Formation of a Novel Antagonistic Bacterial Combination to Enhance Biocontrol for Cucumber <i>Fusarium</i> Wilt by Fan Yang, Xin Wang, Huayan Jiang, Xiaoke Chang, Weiwei Chen, Gongyao Shi, Baoming Tian, Qiuju Yao

“…The pot experiment demonstrated that the mixed bacterial solution achieved a relative control efficacy of 93.4% against cucumber <i>Fusarium</i> wilt, which was significantly superior to that of single- strain or pesticide treatment, and also promoted cucumber growth. …”
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Time-dynamic associations between symptom-related expectations, self-management experiences and somatic symptom severity in everyday life: an ecological momentary assessment study... by Bernd Löwe, Yvonne Nestoriuc, Anne Toussaint, Stefanie Hahn, Franz Pauls, Simon Kirchhof

“…We hypothesised that symptom-related expectations are significantly associated with concurrent and subsequent levels of somatic symptom depending on expectation framing.Design A smartphone-based micro-longitudinal ecological momentary assessment study with randomisation to one of two expectation framing groups (positive vs negative) was carried out. Multilevel mixed-effects linear regression analyses were conducted for data analysis.Setting Data was collected in real-time from university students via smartphones, with three predetermined assessments per day over seven consecutive days.Participants A total of 104 students (63.5% male, 0% diverse) who were 18 years or older, possessing sufficient German language skills and had access to an Android-powered smartphone were included.Interventions Participants were randomised to one of two different expectation framing groups, either receiving questionnaires for the expected impairment due to somatic symptoms (negative framing) or for the expected freedom from impairment due to somatic symptoms (positive framing).Primary outcome measures Somatic symptom severity was assessed using an adapted version of the Patient Health Questionnaire, with 11-point instead of 3-point Likert-scales. …”
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Effects of a nutrition education intervention on nutrition knowledge and attitude among overweight and obese primary schoolchildren: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Rusidah Selamat, Nur Azlina Abdul Aziz, Junidah Raib, Norlida Zulkafly, WNurul Ashikin W. Mohamad, Ainan Nasrina Ismail, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin, Fuziah Md. Zain, Zahari Ishak, Abqariyah Yahya, Abdul Halim Mokhtar

“…Changes of nutrition knowledge and attitude scores from follow up until end of 6 months was assessed using the mixed effect model taking into account the cluster effect. …”
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Effects on the Functionality and Structure of Rice-Pea Composite Protein by Industry-scale Microfluidizer Combined with pH Cycling Treatment by Yunfeng LU, Taotao DAI, Zhaoying LI, Jialong HAN, Ti LI, Chengmei LIU, Jun CHEN

“…To investigate the solubilization of composite plant protein after co-processing with an industry-scale microfluidizer and pH cycling and to clarify its solubilization mechanism, this paper used rice protein and pea protein as raw materials, a mixed protein solution with a protein ratio of 1:1 and a total protein concentration of 4% were configured. …”
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Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial 1 (DETECT 1): outcome masked, placebo-controlled trial comparing two types of corneal transplant surgeries and effect of rho kinase... by Thomas M Lietman, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, Bennie H Jeng, Benjamin F Arnold, Winston Chamberlain, Charles C Lin, Jennifer Y Li, William Gensheimer, Jameson Clover, Nicole Varnado, Sarah Abdelrahman

“…Secondary outcomes include visual acuity at different time points, vision-related quality of life, endothelial cell morphology and cost-effectiveness.Results The study outcomes will be analysed using mixed effects linear regression models, taking into account the treatment arms and relevant covariates. …”
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A longitudinal cohort study on dispensed analgesic and psychotropic medications in older adults before, during, and after the COVID-19 pandemic: the HUNT study by Tanja Louise Ibsen, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Sverre Bergh, Debby Gerritsen, Gill Livingston, Hilde Lurås, Svenn-Erik Mamelund, Anne Marie Mork Rokstad, Bjørn Heine Strand, Richard C. Oude Voshaar, Geir Selbæk

