Contribution of county-level socioeconomic indicators to racial or ethnic differences in neonatal anthropometry in the USA: a prospective cohort study by Zhen Chen, Fasil Tekola-Ayele, William A Grobman, Marion Ouidir, Pauline Mendola, Jessica L Gleason, Calvin Lambert, Kathryn A Wagner, Roger Newman, Katherine L Grantz

“…Our results also highlight the importance of considering community-level and structural factors in analyses of race/ethnic health disparities.…”
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Assessing the knowledge, attitudes, and perceptions of ovarian cryopreservation technology among women with ovarian diseases by Faten Mabrouk Nouh, Faten Mabrouk Nouh, Hasan Abualruz, Amal Khalifa Khalil, Rania Ezzat El-Gobashy, A. M. F. Alasser, Aya Ibrahim Shaban Abdullah, Jebril Al Hrinat, Aseel Ghaleb Hendi, Majdi AL-Zoubi, Tahani Al Rahbeni, Khalid Al-Mugheed, Sally Mohammed Farghaly Abdelaliem, Hanaa Elsayed Ahmed Shahin, Hanaa Elsayed Ahmed Shahin

“…Participants were recruited from outpatient obstetrics and gynecology clinics at the Menoufia University Hospital and Shebin El-Kom Teaching Hospital. Data collection instruments included an online questionnaire, obstetric and gynecological history forms, and structured assessments of knowledge, perceptions, and attitudes toward oocyte cryopreservation.ResultsThe findings revealed that 59.9% of the women had a moderate level of knowledge regarding oocyte cryopreservation. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccine Rollout Strategies in Utah from Local Health Departments’ Perspectives: A Qualitative Analysis of Focus Group Discussions by Khanh N. C. Duong, Sajesh K. Veettil, Richard E. Nelson, Barbara E. Jones, Andrew T. Pavia, Danielle T. Nguyen, Makoto M. Jones, Matthew H. Samore, Susan L. Zickmund, Patrick Galyean, Nathorn Chaiyakunapruk

“…Barriers to vaccine uptake among underserved communities included structural, behavioral, and informational barriers. …”
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Working-memory load decoding model inspired by brain cognition based on cross-frequency coupling by Jing Zhang, Tingyi Tan, Yuhao Jiang, Congming Tan, Liangliang Hu, Daowen Xiong, Yikang Ding, Guowei Huang, Junjie Qin, Yin Tian

“…Due to its unique structural design, the proposed model proficiently extracts features in temporal, frequency, and spatial domains while its feature extraction capability is validated through post-hoc interpretability techniques. …”
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Women’s Health Care Utilization among Harder-to-Reach HIV-Infected Women ever on Antiretroviral Therapy in British Columbia by Xuetao Wang, Kate A. Salters, Wen Zhang, Lawrence McCandless, Deborah Money, Neora Pick, Julio S. G. Montaner, Robert S. Hogg, Angela Kaida

“…Independent covariates of interest included sociodemographic, psychosocial, behavioural, individual health status, structural factors, and HIV clinical variables. Logistic regression was used to generate adjusted estimates of associations between use of WHC and covariates of interest. …”
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Risk perception of severity or death from COVID-19: a systematic review of the factors associated by Rander Junior Rosa, Rubia Laine de Paula Andrade, Letícia Perticarrara Ferezin, Mônica Chiodi Toscano de Campos, Mônica Chiodi Toscano de Campos, Heriederson Sávio Dias Moura, Thais Zamboni Berra, Natacha Martins Ribeiro, Titilade Kehinde Ayandeyi Teibo, André Luiz Teixeira Vinci, Felipe Mendes Delpino, Miguel Ángel Fuentealba Torres, Ricardo Alexandre Arcêncio

“…Two reviewers independently selected articles, with disagreements resolved by a third reviewer. The data were extracted using a structured form, and the findings were synthesized narratively. …”
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Functional Connectivity and MRI Radiomics Biomarkers of Cognitive and Brain Reserve in Post-Stroke Cognitive Impairment Prediction—A Study Protocol by Hanna Maria Dragoș, Adina Stan, Livia Livinț Popa, Roxana Pintican, Diana Feier, Nicu Cătălin Drăghici, Dragoș-Cătălin Jianu, Diana Chira, Ștefan Strilciuc, Dafin F. Mureșanu

“…Brain reserve refers to the brain’s structural capacity to compensate for damage, with markers like hippocampal atrophy and white matter lesions indicating reduced reserve. …”
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Colorectal cancer mortality in persons with severe mental illness: a scoping review with meta-analyses of observational studies by Paula R. Pop, Gitte S. Larsen, Mette K. Thomsen, Christoffer Johansen, Robert Zachariae, Bolette Skjødt Rafn

