Harm reduction self-efficacy and motivations for contactless supply access among a sample of syringe services program participants by Rachel A. Hoopsick, Benjamin M. Campbell, R. Andrew Yockey

“…We did not find any significant differences in participants’ demographics or harm reduction self-efficacy by access method. Conclusions People who access harm reduction supplies in person and through contactless methods may not meaningfully differ in terms of their demographics and harm reduction self-efficacy, and contactless harm reduction supply methods are more convenient than in-person services. …”
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A hepatitis B virus (HBV) sequence variation graph improves alignment and sample-specific consensus sequence construction. by Dylan Duchen, Steven J Clipman, Candelaria Vergara, Chloe L Thio, David L Thomas, Priya Duggal, Genevieve L Wojcik

“…Using simulated short-read sequencing data generated from publicly available HBV genomes and real sequencing data from an individual living with CHB, we demonstrate alignment to a phylogenetically representative 'genome graph' can improve alignment, avoid issues of reference ambiguity, and facilitate the construction of sample-specific consensus sequences more genetically similar to the individual's infection. …”
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Trending peripheral venous PCO2 in patients with respiratory failure using mathematically arterialised venous blood gas samples by Grant Cave, Merle Weber

“…The first was a retrospective study of patients with respiratory failure admitted to the intensive care unit. Venous samples were mathematically arterialised using the vTAC method. …”
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Attitude toward mental illness among a sample of medical students and non-psychiatric doctors at Badr University, Egypt by Walaa Sabry, Amira Fathy, Nagham Attya, Habiba Ahmed, Fatma Al-adl, Sama Abdelbaset, Basant Hamdy, Karim Awad, Peter Yacoub, Ahmed Nasser, Ahmed Al-khawaga, Ibrahim Madian, Ibrahim Hani, Abdallah Hesham

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Endovascular thrombectomy versus intravenous tissue plasminogen activator for vertebrobasilar stroke treatment: insights from the national inpatient sample by Ram Saha, Gaurav Nepal, Dhanshree Solanki, Ahmed Shaheen, Mohammed Maan Al-Salihi, Shamser Singh Dalal, Anil Roy

“…In this study, we examined the trends of hospitalizations for Endovascular Thrombectomy (EVT) or intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (IV-tPA) as interventions for VBAO, their outcomes, associated complications, and predictors of mortality in patients undergoing these procedures.MethodsWe utilized the National Inpatient Sample (NIS) database to extract data from the years 2016 to 2018, using ICD-10 diagnosis and procedure codes specific to occlusion or thrombosis of the vertebral artery or basilar artery, IV-tPA, and EVT.ResultsBetween 2016 and 2018, a total of 37,310 patients were admitted with VBAO. …”
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Economic valuable traits of promising breeding samples and ‘Chornolysta’ variety of Mentha piperita L. after in vitro sanitation and micropropagation by Т. Є. Шкопинська, Ю. В. Коломієць, І. П. Григорюк, Н. І. Куценко

“…After in vitro sanitation and clonal cropropagation of the breeding sample M 01-12, the content of essential oil was more than 4%. …”
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Improving effectiveness of microbiological diagnostics in patients with surgical infection of soft tissues. by O. M. Biesiedin, L. N. Storubel, E. V. Yevtushenko, K. O. Biesiedina

“…Associations (two or more) are present in 33 (41%) wound samples, and only in 21 biopsy samples (26%). …”
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Prevalence of Growth Disorders in a Nationally Representative Sample of Iranian Adolescents According to Socioeconomic Status: The CASPIAN-III Study by Maryam Bahreynian, Mohammad Esmaeil Motlagh, Mostafa Qorbani, Ramin Heshmat, Gelayol Ardalan, Roya Kelishadi

“…Methods: This nationwide cross-sectional survey was conducted among a representative sample of 5624 adolescents aged 10–18 years. …”
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Burden of Emergency Department Visits and Their Outcomes Among Patients With Rheumatoid Arthritis: Insights From the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample by Vishwesh Bharadiya, Parul Berry, Aman Dev Singh, Dominique Feterman, Grant Hughes, Alison Bays, Rachael Stovall, Rashmi Dhital, Namrata Singh

“…Our study investigates the epidemiology and outcomes of ED visits among patients with RA using the Nationwide Emergency Department Sample (NEDS). Methods This cross‐sectional study used the 2019 NEDS data to identify RA‐related ED visits using International Classification of Disease, Tenth Revision codes M05.X or M06.X. …”
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The Effect of the Level of Goat Liver Addition to Goat Minced Meat on the Near-Infrared Spectra, Colour, and Shelf Life of Samples by Louwrens Christiaan Hoffman, Wencong Wu, Shuxin Zhang, Michel Beya, Daniel Cozzolino

