Feasibility, acceptability and preliminary effects of a social network-based, peer-led HIV self-testing intervention among men in two Ugandan fishing communities, 2022 by Joseph KB Matovu, Aisha Twahiri Namwama, Linda Kemigisha, Geoffrey Taasi, Jennipher Nakabugo, Julius Wandabwa, Laura M. Bogart, Nuraan Fakier, Rhoda K. Wanyenze, Peter Olupot-Olupot, Joshua Musinguzi, David Serwadda

“…The intervention was implemented through 22 trained lay men (“peer-leaders”) who received training in HIVST use and distribution processes and requested to refer at least 20 male members from their social networks for study eligibility screening. To be eligible, men had to be aged 15 years or older with unknown or HIV-negative status. …”
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Integrated Transcriptome Analysis Reveals Novel Molecular Signatures for Schizophrenia Characterization by Tong Ni, Yu Sun, Zefeng Li, Tao Tan, Wei Han, Miao Li, Li Zhu, Jing Xiao, Huiying Wang, Wenpei Zhang, Yitian Ma, Biao Wang, Di Wen, Teng Chen, Justin Tubbs, Xiaofeng Zeng, Jiangwei Yan, Hongsheng Gui, Pak Sham, Fanglin Guan

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Effectiveness of mDiabetes intervention in enhancing diabetes awareness and promoting healthy lifestyle changes among the general population in rural India by Padmaja Kumari Rani, Padmaja Kumari Rani, Padmaja Kumari Rani, Jachin David Williams, Nidhi Jaswal, Venkateswaralu Yandluri, Payal Sangani, Kavya Sanagavarapu, Ramya Natarajan, Sandhya Ramalingam, Nalini Saligram, Rohit C. Khanna, Rohit C. Khanna, Rohit C. Khanna, Rohit C. Khanna

“…AimThis study aimed to assess the impact of a mHealth and community health education intervention on diabetes awareness and promoting healthy dietary and lifestyle habits within a rural population in Andhra Pradesh, India.MethodsUsing a quasi-experimental design, the mDiabetes program was implemented for 1 year, among 1,03,538 rural individuals. …”
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A phase 1b clinical trial to determine the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of simian adenovirus and poxvirus vectored vaccines against Mycobacterium avium complex subspecie... by Jeremy Sanderson, Jeremy Aboagye, Rebecca Makinson, Katerina Rapi, Samuel Provstgaard-Morys, Lisa Stockdale, Alison Lawrie, Isabelle Lanigan, Nishat Halim, Abdel Douiri, Emily Greenlay, Rayka Malek, Emma Gray, Lindsey West, Fatima El Oulidi, Paul Ian Cross, Michael Stallibrass, Sarah C. Gilbert, Adrian V.S. Hill, Katie J. Ewer

“…Methods: 28 patients with mild to moderate CD, aged 18–50, were randomly allocated into 5 groups. …”
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Traditional pediatric massage enhanced the skeletal muscle mass in OVA-exposed adolescent rats via regulating SCFAs-FFAR2-IGF-1/AKT pathway by Lin Lin, Siyuan Li, Que Liu, Xingxing Zhang, Ying Xiong, Shaoyun Zhao, Liyue Cao, Jiaxuan Gong, Yaping Liu, Rong Wu

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the potential relation between the retarded growth of skeletal muscle (SM) and dysbiosis of gut microbiota (GM) in children with asthma, and to explore the potential action mechanisms of traditional pediatric massage (TPM) from the perspective of regulating GM and short-chain fatty acids (SCFAs) production by using an adolescent rat model of asthma.MethodsMale Sprague-Dawley rats aged 3weeks were divided randomly into the 5 groups (n=6~7) of control, ovalbumin (OVA), OVA + TPM, OVA + methylprednisolone sodium succinate (MP) and OVA + SCFAs. …”
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Fractionated robotic radiosurgery for unfavorable nonfunctioning pituitary macroadenoma: 5-year outcomes from a single institution protocol by Akrita Bhatnagar, Monica Pernia Marin, Jonathan W. Lischalk, Min Ji Koh, Siviero Agazzi, Simeng Suy, Brent T. Harris, Susmeeta T. Sharma, Edward Aulisi, Amjad Anaizi, Mohamed H. Khattab, Walter C. Jean, Walter C. Jean, Sean P. Collins, Brian T. Collins

