Plastome characterization and its phylogenetic implications on Lithocarpus (Fagaceae) by Lifang Yang, Shoujun Zhang, Chunya Wu, Xiaolong Jiang, Min Deng

“…Nevertheless, genes related to metabolism, photosynthesis, and energy were under strong positive selection in Lithocarpus, likely driven by environmental pressures and local adaptation. …”
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Socially-Assistive Robots Using Empathy to Reduce Pain and Distress during Peripheral IV Placement in Children by Margaret J Trost, Grace Chrysilla, Jeffrey I. Gold, Maja Matarić

“…Pain and fear were measured by self-report using the FACES and FEAR scales, and video tapes were coded using the CHEOPS and FLACC. Scores were compared using repeated measures 2-way ANOVA. …”
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A Qualitative Study of Factors That Influence Older Adults' Work on the Arduous Path to Spine Surgery by Andrea L. Strayer, Samantha Bjornson, Nicole E. Werner, Anna Krupp

“…Although older adults are frequently interacting with the healthcare system, clinicians are likely not aware of the many health‐related activities, or patient work that older adults engage in to achieve their health goals. …”
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Characteristics of children and adolescents presenting to the emergency department with self-inflicted injury: Retrospective analysis of two teaching hospitals by Tu-Hsuan Chang, Chun-Hsien Yu, Giou-Teng Yiang, Han-Yun Chang, Jun Yi Sim

“…As the emergency department is likely the first point of medical contact for such visits, emergency personnel should be trained appropriately on managing such patients.…”
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Implications of the choice of method to identify major depressive disorder in large research cohorts by Jorge A. Sanchez-Ruiz, Nicolas A. Nuñez, Gregory D. Jenkins, Brandon J. Coombes, Lauren A. Lepow, Braja Gopal Patra, Ardesheer Talati, Mark Olfson, J. John Mann, Myrna M. Weissman, Jyotishman Pathak, Alexander Charney, Euijung Ryu, Joanna M. Biernacka

“…Methods: Among Mayo Clinic Biobank participants, MDD was identified using two methods: self-report MDD in a participant questionnaire (PQ-MDD) and MDD ICD codes in the electronic health record (EHR-MDD). …”
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Validation of the MIRACLE2 Score for Prognostication After Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest by Nicholas Sunderland, Francine Cheese, Zoe Leadbetter, Nikhil V Joshi, Mark Mariathas, Ioannis Felekos, Sinjini Biswas, Geoff Dalton, Amardeep Dastidar, Shahid Aziz, Dan McKenzie, Raveen Kandan, Ali Khavandi, Hazim Rahbi, Christopher Bourdeaux, Kieron Rooney, Matt Govier, Matthew Thomas, Stephen Dorman, Julian Strange, Thomas W Johnson

“…An optimal pathway of care is yet to be defined, but prognostication is likely to assist in the challenging decision-making required for treatment of this high-risk patient cohort. …”
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Optimisation of COPD exacerbation management and follow-up: a clinical audit by Eloise Rogers, Begum Bingor, Maryama Warfa, Ahmed Hossain, Maria Fotiou, Rawan Elkalaawy, Sinem Sahin, Zahra Jahangir, Amir Jehangir

“…The marked improvements observed at UCH are likely indicative of gains achievable across other UK hospitals. …”
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Newborn thermal care practices in two urban slums in southern Ghana: evidence from a concurrent mixed methods study by Edward Akolgo Adimazoya, John Kumuuori Ganle, Emmanuel Asampong, Franklin Glozah, Philip Baba Adongo

“…Qualitative interviews were tape-recorded, transcribed, coded and analysed thematically. Results Prevalence of appropriate thermal care practices was 24.7%. …”
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Identifying and Leveling Factors Affecting Women's Leisure Time with Emphasis On Physical Activities by Shahoo Zamani Dadanh, Shirin Zardoshtiyan

“…Accordingly, the extracted codes were placed in the form of questions and designed as a questionnaire. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of the Pregnancy And Newborn Diagnostic Assessment system on the quality of antenatal care in Burkina Faso: A cluster-randomised controlled trial by Abou Coulibaly, Armel Emmanuel Sogo, Nutsa Chikvaidze, Cecilia Capello, Tsion Kefene Gerbaba, Séni Kouanda

“…Adjusted results showed that women in the intervention group were 2.71 times more likely to have an excellent total ANC quality score than women in the comparison group (RR = 2.71; 95% CI [1.60–4.60]; p  < .001). …”
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Adaptations of an online cognitive-behavioral therapy intervention for binge type eating disorders in publicly-insured and uninsured adults: a pilot study by Siena S. Vendlinski, Agatha A. Laboe, Peyton Crest, Claire G. McGinnis, Molly F. Steinhoff, Denise E. Wilfley, C. Barr Taylor, Ellen E. Fitzsimmons-Craft, Erin C. Accurso

