Perceived mistreatment in patients with rheumatic diseases: The impact of the underlying diagnosis. by Irazú Contreras-Yáñez, Loraine Ledón-LLanes, Guillermo Arturo Guaracha-Basañez, América Sánchez-Hernández, Ana Belén Ortiz-Haro, Virginia Pascual-Ramos

“…The number of "I do not want to answer" responses raised to 21.7%-67.7% for abusers' sex and 40%-72.9% for the abusers' relationship with the participant. The RMD-MS was valid, reliable, and feasible.…”
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Open-label dose-extending placebos for opioid use disorder: a protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial with methadone treatment by Annabelle M Belcher, Thomas O Cole, Aaron D Greenblatt, Stephen W Hoag, David H Epstein, Michael Wagner, Amy S Billing, Ebonie Massey, Kristen R Hamilton, Zofia K Kozak, Christopher J Welsh, Eric Weintraub, Emerson M Wickwire, Eric D Wish, Ted J Kaptchuk, Luana Colloca

“…Our study combines two promising clinical methodologies—conditioning/dose-extension and open-label placebo—to investigate whether placebo effects can increase the effective potency of methadone in treatment-seeking OUD patients.Methods and analysis A total of 120 newly enrolled treatment-seeking OUD patients will be randomly assigned to one of two different groups: either methadone plus daily placebo dose-extension (PDE; treatment group) or methadone/treatment as usual (control). Participants will meet with study team members five times over the course of 3 months of treatment with methadone (baseline, 2 weeks, and 1, 2 and 3 months postbaseline). …”
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Association of Plasma Levels of Nitric Oxide Oxidative Metabolites with Acute Stroke in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department of a Low-Middle Income Country by Shahan Waheed, Ayaz Ghouse Kalsekar, Ayeesha Kamran Kamal, Nathan S. Bryan, Asad I. Mian

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in the ED of Aga Khan University Hospital, from January 1 to December 31, 2016. Participants were enrolled if they had clinical acute stroke with confirmatory brain imaging to differentiate between ischemia and hemorrhage. …”
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Gender Disparities in Medical and Dental Admissions: Students' Perspectives on Barriers by Nabiha Farasat Khan, Muhammad Ilyas, Usama Saeed Usama, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Saim, Raz Muhammad

“…The primary obstacles identified were safety concerns and transportation issues at academic institutions (47.5%, n=19), followed by cultural norms and social pressures (20%, n=8), and a lack of female role models in college (12.5%, n=5). While most participants identified inadequate family support and limited access to MDCAT preparation as the primary obstacles, they found educational resources and coaching centers to be generally sufficient. …”
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Fluid balance and clinical outcomes in patients with aortic dissection: a retrospective case-control study based on ICU databases by Tao Chen, Peng Qiu, Yixuan Li, Xinwu Lu, Zhaoyu Wu, Zhijue Xu, Hongji Pu, Jiahao Lei, Zhuojing Zhang, Xinrui Yang, Ruihua Wang

“…This paper explores the role of fluid management in the clinical care of AD patients, which has been unclear despite the substantial existing research that has been conducted on the treatment of AD.Design A retrospective case-control study using data for AD patients from public databases.Setting Two public intensive care unit (ICU) databases with hospital courses from the USA, Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC)-IV critical care dataset and the eICU Collaborative Research Database, with data from 2008 to 2019.Participants A total of 751 adult AD patients with detailed fluid management records from two databases were included.Interventions The mean 24-hour intake and output were calculated by dividing the total amount of intake and output by the number of days in the ICU, respectively. …”
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Effectiveness of digital behaviour change interventions for promoting physical activity in adolescents with overweight and obesity: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Puteri Shanaz Jahn Kassim, Noor Azimah Muhammad, Nur Faraheen Abdul Rahman, Sherina Mohd Sidik, Cecilia A. Essau, Shamsul Azhar Shah

“…Results Eighteen studies involving 1769 participants were included. DBCIs showed a large, significant positive effect on total physical activity (SMD = 1.61, 95% CI: [0.56, 2.66], p  = 0.003), but non-significant effects on moderate-to-vigorous physical activity (MVPA) (SMD = 0.16, 95% CI: [−0.39, 0.71], p  = 0.56) and step count (SMD = −0.10, 95% CI: [−0.52, 0.32], p  = 0.65). …”
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Gender-specific correlations between serum lipid profiles and intra-pancreatic fat deposition: a cross-sectional study by Ting Ran, Yanni Wang, Fengxi Yuan, Ruoyi Liu, Meng Ye, Miao Zhang, Xia Du, Jing Zheng

“…Results The study included 1,046 participants after exclusions, with significant sex differences found in the correlations between serum lipids, lipoprotein ratios, and IPFD. …”
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Patient-sharing networks among Finnish primary healthcare professionals taking care of patients with mental health or substance use problems: a register study by Christian Hakulinen, Marko Elovainio, Jaana Suvisaari, Timo Sinervo, Laura Hietapakka, Visa Väisänen, Ripsa Niemi, Mai Gutvilig, Outi Linnaranta

“…We examined the patient-sharing networks between different professionals taking care of patients with mental health or substance use problems.Design Register study based on the Register of Primary Health Care visits (Avohilmo) that covers all outpatient primary health care visits in Finland.Setting We used the register data covering the visits for the service providers of seven municipalities, adult patients with at least one visit to a health and social service centre within one of the municipalities and visits during the year 2021.Participants We first selected patients with mental health or substance use problems based on psychiatric diagnoses and information on service type and then identified the professionals (N=1566) visited. …”
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The role of footwear in improving running economy: a systematic review with meta-analysis of controlled trials by Liya Xu, Yifan Wang, Xu Wen

