The science behind the lifesum app: an intervention design analysis by Signe Svanfeldt, Chris Seth, Marcus Gners, Andreas Blomqvist

“…This was an intervention design analysis, designed to describe the theoretical model and intervention theory used to create the Lifesum app in its current embodiment. A pragmatic theoretical model describing behaviour change in the context of healthy eating was devised based on findings in literature. …”
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Lipidomic markers of obesity and their dynamics after bariatric surgery by T. V. Saprina, A. S. Bashirova, V. V. Ivanov, S. I. Pekov, I. A. Popov, S. R. Bashirov, E. A. Vasilyeva, O. A. Pavlenko, D. V. Krinitskii, M. Chen

“…Currently available studies and their results suggest that we are only at the very start of studying this promising biomedical field.…”
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Physicians’ experiences of assessing and supporting fatigued patients in primary care: a focus group study by Conrad Samuelsson, Lisa Gunnarsson, Frank Svärdman, Christian Rück, Elin Lindsäter

“…Abstract Background Fatigue is a common symptom in primary healthcare, affecting 10–30% of patients, and is associated with increased healthcare consumption and functional disability. …”
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CircPWWP2A promotes renal interstitial fibrosis through modulating miR-182/ROCK1 axis by Qian Huang, Kaiyi Zhong, Jiali Wei

“…In the present study, we demonstrated a significant increase of circPWWP2A in renal tubular cells both in vivo and in vitro models of renal fibrosis. …”
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The role of community health workers in addressing the global burden of ear disease and hearing loss: a systematic scoping review of the literature by James O'Donovan, Misha Verkerk, Niall Winters, Shelly Chadha, Mahmood F Bhutta

“…We performed a systematic scoping review to identify evidence on how CHWs are currently deployed in the prevention, screening, diagnosis, treatment and management of ear disease and hearing loss; methods to train and support CHWs in this context; and cost-effectiveness of CHWs.Methods We performed a systematic search of the literature from September 1978 to 18 March 2018 from 11 major databases and the grey literature.Results We identified 38 original studies that met the inclusion criteria, taking place across South Asia (n=13), Oceania (n=7), North America (n=7), South America (n=6) and Africa (n=5). 23 studies showed CHWs can increase community participation in screening. …”
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Investigation of Heat and Mass Transfer in the Process of Fuel Preparation from Biomass Particles with High Moisture by A. V. Mitrofanov, O. B. Kolibaba, R. N. Gabitov, D. A. Dolinin, S. V. Vasilevich

“…Currently, in a number of countries an urgent task for development of fuel and energy complexes is to increase the share of generation by involving solid fuels in circulation. …”
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Pilot observational cohort study to determine whether waveform and flow traces from mechanical insufflation–exsufflation (MI-E) can be used to identify laryngeal responses to MI-E... by Stephanie K Mansell, Swapna Mandal, Amar Shah, Francesca Gowing, Rhiannon Parry, Charlotte Greenfield, Yogesh Bhatt

“…Currently, the only method for assessing this is via nasal endoscopy while using MI-E. …”
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Rate of detection of endocrine diseases in children in the practice of a family doctor by I. I. Redko, E. N. Chakmazova

“…Currently, there is a tendency to increase the prevalence of endocrine pathologists in all age groups of the children's population of Ukraine. …”
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M1 macrophages – unexpected contribution to tumor progression by Olga V. Kovaleva, Madina A. Rashidova, Vasiliy V. Sinyov, Olga S. Malashenko, Alexei Gratchev, Alexei Gratchev

“…In this review, we examine the complex, context-dependent function of M1 macrophages and reassess current strategies aimed at enhancing their cytotoxicity. …”
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Ukrainian-Polish Relations Through the Prism of Scientific Schools of International Relations by Tetiana Yelova, Antonina Shulіak

“…Scholars increasingly emphasize the EU’s role as a normative power that influences partner countries through a strategy of conditionality, often referred to as the “carrot and stick” approach. …”
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Methodology for Managing Financial Resources in Credit Institutions by A. G. Mikheev

“…The current state of credit and banking sector is characterized by high competition between credit institutions, taking place in context of increasing business volatility. …”
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PSG-Pair: A Psychological Snapshot Guided Model for Improved Query-Response Pairing in Psychological Wellness Communities for University Students by Yongsheng Ma, Xianhui Sun, Aiqun Ma

