Effectiveness and Safety of the TRIO Optimal Health Management Program in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Initiating Basal Insulin Therapy: Prospective Observational Real-Wo... by Chenxi Li, Lixin Guo, Lixin Shi, Li Chen, Liming Chen, Yaoming Xue, Hong Li, Yuzhen Liang, Jing Yang, Weimin Wang, Dalong Zhu

“…TRIO assists doctors and nurses in achieving better blood glucose controls, truly carries out standardized management around patients, and allows them to have a higher quality of life. TRIO represents the 3 essential pillars in comprehensive diabetes management: physician, nurse, and patient. …”
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mHealth-Based Diabetes Prevention Program for Chinese Mothers With Abdominal Obesity: Randomized Controlled Trial by Qinyuan Huang, Qinyi Zhong, Yanjing Zeng, Yimeng Li, James Wiley, Man Ping Wang, Jyu-Lin Chen, Jia Guo

“…Data were collected at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months on the feasibility and acceptability outcomes, weight-related variables (waist circumference and BMI), diabetes risk scores, glycemic levels, behavioral variables (daily step count, active minutes, fruit and vegetable intake, calorie consumption, and sleep duration), and psychological variables (self-efficacy and social support for physical activity and diet, perceived stress, and quality of life). Generalized estimating equations were used for data analysis. …”
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SOA Services Identification and Design Methods From Business Models: A Systematic Literature Review by Redouane Blal, Abderrahmane Leshob, Hafedh Mili, Imen Benzarti, Pierre Hadaya, Raqeebir Rab

“…We compared selected methods according to seven specific criteria, namely: design life cycle coverage, detailed specification support, SoaML support, service granularity, the use of patterns, automation, and tool support. …”
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Baseline Serum Cholesterol Is Associated with a Response to Pegylated Interferon Alfa-2b and Ribavirin Therapy for Chronic Hepatitis C Genotype 2 by Naota Taura, Tatsuki Ichikawa, Hisamitsu Miyaaki, Yoshiko Kadokawa, Takuya Tsutsumi, Shotaro Tsuruta, Yuji Kato, Osami Inoue, Noboru Kinoshita, Kazuo Ohba, Hiroyuki Kato, Kazuyuki Ohata, Junichi Masuda, Keisuke Hamasaki, Hiroshi Yatsuhashi, Kazuhiko Nakao

“…HCV infection is associated with lipid disorders because this virus utilizes the host lipid metabolism to sustain its life cycle. Several studies have indicated that higher concentrations of serum cholesterol and LDL before treatment are important predictors of higher rates of sustained virological response (SVR). …”
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Transurethral Water Vapor Ablation: Potential for a Novel Prostate Cancer Management Strategy by Warlick CA, Spilseth BD, Dixon CM

“…It is possible to successfully retreat residual disease or new lesions identified on surveillance with only transient mild to moderate adverse events and acceptable oncologic outcomes offering a new management strategy for localized prostate cancer.Plain Language Summary: Treatment decisions for men with localized prostate cancer (PCa) are determined with consideration of multiple factors including, disease risk, co-morbidities, estimated life-expectancy and each patient’s preferences. Currently, many men with low-risk disease are offered active surveillance, during which the prostate cancer is closely monitored for any changes, whereas men with intermediate or high-risk localized cancers are more often considered for surgical removal of the prostate or treatment with radiation. …”
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EULAR standardised training model for ultrasound-guided, minimally invasive synovial tissue biopsy procedures in large and small joints by Annamaria Iagnocco, Andrew Filer, Gabriel Herrero-Beaumont, Peter Balint, Ingrid Moller, Esperanza Naredo, Lene Terslev, Alessandra Bruns, Aurélie Najm, Ana Rodriguez, Raquel Largo, Stefano Alivernini, Jesús Garrido, Maria Antonietta D’Agostino, Jacqueline Uson, Juhani Koski, Maribel Miguel, Carlos Guillén-Astete, David A. Bong, George A.W. Bruyn, Carlos Acebes

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Investigating mental health disparities in rural sexual and gender minority adults: protocol for the rural exploration and approaches to LGBTQ + Mental Health (REALM) prospective c... by Shoshanna L. Fine, Kalai Willis, Iaah L. Lucas, Kirsten F. Siebach, Jennifer L. Glick, Mariah Valentine-Graves, Savannah Winter, Michael Smith, Thomas Waltz, Gina Bailey Herring, Marissa Hannah, Holly C. Wilcox, Travis Sanchez, Stefan D. Baral, Sarah M. Murray

