<i>KRAS</i>, <i>NRAS</i>, and <i>BRAF</i> Hot-Spot Mutations in Relation to Sidedness of Primary Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Omer Abdelgadir, Yong-Fang Kuo, Anthony O. Okorodudu, M. Firoze Khan, Yu-Wei Cheng, Jianli Dong

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Evaluating the Growth of Staphylococcus aureus During Slow Cooking of Beef and Turkey Formulations from 10 °C to 54.4 °C for an Extended Time by Subash Shrestha, Michelle Riemann, Vijay K. Juneja, Abhinav Mishra

“…Units were heated from 10 to 54.4 °C in 9.3 h in a water bath, representing a process deviation case in a commercial establishment. S. aureus populations were enumerated on Baird-Parker agar plates from five inoculated units before cooking, and three units each at 4.5, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, and 9.3 h. …”
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Development of Cross-Sector Collaboration Indicators for Accelerating the Reduction of Stunting in South Sulawesi, Indonesia by Balqis Balqis, Suci Rahmadani, Muh. Yusri Abadi, St. Rosmanely, Arif Anwar, Laksmi Trisasmita, Ni Made Viantika Sulianderi, Faizal Fahmi, Arsunan Arsin, Muh. Amri Arfandi, Nur Annisa Hamka, Amaliah Amriani. AS

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Standardised protocol for a prospective cross-sectional multicentre clinical utility evaluation of two dual point-of-care tests in non-clinical settings for the screening of HIV an... by James Kiarie, Karel Blondeel, Igor Toskin, Jordi Casabona, Soe Soe Thwin, Massimo Mirandola, Rosanna Peeling, Ronald Ballard, Laura Fernàndez-López, Inga Upmace, Juliana Reyes-Urueña, Mara Vaselova, Mitja Ćosić, Simon Maljevac, William Mejías, Ander Pazos, Andrii Chernyshev

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The Effect of using the Smartphone in the Workplace on Job Engagement and Job Burnout: Investigation of Mediational Role of Stress by Somayeh Naghdi Zarrin, Neda Mohammad Esmaeili

“…The study's statistical population included 1700 employees from the First Companion Company, with 313 responding to the online questionnaire. …”
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Prevalence and Knowledge of Hepatitis B Virus Infection among Pregnant Women in the Ningo-Prampram District, Ghana by Precious Kwablah Kwadzokpui, Elliot Elikplim Akorsu, Albert Abaka-Yawson, Solomon Sosu Quarshie, Stephen Adomako Amankwah, Philip Apraku Tawiah

“…Intensive public health education on the HBV infection is required in the district to help prevent and manage future transmissions as well as inform the population about the negative side effects of the virus and the need to prevent it by way of vaccination.…”
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Psychological Status and Related Factors in Medical Isolated Persons during Outbreak of COVID-19 by Qin WANG, LI Li, Xia ZHOU, Zhimei LIU, Bingshan GUO, Renqi DONG

“…Objective:To evaluate the mental health status of the residents in the epidemic area of Corona Virus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and analyze its influencing factors, so as to provide evidence for psychological intervention timely for the quarantine population in special period.Methods:A total of 130 residents in COVID-19 epidemic area of Jinan were collected with general data and their anxiety/depression state was assessed through an online questionnaire from February 9th to 11th,2020. …”
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Autoencoder Artificial Neural Network Model for Air Pollution Index Prediction by Nor Irwin Basir, Kathlyn Kaiyun Tan, Danny Hartanto Djarum, Zainal Ahmad, Dai-Viet N. Vo, Zhang Jie

“… Air pollution, a significant global challenge driven by industrialization, urbanization, and population growth, is caused by the emission of harmful gases, particulates, and biological molecules into the atmosphere, posing serious risks to health and the environment. …”
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Protocol for the economic evaluation of metacognitive therapy for cardiac rehabilitation participants with symptoms of anxiety and/or depression by Patrick Doherty, David Reeves, Gemma E Shields, Adrian Wells, Lora Capobianco, Anthony Heagerty, Deborah Buck, Linda M Davies

“…Psychological care is a common component of CR as symptoms of depression and/or anxiety are more prevalent in this population, however evidence for the cost-effectiveness of current interventions is limited. …”
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Prevalence of β-lactam antibiotic resistance of Escherichia coli isolated from a neonatal intensive care unit by Jian Zhou, Jingqian Zhou, Min Chen, Pan Lü, Chunming Jiang

“…Conclusion These findings highlight the existence of E. coli β-lactam resistance within NICU populations, emphasizing the need for continual monitoring of β-lactamase isolates to facilitate effective antibiotic selection.…”
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Mitochondrial Gene Expression of Three Different Dragonflies Under the Stress of Chlorpyrifos by Yuxin Chen, Ziwen Yang, Zhiqiang Guo, Lemei Zhan, Kenneth B. Storey, Danna Yu, Jiayong Zhang

