Roles of dentistry in identifying and supporting individuals who have experienced gender-based violence: a scoping review by Carlos Quiñonez, Danielle Toccalino, Margaret Powell, Beverley M. Essue, Cyndirela Chadambuka, Isabel Arruda-Caycho, Navya Arora

“…Dental professionals were generally underprepared to support individuals experiencing GBV, but training interventions proved effective in increasing knowledge and competency. …”
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Core outcomes for the evaluation of new healthcare programmes – a modified Delphi study by Benjamin P. Harvey, Emmelie Barenfeld, Joakim Öhlén, Jana Bergholtz, Carl Johan Orre, Tomas Lindroth, Hanna Gyllensten

“…Methods A COS was developed according to the Core Outcome Measures in Effectiveness Trials guidelines, using the DelphiManager online platform. …”
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<i>In vivo</i> assessment of the biocompatible properties of resorbable porous materials for pleural implantation by I. A. Vasileva, V. I. Sevastianov, K. V. Tokaev, Yu. R. Zyuza, T. E. Grigoriev, T. K. Tokaev, A. S. Bikbaev, V. K. Tokaev, Yu. D. Zagoskin, K. I. Lukanina, S. N. Chvalun

“…Moreover, various biological and synthetic materials used are not effective enough. Objective: to conduct an in vivo study of the biocompatible properties of laboratory samples of porous materials based on polylactide (PLA) and polycaprolactone (PCL) as potential materials for pleural implants development, as part of the general problem of developing a resorbable porous implant for intra- and extrapleural implantation and in situ formation of a «biological filling» to correct the volume of the pleural cavity. …”
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Efficacy and safety of intravitreal anti-VEGF for myopic choroidal neovascularization by Jing-Yao Liu, Ju-Ping Liu, Xiao-Rong Li

“…Additionally, intravitreal anti-VEGF therapy using 1+PRN regimen, offers certain advantages in both efficacy and cost-effectiveness.…”
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The Importance of Nutritional Status Assessments for Preoperative Bariatric Patients: Correlations between BIA, CRP and Vitamin Status by Mirjana Kardum Pejić, Irena Martinis, Domagoj Vergles, Mirna Šporčić, Jelena Pugelnik, Dora Canjuga, Martina Bituh

“…These findings highlight the need for preoperatively treating dietary deficiencies and inflammation. The long-term effects of preoperative dietary therapy on patient outcomes and general health in the context of bariatric surgery should be the main subject of future study.…”
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A Narrative-Gamified Mental Health App (Kuamsha) for Adolescents in Uganda: Mixed Methods Feasibility and Acceptability Study by Julia R Pozuelo, Christine Nabulumba, Doreen Sikoti, Meghan Davis, Joy Louise Gumikiriza-Onoria, Eugene Kinyanda, Bianca Moffett, Alastair van Heerden, Heather A O'Mahen, Michelle Craske, Munshi Sulaiman, Alan Stein

“…A fully powered randomized controlled trial is needed to assess its effectiveness in improving adolescents’ mental health.…”
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Healthcare professionals’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding China’s National Centralized Drug Procurement policy: a cross-sectional study in Shaanxi Province by Qian Shen, Limin Kang, Dan Ye, Youjia Li, Kanghuai Zhang

“…To strengthen HCPs’ policy endorsement and ensure faithful implementation, targeted training on therapeutic effectiveness and safety evaluation is essential, as it can alleviate clinical concerns and bridge the gap from evidence to actionable competence. …”
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Glycylglycine promotes the solubility and antigenic utility of recombinant HCV structural proteins in a point-of-care immunoassay for detection of active viremia by Heba Shawky, Ashraf A. Tabll, Reem M. Elshenawy, Naiera M. Helmy, Rehab I. Moustafa, Yasser K. Elesnawy, Marwa M. Abdelghany, Yasmine S. El-Abd

“…Abstract Background Although E. coli is generally a well-opted platform for the overproduction of recombinant antigens as heterologous proteins, the optimization of expression conditions to maximize the yield of functional proteins remains empirical. …”
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Electronic Educational Resource as a Source and Means of Developing Digital Education by Magomed Abdurazakov, Tatiana Litvinova, Georgy Tokmazov, Nadezhda Salangina

“…In modern teaching, the “monologue” of the teacher (teacher) with students is becoming less effective. The subject of education must learn to carry out his educational and cognitive activities in the appropriate IEE and there cannot and should not be antagonistic contradictions in his relationship with the environment.…”
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Nursing students’ academic burnout: its prevalence and association with self-efficacy, psychological distress, and quality of learning experience by Shaherah Yousef Andargeery, Elaf Abdulrahman Altaweel, Fatima Salem Alkorbi, Lamia Abdulaziz Alyousef, Bushra Fayez Alanazi, Sara Haroon Idriss, Sara Salem Alqahtani, Lana Mohammed Alkhamis