“…Abstract Background Sexual and gender minority (SGM) persons experience substantial mental health disparities throughout the life course, including increased vulnerability to depression and suicide. …”
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The effect of irrigation practice and water consumption using aqua-crop by M.D. Teweldebrihan, M.O. Dinka

“…The study also looks into how to achieve sustainable water management in the agricultural sector.METHODS: Aqua-crop, a computerized model, was utilized mimic real-life crop harvests. The aqua crop model was used to simulate crop yield in response to water availability. …”
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Home Sweet Home: A Program Report on Promoting the Uptake of Home Dialysis by Lucas James Churchill, Frances Reintjes, Robert Pauly, Nikhil Shah, Stephanie Thompson

“…From the survey free text, participants commonly expressed that they valued the “first-hand information” and a “real life perspective” from HSH facilitators and the simulation helped to ease anxiety about home dialysis. …”
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Low & Anaplastic Grade Glioma Umbrella Study of MOlecular Guided TherapieS (LUMOS-2): study protocol for a phase 2, prospective, multicentre, open-label, multiarm, biomarker-direct... by Marshall Pitz, Eng-Siew Koh, Elizabeth H Barnes, Lucille Sebastian, Mandy L Ballinger, David M Thomas, Christopher O'Callaghan, John Simes, Hui K Gan, Sonia Yip, Hao-Wen Sim, Desma Spyridopoulos, Richard De Abreu Lourenco, Cynthia Hawkins, Kristen McParland, Benjamin Kong, Subotheni Thavaneswaran, Patrick J Wheeler

“…Secondary objectives include assessment of overall survival, response rate, safety and quality of life measures. Two additional therapeutic arms are currently in development.Ethics and dissemination Central ethics approval was obtained from the Sydney Local Health District Ethics Review Committee, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital Zone, Sydney, Australia (Approval: 2022/ETH02230). …”
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Does rehabilitation improve work participation in patients with chronic spinal pain after spinal surgery: a systematic review by Jonas Callens, Olivia Lavreysen, Lisa Goudman, Ann De Smedt, Koen Putman, Dominique Van de Velde, Lode Godderis, Dries Ceulemans, Maarten Moens

“…Objective: Patients with therapy-refractory chronic spinal pain after spinal surgery experience increased disability, resulting in substantial loss of employment and consequently lower quality of life. Despite findings that rehabilitation improves socio-economic outcomes in other chronic pain conditions, evidence for patients with chronic spinal pain after spinal surgery is limited. …”
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Disease burden of biliary tract cancer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: A comprehensive demographic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Xuheng Sun, Jiangmei Liu, Wei Zhang, Yijun Wang, Yan Jiang, Lijun Wang, Yixin Zou, Yuxuan Xiao, Yongbing Xiang, Maolan Li, Maigeng Zhou, Yingbin Liu, Sihan Zhou, Xiuyuan Hao

“…The number of incident cases, deaths, and disability-adjusted life-years (DALYs) tended to increase and peaked at 216,770 (95% uncertainty interval [UI]: 181,890–245,240), 171,960 (95% UI: 142,350–194,240), and 3,732,100 (95% UI: 3,102,900–4,317,000) person-years, respectively, in 2021. …”
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Efficacy of the internet-based intervention “Cultivating our resilience” (CORE) for improving resilience and coping strategies in university students: A randomized controlled trial... by Rocio Herrero, Marvin Franke, Dennis Görlich, Azucena Garcia-Palacios, Rosa Baños, Corinna Jacobi, Thomas Berger, Michael P. Schaub, Tobias Krieger, David D. Ebert, Cristina Botella

“…A total of 493 students with low levels of resilience participated in the study.Participants in the intervention group gained access to an internet-based program aiming to enhance resilience by learning to cope with stressors in daily life, promote self-empowerment, and improve well-being. …”
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Prevention and management of cytomegalovirus infection and disease in kidney transplant: A consensus statement of the Transplantation Society of Taiwan by Mu-Chi Chung, Cheng-Hsu Chen, Shen-Shin Chang, Chih-Yuan Lee, Ya-Chung Tian, Mei-Yi Wu, Hsu-Han Wang, Chia-Cheng Yu, Teng-Wei Chen, Chien-Chang Kao, Chih-Yang Hsu, Yang-Jen Chiang, Ming-Ju Wu, Yen-Ta Chen, Mai-Szu Wu

