The relationship between hemoglobin glycation index and all-cause mortality in ill critically patients with heart failure: a retrospective study in MIMIC-IV database by Yulong Wang, Shanshan Tang, Haokun Liu, Yongle Li

“…We conducted sensitivity analyses by separately excluding missing data, diagnosed sepsis, and diagnosed hepatic impairment, consistent with the primary analysis. …”
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Development of an imputation model to recalibrate birth weights measured in the early neonatal period to time at delivery and assessment of its impact on size-for-gestational age a... by Joanne Katz, James M Tielsch, Luke C Mullany, Diwakar Mohan, Subarna K Khatry, Seema Subedi, Scott L Zeger, Elizabeth A Hazel

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Safety and utilisation of AZD1222 (ChAdOx1 nCoV-19) COVID-19 vaccine: a UK post-authorisation active surveillance study by Miranda Davies, Debabrata Roy, Sandeep Dhanda, Saad Shakir, Alison Evans, Samantha Lane, Denise Morris, Taylor Aurelius, Catherine Fry

“…The utilisation of AZD1222 was described and characterised, including populations with missing information.Results The majority of participants were women (n=10 845; 60.4%) and the median age (IQR) was 50 (43, 62) years. …”
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The Impact of Parental Support on Adherence to Therapist-Assisted Internet-Delivered Acceptance and Commitment Therapy in Primary Care for Adolescents With Anxiety: Naturalistic 12... by Anna Larsson, Sandra Weineland, Linnea Nissling, Josefine L Lilja

“…Nevertheless, due to a small and gender-biased sample size with a large proportion of dropouts and missing data, a nonrandomized assignment of intervention, and an analysis limited to within group, this study should be considered an explorative evaluation rather than an outcome study.…”
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Oral hygiene status, oral health-related behaviors, sleep, body mass index and dental caries prevalence of a sample aged five from Southwest China: a cross-sectional survey by Xiaoqin Xu, Hongmei Zhang, Mingshan Liu, Guangyun Lai

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to revisit the early childhood caries (ECC) prevalence among children aged 5 in Xiangyun to assess the impact of caries intervention implemented in the past several years and explore the association between sleep status, body mass index, and ECC among young children in Xiangyun for the first time. …”
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Association between sleep duration and hypertension of migrant workers in China: a national cross-sectional surveillance study by Xiao Zhang, Chun Li, Yunqi Guan, Mei Zhang, Zhenping Zhao, Zhengjing Huang, Qian Xiao, Limin Wang

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Fecal microbiota transplantation results in bacterial strain displacement in patients with inflammatory bowel diseases by Manli Zou, Zhuye Jie, Bota Cui, Honggang Wang, Qiang Feng, Yuanqiang Zou, Xiuqing Zhang, Huanming Yang, Jian Wang, Faming Zhang, Huijue Jia

“…Here, we report an interventional prospective cohort study performed to elucidate the extent of and processes underlying microbiota engraftment in IBD patients after FMT treatment. …”
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Machine learning model for postpancreaticoduodenectomy haemorrhage prediction: an international multicentre cohort study by Zhe Zhang, Xiaowei Wang, Chengfeng Wang, Jianwei Zhang, Xueping Zhao, Minjie Shang, Qiuran Xu, Zongting Gu

“…Patients with missing data or non-relevant variables were excluded.Primary and secondary outcome measures Primary outcome: clinically relevant PPH (International Study Group of Pancreatic Surgery grades B/C). …”
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Randomized clinical trial of a digital medication system to enhance adherence in patients with severe mental disorders by Jia Zhou, Qian Zhai, Han Qi, Xiaolei Jin, Cunli Xiao, Wenxiu Li, Junwei Song, Lei Feng, Haibo Wang, Chengcheng Dong, Zibo Yu, Yuan Feng, Gang Wang, Fang Yan

“…The primary outcome was poor adherence, defined as missing 20% or more of prescribed doses at 12 months. …”
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Effectiveness of 2024 Hypertension Guidelines Implementation in Improving Hypertension Control by Deslina Deslina, Evi Martha

