Assessment of Diabetes Distress and Its Association with Medication Adherence Among Type 2 Diabetes Patients: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study by Roja Baskaran, Balaji Manivel, Someshwaran Subramani, Dhayasekar Kuppusamy, Saara Banu EPM, Vivek N, Ponnusankar S., Mohsina Hyder K.

“…Binary logistic regression showed significant effects of quality of sleep, comorbidities, frequency of consultation, diet, exercise, family support, and marital status on distress domains (p < .05). …”
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Assessing vaccine hesitancy and health literacy using a new Italian vaccine confidence index and a modified Italian medical term recognition test: A cross-sectional survey on Itali... by Guglielmo Arzilli, Lorenzo Stacchini, Virginia Casigliani, Sara Mazzilli, Francesco Aquino, Aurea Oradini-Alacreu, Beatrice Bruni, Filippo Quattrone, Francesca Papini, Daniele Sironi, Andrea Davide Porretta, Gaetano Pierpaolo Privitera, Caterina Rizzo, Lara Tavoschi, Pier Luigi Lopalco

“…The VCI and the modified IMETER effectively assess vaccination attitude and health literacy, offering valuable public health tools for tailoring vaccination campaigns to hesitant population subgroups.…”
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An Improved Spatial Clustering Method for Automatic Detection of Active Geohazards in Lanzhou by Yixin Ma, Bo Chen, Zhenhong Li, Guanjun Wei, Chuang Song, Roberto Tomas, Fan Wen, Yi Chen, Jianbing Peng

“…First, we applied the general atmospheric correction online service for InSAR-assisted InSAR stacking technique to derive the annual surface deformation rate. …”
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Optimizing Adjuvant Care in Early Breast Cancer: Multidisciplinary Strategies and Innovative Models from Canadian Centers by Angela Chan, Nancy Nixon, Muna Al-Khaifi, Alain Bestavros, Christine Blyth, Winson Y. Cheung, Caroline Hamm, Thomas Joly-Mischlich, Mita Manna, Tom McFarlane, Laura V. Minard, Sarah Naujokaitis, Christine Peragine, Cindy Railton, Scott Edwards

“…Drawing on real-world evidence and successful applications across Canadian centers, we explore models led by nurses, nurse practitioners (NPs), general practitioners in oncology (GPO), and pharmacists. …”
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Characterization of gut microbiota and metabolites in renal transplant recipients during COVID-19 and prediction of one-year allograft function by Zijie Wang, Xiang Gao, Hongsheng Ji, Ming Shao, Bin Ni, Shuang Fei, Li Sun, Hao Chen, Ruoyun Tan, Mulong Du, Min Gu

“…Fecal samples were collected at the onset of infection for gut microbiome and metabolome analysis. Generalized Estimating Equations (GEE) model and Latent Class Growth Mixed Model (LCGMM) were employed to dissect the relationships among clinical characteristics, laboratory tests, and gut microbiota and metabolites. …”
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COVID-19 emergency response assessment study: a prospective longitudinal survey of frontline doctors in the UK and Ireland: study protocol by Daniel Horner, Jo Daniels, Charles Reynard, Blair Graham, Mark David Lyttle, Michael Barrett, Edward Carlton, Tom Roberts, William Hulme, Katie Samuel, Robert Hirst

“…This longitudinal professional survey aims to understand the evolving and cumulative effects of working during the COVID-19 outbreak on the psychological well-being of doctors working in emergency departments (ED), intensive care units (ICU) and anaesthetics during the pandemic.Methods and analysis This study is a longitudinal questionnaire-based study with three predefined time points spanning the acceleration, peak and deceleration phases of the COVID-19 pandemic.The primary outcomes are psychological distress and post-trauma stress as measured by the General Health Questionnaire-12 (GHQ-12) and Impact of Events Scale-Revised (IES-R). …”
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COVER-ME: developing and evaluating community-based interventions to promote vaccine uptake for COVID-19 and influenza in East London minority ethnicity (ME) and underserved indivi... by Chris Griffiths, Karina Kielmann, Heinke Kunst, Sally Hargreaves, Colin N J Campbell, Adam Brentnall, Dominik Zenner, Tahreem Chaudhry, Patricia Tum, Hui Zhen Tam, Hector Smethurst

