Caregiver Burden and Its Associated Factors Among Family Caregivers of Hospitalized Patients with Neurocritical Disease: A Cross-Sectional Study by Wei L, Zhao X, Chen X, He Y, Liu J, Xian J, Yang Y

“…The average caregiver burden was 33.94 ± 17.2. Family caregivers of inpatients with neurocritical diseases experienced a mild to moderate caregiver burden. …”
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Stereotactic biopsy for intracranial lesions: clinical-pathological compatibility in 60 patients Biopsia estereotáctica para lesões intracranianas: compatibilidade clínico patológi... by Eduardo Urbano da Silva, Lucas Perez de Vasconcellos, Nilton Alves Lara Jr., José Carlos Esteves Veiga, Carmen Lúcia Penteado Lancellotti, Pedro Shiozawa

“…Anatomic and histopathological analyses have high compatibility with long-term clinical outcome.…”
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Efficacy of a mindful-eating programme to reduce emotional eating in patients suffering from overweight or obesity in primary care settings: a cluster-randomised trial protocol by Jesus Montero-Marin, Mayte Navarro-Gil, Paola Herrera-Mercadal, Alberto Barcelo-Soler, Javier Garcia-Campayo, Hector Morillo Sarto, Bianca Pantilie

“…A primary intention-to-treat analysis on EE will be conducted using linear mixed models. Supplementary analyses will include secondary outcomes and 1-year follow-up measures; adjusted models controlling for sex, weight status and levels of anxiety and depression; the complier average causal effect of treatment; and the clinical significance of improvements.Ethics and dissemination Positive results of this study may have a significant impact on one of the most important current health-related problems. …”
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Improving total bone marrow and lymphoid irradiation: feasibility of intensity-modulated proton therapy (IMPT) and dosimetric comparison with helical tomotherapy (HT) by Dayananda Shamurailatpam Sharma, Arjunan Manikandan, Gaganpreet Singh, Sanjib Gayen, Sham Sundar, Aishwarya G, Rangasamy S, Mahammood Suhail, Rajesh S, Ganapathy Krishnan, Revathi Raj, Srinivas Chilukuri, Jose Easow, Rakesh Jalali

“…Nevertheless, detailed robustness evaluation and cost-benefit analyses should guide its clinical implementation.…”
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A Novel QR Code–Based Solution for Secure Electronic Health Record Transfer in Venous Thromboembolism Home Rehabilitation Management: Algorithm Development and Validation by Changzhen Li, Zhigeng Jin, Fei Wang, Zheqi Zhang, Binbin Liu, Yutao Guo

“…Using the BPE + Avro + Gzip algorithm, the average file size was reduced to 1048 bytes, achieving a compression ratio of 6.67. …”
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Prickly Ash Seeds Improve the Ruminal Epithelial Development and Growth Performance of Hu Sheep by Modulating the Rumen Microbiota and Metabolome by Qiao Li, Yi Wu, Xingcai Qi, Zilong Liu, Chunhui Wang, Xueyi Ma, Youji Ma

“…Our results showed that dietary PAS addition improved the average daily gain and reduced the F/G ratio of the experimental animals. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Genomic Prediction for Production Traits Using Genomic Annotation and a Genome-Wide Association Study at Sequencing Levels in Beef Cattle by Zhida Zhao, Qunhao Niu, Tianyi Wu, Feng Liu, Zezhao Wang, Huijiang Gao, Junya Li, Bo Zhu, Lingyang Xu

“…Bayesian methods generally outperformed GBLUP models, with average improvements of 2.25% for ADG, 5.04% for BW, and 3.44% for live weight (LW). …”
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Morphological analysis of myocardial bridging leading to myocardial ischemia: myocardial coronary coupling by Guanghao Yu, Zhaokai Ming, Dan Qiao, Zhiguo Cheng, Liandi Li, Wei Guo, Xiaoqiang Ye, Wei Ma, Guangxin Chen, Mingming Ren, Jian Xing, Wenchang Tan, Wenchang Tan, Wenchang Tan, Dongliang Zhao

“…The study found that the compression degree is greatest in the deep MB group, with the average compression level being approximately 17 times that of normal individuals and about 4.6 times that of patients with superficial MB.DiscussionThe differences in the average cross-sectional area are more significant than those in the minimum cross-sectional area. …”
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mHealth-Augmented Care for Reducing Depression Symptom Severity Among Patients With Chronic Pain: Exploratory, Retrospective Cohort Study by Dan Holley, Amanda Brooks, Matthew Hartz, Sudhir Rao, Thomas Zaubler

“…In addition, patients who engaged with an mHealth platform before entering CoCM experienced a 7.2% reduction in average depression severity before starting CoCM treatment. …”
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Lifestyle, medication use, and age considerations with acne vulgaris: A prospective study by Ashley M. Snyder, Caroline J. Stone, Nicole Ufkes, Tom Greene, Mary C. Playdon, Maureen A. Murtaugh, Megan E. Vanneman, Aaron M. Secrest

