Maternal Anemia during Pregnancy and Infant Birth Outcomes: A Prospective Cohort Study in Eastern Maharashtra, India by Jacqueline M Lauer, Shilpa Bhaise, Varsha Dhurde, Abigail Gugel, Miloni Shah, Patricia L Hibberd, Archana Patel, Lindsey M Locks

“…Associations were assessed using generalized linear models controlling for background characteristics. …”
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Navigating Nepal's health financing system: A road to universal health coverage amid epidemiological and demographic transitions. by Resham B Khatri, Pratik Khanal, Dipendra Singh Thakuri, Prabesh Ghimire, Mihajlo Jakovljevic

“…Further research is needed to assess hybrid tax and premium based insurance models, strategic purchasing optimization, and digital health innovations for financial sustainability.…”
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Development and validation of a fluency rating scale for Swiss German Sign Language by Tobias Haug, Nivja H. de Jong, Franz Holzknecht, Katja Tissi, Sandra Sidler-Miserez, Alessia Battisti, Regula Perrollaz, Sarah Ebling, Sabine Reinhard, Sarah Caminada

“…Therefore, we wanted to develop and validate a rating scale of fluency for Swiss German Sign Language (Deutschschweizerische Gebärdensprache, DSGS).MethodsDifferent kinds of data were collected to inform the rating scale development. …”
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Investigation of end-stage kidney disease risk prediction in an ethnically diverse cohort of people with type 2 diabetes: use of kidney failure risk equation by Stephen Thomas, Salma Ayis, Janaka Karalliedde, Anastasios Mangelis, Nikolaos Fountoulakis, Julian Collins, Aicha Goubar

“…Further studies are needed to identify variables/biomarkers that may improve KFRE’s performance/calibration and to aid the development of other predictive models to enable early identification of people at risk of advanced stages of CKD prior to onset of KF.…”
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Association of vancomycin trough levels, AUC and AUC/MIC ratios with clinical outcomes in patients with enterococcal bacteremia: a prospective cohort study by Eda Kubra Sel, Berfu Tufan, Gundag Kupra Atagun, Vildan Avkan Oguz, Ozgen Alpay Ozbek, Mukaddes Gumustekin, Serife Reyhan Ucku, Ayse Gelal

“…The associations of the steady-state 24-hour vancomycin AUC (AUCss), the AUCss/MIC ratio, and the trough concentration (Ctrough−ss) with treatment efficacy, safety, and 30-day mortality were evaluated. Bayesian modeling was used to estimate the AUC. Optimal vancomycin PK/PD cutoff values were determined using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis. …”
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Prolonged T-Piece Spontaneous Breathing Trial and Extubation Outcomes in Patients Received Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation by Tsung-Ming Yang, Yu-Hung Fang, Chia-Hao Chang, Shih-Jiun Lin, Cheng-Chi Liu, David Ming Then Tsai, Chun-Liang Lin, Chieh-Mo Lin, Yung-Chien Hsu

“…Kaplan–Meier survival plots and Cox proportional hazard models were used to evaluate the risk of extubation failure between groups. …”
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Future Me, a Prospection-Based Chatbot to Promote Mental Well-Being in Youth: Two Exploratory User Experience Studies by Martin Dechant, Eva Lash, Sarah Shokr, Ciarán O'Driscoll

“… Abstract BackgroundDigital interventions have been proposed as a solution to meet the growing demand for mental health support. Large language models (LLMs) have emerged as a promising technology for creating more personalized and adaptive mental health chatbots. …”
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Self-reported outcomes following lower extremity, carotid and aortic artery disease: protocol for the Danish Vascular (DanVasc) survey by Jes Sanddal Lindholt, Britt Borregaard, Kim Christian Houlind, Marie Dahl, Jacob Budtz-Lilly, Jonas Peter Eiberg, Christian Nikolaj Petersen, Saeid Shahidi

“…Therefore, the Danish Vascular (DanVasc) survey aims to describe self-reported health status, health literacy, medication adherence and loneliness, including changes over time, and investigate characteristics associated with worse self-reported health at baseline and their associations with poorer outcomes within 1 year (healthcare utilisation and mortality) in patients with LEAD, SCS and AAA.Methods and analysis The DanVasc survey, a national prospective cohort study combining survey data measured at several time points with register-based data, includes validated patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) and ancillary questions developed with patient representatives. …”
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The effects of orphanhood and lack of parental care on child vaccination: analyses of 189 cross-sectional UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys from 82 countries, 2005–2022Rese... by Mira Johri, Mehr Munir, Rose Anne Medeiros, Lumana Shakya, Blaine Damte, Anna Bolgrien

“…We investigated whether orphans and children without parental care were at risk of sub-optimal vaccination. Methods: Cross-sectional analyses of 189 UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys from 82 predominantly low- and middle-income countries, conducted from January 1, 2005 to December 31, 2022. …”
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Results from AD-HEARING (ADherence to and adjustment of HEARING aids in clinical routine care as preventive dementia strategy): a prospective 6-month follow-up study on cognition a... by Michael Belz, Sebastian Gmeinwieser, Mona Abdel-Hamid, Mona Abdel-Hamid, Robert Kühler, Jenny Blum, Philipp Hessmann, Nicola Strenzke, Claudia Bartels

“…Hearing aid use might reduce this risk by preserving cognitive and psychological functions.ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the influence of ARHL and hearing aid use on cognition and different aspects of psychological well-being.MethodsDuring 05/2021 and 05/2023, 31 subjects with audiometrically confirmed ARHL were included and 28 underwent follow-up 6 months later (final analysis sample). …”
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Health insurance status and severe mpox disease outcomes among sexual minority men in NYC: a retrospective cohort study by Ofole Mgbako, Cecilia Castellano, Kathryn Jano, Anthony Lo Piccolo, Madeline A. DiLorenzo, Dorothy Knutsen, Yusra Shah, Joyce C. Pressley, Dustin T. Duncan, Jason Felder, Dana Mazo

