Women’s and girls’ sexual empowerment differs by geographical context: a population-based validation study by Shannon N. Wood, Jessica L. Dozier, Celia Karp, Funmilola M. OlaOlorun, Elizabeth Omoluabi, Rosine Mosso, Pierre Z. Akilimali, Simon Peter Sebina Kibira, Frederick Makumbi, Georges Guiella, Peter Gichangi, Anoop Khanna, Sani Oumarou, Caroline Moreau

“…Methods This study leverages cross-sectional, population-based survey data collected among women of reproductive age in Burkina Faso (n = 4,012), Côte d’Ivoire (n = 2,278); Kongo Central, Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC (n = 1,097)); Kinshasa, DRC (n = 1,143); Rajasthan, India (n = 4,004); Kenya (n = 5,454); Kano, Nigeria (n = 780); Lagos, Nigeria (n = 804); Niger (n = 2,286); and Uganda (n = 2,228) to validate eight sexual empowerment measures via confirmatory factor analysis. …”
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Short and Mid-term Outcomes of Percutaneous Perimembranous Ventricular Septal Defect Closure Using Amplatzer Duct Occluders Type II in Children and Adolescents by Hamid Amoozgar, Hamid Arabi, Mohammadreza Edraki, Amir Naghshzan, Nima Mehdizadegan, Hamid Mohammadi, Mohammadjavad Nobakhti, Kambiz Keshavarz

“…The effects on tricuspid regurgitation (TR), mitral regurgitation (MR), and aortic regurgitation (AR) were assessed, along with the presence of residual shunts and conduction disturbances. Data were analyzed using SPSS software (version 24.0). …”
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Structural Characterization of, and Protective Effects Against, CoCl₂-Induced Hypoxia Injury to a Novel Neutral Polysaccharide from <i>Lycium barbarum</i> L. by Yunchun Li, Jianfei Liu, Dong Pei, Duolong Di

“…Oxidative stress is closely related to the occurrence and development of ischaemic stroke. Natural plant polysaccharides have potential value in inhibiting oxidative stress and preventing ischaemic stroke. …”
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Enhancing dyadic outcomes of stroke survivors and caregivers: protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Tsan-Hon Liou, Feng-Hang Chang, Valeria Chiu, Pengsheng Ni, Yen-Nung Lin, Jiunn-Horng Kang, Der-Sheng Han, Shih-Pin Hsu, Juleen Rodakowski

“…This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of a newly developed dyad-focused strategy training intervention in enhancing participation among stroke survivors and their caregivers.Methods and analysis This study employs a single-blind, parallel-group randomised controlled trial with allocation concealment and assessor blinding. …”
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Associations between the Platelet Lymphocyte Ratio and Albumin with Plaque Calcification in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome: An Optical Coherence Tomography Study by Kexin Song, Wenjing Yao, Haihao Yan, Yan Zhang, Yanhong Li, Tianxing Li, Qian Yang, Feifei Zhang, Yi Dang

“…These parameters may significantly contribute to risk stratification and the future development of preventive strategies to mitigate adverse cardiovascular events.…”
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A Method for Quantifying Mung Bean Field Planting Layouts Using UAV Images and an Improved YOLOv8-obb Model by Kun Yang, Xiaohua Sun, Ruofan Li, Zhenxue He, Xinxin Wang, Chao Wang, Bin Wang, Fushun Wang, Hongquan Liu

“…This model extracts precise information, providing reliable data for quantifying planting layout parameters. …”
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Stress Resistance of Biofilm-type Bifidobacterium longum subsp. longum and Its Effect on Intestinal Microbiota by Shuang YAN, Wenming CUI, Yuqin WANG, Wenjie ZHANG, Haoyan ZHANG, Yuzheng CAI, Gaiming ZHAO, Xiaopeng WANG

“…This study can provide theoretical approaches and data references for the development and application of highly active bifidobacterial microecological agents.…”
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Identifying those at risk: predicting patient factors associated with worse EGS outcomes by Adil H Haider, Maryam Pyar Ali Lakhdir, Zainab Samad, Noreen Afzal, Asma Altaf Hussain Merchant, Komal Abdul Rahim, Namra Qadeer Shaikh, Saad bin Zafar Mahmood, Saqib Kamran Bakhshi, Mushyada Ali

“…Background Comorbidity has a detrimental impact on Emergency General Surgery (EGS) outcomes. In lesser-developed countries with inconsistent documentation of comorbid conditions, undiagnosed and progressively worsening comorbidities can worsen EGS outcomes. …”
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Maternal Abnormal Liver Function in Early Pregnancy and Spontaneous Pregnancy Loss: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Huibin Yang, Tianyi Tang, Qianlei Qian, Xiaohua Zhang, Yinan Liu, Xiaoyan Zhou, Yanling Zhang, Longmei Jin, Xiaotian Chen

“…Methods: Data on pregnant women were leveraged from the Maternal Health Care Information System in Shanghai City from 2017 to 2021. …”
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Digitally deployed, GP remote consultation video intervention that aims to reduce opioid prescribing in primary care: protocol for a mixed-methods evaluation by Nick Hex, Christopher Price, Yu Fu, Ben Allen, Tracy Finch, Denis Martin, Cormac G Ryan, Alan M Batterham, Niki Jones, Ewan Maule

