Role of C5aR2 in prognosis of patients with acute respiratory distress syndrome through negative modulation of C5a: A prospective observational study by Muhammed Rashid, Sreedharan Nair, Pooja Gopal Poojari, Vijetha Shenoy Belle, Vijayanarayana Kunhikatta, Daniel A. Vaz, Vishal Shanbhag, Viji Pulikkel Chandran, Shravya Chitrapady, Girish Thunga

“…Results: The mean age of the included participants was 49.17 (SD:14.81) years. C5a/C5aR2 ratio had better discrimination (AUC: 0.707 vs 0.699 vs 0.511) and higher specificity (78.1 vs 71.9 vs 3.1) than C5R2 and C5a in predicting the poor prognosis among ARDS patients. …”
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Incidence of SARS-CoV-2 reinfection in a paediatric cohort in Kuwait by Mohammad Alghounaim, Saadoun Bin-Hasan, Fatemah Alhaddad, Ali Abdulkareem, Danah Alsharrah, Abdullah Alkandari, Mona Al-Ahmad, Hashem Al Hashemi

“…We aimed to describe the clinical characteristics and dynamics of SARS-CoV-2 PCR repositivity in children.Design This is a population-level retrospective cohort study.Setting Patients were identified through multiple national-level electronic COVID-19 databases that cover all primary, secondary and tertiary centres in Kuwait.Participants The study included children 12 years and younger between 28 February 2020 and 6 March 2021. …”
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Development and feasibility of an mHealth intervention for psychoeducational support of Nigerian women diagnosed with breast cancer undergoing chemotherapy: A pilot randomized cont... by Oluwadamilare Akingbade, Ka Yi Hong, Oluwabukola Sharon Ayo, Adetutu Sefinat Alade, Moshood Akinwumi Lawal, Ibironke Elizabeth Somoye, Victoria Adediran, Olamide Sado, Ka Ming Chow

“…Qualitative data indicated that participants found the intervention beneficial, particularly appreciating the educational content and the emotional support provided through the discussion forum and nurse consultations.…”
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Risk Factors and Clinical Predictors of Suicidal Behaviors and Non-Suicidal Self-Injury Among Pediatric Psychiatry Emergency Admissions Pre- and Post-Pandemic: A Retrospective Coho... by Roxana Șipoș, Tudor Văidean, Elena Predescu

“…Methods: This retrospective cohort study analyzed data from 341 adolescents (aged 6–18 years) presenting to a Romanian pediatric psychiatry emergency department during the years 2019 (pre-pandemic) and 2022 (post-pandemic). All participants underwent a thorough psychiatric assessment, and, together with their caregivers, were questioned on a wide range of potentially relevant issues, such as family, social, school, and life history factors. …”
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Implementation processes and capacity-building needs in Ontario maternal-newborn care hospital settings: a cross-sectional survey by Jessica Reszel, Olivia Daub, Sandra I. Dunn, Christine E. Cassidy, Kaamel Hafizi, Marnie Lightfoot, Dahlia Pervez, Ashley Quosdorf, Allison Wood, Ian D. Graham

“…Using purposive sampling, we invited Ontario maternal-newborn nurses, other healthcare professionals, and leaders who had experience participating in or leading implementation projects to complete an online questionnaire. …”
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Employing ICTS: Teaching & Learning through Literature Digital Reading (LDR) by Aba-Carina Pârlog

“…It was made available for training participants as part of Project Result 2, Module 5 (Creating Digital Stories: Story Writing Toolkit for Teachers) on the project platform. …”
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Pairing regression and configurational analysis in health services research: modelling outcomes in an observational cohort using a split-sample design by Jason J Sico, Laura J Myers, Dawn M Bravata, Ying Zhang, Anthony J Perkins, Edward J Miech, Joanne Daggy

“…Background Configurational methods are increasingly being used in health services research.Objectives To use configurational analysis and logistic regression within a single data set to compare results from the two methods.Design Secondary analysis of an observational cohort; a split-sample design involved randomly dividing patients into training and validation samples.Participants and setting Patients who had a transient ischaemic attack (TIA) in US Department of Veterans Affairs hospitals.Measures The patient outcome was the combined endpoint of all-cause mortality or recurrent ischaemic stroke within 1 year post-TIA. …”
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Food needs and health behaviors in the COVID-19 situation: a case study of quarantined communities in densely populated areas of Bangkok, Thailand by Areeya Jirathananuwat, Suteera Saenmontrikul, Arunee Hengyotmark, Krittanan Pensirisomboon

