Evidence from high‐income countries on the effectiveness of psychosocial interventions to improve mental health, wellbeing and quality of life for adults living with HIV: a systema... by Ada R. Miltz, Janey Sewell, Fumiyo Nakagawa, Sophia M. Rein, Lorraine Sherr, Alison Rodger, Andrew N. Phillips, Sanne vanLuenen, Nadia Garnefski, Vivian Kraaij, Colette J. Smith, Valentina Cambiano, Fiona C. Lampe

“…Interventions compared to standard care controls had a greater effect on depression versus interventions compared to not standard care controls, when the latter category included standard care controls that received intentional support (SMD ‐0.28 vs. ‐0.11, p = 0.035). …”
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Effect of Plant Hormones and Preservative Solutions on Post-Harvest Quality and Physiological Senescence Parameters of Cut Leaves of <i>Hosta</i> Tratt. ‘Krossa Regal’ and <i>Polyg... by Katarzyna Rubinowska, Paweł Szot, Elżbieta Pogroszewska, Irma Podolak, Dagmara Wróbel-Biedrawa

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different conditioning solutions on vase life and parameters indicating the progression of the senescence of plant materials. …”
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Bariatric surgery for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus requiring insulin: Clinical outcome and cost-effectiveness analyses. by Emma Rose McGlone, Iain Carey, Vladica Veličković, Prem Chana, Kamal Mahawar, Rachel L Batterham, James Hopkins, Peter Walton, Robin Kinsman, James Byrne, Shaw Somers, David Kerrigan, Vinod Menon, Cynthia Borg, Ahmed Ahmed, Bruno Sgromo, Chandra Cheruvu, Gul Bano, Catherine Leonard, Howard Thom, Carel W le Roux, Marcus Reddy, Richard Welbourn, Peter Small, Omar A Khan

“…A total of 2,484 patients were eligible for inclusion, of which 1,847 had 1-year follow-up data (mean age of 51 years, mean initial BMI 47.2 kg/m2, and 64% female). 67% of patients no longer required insulin at 1-year postoperatively: these rates persisted for 4 years. …”
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Urinary total 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanonol is positively associated with tooth loss by Lin Niu, Yuwei Zhang, Hu Zhu, Yue Jia, Changjie Sun, Yifei Zhang, Xuefei Sun, Zhaojing Ding, Jingning Gou, Luming Wang, Rui Zou, Shaojie Dong

“…Abstract Background/aim Epidemiological studies had confirmed a fundamental association between smoking and tooth loss, but it remains unclear whether metabolites of tobacco products such as total 4-(methylnitrosamino)-1-(3-pyridyl)-1-butanonol (TNNAL) play a role in the incidence and progress of tooth loss. …”
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Association between various insulin resistance surrogates and gallstone disease based on national health and nutrition examination survey by Rui Gong, Yuchen Ding, Kaiqi Yang, Xiaodie Meng, Xiujing Sun

“…This study identified several novel IR surrogates that had significant positive correlations with the development of GSD. …”
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COMPARATIVE CHARACTERISTICS OF MULTIMORBIDITY, DRUG TREATMENT AND OUTCOMES IN POSTSTROKE PATIENTS WITH ATRIAL FIBRILLATION AND WITH OR WITHOUT HISTORY OF MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION (REG... by E. Yu. Okshina, M. M. Loukianov, S. Yu. Martsevich, S. S. Yakushin, N. P. Kutishenko, I. S. Yavelov, A. N. Vorobyev, K. G. Pereverzeva, A. V. Zagrebelnyy, N. A. Dmitrieva, E. V. Kudryashov, S. A. Boytsov, O. M. Drapkina, K. A. Moseichuk

“…Patients with AF of REGION register, both with and without MI, had insufficient frequency of proper medical prescriptions for CVDs (46.6% and 38.9% on average), especially prescription of anticoagulants (19.1% and 21.4%), statins in case of IHD (33.6% and 27.4%) and beta-adrenoblockers in case of CHD (39.4% and 35.6%).  …”
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Performance of rapid diagnostic tests, microscopy, and qPCR for detection of Plasmodium parasites among community members with or without symptoms of malaria in villages located in... by Rule Budodo, Salehe S. Mandai, Catherine Bakari, Misago D. Seth, Filbert Francis, Gervas A. Chacha, Angelina J. Kisambale, Daniel P. Challe, Daniel A. Petro, Dativa Pereus, Rashid A. Madebe, Ruth B. Mbwambo, Ramadhan Moshi, Sijenunu Aaron, Daniel Mbwambo, Abdallah Lusasi, Stella Kajange, Samwel Lazaro, Ntuli Kapologwe, Celine I. Mandara, Deus S. Ishengoma

