Health behaviors, and beliefs about health behaviors and cancer risk, among US cancer survivors: a HINTS-SEER study by Erin L. Van Blarigan, Stephen Li, Robin C. Vanderpool, Salma Shariff-Marco, Sarah H. Nash, Meg McKinley, Nicole Senft Everson, Angela L. W. Meisner, Jess Gorzelitz, Scarlett L. Gomez, Mindy C. DeRouen

“…Background It is important to understand how health behaviors, and beliefs about health behaviors and cancer risk, vary by sociodemographic factors.Methods The Health Information National Trends Survey – Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results study sampled US cancer survivors in 2021. …”
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MT2A promotes angiogenesis in chronically ischemic brains through a copper–mitochondria regulatory mechanism by Ni Mo, Chuyang Tai, Yang Yang, Cong Ling, Baoyu Zhang, Lei Wei, Cian Yao, Hui Wang, Chuan Chen

“…Therefore, we hypothesized that MT2A could promote angiogenesis in chronically ischemic brains by neutralizing excessive copper ions during copper overload (CPO). Methods We first collected dura matter (DM) samples from CICD patients and examined the expression of cuproptosis-related genes (DLAT, FDX1, and SDHB) to confirm the inhibitory effect of CPO on angiogenesis. …”
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Unveiling the Spectrum of Nosocomial Candiduria: A Cross-Sectional Analysis in a Tertiary Care Hospital of Punjab, Pakistan by Syed Fatima Nadeem, Muhammad Shahbaz Hussain, Farhan Rasheed, Israr Ahmad, Syed Sohail Ahmad

“…This study aimed to discover the spectrum of Candida species causing nosocomial candiduria in a tertiary care hospital in Punjab, Pakistan, and to highlight the increasing trend of non-albicans Candida species. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study in which 2,500 urine samples were collected from August 2023 to February 2024 from different wards of the Jinnah hospital and cultured on cysteine lactose electrolyte deficient (CLED) agar using standard microbiological techniques. …”
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Catastrophic and impoverishing impacts of health expenditures: a focus on non-communicable diseases in Pokhara Metropolitan City, Nepal by Simrin Kafle, Shiva Raj Adhikari, Per Kallestrup, Dinesh Neupane, Ulrika Enemark

“…This corresponds to 9.8% of all sampled and 14.6% of households that experienced illness. …”
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Lung Function Changes with Swim Training in Healthy and Allergic Endurance Athletes by João Rodrigues, Bárbara Jesus, Paulo Caseiro, António Jorge Ferreira, Luís Rama

“…This study aimed to characterize athletes’ lung function according to their swimming experience. Methods: The sample consisted of 45 male athletes, including 15 swimmers, 15 triathletes, and 15 runners. …”
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Mobilization of fruit, small fruit and nut crop genetic resources in Belarus by Z. A. Kazlouskaya, L. V. Fralova, A. A. Taranau, V. A. Yakimovich, I. G. Palubiatka

“…Identification and mobilization of unique local forms and landraces as genetic sources of useful traits as well as monitoring duplicate collections will contribute to their more effective use in breeding practice to develop competitive domestic cultivars of various crops and reveal the adaptability of foreign cultivars to the conditions of Belarus.Methods. …”
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Correlation between concentrations of salivary and gingival crevicular fluid inflammatory cytokines in patients with gingivitis and periodontitis and healthy individuals by Ferya Azami, Vahid Esfahanian, Mahsa Ahmadi Shadmehri, Sami Rafiei

“…This study compared tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interlukin-1β (IL-1β) concentrations in the saliva and gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) of patients with gingivitis and periodontitis and healthy individuals. Methods. In this study, 45 patients (n=15 in each group) were selected, and the concentrations of inflammatory cytokines TNF-α and IL-1β in their salivary and GCF samples were measured using the ELISA method. …”
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Correlations between tensiomyography variables and lower extremity power by Adis Tabaković, Ensar Abazović, Muhamed Tabaković, Erol Kovačević

“…Conclusion: TMG parameters could successfully predict jumping performance in the studied sample of male students.…”
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The Assessment of Illness Perception and Adherence to Therapeutic Regimens among Patients with Hypertension by Zahra Taheri-Kharameh, Seyed Mohammad Mahdi Hazavehei, Tahereh Ramezani, Azam Vahedi, Fatemeh Sharififard

“…A convenience sample of 140 patients was performed in this study in 2016. …”
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Barriers and facilitators in child and adolescent mental health services in a Middle Eastern country: qualitative study by Erna Judith Roach, Khalood Al-abri, Divya Kuzhivilayil Yesodharan, Judie Arulappan, Sulaiman Al Sabei, Muna Said Al Shekaili