“…The associations between demographic characteristics, food needs, and health behaviors were analyzed using logistic regression. Results The participants demanded dried/canned food (54.9%) and three meals per day (64.9%), while the majority of the food provided consisted of rice and side dishes (96.2%) that were clean and qualified. …”
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Cardiac Hemodynamics, Tissue Oxygenation, and Functional Capacity in Post-COVID-19 Patients by Elizane Poquiviqui do Nascimento, Larissa Fernanda Estevam do Nascimento, Lhara de Freitas Castro, Vilena Cavalcante de Barros, Emily Rachel Pereira Bandeira, Thiago Bezerra Wanderley e Lima, Matías Otto-Yáñez, Guilherme Augusto de Freitas Fregonezi, Vanessa Regiane Resqueti

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: A cross-sectional study was conducted involving patients with COVID-19 and a control group who were all aged ≥18 years. Participants underwent two functional capacity tests: the one-minute sit–stand test (1-STS) and the six-minute walk test (6MWT). …”
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Impacted lower third molar classification and difficulty index assessment: comparisons among dental students, general practitioners and deep learning model assistance by Paniti Achararit, Chawan Manaspon, Chavin Jongwannasiri, Promphakkon Kulthanaamondhita, Chumpot Itthichaisri, Soranun Chantarangsu, Thanaphum Osathanon, Ekarat Phattarataratip, Kraisorn Sappayatosok

“…This dataset was also given to DSs and GPs. The participants were instructed to classify the parameters of the ILTMs both with and without the aid of the best-performing CNN model. …”
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A multicenter study investigating the genetic analysis of childhood steroid-resistant nephrotic syndrome: Variants in COL4A5 may not be coincidental. by Sheng Li, Miaoyue Hu, Chao He, Yu Sun, Weifang Huang, Fengying Lei, Yunguang Liu, Zengpo Huang, Yongqiu Meng, Wenjing Liu, Xianqiang Lei, Yanfang Dong, Zihui Lin, Chunlin Huang, Rihong Zhao, Yuanhan Qin

“…The study included 69 male and 20 female participants from 86 distinct families, with the median age of disease onset being 48 months (interquartile range: 24-93). …”
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Alloplasmic recombinant lines (H. vulgare)-T. aestivum with 1RS.1BL translocation: initial genotypes for production of common wheat varieties by L. A. Pershina, L. I. Belova, N. V. Trubacheeva, T. S. Osadсhaya, V. K. Shumny, I. A. Belan, L. P. Rosseeva, V. V. Nemchenko, S. N. Abakumov

“…Earlier, recombinant alloplasmic lines (H. vulgare)-T. aestivum designated as L-17(1)–L-17(37) were formed from a plant with partially restored fertility of the BC3 generation of barley-wheat hybrid H. vulgare (cv. …”
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Study of absorbable dural sealant to improve complications after craniocerebral surgery and its application strategy and standardized operation procedure by Caizhi Ma, Zhe Han, Shouji Zhang, Jia Li, Huizhong Chi, Qingtong Wang, Hongyu Zhao, Deze Jia, Kailiang Zhang, Zichao Feng, Hongwei Wang, Jie Gong, Shilei Ni, Gang Li, Xueen Li, Hao Xue

“…Normalized group follows the ADS standard use process proposed by us, while Empirical group does not meet or only partially meets the ADS standard use process, or uses ADS based on its own experience, and Non-sealant group were patients who did not use ADS. …”
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Forecasting stroke and stroke-driven dementia in a rapidly ageing population: a model-based analysis of alternative projection scenarios for Ireland by Anne Hickey, Eithne Sexton, Frances Horgan, Kathleen E Bennett, Ronan Collins, Martin O'Flaherty, Suzanne Timmons, Chris Macey, David J. Williams

