Development of a social learning theory-based pressure injury training program for nursing assistants in Chinese nursing homes by Yanxia Guo, Yanxia Guo, Shengnan Yang, Plernpit Boonyamalik, Arpaporn Powwattana, Wen Zhu, Lingxia Xu

“…IntroductionPressure injury (PI) is a significant concern in Chinese nursing homes, particularly in China, especially due to the rapidly aging population. Nursing assistants play a vital role in PI prevention and management but often lack adequate training. …”
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Assessing the Health and Economic Outcomes of a 9-Valent HPV Vaccination Program in the United Kingdom by Kwame Owusu-Edusei, Cody Palmer, Olga Ovcinnikova, Giampiero Favato, Vincent Daniels

“…**Objective:** To estimate and compare the health and economic outcomes of 2 HPV vaccination programs in the UK targeting girls and boys aged 12-13 years from the perspective of the UK National Health Service. …”
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Results of Selective Biochemical Screening for Lysosomal Acid Lipase Deficiency and Sequencing of the <i>LIPA</i> Gene in the Risk Group Patients by S. V. Shtykalova, A. A. Egorova, O. S. Glotov, A. V. Kiselev, I. Yu. Kogan

“…The variety of clinical symptoms and wide range of ages at which symptoms may begin (in the case of cholesteryl ester storage disease) can lead to errors in diagnosis. …”
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Interventional effects of different track and field sports on human cardiovascular function indicators and physiological energy metabolism by Ruibin Jing, Zhengwei Wang, Choi Mee-Seong

“…Method The research subjects were ordinary male students majoring in physical education at a certain university, aged between 18 and 25 years old. A total of 42 people were divided into four sub sample groups: sprint group (10 people), jump group (10 people), long-distance running group (10 people), and regular student group (12 people). …”
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Obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England: a cross-sectional study using the Health Survey for England by Richard G Kyle, Jane Wills, Catherine Mahoney, Louise Hoyle, Muireann Kelly, Iain M Atherton

“…Objective To estimate obesity prevalence among healthcare professionals in England and compare prevalence with those working outside of the health services.Design Cross-sectional study based on data from 5 years (2008–2012) of the nationally representative Health Survey for England.Setting England.Participants 20 103 adults aged 17–65 years indicating they were economically active at the time of survey classified into four occupational groups: nurses (n=422), other healthcare professionals (n=412), unregistered care workers (n=736) and individuals employed in non-health-related occupations (n=18 533).Outcome measure Prevalence of obesity defined as body mass index ≥30.0 with 95% CIs and weighted to reflect the population.Results Obesity prevalence was high across all occupational groups including: among nurses (25.1%, 95% CI 20.9% to 29.4%); other healthcare professionals (14.4%, 95% CI 11.0% to 17.8%); non-health-related occupations (23.5%, 95% CI 22.9% to 24.1%); and unregistered care workers who had the highest prevalence of obesity (31.9%, 95% CI 28.4% to 35.3%). …”
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Exploration of treatment burden through examination of workload and patient capacity during transition onto kidney replacement therapy: a systematic review of qualitative research by Catrin Jones, Ross Cairns, Heather Walker, Silje Welsh, Benjamin Edgar, Karen Stevenson, Bhautesh D. Jani, Patrick B. Mark, David Kingsmore, Katie I. Gallacher

“…Studies were included if meeting the criteria of adults aged 18 or over transitioning for the first time onto any modality of KRT (haemodialysis, peritoneal dialysis or kidney transplantation), using qualitative methodologies to describe any aspect of experiences of healthcare workload or any factors that affect capacity to manage workload were included. …”
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Paleozoic multi-stage magmatism in the Yuka terrane, North Qaidam orogenic belt: mantle modification, tectonic evolution, and geodynamic processes by Yibin Lin, Chengtao Yu, Shuyuan Chen, Sudong Shi, Sangjiancuo Luo, Junaid Khan

“…In this paper, a comprehensive study of mafic-intermediate rocks from the Yuka Terrane in the NQOB suggests that zircon U-Pb dating yielded ages of 471 ± 3 Ma and 438 ± 3 Ma, respectively. …”
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IUENNA – openIng the soUthErn jauNtal as a micro-regioN for future Archaeology: A «para-description» by Hagmann, Dominik, Reiner, Franziska

“…This landscape spans from prehistoric times to the early Middle Ages and encapsulates the diverse Jauntal Valley. …”
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Evaluation of Rivaroxaban Exposure via Anti-Xa Levels During VTE Prophylaxis in Hospitalized Patients by Kaitlin Blotske PharmD, Toral Patel PharmD, BCPS, Toby Trujillo PharmD, FCCP, FAHA, BCPS, Matthew Marlar MLS (ASCP), Stuart Lind MD, Henry Kramer MD, Kathryn Hassell MD, Tyree H. Kiser PharmD, FCCM, FCCP, BCCCP, BCPS

“…Patients were enrolled if they were between the ages of 18-89 years old, received rivaroxaban 10 mg daily, and had active orders for coagulation studies. …”
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The association between digital technology use and depression among older people in China: a moderated mediation model by Qinmei Wu, Wei He, Jinfu Wang, Litao Du, Xiangli Xue, Qiang He, Yang Pan, Si Chen, Xianliang Zhang

