Utilisation of Technological Tools for Weight Management by Maltese Nutrition and Dietetic Professionals by Hollie Zammit, Claire Copperstone

“…Discussion: The results of this small study suggest an overall interest, but with further training needs. More research on e-health and m-health is recommended as part of an overall strategy to reduce the obesity prevalence in Malta.…”
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Application of and research on 5G mobile nursing stations in clinical settings by Chunrong Li, Lichan Li, Jiexia Li, Rui Huang, Jianying Qin, Lirong Chen, Fujia Qin

“…Abstract Objective This study investigated the application of and research on 5G mobile nursing stations in clinical settings. Methods A randomized sample of 300 nurses from one hospital was selected. …”
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Antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections among under-5 children in Bangladesh: a population-based survey by Jeffrey Braithwaite, Mohammad Riashad Monjur, Fahmida Chowdhury, Md Zakiul Hassan, Md Abdullah Al Jubayer Biswas, Mohammad Abdullah Heel Kafi

“…Under-5 children from rural households were 60% (adjusted OR (aOR): 1.6; 95% CI 1.2 to 2.1) more likely to receive antibiotics compared with those from urban households, largely driven by prescriptions from unqualified or traditional practitioners. …”
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Local biocompatibility and biochemical profile of hepatic cytolysis in subcutaneous implantation of polylactide matrices by E. A. Ivanova, A. N. Dzyuman, M. V. Dvornichenko

“…The aim of the study was to investigate local biocompatibility and systemic effects of nonwoven polylactide (PLA) matrices on blood and liver parameters after their subcutaneous implantation in Wistar rats.Materials and methods. Bioabsorbable fibrous PLA matrices were produced by electrospinning and had dimensions (10 × 10 mm², thickness of no more than 0.5 mm; fiber diameter in the matrix ~1 μm) appropriate for subcutaneous implantation in white laboratory rats. …”
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Bacterial communities associated with ambrosia beetles: current knowledge and existing gaps by Juan Carlos Cambronero-Heinrichs, Juan Carlos Cambronero-Heinrichs, Peter H. W. Biedermann, Laura Besana, Andrea Battisti, Davide Rassati

“…Most studies employed 16S rRNA gene metabarcoding, and the optimal primer combination for characterizing bacterial communities in environmental samples is 515F/806RB (V4). Various methods for collecting beetles have been used, such as ethanol-baited traps, direct collection from galleries, logs kept in emergence cages, and rearing, but which of them to select when planning a study depends on the specific aim. …”
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Are housing tenure and car access still associated with health? A repeat cross-sectional study of UK adults over a 13-year period by L Macdonald, A Kearns, A Ellaway

“…Here, we set out to examine if this is still the case.Methods We use data from our 2010 postal survey of a random sample of adults (n=2092) in 8 local authority areas in the West of Scotland. …”
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Characterizing the Prevalence of Psychiatric Conditions and Fear-Potentiated Startle Response in Civilians with a History of Trauma and Seizures by Trinidi Prochaska, Helena Zeleke, Sean T. Minton, Abigail Powers, Vasiliki Michopoulos, Jon T. Willie, Daniel L. Drane, Tanja Jovanovic, Sanne J.H. van Rooij

“…Here, we leveraged a large study on stress and trauma to evaluate the prevalence of psychiatric conditions and FPS responses in a low-resourced minoritized population of individuals with a history of seizures. Methods Prevalence of self-reported PTSD symptoms, depression symptoms, suicidality, and history of suicide attempt were compared between people with and without self-reported seizures among a sample of 3012 predominantly racially marginalized and low-resourced civilians. …”
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DYNAMICS OF SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE MARKERS IN PATIENTS WITH URGENT CONDITIONS DEPEND-ING ON THE DEVELOPMENT OF SEPSIS by G. V. Bulava, A. K. Shabanov, O. V. Nikitina, E. V. Kislukhina

“…The predictors were multidirectional changes of IL-6, IL-10, LBP concentrations and more than three-fold IL-2R increase on the background of high concentrations of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein. …”
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Bacterial Isolation from Natural Grassland on Nitrogen-Free Agar Yields Many Strains Without Nitrogenase by Amrit Koirala, Nabilah Ali Alshibli, Bikram K. Das, Volker S. Brözel

“…Efforts to increase biological nitrogen fixation include bioprospecting for more effective nitrogen-fixing bacteria. As bacterial nitrogenases are extremely sensitive to oxygen, most primary isolation methods rely on the use of semisolid agar or broth to limit oxygen exposure. …”
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Analysis of genetic and pathologic association between diabetes mellitus and cervical cancer by Prakhar Gupta, Aankury Gupta, Bushra Khanam

