A Mobile Health App Informed by the Multi-Process Action Control Framework to Promote Physical Activity Among Inactive Adults: Iterative Usability Study by Heather Hollman, Wuyou Sui, Haowei Zhang, Ryan E Rhodes

“…MethodsFirst, 3 workshops and focus groups, with 5 adult participants per group, were conducted to obtain first impressions of the M-PAC app interface and the first 3 lessons. …”
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Remote Heart Failure Patients Telemonitoring: Results of the TreC Heart Failure Study by Massimiliano Maines, Annachiara Benini, Annalisa Vinci, Anna Manica, Elisa Erbogasto, Giancarlo Tomasi, Luisa Poian, Luigi Martinelli, Lorenzo Gios, Stefano Forti, Luigi Patil, William Mantovani, Maurizio Del Greco

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Comparative spatial–temporal analysis of SARS-CoV-2 lineages B.1.1.33 and BQ.1.1 Omicron variant across pandemic phases by Juliana Santa Ardisson, Mariane Vedovatti Monfardini Sagrillo, Brena Ramos Athaydes, Aura Marcela Corredor Vargas, Renata Torezani, Rodrigo Ribeiro-Rodrigues, Liliana Cruz Spano, Greiciane Gaburro Paneto, Edson Delatorre, Sandra Ventorin von Zeidler, Teodiano Freire Bastos Filho

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Exploring the Complexities of Seafood: From Benefits to Contaminants by Bettina Taylor, Kelvin Fynn Ofori, Ali Parsaeimehr, Gulsun Akdemir Evrendilek, Tahera Attarwala, Gulnihal Ozbay

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First Report on Intensity Bioassays for Pyrethroid Resistance in Anopheles culicifacies s.l in District Dindori of Madhya Pradesh State and Districts Kanker and Bastar of Chhattisg... by Ashok K. Mishra, Mrigendra P. Singh, Aparup Das, Kamaraju Raghavendra

“…The major malaria vector in India is Anopheles culicifacies, and indoor residual spraying (IRS) and distribution of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs) are the two main vector control measures in the national program. This species has shown resistance to dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT), malathion, and synthetic pyrethroids (SP). …”
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Counting the savings: impact of Georgia’s drug policy interventions on households by Tsotne Gorgodze, Akaki Zoidze, George Gotsadze

“…However, sustained impact requires continued monitoring and complementary measures to ensure equitable access and long-term benefits.…”
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Effect of aerobic exercise on amyloid accumulation in preclinical Alzheimer's: A 1-year randomized controlled trial. by Eric D Vidoni, Jill K Morris, Amber Watts, Mark Perry, Jon Clutton, Angela Van Sciver, Ashwini S Kamat, Jonathan Mahnken, Suzanne L Hunt, Ryan Townley, Robyn Honea, Ashley R Shaw, David K Johnson, James Vacek, Jeffrey M Burns

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>This 52-week randomized controlled trial compared the effects of 150 minutes per week of aerobic exercise vs. education control intervention. …”
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Drug utilization in geriatric psychiatric patients in the emergency department—a cohort study under real-world conditions by Martin Schulze Westhoff, Sophie Bannasch, Johannes Heck, Stefan Bleich, Sebastian Schröder, Adrian Groh

“…The number of potential DDIs was significantly higher after drug administration in the ED than before, which should prompt the monitoring of certain clinical parameters in the further course of treatment.…”
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Intervening on Calorie Intake or Eating Timing in Older Adults: Lessons Learned in the Healthy Aging and Late-Life Outcomes Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial by Fanning J, Rejeski WJ, Nicklas BJ, Kritchevsky SB, Miller ME, Houston DK, Walkup MP, Kennedy K, Stowe CL, Ford S, Yow D

“…Upon completion of the study period, participants were asked to complete a series of Likert-type and open-ended questions related to their experiences in the trial.Results: Participants (N = 90; 67.19 ± 4.91 years) attended 84.4% of sessions on average, engaged with study technologies 96.4% of days, and provided daily weights on &gt; 4 days per week across the study (CR and RCR only). Participants reported high satisfaction with the program, with RCR participants being significantly more likely than TRE participants to report being satisfied with their program overall (100% vs 75%, p &lt; 0.01), intending to continue their dietary change post-intervention (97% vs 63%, p &lt; 0.01), and being willing to sustain their dietary approach and engage with study technologies over a 5-year period (88% vs 61%, p &lt; 0.01). …”
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Effectiveness of biomarker-guided duration of antibiotic treatment in children hospitalised with confirmed or suspected bacterial infection: the BATCH RCT by Cherry-Ann Waldron, Philip Pallmann, Simon Schoenbuchner, Debbie Harris, Lucy Brookes-Howell, Céu Mateus, Jolanta Bernatoniene, Katrina Cathie, Saul N Faust, Josie Henley, Lucy Hinds, Kerry Hood, Chao Huang, Sarah Jones, Sarah Kotecha, Sarah Milosevic, Helen Nabwera, Sanjay Patel, Stéphane Paulus, Colin VE Powell, Jenny Preston, Huasheng Xiang, Emma Thomas-Jones, Enitan D Carrol

