Building on and tailoring to: Adapting a cancer caregiver psychoeducational intervention for rural settings by Erin E. Kent, Kelly R. Tan, Zev M. Nakamura, Jesse Kovacs, Mindy Gellin, Allison Deal, Eliza M. Park, Maija Reblin

“…Additional systemic challenges, including lack of systematic documentation of caregivers, persist and may especially disadvantage under‐represented and underserved groups, such as rural dwellers. The enCompass intervention is undergoing ongoing single‐arm pilot of rural cancer patient/caregiver dyads targeting caregiver coping self‐efficacy and patient/caregiver distress (Clinical Trials #NCT05828927).…”
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Does the Panoramic Radiography Have the Power to Identify the Gonial Angle in Orthodontics? by Rıdvan Okşayan, Ali Murat Aktan, Oral Sökücü, Esin Haştar, Mehmet Ertuğrul Ciftci

“…Materials and Methods. 49 patients (25 males, 24 females) with an age range of 12–29 years participated in the present study. …”
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Development of a clinical decision support tool for Primary care Management of lower Urinary tract Symptoms in men: the PriMUS study by Adrian Edwards, Ridhi Agarwal, Janine Bates, Alison Bray, Sarah Milosevic, Emma Thomas-Jones, Michael Drinnan, Marcus Drake, Peter Michell, Bethan Pell, Haroon Ahmed, Natalie Joseph-Williams, Kerenza Hood, Yemisi Takwoingi, Chris Harding

“…Scenarios were informed by real-life data generated by study participants. Feedback from the interviews and questionnaire were collated, and Study Management Group members with a background in urology then considered this in conjunction with available evidence/guidelines to inform the development of the draft management recommendations. …”
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A Pre and Postnatal Physical Therapy Protocol for Recreational Athletes: A Case Series by Rachel Selman, Kate S. Early

“…Improving understanding of exercise training in this population may minimize musculoskeletal symptoms and encourage additional research to improve the standard of care for this group of patients. # Level of Evidence Level 4…”
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Association of Helicobacter pylori Infection with Coronary Artery Disease: Is Helicobacter pylori a Risk Factor? by Jamshid Vafaeimanesh, Seyyed Fakhroldin Hejazi, Vahid Damanpak, Mostafa Vahedian, Mohammadamin Sattari, Mohammadreza Seyyedmajidi

“…The aim of this prospective study was to evaluate the association between HP infection and CAD in suspected patients referred for coronary angiography. The coronary angiography was performed using Judkins method and patients were assigned to participate in CAD positive (>50% luminal diameter stenosis) and negative groups. …”
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Impairment in Theory of Mind in Parkinson’s Disease Is Explained by Deficits in Inhibition by Jennifer A. Foley, Claire Lancaster, Elena Poznyak, Olga Borejko, Elaine Niven, Thomas Foltynie, Sharon Abrahams, Lisa Cipolotti

“…When the level of inhibition required was reduced, there were no significant group differences. Furthermore, executive impairments in PD patients were limited to measures of inhibition, with disadvantages associated with poorer ToM performance in this group. …”
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Bone Turnover Markers in Adults with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Chao Li, Yali Cui, Wenjie Zhou, Yiduo Zhang, Xiaocui Huang, Fan Yu

“…We identified 18 studies with a total of 12,310 participants. Statistical differences were found between patients with NAFLD compared to the control group for osteocalcin (n = 15 studies; SMD: −0.69; 95% CI: −0.73–−0.64; P=0.002), procollagen type I N-terminal propeptide (n = 5 studies; SMD: −0.40; 95% CI: −0.80−−0.00; P=0.049), and collagen type I cross-linked C-telopeptide (n = 7 studies; SMD: −0.16; 95% CI: −0.23−−0.09); P<0.001). …”
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Assessment of Attentional Functioning in Health Professionals of a Brazilian Tertiary Referral Hospital for COVID-19 by Eelco van Duinkerken, Guilherme J. Schmidt, Ana Lúcia Taboada Gjorup, Carolina Ribeiro Mello, André Casarsa Marques, Áureo do Carmo Filho, Paula Regina Yuri Fukusawa, Simone Gonçalves de Assis, Júlio Cesar Tolentino, Sergio L. Schmidt

“…Participants were divided into 2 groups based on their exposure to COVID-19 patients (substantial versus minimal exposure). …”
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Association between Vitamin D Status and Mortality among Adults with Diabetic Kidney Disease by Feng Xu, Hongyu Lu, Tianwen Lai, Ling Lin, Yongsong Chen

“…Vitamin D deficiency (25OHD<50 nmol/l), insufficiency group (50≤25OHD<75 nmol/l), and sufficiency group (25OHD≥75 nmol/l) were observed in 552 (45.9%), 409 (34.0%), and 241 (20.0%) participants, respectively. …”
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Impact of sperm DNA fragmentation index on assisted reproductive outcomes: a retrospective analysis by Bin Yang, Leizhen Xia, Rufei Deng, Liping Wu, Zhiqin Zhang, Xingwu Wu, Tao Ding, Yan Zhao, Jialyu Huang, Jialyu Huang, Zhihui Huang

“…Additionally, we assessed whether DFI had a potential impact on long-term maternal and neonatal complications.MethodsA total of 5,271 women who underwent IVF treatment for the first time between October 1, 2020, and July 31, 2023, were included from an academic fertility center. Participants were categorized into three groups based on sperm DFI: DFI &lt; 15%, 15 ≤ DFI &lt; 30%, and DFI ≥ 30%. …”
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Depresi sebagai Prediksi Kematian dalam 1 Tahun pada Pasien Hemodialisis by Langgeng Perdhana, Shofa Chasani, Siti Nuraini

