Correlation between Stressful Life Events and Suicidal Ideation among Patients with Schizophrenia in Remission Stage: A Cross-sectional Study by Ashok Silamban, Kailash Sureshkumar, Aravindh Manogaran, Shabeeba Z Kailash

“…Data were collected through a structured questionnaire capturing sociodemographic variables, the Beck’s Suicidal Ideation Scale (BSS), and the Presumptive Life Event Stress Scale (PSLES). …”
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Understanding food choices and promoting healthier food options among online food delivery service users in Australia: a qualitative study by Adyya Gupta, Kathryn Backholer, Catherine E. Huggins, Rebecca Bennett, Gloria K.W. Leung, Anna Peeters

“…Methods This is a qualitative study. In-depth, semi-structured interviews were conducted with English speaking adults living in Victoria, Australia, aged 18 to 45 years who reported using OFDS at least once a month. …”
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Measuring the One Health impacts associated with creating access to veterinary care before and during the COVID-19 pandemic by Sloane M. Hawes, Kaleigh M. O’Reilly, Tess M. Mascitelli, Jordan Winczewski, Romi Dazzio, Amanda Arrington, Kevin N. Morris

“…Integrating community perceptions into One Health assessments is critical to understanding the structural barriers that create disproportionate health outcomes for community members, their pets, and the ecosystems that encompass them, particularly in historically marginalized and under-resourced communities. …”
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Perceptions about hepatitis C and barriers and enablers to screening and treatment among Egyptian immigrants to Canada: a theory-informed qualitative study by Sameh Mortazhejri, Isabella M. Thomas, Andrea M. Patey, Amjad Alghamyan, Curtis Cooper, Sarah Mansour, Smita Pakhale, Justin Presseau, Jeremy M. Grimshaw, Christina Greenaway

“…We used a qualitative-descriptive design guided by the Common-Sense Self-Regulation Model and Theoretical Domains Framework to perform semi-structured interviews with adult immigrants from Egypt (with or without HCV) in Ottawa, Canada. …”
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Designing of a Novel Aerolysin-based Multiepitope Vaccine against Aeromonas hydrophila Isolated from Osphronemus goramy Using Reverse Vaccinology: an in Silico Approaches by Rozi, Wiwiek Tyasningsih, Jola Rahmahani, Eduardus Bimo Aksono, Muchammad Yunus, Mohammad Anam Al-Arif, Suryo Kuncorojati, Rahayu Kusdarwati, Putri Desi Wulan Sari, Mohammad Noor Azmai Amal, Annas Salleh, Nadeem Khanand, Suwarno

“… • In silico simulations demonstrated that the MEV has a strong binding affinity to immune receptors like TLR-4, MHC-I, and MHC-II, indicating its potential to induce robust cellular and humoral immunity. • Structural analysis of the MEV showed a stable 3D conformation, with most residues in favorable regions, ensuring stability during immune activation…”
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Biomechanical Advantages of Novel Duet Screws Plus Bilateral Satellite Rods Fixation in the Correction Surgery for Adult Spinal Deformity by Zhong He, Yi Chen, Zhen Liu, Bo Yang, Benlong Shi, Yu Wang, Zhenhua Feng, Tianyuan Zhang, Xipu Chen, Yong Qiu, Xiaodong Qin, Zezhang Zhu

“…This study aimed to investigate the biomechanical advantages of novel duet screws (multiaxial screws with dual heads) plus satellite rods in ASD correction using finite element models and cadaveric specimens. Methods A lumbar‐pelvis finite element model was constructed, and Von Mises equivalent stress was used to analyze the structural stress under different fixation constructs. …”
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Social vulnerability and genetic service utilization among unaffected BRIDGE trial patients with inherited cancer susceptibility by Jemar R. Bather, Melody S. Goodman, Adrian Harris, Guilherme Del Fiol, Rachel Hess, David W. Wetter, Daniel Chavez-Yenter, Lingzi Zhong, Lauren Kaiser-Jackson, Rachelle Chambers, Richard Bradshaw, Wendy Kohlmann, Sarah Colonna, Whitney Espinel, Rachel Monahan, Saundra S. Buys, Ophira Ginsburg, Kensaku Kawamoto, Kimberly A. Kaphingst, on behalf of the BRIDGE research team

