Assessing the global burden of interstitial lung disease and pulmonary sarcoidosis using multiple statistical models: analysis and future projections by Luna Zhao, Yue Zhou, Yun Jia, Lang Wang, Ye Liu, Guizhen Lv, Yihao Zhang, Jinyang Li, Junfeng Ren, Hongzheng Liu, Yufeng Zhang, Ning Wang, Wenwen Zhang, Wenqiang Mo, Jiaqi Liu, Yilin Wang, Junhao Ma, Chao Wu, Dong Liu, GBD Collaborator

“…Temporal trends were evaluated using average annual percentage change (AAPC), age-period-cohort (APC), and Bayesian APC (BAPC) models. …”
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Tuberculosis incidence among children under five years of age in Mozambique: Spatial distribution and predictors in a nationwide Bayesian disease mapping study by Nelson Cuboia, Marla Amaro, Ivan Manhiça, Joana Reis-Pardal, Pereira Zindoga, Isabel Pfumo-Cuboia, Benedita José, Claúdia Mutaquiha, Luís Nitrogénio, Aleny Couto, Luís Azevedo

“…In contrast, districts with average annual temperatures above the national median had 20 % lower TB incidence (RR: 0.80; 95 % CrI: 0.650.96). …”
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Low Carotid Mean Flow Velocity: A Noninvasive Marker for Coronary Heart Disease—A Community-Based Study by Li-Chih Wu, Chao-Liang Chou, Shu-Hao Wu, Tzu-Wei Wu, Wei-Ren Lan, Chun-Fang Cheng, Shu-Xin Lu, Yih-Jer Wu, Li-Yu Wang

“…Future prospective investigations are warranted to validate the predictive utility of the MFV for coronary events and to explore whether modifying this parameter through targeted interventions can mitigate cardiovascular risk.…”
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Evaluating User Interactions and Adoption Patterns of Generative AI in Health Care Occupations Using Claude: Cross-Sectional Study by Gabriel Alain, James Crick, Ella Snead, Catherine C Quatman-Yates, Carmen E Quatman

“…Digital adoption rates (task breadth) ranged widely across top health care roles (13.33%‐65%), averaging 16.92%, below the global average (21.13%). …”
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Factors associated with suicide risk among Chinese adults: A prospective cohort study of 0.5 million individuals. by Rongqin Yu, Yiping Chen, Liming Li, Junshi Chen, Yu Guo, Zheng Bian, Jun Lv, Canqing Yu, Xianmin Xie, Dan Huang, Zhengming Chen, Seena Fazel

“…These findings could form the basis of targeted approaches to reduce suicide mortality in China.…”
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Knowledge, attitudes and sexual behavior concerning AIDS among college students in Guangzhou, China: a cross-sectional questionnaire survey by Yanjun Yang, Shaomin Wu, Yuan Tang

“…This study can serve as a reference for policy-makers and university administrators seeking to implement more targeted measures in this context.MethodsIn November 2024, a cross-sectional internet questionnaire survey was distributed at 13 universities in Guangzhou, China. …”
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Spatiotemporal distribution of newly diagnosed echinococcosis patients in Sichuan Province, China, 2013-2024. by Wei He, Yang Liu, Bo Zhong, Wenjie Yu, Sha Liao, Guangjia Zhang, Qi Wang, Ruirui Li, Liu Yang, Renxin Yao, Zhongshuang Zhang, Yan Huang, Liying Wang, Qian Wang

“…In 2012, the national epidemiological sampling survey of echinococcosis revealed that the prevalence rate of echinococcosis among the population in Sichuan Province was 1.08%, significantly higher than the national average (0.24%). In this study, the spatiotemporal distribution characteristics of newly diagnosed patients with echinococcosis in Sichuan Province from 2013 to 2024 were analyzed, providing a reference for identifying key areas of echinococcosis and developing targeted prevention and control strategies.…”
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Cognitive Disorders Awareness and Associated Risk Factors in Xizang Autonomous Region by HAO Yu, WANG Junshan, ZHUO Ma, SUOLANG Quzhen, JI Shiyong, HU Yaxiong, DING Zhijie, CIDAN Zhuoga, YUAN Jing, ZHAO Yuhua

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the awareness of cognitive impairment disorders among residents of the Xizang Autonomous Region and its influencing factors, thereby providing a basis for targeted prevention and treatment efforts.MethodsFrom April to December 2024, a questionnaire survey was conducted among permanent residents aged ≥18 years (residing in the Xizang Autonomous Region for 180 days or more). …”
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Persistence of Ebola virus in semen among Ebola virus disease survivors in Sierra Leone: A cohort study of frequency, duration, and risk factors. by A E Thorson, G F Deen, K T Bernstein, W J Liu, F Yamba, N Habib, F R Sesay, P Gaillard, T A Massaquoi, S L R McDonald, Y Zhang, K N Durski, S Singaravelu, E Ervin, H Liu, A Coursier, J E Marrinan, A Ariyarajah, M Carino, P Formenty, U Ströher, M Lamunu, G Wu, F Sahr, W Xu, B Knust, N Broutet, Sierra Leone Ebola Virus Persistence Study Group

