‘I haven’t met them, I don’t have any trust in them. It just feels like a big unknown’: a qualitative study exploring the determinants of consent to use Human Fertilisation and Embryology Authority registry data in research by Claire Carson, Lisa Hinton, Jenny Kurinczuk, Maria Quigley

“…Perceptions of benefit (to individuals, to wider society) and harm (misuse of data, impact of disclosure on child) influenced consent. …”
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Initial versus Subsequent Injury and Illness and Temporal Trends Among Professional Hockey Players by Chelsea Martin, Allison Lieb, John Tokish, Ellen Shanely, Stefan Kluzek, Gary Collins, Garrett Bullock

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Did selective kinase inhibitors change the management of patients with radioiodine-refractory thyroid cancer? by Tommaso Porcelli, Cristina Luongo, Anna Cerbone, Carmine Di Luccio, Mariantonia Nacchio, Maria Angela De Stefano, Martin Schlumberger, Domenico Salvatore

“…Patients and methods: We extracted data from 69 consecutive patients referred to Federico II University Hospital from September 2016 to September 2024, among whom 44 patients were treated with TKIs as first-line treatment and outside any clinical trial, and form the basis of this report. …”
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Prevalence of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment need in a sample of 12-15-year-old kurdish schoolchildren in Ranyia district by Zana Qadir Omer, Hashem Omer Karim

“…Results: Statistical analysis revealed that 47.1 % of children do not need orthodontic treatment while 52.7% of them have malocclusion with varying treatment needs. The results for DHC of IOTN were: 30.4% of children showed severe and very severe need for treatment, 8.8% were in borderline, 13.5% had a mild need and 47.1% did not need treatment. …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Cost Comparisons of High-Protein Enteral Nutrition Formulas Used in Critically Ill Patients by Matthew C. Bozeman, Laura L. Schott, Amarsinh M. Desai, Mary K. Miranowski, Dorothy L. Baumer, Cynthia C. Lowen, Zhun Cao, Krysmaru Araujo Torres

“…**Objective:** The study goal was to compare healthcare resource utilization (HCRU) and cost between immunonutrition and StdHP using real-world evidence from a large US administrative database. **Methods:** A retrospective cohort study was designed using the PINC AI™ Healthcare Database from 2015 to 2019. …”
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Multimorbidity in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Its Associations With Adverse Cardiovascular Events and Healthcare Costs: A Real-World Evidence Study by Dingwei Dai, Joaquim Fernandes, Xiaowu Sun, Laura Lupton, Vaughn W. Payne, Alexandra Berk

“…Multimorbidity patterns varied considerably across ASCVD patients and by age, gender, and social vulnerability status. …”
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Influence of sowing amount and substrate thickness on the quality of sandy ecological grass blankets by ZOU Jiatong, YU Weijie, ZHANG Zheng, FENG Zhidao, ZHANG Changlin

“…This was done to examine the characteristics of sandy ecological grass blankets under varying conditions of sowing rates and substrate thicknesses, and to holistically assess the quality of the blanket formation. …”
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Capivasertib enhances chimeric antigen receptor T cell activity in preclinical models of B cell lymphoma by Hui-Ju Hsieh, Ryan Urak, Mary C. Clark, Larry W. Kwak, Stephen J. Forman, Xiuli Wang

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EN The combined effect of heating zone length and inclination angle on start-up, transient and operational characteristics of pulsating heat pipe by К. Мане, Є.С. Алексеїк

“…The impact of inclination angle varies with the coolant used; generally, water outperforms methanol and pentane across all orientations. …”
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Evaluation Effective Dose for Patients Undergoing Dental X-Ray Examination by Edrees M. Tahir Nury, Bayan Saber Ibrahim

“…Since the radiation risks for different organs vary with age, exposure and sex. The specific objectives of this study include investigation of ESD using Thermo Luminescent Dosimeter (TLD-100) for patients undergoing dental x-ray examination.Patients and methods: ESD was measured using LiF Thermo Luminescent Dosimeters (TLD- 100) on the skin (either mandibular or maxillary arcs) for all patients. …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Patients With Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Barrett’s Esophagus, and Barrett’s Esophagus-Related Neoplasia in the United States... by Prateek Sharma, Gary W. Falk, Menaka Bhor, A. Burak Ozbay, Dominick Latremouille-Viau, Annie Guerin, Sherry Shi, Margaret M. Elvekrog, Paul Limburg