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the association among multidimensional (Digital engagement, DE; Digital devices, DD; and Digital purpose, DP) digital technology use and depression in older Chinese, considering social participation as a mediator and physical activity level (PAL) as a moderator.MethodsData on 5,744 participants (aged≥60) were extracted from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study 2020 dataset. …”
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Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Cardiac Patients with Overweight and Obesity by I. V. Logacheva, T. A. Ryazanova, V. R. Makarova, O. V. Surnina

“…A group of 112 men (male)aged 61.2±1.7 diagnosed with the ischemic heart disease (IHD) and stage 1–3 arterial hypertension (AH) were examined during the stationary treatment in the Republican Clinical Diagnostic Centre (Izhevsk, Russia). …”
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Effect of endoscopic sinus surgery on eustachian tube function in adult patients with chronic rhinosinusitis by Mahmoud Atef Abdelghaffar Youssef, Nassim Talaat Nassim, MohamedNourEddin Bashir Alkeeb, Tareq Muhammad Algarf

“…ET function was reevaluated 6 weeks post-operative in the form of an ETDQ-7, Valsalva maneuver, and tympanogram. Results The ages of selected patients ranged from 21 to 45 years old with mean ± SD = 30.98 ± 10.24 years old. 52.5% of patients were males. …”
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Reliability of an Observational Biomechanical Analysis Tool in Adolescent Baseball Pitchers by Steven F DeFroda, Dai Sugimoto, Steven J Staffa, Donald S Bae, Ellen Shanley, Charles A Thigpen, Peter K Kriz

“… # Results Twenty asymptomatic pitchers ages 12-18 years were included. Total ACES scores ranged from 1 to 13, normally distributed. …”
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Return to Play Assessment After Lateral Ankle Sprains – German Male Elite Youth Football (Soccer) Academy Baseline Data by Zacharias Flore, Götz Welsch, Hendrik Bloch

“… # Study Design Observational Cohort study # Methods Baseline data of performance tests (Y-Balance \[YBT-LQ], Heel Rise \[HRT]; Singe Leg Squat \[SLST]; Single Leg Drop Jump \[SLDJ]; Side Hop \[SHT]; Figure of 8 Hop \[F-8]; Modified Agility T-Test \[MAT]) were assessed in 20 elite youth football players, aged 16-21 years. Additionally, the traditional LSI (dividing the result of the non-dominant leg by the result of the dominant leg and multiplying by 100) and directionally corrected LSI (the worst value is divided by the better value and multiplied by 100) were calculated. …”
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Potentially traumatic childbirth experience, childbirth-related post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, and the parent-infant relationship in non-birthing parents by Rebecca Hunter, Leonardo De Pascalis, Kieran Anders, Pauline Slade

“…Participants were non-birthing parents who were present for the birth of their first infant, aged between 6 weeks and 12 months old. Participants were recruited through social media platforms via third-sector organisations, namely Dad Matters; a Home-Start project and The Birth Trauma Association. …”
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Experiences and Perspectives of Medication Information and Use Among Arabic-Speaking Migrant Women in Sweden: A Multistage Focus Group Study by Al Musawi A, Axelsson M, Eriksson T, Rämgård M

“…Arabic-speaking women aged 40– 80 years with chronic illnesses participated in multistage focus group sessions exploring their experiences with medication information from healthcare, medication use, and perspectives on necessary improvements in medication information at hospital discharge. …”
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Sequencing and Integration of Cervical Manual Therapy and Vestibulo-oculomotor Therapy for Concussion Symptoms: Retrospective Analysis by Christopher Kevin Wong, Lauren Ziaks, Samantha Vargas, Tessia DeMattos, Chelsea Brown

“… # Study Design Retrospective longitudinal cohort analysis # Methods Records from a concussion clinic for 38 patients (25 male 13 female, aged 26.9±19.7 years) with post-concussion symptoms due to sports, falls, assaults, and motor vehicle accident injuries were analyzed. …”
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Antecedents to aggression and the use of coercive measures in inpatient mental health settings: a scoping review protocol by Johan Siqveland, Mette Senneseth, Njål Herman E Sterri, Øyvind Lockertsen, Tonje Lossius Husum, Veronica Lockertsen

“…This review seeks to address this gap by systematically mapping the evidence of these antecedents and exploring their relationship, providing a foundation for future research.Inclusion criteria Studies included were those published from 2014 to the present in the English language, focusing on either adult mental health inpatients or mental healthcare professionals aged 18 years or older involved in episodes of aggression or exposure to coercive measures in both acute and long-term inpatient mental health settings. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of intestinal parasitic infections in the Badi indigenous communities of Western Nepal by Jitendra Gautam, Rajendra Prasad Parajuli, Kishor Pandey

“…A total of 205 stool samples were obtained from individuals aged 18–70 years through purposive sampling and preserved in a 2.5% potassium dichromate solution. …”
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Clinical and Economic Outcomes Associated With Use of Liposomal Bupivacaine Versus Standard of Care for Management of Postsurgical Pain in Pediatric Patients Undergoing Spine Surge... by Robert Tracy Ballock, John Seif, Ryan Goodwin, Jennifer H. Lin, Jessica Cirillo

“…**Methods:** Premier Healthcare Database records (January 2015–September 2019) for patients aged 1–17 years undergoing inpatient primary spine surgery were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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