En Balance: The Contribution of Physical Activity to the Efficacy of Spanish Diabetes Education of Hispanic Americans with Type 2 Diabetes by Dequina A. Nicholas, Lorena M. Salto, Kristen Lavelle, Joy Wilson, W. Lawrence Beeson, Anthony Firek, William H. R. Langridge, Zaida Cordero-MacIntyre, Marino De Leon

“…After three months, health outcomes for the active group (decreased kynurenines) and the rest of the cohort were evaluated by paired Wilcoxon signed-rank test. …”
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Early Driving Pressure Changes Predict Outcomes during Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Harry Magunia, Helene A. Haeberle, Philipp Henn, Martin Mehrländer, Peer O. Vlatten, Valbona Mirakaj, Peter Rosenberger, Michael Koeppen

“…From these patients, we identified 28 who died during ECMO therapy and assigned 28 control patients using propensity score matching based on the following criteria: age, ARDS severity, and SAPSII score at admission. A statistical evaluation of the patient characteristics, intensive care data, morbidities, respiratory system variables, and outcomes was performed. …”
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Systematic review of interventions for improving the performance of community health workers in low-income and middle-income countries by Paul Montgomery, Madeleine Ballard

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The significance of risk stratification through nomogram-based assessment in determining postmastectomy radiotherapy for patients diagnosed with pT1 − 2N1M0 breast cancer by Chao Wei, Jie Kong, Huina Han, Xue Wang, Zimeng Gao, Danyang Wang, Andu Zhang, Jun Zhang, Zhikun Liu

“…The efficacy of PMRT across various risk groups was evaluated using a nomogram model. Result The median follow-up period was 98 months, Patients who received PMRT demonstrated significantly improved 5-year and 8-year OS and DFS compared to those who did not (P < 0.001). …”
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Associations of four obesity indices with diabetes mellitus in Korean middle-aged and older adults using the Korean Genome and Epidemiology Study (KoGES) by Yiseul Lee, Nam-Kyoo Lim, Hyun-Young Park

“…Logistic analysis was used to evaluate the association of BMI, WC, WHR, and ABSI with DM, after adjusting for covariates according to sex and age. …”
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Is otologic surgery contributing to the opioid epidemic? by Valerie Dahm, Justin T. Lui, Rudolfs Liepins, Joseph M. Chen, Trung N. Le, Christoph Arnoldner, Vincent Y. W. Lin

“…Conclusion Prescribing patterns differ substantially between the two evaluated countries. This data suggests an opportunity to reduce opioid prescriptions after otologic surgeries. …”
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Impact of Ketogenic and Mediterranean Diets on Gut Microbiota Profile and Clinical Outcomes in Drug-Naïve Patients with Diabesity: A 12-Month Pilot Study by Vanessa Palmas, Andrea Deledda, Vitor Heidrich, Giuseppina Sanna, Giulia Cambarau, Michele Fosci, Lorenzo Puglia, Enrico Antonio Cappai, Alessio Lai, Andrea Loviselli, Aldo Manzin, Fernanda Velluzzi

“…In this study, the analyses were extended until six (T6) and twelve months (T12) of NI by comparing data prospectively and against baseline (T0). The GM analysis was performed through next-generation sequencing. …”
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Incidence of Typhoid Fever in Nineveh Province from 2018-2022 by Ali Adel Dawood

“…Material and Methods: The study focused on patient data collected between 2018 and 2022. The count of infected individuals belonging to the sick group was authenticated based on the clinical diagnosis and laboratory investigation. …”
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Study on the Selection Model of Staying Adjustment Bus Lines along Rail Transit by Jie Cui, Yueer Gao, Jing Cheng, Lei Shi

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Improving Elementary School Teacher Candidates’ Views of Nature of Science Through Intensive Education by Tugba Ecevit, Yalcin Yalaki, Sevgi Kingir

“…An educational program with a variety of activities that were designed to help improve participants’ views of nature of science was applied and the effect of this program was evaluated. The educational program included historical approach activities, generic activities, explicit-reflective approach activities, and media news analysis activities which were applied in three hour periods over the course of nine weeks. …”
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ABO-incompatible liver transplantation – exploring utilitarian solutions to restricted access and organ shortages: A single-centre experience from Johannesburg, South Africa by E U Wessels, J Loveland, H Maher, P Gaylard, B Bobat, A D Mahomed, D Parbhoo, M R Beretta, C Hajinicolaou, P Walabh, S Berkenfeld, D Demopoulos, S Rambarran, B Ströbele, F van der Schyff, J Fabian, L Brannigan

