Longitudinal Network Relationships Between Symptoms of Deviant Peer Affiliation and Internet Gaming Disorder in Adolescents: Prospective Cohort Study by Tingting Gao, Fengtong Qian, Rui Li, Yimeng Lyu, Yingying Su

“…MethodsData were drawn from a prospective cohort study including a representative sample of 3296 adolescents. …”
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The Effect of Combined Exercise and Curcumin Supplementation on TCF-1 and GSK3β Gene Expression in the Brains of Rats with Glioblastoma Multiforme by S Afshar Yousefi, Y Kazemzadeh, H Shirvani, S Mirzayan Shanjani

“…However, in this field, more studies are needed, especially in human samples.…”
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Pharmacological interventions for agitated behaviours in patients with traumatic brain injury: a systematic review by Sangeeta Mehta, David Williamson, Anne Julie Frenette, Lisa D Burry, Marc Perreault, Emmanuel Charbonney, Francois Lamontagne, Marie-Julie Potvin, Jean-Francois Giguère, Francis Bernard

“…Antipsychotics may increase the length of PTA. More studies on tailored interventions and continuous evaluation of safety and efficacy throughout acute, rehabilitation and outpatient settings are needed.PROSPERO registration number CRD42016033140…”
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Households of tuberculosis (TB) patients face high TB-related costs in Somalia by Joseph Kuye, Ireneaus Sebit Sindani, Mukhtar Abdi Shube, Mohamed Jafar Salah, Abukar Ali Hilowle, Vianney Rusagara, Faith Ngima, Michael Lei Abaasiku, Stephen Balogun, Barinaadaa Afirima, Emmanuel Olashore, Abiodun Hassan

“…This study is the first of its kind in Somalia, estimating the proportion of TB-affected households that experience catastrophic costs among individuals with TB. Methods A nationally representative, descriptive, cluster-sampled cross-sectional survey was conducted among individuals receiving TB care within the Somali National TB network from December 28, 2023, to February 3, 2024. …”
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Relations Between Medical Students’ Motivational Persistence Skills and Their Acceptance of Specific Blended Learning Tools by Cristina Gena Dascalu, Claudiu Topoliceanu, Magda Ecaterina Antohe

“…Our study aimed to evaluate the motivational persistence degree (MPS) of medical students in connection with the students’ acceptance of different didactic tools involved in blended-learning approaches. Materials and Method: We investigated a sample comprising 523 students in Dental Medicine or General Medicine, belonging to all years of study, from four main Universities in Romania; we classified them according to their motivational persistence profile (using k-means data clustering) and we comparatively investigated the main relevant features of students in each cluster—gender, age group, opinions about the general usefulness of multimedia resources in the learning process, and their degree of acceptance of specific types of instructional materials involved in blended learning. …”
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The 15-year trend in adherence to dietary recommendations and ultra-processed food consumption in Italy by Jacopo Niccolò Di Veroli, Sara Capruzzi, Umberto Scognamiglio, Laura Rossi

“…Both AIDGI and WISH2.0 scores indicated a more favorable change over time in the elderly compared to adults (AIDGI: +5.6% in the elderly, −5.9% in adults; WISH2.0: +2.8% in the elderly, −5.1% in adults). …”
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Interplay of education and community norms in justifying intimate partner violence among ever-married women aged 15–49 years in Bangladesh: a cross-sectional study by Mohammad Hridoy Patwary, Sumaiya Nusrat Esha

“…A sample of 19,022 ever-married women was analyzed. …”
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Clinical Significance of Combined Detection of CCL22 and IL‐1 as Potential New Bronchial Inflammatory Mediators in Children's Asthma by Lei Cui, Xiaozhen Song, Yanping Peng, Min Shi

“…Finally, we found that CCL22 and IL‐1 were more responsive in predicting the response to azithromycin treatment. …”
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The Role of Next-Generation Sequencing (NGS) in the Relationship between the Intestinal Microbiome and Periprosthetic Joint Infections: A Perspective by Salvatore Gioitta Iachino, Federica Scaggiante, Claudia Mazzarisi, Christian Schaller

“…Nowadays, genomics comes to the aid of diagnosis and treatment, in addition to traditional methods. Recently, a key role of the intestinal microbiota has been postulated, and great efforts are aimed at discovering its interconnection, which shows to be at different levels. …”
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Impact of short-term proton pump inhibitors vs. histamine-2 receptor antagonists on gut microbiota in patients with acute coronary syndrome: A multicenter randomized trial by Chen Chen, Huizhu Liang, Meibo He, Ruqiao Duan, Yu Guan, Fangfang Wang, Liping Duan, Sihan Zhou, Xiuyuan Hao

“…The fecal microbiota of the PPI users included more arachidonic acid metabolism than that of control group. …”
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Influence of hemoglobinopathies and glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency on diagnosis of diabetes by HbA1c among Tanzanian adults with and without HIV: A cross-sectional st... by Belinda Kweka, Eric Lyimo, Kidola Jeremiah, Suzanne Filteau, Andrea M Rehman, Henrik Friis, Alphaxard Manjurano, Daniel Faurholt-Jepsen, Rikke Krogh-Madsen, George PrayGod, Douglas C Heimburger

