Evaluating the Acceptance and Usability of an Independent, Noncommercial Search Engine for Medical Information: Cross-Sectional Questionnaire Study and User Behavior Tracking Analy... by Lisa Specht, Raphael Scheible, Martin Boeker, Erik Farin-Glattacker, Nikolas Kampel, Marina Schmölz, Andrea Schöpf-Lazzarino, Stefan Schulz, Christian Schlett, Fabian Thomczyk, Sebastian Voigt-Radloff, Constanze Wegner, Katharina Wollmann, Andy Maun

“…Regression analyses showed that the search engine was especially well accepted among older users, frequent internet users, and those with lower educational levels, indicating an effective targeting of segments of the population with lower health literacy and digital health literacy. …”
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Identifying psychosocial predictors and developing a risk score for preterm birth among Kenyan pregnant women by Anna Larsen, Jillian Pintye, Felix Abuna, Julia C. Dettinger, Laurén Gomez, Mary M. Marwa, Nancy Ngumbau, Ben Odhiambo, Barbra A. Richardson, Salphine Watoyi, Joshua Stern, John Kinuthia, Grace John-Stewart

“…Predictors of PTB included being unmarried (HR:1.29, 95% CI:1.08–1.54), lower education (years) (HR:0.97, 95% CI:0.94–0.99), IPV (HITS score ≥ 5, HR:1.28, 95% CI:0.98–1.68), higher CESD-10 score (HR:1.02, 95% CI:0.99–1.04), lower social support score (HR:0.99, 95% CI:0.97–1.01), and mild-to-severe depressive symptoms (CESD-10 score ≥ 5, HR:1.46, 95% CI:1.07–1.99). …”
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Central Obesity Is Associated with Variations in TSH and ACTH Levels among Euthyroid Obese Individuals by Difei Lu, Zhenfang Yuan, Ying Gao, Wei Liu, Junqing Zhang

“…In the female subgroup, patients in the highest TSH quartile group showed increases in BMI (p=0.010), waist circumference (WC) (p=0.007), muscle mass of the lower extremities (p=0.020), fasting C-peptide (p=0.031), and ACTH (p=0.002). …”
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Effectiveness of acupuncture on glycolipid metabolism in patients with coronary heart disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yuxin Sun, Yu Liu, Jian Xiong, Xiao Li, Ying Wei, Qianhua Zheng, Xiang Li, Wenchuan Qi, Fanrong Liang

“…Meanwhile heterogeneity analysis showed that After coronary heart disease intervention, acupuncture was able to reduce TC (SMD = −0.85; 95 % CI, −1.37 to −0.33; P = 0.001), TG (MD = −0.14; 95 % CI, −0.24 to −0.04; P = 0.004) levels, but did not dominate in lowering LDL-C. Conclusions: Acupuncture effectively regulates glycolipid metabolism in coronary artery disease, serving as an adjuvant treatment. …”
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Unveiling the Mechanisms of a Remission in Major Depressive Disorder (MDD)-like Syndrome: The Role of Hippocampal Palmitoyltransferase Expression and Stress Susceptibility by Careen A. Schroeter, Anna Gorlova, Michael Sicker, Aleksei Umriukhin, Alisa Burova, Boris Shulgin, Sergey Morozov, Joao P. Costa-Nunes, Tatyana Strekalova

“…In anhedonic, but not resilient animals, <i>Dhhc8</i> expression was lowered, and the expression of <i>Dhhc14</i> was increased. …”
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A Novel Unilateral Bi/Multi‐Portal Endoscopic Transforaminal Interbody Fusion Utilizing Uniaxial Spinal Endoscope Instead of Arthroscope: Technical Note and Preliminary Clinical Re... by Liyu Yang, Long Zhou, Min Qiu, Feng Liang, Liqing Yang, Qin Fu, Gen Ba

“…Visual analogue scale (VAS) scores for lower back pain and leg pain, as well as the Oswestry disability index (ODI), were measured. …”
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Ten Machine Learning Models for Predicting Preoperative and Postoperative Coagulopathy in Patients With Trauma: Multicenter Cohort Study by Xiaojuan Xiong, Hong Fu, Bo Xu, Wang Wei, Mi Zhou, Peng Hu, Yunqin Ren, Qingxiang Mao

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to help clinicians implement timely and appropriate interventions to reduce the incidence of PPTIC and related complications, thereby lowering in-hospital mortality and disability rates for patients with trauma. …”
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Biological embodiment of educational attainment and future risk of breast cancer: findings from a French prospective cohort by Cyrille Delpierre, Raphaële Castagné, Eloïse Berger, Gianluca Severi, Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, Laura Baglietto, Laure Dossus, Amandine Gelot, Richard Dudouet

“…Finally, we explored the relationships between the socially patterned biomarkers and BHS, and risk of incident BC.Results Women with higher educational attainment exhibited a lower BHS in comparison to those with lower educational attainment (βhigh education=−0.21 (95% CI −0.42; 0.01), model 2). …”
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Plasma S100β is a predictor for pathology and cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s disease by Geetika Nehra, Bryan J. Maloney, Rebecca R. Smith, Wijitra Chumboatong, Erin L. Abner, Peter T. Nelson, Björn Bauer, Anika M. S. Hartz

“…Plasma biomarker analysis showed that AD patients had 12.4-fold higher S100β plasma levels, twofold lower NSE plasma levels, 2.4-fold higher MMP-9 plasma levels, and 1.2-fold lower MMP-2 plasma levels than CNI. …”
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Factors influencing survival outcomes in patients with stroke at three tertiary hospitals in Zimbabwe: A 12-month longitudinal study. by Farayi Kaseke, Lovemore Gwanzura, Cuthbert Musarurwa, Elizabeth Gori, Tawanda Nyengerai, Timothy Kaseke, Aimee Stewart

