Effects of a blended face-to-face and eHealth lifestyle intervention on physical activity, diet, and health outcomes in Hong Kong community-dwelling older adults: a randomized cont... by Yanping Duan, Min Yang, Yanping Wang, Shishi Cheng, Wei Liang, Sonia Lippke, Shiping Zhang, Li Chen

“…Data on lifestyle behaviours and health outcomes (physical fitness, depression, loneliness, health-related quality of life) were collected at baseline (T1), 10 weeks post-test (T2), and a 3-month follow-up (T3). All data were analyzed using IBM SPSS 29.0. …”
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Microporous Polymer Membranes: Molecular Stents Enhanced Solvent‐Accessibility for Organic Solvent Transport by Shuang Guo, Chuanjie Fang, Jiaqi Li, Xiaohe Wang, Weilin Feng, Hukang Guo, Ming Xie, Yongbing Zhuang, Young Moo Lee, Liping Zhu

“…These findings advance the design strategy of microporous membranes with well‐tailored free volume without post‐treatments, enabling upscaling and efficient separation of precious species in organic solvents.…”
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Investigating the combined effects of statins and exercise on skeletal muscle mitochondrial content and function, cardiorespiratory fitness and quality of life in individuals with... by Simon Birk Kjær Jensen, Magni Mohr, Jacob Bejder, Nikolai B Nordsborg, Jacobina Kristiansen, Tórur Sjúrðarson, Jan Rasmussen, Helga Ellingsgaard, Steen Larsen, Sanna á Borg, Jørgen Martin Meinhardsson, Helgi Winther Olsen, Jeppe F Vigh-Larsen

“…The primary outcome is mitochondrial function, measured by changes in skeletal muscle citrate synthase activity from baseline to post-intervention. Secondary outcomes include whole-body aerobic capacity (VO2peak) and proteomic analyses. …”
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Effectiveness of Smart Mama application on postpartum depression, anxiety, and maternal-infant bonding among women during the postnatal period: a randomized controlled trial by Yasmine M. Osman, Miyuki Toda, Ayako Ogasawara, Naoki Hirose, Sanmei Chen, Hiromi Kawasaki, Yoko Shimpuku

“…Results Compared with the control group, the Smart Mama intervention group showed a significant reduction in postpartum depressive symptoms (P for time × group interaction = 0.04), with a reduction in the EPDS mean score from 9.03 (standard deviation, 2.47) to 5.61 (3.3), whereas the control group showed a change from 9.01 (2.75) to 7.16 (3.1) at 12 weeks post-intervention. Similarly, the Smart Mama intervention led to a significantly greater decrease in both state and trait anxiety levels (both P for time × group interaction < 0.05) compared to the control group. …”
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Improving Ethnic Diversity in Cancer Trials Through Healthcare Interpreter Training by Suzanne J. Grant, Mayra Ouriques, Abhijit Pal, Sharon Lee, Sheetal Challam, Lindsey Jasicki

“…Phase 2: Training was developed comprising five sections (basic concepts of clinical trials, governance and ethics, phases, informed consent and role of interpreters) using a blend of videos and presentations, interactive polls, and discussions. Pretraining and post‐training surveys were conducted to assess learnings. …”
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Evaluation of osseointegration of plasma treated polyaryletherketone maxillofacial implants by D S Abdullah Al Maruf, Jiongyu Ren, Kai Cheng, Hai Xin, Will Lewin, Edmund Pickering, Hedi Verena Kruse, David Leinkram, Krishnan Parthasarathi, Innes Wise, Benjamin Filippi, Stephen Beirne, Cate Froggatt, James Wykes, Dale Howes, Natalka Suchowerska, Maria A. Woodruff, Jeremy M. Crook, David R. McKenzie, Jonathan R. Clark

“…Osseointegration was qualitatively and quantitatively assessed at 8-, 10-, and 12-weeks post-implantation, showing significantly improved outcomes for both PIII-treated PEEK and PEK implants compared to untreated controls. …”
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A Pilot Study of Virtual Reality in Hemodialysis for Mitigating Pain and Anxiety: User Experiences and Perceptions by Rodríguez de Galvis S, Guerrero Rodríguez E, Audije-Gil J, Hernández SH, Argilés-Huguet M, Botella A, Burgos Villulas M, Casaux-Huertas A, González Sánchez I, Marín López MT, Manso P, Hernán D, Dapena F, Arenas Jiménez MD

