Health-Related Quality of Life and its Determinants Among Patients Undergoing Hemodialysis at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Western Province, Sri Lanka by H. T. P. U. Piyasena, W. G. P. Sandeepani, M. P. S. Ruwanthika, S. G. C. D. Wijesinghe, D. K. M. De Silva, K. A. Sriyani

“…These findings underscore the necessity for targeted interventions that address both medical and psychosocial aspects of care to enhance the HRQOL of CKD patients undergoing HD in Sri Lanka.…”
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Transcriptome Profiling Reveals Genetic Basis of Muscle Development and Meat Quality Traits in Chinese Congjiang Xiang and Landrace Pigs by Jiada Yang, Qiaowen Tang, Chunying Sun, Qiuyue Li, Xiaoyu Li, Lu Hou, Yi Yang, Kang Yang

“…RNA sequencing was performed on muscle tissues from ten individuals of each breed, generating 874.5 million raw reads with an average mapping rate of 89.3% to the pig reference genome. (3) Results: Transcriptional profiling revealed distinct expression patterns with 785 genes exclusively expressed in CX pigs and 457 genes unique to LAN pigs, while 7099 co-expressed genes were shared by both breeds. …”
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Global burden and risk factors of peptic ulcer disease between 1990 and 2021: An analysis from the global burden of disease study 2021. by Wende Hao, Chaoyue Zheng, Zhenjun Wang, Huachong Ma

“…Understanding the global burden of PUD and its contributing risk factors is essential for developing targeted prevention strategies. Therefore, our research aimed to comprehensively evaluate the epidemiological characteristics and associated risk factors of PUD, thereby providing evidence to support policymakers in formulating appropriate health policies.…”
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The effect of an economic empowerment and relationship strengthening intervention on food insecurity among couples living with HIV in Malawi by Joshua Kiyingi, Fred M. Ssewamala, Torsten B. Neilands, Scott Tebbetts, Nancy Mulauzi, James Mkandawire, Amy A. Conroy

“…Results The mean age of participants at baseline was 43.4 years, with 78.2% reporting primary education. On average, couples had been married for 13.8 years. …”
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Predictors of blood pressure control among patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study in a Nigerian tertiary health facility by Ugbe Maurice-Joel Ugbe, Ido Edem Ukpeh, Margaret Inemesit Akpan, Peter Bassey Enyievi, Nelson Chukwudi Osuchukwu, Ekpenyong Eyo Bassey, Smith Bakumor Yolo

“…Blood pressure was measured twice using a mercury sphygmomanometer, with averages recorded.Results The average age of participants was 55.46 years±12.91. …”
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Global Burden, Trends, and Inequalities of <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infections from 1990 to 2021 and Projections to 2040: A Systematic Analysis by Zhihui Chen, Jing Wu, Xiangru Ye, Jialin Jin, Wenhong Zhang

“…The projected rise in CDI burden among older adults through 2040 underscores the urgent need for targeted interventions and strategic planning.…”
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STEMI under fire: evaluating management and challenges in a warzone amidst the 2023 Israeli conflict by Vladimir Zeldetz, Sagi Shashar, Carlos Cafri, David Shamia, Tzachi Slutsky, Noa Fried Regev, Naif Abu Abed, Dan Schwarzfuchs

“…These findings highlight the need for targeted patient education to ensure prompt care during conflicts and improve confidence in hospital safety and availability.…”
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Spatial Prediction of Soil Total Phosphorus in a Karst Area: Comparing GWR and Residual-Centered Kriging by Laimou Lu, Penghui Li, Liang Zhong, Mingbao Luo, Liyuan Xing, Chunlai Zhang

“…By utilizing spatially adaptive weighting, GWRK and its residual-centered kriging method improve soil TP’s prediction accuracy and smoothness in karst areas, providing a reference for targeted soil conservation and sustainable agricultural practices in spatially complex karst environments.…”
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Effects of home- and gym-based resistance training on glycemic control in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus—a systematic review and meta-analysis by Magnus Bärg, Veronica Idiart-Borda Polotto, Stefanie Geiger, Steffen Held, Christian Brinkmann

“…Abstract Background Targeting skeletal muscle mass and quality through resistance training (RT) may be a particularly promising approach for treating metabolic diseases. …”
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Synchrony on the reef: how environmental factors shape coral spawning patterns in Acropora corals in the Maldives by Kate Sheridan, Margaux A.A. Monfared, Simon P. Dixon, Amelia J.F. Errington, Thomas Le Berre

“…This knowledge will be beneficial for the management of reef systems in the Maldives following a global bleaching event, due to increased reliance on targeted conservation measures to retain diversity and re-populate degraded reefs, such as in-situ larval settlement. …”
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Analysis of Water-Food-Energy-Ecological-Environment Coupling Coordination and Influencing Factors at Lincang City of Yunnan Province Based on Sustainable Development Goals by Zou Yongna, Cheng Qingping, Ren Yitong, Jin Hanyu

“…All counties and districts still need to actively implement and take relevant targeted measures to continuously optimize relevant policies and measures that promote WFEEc coupling and coordinated development level of all counties and districts, while strongly promoting the steady implementation and gradual improvement of policies for the development model of one characteristic industry at a county. …”
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Global, regional, and national burdens of Clostridioides difficile infection over recent decades: a trend analysis informed by the Global Burden of Disease Study by Jianmei Zhou, Jie Zhu, Pengyue Zhang, Chunhui Tao, Xiaodan Hong, Zhenhua Zhang

