Patient perspectives on stress after ICU and a short primary care based psychological intervention – results from a qualitative sub‑study of the PICTURE trial by Antina Beutel, Linda Sanftenberg, Chris M. Friemel, Robert Philipp Kosilek, Maggie Schauer, Thomas Elbert, Ulf-Dietrich Reips, Tomke Schubert, Sabine Gehrke-Beck, Konrad Schmidt, Jochen Gensichen, for the PICTURE study group

“…The aim of this sub-study is to record the most distressing memories of ICU treatment from the patient’s perspective and their evaluation of a GP-based brief psychological intervention. Methods Participants were recruited from the intervention group of the main PICTURE study using selective sampling. …”
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أنماط الافادة من شبکات التواصل الاجتماعیة و المهنیة لدى عینة من أعضاء هیئة التدریس بالجامعات المصریة... by د. اسماء محمد السید

“…The most positive forms of participation in the study community for the use ofsocial and professional networks varied between the access to news andinformation, learning new things through social networks, free expression ofopinion, enable overcoming the barrier of shyness between students andfaculty, and holding fruitful meetings and meetings With colleagues remotely,in addition to social networks as a means of communication and informationexchange, it is one of the most important educational tools to improve theeducational process.3. …”
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The combination of hot water spray and subzero saline chilling improved chilling efficiency, meat quality, and sensory attributes by K. Kawamura, D. Ma, D.U. Ahn, H.-S. Seo, V. Hogan, L.N. Stephens, J. Moallem, J.W. Jin, I. Kang

“…HWS treatments showed higher lightness values (or partially cooked appearance) than WIC and SSC. Significantly lower redness (a*) values were observed in the SSC68 and SSC71 than in the remaining treatments, except the WIC68. …”
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Relationship between vaginal and gut microbiome and pregnancy outcomes in eastern Ethiopia: a protocol for a longitudinal maternal-infant cohort study (the EthiOMICS study) by Piet Cools, Alemseged Abdissa, Abera Kenay Tura, Nega Assefa, Merga Dheresa, Kedir Teji Roba, Tara Wilfong, Tesfaye Assebe Yadeta, Fitsum Weldegebreal, Desalegn Admassu Ayana, Akewok Sime Negesa, Yohannes Mulugeta Demmu, Tewodros Tesfa, Tegbaru Nibrat Alemu, Tadesse Gure Eticha, Abraham Geremew, Abel Abera Negash

“…Written informed consent regarding the study and sample storage for biobanking will be obtained from all participants. Results will be published in international peer-reviewed journals, and summaries will be provided to the study funders. …”
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Management of sudden sensorineural hearing loss among primary care physicians in Canada: a survey study by Benjamin Ng, Matthew G. Crowson, Vincent Lin

“…Results 52 family physicians submitted responses. 94.2% (n = 49) reported that in their practice, unilateral SSNHL warrants urgent referral to otolaryngology and 84.6% (n = 44) reported that unilateral sudden-onset hearing loss warrants urgent referral for audiological testing. 73.1% of participants (n = 38) reported that they would attempt to differentiate between conductive and sensorineural hearing loss if presented with unilateral, acute or sudden-onset hearing loss. 61.5% (n = 32) would rely on tuning fork tests to inform management decisions, as compared to 94.2% (n = 49) relying on case history and 88.5% (n = 46) on otoscopy. 76.9% (n = 40) would prescribe corticosteroids if presented with confirmed, unilateral SSNHL. …”
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Lifetime risks of kidney donation: a medical decision analysis by Bryce A Kiberd, Karthik K Tennankore

“…Objective This study estimated the potential loss of life and the lifetime cumulative risk of end-stage renal disease (ESRD) from live kidney donation.Design Markov medical decision analysis.Setting USA.Participants 40-year-old live kidney donors of both sexes and black/white race.Intervention Live donor nephrectomy.Main outcome and measures Potential remaining life years lost, quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) lost and added lifetime cumulative risk of ESRD from donation.Results Overall 0.532–0.884 remaining life years were lost from donating a kidney. …”
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Optic nerve head changes in acute central serous chorioretinopathy: Implications for glaucoma risk by Esma Ecem Ersoy, Ebubekir Durmuş

“…Patients had symptoms for less than three months, with no prior treatment or ocular pathology. Participants with refractive errors of ±6D spherical or less and ±3D cylindrical or less were included, while with optic nerve/choroidal conditions, corticosteroid use, systemic diseases like sleep apnea, and media opacities were excluded. …”
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Multi-authority based CP-ABE proxy re-encryption scheme for cloud computing by Shang LIU, Yinzhang GUO