“…Conclusions These results underscore the importance of investigating social and structural mechanisms as potential pathways to increasing genetic testing uptake among patients with increased inherited risk of cancer. …”
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Tacedinaline (CI-994), a class I HDAC inhibitor, targets intrinsic tumor growth and leptomeningeal dissemination in MYC-driven medulloblastoma while making them susceptible to anti... by Arndt Borkhardt, Nan Qin, Stephen T Keir, Darell D Bigner, Allison Cole, Matthias Wölfl, Viktoria Marquardt, Johanna Theruvath, David Pauck, Daniel Picard, Lena Blümel, Mara Maue, Jasmin Bartl, Ulvi Ahmadov, Maike Langini, Frauke-Dorothee Meyer, Joselyn Cruz-Cruz, Claus M Graef, Till Milde, Olaf Witt, Anat Erdreich-Epstein, Gabriel Leprivier, Ulf Kahlert, Anja Stefanski, Kai Stühler, Julia Hauer, Thomas Beez, Christiane B Knobbe-Thomsen, Ute Fischer, Jörg Felsberg, Finn K Hansen, Rajeev Vibhakar, Sujatha Venkatraman, Samuel H Cheshier, Guido Reifenberger, Thomas Kurz, Marc Remke, Siddhartha Mitra

“…Large-scale studies have revealed abnormal cancer epigenomes caused by mutations and structural alterations of chromatin modifiers, aberrant DNA methylation, and histone modification signatures. …”
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Impact of isotype on the mechanism of action of agonist anti-OX40 antibodies in cancer: implications for therapeutic combinations by Junping Jing, Laura Bover, C Ian Mockridge, Kerry L Cox, Mark S Cragg, Tatyana Inzhelevskaya, Chris A Penfold, Vikki English, Jane E Willoughby, Hong Shi, Peter J Morley, Heather Jackson, Roopa Srinivasan, Tom Murray, Axel Hoos, Paul Bojczuk, James Smothers, Niranjan Yanamandra, Lang Dou, Sabyasachi Bhattacharya, Laura Seestaller-Wehr, David Kilian, Kui S Voo, Mel John, Heather Niederer, Andrew J Shepherd, Laura Hook, Stephanie Hopley, Sara J Brett, Christopher Hopson, Elaine Paul, Stephen L Martin

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Pathway analysis of the impact of family function and self-efficacy on depression and anxiety in patients undergoing in vitro fertilization-embryo transfer by Fangliang Zou, Yi Fang, Yanshan Lin, Zikai Feng, Shiying Cai, Jiliang Huang, Shaoyan Zheng, Jue Li

“…Descriptive analysis, Pearson correlation analysis, and multiple linear regression analysis were performed. A Structural Equation Model (SEM) was utilized for pathway analysis to evaluate the direct and indirect influences of family function and self-efficacy on anxiety and depression. …”
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Duration of frontline therapy and impact on clinical outcomes in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients not receiving frontline stem cell transplant by Sikander Ailawadhi, Augustina Ogbonnaya, Sharanya Murty, Dasha Cherepanov, Bridgette Kanz Schroader, Dorothy Romanus, Eileen Farrelly, Ajai Chari

“…Methods Adults with NDMM not undergoing stem cell transplant (SCT) from January 1, 2012 toMarch 31, 2018 from the Integrated Oncology Network were included; 300 were randomly selected for chart review. 1LT DOT, time to next treatment (TTNT), progression‐free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS) were estimated using Kaplan–Meier analysis. Marginal structural models evaluated relationships between DOT and TTNT, PFS, and OS at 2 years accounting for confounders and survival bias from the time‐dependent nature of DOT. …”
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Waist circumference as a parameter in school-based interventions to prevent overweight and obesity - a systematic review and meta-analysis by Antje Kula, Ricarda Brender, Kerstin Melissa Bernartz, Ulla Walter

