Adherence to Mediterranean diet in Moroccan school-age adolescents: sociodemographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle determinants by Halima Belaoufi, Sanaa El-Jamal, Khadija Sahel, Abdelghani Aboukhalaf, Firdaous Friki, Hamid Chamlal, Jamila Elbiyad, Soumaya Atouife, Abdellah El Habazi, Rekia Belahsen

“…Material and methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted in a school setting among 386 students (148 boys and 238 girls), aged 14 to 18 years, randomly selected and from different socioeconomic strata. A structured questionnaire was used to collect sociodemographic, socioeconomic and lifestyle data. …”
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Effects of caloric restriction and exercise-induced weight loss on physiological dysregulation in postmenopausal women: The mediating role of fat mass and adipose tissue distributi... by Éloïse Routhier, Martin Brochu, Alan A. Cohen, Denis Prudhomme, Ahmed Ghachem

“…Objectives: 1) To evaluate the impact of a 6-month caloric restriction (CR) program, either alone or in combination with structured exercise (CR + Ex), on PD. 2) To investigate whether changes in adipose tissue quantity and distribution mediate the effects of these interventions on PD. …”
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Sepsis and post-sepsis syndrome: a multisystem challenge requiring comprehensive care and management—a review by Jhan Sebastian Saavedra Torres, Francisco Javier Tamayo-Giraldo, Alejandro Bejarano-Zuleta, Alejandro Bejarano-Zuleta, H. A. Nati-Castillo, Diego A. Quintero, M. J. Ospina-Mejía, Camila Salazar-Santoliva, Isaac Suárez-Sangucho, Esteban Ortiz-Prado, Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy

“…Timely and targeted interventions, including antimicrobial therapy, cytokine modulation, immune restoration, metabolic support, and structured rehabilitation strategies, are pivotal for improving outcomes. …”
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Perfil psicomotor en infantes escolarizados entre los 6 y los 11 años en Tunja, Boyacá (Psychomotor profile in school children between 6 and 11 years of age in Tunja, Boyacá) by Luis Andrés Téllez Tinjaca, Joann Sebastian Samaca Medina, Juan Camilo Acevedo Sanchez, Laura Camila Ovalle Cañón, Nelson Alberto Jiménez Baron, Nazly Ximena Gil Gonzáles, William Leonardo Ochoa Moreno, Nestor Manuel Abril Estupiñán, Jhonatan Camilo Peña Ibagon

“…The global psychomotor profile (21.03 ± 2.42) showed an average eupraxic result, and factors with dyspraxic incidence were also found, such as laterality, spatial-temporal structuring and global praxia, according to the battery assessment scale, thus highlighting the importance of implementing intervention programs to increase performance indexes. …”
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Use of CLEANED to Assess the Productive, Environmental, and Economic Impact of Dairy Farms in the Peruvian Amazon by Linda Oré, Gelver Romero, Maria H. Souza de Abreu, José Velarde-Guillén, Jacobo Arango, Juan Carlos Ku-Vera, Carlos Gómez

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Distinguishing values from science in decision making: Setting harvest quotas for mountain lions in Montana by Michael S. Mitchell, Hilary Cooley, Justin A. Gude, Jay Kolbe, J. Joshua Nowak, Kelly M. Proffitt, Sarah N. Sells, Mike Thompson

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Effectiveness of quality improvement on occurrence of needle stick injuries (NSIs) in Harare city, Zimbabwe, 2017: A quasi-experimental study by Sithole Zvanaka, Kudzai Masunda, Collen Madembo, Chonzi Prosper, Stanely Tapesana, Shecriton Muguza, Olufemi Ajumobi, Lilian Bulage, Tsitsi Juru, Notion Tafara Gombe, Gerald Shambira, Mufuta Tshimanga