“…Additionally, while the current evaluation metrics adequately reflect the retrieval and pairing capabilities, there is a need for the development of more tailored evaluation systems to assess models within the unique context of psychological wellness support for university students. …”
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Evaluating Generative AI in Mental Health: Systematic Review of Capabilities and Limitations by Liying Wang, Tanmay Bhanushali, Zhuoran Huang, Jingyi Yang, Sukriti Badami, Lisa Hightow-Weidman

“…ObjectivesThis systematic review aims to evaluate the current capabilities of generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) models in the context of mental health applications. …”
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Exploring voluntary sector specialist services for victim-survivors of sexual violence in England: the PROSPER co-production study by Caroline Bradbury-Jones, Sarah Damery, Kirsten Fruin, Clare Gunby, Jenny Harlock, Lucy Hebberts, Louise Isham, Anne-Marie Jones, Fay Maxted, Amelia Mighty, Priti Parmar, Laura Patterson, Jason Schaub, Fee Scott, Harriet Smailes, Debs Smith, Julie Taylor

“…However, from a less positive viewpoint, we identified a complex patchwork of services across statutory and VSS organisations that victim-survivors can struggle to naviagte. Within the VSS context, a concerning feature is the pressurised environment (e.g. high caseloads, rising demand, higher client need) and working with increasing complexity in clients’ lives. …”
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Direct and Indirect Methods for Studying Human Gut Microbiota by V. T. Ivashkin, O. S. Medvedev, E. A. Poluektova, A. V. Kudryavtseva, I. R. Bakhtogarimov, A. E. Karchevskaya

“…Aim: To review the main methods of intestinal microbiota studying.Key points. Currently, molecular genetic methods are used mainly for basic research and do not have a unified protocol for data analysis, which makes it difficult to implement them in clinical practice. …”
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Review: Application of Protein-Based Raw Materials in Health Foods in China by Hao Duan, Gaigai Liu, Jiaqi Liu, Zhuoye Wang, Shuyuan Bao, Xinyue Chang, Wenjie Yan

“…Raw protein materials are beneficial for human health, so they are being increasingly used in health foods. In recent years, there has been more and more research on and applications of raw protein materials, but few teams have conducted a detailed review of the application status of raw protein materials in China’s health foods, the basis for their compliance and use, and the research on their health care functions. …”
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The Impact of brain-gut microbiota composition on depression by Aleksander Ptasiński, Marta Targońska, Oskar Targoński, Adrianna Madej, Adrian Suława, Julia Furgalska, Sebastian Fedorowicz, Aneta Basiak, Rafał Niekurzak, Agnieszka Buczek

“…., bacterial taxa), the substances produced in the gut can have a positive or negative impact on brain function regulation, thus contributing to an increased risk of depression symptoms or to their alleviation and remission. …”
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The specificity and flexibility of l1 reverse transcription priming at imperfect T-tracts. by Clément Monot, Monika Kuciak, Sébastien Viollet, Ashfaq Ali Mir, Caroline Gabus, Jean-Luc Darlix, Gaël Cristofari

“…Second, L1 RNP can tolerate terminal mismatches if they are compensated within the 10 last bases of the primer by an increased number of matching nucleotides. All terminal mismatches are not equally detrimental to DNA extension, a C being extended at higher levels than an A or a G. …”
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Semantic approaches for query expansion: taxonomy, challenges, and future research directions by Azzah Allahim, Asma Cherif, Abdessamad Imine

“…Of late, semantic query expansion techniques have attracted increased interest among researchers since these techniques offer more pertinent and practical results to the users. …”
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The Impact of the Fibrinolytic System on the Outcomes of Thrombolytic Therapy by R. E. Kalinin, E. A. Klimentova, I. A. Suchkov, A. A. Egorov, A. S. Pshennikov

“…The use of fibrinolytic drugs during thrombolysis induces activation of the procoagulative component of hemostasis in the form of increased activity of thrombin, prothrombin fragments 1.2 and the thrombin-antithrombin III complex in response to excessive fibrinolysis caused by this treatment method. …”
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