Dynamic changes in network structure of depressive symptoms: a two-year naturalistic follow-up study by Guanghui Shen, Xudong Yang, Yang Zou, Yawen Zheng, Juan Fang, Jiahui Huang, Jiayi Tang, Shaochang Wu, Li Chen

“…Methods This is a longitudinal study with a 2-year follow up. At wave 1, 4840 adults without depressive symptoms were selected from the 2016 China Labor-force Dynamics Survey and included in the study. …”
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A Study on the Transient Flow Characteristics of Pump Turbines Across the Full Operating Range in Turbine Mode by Hongqiang Tang, Qifei Li, Xiangyu Chen, Zhanyong Li, Shiwei Li

“…This systematic investigation provides fundamental insights into the flow physics governing pump-turbine performance under off-design conditions while offering practical implications for optimizing transient operational control methodologies in hydroelectric energy storage systems.…”
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The association of psychological resources and personality traits with preference for psychotherapy models: evidence from two explorative studies by Alessio Gori, Pierluigi Imperatore, Alessandro Musetti, Eleonora Topino

“…Conclusions: Although the exploratory nature and cross-sectional design of the studies invite cautious interpretation and encourage further confirmatory research, these findings may have useful practical implications, by providing insight to elaborate tailored orientation programs, training, and supervisions for psychotherapists within different theoretical orientations.…”
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EVALUATION OF THE CARBON FOOTPRINT OF THE COFFEE PRODUCTION CHAIN: CASE STUDY OF THE FINCA TRIUNFO VERDE, CHIAPAS, MÉXICO by Adán Villa-Herrera, Martin Alejandro Bolaños-Gonzalez, Fernando Paz-Pellat, Jose Manuel Salvador-Castillo, Luz María Ramirez-Armas, Carolina Villagomez-Jimenez

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Physical activity policies in the six Gulf Cooperation Council countries: a qualitative study with document analysis by Klaus Gebel, Adrian Bauman, Peter Gelius, Anne Grunseit, Ali Ahmed Alzahrani

“…Enhancing transparency, inclusion and evaluation mechanisms are essential for fostering effective physical activity policies in GCC countries.Practical implications Our study provides impetus for policy-makers in the Gulf region to develop policies addressing sedentary behaviour and improving the evaluation framework. …”
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Monitoring utilisation patterns of home- and community-based services for healthy ageing: a cross-sectional study by Wusi Zhou, Xiangjing Zhang, Xiaoyang Lyu

“…Abstract Background The home- and community-based care model has been developed to enable older people healthy ageing in place. However, few studies have investigated how well particular home- and community-based services (HCBS) have reached older people. …”
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Exploration of Spatiotemporal Covariation in Vegetation–Groundwater Relationships: A Case Study in an Endorheic Inland River Basin by Zheng Lu, Dongxing Wu, Shasha Meng, Xiaokang Kou, Lipeng Jiao

“…These findings provide critical insights into groundwater–vegetation interactions in arid ecosystems and offer valuable implications for sustainable water resource management.…”
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Restless sleep is associated with increased anxiety in physical therapy students: a cross sectional survey study by Mark H. Shepherd, Brett Neilson, Catherine Siengsukon, Jodi L. Young

“…These findings have implications for including sleep and mental health education and practices within DPT programs.…”
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My back: co-designing municipal rehabilitation with and for individuals with long-lasting back problems: study protocol by Tina Junge, P. Kjaer

“…A platform model for monitoring local rehabilitation will be introduced to evaluate workability and economic implications within the target population. The knowledge and results from this study can be disseminated and adapted to public contexts throughout Denmark and potentially other countries with similar municipal healthcare structures. …”
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Liver dysfunction and phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase signalling in early sepsis: experimental studies in rodent models of peritonitis. by Peter Recknagel, Falk A Gonnert, Martin Westermann, Sandro Lambeck, Amelie Lupp, Alain Rudiger, Alex Dyson, Jane E Carré, Andreas Kortgen, Christoph Krafft, Jürgen Popp, Christoph Sponholz, Valentin Fuhrmann, Ingrid Hilger, Ralf A Claus, Niels C Riedemann, Reinhard Wetzker, Mervyn Singer, Michael Trauner, Michael Bauer

“…These observations carry important implications for the diagnosis of liver dysfunction and pharmacotherapy in the critically ill. …”
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Dietary fiber intake and hippocampal gray matter volume: an exploratory cross-sectional study in healthy adults by Raghav Pallapothu, Roger D. Newman-Norlund, Makayla Gibson, Pranesh Rajesh Kannan, Sriya Pallapothu, Chris Rorden, Leonardo Bonilha, Julius Fridriksson

