Psychological distress in adolescence and later economic and health outcomes in the United States population: A retrospective and modeling study. by Nathaniel Z Counts, Noemi Kreif, Timothy B Creedon, David E Bloom

“…The cohort included 3,343 individuals under age 18 years in round 4 who completed the Mental Health Inventory-5 (MHI-5). Round 1 captured 50 explanatory variables that covered domains of potential confounders, including basic demographics, neighborhood environment, family resources, family processes, physical health, school quality, and academic skills. …”
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Cost analysis of MOUD implementation and sustainability in Massachusetts jails by Danielle Ryan, Don Lochana Ekanayake, Elizabeth Evans, Edmond Hayes, Thomas Senst, Peter D. Friedmann, Kathryn E. McCollister, Sean M. Murphy

“…Quantitative resource utilization data were captured primarily through in-person site-visits and semi-structured interviews with key personnel. …”
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Experiences of change following a blended intervention for adults with ADHD and emotion dysregulation: a qualitative interview study by Emilie S. Nordby, Viktor Schønning, Alice Barnes, Hayley Denyer, Jonna Kuntsi, Astri J. Lundervold, Frode Guribye

“…The second theme, ‘supporting change’, captures factors that supported the participants’ changes, with five subthemes: 2a) acquiring skills, 2b) being in it together, 2c) therapist guidance, 2d) finding motivation 2e) putting it into practice. …”
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Food Acquisition Coping Strategies Vary Based on Food Security Among University Students by Emily Sklar, Gwen M Chodur, Leslie Kemp, Deborah S Fetter, Rachel E Scherr

“…However, many participants described experiences that suggested the USDA AFSSM may not accurately capture students' true FSS. Most individuals faced significant challenges in maintaining food security. …”
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Synthesis of chitosan/PVA/copper oxide nanocomposite using Anacardium occidentale extract and evaluating its antioxidant, antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and cytotoxic activities by Manickam Rajkumar, S. I. Davis Presley, Prabha Govindaraj, Dharmalingam Kirubakaran, Farha Farahim, Talat Ali, Mohd Shkir, Sellapillai Latha

“…Abstract Nanotechnology has witnessed remarkable advancements in recent years, capturing considerable attention in diverse biomedical applications. …”
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The impact of gestational age limits on abortion-related outcomes: a synthesis of legal and health evidence by Fiona de Londras, Amanda Cleeve, Maria I. Rodriguez, Alana Farrell, Magdalena Furgalska, Antonella F. Lavelanet

“…A search strategy was drawn up to capture public health, international human rights law, and policy evidence related to the impacts of GLs. …”
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Disrupted HIV care during COVID-19 pandemic associated with increased disabilities among people living with HIV in Belize by Tracy M. Quetzal, Wei-Cheng Lo, Ya-Wen Chiu, Hung-Yi Chiou

“…Mitigating disruptions in care behaviors through the implementation of more accessible and comprehensive healthcare services may potentially address the multifaceted nature of HIV disabilities.…”
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Exploring the gender difference in type 2 diabetes incidence in a Swiss cohort using latent class analysis: an intersectional approach by Julien Vaucher, Michael Amiguet, Carole Clair, Joelle Schwarz, Jeanne Marie Barbier, Aurélie M Lasserre

“…These patterns are only partly captured by traditional sex-stratified analyses.…”
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Evolutionary constrained genes associated with autism spectrum disorder across 2,054 nonhuman primate genomes by Yukiko Kikuchi, Mohammed Uddin, Joris A. Veltman, Sara Wells, Christopher Morris, Marc Woodbury-Smith

“…Rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta) have been extensively used for preclinical neurobiological research because of remarkable similarities to humans across biology and behaviour that cannot be captured by other experimental animals. Methods We used the macaque Genotype and Phenotype (mGAP) resource consisting of 2,054 macaque genomes to examine patterns of evolutionary constraint in known human neurodevelopmental genes. …”
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Cultural humility strategies for recruitment and retention of minoritised participants: a scoping review protocol by Mireille Chehade, Kellie McLean, Samar Mohsen Ashmawi, Moroni Fernandez Cajavilca, Baomi T Phung, Maya N Clark-Cutaia, Brynne Campbell Rice