“…Incremental cost-effectiveness ratio per duration of intravenous antibiotics hour avoided from bootstrapped samples was £467.62 per intravenous antibiotic hour avoided. …”
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Invasive urodynamic investigations in the management of women with refractory overactive bladder symptoms: FUTURE, a superiority RCT and economic evaluation by Mohamed Abdel-Fattah, Christopher Chapple, Suzanne Breeman, David Cooper, Helen Bell-Gorrod, Preksha Kuppanda, Karen Guerrero, Simon Dixon, Nikki Cotterill, Karen Ward, Hashim Hashim, Ash Monga, Karen Brown, Marcus Drake, Andrew Gammie, Alyaa Mostafa, Rebecca Bruce, Victoria Bell, Christine Kennedy, Suzanne Evans, Graeme MacLennan, John Norrie

“…Primary economic outcome was incremental cost per quality-adjusted life-year gained as modelled over the lifetime of participants. …”
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Efficacy of sensorimotor training combined with core strength training for low back pain in adult idiopathic scoliosis: a study protocol for a randomized controlled trial by Tongtong Zhang, Xin Li, Xuan Zhou, Nan Chen, Qing Du, Hong Yu, Xiaoqing Zhu, Qimeng Fan, Juping Liang, Zhengquan Chen, Xiangyue Zhou

“…Sessions will be conducted in the hospital, and no home programme will be provided. Adherence and attendance will be monitored and recorded. …”
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The Characteristic of Measles Epidemic Process in Kyrgyz Republic by M. S. Niiazalieva, O. V. Tsvirkun, V. S. Toygombaeva, I. Sh. Aldjambaeva, G. S. Ishenapysova, R. A. Frolov, G. S. Dadanova

“…The data obtained statistically processed using the Excel program. The critical level of significance is p = 0.05. …”
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Cholera case trends in Eastern Africa using surveillance data, 2007-2024 by Dr Joy Ebonwu, Ms Dativa Aliddeki, Dr Judith Kose Otieno, Dr Lul Pout Riek, Ms Kyeng Mercy

“…Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) data was sourced from WHO/UNICEF Joint Monitoring Program for WASH. The term 'cholera case' includes both confirmed and suspected. …”
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Dialectical behavior therapy in autistic adults: effects on ecological subjective and physiological measures of emotion dysregulation by Mădălina Elena Costache, Federica Gioia, Nicola Vanello, Alberto Greco, Antonio Capobianco, Sébastien Weibel, Luisa Weiner

“…The EMA included: (1) twelve evaluations per day over a 7-day period, measuring alexithymia, emotional states, subjective arousal and emotion control; (2) continuous physiological monitoring with a wristband to record heart-rate (HR), heart-rate variability (HRV) and skin conductance levels (SCL). …”
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Prevalence of human papillomavirus genotypes in Latvia among women participating in cervical cancer screening by Anna Stasulane, Anna Stasulane, Justine Grundmane, Justine Grundmane, Kristiana Sulte, Kristiana Sulte, Janis Stasulans, Janis Stasulans, Solvita Cernavska, Solvita Cernavska, Laura Smite, Laura Smite

“…The data were collected during the first two years of the reorganized screening program, from 1 July 2022 to 1 July 2024, which for the first time included HPV genotyping as a primary screening method in women aged 30–70. …”
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Examining the Dose-Response Effects of Mindfulness Meditation Interventions on Well-Being: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Nicholas Bowles, Alexander Burger, Jonathan N Davies, Julie A Simpson, Julieta Galante, Simon Dennis, Benjamin Stone, Nicholas T Van Dam

“…In addition, we will systematically monitor for possible adverse experiences. …”
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Levels and trends of persistent organic pollutants in human populations living in the Arctic by Bryan Adlard, Eva C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen, Alexey A. Dudarev, Kristin Olafsdottir, Khaled Abass, Maria Averina, Pierre Ayotte, James Berner, Sam Byrne, Élyse Caron-Beaudoin, Mallory Drysdale, Pierre Dumas, Joshua Garcia-Barrios, Irina Gyllenhammar, Brian Laird, Melanie Lemire, Amira Aker, Sanna Lignell, Manhai Long, Karin Norström, Sara Packull-McCormick, Maria Skaalum Petersen, Mylene Ratelle, Arja Rautio, Amalie Timmerman, Gunnar Toft, Pal Weihe, Therese Haugdahl Nøst, Maria Wennberg

“…The Arctic Monitoring Assessment Program (AMAP) is tasked with monitoring and assessing the status of environmental contaminants in the Arctic, documenting levels and trends, and producing science-based assessments. …”
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Efficacy of postoperative pain management in head and neck cancer patients by Ashley Hinther, Steven C. Nakoneshny, Shamir P. Chandarana, T. Wayne Matthews, Joseph C. Dort

“…There was an average of 7.3 pain measurements per day (SD 4.6, range 1–24) with the most frequent monitoring on postoperative days 1–4. …”
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Surgical output within the Fast Track Initiative against trachoma in Amhara region, Ethiopia by Begashaw Hailemariam, Eshetu Sata, Mengesha Halefom, Andrew R Deathe, Mulat Zerihun, Kimberly A Jensen, E Kelly Callahan, Melkamu Beyene, Wim Adriaensen, Philip Owiti, Mbazi Senkoro, Maria Zolfo, Scott D Nash

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