Interventions to enhance mental health outcomes of persons with schizophrenia during the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review by Sudaporn Stithyudhakarn, Penpaktr Uthis, Trieu Van Nhat

“…Eligible studies included experimental (randomized controlled trials and quasi-experimental studies) and non-experimental (observational) designs investigating the effects of interventions on mental health outcomes in PLWS aged 18 years and older. …”
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Air Pollution Mediates the Association between Human Mobility and COVID-19 Infection by Kang Lo, Nguyen Thanh Tung, Chih-Da Wu, Huynh Nguyen Xuan Thao, Hoang Ba Dung, Tran Phan Chung Thuy, Hsiao-Chi Chuang

“…Our findings suggest that the nationwide restrictions (social distancing measures) may reduce human mobility and activities, which was associated with a decrease in confirmed COVID-19 cases due to the mediating effects of air pollution. Reductions in human mobility and air pollution could be effective measures for controlling COVID-19 transmission.…”
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Metabolic Disruptions in Zebrafish Induced by α-Cypermethrin: A Targeted Metabolomics Study by Hang-Ji Ok, Ji-Woo Yu, Jung-Hoon Lee, Eun-Song Choi, Jong-Hwan Kim, Yoonjeong Jeon, Won Noh, Sung-Gil Choi, Jeong-Han Kim, Min-Ho Song, Ji-Ho Lee

“…Acute toxicity was first determined to establish sublethal exposure concentrations (0.15 µg/L and 1.5 µg/L), followed by a 48 h exposure under a controlled flow-through system. GC-MS/MS-based analysis quantified 395 metabolites, and multivariate statistical models (principal component analysis (PCA) and partial least square-discriminant analysis (PLS-DA)) revealed clear dose-dependent metabolic alterations at two time points. …”
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Feasibility trial of an unguided ultra-brief online psychological intervention within an online mental health clinic: The “things you do” intervention by Ram P. Sapkota, Alayna Gretton, Andrew Wilhelms, Madelyne A. Bisby, Blake Dear, Nick Titov, Heather D. Hadjistavropoulos

“…Linear mixed-effects models examining within-group changes found significant reductions in depression (d = 0.80) and anxiety (d = 0.65) from pre- to post-intervention, with effects maintained at follow-up. …”
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Blue light-emitting diode phototherapy presents in vitro efficacy against distinct Leishmania species and is therapeutic against tegumentary leishmaniasis in BALB/c mice by Breno Luiz Pimenta, Breno Luiz Pimenta, Daniela Pagliara Lage, Camila Simões de Freitas, Danniele Luciana Vale, Karolina Oliveira de Melo Falcão, Saulo Samuel Gonçalves Dias, Raquel Soares Bandeira Câmara, Isabela Amorim Gonçalves Pereira, Ana Luiza Silva, Lauro de Assis Duarte Júnior, Lauro de Assis Duarte Júnior, Miguel Angel Chavez-Fumagalli, Rodrigo Fernando Bianchi, Eduardo Antonio Ferraz Coelho, Eduardo Antonio Ferraz Coelho, André Talvani, André Talvani

“…In in vivo experiments, L. amazonensis-infected BALB/c mice were treated with AmpB, blue LED alone, combination of blue LED plus AmpB, or saline as a control. Animals treated with blue LED, particularly in combination with AmpB, exhibited significant reductions in parasite loads in infected tissues such as lesions, spleens, livers, and draining lymph nodes, as confirmed by limiting dilution assays and qPCR. …”
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Lonafarnib Protects Against Muscle Atrophy Induced by Dexamethasone by Sanghoon Bae, Van‐Hieu Mai, Seyoung Mun, Dalong Dong, Kyudong Han, Sunghyouk Park, Jung Keun Hyun