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Biomarker profile and disease burden associated with intermittent and long-term oral corticosteroid use in patients with severe asthma prior to biologic initiation in real-life (ST... by Florence Schleich, MD, PhD, Désirée Larenas-Linnemann, MD, FAAAAI, Dist.Intl.FACAAI, Alan Altraja, MD, PhD, Luis Pérez de Llano, MD, PhD, Konstantinos Kostikas, MD, PhD, FERS, Mohsen Sadatsafavi, MD, PhD, Arnaud Bourdin, MD, PhD, Roy Alton Pleasants, PharmD, Mark Hew, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, Wenjia Chen, PhD, Libardo Jiménez-Maldonado, MD, Simon Couillard, MD, MSc, Charlotte Suppli Ulrik, MD, DMSc, Adeeb A. Bulkhi, MD, MS, Ming-Ju Tsai, MD, PhD, George C. Christoff, MD, MPH, PhD, Nikolaos G. Papadopoulos, MD, PhD, FRCP, Paul E. Pfeffer, MRCP(UK), PhD, Dermot Ryan, MD, FRCGP, Celine Bergeron, MD, FRCPC, MSc, Mona S. Al-Ahmad, MD, FRCPC, Delbert R. Dorscheid, MD, PhD, Eileen Wang, MD, MPH, John D. Blakey, PhD, Belinda Cochrane, MBBS (Hons), MD, Matthew J. Peters, MD, PhD, Todor A. Popov, MD, PhD, Carlos A. Torres-Duque, MD, Susanne Hansen, PhD, Francesca Puggioni, MD, Kirsty Fletton, MBChB, Laila Salameh, PhD, Peter G. Middleton, MBBS, BSc(Med), PhD, FRACP, FERS, Paulo Márcio Pitrez, MD, PhD, Chin Kook Rhee, MD, PhD, Eve Denton, MBBS(Hons), MPH, PhD, FRACP, Kenneth R. Chapman, MSc, MD, FRCPC, FACP, FERS, Lauri Lehtimäki, MD, PhD, Ruth B. Murray, PhD, Chau-Chyun Sheu, MD, PhD, David J. Jackson, FRCP, PhD, Riyad Al-Lehebi, MD, FRCPC, Mariko Siyue Koh, MBBS, MRCP (UK), FCCP, Bassam Mahboub, MD, Ledit R.F. Ardusso, MD, Athena Gogali, MD, PhD, Giorgio Walter Canonica, MD, Piotr Kuna, MD, PhD, Martin Sivori, MD, PhD, Renaud Louis, MD, PhD, Shelley Abercromby, BSc(Hons), Giuseppe Guida, MD, PhD, Bernt Bøgvald Aarli, MD, PhD, Aaron Beastall, MSc, Victoria Carter, BSc, Ghislaine Scelo, PhD, John Townend, PhD, Borja G. Cosio, MD, PhD, Pujan H. Patel, MD, Celine Yun Yi Goh, MBBS, Zsuzsanna Csoma, MD, PhD, John W. Upham, MBBS, PhD, FRACP, João A. Fonseca, MD, PhD, Peter G. Gibson, MBBS, FRACP, Christine Jenkins, AM, MD, FRACP, Guy G. Brusselle, MD, PhD, Anne Chèvremont, Andréanne Côté, MD, MSc, FRCPC, Carlos Andrés Celis-Preciado, MD, MSc, Ivan Solarte, MD, MHPE, Celeste M. Porsbjerg, MD, PhD, Asger Sverrild, MD, PhD, Paula Kauppi, MD, PhD, Stelios Loukides, MD, FERS, Michael P. Makris, MD, PhD, Andriana I. Papaioannou, MD, PhD, Enrico Heffler, MD, PhD, Jeffrey Shi Kai Chan, MBChB, MPH, FESC, Hyonsoo Joo, MD, PhD, Liam G. Heaney, MD, Wei-Han Cheng, PhD, Njira Lugogo, MD, Michael E. Wechsler, MD, MMSc, Cláudia Chaves Loureiro, MD, PhD, Bellanid Rodríguez-Cáceres, BSc, Tatsuya Nagano, MD, PhD, Zhixiao Wang, PhD, Hao-Chien Wang, MD, PhD, Jorge Máspero, MD, Fernando Saldarini, MD, Ana María Stok, MD, Anahi Yañez, MD, Philip G. Bardin, PhD, Sinthia Z. Bosnic-Anticevich, PhD, Vidya Navaratnam, BMBS, MSc, PhD, Mohit Bhutani, MD, FRCPC, FCCP, M. Diane Lougheed, MSc, MD, FRCP(C), Lyle Melenka, MD, FRCP, B.MSc, Petros Bakakos, MD, Konstantinos P. Exarchos, MD, PhD, Aggelos A. Ladias, MD, Dóra Lúdvíksdóttir, MD, PhD, Takashi Iwanaga, MD, PhD, Elvia Angelica Contreras Contreras, MD, Sverre Lehmann, MD, PhD, José Alberto Ferreira, MD, Rebecca Gall, MD, Pin-Kuei Fu, MD, PhD, Diahn-Warng Perng, MD, PhD, Flavia Hoyte, MD, Rohit Katial, MD, Unnur S. Björnsdóttir, MD, Camille Taillé, MD, PhD, Christian Taube, MD, Breda Cushen, MD, PhD, Lakmini Bulathsinhala, MPH, Leif Bjermer, MD, PhD, David B. Price, FRCGP

