HIV-1 resistance mutations and genetic diversity among children failing antiretroviral treatment in five healthcare facilities in Benin, West Africa. by Edwige Hermione Dagba Gbessin, Edmond Tchiakpe, René Kpemahouton Keke, Nicole Vidal, Michel Kiréopori Gomgnimbou, Haziz Sina, Euloge Senan Adjou, Aldric Afangnihoun, Moussa Bachabi, Akadiri Yessoufou, Abdoul-Salam Ouedraogo, Lamine Baba-Moussa

“…<h4>Results</h4>The HIV-1 pol gene was sequenced in 47 participants with virological failure of antiretroviral treatment. …”
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Survival in patients with CKD 3–5 after 12 months of exercise training – a post-hoc analysis of the RENEXC trial by Sara Denguir, Matthias Hellberg, Martin Almquist, Naomi Clyne

“…Results 151 patients participated, mean age 66 ± 14 years, 65% men, eGFR 22.5 ± 8.2 ml/min/1.73m2, average follow-up 60 months. …”
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Family Function and Self-Management of Patients With Early Chronic Kidney Disease: The Mediating Roles of Self-Perceived Burden and Ego Depletion by Cui Y, Liu N, Guo Z, Liu Q, Zhang M, Li J, Mu H, Zhang Y, Chen X

“…However, no studies have confirmed that the combined support of internal individual factors and external family environmental factors may play an important role in the self-management of patients with early CKD.Purpose: This current study aims to explore the effect of family function on the self-management of patients with early CKD and examine the mediating roles of self-perceived burden and ego depletion.Patients and Methods: Three hundred and sixty patients with stage 1– 3 CKD participated in the cross-sectional survey and completed structured questionnaires, including the family APGAR index, self-perceived burden scale, self-regulatory fatigue scale and chronic kidney disease self-management instrument. …”
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Effectiveness of a Social Cognitive Theory-based health education intervention on depression (SCODESS) among mothers of children with cancer in Klang Valley, Selangor, Malaysia-A q... by Wan Syahirah Wan Ghazali, Halimatus Sakdiah Minhat, Sherina Mohd Sidik, Iqmer Nashriq Mohd Nazan

“…The intervention group is Hospital Pakar Kanak-Kanak Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (HPKK UKM) and the control group is the Universiti Malaya Medical Centre (UMMC). A total of 95 participants were included (50 intervention, 45 control). …”
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Increased risk for alcohol- and other substance-exposed pregnancies among women who smoke tobacco: A secondary analysis of a primary care-based intervention by Thomas F. Northrup, Angela L. Stotts, Stephen M. Fischer, Kirk L. von Sternberg, Mary M. Velasquez

“…We compared women who did and did not smoke tobacco on alcohol and drug severity, and psychological distress (e.g. anxiety) at baseline. Results Participants were primarily Hispanic (47.1%) or non-Hispanic Black (41.8%) and reported incomes <$20000/year (69.3%). …”
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Neuroprotective Actions of Cannabinoids in the Bovine Isolated Retina: Role of Hydrogen Sulfide by Leah Bush, Anthonia Okolie, Jenaye Robinson, Fatima Muili, Catherine A. Opere, Sunny E. Ohia, Ya Fatou Njie Mbye

“…The neuroprotective actions of cannabinoids are partially dependent upon the activation of the CB1 receptors and endogenous production of H₂S via the 3-MST/CAT pathway.…”
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Nowcasting to Monitor Real-Time Mpox Trends During the 2022 Outbreak in New York City: Evaluation Using Reportable Disease Data Stratified by Race or Ethnicity by Rebecca Rohrer, Allegra Wilson, Jennifer Baumgartner, Nicole Burton, Ray R Ortiz, Alan Dorsinville, Lucretia E Jones, Sharon K Greene

“… Abstract BackgroundApplying nowcasting methods to partially accrued reportable disease data can help policymakers interpret recent epidemic trends despite data lags and quickly identify and remediate health inequities. …”
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Reasons Why Patients Do Not Return to Sport Post ACLReconstruction: A Cross-Sectional Study by Hamdan M, Haddad BI, Amireh S, Abdel Rahman AMA, Almajali H, Mesmar H, Naum C, Alqawasmi MS, Albandi AM, Alshrouf MA

“…The factors considered encompassed knee-related symptoms, life-related reasons, and choice-related reasons, such as fear of reinjury.Results: Among the 138 participants who were included, the mean age was 33.49 ± 9.19 years, with only 39 (28.3%) patients indicated a successful return to their pre-injury activity levels. …”
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The association of body roundness index and body mass index with frailty and all-cause mortality: a study from the population aged 40 and above in the United States by Jianqiang Zhang, Huifeng Zhang

“…Methods The clinical data of 15,157 participants over 40 years old from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2003 to 2018 were analyzed. …”
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Role of Psychological Distress in the Assessment of Chronic Illness Care and Self-Management Behaviors of Elderly Patients with T2DM Chronic Complications by Sun X, Wang X, Zhou R, Deng W, Jiang J, Shi Y

“…Student’s t-test, one-way ANOVA or the nonparametric analysis (Mann–Whitney U-test), Pearson correlation coefficient and structural equation model (SEM) were used to analyse the data.Results: A total of 264 participants (157 males [59.47%], with an average age of 71.07± 6.47 years) were included in the study; their duration of T2DM ranged from 5 to 30 years, with a mean duration of 11.19± 6.96 years. …”
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Post-COVID-19 laryngo-tracheal sequelae: a comprehensive study at a tertiary care centre by Karthik P., Rupa Mehta, Ranganath T. G., Ajoy K. Behra, Atul Jindal, Himanshi Grover