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Prevalence and predictors of sub-optimal laboratory monitoring of selected higher risk medicines in Irish general practice: a 5-year retrospective cohort study of community-dwellin... by Fiona Boland, Emma Wallace, Frank Moriarty, Tom Fahey, Caroline McCarthy, Ann Sinéad Doherty, Mark Feighery

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Multifocality and Detectability of Prostate Cancer with 3-Tesla Multiparametric Magnetic Resonance Imaging: Correlation with Radical Prostatectomy Mapping Histopathology by Serdar Karadağ, Deniz Noyan Özlü, Ahmet Hacıislamoğlu, Ömer Yıldız, Halil Fırat Baytekin, Mithat Ekşi, Hakan Polat, Alper Bitkin, Ali İhsan Taşçı

“…Demographic and histopathological data were retrospectively collected, and then MRIs of eligible patients were re-evaluated for the study. …”
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mHealth-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Chinese Mothers With Abdominal Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial by Qinyuan Huang, Qinyi Zhong, Yanjing Zeng, Yimeng Li, James Wiley, Man Ping Wang, Jyu-Lin Chen, Jia Guo

“…Generalized estimating equations were used for data analysis. ResultsApproximately 85% (68/80) of the participants completed 6 months of follow-up assessments. …”
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Rationale and design of a multicentre randomised controlled trial on circulating tumour DNA-guided neoadjuvant treatment strategy for locally advanced rectal cancer (CINTS-R) by Bin Wu, Yi Xiao, Xiao Zhang, Tao Xu, Qian Liu, Wei Fu, Yang An, Yongheng Li, Guole Lin, Huadan Xue, Guoju Wu, Jiaolin Zhou, Hongwei Yao, Zhenjun Wang, Weijie Chen, Junyang Lu, Guannan Zhang, Xiaoyuan Qiu

“…Our previous study has shown that circulating tumour DNA (ctDNA) effectively reflects tumour burden and genetic characteristics and has significant predictive value for tumour recurrence, demonstrating great potential in guiding the choice of neoadjuvant strategies.Methods and analysis The CINTS-R trial is a multicentre, open-label, randomised controlled trial designed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of a ctDNA-guided neoadjuvant treatment strategy compared with conventional neoadjuvant therapy regime in patients with LARC. …”
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Feasibility, Usability, and Pilot Efficacy Study of a Software-Enabled, Virtual Pulmonary Rehabilitation with Remote Therapeutic Monitoring by Flynn S, Mosher CL, Cornelison S, Rao E, Metzler KA, Pu W, Davies J, Paladenech C, Doyle D, MacIntyre N, Ohar J

“…In addition, weekly phone contacts with the V-PR group were made. Feasibility was measured using qualitative analysis of adherence, reasons for withdrawal, and self-reported barriers to using the software at home. …”
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Application of Citizen Science to Sheep as a Model to Sensitize Young Citizens to Biodiversity, Animal Welfare and the Social Utility of Research by Sara Moscatelli, Anna Paniccià, Elisa Palmioli, Laura Del Gobbo, Francesca Mercati, Paola Scocco

“…Two items showed sex-related differences. The analysis of the data from the MPT showed that the didactic methodology used was effective and improved the position of most children by bringing them into higher science evaluation groups.…”
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Improving Child Oral Health: A Qualitative Study of Dental Service Provision and Enhancement Strategies by Hossein Jabbari Beyrami, Salar Mohammaddokht, Mahsa Zohdi, Milad Baseri

“…This qualitative study employed a phenomenological approach and was conducted in Tabriz in 2021 (1400 Persian Calendar year). Data were collected through focus group discussions with 13 participants and semi-structured individual interviews with six participants. …”
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Exploring physician approaches to conflict resolution in end-of-life decisions in the adult intensive care unit: protocol for a systematic review of qualitative research by Richard Huxtable, Harleen Kaur Johal, Giles Birchley

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Review of drug recalls and quality of pharmaceutical products in Nepal by Astha Neupane, Maheshwor Bastakoti, Sabita Tamang, Basant Giri

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