The effect of telenursing follow-up on blood glycosylated hemoglobin and quality of life in the elderly with diabetes type 2 by Elahe Asadi, Fariba Borhani, Abbas Abbaszadeh

“…In the first month, participants were contacted twice a week, and in the second and third months, they were contacted once a week by phone. Patients in the control group received only follow-up and center care. …”
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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

“…The intervention group received the CENBA programme, which included BC education, coping skills training, a discussion forum, and nurse-led consultations, delivered via a mobile application and phone calls over six weeks. The control group received standard care. …”
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Impact of microwave processing on phytochemicals, antioxidant status, anti-nutritional factors and metabolite profile of maize flour by Alla Yaswanth Naveen Kumar, Alonkrita Chowdhury, Rajesh Kumar, Vivek Kumar Maurya, Subhasis Batabyal, Mayukh Ghosh

“…Phytochemicals exhibited treatment-dependent changes. Total phenolics (947.95–1304.77 µg GAE/g) and flavonoids (482.73–916.82 µg QE/g) varied, with flavonol content increasing (6.59–43.35 µg CE/g) and soluble sugar content decreasing (6563.13–15,578.75 µg DE/g) compared to the control. …”
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Assessment of Anti-Inflammatory and Antioxidant Activities of a Proprietary Preparation of Quercetin–Rutin Blend (SophorOx™) in Exercised Rats by Devanand Shanmugasundaram, James Martin Roza

“…Flavonoids comprise a huge class of phenolic compounds widely distributed throughout the plant kingdom. …”
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Bioactivity of Walnut: Investigating the Triterpenoid Saponin Extracts of Juglans regia Kernels for Antioxidant, Anti-diabetic, and Antimicrobial Properties by Youssef Elouafy, Salma Mortada, Adil El Yadini, Mohamed Hnini, Youssra Aalilou, Hicham Harhar, Asaad Khalid, Ashraf N. Abdalla, Abdelhakim Bouyahya, My El Abbes Faouzi, Mohamed Tabyaoui

“…Findings show that hydroalcoholic extract (EtOH 70%) has a considerable content of phenolic compounds, with 59.51 ± 0.26 mg GAE/g in total polyphenol contents, while the content of total flavonoids and condensed tannins were 3.14 ± 0.27 mg QE/g and 85.65 ± 0.37 mg CE/g of crude extract, respectively. …”
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Virtual primary care for people living with dementia in Canada: cross-sectional surveys of patients, care partners, and family physicians by Vladimir Khanassov, Deniz Cetin-Sahin, Sid Feldman, Saskia Sivananthan, Allan Grill, Isabelle Vedel

“…Logistic regression models were used to determine characteristics of participants (sociodemographic, urbanicity, frequency and availability of support for connecting with FPs, and FPs’ practice characteristics) associated with any VC use (phone and/or video). Inductive thematic analysis of open-ended questions explored FPs’ perceptions. …”
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Genetic variation reveals the therapeutic potential of BRSK2 in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Zhe Chen, Mingyang Tang, Nan Wang, Jiangjiang Liu, Xiaoyan Tan, Haitao Ma, Jing Luo, Kai Xie

“…Additionally, we conducted a comprehensive evaluation of therapeutic value, pathogenic mechanisms, and safety through phenome-wide association study (PheWAS), mediation analysis, transcriptomic analyses, shared causal variant exploration, DNA methylation MR, and protein interactions. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Synthesis of silver nanoparticles using Plantago lanceolata extract and assessing their antibacterial and antioxidant activities by Muhammad Zahir Shah, Zheng-Hui Guan, Ala Ud Din, Amjad Ali, Ata Ur Rehman, Kashif Jan, Shah Faisal, Shah Saud, Muhammad Adnan, Fazli Wahid, Saud Alamri, Manzer H. Siddiqui, Shamsher Ali, Wajid Nasim, Hafiz Mohkum Hammad, Shah Fahad

“…The FT-IR analysis indicated the association of biomolecules (phenolic acid and flavonoids) to reduce silver (Ag+) ions. …”
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Delayed Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) Initiation among Hospitalized Adults in a Resource-Limited Settings: A Challenge to the Global Target of ART for 90% of HIV-Infected Individual... by Prossie Merab Ingabire, Fred Semitala, Moses R. Kamya, Damalie Nakanjako

“…Using a pretested and precoded data extraction tool, data on cART initiation status and reason for not initiating cART was collected. Phone calls were made to patients that had left the hospital by the end of the two-week period. …”
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Effectiveness of nicotine salt vapes, cytisine, and a combination of these products, for smoking cessation in New Zealand: protocol for a three-arm, pragmatic, community-based rand... by Natalie Walker, Amanda Calder, Joanne Barnes, George Laking, Varsha Parag, Chris Bullen

“…Eligible participants will be people who smoke daily (N = 800, 90% power) from throughout New Zealand, who are: aged ≥ 18 years, motivated to quit in the next two weeks, able to provide online consent, willing to use e-cigarettes and/or cytisine, and have daily access to a mobile phone. Recruitment will utilise multi-media advertising. …”
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Facilitators and barriers to reach and enrollment into a medically tailored meals program within a section 1115 Medicaid pilot: clinic staff perspectives by Sara C. Folta, Jessica Burch, Matthew Alcusky, Arlene S. Ash, Kurt Hager, Jean Terranova, Fang Fang Zhang, Oyedolapo Anyanwu, Zhongyu Li, Dariush Mozaffarian

