Studying the Digital Intervention Engagement–Mediated Relationship Between Intrapersonal Measures and Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Adherence in Sexual and Gender Minority Youth: Second... by Michael P Williams, Justin Manjourides, Louisa H Smith, Crissi B Rainer, Lisa B Hightow-Weidman, Danielle F Haley

“…For this secondary analysis, 140 participants were eligible (retained at follow-up, received DHI condition in primary RCT, and completed trial data). Participants earned US currency for daily use of P3 and lost US currency for nonuse. …”
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Insulinoterapia: conhecimento e práticas utilizadas por portadores de diabetes mellitus tipo 2 [Insulin therapy: knowledge and practices used by patients with type 2 diabetes melli... by Maria Albertina Rocha Diógenes, Ana Karen Pereira de Souza, Izabela Peixoto Cavalcante, Lúcia Claudiana Oliveira Lopes, Matilde Maria Campos Barroso Rebello

“…Descriptive study carried out with 55 subjects in a reference institution in Diabetes and Hypertension in Fortaleza-CE, Brazil, from August to October 2010. For data collection we used semi-structured interview. …”
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A medicalização e patologização na perspectiva das mulheres transexuais: acessibilidade ou exclusão social [The medicalization and pathologization in the perspective of transgender... by Janaina Pinto Janini, Rosângela da Silva Santos, Octavio Muniz da Costa Vargens, Luciane Marques de Araújo

“…Method: descriptive, qualitative research with 40 transsexual women, performed between December 2016 and April 2017, using semi-structured interviews. Data were submitted to content analysis. …”
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Fecal microbiota transplants (FMT) of three distinct human communities to germ-free mice exacerbated inflammation and decreased lung function in their offspring by Ivon A. Moya Uribe, Hinako Terauchi, Julia A. Bell, Alexander Zanetti, Sanket Jantre, Marianne Huebner, S. Hasan Arshad, Susan L. Ewart, Linda S. Mansfield

“…Thus, we largely rejected our hypotheses because data supported multiple pro-inflammatory allergy agonists functioning in a community-wide fashion to impair lung function in the absence of antagonistic anti-inflammatory taxa. …”
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Molecular epidemiologic characteristics and pretreatment drug resistance of HIV-1 in young and middle-aged first-diagnosed infections, 2019–2021 in Pudong New Area, Shanghai by Yan TANG, Jingjing LANG, Qiuli XU, Huiqin FU, Panpan CHEN, Lipeng HAO

“…Demographic and epidemiologic data were collected through structured in-person interviews. …”
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Advancing Heart Valve Replacement: Risk Mitigation of Decellularized Pulmonary Valve Preparation for Its Implementation in Public Tissue Banks by Rodríguez Martínez JI, Castells-Sala C, Piteira AR, Montagner G, Trojan D, Martinez-Legazpi P, Acosta Ocampo A, Fernández-Santos ME, Bermejo J, Jashari R, Pérez ML, Agustí E, Tabera J, Vilarrodona A

“…The present study aims to document the work performed for the safe implementation in public tissue banks of a new decellularization method for human pulmonary heart valves, based on previous risk evaluation.Methods: After assessing new preparation method associated risks, using EuroGTP-II methodologies, an extensive array of in vitro studies were defined to validate the new technique, mitigate the risks and provide quality and safety data.Results: Initial evaluation of risks using EuroGTP II tool, showed Final Risk Score of 23 (high risk), and four studies were devised to mitigate identified risks: (i) tissue structure integrity; (ii) cell content; (iii) microbiological safety; and (iv) cytotoxicity evaluation in final tissue preparation. …”
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Genomic characterization of three marine fungi, including Emericellopsis atlantica sp. nov. with signatures of a generalist lifestyle and marine biomass degradation by Ole Christian Hagestad, Lingwei Hou, Jeanette H. Andersen, Espen H. Hansen, Bjørn Altermark, Chun Li, Eric Kuhnert, Russell J. Cox, Pedro W. Crous, Joseph W. Spatafora, Kathleen Lail, Mojgan Amirebrahimi, Anna Lipzen, Jasmyn Pangilinan, William Andreopoulos, Richard D. Hayes, Vivian Ng, Igor V. Grigoriev, Stephen A. Jackson, Thomas D. S. Sutton, Alan D. W. Dobson, Teppo Rämä

