Persistent effect of salt reduction in schoolchildren and their families: 1-year follow-up after an application-based cluster randomized controlled trial by Yuan Li, Puhong Zhang, Feng J. He, Rong Luo, Jing Song, Changqiong Wang, Fengge Chen, Wei Zhao, Yuhong Zhao, Hang Chen, Tianyong Wu, Xiaoyan Wang, Hui Zhou, Zhi Han, Jie Zhang

“…Continuous efforts are needed to maintain the salt reduction effects in real-world settings. Trial registration ChiCTR1800017553. …”
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Gains and pains: a qualitative study on the implications of value-based health care for professionals by Veerle van Engen, Igna Bonfrer, Fabio Mieris, Malou Ensink, Anne Stiggelbout, Kees Ahaus, Martina Buljac-Samardzic

“…VBHC currently presents as a double-edged sword for healthcare professionals: resulting in both gains and pains. …”
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Effectiveness of menstrual hygiene management training to enhance knowledge, attitude, and practice among adolescents in Sindhupalchowk, Nepal. by Swastika Shrestha, Saki Thapa, Bikram Bucha, Safal Kunwar, Bigyan Subedi, Aishwarya Rani Singh, Durga Datta Chapagain, Raghu Dhital, Maxine Caws

“…A scale-up of the Menstrupedia based intervention would significantly change knowledge and attitude towards menstruation in Nepali adolescents.…”
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Laboratory analysis to determine the accurate characteristics of urban food waste by A. Charkhestani, D. Yousefi Kebria

“…Thus, without using the most accurate laboratory methods, the implementation of waste management plans would face major problems.…”
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The Falcon Test: An Observer Agreement Study in Subjects With and Without Anterior Knee Pain by Michael T. Cibulka, Payton Wunderlich, Hayden Klockenga, Andrew Reed, John Sandman

“…A method that that uses an easier position to assume and could be more reliable would be beneficial to therapists. The purpose of this study was to determine observer agreement using a new test for assessment of rectus femoris length. …”
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“Inclisiran: Early LDL-C target achievement in a real-life population” by Francesco Briani, Mauro Bagli, Gabriele Venturi, Francesco Bacchion, Antonio Mugnolo

“…Inclisiran, a small interfering RNA, has been observed to effectively and sustainably reduce LDL-C in large randomized controlled trials (RCTs); however, real-world data on its short-term efficacy and use are limited. …”
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Endoplasmic reticulum protein TXNDC5 modulates thyroid eye disease TGF-β1-induced myofibroblast transdifferentiation by Albert Y Wu, Hsun-I Chiu, Shi-Bei Wu, Chieh-Chih Tsai

“…Endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress may play a role in TED pathogenesis since it has been linked to liver, kidney, heart and lung fibrotic remodelling. We would evaluate the role of thioredoxin domain containing 5 (TXNDC5), a fibroblast-enriched ER protein, in TGF-β1-induced myofibroblast transdifferentiation from TED orbital fibroblasts.Methods Orbital fibroblasts from patients with TED were treated with TGF-β1 to investigate ER stress-relative gene expression especially for TXNDC5. …”
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Use of large language models as artificial intelligence tools in academic research and publishing among global clinical researchers by Tanisha Mishra, Edward Sutanto, Rini Rossanti, Nayana Pant, Anum Ashraf, Akshay Raut, Germaine Uwabareze, Ajayi Oluwatomiwa, Bushra Zeeshan

“…Seeing the perception of researchers towards LLMs and the significant association between awareness of LLMs and number of published works, we emphasize the importance of developing comprehensive guidelines and ethical framework to govern the use of AI in academic research and address the current challenges.…”
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The Life Experiences of Loss and Grieving for Indonesian Wives Who Had Lost Their Husbands Because of a Critical Illness: A Case Study by Priambodo AP, Hidayati NO, Nuraeni A

“…The child is an essential factor in the grieving process, as it keeps participants engaged in the world even when faced with the immediate effects of grief.Keywords: critical illness, grieving, life expériences, loss, widow…”
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Plant Species Composition and Community Perception Towards Landscaping Work Executed at Hawassa University-Main Campus, Ethiopia by Birhanu Kagnew, Firew Kebede

“… Landscaping is making visual improvements to academic institutions, urban and other private organizations with plants and attractive materials. People all over the world are attracted to green and beautiful landscapes which initiate them to be happy and creative. …”
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Prevalence of Depression and Sleep Disorders in Patients on Dialysis: A Cross-Sectional Study in Qatar by Fadwa Al-Ali, Mostafa Elshirbeny, Abdullah Hamad, Ahmad Kaddourah, Tarek Ghonimi, Rania Ibrahim, Tarek Fouda