“…Patient-related barriers included lacking a working phone or stable housing and concern about meals meeting taste and cultural food preferences. …”
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Investigating the neuroprotective effects of Dracocephalum moldavica extract and its effect on metabolomic profile of rat model of sporadic Alzheimer's disease by Marjan Talebi, Seyed Abdulmajid Ayatollahi, Mohammad Ali As’Habi, Farzad Kobarfard, Mona Khoramjouy, Farzaneh Niki Boroujeni, Mehrdad Faizi, Alireza Ghassempour

“…The DM extract was standardized and quantified based on examining total phenolic, total flavonoid, rosmarinic acid, and quercetin contents using colorimetry and high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) methods. …”
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Reliability of a Low-Cost Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to Measure Punch and Kick Velocity by Lukas Pezenka, Klaus Wirth

“…Utilizing a low-cost mobile phone in conjunction with the PhyPhox app, acceleration data was collected and analyzed using a custom algorithm. …”
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Finding Ways to Lift Barriers to Care for Chronic Pain Patients: Outcomes of Using Internet-Based Self-Management Activities to Reduce Pain and Improve Quality of Life by Kevin Rod

“…Compliance was encouraged via weekly email reminders and phone calls during the observation period. Results. …”
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Identification of Plasma Absorbed Components of Qingxin Zishen Prescription by UPLC-Q-TOF MS by Yu HU, Juan SHANG, Xue-jiao LI, Yun-hua FENG, Kai-cheng XIE, Wei-feng YAO, Jian-dong ZOU, Yun CHEN, Su LU, Mei-juan XU

“…In total, forty prototypes from QZP are identified and inferred in the plasma samples, including 27 alkaloids, 9 iridoid glycosides, 2 flavonoid carbon glycosides, 1 phenolic acid and 1 fatty acid. Among them, alkaloids are mainly from Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn, Coptis chinensis Franch, Ziziphus jujuba Mill. var. spinosa (Bunge) Hu ex H. …”
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Neuroprotective role of epigallocatechin-3-gallate, albeginin and melanoxetin in alzheimer's disease by Arif Malik, Mehreen Hassan, Sulayman Waquar, Muhammad Wasim, Anam Naz, Faryal M. Awan, Muhammad T. Khan, Ali I. Khawaja, Sumera Zaib, Jamshed Iqbal, Ayesha Zahid, Marvi Marvi, Javeid Iqbal, Heng Wang, Dong-Qing Wei

“…Purpose: EGCG, is an antioxidant/anti-inflammatory that lowers amyloid-b and tau aggregation in AD models and improves cognition at preclinical dosages of 25–100 mg/kg/day and clinical doses of 200–800 mg/ Albeginin, a new flavonoid, reduces neuroinflammation in rats at 10–50 mg/kg/day, equal to 100–200 mg/day in humans. Melanoxetin, a phenolic molecule, chelates toxic metals, lowers ROS, and protects neurons at 15–40 mg/kg/day in animal models and 50–150 mg/day in humans. …”
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A Review on Bioactive Phytochemical Constituents and Pharmacological Activities of Aegiceras corniculatum: A Pharmaceutically Important Mangrove Plant by Pritam Sarkar, Tasfiya Rufaidah Ahnaf, Razina Rouf, Jamil Ahmad Shilpi, Shaikh Jamal Uddin

“…Gallocatechin, epicatechin, epigallocatechin-3-O-gallate, epigallocatechin, and other tannins, as well as flavonoids like kaempferol, quercetin, and isorhamnetin, are some of the compounds in A. corniculatum that may depolarize and change bacterial membranes, showing antibacterial effect. These phenolic chemicals also reduce oxidative stress and help treat cancer and other inflammatory diseases. …”
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A systematic review of impact of person-centred interventions for serious physical illness in terms of outcomes and costs by Richard Harding, Sridhar Venkatapuram, Alessandra Giusti, Ruwayda Petrus, Liz Gwyther, Lindsay Farrant, I Petersen, Amelia Cook, Kennedy Bashan Nkhoma

“…Some studies reported that interventions had effect in reduction hospital admissions, improving quality of life and reducing costs of care.Technology-based interventions: consisted of mobile phone, mobile app, tablet/computer and video. Although some interventions showed improvements for self-efficacy, hospitalisations and length of stay, quality of life did not improve across most studies.Discussion PCC interventions using self-management have some effects in reducing costs of care and improving quality of life. …”
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In Vitro Free Radical Scavenging Properties and Anti-Inflammatory Activity of Ilex paraguariensis (Maté) and the Ability of Its Major Chemical Markers to Inhibit the Production of... by Ingrid Vicente Farias, Eduarda Fratoni, Lais Cristina Theindl, Angela Machado de Campos, Eduardo Monguilhott Dalmarco, Flavio Henrique Reginatto

“…Our results demonstrated that the IA (aqueous infusion extract) showed higher amounts of total phenolic contents (266.62±10.85 mg CAE·g-1 DE), the highest amounts of all six chemical markers (theobromine, 5-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 4-O-caffeoylquinic acid, 3-O-caffeoylquinic acid, caffeine, and rutin), and stronger antioxidant activity (EC50=54.4±5.14 μg·mL−1). …”
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Combined analysis of 16S rRNA gene sequencing data reveals core vaginal bacteria across livestock species by Lucille C. Jonas, Lucille C. Jonas, Curtis R. Youngs, Stephan Schmitz-Esser, Stephan Schmitz-Esser

“…Compositionally, the most abundant phyla were Bacillota, Pseudomonadota, and Bacteroidota. …”
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