Assessment of occupational hazards in midwifery setting and impact of occupational stress and job satisfaction on midwives’ quality of work-life: multicenter study in IRAN by Nasibeh Sharifi, Azita Fathnezhad-Kazemi, Nazanin Rezaei, Masoumeh Yaralizadeh, Zahra PourMohammad

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Evaluation of the effects of thyroid functions on frailty in geriatric patients using the Edmonton, SOF and FRAIL Scales by Galip Can Uyar, Mustafa Kemal Kılıç

“…Conclusion This study highlights the significant impact of thyroid dysfunction on frailty in older adults. Lower fT3 levels and the fT3/fT4 ratio emerged as key indicators of increased frailty, particularly on the SOF and EFS scales. …”
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Integrated transcriptomic analysis reveals evolutionary and developmental characteristics of tendon ossification in teleost by Xu-Dong Wang, Fei-Long Shi, Jia-Jia Zhou, Zheng-Yu Xiao, Tan Tu, Xue-Mei Xiong, Chun-Hong Nie, Shi-Ming Wan, Ze-Xia Gao

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Impaired pulmonary function increases the risk of gout: evidence from a large cohort study in the UK Biobank by Zijian Kang, Jianzheng Zhang, Chen Zhu, Ying Zhu, Hanlei Jiang, Qiang Tong, Sheng-Ming Dai

“…Abstract Background Pulmonary function is increasingly recognized as a key factor in metabolic diseases. However, its link to gout risk remains unclear. …”
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Profiles of innovative behavior and associated predictors among clinical nurses: a multicenter study using latent profile analysis by Husheng Li, Yue Qiao, Tianxiang Wan, Chun Hua Shao, Fule Wen, Xiaoxin Liu

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Investigating the impact of microbiome-changing interventions on food decision-making: MIFOOD study protocol by Meghedi Vartanian, Konrad Jakob Endres, Yee Teng Lee, Silke Friedrich, Marie-Theres Meemken, Imke Schamarek, Kerstin Rohde-Zimmermann, Robin Schürfeld, Lina Eisenberg, Anja Hilbert, Frauke Beyer, Michael Stumvoll, Julia Sacher, Arno Villringer, Julia F. Christensen, A. Veronica Witte

“…Previous research indicates that the gut microbiome plays an important role in metabolic, hormonal, and neuronal cross-talk underlying eating behavior. We therefore aim to examine the effects of prebiotic and neurocognitive behavioral interventions on food decision-making and to assay the underlying mechanisms in a Randomized Controlled Trial (RCT). …”
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Association between non-insulin-based insulin resistance surrogate makers and Helicobacter pylori infection: a population-based study by Jiayu Qiu, Yueming Yu, Dingwei Liu, Sihai Chen, Youhua Wang, Jianxiang Peng, Jinliang Xie, Chengyun Wu, Feng Zhou, Hui Fang, Qirui Lai, Yong Xie

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Depression symptom severity and behavioral impairment in school-going adolescents in Uganda by Ronald Anguzu, Catherine Abbo, Julia Dickson-Gomez, Max Bobholz, Arthur Kiconco, Abdul R. Shour, Richard Kabanda, Kenneth Kalani, Laura D. Cassidy

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From information to action: modelling social and cognitive factors in health decisions by Jiadong Yu, D. A. Bekerian

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Subgroups of cognitive impairments in schizophrenia characterized by executive function and their morphological features: a latent profile analysis study by Yuyan Huang, Weiyan Wang, Gangrui Hei, Tiannan Shao, Li Li, Ye Yang, Xiaoyi Wang, Yujun Long, Jingmei Xiao, Xingjie Peng, Chuhan Song, Jingda Cai, Xueqin Song, Xijia Xu, Shuzhan Gao, Jing Huang, Dongyu Kang, Ying Wang, Jingping Zhao, Yunzhi Pan, Renrong Wu

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Strategies for strengthening cervical cancer screening programmes in Gwanda district, Zimbabwe: a qualitative study by Fennie Mantula, Yoesrie Toefy, Vikash Sewram

