Strengthening community actions to improve diabetes mellitus care optimising public health facilitators by Okuhle Nxedlana, Mbuyiselo Douglas, Emmanuel Manu

“…Methods An exploratory qualitative study was conducted using face-to-face interviews among 20 conveniently sampled participants. The Ottawa Charter was adopted to guide health promotion and strengthening actions for people with diabetes mellitus. …”
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Prevalence of Diabetic Foot Ulcer and Associated Factors among Adult Diabetic Patients Who Attend the Diabetic Follow-Up Clinic at the University of Gondar Referral Hospital, North... by Tesfamichael G. Mariam, Abebaw Alemayehu, Eleni Tesfaye, Worku Mequannt, Kiber Temesgen, Fisseha Yetwale, Miteku Andualem Limenih

“…Systematic random sampling was used to select 279 study participants. Bivariate and multivariable logistic regression model was fitted to identify factors associated with diabetic foot ulcer. …”
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Age distribution and types of breast lesions among Afghan women diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology (FNAC) at a tertiary care centre in Afghanistan: a descriptive cross-se... by Ramin Saadaat, Jamshid Abdul-Ghafar, Ahmed Maseh Haidary, Soma Rahmani, Nooria Atta

“…This is the first study in Afghanistan aimed to describe the age distribution and types of breast diseases among patients diagnosed by fine needle aspiration cytology.Design Descriptive cross-sectional study.Setting French Medical Institute for Mothers and Children, Kabul, Afghanistan.Participants The study included 650 patients with breast lesions between 1 April 2015 and 1 April 2019.Results The mean age of diagnosis was 35.38 (SD ±13.11) years, ranging from 15 to 75 years. …”
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Health and social care use, costs, and satisfaction among key workers accessing Resilience Hub support during the COVID-19 pandemic by Aleix Rowlandson, Filippo Varese, Linda M. Davies, Paul French, Kate Allsopp, Lesley-Anne Carter, Daniel Hind, Katherine McGuirk, Alan Barrett, Gita Bhutani, Fay Huntley, Joanne Jordan, May Sarsam, Hein Ten Cate, Holly Walker, Ruth Watson, Jack Wilkinson, Jenni Willbourn, Gemma E. Shields

“…Satisfaction was high, with median helpfulness rated 92 (out of 100), and many stating that Hubs either fully (148/299, 49.5%) or partially (54/299, 18.1%) met their needs. Mental health support accounted for most service use, with higher total service use and costs when including Hub services (£514 versus £213). …”
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A genomic strategy for precision medicine in rare diseases: integrating customized algorithms into clinical practice by Cristina Méndez-Vidal, Nereida Bravo-Gil, Javier Pérez-Florido, Irene Marcos-Luque, Raquel M. Fernández, José Luis Fernández-Rueda, María González-del Pozo, Marta Martín-Sánchez, Elena Fernández-Suárez, Marcela Mena, Rosario Carmona, Joaquín Dopazo, Salud Borrego, Guillermo Antiñolo

“…Also, 131 autosomal-recessive cases could be partially genetically diagnosed. These results led to over 5000 additional studies including carrier, prenatal and preimplantational tests or pharmacological and gene therapy treatments. …”
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Effect of ecological restoration on physicochemical properties, bacterial and fungal communities of red sand soil in Longquan Mountain forest park by Yan Wang, Yu-Long Zhang, Rui Zhang, Cai-Xia Li, Xian-Jun Lai, Xin-Rong Ma

“…In addition, fungi may participate in ecological restoration activities by assisting bacteria, particularly Sordariales, which were once decomposers of decaying matter. …”
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Targeting Endothelial Adhesion Molecule Transcription for Treatment of Inflammatory Disease: A Proof-of-Concept Study by Liam M. Ashander, Binoy Appukuttan, Yuefang Ma, Dione Gardner-Stephen, Justine R. Smith

“…However, these molecules also participate in leukocyte migration for immune surveillance, and inhibiting the physiological level of an adhesion molecule might promote infection or malignancy. …”
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SH2D5 promotes lung adenocarcinoma cell metastasis and triggers EMT via activating AKT signaling pathway. by Licheng Du, Wenjia Ren, Linjun Liu, Haojia Zhu, Ke Xu, Yubai Zhou

“…Additionally, we found that regulating the expression of SH2D5 influenced the phosphorylation levels of AKT, and the rescue experiments with AKT pathway activators/inhibitors partially reversed the tumor progression and EMT processes induced by SH2D5. …”
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Service Quality in Iranian Hospitals From Patients' Perspectives Based on the SERVQUAL Model: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Tara Alizadeh, Marzieh Jahani Sayad Noveiry, Samad Karkhah, Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leyli, Kobra Salami Kohan, Pooyan Ghorbani Vajargah

