Attitudes of Korean smokers towards smoke-free public places: findings from the longitudinal ITC Korea Survey, 2005–2010 by Hyun-Suk Jung, Sung-il Cho, Anne C K Quah, Pete Driezen, Eunja Park, Hong Gwan Seo, Yeol Kim, Janine Ouimet, Geoffrey T. Fong

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The diagnostic accuracy of urine-derived exosomes for bladder cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Chunyue Long, Hongjin Shi, Jinyu Li, Lijian Chen, Mei Lv, Wenlin Tai, Haifeng Wang, Yiheng Xu

“…Nevertheless, their application in clinical settings still demands a considerable number of clinical trials to confirm their clinical feasibility and practicability.…”
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Evaluation of corneal epithelial mapping in type-2 diabetes mellitus by Esraa R. Hassaan, Mostafa M. Bahgat, Ahmed F. El-Shahed

“…Aim To quantify corneal epithelial changes in type-2 diabetic patients (DM-2) using anterior-segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). Setting BADR University Hospital, and Al-Mashreq Eye Center, Cairo, Egypt. …”
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The importance of monitoring a new antibiotic: ceftazidime/avibactam usage and resistance experience from England, 2016 to 2020 by Berit Muller-Pebody

“…Detecting emerging resistant pathogens and preventing spread within healthcare settings requires vigilance.…”
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Predictors of Booster Response to Hepatitis B Vaccine at 15 years of age: A Cross-Sectional School-Based Study by Yu-Sheng Chen, Chia-Hsiang Chu, Jen-Hung Wang, Jun-Song Lin, Yung-Chieh Chang

“…However, in our clinical setting, numerous concerned parents request a booster administration for their children. …”
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Transferring Learned ECG Representations for Deep Neural Network Classification of Atrial Fibrillation with Photoplethysmography by Jayroop Ramesh, Zahra Solatidehkordi, Raafat Aburukba, Assim Sagahyroon, Fadi Aloul

“…However, the scarcity of large-scale public PPG datasets acquired from wearable devices hinders the development of intelligent automatic AF detection algorithms unaffected by motion artifacts, saturated ambient noise, inter- and intra-subject differences, or limited training data. …”
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Qualitative exploration of patient and caregiver experiences of bowel cancer care in Wales: from diagnosis to aftercare by Rhys Morris, Jared Torkington, James Baker, Nia Jones, Michael Beddard, Kathleen Withers

“…Four subthemes emerged from the data: (a) suspicion to diagnosis, which revealed barriers to early detection and the effects of miscommunication; (b) disparities and decision-making in treatment access, where geographic and socio-economic differences affected treatment and support options; (c) communication and coordination of care, emphasising gaps in the continuity of care; and (d) life after cancer, identifying unmet needs for sustained support post-treatment. …”
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Self-collected and clinician-collected anal swabs show modest agreement for HPV genotyping. by Racheal S Dube Mandishora, Trine B Rounge, Megan Fitzpatrick, Irene Kraus Christiansen, Ole Herman Ambur, Sonja Lagström, Babill Stray-Pedersen, Massimo Tommasino, Joel Palefsky, Zvavahera M Chirenje

“…Total HPV genotypes detected in CCAS were more than those detected in SCAS, 32 versus 27. …”
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Identification of Elizabethkingia species by MALDI-TOF MS proteotyping by Satomi Takei, Kanae Teramoto, Yuji Sekiguchi, Takashi Miida, Teruo Kirikae, Tatsuya Tada, Yoko Tabe

“…ABSTRACT Elizabethkingia species, isolated from clinical and environmental samples, are emerging opportunistic bacterial pathogens with a high mortality rate in clinical settings worldwide. Taxonomically, Elizabethkingia comprises seven species: E. anophelis, E. argenteiflava, E. bruuniana, E. meningoseptica, E. miricola, E. ursingii, and E. occulta. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on prescription refills for immune-mediated inflammatory disorders: a time series analysis (January 2019 to January 2021) using the English Prescrib... by Ravina Barrett, David Culliford, Christopher John Edwards, Simon Fraser, Sharon X Lin, Rob Barrett

“…Secondary analysis examined unit cost analysis and regional use.Design and setting A national cohort of community-based, primary care patients who anonymously contribute data to the English Prescribing Dataset, dispensed in the community in England, were included. …”
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Mobile health (mHealth) technologies for fall prevention among older adults in low-middle income countries: bibliometrics, network analysis and integrative review by Michael Joseph Dino, Michael Joseph Dino, Ladda Thiamwong, Rui Xie, Ma. Kristina Malacas, Rommel Hernandez, Patrick Tracy Balbin, Joseph Carlo Vital, Jenica Ana Rivero, Jenica Ana Rivero, Vivien Wu Xi

“…The papers predominantly focused on the development of mHealth technology, usability, and affordances and less on the physiologic and sociologic attributes of technology use. mHealth technologies in low and middle-income countries are mostly smartphone-based, static, and include features for home care settings with fall detection accuracy of 86%–99.62%. …”
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D-Mannose Inhibits Adipogenic Differentiation of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells via the miR669b/MAPK Pathway by Yitong Liu, Lijia Guo, Lei Hu, Chen Xie, Jingfei Fu, Yiyang Jiang, Nannan Han, Lu Jia, Yi Liu

