Deprescribing oral antidiabetics in elderly patients: Do electronic leaflets across the world address it? by Kitete Tunda Bunnel, Silvio José Elisei Carvalho, Jr, Mariana Linhares Pereira, Renê Oliveira Couto, André Oliveira Baldoni

“…Severe hypoglycemia necessitates interventions like deprescribing, behavioral strategies, and technology for prevention. …”
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Efficacy and safety of super selective bronchial artery coil embolisation for haemoptysis: a single-centre retrospective observational study by Daijiro Kabata, Ayumi Shintani, Masanori Akira, Masahiko Hara, Hideo Ishikawa, Misaki Ryuge, Jun Takafuji, Mihoko Youmoto, Yukio Nagasaka, Kouji Yamamoto

“…Although not statistically significant by the adjusted analysis of variance with multiple imputation of missing variables, cryptogenic haemoptysis tended to show the most favourable outcome and non-tuberculous mycobacterium showed the worst outcome (adjusted p=0.250).Conclusions We demonstrated the safety and long-term efficacy of elective ssBAE using platinum coils and established that it can be a valuable therapeutic option for treating patients with haemoptysis.…”
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Impact of Mental Health Literacy on Improving Quality of Life Among Adolescents in Barcelona by Isaac Daniel Amado-Rodríguez, Rocio Casañas, Jaume Juan-Parra, Juan Francisco Roldan-Merino, Lluís Lalucat-Jo, Mª Isabel Fernandez-San-Martín

“…Analyses were conducted on an intention-to-treat basis, using data imputation methods for missing data. Intervention effects were assessed using multilevel models. …”
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Urinary tract infections in postmenopausal women revisited (UTIr): a prospective observational cohort study to explore the urobiomes of postmenopausal women with and without recurr... by Marleen D. Hekker, Tamara N. Platteel, Roderick P. Venekamp, Janetta Top, Suzanne E. Geerlings, Constance Schultsz, Marjon G.J. de Vos, Janneke H. H. M. van de Wijgert

“…To facilitate development of novel diagnostics, preventive interventions, and clinical management of RUTI in postmenopausal women, it is essential to strengthen the biological evidence base. …”
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Association between serum uric acid to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio (UHR) and abdominal aortic calcification: a cross-sectional study based on NHANES 2013–2014 by Bowen Li, Yue Xu, Qingwei He, Qiaoxiang Yin, Mengdi Wu, Huijing Zhu, Yanjie Cao

“…Participants with invalid AAC imaging, missing sUA/HDL-C measurements, or incomplete calcium/phosphorus intake records were excluded. …”
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Association of childhood socioeconomic status and health with depressive symptoms in later life: a cross-sectional latent class analysis of the 2014/2015 Indonesia Family Life Surv... by Helen Brooks, Laura Anselmi, Jonathan Gibson, Penny Bee, Asri Maharani, Herni Susanti, Ronny Isnuwardana

“…Significant covariates included age, education, wealth and social capital (all p<0.05).Conclusions Early-life disadvantages predict depressive symptoms in adulthood in Indonesia, underscoring the need for child-focused interventions (health, education and poverty reduction) to mitigate long-term mental health risks in LMICs. …”
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Unmet oral health needs and barriers to dental services among socially marginalized youth: a scoping review by Pranav Vaishampayan, Jaskaran Singh Beniwal, Piotr Wilk, Sarah McLean, Abbas Jessani, Abbas Jessani

“…The unmet dental needs identified in the included studies encompassed dental caries (n = 3), missing teeth (n = 2), periodontal diseases (n = 1), tooth pain (n = 1), and dental infections (n = 1). …”
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Frequency and determinants of words, gestures, and attitudes experienced as disrespectful during childbirth and postpartum: A national population‐based study by Marianne Jacques, Anne Alice Chantry, Anne Evrard, Nathalie Lelong, Camille Le Ray, the ENP 2021 Study Group

“…Multiple imputation was used for missing data, and attrition was accounted for by weighting. …”
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Association of microalbuminuria and high–normal 24-hour urinary albumin excretion with metabolic syndrome and its components in the general Chinese population: cross-sectional stud... by Jing Wu, Jixiang Ma, Xiaorong Chen, Liuxia Yan, Xiaoning Cai, Xiaolei Guo, Yongqing Zhang

“…Hyperglycaemia also increased significantly according to the normal-range 24-hour UAE quartiles.Conclusions MAU and elevated 24-hour UAE within the normal range were closely associated with MetS in the Chinese population, which may provide a basis for the development of early interventions to decrease the effects of MetS.…”
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Short- and long-term weekly patient-reported outcomes prediction undergoing radiotherapy: single-patient time series model vs. transformer-based multi-patient time series model by Yang Yan, Zhong Chen, Xinglei Shen, Ronald C. Chen, Hao Gao

