity and inclusion in geriatric healthcare professional curricula: A scoping review protocol. by Kristina M Kokorelias, Vicky Chau, Sachindri Wijekoon, Hardeep Singh, Maurita T Harris

“…However, existing curricula within geriatric healthcare education may not adequately address these diverse needs within their educational frameworks, inadvertently resulting in disparities in care delivery and outcomes. Within the realm of geriatric healthcare, addressing EDI is particularly crucial due to the diverse needs of older adult populations and the imperative for healthcare professionals to deliver culturally humble care. …”
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Sustainable Energy Development and Agriculture in European Union Member States—Territorial Differentiation and Interrelationships by Joanna Wyrwa, Anetta Barska, Janina Jędrzejczak-Gas

“…The findings indicate that, on the one hand, there have been favourable developments at the national level in Europe, but also that there are a number of existing disparities, together with evidence of potentially significant deviations from the targets set out in the 2030 Agenda.…”
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Resistencia a la corrosión ácida de morteros de cementos adicionados con catalizador de craqueo catalítico gastado (sFCC) by Silvia Izquierdo, Erich Rodríguez, Ruby Mejía de Gutiérrez

“…Se llevó a cabo una comparación del desempeño del sFCC como adición frente a adiciones comercialmente disponibles, tales como humo de sílice (SF) y metacaolín (MK). …”
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Omnidiversity Consolidation of Conservation Assessment: A Case Study of Tasmanian Coastal Geoconservation Sites by Jake Crisp, Joanna Ellison, Andrew Fischer

“…Omnidiversity allowed time-effective and cost-effective methods to simultaneously assess geodiversity and biodiversity, determine the harboring capacity of geodiversity for biodiversity, and facilitate conservation through unification of disparate steps into one streamlined approach. Using traditional geoconservation strategies, biodiversity values are excluded, and geodiversity elements are conserved only for their geoheritage importance. …”
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