Feasibility, User Acceptance, and Outcomes of Using a Cancer Prehabilitation App for Exercise: Pilot Cohort Study by Fuquan Zhang, Deepali Bang, Christine Alejandro Visperas, Mon Hnin Tun, San San Tay

“…Technology has been deployed in cancer prehabilitation to address challenges such as access or limited resources. This study evaluated the feasibility, user acceptance, safety, and program outcomes of a newly developed mobile app for cancer prehabilitation. …”
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Growth Regulator Indole-3-Butyric Acid on Rooting Potential of <i>Actinidia deliciosa</i> Rootstock and <i>Actinidia arguta</i> Female Scion Species Stem Cuttings by Mapogo Kgetjepe Sekhukhune, Yvonne Mmatshelo Maila

“…A study was conducted to access the effectiveness of exogenous application of indole-3-butyric acid (IBA) on adventitious root formation in kiwifruit semi-hardwood stem cuttings (SCs) from <i>Actinidia deliciosa</i> rootstock and <i>Actinidia arguta</i> female scion. …”
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Iron and folic acid supplementation compliance during pregnancy and its effect on post-pregnancy anaemia among reproductive-age women in East Africa by Melaku Tadege Engidaw, Patricia Lee, Faruk Ahmed

“…Maternal education, the timing of antenatal care (ANC) visits, wanted index pregnancy (last pregnancy), wealth status, healthcare access, mass media exposure and ANC services from skilled healthcare providers were significantly associated with compliance with IFA supplementation among pregnant women. …”
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Validity and Responsiveness of a Modified Balance Error Scoring System Assessment Using a Mobile Device Application in Patients Recovering from Ankle Sprain by Michael S Crowell, Eliot Thomasma, Erin Florkiewicz, Richard Brindle, Megan Roach, Donald Goss, Will Pitt

“…The Sway Balance Mobile Application (SWAY App) (Sway Medical, Tulsa, OK) uses a smart phone or tablet to assess postural sway during a modified Balance Error Scoring System (mBESS) assessment and shows promise as an accessible method to quantify changes in static balance after injury…”
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Effect of early establishment of full enteral feeding with exclusive mother’s own milk in preterm babies: a retrospective cohort study by Umamaheswari Balakrishnan, Prakash Amboiram, Urmila Umasekar, Nalini Sirala Jagadeesh

“…Availability of MOM within 48 hours was strongly associated with achieving FEF with exclusive MOM, with an adjusted OR of 6.12 (95% CI: 2.81 to 13.30).Conclusions Early establishment of FEF with exclusive MOM increases the exclusive MOM feeding rate at discharge. Early access to MOM within 48 hours significantly enhances the likelihood of achieving FEF with exclusive MOM.…”
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Supporting self-management for patients with Interstitial Lung Diseases: Utility and acceptability of digital devices. by Malik A Althobiani, Rebecca Shuttleworth, John Conway, Jonathan Dainton, Anna Duckworth, Ana Jorge Da Ponte, Jessica Mandizha, Joseph W Lanario, Michael A Gibbons, Sarah Lines, Chris J Scotton, John R Hurst, Joanna C Porter, Anne-Marie Russell

“…<h4>Results</h4>104 patients accessed the survey and 89/104 (86%) reported a diagnosis of lung fibrosis, including 46/89 (52%) idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) with 57/89 (64%) of participants diagnosed >3 years and 59/89 (66%) female. 52/65(80%) were in the UK; 33/65 (51%) reported severe breathlessness medical research council MRC grade 3-4 and 32/65 (49%) disclosed co-morbid arthritis or joint problems. …”
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Validity of Wearable Inertial Sensors for Gait Analysis: A Systematic Review by Giuseppe Prisco, Maria Agnese Pirozzi, Antonella Santone, Fabrizio Esposito, Mario Cesarelli, Francesco Amato, Leandro Donisi

“…Wearable technologies, especially inertial measurement units (IMUs), enable portable and accessible assessments outside the lab, though challenges with sensor placement, signal selection, and algorithm design can affect accuracy. …”
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Radiological assessment of cup anteversion with a novel 3D-printed highly-porous titanium dual mobility cup by Nicole Puteo, Edoardo Matteo Valentino, Vittorio Davidoni, Domenico Tigani

“…RA were measured by three blinded observers through Lewinnek, Woo-Morrey methods and an open access mathematical software (GeoGebra), used as reference method. …”
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Stimulating Financial-Fiscal Instruments of Supporting Development of Renewable Energy Sources: Bibliometric Analysis by Alla Moroz, Serhiy Lyeonov

“…The study also emphasizes the persistent challenges faced by developing nations, including limited access to financing, grid infrastructure constraints, and policy instability, and highlights the effectiveness of tailored fiscal measures like concessional loans and grants in addressing these barriers. …”
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The Impact of Migraine on the Whole Life Course of Patients: Results from the OVERCOME (Japan) 2nd Study by Daisuke Danno, Shiho Suzuki, Tsubasa Takizawa, Ryotaro Ishii, Masayuki Hamakawa, Yoshinori Tanizawa, Satoshi Osaga, Mika Komori