“…Abstract Objective The objective is to explore the barriers and facilitators experienced by mental health care professionals in providing mental health services to Omani children and adolescents. Methods A qualitative descriptive study with semi-structured face-to-face interviews was conducted on a purposive sample of sixteen mental health professionals from a tertiary care psychiatric hospital in Oman. …”
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The Analysis of Components of Brand Bravery in Customers of Sports Products (Case Study: Majid Brand) by Bahador Azizi, Ahmad Mahmoudi, Ali Ghaebi Dastjerdi, Nafise Mobaraki

“…Therefore, using the method of 10 to 15 times the number of items, 360 people were selected as a statistical sample. …”
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Gut microbiota differs between treatment outcomes early after fecal microbiota transplantation against recurrent Clostridioides difficile infection by Shaodong Wei, Martin Iain Bahl, Simon Mark Dahl Baunwall, Jens Frederik Dahlerup, Christian Lodberg Hvas, Tine Rask Licht

“…In comparison with non-responders, patients with sustained resolution after FMT had increased microbial alpha diversity, enrichment of Ruminococcaceae and Lachnospiraceae, depletion of Enterobacteriaceae, more pronounced donor microbiota engraftment, and resolution of gut microbiota dysbiosis. …”
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Experimental study of the antibacterial efficacy of an antiseptic drug activated by ultrasound of different frequencies by I. A. Paramonova, A. G. Volkov, N. Zh. Dikopova, M. S. Podporin, Yu. O. Paramonov, I. A. Nikolskaya

“…The study was carried out using automatic programmable cultivation, using the RTS-8 system. The studied samples of the antiseptic drug were previously diluted in a nutrient broth in a ratio of 2:200. …”
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Anthropometric parameters in patients with ischemic myocardial dilation and CTLA4 rs231775 polymorphisms by Oksana O. Kuznetsova, Svetlana Yu. Nikulina, Anna A. Chernova, Vladimir N. Maximov

“…DNA was extracted from venous blood samples using the phenol-chloroform method for subsequent genotyping. …”
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Impact of Mild Acid and Alkali Treatments on Cotton Fibers with Nonlinear Optical Imaging and SEM Analysis by Huipeng Gao, Xiaoxiao Li, Rui Li, Chao Wang, Hsiang-Chen Chui, Quan Zhang

“…These findings are crucial for optimizing biomass pretreatment methods, demonstrating that dilute chemical treatments primarily affect macrostructural features without significantly disrupting the cellulose microfibrils. …”
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Rural-Urban Disparity in Premature Cancer Mortality in Young People Aged 15–44 Years in China, 2004–2021 by Chunrong Chen, Xing Xing, Shaojie Li, Bo Qu, Chunyu Liu, He Zhu, He Zhu

“…The study sample consisted of cancer deaths of young people aged 15–44 years old. …”
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A Comparison of a Traditional Clinical Experience to a Precepted Clinical Experience for Baccalaureate-Seeking Nursing Students in Their Second Semester by Kristin Ownby, Renae Schumann, Linda Dune, David Kohne

“…Despite the faculty shortage, schools are required to admit more students to alleviate the nursing shortage. …”
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Creating an index to measure health state of depressed patients in automated healthcare databases: the methodology by Clément François, Adrian Tanasescu, François-Xavier Lamy, Nicolas Despiegel, Bruno Falissard, Ylana Chalem, Christophe Lançon, Pierre-Michel Llorca, Delphine Saragoussi, Patrice Verpillat, Alan G. Wade, Djamel A. Zighed

“…Conclusion: A continuous outcome for depressed patients treated by antidepressants was created in an AHDB using several different variables and allowed more granularity than currently used proxies.…”
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THE RELEVANCE OF THE DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF MEDICAL AND PHARMACEUTICAL CULTURE AS A BASIS FOR THE PREVENTION OF OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES by Андрей Георгиевич Петров, Сергей Николаевич Филимонов, Виктор Андреевич Семенихин, Ольга Владимировна Хорошилова, Андрей Александрович Марьин, Елена Борисовна Григорьева

“…On its basis, it is possible to more effectively form the necessary medical and pharmacoprophylactic measures in the prevention of occupational diseases.…”
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Quantitative Assessment of 99mTc-Depreotide Uptake in Oesophageal Cancer and Precursor Conditions and Its Reflection in Immunohistochemically Detected Somatostatin Receptors by Gunnar Herlin, Lars Lundell, Åke Öst, Peter Aspelin, Leif Svensson, Rimma Axelsson

“…Conclusions. (1) SSTRs are expressed in esophageal carcinoma and more abundantly so in adenocancer specimens; (2) in vivo 99mTc-depreotide uptake does not obviously correlate with the immunohistochemically detection of SSTRs of different subtypes in esophageal carcinoma.…”
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