Association between preoperative frailty and postoperative delirium and cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients undergoing surgery under general anaesthesia: A prospective observ... by K Anjaleekrishna, Dalim K. Baidya, Rohit Verma, Bikash R. Ray, Rahul K. Anand, Akhil K. Singh, Souvik Maitra, Puneet Khanna

“…Patients with 5mFI scores >0.4 showed a notably increased risk of adverse events within 30 days post-surgery. Conclusions: Our study proves the hypothesis that frailty, apart from age, contributes to POD and POCD. …”
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Interventions for adult survivors discharged from the intensive care unit: a scoping review by Jinping Liu, Lin Han, Rongrong Zhao, Yuxia Ma, Tong Wu, Fanghong Yan, Guoli Zhang, Guotian Peng, Ruiyi Sun

“…Integrating digital technologies could enhance access and continuity, supporting more sustainable post-ICU care.…”
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Examining dose-response of an outdoor walk group program in the Getting Older Adults Outdoors (GO-OUT) trial. by Tai-Te Su, Ruth Barclay, Rahim Moineddin, Nancy M Salbach

“…This study highlights the importance of attendance when designing and implementing OWG programs to enhance walking endurance and speed among older adults.…”
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Gallium-68-labeled fibroblast activation protein inhibitor-46 PET in patients with resectable or borderline resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A phase 2, multicenter, sin... by Aashna Karbhari, Sherly Mosessian, Kamaxi H Trivedi, Frank Valla, Mark Jacobson, Mark J Truty, Nandakumar G Patnam, Diane M Simeone, Elcin Zan, Tracy Brennan, Hongli Chen, Phillip H Kuo, Ken Herrmann, Ajit H Goenka

“…Exploratory objectives are comparison of diagnostic performance of [68Ga]FAPI-46 PET to standard-of-care imaging, and comparison of pre- versus post-NAT [68Ga]FAPI-46 PET in Cohort 2.<h4>Conclusion</h4>To facilitate the clinical translation of [68Ga]FAPI-46 in PDAC, the current study seeks to implement a coherent strategy to mitigate risks and increase the probability of meeting FDA requirements and stakeholder expectations. …”
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Research through service: Meeting Chinese international college students’ mental health needs by Changming Duan, Jingru Chen, Fenglan Li, Mi Zhou, Xiubin Lin, Shengnan Li

“…One to three weeks after the program, twelve participants took part in semi-structured post-group interviews. These interviews explored their reflections on the group experience, their general perspectives on well-being, perceived challenges and strategies for managing those challenges, and their attitudes toward seeking professional help when needed. …”
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High Compliance with the 11+ Injury Prevention Program Results in Better Win-Loss Records by Holly Silvers-Granelli, Mario Bizzini, Bert Mandelbaum, Amelia Arundale, Ryan Pohlig, Lynn Snyder-Mackler

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose To examine if level of compliance while implementing the 11+ would impact team performance outcomes (wins, losses and ties). …”
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Foliar Iron and Zinc Modulate the Qualitative and Nutritional Status of <i>Sideritis cypria</i> with Diverse Rates of Phosphorus in Hydroponic Cultivation by Giannis Neofytou, Antonios Chrysargyris, Panayiota Xylia, George Botsaris, Nikolaos Tzortzakis

“…Concurrently, the utilization of <i>Sideritis</i> species has also increased, including under-evaluated species such as <i>S. cypria</i> Post. This study evaluated the impact of phosphorus (P: 50, 75, and 100 mg L⁻¹) concentrations in hydroponic nutrient solution (NS), and foliar applications with iron (Fe) and zinc (Zn), to assess <i>S. cypria</i> yield and quality. …”
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Clinico-epidemiological profile and prediction of outcome in children with Guillain-Barre syndrome by Debashree Priyadarshini, Velaga Anuhya, Anuspandana Mahapatra

“…Prognostic assessment revealed median (IQR) mEGOS scores of 5 (4,6) at admission and 4 (3,6) at 1-week post-admission. These scores significantly predicted outcomes at 4 weeks, 3 months, and 6 months, with higher scores correlating with greater disability. …”
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Simulation and Validation of Dose Distribution in BNCT Treatment Planning System by LYU Tianqi, MENG Siqin, WANG Hongliang, HE Linfeng, RUAN Shihao, WANG Tianyun, WU Meimei, CHEN Jun, SHI Bin, GUAN Fengping, LI Yuqing, LI Tianfu, HAO Lijie, LIU Yuntao

“…The dose distribution of the model was simulated using MCNP, and further weighting and adjustments were made in the post-processing software based on the main elements affecting the efficacy of BNCT. …”

parafac4microbiome: exploratory analysis of longitudinal microbiome data using parallel factor analysis by G. R. van der Ploeg, J. A. Westerhuis, A. Heintz-Buschart, A. K. Smilde

