Complex association between alanine aminotransferase activity and mortality in general population: a systematic review and meta-analysis of prospective studies. by Zhengtao Liu, Huaijun Ning, Shuping Que, Linlin Wang, Xue Qin, Tao Peng

“…Therefore, this research study investigated the association between ALT activity and mortality through a systematic review and meta-analysis of previous prospective studies.<h4>Methods</h4>Electronic literature databases, including PubMed, Embase, and the Institute for Scientific Information (ISI), were searched for relevant prospective observational studies (published before Dec 30, 2013) on the association between baseline ALT activity and ensuing all-cause/disease-specific mortality. …”
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Comparison of the effectiveness of combination therapy based on virtual reality and mindfulness with brief mindfulness training on cognitive emotion regulation and mindfulness amon... by Parvin Foroughi, gholamreza manshaee, seyed hamid atash pour

“…However, the combined treatment in the variable of mindfulness It has been more effective than short-term mindfulness therapy (p< 0.05). …”
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A Preseason Training Program With the Nordic Hamstring Exercise Increases Eccentric Knee Flexor Strength and Fascicle Length in Professional Female Soccer Players by Karoline Baptista Vianna, Lívia Gonçalves Rodrigues, Nathalia Trevisol Oliveira, João Breno Ribeiro-Alvares, Bruno Manfredini Baroni

“… # Study Design Quasi-experimental study. # Methods Sixteen amateur female soccer players (without a NHE training routine) were evaluated 8-weeks apart to: (1) assess reliability of eccentric knee flexor strength and biceps femoris fascicle length measures; and (2) determine the typical error of measures that would be used to discriminate training responders and non-responders. …”
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The molecular impact of cigarette smoking resembles aging across tissues by Jose Miguel Ramirez, Rogério Ribeiro, Oleksandra Soldatkina, Athos Moraes, Raquel García-Pérez, Winona Oliveros, Pedro G. Ferreira, Marta Melé

“…Yet, the molecular mechanisms driving smoking-related health decline and aging acceleration in most tissues remain unexplored. Methods Here, we use data from the Genotype-Tissue Expression Project (GTEx) to perform a characterization of the effect of cigarette smoking across human tissues. …”
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Migration and Accumulation Mechanisms of Heavy Metals in Soil from Maoniuping Rare Earth Elements Mining, Southwest China by Sijie He, Yang Li, Liang Tang, Fang Yang, Yuan Xie, Xuemin Liu, Lei Xu

“…To address this issue, this study explored the extent, transport, and accumulation of heavy metal contamination in the Nanhe River Basin through field surveys (2946 topsoil samples and four vertical soil sections) and regional geographic attributes (e.g., mining area, river, and elevation) combined with a variety of methods such as statistics, geostatistics, spatial analysis, geo-accumulation index, and potential ecological risk index. …”
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Surface Electromyography and Gait Features in Patients after Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction by Xipeng Wu, Hao Zhang, Hongxing Cui, Wenbin Pei, Yixuan Zhao, Shanshan Wang, Zhijie Cao, Wei Li

“…Therefore, we used surface electromyography (sEMG) and gait analysis to explore the muscle activation patterns and gait characteristics between lower limbs under different exercise states in patients, following anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). Methods Forty‐one adults with unilateral ACL injuries in Binzhou Medical University Hospital from October 2022 to June 2023 were allocated to three groups according to the time after ACL reconstruction: group A (≤3 months, 16), group B (3 months–1 year, 13), and group C (>1 year, 12). …”
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Influenza Vaccination Among Patients with Noncommunicable Diseases: A Survey About Awareness, Usage, and Unmet Needs in the Czech Republic by Zdeněk Zadražil, Lenka Cesneková, Jan Kynčl, Zuzana Krištúfková, Laura Colombo, Sanjay Hadigal

“…Objective This survey, among adults with NCDs in the Czech Republic, assessed the knowledge, attitudes, and gaps toward vaccination in general and influenza vaccination in particular. Methods The survey was conducted between February 2023 and March 2023 among patients with NCDs in the Czech Republic. …”
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Exploring the Impact of Spaced Repetition Through Anki Usage on Preclinical Exam Performance by Victoria Winter, Emily Ames, Marley Jacobs, Carlos Georges, Edward Simanton

“…Further research with larger sample sizes and more diverse populations is needed to validate these findings further.…”
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Characteristics of soil microbial community assembly patterns in fields with serious occurrence of tobacco Fusarium wilt disease by Huidi Liu, Yongfeng Zhang, Hongchen Li, Shilu Chen, Jingze Zhang, Wei Ding

“…The Fusarium spp. infection may alter the composition and structure of the tobacco root microbial community; however, the relationship between these factors under large-scale geographical conditions in China remains underexplored.MethodsIn the context of this investigation, soil samples from the rhizosphere of tobacco plants were procured from fields afflicted with FWD and those devoid of the disease in the Hanzhong region of Shaanxi province, as well as in the Sanmenxia and Nanyang regions of Henan province. …”
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Impact of remote social interaction during the COVID-19 pandemic on the cognitive and psychological status of older adults with and without cognitive impairment: A randomized contr... by Ana L Vives-Rodriguez, Anna Marin, Kylie A Schiloski, Gabor P Hajos, Adolfo Di Crosta, Irene Ceccato, Pasquale La Malva, Diana C Anderson, Naheer Lahdo, Kaleigh Donnelly, Jiali Dong, Sabrina Kasha, Colleen Rooney, Judith Dayaw, Gabrielle Marton, Audrey Wack, Vanessa Hanger, Renée DeCaro, Alberto Di Domenico, Katherine W Turk, Rocco Palumbo, Andrew E Budson