“…Interview 2 feedback converged on three themes: Content Development, Participant Experiences with Mental Health, and Real-World Use. Participants liked the content but emphasized the need to improve diverse representation (e.g., gender, body size). …”
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Cutaneous lupus concerns from the patient perspective: a qualitative study by Victoria P Werth, Rui Feng, Daisy Yan, Sarah Ahmed, Srita Chakka, Danielle Zamalin, Rebecca Krain, Josef Concha, Joyce Okawa

“…Each interview was transcribed, coded and categorised for recurrent themes. Current CLE activity and damage were also assessed by the Cutaneous Lupus Activity and Severity Index tool.Results Responses were categorised into six themes, including Fear of Disease Progression, Unwanted Attention, Self-Consciousness, Physical Signs/Symptoms, Emotional Symptoms and Functional Decline. …”
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Current Rates and Trends of Venous Thromboembolism After Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty: An Updated Analysis Utilizing the NSQIP Database by Hannah Mosher, BS, Hallie B. Remer, BS, Chukwuemeka U. Osondu, MD, MPH, Kevin Smidt, MD, Alexander van der Ven, MD, MBA, Juan C. Suarez, MD

“…Both DVT and PE have decreased in the TKA population, likely due to improved preoperative patient optimization and enhanced recovery pathways, despite shifts toward more selective antiplatelet chemoprophylaxis.…”
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Parent-identified intrinsic and extrinsic factors that influence performance across developmental domains and participation in their communities by Rachel Bican, Sydney Shaffer, Jayna Kinkade, Quinn McAdams, Allyson S. Hughes

“…Themes from the interviews were coded both inductively and deductively. Most of the children had delays in important developmental domains, indicating a need for rehabilitation services. …”
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Physician staffed emergency medical service for children: a retrospective population-based registry cohort study in Odense region, Southern Denmark by Morten Føhrby Overgaard, Anssi Heino, Sofie Allerød Andersen, Owain Thomas, Johan Holmén, Søren Mikkelsen

“…Respiratory problems, traffic accidents and febrile seizures were the three most common dispatch codes. Oxygen supplementation, intravenous access and application of a cervical collar were the three most common interventions. …”
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Fine-mapping and initial characterization of QT interval loci in African Americans. by Christy L Avery, Praveen Sethupathy, Steven Buyske, Qianchuan He, Dan-Yu Lin, Dan E Arking, Cara L Carty, David Duggan, Megan D Fesinmeyer, Lucia A Hindorff, Janina M Jeff, Liviu Klein, Kristen K Patton, Ulrike Peters, Ralph V Shohet, Nona Sotoodehnia, Alicia M Young, Charles Kooperberg, Christopher A Haiman, Karen L Mohlke, Eric A Whitsel, Kari E North

“…Linkage disequilibrium (LD) patterns in African Americans assisted in narrowing the region likely to contain the functional variants for several loci. …”
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Decolonizing global health: Africa’s pursuit of pharmaceutical sovereignty by Moses Mulumba, Jessica Oga, Nana Koomson, Tasha-Aliya Kara, Adanze Nge Cynthia, Lisa Forman

“…This review distils the latest evidence on the barriers that still block that transition and maps the regulatory, financial, technological, and civic opportunities most likely to accelerate it. Methodology A critical narrative literature review was conducted. …”
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Adherence to standard infection prevention and control practices and factors associated among healthcare workers at Juba Teaching Hospital, Juba-South Sudan: a cross-sectional stud... by Chubang Augustine Khamsa, John Bosco Isunju, Harriet M. Babibako, Fred Nuwaha Ntoni

“…Conclusion Healthcare workers were more likely to adhere to standard IPC practices if they had sufficient IPC supplies and an IPC committee. …”
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Association of atherogenic indices with C-reactive protein and risk factors to assess cardiovascular risk in rheumatoid arthritis patient at Tikur Anbessa Specialized Hospital, Add... by Gashaw Dessie

“…The TC/HDL-Cratio value of the patient had 2.38 folds more likely to have an elevated low density lipoprotein level. …”
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Evaluation of Presumably Disease Causing SCN1A Variants in a Cohort of Common Epilepsy Syndromes. by Dennis Lal, Eva M Reinthaler, Borislav Dejanovic, Patrick May, Holger Thiele, Anna-Elina Lehesjoki, Günter Schwarz, Erik Riesch, M Arfan Ikram, Cornelia M van Duijn, Andre G Uitterlinden, Albert Hofman, Hannelore Steinböck, Ursula Gruber-Sedlmayr, Birgit Neophytou, Federico Zara, Andreas Hahn, Genetic Commission of the Italian League against Epilepsy, EuroEPINOMICS CoGIE Consortium, Padhraig Gormley, Felicitas Becker, Yvonne G Weber, Maria Roberta Cilio, Wolfram S Kunz, Roland Krause, Fritz Zimprich, Johannes R Lemke, Peter Nürnberg, Thomas Sander, Holger Lerche, Bernd A Neubauer

“…<h4>Objective</h4>The SCN1A gene, coding for the voltage-gated Na+ channel alpha subunit NaV1.1, is the clinically most relevant epilepsy gene. …”
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