“…In the third example, a gingivitis intervention study of the oral microbiome, PARAFAC enables the identification of microbial subcommunities of interest through post-hoc clustering. These examples highlight PARAFAC’s broad applicability for analyzing longitudinal microbiome data across diverse environments. …”
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Designing and evaluating a web-based training program for medical record documentation: Insights from a developing country experience by Navisa Abbasi, Mohamad Jebraeily, Shahsanam Gheibi, Yousef Mohammadpoor

“…Method: This semi-experimental study was conducted in 2023 and comprised three main phases: pre-intervention, intervention, and post-intervention. In the first phase, an online questionnaire assessing knowledge, attitudes, and performance was developed and integrated into the web-based education program. …”
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CULTURE AS A FACTOR IN THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE PRODUCTIVE CAPACITY OF UKRAINIAN REGIONS by Svitlana L. Shults, Olha A. Voitenko

“…This understanding is vital for the post-war reconstruction of Ukrainian territories. …”
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Análise da qualidade visual da paisagem da região de Tibagi, PR, aplicando o sensoriamento remoto Landscape quality analysis of Tibagi, Paraná state, applying the remote sensing by Geraldo S. Landovsky, Daniela B. Batista, Hideo Araki

“…The present work has the objective to propose and to test a methodology for the visual quality evaluation of the landscape, through the employment of classified and post-processed orbital image and implementing a specific algorithm, for evaluation of several uses of the land surface in the study area. …”
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Craftwell: a feasibility and acceptability study of outdoor heritage crafting for wellbeing and mental health by Emily Shoesmith, Patricia M. Darcy, Stephanie Piper, Piran C. L. White, Piran C. L. White, Andy Needham, Aimée Little, Gareth Perry, Peter Coventry, Peter Coventry

“…The response rate to all pre-workshop measures was 100% and remained at 100% post-workshop, with the exception of missing data for two participants (4.2%) for measures assessing wellbeing and anxiety, and missing data for five participants (10.4%) for the measure assessing depression. …”
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Microscopic Analysis of Temperature Effects on Surface Colonization and Biofilm Morphology of <i>Salmonella enterica</i> by Zachariah Vice, You Zhou, Sapna Chitlapilly Dass, Rong Wang

“…<i>Salmonella enterica</i> represents a diverse group of pathogens commonly associated with food contamination including red meat. Even though pre- and post-harvest cleaning and sanitization procedures are widely implemented at meat processing plants to mitigate the hazard, <i>S. enterica</i> cells may escape the process by colonizing, on contact, surfaces in the form of a biofilm that functions as an aggregated microbial community to facilitate mutual protection, antimicrobial resistance, proliferation and dissemination. …”
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Impact of DRG Reform Policies on Hospitalization Costs of Stroke Patients in Western China: Wisdom from Traditional Chinese Medicine by Wang J, Chen M, Yang J

“…The two-group ITS results revealed a significant reduction in the average monthly cost of Western medicine by 22.67 yuan post-reform (P &lt; 0.05), whereas the average monthly cost of Chinese medicine increased by 2.93 yuan, though this change was not statistically significant (P &gt; 0.05). …”
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Training Language Models for Estimating Priority Levels in Ultrasound Examination Waitlists: Algorithm Development and Validation by Kanato Masayoshi, Masahiro Hashimoto, Naoki Toda, Hirozumi Mori, Goh Kobayashi, Hasnine Haque, Mizuki So, Masahiro Jinzaki

“…Consequently, many hospitals implement reservation systems; however, these systems typically lack prioritization for examination purposes. …”
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School-Based Homework Interventions for Improving 24-hour Movement Behaviours in Primary School Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by April Forrest, Duncan Buchan, Nicholas Sculthorpe, Lawrence Hayes, Samantha Robinson

“…Effects varied between pre- and post-implementations of 24-hour movement guidelines on SB, but these differences were also not statistically significant. …”
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A retrospective case–control study of a cluster of surgical site infections after coronary artery bypass grafting at a tertiary medical center by Alaina S. Ritter, Vidya Kollu, Amanda Aspilcueta, Jennifer D. Connolly, Eddie Manning, Lennox Archibald

“…Control-patients were randomly selected patients who did not acquire a post-CABG SSI. Methods: We recorded clinical and epidemiologic details on a standardized form and analyzed data with SAS statistical software. …”
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Effects of a community-driven water, sanitation and hygiene intervention on water and sanitation infrastructure, access, behaviour, and governance: a cluster-randomised controlled... by Kevin Croke, John Paul Quattrochi, Aidan Coville, Eric Mvukiyehe, Caleb Jeremie Dohou, Federica Esu, Byron Cohen, Yannick Lokaya Bokasola

“…Since 2008, the Democratic Republic of Congo government has implemented a national programme, Healthy Villages and Schools (Villages et Ecoles Assainis (VEA), with support from UNICEF, financed by UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office.Methods A cluster-level randomised controlled trial of VEA was implemented throughout 2019 across 332 rural villages, grouped into 50 treatment and 71 control clusters. …”
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