“…This study analyzes VR’s effect on pain and anxiety in hemodialysis (HD) patients at two points: the vascular access puncture and disconnection.Methods: A prospective, non-randomized, crossover, multicenter pilot study assessing pre- and post-intervention outcomes with VR headsets. The intervention group used VR for up to 13 sessions, around the puncture, and at the end of the session. …”
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Efficacy and safety of baihe gujin decoction as an adjunct to chemotherapy in pulmonary tuberculosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Yilu Zhao, Yilu Zhao, Yiran Han, Jia Liu, Honghong Niu, Peilong Wang, Yuxi Li, Jianqin Liang, Jianqin Liang, Wenping Gong

“…In contrast, the treatment group demonstrated an increase in CD4+ T lymphocyte subset levels post-treatment, with a weighted mean difference of [OR = 4.87, (95%CI (1.91, 7.83), P &lt; 0.05]. …”
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Early selection of superior germplasm for oil-producing Eucalyptus maideni F. v. Muell by Zhuangyue Lu, Mei Li, Xuexian Li, Zhengxiong Zhao, Zilin Cao, Yulan Xu, Guanben Du, Xiaoli Wang

“…Seedlings were sown in family groups, and leaves from seed trees and 480 seedlings (sampled at 180 and 360 days post-sowing) were analyzed. EO was extracted from seed tree leaves by steam distillation and from seedling leaves by headspace solid-phase microextraction, with gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (GC–MS) used for component quantification. …”
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The Economic Impact of Community-Based Allied Health on the Acute Sector: A Systematic Review of Economic Evaluations by Tian EJ, Kumar S, Martin P, Ingram LA, Pham CT

“…Collectively, ten studies showed cost savings in acute care, while seven indicated varying degrees of cost-effectiveness and cost savings in total healthcare and non-healthcare, from pre-post and between-group comparisons. The findings demonstrated trends towards economic benefits of AH, highlighting their potential to alleviate the pressures on the acute sector and even the wider health system. …”
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Examining the effect of intermittent cycling throughout a 3-h period on peripheral blood concentrations of haemopoietic stem and progenitor cells and cytolytic natural killer cells by Phoebe A. Cox, Fendi Pradana, Ella Noble, Samuel J. E. Lucas, Guy Pratt, Mark T. Drayson, Kevin Amin, Francesca A. M. Kinsella, Alex J. Wadley

“…Short bouts of interval cycling transiently enrich peripheral blood with HSPCs and cytolytic natural killer (CD56dim NK) cells, which predict engraftment success and prevent post-transplant complications respectively. Despite this, feasible protocols for use during PBSC collections (≈ 3 h) have yet to be evaluated. …”
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Gaawaadhi Gadudha: understanding how cultural camps impact health, well-being and resilience among Aboriginal adults in New South Wales, Australia—a collaborative study protocol by Stephanie M Topp, Anthony B Zwi, Aryati Yashadhana, Ted Fields, Jonathan Kingsley, Evelyne de Leeuw, Brooke Brady, Michelle O'Leary, Miri Raven, Nina Serova, Warren Foster, Wendy Jopson, Brett Biles

“…A survey assessing connection to culture, access to cultural resources, resilience, self-rated health and quality of life will be administered to participants pre-camp and post-camp participation, and to a comparative group of Aboriginal adults who do not attend the camp (n=105). …”
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The Impact of As-Built Surface Characteristics of Selective-Laser-Melted Ti-6Al-4V on Early Osteoblastic Response for Potential Dental Applications by Muhammad Hassan Razzaq, Olugbenga Ayeni, Selin Köklü, Kagan Berk, Muhammad Usama Zaheer, Tim Tjardts, Franz Faupel, Salih Veziroglu, Yogendra Kumar Mishra, Mehmet Fatih Aycan, O. Cenk Aktas, Tayebeh Ameri, Sinan Sen

