Improving the adoption of a school-based nutrition program: findings from a collaborative network of randomised trials by Courtney Barnes, Rachel Sutherland, Lisa Janssen, Jannah Jones, Katie Robertson, Justine Gowland-Ella, Nicola Kerr, Aimee Mitchell, Karen Gillham, Alison L. Brown, Luke Wolfenden

“…Logistic regression analyses were used to assess school adoption of SWAP IT for each trial. Meta-analyses were also conducted to pool the effects of the three trials and allow the comparison of the potential relative effects of the different strategies. …”
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Development of a core outcome set and core measurement set for kangaroo mother care: a study protocol by Yuan Li, Xia Li, Qiong Chen, Ying Xin Li, Han Mei Peng, Xue Mei Guo, Xiao Wen Li, Yan Ling Hu, Xing Li Wan

“…This protocol outlines the methodology for developing a COS and CMS for KMC.Methods and analysis The development of the COS and CMS for KMC will follow six phases: (1) a systematic review, (2) semistructured interviews, (3) merging outcomes, (4) two/three rounds of international Delphi survey, (5) a consensus meeting and (6) development of the CMS. …”
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Predicted impact of banning nonessential, energy-dense food and beverages in schools in Mexico: A microsimulation study. by Ana Basto-Abreu, Martha Carnalla, Francisco Reyes-Sánchez, Alan Reyes-García, Michelle M Haby, Isabel Junquera-Badilla, Lianca Sartoris-Ayala, Juan A Rivera, Barry M Popkin, Tonatiuh Barrientos-Gutiérrez

“…School-based interventions have been proposed as effective means to improve nutritional knowledge and prevent obesity. …”
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Development and Evaluation of an AI-based Exergame Training System for Ice-Hockey Players: a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicole Sieber, Simon Walser, Thomas Weber, Raphael Gubler, Hannes Badertscher, Patrick Eggenberger

“…Half of each team’s players were randomly assigned to either the exergame intervention (n=18, female n=5, mean age 20.6 ± 5.0 years) or control group (n=18, female n=5, mean age 20.0 ± 5.8 years). …”
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A single residue switch mediates the broad neutralization of Rotaviruses by Yang Huang, Feibo Song, Yuanjun Zeng, Hui Sun, Roufang Sheng, Xuechun Wang, Liqin Liu, Guoxing Luo, Yanan Jiang, Yaling Chen, Mengxuan Zhang, Shiyin Zhang, Ying Gu, Hai Yu, Shaowei Li, Tingdong Li, Qingbing Zheng, Shengxiang Ge, Jun Zhang, Ningshao Xia

“…A combination of time-resolved cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM) and in situ cryo-electron tomography (cryo-ET) analysis reveals a counterintuitive dynamic process of virus inactivation, in which 7H13 asymmetrically binds to a conserved epitope in the capsid-proximal aspect of VP4, triggers a conformational switch in a critical residue—F418—thereby disrupts the meta-stable conformation of VP4 essential for normal viral infection. …”
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Identification and Potential Clinical Utility of Common Genetic Variants in Gestational Diabetes among Chinese Pregnant Women by Claudia Ha-ting Tam, Ying Wang, Chi Chiu Wang, Lai Yuk Yuen, Cadmon King-poo Lim, Junhong Leng, Ling Wu, Alex Chi-wai Ng, Yong Hou, Kit Ying Tsoi, Hui Wang, Risa Ozaki, Albert Martin Li, Qingqing Wang, Juliana Chung-ngor Chan, Yan Chou Ye, Wing Hung Tam, Xilin Yang, Ronald Ching-wan Ma

“…Moreover, we found that women with a high PRS (top quintile) had over threefold (95% CI, 2.30 to 4.09; Pmeta=3.1×10-14) and 71% (95% CI, 1.08 to 2.71; P=0.0220) higher risk for GDM and abnormal glucose tolerance post-pregnancy, respectively, compared to other individuals. …”
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Signatures of lower respiratory tract microbiome in children with severe community-acquired pneumonia using shotgun metagenomic sequencing by Ting-Yu Yen, Ching Hsu, Ni-Chung Lee, Chao-Szu Wu, Hsin Wang, Kuan-Yi Lee, Chia-Ray Lin, Chun-Yi Lu, Mo-Li Tsai, Tzu-Yu Liu, Che Lin, Chien-Yu Chen, Luan-Yin Chang, Feipei Lai, Li-Min Huang

