Access to Health Care and Use of Health Care Services Among Males in Africa: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Nkoleleng Johannah Mashilo, Kelechi Elizabeth Oladimeji, Siphamandla Gumede, Samanta Tresha Lalla-Edward

“…ConclusionsThe scoping review results will advance the current knowledge about health-seeking behavior and access to and uptake of health care services among African males. …”
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Cardiovascular Risk Biomarkers in Women with and Without Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Manjula Nandakumar, Priya Das, Thozhukat Sathyapalan, Alexandra E. Butler, Stephen L. Atkin

“…Results: Eleven CVRPs were dysregulated in PCOS (whole set, without matching for body mass index (BMI) or insulin resistance (IR)): leptin, Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist protein (IL-1Ra), polymeric immunoglobulin receptor (PIGR), interleukin-18 receptor (IL-18Ra), C-C motif chemokine 3 (MIP-1a), and angiopoietin-1 (ANGPT1) were upregulated whilst advanced glycosylation end product-specific receptor, soluble (sRAGE), bone morphogenetic protein 6 (BMP6); growth/differentiation factor 2 (GDF2), superoxide dismutase [Mn] mitochondrial (MnSOD), and SLAM family member 5 (SLAF5) were downregulated versus the controls. …”
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Assessment of Eccentric-Concentric Exercises Applied in Different Resistances in Terms of Strength by Oktay Çakmakçı, Ali Tatlıcı

“…Isokinetic strength outputs were measured both concentrically and eccentrically at 60°s-1 ve 180°s-1 angular velocities with the Cybex device. SPSS 24 package program was used in the statistical analysis of the data. …”
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Modeling Coupled Nonlinear Multilayered Dynamics: Cyber Attack and Disruption of an Electric Grid by Marc Mangel, Jimmie McEver

“…Second, we illustrate one of the Electric Power Research Institute scenarios for the reverse engineering of Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) by coupling the synchronous motor equations for the generator and utility to the model of compromise. …”
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PD-L1/TLR7 dual-targeting nanobody-drug conjugate mediates potent tumor regression via elevating tumor immunogenicity in a host-expressed PD-L1 bias-dependent way by Wei Huang, Ji Zhou, Jia Li, Yakun Wan, Chao Hu, Meng Liu, Pan Xu, Feng Tang, Jianhua Sun, Xiaolu Yu, Yiru Long, Binfan Chen, Yongliang Tong, Mengwen Shan, Xiaomin Jia, Henglei Lu, Runqiu Chen, Jin Ren, Guangyi Jin, Likun Gong

“…After coupling to form dual-targeting NDCs, TLR7 agonists and PD-L1 nanobodies exerted synergistic antitumor effects and safety in either ‘hot’ or ‘cold’ tumor and early or advanced tumor models, reshaped the tumor immune microenvironment and induced antitumor immune memory. …”
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Sdd3 regulates the biofilm formation of Candida albicans via the Rho1-PKC-MAPK pathway by Li Mei Pang, Guisheng Zeng, Eve Wai Ling Chow, Xiaoli Xu, Ning Li, Yee Jiun Kok, Shu Chen Chong, Xuezhi Bi, Jiaxin Gao, Chaminda Jayampath Seneviratne, Yue Wang

“…A key virulence attribute of this pathogen is its ability to form biofilms on the surfaces of indwelling medical devices. Fungal cells in biofilms are highly resistant to antifungal drugs and host immunity, leading to treatment failure. …”
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Risk factors of gallbladder cancer in Nepal: A case control study. by Chanda Thakur, Roshan Kumar Mahato, Sabina Marasini, Dinesh Timalsena, Krishna Sagar Sharma, Biraj Man Karmacharya

“…<h4>Background</h4>Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a rare, highly fatal disease with diagnosis in advanced stage and low survival rate. Nepal ranked 4th position with highest rates of GBC for 10 countries in 2020.…”
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Development of a machine learning model related to explore the association between heavy metal exposure and alveolar bone loss among US adults utilizing SHAP: a study based on NHAN... by Jiayi Chen

“…In the future, more advanced algorithms should be developed to validate these results and related parameters can be tuned to improve the accuracy of the model. …”
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Implementasi Protokol Aodv Menggunakan Esp-Now Pada Wireless Sensor Network Berbasis ESP32 by Nanda Amaliatus Sholicha, Agung Setia Budi

“…Abstract   In the rapidly evolving era of the Internet of Things (IoT), Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) play a crucial role in connecting devices, facilitating data exchange, and conserving resources. …”
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Empirical Analysis of the Impact of the Internet on Social Trust in Chinese Provinces during 2016-2020 by Li Zhengrong, Guo Mengyao, Wang Fang

“…This emphasizes the need to align technological advancement with the broader goals of fostering social trust and promoting social development.…”
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Identifikasi Bakteri Escherichia coli pada Air Minum Isi Ulang yang Diproduksi DAMIU di Kelurahan Lubuk Buaya Kota Padang by Rani Afrisetiawati, Erly Erly, Endrinaldi Endrinaldi