“…The intervention did not lead to improvements in cognitive or psychological scores.<h4>Conclusions</h4>More work is needed to assess the utility of this intervention for the support of a heterogenous cross-cultural sample of older adults at-risk for social isolation, including individuals with cognitive impairment. …”
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Racial/ethnic disparity in the associations of smoking status with uncontrolled hypertension subtypes among hypertensive subjects. by Xuefeng Liu, Tinghui Zhu, Milisa Manojlovich, Hillel W Cohen, Dennis Tsilimingras

“…<h4>Background</h4>Racial/ethnic differences in the associations of smoking with uncontrolled blood pressure (BP) and its subtypes (isolated uncontrolled systolic BP (SBP), uncontrolled systolic-diastolic BP, and isolated uncontrolled diastolic BP (DBP)) have not been investigated among diagnosed hypertensive subjects.<h4>Methods</h4>A sample of 7,586 hypertensive patients aged ≥18 years were selected from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey 1999-2010. …”
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Associations of adipocytokine expression and cardiovascular risk factors in stable coronary artery disease by E. V. Belik, O. V. Gruzdeva, Yu. A. Dyleva, D. A. Borodkina, M. Yu. Sinitsky, E. E. Bychkova, E. I. Palicheva

“…To determine the expression of adiponectin, leptin and I interleukin-6 (IL-6) in subcutaneous, epicardial and perivascular adipose tissue, depending on the presence of cardiovascular risk factors.Material and methods. The study included 90 patients with stable coronary artery disease (CAD) who underwent coronary artery bypass grafting. …”
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Nurses’ Attitudes Towards Death and Related Factors: Two Different Hospital Examples by Halit Emin Alıcılar, Rukuye Aylaz, Gülşen Güneş, Meltem Çöl

“…Objectives:This study was carried out in order to determine educational needs of nurses in the light of the findings obtained by examining attitudes of nurses towards death and some factors.Materials and Methods:The population of this cross-sectional study consisted of 1430 nurses working in Cebeci Research and Application Hospital of Ankara University and Turgut Özal Medical Center of İnönü University. …”
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Non-linear association of a novel inflammation-lipid composite marker CRP/HDL with insulin resistance and type 2 diabetes: findings from a comprehensive national cross-sectional st... by Kun Xue, Meijun Sun, Chao Zong, Shanshan Xing, Hang Xue

“…This study aims to elucidate the relationship between the hs-CRP/HDL-C ratio and the risks of IR and T2D. Methods The cross-sectional methodology of this investigation is underpinned by data procured from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), encompassing a sample of 4,928 individuals from 2015 to 2018. …”
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Dipeptidyl Peptidase-4 Inhibitors and the Risk of Pancreatitis in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Young-Gun Kim, Seirhan Kim, Seung Jin Han, Dae Jung Kim, Kwan-Woo Lee, Hae Jin Kim

“…The aim of our study was to determine whether the use of DPP-4i increases the risk of acute pancreatitis compared with sulfonylurea (SU) and whether the risk is higher in patients with underlying cardiovascular disease (CVD). Methods. A population-based cohort study was performed using Korean National Health Insurance Service-National Sample Cohort data. …”
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The Potential of Mushroom Seasoning as an Alternative to Monosodium Glutamate: Market Survey, Consumer Survey, and Sensory Evaluation by H. Haron, W.T. Low

“…This study aimed to determine the type of mushrooms used in seasoning products in Malaysia, investigate perceptions, and evaluate sensory acceptance in vegetable soup. Methods: A three months cross-sectional investigation was conducted in Malaysia from August to October 2023. …”
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The interaction of vitamin D supplementation with Omentin-1 gene polymorphism on metabolic factors and anthropometric indices in women with prediabetes: a study protocol for a doub... by Roghayeh Molani-Gol, Maryam Rafraf, Mohammad Asghari Jafarabadi, Dariush Shanehbandi

“…After obtaining informed consent, all participants’ blood samples will be achieved to determine the Omentin-1 polymorphism (Val109Asp) genotypes. …”
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Clinicians’ view on non-adherence: sharing expert opinion by Ngiap Chuan Tan, Shashank R. Joshi, Enrique De-Madaria, Enrique De-Madaria, Badr Eldin Mostafa, O. Nuri Özgirgin, Tommaso Simoncini, Lale Tokgözoğlu

“…Given the study’s qualitative nature and small sample size, future research should incorporate broader datasets and diverse healthcare perspectives to develop more comprehensive adherence solutions.…”
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The effect of rural-to-urban migration on obesity and diabetes in India: a cross-sectional study. by Shah Ebrahim, Sanjay Kinra, Liza Bowen, Elizabeth Andersen, Yoav Ben-Shlomo, Tanica Lyngdoh, Lakshmy Ramakrishnan, R C Ahuja, Prashant Joshi, S Mohan Das, Murali Mohan, George Davey Smith, Dorairaj Prabhakaran, K Srinath Reddy, Indian Migration Study group

“…We tested the hypotheses that rural-to-urban migrants have a higher prevalence of obesity and diabetes than rural nonmigrants, that migrants would have an intermediate prevalence of obesity and diabetes compared with life-long urban and rural dwellers, and that longer time since migration would be associated with a higher prevalence of obesity and of diabetes.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>The place of origin of people working in factories in north, central, and south India was identified. …”
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Menstrual abnormalities amongst female South African Hajj pilgrims: a cross-sectional study by S. Parker, S. Omar, O. H. Mahomed

“…This study aims to determine the incidence of menstrual cycle abnormalities amongst South African female Hajj pilgrims and the potential factors that predispose to them. Methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted amongst South African female pilgrims during the five-day Hajj period. …”
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