“…Abstract Background Despite the implementation of different control interventions, Plasmodium parasite infections in the communities (among asymptomatic and symptomatic individuals) still play a crucial role in sustaining malaria transmission. …”
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Laparoscopic Versus Robotic Lateral Pelvic Lymph Node Dissection in Locally‐Advanced Rectal Cancer: A Cohort Study Comparing Perioperative Morbidity and Short‐Term Oncological Outc... by Joseph Mathew, Yogesh Kisan Bansod, Nishant Yadav, Janesh Murugan, Kovvuru Bhaskar Reddy, Mufaddal Kazi, Ashwin DeSouza, Avanish Saklani

“…Methods and Results In this retrospective single‐center study, consecutive patients with non‐metastatic histologically proven LARC and clinically significant lateral pelvic lymphadenopathy who had undergone laparoscopic or robotic LPLND with TME or e‐TME between 2014 and 2023 were included, all procedures having been performed by minimal‐access colorectal surgeons who were beyond the learning curve for either surgical approach. …”
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VETC predicting model based on CE-CT can predict prognosis and assisting treatment plan for solitary HCC: better together with radiomics by Yu-Meng Zhao, Shuang-Shuang Xie, Jian Wang, Zhan-Dong Hu, Sheng-Juan Yao, Rui-Hang Wang, Jia-Ming Qin, Cheng Zhang, Ya-Min Zhang, Zhao-Xiang Ye, Jian-Hua Yan, Wen Shen

“…In application (TACE) group, CRIR model predicted VETC-HCC had lower tumor response rate (50.00% vs. 75.56%, P < 0.001) and worse PFS (17 months vs. 30 months; P = 0 0.039) than those with non-VETC HCCs. …”
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Performance of the 2021 Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate CKD-EPI Refit and the European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) Formulas by Evelyn O. Ilori, Casey R. Cai, Fatou Sahor, Brianna Wilson, Tanooha Veeramachaneni, Samir M. Parikh, Ibrahim A. Hashim

“…The P30 of the REFIT and EKFC equations was not statistically different for either Black or White participants (<i>p</i> = 0.16, <i>p</i> = 0.37). …”
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Accuracy of a 2-minute eye-tracking assessment to differentiate young children with and without autism by Kristelle Hudry, Lacey Chetcuti, Diana Weiting Tan, Alena Clark, Alexandra Aulich, Catherine A. Bent, Cherie C. Green, Jodie Smith, Kathryn Fordyce, Masaru Ninomiya, Atsushi Saito, Shuji Hakoshima, Andrew J. O. Whitehouse

“…Limitations Our groups differed on socio-demographic characteristics and overall tracking (included within the Classification Algorithm). …”
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Short‐chain fatty acids enhance muscle mass and function through the activation of mTOR signalling pathways in sarcopenic mice by Chaoran Liu, Pui Yan Wong, Qianjin Wang, Hei Yuet Wong, Tao Huang, Can Cui, Ning Zhang, Wing Hoi Cheung, Ronald Man Yeung Wong

“…Results Aged SAMP8 mice had different microbiota composition, and lower serum butyric acid compared with SAMR1 mice (P < 0.05). …”
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Deep Neural Network-Based Video Processing to Obtain Dual-Task Upper-Extremity Motor Performance Toward Assessment of Cognitive and Motor Function by Zilong Liu, Changhong Wang, Guanzheng Liu, Bijan Najafi

“…Our previous studies indicated that dual-task upper-extremity motor performance (DTUEMP) quantified by a single wrist-worn sensor was correlated with both motor and cognitive function. Therefore, the DTUEMP had a potential to be used in the diagnosis of MCR. …”
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The intestinal microbiota modulates the visceral sensitivity involved in IBS induced by restraint combined with tail clustering by Na Deng, Na Deng, Siqin Xie, Qin Liu, Huiyi Peng, Leyao Fang, Junxi Shen, Xiaoyuan Lin

