Increased kidney disease mortality among people with AIDS versus the general population: a population-based cohort study in Italy, 2006–2018 by Diego Serraino, Enrico Grande, Luisa Frova, Martina Taborelli, Barbara Suligoi, Federica Toffolutti, Vincenza Regine, Marilena Pappagallo, Lucia Pugliese, Francesco Grippo, Antonella Zucchetto

“…Excess mortality for PWA versus non-PWA was estimated through sex-standardised and age-standardised mortality ratios (SMRs) with corresponding 95% CIs.Results Among 2613 deceased PWA, 262 (10.0%) reported at least one urinary tract disease at death, including 254 (9.7%) non-cancer diseases—mostly renal failures (225 cases, 8.6%)—and 9 cancers (0.3%). …”
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Experiences, perceptions and attitudes on providing advice on physical activity to patients with chronic ischaemic heart disease: a qualitative study in general practitioners in Ge... by Norbert Donner-Banzhoff, Rik Crutzen, Sabrina Kastaun, Verena Leve, Stefan Wilm, Alicia Prinz, Sabrina Hoppe

“…However, the provision of PA advice seems to be inadequately implemented in general practice. One reason is the lack of medical training in providing PA advice effectively and efficiently. …”
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Risk factors associated with non-communicable diseases among government employees in Nepal: insights from a cross-sectional study by Durga Datta Chapagain, Durga Datta Chapagain, Kennedy Mensah Osei, Danik Iga Prasiska, Heejin Kimm, Vasuki Rajaguru, Sunjoo Kang, Tae Hyun Kim, Sang Gyu Lee, Whiejong Han

“…Significance was set at p < 0.05 and 95% CI.ResultsParticipants’ mean age was 33.1 ± 9.1 years, with 82.1% (n = 796) male, mostly from aged 30–39 (n = 397, 41%), and Brahmin/Chhetri (n = 454, 46.9%). …”
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Iron status in women of reproductive age in Morocco by Bouchra Mekkaoui, Nabila Auajjar, Abdelhakim Yahyane, Laila El Ammari, Salwa Labzizi, Anouar Talouizte, Hasnae Gamih, Hassan Aguenaou, Kaoutar Benjeddou, Khalid El Kari

“…Background Women of reproductive age (WRA) are one of the vulnerable population mostly impacted by anemia and iron deficiency (ID) worldwide. …”
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Elucidating thermal phenomena of non-Newtonian experimental data based copper-alumina-ethylene glycol hybrid nanofluid in a cubic enclosure with central heated plate by machine lea... by Md. Mamun Molla, Md Farhad Hasan, Md. Mahadul Islam

“…However, further research is still required to optimise and implement hybrid nanofluids in an industrial setup. …”
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Proof of concept of fully automated adaptive workflow for head and neck radiotherapy treatments with a conventional linear accelerator by Gaia Muti, Marco M. J. Felisi, Angelo F. Monti, Chiara Carsana, Roberto Pellegrini, Edoardo Salmeri, Mauro Palazzi, Paola E. Colombo

“…Comparing FTP and ATS modes in adaptive radiotherapy, ATS exhibits superior outcomes, mostly in the target coverage. In the FTP techniques target coverage is inadequate and statistically different from the accepted values. …”
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Combining immersive exergaming with physiotherapy in a specialized intensive Parkinson’s disease rehabilitation program: a randomized controlled trial by Daniela Pimenta Silva, Raquel Bouça-Machado, Filipa Pona-Ferreira, Teresa Lobo, Ricardo Cacho, Rebekka Anker, John W. Krakauer, Joaquim J. Ferreira

“…Abstract Background Exergaming is a new technology for implementing innovative rehabilitation interventions for neurological conditions. …”
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Can agglomerated tall buildings reduce carbon emissions compared to a low-rise urban sprawl? by Ahmad Bin Thaneya, Shuo Yu Chang, Eleonore Herbreteau, Caroline Jeria, Zaiqin Jiang, Arpad Horvath

“…Meanwhile, a sensitivity analysis shows that life-cycle emissions are mostly dependent on the energy use intensities of both systems. …”
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Combining one and two photon polymerization for accelerated high performance (3 + 1)D photonic integration by Grabulosa Adrià, Moughames Johnny, Porte Xavier, Brunner Daniel

“…However, current fabrication technology is mostly constrained to 2D lithography, and thermal energy dissipation induced by switching electronic signal lines presents a fundamental challenge for truly 3D electronic integration. …”
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Interprofessional training in medical education: competency, collaboration, and multi-level analysis across seven governorates, Egypt by Ehab Kamal, Yousra El-Maradny, Lobna A. Elgamal, Mennatallah Ahmed Alnagdy, Marwa Rashad Salem, Rasha Ashmawy

“…Methods The IPE program was implemented across seven governorates, involving 16 hospitals and multidisciplinary ICU teams. …”
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Delivering a Group-Based Quality of Life Intervention to Young Adult Cancer Survivors via a Web Platform: Feasibility Trial by Rina S Fox, Tara K Torres, Terry A Badger, Emmanuel Katsanis, DerShung Yang, Stacy D Sanford, David E Victorson, Betina Yanez, Frank J Penedo, Michael H Antoni, Laura B Oswald

“…Qualitative feedback identified needed revisions to the aesthetics (eg, images), content (eg, session titles), function (eg, clarity of functionality), and structure (eg, expandable sections), which were implemented. In the feasibility trial, participants (n=7) were an average of 25 (SD 4.7) years old and mostly non-Hispanic White (n=4, 57%). …”
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Surface water quality assessment for drinking and pollution source characterization: A water quality index, GIS approach, and performance evaluation utilizing machine learning anal... by Abhijeet Das