“…VAR-Inc’s performance deteriorated with missing follow-up PROs, whereas TFT remained stable, overcoming this limitation. …”
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Conservation and Restoration of Two Candleholders from Kaunas Church of St. George the Martyr: Reconstruction Proposals by Ramunė Balandžiūnienė, Erika Vilkinytė, Raimonda Žukauskaitė

“… The paper is concerned with the process of developing the concept for the conservation, restoration, and reconstruction of the missing parts of the seventeenth-century candleholders from the Church of St. …”
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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

“…The second example, a longitudinal infant gut microbiome study, shows that PARAFAC can distinguish subject groups and enhance comparative analysis, even with moderate missing data. 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. …”
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Congenital Bilateral Ectropion in Collodion Baby: A Rare Case Report by Aruna K.R. Gupta, Kashyap Patel, Yashvi Nathwani, Nikunj Amin, KIshan Makwana

“…Thus, the case was managed successfully with no requirement for surgical intervention.…”
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Short-Form Psychoeducation Videos: Process Development Study by Louise Turtle, Helen Alexandra Wesson, Simon Williamson, Nathan Hodson

“…MethodsWe structured this project around a development cycle and documented outcomes against the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR) checklist to ensure transparent intervention reporting. …”
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Pre-prosthetic orthodontics by Hayam Alfallaj

“…For some patients, pre-prosthetic orthodontic intervention is necessary to optimize both esthetic and functional aspects of dental treatment. …”
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Hypertension Prevalence, Treatment, and Control 90 Days After Acute Stroke Among Mexican American and Non‐Hispanic White Adults by Mellanie V. Springer, Deborah A. Levine, Dehua Han, Lynda D. Lisabeth, Lewis B. Morgenstern, Robert D. Brook, Devin L. Brown, Darin B. Zahuranec, William J. Meurer, Erin Case, Rachael Whitney

“…Treatment was antihypertensive use. Adherence was missing zero antihypertensive doses per week. We investigated predictors of uncontrolled BP using logistic regression adjusting for patient factors. …”
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How Health Anxiety is Associated with Perceived Risk of Reinfection Among COVID-19 Infected People After the Epidemic Control Measures Lifted in China: A Multiple Mediating and Mul... by Zhao W, Ding N, Hu H, Tian W, He J, Du M, Zhao C, Zhang G

“…A total of 1122 Chinese individuals were infected with COVID-19 (67.91% females, Mage = 28.13) completed measures of health anxiety, perceived risk of reinfection, fear of COVID-19, online health information seeking (OHIS), and COVID-19 information fear of missing out (FOMO). Data were analyzed using multiple-mediation model and multi-group analysis.Results: Health anxiety, perceived risk of reinfection, fear of COVID-19, OHIS and COVID-19 information FOMO were positively and significantly related to each other (r ranged from 0.25 to 0.77, all p < 0.001). …”
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‘Time is of the essence’: upper-body aerobic exercise to improve cardiovascular health during inpatient rehabilitation within the first year following spinal cord injury – protocol... by Samuel J E Lucas, Tom E Nightingale, Naveen Kumar, Shin-Yi Chiou, Afroditi Stathi, Manish Kalla, Daniel D Hodgkiss, Shane J T Balthazaar, Aheed E F Osman, Srinivasa C Budithi, Joy Roy Chowdhury

“…The non-intervention group will receive hospital standard of care (control group) while the intervention group will receive hospital standard of care plus moderate-intensity ACET for 10 weeks in line with the SCI-specific exercise guidelines to improve cardiometabolic health. …”
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Using implementation strategies to promote the maintenance of Kids SIPsmartER in rural Appalachian middle schools: a process evaluation by Kathleen J. Porter, Annie L. Reid, Theresa Markwalter, Brittany M. Kirkpatrick, Hannah G. Walters, Cheyanne E. Helms, Lee Salyers, Jamie M. Zoellner

“…Abstract Background As few evidence-based behavioral interventions (EBBIs) are sustained in schools, their population health impact is limited. …”
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Effect of statins and antihyperglycemics on chronic kidney disease in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a retrospective cohort study with a 12-year follow-up by Ammar Abdulrahman Jairoun, Chong Chee Ping, Baharudin Ibrahim, Dina Farhan Al Jawamis, Asma Khaled Al Jaberi, Tasnim Dawoud, Khuloud Jamal Mohammed, Faris El-Dahiyat, Moyad Shahwan

“…Patients with T1DM, who had undergone permanent renal replacement therapy, with under 1 year of follow-up and missing or incomplete data were excluded from the study. …”
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