Dyadic care to improve postnatal outcomes of birthing people and their infants: A scoping review protocol. by Courtney C Choy, Molly E McAdow, Julia Rosenberg, Alyssa A Grimshaw, Josefa L Martinez-Brockman

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>Eligible studies will (1) include dyadic care instances for the birthing person and infant, and 2) report clinical outcomes for at least one member of the dyad or intervention outcomes. Studies will be excluded if they pertain to routine obstetric care, do not present original data, and/or are not available in English or Spanish. …”
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Exocyst complex component 1 (Exoc1) loss in dormant oocyte disrupts c-KIT and growth differentiation factor (GDF9) subcellular localization and causes female infertility in mice by Chi Lieu Kim Nguyen, Yumeno Kuba, Hoai Thu Le, Hossam Hassan Shawki, Natsuki Mikami, Madoka Aoki, Nanako Yasuhara, Hayate Suzuki, Saori Mizuno-Iijima, Shinya Ayabe, Yuki Osawa, Tomoyuki Fujiyama, Tra Thi Huong Dinh, Miyuki Ishida, Yoko Daitoku, Yoko Tanimoto, Kazuya Murata, Woojin Kang, Masatsugu Ema, Yuji Hirao, Atsuo Ogura, Satoru Takahashi, Fumihiro Sugiyama, Seiya Mizuno

“…These abnormal phenotypes were also observed in oocytes depleted of exocyst complex members EXOC3 and EXOC7. These results clearly show that the exocyst complex is essential for proper intra-oocyte trafficking of c-KIT and GDF9. …”
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Canonical correlation analysis of family burden of disease and quality of life in caregivers of people living with schizophrenia: evidence from Schizophrenia-specific cohort in the... by Ximei Wang, Teng Zhang, Mingsong Li, Bo Yang, Liming Wang, Chuanwen Fu, Nishang Zhang, Zhengxu Li, Ce Yang, Zhimin Zhao, Qiong Meng, Yuemei Feng, Jianzhong Yin

“…Abstract Background Health-related quality of life is a multi-dimensional concept that involves individual’s perceived physical and mental health, social relationships, and environment. Family members are the primary caregivers of people living with schizophrenia in China, the quality of life of caregiver of people living with schizophrenia is generally poorer, which may indirectly affect the quality of life of the people with schizophrenia. …”
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Role of Astrocytic Dysfunction in the Pathogenesis of Parkinson’s Disease Animal Models from a Molecular Signaling Perspective by Lucas Udovin, Cecilia Quarracino, María I. Herrera, Francisco Capani, Matilde Otero-Losada, Santiago Perez-Lloret

“…The Wnt-1 (wingless-type MMTV integration site family, member 1) pathway regulates several processes including neuron survival, synapse plasticity, and neurogenesis. …”
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The Associations of COVID-19 Induced Anxiety, Related Knowledge and Protective Behavior by Abanoub Riad, Yi Huang, Liping Zheng, Steriani Elavsky

“…., "When I or any family member go outside home during this COVID-19 outbreak I feel anxious". …”
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Cohort profile: the East London Health and Care Partnership Data Repository: using novel integrated data to support commissioning and research by George Howard, Kamaldeep Bhui, Amy Ronaldson, Evangelos Chandakas, Qiongwen Kang, Katie Brennan, Aminat Akande, Irene Ebyarimpa, Eleanor Wyllie, Richard Fradgley, Mark Freestone

“…Prevalence data were in line with local and national statistics with some exceptions. Physical health conditions were more common in those with mental health conditions, reflecting that comorbidities are the norm rather than the exception. …”
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Eurasian Cooperation in Science and Higher Education: Prospects of Neofunctional «Spillovers» by V. M. Fatykhova

“…The Eurasian economic Union is only at the beginning of this promising path and faces a number of difficulties.The purpose of the article is to analyze the state and prospects of cooperation of the EAEU member States in the field of science and higher education. …”
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Association between the ABCC11 gene polymorphism-determined earwax properties and external auditory canal microbiota in healthy adults by Yasunobu Amari, Masahiro Hosonuma, Takuya Mizukami, Junya Isobe, Yuki Azetsu, Eiji Funayama, Yuki Maruyama, Toshiaki Tsurui, Kohei Tajima, Aya Sasaki, Yoshitaka Yamazaki, Ryota Nakano, Yutaka Sano, Atsushi Ishida, Tatsuya Nakanishi, Seiji Mochizuki, Yuri Yoshizawa, Sumito Kumagai, Sakiko Yasuhara, Kakei Ryu, Tatsunori Oguchi, Atsuo Kuramasu, Kiyoshi Yoshimura, Takehiko Sambe, Sei Kobayashi, Naoki Uchida

“…We hypothesized that a single-nucleotide polymorphism in the ATP-binding cassette sub-family C member 11 (ABCC11) gene, which determines earwax properties, regulates the ear canal microbiota. …”
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Monitoring by the Ombudsman of Ukraine for compliance with the labor rights of civilians who have disappeared under special circumstances by Yu. F. Ivanov, M. V. Ivanova

“…On the basis of the received conclusions, in the future, proposals for normative legal acts may be formulated with the aim of restoring the violated constitutional rights of the missing persons, as well as their family members and relatives.…”
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Information Security and Artificial Intelligence&#x2013;Assisted Diagnosis in an Internet of Medical Thing System (IoMTS) by Pi-Yun Chen, Yu-Cheng Cheng, Zi-Heng Zhong, Feng-Zhou Zhang, Neng-Sheng Pai, Chien-Ming Li, Chia-Hung Lin