“…Age- and education-adjusted Poisson regression was applied to examine changes in prescription fills, and multilevel mixed-effects linear regression was used to estimate the mean sum of defined daily dose (DDD) per person per period during the lockdown (March–September 2020) compared to that during the corresponding months (March–September) in 2019, 2021, and 2022. …”
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A Magnetic Photocatalytic Composite Derived from Waste Rice Noodle and Red Mud by Qing Liu, Wanying Ying, Hailing Gou, Minghui Li, Ke Huang, Renyuan Xu, Guanzhi Ding, Pengyu Wang, Shuoping Chen

“…Simultaneously, RM was dissolved in acid to form a Fe³⁺ ion-rich solution, which was subsequently mixed with the CQDs solution and underwent hydrothermal treatment. …”
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Isoacid supplementation influences feed sorting, chewing behaviors, and enteric methane emissions differentially in mid-lactation dairy cows depending on dietary forage level by M.R.A. Redoy, S. Ahmed, M. Bulnes, D.H. Kleinschmit, M.E. Uddin

“…Data were analyzed using a mixed model including FL, ISO, and FL × ISO as fixed effects and block as a random effect (lme4 in R). …”
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High risk for life-threatening adverse events of fluoroquinolones in young adults: a large German population-based cohort study by Julia Wicherski, Jonas Peltner, Cornelia Becker, Katrin Schüssel, Gabriela Brückner, Andreas Schlotmann, Helmut Schröder, Winfried V. Kern, Britta Haenisch

“…Adjusted hazard ratios were estimated from piece-wise exponential additive mixed models with smooth non-linear effects for person-time and age and adjusted for comorbidities, year and quarter at index. …”
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Code-Switching in Algerian English as a Foreign Language Speakers’ Facebook Interactions: Exploring Functions and Motives by Saida Tobbi

“…The research was conducted with second-year English-major students at Batna 2 University, analyzing their Facebook interactions to uncover the purposes and underlying reasons for code-switching. A mixed-methods approach was adopted to provide both quantitative and qualitative insights. …”
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Cerebrospinal fluid dynamics and subarachnoid space occlusion following traumatic spinal cord injury in the pig: an investigation using magnetic resonance imaging by Madeleine Amy Bessen, Christine Diana Gayen, Ryan L. O’Hare Doig, Ryan Michael Dorrian, Ryan David Quarrington, Adnan Mulaibrahimovic, Vartan Kurtcuoglu, Angela Catherine Walls, Anna Victoria Leonard, Claire Frances Jones

“…CSF dynamics, specifically peak cranial/caudal mean velocity (cm/s), and the corresponding time to peak (% of cardiac cycle), were measured on cardiac gated, axial phase-contrast MRI obtained at C2/C3, T8/T9, T11/T12 and L1/L2. Linear-mixed effects models, with a significance level of α = 0.05, were developed to assess the effect of: (1) injury group and time point on SAS occlusion measures; and (2), time point and spinal level, adjusted by injury group, on CSF dynamics. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to maternal healthcare in East Africa: a systematic review and qualitative synthesis of perspectives from women, their families, healthcare providers, and... by Manaye Yihune Teshale, Agegnehu Bante, Abebe Gedefaw Belete, Rik Crutzen, Mark Spigt, Sarah E. Stutterheim

“…Results Of the 3181 records identified, 81 studies (63 qualitative and 18 mixed method) met the inclusion criteria, representing 4816 individuals from six East African countries. …”
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Observational study: effect of varying transport durations and feed withdrawal on the physiological status and health of dairy calves by Luca L. van Dijk, Susanne Siegmann, Niamh L. Field, Katie Sugrue, Cornelis G. van Reenen, Eddie A. M. Bokkers, Muireann Conneely, Gearoid Sayers

“…Each calf was blood sampled (arrival at destination farm, 1-week and 3-weeks post-arrival), health scored (arrival, 1, 3, 7, 8, 20d post-arrival) and weighed (farm/mart of origin [IRE and INT only], arrival, and 3-weeks post-arrival). (Generalised) linear mixed models were used to analyse differences in blood variables, weight, and health scores on arrival and during recovery (all other timepoints). …”
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Provincial distribution and predictors of desire for more children among married and cohabiting women in Sierra Leone by Augustus Osborne

“…A total of 8,031 married and cohabiting women comprised the study. Mixed-effect regression analysis examined the predictors of the desire for more children. …”
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Explainable machine learning for modeling of net ecosystem exchange in boreal forests by E. Ezhova, T. Laanti, A. Lintunen, P. Kolari, T. Nieminen, I. Mammarella, K. Heljanko, K. Heljanko, M. Kulmala

