Sources and Health Risks of PM2.5-bound PAHs in a Small City along with the “Clean Heating” Policy by Zhiyong Li, Ziyuan Yue, Jixiang Liu, Zhen Zhai, Jianwei Meng, Lei Wang, Jihong Wei, Dingyuan Yang, Ailian Hu, Wenjia Zhu, Ning Ding, Xiaoxia Lu, Chunhao Lin

“…The far lower PAHs in this study than those of small cities before CH implementation indicated the CH effectiveness. Higher diagnostic ratios (DRs) of FA/(FA + PY), BaA/(BaA + CHR), and IP/(IP + BgP) in the HS were in agreement with the increased coal/biomass usage. …”
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A domain-based framework for cognitive profile identification in Parkinson’s disease across diverse samples by Elvira Andújar-Castillo, Carla Carrillo-Molina, Fernando Alonso, Fernando Alonso, Clara Villanueva-Iza, Clara Villanueva-Iza, Gustavo Fernández-Pajarín, Gustavo Fernández-Pajarín, Angel Sesar, Angel Sesar, Isabel Jiménez-Martín, Isabel Jiménez-Martín, Juan Francisco Martín-Rodriguez, Juan Francisco Martín-Rodriguez, Juan Francisco Martín-Rodriguez, Maria Jesús Lama, Pablo Mir, Pablo Mir, Pablo Mir, Elena Perez-Hernandez, Cristina Nombela Otero

“…IntroductionParkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by motor symptoms and heterogeneous cognitive impairments influenced by factors such as age, disease duration, and severity. …”
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Thyroiditis and human blood metabolites: A mendelian randomization study by Shao Lijie, Liu Siqi, Song Yongfu, Han Shaoyu, Ma Yue, Kunpeng Yang, Zhang Jingbin, Qi Bingxue, Guo Yan, Lu Xiaodan

“…Background: The risk factors for thyroiditis, an inflammatory disease with a complex etiology, remain poorly understood. …”
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Revisión de artrodesis subtalar por no unión: a propósito de un caso by Gregorio Verschae, MD, Valentín Val, MD, Vicente Alba, MD, Andrés Cáceres, MD, Sebastián Pavez, MD, Nicolás Cid, MD

“…Identification of risk factors, both systemic and local, along with proper surgical planning, are essential in preventing complications. …”
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Exploring the prevalence and association between nutritional status and asymptomatic malaria in Rwanda among under-5 children: a cross-sectional analysis by Aline Uwimana, Annie Robert, Ayman Ahmed, Hélène Alexiou, Nadine Rujeni, Patrice D. Cani, Jean-Paul Coutelier, Léon Mutesa, Amandine Everard

“…Specifically, the study assessed the prevalence of undernutrition and asymptomatic malaria infection in relation to implemented policies and the link between stunting, wasting, underweight, and asymptomatic malaria infections. …”
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The global burden of polycystic ovary syndrome, endometriosis, uterine fibroids, cervical cancer, uterine cancer, and ovarian cancer from 1990 to 2021 by Wei-Zhen Tang, Qin-Yu Cai, Kang-Jin Huang, Wei-Ze Xu, Jia-Zheng Li, Yun-Ren Pan, Hong-Yu Xu, Yi-Fan Zhao, Ting-He Sheng, Zhi-Mou Li, Tai-Hang Liu, Ying-Bo Li

“…The burden associated with gynecological diseases was analyzed based on the Socio-demographic Index (SDI) and attributable risk factors. The Estimated Annual Percentage Change (EAPC) and its 95% Confidence Interval (CI) were used to assess temporal trends in burden. …”
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An Interdisciplinary Ecosystem for the Prevention of Cardiotoxicity in Older Patients With Breast Cancer: Protocol for a Prospective and Multicentric Study by Gaia Giulia Angela Sacco, Ketti Mazzocco, Anastasia Constantinidou, Andri Papakonstantinou, Davide Mauri, Grigorios Kalliatakis, Manolis Tsiknakis, Domen Ribnikar, Dorothea Tsekoura, Valantis Aidarinis, Kalliopi Keramida, Panagiotis Oikonomopoulos, Athos Antoniades, Cameron Brown, Federica Rizzi, Anca Bucur, Elsa Pacella, Georgia Karanasiou, Daniela Cardinale, Carlo Cipolla, Elisabetta Munzone, Dimitrios Fotiadis, Giuseppe Curigliano, Gabriella Pravettoni

“… BackgroundOver 50% of newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer are aged ≥65 years. Due to age-related factors and the presence of comorbidities, these patients are particularly vulnerable to developing cardiac toxicity associated with cancer treatments, which may lead to suboptimal interventions and undertreatment, resulting in poorer health outcomes, quality of life (QoL) deterioration, and increased health care costs. …”
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Healthcare models, quality indicators and quality of care in the management of patients with chronic kidney disease in Spain: Results from the CARABELA-CKD initiative by Mercedes Salgueira, Pedro Ruiz, Jesús Ignacio Diago, Manuel Pérez Maraver