“…The rate of semen persistence over time, including the average duration of persistence among Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors, is not well known. …”
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Genomic description of Microbacterium mcarthurae sp. nov., a bacterium collected from the International Space Station that exhibits unique antimicrobial-resistant and virulent phen... by Megan S. Hill, Vanessa R. Minnis, Anna C. Simpson, Mariana C. Salas Garcia, Davis Bone, Ryan K. Chung, Ella Rushton, Asif Hameed, Punchappady D. Rekha, Jack A. Gilbert, Kasthuri Venkateswaran

“…Its strongest matches via average nucleotide identity and DNA–DNA hybridization were to Microbacterium hydrothermale CGMCC_1.12512T (84.36% and 25.80%, respectively). 1F8SW-P5T formed a distinct lineage during phylogenetic and phylogenomic analysis. …”
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Participation of the immune response and oxidative stress in alcoholism and liver cirrhosis due to alcohol by Leonardo S. Juárez-Chávez, José L. Pérez-Hernández, Abigail Hernández-Barragán, Zaira Medina-Avila, Marisela Hernandez-Santillan, Moisés Martínez-Castillo, Fátima Higuera-De la Tijera, Gabriela Gutiérrez-Reyes

“…These findings could be considered as possible therapeutic targets.…”
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Global trends in the burden of alcohol use disorders in the working-age population from 1990 to 2021 and projections for the next 20 years by Xinyu Cui, Xinyu Cui, Kexin Liu, Yuanyi Ji, Su Han, Yongzhong Cheng

“…Efforts to minimize the health losses caused by alcohol consumption and prioritize interventions targeting labor populations are particularly important.…”
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Cloning, expression of carboxylesterase BioH and improvement of its hydrolysis activity by directed evolution by XU Hongna, YU Hongwei

“…Sequence detection showed that the mutation rate was kept as 23 changed bases in each gene on average. In each round of directed evolution, a library with 5 000-6 000 mutants was screened. …”
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Readdressing the Ongoing Challenge of Missing Data in Youth Ecological Momentary Assessment Studies: Meta-Analysis Update by Konstantin Drexl, Vanisha Ralisa, Joëlle Rosselet-Amoussou, Cheng K Wen, Sébastien Urben, Kerstin Jessica Plessen, Jennifer Glaus

“…Risk of publication bias was assessed using funnel plots, regression tests, and sensitivity analyses targeting inflated compliance rates. ResultsWe identified 285 samples, including 17,441 participants aged 5 to 17.96 years (mean age 14.22, SD 2.24 years; mean percentage of female participants 55.7%). …”
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Analysis on the current situation and influencing factors of psychological contract violation of ICU nurses (ICU护士心理契约违背现状及影响因素分析) by LIU Si (刘思), DU Hui (杜慧), ZOU Xiumei (邹秀梅), SUN Zhongwen (孙仲文), HUANG Zhongying (黄中英)

“…Nursing managers should carry out targeted intervention measures to regulate nurses and train their ability to control their emotions, enhance the level of job embeddedness, enhance their sense of responsibility and loyalty to the unit, create a good organizational climate and reduce their psychological contract violations. …”
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Beyond the norm: high protein adherence impacts muscular force and size adaptations by Gabriella Gilbert, Kyle Travis, Antonella V. Schwarz

“…While many studies report average group outcomes, individual adherence to higher protein targets remains understudied, specifically in real-world training contexts. …”
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Mechanism and quantitative traceability of anomalous outflow of unloaded gas from protective layer mining under complex tectonics by Xuexi CHEN, Xingyu CHEN, Jiaying HU, Aitao ZHOU, Jian XIAO, Jihong SUN, Zhilong YAN

“…The study explores the law of gas migration and gas outburst in the coal seam and adjacent seams after mining, and combines on-site statistics, carbon isotope testing, and numerical simulation for comparative analysis to achieve quantitative traceability of abnormal water inrush. Targeted measures such as stress relief and interception of the floor with directional long drilling and extraction are taken. …”
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Designing an entrepreneurial ecosystem model in a university with a knowledge-based approach by Nahid Mir, Amin Rahimi Kia, Mehry Daraei

“…The statistical population in the qualitative section includes 20 academic experts who are knowledgeable about the entrepreneurship ecosystem, using a targeted sampling method; and in the quantitative section, it includes 384 people from all managers of Islamic Azad Universities across the country. …”
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The Lived Experience of Women Regarding Family-Centric Roles in the Southern Neighbourhoods of Tehran by Fatemeh Farhadi babadi, Mehrdad Navabakhsh, Talieh Khademian

“…The interviews lasted an average of 45 minutes each and were conducted over a period of 6 months. …”
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Application of flash glucose monitoring system in blood glucose management in critically ill patients (瞬感扫描式葡萄糖监测系统在危重症患者血糖管理中的应用研究)... by JIANG Yanqiu (蒋艳秋), CAI Aini (蔡爱旎), HONG Hanhan (洪涵涵), CHEN Lidiao (陈丽调), SONG Mao (宋茂), XU Ling (徐玲)

“…The time cost in blood glucose monitoring daily was (2. 40±0. 70)min averagely in the study group, which was lower than (17. 80±2. 51)min in the control group (P＜0. 01). …”
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