Understanding the future of dengue in Malaysia: Assessing knowledge, attitude, and homeowner practices in mitigating climate-driven risks [version 1; peer review: 2 approved] by Sapna Shridhar Patil, Izzah Athirah Rosli, Fatin Norhasny Leman, Nur Hasnah Ma’amor, Nor Asiah Muhamad, Kulankara Balan Venugopalan, Prabal Bhargava, Mahalingam Dinesh, Weng Keong Yau, Chai Hong Yeong, Eng Hwa Wong, Arasarethinam Mugilarasi, Ameya Ashok Hasamnis, Imam Shaik, Chung Yeng Looi, Pei Pei Chong, Priya Madhavan, Lei Hum Wee, Anitha Ponnupillai, Jo Ann Andoy-Galvan, Yin How Wong

“…Results In this community, 76.7% of participants exhibited poor knowledge and 83.1% had a negative attitude towards dengue, despite 66.7% demonstrating good preventive practices. …”
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Towards Phenotyping Characteristics and Mechanism of Conduction Delay in Patients With Nonischemic Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction: Insights From Cardiac Magnetic Reso... by Di Zhou, Mengdi Jiang, Leyi Zhu, Huaying Zhang, Weichun Wu, Jing Xu, Wenjing Yang, Yining Wang, Xinqiao Lian, Wenli Zhou, Tingting Zheng, Arlene Sirajuddin, Andrew E. Arai, Xiaohan Fan, Shihua Zhao, Minjie Lu

“…Results Patients with left bundle‐branch block (LBBB) had a reduced left ventricular/right ventricular ejection fraction ratio compared with controls and patients with right bundle‐ branch block (RBBB) (LBBB versus RBBB versus controls: 0.6 [0.5, 0.8] versus 0.8 [0.6, 1.1] versus 0.8 [0.6, 1.1]). …”
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Reduction of malaria case incidence following the introduction of clothianidin-based indoor residual spraying in previously unsprayed districts: an observational analysis using hea... by Patricia Yepassis-Zembrou, Sarah Burnett, Emily R Hilton, Allison Belemvire, Ndombour Gning-Cisse, Auguste Assi, Mathieu Eyakou, John Koffi, Barthelemy Gnakou, Bernard Kouassi, Cecilia Flatley, Joseph Chabi, Constant Gbalegba, Serge Alex Aimain, Colette Yah Kokrasset, Mea Antoine Tanoh, Sylvain N'Gotta, Octavie Yao, Hughes Egou Assi, Philomène Konan, Kelly Davis, Edi Constant, Pascal Zinzindohoue, Blaise Kouadio

“…Case incidence in control districts did not change following IRS either year (p>0.05) and the difference in incidence level change between IRS and control districts was significant both years (p<0.05).Conclusion Deployment of clothianidin-based IRS was associated with a reduction in malaria case rates in two districts of Côte d’Ivoire following IRS deployment in 2020 and 2021.…”
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Chemicals of concern in select packaged hair relaxers available on the Kenyan market: an examination of ingredient labels and measurement of pH by Beatrice N. Irungu, Adana A. M. Llanos, Adana A. M. Llanos, Adana A. M. Llanos, Mary Nyangi, Teresa Olisa, Esther Matu, Esther Matu, Amber Rockson, Alexis Schaefer, Adiba Ashrafi, Mary Beth Terry, Mary Beth Terry, Jasmine A. McDonald, Jasmine A. McDonald, Janet Nudelman, Laura Dobbs Gillan, Pujeeta Chowdhary, Sabina Wachira, Cecilia Kimani

“…Fourteen (63.6%) relaxers had undisclosed ingredients listed as ‘fragrance’ and/or ‘parfum’. …”
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Twenty‐Four‐Hour Post‐Thrombolysis NIHSS Score As the Strongest Prognostic Predictor After Acute Ischemic Stroke: ENCHANTED Study by Shoujiang You, Yanan Wang, Xia Wang, Toshiki Maeda, Menglu Ouyang, Qiao Han, Qiang Li, Lili Song, Yang Zhao, Chen Chen, Candice Delcourt, Xinwen Ren, Cheryl Carcel, Zien Zhou, Yongjun Cao, Chun‐Feng Liu, Danni Zheng, Hisatomi Arima, Thompson G. Robinson, Xiaoying Chen, Richard I. Lindley, John Chalmers, Craig S. Anderson

“…The 24‐hour NIHSS score had the highest discriminative ability for predicting favorable 90‐day functional recovery (mRS score 0–2; area under the curve 0.866 versus 0.755, 0.689, 0.764; P<0.001) than baseline, absolute, and percentage change of NIHSS score, respectively. …”
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Gestational diabetes mellitus in previous pregnancy associated with the risk of large for gestational age and macrosomia in the second pregnancy by Ying Wang, Ying Wang, Ying Wang, Juan Yang, Juan Yang, Juan Yang, Yuzhen Liu, Yuzhen Liu, Yuzhen Liu, Ao Yang, Ao Yang, Ao Yang, Yuqing Deng, Yuqing Deng, Yuqing Deng, Chang Xu, Shilin Zhong, Shilin Zhong, Shilin Zhong

