A Qualitative Study of Attitudes Toward HPV Vaccine Recommendation in Otolaryngology Clinics by Emily A. Janio, Cori Walker, Eliza Steere, Aaron T. Seaman, Natoshia Askelson, Nitin A. Pagedar

“…ABSTRACT Objective The incidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)‐related oropharyngeal cancers has increased such that they are now the most prevalent HPV‐related cancer. In 2020, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) expanded the indication for Gardasil‐9 to include the prevention of oropharyngeal and other head and neck cancers caused by selected HPV types, but uptake remains low. …”
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USE OF NONSTEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUGS FOR THE TREATMENT OF AXIAL SPONDYLOARTHRITIS, INCLUDING ANKYLOSING SPONDYLITIS, MONITORING THEIR EFFICACY AND SAFETY (DRAFT GUIDELINES O... by I. Z. Gaidukova, A. P. Rebrov, E. N. Otteva, V. V. Badokin, A. G. Bochkova, O. V. Bugrova, A. A. Godzenko, A. A. Dubikov, T. V. Dubinina, O. N. Ivanova, T. V. Korotaeva, S. A. Lapshina, O. B. Nesmeyanova, I. P. Nikishina, T. A. Raskina, O. A. Rumyantseva, A. V. Smirnov, A. V. Sitalo, Sh. F. Erdes

“…The guidelines include the essentials of how to use nonsteroidal  anti-inflammatory drugs in axial spondyloarthrititides, including ankylosing spondylitis, contain  instructions  for how long they should be administered, and describe possible patient  management tactics in the most common  clinical situations and a preferential  algorithm for evaluating the efficiency and safety of treatment.…”
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Prediction of Earthquake Death Toll Based on Principal Component Analysis, Improved Whale Optimization Algorithm, and Extreme Gradient Boosting by Chenhui Wang, Xiaotao Zhang, Xiaoshan Wang, Guoping Chang

“…Earthquakes, as one of the most destructive natural disasters, often cause significant casualties and severe economic losses. …”
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Reducing the Digital Divide: Distribution of Technology to Increase Access to Pediatric Specialty Care via Telehealth During the COVID-19 Pandemic by Brianne Gilkes, Anna Ditkoff Dorsey, Erin Jones, Christina E. Love, Kimberly Milla, Jennifer Crockett, Jacqueline Stone, Andrew T. Zabel

“…About 27% (n = 112) of caregivers completed the satisfaction survey. Most respondents, including 92% of Spanish speakers, reported receiving instructions in their preferred language. …”
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What are the lived experiences of patients with cancer and their families in northern Ghana? A qualitative study using narrative interview and creative task approach by Richard Cooper, Robert Akparibo, Richmond Nii Okai Aryeetey, Chloe Zabrina Tuck, Laura A Gray, Hamza Suraj, Abdul-Rashid Timtoni Iddrisu, Tampuri Rahman Abane, Alhassan Ahmed Deedat, Braimah Baba Abubakari, Amos Azure

“…The reasons for this are not well understood for most cancers and in northern Ghana.Design This research took combined narrative interviews with a creative task that was analysed through reflexive thematic analysis.Setting A tertiary treatment centre in northern Ghana.Participants 15 adult (>18 years) patients or their relatives who had been diagnosed and/or treated for cancer within the last 2 years.Results The thematic analysis highlighted the psychological burden of cancer and ways participants cope and find meaning, including through religion, trust in biomedical treatment, and occupation and social support. …”
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The Influence of Therapy Enriched with the Erigo^®Pro Table and Motor Imagery on the Body Balance of Patients After Stroke—A Randomized Observational Study by Anna Olczak, Raquel Carvalho, Adam Stępień, Józef Mróz

“…Conclusions: Motor imagery-enhanced therapy is most important, both for trunk stability and functional improvement of body balance parameters and for increasing transversus abdominis muscle tension.…”
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Bacterial Foodborne Diseases in Central America and the Caribbean: A Systematic Review by Nicole Severino, Claudia Reyes, Yumeris Fernandez, Vasco Azevedo, Luis Enrique De Francisco, Rommel T. Ramos, Luis Orlando Maroto-Martín, Edian F. Franco

“…Out of the 509 studies initially identified, 35 met the inclusion criteria. The most prevalent pathogens were <i>Salmonella</i> spp., <i>Escherichia coli</i>, <i>Campylobacter</i> spp., and <i>Aliarcobacter</i> spp., with contamination often associated with poultry, eggs, and vegetables. …”
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Ventralex™ ST Hernia Patch Repair for Small Umbilical Hernia is Safe and Effective: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Juha M. Hiekkaranta, Mirella Ahonen, Elisa Mäkäräinen, Pasi Ohtonen, Juha Saarnio, Tero Rautio

“…The major technique used was Ventralex™ ST hernia patch repair (79.0%, 488/619) for small hernias with a mean width of 1.8 (SD 0.79) cm. Most of the patches (84.7%, 414/488) were placed in the preperitoneal space. …”
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Perception of English vowel contrasts by Acehnese-Indonesian bilingual learners of English by Tanzir Masykar, Roshidah Binti Hassan, Stefanie Pillai

“…In the context of English language learning in Indonesia, most learners are likely to speak two languages before they learn English at school; Acehnese is not wituout any exception. …”
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Risk Factors for Hip Fracture among Elderly Adults in Erbil City A Case-Control Study by Dara Abdulla Al-Banna