“…We synthesized the results descriptively and pooled the data to estimate the magnitude of the associations. …”
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Exploring vaccination literacy and vaccine hesitancy in seven European countries: results from the HLS19 population survey by Bakary Cissé, Aldo Rosano, Robert Griebler, Brigid Unim, Chiara Lorini, Guglielmo Bonaccorsi, Mitja Vrdelja, Sophie Fégueux, Julien Mancini, Stephan Van den Broucke

“…This study explores the pathways through which VAC-HL impacts VH.The analysis was based on data from seven countries of the WHO European Region which implemented the Health Literacy Survey 2019–2021 (HLS19). …”
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Empirical evidence for a process-based model of health-related quality of life using network analysis by Nicolette Stogios, Nicolette Stogios, Troy Francis, Troy Francis, Rachel G. Peiris, Aleksandra Stanimirovic, Aleksandra Stanimirovic, Valeria Rac, Valeria Rac, Robert P. Nolan, Robert P. Nolan

“…While contemporary assessments are structured to evaluate an individual's HRQL state, we propose a complementary process-based model, which is defined as an appraisal that evolves over time as it reflects and informs a self-regulatory process of adapting to dynamic changes in bio-psycho-social life domains. …”
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Eating behaviors and physical activity during the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown: Experiences of breast cancer patients on adjuvant hormonal therapy by Paunović Marija, Ristić-Medić Danijela, Arsić Aleksandra, Petrović Snježana, Krstić Predrag, Kojadinović Milica, Vučić Vesna

“…This observational retrospective pre-post cohort study included 32 women treated with aromatase inhibitors (AIs) who responded to telephone interviews using a structured questionnaire. The questionnaire aims to collect data on eating habits (intake of certain foods on a daily/weekly basis, as well as changes in the usual choice of food), intake of supplements, changes in weight, and physical activity before and during the lock-down. …”
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Genetic insights into psychotic major depressive disorder: bridging the mood-psychotic disorder spectrumResearch in context by Thuy-Dung Nguyen, Joeri J. Meijsen, Robert Sigström, Ralf Kuja-Halkola, Ying Xiong, Arvid Harder, Kaarina Kowalec, Joëlle A. Pasman, Carolina Scarpa, Elin Hörbeck, Lina Jonsson, Sara Hägg, Niamh Mullins, Kevin S. O’Connell, Christina Dalman, Dorte Helenius, Richard Zetterberg, Henrik Larsson, Paul Lichtenstein, Ole A. Andreassen, Thomas Werge, Alfonso Buil, Mikael Landén, Patrick F. Sullivan, Yi Lu

“…Methods: This population-based cohort study used Swedish and Danish registry data for over 5.1 M individuals born between 1958 and 1993/1996. …”
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The development and implementation of an innovative community-based intervention to strengthen community capacity for HIV prevention and care among Canadians of African Caribbean a... by Josephine Etowa, Notisha Massaquoi, Francisca Omorodion, Danielle Brown-Shreves, Ilene Hyman, Akalewold Gebremeskel, Hugues Loemba, Bishwajit Ghose, Egbe Etowa, Jennifer Rayner, Charles Dabone, Lounanjio Brown O’Sullivan, Azeeza Sule, Joseph Kiirya, Sanni Yaya, Wangari Tharao, Haoua Inoua, Angela Kaida, Apondi Odhiambo, Clinton Beckford

“…African, Caribbean, and Black (ACB) women are overrepresented among new HIV diagnoses due to social and structural factors. This study seeks to create, implement, and evaluate a community-based peer-led intervention to improve access to HIV prevention and care for ACB women in Canada. …”
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Examining gender equality, diversity, and inclusion: a case study of the challenges and opportunities in community extension programs in a select philippine university by Rowena Raton-Hibanada, Nilo Jayoma Castulo, Nilo Jayoma Castulo, Jayson L. de Vera, Jayson L. de Vera, Jayson L. de Vera, Analyn C. Bituin, Analyn C. Bituin, Alvin B. Barcelona, Alvin B. Barcelona, Iona Ofelia B. Zanoria, Iona Ofelia B. Zanoria, Zyralie L. Bedural, Zyralie L. Bedural, James V. Bailon, Ma. Laarni D. Buenaventura, Ma. Laarni D. Buenaventura, Ma. Laarni D. Buenaventura, Carl O. Dellomos, Carl O. Dellomos

