Highlights from the 31st CROI: Key communications with potential impact on future HIV clinical practice by Jasmini Alagaratnam, Laura I. Levi, Kathrin van Bremen, Andrea Mastrangelo, Juan Ambrosioni

“…Several communications addressed the topic of post-exposure prophylaxis for sexually transmitted infection, including the open-label extension of the DoxyPEP trial and the final results of the DOXYVAC trial. …”
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Livelihood disruption and psychological distress following the 2024 flash flood in Bangladesh by Md Mostafizur Rahman, Samantha Alam, Ifta Alam Shobuj, Md. Mehedi Hasan Santo, Md. Tanvir Hossain, Farzana Rahman, Edris Alam, Md Kamrul Islam

“…These findings underscore the urgent need for integrated post-disaster interventions that address both economic recovery and mental health support. …”
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ONLINE APPLICATION BASED ON KING INTERACTION SYSTEM THEORY TO INCREASE TREATMENT ADHERENCE AND CLINICAL INDICATORS IN TB CHILDREN by Ethyca Sari, Tri Nur Kristina, Untung Sujianto, Suhartono, Hastaning Sakti

“…Measurements of acid-fast bacilli (AFB) smear sputum examination, TB scoring, chest X-ray examination, level of Hb, and nutritional status were done twice in pre- and post-intervention. Data analysis used chi-square, paired t-test, independent t-test, Mann Whitney, McNemarᵇ. or Wilcoxon test. …”
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Establishment, maintenance and application effect analysis of the prescription pre-review system in a tertiary hospital in China by Li Zhou, Xi Gu, Feilong Tan, Yanhua Li, Wenjing Duanmu, Hongyi Che, Fan Yang, Wenjie Yin

“…Abstract Background Implementing a full-sample prescription review system has become imperative for hospitals to address the limitations of post-review practices and ensure patient medication safety. …”
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National dissemination of an online research mentor training intervention: Evidence of an asynchronous model to promote learning outcomes and behavior change by Anne Marie Weber-Main, Kimberly Spencer, Emma Dums, So Hee Hyun, Christine Pfund

“…Among the 1,124 OPM users in our contemporary evaluation sample (Feb 2019–June 2022), retrospective pre-to-post gains were observed in respondents’ self-rated mentorship skills (11 items), perceptions of the overall quality of mentoring they provide, and mentoring confidence. …”
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Global Disparities in Simulation-Based Learning Performance: Serial Cross-Sectional Mixed Methods Study by Kashish Malhotra, Harshin Balakrishnan, Emily Warmington, Vina Soran, Francesca Crowe, Dengyi Zhou, SIMBA AND CoMICs Team, Punith Kempegowda

“…WhatsAppP ResultsA total of 289 participants across 49 countries who completed pre-SIMBA and post-SIMBA surveys in the 17 simulation sessions were included in the analysis. …”
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Problems of Attribution of Mass-produced Stone Carving Artworks of the Russkiye Samotsvety Sverdlovsk Factory in the 1950s–1980s by Sergey Yevgenyevich Vinokurov

“…It focuses on the development of the art industry in the post-war decades, particularly the pressing issue of attributing mass-produced objects from Soviet enterprises. …”
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Corrosion resistance assessment of nickel-titanium endodontic files with and without heat treatment by Tatiana Dias Costa, Elison da Fonseca e Silva, Paula Liparini Caetano, Marcio José da Silva Campos, Leandro Marques Resende, André Guimarães Machado, Antônio Márcio Resende do Carmo

“…The data were analyzed using 1-way analysis of variance with the post hoc Bonferroni test (for Ecorr) and the Student t-test for independent samples (for Epit).ResultsThe mean Ecorr values were 0.506 V for ProTaper, 0.348 V for Mtwo, 0.542 V for Reciproc, and 0.321 V for WaveOne files. …”
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Effervescent Tablet Preparation by Twin-Screw Melt Granulation with Sorbitol as a Melt Binder by Zoltán Márk Horváth, Kirils Kukuls, Alīna Jaroslava Frolova, Marta Žogota, Elżbieta Maria Buczkowska, Līga Pētersone, Valentyn Mohylyuk

“…The disintegration time of the tablets was shortest for the 90 °C and 5 rpm condition, corresponding to the lowest tensile strength, while tablets across formulations showed consistent homogeneity as indicated by similar pH values post-disintegration. <b>Conclusions</b>: These findings underscore sorbitol’s suitability as a melt binder and highlight the interplay between TS-MG parameters and the physical characteristics of effervescent granules and tablets.…”
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Comparative evaluation of surface roughness and impact strength of conventional polymethyl methacrylate and microcrystalline cellulose reinforced polymethyl methacrylate – An in vi... by Thumma Sagar Reddy, Vinu Thomas George, Gauri Shahi, Sauptik Ray

