Qualitative Comparison of Cultured Skin Microbiota From the Inguinal Region of Obese and Nonobese Patients Eligible for Hip Arthroplasty by Philip Mark Anderson, MD, Thiemo Frank, Michaela Herz, MD, Oliver Kurzai, MD, Maximilian Rudert, MD, Tizian Heinz, MD, Thiên-Trí Lâm, MD

“…Wound complications were more frequent in the study group, but this was not statistically significant. …”
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Diagnostic value of motor evoked potential parameters in patients with Parkinson’s disease stage II by A. V. Demchenko, Dzh. N. Aravitska

“…The MEP latencies of the premotor cortex, which is ipsilateral to the side with more pronounced motor symptoms, have a particularly close relationship with UPDRS part III total score in the samples with 1.10–1.76 Tl magnetic inductions (r = 0.31–0.34, P ˂ 0.05). …”
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Ethical attitudes of the future Russian officials and businessmen: Comparative analysis by A. A. Maksimenko, O. S. Deyneka, D. V. Krylova, E. V. Zabelina, E. A. Bulgakova

“…The background sample consisted of the government and municipal employees (39.0% of the total sample) and the employees of commercial companies (36.5%), as well as the representatives of NGOs (6.8%). …”
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Beverage consumption among adults in Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada prior to the implementation of a sugar-sweetened beverage tax by Daniel A. Zaltz, Rachel Prowse, Yanqing Yi, Jessica O’Dea, Scott V. Harding

“…SSB tax evaluations rely on detailed understandings of beverage consumption patterns prior to policy implementation, but there is no recent literature about such patterns among NL residents during the pre-tax period. Methods We recruited a convenience sample of NL adults ages 19 and older and measured participant characteristics via online surveys and beverage intake via previously-validated, semi-quantitative beverage frequency questionnaires. …”
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How equitable is digital rehabilitation for people after stroke? A systematic review using an equity approach by Rachel C. Stockley, Yasemin Hirst, Chantelle Hayes, Kimberley E. Watkins, Peter C. Goodwin

“…This study systematically investigates the reporting of equity factors in digital stroke rehabilitation research.MethodsThis systematic review examined equity factors contained in the PROGRESS-Plus framework in a random sample of clinical trials of technologies used as part of stroke rehabilitation published in 2011–2021. …”
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Antimicrobial Resistance in the Terrestrial Environment of Agricultural Landscapes in Norway by Live L. Nesse, Kristin Forfang, Jannice Schau Slettemeås, Snorre Hagen, Marianne Sunde, Abdelhameed Elameen, Gro Johannessen, Marianne Stenrød, Girum Tadesse Tessema, Marit Almvik, Hans Geir Eiken

“…Samples collected in the autumn showed more ARGs and AREC than spring samples, and this was more pronounced for organic fields than for conventional fields. …”
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To Be or Not to Be? 教職召喚與專業認同對藝術大學師資生生涯決策自我效能、結果期待及生涯希望感的調節效果分析 To Be or Not to Be? An Analysis of the Moderating Effects of Teaching Calling and Professional Identity on Career De... by 陳嘉成 Chia-Cheng Chen, 洪兆祥 Chao-Hsiang Hung, 鄧鈞文 Chun-Wen Teng, 劉孟芳 Meng-Fang Liu

“…A total of 482 responses were collected through online surveys, with 475 valid samples (98.54% validity rate). The sample comprised 79.2% female and 20.8% male students. …”
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Religious Service Attendance, COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes, and COVID-19 Vaccination Status: A Vaccine Safety Datalink Member Survey, 2022–2023 by Joshua T.B. Williams, MD, Kate Kurlandsky, BA, Kristin Breslin, MPH, Hannah Cruz, MPH, Amy Stein, PhD, Jo Ann Shoup, PhD, Liza M. Reifler, MPH, Matthew F. Daley, MD, Bruno Lewin, MD, DTMH, Kristin Goddard, MPH, Michelle L. Henninger, PhD, Jennifer C. Nelson, PhD, Gabriela Vazquez-Benitez, PhD, MSC, Kayla E. Hanson, MPH, Candace C. Fuller, PhD, MPH, Simon J. Hambidge, MD, PhD

“…The aim of this study was to examine the associations between religious service attendance, COVID-19 attitudes, and COVID-19 vaccination at the midpoint of the COVID-19 public health emergency. Methods: A survey of Vaccine Safety Datalink members, purposefully sampled by race, ethnicity, language, and pregnancy status (N=2,856), was administered from November 2022 through February 2023. …”
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Ethical issues in the development and implementation of nutrition-related public health policies and interventions: A scoping review. by Thierry Hurlimann, Juan Pablo Peña-Rosas, Abha Saxena, Gerardo Zamora, Béatrice Godard

“…Further research is needed in order to develop more targeted ethical frameworks.…”
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Employing Siamese Networks as Quantitative Biomarker for Assessing the Effect of Dolphin-Assisted Therapy on Pediatric Cerebral Palsy by Jesús Jaime Moreno Escobar, Oswaldo Morales Matamoros, Erika Yolanda Aguilar del Villar, Hugo Quintana Espinosa, Liliana Chanona Hernández