“…By exposing larvae from uncontaminated populations to 0.05 μg/L CPF for 24 h, the transcript levels of seven mtPCGs in <i>A. parthenope</i> were significantly increased (<i>p</i> < 0.05) by 1.89 ± 0.42-fold for <i>COI</i>, 4.30 ± 0.24-fold for <i>COIII</i>, 5.94 ± 0.17-fold for <i>ND1</i>, 4.69 ± 0.56-fold for <i>ND2</i>, 3.44 ± 0.48-fold for <i>ND4</i>, 2.19 ± 0.53-fold for <i>ND4L</i>, and 5.05 ± 0.36-fold for <i>Cytb</i>, respectively. …”
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Predicting abatacept retention using machine learning by Rieke Alten, Claire Behar, Pierre Merckaert, Ebenezer Afari, Virginie Vannier-Moreau, Anael Ohayon, Sean E. Connolly, Aurélie Najm, Pierre-Antoine Juge, Gengyuan Liu, Angshu Rai, Yedid Elbez, Karissa Lozenski

“…Conclusions The gradient-boosting classifier model identified key patient features predictive of abatacept retention from this large, real-world study population. The SHAP values conveyed the directionality and importance of BMI, functional status, ACPA serostatus, Patient Global Assessment, and age for abatacept retention. …”
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Exploring Health Educational Interventions for Children With Congenital Heart Disease: Scoping Review by Neda Barbazi, Ji Youn Shin, Gurumurthy Hiremath, Carlye Anne Lauff

“…The review identifies the types of interventions, target populations, delivery methods, and assessed outcomes. …”
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Perspectives on Swedish Regulations for Online Record Access Among Adolescents With Serious Health Issues and Their Parents: Mixed Methods Study by Josefin Hagström, Charlotte Blease, Arja Harila, Päivi Lähteenmäki, Isabella Scandurra, Maria Hägglund

“…Interviews were audio recorded, transcribed, and analyzed using inductive thematic content analysis. ResultsThe survey population included 88 individuals (adolescents: n=31, 35%; parents: n=57, 65%). …”
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Duration of gargling and rinsing among frequent mouthwash users: a cross-sectional study by Eric P F Chow, Jane S Hocking, Catriona Bradshaw, Christopher Fairley, Kate Maddaford, Rebecca Wigan, Sabrina Trumpour, Tiffany Renee Phillips

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Prevalence, predictors, and economic burden of mental health disorders among asylum seekers, refugees and migrants from African countries: A scoping review. by Wael Osman, France Ncube, Kamil Shaaban, Alaa Dafallah

“…Among the exclusion criteria were publications that were not peer reviewed or had not been sourced by credible sources, publications that did not meet the study topic or language criteria, mixed populations (including Africans and non-Africans), and research abstracts, reviews, news articles, commentary on study protocols, case reports, letters, and guidelines.…”
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Scoping review of climate drivers on maternal health: current evidence and clinical implicationsAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Claire Masters, MHP, Chuhan Wu, MS, Dara Gleeson, MPH, Michaela Serafica, RN, MSN, Jordan L. Thomas, PhD, Jeannette R. Ickovics, PhD

“…Driven in part by large (often population-based) studies and objective outcomes from surveillance data or medical record reviews, studies in this scoping review were evaluated as high quality (scoring 7-9 on the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale). …”
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A two-stage model of the fuzzy analytic hierarchy process and the fuzzy synthetic evaluation technique to prioritize sustainable sanitation services under uncertainty by Shaher Zyoud, Siwar M. Omair, Susan A. Jarrad

“…Poor planning, funding obstacles, stakeholder priorities, climatic changes, growing populations, system constraints, and user engagement all complicate the entire process. …”
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The association between serum fructosamine and random spot urine fructose levels with the severity of non-alcoholic fatty liver disease – an analytical cross-sectional study by H Kamuzinzi, M Kgomo, P Rheeder, N Dada, P Bester

“…Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) in South Africa and Africa at large is considered a hidden threat. Our local population is burdened with increased metabolic risk factors for NAFLD. …”
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The Use of Coffee Cherry Pulp Extract as an Alternative to an Antibiotic Growth Promoter in Broiler Diets by Wanaporn Tapingkae, Phatchari Srinual, Pimporn Khamtavee, Naret Pintalerd, Thanongsak Chaiyaso, Mongkol Yachai, Chanidapha Kanmanee, Chompunut Lumsangkul, Orranee Srinual

“…This study evaluated the impact of coffee cherry pulp extract (CCPE) supplementation on growth performance, meat quality, carcass characteristics, serum biochemistry, cecum microbial population, intestinal morphology, and immune and antioxidant responses of broilers. …”
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