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Exploring prevention and control mechanisms of youth substance use: a case of North Wollo and Waghimra, Northeast Ethiopia by Sindew Asmare Wedi, Biruk Beletew Abate, Biruk Beletew Abate, Tesfa Anmut Asres, Mohammed Aragaw Abera, Sentayehu Oljira Bekele, Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie, Ashenafi Kibret Sendekie

“…The data collection instrument included a pre-tested semi-structured in-depth interview, an FGD guide, and an observation checklist. …”
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Toward a continuous learning educational model: insights from the experience of a Mexican private university by Claudia Camacho-Zuñiga, Claudia Camacho-Zuñiga, Salvador Salas-Maxemín, Ana Paula Valle-Arce, Patricia Caratozzolo, Patricia Caratozzolo, Guillermo M. Chans, Guillermo M. Chans

“…(2) How does TEC21 align with the European Commission’s Industry 4.0 Curriculum Guidelines? Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 13 Mexican engineering undergraduates during their international study experiences using a cross-sectional qualitative design. …”
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Understanding HIV vulnerability among women who inject drugs in Mozambique, 2023 by Áuria Ribeiro Banze, Carlos Botão, Elídio Muamine, Manuel Condula, Stélio Craveirinha, Makini Boothe, Sofia Gonçalves Seabra, Isabel Craveiro, Cynthia Semá Baltazar

“…The study utilized semi-structured interviews, to collect data on the demographic characteristics of the WWID and open-ended questions that explored information regarding stigma, discrimination, challenges in accessing health services, and gender-based violence. …”
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Relationship between social capital and medication adherence among frail and pre-frail older people: a cross-sectional study from China by Zixuan Hong, Ying Guo, Wenwen Cao, Chenglin Cao, Zhi Hu, Jing Yan, Ren Chen, Zhongliang Bai

“…Methods Information concerning the socio-demographics, frailty, social capital, and medication adherence of 4218 participants was collected through a structured questionnaire during November and December 2020. …”
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Radiographers’ involvement in MRI research: factors driving and hindering participation in Sub-Saharan Africa by Christian Ven Emery, Adesola Adepoju, Abdul Nashirudeen Mumuni, Bernard Amedzoame, Sekinat Zurakat-Aderibigbe, Elizabeth Balogun, Jackline Thairu, Eric Akpabli, Iris Asllani, Klenam Dzefi-Tettey, Godwin Ogbole

“…Implications for practice The findings emphasize establishing protected research time, fostering regional and international collaborations, and implementing structured skill development programs. Such measures can enhance research activity, promote innovation, and improve patient care and diagnostic outcomes in African radiography practice.…”
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Factors contributing to the vulnerability of healthcare providers in the Bandundu Health Zone and their impact on the ineffectiveness of epidemiological surveillance within the One... by S. L. Manta, A. F. B. Ngwamah, Jean-Paul Koto-Te-Nyiwa Ngbolua, M. Mawunu, B. B. L. Mukandu, B. N. Ntoto

“…Methodology A cross-sectional analytical study was conducted through field surveys with 200 healthcare providers using a structured questionnaire. Systematic probability sampling was applied to ensure representativeness. …”
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Outcomes of nonoperative treatment of displaced anterior glenoid rim fractures without dislocation in the elderly: should instability be a concern? by Kutalmis Albayrak, Matthijs Jacxsens, Muhammed Bilal Kurk, Mert Demirci, Mehmet Ozbey Buyukkuscu, Bulent Karslioglu

