Measuring self-efficacy in patient-centeredness of physicians in oncology – translation, adaptation and evaluation of psychometric properties of the SEPCQ-27 German version (SEPCQ-... by Christian Heuser, Nicole Ernstmann, André Karger, Andrea Petermann-Meyer, Franziska Geiser, Frank Vitinius, Luisa Ernsten, Robert Zachariae, Kati Hiltrop

“…Descriptive analyses, exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, and internal consistency, convergent, discriminant and construct validity were conducted using data from a sample of n = 258 physicians collected during the three-arm cluster-randomized intervention trial ‘KommRhein Interpro’ conducted from 2019–2023.Results Exploratory factor analysis led to a modified three-dimensional German version with 24 items (SEPCQ-24-GER), which showed acceptable fit in confirmatory factor analysis (χ2/df = 1.8, CFI = 0.92, TLI = 0.91, SRMR = 0.05, RMSEA = 0.06). …”
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Recent HIV infections and associated risk factors among newly diagnosed individuals in South Korea (2016–2023) by Jin-Sook Wang, Eun Ji Kim, Gayeong Kim, Seolhui Kim, Heui Man Kim, Yea Jin Lee, Ho Gyeong Hong, Min-seong Kim, Na Rae Jo, Tae-Young Heo, Koun Kim, Sungnam Kim, Jeonghee Yu, Myung-Guk Han

“…Logistic regression analysis was used to assess risk factors among demographic and behavioral data, including age, nationality, region, transmission mode, marital status, HIV-testing purpose, and occupation. …”
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Longitudinal associations between microRNAs and weight in the diabetes prevention program by Elena Flowers, Elena Flowers, Benjamin Stroebel, Xingyue Gong, Kimberly A. Lewis, Bradley E. Aouizerat, Bradley E. Aouizerat, Meghana Gadgil, Alka M. Kanaya, Alka M. Kanaya, Li Zhang, Li Zhang

“…MicroRNAs were measured from banked plasma using a Fireplex Assay. We used generalized linear mixed models to evaluate relationships between microRNAs and changes in weight at baseline, year-1, and year-2. …”
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The Relationship Between Psychosocial Factors and Response to Epidural Steroid Injection for Chronic Lumbosacral Radicular Pain: A Prospective Pilot Study by Stensland M, Sanford E, Houle TT, McGeary C, Cobos BA, Lugosi S, Lehman L, Nabity PS, Covell C, Fitzgerald E, Mojallal M, Reed DE, Pangarkar S, Eapen BC, Nanda U, McCormick ZL, McGeary D

“…The primary outcome was pain intensity (numeric rating scale 0– 10). Data were analyzed using principal component analysis and generalized linear mixed-effects modeling.Results: A total of 40 patients (age 52 ± 13.05) participated in this study. …”
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Investigating the Mechanism of IFN‐γ‐Inducible Lysosomal Thiol Reductase‐Mediated Inhibition of Breast Cancer Cell Proliferation by Qin Liu, Xiaoning Yuan, Youcheng Shao, Xiaoqing Guan, Kaixiang Feng, Mengfei Chu, Le Chen, Hui Li, Hanhui Liu, Jingwei Zhang, Yihao Tian, Lei Wei

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Smoking-by-genotype interaction in type 2 diabetes risk and fasting glucose. by Peitao Wu, Denis Rybin, Lawrence F Bielak, Mary F Feitosa, Nora Franceschini, Yize Li, Yingchang Lu, Jonathan Marten, Solomon K Musani, Raymond Noordam, Sridharan Raghavan, Lynda M Rose, Karen Schwander, Albert V Smith, Salman M Tajuddin, Dina Vojinovic, Najaf Amin, Donna K Arnett, Erwin P Bottinger, Ayse Demirkan, Jose C Florez, Mohsen Ghanbari, Tamara B Harris, Lenore J Launer, Jingmin Liu, Jun Liu, Dennis O Mook-Kanamori, Alison D Murray, Mike A Nalls, Patricia A Peyser, André G Uitterlinden, Trudy Voortman, Claude Bouchard, Daniel Chasman, Adolfo Correa, Renée de Mutsert, Michele K Evans, Vilmundur Gudnason, Caroline Hayward, Linda Kao, Sharon L R Kardia, Charles Kooperberg, Ruth J F Loos, Michael M Province, Tuomo Rankinen, Susan Redline, Paul M Ridker, Jerome I Rotter, David Siscovick, Blair H Smith, Cornelia van Duijn, Alan B Zonderman, D C Rao, James G Wilson, Josée Dupuis, James B Meigs, Ching-Ti Liu, Jason L Vassy