“…The officers of Public Health at Lubuk Buaya must give an advice to the owners or depot operators about hygiene of depot and tools that they used.…”
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Use of Digital Health Technologies for Dementia Care: Bibliometric Analysis and Report by Hebatullah Abdulazeem, Israel Júnior Borges do Nascimento, Ishanka Weerasekara, Amin Sharifan, Victor Grandi Bianco, Ciara Cunningham, Indunil Kularathne, Genevieve Deeken, Jerome de Barros, Brijesh Sathian, Lasse Østengaard, Frederique Lamontagne-Godwin, Joost van Hoof, Ledia Lazeri, Cassie Redlich, Hannah R Marston, Ryan Alistair Dos Santos, Natasha Azzopardi-Muscat, Yongjie Yon, David Novillo-Ortiz

“…This analysis offers a valuable foundation for policy makers and academics, emphasizing the need for an international collaborative task force to address knowledge gaps and advance dementia care globally. Trial RegistrationPROSPERO CRD42024511241; https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/prospero/display_record.php?…”
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Healthcare practitioners as accomplices: a qualitative study of gender affirmation in a context of ambiguous regulation in Indonesia by Benjamin Hegarty, Alegra Wolter, Amalia Puri Handayani, Kevin Marian, Jamee Newland, Dede Oetomo, Ignatius Praptoraharjo, Angela Kelly-Hanku

“…Abstract Background The World Professional Association for Transgender Health guidelines Standards of Care 8 draw on ethical arguments based on individual autonomy, to argue that healthcare and other professionals should be advocates for trans people. Such guidelines presume the presence of medical services for trans people and a degree of consensus on medical ethics. …”
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Use of artificial intelligence for gestational age estimation: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Sabahat Naz, Sahir Noorani, Syed Ali Jaffar Zaidi, Abdu R. Rahman, Saima Sattar, Jai K. Das, Jai K. Das, Zahra Hoodbhoy

“…IntroductionEstimating a reliable gestational age (GA) is essential in providing appropriate care during pregnancy. With advancements in data science, there are several publications on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) models to estimate GA using ultrasound (US) images. …”
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Real-World Persistence and Effectiveness of Upadacitinib versus Other Janus Kinase Inhibitors and Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Australian Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Peter Youssef, Sabina Ciciriello, Talib Tahir, Joanna Leadbetter, Belinda Butcher, Miriam Calao, Nicole Walsh, Catherine O’Sullivan, Tegan Smith, Geoffrey Littlejohn

“…Results In patients prescribed UPA, 41.3% were ≥ 65 years old, 33.8% were prescribed as first-line advanced therapy, and 27.2% were prescribed monotherapy. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics and survival outcomes of women aged ≤45 and >45 years with endometrial adenocarcinoma in tertiary referral hospital: a 21-year cohort study by Tarinee Manchana, Pinyada Panyavaranant, Juthamas Rattanachaipipat

“…Independent prognostic factors consist of non-endometrioid histology, involvement of the lower uterine segment and cervix, omental metastasis, lymphovascular invasion and advanced stage.Conclusions Young patients with endometrial cancer exhibit distinct favourable clinicopathological characteristics associated with better oncological outcomes compared with older patients. …”
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End-to-End Stroke Imaging Analysis Using Effective Connectivity and Interpretable Artificial Intelligence by Wojciech Ciezobka, Joan Falco-Roget, Cemal Koba, Alessandro Crimi

“…However, the complexity and variability of information flow in the brain require advanced analysis, especially if we consider the case of disrupted networks as those given by the brain connectome of stroke patients. …”
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Daily home monitoring of potassium, creatinine, and estimated plasma volume in heart failure post‐discharge by Patrick Rossignol, Renaud Fay, Nicolas Girerd, Faiez Zannad

“…Capillary blood samples were drawn by study nurses at home (7–12 am), and haematocrit, blood haemoglobin, creatinine, and potassium were measured using an approved home‐based device (ABOTT i‐STAT) (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01655134). …”
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Corticosteroid Phobia: A Key Barrier to Treatment in Young Women with Idiopathic Granulomatous Mastitis by Lin W, Wang Q, Liu J, Tan Q

“…Young, low educated, and unemployed individuals were more likely to have corticosteroid phobia (p < 0.05). …”
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Examining differences in exposure to digital marketing of unhealthy foods reported by Canadian children and adolescents in two policy environments by Laura Vergeer, Carolina Soto, Mariangela Bagnato, Elise Pauzé, Ashley Amson, Tim Ramsay, Dana Lee Olstad, Vivian Welch, Monique Potvin Kent

“…Logistic regression and proportional odds models examined differences in exposure by province and age group, adjusting for sociodemographic characteristics and digital device usage. Results The odds of reporting more frequent exposure to marketing of sugary drinks (OR: 0.48; 95% CI: 0.33, 0.69), sugary cereals (OR: 0.59; 95% CI: 0.41, 0.86), salty/savoury snacks (OR: 0.67; 95% CI: 0.47, 0.96), fast food (OR: 0.65; 95% CI: 0.45, 0.92), and desserts/sweet treats (OR: 0.54; 95% CI: 0.37, 0.78) were lower among Quebec children than Ontario children. …”
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