The impact of weight self‐stigma on weight‐loss treatment engagement and outcome by Samantha J. Schram, KayLoni L. Olson, Emily Panza, Jason Lillis

“…Discussion These findings highlight the complexity of understanding how self‐stigma affects treatment engagement and outcome in behavioral weight loss and the need for more targeted research in this understudied area. …”
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Health risk behaviours among people with severe mental ill health during the COVID-19 pandemic: Analysis of linked cohort data. by Emily Peckham, Victoria Allgar, Suzanne Crosland, Paul Heron, Gordon Johnston, Elizabeth Newbronner, Panagiotis Spanakis, Ruth Wadman, Lauren Walker, Simon Gilbody

“…Understanding how health risk behaviours have changed during the pandemic is important when developing strategies to mitigate future increases in health inequalities.<h4>Methods</h4>We sampled from an existing cohort of people with SMI. …”
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Real-Time Detection of Varieties and Defects in Moving Corn Seeds Based on YOLO-SBWL by Yuhang Che, Hongyi Bai, Laijun Sun, Yanru Fang, Xinbo Guo, Shanbing Yin

“…However, most of the existing methods for sorting corn seeds cannot detect both varieties and defects simultaneously. …”
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Acetic Acid Production from Aspergillus terreus Isolated from Some Agricultural Soils Collected from Selected Locations within the North Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Kidist Alemayehu, Tamene Milkessa Jiru, Nega Berhane

“…It can be concluded from this study that A. terreus isolated from agricultural soil in the north Gondar zone of Ethiopia could produce more acetic acid using barely straw as a substrate.…”
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Association between stroke and systemic inflammation response index (SIRI): a National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) Study 2015–2020 by Adib Valibeygi, Mohammadreza Fardaei, Sepideh Niknejad

“…Objectives The present study aimed to compare the relationship between history of stroke and four different inflammatory indices, including high-sensitivity C reactive protein (hsCRP), inflammatory burden index (IBI), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), and systemic inflammation response index (SIRI).Methods In this cross-sectional study, data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey from 2015 to 2020 were used, yielding a sample of 25 531 participants. …”
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Clinical significance of vascular endothelial growth factor expression in patients with carcinoma of the mouth floor and tongue by Broćić Miroslav, Kozomara Ružica, Cerović Snežana, Jović Nebojša, Vukelić-Marković Slobodanka, Stošić Srboljub

“…Although there are several types of malignant oral cancers, more than 90% of all diagnosed oral cancers are squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Giardiasis in Children with Persistent Watery Diarrhea: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shafqat Ali, Arit Parkash, Fahad Ali Mangrio, Shabana Shaikh

“… Objective: This study aimed to examine the prevalence and risk factors of giardiasis in children with persistent watery diarrhea at a tertiary care hospital Karachi, Pakistan. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted at the National Institute of Child Health in Karachi, Sindh, Pakistan, between November 2023 to April 2024. …”
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Resistance and resilience to tau pathology in Alzheimer's disease: Effects of age, sex, and APOE alleles by Yury Loika, Stephanie Webster, Elena Loiko, Alexander M. Kulminski

“…However, some individuals remain cognitively intact despite high Braak (III–VI) stages, which characterize NFTs’ accumulation. METHODS We studied resistance and resilience to tau pathology by assessing Braak stages based on apolipoprotein E (APOE) alleles, sex, and age in a sample of 1932 cognitively intact individuals of European ancestry from the Alzheimer's Disease Sequencing Project (ADSP). …”
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Examining associations between medical fear and perceptions of provider trust, provider empathy, and medical mistrust among college-attending young adults. by Sarah C M Morton, Ashley Miller, Robin S Everhart

“…Additionally, we explored the associations between different dimensions of medical fear and medical care engagement.<h4>Methods</h4>A convenience sample of 479 young adults (18-26 years) attending a large, urban Mid-Atlantic university completed a cross-sectional online survey during the fall of 2022 assessing medical fears, provider trust, perceptions of provider empathy, medical care-seeking attitudes, and medical mistrust. …”
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Diversity of Rhizophydiales (Chytridiomycota) in Thailand: unveiling the hidden gems of the Kingdom by Vedprakash G. Hurdeal, Joyce E. Longcore, E. B. Gareth Jones, Kevin D. Hyde, Eleni Gentekaki

