Efficacy of nutritional support in combination with standard Buruli ulcer treatment: A case study in Côte d’Ivoire by Yao Didier Koffi, Paul Aboa Koffi, Evans Ehouman, Saint-Pierre Kouadio, Mamadou Kaloga

“…However, further studies with larger sample sizes are necessary to confirm these findings.…”
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Investigating Potential Gender Differences in ChatGPT-Diagnosed Clinical Vignettes by Anjali Mediboina, Meghana Bhupathi, Keerthana Janapareddy

“…These 20 vignettes were entered into ChatGPT 3.5 randomly by a single researcher, each accompanied by a prompt requesting the most likely explanation for the patient’s symptoms and the next appropriate step in management. …”
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Women’s Knowledge of Good Nutrition and Feeding Practices Is Correlated with Their Level of Exposure to Awareness-Raising Activities in Ouagadougou by Mélanie Antoine, Stéphanie Zoungrana, Jérôme W. Somé, Hermann B. Lanou, Séni Kouanda, Claire Mouquet-Rivier

“…Mean scores measured in the sample are 4.7, 2.9, 2.6, 1.4, 1.8, 2.7, and 3.1 for BF, IYCF, NS, PW, BW, FP, and VM, respectively. …”
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Frequency and Nutrient Content of Meals of the Mothers and the Birth Weight and Gestational Age of the Baby by Avinash H. Salunkhe, Asha Pratinidhi, Jyoti A. Salunkhe, S. V. Kakade, Vaishali R. Mohite, Prabhu Hiremath

“…Mothers with twin pregnancy were excluded. A sub sample of 380 women was taken for the in-depth study of frequency of meals and nutrient content of food of pregnant women. …”
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Interventions for intimate partner violence during the perinatal period: A scoping review by Olivia Mercier, Sarah Yu Fu, Rachel Filler, Alexie Leclerc, Kari Sampsel, Karine Fournier, Mark Walker, Shi Wu Wen, Katherine Muldoon

“…A total of 67 studies included perinatal IPV interventions and were included in the final sample. These studies included a total of 27,327 participants. …”
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Effects of virtual reality technology on early mobility in critically ill adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yansha He, Yansha He, Qin Yang, Xiaoxia Dai, Tian Chen, Huan Wu, Kunjie Li, Shiqiong Zhu, Yanlin Liu, Hua Lei

“…However, the effect of enhancing the functional independence of limbs is not yet evident and still needs to be confirmed by high-quality, multicenter, and large-sample clinical trials.Systematic review registrationhttps://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/ Prospero register No.: CRD42024546409.…”
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Acupuncture for cognitive impairment in type 2 diabetes mellitus: a systematic review and Bayesian network meta-analysis protocol by Kun Hong, Kun Hong, Juan Gao, Li-juan Hu, Xiu-juan Zhou, Xiao-mei Long, Bo-ping Wen, Xi Wu

“…While acupuncture has been shown to improve cerebral glucose metabolism and synaptic plasticity, existing clinical trials are plagued by critical limitations: small sample sizes (often <100 participants) fail to detect subtle treatment effects, methodological heterogeneity in acupuncture protocols (e.g., varying acupoint selections, stimulation intensities, and treatment durations) hinders evidence synthesis, and insufficient blinding (e.g., sham acupuncture controls with low plausibility) introduces performance bias. …”
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Exposure to Community Violence and Adverse Childhood Experiences in the Emergency Department by Leslie Cachola, Yanina Guevara, Sobia Ansari

“…This self-administered survey study was conducted on a convenience sample of 267 adult patients at one academic hospital in Chicago, IL, between July 2018–December 2019. …”
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Antiemetic effect of acupressure wristbands for GLP-1 medication associated nausea by Florencia Ziemke, Soufiane Belarj, Jem Esguerra, Anita Reyes, Nawfal Istfan

“…Given the relatively small sample size of the population, further large-scale investigations are justified. …”
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Exploring the role of social media in mathematics learning: effects on self-efficacy, interest, and self-regulation by Ling Dai, Wu Jin, Biao Zhu, Rundong Liao, Guoxing Xu, Haozhe Jiang, Jia Guan

“…The sample included students from diverse academic programs, including science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) (37.9%), economics and management (43.7%), and humanities and social sciences (17.3%). …”
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Biological maturation determines the beneficial effects of high-intensity functional training on cardiorespiratory fitness in male adolescents by Jarosław Domaradzki, Cristian Alvarez, Rafał Szafraniec, Dawid Koźlenia

“…The biological maturation effects were studied after separating the participants by quartiles of MO into four classes: late, middle late, middle early, and early matured. Participants were randomly allocated to experimental (EG) and control groups (CG). …”
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International Consensus on Evidence Gaps and Research Opportunities in Extracorporeal Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation for Refractory Out‐of‐Hospital Cardiac Arrest: A Report From the... by Laurie J. Morrison, Elizabeth A. Hunt, Brian Grunau, Thomas P. Aufderheide, Clifton Callaway, Joseph E. Tonna, Comilla Sasson, Audrey Blewer, Bryan F. McNally, Demetris Yannopoulos, Jan Belohlavek, Jason Bartos, Alain Combes, Ahamed Idris, Raina M. Merchant, Leith States, Emily Tinsley, Renee Wong, Scott T. Youngquist, George Sopko, Karl B. Kern

“…Two more randomized trials have since been published in 2022 and 2023. …”
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Is dry needling an effective treatment for tennis elbow? A literature review by Filip Grabowski, Natalia Rulewska, Dagmara Neska, Jakub Siemko, Jakub Chodkowski, Dominika Prystacka-Szar, Justyna Stadler-Szajda, Adrianna Czyżnikiewicz, Wenancjusz Stołowski, Magdalena Bujak, Magdalena Waśniowska