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Effectiveness of a nurse-led coaching in self-care intervention for elderly undergoing total laryngectomy: a randomised controlled trial by Yan Liu, Lai Wei, Xue Li, Jian Chen, Huifen Wang, Liyuan Zheng, Shu'e Liu, Danxia Peng, Sanxia Ye, Yuchen Lu, Zhidan Mei, Chun Xu

“…Secondary outcomes were self- efficacy, quality of life (QoL) and nutritional status.Results The SC intervention improved the SC ability, self-efficacy, QoL and nutritional status scores of patients in the intervention group compared with that of patients in the control group (p<0.01). …”
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Is the freezing index a valid outcome to assess freezing of gait during turning in Parkinson’s disease? by Maaike Goris, Pieter Ginis, Clint Hansen, Christian Schlenstedt, Christian Schlenstedt, Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, Jeffrey M. Hausdorff, Nicholas D’Cruz, Wim Vandenberghe, Wim Vandenberghe, Walter Maetzler, Alice Nieuwboer, Moran Gilat

“…Only weak correlations were found between the algorithm outputs and expert ratings for FOG severity (rho = 0.13–0.38).ConclusionA surprisingly large discrepancy was found between self-reported and expert-rated FOG during the 360 turning task, indicating PwPD do not always notice FOG in daily life. The FOG-index achieved suboptimal classification performance and poor criterion validity to assess FOG severity. …”
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Efficacy of Bacillus clausii UBBC-07 in the prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea in children by H.V. Beketova, O.O. Koiro, S.S. Bohdanova, M.S. Bulhakova, K.M. Heorhitsa, O.B. Il’kiv, О.R. Kavka, О.Z. Kmit’, О.V. Kukhar, V.І. Liubetska, V.V. Maleiko, І.А. Matiukhina, К.О. Medvedska, N.B. Pavchak, К.А. Percheklii, V.V. Semenchuk, Y.О. Sotnichenko, U.М. Tomashiuk, N.І. Tsvynda, М.Y. Shalimanova

“…Thus, the use of Bacillus clausii UBBC-07 from the first day of antibacterial therapy in children contributes to the effective prevention of antibiotic-associated diarrhea, significantly improving patients’ quality of life, acce­lerating their recovery, and reducing the likelihood of complications.…”
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RECURRENCE OF BREAST CANCER AFTER SUBCUTANEOUS MASTECTOMY WITH SIMULTANEOUS RECONSTRUCTION by A. D. Zikiryakhodzhaev, E. A. Rasskazova

“…The important fact is the detection of local recurrence after 10 years of follow-up (8,1%) after treatment, which confirms the need for dynamic monitoring of patients throughout life. The frequency of relapses affected by stage of breast cancer, young age of patients, the histogenesis and subtype of the tumor. …”
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Giant energy storage density with ultrahigh efficiency in multilayer ceramic capacitors via interlaminar strain engineering by Ying Yang, Ke Xu, Bin Yang, Xu Hou, Zhanming Dou, Yuhong Li, Zihao Zheng, Gengguang Luo, Nengneng Luo, Guanglong Ge, Jiwei Zhai, Yuanyuan Fan, Jing Wang, Haoming Yang, Yao Zhang, Jing Wang, Changyuan Wang, Shenglin Jiang, Kanghua Li, Jinming Guo, Houbing Huang, Guangzu Zhang

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Balneotherapy for the treatment of post-COVID syndrome: a randomized controlled trial by Diana Ovejero, Anna Ribes, Judit Villar-García, Marta Trenchs-Rodriguez, Daniel Lopez, Xavier Nogués, Robert Güerri-Fernandez, Natalia Garcia-Giralt

“…The following scales/questionnaires were employed: Post-COVID-19 functional status scale, mMRC dyspnea Scale, SF-36, Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS), Memory failures in everyday life following severe head injury, and Visual Analogic Scale (VAS). …”
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