Baseline variables associated with subsequent HIV seroconversion among gay, bisexual and other men who have sex with men and transgender women: a prospective, multicenter PrEP demo... by Carlos F. Caceres, Heather Pines, Kelika A. Konda, Annick Borquez, Ronaldo Moreira, Iuri Leite, Pedro Amparo, Marcelo Cunha, Thiago S. Torres, Juan V. Guanira, Jean-Pierre Jirón, Brenda Hoagland, Heleen Vermandere, Marcos Benedetti, Hamid Vega, Carlos M. Benites, Cristina Pimenta, Beatriz Grinztejn, Valdiléa Veloso, J. David Urbaez-Brito, Polyana d’Albuquerque, Claudio Palombo, Paulo Ricardo Alencastro, Raquel Keiko de Luca Ito, João L. Benedetti, Fabio V. Maria, Paula M. Luz, Lucilene Freitas, Kim Geraldo, Monica Derrico, Sandro Nazer, Tania Kristic, Renato Girade, Renato Lima, Antônio R. Carvalho, Carla Rocha, Pedro Leite, Marcio Lessa, Marilia Santini-Oliveira, Daniel R.B. Bezerra, Cleo de Oliveira Souza, Jacinto Corrêa, Marcelo Alves, Carolina Souza, Camilla Portugal, Mônica dos Santos Valões, Gabriel Lima Mota, Joyce Alves Gomes, Cynthia Ferreira Lima Falcão, Fernanda Falcão Riberson, Luciano Melo, Talita Andrade Oliveira, Agnaldo Moreira Oliveira Júnior, Bruna Fonseca, Leonor Henriette Lannoy, Ludymilla Anderson Santiago Carlos, João Paulo Cunha, Sonia Maria de Alencastro Coracini, Thiago Oliveira Rodrigues, Emília Regina Scharf Mettrau, Kelly Vieira Meira, Heder Tavares, Ana Paula Nunes Viveiros Valeiras, Taiane Miyake Alves de Carvalho Rocha, Alex Amorim, Patrícia Sabadini, Luiz Gustavo Córdoba, Caio Gusmão, Erika Faustino, Julia Soares da Silva Hansen, Agatha Mirian Cunha, Neuza Uchiyama Nishimura, Jaime Eduardo Flygare Razo Prereira Santos, Aline Barnabé Cano, Willyam Magnum Telles Dias, Magô Tonhon, Tania Regina Rezende, Alex Gomes, Eloá dos Santos Rodrigues, Maria das Dores Aires Carneiro, Alexandre Castilho, Mariana Carvalho, Dulce Diaz-Sosa, Centli Guillen-Diaz-Barriga, Lorena Hernández, Rebeca Robles, Maria Elena Medina-Mora, Marcela González, Ivonne Huerta Icelo, Araczy Martinez Davalos, José Gomez Castro, Luis Obed Ocampo Valdez, Fernanda Ramírez Barajas, Verónica Ruiz González, Galileo Vargas Guadarrama, Israel Macías, Jehovani Tena Sánchez, Juan Pablo Osuna Noriega, H. Rodrigo Moheno M, Jorge M. Bernal Ramírez, Víctor Dante Galicia Juarez, Gerardo Vizcaíno, Francisco Javier Arjona, Gino Calvo, Silver Vargas, Oliver Elorreaga, Ximena Gutierrez, Fernando Olivos, Damaris Caviedes, Daniella Adriazola, Eduardo Juárez, Gabriela Mariño, Jazmin Qquellon, Francesca Vasquez, Jean Pierre Jiron, Sonia Flores, Karen Campos

“…Summary: Background: Ongoing implementation of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) in Latin America should consider lessons learned from implementation projects such as ImPrEP (Brazil/Mexico/Peru, 2018–2021). …”
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Modifiable determinants of older adults’ physical activity and sedentary behavior in community and healthcare settings: a DE-PASS systematic review and meta-analysis by Simone Ciaccioni, Sofie Compernolle, Maren Lerfald, Federico Palumbo, Floriana Fadda, Ginevra Toma, Selcuk Akpinar, Katja Borodulin, Emine Caglar, Greet Cardon, Murat Cenk Celen, Joanna Cieślińska-Świder, Cristina Cortis, Andrea Di Credico, Murat Emirzeoğlu, Andrea Fusco, Daniel Gallardo Gómez, Linn Marita Hagen, Ayda Karaca, Mohammed Khudair, Marianna De Maio, Paul Jarle Mork, Livia Oddi, Kandianos Emmanouil Sakalidis, Petru Sandu, Sevil Turhan, Wei Wang, Melda Pelin Yargıç, Ekaterina Zotcheva, Laura Capranica, Ciaran MacDonncha, Linda Ernstsen

