Patients Prefer Being Offered a Mirror to See Their Cervix and External Genitalia During Well-Exams while Clinician Perceptions May Create Barriers to Offering a Mirror: A Mixed Me... by Luci Olewinski, Stephanie Hartmann, Savannah McKenzie, Shannon Lewis, Grace Saxon, Robert Eric Heidel, Fatima Ahmed

“…Patients took a presurvey, were offered a mirror to see their external genitalia and/or their cervix during the exam, and then took a post-survey. The clinician portion was a mixed-methods survey given at the initiation of the study and after the four-month patient survey period. …”
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Influences of Diet Quality, Nursery‐Habitat Complexity and Sex on Brain Development and Cognitive Performance of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta L.) by J. Peter Koene, Libor Závorka, Matthias Pilecky, Kathryn R. Elmer, Colin E. Adams

“…Brown trout were raised from egg for 7 months post‐hatch on either a high (8.91%) or low (1.79%) n‐3 LC‐PUFA diet; for the final 3 months, trout were further divided into complex (heavily ornamented tanks with small, dynamic, populations) or simple habitats (bare tanks with many, constant, inhabitants). …”
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Early experience with percutaneous photodynamic nails for sacral metastatic disease and insufficiency fractures: a retrospective cohort analysis of functionality and pain relief by Marilee J. Clunk, Marcos R. Gonzalez, Sonia E. Ubong, Alisha Sodhi, Joseph O. Werenski, Hayley M. Denwood, Daniel G. Tobert, Santiago A. Lozano-Calderon

“…Primary outcomes included post-operative complications, pain relief, opioid consumption, and function. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 on Ureteroscopy Management of Urolithiasis: Retrospective Comparative Study Before and After Pandemic by Shota Iijima, Takanobu Utsumi, Naoki Ishitsuka, Takahide Noro, Yuta Suzuki, Yuka Sugizaki, Takatoshi Somoto, Ryo Oka, Takumi Endo, Naoto Kamiya, Hiroyoshi Suzuki

“…The patients were divided into pre-pandemic (March 2018–March 2020, <i>n</i> = 244) and post-pandemic (April 2020–May 2022, <i>n</i> = 223) groups. …”
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Comparison of perceived social support and health-related quality of life in adults with type 2 diabetes before and after the COVID-19 pandemic by Sara Jalali-Farahani, Parnian Parvin, Keyvan Olazadeh, Fereidoun Azizi, Parisa Amiri

“…Notably, both men and women reported significantly lower MCS scores post-pandemic (p < 0.01), while PCS scores significantly increased in women (43.45 ± 9.0 vs. 47.9 ± 8.0; p < 0.001). …”
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Are the 6-minute walk test and the 2-minute walk test equivalent in acute and subacute stroke survivors in Belgium and Vietnam: a multicultural study by Duy Thanh Nguyen, Chloé Sauvage, Claire Questienne, Michel Duchène, Duan Van Nguyen, Dung Tan Nguyen, Massimo Penta

“…Stroke survivors were assessed in the acute and subacute phases (17 days post-stroke) and reassessed after 1–3 days. Results: The 6-minute walk test and the 2-minute walk test showed high test–retest reliability (ICC > 0.96). …”
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Is virtual simulation as effective as clinical simulation: a mixed methods study comparing knowledge acquisition, self-confidence, anxiety, and cost effectiveness by Gdiom Gebreheat, Anu Koju, Jane Whitehorn, Jamie Lee Fairholm, Craig Shepherd, Ruth Paterson

“…Results: In Stage 1, mean pre and post knowledge acquisition scores were high (>80 %) across both groups but significantly higher in the control group (Mean difference (MD) = −1.6, 95 % CI (−2.5, −0.6), p = 0.02. …”
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Effect of 15- or 25-min intermittent Pringle maneuver on early recurrence of hepatocellular carcinoma after hepatectomy: a protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Xuehai Jia, Anque Liao, Yang Huang, Xiangyu Du, Li Jiang

“…Since 2019, our team has been investigating the effects of 25-min IPM on liver function and post-hepatectomy safety in HCC patients. To date, we have published two RCTs that confirm the safety and feasibility of 25-min IPM for HCC patients with Child–Pugh grade A liver function. …”
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Drug Discovery for SARS-CoV-2 Utilizing Computer-Aided Drug Design Approaches by Jiao Guo, Yang Bai, Yan Guo, Meihua Wang, Xinxin Ji, Yang Wang

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Can AI-Based ChatGPT Models Accurately Analyze Hand–Wrist Radiographs? A Comparative Study by Ahmet Yıldırım, Orhan Cicek, Yavuz Selim Genç

“…<b>Methods</b>: This study evaluated the performance of three ChatGPT-based models (GPT-4o, GPT-o4-mini-high, and GPT-o1-pro) in predicting bone age and growth stage using 90 anonymized hand–wrist radiographs (30 from each growth stage—pre-peak, peak, and post-peak—with equal male and female distribution). …”
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Association between vaccination uptake, vaccine type, and long COVID in rural Indonesia by Sujarwoto Sujarwoto, Holipah Holipah, Sri Andarini, Ismiarta Aknuranda, Rindi A. M. Sahputri, Achwan Sarwono, Paulus Gatot Kusharyanto, Budiarto Eko Kusumo, Asri Maharani

