Feasibility of a pharmacist-led physical health monitoring for patients on antipsychotic medications: protocol for a longitudinal study by Fiona Kelly, Tien Ngoc Thi Bui, Elizabeth Hotham, Vijayaprakash Suppiah

“…Findings will be made publicly available in peer-reviewed articles, conference presentations to health professionals, as well as other stakeholders. …”
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Smokeless, not harmless: Understanding Naswar's cardiovascular risks in the northwestern Pakistan by Ihsanur Rahman, Fayaz Ahmad, Naveed Sadiq

“…Prior ethical approval from the authors' institute, and informed consent from participants were obtained prior to conduction of study. …”
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The Effectiveness of Motivational Psychotherapy on Social-Emotional Competencies of Students with Type 1 Diabetes by Hossein Sahebdel, Hossein Kareshki, Hossein Mehrabi

“…The experimental group participated in eight 90-minute sessions of motivational psychotherapy, held twice a week, while the control group received no intervention. …”
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The influence of pain exacerbation on rear foot eversion and plantar pressure symmetry in women with patellofemoral pain: a cross sectional study by Ali Yalfani, Fatemeh Ahadi, Mohamadreza Ahmadi

“…Method Sixty women with PFP participated in this study. Pain intensity, rear foot eversion, and plantar pressure were evaluated in the two conditions with and without pain exacerbation during double-leg squats. …”
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Overexpression of Tear Inflammatory Cytokines as Additional Finding in Keratoconus Patients and Their First Degree Family Members by Ioana Catalina Ionescu, Catalina Gabriela Corbu, Cristiana Tanase, Gabriela Ionita, Cristina Nicula, Valeria Coviltir, Vasile Potop, Mihaela Constantin, Elena Codrici, Simona Mihai, Ionela Daniela Popescu, Ana-Maria Enciu, Dana Dascalescu, Miruna Burcel, Radu Ciuluvica, Liliana-Mary Voinea

“…We analyzed forty-eight participants in an observational cross-sectional study. …”
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miR‐130a‐3p regulated TGF‐β1‐induced epithelial‐mesenchymal transition depends on SMAD4 in EC‐1 cells by Xiaokang Tian, Qian Fei, Mingyu Du, Hongming Zhu, Jinjun Ye, Luxi Qian, Zhiwei Lu, Wenjun Zhang, Yan Wang, Fanyu Peng, Jie Chen, Baoling Liu, Qian Li, Xia He, Li Yin

“…Here we found that knocked down SMAD4 could partially reverse TGF‐β‐induced migration, invasion, and EMT progression in the ESCC cell line EC‐1. miR‐130a‐3p, which directly targets SMAD4, is down‐regulated in ESCC. miR‐130a‐3p inhibits the migration and invasion of EC‐1 cells both in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Reliability of Chest Wall Mobility and Its Correlation with Lung Functions in Healthy Nonsmokers, Healthy Smokers, and Patients with COPD by Ravi S. Reddy, Khalid A. Alahmari, Paul S. Silvian, Irshad A. Ahmad, Venkata Nagaraj Kakarparthi, Kanagaraj Rengaramanujam

“…Seventy subjects (25 healthy nonsmokers, 25 healthy smokers, and 20 COPD) aged between 18 and 70 years participated in the study. Upper and lower chest expansion (CE) measurements (2 levels) are performed with cloth inch tape. …”
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Managerial thinking in neonatal care: a qualitative study of place of care decision-making for preterm babies born at 27–31 weeks gestation in England by Neena Modi, Elizabeth S Draper, Miaoqing Yang, Sarah E Seaton, Kelvin Dawson, Vasiliki Bountziouka, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Thillagavathie Pillay, Natalie Armstrong, Alexis Paton, Elaine Boyle, Victor L Banda, Caroline Cupit, Bradley Manktelow, Abdul Qader T Ismail

“…Two were neonatal intensive care units and four were local neonatal units.Participants Clinical staff (n=15) working in neonatal units, and people present in neonatal units during periods of observation.Results In the context of real-world neonatal practice, with multiple (and rapidly-evolving) uncertainties relating to mothers, babies and unit/network capacity, ‘best place of care’ protocols were only one element of much more complex decision-making processes. …”
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METTL14-mediated m6A modification of DDIT4 promotes its mRNA stability in aging-related idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Dan Li, Li Qian, Yufeng Du, Lifang Liu, Ziyue Sun, Yongkang Han, Xiangrui Guo, Chao Shen, Zheng Zhang, Xuejun Liu

“…At the cellular level, it was further confirmed that METTL14 and DDIT4 might participate in the senescence of alveolar epithelial cells. …”
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Greenhouse gas emissions (GHGE), water footprint and nitrogen loss associated with food consumption among adults: findings from the updated LEBANese natiONal food consumption surve... by Maha Hoteit, Maroun Khattar, Esraa Antar, Dana Malli, The Adults-Lebanon-FCS Group