“…It remains unclear whether a history of GDM in a previous pregnancy raises the risk of LGA or macrosomia in Chinese women planning two or more pregnancies.AimTo analyze the association between previous GDM and the risk of LGA and macrosomia in second pregnancy.MethodA retrospective study was conducted on a cohort of 3,131 women who had experienced two consecutive singleton births. …”
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Evidence for Environmental Effects in the z = 4.3 Protocluster Core SPT2349–56 by Chayce Hughes, Ryley Hill, Scott C. Chapman, Manuel Aravena, Melanie Archipley, Veronica J. Dike, Anthony Gonzalez, Thomas R. Greve, Gayathri Gururajan, Chris Hayward, Kedar Phadke, Cassie Reuter, Justin Spilker, Nikolaus Sulzenauer, Joaquin D. Vieira, David Vizgan, George Wang, Axel Weiss, Dazhi Zhou

“…These ratios are markedly different to those observed in DSFGs in the field (across a comparable redshift and 850 μ m flux density range), where the median is 0.55, with an interquartile range of 0.50–0.76, and we show that this difference is driven by an excess of [C i ](2–1) in the protocluster galaxies for a given 850 μ m flux density. …”
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Effects of a lifestyle intervention programme after 1 year of follow-up among South Asians at high risk of type 2 diabetes: a cluster randomised controlled trial by Sajjad Ahmad, Gary S Frost, Jonathan Valabhji, Marjo-Riitta Järvelin, Anuradhani Kasturiratne, Mirthe Muilwijk, Prasad Katulanda, Khurram Shahzad, Sara Mahmood, Jaspal S Kooner, John C Chambers, Saranya Palaniswamy, Irene GM van Valkengoed, Rajitha Wickremasinghe, Samreen Siddiqui, Sujeet Jha, Swati Waghdhare, Marie Loh, Heather M Gage, Lathika K Athauda, Ranil Jayawardena, Tayyaba Batool, Saira Burney, Matthew Glover, Vodathi Bamunuarachchi, Manju Panda, Madawa Madawanarachchi, Baldeesh Rai, Iqra Sattar, Wnurinham Silva, Ravindra Prasan Rannan-Eliya, Nilmini Wijemunige, Khadija I Khawaja

“…No overall difference was observed for blood pressure or HbA1c. …”
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China's annual forest age dataset at a 30&thinsp;m spatial resolution from 1986 to 2022 by R. Shang, R. Shang, X. Lin, J. M. Chen, J. M. Chen, Y. Liang, K. Fang, M. Xu, Y. Yan, W. Ju, G. Yu, N. He, L. Xu, L. Liu, J. Li, W. Li, J. Zhai, Z. Hu

“…For undisturbed forests, forest age was estimated using machine learning models trained separately for different regions and forest cover types, with inputs including forest height, vegetation indices, climate, terrain, and soil data. …”
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Selection and evaluation of reference genes for expression analysis using quantitative real-time PCR in the Asian Ladybird Harmonia axyridis (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae). by Cheng Qu, Ran Wang, Wunan Che, Xun Zhu, Fengqi Li, Chen Luo

“…Genes encoding ribosomal proteins typically had the most stable expression, though EF1A was the most stable across developmental stages and photoperiods. …”
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Impact of Steam Processing on the Physicochemical Properties and Flavor Profile of <i>Takifugu flavidus</i>: A Comprehensive Quality Evaluation by Zhihui Liu, Xiaoting Chen, Bei Chen, Yinghong Qu, Haiyan Tang, Ruowen Wu, Kun Qiao, Yongchang Su, Nan Pan, Tingru Chen, Wenzheng Shi, Zhiyu Liu

“…Sensory evaluation showed that the 10 min steaming group exhibited better texture and color, while the 15 min steaming group had the best odor. Therefore, the optimal steaming time for <i>T. flavidus</i> was determined to be 10–15 min. …”
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QuickStroop for screening for minimal hepatic encephalopathy in patients with cirrhosis by Christian Labenz, Simon J. Gairing, Leonard Kaps, Alena F. Ehrenbauer, Eva M. Schleicher, Sophie Mengel, Julius F.M. Egge, Maria M. Gabriel, Peter R. Galle, Heiner Wedemeyer, Alexander Zipprich, Cristina Ripoll, Robin Greinert, Benjamin Maasoumy

“…Another independent cohort comprising 104 patients with cirrhosis from a different center served as a validation set. MHE was defined using the psychometric hepatic encephalopathy score (PHES) (PHES-MHE). …”
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Dietary copper improves intestinal structural integrity in juvenile grass carp (Ctenopharyngodon idella) probably related to its increased intestinal antioxidant capacity and apica... by Rui Ma, Lin Feng, Pei Wu, Yang Liu, Hong-Mei Ren, Xiao-Wan Jin, Shu-Wei Li, Ling Tang, Xiao-Qiu Zhou, Wei-Dan Jiang