“…Moderator analyses were performed to investigate the role of implementation setting. Standardized between-group mean difference (SMD) with 95% confidence interval (CI) was used to indicate effect sizes. …”
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Metabolic Flexibility to Predict Lifestyle Interventions Outcomes (MEPHISTO): Protocol for Predictive Validation Study and Randomized Controlled Trial by Monika Ludlova, Kateřina Koudelková, Jitka Pallova, Barbora Koudelkova, Michaela Siklova, Monika Cahova, Tomas Vetrovsky, Michal Steffl, Jan Gojda

“… BackgroundWeight loss is a cornerstone of obesity treatment and diabetes mellitus type 2 (T2D) prevention, but its implementation in clinical practice is limited by its perceived burden and variability in response. …”
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Evaluating Groundwater Quality to Determine the Feasibility of Modern Irrigation Techniques (Case Study: Bam-Narmashir Plain) by Hadi Dehghan, Maryam Safavi, Somayeh Galdavi, Mohammad Naderianfar

“…In the new methods, such as drip irrigation, it is important to examine the EC, the pH level of the water, and the presence of cations and anions, as these factors can contribute to the clogging of drippers. …”
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Healthcare provider and patient perspectives on COVID-19 vaccination among persons with HIV, hypertension, and/or Diabetes mellitus at two regional referral hospitals in Uganda by Brian Beesiga, Asiphas Owaraganise, Florence Mwangwa, Winnie Muyindike, Jaffer Okiring, Elijah Kakande, Joan Nangendo, Susan Nayiga, Jane Kabami, Cecilia Akatukwasa, Moses R. Kamya, Fred C. Semitala

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Does governance affect non-performing loans? Empirical evidence of Indonesian banks by Ahmad Nurkhin, Fachrurrozie, Anna Kania Widiatami, Satsya Yoga Baswara, Christian Wiradendi Wolor

“…The research findings provide a comprehensive understanding of the effect of bank-specific factors on NPLs, offering timely and important insights for the banking industry. …”
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Bayesian feedback in the framework of ecological sciences by Mario Figueira, Xavier Barber, David Conesa, Antonio López-Quílez, Joaquín Martínez-Minaya, Iosu Paradinas, Maria Grazia Pennino

“…However, this depends on several factors, including the spatial range and the spatial arrangement of the sampling locations.…”
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Impact of parallel construction schemes on the stability of surrounding rock in closely spaced multi-line tunnels by LIU Li, ZHANG Zheng, LIU Jun, OU Chen, ZHAO Yingbo, ZHAO Futian

“…ObjectivesClosely spaced multi-line tunnels are widely used in rail transit engineering but pose challenges due to complex construction procedures and numerous influencing factors during excavation. Therefore， it is crucial to design a rational parallel excavation scheme for closely spaced multi-line tunnels.MethodsThis study evaluates two parallel excavation schemes with different excavation sequences by establishing a three-dimensional finite element numerical simulation model. …”
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Nutrition related non-communicable diseases and sugar sweetened beverage policies: a landscape analysis in Zambia by Mulenga M. Mukanu, Safura Abdool Karim, Karen Hofman, Agnes Erzse, Anne-Marie Thow

“…These include a more inclusive consultation process for policy formulation and comprehensive monitoring of risk factors.…”
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CORRECTION OF DYSLIPIDEMIA: HISTORICAL ASPECT AND MODERN PERSPECTIVE ON THE PROBLEM (REVIEW, PART I) by Dmytro D. Diachuk, Galina Z. Moroz, Oleksandr M. Tkalenko

“…The analysis and generalization of scientific articles, guidelines and recommendations on the justification and implementation of the appointment of hypolipidemic drugs for the treatment and prevention of cardiovascular diseases (CVD) was carried out. …”
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Market transformations: gas conversion as a blueprint for net zero retrofit by Aaron Gillich