“…Monthly practice level prescribing and consultation data will be observed for 6 months postintervention. …”
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Primary Care Severe Asthma Registry and Education Project (PCSAR-EDU): Phase 1 – an e-Delphi for registry definitions and indices of clinician behaviour by Michelle Greiver, Babak Aliarzadeh, Rahim Moineddin, Teresa To, Braden O'Neill, Kenneth R Chapman, Katrina A D'Urzo, Itamar E Tamari, M Reza Maleki-Yazdi, Ross EG Upshur, Lana Biro, Kulamakan Kulasegaram, Anthony D D'Urzo

“…This manuscript describes phase 1 of PCSAR-EDU which involves establishing interdisciplinary consensus on criteria for the: (1) definition of severe asthma; (2) generation of a severe asthma registry and (3) definition of an electronic-medical record data-based Clinician Behaviour Index (CBI).Methods and analysis In phase 1, a modified e-Delphi activity will be conducted. …”
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Smart and accurate: A new tool to identify stressed soybean seeds based on multispectral images and machine learning models by Ana Carolina Picinini Petronilio, Clíssia Barboza Mastrangelo, Thiago Barbosa Batista, Gustavo Roberto Fonseca de Oliveira, Isabela Lopes dos Santos, Edvaldo Aparecido Amaral da Silva

“…We designed machine learning models using multispectral imaging data based on three algorithms: neural network, support vector machine, and random forest. …”
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A longan-picking sequence planning method for UAV system based on multi-target tracking by Kaixuan Wu, Meiqi Zhang, Linlin Shi, Hengxu Chen, Yuju Mai, Mingda Luo, Hengyi Lin, Jun Li

“…First, a specialized lightweight target detection algorithm, YOLOv8s-Longan, is developed to achieve high-precision target localization and facilitate lightweight model deployment. …”
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Uncovering the Risk: Incidence of Upper Tract Urothelial Carcinoma Following Renal Transplantation in the Netherlands by Orlane J.A. Figaroa, J. Bek, C.D. Savci-Heijink, M.M. Idu, A.D. Bins, R.J.A. van Moorselaar, J. Baard

“…Methods: A retrospective nationwide analysis was conducted using data from the Dutch Pathology Registry on patients with UTUC after RTx between 1991 and 2023. …”
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Influence of environmental factors on the accumulation volatile compounds in Salvia officinalis essential oil and hydrolate by Aćimović Milica, Stanković-Jeremić Jovana, Cvetković Mirjana, Todosijević Marina, Vujisić Ljubodrag, Sikora Vladimir, Lončar Biljana

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Chemotherapy-based split stereotactic body radiation therapy for borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic cancer: study protocol of a prospective, single-arm phase II... by Xiao-bo Li, Rong Zheng, Heguang Huang, Congfei Wang, Xiaoxue Huang, Qingliang Lin, Daxin Huang, Benhua Xu

“…All study procedures were developed in order to assure data protection and confidentiality.Trial registration number NCT04289792.…”
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The Association of Serum Level of TGF‐β1 and Clinical Manifestations in Sickle Cell Anemia: A Case‐Control Study by Fatemeh Bakhshipour, Bita Bandar, Fatemeh Bineshfar, Najmeh Nameh Goshay Fard, Azar Babaahmadi, Najmaldin Saki, Kaveh Jaseb

“…Moreover, a questionnaire was completed for each patient to determine the type of clinical symptoms they experienced. Analysis of data was conducted on SPSS 26 using descriptive statistics like frequency distribution and central tendency measures. …”
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Family History of Hypertension Predicts Thyroid Cancer Risk in Women: A Population‐Based Cross‐Sectional Study With Integrative Machine Learning and Genomic Analyses by Zijin Wang, Yanhui Lin, Fanke Meng, Yuxin Sun, Ziran Zhang, Tong Wu, Min Fu, Fanye Wu, Zhengran Li, Zejun Chen

“…Methods In this large‐scale cross‐sectional study conducted in China, clinical and lifestyle data were collected from 52,963 participants, including 296 thyroid cancer cases. …”
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Risk factors for mortality in patients with primary biliary cholangitis: a nomogram to predict 5-year survival by Yaxing Liu, Muyu Gao, Bin Li, Long Liu, Yao Liu, Ying Feng, Xiaojing Wang, Xianbo Wang, Guiqin Zhou

“…Through Cox regression analyses, we identified risk predictors of mortality to develop a 5-year survival nomogram for PBC. The model was evaluated with Receiver Operating Characteristic (ROC) curves, calibration curves, Decision Curve Analysis (DCA).Kaplan-Meier (KM) curves compared OS across risk groups. …”
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Frequency of synaptic antigen-specific CD4+ T cells in dementia is age-dependent but not correlated with cognitive impairment by Julius Hoffmann, Marie-Luise Machule, Jakob Kreye, Laura Stöffler, Péter Körtvelyessy, Maria Buthut, Rosa Rößling, Petra Bacher, Alexander Scheffold, Harald Prüss

“…It suggests that synaptic autoantigen-specific TH cells decline with age and are not a major driver of dementia development.…”
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