“…Discovery analyses were conducted using genotype data from the 50,000-single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) ITMAT-Broad-CARe (IBC) array in 5 cohorts from from the Candidate Gene Association Resource Consortium (n = 23,189). …”
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Cardiovascular Health Among Young Men and Women in Puerto Rico as Assessed by the Life's Essential 8 Metrics by Cynthia M. Pérez, Andrea López‐Cepero, Israel Almodóvar‐Rivera, Catarina I. Kiefe, Katherine L. Tucker, Sharina D. Person, Josiemer Mattei, José Rodríguez‐Orengo, Milagros C. Rosal

“…This study examined CVH and sex differences in CVH in a large cohort of young adults in Puerto Rico. Methods and Results Data from 2162 Puerto Rican young adults aged 18 to 29 residing in PR were obtained from the PR‐OUTLOOK (Puerto Rico Young Adults' Stress, Contextual, Behavioral, and Cardiometabolic Risk) study (2020–2023). …”
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LINC01559 drives osimertinib resistance in NSCLC through a ceRNA network regulating miR-320a/IGF2BP3 axis by Leidi Xu, Yibo Zhang, Liangliang Xing, Ying Zhou, Ning Chang, Hangtian Xi, Xiangrui Xu, Jian Zhang, Jian Zhang

“…Clinical correlations were analyzed using TCGA-LUAD data.ResultsOur findings demonstrated that LINC01559 was markedly upregulated in LUAD tissues and osimertinib-resistant cell lines, correlating with poor patient survival. …”
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Descriptive analysis to establish the prevalence of lead-associated chronic conditions among adult public health registry participants in Flint, Michigan: identifying disparities t... by Mohannad Yousef, Diana Haggerty, Nicole Jones, Jenny LaChance, Brittany Tayler, Mona Hanna

“…Participants reported if they had ever been diagnosed with 11 chronic conditions. We used crude and age-adjusted prevalence of the 11 chronic conditions and compared them to 2019–2021 Michigan Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (MiBRFSS) estimates.Results We included 14 274 adult (≥18) participants in this study. …”
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Exploring care-seeking practices within a family mid-upper arm circumference approach in South Sudan: a mixed-methods prospective study by Sarah Bauler, Chiara Altare, Sule Ismail, Daniel Atem, Sandra Banks, Prachi Srivastava, Julia Hussian, Emily Lyles, Eva Leidman, Shannon Doocy

“…Qualitative data were obtained through 20 focus group discussions (FGDs) with caregivers, using the Health Belief Model as a theoretical framework to explore perceptions, barriers, and enablers of care-seeking. …”
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Spousal Concordance in Overweight and Obesity among Indian Couples: A Nationwide Analysis of Socioeconomic and Dietary Determinants by Prashant Kumar Singh, Lucky Singh, Shashi Kala Saroj, Chandan Kumar, Shekhar Kashyap, Shalini Singh

“…Understanding the shared risk factors within couples is crucial for effective intervention. Methods: We analyzed data from 52,737 married couples using the nationally representative National Family Health Survey (NFHS)-5 (2019–2021). …”
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Extended Reality Gaming for Exercise and Mindfulness Throughout Pediatric Cancer Rehabilitation: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Byron Lai, Kelli Chaviano, Joshua S Richman, Mahmoud Ahmad, Ashley Wright, Raven Young, Drew Davis, James H Rimmer, Avi Madan-Swain, Joseph H Chewning

“…The program will include active video gaming with rhythmic music exercises as well as mindfulness-based practices using a high-quality app. Home-based programming will include behavioral coaching calls. …”
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An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Text Classifier for Suicidality Prediction in Youth Crisis Text Line Users: Development and Validation Study by Julia Thomas, Antonia Lucht, Jacob Segler, Richard Wundrack, Marcel Miché, Roselind Lieb, Lars Kuchinke, Gunther Meinlschmidt