“…Background and objectives: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) poses a significant public health challenge worldwide and its prevalence is rising due to aging populations and increasing risk factors. The CARABELA-CKD initiative aims to address CKD management inefficiencies. …”
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Light-based therapies and radiodermatitis by Talita Oliveira de Lima, Karina Alexandra Batista da Silva Freitas, Karen Aline Batista da Silva, Maria Fernanda Setúbal Destro Rodrigues, Thais Barbosa dos Santos, Illora Aswinkumar Darbar Shimozato, Christiane Pavani, Rebeca Boltes Cecatto

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Study on Innovative Practices to Promote Girls’ Retention and Transition to Secondary and Higher Learning Institutions in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Ayiga, Natal, Adyanga, Francis Akena, Akello, Jacqueline

“…Establish the adoption and status of implementation of school reentry policy and/or guidelines; and 4. …”
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Improving health-promoting workplaces through interdisciplinary approaches. The example of WISEWORK-C, a cluster of five work and health projects within Horizon-Europe by Deborah De Moortel, Michelle C Turner, Ella Arensman, Alex Binh Vinh Duc Nguyen, Víctor Gonzalez

“…Self-reported work-related health problems and risk factors. https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/statistics-explained/index.php?…”
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The influence of patient self-efficacy on value co-creation behavior and outcomes in chronic disease management: a cross-sectional study by Jiamin Tang, Jie Jia, Yuan Gao, Weixiao Yu, ZhengNan Meng, Hailong Zhu, Xianhong Huang

“…This approach was used to examine the current conditions and factors influencing value co-creation outcomes among community-dwelling patients with chronic diseases. …”
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Numerical study on the mechanism of shear performance degradation of thawing glacial debris by Qiujie MENG, Yixiang SONG, Da HUANG, Wenzhu MA, Zhu ZHONG

“…Subsequently, a strength degradation law governing the degradation law is implemented through the development of the VUSDFLD subroutine in Abaqus. …”
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Exploring Virtual Reality-Based Reminiscence Therapy on Cognitive and Emotional Well-Being in People with Cognitive Impairments: A Scoping Review by Susanna Pardini, Riccardo Calcagno, Anna Genovese, Elio Salvadori, Oscar Mayora Ibarra

“…This review draws extensively on qualitative findings across the included studies to better capture contextual factors, user experiences, facilitator roles, and barriers to usability. …”
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Relationship between the Bolsa Família national cash transfer programme and suicide incidence in Brazil: A quasi-experimental study. by Daiane Borges Machado, Elizabeth Williamson, Julia M Pescarini, Flavia J O Alves, Luís F S Castro-de-Araujo, Maria Yury Ichihara, Laura C Rodrigues, Ricardo Araya, Vikram Patel, Maurício L Barreto

“…<h4>Background</h4>Socioeconomic factors have been consistently associated with suicide, and economic recessions are linked to rising suicide rates. …”
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Genomic and molecular characterization of a ceftazidime-avibactam resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae strain isolated from a Chinese tertiary hospital by Yanye Tu, Hui Gao, Feng Wang, Rongqing Zhao, Shiyong Chen, Yanzi Chang, Hong Li

“…The findings underscore the urgent need for implementing comprehensive antimicrobial resistance surveillance programs and strengthening infection control measures to mitigate the dissemination of IncX3-type plasmids harboring bla NDM−5 in healthcare settings. …”
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Values and professional identity of student-age population by I. A. Koch, В. A. Orlov

“…The value structure and professional preferences of young people transformed by external causes, their recognition of the acquired profession and their role in the implementation of their own life plans were analysed in a comprehensive manner. …”
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Leveraging Promotional Strategies to Enhance Hospital Influence on Social Media: Cross-Sectional Study by Xinyun Zhong, Yiyuan Ma, Haiyue Yu

“…In addition, robustness checks were implemented to validate the stability of the main findings. …”
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Coupled coordination relationship and enhancement path between digital economy and essential public health services in China by Kunyu Chen, Kunyu Chen, Qunshan Tao, Qunshan Tao, Yang Wang, Yang Wang, Zili Ding, Zili Ding, Rui Fu, Rui Fu

“…However, existing policy frameworks exhibit significant shortcomings in the design of cross-system collaborative governance tools and regional adaptability, thereby constraining the implementation effectiveness of the “digital health” strategy.MethodsThis study constructs an evaluation index system for the digital economy and essential public health services based on panel data from 30 Chinese provinces from 2012 to 2021. …”
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Integrative hydrologic modelling of soil and water conservation strategies: a SWAT-based evaluation of environmental resilience in the Merguellil watershed, Tunisia by Taoufik Hermassi, Fathia Jarray, Waad Tlili, Issam Achour, Mohamed Mechergui

“…Variations in recharge percentages across subbasins reflect the nuanced responses influenced by anthropogenic and natural factors. Erosion hotspots were identified using sediment yield (SY) data. …”
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