Exploring self-experience practices in dementia care: A scoping review. by Janina Wittmann, Anja Bieber, Joanne Carroll, Kealan Forristal, Louise Hopper, Niels Janssen, Gabriele Meyer, Marianna Riello, Marjolein de Vugt, Dorothee Bauernschmidt

“…While self-experience interventions engage participants, the impact on individuals with dementia and organisational levels remain largely unreported. …”
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Functional Outcome of Arthroscopic Management of Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury using Four-strand Hamstring Tendon Graft: A Prospective Cohort Study by R Kavin Kumar, M Mohan, C Rishab, L Sabari Vaasan

“…., 18 (54.55%), were between 21 and 30 years of age. Most of the participants were male, 29 (87.88%). The involvement of the right knee was slightly higher, with 17 (51.52%) compared to the left knee, which had 16 (48.48%). …”
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The Influence of Occupational Therapy on College Students’ Home Physical Exercise Behavior and Mental Health Status under the Artificial Intelligence Technology by Chao SONG, G. E. Sha, Wanxiang Yao, Linhai YANG

“…The conclusion shows that the more active the students participate in family physical exercise, the healthier their mental state is. …”
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Calendario polínico de especies potencialmente alergónenas y su relación con parámetros meteorológicos en Villa Ventana, Provincia de Buenos Aires. by Graciela Benedetti, Bárbara Sastre, Alicia Campo

“…El objetivo del presente estudio es conocer cuáles son las especies arbóreas de Villa Ventana, partido de Tornquist, provincia de Buenos Aires que tienen más propensión a ser especies no recomendadas para plantación debido a que son del tipo alergógenas y realizar un calendario polínico. …”
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Prevalence of Diabetes and Cardiovascular Comorbidity in the Canadian Community Health Survey 20022003 by Frank Mo, Lisa M. Pogany, Felix C.K. Li, Howard Morrison

“…Data included 127,610 individuals who participated in the 2.1 cycles of the Canadian Community Health Survey (CCHS) in 2002—2003. …”
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miR-199a-5p Exacerbated Intestinal Barrier Dysfunction through Inhibiting Surfactant Protein D and Activating NF-κB Pathway in Sepsis by Xianjin Du, Dan Tian, Jie Wei, Chen Yan, Peng Hu, Xu Wu, Wenbin Yang, Zhanyong Zhu

“…Multiple investigations indicate that miR-199a-5p participates in different human diseases. Nevertheless, little is known on the roles of miR-199a-5p in sepsis. …”
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Experience of Contraceptive Denial, Perceived Ease of Future Access to Contraception, and Adverse Mental Health Outcomes in Polish Women by Jade M, Mijas ME, Jasienska G, Galbarczyk A

“…The aim of this research was to explore associations between prescription contraceptive denial and perceived ease of future access to contraception, and self-assessed mental health.Patients and Methods: Polish women (N=424) completed an anonymous online survey with demographic questions; perceived stress (PSS-10), state anxiety (STAI-X1), and depression (CESD-R) assessments, and contraceptive access questions.Results: Eighty-eight participants (21%) had experienced at least one episode of prescription contraceptive denial from a doctor or pharmacist. …”
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The relationship between dietary branched-chain and aromatic amino acids with the regulation of leptin and FTO genes in adipose tissue of patients undergoing abdominal surgery by Farshad Teymoori, Hossein Farhadnejad, Mostafa Norouzzadeh, Mitra Kazemi Jahromi, Niloufar Saber, Ebrahim Mokhtari, Golaleh Asghari, Emad Yuzbashian, Parvin Mirmiran, Alireza Khalaj, Maryam Zarkesh, Mehdi Hedayati, Mohammadreza Vafa

“…The mean age of the participants was 39.8 ± 12.7 years, and the mean intake of BCAAs and AAAs was 17.7 ± 0.9 and 9.3 ± 0.3% of protein per day, respectively. …”
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Determinants of Active Tuberculosis Occurrences after ART Initiation among Adult HIV-Positive Clients in West Showa Zone Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study by Gerbaba Guta Nugus, Mergitu Eliyas Irena

“…Multicentred unmatched case-control study was conducted on selected public hospitals in West Showa Zone from February to June, 2019. A total of 406 participants (203 cases and 203 controls) were included in the study. …”
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Revalidation and adaptation of the Menstrual Practice Needs Scale (MPNS) in a cross-sectional survey to measure the menstrual experiences of adult women working in Mukono District,... by Julie Hennegan, Kellogg J Schwab, Natalie G Exum, Simon P S Kibira, Fredrick E Makumbi, Justine N Bukenya, Petranilla Nakamya

“…This study appraises its performance among adult women.Design Cross-sectional survey.Setting and participants Seven cognitive interviews provided insights into the interpretability of scale items. …”
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Comprehensive Cervical Cancer Prevention in Tanzania (CONCEPT) study: Cohort profile by Ditte Søndergaard Linde, Vibeke Rasch, Julius D Mwaiselage, Rachel Manongi, Patricia Swai, Chunsen Wu, Bariki Mchome, Johnson Katanga, Crispin Kahesa, Susanne Kjaer

