Evaluating the differences in healthy lifestyle behaviors between Chinese urban and rural residency after the termination of social distancing: analysis based on propensity score m... by Yudong Miao, Dongfang Zhu, Zhanlei Shen, Yi Li, Wanliang Zhang, Junwen Bai, Ruizhe Ren, Jingbao Zhang, Dan Guo, Clifford Silver Tarimo, Wenyong Dong, Rongmei Liu, Qiuping Zhao, Xue Zhou, Jianping Hu

“…Methods From February 1, 2023, to February 8, 2023, a cross-sectional survey which include participants (≥ 18 years old) was carried out in four regions of mainland China (Changzhou in the eastern region, Zhengzhou in the central region, Xining in the western region, and Mudanjiang in the northeastern region). …”
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Dairy intake and cognitive function in older adults in three cohorts: a mendelian randomization study by Natalia Ortega, Nick J. Mueller, Abbas Dehghan, Tosca O. E. de Crom, Armin von Gunten, Martin Preisig, Pedro Marques-Vidal, Marco Vinceti, Trudy Voortman, Nicolas Rodondi, Patricia O. Chocano-Bedoya

“…Similarly, lactase persistent participants in CLSA had higher verbal fluency, verbal learning and executive function, but no differences were found in the other cohorts. …”
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Le lieu-dit des « Trois-Piliers » : un ensemble à caractère monumental du iiie s. apr. J.-C. dans la périphérie nord-est de Reims/Durocortorum ? by Philippe Rollet, Émilie Jouhet

“…., this building was partially destroyed at the end of the second third of the 3rd c. by a fire. …”
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Photosynthetic Pigments with Potential for a Photosynthetic Antenna: A DFT Analysis by Jesús Francisco Monzón-Bensojo, Manuel A. Flores-Hidalgo, Diana Barraza-Jiménez

“…Geometrical and electronic properties of the main photosynthetic pigments in higher plants such as chlorophylls and xanthophylls were studied to find potential candidates that were able to participate in an eventual zeolite-dye artificial antenna. …”
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The Creation of the Arabic Version of the Hyperhidrosis Quality of Life Index (HidroQoL©) with Validation and Cross-Cultural Adaptation by Almuhaideb QA, AbuDujain NM, Alghamdi KM

“…For validity, we conducted an exploratory factor analysis with an interitem correlation matrix and a rotated component matrix.Results: A total of 167 participants were enrolled in this study; 61.1% were males, and 92.8% were Saudi. …”
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Physical activity and motivational readiness for physical activity behavior change in adults with non-communicable diseases in Germany: a trend analysis of two cross-sectional heal... by Benjamin Wenz, Jonathan Graf, Gorden Sudeck, Wolfgang Geidl, Kristin Manz, Susanne Jordan, Andrea Teti, Lars Gabrys

“…To improve health monitoring and to address World Health Organization (WHO) recommendations to systematically identify and track efforts to reduce inequalities in PA participation, trend analysis of PA in adults with NCD was performed for the period 2014/15 to 2019/20 for Germany. …”
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Spatial and social relevance perceptions by pre-service teachers of learning about oil palm management as a local or nonlocal socioscientific issue by Finn Kristen Matthiesen, Gina Nolte, Finn Rehling, I Gede Arjana, Lola Utama Sitompul, Upik Yelianti, Susanne Bögeholz, Susanne Bögeholz

“…We specifically investigated Indonesian PST' relevance perceptions of learning about oil palm management (OPM), a local SSI for PST of one university and a nonlocal SSI for PST of two other universities.MethodsThe PST participated in a 5-week socioscientific inquiry-based educational unit on OPM in curricular courses (N = 111). …”
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Owners’ perceptions of dog treat management in Western Romania by Sorana Daina, Anamaria Blaga-Petrean, Silvana Popescu, Ioana Delia Pop, Daniel Mierlita, Adrian Macri

“…The wide range and availability of these products often pair with the fondness of owners for their companions, leading to overfeeding them with rewards.MethodsThis study explored owner treat provision behaviors among 890 voluntarily participating dog owners in Western Romania through an online survey conducted between June and November 2023.ResultsThe majority of respondents were women (72%) and younger adults aged 18–24 (39%). …”
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Knowledge, Attitude, and Food Safety Practices among Street Food Vendors at a Metropolitan District in Ghana: A Cross-sectional Study by Abraham Norman Nortey, Hubert Amu, Ebenezer Senu, Alfred Effah

“…Food hygiene practices were also poor among 52.3% of the participants. The predictors of low knowledge level were senior high (aOR=0.37, 95% CI (0.19-0.70), p=0.002) and junior high education (aOR=0.52, 95% CI (0.27-0.99), p=0.047). …”
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The effect of the fenugreek hydrolyzed protein on lipid profile in patients with mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolemia: A confirmatory triple-blind randomized-controlled clinical t... by Mahdi Badiee Gavarti, Ali Askari, Hamidreza Roohafza, Mozhde Askari, Zahra Teimouri Jervekani, Shima Kaveh, Mohammad Kermanialghoraishi, Alireza Sadeghimahoonak, Masoumeh Sadeghi