“…As per WHO, almost 90% of new cases and deaths worldwide occurred in low- to middle-income countries in 2020. More than 95% of cervical cancers are associated with chronic Human papilloma virus infection (HPV). …”
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Natural history of progressive vision loss in Bietti crystalline dystrophy: a model-based meta-analysis by Wenbin Wei, Qingshan Zheng, Ning Guan, Haihan Zhang, Shiyi Yin, Jinyuan Wang, Qingqing Cheng, Lingxiao Zhang, Hua Lv

“…BCVA increased by 0.09 LogMAR per year in patients with BCVA≥0.5LogMAR and disease duration more than 10 years.Conclusions For the first time, we successfully established a BCD disease progression model based on the change in BCVA from baseline. …”
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PSG-Pair: A Psychological Snapshot Guided Model for Improved Query-Response Pairing in Psychological Wellness Communities for University Students by Yongsheng Ma, Xianhui Sun, Aiqun Ma

“…Additionally, while the current evaluation metrics adequately reflect the retrieval and pairing capabilities, there is a need for the development of more tailored evaluation systems to assess models within the unique context of psychological wellness support for university students. …”
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Effect of Vitamin D3 Supplementation on Inflammatory Markers and Glycemic Measures among Overweight or Obese Adults: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials. by Aleksandra Zuk, Tiffany Fitzpatrick, Laura C Rosella

“…Mean differences were calculated comparing end-of-study sample means between the independent VD and placebo groups.…”
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Adiposity indices mediate the association between dietary inflammatory index and type 2 diabetes risk in women with prior gestational diabetes mellitus by Yingni Liang, Li Hu, Fuliang Shangguan, E. Tan, Jiayu Shen, Anran Dai, Zhuolian Zheng, Yinhua Su, Zhongyu Li

“…This study aims to investigate the association and underlying pathways between dietary inflammatory index (DII) and the subsequent development of type 2 diabetes in women with prior GDM, and to help identify high-risk populations. Methods The sample included 788 participants from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) from 2007 to 2018. …”
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The cost of rehabilitation after critical illness: a comparison of hospitalization costs for traumatic brain injury and non-traumatic brain injury patients with disorders of consci... by Miao Yu, Zhongmou Huang, Yansui Yang, Yulin Wang, Hai Ren, Shilan Tang

“…However, given the limitations of this study, further research with larger, more diverse samples is essential to comprehensively assess the impact of costs on patient outcomes and care quality.…”
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Preoperatively predicting failure to achieve the minimum clinically important difference and the substantial clinical benefit in patient-reported outcome measures for total hip art... by Jaeyoung Park, Xiang Zhong, Emilie N. Miley, Chancellor F. Gray

“…In addition, we sought to identify factors predictive of failure to achieve MCID and SCB in patients undergoing a THA. Methods A retrospective query of the electronic health record data was performed at a single institution. …”
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The impact of a short-term high-fat diet on coagulation function in a mouse model and its role in exacerbating concanavalin A-induced liver injury by Eri Nanizawa, Yuki Tamaki, Tomiko Yakura, Shun Otsuka, Naoyuki Hatayama, Munekazu Naito

“…Abstract Background Recently, the number of patients with metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) and its more advanced condition, metabolic dysfunction-associated steatohepatitis (MASH), has been increasing. …”
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Awareness and perceptions of Long COVID among people in the REACT programme: Early insights from a pilot interview study. by Emily Cooper, Adam Lound, Christina J Atchison, Matthew Whitaker, Caroline Eccles, Graham S Cooke, Paul Elliott, Helen Ward

“…We invited people from REACT-LC assessment centres who had reported experiencing persistent symptoms for more than 12 weeks to take part in an interview. …”
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Measuring Organizational Equity in Terms of Race, Ethnicity, Sexual Orientation, and Gender Identity: Tool Creation and Use by Brooke A. Levandowski, Susan B. Rietberg-Miller, Brittany Brathwaite, Felix Endara, Tracy Hobson, Jahron Marriott, Lolan B. Sevilla, Sara Skluzacek

“…A purposive sample of at least two people at 37 health and human service organizations were invited to complete the survey. …”
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Expression patterns of blood-based biomarkers of neurodegeneration and inflammation across adulthood in rhesus macaques by Ludwig A.P. Metzler, Jeanette M. Metzger, Keenan J. Gerred, Marina E. Emborg, Amita Kapoor

“…The aim of this study was to translate these methods for use in male and female rhesus macaques across adulthood. …”
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