Immunogenicity and safety of a COVID-19 DNA vaccine in healthy adults and elderly: A randomized, observer-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial by Siyue Jia, Chengwei Shao, Xin Cheng, Hongxing Pan, Zhijian Wang, Yu Xia, Jianfang Xu, Xuefen Huai, Danjing Leng, Jiarong Wang, Gan Zhao, Bin Wang, Jingxin Li, Fengcai Zhu

“…We conducted a randomized, observer-blind, placebo-controlled phase 2 trial of intradermal injection of INO-4800 in both healthy adults and elderly individuals. Eligible participants from each age group were enrolled and randomly assigned in a 3:3:2 ratio to receive two doses of INO-4800 (1.0 mg or 2.0 mg) or placebo, followed by electroporation on day 0 and day 28. …”
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Unraveling the transcriptomic effects of leucine supplementation on muscle growth and performance in basketball athletes. by Sinan Wang, Weishuai Guo, Rui Dong

“…Baseline exercise performance-assessed through a 282-foot sprint, free throws, three-point field goals, and self-rated practice assessments-was measured prior to leucine supplementation. Participants were then given a functional drink containing either leucine (50 mg/kg body weight) or a placebo for 28 days. …”
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Redefining outcomes of ventricular arrhythmia for SGLT2 inhibitor medication in heart failure patients: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Miao Lin, Shiyu Zhang, Lu Zhang, Chengying Yang, Yang Luo, Yajin Peng, Xiaoqiu Tan, Qiang Wen, Xinrong Fan, Xianhong Ou

“…The analysed SGLT2 inhibitors included canagliflozin, dapagliflozin, empagliflozin, bexagliflozin, sotagliflozin, and ertugliflozin. The participants were non-advanced HF patients, including at-risk for HF, pre-HF, and symptomatic HF, with follow-up duration ranging from 12 to 296 weeks. …”
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Analisa Tingkat Kematangan Literasi Tik Pada Tenaga Kesehatan Dalam Pelayanan Kesehatan Berbasis TIKDi Puskesmas Kota Palembang by Istiqomah Febrianty, Darius Antoni, Dedy Syamsuar, Diana Diana

“…Through a questionnaire distributed to 5 (five) Puskesmas in the Palembang City area, 53 participants were obtained for this research. Furthermore, the data was analiyzed using the the People Capability Maturity Model (P-CMM) method, the result being that the Maturity Level of ICT Literacy in health officers at the Puskesmas in Palembang City towards ICT-based health service aplications is at Level 2 (Repeatable) with an average maturity index between 0,66 – 0,69. …”
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Revize vzdělávacího obsahu bezpečnostní problematiky pohledem klíčových aktérů kurikulární reformy by Miroslava Kovaříková

“…Je tedy zřejmé, že jsou učiteli považována za témata patřící do vzdělávání. Ukázalo se, že tato témata jsou také respondenty nejčastěji navrhována jako rozvíjející učivo. …”
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The impact of same‐day and rapid ART initiation under the Universal Health Coverage programme on HIV outcomes in Thailand: a retrospective real‐life cohort study by Sirinya Teeraananchai, David C. Boettiger, Cheewanan Lertpiriyasuwat, Rattaphon Triamwichanon, Patchara Benjarattanaporn, Nittaya Phanuphak

“…Methods PLHIV aged ≥15 years initiating ART between 2014 and 2022 were included from the UHC database. We categorized participants into four groups using the duration from HIV diagnosis to ART initiation: (1) ≤ 7 days (same‐day ART); (2) 8 days to <1 month; (3) 1–3 months; and (4) >3 months. …”
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Assessment of Scleral and Conjunctival Thickness of the Eye after Ultrasound Ciliary Plasty by Bartłomiej Bolek, Adam Wylęgała, Edward Wylęgała

“…Seventy-eight patients with primary and secondary refractory glaucoma participated in this study. Complete ophthalmic examinations including measurements of scleral and conjunctival thickness were performed preoperatively and at 1 week, and 1, 3, 6, 12, 18, and 24 months postoperatively. …”
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Traditional Chinese Mind and Body Exercises for Neck Pain: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Yu-Hua Xie, Man-Xia Liao, Mao-Yuan Wang, W. C. Hewith A. Fernando, Yue-Ming Gu, Xue-Qiang Wang, Lin-Rong Liao

“…Six studies with 716 participants met the inclusion criteria. Compared with the control groups, TCMBE had no therapeutic advantage in improving pain intensity (visual analogue scale: mean difference (MD) = 1.8, 95% confidence interval (CI): −7.70 to 11.46, and P = 0.70); functional mobility (neck disability index: MD = 0.15, 95% CI: −6.37 to 6.66, and P = 0.96; neck pain and disability scale: MD = 1.31, 95% CI: −4.10 to 6.71, and P = 0.64); or 36-item short-form health survey (SF-36) scores for physical function (MD = 5.58, 95% CI: −8.03 to 19.18, and P = 0.42), general health (MD = 1.87, 95% CI: −4.99 to 8.72, and P = 0.59), body pain (MD = 2.26, 95% CI: −3.80 to 8.32, and P = 0.46), vitality (MD = 6.24, 95% CI: −1.49 to 13.98, and P = 0.11), social function (MD = 8.06, 95% CI: −4.85 to 20.98, and P = 0.22), role physical (MD = –1.46, 95% CI: −8.54 to 5.62, and P = 0.69), or role emotional (MD = 6.5, 95% CI: −3.45 to 16.45, and P = 0.2). …”
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Inheritance patterns of pomological traits in walnut hybridization breeding: influence of parental varieties on nut traits by Akide Özcan, Huri Taşcı, Şakir Burak Bükücü, İlker Büşah Ayaz, Mehmet Sütyemez