“…The microarray data were further analyzed by a Venn diagram and Gene Set Enrichment Analysis (GSEA). …”
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Regulation and Safety of Cosmetics: Pre- and Post-Market Considerations for Adverse Events and Environmental Impacts by Daniela Vieira, Joana Duarte, Pedro Vieira, Maria Beatriz S. Gonçalves, Ana Figueiras, Alka Lohani, Francisco Veiga, Filipa Mascarenhas-Melo

“…With the introduction of the cosmetic regulation in 2013, stricter quality standards were implemented, surpassing those set by the 1976 legislation. The primary objective of these regulations is to safeguard consumer safety during the use of cosmetic products. …”
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The JCMT Legacy Release: SCUBA-2 850 μm Coadds and Catalogs by Sarah F. Graves, Jessica T. Dempsey, Graham S. Bell, David S. Berry, Iain M. Coulson, Malcolm J. Currie, Per Friberg, Tim Jenness, Doug Johnstone, Junhao Liu, Steven Mairs, Harriet A. L. Parsons, Harold Pena, Mark G. Rawlings, Holly S. Thomas, Jan G. A. Wouterloot

“…We present the James Clerk Maxwell Telescope (JCMT) 850 μ m Legacy Release, containing uniformly reduced, coadded tiles, and catalogs of detected emission, for the 850 μ m data from all Submillimetre Common User Bolometer Array 2 (SCUBA-2) observations taken between 2011 February 2 and 2020 August 1. …”
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Regulatory patterns of testis and ovary maturation in largemouth bass (Micropterus salmoides) revealed by transcriptome profiling by Qingchun Wang, Siqi Lu, Jixiang Hua, Yifan Tao, Yan Zhuge, Wenhua Chen, Xuejun Duan, Jun Qiang

“…Analyses of differentially expressed genes and a gene set enrichment analysis identified 32 genes associated with gametic maturation (17 in ovaries; 15 in testes). …”
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Geographical patterns of tuberculosis notification rates and their association with socioeconomic factors in Nepal: a spatial cross-sectional study (2020–2023) by Vijay Sharma, Rajesh Kumar Yadav, Roshan Kumar Mahato, Kyaw Min Htike, Alex Bagas Koro, Kittipong Sornlorm, Alok Kafle, Dip Bahadur Singh, Wongsa Laohasiriwong

“…Objectives To identify the patterns of tuberculosis (TB) notification rates and examine their relationship with social and economic determinants in Nepal between 2020 and 2023.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting Nepal.Participants All TB cases across all ages.Primary outcome Prevalence of TB cases.Methods This cross-sectional spatial analysis used the data set of the National Tuberculosis Control Centre, Nepal, covering the Fiscal Year (FY) 2020–2021 to 2022–2023. …”
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Intraspecific Differentiation of <I>Francisella tularensis</I> Strains Using Molecular-Genetic Methods. Complex Approach by N. A. Osina, D. A. Sitmbetov, O. A. Morozov, E. G. Bulgakova, A. V. Osin, S. S. Chekmareva, E. V. Sazanova, A. M. Senichkina, O. Yu. Lyashova, T. A. Polunina, Ya. M. Krasnov, Z. L. Devdariani, S. A. Shcherbakova

“…Subspecies- and biovarspecific mutations have been detected in the 23S rRNA gene. Promising regions of this gene for further investigation have been identified using fragment sequencing. …”
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The characteristics of brain function alterations in patients with chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome across varying symptom severities evaluated by NIH-CPSI by Shengyang Ge, Yunting Xiang, Xuyun Hua, Zening Wang, Qingfeng Hu, Yijun Guo, Jingqiang Huang, Chengpeng Zhao, Jiajia Wu, Xianli Wang, Chuanyu Sun

“…We evaluated their resting-state fMRI data using a comprehensive set of parameters, such as Regional Homogeneity (ReHo) and Degree Centrality (DC), to detect brain abnormalities and identify potential correlates with the clinical manifestations of CP/CPPS. …”
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Prophylactic endoscopic pylorus dilatation prior to esophagectomy for esophageal cancer to prevent delayed gastric emptying, study protocol for a placebo-controlled randomized tria... by C. Mann, F. Berlth, V. J. Lozanovski, M. Passalacqua, E. Hadzijusufovic, E. Uzun, G. Capovilla, M. Valmasoni, H. Lang, P. P. Grimminger

“…The WHO trial registration data set can be found here: http://drks.de/search/en/trial/DRKS00034360 .…”
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Selected cytokine and chemokine concentrations in equine autologous conditioned serum are similar under defined and practically relevant storage conditions by Susanne Pauline Roth, Susanne Pauline Roth, Giulia Liso, Giulia Liso, Walter Brehm, Walter Brehm, Bettina Wagner, Christiane Liliane Schnabel, Antonia Troillet, Antonia Troillet

“…The samples were evaluated after storage at room temperature (rt) or at refrigerator temperature (6–8°C) for 6 h. Another set of samples was stored frozen at −20°C for 7 months. …”
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