“…Abstract Introduction The impact of migraine on patients’ lives, including challenges they face before getting access to appropriate medical management, is not well understood. …”
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Cost of Serum Versus Skin Allergy Testing Among Medicare Fee-for-Service Beneficiaries in the United States by Kenny Y. Kwong, Yang Z. Lu

“…**Objective:** This study compared cost and utilization of allergy testing utilizing skin vs sIgE testing and whether equal access (parity) to both testing methods affects overall allergy testing costs among Medicare fee-for-service beneficiaries in the United States. …”
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Prevalence, influencing factors, and prediction model construction of anemia in ankylosing spondylitis based on real-world data: An exploratory study. by Yifan Gong, Kun Yang, Zhaoyang Geng, Hongxiao Liu

“…<h4>Methods</h4>In November 2023, we accessed the database from China Rheumatoid Arthritis Registry of Patients with Chinese Medicine (CERTAIN). …”
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The prevalence of anemia and the factors associated with its severity among children aged 6-59 months in Ghana: A multi-level ordinal logistic regression. by Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Aklilu Habte, Beshada Zerfu Woldegeorgis, Mengistu Meske Koyira, Beimnet Desalegn Kedida, Bezawit Melak Fente, Amanuel Yosef Gebrekidan, Gizachew Ambaw Kassie

“…It is recommended to improve access to the media, address maternal anemia through targeted interventions, and strengthen the wealth status of families. …”
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Unleashing the potential of chatbots in mental health: bibliometric analysis by Qing Han, Chenyang Zhao

“…BackgroundThe proliferation of chatbots in the digital mental health sector is gaining momentum, offering a promising solution to address the pressing shortage of mental health professionals. By providing accessible and convenient mental health services and support, chatbots are poised to become a primary technological intervention in bridging the gap between mental health needs and available resources.ObjectiveThis study undertakes a thorough bibliometric analysis and discourse on the applications of chatbots in mental health, with the objective of elucidating the underlying scientific patterns that emerge at the intersection of chatbot technology and mental health care on a global scale.MethodsThe bibliometric software Biblioshiny and VOSviewer were used to conduct a comprehensive analysis of 261 scientific articles published in the Web of Science Core Collection between 2015 and 2024. …”
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Safety and tolerability of intramuscular sotrovimab administered at different injection sites: results from the Phase 1 COSMIC study by Jennifer Moore, Alicia Aylott, Wen-Hung Chen, Jerzy Daniluk, Ian A. Hawes, Sergio Parra, Prosenjit Sarkar, Yasmin Sanchez-Pearson, Megan Turner, Amanda Peppercorn, Andrew Skingsley

“…Monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) administered using intramuscular (IM) injections could offer a convenient and accessible therapeutic option. However, there is a paucity of data on IM tolerability by injection site to guide mAb development. …”
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Genetic variation of the nuclear sequences of mitochondrial origin associated with retrotransposon Tv1 insertions in Drosophila species of the virilis group by B. V. Andrianov, D. A. Romanov, T. V. Gorelova

“…A specific situation was revealed for D. montana, in which Tv1 insertions with nearly identical 5' and 3' long terminal repeats (LTRs) were present in accessions of flies from Europe and Asia. The age of this insertion was about 300 thousand years, and the insertion was absent from the D. montana fly line from North America.…”
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Interaction of the Wolbachia surface protein with a novel pro-viral protein from Aedes aegypti by Mazhar Hussain, Zhi Qi, Sassan Asgari

“…Overall, our findings suggest that STK is a pro-viral gene, and Wolbachia WSP binds to STK, possibly making it less accessible for DENV replication.IMPORTANCEWolbachia is an endosymbiotic bacterium that blocks the replication of arboviruses in transinfected Aedes aegypti mosquitoes. …”
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Pre-sowing treatment of vetch hairy seeds, viсia villosa using ultraviolet irradiation by A. Semenov, T. Sakhno, O. Hordieieva, Y. Sakhno

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Health promotion campaigns using social media: association rules mining and co-occurrence network analysis of Twitter hashtags by Atousa Ghahramani, Maria Prokofieva, Maximilian Pangratius de Courten

“…Health promotion campaigns use campaign-specific hashtags to disseminate health-related messages, enabling individuals to access accurate and timely resources and updates. …”
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Dataset of shotgun metagenomic evaluation of Sorghum bicolor rhizosphere microbiome in soils preceded by Glycine maxNCBINCBINCBINCBI by Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, Ben Jesuorsemwen Enagbonma

“…Information from the metagenome sequences is accessible under the bioproject numbers PRJNA1166458 (SA1, SA2, and SA3), PRJNA1166463 (SN1, SN2, and SN3), PRJNA1166623 (RA1, RA2, and RA3), PRJNA1166627 (RN1, RN2 and RN3). …”
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