“…The sample was representative, and participants were distributed across the eight Lebanese governorates. …”
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A service ecosystems perspective to explore social prescribing value co-creation for vulnerable young people in NEET situation by Isabel Farina, Daniela Sangiorgi, Cristina Masella, Ilaria Simonelli, Regina Alves, Maria J. Marques, Sonia Dias, Carina Dantas, Sabrina Herzog, Sara Paternoster, Emanuele Torri, Marcello Bertotti

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 27 participants, including six members of the C.O.P.E. coordination team, six Link Workers, and 15 young people aged 15–34 years. …”
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THE USE OF ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE ON COLPOSCOPY IMAGES AND SEGMENTAL VOLUMES, CONSTRUCTED FROM MRI AND CT IMAGES, IN THE DIAGNOSIS AND STAGING OF PRECANCERS, CERVICAL CANCERS AND... by Hlescu Cristian Stefan, Tudor Florin Ursuleanu, Roxana Grigorovici, Andreea Roxana Luca, Ramona Elena Teiu, Maria Paula Comanescu, Alina Ionela Calin, Alexandru Grigorovici

“…Patients will be informed and recruited either via random presentation at the specialized medical centers participating in the trial or through a dedicated web platform. …”
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Youth Baseball Caregiver Understanding of Safe Pitching Guidelines and Player Injury by Christian Reintgen, Giorgio Zeppieri Jr, Michelle Bruner, MaryBeth Horodyski, Andrew Waligora, M Seth Smith, Kevin W Farmer

“…# Background As more athletes participate in youth baseball, there has been an associated increase in upper extremity injuries. …”
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Sleep deprivation and corneal chronobiology: reevaluating overnight corneal changes by Zsuzsa Zakarné Aszalós, Bence Lajos Kolozsvári, Vivien Lénárt, Dorottya Pásztor, Ziad Hassan, Éva Surányi, Reda Chaker, Mariann Fodor

“…Sixty-four healthy individuals (age range: 21–76 years) actively participated in this study, undergoing examinations at least five times within a 24-hour timeframe. …”
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Analysis of Basketball Trainers Views about Coronavirus-19 Phobia by Dr. Yahya Gökhan Yalçın, Havva Demırel, Mehmet Altın

“…Quantitative research models were used in the study, which aimed to to assess the phobia related to the coronavirus-19 of basketball coaches working in Turkey Basketball Federation (TBF) and registered to Turkey's Basketball Coaches Association (TÜBAD). 21 women, and 216 men, 237 active basketball coaches in total, who are TÜBAD members at various levels by the Turkish Leagues, participated to the study. While the personal information form developed by the researchers was used to obtain demographic information in the study. …”
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Parental preference for influenza vaccine for children in China: a discrete choice experiment by Gang Chen, Ping Liu, Xiaochen Ma, Hai Fang, Zhiyuan Hou, Hongguo Rong, Xiaozhen Lai, Shunping Li, Tiantian Gong

“…According to geographical location and the level of economic development, 10 provinces in China were selected, and the survey was conducted at community healthcare centres or stations.Participants Parents with at least one child aged between 6 months and 5 years old were recruited and the survey was conducted via a face-to-face interview in 2019. …”
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Competency and Educational Needs: Results of an AI Survey of Members of the European Society of Pediatric Endoscopic Surgeons (ESPES) by Holger Till, Hesham Elsayed, Maria Escolino, Ciro Esposito, Sameh Shehata, Georg Singer

“…Responses were collected over four weeks with voluntary, anonymous participation. Quantitative data were analyzed using descriptive statistics. …”
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Effect of integrated case-based and problem-based learning on clinical thinking skills of assistant general practitioner trainees: a randomized controlled trial by Dingyuan Jiang, Danpei Huang, Hua Wan, Wuliang Fu, Weidong Shi, Jin Li, Huan Zou, Niannan Hou, Qing Li, Nani Li

“…To evaluate clinical thinking skills, the participants were assessed using the Clinical Thinking Skills Evaluation Scale (CTSES) and an assistant general practitioner’s professional knowledge test. …”
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Acute high-intensity interval exercise is superior to moderate-intensity continuous exercise in enhancing endothelial function and its associated biomarkers in sedentary young indi... by Ziqing Liu, Jinglin Huang, Min Hu, Xuyan Cui, Lu Leng, Kangle Wang, Jiarui Wu, Shan He, Weiji Deng, Peilun Li, Yilin Chen, Dongdong Gao, Haijie Yu, Junhao Huang

“…Methods: Fifteen subjects (10M / 5F; 22 ± 2 years; BMI: 23.07 ± 4.12 kg/m2) participated in a crossover trial including three experimental conditions: HIIE, MICE, and a control session of rest (CON) in random order separated by a 7-day washout period. …”
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Effect of walking meditation on perceived stress and mental well-being in oncology health-care professionals: A randomized controlled trial by Anjali Mangesh Joshi, Suchitra Ajay Mehta, Santoshi Raju Wadhwani

“…The control group did not receive any intervention. Results: n = 53 participants (n = 25 in the intervention and n = 28 in the control group) were included in the analysis. …”
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