Non-epileptic attack disorder (NEAD): trauma and life events, context and meaning by Marian Peacock, Paul Bissell, Markus Reuber, Cordelia Gray, Richard Grünewald, Jon M. Dickson

“…We propose that the method used to collect trauma data is central to what is found and that a recognition of the social and political context, and their meanings, results in a more nuanced understanding of the place of trauma and life events.…”
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Sustained Impact of an Intramural Faculty Leadership Training Program at an Academic Medical Center by Nahata L, Gerhardt CA, Way DP, Nikahd M, Mehta LS, Etzkorn LK, Satiani B, Guertin M, Martin DR

“…School of Medicine, Kalamazoo, MI, USA; 7Department of Surgery at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USA; 8Department of Anesthesiology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, Columbus, OH, USACorrespondence: Daniel R Martin, Department of Emergency Medicine at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, 760 Prior Hall, 376 West 10th Avenue, Columbus, OH, 43210, USA, Tel +1 614 531 1322, Fax +1 614 293 3124, Email Daniel.Martin@osumc.eduPurpose: To examine the sustained impact of a faculty leadership program at an academic health center (AHC) on participants’ perceived effectiveness in leadership skills and leadership attainment compared to faculty controls.Methods: The sample included 95 faculty members who participated in the year-long Faculty Leadership Institute (FLI). …”
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Metabolomics in drugs research on zebrafish-based cardiotoxicity models: endothelial and mitochondrial dysfunction, oxidative stress by N. E. Moskaleva, P. M. Rezvanov, V. M. Samoylov, V. G. Varzieva, S. N. Baskhanova, V. V. Tarasov, E. A. Smolyarchuk, D. A. Kudlay, S. A. Appolonova

“…Each of the analyzed compounds produced a specific metabolic “imprint” in Zebrafish samples, reflecting the mechanisms of their cardiotoxicity. …”
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Mental disorders and intimate partner violence perpetrated by men towards women: A Swedish population-based longitudinal study. by Rongqin Yu, Alejo J Nevado-Holgado, Yasmina Molero, Brian M D'Onofrio, Henrik Larsson, Louise M Howard, Seena Fazel

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Using Swedish nationwide registries, we identified men from 9 diagnostic groups over 1998-2013, with sample sizes ranging from 9,529 with autism to 88,182 with depressive disorder. …”
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Estimated effect of media use on mothers’ vaccination of their children in Sub-Saharan Africa: a quasi-experimental propensity score matching analysis using DHS data by Melak Jejaw, Kaleb Assegid Demissie, Getachew Teshale, Demiss Mulatu Geberu, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Asebe Hagos, Nigusu Worku, Endalkachew Dellie, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere

“…The final ATE estimate was 0.0828 among the samples. Quality of matching was good, and the estimates were insensitive to hidden bias. …”
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A Mindfulness-Based Lifestyle Intervention for Dementia Risk Reduction: Protocol for the My Healthy Brain Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial by Ryan A Mace, Makenna E Law, Joshua E Cohen, Christine S Ritchie, Olivia I Okereke, Bettina B Hoeppner, Judson A Brewer, Stephen J Bartels, Ana-Maria Vranceanu

“…ConclusionsThe RCT will inform the development of a larger efficacy RCT (NIH stage 2) of MHB versus the HEP in a more diverse sample of older adults, testing mechanisms of improvements through theoretically driven mediators and moderators. …”
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METTL14 mediates the m6A methylation of miR-29a-3p, thereby activating the MAP2K6 signaling pathway and exacerbating the inflammatory response associated with spinal tuberculosis by Lijun Feng, Mengqi Zhu, Xu Zhang, Ningkui Niu, Zhiyun Shi

“…Objective This study aimed to validate the expression levels of METTL14 and miR-29a-3p in spinal tuberculosis and explore the regulatory role of METTL14 in mediating miR-29a-3p via the MAP2K6 signaling pathway during spinal tuberculosis-associated inflammation. Methods Twenty cases of peripheral blood samples from patients with spinal tuberculosis and normal individuals were collected respectively. …”
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Classifying the Information Needs of Survivors of Domestic Violence in Online Health Communities Using Large Language Models: Prediction Model Development and Evaluation Study by Shaowei Guan, Vivian Hui, Gregor Stiglic, Rose Eva Constantino, Young Ji Lee, Arkers Kwan Ching Wong

“…When suboptimal results were observed, we generated additional samples of the misclassified ones to give them more attention. …”
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Studying the Relationship Between Morphological Characteristics and Ecological Niche Overlap of the Namak Chub (Squalius namak) In the Jajroud River by Hamed Shabanloo, Hadi Poorbagher, Soheil Eagderi

“…Therefore, the information obtained from this research can contribute to understanding ecological processes and how the namak chub (Squalius namak) responds to environmental challenges by comparing various patterns in morphological and ecological traits.Materials and Methods: A total of 103 namak chub (S. namak) were sampled from the Jajrood river. …”
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Assessment of the effectiveness and safety of fixed-dose combination of alogliptin and pioglitazone in real clinical practice: results of the PROsperity study by M. V. Shestakova, M. I. Kharakhulakh, Y. A. Belolipetsky

