A Systematic Review on Serious Games in Attention Rehabilitation and Their Effects by Leila Shahmoradi, Fatemeh Mohammadian, Meysam Rahmani Katigari

“…The inclusion criteria were (1) journal articles, (2) English language, (3) being published in the last 10 years, (4) human participants, and (5) game-based intervention. …”
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Geomatics and metaverse for lost heritage sites documentation and dissemination: the case study of Palmyra Roman Theatre (Syria) by Anna Forte, Yara Jamil Alkhatib, Gabriele Bitelli, Eva Savina Malinverni, Roberto Pierdicca

“…The Roman Theatre in Palmyra, Syria, partially destroyed during Syria’s war in 2017, serves as a case study. …”
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Inpatient autopsy rate and associated factors in a Chinese megacity: a population-based retrospective cohort study by Yu Wang, Jiming Zhu, Zihan Wang, Dachun Zhao, Hange Li, Yanrong He, Xidong Guo, Hanbo Zhang, Huatang Zeng

“…Demographic, clinical and hospital information was extracted.Participants All the 35 272 inpatient deaths between 2016 and 2022 with known autopsy status were included to calculate the overall autopsy rate. …”
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A Novel Variant Of Regenerating Iα Gene (REG) In Type II Diabetics Among Pakistani Targeted Population by Sadaf Saleem, Saeeda Baig, Sadia Farrukh, Mazhar Shafiq

“….-145G>A REG Iα gene was found among all participants. The SNPs g.+209G>T had a significant positive association with T2DM and SNP g.-243T>G showed an increased risk of the disease among smokers. …”
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Impact of “Enhanced Recovery After Surgery” (ERAS) protocols vs. traditional perioperative care on patient outcomes after colorectal surgery: a systematic review by Vaishnavi Kannan, Najeeb Ullah, Sunitha Geddada, Amir Ibrahiam, Zahraa Munaf Shakir Al-Qassab, Osman Ahmed, Iana Malasevskaia

“…This approach led to the identification of 11 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from the past decade, involving 1,476 adult participants. To ensure methodological rigor and transparency, the review followed PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) 2020 guidelines and was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42024583074). …”
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Timely Initiation of Antenatal Care and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending at Wachemo University Nigist Eleni Mohammed Memorial Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, H... by Dagmawit Tessema, Amanuel Kassu, Amanuel Teshome, Ritbano Abdo

“…A systematic sampling technique was used to select study participants. Data were collected from pregnant women using a pretested structured interview questionnaire. …”
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Differences in prevalence and associated factors of underweight and overweight/obesity according to rural–urban residence strata among women of reproductive age in Bangladesh: evid... by Rajat Das Gupta, Mohammad Rashidul Hashan, Gulam Muhammed Al Kibria, Brendan Day

“…Objectives This study aimed to investigate the differences in prevalence and factors influencing underweight and overweight/obesity stratified by region of residence among women of reproductive age in Bangladesh.Design Secondary analysis of cross-sectional nationwide data.Setting This study used Bangladesh Demographic and Health Survey 2014 data.Participants A weighted sample of 16 478 women of reproductive age (15–49 years) were included in the analysis.Primary and secondary outcome measures Using the Asian-specific cut-off for body mass index, the primary outcome of this study was categorised as: underweight (<18.5 kg/m2), normal weight (18.5 to <23.0) kg/m2 and overweight/obese (≥23.0 kg/m2) stratified according to rural–urban residence.Results More than half of urban women (53%, n=2493) and one-third of rural women (33%, n=3968) were found to be overweight/obese. …”
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Magnitude and Its Associated Factors of Urinary Tract Infection among Adult Patients Attending Tigray Region Hospitals, Northern Ethiopia, 2019 by Abrha Hailay, Kidane Zereabruk, Guesh Mebrahtom, Woldu Aberhe, Degena Bahrey

“…Systematic random sampling technique was used to select 472 participants from five randomly selected hospitals in Tigray region. …”
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Diagnosis of Schizophrenia and Its Subtypes Using MRI and Machine Learning by Hosna Tavakoli, Reza Rostami, Reza Shalbaf, Mohammad‐Reza Nazem‐Zadeh

“…Additionally, we obtained four graph‐based measures for 116 intracranial regions from rsfMRI data, including degree, betweenness centrality, participation coefficient, and local efficiency. Employing conventional ML methods, we sought to distinguish the patients with schizophrenia from healthy individuals. …”
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Approach to death and dying patients and its relation with death anxiety among medical interns: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Israa Sharabati, Mohamed M. M. Mustafa, Masah Ateeq, Hasan Al-jabali, Amira Ahmed Elsayed, Ahmed Hamdy Kandil, Mohamed Nabil Hamouda, Noor Alrawajfeh, Sadeel Abu Sharib, Razan A. Abumayyala, Omar Rafeek Alkhateeb, Mira Bishtawi, Juana Abu Rahmeh, Tasneem Hetta, Raghad Abuzant, Farah Al-Mubaid

“…Results This cross-sectional study analysis was done on 1156 participants. The median age was 24 years (interquartile range “IQR”: 24–25), with most living in urban areas (74.6%). …”
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One-step diagnosis of infection and lung cancer using metagenomic sequencing by Shaoqiang Li, Yangqing Zhan, Yan Wang, Weilong Li, Xidong Wang, Haoru Wang, Wenjun Sun, Xuefang Cao, Zhengtu Li, Feng Ye