“…Treatment involved sling immobilization for up to 4 weeks, followed by a structured rehabilitation program. Clinical outcomes were assessed using Constant Score (CS), American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, Subjective Shoulder Value (SSV), and range of motion. …”
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Assessment of public awareness and willingness to establish a forensic DNA and odontology national database in Egypt: a cross-sectional study by Asmaa Mohammad Moawad, Fatma Mohamed Hassan, Eman D. El Desouky, Youssef Mohsen Ashmawy, Ebtehal Mohammed, Noha E. Ibrahim, Howaida Saeed Mohammed, Basma kamal Ibrahim

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted on forensic dental and DNA databases in Egypt from October 2023 to April 2024. A structured online questionnaire was used to gather data on participants' sociodemographic characteristics, awareness of the national DNA and forensic dental databases, and willingness to support a national database. …”
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Quality Management Outweighs Pandemic: Retrospective Analysis Shows Improved Quality of Care for <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i> Bacteremia Despite SARS-CoV-2 by Lena Jakoby, Ernst Molitor, Nico T. Mutters, Ruth Weppler, Dominic Rauschning, Manuel Döhla

“…Several studies show that the quality of care and thus the outcome can be positively influenced by the involvement of infectious disease specialists and structured programs like Antimicrobial Stewardship (AMS). …”
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Workplace Violence Against Primary Care Physicians in Chengdu, China: A Cross-sectional Survey by Xin Zeng, Chuan Zou, Hongxia Tao, Xueming Huang, Yu Lei, Chunyao Xiao, Tao Peng, Jing Shen, Wai Kit Wong

“…Methods: We used an online cross-sectional design to collect data from October to November 2022 with a structured self-administered questionnaire from a purposive sample of 568 PCPs in Chengdu city. …”
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Effect of bio-psychosocial nursing intervention on emotional status, body image, and quality of life of women with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a quasi-experimental study by Hanaa M. Abo Shereda, Eman A. Shokr, Hanaa A. Radwan, Doaa Lotfi Afifi Alqersh, Shereen Roushdy Hashem, Ashraf Mohamed El-Saiyed Konsouh, Zeinab A. Kasemy, Hanan E. Nada

“…Four tools were used for data collection: A structured interview questionnaire, the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21), the Body Self-Image Questionnaire-Short Form (BSIQSF), and the Modified Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Health-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire (MPCOSQ). …”
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Evaluation of mobile health technology combining telemonitoring and teleintervention versus usual care in vulnerable-phase heart failure management (HERMeS): a multicentre, randomi... by Sergi Yun, MD, ProfPhD Josep Comín-Colet, MD, Esther Calero-Molina, RN, Encarnación Hidalgo, RN, Núria José-Bazán, RN, Marta Cobo Marcos, MD, Teresa Soria, RN, Pau Llàcer, PhD, Cristina Fernández, MSc, José Manuel García-Pinilla, PhD, Concepción Cruzado, RN, Álvaro González-Franco, MD, Eva María García-Marina, RN, José Luis Morales-Rull, PhD, Cristina Solé, MD, Elena García-Romero, MD, Julio Núñez, PhD, José Civera, RN, Coral Fernández, RN, Mercedes Faraudo, RN, Pedro Moliner, PhD, Francesc Formiga, PhD, Javier de-Juan Bagudá, MD, Isabel Zegri-Reiriz, PhD, José María Verdú-Rotellar, PhD, Emili Vela, PhD, David Monterde, MSc, Jordi Piera-Jiménez, PhD, Gerard Carot-Sans, PhD, Cristina Enjuanes, PhD, Santiago Jiménez-Marrero, Alberto Garay, Raúl Ramos-Polo, Alexandra Pons-Riverola, Herminio Morillas, Sílvia Jovells-Vaqué, Marta Tajes, Rafael de la Espriella, Elisa Esther Rodríguez, Jessica Paola Rugeles, Maria del Carmen Moreno, Carla Castillo, Ainhoa Robles-Mezcua, Ramon Bascompte, Paola Macarena Beltran Troncoso, Rocío Rodríguez, Román Freixa Pamias, Olga Guri, Cristina Delso Gafarot, Sònia Sarret Vila, Angelique-Casas Thomsen, Jordi Fernández

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