“…Results The study population included 348 participants, with an age distribution ranging from 21 to over 60 years. …”
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Associations among circulating sphingolipids, β-cell function, and risk of developing type 2 diabetes: A population-based cohort study in China. by Huan Yun, Liang Sun, Qingqing Wu, Geng Zong, Qibin Qi, Huaixing Li, He Zheng, Rong Zeng, Liming Liang, Xu Lin

“…During the 6-year period, 529 participants developed T2D. Eleven novel and 3 reported sphingolipids, namely ceramides (d18:1/18:1, d18:1/20:0, d18:1/20:1, d18:1/22:1), saturated sphingomyelins (C34:0, C36:0, C38:0, C40:0), unsaturated sphingomyelins (C34:1, C36:1, C42:3), hydroxyl-sphingomyelins (C34:1, C38:3), and a hexosylceramide (d18:1/20:1), were positively associated with incident T2D (relative risks [RRs]: 1.14-1.21; all P < 0.001), after multivariate adjustment including lifestyle characteristics and BMI. …”
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Obstetric Danger Signs: Knowledge, Attitude, Health-Seeking Action, and Associated Factors among Postnatal Mothers in Nekemte Town, Oromia Region, Western Ethiopia—A Community-Base... by Misganu Teshoma Regasa, Jote Markos, Ashenafi Habte, Shivaleela P. Upashe

“…Government employee (AOR = 3.28, 95% CI: 1.98–5.42), able to read and write (AOR = 4.92, 95% CI: 2.14–11.3), primary school (AOR = 4.90, 95% CI: 2.11–11.4), ANC follow-up (AOR = 6.2, 95% CI: 1.82–21.21), and ANC visit (AOR = 4.07, 95% CI: 2.35–7.06) were significantly associated with knowledge of obstetric danger sign. From 150 (24.6%) participants who faced obstetric danger signs during their last pregnancy, the majority of them, 137 (91.3%), had a good practice which is seeking a health facility for care. …”
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Electroacupuncture Alleviates Neuropathic Pain and Negative Emotion in Mice by Regulating Gut Microbiota by Feng C, Pan H, Zhang Y, Ye Z, Zhou Y, Zou H, Wang K

“…Analysis through 16S rDNA sequencing revealed that the gut microbiota of NP model mice exhibited a marked increase in diversity. However, EA could partially reverse changes in the diversity of gut microbiota. …”
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Changes in Aqueous Humor Cytokine Profile Following Intravitreal Brolucizumab Injection by Ruamviboonsuk V, Kongwattananon W, Chuaypen N

“…This study evaluates cytokine levels in the aqueous humor of patients before and after intravitreal brolucizumab injection.Patients and Methods: Fourteen eyes of fourteen participants with nAMD or polypoidal choroidal vasculopathy (PCV) and who received intravitreal brolucizumab injection were included. …”
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Association between triglyceride-glucose (TyG) related indices and cardiovascular diseases and mortality among individuals with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver dis... by Yanan Qiao, Yue Wang, Cheng Chen, Yueqing Huang, Chunhua Zhao

“…Compared with the lowest quartile of TyG-related indices, participants with MASLD in the high quartile of TyG-related indices had a significantly increased risk of incident overall CVD, CHD, stroke, and mortality. …”
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Le quai no 9 du port romain de Saint-Lupien à Rezé/Ratiatum (Loire-Atlantique) by Jimmy Mouchard, Matthieu Yacger

“…Excavated in parallel with the box no. 9, the most complete of the ensemble, the two distinct sets formed by boxes no. 12 to the west, and nos. 1 and 13 to the east, were only partially observed through the excavation of compact test trenches, but were nonetheless sufficient to highlight specific construction features of these elements. …”
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Effectiveness of Mobile Health–Based Gamification Interventions for Improving Physical Activity in Individuals With Cardiovascular Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of... by Tianzhuo Yu, Monica Parry, Tianyue Yu, Linqi Xu, Yuejin Wu, Ting Zeng, Xin Leng, Qian Tong, Feng Li

“…A meta-analysis of 3 studies found participants taking 696.96 more steps per day than the control group (95% CI 327.80 to 1066.12, 95% PI –121.39 to 1515.31). …”
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Evaluation of Left Atrial Function in Patients with Paroxysmal Atrial Fibrillation Using Left Atrial Automatic Myocardial Functional Imaging Ultrasonography by Hailan Liu, Lili Chen, Yan Song, Yingying Xu, Chunquan Zhang

“…A total of 140 patients participated in the study, including 80 in the NVPAF group and 60 in the normal control group. …”
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Exploring the Effects of Sleep Deprivation on Physical Performance: An EEG Study in the Context of High-Intensity Endurance by Shanguang Zhao, Majed M. Alhumaid, Hai Li, Xin Wei, Steve SHYH-Ching Chen, Hongke Jiang, Yuwu Gong, Yun Gu, Haiquan Qin

“…In this crossover study, twenty firefighters were subjected to both sleep deprivation (SD) and normal sleep conditions, with each participant performing endurance treadmill exercise the following morning after each condition. …”
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