α-Klotho: An Early Risk-Predictive Biomarker for Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction by Yuanyuan Pei, Miao Miu, Xue Mao, Wen Chen, Jihong Zhu

“…Nevertheless, its effect has not been studied in patients presenting with AMI. …”
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Analysis on agricultural carbon emissions transfer of inter-provincial trade in China. by Xidong Zhang, Juan Zhang, Wenhao Fu, Ziting Pei, Bin Zhang, Mufan Zhuang

“…In this study, the cross-section data of 31 provincial-level administrative regions in China in 2015, 2018 and 2021 were used to calculate the agricultural carbon emissions of each province from the production side, and the agricultural carbon transfer model was applied to study the spatial transfer characteristics of agricultural carbon emissions. …”
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Representações sociais e prática do enfermeiro: limites, avanços e perspectivas [Social representations and nursing practice: limits, progress, and prospects] [Representaciones soc... by Daniela Márcia Neri Sampaio, Alba Benemérita Alves Vilela, Aline Vieira Simões

“…Semi-structured interviews were used with nineteen nurses, the data of which were analyzed on two bases: the EVOC 2000 software and theme analysis. …”
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Educación Física de Calidad: Diseño y validación de una herramienta orientada a la reflexión e innovación en los procesos educativos (Quality Physical Education: Design and valida... by Ana Flávia Leão Pereira, Eloisa Lorente-Catalán

“…A normative case study has allowed the design and validation of an educational tool that aims to support innovation in school PE and guides towards an EFC. …”
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How serious are ‘serious non-specific symptoms (SNSS)’? Evaluation of the introduction of a local SNSS pathway, and the pick-up rate of cancers, within this population by Dominic Maxfield, Alexandra Hickey, Temitope Ade-Onojobi, Rohit Sinha, John Painter, Simon Dunn

“…Conclusion: Overall cancer-pick up rates in our audit suggest that the SNSS pathway has a similar pick-up rate to existing urgent suspected cancer pathways in the NHS (around 7%). …”
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The Diurnal Cooling Effect of Green Space Structure on the Summer Urban Thermal Environment From a High-Resolution Perspective by Shihao Wang, Chaoyang Sun, Lin Huang, Huading Shi, Xinliang Xu, Dongrui Han, Qingbao Gu, Hanbing Liu

“…This article, based on land use, vegetation cover, ground elevation, anthropogenic heat emission, and meteorological data, utilizes the UrbClim model to simulate high-resolution hourly air temperature (Ta) in Tianjin's urban area during summer high-temperature days. …”
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Smoking, alcohol consumption, and cancer: A mendelian randomisation study in UK Biobank and international genetic consortia participants. by Susanna C Larsson, Paul Carter, Siddhartha Kar, Mathew Vithayathil, Amy M Mason, Karl Michaëlsson, Stephen Burgess

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>We used summary-level data for genetic variants associated with smoking initiation (ever smoked regularly) and alcohol consumption, and the corresponding associations with lung, breast, ovarian, and prostate cancer from genome-wide association studies consortia, including participants of European ancestry. …”
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A Mindfulness-Based Lifestyle Intervention for Dementia Risk Reduction: Protocol for the My Healthy Brain Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial by Ryan A Mace, Makenna E Law, Joshua E Cohen, Christine S Ritchie, Olivia I Okereke, Bettina B Hoeppner, Judson A Brewer, Stephen J Bartels, Ana-Maria Vranceanu

“…The secondary outcomes are cognitive function and lifestyle (physical activity, sleep, nutrition, alcohol and tobacco use, and mental and social activity) behaviors. …”
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Impactos sociales y personales de las TIC en la banca colombiana: más allá de los temores by Daniel Fernando López Jiménez, c.Ph.D., Joan Frances Fondevila Gascón, Ph.D., Jorge Sainz, Ph.D.

“…For the analysis of the data in the first group, “Employees or workers”, a structured questionnaire was used; and for the second group “Technical Presidents or Vice-Presidents” a very detailed oriented interview. …”
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Profile of rape victims attending the Karl Bremer Hospital Rape Centre, Tygerberg, Cape Town by Muideen Bello, Michael K. Pather

“…In addition, there is a lack of available data on the per-episode risk of HIV infection with specific sexual encounters,1 and in combination with poor follow-up of sexual assault victims,2–4 this has resulted in few studies assessing the risk of HIV infection after sexual assault. …”
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Long-term trends in the burden of cancer attributable to high body mass index in China from 1990 to 2021 by Zhouwei Zhan, Yi Zeng, Shaohua Xu, Hongju Chen, Rui Huang, Wei Lin, Jiami Yu, Xiaojie Wang, Chunkang Yang, Zengqing Guo, Bijuan Chen

“…This study aimed to assess the magnitude, temporal trends, and demographic drivers of BMI-related cancer burden in China from 1990 to 2021.MethodsData on total cancer burden attributable to high BMI were obtained from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021. …”
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Global burden of chronic kidney disease due to hypertension (1990–2021): a systematic analysis of epidemiological trends, risk factors, and projections to 2036 from the GBD 2021 st... by Yujun He, Weiwei Tang, Jianying Chen, Jie Tang, Yaling Zheng, Xinyuan Wang, Bowen Xing, Xiaojun Li, Yi Xu, Xiaoyi Wang