“…Methods In this study, data were gathered from 223 participants presenting symptoms of lung infection or tumor who underwent Onco-mNGS testing. …”
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Change in Ocular Surface Staining during Eyelid Warming Is Related to Tear Cytokine Levels by Erlend C. S. Landsend, Jonatan Olafsson, Xiaoran Lai, Hans C. D. Aass, Tor P. Utheim

“…The concentrations of 39 cytokines in the tear fluid were measured at baseline and after three and six months of treatment. All participants were examined with tests for DED, including tear film break-up time (TBUT), ocular surface staining (OSS), and the self-reporting Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI). …”
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Effectiveness–implementation hybrid-2 randomised trial of a collaborative Shared Care Model for Detecting Neurodevelopmental Impairments after Critical Illness in Young Children (D... by Paula Lister, Kristen Gibbons, Zephanie Tyack, Luregn J Schlapbach, Samudragupta Bora, Maria Isabel Castillo, James Best, Debbie Long, Helen G Liley, Belinda Dow, Kerri-Lyn Webb, Christian Stocker, Debra Thoms, Carolyn Wharton, Lori Matuschka

“…One intervention group will receive 6 months of collaborative shared care follow-up with GPs (supported by online outcome monitoring), and the other will be offered self-directed screening and education about post-intensive care syndrome and child development. Participants will be followed up at 1, 3 and 6 months post-PICU discharge. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Expression Analysis of PkNRT Gene Family in Korean Pine (<i>Pinus koraiensis</i>) by Xinyu Zhao, Haibo Wu, Boyang Li, Pengyang Wang, Peng Zhang, Hailong Shen, Jianfei Yang

“…The expression patterns of the <i>PkNRTs</i> suggest their potential diverse roles as key participants in root NO₃⁻ uptake under varying NO₃⁻ conditions during root development. …”
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Small Extracellular Vesicles Secreted by iPSC-Derived MSCs Ameliorate Pulmonary Inflammation and Lung Injury Induced by Sepsis through Delivery of miR-125b-5p by Wei Peng, Yun Yang, Jiaquan Chen, Zeyao Xu, Yuanlei Lou, Qi Li, Ning Zhao, Kejian Qian, Fen Liu

“…Our findings demonstrated that iMSC-sEV treatment protects against septic lung injury and exerts anti-inflammatory effects on AMs at least partially through miR-125b-5p, suggesting that iMSC-sEV may provide a novel cell-free strategy for the treatment of septic lung injury.…”
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Effect of SY009, a novel SGLT1 inhibitor, on the plasma metabolome and bile acids in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Haoyi Yang, Yuwen Zhang, Yuxin Hong, Yuan Wei, Yuning Zhu, Lei Huang, Yuanxun Yang, Runbin Sun, Runbin Sun, Runbin Sun, Juan Li, Juan Li, Juan Li

“…However, the effects of SY-009 on human plasma metabolomics are still unknown.ObjectiveThis study aimed to explore the effects of SY-009 on plasma metabolomics in patients with T2DM and the potential metabolic regulatory mechanism involved.Study designIn the phase Ib study, a total of 50 participants with T2DM were enrolled and randomly assigned to the 0.5 mg BID, 1 mg BID, 2 mg BID, 1 mg QD, and 2 mg QD dose groups, with a 4:1 random allocation within each group to receive either the SY-009 capsule or placebo. …”
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Genetically predicted causal link between the plasma lipidome and pancreatic diseases: a bidirectional Mendelian randomization study by Liaoyi Lin, Yingbao Huang, Songzan Qian, Lifang Chen, Houzhang Sun

“…To determine causality, a Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis was performed to identify connections between the lipidome and pancreatic diseases.MethodsStatistics from a genome-wide association study of the plasma lipidome, which included a diverse array of 179 lipid species, were obtained from the GeneRISK cohort study with 7,174 participants. Genetic associations with four types of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer were sourced from the R11 release of the FinnGen consortium. …”
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Day-to-day dynamics of fetal heart rate variability to detect chorioamnionitis in preterm premature rupture of membranes. by Aline Taoum, Guy Carrault, Caroline Tesson, Maxime Esvan, Bruno Laviolle, Linda Lassel

“…<h4>Materials & methods</h4>120 pregnant women with PPROM between 26 and 34 weeks' gestation were enrolled in this multicenter prospective unblinded study. All participants were fully informed of the study's objectives. 39 of the 120 patients were included in the analysis of FHR recordings. …”
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Workforce outcomes among substance use peer supports and their contextual determinants: A scoping review protocol. by Justin S Bell, Tina Griffin, Sierra Castedo de Martell, Emma Sophia Kay, Mary Hawk, Michelle Hudson, Bradley Ray, Dennis P Watson

“…Two evaluators will independently review the abstracts and full-text articles. We will perform a narrative synthesis, summarizing and comparing the results across service settings.…”
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The Quality of Functional Movements and the Back Squat in Amateur and Professional Bodybuilders by VERONIKA ILJINAITĖ, LAIMONAS ŠIUPŠINSKAS, KRISTINA BERŠKIENĖ

“… # Study design Cross-Sectional Cohort # Methods Twenty-six athletes were recruited to participate. The group of professional bodybuilders consisted of five men and six women, a total of 11 athletes. …”
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