“…Conclusions To exploit on women’s willingness to be screened, delivery of screening services need to be re-engineered through development of strategies for increased and sustained educational programmes and increase of screening facilities. …”
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Self-medication pattern among medical students in Middle Delta, Egypt by Nadira Mansour Hassan, Shimaa Mohamed Mohamed Koabar

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Exploring factors of physicians’ preferences for continuing medical education by Ruzica Nikolic Mandic, Vesna Bjegovic-Mikanovic, Zoran Bukumiric, Zorica Terzic-Supic, Jovana Todorovic, Sandra Grujicic, Dejan Nesic, Ulrich Laaser

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Comparative transcriptomic rhythms in the mouse and human prefrontal cortex by Jennifer N. Burns, Jennifer N. Burns, Aaron K. Jenkins, Xiangning Xue, Kaitlyn A. Petersen, Kaitlyn A. Petersen, Kyle D. Ketchesin, Kyle D. Ketchesin, Megan S. Perez, Megan S. Perez, Chelsea A. Vadnie, Madeline R. Scott, Madeline R. Scott, Marianne L. Seney, Marianne L. Seney, George C. Tseng, Colleen A. McClung, Colleen A. McClung

“…However, investigation into the potential circadian mechanisms underlying these diseases in animal models must contend with the fact that the human PFC is highly evolved and specialized relative to that of rodents.MethodsHere, we use RNA sequencing to lay the groundwork for translational studies of molecular rhythms through a sex-specific, cross species comparison of transcriptomic rhythms between the mouse medial PFC (mPFC) and two subregions of the human PFC, the anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) and the dorsolateral PFC (DLPFC).ResultsWe find that while circadian rhythm signaling is conserved across species and subregions, there is a phase shift in the expression of core clock genes between the mouse mPFC and human PFC subregions that differs by sex. …”
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Loneliness is associated with adverse health behaviour and obesity: a Danish population-based study of 122,258 individuals by Martin Mejlby Jensen, Karina Friis, Helle Terkildsen Maindal, Anne-Sofie Hargaard, Maria Gjaldbaek Knudsen, Marie Stjerne Grønkjaer, Mathias Lasgaard

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Constructing a fall risk prediction model for hospitalized patients using machine learning by Cheng-Wei Kang, Zhao-Kui Yan, Jia-Liang Tian, Xiao-Bing Pu, Li-Xue Wu

“…Abstract Study objectives This study aimed to identify the risk factors associated with falls in hospitalized patients, develop a predictive risk model using machine learning algorithms, and evaluate the validity of the model’s predictions. Study design A cross-sectional design was employed using data from the DRYAD public database. …”
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A comparative study of menstrual poverty among urban and rural female learners in government schools of Zambia by Bwalya Bupe Bwalya, Ancietos Mwansa, Patrick Amanzi, Christabel Ngongola, Charity Meki-Kombe

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Screen time among kindergarten children in the Australian Capital Territory (including a comparison of First Nations and non-Indigenous children) by Kathleen O’Brien, Clair Bannerman, Karen Ciszek, Kirsty A Douglas

“…We aimed to describe the screen time behaviours of First Nations and non-Indigenous kindergarten children in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) and identify any associated disparities in key health outcomes. Methods 5,516 children participated in the cross-sectional population-based ACT Kindergarten Health Check (KHC) survey, including 146 First Nations children. …”
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Socioeconomic and behavioural factors that contribute to the co-occurrence of risk factors for noncommunicable diseases by Naftal Sakaria, Nelago Indongo

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Development and application of reverse transcriptase droplet digital PCR technology for sensitive detection of BVDV-1 and BTV in bovine semen by Zhichao Yu, Linjun Chen, Qiang Cui, Han Yan, Junyan Li, Xiaoping Luo, Yingying Li, Xianghong Ju, Yanhong Yong, Namula Zhao, Zhiguo Zhao

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