“…Literature from 1993 to 2024 that captures the concept of cultural humility in health research with racial and ethnic or gender and sexual minoritised populations in the USA will be considered. …”
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Identifying Complex Scheduling Patterns Among Patients With Cancer With Transportation and Housing Needs: Feasibility Pilot Study by Allan Fong, Christian Boxley, Laura Schubel, Christopher Gallagher, Katarina AuBuchon, Hannah Arem

“…Schedule complexity captures deviations from chronological order, unresolved appointments, and coordination across multiple locations. …”
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Effect of Post-Activation Potentiation on Weightlifting Performance and Endocrinological Responses by Shyam Chavda, Angela Sorensen, James Vernau, Frank Hills, Chris Bishop, Anthony Nicholas Turner

“…All cleans were performed on a dual force plate set up, synchronised with a 3D motion capture system to simultaneously record barbell and ground reaction force data. …”
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Adolescent HIV prevent and care framework: A global scoping review protocol- BSGH 006. by Gamji Rabiu Abu-Ba'are, Osman Wumpini Shamrock, Darcey Rodriguez, George Rudolph Kofi Agbemedu, LaRon E Nelson

“…We will pilot the extracted data in Covidence to ensure that all relevant information has been captured, making necessary changes if required. Data extraction will be carried out by at least two authors, with any conflicts resolved by the same authors. …”
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Virtual online consultations: advantages and limitations (VOCAL) study by Trisha Greenhalgh, Joe Wherton, Sara Shaw, Charles Gutteridge, Emma Byrne, Isabel Hodkinson, Shanti Vijayaraghavan, Desirée Campbell-Richards, Satya Bhattacharya, Philippa Hanson, Seendy Ramoutar, Anna Collard, Joanne Morris

“…Main data sources are: microlevel—audio, video and screen capture to produce rich multimodal data on 45 remote consultations; mesolevel—interviews, ethnographic observations and analysis of documents within the trust; macrolevel—key informant interviews of national-level stakeholders and document analysis. …”
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The combined impact of BMI and ABSI on all-cause mortality among American adults with diabetes by Shuwu Wei, Weimin Jiang, Huijuan Zheng, Jiale Zhang, Jie Yang, Yaoxian Wang, Yang Liu, Liqiao Sun, Xinrong Li, Junping Wei, Weiwei Sun

“…Conclusion BMI and ABSI collectively provide a comprehensive evaluation of mortality risk in diabetic populations, capturing the synergistic effects of general and central obesity. …”
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A novel approach to skin disease segmentation using a visual selective state spatial model with integrated spatial constraints by Yu Bai, Hai Zhou, Hongjie Zhu, Shimin Wen, Binbin Hu, Haotian Li, Huazhang Wang, Daji Ergu, Fangyao Liu

“…This efficient model, termed ‘SSR-UNet,’ leverages bidirectional scanning to capture both global and local features in image data, achieving strong performance with low computational complexity. …”
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Community Caregivers’ Perspectives on Health IT Use for Children With Medical Complexity: Qualitative Interview Study by Farah Elkourdi, Onur Asan

“…Each theme had multiple subthemes capturing all details related to design features of needed technologies. …”
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UAV rice panicle blast detection based on enhanced feature representation and optimized attention mechanism by Shaodan Lin, Deyao Huang, Libin Wu, Zuxin Cheng, Dapeng Ye, Haiyong Weng

“…This design aims to enhance feature extraction and focus on critical image regions, addressing the challenges of detecting small and complex disease patterns in UAV-captured imagery. Furthermore, the model incorporates advanced loss functions to handle data imbalances effectively, supporting accurate classification across diverse disease severities. …”
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Why and how should we simulate platform trials? Learnings from EU-PEARL by Elias Laurin Meyer, Tobias Mielke, Marta Bofill Roig, Michaela Maria Freitag, Peter Jacko, Pavla Krotka, Peter Mesenbrink, Tom Parke, Sonja Zehetmayer, Dario Zocholl, Franz König

“…The software tools provide the flexibility necessary to capture the complexity of platform trials.…”
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Physician Characteristics Associated With Opioid Prescribing After Same-Day Breast Surgery in Ontario, Canada: A Population-Based Cohort Study by Shaila J. Merchant, MD, Jonas P. Shellenberger, MSc, Monakshi Sawhney, PhD, Julie La, MD, Susan B. Brogly, PhD

“…Prescriber characteristics including age, sex, specialty, years in practice, practice setting, and history of high (>75th percentile) opioid prescribing in the previous year were captured. Associations between prescriber characteristics and the primary outcome were estimated in modified Poisson regression models. …”
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