Experiences and outcomes of older adults with obesity transitioning from gym- to home-based resistance training due to COVID-19 lockdowns: a mixed-methods analysis of a RCT by Costas Glavas, Jakub Mesinovic, Anoohya Gandham, Mavil May Cervo, Carrie-Anne Ng, Peter R. Ebeling, Elena S. George, Robin M. Daly, Belinda R. Beck, Paul Jansons, David Scott

“…Eight HOME participants completed semi-structured interviews post-intervention. Quantitative outcomes including exercise adherence, body composition and physical function were compared to GYM participants. …”
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Anew yellow-flesh nectarine cultivar Zhongnong Zhenzhu 4 by WANG Yingying, LIU Lichang, LIU Zhiwu, YANG Xingwang, WANG Xiaodi

“…Fruit matures in mid-August, approximately 130 days post-bloom, and a harvesting period extends over 5 days. …”
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Longitudinal dynamics of the nasopharyngeal microbiome in response to SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant and HIV infection in Kenyan women and their children by Ayla Žuštra, Victoria R. Leonard, LaRinda A. Holland, James C. Hu, Tianchen Mu, Steven C. Holland, Lily I. Wu, Emily R. Begnel, Ednah Ojee, Bhavna H. Chohan, Barbra A. Richardson, John Kinuthia, Dalton Wamalwa, Jennifer Slyker, Dara A. Lehman, Soren Gantt, Efrem S. Lim

“…Since individuals were sampled longitudinally before and after SARS-CoV-2 infection, we could characterize the short- (within a week of infection) and longer- (average of 38 days post-infection) term impact of SARS-CoV-2 infection on the nasopharyngeal microbiome. …”
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Synthesis and Evaluation of [¹⁸F]AlF-NOTA-iPD-L1 as a Potential Theranostic Pair for [¹⁷⁷Lu]Lu-DOTA-iPD-L1 by Guillermina Ferro-Flores, Myrna Luna-Gutiérrez, Blanca Ocampo-García, Nallely Jiménez-Mancilla, Nancy Lara-Almazán, Rigoberto Oros-Pantoja, Clara Santos-Cuevas, Erika Azorín-Vega, Laura Meléndez-Alafort

“…Biodistribution studies indicated a tumor uptake of 6.4% ± 0.9% ID/g at 1-hour post-administration, and Cerenkov images showed a high tumor uptake of both [¹⁸F]AlF-NOTA-iPD-L1 and ¹⁷⁷Lu-iPD-L1 in the same mouse. …”
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Evaluation of a patient decision aid for opportunistic salpingectomy and salpingectomy as sterilization method to prevent ovarian cancer by Malou E. Gelderblom, Charlotte Fisch, Jurgen M. J. Piek, Laura A. M. vanLieshout, Justine Briet, Lauren Bullens, Sjors F. P. J. Coppus, Inge Ebisch, Alexandra A. vanGinkel, Rafli van deLaar, Natascha deLange, Marloes Maassen, Huy Ngo, Angele L. M. Oei, Brenda Pijlman, Brigitte Slangen, Regina The, Dineke Smedts, Caroline Vos, Joanna IntHout, Joanne A. deHullu, Rosella P. M. G. Hermens

“…Digital questionnaires were used to evaluate the decision aid, the decision process, and patients' decisions 6–8 weeks post‐surgery. Results 425 out of 542 patients participated in the questionnaire. …”
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Radiofrequency Ablation of Painful Spinal Metastasis: A Systematic Review by Jacopo Scaggiante, Salvatore Marsico, Andrea Alexandre, Simona Gaudino, Monica Ferrante, Riccardo Caronna, Ettore Squillaci, Iacopo Valente, Giuseppe Garignano, Francesco D’Argento, Reade De Leacy, Alessandro Pedicelli

“…Inclusion criteria specified: randomized or non-randomized studies (prospective/retrospective); ≥3 adult patients; RFA used alone or combined with other treatments; reported pre- and post-RFA pain assessments; English language publication. …”
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Reduction of the risk of bronchopleural complications after pneumonectomy due to the use of intraoperative laser treatment of the stump of the main bronchus by G. A. Asoyan, L. N. Lepekha, S. S. Sadovnikova, R. V. Tarasov, V. K. Aliev, M. A. Bagirov

“…These patients, as part of preoperative preparation, underwent endoscopic biopsy of the main bronchus mucosa in the scar areas, and only after histological confirmation of the absence of active tuberculous inflammation, pneumonectomy was performed.Results. Pronounced post-thoracotomy pain syndrome in 5.2% (n = 3) of patients in the main group and in 9.3% (n = 5) of patients in the control group, for the relief of which narcotic analgesics were used for a long time. …”
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Short-term outcomes of transcatheter perimembranous ventricular septal defect closure using the konar-multifunctional occluder: the Taiwanese experience by Li-Chin Liao, Li-Chin Liao, Li-Chin Liao, Li-Chin Liao, Li-Chin Liao, Yun-Ching Fu, Yun-Ching Fu, Yun-Ching Fu, Pi-Chang Lee, Sheng-Ling Jan, Ming-Chih Lin, Ming-Chih Lin, Chieh-Mao Chuang, Hui-Chih Hung, Hui-Chih Hung, Hui-Chih Hung, Hui-Chih Hung