“…Long COVID was defined as persistent symptoms ≥12 weeks post-infection. Data on vaccination status, vaccine type, comorbidities, and sociodemographic characteristics were collected through surveys and linked to immunisation records. …”
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A comparison of the apical extrusion of debris by tapering in rotary systems: in vitro experimental study by Eshaghali Saberi, Shima Bijari, Farshid Gholami, Ebrahim Mohtashami, Forough Farahi

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS 20, with a one-way analysis of covariance (ANOVA) and Tukey’s post hoc test at a significance level of 0.05. Results: The amount of extruded debris in the One-Shaped file was significantly higher than the extruded debris amount in Neoniti A1 (p = 0.049), Hyfex (p = 0.013), and the 2-Shaped file (p = 0.003). …”
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Adaptation of WHO’s generic tuberculosis patient cost instrument for a longitudinal study in Africa by Denise Evans, Craig van Rensburg, Caroline Govathson, Olena Ivanova, Friedrich Rieß, Andrew Siroka, Abdou K. Sillah, Nyanda Elias Ntinginya, Ilesh Jani, Farzana Sathar, Sydney Rosen, Ian Sanne, Andrea Rachow, Knut Lönnroth

“…Using the adapted tool provides the opportunity to repeat measures and make comparisons over time, describe changes that extend beyond treatment completion, and link cost survey data to treatment outcomes and post-TB sequelae. Trial registration: ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT032516 August 1196, 2017. …”
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Successful treatment of advanced Birt-Hogg-Dubé syndrome-associated renal cell carcinoma with sarcomatoid dedifferentiation using anlotinib combined with PD-1 inhibitor after first... by Liqi Yi, Chuang Li, Danfeng Xu, Le Xu

“…Additionally, olaparib was considered as a potential therapeutic option due to the BRCA2 mutation, and one cycle of olaparib was administered during the second-line treatment. At seven months post-operation, intra-abdominal metastatic lesions remained well-controlled, with no significant pulmonary metastasis. …”
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A Translational Research Leveraging Diagnostic Accuracy of Innovations in MRI as a Model for Early Breast Cancer Detection in Uganda by Alfred Bulamu MD, Gregory S. Karczmar PhD, Funmi Olopade MD, Zhen Ren PhD, Vicent Mboizi MD, Steven Eyobu Odongo PhD, Omoleye Olasubomi MD, Kevin Wamala BS, Victoria Walusansa MD, Henry Settaba BS

“…The T1 weighted pre-contrast, T1 weighted post-contrast, T1 weighted dynamic subtracted and Maximum Intensity projection (MIP) sequences were acquired and the histology blinded pharmacokinetic analysis for the breast lesion was done. …”
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Promoting Dairy Consumption Among Families: Development and User Experience Study of a Web-Based Nutrition Intervention by Juliette Lemay, Jacynthe Roberge, Véronique Provencher, Angelo Tremblay, Shirin Panahi, Raphaëlle Jacob, Lucie Brunelle, Gabrielle Saintonge, Vicky Drapeau

“…Children and parents completed the questionnaire after the presentation of the platform (PRE) and following 8 weeks of use (POST). AttrakDiff evaluates pragmatic quality (PQ), hedonic stimulation (HSQ), hedonic identity (HIQ), and attractiveness dimension (ATT) on a scale from –3 to +3, with >1 considered optimal, 0–1 acceptable, and < 0 suboptimal. …”
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Exploration of the optimal retention method in vivo for stem cell therapy: Low-intensity ultrasound preconditioning by Haopeng Xu, Yilin Tang, Wenjing Mao, Liu Wu, Yiqing Zhou, Juan Deng, Wentao Tang, Xinfang Xiao, Yi Xia, Yan Wang

“…The results demonstrated that pretreatment with LIUS could expedite wound healing and effectively diminish scar formation post-transplantation by promoting proliferation capacity, reinforcing anti-apoptotic attributes, improving homing ability, and significantly enhancing the transplantation effect of BMSCs. …”
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Transcriptome and hormones metabolome joint analyses reveal the key molecular mechanism of Sweetpotato storage roots sprouting by Fan Ding, Xue Zou, Heling Fan, Li-ping Rao, Jian Sun, Qiang Li

“…In this study, we compared transcriptomes and hormone metabolites in sprout buds of two sweetpotato varieties with contrasting sprouting abilities (strong-sprouting vs. late-sprouting) at 0 and 3 days post-harvest. In the SPSRS process of strong-sprouting variety (0d_vs_3d), a total of 2902 differentially expressed genes (DEGs), including 2411 up-regulated and 491 down-regulated genes were identified. …”
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Empowering Future Mothers: A School Intervention Approach to Promote Breastfeeding Awareness among Adolescent Girls in Rural Uttar Pradesh, India by Kritika Tiwari, Priya Arora

“…Materials and methods: This pre–post intervention study was conducted among adolescent girls from 7th to 12th grade at a government girls’ school in rural Uttar Pradesh. …”
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Teaching innovation in a pharmacy course: integration of “Questioning-Training of Comprehensive Knowledge Application” and a “Teacher-AI-Student Interaction Model” by Liwei Wang, Yantao Xu, Mianmian Zhang, Renren Bai, Tian Xie

“…Results Statistical analysis using R revealed significantly higher scores of the experimental class in questioning and comprehensive application of knowledge across the two to four post-course PBL assignments (P < 0.05) compared with the control class. …”
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