“…Great discrepancies in neuronal voltage perturbations, 7.9825 dB on average at the specific samples compared to the whole dataset (6.2838 dB), imply a noted deviation from resting activity. …”
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Study on the relationship between depressive symptoms and Internet use in the older adults under the background of population aging—evidence based on CHARLS 2018 and 2020 by Mengzi Guo, Zihang Li, Yixuan Chen, Xiangwan Chen, Zhi Cheng, Zhiru Tang

“…Given the fact that both Internet use and depressive symptoms are in dynamic change, this paper focuses on the relationship between depressive symptoms and Internet use among Chinese elderly people in the context of population aging, which could generate targeted policy recommendations aimed at safeguarding the healthy development of older adults and provide an important basis for the government to build a more inclusive aging society. Methods A total of 15,637 samples were extracted for analyses using CHARLS (China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study) data after matching the 2018 and 2020 data by sample-identified correlation IDs (including ID, household ID, and community ID). …”
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HCV genotype profile in Brazil of mono-infected and HIV co-infected individuals: A survey representative of an entire country. by Mariana Fernanda Rodrigues Nutini, James Hunter, Leila Giron, Ana Flavia Nacif Pinto Coelho Pires, Igor Massaki Kohiyama, Michelle Camargo, Maria Cecilia Araripe Sucupira, Adele Schwartz Benzaken, Paulo Abrão Ferreira, Hong-Ha M Truong, Ricardo Sobhie Diaz

“…G3 was more prevalent in the South region. Of samples tested for HIV co-infection, 15% were HIV+. …”
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Is it worth the extra mile? Comparing environmental DNA and RNA metabarcoding for vertebrate and invertebrate biodiversity surveys in a lowland stream by Till-Hendrik Macher, Jens Arle, Arne J. Beermann, Lina Frank, Kamil Hupało, Jan Koschorreck, Robin Schütz, Florian Leese

“…Signal detections for vertebrates were more localized for eRNA compared to eDNA. Overall, the advantages of the extra steps needed for eRNA analyses depend on the study question but both methods provide important data for biodiversity monitoring and research.…”
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Apoptosis Inhibitor of Macrophages in Cats: A Potential Link Between an Exon 3 Variant Allele and Progression of Naturally Occurring Chronic Kidney Disease by Gabriela C. L. Evangelista, Julianne K. Hwang, Liam E. Broughton‐Neiswanger, Emily C. Carlo Reis, Michael H. Court, Katrina A. Mealey, Nicolas F. Villarino

“…Methods Sequencing and PCR were used to determine fAIM genotype. …”
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The structural dimensions of adherence to ethnic traditional sports exercise prescription and the development of its scale by Jiali He, Zuosheng Lu, Jinyong Han

“…Despite these strengths, the study has limitations, including the relatively homogeneous sample of retired university faculty from a single province, which may limit generalizability to more diverse elderly populations. …”
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The Effects of Smoking during Pregnancy on Birth Outcomes in Southern Jordan by Seham Abufraijeh, Ahlam Al-Kharabsheh, Youssef Hussein, Ashraf Zaghloul, Aiman AL Maathidy, Samir Mahgoub

“…Methods: This observational study extracted data from the medical records of enrolled pregnant women, including demographic information, vital signs, and newborn measurements. …”
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Dynamic changes of soluble ST2 levels predicted fatality and were involved in coagulopathy in dengue fever in the elderly. by Chih-Cheng Hsieh, Ming-Yuan Hong, Tzong-Shiann Ho, Ching-Chuan Liu, Guey-Chuen Perng, Chia-Chang Chuang

“…Moreover, patients given frozen fresh plasma (FFP) transfusions were significantly (p = 0.025) more likely to have higher serum ST2 level changes than were those who had not. …”
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A Web-Based Resource Informed by Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Positive Psychology to Address Stress, Negative Affect, and Problematic Alcohol Use: A Usability and Descriptive S... by Ingrid Serck-Hanssen, Marit Solheim-Witt, Justin J Anker, Dawn E Sugarman

“…Importantly, a significant portion of participants reported that the program inspired behavioral changes. More research is needed with a larger sample to obtain specific data about alcohol consumption and investigate associations between alcohol use and program components, as well as examine gender differences. …”
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Ultraviolet-Induced Fluorescence Dermoscopy, a Novel Diagnostic Technique in Dermatological Practice: A Systematic Review by Yasmeen Jabeen Bhat, Mohd Shurjeel Ul Islam, Enzo Errichetti

“…More clinical trials with larger sample sizes are recommended to better understand this novel and intriguing new diagnostic tool.…”
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An Increased Plasma D-Dimer Levels During Different Stages of Normal and Complicated Pregnancies Among Women in Bisha, Saudi Arabia by Belali TM

“…It is crucial to observe the plasma D-dimer concentrations among pregnant women at maternity and children’s hospitals as it plays a role in guiding the anticoagulant treatments and minimizing the incidence of VTE among pregnant women.Aim: The main objective of the current study was to detect the changes in the plasma D-dimer concentrations in healthy and complicated pregnancies across different gestational trimesters among women at the Maternity and Children’s Hospital, Bisha, Saudi Arabia.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from March 2022 to March 2023, involving the analysis of plasma samples collected from 230 pregnant and non-pregnant women. …”
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