“…This framework enables healthcare professionals to gain immediate visibility into a patient&#x2019;s condition and facilitates communication with patients and family members. Recently, artificial intelligence (AI)- based methods are being increasingly applied to preprocess digital data and extract features. …”
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Hypertension prevalence, associated factors, treatment and control in rural Cameroon: a cross-sectional study by Valirie Ndip Agbor, Larissa Pone Simo, Dora Mbanya, Jean Jacques N Noubiap, Orlin Pagnol Nana, Pride Swiri-Muya Nkosu, Arnold Forlemu Asaah Anouboweh, Jude Nfor Ndi, Jacques Nguend Mbock, Noel Fils Bakari, Harold Giovani Guifo Tambou

“…In addition, we sought to assess awareness, treatment and control rates of hypertension among community members.Design A community-based cross-sectional study.Setting Participants from five health areas in the BHD were recruited from August to October 2018.Participants Consenting participants aged 18 years and above were included.Results We included 526 participants in this study. …”
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The influence of the European Union on combating irregular migration in the Republic of Serbia by Cvetković Nenad, Obradović Zoran

“…Serbia accepts and lets through all migrants who travel with appropriate documents through its territory, because they are primarily directed to more developed countries in Europe. The increased number of migrants on the territory of Serbia in the last years has also influenced an increased number of criminal acts and, consequently, a more significant number of arrested persons and filed criminal charges by state authorities. …”
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Early Diagnosis of Abnormal Left Ventricular Systolic Functions of Rare Pathogenic Titin Mutation Gene Carriers in FHCM by Three-Dimensional Speckle Tracking Echocardiography Combi... by Xiang-hong Luo, Rui Zhu, Qian Chen, Pei-hong Shi, Li-sha Na

“…This study aimed to explore the early diagnosis of abnormal left ventricular systolic function of rare pathogenic titin (TTN) mutation gene carriers in familial hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (FHCM) by three-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography (3D-STE) combined with gene detection. Methods. Eighteen members of a Hui nationality family in Ningxia province of China were enrolled in this study in July 2019. …”
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Rural Development in Community Empowerment Through the Governance of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDES) by Sofyan Hadi, Auradian Marta, Raja Muhammad Amin, Rury Febrina

“…The principle of Bumdes management in Mandau District, Bengkalis Regency, shows that cooperatively it has not been optimal in carrying out good cooperation in business development; participatorily, not all components seen in Bumdes have voluntarily provided support and contributed to the progress of BUMDes business; emancipatively, it can be seen that BUMDes managers lack female management members; in terms of transparency, there is still a lack of information disclosure and reporting submitted. …”
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Effect of folic acid supplementation on diminished ovarian reserve: study protocol of a single-centre, open-label, randomised, placebo-controlled clinical trial by Yan Wang, Ling Zheng, Kaijun Liao, Dongli Lu, Jiaxin Wu, Binjin Wu, Zhaochun Wu, Zhenghua Jiang

“…Nevertheless, there has been no effective treatment for such a disorder until now. Folic acid, a member of the vitamin B family, is involved in one-carbon cycle and methylation regulation. …”
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Cultural humility strategies for recruitment and retention of minoritised participants: a scoping review protocol by Mireille Chehade, Kellie McLean, Samar Mohsen Ashmawi, Moroni Fernandez Cajavilca, Baomi T Phung, Maya N Clark-Cutaia, Brynne Campbell Rice

“…The tabular format will be piloted and agreed on by all research team members. Descriptive content analysis will outline the operationalisation of cultural humility and identify strategies found effective in improving the representation of minoritised populations.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required in line with the scoping review methodology. …”
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Comparison of Maylard and Cherney incisions' outcomes in hysterectomy surgery for benign indications: a double-blind randomized controlled trial by Maryam Vaezi, Roghayeh Zarei, Hosein Azizi

“…Surgeries in both groups were performed by a gynecologist oncologist who was a member of the university faculty, accompanied by an Obstetrics and Gynecology Resident. …”
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Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh: A scoping review of policy and practice in human, animal and environment sectors. by Roksana Hoque, Syed Masud Ahmed, Nahitun Naher, Mohammad Aminul Islam, Emily K Rousham, Bushra Zarin Islam, Shaikh Hassan

“…We used Google Scholar, Pubmed, and Biomed Central databases for searching peer-reviewed literature in human, animal and environment sectors during January 2010-August 2019, and Google for grey materials from the institutional and journal websites. Two members of the study team independently reviewed these documents for inclusion in the analysis. …”
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Thermal ablation enhances immunotherapeutic effect of IP-001 on orthotopic liver cancer in a rat model by Yan Li, Samuel S.K. Lam, Chun Fung Wong, Tomas Hode, David Anderson, Robert C.G. Martin

“…IP-001, a synthesized molecule, is created by attaching galactose molecules to the free amino groups of partially deacetylated glucosamine polymers. As a member of a new class of polycationic immunoadjuvants that activate multiple immune response pathways, IP-001 can both sequester ablation‐released tumor antigens in situ and independently recruit and stimulate antigen presenting cells (APCs) to induce a potent tumor-specific Th1 type T cell response.Methods An orthotopic HCC rat model is established by implantation of 5 × 106 N1-S1 cells into the left lobe of liver. …”
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Virtual online consultations: advantages and limitations (VOCAL) study by Trisha Greenhalgh, Joe Wherton, Sara Shaw, Charles Gutteridge, Emma Byrne, Isabel Hodkinson, Shanti Vijayaraghavan, Desirée Campbell-Richards, Satya Bhattacharya, Philippa Hanson, Seendy Ramoutar, Anna Collard, Joanne Morris

“…They are being introduced in some settings alongside (and occasionally replacing) face-to-face or telephone consultations.Methods To explore the advantages and limitations of video consultations, we will conduct in-depth qualitative studies of real consultations (microlevel) embedded in an organisational case study (mesolevel), taking account of national context (macrolevel). …”
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