“…A qualitative case study design was employed, utilizing semi-structured interviews with eight faculty members from five campuses at Y University. …”
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The MR neuroimaging protocol for the Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia Program by Michael P. Harms, Kang-Ik K. Cho, Alan Anticevic, Nicolas R. Bolo, Sylvain Bouix, Dylan Campbell, Tyrone D. Cannon, Guillermo Cecchi, Mathias Goncalves, Anastasia Haidar, Dylan E. Hughes, Igor Izyurov, Omar John, Tina Kapur, Nicholas Kim, Elana Kotler, Marek Kubicki, Joshua M. Kuperman, Kristen Laulette, Ulrich Lindberg, Christopher Markiewicz, Lipeng Ning, Russell A. Poldrack, Yogesh Rathi, Paul A. Romo, Zailyn Tamayo, Cassandra Wannan, Alana Wickham, Walid Yassin, Juan Helen Zhou, Jean Addington, Luis Alameda, Celso Arango, Nicholas J. K. Breitborde, Matthew R. Broome, Kristin S. Cadenhead, Monica E. Calkins, Eric Yu Hai Chen, Jimmy Choi, Philippe Conus, Cheryl M. Corcoran, Barbara A. Cornblatt, Covadonga M. Diaz-Caneja, Lauren M. Ellman, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Pablo A. Gaspar, Carla Gerber, Louise Birkedal Glenthøj, Leslie E. Horton, Christy Lai Ming Hui, Joseph Kambeitz, Lana Kambeitz-Ilankovic, Matcheri S. Keshavan, Sung-Wan Kim, Nikolaos Koutsouleris, Jun Soo Kwon, Kerstin Langbein, Daniel Mamah, Daniel H. Mathalon, Vijay A. Mittal, Merete Nordentoft, Godfrey D. Pearlson, Jesus Perez, Diana O. Perkins, Albert R. Powers, Jack Rogers, Fred W. Sabb, Jason Schiffman, Jai L. Shah, Steven M. Silverstein, Stefan Smesny, William S. Stone, Gregory P. Strauss, Judy L. Thompson, Rachel Upthegrove, Swapna K. Verma, Jijun Wang, Daniel H. Wolf, Rene S. Kahn, John M. Kane, Patrick D. McGorry, Barnaby Nelson, Scott W. Woods, Martha E. Shenton, Stephen J. Wood, Carrie E. Bearden, Accelerating Medicines Partnership® Schizophrenia (AMP® SCZ), Ofer Pasternak

“…For the SNR/CNR measures from the structural and fMRI scans, participant variance is the largest component (as desired; 40–76%). …”
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Results of a study of the effectiveness of direct coronary oxygen persufflation as a donor heart conditioning method by M. O. Zhulkov, D. A. Sirota, I. S. Zykov, A. K. Sabetov, K. A. Agaeva, А. G. Makaev, D. M. Osintsev, A. P. Nadeev, V. Е. Kliver, E. E. Kliver, A. M. Volkov, A. R. Tarkova, А. V. Fomichev, A. M. Chernyavsky

“…Objective: to evaluate the technical feasibility as well as functional, metabolic and structural integrity of donor heart myocardium after 4 hours of direct intracoronary oxygen persufflation in an experiment. …”
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The association between perceive social support and post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms among medical staff in Hubei, China: a chain mediating effect of resilience and positive... by Junjie Cao, Yifang Liu, Shijiao Yan, Zijun Xiong, Jing Wen, Zongju Chen, Pu Zhang, Jiaxin Tao, Jun Zhang, Ying Wang, Li Zou, Wenning Fu

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A Delphi-based framework for optimizing nurse staffing in Chinese hospitals by Waner Wang, Waner Wang, Gege Li, Jiangfeng Pu, Tiemei Shen, Zhanghao Xie, Lifang Chen, Hong Cui, Peng Xu, Huigen Huang, Huigen Huang

“…This study is the first structured Delphi-and AHP-based staffing evaluation system in a Chinese hospital setting. …”
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Assessing Patient-Reported Satisfaction With Care and Documentation Time in Primary Care Through AI-Driven Automatic Clinical Note Generation: Protocol for a Proof-of-Concept Study by Josep Vidal-Alaball, Carlos Alonso, Daniel Hugo Heinisch, Alberto Castaño, Encarna Sánchez-Freire, María Luisa Benito Serrano, Carla Ferrer Pascual, Ignacio Menacho, Ruthy Acosta-Rojas, Odda Cardona Gubert, Rosa Farrés Creus, Joan Armengol Alegre, Carles Martínez Querol, Marina Moreno-Martinez, Mercè Gonfaus Font, Silvia Narejos, Anna Gomez-Fernandez

“…This tool extracts relevant information from recorded conversations, structuring it in the medical record, and sending it to the Health Information System after the professional’s approval. …”
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The impact of COVID-19 fear during the later stages of the pandemic on maladaptive eating, psychological distress and body weight: a global cross-sectional study by Meeah Willig, Tomás Cabeza de Baca, Emma J. Stinson, Andrés M. Treviño-Alvarez, Theresa Rodzevik, Susanne B. Votruba, Coley C. Lameman, Jonathan Krakoff, Marci E. Gluck

“…General linear models, multinomial logistic regression modes, and structural equation modeling were used to analyze the data. …”
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