“…The identification and characterization of these eight novel species mark a noteworthy stride towards a more comprehensive comprehension of fungal ecosystems and their vital role.…”
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The impact of diagnosed fetal anomaly, diagnostic severity and prognostic ambiguity on parental depression and traumatic stress: a prospective longitudinal cohort study by Aurora Oftedal, Mona Bekkhus, Guttorm Nils Haugen, Nikolai Olavi Czajkowski, Anne Kaasen

“…We compared this with depression and traumatic stress in a sample of non‐affected parents (n = 110 mothers, 98 fathers). …”
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Factors associated with carotid plaque burden in the adult general population by V. S. Kaveshnikov, I. A. Trubacheva, V. N. Serebryakova

“…To study the relationship between carotid plaque burden and conventional, behavioral, and social cardiovascular risk factors.Material and methods. The object of the study was 469 people (women, 49%) from a representative sample of the general population aged 25-64 years (crosssectional ESSE-RF study) with the presence of one or more atherosclerotic plaques in the carotid arteries. …”
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Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 23 Levels as a Predictor of Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Obstetric Women in Obstetric Intensive Care Units: A North Indian Study by Munna Lal Patel, Shruti Gupta, Radhey Shyam, Rekha Sachan, Wahid Ali

“…Patients with ICU stay less than 24 hours, admissionfor low-risk conditions and airway monitoring, serum creatinine more than 4.5 mg/dl, or pre-existing renal disease were excluded. …”
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Association between medication adherence and health-related quality of life among type 2 diabetic adults in Mexico by Sara I. Olvera-Cruz, Araceli Cano-Estrada, José Á. Hernández-Mariano, Ana C. Castañeda-Márquez, Yaneth C. O. Orihuela, María A. Mejía-Blanquel

“…Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the association between medication adherence and HRQoL among Mexican adults with T2D. Methods A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted on a sample of 320 adults with T2D. …”
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Socio-Demographic and Economic factors associated with hypertension among Men in India by Ganapati Sabhahit, Rajeshwari A Biradar, Prasad Jung Bahadur, Sadashiva Hegde, Rachana R Shetty, Vishaka S Shetty, Rasika Mahagaonkar

“…Objective: This study aims to examine the change in the prevalence of Hypertension and to develop a statistical model for risk factors of Hypertension among Men in India. Materials and Methods: This study used data from the National Family Health Survey (NFHS 4 and 5) samples of men aged 15-54 years whose blood pressure (BP) was measured during the survey. …”
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New Challenges in the Conservation of Fair-Faced Reinforced Concrete with Aesthetic Value: The Lessons from an Italian Brutalist Monument by Linda Sermasi, Elisa Franzoni

“…Fair-faced concrete is especially affected by durability problems and requires careful assessment to implement effective conservation methods, even more so when the building has artistic and expressive value. …”
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FGF-23 as a Biomarker for Carotid Plaque Vulnerability: A Systematic Review by Joana Oliveira-Sousa, Mariana Fragão-Marques, Luís Duarte-Gamas, Hugo Ribeiro, João Rocha-Neves

“…Despite promising findings, limitations such as small sample sizes and lack of longitudinal data suggest the need for larger and more diverse studies to improve risk stratification and inform personalized treatment strategies for carotid atherosclerosis.…”
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Medication Errors and Error Chains Involving High-Alert Medications in a Paediatric Hospital Setting: A Qualitative Analysis of Self-Reported Medication Safety Incidents by Sini Kuitunen, Mari Saksa, Anna-Riia Holmström

“…Error chains involving two to four medication errors in one or more stages of the medication management and use process were present in 26.1% (n = 111/426) of reports, most of which originated from prescribing (62.2%; n = 69/111). …”
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Meridian-Sinew Release Therapy as an adjunctive treatment for gouty arthritis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xia Zhou, Shulei Peng, Lang Hu, Song Wei, Zhihuang Chen

“…Meta-analysis demonstrated that the MSRTW group was significantly more effective than the WM group in reducing SUA levels (MD = -99.94, P < 0.001), relieving pain (VAS score: MD = -1.50, P < 0.001), and improving ESR and CRP levels. …”
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Swallowing function, body image and uncertainty in illness after reconstruction in oral cancer survivors by Chen-Chan Kuo, Shiu-Yu C. Katie Lee, Chun-Ta Liao

“…This study aimed to explore swallowing function, body image, and uncertainty after the reconstruction for oral cancer, and to examine their associations. Methods: A consecutive sample of 155 oral cancer adults (147 males and 8 females), with or without adjuvants, and surviving 3–30 months after primary microvascular free flaps, were included. …”
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