“…The primary outcome was the patient's lipid profile including total cholesterol (TC), high-density lipoprotein (HDL-c), low-density lipoprotein (LDL-c), triglyceride (TG), and non-HDL-c. All participants, caregivers, outcome assessors, and analyzers were blind to the type of intervention. …”
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Correlating the Optical Coherence Tomography Patterns and Biomarkers of Diabetic Macular Edema with Hemoglobin Level in Diabetic Kidney Disease by Gopalakrishnan N, Nagaraju SP, George NM, Bhandary SV, Kamath YS, Shetty SS, Nair SS, Kuzhuppilly NI, S S

“…The OCT pattern and biomarkers were compared between the two groups.Results: Mean age of the patients was 56.9 ± 8.1 (range 42– 79). Out of 42 participants, 22 patients had hemoglobin level more than 10g%(group A) while 20 patients had hemoglobin less than 10g%(Group B). …”
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Defective Slc7a7 transport reduces erythropoietin compromising erythropoiesis by Judith Giroud-Gerbetant, Fernando Sotillo, Gonzalo Hernández, Irene Ruano, David Sebastián, Joana Fort, Mayka Sánchez, Günter Weiss, Neus Prats, Antonio Zorzano, Manuel Palacín, Susanna Bodoy

“…While this approach partially improves cationic amino acid plasma levels and alleviates some symptoms, long-term treatment is suggested to be detrimental and may lead to life-threatening complications characterized by a wide range of hematological and immunological abnormalities. …”
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Neural Correlates of Balance Skill Learning in Young and Older Individuals: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Lisanne B. M. Bakker, Claudine J. C. Lamoth, Tomas Vetrovsky, Markus Gruber, Simone R. Caljouw, Ward Nieboer, Wolfgang Taube, Jaap H. van Dieën, Urs Granacher, Tibor Hortobágyi

“…Seventeen studies with 508 in-analysis participants were eligible for a meta-analysis. The overall analysis revealed that acute and chronic balance training had a large effect on the neural correlates of balance skill learning in the two age groups combined (g = 0.79, p < 0.01). …”
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Tuning Electrical Conductivity and Ultrafast Optical Nonlinearity of Reduced-GO Films Ablated by Femtosecond Laser Direct Writing by Youliang Tao, Xuefeng Zhang, Han Wang, Zhongquan Nie, Deng Pan

“…The GO films were first synthesized through the vacuum filtration method and then reduced partially and controllably by way of femtosecond laser direct writing with varying power doses. …”
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Histological chorioamnionitis and its predictors among mothers with premature rupture of membranes delivering at tertiary hospitals in Uganda: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Ibrahim Abdi Abdinasir, Marie Pascaline Sabine Ishimwe, Maxwell Okello, Paul Byaruhanga, Ralph Samson Enyamitoit, Theoneste Hakizimana

“…Results Among the 106 participants with PROM, 44 (41.5%) had histological chorioamnionitis. …”
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Increased Early‐Mortality in Children With Solid Tumors During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in a Middle‐Income Country by Oscar Ramirez, Vivian Piedrahita, Santiago Bolivar, Karina Grillo, Adriana Linares, Carlos Pardo, Martha Piña, Amaranto Suarez, Carlos A. Portilla, Jesus Ardila, Viviana Lotero, Luz A. Urcuqui, Angela Trujillo, Patricia Montenegro, Luis E. Bravo, Paula Aristizabal, VIGICANCER Working Group

“…Hematolymphoid, central nervous system, and extracranial solid tumors represented 57%, 15%, and 28% of patients, respectively. Participants' median age was 6.7 years (IQR, 3.2–11.3), 54% were male, 7% were Afro‐descendant, and 47% had public insurance. …”
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Comparing the Fiscal Consequences of Controlled and Uncontrolled Osteoarthritis Pain Applying a UK Public Economic Perspective by Rui Martins, Nikos Kotsopoulos, Melodi Kosaner Kließ, Craig Beck, Lucy Abraham, Samuel Large, Patricia Schepman, Mark P. Connolly

“…**Methods:** We used a Markov model to compare labour market participation in people with uncontrolled OA hip or knee pain compared to a cohort with controlled OA pain. …”
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Relationships between structural stigma, societal stigma, and minority stress among gender minority people by Kristen D. Clark, Mitchell R. Lunn, Jae M. Sevelius, Carol Dawson-Rose, Sandra J. Weiss, Torsten B. Neilands, Micah E. Lubensky, Juno Obedin-Maliver, Annesa Flentje

“…The relationships between structural stigma and minority stress model outcomes were tested in a sample of GM participants from The Population Research in Identity and Disparities for Equality (PRIDE) Study (N = 2,094) 2019 Annual Questionnaire using a structural equation model (SEM). …”
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Practices and knowledge of health personnel about transgenderity in Primary Health Care by Francisco Jean Gomes de Sousa, Edgar Amatuzzi, Andressa Teoli Nunciaroni, Jaime Alonso Caravaca-Morera, Claudia Regina Ribeiro, Adriana Lemos

“…Site: The study was developed in a digital environment. Participants: 18 Community Health Agents and 12 Nursing Technicians who worked in Primary Health Care Units from several Brazilian states. …”
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Acid-Base Balance in Healthy Adults: Beneficial Effects of Bicarbonate and Sodium-Rich Mineral Water in a Randomized Controlled Trial: The BicarboWater Study by Katharina Mansouri, Theresa Greupner, Edda van de Flierdt, Inga Schneider, Andreas Hahn

“…Ninety-four healthy participants were divided into two groups: one consumed mineral water with a high bicarbonate and sodium content (HBS, n = 49) and the other consumed mineral water with a low bicarbonate and sodium content (LBS, n = 45). …”
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