“…Compared with traditional methods such as CIELab or pH measurements, NIR spectroscopy can yield results more rapidly. …”
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Exploring the Associations Between Systematic Engagement in Physical Activity, Dietary Habits and Body Composition in a Sample of Greek Adolescents by Anastasios Karaoglou, Tzortzis Nomikos, Ioanna Kontele, Tonia Vassilakou, Panagiotis Vlachos, Theodosia Chatzopoulou, Konstantinos Kotrokois

“…The aim of this study is to explore the associations between systematic engagement in physical activity, dietary habits and body composition in a sample of Greek adolescents. (2) Methods: In this cross-sectional study, 292 adolescent volunteers, aged 12 to 18 years, from high schools in the Attica region (169 boys [57.9%] and 123 girls [42.1%]) participated. …”
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Associations of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes with ophthalmic diseases in a population sample over 55 years old by A. O. Direev, I. V. Munts, E. S. Mazurenko, M. Yu. Shapkina, A. N. Ryabikov, M. Bobak, S. K. Malyutina

“…To study associations of cardiovascular diseases and type 2 diabetes (T2D) with ophthalmic diseases in a population sample of men and women from middle to old age (Novosibirsk).Material and methods. …”
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Pre-pandemic individual and household predictors of caregiver and child COVID-19-related stress in a high-risk sample by Anneke E. Olson, Chad E. Shenk, Zachary Fisher, Christine M. Heim, Jennie G. Noll, Idan Shalev, Hannah M.C. Schreier

“…Hispanic children reported more COVID-19-related stress than non-Hispanic children (b = 2.12, p < 0.001). …”
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Exploring the intergenerational continuity of ACEs amongst a sample of Welsh male prisoners: A retrospective cross-sectional study by Kat Ford, Mark A. Bellis, Karen Hughes, Natasha Judd, Emma R. Barton

“…Compared to children of fathers with no ACEs, those of fathers with 4+ were almost three times more likely to have been exposed to 2–3 ACEs and six times more likely to be exposed to 4+ ACEs. …”
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Abstract 060: Endovascular Thrombectomy for Posterior Cerebral Artery in the National Inpatient Sample (EaT PeCAN pIeS) by Aaron B Brake, Lane T Fry, Cody E Heskett, Abdul‐Rahman S Alkiswani, Gabriel T LeBeau, Frank De Stefano, Catherine M Lei, Kevin C Le, Adam D Rouse, Jeremy A Peterson, Koji Ebersole

“…Current guidance regarding endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) for PCA occlusion is insufficient as no randomized trials exist. Methods A real‐world retrospective National Inpatient Sample database analysis compared medical management (MM) versus EVT for PCA strokes. …”
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Do teacher-training college students become more engaged in their studies because of commitment? The mediating role of self-control and the moderating role of core self-evaluation by Chen Li

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Normative values of the Brief Repeatable Battery of Neuropsychological Tests in a Brazilian population sample: discrete and regression–based norms by Alfredo Damasceno, Juliana Machado Santiago dos Santos Amaral, Amilton Antunes Barreira, Jefferson Becker, Dagoberto Callegaro, Kenia Repiso Campanholo, Luciana Azevedo Damasceno, Denise Sisterolli Diniz, Yara Dadalti Fragoso, Paula S Franco, Alessandro Finkelsztejn, Frederico M H Jorge, Marco Aurélio Lana–Peixoto, Andre Palma da Cunha Matta, Andréia Costa Rabelo Mendonça, Janaína Noal, Renata Alves Paes, Regina Maria Papais–Alvarenga, Adriana Gutterres Pereira, Carina Tellaroli Spedo, Benito Pereira Damasceno

“…Therefore, we aimed to provide continuous and discrete normative values for the BRB–N in a Brazilian population sample. Methods We recruited 285 healthy individuals from the community at 10 Brazilian sites and applied the BRB–N version A in 237 participants and version B in 48 participants. …”
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Using rule-based machine learning for candidate disease gene prioritization and sample classification of cancer gene expression data. by Enrico Glaab, Jaume Bacardit, Jonathan M Garibaldi, Natalio Krasnogor

“…A comparison with other benchmark microarray sample classifiers based on three diverse feature selection algorithms suggests that these evolutionary learning techniques can compete with state-of-the-art methods like support vector machines. …”
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Avoiding Lyapunov-Krasovskii Functionals: Simple Nonlinear Sampled–Data Control of a Semi-Active Suspension with Magnetorheological Dampers by Fernando Viadero-Monasterio, Miguel Meléndez-Useros, Manuel Jiménez-Salas, María Jesús López Boada

“…The proposed approach deliberately avoids the use of Lyapunov-Krasovskii functionals, offering a more practical and computationally efficient alternative. …”
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Exploring the substitution of cannabis for alcohol and other drugs among a large convenience sample of people who use cannabis by Chris Wilkins, Jose Romeo, Marta Rychert, Thomas Graydon-Guy

“…Aims To explore the co-use of cannabis with alcohol and other drugs within demographic subgroups of a large sample of people who use cannabis. Specifically: (1) whether cannabis is being substituted for other drugs, and (2), whether cannabis use leads to more, less or the same level of other drug use. …”
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