Navigating ethics in HIV data and biomaterial management within Black, African, and Caribbean communities in Canada by Rusty Souleymanov, Bolaji Akinyele-Akanbi, Chinyere Njeze, Patricia Ukoli, Paula Migliardi, Linda Larcombe, Gayle Restall, Laurie Ringaert, Michael Payne, John Kim, Wangari Tharao, Ayn Wilcox

“…It highlights the importance of prioritizing participant empowerment, ensuring transparency, practicing informed consent, and implementing robust data security measures to balance effective HIV information management with the protection of individual rights.…”
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NGAL as an Early Predictive Marker of Diabetic Nephropathy in Children and Young Adults with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Nektaria Papadopoulou-Marketou, Alexandra Margeli, Ioannis Papassotiriou, George P. Chrousos, Christina Kanaka-Gantenbein, Jeanette Wahlberg

“…Two T1D patient groups participating in two-centre prospective cohorts were studied. …”
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Recurrence and chronicity of bonding disorders diagnosed using the structured interview: case report by Yumi Nishikii, Yumi Nishikii, Yoshiko Suetsugu, Hiroshi Yamashita, Keiko Yoshida, Keiko Yoshida

“…To clarify this, in-depth investigations that utilize structured interviews rather than self-reported questionnaires are required.MethodsThe participant was a 29-year-old woman at the first stage of delivery who had experienced three childbirths with different degrees of bonding disorders. …”
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Resilience Training Web App for National Health Service Keyworkers: Pilot Usability Study by Joanna Burrell, Felicity Baker, Matthew Russell Bennion

“…MethodsNurses (n=7) and other keyworkers (n=1), the target users for the resilience training web app, participated in the usability evaluation. Participants completed a pretraining questionnaire capturing basic demographic information and then used the training before completing a posttraining feedback questionnaire exploring the impact and usability of the web app. …”
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Unlocking Multilingual Classrooms: Preprimary Teachers’ Perspectives on Inclusive Pedagogy in Spain by López-Medina Beatriz, Agustín Mercedes Pérez

“…The participants originate from five different locations in Spain, characterized by different linguistic and social realities. …”
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The influence of sex on sleep characteristics in the adult and older adult population: findings from the EPISONO sleep study by Mayra dos Santos Silva, Priscila Farias Tempaku, Priscila Farias Tempaku, Monica Levy Andersen, Monica Levy Andersen, Sergio Tufik, Sergio Tufik, Dalva Poyares, Dalva Poyares

“…All examinations and tests were undertaken using the same protocols at both times, at baseline and 8 years later. All participants completed an institutional questionnaire and a range of other questionnaires on health and sleep parameters. …”
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The Effects of Resistance Training Applied to Elite Field Hockey Players on Some Strength Parameters by Kazım Koca, Serkan Revan

“…This study is intended to investigate the effects of resistance training on the muscular strength and muscular endurance of elite female and male national team field hockey players. 30 female and 30 male national field hockey players aged between 17-28 participated in the study voluntarily. Before the training program of the participants, maximum muscular strength (bench press, leg extension, leg curl, push down) and muscular endurance (30 sec sit-up and 30 sec push-up test) were determined. …”
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TraxVBF: A hybrid transformer-xLSTM framework for EMG signal processing and assistive technology development in rehabilitation by Seyyed Ali Zendehbad, Athena Sharifi Razavi, Marzieh Allami Sanjani, Zahra Sedaghat, Saleh Lashkari

“…Practical evaluations with an average R2 of 0.880 for healthy participants and 0.327 for patients demonstrate the model generalizability. …”
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Wood dust effects on carpenters pulmonary function test parameters: a comparative study by Noura Mohamed Elfatih, Ibrahim Abdelrhim Ali, Muaath Ahmed Mohammed, Izzut Awad Ahmed, Nouralsalhin Abdalhamid Alaagib, Omer Abdelaziz Musa

“…Methods This comparative cross-sectional community-based study included 130 participants; a group of carpenters and a matched cohort. …”
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Switching to Dolutegravir/lamivudine or Bictegravir/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir alafenamide. A comparative real-world study by Hernando Knobel, Esperanza Cañas-Ruano, Ana Guelar, Pablo Knobel, Judit Villar-García, Alicia González-Mena, Ceclia Canepa, Itziar Arrieta-Aldea, Augustin Marcos, Agustí Abalat-Torrres, Roberto Güerri-Fernández

“…The discontinuation proportions were 8.7% (31 participants, incidence rate of 4.44 per 100 PYFU in the D/L group and 15.3% (51 participants, incidence rate of 6.25 per 100 PYFU) in the B/F/T group. …”
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Epidemiology, management and patient needs in myasthenia gravis: an Italian multistakeholder consensus based on Delphi methodology by Renato Mantegazza, Giuseppe Limongelli, Carlotta Galeone, Francesco Habetswallner, Raffaele Iorio, Giuseppina Annicchiarico, Maria Bonaria Uccheddu, Paolo Mariani