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Changes in Cardiac Function and Exercise Capacity Following Ferric Carboxymaltose Administration in HFrEF Patients with Iron Deficiency by Anastasios Tsarouchas, Constantinos Bakogiannis, Dimitrios Mouselimis, Christodoulos E. Papadopoulos, Efstratios K. Theofillogiannakos, Efstathios D. Pagourelias, Ioannis Kelemanis, Aristi. Boulmpou, Antonios P. Antoniadis, Nikolaos Fragakis, Georgios Efthimiadis, Theodoros D. Karamitsos, Vassilios P. Vassilikos

“…Transthoracic echocardiography was performed at baseline and 12 months post-FCM. Parameters assessed included LV ejection fraction (LVEF), LV global longitudinal strain (GLS), LV diastolic function grade, LAVi, LA strain, TAPSE, and RV free wall strain (FWS). …”
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A quality improvement intervention to improve medium-term breastfeeding in moderate- and late-preterm infants by Katarina Berndt, Sabrina Holzapfel, Annika Dietz, Anna Badura, Ines Mack, Stefanie Bruhn, Sabine Stahl, Julia Preßler, Sven Wellmann

“…Methods A prospective intervention trial included a pre-intervention phase from June to September 2022 (comparison) and a post-intervention phase from June to October 2023 (intervention) at one tertiary academic hospital. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 Vaccination on Cardiac Function and Survival in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by Xiao Tu, Tingfei He, Bing Xu, Jiazhen Yin, Fangyu Yi, Ye Li, Jinchi Gao, Peng Bi, Wanyue Xu, Rihong Hu, Lidan Hu, Yayu Li

“…We compared the pre- and post-infection changes in heart function (echocardiographic parameters) and BNP levels between the two groups and assessed their association with the survival rates. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors for dental caries among 3-year-old children in Shanghai, China: a cross-sectional study by Shuran Yao, Jing Zhu, Hao Zhang, Huning Wang, Dongxin Da, Jin Yu, Yiwei Jiang, Hongru Su, Hongyan Shi, Qiwen Chen, Zhengang Wu, Jiangtao You, Xiaoli Zeng, Ying Zhang

“…SECC is associated with factors including the frequency of sugar-sweetened beverage intake, post-toothbrushing eating habits, age of toothbrushing initiation, and mother’s education level.…”
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Risk factors of low bone mass in young patients with transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia by Wei Zhang, Wei Zhang, Rongrong Liu, Rongrong Liu, Rongrong Liu, Siping He, Jihua Huang, Liting Wu, Cuifeng Huang, Yuzhen Liang, Yongrong Lai, Yongrong Lai, Yongrong Lai

“…Multivariate analysis demonstrated that advancing age consistently remained an independent risk factor (pre-correction OR=1.149; post-correction OR=1.137). The corrected model further identified normal BMI (OR=0.383) and ALB (OR=0.866) as protective factors, while IGF-1 levels < -2 SD (OR=1.832) and hypogonadism (OR=2.990) emerged as significant risks in the uncorrected model. …”
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Chicken liver and eggshell crackers are a safe and affordable animal source food for overcoming micronutrient deficits during pregnancy and lactation in Indonesia: a double-blind,... by Aly Diana, Sofa Rahmannia, Yenni Zuhairini Suhadi, Dimas Erlangga Luftimas, Haidar Rizqi, Afini Dwi Purnamasari, Ayunda Jihadillah, Mohammad Brachim Ansari, Dearly Ayu Zahrotun Haq, Aisyah Nur Pratiwi, Dina Novtyana Puspita, Yeni Intan Kusuma Dewi Affandy, Christopher M. A. Frampton, Umi Fahmida, Lisa A. Houghton, Rosalind S. Gibson

“…Conclusions Although this study did not show a treatment effect on the outcomes measured, future research should explore whether providing comprehensive nutrition and health support during pregnancy and post-partum could help reduce stunting in Indonesia. …”
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Clinical impact of obsessive-compulsive disorder comorbidity in bipolar disorder: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Michele De Prisco, Cristiana Tapoi, Vincenzo Oliva, Robertas Strumila, Christine Takami, Nicolaja Girone, Monica Macellaro, Juliana Braga de Salles Andrade, Christian Nikolaus Schmitz, Eduard Vieta, Giovanna Fico