“…Various water quality indices (WQIs), implementing machine learning’s models including ANN, SVM, DT, RF, LOR), and KNN, jointly revealed that 36.36 % of samples reflects excellent to good water quality, while 63.64 % renders water quality status as unsuitable, which were mostly found in the central, south-eastern, and northeastern areas. …”
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Transnationalization as a Discourse and Oppositional Strategy in Türkiye's Competitive Authoritarian Regime by Hassan Sadeghian, Reza Dehghani

“…The answer to this question, which was mostly obtained by analyzing the content of the international Twitter accounts of the mayor of Istanbul, seems that the municipality of Istanbul, in order to maintain its position and credit the political nature of the opposition bloc and to deal with the political threats of the ruling structure, uses material and symbolic tools. …”
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The Vampire as an Agent of the Chronopolitics of Soviet Nostalgia / Вампир как агент хронополитики советской ностальгии by Denis Artamonov / Денис Сергеевич Артамонов, Sophia Tikhonova / Софья Владимировна Тихонова

“…Thus, the image of a vampire can be considered an agent of chronopolitics, which today is mostly implemented in the format of nostalgia for the Soviet past. …”
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Pre-post data from a cogenerational health outreach program within Federally Qualified Health Centers: experiences in the Encore Intergenerational Vaccine Corps and assessments of... by Cal J. Halvorsen, Bruna Lopez, K. Megan Collier, Cecily Medved, James Emerman

“…Response dates cover May 2021 to April 2022, roughly the timeframe in which this program was implemented. Respondents were mostly female (72 %) and ranged in age from 18 to 81 years (M = 51.5, SD=18.9) during the first survey and 20 to 80 years (M = 55.5, SD=18.6) in the second survey. …”
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Identification and validation of an explainable machine learning model for vascular depression diagnosis in the older adults: a multicenter cohort study by Ran Zhang, Tian Li, Fan Fan, Haoying He, Liuyi Lan, Dong Sun, Zhipeng Xu, Sisi Peng, Jing Cao, Juan Xu, Xiaoxiang Peng, Ming Lei, Hao Song, Junjian Zhang

“…Early identification and intervention are crucial but largely insufficient in clinical practice due to inconspicuous depressive symptoms mostly, heterogeneous imaging manifestations, and the lack of definitive peripheral biomarkers. …”
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Wearable Activity Trackers and Physical Activity Levels Among Members of the Athens Medical Association in Greece by Stamatios Lampsas, Georgios Marinos, Dimitrios Lamprinos, Panagiotis Theofilis, George E. Zakynthinos, Ioannis Gialamas, Antonios Lysandrou, Sotirios Pililis, Loukia Pliouta, Georgia Tzioumi, Eleni Anastasopoulou, Vaia Lambadiari, Evangelos Oikonomou, Gerasimos Siasos

“…Between Group A and B, there was difference in mean exercise training time (302 ± 304 min vs. 210 ± 268 min, <i>p</i> < 0.001), higher percentage of WHO goal achievement (66.3% vs. 50.7%, <i>p</i> < 0.001), and greater awareness of WHO Guidelines (59.9% vs. 47.4%, <i>p</i> < 0.001). WATs were mostly used by four main specialties, with higher use from Cardiologists: Cardiology (47%), Endocrinology (44%), Surgery (35%) and Internal Medicine (25%), with a <i>p</i> = 0.045. …”
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HBV and HCV testing outcomes among marginalized communities in Italy, 2019–2024: a prospective studyResearch in context by Monica Monti, Teresita Caruso, Alice Castellaccio, Irene De Giorgi, Gabriella Cavallini, Maria Laura Manca, Serena Lorini, Silvia Marri, Luisa Petraccia, Francesco Madia, Cristina Stasi, Laura Carraresi, Elisabetta Lorefice, Sara Irene Bonelli, Alessandro Nerli, Mouheb M.A. Mudalal, Lorenzo Martini, Stefano Gitto, Eleonora Carradori, Adela Xheka, Irene Bendini, Samuele Lukolic’, Lorenzo Latella, Donatella Aquilini, Pierluigi Blanc, Anna Linda Zignego, Laura Gragnani

“…Findings: Eighty/1812 (4.4%) participants were Hepatitis B surface Antigen (HBsAg)+, mostly men (p < 0.001) and non-Italian natives compared to those HBsAg- (p < 0.001). …”
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On-farm welfare assessment of semi-extensively managed sheep using Animal Welfare Indicators (AWIN) protocol by S. Koçak, Z. Bozkurt, Ö. G. Hacan, K. Çelikeloğlu, M. Tekerli, M. Demirtaş, S. Çinkaya, M. Erdoğan

“…<p>As in the European Union, new sets of animal welfare standards have been implemented in Türkiye, a candidate country for EU membership. …”
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Federal statehood of Russia and Germany in the mirror of constitutional and judicial law enforcement: the importance of German experience for Russian practice by Elena V. Gritsenko

“…The functional model of the Federal organization is implemented in Germany, unlike Russia. First of all, the Basic Law for Germany focuses on the horizontal separation of powers and uses the functional principle of the separation of state powers between the Bund and the Federal lands making a distinction, respectively, primarily in the areas of legislation, execution of laws (management) and justice. …”
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