“… BackgroundSuicide represents a critical public health concern, and machine learning (ML) models offer the potential for identifying at-risk individuals. Recent studies using benchmark datasets and real-world social media data have demonstrated the capability of pretrained large language models in predicting suicidal ideation and behaviors (SIB) in speech and text. …”
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The impact of the SKILLZ intervention on sexual and reproductive health empowerment among Zambian adolescent girls and young women: results of a cluster randomized controlled trial by Lila A. Sheira, Chama Mulubwa, Calvin Chiu, Jenala Chipungu, Chelsea Coakley, Helene Smith, Ushma D. Upadhyay, Chansa Chilambe, Besa Chibwe, Jake M. Pry, Boyd Mkandawire, Maggie Musonda, Carolyn Bolton Moore, Jenny Liu

“…Sports-based interventions, which affect sexual health behaviors via improving sexual and reproductive empowerment, may be an innovative and effective approach for promoting HIV and unintended pregnancy prevention. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors and Therapeutic Vaccines in Solid Tumors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Rasha Babiker, Adil Farooq Wali, Mohamed El-Tanani, Syed Arman Rabbani, Imran Rangraze, Shakta Mani Satyam, Mohamed Anas Patni, Yahia El-Tanani

“…The primary outcome was OS, and data were pooled using RevMan (web). Risk of bias was assessed using the Cochrane Risk of Bias tool. …”
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Characterizing everyday exposure to volatile organic compounds and upper respiratory health effects by Youn Soo Jung, Simon Chiang, Tejas S. Athni, Janaki Shah, Kara McCurdy, Sophie E. Yu, Rohith Kariveda, Margaret Mitchell, Mengyuan Ruan, Jonathan Zou, Mitali Banerjee, Zainab Awan, Tanujit Dey, Curtis L. Nordgaard, Joseph G. Allen, Alice Maxfield, Rachel Roditi, Regan Bergmark, Kari Nadeau, Stella E Lee

“…Our study included 981 participants (mean ages = 58.8 years, ranges = 40–80 years) from the 2013–2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) with available urinary VOC metabolites (mVOC) data. We used two unsupervised techniques to address the association between VOC exposure and sinonasal health outcomes. …”
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Patients’ acceptability and implementation outcomes of a case management approach to encourage participation in colorectal cancer screening for people with schizophrenia: a qualita... by Tempei Miyaji, Yosuke Uchitomi, Hiroyuki Okada, Masatoshi Inagaki, Maiko Fujimori, Taichi Shimazu, Masaki Fujiwara, Masafumi Kodama, Ryuhei So, Takanori Matsushita, Yusaku Yoshimura, Shigeo Horii, Hirokazu Takahashi, Naoki Nakaya, Shiro Hinotsu, Keita Harada, Norihito Yamada, Yuto Yamada, Tsuyoshi Etoh

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Spaced repetition and other key factors influencing medical school entrance exam success: insights from a French survey by Julien Burel, Olivier Trost, Matthieu Demeyere, Nathalie Rives, François Estour, Joel Ladner, Frédéric Crampon, Sophie Deneuve, Charles Maquet

“…Methods In 2023, all 618 candidates at the University of Rouen were invited to complete a post-exam, self-administered questionnaire; 523 responded (84.6%). We collected data on revision methods (e.g., spaced repetition, reviewing archives of previous exams), participation in private preparatory classes and summer courses, lifestyle behaviors (e.g., sleep duration, physical activity or smoking), and secondary-school grades. …”
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THE PREVALENCE OF ELEVATED LEVELS OF C-REACTIVE PROTEIN AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH TRADITIONAL RISK FACTORS AND MORBIDITY AMONG RESIDENTS OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION (ACCORDING TO THE... by S. E. Evstifeeva, S. A. Shalnova, A. D. Deev, T. M. Gatagonova, A. Yu. Efanov, Yu. V. Zhernakova, V. A. Il'in, A. O. Konradi, V. A. Metelskaya, E. V. Oschchepkova, S. V. Romanchuk, O. P. Rotar, I. A. Trubacheva, E. V. Shlyakhto, S. A. Boytsov

“…Data of the multicenter epidemiological study of cardiovascular disease in different regions of the Russian Federation (ESSE-RF) were used. …”
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Beyond mood screening: a pilot study of emotional, cognitive, and somatic concerns in patients with Long COVID by Tali R. Sorets, John-Christopher A. Finley, W. Curt LaFrance, W. Curt LaFrance, W. Curt LaFrance, W. Curt LaFrance, Ryan Van Patten, Ryan Van Patten, Ryan Van Patten, Kristen Mordecai, Millenia Jimenez, Stephen Suchy, Joshua Cahan, Igor J. Koralnik, Leora R. Cherney, Leora R. Cherney, Erica Cotton, Erica Cotton

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