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Hyperspectral imaging-driven deep learning approach: Asymptomatic stage detection and severity grading of tomato yellow leaf curl disease by Junzhi Chen, Wenshan Zhong, Xuejun Yue, Ziyu Ding, Mengdan Du, Xuantian Li, Biao Chen, Haifeng Li, ZiFu He, Xiaoman She, Yafei Tang

“…Comparative experiments with three baseline models (2D CNN, 3D CNN, and HybridSN) demonstrated that SSDBRN achieved an early-infection detection accuracy of 84.2 % (5–7 days post-inoculation) and 96.2 % severity classification accuracy across six stages, significantly outperforming the baseline models. …”
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Effect of Arteriovenous Anastomosis on Blood Pressure Reduction in Patients With Isolated Systolic Hypertension Compared With Combined Hypertension by Christian Ott, Melvin D. Lobo, Paul A. Sobotka, Felix Mahfoud, Alice Stanton, John Cockcroft, Neil Sulke, Eamon Dolan, Markus van der Giet, Joachim Hoyer, Stephen S. Furniss, John P. Foran, Adam Witkowski, Andrzej Januszewicz, Danny Schoors, Konstantinos Tsioufis, Benno J. Rensing, Manish Saxena, Benjamin Scott, G. André Ng, Stephan Achenbach, Roland E. Schmieder

“…Methods and Results The randomized, controlled, prospective ROX Control Hypertension Study included patients with true treatment‐resistant hypertension (office systolic BP ≥140 mm Hg, average daytime ambulatory BP ≥135/85 mm Hg, and treatment with ≥3 antihypertensive drugs including a diuretic). In a post hoc analysis, we stratified patients with CH (n=31) and ISH (n=11). …”
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Stepped wedge cluster randomised controlled trial to assess the impact of a decision support tool for physical restraint use in intensive care units (ARBORea Study): a study protoc... by Bruno Pereira, Christine Rolhion, Dominique Morand, J Boyer, E David, Thomas Godet, Ruben Martinez, Lynda Araujo, Céline Lambert, Périne Vidal, Mohamad Yakhni, Sylvie Cosserant, Isabelle Genès, Angelina Barage, J Bourenne, H Antoine, S L’hotellier, M Berrahal, S Piot, F Degivry, F Moitron, N Revel, M Bonnefoy, C Fazilleau, N Himer, I Roure, S Cluse, M Bothorel, C Riehl

“…Physical restraints have been associated with delirium, post-traumatic stress disorder and physical injuries while restricting patients’ individual freedom. …”
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Synergistic effects of La, Ce and Ga multi-elements in Nd–La–Ce–Fe–Ga–B sintered magnet by Ying Yu, Yongming Tao, Wang Chen, Jiaying Jin, Mengfan Bu, Liang Zhou, Yongsheng Liu, Xu Li, Chen Wu, Mingli Qin, Mi Yan

“…On one hand, REFe2 phase is progressively inhibited and almost disappears in as-sintered La15 magnet, with resultant coercivity deterioration to 6.7 kOe. After post-sinter annealing, the coercivity increment ΔHmax is positively associated with the fraction of newly formed non-ferromagnetic REFe2 phase fREFe2. …”
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Chemotherapeutic efficacy of curcumin against plasma and cardio-hepatorenal electrolyte disruption in dichlorvos-challenged rats via augmentation of Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase and Ca²⁺/Mg²⁺-ATP... by Adio J. Akamo, Boluwatife A. Olagunju, Iyabode A. Kehinde, Naomi M. Akamo, Adetutu O. Ojelabi, Ofem E. Eteng, Ibiyemi O. Opowoye, Adedayo A. Adebisi, Taiwo S. Oguntona, Mushafau A. Akinsanya, Tobi S. Adekunbi, Olufemi M. Ajagun-Ogunleye, Opeyemi E. Popoola, Jacob K. Akintunde, Oluseyi A. Akinloye

“…Results: DDVP significantly (p < 0.05) increased plasma potassium and magnesium concentrations by 7 % and 211 % folds, respectively, but decreased plasma sodium, calcium, chloride and bicarbonate by 11 %, 77 %, 58 %, and 62 %, respectively. Curcumin post-exposure therapy significantly (p < 0.05) (1) reversed DDVP-engendered plasma hyponatremia, hyperkalemia, hypocalcemia, hypermagnesemia, hypochloremia, and hypobicarbonemia; (2) upturned DDVP-triggered increases in visceral sodium, calcium, chloride, and bicarbonate concentration; (3) rescinded DDVP-instigated decreases in visceral potassium and magnesium levels; and (4) abated DDVP-prompted inhibitions of visceral Na⁺/K⁺-ATPase and Ca²⁺/Mg²⁺-ATPase activities to varying extents. …”
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