“…The main objective of this article is to describe how the CONCEPT cohort was established.Participants Women aged 25–60 years were enrolled from cervical cancer screening clinics in Dar-es-Salaam and Moshi, Tanzania. …”
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The role of C-reactive protein in predicting all-cause mortality among Chinese arthritis patients: implications for public health education and promotion by Shuchao Ye, Damei Ye, Changyi Lin, Dongming Lu, Xuelan You, Chaoyan Xu, Yongyang Wu

“…Kaplan–Meier survival curves and Cox proportional hazards regression models were employed to assess the relationship between CRP levels and mortality risk, emphasizing the potential for targeted health education and promotion interventions.ResultsA total of 3,413 participants were analyzed, with 87 deaths recorded during the 10-year follow-up period. …”
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Association between estimated glucose disposal rate and cardiovascular diseases in patients with diabetes or prediabetes: a cross-sectional study by Jinhao Liao, Linjie Wang, Lian Duan, Fengying Gong, Huijuan Zhu, Hui Pan, Hongbo Yang

“…Subgroup analyses were conducted to investigate the association among different subgroups. Results Participants in the higher quartile showed a decreased prevalence of CVD. …”
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Incidence of Hyperlipidemia among Adults Initiating Antiretroviral Therapy in the HIV Outpatient Study (HOPS), USA, 2007–2021 by Jun Li, Selom Agbobli-Nuwoaty, Frank J. Palella, Richard M. Novak, Ellen Tedaldi, Cynthia Mayer, Jonathan D. Mahnken, Qingjiang Hou, Kimberly Carlson, Angela M. Thompson-Paul, Marcus D. Durham, Kate Buchacz

“…We analyzed medical record data from the HIV Outpatient Study’s participants in care from 2007 to 2021. Hyperlipidemia was defined based on clinical diagnoses, treatments, and laboratory results. …”
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MOMENT registry: Patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer harboring MET exon 14 skipping treated with systemic therapy by Michael Thomas, Petros Christopoulos, Wade T Iams, Julien Mazieres, Alexis B Cortot, Nir Peled, Gabriele Minuti, Egbert F Smit, Francois Audhuy, Karin Berghoff, S Peter Eggleton, Frank Fries, Maike Hildenbrand, Peter Liu, Seyed Hamidreza Mahmoudpour, Christoph Menzel, Dina Oksen

“…Patients with previous participation in a clinical trial can be included if they receive at least one subsequent therapy line in a routine clinical setting. …”

Validation of a B-type natriuretic peptide as a prognostic marker in pneumonia patients: a prospective cohort study by Yu Hashimoto, Daisuke Usuda, Ryusho Sangen, Emiri Muranaka, Yoshitsugu Iinuma, Tsugiyasu Kanda

“…Objectives To validate a B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) as a prognostic marker in pneumonia patients.Design A prospective cohort study.Setting Kanazawa Medical University Himi Municipal (a 250-bed community hospital in Himi-shi, Toyama-ken, Japan).Participants All patients diagnosed with pneumonia by the physician and admitted to our hospital between 1 January 2012 and 31 March 2015 whose BNP levels had been determined in the first 24 h of admission. …”
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End-of-life health literacy, knowledge and behaviours towards advance care planning among older adults: cross-sectional evidence from Switzerland by Ralf J Jox, Maud Wieczorek, Clément Meier, Sarah Vilpert, Jürgen Maurer, Carmen Borrat-Besson

“…Personal end-of-life health literacy skills may help empower individuals to participate more actively in their own end-of-life decisions, including engagement in advance care planning (ACP). …”
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Neuroprotective Effects of Metformin and Berberine in Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Sickness-Like Behaviour in Mice by Triveni Kodi, Sharanya Praveen, Sravan Kumar Paka, Runali Sankhe, Adarsh Gopinathan, Nandakumar Krishnadas, Anoop Kishore

“…Similarly, the reported anti-inflammatory activities of berberine could be partially attributed to its ability to activate AMPK. …”
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Reproductive health literacy scale: a tool to measure the effectiveness of health literacy training by Maha Rauf, Zahra Goliaei, Lana Machta, Jenny Chang, Heike Thiel de Bocanegra

“…After content validity and face validity of the adapted scale, it was translated into Dari, Arabic, and Pashto and was administered to participants of RH literacy training sessions. Results A total of 67 Dari, 53 Arabic, and 64 Pashto-speaking refugee women completed the survey. …”
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Childhood neurodivergent traits, inflammation and chronic disabling fatigue in adolescence: a longitudinal case–control study by Neil A Harrison, Hugo D Critchley, Jessica Eccles, Kevin A Davies, Lisa Quadt, Rod Bond, Jenny Csecs

“…Objectives To test whether inflammatory processes link the expression of childhood neurodivergent traits to chronic disabling fatigue in adolescence.Design Longitudinal case–control study.Setting We analysed data from The Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC).Participants 8115 and 8036 children of the ALSPAC cohort at ages 7 and 9 years, respectively, 4563 of whom also completed self-report measures at age 18 years.Primary and secondary outcome measures We assessed if children scoring above screening threshold for autism/attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) at ages 7 and 9 years had increased risk of chronic disabling fatigue at age 18 years, computing ORs and CIs for effects using binary logistic regression. …”
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