“…A total of 1080 healthy juvenile grass carp (11.16 ± 0.01 g) were fed six diets including different dosages of Cu, namely 0, 2, 4, 6, 8 mg/kg (Cu citrate [CuCit] as Cu source) and 3 mg/kg (CuSO4·5H2O as Cu source). …”
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Prevalence of loneliness and social isolation amongst individuals with severe mental disorders: a systematic review and meta-analysis by André Hajek, Razak M. Gyasi, Supa Pengpid, Karl Peltzer, Karel Kostev, Pinar Soysal, Lee Smith, Louis Jacob, Nicola Veronese, Hans-Helmut König

“…Two studies employed a longitudinal design, while all other studies had a cross-sectional design. Most of the studies included between 100 and 500 individuals with SMD. …”
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Durable responses in patients with genitourinary cancers following immune checkpoint therapy rechallenge after moderate-to-severe immune-related adverse events by Jennifer Wang, Jianjun Gao, Pavlos Msaouel, Padmanee Sharma, Nizar Tannir, Sumit K Subudhi, Eric Jonasch, Amishi Shah, Matthew T Campbell, Bilal A Siddiqui, Jinesh S Gheeya, Rohit Goswamy, Tharakeswara K Bathala, Devaki Shilpa Surasi, Sangeeta Goswami, Amado J Zurita, Paul G Corn, Ana M Aparicio, Arlene O Siefker-Radtke

“…All seven patients who achieved upgrade in response had initial grade 2 or 3 irAEs. Responses were durable among these seven patients, with median radiographic progression-free survival not reached (range: 3.7–66.4 months) as of the March 8, 2021, data cut-off (median follow-up 40.9 months (95% CI 35.3 to 46.5)). …”
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HIV self-testing positivity rate and linkage to confirmatory testing and care: a telephone survey in Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal by Kra, Arsène Kouassi, Fotso, Arlette Simo, Rouveau, Nicolas, Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu, Boily, Marie-Claude, Silhol, Romain, d’Elbée, Marc, Vautier, Anthony, Larmarange, Joseph

“…In the second phase (September-October), participants who had reported two lines or who reported a reactive result were recontacted to complete another questionnaire. …”
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Evaluating metagenomics and targeted approaches for diagnosis and surveillance of viruses by Sarah Buddle, Leysa Forrest, Naomi Akinsuyi, Luz Marina Martin Bernal, Tony Brooks, Cristina Venturini, Charles Miller, Julianne R. Brown, Nathaniel Storey, Laura Atkinson, Timothy Best, Sunando Roy, Sian Goldsworthy, Sergi Castellano, Peter Simmonds, Heli Harvala, Tanya Golubchik, Rachel Williams, Judith Breuer, Sofia Morfopoulou, Oscar Enrique Torres Montaguth

“…Untargeted Illumina and ONT metagenomics and capture with the Twist CVRP have different advantages with respect to sensitivity, specificity, turnaround time and cost, and the optimal method will depend on the clinical context.…”
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Short- and long-term survival after open versus endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm-Polish population analysis. by Bartosz Symonides, Andrzej Śliwczyński, Zbigniew Gałązka, Jarosław Pinkas, Zbigniew Gaciong

“…<h4>Results</h4>EVAR patients had higher all-cause mortality (6.4% vs. 4.6% P = 0.002, adjHR 1.34, 95%CI 1.07-1.67, P = 0.010) compared with OAR. …”
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Medicare part D prescribing for direct oral anticoagulants in the United States: Cost, use and the "rubber effect". by Panayiotis D Ziakas, Irene S Kourbeti, Loukia S Poulou, Georgios S Vlachogeorgos, Eleftherios Mylonakis

“…The median cost per standardized (30-day supply) prescription was $317.0 (interquartile range 303.8 to 324.3) and $8.0 (6.7 to 9.8) for DOACs and warfarin, respectively. DOAC adoption differs by specialty. Cardiologists, cardiac electrophysiologists and orthopedics had the highest predicted DOAC share per 100 claims (53.8, 72.9 and 71.5, respectively in 2015); nephrologists, family practitioners and geriatricians the lowest (22.3, 21.5 and 20.7, respectively in 2015). …”
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Randomised trial comparing weight loss through lifestyle and GLP-1 receptor agonist therapy in people with MASLD by Ahmad Moolla, Toryn Poolman, Nantia Othonos, Jiawen Dong, Kieran Smith, Thomas Cornfield, Sarah White, David W. Ray, Sofia Mouchti, Ferenc E. Mózes, Helena Thomaides-Brears, Stefan Neubauer, Jeremy F. Cobbold, Leanne Hodson, Jeremy W. Tomlinson

“…Conclusions: Although matched weight loss through lifestyle or GLP-1RA have comparable effects on hepatic steatosis, GLP-1RA treatment had additional metabolic benefits on glucose homeostasis, lipid profiles, and DNL. …”
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