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Striving to integrate self-management into daily life: a qualitative meta-synthesis of the perspectives and experiences from head and neck cancer survivors by Hao Zhang, Li Yin, Qing Yang, Aiping Wang, Linyu Xu, Jianxia Lyu

“…Two researchers independently screened the literature and performed quality assessments using the Joanna Briggs Institute qualitative research evaluation tool. Subsequently, data extraction was conducted to collect pertinent information. …”
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Aborto en Melilla: barreras de océano y frontera by Eva Estévanez Jiménez, Maite Cruz Piqueras

“…The study was guided by a theoretical framework that focuses on barriers to abortion access and sexual and reproductive rights. The collected data was analyzed using content analysis and categorized based on key dimensions of the study. …”
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Post-conflict nutritional status of school-age children in North Wollo zone, Northeast Ethiopia: a multi-center cross-sectional study by Zelalem Dejazmach, Birtukan Gizachew Ayal, Woldeteklehaymanot Kassahun, Getinet Kumie, Muluemebet Kassa, Berihun Mulu Yayeh, Seada Seid Ahmed, Abebe Worku Gela, Habtu Debash, Selamawit Ayalew, Asmamaw Ameshe, Abebaw Alamrew, Mulu Shiferaw Asfaw, Sefineh Fenta feleke, Melese Abate Reta

“…Methods Cross-sectional study was conducted from April to May 2022 within the community, involving 584 school-age children. Socio-demographic data was collected through a structured questionnaire, and anthropometric measurements were transformed into indices using the World Health Organization’s Anthro-software. …”
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PRECISION MEDICINE IN CLL: TREATMENT BASED ON MOLECULAR PROFILES by Esra Terzi Demirsoy

“…The current international consensus defines ''undetectable'' MRD as U-MRD4, though some studies report data at MRD5 or lower levels. Currently, MRD is associated with disease prognosis and is utilized to adjust the duration of treatment. …”
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Thoracolumbar fascia ultrasound shear strain differs between low back pain and asymptomatic individuals: expanding the evidence by Norio Tomita, Marie-Hélène Roy-Cardinal, Boris Chayer, Stacey Daher, Ameer Attiya, Aline Boulanger, Nathaly Gaudreault, Guy Cloutier, Nathalie J. Bureau

“…Cumulated (C|ShS|L) and maximum (Max|ShS|L) shear strain parameters were computed from radiofrequency data, and TLF thickness was measured on reconstructed B-mode images. …”
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Trends in the epidemiology of diabetic retinopathy in Russian Federation according to the Federal Diabetes Register (2013–2016) by Dmitry V. Lipatov, Olga K. Vikulova, Anna V. Zheleznyakova, Mikhail А. Isakov, Elena G. Bessmertnaya, Anna A. Tolkacheva, Timofey A. Chistyakov, Marina V. Shestakova, Ivan I. Dedov

“…Trend of new DR cases/per year increased: T1 153,2→187,8; T2 99,7→114,9. The structure of new cases of DR in 2016: non-proliferative stage (T1 71,4%, T2 80,3%), pre-proliferative stage 16,4%, 13,8%, proliferative 12,1%, 5,8%, terminal 0,2%, 0,1%, respectively, these data indicated the earlier detection of DR. …”
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PROPERTIES OF NEW SALTS OF 2-(5-(ADAMANTANE-1-YL)-4-R-1,2,4-TRIAZOLE-3-YLTIO)ACETIC ACIDS IN THE GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST by V. M. Odyntsova, Ye. S. Pruhlo, O. I. Panasenko, Ye. H. Knysh

