Design Considerations of Online Infertility Prevention Training (OIPT): Development and Evaluation by Bahar Baran, Sirin Nur Yaci, Murat Ocal, Digdem Muge Siyez

“…The research process included the participation of the target audience in the design process and there were continuous corrections to the design. …”
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Evaluation of three-dose fosfomycin tromethamine in the treatment of patients with urinary tract infections: an uncontrolled, open-label, multicentre study by Shan Chen, Yong Yang, Bo Yang, Ming Chen, Kai Zhang, Yi Wang, Lu-Dong Qiao, Bo Zheng, Hong-Feng Guo, Yuan-Jie Niu, Ben-Kang Shi, Wei-Min Yang, Xiao-Kun Zhao, Xiao-Feng Gao

“…Objective To evaluate the clinical and microbiological efficacy and safety of three doses of 3 g fosfomycin tromethamine administered orally to treat lower urinary tract infections.Design and participants This prospective, uncontrolled, open-label study was conducted in 12 medical centres in China, between January and December 2011. …”
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Circulating Inflammatory Markers Are Inversely Associated with Heart Rate Variability Measures in Type 1 Diabetes by Anne-Marie L. Wegeberg, Tina Okdahl, Tina Fløyel, Christina Brock, Niels Ejskjaer, Sam Riahi, Flemming Pociot, Joachim Størling, Birgitte Brock

“…Associations between concentrations of inflammatory biomarkers and continuous variables of heart rate variability and cardiac vagal tone were estimated using multivariable linear regression adjusting for age, sex, disease duration, and smoking. Results. Participants with the presence of cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy had higher systemic levels of IL-1α, IL-4, CCL2, and E-selectin than those without cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy. …”
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Significados y respuestas de las madres al abuso sexual de sus hijas(os) by Margarita Inés Quiroz Arango, Fernando Peñaranda Correa

“…La reconfiguración de su rol como madres se convierte en un punto de partida clave para la superación del estado de impotencia en el cual quedan sumidas, posterior al abuso sexual de sus hijas(os).…”
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Assessment of knowledge, attitude and practice (KAP) on oral health among secondary-level students: a cross-sectional study in Kathmandu, Nepal by Nishika Aryal, Anuja Rajbhandari

“…Binary logistic regression was employed to analyse the relationship between dependent and independent variables.Results The study involved participants with an average age of 14.24 years, comprising 56.7% males and 43.3% females. …”
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Communication interventions in adult and pediatric oncology: A scoping review and analysis of behavioral targets. by Bryan A Sisk, Ginny L Schulz, Jennifer W Mack, Lauren Yaeger, James DuBois

“…Two authors extracted the following information: population, number of participants, country, number of sites, intervention target, type and context, study design. …”
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Co-creating and hosting PxP: a conference about patient engagement in research for and by patient partners by Dawn P. Richards, Hetty Mulhall, Joletta Belton, Savia de Souza, Trudy Flynn, Alex Haagaard, Linda Hunter, Amy Price, Sara Riggare, Janice Tufte, Rosie Twomey, Karim M. Khan

“…Abstract Research projects, initiatives and conferences that include patients as partners rather than as participants are becoming more common. Including patients as partners (what we will call ‘patient partners’) is an approach called patient engagement or involvement in research, and we will call it patient engagement throughout this paper. …”
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Cohort profile: Health in Central Denmark (HICD) cohort - a register-based questionnaire survey on diabetes and related complications in the Central Denmark Region by Annelli Sandbæk, Else-Marie Dalsgaard, Kasper Norman, Lasse Bjerg, Anders Aasted Isaksen

“…The aim is to establish an extensive resource for (1) gaining knowledge on patient-related topics and experiences that are not measured objectively at clinical health examinations and (2) long-term follow-up studies of inequality in diabetes and diabetes-related complications.Participants A total of 1.3 million inhabitants reside in the Central Denmark Region. …”
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A Possible Involvement of Ion Transporter in Tumor Necrosis Factor α and Cycloheximide-Induced Apoptosis of Endothelial Cells by Hiroshi Fujita, Ikuo Morita, Sei-itsu Murota

“…Concomitant treatment of endothelial cells with 1 m mol/l of 4,4-diisothiocyanatostilbene-2,2-disulfonic acid, which is a chloride bicarbonate exchanger blocker, partially inhibited the TNFα and cycloheximide-induced endothelial cell apoptosis. …”
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The effect of social support on academic performance among adolescents: The chain mediating roles of self-efficacy and learning engagement. by Xiangping Zhang, Wensheng Qian

“…<h4>Method</h4>Data was collected from 265 individuals (mean age = 13.47 years, SD = 0.5) in four middle schools in Shandong Province, China in June 2023, using the simple random sample technique. Participants completed the questionnaires independently, and the data was analyzed using the structural equation model (SEM) in AMOS 24.0 and SPSS 24.0.…”
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Chinese patent medicine tongxinluo capsule as a supplement to treat chronic coronary syndromes: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Shi-Bing Liang, Shi-Bing Liang, Shi-Bing Liang, Yi-Fei Wang, Yi-Fei Wang, Yi-Fei Wang, Zhen-Chao Niu, Zhen-Chao Niu, Yu-Fei Li, Hui-Min Zheng, Hui-Min Zheng, Jia-Ming Huan, Jie Yuan, Nicola Robinson, Nicola Robinson, Jian-Ping Liu, Yun-Lun Li, Yun-Lun Li, Yun-Lun Li