“…Prior research has found that ADRD is associated with decreases in cortical gray matter volume (GMV) in the hippocampus.MethodsThis exploratory cross-sectional study investigates the relationship between total dietary fiber concentration and regional GMV in a cohort of 190 healthy adults aged 20 to 79 years who completed the 2015 National Health Interview Survey Supplement and T1-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) as part of the University of South Carolina’s Aging Brain Cohort (ABC) study. …”
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Acute kidney disease in patients with COVID-19. A prospective, multicenter, multinational study in Latin America by Raúl Lombardi, Alejandro Ferreiro, Yanissa Venegas, Mariana Pereira, Cristina Carlino, Rolando Claure-Del Granado, Daniela Ponce, Daniel Molina, Agustina Zinoveev

“…Abstract Introduction: Acute kidney disease (AKD) is defined as functional and/or structural abnormalities of kidneys with health implications and a duration of ≤90 days. This study aimed to evaluate AKD as a more appropriate approach to these conditions for which we used a cohort of COVID-19 patients in whom kidney impairment is expressed by proteinuria and/or loss of function. …”
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The tsunami of antibiotic resistance as a global health crisis in otorhinolaryngology patients; a cross-sectional study by Peter Milad, Ossama Ibrahim Mansour, Mohammed Shehata Taha, Tarek Ashmawy, Heba Mahmoud Abdelmageed, Samia Abdou Girgis, Azza Omran, Anas Askoura, Omar Yassin, Amr Hamed, Mena Maher Nassif

“…Objective Due to the desperate need for sustainable access to effective antibiotic the patterns of antimicrobial resistance among ORL patients in Egypt were studied and the implications for clinical management and public health were assessed. …”
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The care and transport of trauma victims by layperson emergency medical systems: a qualitative study in Delhi, India by Kavi Bhalla, Veena Sriram, Radhika Arora, Richa Ahuja, Girish Agrawal, Geetam Tiwari, Dinesh Mohan

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Expert decision-making in clinicians: An auto-analytic ethnographic study of operational decision-making in urgent care. by Nicola Irvine, Robert Van Der Meer, Itamar Megiddo

“…Findings are crucial to inform research evaluating the effectiveness of early expert decision-making in urgent care as it is a high cost strategy. They also have implications for methodological approaches in future studies of expert clinical decision-making, developing artificial expert systems, and clinician training.…”
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Does Electromagnetic Pollution in the ART Laboratory Affect Sperm Quality? A Cross-Sectional Observational Study by Giorgio Maria Baldini, Dario Lot, Daniele Ferri, Luigi Montano, Mario Valerio Tartagni, Antonio Malvasi, Antonio Simone Laganà, Mario Palumbo, Domenico Baldini, Giuseppe Trojano

“…This cross-sectional observational study examined the impact of EMFs on sperm motility in a sample of 102 healthy males aged 20–35 years in the IVF laboratory. …”
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Generative artificial intelligence in physiotherapy education: great potential amidst challenges- a qualitative interview study by Yvonne Lindbäck, Karin Schröder, Torkel Engström, Karin Valeskog, Sofi Sonesson

“…Therefore, the aim was to explore physiotherapy students’ experiences of and thoughts on GAI in their education, and its potential implications for their future careers in healthcare. …”
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Spatiotemporal Patterns and Determinants of Cropland Abandonment in Mountainous Regions of China: A Case Study of Sichuan Province by Buting Hong, Jicheng Wang, Jiangtao Xiao, Quanzhi Yuan, Ping Ren

“…Cropland abandonment (CA) is an increasingly severe global issue, with significant implications for achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of Zero Hunger. …”
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Comparative prospective study of the performance of chest pain scores and clinical assessment in an emergency department cohort in Singapore by Mingwei Ng, Hong Jie Gabriel Tan, Fei Gao, Jack Wei Chieh Tan, Swee Han Lim, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, R Ponampalam

“…Methods This single‐center prospective cohort‐study that enrolled 1200 patients was conducted by a large urban tertiary center in Singapore. …”
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Farmers' pesticide use, disposal behavior, and pre-harvest interval: a case study from Nigeria by Mesay Yami, Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie, Lenis Saweda O. Liverpool-Tasie, Richard Maiwad, Tesfamicheal Wossen, Titilayo D. O. Falade, Oyakhilomen Oyinbo, Futoshi Yamauchi, Jordan Chamberlin, Shiferaw Feleke, Tahirou Abdoulaye

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