“…The data was analyzed through using statistical application (SPSS V. 23) which included descriptive and inferential statistical analysis of frequency, percentage, odds ratio, confidence interval and Chi-square test. Results: Most of the study sample in both case and control groups were illiterate, married, keeping house, from urban area. …”
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Macronutrient intake and triglyceride levels in overweight late adolescents in an Islamic boarding school by Amilia Yuni Damayanti, Fildzah Haya Hamidah, Fathimah Fathimah, Kartika Pibriyanti

“…Results: The majority of respondents were found to have a lower macronutrient intake, while 44% had more than adequate intake, and 38% had a higher carbohydrate intake. For protein intake, most respondents (90%) were categorized as having excessive intake. …”
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Phenological responses of alpine snowbed communities to advancing snowmelt by Harald Crepaz, Elena Quaglia, Giampiero Lombardi, Michele Lonati, Mattia Rossi, Simone Ravetto Enri, Stefan Dullinger, Ulrike Tappeiner, Georg Niedrist

“…Salix herbacea and Gnaphalium supinum showed the most opportunistic phenology, while annual Euphrasia minima struggled to complete its phenology in short growing seasons. …”
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Effects of different sources of potassium fertiliser on yield, fruit quality and nutrient absorption in “Harward” kiwifruit (Actinidia deliciosa) by Ma Long, Chi Chunming, Lv Shuangqing, Tong Yan’an, Yang Lili

“…Overall, these findings suggest that the most appropriate potassium source for kiwifruit production is basal application of K2SO4 followed by KCl as topdressing in the study region.…”
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Properties of one-part geopolymer pedestrian blocks made using 100 % waste materials by Minha Jameel, Thongchai Suteerasak, Poopatai Chumpol, Avirut Puttiwongrak, Worathep Sae-Long, Piti Sukontasukkul

“…Ordinary Portland Cement (OPC) is one of the most commonly used construction materials. However, the production process of OPC significantly contributes to environmental degradation, underscoring the urgent need for sustainable alternatives that can reduce the construction industry's carbon footprint. …”
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Durability Test and Service Life Prediction Methods for Silicone Structural Glazing Sealant by Bo Yang, Junjin Liu, Jianhui Li, Chao Wang, Zhiyuan Wang

“…Synergistic effects exist among all four factors, where UV irradiation shows the most significant coupling effect by amplifying other factors’ combined impacts, while UV’s primary influence manifests through such synergies rather than independent action. …”
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Assessment of Personalized Exercise Prescriptions Issued by ChatGPT 4.0 and Intelligent Health Promotion Systems for Patients with Hypertension Comorbidities Based on the Transtheo... by Xu Y, Liu Q, Pang J, Zeng C, Ma X, Li P, Ma L, Huang J, Xie H

“…By comparing the performance of both systems, their capability to serve this specific group was evaluated.Results: In most cases, ChatGPT scored significantly higher than IHPS in terms of accuracy, comprehensiveness, and applicability. …”
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Screening of Natural Wolbachia Infection in Aedes Caspius and Culex Pipiens as Potential Vectors of Arboviral Diseases in Shiraz, South of Iran by Narjes Moezi, Kourosh Azizi, Reza Sadeghi, Saideh Yousefi, Mozaffar Vahedi, Saeed Shahabi, Azim Paksa

“…Collected samples were screened for Wolbachia infection using a PCR assay targeting the Wolbachia surface protein (wsp) gene.Results: Eight species from four genera were collected in this study; the most caught species was Cx. Pipiens, and the lowest abundant species was An. hyrcanus. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Antibiotic Prescriptions at the University Clinical Dentistry Center of Kosovo by Agon Hoti, Ivana Sutej, Arianit Jakupi

“…Metronidazole (39.4%) and amoxicillin with clavulanic acid (38.5%) were the most frequently prescribed antibiotics, together accounting for the majority of prescriptions. …”
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Predicting characteristics of bursty bulk flows in Earth’s plasma sheet using machine learning techniques by Xuedong Feng, Jian Yang, Jacob Bortnik, Chih-Ping Wang, Jiang Liu, Jiang Liu

“…Within this framework, we further apply the leave-one-feature-out method to quantitatively assess the contribution of each input, identifying the most dominant factor influencing BBFs in a statistical sense. …”
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A switch in hepatic cortisol metabolism across the spectrum of non alcoholic fatty liver disease. by Adeeba Ahmed, Elizabeth Rabbitt, Theresa Brady, Claire Brown, Peter Guest, Iwona J Bujalska, Craig Doig, Philip N Newsome, Stefan Hubscher, Elwyn Elias, David H Adams, Jeremy W Tomlinson, Paul M Stewart

“…The potential role of glucocorticoids (GC) in the pathogenesis of NAFLD is highlighted in patients with GC excess, Cushing's syndrome, who develop central adiposity, insulin resistance and in 20% of cases, NAFLD. Although in most cases of NAFLD, circulating cortisol levels are normal, hepatic cortisol availability is controlled by enzymes that regenerate cortisol (F) from inactive cortisone (E) (11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1, 11β-HSD1), or inactivate cortisol through A-ring metabolism (5α- and 5β-reductase, 5αR and 5βR).…”
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