“…We also examined nonlinear trends involving decelerating decline over time and varying trends by age.Setting/participants The study is conducted on the Irish population aged 40–89 years in the period 2022–2046. …”
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Time trends in mechanical thrombectomy (2017–2021): do real-world data reflect advances in evidence? by Christoph Riegler, Christoph Riegler, Viktoria Rücker, Regina von Rennenberg, Regina von Rennenberg, Kerstin Bollweg, Kerstin Bollweg, Bastian Cheng, Anna C. Alegiani, Fabian Flottmann, Marlena Schnieder, Marielle Ernst, Waltraud Pfeilschifter, Waltraud Pfeilschifter, Waltraud Pfeilschifter, Christoffer Kraemer, Ruben Mühl-Benninghaus, Steffen Tiedt, Steffen Tiedt, Lars Kellert, Hanna Zimmermann, Felix J. Bode, Felix J. Bode, Gabor C. Petzold, Gabor C. Petzold, Franziska Dorn, Jörg Berrouschot, Albrecht Bormann, Kathleen Bernkopf, Silke Wunderlich, Tobias Boeckh-Behrens, Martina Petersen, Lars Udo Krause, Stephan Lowens, Heinrich J. Audebert, Heinrich J. Audebert, Eberhard Siebert, Peter U. Heuschmann, Peter U. Heuschmann, Peter U. Heuschmann, Christian H. Nolte, Christian H. Nolte, Christian H. Nolte, Christian H. Nolte

“…Our study aimed to evaluate the temporal changes in patients’ characteristics, treatment, and outcomes in clinical practice.MethodsWe used data from the German Stroke Registry, a large national multicentre prospective registry, which includes all patients receiving EVT for ischaemic stroke at its participating centers. We analysed baseline factors, treatment details, and clinical outcomes [Modified Rankin Scale (mRS) at 3 months] over a 5-year period (2017–2021).ResultsWe included 6,251 patients from eight centres. …”
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Socioeconomic and behavioural factors that contribute to the co-occurrence of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases by Naftal Sakaria, Nelago Indongo

“…The study recommends for infrastructural developments in urban areas that promotes health lifestyles including provision for cycling, walking paths and participation in urban agriculture.…”
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Paternal family history of premature atherosclerotic disease and perinatal death: A population-based cohort study. by Shwe Sin Win, Kari Klungsøyr, Grace M Egeland, Gerhard Sulo

“…Information on fathers, aged 18-50 years who participated in three population-based health surveys conducted in Norway during 1974-2003 was linked to their singleton births registered in the Medical Birth Registry of Norway. …”
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Community health system capacities and capabilities within an evolving community health policy framework: mixed methods study of stakeholders in central Uganda by Raymond Tweheyo, Diana Atwine, Richard Kabanda, Ronald Miria Ocaatre, Bounggui Kim, Simon Erisa Waiswa, Prichard Denzel Kavuma, Yeni Lee, Loretah Mutoni, Solyi Kim, Yein Park, Monica Okuga

“…This study assessed the community health system’s status quo and readiness for implementing a government-led, partner-supported community health worker project.Design A mixed methods cross-sectional study.Setting Two districts and one city in central Uganda.Participants 21 key informants (KIIs) with district leaders, 4 focus group discussions (FGDs) with community health workers (CHWs) termed as village health teams in the Ugandan setting and a survey of 487 CHWs and 419 pregnant women who had childbirth 12 months before.Study measures KIIs and FGDs explored community health system resources using the WHO health systems building blocks and the UNICEF health system strengthening maturation model. …”
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Symptom descriptors and patterns in lumbar radicular pain caused by disc herniation: a 1-year longitudinal cohort study by Lars Grøvle, Anne Julsrud Haugen, Eivind Hasvik

“…Objective The objective of the present study was to explore the diversity, quality, severity and distribution of symptoms in patients with radicular pain and a lumbar disc herniation.Design Longitudinal cohort study.Setting Hospital-based back clinic.Participants Ninety patients referred to secondary healthcare with (a) low back-related leg pain, (b) age between 18 and 65 years and (c) MRI confirmed lumbar disc herniation at a relevant side and level.Outcome measures Neuropathic pain symptoms were assessed using the Short-Form McGill Pain Questionnaire-2 (SF-MPQ-2) and the painDETECT Questionnaire. …”
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Understanding barriers and facilitators to implementation of a patient safety bundle for pregnancy-related severe hypertension in 3 North Carolina outpatient clinics: a qualitative... by Aparna G. Kachoria, Hiba Fatima, Alexandra F. Lightfoot, Linda Tawfik, Joan Healy, Asia Carter, Narges Farahi, E. Nicole Teal, Joumana K. Haidar, Herbert B. Peterson, M. Kathryn Menard

“…Additionally, three focus group discussions with patient participants were conducted to understand lived experiences and perceptions of respectful care. …”
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