“…Trials evaluating the RE of adults participating in long-distance running included comparing different footwear characteristics. …”
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Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale – Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled trial. [version 2; peer review... by Pauline Frizelle, Darren Dahly, Aoife O'Shea, Aileen Murphy, Cristina McKean

“…Seventy-two clusters will receive the intervention (12 participants per cluster). Parents and pre/school staff engage in group training and coaching in the form of 12 1-hour sessions for parents and four staff workshops, over the course of the pre/school year. …”
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The Effect of Concussion History on Lower Extremity Injury Risk in College Athletes: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Vanessa Ramirez, Ryan McCann, Eric Schussler, Jessica Martinez

“…# Introduction Collegiate athletes who suffer a concussion may possess prolonged impairments even after clearance for return-to-participation, which may place them at an increased risk of lower extremity injury…”
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CONTENT OF MODERN EDUCATION: CHOICE OF THE PATH by V. A. Testov

“…Modernization of education and formation of its content according to modern realities and the prospects of society development appear to be the most acute issues since the future of the country depends on their decision. The aim of the article is to justify the need to rely on the achievements of pedagogical science, the use of profound and fruitful scientific ideas of outstanding Russian scientists and pedagogues, and the participation of the pedagogical community when carrying out educational reforms. …”
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Theoretical background to the forensic characteristics formation for hostage-taking of a government official or law enforcement officer. by V. O. Husieva, O. Yu. Prokopenko

“…When developing and formulating an appropriate investigation methodology, it is first of all necessary to determine the forensic characteristics of the relevant crime. The purpose of the article is to define the concept, purpose, sources of formation and elements of the forensic characteristic of hostage-taking of a government official or a law enforcement officer. …”
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The efficacy and safety of first-line monotherapies in primary therapy of invasive aspergillosis: a systematic review by Yan Chen, Yan Chen, Jiaojiao Zhao, Jiaojiao Zhao, Yifei Wang, Yifei Wang, Long Ge, Long Ge, Joey Sum-wing Kwong, Junjie Lan, Rui Zhang, Huaye Zhao, Linfang Hu, Jiaxue Wang, Shuimei Sun, Songsong Tan, Xiaoqing Lin, Rui He, Wenyi Zheng, Xiaosi Li, Jiaxing Zhang

“…Primary outcomes were the all-cause mortality at week 12, and secondary outcomes included overall response rate, and incidence of adverse events (AEs) and severe adverse events (SAEs).ResultsA total of three RCTs involving 1,368 participants (four antifungals) were included. The NMA showed that compared to amphotericin B deoxycholate (D-AmB), the triazoles (posaconazole (POS), isavuconazole (ISA) and voriconazole (VCZ)) can improve the overall response rate in primary therapy of IA, but only VCZ and ISA can reduce the all-cause mortality at week 12 for patients with proven and probable IA (VCZ vs D-AmB: RR = 0.66, 95%CI = 0.47–0.93, moderate certainty; ISA vs D-AmB: RR = 0.52, 95%CI = 0 .31–0.86, low certainty). …”
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FORTALECIMIENTO DEL ANÁLISIS EXPLORATORIO DE DATOS EN ESTUDIANTES DE GRADO QUINTO MEDIANTE EL USO DE UNA HERRAMIENTA DIGITAL by Yeimy Alejandra Valderrama Rengifo

“…Posteriormente se aplicó un Pre-Test para determinar el punto de partida en cuanto a los conocimientos para el análisis exploratorio de datos. …”
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Association between serum carotenoids levels and severe headache or migraine in adults: a cross-sectional study from NHANES by Tian Hu, Yufei Chen, Siyu Chen, Rui Xue

“…This study was conducted to explore the relationship between serum carotenoid levels and the prevalence of severe headaches or migraines within the US population.MethodsWe utilized data from the 2001–2004 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), which comprised a total of 8,910 participants. Serum carotenoid levels—specifically α-carotene, β-carotene, β-cryptoxanthin, lutein/zeaxanthin, and lycopene—were quantified using high-performance liquid chromatography. …”
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Criminological analysis of the state and particularities of determination of the illegal possession of vehicles in Ukraine under conditions of armed aggression by Yu. B. Danylchenko

“…The article deals with the criminological analysis of the state and peculiarities of determination of the illegal possession of vehicles in conditions of armed aggression. …”
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A qualitative investigation of the influences of gender among low-socioeconomic status students’ motivations to study biology by Svetlana Masjutina, Elizabeth Stearns

“…Results Using interview data from LSES students who were participants in an externally funded scholarship program, we found that personal interests, positive learning experiences, and particularly medical career opportunities were highly influential for shaping major-related choices for LSES students, comparable to the motivations seen among biology students from all demographic groups. …”
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Remedies from nature: exploring the moderating mechanisms of natural landscape features on emotions and perceived restoration in urban parks by Yihe Li, Wenbo Li, Yang Liu

“…This study employed a field survey method, collecting questionnaire data from 599 participants in four urban parks in Hangzhou, China. …”
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Mortality and risk of cardiac complications among immediate survivors of accidental electric shock: a Danish nationwide cohort study by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Sam Riahi, Lars Køber, Steen Møller Hansen, Peter Søgaard, Rikke Mortensen, Søren Hjortshøj

“…We examined whether electric shock patients have an increased risk of developing cardiac disease, cardiac arrhythmias or death compared with the general Danish population.Design Matched cohort study.Setting A nationwide study in Denmark from 1994 to 2011.Participants We identified 11 462 Danish patients who visited an emergency ward or were admitted to a hospital due to electric shock from 1994 to 2011. …”
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