Predictors for psychosocial consequences of screening for liver diseases: A data-driven approach. by Urs Alexander Fichtner, Andy Maun, Erik Farin-Glattacker

“…Inconsistent findings from studies, mainly originally from cancer research, are not easily transferable to the context of liver screening. This study aimed to identify predictors of psychosocial consequences in asymptomatic adults screened for early-stage liver cirrhosis, thereby contributing to the current knowledge on screening impact.…”
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Promotive, preventive, and treatment interventions for adolescent mental health in sub-Saharan Africa: A protocol for two scoping reviews including systematic analyses of intervent... by James Steel, Fantacy Twagira, Maaike L Seekles, Angela I Obasi

“…It is important that interventions to address this are rooted in an understanding of the unique local context and culture. Yet, the current use, development, and effectiveness of adolescent mental health interventions in sub-Saharan Africa is unclear. …”
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Large Language Model Applications for Health Information Extraction in Oncology: Scoping Review by David Chen, Saif Addeen Alnassar, Kate Elizabeth Avison, Ryan S Huang, Srinivas Raman

“…ObjectiveThis scoping review aims to map the current landscape, including definitions, frameworks, and future directions of LLMs applied to data extraction from clinical text in oncology. …”
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Pregnancy-related acute kidney injury leads to hypertension, reduced kidney function and cognitive impairment in postpartum rats by Ashley Griffin, Jamie Szczepanski, Shauna-Kay Spencer, Shauna-Kay Spencer, Lucia Solis, Teylor Bowles, Reanna Robinson, Jan M. Williams, Patrick B. Kyle, Kedra Wallace, Kedra Wallace

“…Both hypertensive disorders of pregnancy and Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) outside the context of pregnancy have been associated with an increased risk of developing Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) and cognitive impairment. …”
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Genome-Wide DNA Methylation Analysis during Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow Mesenchymal Stem Cells by Yangyang Cao, Haoqing Yang, Luyuan Jin, Juan Du, Zhipeng Fan

“…We found that the majority of cytosines in a CpG context were methylated in induced BMSCs. Our results also revealed that, along with the induced osteogenic differentiation in BMSCs, the average genomic methylation levels and CpG methylation in transcriptional factor regions (TFs) were increased, the CpG methylation level of various genomic elements was mainly in the medium-high methylation section, and CpG methylation levels in the repeat element had highly methylated levels. …”
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Absence of progression risk of chronic kidney disease in patients with urine protein-creatinine ratio below 500 mg/g: a cohort study with competing risk analysis by Jiang Bai, Lijuan Zhang, Jingkai Di, Wenyu Wang, Yawen Wu, Yun Zhou, Yun Zhou, Yun Zhou

“…The results of the Fine and Gray competing risk survival regression model showed the same trend.ConclusionIn patients with CKD and UPCR levels below 500 mg/g, there was no increased risk of CKD progression associated with the higher proteinuria levels.…”
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What type of leadership is more effective for managing change during force majeure? Achieving organizational effectiveness during the pandemic by Nazia Habib, Shaheryar Naveed, Muhammad Mumtaz, Rabia Sultana, Shoaib Akhtar

“…Moreover, the effectiveness of TL significantly increased and the same decreased for EL during COVID-19. …”
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PROTOCOL: The Application of Information and Communication Technologies in Physical Activity Interventions for Breast Cancer: A Scoping Review Protocol by Xin Chen, Maaz Imam, Yutong Yi, JJ Pionke, Lixcy Vega, Anna Arthur, Jessie Chin, Chungyi Chiu

“…The focus of the scoping review is guided by the mnemonic PCC (Population, Concept, Context) recommended by the JBI Manual for Evidence Synthesis. …”
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In Search of Law in Women’s and Gender Studies: Toward Critical Womanist Legal Studies by Mark Kessler

“…It also assesses the extent to which legal studies are evidenced in current published works in WGS journals and emphasizes how an increased emphasis on such scholarship permits researchers to usefully explore significant concerns in the field, including the operation of power and privilege, possible interventions in dominant cultural discourses, and legal constructions of intersecting roles of race, gender, class, and sexuality. …”
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Feasibility of cognitive testing and ecological momentary assessments using smartphones in middle aged and older adults with insomnia by Sara Ghadimi, Jason Ereso, Alexander J. Kaula, Nick Taptiklis, Francesca Cormack, Cathy Alessi, Jennifer L. Martin, Joseph M. Dzierzewski, Arash Naeim, Sarah Kremen, Tue Te, Constance H. Fung