“…The maximum reduction in HbA1C (-2,8%) was seen in patients with baseline HbA1C &gt;9,0% (n=300, which is 15% of the total sample). Overall, 70,2 % of patients achieved goal HbA1C (&lt;7,0%), including 80,1 % of those treated with Incresync 25 mg+30 mg (n=915, which is 46% of the total sample). …”
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Effect of Nickel Content and Cooling Rate on the Microstructure of as Cast 316 Stainless Steels by Lei Chen, Yang Wang, Yafeng Li, Zhengrui Zhang, Zhixuan Xue, Xinyu Ban, Chaohui Hu, Haixiao Li, Jun Tian, Wangzhong Mu, Kun Yang, Chao Chen

“…The austenite-forming element nickel of three different industrial samples is 10%, 12%, and 14%, respectively. The effect of the cooling rate on the ferrite content and precipitation phases of the high Ni content of the 316 stainless steel casting (H-316) is studied by remelting experiments and different methods of quenching of liquid steel. …”
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The Effect of Wet and Dry Heating Process and Wheat Flour Particle Sizes on Dough Rheology and Staling of Bread by Mohammad Fazli Rad, Jafar Milani, Sepide Haghighat

“…Physical modification of flour is a safe method without using any kind of chemicals. Physical modification of flour includes heat treatment and particle size classification. …”
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Limited Diagnostic Value of miRNAs in Early Trauma-Induced Liver Injury: Only miRNA-122 Emerges as a Late-Phase Marker by Jason-Alexander Hörauf, Amit Singh, Maika Voth, Hamed Moheimani, Cora Rebecca Schindler, Borna Relja, Liudmila Leppik, Ingo Marzi, Dirk Henrich

“…Future research with a large sample size should investigate whether other miRNAs can more accurately predict liver injury and the extent of hepatocellular injury, particularly in the acute post-traumatic phase.…”
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The role of CPAP as a potential bridge to invasive ventilation and as a ceiling-of-care for patients hospitalized with Covid-19-An observational study. by Jonathan Walker, Shaman Dolly, Liji Ng, Melissa Prior-Ong, Kalpana Sabapathy

“…Patients receiving a ceiling of care more than 24 hours after admission (N = 6) were excluded from the analysis. …”
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Epidemiology and Molecular Characterisation of Multidrug-Resistant <i>Escherichia coli</i> Isolated from Cow Milk by Zarin Tasnim Mim, Chandan Nath, Abdullah Al Sattar, Rijwana Rashid, Mehedy Hasan Abir, Shahneaz Ali Khan, Md Abul Kalam, Shahanaj Shano, Rowland Cobbold, John I. Alawneh, Mohammad Mahmudul Hassan

“…A total of 450 raw cow milk samples were collected from 18 farms within the CMA. …”
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Computed tomography-based radiomics predicts prognostic and treatment-related levels of immune infiltration in the immune microenvironment of clear cell renal cell carcinoma by Shiyan Song, Wenfei Ge, Xiaochen Qi, Xiangyu Che, Qifei Wang, Guangzhen Wu

“…Methods The study included 539 ccRCC samples with clinicopathological information and associated genetic information from The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database. …”
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Genetic surveillance shows spread of ACT resistance during period of malaria decline in Vietnam (2018-2020) by Johanna Helena Kattenberg, Mathijs Mutsaers, Van Hong Nguyen, Thi Hong Ngoc Nguyen, Arlette Umugwaneza, Maria Lara-Escandell, Xuan Xa Nguyen, Thi Huong Binh Nguyen, Anna Rosanas-Urgell

“…IntroductionVietnam’s goal to eliminate malaria by 2030 is challenged by the further spread of drug-resistant Plasmodium falciparum malaria to key antimalarials, particularly dihydroartemisinin-piperaquine (DHA-PPQ).MethodsThe custom targeted NGS amplicon sequencing assay, AmpliSeq Pf Vietnam v2, targeting drug resistance, population genetic- and other markers, was applied to detect genetic diversity and resistance profiles in samples from 8 provinces in Vietnam (n = 354), in a period of steep decline of incidence (2018–2020). …”
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Impact of prenatal triclosan exposure on ADHD-like symptoms in school-aged children by Jingjing LI, Xiaomeng CHENG, Yan ZHANG, Luanluan LI, Xiaodan YU, Ying TIAN, Yu GAO

“…TCS concentrations in early pregnancy urine samples were measured using high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC-MS/MS). …”
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Plasma metabolomics of immune-related adverse events for patients with lung cancer treated with PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors by Juan Chen, Jun-yan Liu, Fan Yang, Ting Zou, Zhan Wang, Jia-Si Liu, Lei She, Xiang-Ping Li, Zhaoqian Liu

“…This study aims to explore the potential metabolic biomarkers to predict risk of irAEs and to investigate the association of plasma metabolites level with survival in patients with lung cancer receiving PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor treatment.Methods The study collected 170 plasmas of 85 patients with lung cancer who received immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) treatment. 58 plasma samples of 29 patients with irAEs were collected before ICIs treatment and at the onset of irAEs. 112 plasma samples of 56 patients who did not develop irAEs were collected before ICIs treatment and plasma matched by treatment cycles to onset of irAEs patients. …”
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Pornography-Watching Disorder and Its Risk Factors Among Young Adults: Cross-Sectional Survey by Csaba Erdős, Oguz Kelemen, Dávid Pócs, Edit Paulik, András Papp, Edina Horváth, Arbel Golan, Krisztián Széll

“…The use of an anonymous web-based questionnaire likely reduced the influence of stigma, resulting in more accurate self-reporting of sensitive behaviors. …”
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