“…Depression is a mental disorder that is often found in hemodialysis patients. Depression had bad effects on patients. The study that determines the relationship between depression and all-cause mortality risk in hemodialysis patients is debatable. …”
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Effect of Collagen Cross-linking on Rigid Gas Permeable Contact Lens Comfort in Keratoconus by Sharafat Javaheri, Mahmood Nejabat, Asieh Ehsaei, sahar mohaghegh, Zahra Tajbakhsh

“…Methods: This prospective study was carried out on 41 eyes (25 patients). Specifically, 21 eyes were assigned to the CXL group and 20 eyes to the non-CXL group. …”
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Metallothioneins in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: Importance in Pathogenesis and Potential Therapy Target by Anna Socha-Banasiak, Patrycja Sputa-Grzegrzółka, Jędrzej Grzegrzółka, Krzysztof Pacześ, Piotr Dzięgiel, Beata Sordyl, Hanna Romanowicz, Elżbieta Czkwianianc

“…The results of the studies conducted so far do not clearly indicate the role of MTs in the process of inflammation in patients with IBD. However, there are reports that suggest the possibility of using MTs as a potential target in the treatment of this group of patients.…”
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Feasibility study of a randomised controlled trial of preoperative and postoperative nutritional supplementation in major lung surgery by Amelia Swift, Sebastian T Lugg, Babu Naidu, Nikolaos Efstathiou, Amy Kerr, Hazem Fallouh, Maninder Kalkat, Richard Steyn, Salma Kadiri, Ehab Bishay, Krishna Kholia, Venessa Rogers

“…The intervention involved preoperative carbohydrate-loading drinks (4×200 mL evening before surgery and 2×200 mL the morning of surgery) and early postoperative nutritional protein supplement drinks two times per day for 14 days compared with the control group receiving an equivalent volume of water.Setting Single adult thoracic centre in the UK.Participants All adult patients admitted for major lung surgery. …”
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A Retrospective, Single-Center Assessment of Changes in Pain, Agitation, and Delirium Management Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Rachel L. Winner, PharmD, BCCCP, Lydia R. Ware, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, Kevin M. Dube, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, Mary P. Kovacevic, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, Kenneth E. Lupi, PharmD, BCPS, BCCCP, Paul M. Szumita, PharmD, FCCM, FASHP, BCCCP, BCPS, Jeremy R. DeGrado, PharmD, BCCCP

“…The “pre” and “post” groups enrolled patients in 2019 and 2021, respectively. …”
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Skin microbiome differences in pancreatic adenocarcinoma, other cancers, and healthy controls: a pilot study by Taylor Davis, Katherine T. Decker, Dana Hosseini, Gayle Jameson, Erkut Borazanci

“…While recent studies have explored the microbiome’s role in various types of cancer compared to healthy patients, this pilot study is the first to investigate differences in the skin microbiome composition among pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients, individuals with other cancers, and cancer-free controls.MethodsThe study characterizes the skin microbiome’s potential associations with cancer status by analyzing skin swabs from the forehead and cheek of 58 participants using Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), differential abundance analysis, and machine learning techniques.ResultsThe study results indicated that the cancer group displayed a significantly higher mean alpha diversity compared to the control group. …”
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Automated multidimensional deep learning platform for referable diabetic retinopathy detection: a multicentre, retrospective study by Chi Pui Pang, Weiqi Chen, Mingzhi Zhang, Tsz Kin Ng, Yi Zheng, Guihua Zhang, Jian-Wei Lin, Ji Wang, Jie Ji, Ling-Ping Cen, Peiwen Xie, Yongqun Xiong, Hanfu Wu, Dongjie Li

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Real-world, feasibility study to investigate the use of a multidisciplinary app (Pulsara) to improve prehospital communication and timelines for acute stroke/STEMI care by Joosup Kim, Dominique A Cadilhac, Karen Smith, Ramesh Sahathevan, Stephen Bernard, Dion Stub, Voltaire Nadurata, Ernesto Oqueli, Thomas Kraemer, Chris F Bladin, Kathleen L Bagot, Michelle Vu, Grant Hocking, Tessa Coupland, Debra Pearce, Diane Badcock, Marc Budge, Wayne Pearce, Howard Hall, Ben Kelly, Angie Spencer, Pauline Chapman, Casey Hair

“…Objectives To determine if a digital communication app improves care timelines for patients with suspected acute stroke/ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).Design Real-world feasibility study, quasi-experimental design.Setting Prehospital (25 Ambulance Victoria branches) and within-hospital (2 hospitals) in regional Victoria, Australia.Participants Paramedics or emergency department (ED) clinicians identified patients with suspected acute stroke (onset &lt;4.5 hours; n=604) or STEMI (n=247).Intervention The Pulsara communication app provides secure, two-way, real-time communication. …”
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Effect of The Duration of The Diagnosis on DNA Methylation Changes in Three Different Diabetic Genes in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Harem Othman Smail

“…The results of the study indicated that the DNA methylation rates of T2DM patients and the control group differed significantly.  …”
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Body image of men and women with congenital heart disease over a 15 years observational period by Siegfried Geyer, Claudia Dellas, Elmar Brähler, Johannes Beller

“…The findings were based on a long-term study of CHD-patients with two surveys about 15 years apart with N = 244 who participated in both. …”
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