“…Signatures of lower respiratory tract microbiome were compared between groups using an exact k-mer matching metagenomic analysis pipeline (Kraken 2) and a metagenome-assembled genomes pipeline (MetaWRAP). …”
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Kidney Function and Incident Stroke and Dementia Using an Updated Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Equation Without Race: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis by Samuel R. Moen, Jeffrey R. Misialek, Timothy M. Hughes, Craig W. Johnson, Mark J. Sarnak, Sarah N. Forrester, W.T. Longstreth, Jr., Mercedes R. Carnethon, James S. Pankow, Sanaz Sedaghat

“…The analytic sample consisted of 6,646 participants (mean [SD] age 62 [10] years; 53% female; 39% White, 27% African American, 12% Chinese American, and 22% Hispanic/Latino). …”
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شناسایی و بررسی سیلیمارین قارچ اﻧﺪوﻓﻳﺖ ﺟﺪاﺳﺎزی شده از بذر گیاه خارمریم (Silybum marianum (L) Gaert.) by هدی السادات عقیلی, حسین مرادی, محمد علی تاجیک قنبری, ولی الله قاسمی

“…درخت فیلوژنی مربوط به این توالی‌ها با استفاده از نرم‌افزار Mega7 و با روش Neighbor- joining رسم شد.یافته‌ها: نتایج بدست آمده با دستگاه کروماتوگرافی با کارایی بالا، تولید سیلیمارین از قارچ را نشان داد. …”
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Genetic status assessment and future development forecast for an isolated giant panda population by Jiabin Liu, Jiaojiao Yu, Wenlei Bi, Mingxia Fu, Xiang Yu, Rong Hou, Xinqiang Song, Rui Ma, Yanshan Zhou, Zusheng Li, Hong Yang, Wei Wu, Jiang Gu, Chong Huang, Long Zhang, Xiaodong Gu, Haijun Gu, Daode Yang, Dunwu Qi

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Analyzing Expressions of the Design Argument and Answering Doubts Attributed to it Based on the Type of Logical Reasoning by Shokoh Monazzam, Abbas Abbaszadeh, Naser Forouhi

“…This descriptive-analytical study considers doubts attributed to this argument from an epistemology viewpoint and tries to eliminate and answer them by explaining the position and role of intellect in this argument relying on conditions of various logical reasons, and defending its validity and reliability in proving meta-matter moderator and abrogating materialists’ opinion. …”
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Viral Hepatitis B and Its Implications for Public Health in DR Congo: A Systematic Review by Marcellin Mengouo Nimpa, Hermès Karemere, Christian Ngandu, Franck-Fortune Mboussou, M. Carolina Danovaro-Holliday, Dalau Nkamba, André Bita Fouda, Bienvenu Nguejio, Sifa Kakozi, Aimé Mwana-Wabene Cikomola, Jean-Crispin Mukendi, Dieudonné Mwamba, Moise Désiré Yapi, Richard Bahizire Riziki, Cedric Mwanga, John Otomba, Jean Baptiste Nikiema, Boureima Hama Sambo, Daniel Katuashi Ishoso

“…<b>Methods:</b> A systematic review was conducted according to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) group guidelines. Google Scholar, PubMed, and ResearchGate were used as databases. …”
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Low-dose trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole for the treatment of Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (LOW-TMP): protocol for a phase III randomised, placebo-controlled, dose-comparison tri... by Andrea Benedetti, Cecilia T Costiniuk, Kosar Khwaja, Andrew Johnson, Barret Rush, Darrell Tan, Ranjani Somayaji, Salman Qureshi, Michaeline McGuinty, Nicole Ezer, Sara Belga, Emily G. McDonald, Zahra N. Sohani, Guillaume Butler-Laporte, Andrew Aw, Alex Carignan, Matthew P. Cheng, Bryan Coburn, Dan Gregson, Alexander Lawandi, Victor Leung, Sylvain Lother, Derek MacFadden, Leighanne Parkes, Valerie Roy, Ilan Schwartz, Miranda So, Emilie Trinh, Todd C. Lee