“…The review gives a qualitative overview over all included studies structured by extracted data. Separate meta-analyses were done for the outcome mean difference in change in waist circumference, measured in cm or reported as z-score value, using an inverse variance random-effects model due to study design. …”
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The Use of Neural Networks in Distance Education Technologies for the Identification of Students by O. A. Kozlova, A. A. Protasova

“…Methods of reviewing scientific literature on the research topic, methods of collecting, structuring and analyzing the information obtained were used as materials and methods.Research results. …”
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Contribution of Protonation to the Dielectric Relaxation Arising from Bacteriopheophytin Reductions in the Photosynthetic Reaction Centers of <i>Rhodobacter sphaeroides</i> by Gábor Sipka, Péter Maróti

“…This was supported by model calculations based on anticooperative proton distribution in the cluster with key residues of GluL212, AspL213, AspM17, and GluH173, and the effect of the polarization of the aqueous phase on electrostatic interactions. …”
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The impact of school bullying on the mental health of boarding secondary school students: the mediating roles of school belongingness and resilience by Xiaoyang Liu, Ling Zhang, Yijin Wu, You Xin, Ye Wang, Xiaoyou Su

“…Participants provided self-reported data based on the structured questionnaire. Descriptive statistics summarized the data, and Chi-square tests, t-tests, and ANOVA were used to examine demographic differences. …”
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Social health insurance, family support, and chronic diseases as determinants of health service utilization among senior citizens in rural Nepal by Sujan Poudel, Anusha Parajuli, Nirmal Duwadi, Bal Krishna Bhatta, Shishir Paudel, Dhurba Khatri, Damaru Prasad Paneru, Yam Prasad Sharma

“…Data were collected using a semi-structured interview schedule based on the Andersen‒Newman behavioral model using the Study on Global Aging and Adult Health (SAGE) questionnaire to assess health service utilization. …”
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Astragaloside IV increases PDHA1 in mesenchymal stem cell exosomes to treat myocardial infarction by Sha Zhongxin, Chen Zhijie, Du Feng, Guo Mei Qin, Zhong Ya, Hu Jinxin, Wei Zhang, Yu Zhenqiu

“…Compared with the sham-operated group, all experimental groups showed significant damage in cardiac structural and functional indices, while AS-IV, MSC-Exo, and MSC-AS-Exo significantly improved the cardiac function in rats with acute myocardial infarction model, especially the AS-IV-treated MSC-exo group showed the best effect. …”
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Priorities for intervention of childhood stunting in northeastern Ethiopia: A matched case-control study. by Sisay Eshete Tadesse, Tefera Chane Mekonnen, Metadel Adane

“…Data were collected by open data kit (ODK) software using a structured questionnaire. Data were analyzed using STATA version 13.0 and WHO (World Health Organization) Anthro 2005. …”
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Accuracy and Precision Evaluation of Image-Based Computer Assisted Surgical System for Total Ankle Arthroplasty by Matthew C. Rueff MSc, Zach Tupper, Matthew Hamilton PhD, Prudhvi Chinimilli, Scott Gulbransen, Laureline Prouvost, Edward T. Haupt MD, Laurent Angibaud, Dipl Ing.

“…Scans of each of the twelve specimens were performed before TAA using a structured light industrial scanner. During the simulated surgery, active trackers were fixed to each specimen’s tibia and talus to allow registration of the anatomical landmarks. …”
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Delays in health care seeking for diarrheal disease and associated factors among caregivers of under five children in health centers of northwest Ethiopia: a mixed-method study by Asnakech Marew, Zenebe Jebero Zaza, Shiferaw Birhanu, Amare Belachew, Tsehaynew Kasse

“…Quantitative data were collected from 374 participants who were selected by systematic random sampling using a structured interviewer-administered questionnaire and chart review. …”
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