School nutrition programs in Dubai: a landscape analysis by Reem AlGurg, Reem AlGurg, Nour Abu Mahfouz, Farah Otaki, Farah Otaki, Agnes Paulus, Agnes Paulus, Amar Hassan Khamis, Mohamad Alameddine

“…This highlights the importance of capturing an inside perspective about the specificities of the SNPs in order to ensure their effective, efficient, and equitable implementation across schools, irrespective of whether they are public or private.ObjectiveThe overall purpose of this study was to develop insight into SNPs in Dubai, and to investigate the difference in characteristics of those SNPs, between the public and private sectors.MethodsThis study relied on a quantitative tailor-made survey. …”
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Study protocol of the HessenKohorte2042: a prospective, longitudinal cohort study characterising quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers using a bio... by Lars Timmermann, Heidrun Golla, Christiane Woopen, Petra Ina Pfefferle, Urs M Nater, David José Pedrosa, Urs Kleinholdermann, Franziska Thieken, Marina Christine Ruppert-Junck, Marlena van Munster, Anna Julia Pedrosa, Johanne Stümpel, Vincent Hammes, Björn Schmitz-Luhn, Anna Storms, Nadine Skoluda

“…Furthermore, holistic approaches that consider bio-psycho-social determinants are rare. In the worst cases, these gaps can lead to suboptimal care and therefore unmet needs for patients and their caregivers, resulting in unnecessary symptom burden and increased healthcare costs for society.Methods and analysis This prospective, longitudinal study will follow 1000 PwPD along with their caregivers for 20 years, with up to 40 semi-annual assessments. …”
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Validation of a Real-Time PCR Assay for Fully Automated Detection of <i>Bacillus cereus</i> in Donor Human Milk by Gemma Aran, Vanessa Pleguezuelos, Margarita Blanco, Cristina Garcia, Mariama Jallow, Mar López, Sara Monge, Natalia Casamitjana, Eva Alonso-Nogués, Gloria Soria

“…Incorporating this assay into our laboratory workflow improved efficiency and reduced turnaround time.…”
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Long-term straw return with moderate nitrogen levels reshapes soil bacterial communities in a vertisol by Zichun Guo, Rui Qian, Rui Qian, Rui Qian, Wei Li, Tianyu Ding, Tianyu Ding, Lei Gao, Lei Gao, Xinhua Peng

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A multicenter randomized control trial: Point‐of‐care syndromic assessment versus standard testing in urgent care center patients with acute respiratory illness by Andrew C. Meltzer, Aditya Loganathan, Seamus Moran, Soroush Shahamatdar, Luis W. Dominguez, Joel Willis, Wei Zhang, Xinyi Zhang, Yan Ma

“…Methods We conducted an unblinded multicenter randomized controlled trial on UCC patients with an ARI. …”
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Prospective multicentre cohort trial on acute appendicitis and microbiota, aetiology and effects of antimicrobial treatment: study protocol for the MAPPAC (Microbiology APPendiciti... by Suvi Sippola, Juha Grönroos, Saija Hurme, Paulina Salminen, Sirpa Jalkanen, Erkki Eerola, Antti J Hakanen, Sanja Vanhatalo, Eveliina Munukka, Harri Marttila, V Sallinen, A Leppäniemi, T Rautio, S Meriläinen, P Nordström, J Laukkarinen, T Rantala, H Savolainen, M Aarnio, A Mattila, J Haijanen, E-L Sävelä, I Imre, H Paajanen, J Rintala, T Pinta, T Sippola, P Böckerman

“…In addition, MAPPAC aims to determine antibiotic and placebo effects on gut microbiota composition and antimicrobial resistance.Methods and analysis MAPPAC is a prospective clinical trial with both single-centre and multicentre arm conducted in close synergy with concurrent trials APPendicitis ACuta II (APPAC II) (per oral (p.o.) vs intravenous+p.o. antibiotics, NCT03236961) and APPAC III (double-blind trial placebo vs antibiotics, NCT03234296) randomised clinical trials. …”
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New approach to the development of tailor-made feed for fish larvae using Zebrafish Danio rerio as a model. by Giovanni S Molinari, Michal Wojno, Macdonald Wick, Karolina Kwasek

“…Electrophoretic analysis showed that the proposed hydrolysis method was able to efficiently hydrolyze the protein within Zebrafish body. …”
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A gradient-descent-like learning-based framework in surrogate-assisted evolutionary algorithms for expensive many-objective optimization by Chaoyi Sun, Bo Zhang, Hai Sun, Rui Feng

“…Abstract Surrogate-assisted evolutionary algorithms (SAEAs) commonly depend on traditional offspring generation methods such as simulated binary crossover and polynomial mutation, which often lead to suboptimal search efficiencies. …”
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Implementing an enhanced recovery from surgery pathway to reduce hospital length of stay for primary hip or knee arthroplasty: a budget impact analysis by Melanie Lloyd, Zanfina Ademi, Ian A. Harris, Justine Naylor, Peter Lewis, Richard de Steiger, Rachelle Buchbinder, Anthony Wan, Ilana N. Ackerman

“…Abstract Background Given growing demand for hip and knee arthroplasty and unsustainable resource requirements, safe and efficient models of care are critical. This study aims to determine the impact on healthcare costs of implementing an enhanced short-stay model of care (ESS-MOC) for arthroplasty at a national level. …”
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Continuous versus intermittent cuff pressure monitoring in preventing ventilator-associated pneumonia: a multicentre randomised controlled trial by Yanshuo Wu, Yunhao Su, Liping Zhao, Xi Wang, Kun Zhang, Yuhong Chen, Xiaokun Zhang, Peng Gao, Kangkang Shen, Chencong Li, Yanling Yin, Congcong Zhao