“…Among acne cases who used medication daily, average fruit or vegetable consumption increased from 2.4 ± 2.0 to 3.0 ± 2.9 times per day over the preceding 7 days (p = 0.02). …”
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Evaluating Expert-Layperson Agreement in Identifying Jargon Terms in Electronic Health Record Notes: Observational Study by John P Lalor, David A Levy, Harmon S Jordan, Wen Hu, Jenni Kim Smirnova, Hong Yu

“…ResultsThe average proportion of terms identified as jargon by the medical experts was 59% (1150/1950, 95% CI 56.1%-61.8%), and the average proportion of terms identified as jargon by the laypeople overall was 25.6% (22,480/87,750, 95% CI 25%-26.2%). …”
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Effectiveness of person-centered intervention on obstetric violence during facility-based childbirth among women who delivered in public hospitals in Southwest Ethiopia by Ayanos Taye, Tefera Belachew

“…Women in the intervention group had an OV score that was, on average, 23 points lower (β = −23.42; 95% CI: −25.40, −21.44) than those in the control group. …”
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Complications following reverse total shoulder arthroplasty for proximal humeral fractures: a systematic review by Easton J. Bents, BS, Javier Ardebol, MD, Mathew Noble, DO, Lisa Galasso, MD, Patrick J. Denard, MD, Mariano E. Menendez, MD

“…In adherence to Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, a systematic search was conducted between September and December of 2023, utilizing the databases PubMed, Scopus, and the Cochrane Library to include relevant articles from any period. …”
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Early functional changes in lewy body dementia: roles of dynamics, locus coeruleus, and compensation by Kristína Mitterová, Eva Výtvarová, Anežka Kovářová, Martin Lamoš, Jan Fousek, Irena Rektorová

“…Additionally, elevated fluidity (rho = − 0.34, p =.034) and average node strength (rho = − 0.37, p =.022) were also correlated with fewer fluctuations in alertness in subjects with MCI-LB. …”
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Study on the spatial and temporal differences and influencing factors of out-of-pocket payments as a share of total health expenditure in China by Xiaoyu Dong, Huaizhi Cheng, Ruotong Tian, Lingxiao Gao, Wenpei Lyu, Jiaqi Zhang, Doudou Huang, Bin Guo

“…At present, countries around the world have widely used spatial econometric models to conduct in-depth discussions and analyses of their own OOP, exploring the spatial distribution characteristics and influencing factors of OOP in different regions. …”
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Elements of burden among informal caregivers of community-dwelling older adults receiving home care nursing: a cross-sectional study on health status, well-being, and gender differ... by Sirry Sif Sigurlaugardottir, Sigurveig H. Sigurdardottir, Thor Aspelund, Kristin Bjornsdottir, Magnus Jegermalm, Kjartan Olafsson, Ingibjorg Hjaltadottir

“…The average age of care recipients was 84 years (SD = 7, range: 66–100). …”
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Characterization of the Weissert oceanic anoxic event in lower Cretaceous limestones of the Guaniguanico terrain, Sierra de los Órganos, Western Cuba by Johanset Orihuela, Mihaela C. Melinte Dobrinescu, Florentin J.-M. R. Maurrasse

“…By contrast, the medium dark gray limestones have TIC values exceeding 90% and an average TOC of 2.3%. Petrographic analyses, radiography, and scanning electron microscopy imaging (SEM-EDS) revealed an isotropic fabric throughout the lighter micritic limestone, with a bioturbation index (BI) greater than 3, whereas the carbonaceous layers show BI consistently less than 2 and include single framboids and bundles of cubic pyrite. …”
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Patient companions' knowledge and practice of infection prevention and control measures in health facilities in the city of Bobo-Dioulasso, Burkina Faso by Arsène Hema, Satouro Arsène Somé, Odilon Kaboré, Soufiane Sanou, Armel Poda, Ziemlé Clément Meda, Abdoul Salam Ouedraogo, Léon Savadogo

“…The statistical significance level was set at 5 % for all analyses. Results: A total of 789 patient companions were included, with 305 from CHUSS, 244 from Do, and 240 from Dafra.The average knowledge score on IPC was 32 out of 100. …”
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Tectonic Impact on Organic Matter Enrichment in Paleozoic Marine Shales from the Yangtze Block, SW China by Dadong Liu, Mingyang Xu, Hui Chen, Qian Cao, Zhenxue Jiang, Xianglu Tang

“…The results indicate that both the Cambrian Niutitang Formation and Silurian Longmaxi Formation shales exhibit high TOC contents, which range from 1.04% to 8.83% (average 4.73%) and from 0.29% to 6.14% (average 3.35%), respectively. …”
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Evaluating the Nolla Method for Dental Age Estimation in Children from Northwestern Romania by Ligia Ioana Moga, Abel Emanuel Moca, Raluca Iurcov, Dan Slăvescu, Ligia Luminița Vaida

“…Results: The study analyzed 860 panoramic radiographs (356 boys and 504 girls). The average chronological age was 9.95 ± 2.48 years, while the average dental age, as estimated using the Nolla method, was 8.43 ± 2.13 years. …”
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