“…For individual randomisation, patients will be individually randomised 1:1 to receive the intervention (PET) or routine care; whereas for cluster randomisation, six GP (General Practitioner) practices will be randomised 1:1 and divided into two tranches at two separate time points. …”
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Identification of serum tRNA-derived small RNAs biosignature for diagnosis of tuberculosis by Zikun Huang, Qing Luo, Cuifen Xiong, Haiyan Zhu, Chao Yu, Jianqing Xu, Yiping Peng, Junming Li, Aiping Le

“…The three-tsRNA biosignature generally decreased within 3 months of treatment and then remained stable. …”
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Diagnostics and Treatment of Esophageal Achalasia (Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association, Russian Scientific Medical Society of Internal Medicine, Russ... by V. T. Ivashkin, A. S. Trukhmanov, I. V. Maev, O. M. Drapkina, A. I. Martynov, O. A. Storonova, E. A. Godgello, M. P. Korolev, T. L. Lapina, P. V. Pavlov, A. V. Paraskevova, I. A. Tarasova, E. D. Fedorov, A. T. Tskhovrebov, M. P. Shapka, A. L. Shestakov, A. V. Yurasov

“…Aim: to familiarize gastroenterologists, therapists, functional diagnostics and general practitioners (family doctors), radiologists, and endoscopists with modern methods of diagnosis and treatment of achalasia of the cardia.Key points. …”
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Health- related quality of life after surgery for spinal metastases by Silvia Terzi, Cristiana Griffoni, Simona Rosa, Chiara Cini, Emanuela Asunis, Chiara Alcherigi, Federica Trentin, Stefano Bandiera, Riccardo Ghermandi, Giuseppe Tedesco, Gisberto Evangelisti, Marco Girolami, Valerio Pipola, Giovanni Barbanti Brodano, Alessandro Gasbarrini

“…Discussion: This study confirms the effectiveness of surgery for spinal metastases in improving patients’ performance status and demonstrates an overall improvement in HRQOL, which is maintained over time.…”
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Pharmacological Modulation of the Unfolded Protein Response as a Therapeutic Approach in Cutaneous T-Cell Lymphoma by Nadia St. Thomas, Benjamin N. Christopher, Leticia Reyes, Reeder M. Robinson, Lena Golick, Xiaoyi Zhu, Eli Chapman, Nathan G. Dolloff

“…JG-023 induced pro-apoptotic UPR signaling and enhanced the cytotoxic effects of proteasome inhibitors and other UPR-inducing drugs in CTCL but not normal T cells. …”
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Experimental investigation on the damage mechanical proper-ties of red sandstone under freeze-thaw cycles by Peng Zeng, Peng Zeng, Yonglin Ren, Kui Zhao, Kui Zhao, Xianda Yang, Zhen Huang, Zhen Huang, Yanda Li, Liangfeng Xiong, Liangfeng Xiong, Cong Gong, Cong Gong

“…The ib value obtained by AE generally shows the change rule of “progressive increase–gradual decline–subsequent resurgence–sharp plummet.” …”
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Daratumumab induces cell-mediated cytotoxicity of primary effusion lymphoma and is active against refractory disease by Prabha Shrestha, Yana Astter, David A. Davis, Ting Zhou, Constance M. Yuan, Ramya Ramaswami, Hao-Wei Wang, Kathryn Lurain, Robert Yarchoan

“…PEL is a tumor of plasmablast-like B cells generally expressing CD38, the target of daratumumab (Dara). …”
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Intraoperative change in distal motor latency as a predictor for clinical outcome after mini-OCTR: a retrospective cohort study by Mingjie Zhou, Mingjie Zhou, Mingjie Zhou, Mingjie Zhou, Mingjie Zhou, Mingjie Zhou, Chuxiang Chen, Chuxiang Chen, Chuxiang Chen, Chuxiang Chen, Chuxiang Chen, Chuxiang Chen, Chenpei Xu, Chenpei Xu, Chenpei Xu, Chenpei Xu, Chenpei Xu, Chenpei Xu, Biao Yan, Philippe Liverneaux, Philippe Liverneaux, Su Jiang, Su Jiang, Su Jiang, Su Jiang, Su Jiang, Su Jiang, Su Jiang