“…This paper situates the gas conversion process as a market transformation problem and studies the factors that characterised its successful implementation. …”
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Occurrence and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Profile of Salmonella Isolates from Animal Origin Food Items in Selected Areas of Arsi Zone, Southeastern Ethiopia, 2018/19 by Minda Asfaw Geresu, Behailu Assefa Wayuo, Gezahegne Mamo Kassa

“…Catering establishments, protective clothing, source of contamination, manner of hand washing, and money handling were among the putative risk factors that were significantly associated (p<0.05) with Salmonella spp. occurrence. …”
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Rethinking: Timely Access to Comprehensive Sexual and Reproductive Health Education within the Context of Seasonal Migration in the Urban Slum of the Greater Accra Region, Ghana—A... by Ransford Kwaku Afeadie, Emmanuel Ayetey Appiah

“…Abstract Background Although comprehensive sexuality education (CSE) is widely recognised as a key strategy for improving adolescent sexual and reproductive health and rights, significant gaps remain in its implementation, especially among out-of-school migrant adolescents affected by seasonal internal migration. …”
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SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY IN THE CONTEXT OF COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT OF THE ELDERLY by N. Ye. Rak, O. V. Pasevych, V. B. Hrytsiv, O. I. Fitel

“…Over the past decade, many social projects have been implemented in Ukraine within the cooperation of governmental and non-governmental organizations, the private sector and international foundations to enhance the participation of elderly people in the society. …”
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Patient knowledge and acceptance of the upcoming automatic substitution of biological medicines in community pharmacies: survey of Finnish patients with inflammatory bowel disease... by Essi Elisabeth Alanne, Emma Aarnio, Kari Linden, Johanna Timonen, Katri Hämeen-Anttila

“…Abstract Background Automatic substitution of biological medicines in community pharmacies is among the policy measures to contain increasing pharmaceutical costs, with gradual implementation starting in Finland in 2024. It is important to study patient knowledge of biological medicines, biosimilars, and substitution, as they have an impact on the success of automatic substitution. …”
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Incorporating Behavioral Adaptation of Human Drivers in Predicting Traffic Efficiency of Mixed Traffic: A Case Study of Priority T-Intersections by Nagarjun Reddy, Narayana Raju, Haneen Farah, Serge Hoogendoorn

“…This research investigates how mixed traffic factors affect human-driven vehicles (HDV) gap acceptance behavior at a priority T-intersection. …”
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Benefit or Coercion: the Perception of Compulsory Service Programs by Doctors Who Are Employed on the Periphery by Ekaterina Aleksandrovna Sharepina, Aleksandra Konstantinovna Lomanova

“…However, the results of the program's implementation remain controversial. Similar foreign programs are classified either as financial incentives for doctors to work in remote areas or as coercive measures. …”
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Development of a predictive model for post-surgical chronic pain: a retrospective analysis of calcaneal fracture patients by Shibo Zhai, Shuo Zhang, Xinzhe Ma, Yongchao Gong, Zhiyong Hou, Wei Chen, Lijie Ma

“…This tool provides valuable guidance for clinicians in conducting individualized risk assessments and implementing targeted preventive strategies.…”
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Association between early-pandemic food assistance use and subsequent food security trajectories among households in Washington State during the first three years of the COVID-19 p... by James H Buszkiewicz, Ashley S Tseng, Jane Dai, Alan Ismach, Shawna Beese, Sarah M Collier, Marie L Spiker, Jennifer J Otten

“…We descriptively examined sociodemographic factors linked to each food security trajectory and food assistance use pattern. …”
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Cognitive Agent-Based Modeling to Optimize Complex Project Management Under Uncertainty by Liliana M. Pantoja-Rojas, Marco A. Alzate-Monroy, Vactor H. Medina-Garcaa, Luis G. Moreno-Sandoval

“…This paper presents an agent-based simulation model with cognitive elements, developed to explore strategies for managing complex projects under uncertainty. The model was implemented using NetLogo, which provided a matrix-structured environment where agents&#x2014;identified as assigners and workers&#x2014;interact based on factors such as expertise level, intensity of collaboration, frequency of task rotation, and workload balance. …”
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