“…The study found that maternal parents played a more partially dominant role in determining nut traits in most hybrid combinations. …”
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Association between blood test indicators and atrial fibrillation in elderly patients aged 65 and above in the Central Jiangsu region: a cross-sectional study by Hao Liang, Shuai Zhang, Ye Zhu

“…Based on the selected variables, participants were divided into four groups (Q1 ~ Q4), and multifactorial Logistic regression analysis, restricted cubic spline regression, gender subgroup analysis and Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curve were used to explore the relationship between the relevant variables and AF. …”
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Typical Forms of Plans for Certain Investigative (Search) Actions by O. O. Khan

“…Carrying out a search in the presence of the searched person may include the following elements: a) search situation; b) versions explaining the situation; c) tasks on the situation; d) tactics; e) sequence of search actions; e) distribution of functions of search participants.…”
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Treating drug-resistant tuberculosis in an era of shorter regimens: Insights from rural South Africa by J-D K Lotz, J Porter, H Conradie, T Boyles, B Gaunt, S Dimanda, D Cort

“…To describe the outcomes of participants treated for DR-TB using a shorter, compared with a longer, regimen in a deeply rural SA setting, and to explore other factors affecting these outcomes. …”
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Genetic and Plasma Proteomic Approaches to Identify Therapeutic Targets for Graves&rsquo; Disease and Graves&rsquo; Ophthalmopathy by Ke C, Yu Y, Li J, Yu Y, Sun Y, Wang Y, Wang B, Lu Y, Tang M, Wang N, Chen Y

“…We aimed to identify the causal proteins and potential targets for Graves’ disease (GD) and Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) via systematic genetic analyses.Methods: Genome-wide association studies (GWASs) on the UK Biobank- Pharma Proteomics Project (UKB-PPP) collected 2923 Olink proteins from 54,219 participants. We conducted a proteome-wide Mendelian randomization (MR) study with cis-pQTLs to identify candidate proteins for GD and GO risk. …”
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Interpreting IGF-1 in children treated with recombinant growth hormone: challenges during early puberty by Helena-Jamin Ly, Helena-Jamin Ly, Carina Ankarberg-Lindgren, Hans Fors, Hans Fors, Staffan Nilsson, Jovanna Dahlgren, Jovanna Dahlgren

“…This study aimed to evaluate descriptively a group of 93 children treated per protocol with GH to assess the influence of pubertal signs and sex steroid levels on the interpretation of IGF-1.Methods93 (67 boys and 26 girls) prepubertal children who participated in a previous GH treatment trial were included. …”
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Statistical match reports of the 2022 volleyball World Championship in the context of network analysis with Gephi by Sergii Iermakov, Tetiana Yermakova, Krzysztof Wnorowski

“…Modern volleyball teams participating in tournaments provide extensive statistical data about their actions. …”
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Serum calcium and its relationship with immunoglobulin G (IgG) levels in prepartum buffaloes from the Venezuelan humid tropics by Juan Pablo Uzcátegui-Varela, Anacelmira Urbina Andueza, Janeth Caamaño Carrero

“… The immune system partially recognizes specific antigens due to the role of calcium (Ca2+) as an intracellular second messenger that regulates the humoral immune response. …”
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Defining remission of type 2 diabetes in research studies: A systematic scoping review. by Mireille Captieux, Regina Prigge, Sarah Wild, Bruce Guthrie

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Four databases (MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Library, and CINAHL) were searched for studies published from 1 September 2009 to 18 July 2020 involving at least 100 participants with type 2 diabetes in their remission analysis, which examined an outcome of type 2 diabetes remission in adults ≥18 years and which had been published in English since 2009. …”
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Impact of functional re-education and environmental adaptation in cancer patients with respiratory pathology: Study protocol. by Eduardo Jose Fernandez-Rodriguez, Maria Isabel Rihuete-Galve, Alberto Garcia-Martin, Celia Sanchez-Gomez, Fausto Jose Barbero-Iglesias, Roberto Mendez-Sanchez, Ana Silvia Puente-Gonzalez, Susana Saez-Gutierrez, Emilio Fonseca-Sanchez, Juan Jesus Cruz-Hernandez

“…The trial aims to recruit 80 oncology patients who exhibit symptoms of dyspnoea during hospital admission. Participants will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: the control group, which will receive a health education program, and the experimental group, which will receive both the health education program and a functional re-education and environmental adaptation program. …”
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The impact of attitude towards an e-tax system on tax compliance of Vietnamese enterprises: Adoption of an e-tax system as a mediator by Ha Thi Hai Do, Yen Thi Hai Mac, Hoa Thi Van Tran, Thuy Thi Le Nguyen

“…Furthermore, the adoption of an e-tax system partially mediates the association between attitude towards an e-tax system and tax compliance. …”
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Association between poor oral health and deterioration of appetite in older age: results from longitudinal analyses of two prospective cohorts from the UK and USA by Sheena E Ramsay, Olia Papacosta, S Goya Wannamethee, John C Mathers, Peter H Whincup, Lucy Lennon, Ziyi Cai, Suruchi G Ganbavale, Robert Weyant

“…Objective This study investigated the association of poor oral health with appetite loss and deterioration in appetite longitudinally in older adults.Design Cross-sectional and longitudinal observational study.Setting Data came from two population-based cohorts of older adults from the UK and USA.Participants The British Regional Heart Study (BRHS) included men (n=1348, age=79–87 years in 2016–2017 at baseline and 81–89 years in 2018–2019 at follow-up). …”
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