Association between metabolic score for insulin resistance and stroke: a nationally representative cross-sectional study from NHANES 2007–2018 by Lingtian Weng, Yuqiu Lu, Hanning Song, Jiayi Xu, Xuhong Jiang, Xuhong Jiang

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Unveiling the Mechanism of Retinoic Acid Therapy for Cutaneous Warts: Insights from Multi-Omics Integration by Dong ZY, He MJ, Hu Y, Wang F, Ran DL, Fu DS, He Q, Yang RP, Zhang JA

“…RA-based therapies could offer effective and less invasive alternatives for wart treatment. …”
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Association of clinical laboratory parameters with latent tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers of primary health centers-A cross-sectional observational study. by Sivaprakasam T Selvavinayagam, Ganga Sankar, Yean K Yong, Sathish Sankar, Ying Zhang, Hong Y Tan, Pachamuthu Balakrishnan, Amudhan Murugesan, Manivannan Rajeshkumar, Asha Frederick, Masilamani Senthil Kumar, Paulkanraj PriyaRaj, Jesudoss Prabhakaran, Pattusamy Sangeetha, Pasupathy Arunpathy, Rajamani Charu, Nagarajan Muruganandam, Deepak M Sakate, Deepak Jayakumar, Prabu Dhandapani, Parthiban Rudrapathy, Vijayakumar Velu, Marc Emmenegger, Marie Larsson, Esaki M Shankar, Sivadoss Raju

“…The prevalence of latent TB infections (LTBI) among the HCWs of primary healthcare centers (PHCs) has seldom been investigated. PHCs provide effective and preventive medical care largely for the rural population. …”
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Barriers and willingness to express consent to organ donation among the Kazakhstani population by Aidos Bolatov, Aruzhan Asanova, Gulnur Daniyarova, Vitaliy Sazonov, Yuliya Semenova, Aigerim Abdiorazova, Yuriy Pya

“…Understanding the socio-demographic factors, knowledge levels, and perceived barriers influencing individuals’ willingness to consent to organ donation is essential for developing effective interventions. Methods This cross-sectional study surveyed 1,294 participants across Kazakhstan. …”
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Risk of Antipsychotic Initiation Among Older Dementia Patients Initiating Cholinesterase Inhibitors by Chikermane SG, Li J, Aparasu RR

“…These findings emphasize the importance of careful medication monitoring and management to prevent prescribing cascades and reduce related adverse effects in dementia patients.Keywords: dementia, cholinesterase inhibitor, antipsychotics, real-world evidence…”
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Undiagnosed diabetes mellitus among older adults: a harmonized cross-country analysis of prevalence, regional disparities and risk factors in 11 European countries and Israel by Aijing Sun, Martina Börsch-Supan

“…Our results suggest that diabetes awareness and effective screening for uDM still need to be increased, particularly among younger and seemingly healthy individuals, those with lower SES, obesity, and hypertension.…”
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Non-invasive ventilation at the front door: a service improvement by Rehab Haider, Lewis Pitchford, Anisha Bandyopadhyay, Omar Aldroubi, Raziya Sarwari, Indrajit Sau

“…Since front-door clinicians make the bulk of decisions pertaining to NIV, we surveyed registrars in the emergency department and general medicine to find out how confident they felt about initiating, titrating and weaning off NIV. …”
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COVID-19 encephalopathy with severe neurological symptoms: a clinical case presentation with literature review by G. Baranauskienė, N. Tutlienė, G. Kaubrys

“…Some studies have shown that immune modulation therapy, including high-dose corticosteroids and intravenous immunoglobulins, is effective in some severely ill patients. …”
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First trimester exposure to anxiolytic and hypnotic drugs and the risks of major congenital anomalies: a United Kingdom population-based cohort study. by Lu Ban, Joe West, Jack E Gibson, Linda Fiaschi, Rachel Sokal, Pat Doyle, Richard Hubbard, Liam Smeeth, Laila J Tata