“…We assessed the feasibility of self-administered cognitive testing via smartphone apps for collecting in-moment, in-context data about a person’s current state (ecological momentary assessment, EMA). …”
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Validation of the Mild Behavioral Impairment Scale (MBI-S) for brief self-assessment of Mild Behavioral Impairment in people without dementia by Paula Hinkl, Elmar Graessel, Nicolas Rohleder, Peter Landendoerfer, Thomas Kuehlein, Natascha Lauer, Anna Pendergrass

“…Abstract Background Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI) and Mild Behavioral Impairment (MBI) are important constructs in the context of cognitive decline. MBI can be assessed with the Mild Behavioral Impairment Checklist (MBI-C). …”
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Intravesical instillation-based mTOR-STAT3 dual targeting for bladder cancer treatment by Dae Hoon Lee, Jung Ki Yoo, Ki Hwan Um, Wootae Ha, Soo Min Lee, Junseong Park, Min Jeong Kye, Jungyo Suh, Jin Woo Choi

“…Graphical Abstract The current investigation introduces an innovative conceptualization of bispecific short hairpin RNA (bs_shRNA) tailored for the equilibrated modulation of dual genes within a singular cellular context. …”
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Knowledge of Preconception Healthcare and Associated Factors: A Study among Mothers in Jinka Town, Southern Region, Ethiopia by Kassahun Fikadu Tesema, Tamirat Cheneka, Alemayehu Alemu, Mekonen Feyissa, Birhanu Birkaye, Hafiza Mohammed, Eleni Kidu, Getahun Wegaso, Biresaw Wasihun

“…Preconception healthcare is promising to improve the reproductive health status of women and couples if they receive care three months to two years before conception. In the current context of Ethiopia, however, preconception healthcare is overlooked in the continuum of care. …”
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THE IMPACT OF THE USE OF BIOFUELS ON CO2 EMISSIONS AT THE LEVEL OF EUROPEAN COUNTRIES FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF ABSOLUTE DECOUPLING by Valentina SIMION, Liviu MARCUTA, Maricel CAZACU, Nicolae MINEA, Camelia HODOAȘAN

“…Decoupling economic growth from CO2 emissions completely is still a key goal of sustainability programs. According to the current research, nations with faster energy transitions and advanced technologies typically see a sharper decoupling, meaning that real GDP growth is attained without a rise in greenhouse gas emissions. …”
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Gaps in Hospice and Palliative Care Research: A Scoping Review of the North American Literature by Rebecca Antonacci, Carol Barrie, Sharon Baxter, Sarah Chaffey, Srini Chary, Pamela Grassau, Chad Hammond, Mehrnoush Mirhosseini, Raza M. Mirza, Kate Murzin, Christopher A. Klinger

“…To determine what gaps currently exist in hospice and palliative/end-of-life care research within the context of a North American setting to ensure that future directions are grounded in appropriate evidence. …”
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Strategies for adaptation of Russian commercial banks to innovative technologies by O. S. Solenaya

“…All banking innovations have a significant impact on the current business models of commercial banks, increasing the efficiency of their activities and at the same time the level of competition both in the banking sector and in the financial markets as a whole…”
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The Institution of Mediation in the Legislation of the Republic of Kazakhstan: Prospects for Regional Adaptation by N. S. Chimarov, S. Yu. Chimarov

“…The presence of a stable and often conservative system of judiciary organizations is not fully compatible with the ever-increasing volume of cases, the complexity of which is also naturally increasing. …”
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Transition to the sustainable supply chains: (on the example of PJSC Uralkali) by Strimovskaya Anna, Ryumkina Kseniya, Presnyakova Olga

“…Logistics as a tool for increasing the competitiveness of enterprises deserves special attention from the point of view of not only increasing the efficiency of business processes and reducing costs, but also reducing the anthropogenic impact on the environment. …”
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Reducing Delivery Times by Utilising On-Site Wire Arc Additive Manufacturing with Digital-Twin Methods by Stefanie Sell, Kevin Villani, Marc Stautner

“…The increasing demand for smaller batch sizes and mass customisation in production poses considerable challenges to logistics and manufacturing efficiency. …”
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Sources and mechanisms of combined heavy-metal and antibiotic resistance traits in bacteria by Claudia ȚUGUI, Edina SZEKERES, Andreea BARICZ

“…Nowadays, antibiotic resistance poses a great threat to the health of the individuals worldwide. In this context, scientific interest on how bacteria adapt in stress-related environmental conditions like those enriched in heavy metals and how the heavy-metal adaptive mechanism influence the antibiotic resistance is increasing. …”
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