“…Data analyses were conducted using RevMan 5.4 software.ResultsTwenty studies involving 2091 participants were identified. Evidence supports the use of TXL plus WM for reducing angina frequency [SMD −2.50, 95% CI (−3.53, −1.48)], improving seattle angina questionnaire scores (P &lt; 0.05), decreasing nitroglycerin dose [SMD −1.63, 95% CI (−2.26, −1.00)], and shortening angina duration [MD −1.50 min/once, 95% CI (−1.98, −1.02)]. …”
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Trend in CT utilisation and its impact on length of stay, readmission and hospital mortality in Western Australia tertiary hospitals: an analysis of linked administrative data 2003... by Rachael Moorin, Max K Bulsara, Jenny Doust, David Youens, Donald Mcrobbie, John Slavotinek, Thi Ninh Ha, Cameron Wright, Sviatlana Kamarova

“…This study examined trends of CT during admission to tertiary hospitals and its associations with length of stay (LOS), readmission and mortality.Design Retrospective observational study from 2003 to 2015.Setting West Australian linked administrative records at individual level.Participants 2 375 787 episodes of tertiary hospital admission in adults aged 18+ years.Main outcome measures LOS, 30-day readmissions and mortality stratified by CT use status (any, multiple (CTs to multiple areas during episode), and repeat (repeated CT to the same area)).Methods Multivariable regression models were used to calculate adjusted rate of CT use status. …”
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A Bancada Evangélica eleita para a Câmara dos Deputados em 2022: uma análise sobre trajetórias sociais e carreira política by Icaro Gabriel da Fonseca Engler, Lara Portugal, Laura Barcelos Araujo

“…Por fim, as carreiras políticas não destoam da média dos demais Deputados Federais, sendo que a bancada não tem um posicionamento político homogêneo, sendo mais significativo o peso do partido, que a vertente religiosa, para determinar o apoio ou a oposição às pautas do governo. …”
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The Reliability of the GNRB® Knee Arthrometer in Measuring ACL Stiffness and Laxity: Implications for Clinical Use and Clinical Trial Design by Kayla Smith, Nicole Miller, Steve Laslovich

“… # Study Design Cross-sectional test-retest study # Method Twelve healthy student participants (age 24-30 years; 6 females and 6 males) completed testing on two different testing dates. …”
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Melatonin alleviates high temperature exposure induced fetal growth restriction via the gut-placenta-fetus axis in pregnant mice by Jia-Jin Wu, Xiaoyu Zheng, Caichi Wu, Wen Ma, Yibo Wang, Jun Wang, Yulong Wei, Xiangfang Zeng, Shihai Zhang, Wutai Guan, Fang Chen

“…Further pseudo-sterile and fecal microbiota transplantation trials confirmed that the protective effect of melatonin on fetal intrauterine growth under HS was partially dependent on gut microbiota. In LPS-challenged pregnant mice, melatonin administration mitigated placental barrier injury and abnormal angiogenesis via the inactivation of the TLR4/MAPK/VEGF signaling pathway, ultimately leading to enhanced nutrient transportation in the placenta and thereby improving the fetal weight. …”
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Prevalence of suicidal ideation, attempts and associated risk factors in oral cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ganesh Bushi, Mahalaqua Nazli Khatib, Mahendra Pratap Singh, Manisa Pattanayak, Teena Vishwakarma, Suhas Ballal, Pooja Bansal, Abhay M Gaidhane, Balvir S. Tomar, Ayash Ashraf, M Ravi Kumar, Ashish Singh Chauhan, Sanjit Sah, Edward Mawejje, Muhammed Shabil

“…Pooled prevalence rates were calculated using a random-effects model, heterogeneity was assessed with I² statistics, sensitivity analysis was performed using a leave-one-out approach, and publication bias was evaluated using Doi plots and LFK index values. Results From 5,145 articles, 13 studies from Taiwan, South Korea, Canada, Germany, and the United States, involving 899,765 participants, were included. …”
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A novel ViT-BILSTM model for physical activity intensity classification in adults using gravity-based acceleration by Lin Wang, Zizhang Luo, Tianle Zhang

“…Method This research used the Capture-24 dataset, consisting of raw accelerometer data from 151 participants aged 18 to 91. Gravity-based acceleration was utilised to generate images encoding various PAIs. …”
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BMI gain and dietary characteristics are risk factors of MASLD in non-obese individuals by Hirokazu Taniguchi, Miho Ueda, Yukiko Kobayashi, Takatomo Shima

“…A total of 4,100 non-obese middle-aged and older participants (1,636 men and 2,464 women) were followed up for an average of 6.44 ± 4.16 years. …”
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Shepherding parents to prepare for end-of-life decision-making: a critical phenomenological study of the communication approach of paediatricians caring for children with life-limi... by Katrina Williams, Lynn Gillam, Jenny Hynson, Sidharth Vemuri, Jenny O'Neill

“…This study aims to explore how paediatricians prepare parents for end-of-life decision-making for a child with a life-limiting condition using clinical simulation.Design Individual, semistructured, post-simulation qualitative interviews of paediatricians and parent-actors.Setting Acute intensive and long-term outpatient paediatric care in Victoria, Australia.Participants 18 purposively sampled paediatricians who treat children with life-limiting conditions and the two parent-actors involved in all simulations. …”
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Assessment of Malaysia-wide PM2.5 Forecasts from a Global Model by Zhixian Tan, Mohd Talib Latif, Matthew J. Ashfold

“…Abstract Airborne particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter of less than 2.5 µm (PM2.5) is a major air pollutant worldwide. …”
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