“…ADEs include hypersensitivity reactions, drug-induced liver injury, cytopenias and renal failure, all of which can be treatment limiting. In a recent meta-analysis of observational studies, reduced dose TMP-SMX for the treatment of PJP was associated with fewer ADEs, without increased mortality.Methods and analysis A phase III randomised, placebo-controlled, trial to directly compare the efficacy and safety of low-dose TMP-SMX (10 mg/kg/day of TMP) with the standard of care (15 mg/kg/day of TMP) among patients with PJP, for a composite primary outcome of change of treatment, new mechanical ventilation, or death. …”
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Ten years preceding a diagnosis of neurodegenerative disease in Europe and Australia: medication use, health conditions, and biomarkers associated with Alzheimer's disease, Parkins... by Dang Wei, Anna Freydenzon, Octave Guinebretiere, Karim Zaidi, Fen Yang, Weimin Ye, Niklas Hammar, Karin Modig, Naomi R. Wray, Maria Feychting, Nadine Hamieh, Bruno Ventelou, Beranger Lekens, Laurene Gantzer, Stanley Durrleman, Allan McRae, Baptiste Couvy-Duchesne, Fang Fang, Thomas Nedelec, Stanley Durrleman, Bruno Ventelou, Thomas Nedelec, Octave Guinebretiere, Karim Zaidi, Fang Fang, Dang Wei, Fen Yang, Allan McRae, Naomi Wray, Baptiste Couvy-Duchesne, Anna Freydenzon, Lydie Tran, Evans Cheruiyot

“…Findings: We included a total of 149,642 AD cases (mean age: 79.1–81.2 years), 252,696 PD cases (73.2–75.9 years), and 27,533 ALS cases (64.4–69.6 years). …”
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HIF-1α and VEGF Immunophenotypes as Potential Biomarkers in the Prognosis and Evaluation of Treatment Efficacy of Atherosclerosis: A Systematic Review of the Literature by Dimitra P. Vageli, Panagiotis G. Doukas, Dimitrios Georgiou, Michailangelos P. Prokopiou, Nefeli E. Ladaki, Androniki Papadopoulou, Sotirios G. Doukas, Konstantina Zacharouli, Konstantinos P. Makaritsis, Maria Ioannou

“…We used the terms {“Atherosclerosis” [OR] “Atheroma” [OR] “atheromatous plaque” [OR] “plaque atherosclerotic”} [AND] {“HIF-1α”} [AND] {“VEGF”} from 2009 up to May 2024 and the Medline/Embase/PubMed database. We used methodological approaches to assess unbiased data [ROBIS (Risk of Bias in Systematic) tool]. …”
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Fim de Jogo para o Tabagismo no Brasil by Naira Milene Silva Vosmirko, Alessandra Trindade Machado, Cristiane Galhardo Ferreira Vianna, Felipe Lacerda Mendes, Renata Cristina Arthou Pereira, Alexandre Octávio Ribeiro de Carvalho, Ana Paula Leal Teixeira, Vera Luiza da Costa e Silva

“…Assim, reduzir a prevalência do tabagismo entre adultos abaixo de 5%, por meio de estratégias denominadas tobacco endgame, o equivalente em português a "fim-de-jogo do tabaco", passou a ser uma meta. …”
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İmam Şâfiî’nin Menfaat Anlayışı by Gülsüm Ortaç

“…O, bir şeyin mal sahasında değerlendirilebilmesi için şer‘an mübah bir menfaat taşımasını yeterli bularak fiziki bir varlığa sahip olmasını şart koşmamıştır. …”
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KEAP1 mutations as key crucial prognostic biomarkers for resistance to KRAS-G12C inhibitors by Linyan Tian, Chengming Liu, Sufei Zheng, Huiyang Shi, Fang Wei, Wenxin Jiang, Yucheng Dong, Haiyan Xu, Enzhi Yin, Nan Sun, Jie He, Yan Wang

“…Methods This systematic meta-analysis synthesized studies available through September 2024 across PubMed, Cochrane Library, SpringerLink, and Embase. …”
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Mradi wa Kuandika Tamthilia ya "Kiza Cha Mchana''. by Masika, Doreen

“…Mhusika mkuu, Matatizo ambaye ni fakiri atakumbana na matatizo mengi; moja baada ya jingine licha ya kuwa mchochole wa kupigiwa mfano. …”
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