“…The mean (SD) mpox-SS was 6.85 (3.36). In univariate analysis, lack of insurance or Medicaid status was associated significantly with more severe mpox-SS. …”
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Effects of otolaryngological diseases on sleep quality, anxiety, and depression: a multicenter observational study by Cheng-Lin Qi, Qin-Ying Wang, Mi Wang, Lin-Bin Cai, Meng-Qing Shen, Kan Liu, Jin-Long Zhu, Cong Wang, Qi-Bing Chen, Ting-Ting Wu, Shui-Hong Zhou, Jin-Hua Pan

“…Multivariable polynomial linear regression models explored the impact of different otolaryngological diseases on anxiety, depression and sleep quality, and mediation analysis explored the interaction mechanisms. …”
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Correlation of cognitive impairment with Mediterranean diet and mortality: a prospective cohort study by Ling Li, Xiaoxiao Zheng, Hongyue Ma, Mingxia Zhu, Xiuli Li, Xinhong Feng

“…Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to assess the relationship between cognitive impairment, aMED, and all-cause and cardiovascular mortality outcomes. …”
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Comparison of wind-farm control strategies under realistic offshore wind conditions: wake quantities of interest by K. Brown, G. Yalla, L. Cheung, J. Frederik, D. Houck, N. deVelder, E. Simley, P. Fleming

“…Two inherently different wind-farm control methods have been identified in the literature: wake steering (WS) and active wake mixing (AWM). …”
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Comparative cardiovascular outcomes of aripiprazole vs. risperidone in patients with type 2 diabetes and schizophrenia: a retrospective cohort study by Yi-Ting Yeh, Shih-Chang Lo, Chien-Ning Huang, Chien-Ning Huang, Chien-Ning Huang, Yi-Sun Yang, Yi-Sun Yang, Pei-Lun Liao, Edy Kornelius, Edy Kornelius

“…Kaplan-Meier estimation and Cox proportional hazards models were used to compare outcomes over up to 10 years of follow-up. …”
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The Role of Muscle Density in Predicting the Amputation Risk in Peripheral Arterial Disease: A Tissue Composition Study Using Lower Extremity CT Angiography by Yueh-Hung Lin, Pei-Shan Tsai, Chung-Lieh Hung, Mirza Faisal Beg, Hung-I Yeh, Chun-Ho Yun, Ming-Ting Wu

“…While muscle volume and vascular severity is often considered in risk prediction, the prognostic value of muscle density remains underexplored. <b>Methods</b>: In this exploratory study, we retrospectively analyzed 134 patients undergoing lower-limb computed tomography angiography between January 2018 and December 2023. …”
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Association of Life’s Essential 8 with incidence of heart failure modified by depressive symptoms: a prospective cohort study from UK Biobank by Wei Hu, Chun-Hua Zhao, Jia-Ning Wang, Zhen-Zhen Shen, Ge Tian, Yue-Qing Huang, Bao-Peng Liu, Cun-Xian Jia

“…Cox proportional hazard models were conducted to examine the associations of LE8 and depressive symptoms with HF incidence, with findings presented as hazard ratios (HRs) (95% confidence interval, CI). …”
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Radiotherapy to the prostate for men with metastatic prostate cancer in the UK and Switzerland: Long-term results from the STAMPEDE randomised controlled trial. by Chris C Parker, Nicholas D James, Christopher D Brawley, Noel W Clarke, Adnan Ali, Claire L Amos, Gerhardt Attard, Simon Chowdhury, Adrian Cook, William Cross, David P Dearnaley, Hassan Douis, Duncan C Gilbert, Clare Gilson, Silke Gillessen, Alex Hoyle, Rob J Jones, Ruth E Langley, Zafar I Malik, Malcolm D Mason, David Matheson, Robin Millman, Mary Rauchenberger, Hannah Rush, J Martin Russell, Hannah Sweeney, Amit Bahl, Alison Birtle, Lisa Capaldi, Omar Din, Daniel Ford, Joanna Gale, Ann Henry, Peter Hoskin, Mohammed Kagzi, Anna Lydon, Joe M O'Sullivan, Sangeeta A Paisey, Omi Parikh, Delia Pudney, Vijay Ramani, Peter Robson, Narayanan Nair Srihari, Jacob Tanguay, Mahesh K B Parmar, Matthew R Sydes, STAMPEDE Trial Collaborative Group

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Patients were randomised at secondary care sites in the United Kingdom and Switzerland between January 2013 and September 2016, with 1:1 stratified allocation: 1,029 to standard of care (SOC) and 1,032 to SOC+RT. …”
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Hysterectomy is not associated with increased risk of urinary incontinence—a northern Finland birth cohort 1966 study by Heini Salo, Roosa Manninen, Anna Terho, Johanna Laru, Henri Sova, Sari Koivurova, Henna‐Riikka Rossi

“…In our population‐based cohort study, we aimed to assess the independent effect of hysterectomy on the risk of de novo UI. Material and Methods This is a population‐based cohort study on the women of the Northern Finland Birth Cohort 1966 (n = 5889). …”
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Ethnic disparities in the association between maternal socioeconomic status and childhood anemia in Peru: a nationwide multiyear cross-sectional studyResearch in context by Ali Al-kassab-Córdova, Claudio Intimayta-Escalante, Pamela Robles-Valcarcel, Diego Urrunaga-Pastor, Baltica Cabieses

“…After stratifying by ethnicity, we estimated prevalence ratios (PR) with their respective 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) using generalized linear models with Poisson family. Interaction was assessed on multiplicative and additive scales. …”
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