“…Multivariate and simple logistic regression analyses were used to quantify the predictive value of LRP on postoperative outcomes.ResultsThe results of patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) demonstrated that Mini-OCTR was an effective procedure in treating CTS generally with some of the patients experiencing significant improvement in sensory function at 1 day Post-op. …”
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A phase III, randomized, controlled noninferiority trial to study the efficacy and safety of imipenem/cilastatin/relebactam (IMI/REL) vs piperacillin/tazobactam (PIP/TAZ) in patien... by Junjie Li, Feng Wei, Peng Xiang, Zhengang Tang, Lianshu Ding, Luke Francis Chen, Maria Losada, Zlatka Iamboliyska, Fang Sun, Mingfen Zhu, Xiaodan Guo, Xiaoling Du, Chang Chen, Christopher Bruno, Sandra Koseoglu, Katherine Young, Min Zhou, Jieming Qu

“…AEs resulting in death were generally consistent with pre-existing or underlying illness. …”
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Metabolic Responses of <i>Amaranthus caudatus</i> Roots and Leaves to Zinc Stress by Natalia Osmolovskaya, Tatiana Bilova, Anastasia Gurina, Anastasia Orlova, Viet D. Vu, Stanislav Sukhikh, Tatiana Zhilkina, Nadezhda Frolova, Elena Tarakhovskaya, Anastasia Kamionskaya, Andrej Frolov

“…Overall, our study provides the first insight into the general trends of Zn-induced biochemical rearrangements and main adaptive metabolic shifts in <i>A. caudatus</i>.…”
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Integrating the clinical pharmacist into the emergency department interdisciplinary team: a study protocol for a multicentre trial applying a non-randomised stepped-wedge study des... by Torbjørn Wisløff, Eirik Hugaas Ofstad, Elin C Lehnbom, Renate Elenjord, Renata Vesela, Tine Johnsgård, Birgitte Zahl-Holmstad, Torstein Risør, Lars Røslie, Ole Magnus Filseth, Per-Christian Valle, Kristian Svendsen, Hanne Mathilde Frøyshov, Beate H Garcia

“…In Norway, few EDs are equipped with ED pharmacists, and research describing effects on patients has not been conducted. The aim of this study is to investigate the impact of introducing clinical pharmacists to the interdisciplinary ED team. …”
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Personalized information support for hypertension management: an open-label cluster randomized controlled trial in rural Anhui, ChinaResearch in context by Xingrong Shen, Ruirui Cui, Nana Li, Xin Yang, Tongqing Xu, Shumin Zeng, Xuanhe Liu, Yuning Wang, Ying Li, Dongying Xiao, Xuewu Zhang, Rong Liu, Tingting Zhang, Xiyan Kong, Jing Chai, Dongxiao Gu, Debin Wang

“…These measures were analyzed using mainly generalized linear mixed modeling controlled for clustering with or without imputation. …”
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Changes of land use and landscape pattern along sea–land gradient in developed coastal region: A case study of Jiangsu Province, China by Jiahao Zhai, Lijie Pu, Lu Qie, Gaili He, Xiaoqing Wang, Rui Zhang, Ye Yuan, Rui Zhong, Yumeng Lu, Jiayi Xie, Jiawei Tao, Sihua Huang

“…Cropland increased only within the 0–5 km gradient zone, while decreasing in all other zones, generally showing a greater decrease farther from the sea. …”
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Integrating population genetics and species distribution models to predict red seabream distribution under climate change by Binbin Shan, Wenhao Huang, Mengyi Zhang, Liangming Wang, Yan Liu, Changping Yan, Manting Liu, Qijian Xie, Jianwei Zou, Linlin Zhao, Dianrong Sun

“…Species distribution models (SDMs) have been widely used in terrestrial ecosystems and have played a crucial role in marine ecosystems by linking species occurrence, abundance, or life traits to unobserved spatiotemporal environmental effects and habitat characteristics. However, unlike terrestrial ecosystems, marine ecosystems exhibit more extensive exchanges among biological populations, making it difficult to classify marine fish into distinct populations or subspecies. …”
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