“…<h4>Background</h4>Despite their widespread use the effects of taking benzodiazepines and non-benzodiazepine hypnotics during pregnancy on the risk of major congenital anomaly (MCA) are uncertain. …”
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Lp(a)-Lowering Agents in Development: A New Era in Tackling the Burden of Cardiovascular Risk? by Niki Katsiki, Michal Vrablik, Maciej Banach, Ioanna Gouni-Berthold

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Perceptions on preeclampsia and eclampsia among senior, older women, in rural Southwestern Uganda by Harriet Nabulo, Gad Ruzaaza, Francis Mugabi, Francis Bajunirwe

“…Women carried several myths regarding the cause and these included little blood, witchcraft, ghost attacks and stress from strained relationships including marital tension. Women were generally aware of the outcomes of eclampsia, mainly that it kills…”
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Need equality and access equity to assistive products across genders and locations in 29 countries: a cross-sectional study by Johan Borg, Sébastien Muller, Arne H. Eide, Luc de Witte, Irene Calvo, Chapal Khasnabis, Wei Zhang

“…BackgroundEvidence from nationally representative assistive product studies on needs equality and access equity is essential for effectively targeting measures by health and other services to improve access to assistive products. …”
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Clinical and immunological efficacy of interferonotherapy in rotavirus infection in infants by A. N. Os'kin, S. G. Gorbunov, L. N. Mazankova, S. A. Lugovskaya, E. V. Naumova, M. E. Pochtar'

“…Purpose: to improve the complex therapy of rotavirus infection in infants by including interferon and to evaluate its clinical and immunological effectiveness.Materials and methods. Infants without infectious pathology and with rotavirus infection, who were on standard therapy and treatment, including standard therapy and interferon (20 in each group), were examined using general clinical methods. …”
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A Study on the Valorization of Rice Straw into Different Value-Added Products and Biofuels by Basma A. Ali, Mohamed Hosny, Hussein N. Nassar, Heba K. A. Elhakim, Nour Sh. El-Gendy

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SUMOylation-regulated genes in colon cancer: expression patterns and clinical implications by Wen Peng, Zirong Yang, Ru Yan, Lan Mu, Lan Li, Shan Jin, Shisheng Tan

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A grounded theory study on medical students’ proxy online health information seeking behavior by Pan Minghao, He Leyun, Yang Jingying, Huang Wanyu, Wang Fan, Wang Linlin, Shen Meiyu

“…Proxy seeking results are generally marked by positive feedback and negative feedback. …”
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The methodology of food design. Part 2. Digital nutritiology in personal food by A. Y. Prosekov, A. D. Vesnina, O. V. Kozlova

“…Atherosclerosis (the main cause of a wide range of cardiovascular diseases) and other multifactorial diseases depend on several nutrition factors, defined in general by lifestyle that directly and constantly affects the human body. …”
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The Role of Humanitarian Organizations in Promotion of The Rights of Refugees in The Host Communities: A Case Study of Nyakabande Reception Centre. by Nyirabavakure, Catherine

“…The research study was guided by the following objectives; to find out the effects of refugees living in the refugee reception center, to examine the Challenges facing refugees living in the reception center, and to establish the strategies and possible ways of improving the conditions of refugees staying in the refugee in reception center. …”
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Impact of Digital Divide on The Growth and Development of Small and Medium Enterprises in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kigezi Private Sector Promotion Centre Limited. by Kembabazi, Evaline

“…The general objective of the study was to assess the impact of the Digital divide on the growth and development of SMES at Kigezi Private Sector Promotion Centre Limited- Kabale District. …”
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Training and Employee Performance in Uganda: A Case of National Water and Sewerage Corporation Rukungiri District. by Twongyeirwe, Uster

“…The study also established that training generally accounts for 69.8% of the employee performance at NWSC Rukungiri District. …”
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