“…The statistical results showed a significant increase in the percentage of controlled hypertension after the implementation of the guidelines (p < 0.05), while uncontrolled hypertension and Missed Visits did not show significant changes. These findings provide an initial evaluation of the effectiveness of the new guidelines in improving hypertension control and highlight the need for additional interventions to improve patient adherence to follow-up visits.…”
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Access to rehabilitation services for families of children with disabilities in Ghana by Hasehni Vampere, Ebenezer Dassah, Rebecca Tawiah, Melody A. Quarm

“…Background: Early rehabilitation interventions can significantly mitigate the effects of disabilities in children as they grow older. …”
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Using trigger tools to identify triage errors by ambulance dispatch nurses in Sweden: an observational study by Ulrika Winblad, Douglas Spangler, Lennart Edmark, Jessica Colldén-Benneck, Helena Borg, Hans Blomberg

“…Of these, 209 (80%) were related to the dispatch centre contact, 143 (55%) received interventions above the primary care level and 99 (38%) were admitted to in-patient care. …”
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Adolescents and Floods: An Exploratory Study from Kerala by Aby Dany Varghese, Geethu Mathew, Jaico Paulose, Ans Mary Sabu, Aleena Joseph

“…Background: A better understanding regarding the experiences faced by adolescents is essential to plan need based interventions and disaster preparedness. Aim and Objectives: To assess impact of floods among adolescents in Kerala. …”
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Open-Label-Placebos can reduce pain, but not indigestion during gluten challenge in chronic pain patients by Lena Paschke-Dahl, Regine Klinger

“…BackgroundDietary interventions have become a management tool for chronic pain conditions over the past few decades. …”
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A Guide to a Mixed-Methods Approach to Healthcare Research by Kritika Rana, Ritesh Chimoriya

“…While quantitative data offer measurable patterns and generalizability, qualitative research provides critical insights into the human experiences, cultural contexts, and systemic factors that underlie these patterns, and such elements are often missed by purely statistical analyses. Notably, qualitative components can uncover why interventions succeed or fail in real-world settings, adding explanatory power to quantitative results. …”
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Technique and Outcomes of Radiofrequency Ablation of Biopsy-Proven 3–4 cm T1a Renal Cell Carcinoma by Mohamed E. Abdelsalam, Ahmed Awad, Roland L. Bassett, Thomas Lu, David Irwin, Ketan Y. Shah, Bruno C. Odisio, Peiman Habibollahi, Jose A. Karam, Surena F. Matin, Kamran Ahrar

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Exome-wide genetic risk score (ExGRS) to predict high myopia across multi-ancestry populations by Jian Yuan, Ruowen Qiu, Yuhan Wang, Zhen Ji Chen, Haojun Sun, Wei Dai, Yinghao Yao, Ran Zhuo, Kai Li, Shilai Xing, Myopia Associated Genetics and Intervention Consortium, Xiaoguang Yu, Liya Qiao, Jia Qu, Jianzhong Su

“…This study enrolled two independent cohorts: 12,600 unrelated individuals of Han Chinese ancestry from Myopia Associated Genetics and Intervention Consortium (MAGIC) and 8682 individuals of European ancestry from UK Biobank (UKB). …”
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Assessing Trust in Science: Development and Validation of a Short Scale for Adolescents and Adults by Diana Steger, Astrid Schütz

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Sustainable safety practices and hazard management in the oil and gas industry: an HSE perspective by Zara Jamil, Shahrina Nordin, Mohammad Miraj, Mazen Alqahtani, Riyaz Ahamad Shaik, Shamim Akhter, Ahmad Shahrul Nizam Isha

“…Notably, SC exhibited weak direct effects on SK and SP, but strong indirect effects via SCULT, suggesting that communication-based safety interventions are only effective when trust and cultural alignment are present. …”
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Factors associated with all-cause mortality in tuberculosis patients in a Malaysian tertiary hospital by Chee Kuan Wong, Kee Seong Ng, Sarah Qian Rou Choo, Choon Jiat Lee, Yik Pheng Teo, Su May Liew, Karuthan Chinna, Ee Ming Khoo, Wei Leik Ng, Peter Seah Keng Tok, Yan Shen Kee, De Min Chiang

“…An electronic medical record system can capture this missing information and use it to determine all-cause mortality factors more accurately. …”
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