“…There are no data on the extent of this problem in sub-Saharan Africa despite having high prevalence of these red blood cell disorders.<h4>Methods</h4>Blood samples from 431 adults in northwestern Tanzania, randomly selected from the prospective cohort study, Chronic Infections, Comorbidities and Diabetes in Africa (CICADA), were analysed for SCT/SCD, α-thalassemia and G6PD deficiency and tested for associations with the combined prevalence of prediabetes and diabetes (PD/DM) by HbA1c, using the HemoCue 501 HbA1c instrument, and by 2-hour oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT).…”
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Non-linear association of sleep duration with osteoarthritis among U.S. middle-aged and older adults by Guoliang Ma, Bo Xu, Zhizhuang Wang, Weili Duan, Xin Chen, Liguo Zhu, Bowen Yang, Dian Zhang, Xiaokuan Qin, He Yin, Xu Wei

“…This study aimed to investigate the association of sleep duration with OA and the mediated effect of waist circumference. Methods The study sample comprised adults who were participants in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) between 2011 and 2018. …”
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The effect of diverse sports skills interventions on physical fitness and brain development among Chinese high school students: a cluster randomized controlled trial study protocol by Youzhi Ke, Menghan Bao, Xuliang Qu, Yiping Yan, Li Li, Yemei Wang, Yeli Wu, Xiaokai Li, Yang Liu

“…The expected sample size is approximately 450 students, divided into four experimental groups and a control group. …”
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Ultrafine industrial aerosol as a risk factor for the health of smelting shop workers at a machine-building enterprise by L. P. Sharavara, N. M. Dmytrukha, I. M. Andrusyshyna

“…The chemical composition of the air samples was determined by inductively coupled plasma optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) using an Optima 2100 DV device. …”
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An integrated strategy based on radiomics and quantum machine learning: diagnosis and clinical interpretation of pulmonary ground-glass nodules by Xianzhi Huang, Fangyi Xu, Wenchao Zhu, Lin Yao, Jiahuan He, Junhao Su, Wending Zhao, Hongjie Hu

“…Conclusion This study demonstrates that the proposed integrated strategy, combining radiomics, QML models, and SHAP analysis, significantly enhances the accuracy and interpretability of pGGN classification, particularly in small-sample datasets. It offers a promising tool for early, non-invasive lung cancer diagnosis and helps clinicians make more informed treatment decisions. …”
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Associations of number and position of tooth loss and quality of life in the Chilean population: a cross-sectional study by Andrés Celis Sersen, Jorge Celis-Dooner, Juan Pablo Vargas Buratovic, Claudio Carrasco Mococain, Beatriz Mellado Torres, Francisco Moreno Ferrer, Elizabeth López Tagle, Duniel Ortuno Borroto

“…Conclusions Tooth loss was associated with lower HRQoL and OHRQoL in some groups, with more remaining teeth associated with better outcomes, while anterior tooth loss was- linked to worse self-perceived oral health.…”
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Pedagogical education as an area to form teacher inclusive dispositions by V. Z. Kantor, Yu. L. Proekt, A. P. Antropov, I. E. Kondrakova

“…In its empirical part, it was built on the basis of quantitative methodology with the use of correlation design.The final sample of the respondents consisted of 1122 master’s and senior bachelor’s degree students from 33 cities of Russia, mastering different educational programmes in pedagogy. …”
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Lipid-lowering therapy in outpatients of different ages with coronary artery disease by S. K. Zyryanov, S. B. Fitilev, A. V. Vozzhaev, I. I. Shkrebniova, N. N. Landyshev, Ya. G. Voronko, A. M. Lutsenko

“…The total sample of patients was divided into 3 age groups: group 1 — &lt;65 years (n=267; 33,2%), group 2 — 65-74 years (n=305; 37,9%), group 3 — ≥75 years (n=233; 28,9%). …”
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Spatial distribution of stillbirth and associated factors in Ethiopia: a spatial and multilevel analysis by Lemma Derseh Gezie, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Solomon Gedlu Nigatu

“…Today, only 10 countries share the burden of more than 65% of the global rate of stillbirth and these include Ethiopia. …”
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Associations of Soluble Serum Stimulation‐2 With Functional Outcomes and Death at 1 Year in Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Prospective Cohort Study by Xuan Tian, Xiao Wang, Lulu Pei, Kai Liu, Yuan Gao, Yuming Xu, Xinyi Leng, Bo Song

“…We aimed to investigate the associations between baseline serum sST2 level and 1‐year outcomes in patients with AIS. Methods and Results This was a prospective, observational, cohort study, enrolling patients with AIS with sST2 levels measured using serum samples obtained within 24 hours of onset. …”
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