Family function and health self-management ability among older adults from mountainous areas in China: moderated mediation model in a cross-sectional study by Jian-Hua Chen, Mei-Fen Chen, Norhasmah Mohd Zain, Chee-Yeong Yap, Azlina Yusuf, Bi-He Ying

“…The survey included questions on sociodemographic characteristics, the Adult Health Self-Management Skills (Ability) Rating scale, family APGAR scale and General Self-Efficacy (GSE) scale. Data were analysed using descriptive statistics, Spearman’s correlation, and multiple regression analysis with mediation and moderated mediation models. …”
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Athlete monitoring in handball (ATHMON HB): a survey of current practice in professional women’s and men’s handball by Alexander-Stephan Henze, Jakob Burger, Lynn Matits, Hannes Degenhardt, Kai Fehske, Johannes Kirsten, Sebastian Viktor Waldemar Schulz

“…A comprehensive Athlete Monitoring System (AMS) should include a meaningful combination of these methods and provide analysis and graphical presentation with decision support for coaches. …”
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Rapid Screening of Illegal Addition of Compounds Regulating Sexual Function in Traditional Chinese Medicine Based on UPLC-Q-TOF MS Technique Combined with UNIFI Software by Min LIAO, Ying-chao WANG, Qi CHEN, Lian JIANG, Hai-ning WANG

“…The mobile phase consisted of acetonitrile-0.1% formic acid solution with gradient elution at a column temperature of 30 ℃. Data acquisition was conducted in MSE mode under positive electrospray ionization with a mass scan range of m/z 50-1 200. …”
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Educación Física y Covid-19. Percepciones de alumnado y lecciones de futuro (Physical Education and Covid-19. Student perceptions and lessons for the future) by David Díaz Tejerina, Javier Fernández Río

“…At the end of the quarter, all participants answered a series of anonymous open-ended questions. From the joint analysis of the extracted data, four positive aspects emerged: novelty, adaptation, teaching, and transfer, and five negative aspects: socialization, mask, facilities, loss of time and fear of contagion. …”
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Selection and appointment of presidents of medical universities in Iran: Bridging reality and ideal through global and local evidence. by Leila Doshmangir, Mohammadhossein Somi, Sajad Lak, Neda Kabiri, Hossein Ebrahimipour, Omid Barati, Mohammadreza Amiresmaili, Mohammad Bazyar

“…A question guide was used, the main question of which included: essential characteristics and competencies of university president, prioritized criteria for decision making, feasibility of evidence-based decision-making, the process of selecting and appointing university presidents, and the strengths and weaknesses of this process. The data were analyzed using a framework analysis approach, informed by Modified Henry Mintzberg's Management Model and a model of policy competency. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with tobacco use among pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in India: insights from the National Family Health Survey-5 (2019–21) by Rachita Pradhan, Rutuparna Sibani Dandsena, Sneha Singh, Shishirendu Ghosal, Debdutta Bhattacharya, Debdutta Bhattacharya, Srikanta Kanungo, Srikanta Kanungo, Sanghamitra Pati, Sanghamitra Pati

“…Tobacco consumption in any form poses serious health risks to both mothers and their children.ObjectivesThis study aims to estimate the prevalence and factors associated with smoking tobacco and SLT among pregnant and breastfeeding mothers from the fifth National Family Health Survey (2019–21) (NFHS-5) in India.MethodsAfter excluding outliers, 722,933 women of reproductive age (24,368 pregnant, 102,080 breastfeeding, and 592,699 non-pregnant/non-breastfeeding mothers) were eligible for this cross-sectional secondary data analysis. Descriptive statistics are presented as means with standard deviations (continuous variables) or frequencies (categorical variables), with a 95% confidence interval as a measure of uncertainty. …”
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The Association Between the CALLY Index and All-Cause Mortality in Patients with COPD: Results from the Cohort Study of NHANES 2007–2010 by Ding Y, Liu Y, Yu J, Cai C, Fu L, Zhu J, Yang S, Jiang Y, Wang J

“…The study utilized Kaplan-Meier curves, restricted cubic spline (RCS) curves, and Cox regression analysis to evaluate the relationship between the CALLY index and the risk of all-cause mortality in COPD patients. …”
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Association of triglyceride-glucose index with in-hospital outcomes in patients with acute myocardial infarction: a retrospective, single-centre, cohort study in China by Jing Tao, Hui Peng, Yining Yang, Xiaolin Yu, Yujuan Yuan

“…Patients were excluded if they had incomplete data for TyG index calculation or outcome ascertainment.Interventions No therapeutic intervention was assigned; the study was observational. …”
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The implementation, use and sustainability of a clinical decision support system for medication optimisation in primary care: A qualitative evaluation. by Mark Jeffries, Nde-Eshimuni Salema, Libby Laing, Azwa Shamsuddin, Aziz Sheikh, Anthony Avery, Antony Chuter, Justin Waring, Richard N Keers

“…A selection of participants was interviewed longitudinally to explore the further sustainability 1-2 years after implementation of the CDS system. The analysis, informed by Normalisation Process Theory (NPT), was thematic, iterative and conducted alongside data collection.…”
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Patient and Clinician Perspectives on Alert-Based Remote Monitoring–First Care for Cardiovascular Implantable Electronic Devices: Semistructured Interview Study Within the Veterans... by Allison Kratka, Thomas L Rotering, Scott Munson, Merritt H Raitt, Mary A Whooley, Sanket S Dhruva