“…The reliability of intergroup differences in experimental data was set by means of the Student's t-test. We used 3 levels of statistical significance of differences of research results - p <0.05; p <0.01; and p <0.001. …”
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“I love your brand! I engage with you, and I do online brand-related activities (COBRAs)”: the role of brand value by Sandra Castro-González, Belén Bande, Pilar Fernández-Ferrín

“…Design/methodology/approach – The study analysed data from 404 Spanish consumers using structural equation modelling and the PROCESS package in SPSS to test hypotheses, including mediation and moderation effects. …”
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Atletismo: iniciação esportiva de acordo com atletas olímpicos brasileiros (Atletismo: iniciación deportiva según atletas olímpicos brasileños) (Athletics: sports initiation accord... by Isabelle Plociniak Costa, André Felipe Caregnato, José Francisco López-Gil, Fernando Renato Cavichiolli

“…Methodology: A qualitative research was carried out using the technique of semi-structured interviews, and the data obtained were grouped based on the precepts of the «content analysis» method. …”
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Preparing for the Implementation of Long-Acting Injectable Cabotegravir for HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Within the Brazilian Public Health System (ImPrEP CAB Brasil): Qualitative... by M Cristina Pimenta, Thiago Silva Torres, Brenda Hoagland, Mirian Cohen, Claudio Gruber Mann, Cristina M Jalil, Eduardo Carvalheira, Lucilene Freitas, Nilo Fernandes, Debora Castanheira, Marcos Benedetti, Julio Moreira, Keila Simpson, Roberta Trefiglio, Gabrielle O’Malley, Valdilea G Veloso, Beatriz Grinsztejn

“…FGDs were recorded, transcribed, systematically coded, and analyzed with thematic categorization by trained researchers using a qualitative data analysis program ATLAS.ti (version 7). …”
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Attitudes, Perceptions, and Factors Influencing the Adoption of AI in Health Care Among Medical Staff: Nationwide Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Qianqian Dai, Ming Li, Maoshu Yang, Shiwu Shi, Zhaoyu Wang, Jiaojiao Liao, Zhaoji Li, Weinan E, Liyuan Tao, Yi-Da Tang

“… BackgroundArtificial intelligence (AI) has demonstrated transformative potential in the health care field; yet, its clinical adoption faces challenges such as inaccuracy, bias, and data privacy concerns. As the primary operators of AI systems, physicians and nurses play a pivotal role in integrating AI into clinical workflows. …”
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Construction of a preoperative emotional state and postoperative intra-abdominal pressure based prediction model for early enteral feeding intolerance in postoperative patients wit... by Yingying Xu, Qiongyuan Hu, Dandan Pei, Yin Zhang, Huanhuan Zhu, Yan Hui, Wenxian Guan, Meiling Xu, Li Chen

“…Internal and external validation of the model were performed on the training set and validation set data, respectively, including plotting the area under the curve (AUC) of the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve and calibration curves to assess the differentiation and calibration of the prediction model. …”
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Percepção de mulheres casadas sobre o risco de infecção pelo hiv e o comportamento preventivo [Married women’s perceptions of hiv infection risk and preventive behavior] by Leonardo Gomes de Figueiredo, Richardson Augusto Rosendo da Silva, Ilisdayne Thallita Soares da Silva, Karla Gardênia Silva Souza, Francisca Francineide Andrade da Silva

“…The participants were 60 women users of a primary health care facility in Santa Cruz, Rio Grande do Norte. Data were collected through semi-structured interview between June and October 2010, and analyzed using thematic analysis.The analysis revealed three categories: transmission of HIV/AIDS, vulnerability to HIV/AIDS and prevention of HIV/AIDS, with discourse demonstrating that gender relations are evident in marital and sexual issues, and contribute to women’s submission to their partners. …”
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