“…**Conclusions:** Findings suggest the need for early identification of high-risk individuals prior to progression to EAC to potentially improve clinical and economic outcomes in this population.…”
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Involving migrants in the development of guidelines for communication in cross-cultural general practice consultations: a participatory learning and action research project by Chris van Weel, Anne MacFarlane, Maria van den Muijsenbergh, Tomas de Brún, Evelyn van Weel-Baumgarten, Mary O'Reilly-de Brún, Ekaterina Okonkwo, Jean Samuel Bonsenge Bokanga, Maria Manuela De Almeida Silva, Florence Ogbebor, Aga Mierzejewska, Lovina Nnadi

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UK policymaker and expert perspectives on the smoke-free generation policy: a qualitative study by Rachael L Murray, Joanne Morling, Nathan Davies, Tessa Langley, Manpreet Bains

“…Those implementing SFG must carefully consider product coverage and its approach to enforcement.…”
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Effects of falls prevention interventions on falls outcomes for hospitalised adults: protocol for a systematic review with meta-analysis by Anne-Marie Hill, Meg E Morris, David L Carey, Susan C Slade

“…Published reviews have mainly evaluated community settings and residential care facilities. A better understanding of hospital falls and the most effective strategies to prevent them is vital to keeping people safe.Objectives To evaluate the effectiveness of falls prevention interventions on reducing falls in hospitalised adults (acute and subacute wards, rehabilitation, mental health, operating theatre and emergency departments). …”
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Forest restoration efficiency: A comparative analysis of collectively vs. individually managed forests in Nepal by Sony Baral, Saurav Lamichhane, Bir B. Khanal Chhetri, Bikash Adhikari, Kalyan Gauli, Rebecca M Ford

“…However, its impact on the livelihoods of households with varying socio-economic characteristics remains poorly understood, particularly in comparison to individually managed forests of similar type and government ownership. …”
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The mediating role of psychological equilibrium in the relationship between dietary variety and self-reported health among older adults in rural China by Zhaoquan Jiang, Zhaoxu Xu, Mingyue Zhou, Huijun Zhang, Shixue Zhou

“…Therefore, this study aimed to analyze this association in a large-scale general population of rural older adults from China. …”
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We Are on the Verge of Breakthrough Cures for Type 1 Diabetes, but Who Are the 2 Million Americans Who Have It? by Rebecca Smith, Samara Eisenberg, Aaron Turner-Phifer, Jacqueline LeGrand, Sarah Pincus, Yousra Omer, Fei Wang, Bruce Pyenson

“…It also indicates T1DM prevalence tends to vary by income, consistent with several international studies. …”
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A Fourfold Bi-Filter and Permuted Bi-Quad-Wrapper Feature Selection Method for Finding Optimal Moments of Multi-Trajectory Transient Records in Transient Analysis by Seyed Alireza Bashiri Mosavi, Omid Khalaf Beigi

“…Due to kernel-based learning necessity in NTES, embedding the radial basis function (RBF), dynamic time warping (DTW), and polynomial (POL) kernels into dual HCs is on the agenda. …”
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Implementation of a Targeted Technologic Screening Tool to Increase Pneumococcal Vaccine Uptake in Health-System Retail Pharmacies: A Quality Improvement Initiative by Annika Skogg, Alicia Zagel, R. May O'Donnell, Ann Philbrick, Mary Nelson, Allyson Schlichte, Kassie Klasen

“…To respond to PCV undervaccination and help clarify the new guidelines, this project sought to develop a targeted pneumococcal vaccine screening tool and pop-up alert within retail pharmacies across a large health system with the goal of increasing rates of PCV20 vaccination. …”
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Prognostic Factors of IVF&ICSI Cycle Cancellation in Patients with Endometriosis-Related Infertility by Elif Kulahci Aslan, Kiper Aslan, Cihan Cakir, Isil Kasapoglu, Berrin Avci, Baris Ata, Gurkan Uncu

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