“…Methods We utilized in vitro models with C2C12 myotubes treated with DEX and in vivo models with Caenorhabditis elegans and DEX‐treated Sprague–Dawley rats. …”
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Identification, Geographical Traceability, and Thermal Oxidation and Photodegradation Studies of Camellia Oil Based on Raman Spectroscopy by Boxue Chang, Jingyue Huang, Qingli Xie, Yinlan Ruan, Rukuan Liu

“…A unique peak at 1525 cm⁻¹, observed in samples from Gongcheng, Guangxi, was associated with carotenoids and served as a potential marker for geographical traceability. MCR-ALS modeling revealed significant reductions in the 1650 cm⁻¹ and 1525 cm⁻¹ peaks when temperatures exceeded 150 °C, indicating degradation of unsaturated fatty acids and carotenoids. …”
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Geographical inequalities in use of improved drinking water supply and sanitation across Sub-Saharan Africa: mapping and spatial analysis of cross-sectional survey data. by Rachel L Pullan, Matthew C Freeman, Peter W Gething, Simon J Brooker

“…Spatially explicit logistic regression models were developed and fitted within a Bayesian framework, and used to predict coverage at the second administrative level (admin2, e.g., district) across SSA for 2012. …”
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Concurrent photocatalytic degradation of organic pollutants using smart magnetically cellulose-based metal organic framework nanocomposite by Nora A El-Mahdy, Sayed RH El-Gharkawy, Magda A Akl

“…The uptake capacity of DAC@PdA@FM toward organic dyes as TBO,  CV, and E110 from water, achieving reductions of 988.75, 1242.5, and 497 mg/g, respectively, within short time frames.The kinetic and isotherm studies were best fitted by PSO and the Langmuir models due to the higher correlation coefficient (R2 ≥ 0.999) and the lower error functions. …”
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Efficacy of Inactivated Bivalent SARS-CoV-2 Vaccines Targeting Ancestral Strain (ERAGEM), Delta, and Omicron Variants by Busra Kaplan, Shaikh Terkis Islam Pavel, Muhammet Ali Uygut, Merve Tunc, Yesari Eroksuz, Ilhami Celik, Esma Eryilmaz Eren, Gulay Korukluoglu, Ates Kara, Aykut Ozdarendeli, Hazel Yetiskin

“…Complete survival (100%) was observed in all the vaccinated groups post-challenge, with no detectable viral titers in the lungs and substantial reductions in the nasal turbinate viral loads compared to the unvaccinated controls. …”
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Systematic review and network meta-analysis of retinal imaging biomarkers in neurodegenerative diseases: Correlation with brain changes by Farzaneh Nikparast, Zohreh Ganji, Hoda Zare, Nooshin Akbari-Sharak

“…Methods: We conducted an NMA using random-effects models to assess retinal layer thickness changes in Alzheimer's disease (AD) and mild cognitive impairment (MCI). …”
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Fecal microbiota transplantation alters the proteomic landscape of inflammation in HIV: identifying bacterial drivers by Claudio Díaz-García, Elena Moreno, Alba Talavera-Rodríguez, Lucía Martín-Fernández, Sara González-Bodí, Laura Martín-Pedraza, José A. Pérez-Molina, Fernando Dronda, María José Gosalbes, Laura Luna, María Jesús Vivancos, Jaime Huerta-Cepas, Santiago Moreno, Sergio Serrano-Villar

“…We fitted generalized additive models to evaluate the dynamics of protein expression. …”
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Predicting motor and cognitive outcomes from MRIs of brain structure in children with acquired brain injury: A pilot study by Alex M. Pagnozzi, Kerstin Pannek, Jurgen Fripp, Simona Fiori, Roslyn N. Boyd, Stephen Rose

“…Results: These regression models were validated on a separate test set (n = 8 of the ABI cohort), which revealed significant correlations between measures of brain structure with motor, cognitive, visual and communicative function (r = 0.65–0.85, all p < 0.01). …”
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Retention of clients in HIV oral pre-exposure prophylaxis care in Engela, Namibia by Kristiana Kosmas, Enos Moyo, Mbuzeleni Hlongwa, Perseverance Moyo, Tafadzwa Dzinamarira, Anna Shilunga

