Relationship between sarcopenia and cardiovascular disease among middle-aged and older adults with normal weight in China: functional limitation plays a mediating role by Hui Cheng, Zhihui Jia, Jiaheng Chen, Yao Jie Xie, Jose Hernandez, Harry H.X. Wang

“…Individuals with the absence of overweight or obesity may tend to experience missed opportunities for timely intervention. This study aimed to investigate the longitudinal association between sarcopenia and incidence of new-onset CVD in a normal-weight population, and to examine the mediating effect of functional limitation in this relationship. …”
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Community-based type 2 diabetes screening programmes designed for priority populations: a scoping review protocol by Ghazal S Fazli, Muhanad Ahmed Ali, David Gerstle, Fatema Mahad Ali, Aimen Zehra

“…A thematic analysis will be used to identify emerging themes and subthemes according to barriers and enablers of implementing an equitable community-based diabetes screening intervention.Ethics and dissemination The findings from this review will inform future diabetes screening interventions in community settings to enable an equity-informed approach in the design, planning and implementation of such strategies. …”
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Using and implementing care bundles for patients with acute admission for COPD: qualitative study of healthcare professionals’ experience in four hospitals in England by Sarah Purdy, Katherine Morton, Anna King, Sue Jenkins, Ali Shaw, Melanie Chalder, James Calvert

“…Background Care bundles are sets of evidence-based interventions to improve quality of hospital care at admission and discharge. …”
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Injury, substance abuse, verbal abuse, and emotional and behavioral issues among adolescents in Uttarakhand, India: A categorical principal component analysis of global school-base... by Ranjeeta Kumari, Madhvi Dhamania, Sourabh Paul, Abhay Singh, Yogesh Singh, Bhola Nath

“…Boys were more likely to miss classes on 3 or more days (9.9% vs 4.9%, P = 0.043). …”
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Challenges to generating political prioritization for adolescent sexual and reproductive health in Kenya: A qualitative study. by Maricianah Atieno Onono, Claire D Brindis, Justin S White, Eric Goosby, Dan Odhiambo Okoro, Elizabeth Anne Bukusi, George W Rutherford

“…On actor power, the adolescent SRH community was diverse and united in adoption of international norms and policies, but lacked policy entrepreneurs to provide strong leadership, and policy windows were often missed. Regarding ideas, community members lacked consensus on a cohesive public positioning of the problem. …”
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Enhancing tuberculosis case notifications through mapping sales of medicine in the private sector: a quasi-experimental study in Punjab province, Pakistan by Beatrice Kirubi, Kinz Ul Eman, Usman R. Lodhi, Razia K. Fatima, Ghulam Nabi Kazi, Tahmeena Tahmeena, Syed Karam Shah, Jacob Creswell

“…We collected both historical and prospective TB notification data from the intervention and control districts. The primary outcome was the change in TB notifications during the intervention period compared with historical and control notifications. …”
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Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic: Simulation of the Tuberculosis Epidemic as a Function of Population Coverage with Screening by A. A. Starshinova, I. F. Dovgalyuk, N. N. Osipov, D. A. Kudlay

“…It showed that tuberculosis cases missed due to low population coverage with preventive screening lead to future spread of tuberculous infection and a significant increase in the number of new tuberculosis cases. …”
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Improving neurodevelopment in Zika-exposed children: A randomized controlled trial. by Randall Waechter, Kemi S Burgen, Bianca Punch, Roberta Evans, Karen Blackmon, Trevor Noël, Michelle Fernandes, Barbara Landon

“…Children in both groups were re-assessed on the neurodevelopmental measures post-intervention.<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>233 children from the ZIKV surveillance study met inclusion criteria, of which n = 80 declined participation, n = 42 did not complete the Intervention, and n = 72 missed follow-up assessments given strict timelines in the study design. …”
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Epidemiology of curable sexually transmitted infections among women at increased risk for HIV in northwestern Tanzania: inadequacy of syndromic management. by Suzanna C Francis, Trong T Ao, Fiona M Vanobberghen, Joseph Chilongani, Ramadhan Hashim, Aura Andreasen, Deborah Watson-Jones, John Changalucha, Saidi Kapiga, Richard J Hayes

“…Most of these infections are missed by syndromic management. Accurate and affordable rapid-point-of-care tests and innovative interventions are needed to reduce the burden of STIs in this population which is at increased risk for HIV.…”
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Improving antimicrobial prescribing in adults hospitalised with community-acquired pneumonia in a district general hospital of West Yorkshire by Muhammad Sami Khan, Umair Tariq, Ifrah Amjad, Abeera Zafar

