Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice of Vitamin D Intake Among Pregnant Women in Calabar: Implications for Maternity Care in the Tropics by Eyong E, Omoronyia EE, Eyong M, Ekpe L, Ikobah J, Odusolu P

“…Antenatal clinic consultations should include health enlightenment on adequate intake of vitamin D rich food, vitamin D supplementation and the need for exposure to sunshine to prevent adverse fetomaternal consequences. …”
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Course of Sexual Dysfunction in Different Domains among Hypertensive Patients: A Longitudinal Study in a Tier 2 City in India by Ankit Halder, Navna Panchami Ravindran, Devavrat Harshe, Sneha Harshe, Gurudas Harshe, Avinanda Biswas, Dhakshana Pushpanathan, Abhishek Shewale, Sucharita Patra, Aditya Nair

“…The study aimed to chronicle the course of dysfunction in different domains of male and female sexual function in patients of essential hypertension and correlate the findings with different patient characteristics. …”
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Breast cancer-specific survival by molecular subtype in different age groups of women in Scotland by Ines Mesa-Eguiagaray, Sarah H. Wild, Linda J. Williams, Kai Jin, Sheila M. Bird, David H. Brewster, Peter S. Hall, Jonine D. Figueroa

“…The cumulative incidence function was plotted to account for competing risks. …”
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Misinformation or education? A comparative analysis of Instagram posts related to full mouth rehabilitation by Amal Alfaraj, Faris A. Alshahrani, Meshal Albalawi, Naif AlQahtani, Mohammed Alhajji, Ali Sulaiman Alharbi, Sultan Ainoosah, Khalifa S. Al-Khalifa

“…Full Mouth Rehabilitation (FMR), a complex treatment aimed at restoring oral function and aesthetics, remains underrecognized by the general public. …”
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Resilience for activity engagement among frail older adults: moderated mediation effect of social support by Eunna Oh, Nayoung Kim, Lkhagvajav Gansukh, Rhayun Song

“…Resilience has been identified as a protective factor that supports physical function, cognitive health, and independence in daily activities. …”
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In silico analysis and high-risk pathogenic phenotype predictions of non-synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms in human Crystallin beta A4 gene associated with congenital cata... by Zhenyu Wang, Chen Huang, Huibin Lv, Mingzhou Zhang, Xuemin Li, Xuemin Li

“…Forty-four CRYBA4 high-risk pathogenic nsSNPs (predicted to be pathogenic by all six software tools) were detected out of the 157 CRYBA4 nsSNPs, four of which (c.283C>T, p.R95W; c.449T>A, p.V150D; c.475G>A, p.G159R; c.575G>C, p.R192P) should be focused on because of their high potential pathogenicity and possibility of changing protein properties. …”
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Glucocorticoid receptor gene (NR3C1) methylation, childhood maltreatment, multilevel reward responsiveness and depressive and anxiety symptoms: A neuroimaging epigenetic study by Yajing Xu, Shan Yang, Cong Cao

“…Conclusions: The current findings provide preliminary evidence for an Epi × E interaction underlying reward processing, highlight cross-level analyses of electrophysiological signals and advance knowledge of the biological foundation of stress-induced reward function and relevant symptoms. However, caution should be paid to the generalizability of these findings in high-risk clinical samples given the high-functioning characteristic of the present sample.…”
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Resilience revisited: a systematic review and synthesis of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) and its relation with resilience by Daphne Weedage, Nienke Kool-Goudzwaard, Dwayne Meijnckens, Robert R. J. M. Vermeiren, Cyril Boonmann

“…Several reporting the moderator and mediator function of resilience, whereby higher resilience reduces the odds of developing NSSI in the case of stressful or traumatic events. …”
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Pharmacological inhibition of the cGAS-STING pathway suppresses microglia pyroptosis in sepsis-associated encephalopathy by Qing-quan Zeng, Yang Qi, Hui Yu, Ying Xu, Jin-xing Chen, You-wei Zheng, Gui-fei Zhang, Qiao-ling Zhang, Yan-hua Zheng, Jing Guo, Zi-hong Zhao, Fa-sheng Wang, Gui-lin Jin