“…This study investigates the potential of Selective Laser Melting (SLM) to tailor the surface characteristics of Ti6Al4V directly during fabrication, eliminating the need for post-processing treatments potentially for dental implants. …”
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Implementing an online-delivered exercise program for childhood cancer survivors: A hybrid effectiveness-implementation protocol for the MERRIER studyKey points by David Mizrahi, Alexandra Martiniuk, Laurence Hibbert, Dinisha Govender, Tora Sibbald, Richard Mitchell, Natalia Millard, Lauren Ha, Damian Ragusa, Kylie Brown, Ben Smith

“…Physical function and patient-reported outcomes will be assessed at baseline (T0), post-intervention (T1; week 12) and follow-up (T2, week 24). …”
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High-entropy argyrodite glass–ceramic electrolytes for all-solid-state batteries by Jing Lin, Mareen Schaller, Ruizhuo Zhang, Volodymyr Baran, Hao Liu, Ziming Ding, Sylvio Indris, Aleksandr Kondrakov, Torsten Brezesinski, Florian Strauss

“…Using complementary diffraction techniques, nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy, and charge-transport measurements, we show that upon tailoring crystallinity and defect concentration by post-annealing at temperatures up to 220 °C, a high room-temperature ionic conductivity of about 0.9 mS cm ^−1 (∼4.4 mS cm ^−1 bulk conductivity) can be achieved. …”
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CTF development, verification, and validation for VVER core thermal-hydraulics and multi-physics modeling and simulation by Yesim Kutlu, Ivan Spasov, Svetlomir Mitkov, Pascal Rouxelin, Agustin Abarca, Nikola Kolev, Maria Avramova, Kostadin Ivanov, Kostadin Ivanov

“…In recent years, there has been considerable progress in code development, including new functionalities, application-specific correlations, various multi-physics applications, built-in pre- and post-processors, improved solvers, parallelization, and extensive testing. …”
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A study on the prediction of targeted therapy efficacy in advanced lung adenocarcinoma patients with EGFR mutations using CT-based delta-radiomics model by Zekai Wu, Zekai Wu, Peiyan Hua, Xiuying Chen, Jie Lei, Laian Zhang, Peng Zhang

“…We segmented tumor regions on pre-and post-treatment CT scans using ITK-SNAP, then extracted radiomic features and applied mRMR-LASSO (Minimum Redundancy Maximum Relevance–Least Absolute Shrinkage and Selection Operator). …”
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Intervention Strategies to Overcome HPV Vaccine Hesitancy Among Hispanic Immigrants in the USA: A Video-Based Approach by Isaiah Aduse-Poku, Diego A. Ardon, Alexis B. Call, Spencer C. Davis, Preston Evans, Spencer Johanson, Ruth J. Larson, James Rencher, Isaac A. Woolley, Brian D. Poole, Jamie L. Jensen

“…Notably, females exhibited less favorable post-intervention attitudes compared to males. Additionally, perceived care from video creators was a strong predictor of normalized gains in vaccine attitudes (β = 0.270, <i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Tração cutânea intraoperatória para fechamento de ferida após mastectomia bilateral higiênica: relato de caso Intraoperative skin traction for closure of hygienic bilateral mastect... by Jason César Abrantes de Figueiredo, Rodrigo Gouvea Rosique, Patricia Jackeline Maciel

“…<br>INTRODUCTION: The post-mastectomy chest wall defects require reconstruction by a safe and efficient procedure. …”
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Combined sequential hypothermic oxygenated and normothermic machine perfusion for liver transplant from an expanded criteria donor: first clinical application in Russia by S. V. Gautier, N. V. Grudinin, A. R. Monakhov, M. A. Boldyrev, V. K. Bogdanov, D. M. Bondarenko, S. I. Zubenko, N. P. Mozheiko, M. G. Minina, O. M. Tsirulnikova

“…Preservation times were: SCS – 260 minutes, D-HOPE – 124 minutes, NMP – 480 minutes, with a total preservation time of 884 minutes. Post-transplant peak levels of AST, ALT, and total bilirubin in the recipient were 922.5 U/L, 613 U/L, and 63.3 μmol/L, respectively. …”
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