“…The higher mortality and disability risks, particularly among older adults, children under 5, and in high socio-demographic index regions, highlight the urgent need for targeted public health interventions and policy adjustments to address these vulnerabilities and reduce the impact of CDI on global health.…”
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Self-reported knowledge and difficulties towards palliative care among healthcare professionals in rural China: a cross-sectional study by Junwei Niu, Min Feng, Changhui Song, Hui Xie

“…Conclusions This study highlights critical gaps in rural China’s PC services, including inadequate training, limited focus on spiritual needs and death education, and disparities in insurance coverage. Targeted training programs in healthcare professionals and policy reforms are urgently needed to improve PC quality and accessibility in rural areas.…”
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Global ischemic heart disease burden attributable to kidney dysfunction from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2050: results from the global burden of disease study 2021 by Meng Xia, Yingchao Shi, Hongtao Zhu, Yanan Ji

“…Projection to 2050 highlights a rising burden, necessitating prioritized resource allocation, enhanced health literacy, and evidence-based prevention targeting high-risk populations.…”
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Validation of SOLPS-ITER and EDGE2D-EIRENE simulations for H, D, and T JET ITER-like wall low-confinement mode plasmas by N. Horsten, M. Groth, V.-P. Rikala, B. Lomanowski, A.G. Meigs, S. Aleiferis, X. Bonnin, G. Corrigan, W. Dekeyser, R. Futtersack, D. Harting, D. Reiter, V. Solokha, B. Thomas, S. Van den Kerkhof, N. Vervloesem

“…Both experiments and simulations with SOLPS-ITER and EDGE2D-EIRENE show that the onset of detachment for the low-field side (LFS) divertor – defined here as the line-averaged upstream density (〈ne〉edge) at which the plasma flux to the LFS target (ILFS−plate) starts to decrease with increasing 〈ne〉edge – is independent of the isotope mass. …”
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Few-shot object detection for pest insects via features aggregation and contrastive learning by Shuqian He, Shuqian He, Biao Jin, Biao Jin, Xuechao Sun, Wenjuan Jiang, Wenjuan Jiang, Jiaxing Gu, Fenglin Gu

“…These challenges are compounded by the typically small size of pest targets and complex environmental conditions. To address these limitations, this study proposes a novel few-shot object detection (FSOD) method leveraging feature aggregation and supervised contrastive learning (SCL) within the Faster R-CNN framework. …”
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Healthy Lifestyle Program (HeLP) for low back pain: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Steven J Kamper, Emma K Robson, Simon Davidson, Priscilla Viana da Silva, Amanda Williams, Rebecca K Hodder, Hopin Lee, Alix Hall, Connor Gleadhill, Christopher M Williams

“…There are few high-quality randomised controlled trials that investigate the effects of targeting lifestyle risk factors in people with chronic low back pain.Methods and analysis The aim of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a Healthy Lifestyle Program (HeLP) for low back pain targeting weight, physical activity, diet and smoking to reduce disability in patients with chronic low back pain compared with usual care. …”
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Bidirectional Dielectric Barrier Discharge (DBD) Plasma Generator for Radar Cross Section (RCS) Reduction of Dihedral Corner Reflector in <italic>X</italic>-Band by Changseok Cho, Jinwoo Jung, Yongshik Lee, Minsu Choi, Shinjae You, Hyunsoo Lee, Jungje Ha, Cheonyeong Kim

“…Moreover, while previous plasma-based RCS reduction approaches have primarily focused on planar targets, this study applies the method to a three-dimensional dihedral corner reflector with a 90&#x00B0; angle, modeling structures that often dominate the RCS of real-world targets. …”
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Patient-specific computational flow simulation reveals significant differences in paravisceral aortic hemodynamics between fenestrated and branched endovascular aneurysm repair by Kenneth Tran, MD, Celine Deslarzes-Dubuis, MD, Sebastien DeGlise, MD, Adrien Kaladji, MD, Weiguang Yang, PhD, Alison L. Marsden, PhD, Jason T. Lee, MD

“…There were no significant differences in celiac or superior mesenteric artery perfusion metrics (P = .10-.27) between groups. Time-averaged wall shear stress in the paravisceral aorta and branches also varied significantly depending on endograft configuration, with bEVAR associated with large postoperative increases in renal artery (+47.5 vs +13.5%; P = .002) and aortic time-averaged wall shear stress (+200.1% vs −31.3%; P = .001) compared with fEVAR. …”
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532 Evaluating fibroblast growth factor receptor (FGFR) pathway mRNA expression and protein activation in cholangiocarcinoma tumors by Leah Stein, Julie W. Reeser, Michele R. Wing, Eric Samorodnitsky, Anoosha Paruchuri, Amy Smith, Thuy Dao, Zachary Risch, Emanuel F. Petricoin, Sameek Roychowdhury

“…There is no apparent correlation between RNA expression and clinical response to FGFR-targeted therapy. However, in this small cohort, there is no significant difference in FGFR2 phosphorylation between FGFR2 WT and mutant cancers. …”
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