“…The questionnaire was sent through Microsoft Forms including demographic questions, Maslach-Burnout Inventory- Student Survey, General Self-Efficacy Survey, Kessler Psychological Distress Scale, and Quality of Learning Experience Scale to measure the variables. …”
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Factors associated with vegetable and fruit intake among adolescents with overweight and obesity in Selangor from 2020 to 2021 by Shaliza A. Shahridzal, May Y. Lau, Ruzita Abd. Talib, Ruzita Abd. Talib, Nur Zakiah Mohd Saat

“…The enunciation of these intake correlates could potentially be incorporated in future development of intervention strategies to effectively promote fruit and vegetable intake.…”
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Comprehensive Validation of MODIS-Derived Instantaneous Air Temperature and Daily Minimum Temperature at Nighttime by Wenjie Zhang, Jiarui Zhao, Wenbin Zhu, Yunbo Kong, Bingcheng Wan, Yilan Liao

“…The adiabatic lapse rate (ALR) correction effectively reduced these errors, achieving optimal accuracy with MYD07 data (r = 0.97, Bias = −0.05 °C, and RMSE = 3.29 °C). …”
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Spatiotemporal pattern and driving factors of atmospheric CO2 concentrations based on satellite remote sensing from 2001 to 2022 in central Yunnan plateau by Yunling He, Xiaohua Zhang, Ning Pu, Chunyan Wu, Wu Tang

“…Random Forest (RF) algorithm was used to gain insight into the nonlinear effects of these different indicators on near-formation atmospheric CO2 concentrations. …”
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Three cases of atypical Rasmussen's encephalitis with delayed‐onset seizures by Hongru Guo, Pan Gong, Guojing Yu, Chongyang Tang, Guoming Luan, Qingzhu Liu, Lixin Cai, Taoyun Ji

“…Both underwent hemispherectomy because neither seizures nor limb motor disorders were effectively controlled. Post‐surgery, neither experienced seizures during 2 years of follow‐up, and both showed cognitive and motor improvements. …”
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Saccharomyces boulardii and Bifidobacterium co-treatment for antibiotic associated diarrhea in pediatrics: a multicenter efficacy and safety study by Qianfang Liu, Lin Liu, Jingwen Zhou, Yusong Duan, Chunlin Shi, Yan Zeng

“…Probiotic yogurt is generally used in antibiotic-induced diarrhea as adjuvant therapy. …”
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Prediction method of surface deformation around soft base dump based on viscoelastic theory by Dong WANG, Li YIN, Lanzhu CAO, Yiming FU, Liguo ZHANG, Chunhui ZHANG, Chunjian DING

“…Employing calculus principles to differentiate the soil discharge field load and overlay the effects on the surrounding soil, coupled with considerations of substrate surface stress boundary conditions and interlayer interface continuity, the study introduces the generalized Kelvin triaxial creep model to more precisely characterize the deformation traits of weak substrates. …”
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Characteristics and mental health of psychedelic mushroom and multi-psychedelic users relative to non-psychedelic users in American adults, 2020–2021 by Sofia Abramsky-Sze, Elliot Marseille, Richard Matzopoulos, Richard Matzopoulos, Robert Morlock, Leonard Lerer

“…Both non-adjusted and adjusted analyses demonstrate lower mental health scores for PM and MP users relative to non-psychedelic users. These differential effects highlight the need for further detailed, population-based research on the use of exclusive psilocybin and on psychedelics in combination.…”
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Double Proteolysis for N- and O-glycan Analysis of Fc-fusion Protein Etanercept by V. G. Varzieva, N. V. Mesonzhnik, A. О. Belushenko, N. L. Bochkareva, S. А. Appolonova

“…It was shown that for an effective O-glycopeptide maping N-deglycosylation stage is required. …”
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Adapting a Text Messaging Intervention to Improve Diabetes Medication Adherence in a Spanish-Speaking Population: Qualitative Study by Jacqueline Seiglie, Seth Tobolsky, Ricaurte Crespo Trevino, Lluvia Cordova, Sara Cromer, A Enrique Caballero, Margarita Alegria, J Jaime Miranda, Deborah Wexler, Lindsay Mayberry

“…Personal motivation barriers (medication burden and fear of side effects) and behavioral skills (forgetting to take medication) emerged as important themes in the focus groups. …”
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Baseline functional connectivity of the basal forebrain-cortical circuit predict taVNS treatment response in primary insomnia: a randomized controlled trial and fMRI study by Meng Qi, Yiting Huang, Runru Mai, Zhaoxian Yan, Biyun Xu, Bo Liu, Yue Zhang

“…Reduced FC between bilateral BF and left MOG correlated positively with ISI improvement (r = 0.490, p = 0.008, Bonferroni correction). The SVR model effectively predicted treatment response based on BF-visual circuit connectivity (r = 0.520, p = 0.0014, 5000 permutation test) and generalized well to an independent dataset (r = 0.443, p = 0.0354, 5000 permutation test). …”
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