“…When the data sets from both stations were mixed, soil water content, the only variable clearly different between Hyytiälä and Värriö data sets, emerged as one of the most important variables, but its importance diminished when input variables labeling sites were added. …”
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Longitudinal impact of preregistration interprofessional education on the attitudes and skills of health professionals during their early careers: a non-randomised trial with 4-yea... by Ben Darlow, Jennifer Roberts, Patrick McHugh, Melanie Brown, Eileen McKinlay, Peter Gallagher, Lesley Gray, Gordon Purdie, Christine Wilson, Sue Pullon, Louise Beckingsale, Kaye Cheetham, Ruth Crawford, Sue Floyd, Janice Handley, Jackie Herkt, Lisa Kuperus, Alison Meldrum, Margot Skinner, Rose Schwass, Julie Weaver, James Windle, Lyndie Foster-Page

“…Objective To assess whether a preregistration interprofessional education (IPE) programme changed attitudes towards teamwork and team skills during health professionals’ final year of training and first 3 years of professional practice.Design Prospective, longitudinal, non-randomised trial.Setting Final year health professional training at three academic institutions in New Zealand.Participants Students from eight disciplines eligible to attend the IPE programme were recruited (617/730) prior to their final year of training. 130 participants attended the IPE programme; 115 intervention and 372 control participants were included in outcome analysis.Intervention The 5-week Tairāwhiti IPE (TIPE) immersion programme during which students experience clinical placements in interdisciplinary teams, complete collaborative tasks and live together in shared accommodation.Main outcome measures Data were collected via five surveys at 12-month intervals, containing Attitudes Towards Healthcare Teams Scale (ATHCTS), Team Skills Scale (TSS) and free-text items. Mixed-model analysis of covariance, adjusting for baseline characteristics, compared scores between groups at each time point. …”
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Performance evaluation model of the narrators of Rahian Noor camps. by Abbas Alwardi, Mohammad Mahdi Mohtadi, Mohammadjavad Pahlevanzadeh, Amirhossein Saffarinia, Mohammad Reza Fathi

“…Design indicators are to evaluate the performance of narrators and provide a performance evaluation model to evaluate narrators.Methodology: The research is applied and mixed, which is designed in two qualitative and quantitative phases. …”
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Impact of Methotrexate and 7‐Hydroxymethotrexate Exposure on Renal Toxicity in Pediatric Non‐Hodgkin Lymphoma by Hao Bing, Yi Ma, Jiamin Xu, Qixian Ling, Yanlong Duan, Libo Zhao

“…Plasma MTX and 7‐OHMTX concentrations were determined using a high‐performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS/MS) method. A nonlinear mixed effect model approach was used to build a joint population pharmacokinetic (PopPK) model. …”
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Nationwide cervical precancer screening in Ghana: concurrent HPV DNA testing and visual inspection under an expanded hub-and-spoke model by Kofi Effah, John Allotey, Ethel Tekpor, Comfort Mawusi Wormenor, Joseph Emmanuel Amuah, Ernest Antwi-Boasiako, Erasmus Nikoi Kotey, Seyram Kemawor, Isaac Gedzah, Helena Maame Ama Frempong, Stephen Danyo, Edna Sesenu, Bernard Hayford Atuguba, Nana Owusu Mensah Essel, Patrick Kafui Akakpo

“…The most frequently detected HPV genotype was other hr-HPV type(s) only (non-HPV16, non-HPV18) (23.5%; 95% CI 22.3–24.7), followed by HPV16 only (1.5%; 95% CI 1.2–1.8), and mixed infection with HPV18 + other hr-HPV type(s) (1.2%; 95% CI 0.9–1.5). …”
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Bias Mitigation in Primary Health Care Artificial Intelligence Models: Scoping Review by Maxime Sasseville, Steven Ouellet, Caroline Rhéaume, Malek Sahlia, Vincent Couture, Philippe Després, Jean-Sébastien Paquette, David Darmon, Frédéric Bergeron, Marie-Pierre Gagnon

“…Following reporting standards for AI in health care, we extracted data on study objectives, model features, targeted diverse groups, mitigation strategies used, and results. Using the mixed methods appraisal tool, we appraised the quality of the studies. …”
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