“…The mice in the BCTM group had significantly higher gastric residue rates and 5-HT levels, with a marked reduction in pain tolerance. …”
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Effect of Thermal-Mechanical Coupling on Gas Permeability Properties and Pore Structure of HTCC by ZHANG Deng-xiang, ZENG Zhe, JIANG Zhong-ming

“…[Methods] Five groups of HTCC test specimens with different mix proportions were prepared. Their basic mechanical properties were evaluated through uniaxial tensile tests, and the mix with the best mechanical performance was selected to prepare ten groups of test specimens. …”
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Efficacy and tolerability of rufinamide in the treatment of Lennox–Gastaut syndrome (experience of the Svt. Luka’s Association of Medical Institutions) by K. Yu. Mukhin, O. A. Pylaeva, M. Yu. Bobylova, L. Yu. Glukhova, N. V. Freydkova

“…Due to the existing difficulties in treatment of LGS, hopes are pinned on development of new antiepileptic drugs with fundamentally different mechanisms of action, aimed specifically at the treatment of this severe form of epilepsy.Rufinamide (Inovelon®) is a new antiepileptic drug registered in the Russian Federation for use in the adjunctive therapy of LGS in patients older than 1 year. …”
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Differential Expression Characteristics of Two Isoforms <i>nr5a2f</i> and <i>nr5a2m</i> in Gonadal Differentiation of Chinese Giant Salamanders, <i>Andrias davidianus</i> by Dan Hu, Guanglve Li, Guohua Zou, Jiaqing Xu, Wenyin Luo, Qiaomu Hu

“…Results showed that <i>Nr5a2f</i> had significantly high expression in the ovary and little expression in other tissues, during the sex differentiation and sex reversal, <i>Nr5a2f</i> expression was gradually decreased in the ovary and the expression in the testis was significantly lower than in the ovary from 1 year to 6 year old. …”
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Efficacy and safety of Dengzhan Shengmai capsule in the treatment of chronic heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shenghua Lu, Shenghua Lu, Yunfeng Yu, Sisi Dai, Yaqi Hu, Qin He, Rongzhen Liu, Jianhe Liu, Jianhe Liu

“…The results showed that compared to conventional treatment group, DZSMC combination group significantly improved the clinical effective rate [RR = 1.21, 95% CI (1.16,1.26), P &lt; 0.00001], brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) [MD = −112.60, 95%CI (−212.23, −12.96), P = 0.03], N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) [MD = −88.27, 95%CI (−108.11, −68.42), P &lt; 0.00001], left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) [MD = 6.42, 95% CI (5.57, 7.27), P &lt; 0.00001], left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVEDD) [MD = −5.72, 95% CI (−7.56, −3.87), P &lt; 0.00001], left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVESD) [MD = −5.33, 95% CI (−7.41, −3.26), P &lt; 0.00001], left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV) [MD = −20.71, 95% CI (−34.59, −6.82), P = 0.003], and 6 min walk test [MD = 51.90, 95%CI (19.08, 84.72), P = 0.002], while adverse events had no significant difference [RR = 0.70, 95%CI (0.42, 1.17), P = 0.17]. …”
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Comparative Study of Fish Diversity in Wanquan River Based on Environmental Technology and Traditional Fishing Gear Survey Methods by Jun LEI, Yuanyuan SU, Lianzheng YIN, Ruohan ZENG, Ping LI, Yongqiang QIN, Xingwei CAI, Xiaoping DIAO

“…However, traditional fishing gear survey methods have limitations, particularly because different gears are selective for fish species and individual sizes. …”
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Antifungal susceptibility and clinical efficacy of chlorhexidine combined with topical ophthalmic medications against Fusarium species isolated from corneal samples by Min Kang, Yuxuan Wu, Qingquan Shi, Zhiqun Wang, Yang Zhang, Kexin Chen, Xizhan Xu, Man Zhou, Qingfeng Liang, Xinxin Lu

“…The MICs of natamycin were not significantly different between FSSC and FFSC. However, voriconazole, chlorhexidine, natamycin combined with chlorhexidine, and voriconazole combined with chlorhexidine had significantly higher MICs for FSSC compared with FFSC. …”
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