“…Results indicated that DMF significantly prevented microglial pyroptosis, reduced inflammatory cytokine levels in the hippocampus, thereby enhancing survival rates and cognitive function. Additionally, inhibition of microglial pyroptosis through C176 effectively inhibited the STING signaling pathway, consequently reducing microglial pyroptosis and ameliorating behavioral symptoms associated with SAE. …”
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Application of professional standards for training in methods and technologies of software engineering at the higher education institutions by A. S. Minzov, O. I. Melnikova

“…In this paper, the generalized labor and labor functions of these professional standards are analyzed and their general requirements are selected. …”
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AI and Primary Care: Scoping Review by Gellert Katonai, Nora Arvai, Bertalan Mesko

“…However, existing research often overlooks how AI tools function within the complex realities of primary care and how clinicians and patients experience them. …”
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Low-density lipoprotein apheresis shows a rapid response to proteinuria due to C3 glomerulonephritis: a case report and literature review by Hideki Matsumura, Yuko Fujii, Tomoko Tanaka, Maki Kagitani, Akira Ashida

“…Despite normal kidney function and serum albumin levels, C3-dominant hypocomplementemia prompted renal biopsy. …”
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Predictors of Persistent Pain after Total Knee Arthroplasty by Ali H. Alyami, Mohammed A. Alkhotani, Abdulaziz Abdullah Alsiraihi, Abdulaziz Farouk Y. Bokhari, Mohammed Majed Bukhari, Omar E. Hetta, Hassan O. Bogari, Mohamed Eldigire Ahmed

“…Background: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is an orthopedic procedure performed on patients with severe knee pain and advanced knee conditions, such as osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, in order to restore joint function. Despite the procedure’s high success rates, persistent postoperative pain (PPP) remains a significant complication, affecting a substantial proportion of patients. …”
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Content Dihydrotestosterone Levels in Postmenopausal Women According to the Comorbid Disease: Type 2 Diabetes and Hypertension by Butovа T.

“…Thus, to forecast the possibility of type 2 DM and comorbid HT during examination in postmenopausal women, should be considered the level of serum DHT.…”
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Epigenetic regulation of MED12: a key contributor to the leukemic chromatin landscape and transcriptional dysregulation by Arundhati Chavan, Cassidy Jones, Whit Lawrence, Samrat Roy Choudhury

“…Our findings suggest that TPRR hypermethylation may function noncanonically to support transcriptional activation, likely in cooperation with enhancer elements. …”
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Assessment of cognitive impairment in Tunisian hypertensive patients by Syrine Saidane, Ahlem Khannouch, Hakim Lamine, Ihsen Zairi, Khadija Mzoughi, Sondes Kraiem

“…CONCLUSION: Our study showed that cognitive impairment was frequent in hypertensive patients. Screening should be carried out to implement an appropriate therapeutic strategy.…”
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Removing Cardiac Artifacts From Single-Channel Respiratory Electromyograms by Eike Petersen, Julia Sauer, Jan GraBhoff, Philipp Rostalski

“…Electromyographic (EMG) measurements of the respiratory muscles provide a convenient and noninvasive way to assess respiratory muscle function and detect patient activity during assisted mechanical ventilation. …”
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Tumor Initiation and Progression in People Living on Antiretroviral Therapies by Seun E. Olufemi, Daniel A. Adediran, Temitope Sobodu, Isaac O. Adejumo, Olumide F. Ajani, Elijah K. Oladipo

“…Firstly, while ART restores immune function, it does not fully normalize it. Chronic immune activation and persistent inflammation continue to be prevalent, creating a conducive environment for oncogenesis. …”
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Can viscoelastic haemostatic tests in burn patients help to predict outcome? – A case report and narrative review of the literature by Joeri Slob, Stephan A. Loer, Seppe S.H.A. Koopman, Cornelis H. van der Vlies

“…Viscoelastic haemostatic tests received increasing attention in coagulation monitoring as a tool to evaluate the haemostatic function of whole blood. Their exact role in burn patients remains unclear. …”
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Combined crystal-storing histiocytosis, light chain proximal tubulopathy, and light chain crystalline podocytopathy in a patient with multiple myeloma: a case report and literature... by Li Zhu, Lei Wang, Hongxia Shi, Lei Jiang, Xin Li, Chunying Shao, Yu Yan, Bao Dong, Wanzhong Zou, Li Zuo

“…The presentation of monoclonal immunoglobulin and Fanconi syndrome should suggest the presence of monoclonal immunoglobulin-induced crystalline nephrology. …”
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