“…Proxy re-encryption allows a proxy to convert a ciphertext related to a certain access policy into another one with a different access policy without uncovering the underlying plaintext, which makes the proxy re-encryption technology to be an important technology for data sharing between users.However, the proxy re-encryption schemes are mostly based on single authority, which have some problems such as single power and performance bottleneck of the authority organization and high computing burden on user’s client.At the same time, most schemes do not have the five basic characteristics of proxy re-encryption: one-way encryption, non-interaction, repeatability, controllability and verifiability.In order to solve these problems, a CP-ABE proxy re-encryption scheme for cloud computing based on multi-authority with repeatability and controllability was proposed.Based on the ciphertext policy attribute encryption scheme, proxy servers of encryption and decryption were introduced to reduce the computing burden on the user’s client, and multi-attribute authorization were set to disperse the authority of the central authority.The proxy re-encryption was improved from multiple aspects.Random factors and ciphertext sub-item set in the re-encryption key can realize one-way encryption and controllability.The re-encryption key was independently generated by the client without the participation of servers, which can support users to share data when the data owner is not online.Encrypting the ciphertext sub-item set in the initial ciphertext many times can achieve repeatability.The verification sub-item set in the initial ciphertext allowed the user to verify whether the outsourcing and re-encryption results were correct.Compared with other schemes, the user’s client computing overhead of the proposed scheme was small, and the user can decrypt the original ciphertext only by performing constant times of exponential operation.Based on q-parallel BDHE assumption, the security analysis showed that the proposed scheme is secure against chosen-ciphertext attack (CCA) under the standard model.…”
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Characterization of the Beekeeping Value Chain: Challenges, Perceptions, Limitations, and Opportunities for Beekeepers in Kayonza District, Rwanda by Borden Mushonga, Landouard Hategekimana, Gervais Habarugira, Erick Kandiwa, Alaster Samkange, Basiamisi Victor Ernest Segwagwe

“…However, the potential for developing beekeeping enterprise (opportunities) is immense given the abundance of wild bee populations, possibility of women participation, abundance of honey collection centres (market), and availability of technical support from Government and development agencies. …”
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miRNAs and Hematological Markers in Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease—A New Diagnostic Path? by Agata Michalak, Małgorzata Guz, Joanna Kozicka, Marek Cybulski, Witold Jeleniewicz, Ilona Telejko, Karolina Szczygieł, Ewa Tywanek, Halina Cichoż-Lach

“…Serological concentrations of miR-126-3p, miR-197-3p, and miR-1-3p were measured in all participants. Direct indices of liver fibrosis [procollagen I carboxyterminal propeptide (PICP), procollagen III aminoterminal propeptide (PIIINP), platelet-derived growth factor AB (PDGF-AB), transforming growth factor-α (TGF-α) and laminin] together with indirect markers (AAR, APRI, FIB-4 and GPR) were also evaluated. …”
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Infection‐Related Hospitalization and Incident Heart Failure: The Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities Study by Rebecca L. Molinsky, Amil Shah, Melana Yuzefpolskaya, Bing Yu, Jeffrey R. Misialek, Bruno Bohn, David Vock, Richard MacLehose, Barry A. Borlaug, Paolo C. Colombo, Chiadi E. Ndumele, Junichi Ishigami, Kunihiro Matsushita, Pamela L. Lutsey, Ryan T. Demmer

“…Hazard ratio (HR) for incident HF events among participants who had an IRH compared with those who did not was 2.35 (95% CI, 2.19–2.52). …”
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Use of 18F-NaF PET in the staging of skeletal metastases of newly diagnosed, high-risk prostate cancer patients: a nationwide cohort study by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Mette Nørgaard, Helle D Zacho, Lars J Petersen, Anna Winther Mogensen, Marie T Pank

“…Objective To determine whether preoperative staging of high-risk prostate cancer with 18F-sodium-fluoride (18F-NaF) positron emission tomography (PET) reduces the risk of skeletal metastases.Design Nationwide, population-based cohort study using real-world data.Setting The study used national health registries, including all sites in Denmark from 2011 to 2018.Participants Newly diagnosed high-risk prostate cancer patients who underwent radical prostatectomy from 2011 to 2018. …”
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Effect of scaling on levels of interleukin 1-beta and clinical periodontal parameters among e-cigarette users and non-smokers: A prospective study by Alaa B. Alkhalifah, Nehad T. Alfuraih, Bobby Joseph, Jagan K. Baskaradoss