“…Objectives To provide comprehensive information on the burden of myasthenia gravis (MG) in Italy, including the unmet needs of patients and several other aspects related to the disease, based on skilled viewpoints of MG experts.Design Iterative analysis conducted in accordance with the best practices of the Delphi method, including anonymity, controlled feedback, and statistical stability of consensus.Setting and participants 24 clinicians, 18 public health experts and 4 patient associations experts completed all the Delphi iterations between 18 April and 3 July 2023, for a total of 46 participants from several Italian Regions.Outcome measures Five areas of investigation related to MG were examined: epidemiology in Italy and characteristics of disease; diagnostic issues and Italian patient journey; unmet needs during the acute and chronic phases of MG; quality of life; public health management of MG. …”
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Relatıonshıp Between The Health Perceptıon and Physıcal Actıvıty of Indıvıduals by Neslihan Lök, Kerime Bademli

“…The sample was all voluntary 96 participation. The data were collected by the Perception of Health Scale and International Physical Activity Questionnaire. …”
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Standard arbitration agreements: a viable means for antitrust damages claims? by Antonio Robles Martín-Laborda

“…Therefore, a standard arbitration clause may also cover disputes relating to non-contractual liability incurred by a contracting party as a result of its participation in an unlawful cartel if this was the will of the parties when concluding the contract, as interpreted by national courts or arbitrators in accordance with the law applicable to the dispute. …”
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Nominative objects in Korean by Park Chongwon, Kim Jong-Bok

“…This article addresses the hitherto neglected topic of the Korean Nominative Object Construction (NOC) within the Cognitive Grammar (CG) framework. …”
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Patient perspectives on acromegaly disease burden: insights from a community meeting by Shruti N. Shah, Kevin C. J. Yuen, Vivien Bonert, Wenyu Huang, Jill Sisco, Chrystal Palaty, Kristen Dancel-Manning, Nidhi Agrawal

“…There is a great need to learn more about the perspectives of patients living with acromegaly.MethodsAcromegaly Community hosted a virtual meeting in January 2021 and prepared a detailed report capturing participants’ input on acromegaly symptoms and current and future treatment approaches. …”
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The 4E theory-based performance benchmarking of aged care service provision in community care facilities: a case study of Nanjing, China by Wei Huang, Wei Huang, Ying Hu, Lingzhi Li, Chendi Wang, Luyao Liu

“…Projection analysis reveals major issues in low-performing CCFs, including uneven regional distribution of facility performance, poor profitability, a shortage of skilled older people care professionals, and insufficient older people’s participation. Based on these findings, the paper provides specific policy recommendations for government authorities, industry associations, and CCFs, focusing on improving cost-effectiveness, increasing the number of professionals, and enhancing older people’s participation.…”
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First evidence of immunomodulation of the renin-angiotensin system through substance P/neurokinin 1 receptor: a case and control study in hypertension and cardiac patients by Ibrahim M. Alanazi, Riffat Mehboob, Ayesha Tariq, Sajid Hameed, Uzma Malik, Noreen Sarwar, Imran Shahid, Khurram Mehboob

“…Each participant was asked for their informed permission before any demographic data, medical history, and pertinent clinical data were gathered. …”
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Variabilities and contentions in anesthesiologists' perspectives on Japanese perianesthesia nurses: A qualitative study. by Mikiko Tamai, Shogo Kojima, Yasuko Baba, Kiyoyasu Kurahashi

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Twenty-four anesthesiologists initially approached in writing among a pool of 304, ultimately agreed to participate in interviews. Verbatim transcripts from these interviews were analyzed using the framework method. …”
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Assessing Prevention Protocols by a Brief Questionnaire in the Infectious Respiratory Diseases Pandemics: An Application in Pedestrian Population in COVID-19 Pandemic by Ali Jafari-Khounigh, Alireza Razzaghi, Hamid Sharifi, Shahram Habibzadeh, Seyed Taghi Heydari, Rasool Entezarmahdi, Mostafa Farahbakhsh, Alireza Ansari Moghaddam, Mahdi Rezaei, Mohammad Saadati, Ehsan Sarbazi, Morteza Haghighi, Mina Golestani, Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani

“…A total of 324 persons from three provinces of Iran participated in this study. The mean age (SD) of participants was 41.5 (16.7). …”
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Monocyte to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio as a marker of the presence and progression of diabetic kidney disease by Wentao Yang, Yuanlong Zhong, Pengying Zhou, Donghui Lu

“…According to UACR, participants were divided into normal group (UACR < 30 mg/g), moderately increased group (UACR 30-300 mg/g) and severely increased group (UACR > 300 mg/g). …”
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