“…Objective This study aims to analyze the global, regional, and national burden of CKD due to hypertension from 1990 to 2021, identify risk factors, and project trends until 2036. Method Data from the GBD 2021 study for 204 countries and territories were used. …”
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The Learn Together programme (part A): co-designing an approach to support patient and family involvement and engagement in patient safety incident investigations by Jane K. O’Hara, Jane K. O’Hara, Lauren Ramsey, Rebecca Partridge, Chris Redford, Siobhan McHugh, Gemma Louch, Penny Phillips, Laura Sheard, Ruth Simms-Ellis, Ruth Simms-Ellis, Justin Waring, Joe Langley

“…BackgroundWhilst patients and families can and do support patient safety in several ways, empirical evidence for the specific impact of involvement in patient safety incident investigations and their outcomes, has been limited, with little information about how to undertake involvement meaningfully.AimWe aimed to (i) develop a set of common principles to guide involvement of patients and families in patient safety incident investigations; (ii) develop a working programme theory for how these might be enacted; (iii) co-design guidance to support the meaningful involvement of patients and families in patient safety incident investigations.MethodsWe synthesised three existing data sets (a literature review, a documentary analysis of incident investigation policies and 42 interviews with patients, families, lawyers, incident investigators, and healthcare staff) relating to patient and family involvement in incident investigations. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of motor neuron disease in adults aged 65 years and older from 1990 to 2021 and forecast to 2040 by Quanfeng Zhao, Bin Zhang, Xiulan Chen, Peishu Fu, Yang Yang, Yang Yang, Yang Yang, Qian Wang

“…From 1990 to 2021, the global burden of elderly MND has exhibited an increasing trend. The burden of elderly MND varies significantly across the world, necessitating more targeted screening strategies and preventive measures to address the issue of elderly MND.…”
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Molecular characterization and expression profiles of cytochrome P450 reductase gene in Sogatella furcifera (Hemiptera: Delphacidae) by YU Hang, LIU Su, ZHU Qingzi, ZHOU Wenwu, LIANG Qingmei, SHI Xiaoxiao, ZHU Zijie, ZHU Zengrong

“…CPR, as the indispensable electron donor of P450 system, has attracted increasing attention as a potential candidate to develop novel chemical inhibitor to manage target insect pests. …”
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CD8+CD57+ T cells exhibit distinct features in human non-small cell lung cancer by Wei Sun, Rong Liu, Bing Huang, Peiliang Wang, Zhiwei Yuan, Jianjian Yang, Hui Xiong, Ni Zhang, Qi Huang, Xiangning Fu, Lequn Li

“…The status of CD8+CD57+ T cells in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has not been well defined.Methods We used flow cytometry and undertook a systemic approach to examine the frequency, immunophenotyping and functional properties of CD8+CD57+ T cells in the peripheral blood, tumor tissue and the corresponding normal tissue, as well as lung draining lymph nodes, of patients with NSCLC.Results CD57+ T cells expressed high levels of programmed cell death-1 (PD-1) in all tested compartments and were predominantly CD8+ T cells. …”
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Evaluation of Inflammatory Markers and Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19 Patients with Concurrent <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infection: A Comparative Cohort Analysis by Flavia Ignuta, Adrian Vlad, Teodor Cerbulescu, Stana Loredana, Felix Bratosin, Ovidiu Rosca, Lavinia Stelea, Daciana Nistor

“…Background and Objectives: Co-infection with <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> (<i>C. difficile</i>) in COVID-19 patients has emerged as a clinical challenge associated with increased morbidity and mortality. …”
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Effect of drinking water salinity on lactating cows’ water and feed intake, milk yield, and rumen physiology by A. Iritz, D. Espinoza, M.G. Taye, F. Salhab, Y. Portnik, U. Moallem, Y.A. Ben Meir

“…Use of desalinated seawater in arid and semiarid regions for domestic, industrial, and agricultural purposes is on the rise. …”
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Oxidative damage to lipids improves with Omega-5 fatty acid supplementation treatment in patients with severe alcoholic hepatitis by Moisés Martínez-Castillo, Jacqueline Cordova-Gallardo, Abigail Hernandez-Barragan, Marisela Hernández-Santillán, Diana Mungía-Ramos, Froylan Martínez-Sánchez, Daniel Santana-Vargas, Gabriela Gutiérrez-Reyes

“…Alcoholic hepatitis (AH) is a severe clinical event that develops in patients with ALD and active alcohol consumption, and it has a high mortality rate within 30 days. Inflammation and redox imbalance play a crucial role in promoting the dysfunction of hepatocytes and reducing patient survival. …”
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Post-traumatic growth trajectories and influencing factors in patients undergoing hip and knee arthroplasty: a prospective longitudinal study by Yan Xie, Zhongmin Fu, Peifang Li, Jiali Chen, Lin Zhang, Ying Liu, Ning Ning, Zongke Zhou

“…BackgroundTotal hip/knee arthroplasty (THA/TKA) has emerged as the gold-standard treatment for end-stage osteoarthritis. …”
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