“…Local control was calculated using the Kaplan–Meier method.ResultsTwenty predominantly female patients (60%), ages 21–77 (median: 53 years), were included in this study. …”
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Identification of WDR74 and TNFRSF12A as biomarkers for early osteoarthritis using machine learning and immunohistochemistry by Yiwei Chen, Yiwei Chen, Jiali Lin, Detong Shi, Yu Miao, Yu Miao, Feng Xue, Feng Xue, Kexin Liu, Kexin Liu, Xiaotao Wang, Changqing Zhang, Changqing Zhang

“…BackgroundOsteoarthritis (OA) is a chronic joint condition that causes pain, limited mobility, and reduced quality of life, posing a threat to healthy aging. Early detection is crucial for improving prognosis. …”
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Efficacy of Intramuscular versus Intravenous Dexmedetomidine on Attenuation of Haemodynamic Responses to Laryngoscopy and Endotracheal Intubation: A Randomised Clinical Trial by Anupama Kumari, Paras Anand, Jigisha Mehta, Sara Mary Thomas

“…Materials and Methods: This prospective, randomised clinical trial was single-blinded study conducted in the Department of Anaesthesia, Shrimati Bhikhiben Kanjibhai Shah Medical Institute and Research Centre (SBKS MIRC) in Piparia, Vadodara, Gujarat, India over a period of six months from January 2024 to June 2024 on 64 adult patients of American Soceity of Anaesthesiology (ASA) physical status I and II, aged between 18-60 years, posted for surgery under general anaesthesia. …”
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Immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy without locoregional radiotherapy in de novo metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma: two case reports and a literature review by Yingna Gao, Xiaoqiong Shi, Jianqiao He, Hui Yao, Guoning Yu, Lin Zhao, Yi Ma, Yi Ma, Hongliang Zheng, Minhui Zhu, Caiyun Zhang

“…Further validation of our results may be required in large, high-quality prospective clinical studies.…”
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Dose-response associations of device-measured sleep regularity and duration with incident dementia in 82391 UK adults by Wenxin Bian, Raaj K. Biswas, Matthew N. Ahmadi, Yu Sun Bin, Svetlana Postnova, Andrew J. K. Phillips, Nicholas A. Koemel, Jean-Philippe Chaput, Shantha M. W. Rajaratnam, Peter A. Cistulli, Emmanuel Stamatakis

“…Methods Population-based prospective cohort study of 82,391 adults aged 43 to 79 years from the UK Biobank accelerometry subsample, collected between 2013 and 2015, followed up to 2022. …”
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The effect of the MyBFF@school program on cardiorespiratory fitness in overweight and obese primary schoolchildren: a cluster randomized controlled trial by Abdul Halim Mokhtar, Muhammad Ashaari Kamarudin, Alston Choong, Lakvinder Singh, Vinotha Genisan, Abqariyah Yahya, Ruziana Mona Wan Mohd Zin, Fuziah Md. Zain, Rusidah Selamat, Zahari Ishak, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin

“…Methods Twenty-three out of 1196 government primary schools in central Peninsular Malaysia participated in this cluster-randomized control study. Schoolchildren aged 9–11 years with a body mass index (BMI) z-score greater than + 1 SD (WHO) were eligible for the study. …”
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Unveiling unique effector function-related bulk antibody profiles in long-term hemodialysis patients following COVID-19 mRNA booster vaccination by Chia-Yi Chou, Chung-Yi Cheng, Chih-Hsin Lee, Makoto Kuro-O, Tso-Hsiao Chen, San-Yuan Wang, Yung-Kun Chuang, Yun-Jung Yang, Yun-Hsuan Lin, I-Lin Tsai

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Secular trends of physical fitness for college students in Anhui Province over the past decade by Jianzhong Sun, Hui Liang, Lei Wang, Zhongju Chen, Cunjian Bi, Feng Zhang