“…Background: Namibia has made tremendous progress in controlling the HIV epidemic. The progress has resulted in significant incidence and AIDS-related mortality reductions. …”
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The global burden of smoking-related prostate cancer from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2031 by Qian Cai<sup>‡<sup>, Bohao Liu<sup>‡<sup>, Chen Zou<sup>‡<sup>, Huabin Su, Xiao Zhao, Fang Jia, Xiaoyang Li, Weian Zhu, Yun Luo

“…Methods Using Global Burden of Disease (GBD) 2021 data, we analyzed agestandardized rates (ASRs) and estimated annual percentage changes for mortality, years lived with disability (YLDs), years of life lost (YLLs), and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) across different age groups, sociodemographic index (SDI) levels, regions, and countries, employing hierarchical clustering and autoregressive integrated moving average (ARIMA) modeling. Results From 1990 to 2021, global smoking-related prostate cancer burden declined, with annual reductions in ASRs for mortality, YLLs, and DALYs, while YLDs initially increased before declining. …”
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The effects of internet self-health management on patients with chronic disease multimorbidity: a 4-year longitudinal study by Yuyang Wang, Qiang Hu, Botian Chen, Defu Ma

“…Binary logistic regression models were employed to identify factors influencing multimorbidity management outcomes.ResultsThe prevalence of multimorbidity at baseline in this study was 7.9%. …”
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Gastroenteritis Therapies in Developed Countries: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Stephen B Freedman, Dion Pasichnyk, Karen J L Black, Eleanor Fitzpatrick, Serge Gouin, Andrea Milne, Lisa Hartling, Pediatric Emergency Research Canada Gastroenteritis Study Group

“…Analyses employed random effects models.<h4>Results</h4>31 trials (4,444 patients) were included. …”
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Photodynamic versus white light-guided treatment of non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: a study protocol for a randomised trial of clinical and cost-effectiveness by John Norrie, Graeme Maclennan, Luke Vale, Alison McDonald, Craig Ramsay, Zafer Tandogdu, Rebecca Lewis, Anne Duncan, Steven Penegar, Jing Shen, John D Kelly, Robert Pickard, James N Dow, Hugh Mostafid, Paramananthan Mariappan, Ghulam Nabi, Joanne Creswell, Henry Lazarowicz, John McGrath, Ernest Taylor, Emma Clark, Rakesh Heer

“…If reductions in time to recurrence is associated with long-term patient benefits, the cost-effectiveness evaluation will provide further evidence to inform adoption of the technology. …”
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Enhancing Attention Network Spatiotemporal Dynamics for Motor Rehabilitation in Parkinson’s Disease by Guangying Pei, Mengxuan Hu, Jian Ouyang, Zhaohui Jin, Kexin Wang, Detao Meng, Yixuan Wang, Keke Chen, Li Wang, Li-Zhi Cao, Shintaro Funahashi, Tianyi Yan, Boyan Fang

“…The identified brain spatiotemporal neural markers were validated using machine learning models to assess the efficacy of MIRT in motor rehabilitation for PD patients, achieving an average accuracy rate of 86%. …”
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Enhancing Airport Traffic Flow: Intelligent System Based on VLC, Rerouting Techniques, and Adaptive Reward Learning by Manuela Vieira, Manuel Augusto Vieira, Gonçalo Galvão, Paula Louro, Alessandro Fantoni, Pedro Vieira, Mário Véstias

“…Traffic states are encoded and processed through Q-learning algorithms, enabling intelligent phase activation and responsive control strategies. Simulation results confirm that the proposed system enables more balanced green time allocation, with reductions of up to 43% in vehicle-prioritized phases (e.g., Phase 1 at C1) to accommodate pedestrian flows. …”
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