“…One-way ANOVA followed by Tukey’s post hoc test was used to determine intergroup differences, with the significance level set at p<0.05. …”
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Saffron's protective role against atherosclerosis-induced cataract progression in New Zealand white rabbits with phytochemical analysis of saffron's extract. by Yasmin Mohd Zainal Abidin Shukri, Iman Nabilah Abd Rahim, Nurul Alimah Abdul Nasir, Che Puteh Osman, Noor Alicezah Mohd Kasim

“…Interestingly, these cataract changes showed a positive trend from grade 2 to grade 1 post-treatment with SEE. In the saffron-treated group, vacuoles and pinkish homogenised areas were reduced. …”
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Structure-Based Design of Small-Molecule Inhibitors of Human Interleukin-6 by Ankit Joshi, Zhousheng Xiao, Shreya Suman, Connor Cooper, Khanh Ha, James A. Carson, Leigh Darryl Quarles, Jeremy C. Smith, Madhulika Gupta

“…The top 20 scoring ligands from the in silico studies after post analysis were subjected to in vitro functional assays. …”
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Seroprevalence, Identification, and Pathology of Salmonellosis in Selected Poultry Farms at Barishal District of Bangladesh by Shampa Rani, Khondoker Jahengir Alam, Shib Shankar Saha, Md. Mostafizur Rahman, Md. Shah Alam

“…Salmonella spp. was further confirmed using an automated microbiological method (VITEK®2). Post mortem examination was done in apparently sick birds, and gross and microscopic pathological lesions were investigated and recorded in a datasheet. …”
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The EffectiveneStudyss of the Educational Film with Peer Feedback on the Knowledge of Medical Students about How to Measure Blood Pressure: A Quasi-Experimental by Zahra Ataie Kamal, Younes Mohammadi, Masoumeh Seidi, Seyed Kianoosh Hosseini

“…Students' knowledge was assessed pre- and post-test using a 21-item researcher-made questionnaire. …”
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Designing and evaluation of the effect of community-based intervention on breast self-examination among reproductive-aged women in Ethiopia: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial. by Feleke Doyore Agide, Gholamreza Garmaroudi, Roya Sadeghi, Elham Shakibazadeh, Mehdi Yaseri, Zewdie Birhanu

“…A total of 810 participants were randomly assigned in a 1:1 ratio and assessed at baseline, three months, and six months post-intervention. A general linear model for repeated measures was used to examine the mean differences in study variables across time points. …”
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The effectiveness of Evodia rutaecarpa hot compress on the recovery of gastrointestinal function after laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer: A propensity score-matched retros... by Miaoxin Huang, Junmiao Li, Wei Huang, Yuling Zhou, Lei Cai, Ming Liu

“…Particularly, the role of ER hot compress therapy on gastrointestinal recovery post-laparoscopic surgery for colorectal cancer has not been well investigated. …”
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Financial Toxicity Among Cancer Patients in Slovenia by Marjeta Skubic, Katja Vöröš, Mojca Bavdaž, Petra Došenović Bonča, Andraž Perhavec, Tjaša Redek, Ivica Ratoša, Helena Barbara Zobec Logar

“…Key risk factors included lower income, age ≤ 65, employment, active oncologic treatment, rural residence and religious affiliation. Post hoc analyses showed higher financial toxicity in those with ≤ 600 EUR monthly income, employed patients and spiritual individuals, while cancer type showed no significant differences. …”
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Early transcriptional responses reveal cell type-specific vulnerability and neuroprotective mechanisms in the neonatal ischemic hippocampus by Aleksandr Ianevski, María Cámara-Quílez, Wei Wang, Rajikala Suganthan, Gunn Hildrestrand, Jonas Viken Grini, Dagny Sanden Døskeland, Jing Ye, Magnar Bjørås

“…The integrated hippocampal atlas, post-H-I atlas, and machine learning classifier are available at https://hippo-seq.org .…”
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Silymarin supplementation could improve the effect of exercise training on high-fat diet-induced metabolic disorders by Behnam Roozbeh, Mohammad Mehdipoor, Gholam Rasul Mohammad Rahimi, Mehrdad Fathei, Tom Clifford, Bibi Pourmirza

“…The data were analyzed using one-way ANOVAs and Tukey’s post hoc test with SPSS21 at a significance level of P < 0.05. …”
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“Resolving difficult cases that might happen during Divine Service”. On the sources of one plot in the Uniate liturgical literature of the early 17th century by Margarita Korzo

“…And the main sources were the headings (rubricae) of the post-Tridentine “Missale Romanum” (Rome 1570). “Summa casuum conscientiae” by the Spanish Jesuit, cardinal Francisco de Toledo became another important source for the Uniate compilation: both for “Pripadki”, as for the whole Uniate manual for the priests Vilna 1617. …”
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