“…Methods A total of 58,472 university students aged 16–23 from 16 prefecture-level cities in Anhui province were recruited for this study. …”
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Biologic Therapy and Cardiometabolic Risk in Psoriasis: A Retrospective Review by Annika Smith, Aidin Karahasan, Deborah Yi, Sanjay Yapabandara, James Elhindi, Pablo Fernandez-Penas, Clara Chow, Sarah Zaman

“…Results A total of 200 patients were reviewed, of which 39 had complete data sets. The participants’ ages ranged from 21 to 85 years (mean 51, SD 16.9). …”
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Comparing corn silage with beet pulp silage fed separate or mixed with concentrate in buffalo calves by Abdur Rahman, Ali R. Khan, Muhammad I. Anjum, Zafar Hayat, Muhammad Arshad

“… Twelve male calves of Nili-Ravi buffalo (aged 14 ± 2 months and weighing 133 ± 5 kg) were randomly assigned one of four experimental diets. …”
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Biointegration of soft tissue-inspired hydrogels on the chorioallantoic membrane: An experimental characterization by Manuel P. Kainz, Mathias Polz, Daniel Ziesel, Marta Nowakowska, Muammer Üçal, Sabine Kienesberger, Sophie Hasiba-Pappas, Raimund Winter, Nassim Ghaffari Tabrizi-Wizsy, Sarah Kager, Theresa Rienmüller, Julia Fuchs, Michele Terzano, Christian Baumgartner, Gerhard A. Holzapfel

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Utility of Pulse Oximetry Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) with Incorporation of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure (SpO2∗10/FiO2∗PEEP) for Classification and Prognostication of Patients wit... by Pratibha Todur, Anitha Nileshwar, Souvik Chaudhuri, Nitin Gupta, Srikant Natarajan, Shwethapriya Rao

“…The secondary objective was to determine the cut-off value of S/FP∗10 ratio to predict severe ARDS and survival. Methods. Patients aged 18–80 years on invasive mechanical ventilation (MV) diagnosed with ARDS as defined by the Berlin definition were included. …”
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Personalized genotype markers of the atopic disorders phenotypes in children by V.O. Dytiatkovskyi

“…We recruited 101 patients into the main and 105 into control groups aged from 3 to 18 years old. Patients of the main group suffered from atopic eczema (58 children) and atopic eczema + allergic rhinitis/allergic rhino-conjunctivitis (43 children). …”
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Technologies for Interoperable Internet of Medical Things Platforms to Manage Medical Emergencies in Home and Prehospital Care: Scoping Review by Mattias Seth, Hoor Jalo, Åsa Högstedt, Otto Medin, Bengt Arne Sjöqvist, Stefan Candefjord

“… BackgroundThe aging global population and the rising prevalence of chronic disease and multimorbidity have strained health care systems, driving the need for expanded health care resources. …”
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Effect of General Anesthesia Combined with Transversus Abdominis Plane Block on Postoperative Sleep Disorders in Elderly Patients Undergoing Gastrointestinal Tumor Surgery: A Prosp... by Pu J, Guo C, Xiao Y, Cao Y, Liu Z, Jin Y, Hu Y

“…Jie Pu,1 Chendong Guo,1 Yue Xiao,2 Yanan Cao,1 Zhenhua Liu,3 Yuzhong Jin,3 Yimin Hu4 1Department of Anesthesiology, The Second People’s Hospital of Changzhou, Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, 213003, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Anesthesiology, Sichuan Cancer Hospital, Chengdu, 100062, People’s Republic of China; 3Changzhou Wujin Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Changzhou, 213161, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Skin Diseases (Institute of Dermatology), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Yimin Hu, Department of Anesthesiology, Hospital for Skin Diseases (Institute of Dermatology), Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences & Peking Union Medical College, Nanjing, 210042, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 18951767577, Email guyueym@njmu.edu.cnPurpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of general anesthesia combined with transversus abdominis plane block on postoperative sleep disorders in elderly patients undergoing gastrointestinal tumor surgery.Methods: For elderly patients with gastrointestinal malignant tumors, we recruited 94 patients, aged 65– 80, who were scheduled for radical laparoscopic surgery. …”
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