“…Results A total of 38 individuals (18 NS and 20 ENDS users) participated in the study. The PD was significantly higher in ENDS users than in NS at baseline. …”
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Associations between degree of food processing and all-cause and cause-specific mortality: a multicentre prospective cohort analysis in 9 European countriesResearch in context by Esther M. González-Gil, Michèle Matta, Fernanda Morales Berstein, Manon Cairat, Geneviève Nicolas, Jessica Blanco, Nathalie Kliemann, Renata Bertazzi Levy, Fernanda Rauber, Inarie Jacobs, Aline Al Nahas, Emine Koc Cakmak, Eszter P. Vamos, Kiara Chang, Sahar G. Yammine, Christopher Millett, Mathilde Touvier, Maria Gabriela Matias Pinho, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, Alicia K. Heath, Christina M. Lill, Valeria Pala, Conchi Moreno-Iribas, Maria Santucci De Magistris, Christina C. Dahm, Niels Bock, Anja Olsen, Anne Tjønneland, Yvonne T. van der Schouw, Pilar Amiano, Franziska Jannasch, Matthias B. Schulze, Francesca Romana Mancini, Chloé Marques, Claire Cadeau, Catalina Bonet, Daniel Redondo-Sánchez, Kristin Benjaminsen Borch, Magritt Brustad, Guri Skeie, Jesús Humberto-Gómez, Alessandra Macciotta, Pietro Ferrari, Laure Dossus, Marc J. Gunter, Inge Huybrechts

“…Findings: Overall, 428,728 (71.7% female) participants were included in the analysis and 40,016 deaths were documented after 15.9 years of follow-up. …”
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Evaluation of the Effects of Degradable Mulching Film on the Growth, Yield and Economic Benefit of Garlic by Jiangping Song, Huixia Jia, Yang Wang, Xiaohui Zhang, Wenlong Yang, Tingting Zhang, Naijian Wang, Jianqiang Yang, Haiping Wang

“…Additionally, the BDM 0.008 mm remained intact throughout the low-temperature overwintering period, began to partially degrade as temperatures rose in March and April, and exhibited considerable fragmentation during the maturity and harvest periods of garlic. …”
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Multicomponent intervention for schoolchildren with asthma: Pilot cluster randomized controlled trial by Marina Reznik, MD, MS, Florinda Islamovic, MD, Jill S. Halterman, MD, MPH, Cheng-Shiun Leu, PhD, Jiaqing Zhang, PhD, Philip O. Ozuah, MD, PhD

“…Results: We included 107 children (53% male participants, 82% Hispanic, mean [standard deviation] age 9.0 [1.0] years, 76% with persistent or uncontrolled asthma). …”
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Biofilm as a supracellular organization of pathogenic bacteria by B.P. Kuzminov, K.D. Mazhak

“…The pro­cessed literature describes a number of hypotheses regarding the participation of "toxin-antitoxin" systems that control the growth and metabolism of bacteria in the stimulation of the formation of persister cells. …”
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Adverse drug reactions, multimorbidity and polypharmacy: a prospective analysis of 1 month of medical admissions by Girvan Burnside, Munir Pirmohamed, Rostam Osanlou, Dyfrig A Hughes, Lauren Walker

“…Objective To ascertain the burden and associated cost of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), polypharmacy and multimorbidity through a prospective analysis of all medical admissions to a large university teaching hospital over a 1-month period.Design Prospective observational study.Setting Liverpool University Hospital Foundation National Health Service (NHS) Trust, England.Participants All medical admissions with greater than 24-hour stay over a 1-month period.Main outcome measures Prevalence of admissions due to an ADR and associated mortality, prevalence and association of multimorbidity and polypharmacy with ADRs, and estimated local financial cost of admissions where an ADR was a contributing or main reason for admission with projected costs for NHS in England.Results There were 218 identified patient admissions with an ADR giving a prevalence of 18.4%. …”
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Nutritional Habits According to Gender, Stage of Exercise Behavior and BMI by Osman İmamoğlu, Tülin Atan

“…Secondly, Exercise Stages of Change Questionnaire (ESCQ) was used to determine which stage of readiness the participants are currently in. The “stage based” handouts define the level of readiness and provide useful information on how to increase the amount of physical activity in life. …”
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Strategies for enhancing home-based cardiac rehabilitation self-management for patients with coronary heart disease: a qualitative study by Zhen Yang, Xutong Zheng, Yu Gao, Chunqi Zhang, Aiping Wang

“…Results A total of 18 eligible clinical nurses participated in this study. The interviews resulted in the extraction of seven subthemes, which were consolidated into three main themes: (1) Personalized and Engaging Educational Approaches, including Precision Education–Tailored, Adaptive Approaches and Visual Aided Education–Beyond Simplification to Deep Engagement; (2) Contextual and Psychologically Grounded Nudging Strategies, comprising Information Framing–Psychological Leveraging for Informed Choices, Social Norms–Leveraging Peer Influence for Motivation, and Verbal Reminders–The Power of Consistency and Reinforcement; (3) Continuous and Personalized Support Systems, involving Regular Follow-Up–Dynamic Support for Ongoing Engagement and Collaborative Management–Building a Team for Long-Term Success. …”
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