“…Most common prescribing errors included missed atypical coverage in high-risk CAP and inappropriate use of intravenous antibiotics in low-risk CA, which improved in post-intervention phase. …”
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Addressing authorized absences: a school district’s initiative to examine prevalence and promote proactive attendance practices by David Heyne, David Heyne, Inge Verstraete, Marije de Wit

“…Future research should focus on refining absence registration systems and incorporating qualitative methods to better understand authorized absences and improve interventions.…”
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To what extent do cancer centres in Arab countries adhere to ASCO/ONS chemotherapy administration safety standards? A multicentre cross-sectional study by Ahmad M Deeb, Ahmad Rayan, Mo’men Sisan, Abdulqadir Nashwan, Murad Awad, Manal Baqeas

“…These findings highlight opportunities for targeted interventions and policy development to improve chemotherapy safety in the region.…”
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New Perspectives on Lung Cancer Screening and Artificial Intelligence by Leonardo Duranti, Luca Tavecchio, Luigi Rolli, Piergiorgio Solli

“…Ongoing research is essential to fully realize their clinical benefits and enhance timely interventions.…”
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Cost-effectiveness of household contact investigation for detection of tuberculosis in Pakistan by Hamidah Hussain, Bjarne Robberstad, Thorkild Tylleskär, Jacob Creswell, Amyn Malik, Junaid F Ahmed, Sara Siddiqui, Farhana Amanullah

“…These strategies can be added to the passive contact investigation in a high burden setting to find the people with TB who are missed and meet the End TB strategy goals.…”
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MultiScaleFusion-Net and ResRNN-Net: Proposed Deep Learning Architectures for Accurate and Interpretable Pregnancy Risk Prediction by Amna Asad, Madiha Sarwar, Muhammad Aslam, Edore Akpokodje, Syeda Fizzah Jilani

“…The existing maternal health monitoring techniques lack precision in assessing pregnancy-related risks, often leading to late interventions and adverse outcomes. Accurate and timely risk prediction is crucial to avoid miscarriages. …”
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Cardio-cerebral infarction: a narrative review of pathophysiology, treatment challenges, and prognostic implications by Weiwei Gao, Lingfeng Yu, Jingjing She, Junxuan Sun, Shouyue Jin, Jingjing Fang, Xingyu Chen, Renjing Zhu

“…This approach complicates treatment decisions and may result in missed opportunities for optimal interventions, thereby adversely affecting long-term patient outcomes. …”
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Unveiling the hidden costs: An in-depth examination of the economic impact of sexual and gender-based violence on women in Nairobi, Kenya by Grace Wamue-ngare, Pacificah Okemwa, Isaac Kimunio, Okumba Miruka, Grace Okong'o, Pauline Kamau, Lucy Maina, Jane Njuguna, Lilian Kiruja, Simon Okoth

“…This study examines the hidden economic costs of SGBV and emphasizes the need for targeted policy interventions. The impacts include lost work, decreased quality of life, disrupted education, increased health-related costs, and family instability. …”
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HIV-associated immune dysregulation in the placenta by Mrs Dalitso Kalua-Mwamlima, Miss Bahati Mazulu, Mr Ken Moses, Miss Miriam Muruniwa, Mr Vita Nyasulu, Mr George Shaba, Dr Louise Afran

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Demystifying Traumatic Experiences and Complex Effects in People with HIV and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Tennessee by L. Lauren Brown, Almariana J. Acuña, Amna Osman, Lloyda B. Williamson, Carolyn M. Audet, Megan L. Wilkins, Jessica M. Sales, Samantha V. Hill, Jill Foster, April C. Pettit, Latrice C. Pichon

“…Conclusion: Many typologies were not well accounted for in the LEC-5, underscoring the potential to miss exposure types and thus treatment indication. …”
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Design and rationale of MYOFLAME-19 randomised controlled trial: MYOcardial protection to reduce post-COVID inFLAMmatory heart disease using cardiovascular magnetic resonance Endpo... by Valentina O. Puntmann, Dietrich Beitzke, Andreas Kammerlander, Inga Voges, Dominik D. Gabbert, Marcus Doerr, Bishwas Chamling, Biykem Bozkurt, Juan Carlos Kaski, Erica Spatz, Eva Herrmann, Gernot Rohde, Philipp DeLeuw, Lenka Taylor, Christine Windemuth-Kieselbach, Cornelia Harz, Marta Santiuste, Laura Schoeckel, Juliana Hirayama, Peter C. Taylor, Colin Berry, Eike Nagel

“…Specific therapy directed at reducing postacute cardiac inflammatory involvement before development of myocardial injury and impairment is missing. Methods: Prospective multicenter randomized placebo-controlled study of myocardial protection therapy (combined immunosuppressive/antiremodeling) of low-dose prednisolone and losartan. …”
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