“…Results In the context of 25 cross‐sectional studies encompassing a collective participant pool of 8021 hospitalized patients in Iranian medical facilities, an assessment of patients' perspectives on the quality of hospital services revealed a mean perception score of 3.54 (SE = 0.08). …”
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Relationships between Loneliness and Occupational Dysfunction in Community-Dwelling Older Adults: A Cross-Sectional Study by Daiki Nakashima, Keisuke Fujii, Yuta Kubo, Kyosuke Yorozuya

“…Therapists could help older adults cope with loneliness by supporting their social participation and improving their occupational dysfunction.…”
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Risk Factors for Excessive Gestational Weight Gain in a Healthy, Nulliparous Cohort by Antonia Restall, Rennae S. Taylor, John M. D. Thompson, Deralie Flower, Gustaaf A. Dekker, Louise C. Kenny, Lucilla Poston, Lesley M. E. McCowan

“…Our aim was to identify early pregnancy factors associated with excessive GWG, in a contemporary nulliparous cohort. Methods. Participants in the SCOPE study were classified into GWG categories (“not excessive” versus “excessive”) based on pregravid body mass index (BMI) using 2009 Institute of Medicine (IOM) guidelines. …”
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Pesticides Use Practice by Market Gardeners in Lome (Togo) by Aboudoulatif Diallo, Komi Zotchi, Povi Lawson-evi, Batomayena Bakoma, Essotolom Badjabaissi, Eklu-Gadegkeku Kwashie

“…Forty-eight (48) growers participated in the study. Men accounted for 70.8% of the study population against 29.2% of women. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of the <i>ALDH</i> Gene Family in <i>Sinonovacula constricta</i> Bivalve in Response to Acute Hypersaline Stress by Jianing Yu, Biao Wu, Yinghui Dong, Zhihua Lin, Hanhan Yao

“…Aldehyde dehydrogenases (ALDHs), which belong to the NAD(P)⁺-dependent superfamily, play a crucial role in stress resilience by participating in catabolic and anabolic pathways, such as carnitine synthesis, glycolysis, and amino acid metabolism. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF THE ROLE OF PRIVATE PROPERTY DEVELOPERS IN THE PROVISION OF INFRASTRUCTURES IN KARU, KEFFI AND NASARAWA IN NASARAWA STATE, NIGERIA by A.J Yacim, A.V Bello

“…This current empirical study assesses the participation of private property developers in the provision of alternative infrastructures to their properties and residential environment in Karu, Keffi and Nasarawa council headquarters of Nasarawa State. …”
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The Antibiotic Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Patients Purchasing Antibiotics without Prescription: Results of National Survey by Svetlana Rachina, Polina Zakharenkova, Roman Kozlov, Ivan Palagin, Daria Mamchich, Daria Strelkova

“…Interviews were used to assess participants’ practices to treat symptoms of a confirmed/suspected infectious disease and their behaviors, knowledge, and attitudes toward the use of antimicrobials. …”
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Triglyceride-glucose index and mortality risks in Helicobacter pylori-infected patients: a national cohort study by Yue Cao, Lingxiao Li, Feipeng Qiu, Weixing Wen, Hao Zhang, Yangxin Chen, Xiaoyan Cai, Yuli Huang

“…Results Among 627 participants with a median follow-up of 20.8 years, 108 all-cause and 28 cardiovascular deaths occurred. …”
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Effect of inulin in pineapple jam: physicochemical and sensory analysis among school children by Kétlin Ariane Santos, Priscila Naiverth Faix, Elisvânia Freitas dos Santos, Maria Raquel Manhani, Érica Caroline da Silva, Daiana Novello

“…Sixty non trained tasters, both genders, aged from 7 to 10 years were invited to participate in sensory evaluation. The attributes of appearance, aroma, taste, texture and color were evaluated, and also the overall acceptance and purchase intent. …”
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Cross-Linguistic Influences of Learning German in Finnish and German Upper Secondary Schools by Esa M. Penttinen, Heiner Böttger

“…The Finnish students (n=100) participating in our survey spoke Finnish as their mother tongue and studied German as a foreign language. …”
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Lower Hemoglobin Concentration Is Associated with Retinal Ischemia and the Severity of Diabetic Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetes by Alicia Traveset, Esther Rubinat, Emilio Ortega, Nuria Alcubierre, Beatriz Vazquez, Marta Hernández, Carmen Jurjo, Ramon Espinet, Juan Antonio Ezpeleta, Didac Mauricio

“…Cross-sectional, case-control study (N=312) with T2DM: 153 individuals with DR and 159 individuals with no DR. Participants were classified according to the severity of DR and the presence of retinal ischemia or macular oedema. …”
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Short-Term Health Impact Assessment of Urban PM10 in Bejaia City (Algeria) by Fatima Benaissa, Cara Nichole Maesano, Rezak Alkama, Isabella Annesi-Maesano

“…We used Health Impact Assessment (HIA) to analyze the impact on a given population’s health outcomes in terms of all-causes mortality and respiratory and cardiovascular hospitalizations attributable to short-term exposure to particulate matter less than 10 μm diameter (PM10) in Bejaia city, for which health effects of air pollution have never been investigated. …”
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