“…We hypothesized that end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients on dialysis would have disturbed QOL due to both ESRD and dialysis and comorbidities. …”
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Methods to Adjust for Confounding in Test-Negative Design COVID-19 Effectiveness Studies: Simulation Study by Elizabeth AK Rowley, Patrick K Mitchell, Duck-Hye Yang, Ned Lewis, Brian E Dixon, Gabriela Vazquez-Benitez, William F Fadel, Inih J Essien, Allison L Naleway, Edward Stenehjem, Toan C Ong, Manjusha Gaglani, Karthik Natarajan, Peter Embi, Ryan E Wiegand, Ruth Link-Gelles, Mark W Tenforde, Bruce Fireman

“… BackgroundReal-world COVID-19 vaccine effectiveness (VE) studies are investigating exposures of increasing complexity accounting for time since vaccination. …”
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Virtual Screening, Toxicity Evaluation and Pharmacokinetics of Erythrina Alkaloids as Acetylcholinesterase Inhibitor Candidates from Natural Products by Permana A, Akili AWR, Hardianto A, Latip JB, Sulaeman AP, Herlina T

“…Afri Permana,1 Abd Wahid Rizaldi Akili,1 Ari Hardianto,1 Jalifah Binti Latip,2 Allyn Pramudya Sulaeman,1 Tati Herlina1 1Department of Chemistry, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science, Universitas Padjadjaran, Sumedang, West Java, Indonesia; 2Department of Chemical Sciences, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Selangor, MalaysiaCorrespondence: Tati Herlina, Email tati.herlina@unpad.ac.idPurpose: Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder with limited treatment options, necessitating the development of safer and more effective therapies. …”
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Exploring the Role of Radiosurgery for Atypical Meningiomas: Addressing Suboptimal Local Control in High-Risk Patients by Sanjeev Sreenivasan, MD, MCh, Salem Najjar, BA, Daniel Ma, MD, Sabrina L. Begley, BS, Yen-Ruh Wuu, MD, Zaker Rana, MD, Emile Gogineni, DO, Michael Schulder, MD, Anuj Goenka, MD

“…Methods and Materials: We identified consecutive patients diagnosed with high-risk World Health Organization grade 2 meningioma treated with SRS at a single institution between 2014 and 2021. …”
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Lagorio’s Wall in the Crimea: pages of scientific activity of the geologist Oleksandr Lagorio by Dmytro Mikhalenok

“…The paper presents selected pages from the biography and scientific activity of the world-famous geologist Oleksandr Lagorio (1852–1944). …”
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Dyskryminacja dzieci pozamałżeńskich w ustawodawstwie cywilnym w Drugiej Rzeczypospolitej i próby jej przezwyciężenia w projektach kodyfikacyjnych by Leonard Górnicki

“…At the same time, the author stresses that the new thoughts expressed in Stanisław Gołąb’s original draft, which constituted an important legislative advance, also found expression in the version passed and still being amended by the Subcommittee, in particular the idea of essentially equating children born out of wedlock with marital children, the care of the court (office) of guardianship and social welfare authorities over children born out of wedlock, as well as the principle of exercising parental rights solely in the interests of the child, including those born out of wedlock. Work on the second reading of the drafts was not completed until the outbreak of World War II.…”
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The study of pubertal stage and age of menarche in girls in Isfahan province, Iran by Nafiseh Mozafarian, Mahin Hashemipour, Mohammad Reza Maracy, Masoumeh Pourrajab, Razieh Omidi, Roya Kelishadi

“…Abstract Background The onset age of pubertal changes varies widely among girls and has undergone changes over time around the world. This study aimed to determine the age of onset of puberty in healthy Iranian girls living in Isfahan province. …”
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Designing Microfluidic Devices to Sort Haematopoietic Stem Cells Based on Their Mechanical Properties by Mingming Du, Dean Kavanagh, Zhibing Zhang, Neena Kalia

“…One promising approach to maintain circulating HSC numbers would be to separate subpopulations with smaller size and/or greater deformability from a heterogeneous population. …”
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The burden and outcomes of firearm injuries at two district-level emergency centres in Cape Town, South Africa: A descriptive analysis by L Bush, C Hendrikse, C Van Koningsbruggen, K Evans

“…A total of 520 (67%) patients self-presented, and there were 18 (2.3%) deaths in the emergency centre and a further 23 (3%) as inpatients. Of the total where wound location was determined (n=595), 30.4% sustained more than one firearm injury, and 112 out of the 167 admitted to Mitchells Plain Hospital required at least one visit to theatre. …”
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Isotope analysis of birds’ eye lens provides early-life information by Emi A. Hasegawa, Jun Matsubayashi, Ichiro Tayasu, Tatsuhiko Goto, Haruka Inoue, Axel G. Rossberg, Chikage Yoshimizu, Masaru Hasegawa, Takumi Akasaka

“…The high δ13C values observed in the center of the eye lenses would reflect the prenatal feeding environment, i.e., the C4-based diet consumed by their mothers, which is further reinforced by higher δ15N values at this position due to the consumption of egg yolk-derived nutrition. …”
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