“…We conducted a reflexive thematic analysis of interviews. Two authors familiarized themselves with the dataset and generated separate codebooks based on the interview guides and inductively coded notes. …”
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Information from pharmaceutical companies and the quality, quantity, and cost of physicians' prescribing: a systematic review. by Geoffrey K Spurling, Peter R Mansfield, Brett D Montgomery, Joel Lexchin, Jenny Doust, Noordin Othman, Agnes I Vitry

“…The narrative synthesis finding of variable results was supported by a meta-analysis of studies of prescribing frequency that found significant heterogeneity. …”
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Immune regulatory genes impact the hot/cold tumor microenvironment, affecting cancer treatment and patient outcomes by Mengmeng Sang, Jia Ge, Juan Ge, Juan Ge, Gu Tang, Qiwen Wang, Jiarun Wu, Liming Mao, Liming Mao, Xiaoling Ding, Xiaorong Zhou

“…Nevertheless, as yet there is no consensus regarding the clinically relevant definition of hot/cold tumors, and the influence of immune genes on the formation of hot/cold tumors remains poorly understood.MethodsData for 33 different types of cancer were obtained from The Cancer Genome Atlas database, and their immune composition was assessed using the CIBERSORT algorithm. …”
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Multiple myeloma with extramedullary plasmacytoma: pathogenesis and clinical case by M. V. Firsova, N. V. Risinskaya, M. V. Solovev, T. N. Obukhova, M. A. Kislitsyna, E. E. Nikulina, I. A. Yakutik, T. V. Abramova, A. B. Sudarikov, A. M. Kovrigina, L. P. Mendeleeva

“…The review presents literature data on the pathogenesis of extramedullary disease, as well as a clinical example of a comprehensive study of the tumor substrate.Aim. …”
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Associations of social isolation with sociodemographic aspects and health indicators in Brazilian middle-aged and older adults: ELSI-Brazil by Paulo Afonso Sandy Júnior, Flávia Silva Arbex Borim, Daniela de Assumpção, Anita Liberalesso Neri

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study of baseline data (2015–2016) of 7886 Brazilian adults aged 50 years and older from the Brazilian Longitudinal Study of Aging (ELSI-Brazil) was conducted. …”
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The association between tobacco and alcohol use and health outcomes in individuals living with diabetes and prediabetes in South Africa: A cross-sectional study by S J Mulder, T Chivese, C O Egbe

“…Both these factors increase the risk of developing conditions such as diabetes mellitus because they affect glucose metabolism and can interfere with blood glucose control in individuals with diabetes. …”
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Effect of Nursing Protocol Regarding Nasal Skin Breakdown for Preterm Infants Receiving Continuous Positive Airway Pressure by Khadiga M. Said, Rawia A. Mohamed, Safaa F. Draz

“…It designed to assess the characteristics of preterm infants and medical data of preterm infants. The last tool was the Neonatal Skin Condition Score (NSCS) scale that is designed to assess the neonates’ skin condition. …”
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Bronchial Lavage in the Treatment of Severe Bronchopulmonary Pathology in Adults. Approaches to Classification by E. U. Bonitenko, A. V. Shchegolev, S. A. Vasilev, N. A. Belyakova, A. I. Kuzmin, E. D. Sokolova

“…In addition, it was not possible to find in the literature a classification of either BL in general or used for therapeutic purposes in particular, which significantly complicates the standardization of procedures for its use in various diseases.Aim of study To determine possible classification characteristics, as well as indications, contraindications for therapeutic BL in adults and possible complications that may arise, based on the analysis of literature data.Results Therapeutic BL can be carried out both as planned and for health reasons. …”
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Advancements in regulatory agility, regional collaboration, and digital transformation: insights from the Asia Partnership Conference of Pharmaceutical Associations (APAC) by Sannie Siaw Foong Chong, Stephanie Hui Min Ong, Siew Mei Long, Masaaki Kanno, Usanee Harnpramukkul, Kum Cheun Wong, Asawari Sathaye, Mamta Singh, Manish Paliwal, Huyen Do, Helene Sou, Richard Simon R. Binos

“…Additionally, 67% accept data from DCTs and RWE using good reliance practices. …”
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Prospectively assessed hypothalamic-pituitary dysfunction after proton therapy in adults with head and neck, skull base and brain tumors by Jordan Bouter, Nathan Azemar, Anthony Vela, Pauline Dutheil, Paul Lesueur, Dinu Stefan, Yves Reznik, Juliette Thariat

“…Pituitary hormones govern many vital functions but data of standardized monitoring for deficiencies after irradiation are lacking. …”
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The application value of multimodal ultrasound imaging technology in the prediction of early-stage type 2 diabetic kidney disease by Dan Wang, Wenping Wang, Santing Xiang, Caifeng Xia, Yuan Zhang, Lingling Zhang

“…Multimodal ultrasound imaging technology (MUIT) was employed to detect various parameter indicators, and a prediction model was developed using the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve. …”
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