“…This method is safe, cost-effective, and can be carried out by practitioners skilled in upper extremity anatomy and rehabilitation, but further extensive research with larger sample sizes, randomization, and control groups is needed to more accurately assess the effectiveness of dry needling for treating tendinopathies. …”
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Gut microbiota dysbiosis in people living with HIV who have cancer: novel insights and diagnostic potential by Zhiman Xie, Qianqian Huang, Qianqian Huang, Lemin Wen, Tingyan Luo, Tingyan Luo, Sufang Ai, Guangjing Ruan, Ningmei Liu, Yiru Wei, Yiru Wei, Yingji Lan, Yingji Lan, Ping Cui, Ping Cui, Qin Cao, Qin Cao, Hao Liang, Hao Liang, Li Ye, Li Ye, Jie Zhou, Jie Zhou, Jiegang Huang, Jiegang Huang

“…The gut microbiota in fecal samples was analyzed using 16S rRNA sequencing. We compared the microbial diversity among groups and identified key microbiota and Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) pathways using random forest. …”
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Identification of bacteria on Thai banknotes and coins using MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry and their phenotypic antimicrobial susceptibility profiles by Nattamon Niyomdecha, Suwitchaya Sungvaraporn, Arisa Pinmuang, Narissara Mungkornkaew, Thanchira Saita, Waratchaya Rodraksa, Achiraya Phanitmas, Nattapong Yamasamit, Pirom Noisumdaeng

“…Methods To ascertain existence of medically important bacteria, a total of 300 samples including 150 banknotes and 150 coins were randomly collected at onsite retail fresh meat stores, i.e., pork and chicken, fish, and seafood stores, from nineteen fresh markets distributed across Bangkok, Thailand. …”
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The value of PFS36 as a primary endpoint for radiotherapy trials in patients with LACC: individual patient data from the Chinese NCC and validation from 26 RCTs by Xi Yang, Yuanyuan Zhang, Shuangzheng Jia, Yong Yang, Jie Zhu, Wei Li, Lingying Wu, Jusheng An, Manni Huang

“…Further data were extracted from 26 randomized phase III trials on LACC. The trials included 55 arms, with a pooled sample size of 7,281 patients. …”
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Ertapenem+Meropenem Including Double Carbapenem Therapy (EMDCT) Versus Ceftazidime-Avibactam Therapy In The Therapy Of Carbapenem-Resistant Klebsiella Pneumoniae Infections (CRKPI)... by Merve Mert Vahabi, Deniz Dağ, Şevket Yeniyol, Gamze Şanlıdağ, Deniz Akyol, Seichan Ketentzi, Dilşah Başkol, Buse Kenanoğlu, Nazlıhan Yalçın, Şükrü Dirik, Arda Kaya, Uğur Önal, Hüseyin Aytaç Erdem, Hüsnü Pullukçu, Meltem Taşbakan, Tansu Yamazhan, Bilgin Arda, Sercan Ulusoy, Oğuz Reşat Sipahi

“…Matching was performed as one CAZAVI matched to minimum 1 or 2 EMDCT when n is possible according to the sample infecting strain was yielded (bacteremia vs. bacteremia etc.) …”
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Phase 1 study of safety, tolerability, and efficacy of intradermal DNA vaccine ASP2390 in adults allergic to house dust mites by Thomas Kayser, MD, BS, Ronald Smulders, MD, PhD, Tomohiro Kusawake, PhD, Erik Wambre, PhD, Gurunadh R. Chichili, PhD, Mary B. Blauwet, DrPH, Anna Spence, MS, Melanie Patton, BS, Rima Tabash, PhD, Hannah A. DeBerg, PhD, Sugandhika Khosa, MS, Philipp Badorrek, MD, Jens M. Hohlfeld, MD, Brian C. Ferslew, PharmD, PhD

“…Conclusion: Intradermal DNA vaccine ASP2390 is safe and well tolerated but does not show an immunologic or clinical response in a small sample of adults allergic to HDM.…”
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LEAVES: An Expandable Light-curve Data Set for Automatic Classification of Variable Stars by Ya Fei, Ce Yu, Kun Li, Xiaodian Chen, Yajie Zhang, Chenzhou Cui, Jian Xiao, Yunfei Xu, Yihan Tao

“…With the increasing amount of astronomical observation data, it is an inevitable trend to use artificial intelligence methods for automatic analysis and identification of light curves for full samples. However, data sets covering all known classes of variable stars that meet all research needs are not yet available. …”
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CO-CREATION-HF protocol: clinical trial to evaluate the impact of a comprehensive and hybrid cardiac rehabilitation model on patients with heart failure by Pamela Seron, Daniela Gómez-Pérez, Edgardo Opazo-Díaz, Maria Jose Oliveros, Maria Francisca Contreras, Alejandra Salinas, Omar Andrade-Mayorga, Gabriel Nasri Marzuca-Nassr, Kathleen Saavedra, Cinthya Espejo, Sergio Muñoz, Fernando Lanas, Sherry L. Grace, Sherry L. Grace

“…CO-CREATION-HF aims to evaluate the effectiveness of such a model compared to supervised exercise alone.Methods and analysisA 2 parallel-arm, multi-center randomized clinical superiority trial will be conducted with blinded outcome assessment. 152 HF patients (NYHA class II or III) will be recruited consecutively, and randomly assigned using permuted blocks; allocation will be concealed. …”
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