“…Those who had attained a secondary school level education displayed a significantly lower risk of death (aHR: 0.4, 95% CI: 0.24, 0.79) compared to those with primary level education. …”
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The impact of the interaction between BDNF rs7103411 gene polymorphism and social activities on mild cognitive impairment in community-dwelling elderly adults by Zhenkun Tan, Junjiao Ping, Ying Zhang, Chuijia Kong, Jiali Luo, Xinxia Liu

“…Multivariate logistic regression showed that rs7103411 polymorphism was associated with susceptibility to MCI; individuals with the CT or CC genotype had a 0.370 times lower risk of developing MCI compared to those with the TT genotype (OR = 0.370, 95% CI: 0.141-0.970, P = 0.043). …”
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Effect of High Frequency Repetitive Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation on Depression after Cerebral Infarction by JIANG Linlin, NIU Lingchuan, WANG Yule, YANG Baotong, LI Hao, LI Jiani

“…Compared with the control group, the MoCA scores and subitem scores of MoCA (such as attention/calculation and delayed memory) of the observation group were significantly higher (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05), and HAMD score and P300 latency were significantly lower, the difference was statistically significant (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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Study of anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antimicrobial and mineralizing effects of an N-isopropenylimidazole zinc metal complex derivative in experimental endodontic-periodontal le... by Pavel A. Galenko-Yaroshevsky, Ivan I. Pavlyuchenko, Olga V. Shelemekh, Boris A. Trofimov, Lidiya N. Parshina, Viktor L. Popkov, Svetlana A. Demyanenko, Oleg V. Tsymbalov, Andrey V. Zadorozhniy, Anait V. Zelenskaya, Irina B. Nektarevskaya, Alina V. Sergeeva, Nikolay E. Korovaykin, Svetlana A. Lebedeva

“…Materials and Methods: EPL simulation in experiments on the anesthetized rats was conducted in the following way: first, the pulp cavity of lower incisors was opened and left exposed to infection; then periodontal inflammation was induced using a ligature. …”
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Diabetes distress among immigrants of south Asian descent living in New York City: baseline results from the DREAM randomized control trial by Farhan Mohsin, Laura Wyatt, Hayley Belli, Shahmir Ali, Deborah Onakomaiya, Supriya Misra, Yousra Yusuf, Shinu Mammen, Jennifer Zanowiak, Sarah Hussain, Haroon Zafar, Sahnah Lim, Nadia Islam, Naheed Ahmed

“…Individuals born in Bangladesh had significantly lower odds of overall distress, emotional burden, and regimen-related distress compared to individuals born in Guyana and Trinidad and Tobago. …”
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The influence of COVID-19 on the practice of physical activity in the European Union countries by Diego Álvarez-Lourido, José Luis Paniza-Prados, Antonio Álvarez-Sousa

“…We use the Generalized Structural Equation Model (GSEM) methodology for this analysis. Results: People with lower socio-economic status, considered to be of lower social class, living in areas with worse infrastructure for practicing physical activity, and in countries with high levels of social inequality, are less likely to engage in leisure time physical activity. …”
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Bone marrow mesenchymal stem cell-derived extracellular vesicles alleviate diabetes-exacerbated atherosclerosis via AMPK/mTOR pathway-mediated autophagy-related macrophage polariza... by Libo Liu, Ziyu An, Huan Zhang, Xueqi Wan, Xin Zhao, Xueyao Yang, Jinfan Tian, Xiantao Song

“…Results Diabetic mice (DA group) had larger aortic plaque areas and lower collagen content than the HFD mice. BMSC-EV treatment significantly reduced blood glucose, LDL levels, and aortic plaque areas while increasing collagen content. …”
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Synthesis of polyfarnesene based on aqueous free-radical polymerization and molecular dynamics simulation of its properties by WU Ming-li, JIANG Jing, WANG Xiao-yu, WANG Can-cai, WANG Qing-fu, CAO Lan?鄢

“…These findings demonstrated the usefulness of MD simulations in providing a thorough qualitative and quantitative understanding of the intricate connection between the properties and structure of polymers. The lower Tg of PFD indicated its excellent low-temperature performance. …”
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Application of chain management of intravenous access in surgical patients (围手术期静脉通路链式管理方案在外科手术患者中的应用效果) by YUAN Yuan (袁媛), ZHAO Yuhuan (赵玉焕)

“…The venipuncture-associated cost and nursing-associated cost in the observation group were lower than those in the control group (P＜0. 01). …”
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Satellite quantification of methane emissions from South American countries: a high-resolution inversion of TROPOMI and GOSAT observations by S. E. Hancock, D. J. Jacob, Z. Chen, H. Nesser, A. Davitt, A. Davitt, D. J. Varon, M. P. Sulprizio, N. Balasus, L. A. Estrada, M. Cazorla, L. Dawidowski, S. Diez, J. D. East, E. Penn, C. A. Randles, C. A. Randles, J. Worden, I. Aben, R. J. Parker, R. J. Parker, J. D. Maasakkers

“…Our best posterior estimates for wetland emissions are consistent with previous inventories for the Amazon but lower for the Pantanal and higher for the Paraná. …”
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Effect of acupressure on childbirth outcomes in nulliparous women: A randomized clinical trial by Elham Shirdel, Ziba Taghizadeh, Farnaz Farnam, Mahboobeh Ghorbani, Shima Haghani

“…The mean total birth experience scores were lower in the control group (63.59 ± 6.59), compared with those in groups A and B (73.14 ± 7.95 and 72.84 ± 8.29, respectively, P < 0.001), and in three dimensions of own capacity, perceived safety, and participation (P < 0.05). …”
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