“…This study aimed to investigate whether CCPM reduces VAP incidence compared with intermittent cuff pressure monitoring (ICPM) and its impact on nursing workload. Methods We conducted a multicentre, open-label randomised controlled trial across eight tertiary hospitals in China. …”
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The Long-term Variations and Influencing Factors of Soil Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity in Terraces on the Loess Plateau by PENG Xin, NI Lingshan, JI Keyan, DAI Wei, WANG Zhuoxiao, CHANG Heng, FANG Nufang

“…[Objective] The long-term variations of soil saturated hydraulic conductivity (Ks) and its primary controlling factors in terraces on the Loess Plateau were explored. [Methods] Terraces were selected for three land use types, i.e. farmland, orchard, and grassland, with slope designated as the control. …”
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The Effect of Hydrogen Peroxide on Biogas and Methane Produced from Batch Mesophilic Anaerobic Digestion of Spent Coffee Grounds by Siham Sayoud, Kerroum Derbal, Antonio Panico, Ludovico Pontoni, Massimiliano Fabbricino, Francesco Pirozzi, Abderrezzaq Benalia

“…This paper aims to explore both experimental and modeling anaerobic digestion (AD) processes as innovative methods for managing the substantial quantities of spent coffee grounds (SCG) generated in Algeria, transforming them into valuable renewable energy sources (biogas/methane). …”
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Gender difference in cross-sectional area and fat infiltration of thigh muscles in the elderly population on MRI: an AI-based analysis by Sara Bizzozero, Tito Bassani, Luca Maria Sconfienza, Carmelo Messina, Matteo Bonato, Cecilia Inzaghi, Federica Marmondi, Paola Cinque, Giuseppe Banfi, Stefano Borghi

“…Gender differences and correlations between fat, muscle parameters, and age were also analyzed. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 141 participants (67 females, 74 males) aged 52–82 years. …”
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Hospice and palliative care utilization in 16 004 232 medicare claims: comparing trauma to surgical and medical inpatients by Matthew M Carrick, Samir M Fakhry, Yan Shen, Ransom J Wyse, Jeneva M Garland, Dorraine D Watts, Melissa Red Hoffman

“…The goal of this study was to determine whether there are differences among these three groups in rates of hospice and PC utilization.Methods Patients from Centers for Medicare &amp; Medicaid Services (CMS) Inpatient Standard Analytical Files for 2016–2020 aged ≥65 years were analyzed. …”
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Optimising a multi-strategy implementation intervention to improve the delivery of a school physical activity policy at scale: findings from a randomised noninferiority trial by Cassandra Lane, Luke Wolfenden, Alix Hall, Rachel Sutherland, Patti-Jean Naylor, Chris Oldmeadow, Lucy Leigh, Adam Shoesmith, Adrian Bauman, Nicole McCarthy, Nicole Nathan

“…Methods A noninferiority cluster randomised controlled trial was undertaken with 48 primary schools in New South Wales, Australia. …”
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HUMAn, a Real-Time Evolutive Patient Model for Major Incident Simulation: Development and Validation Study by Maxence Laurent, Arnaud Jaccard, Laurent Suppan, Elio Erriquez, Xavier Good, Eric Golay, Dominique Jaccard, Mélanie Suppan

“…Major incident management must be efficient to save as many lives as possible. As any paramedic or emergency medical technician may unexpectedly have to respond to major incidents, regular training is mandatory. …”
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Migrant parent-child separation in the first three years of life and mental health problems at preschool age: A cross-sectional study by Hailati Akezhuoli, Minghui Tan, Yuyin Ma, Xintian Liu, Jiayao Xu, Jingjing Lu, Xudong Zhou

“…Methods: We conducted a kindergarten-based parent-reported questionnaire survey in Nanling, Anhui Province, from October 30 to November 3, 2023. …”
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A Retrospective Study Reviewing Timing to Onset of Habitual Psychogenic Non-Epileptic Seizures in a Home Video Telemetry Cohort by Jade Cooper, Helen Chester, Arianna Fozzato, Elisaveta Sokolov

“…This raises the question of whether HVT study duration could be reduced to release study resources and aid departmental efficiencies. We also observe the novel finding that men presented significantly earlier with their habitual PNES event than women, and that abnormal imaging findings were also significantly associated with an earlier time to event onset, although the reason for this association is yet to be determined.…”
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High vector competence for chikungunya virus but heavily reduced locomotor activity of Aedes albopictus from Germany at low temperatures by Renke Lühken, Leif Rauhöft, Björn Pluskota, Unchana Lange, Michelle Helms, Norbert Becker, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit, Carola Kuhn, Egbert Tannich, Stephanie Jansen, Anna Heitmann

“…Infection rates and transmission efficiencies (TEs) were determined after 14 days of incubation at constant and fluctuating (± 5 °C) mean temperatures of 15 °C, 18 °C, 21 °C and 24 °C. …”
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Genistein Improves the Cytotoxic, Apoptotic, and Oxidative-Stress-Inducing Properties of Doxorubicin in SK-MEL-28 Cancer Cells by Andrea Roman, Andrei Motoc, Iasmina Marcovici, Cristina Dehelean, Laura Nicolescu, Casiana Boru

“…Therefore, this study investigated the combination therapy regimen comprising GEN and DOX in terms of anti-melanoma activity and safety profile. <i>Materials and Methods</i>: The in vitro experiments were performed on SK-MEL-28 and HaCaT cells. …”
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