Intervención educativa sobre infecciones de transmisión sexual y VIH/sida en pacientes de la Policlínica Julio Grave by Juana Martinola Meléndez, Doreyis Anyell Navaza Buzón, Beltris Barocela Arguelles, Yamilé Rosales Luis, Odalis Castillo Martinola

“…Methods: an educational intervention about HIV/AIDS and sexually transmitted infections was performed in twenty elderly patients, The participants  promotion activities with older people of the community were developed. Statistical data were obtained through a questionnaire. The percentage method was used for statistical processing. …”
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Information-Theoretic Measures of Metacognitive Efficiency: Empirical Validation with the Face Matching Task by Daniel Fitousi

“…These authors demonstrated the convergence of their measures on the notion of metacognitive efficiency using simulations, but did not apply their measures to real empirical data. …”
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Financial crisis and its association with parental stress and children’s mental health in Lebanon by Ramona Nasr, Samantha Abi Saab, Nada Nasr, Chadia Haddad, Eman Swaidan, Sara Abou Ibrahim, Joanne Karam

“…Accordingly, this study aimed to assess the effect of financial insecurities on parents in Lebanon amid the multiple crises, and the impact of parents’ mental health on their children’s emotional and behavioral wellbeing. Methods A cross-sectional study including 589 parents in Lebanon was performed using convenience sampling of parents of any gender with children aged 4 to 18 from the five Lebanese governorates. …”
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Interventions to Reduce Serum Per- and Poly-Fluoroalkyl Substances Levels, Improve Cardiovascular Risk Profiles, and Improve Epigenetic Age Acceleration in US Firefighters: Protoco... by Reagan Conner, Cynthia Porter, Karen Lutrick, Shawn C Beitel, James Hollister, Olivia Healy, Krystal J Kern, Floris Wardenaar, John J Gulotta, Kepra Jack, Matthew Huentelman, Jefferey L Burgess, Melissa Furlong

“…ResultsParticipant activities and data collection will conclude by December 2025. …”
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Global, regional and national burden of depressive disorders in adolescents and young adults, 1990–2021: systematic analysis of the global burden of disease study 2021 by Le Zhao, Yan Lou, Yuexian Tao, Hangsai Wang, Nan Xu

“…The burden of disease through 2050 was projected using Bayesian age–period–cohort (BAPC) modeling.ResultsGlobally, the incidence in 2021 was estimated at 158,696,139.89 cases (95% UI, 129,182,271.23–197,238,491.78), with associated DALYs totaling 25,093,054.94 (95% UI, 16,739,757.06–35,139,293.90). …”
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Impaired physical function in relation to later-life exposure to ambient fine particulate matter and ozone among Chinese middle-aged and older adults by Yuxi Tan, Qianqian Xiang, Yalin Zhang, Jiajun Shen, Minjin Peng, Xiaojie Sun, Ting Cai, Yunquan Zhang

“…A linear mixed-effects model was used to evaluate the effects of long-term exposure to PM2.5 and O3 on PF, adjusting for multiple covariates including sociodemographic, behavioral, and health status. …”
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Prevalence of Human Papillomavirus Infection and its Association with the Risk of Cervical Cancer among Hiv-Positive Women in Plateau State, North-Central Nigeria by Yakubu Abubakar, A Y Ajang, E E Ella, A O Oguntayo, M Aminu

“… • By utilizing comprehensive diagnostic methods including ELISA for HPV detection and cytology for cervical abnormalities, the research offers robust data linking immunosuppression and HPV-related cervical pathology in a high-risk population…”
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Validation Indicator Identification and Customer Ranking in Microloans: A Study at Middle East Bank in Iran by Azadeh Ahmadi Kousha, Faegh Ahmadi, Mohammad Hossein Ranjbar, Hamidreza Kordlouie

“…It is vital to gather the required data and ensure their creditworthiness and positive reputation. …”
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Vascular-related biological stress, DNA methylation, allostatic load and domain-specific cognition: an integrated machine learning and causal inference approach by Reem Waziry, Olajide A Williams, Henning Tiemeier, Caleb Miles

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Mental health phenotypes of well-controlled HIV in Uganda by Leah H. Rubin, Leah H. Rubin, Leah H. Rubin, Leah H. Rubin, Kyu Cho, Jacob Bolzenius, Julie Mannarino, Rebecca E. Easter, Raha M. Dastgheyb, Aggrey Anok, Stephen Tomusange, Deanna Saylor, Maria J. Wawer, Noeline Nakasujja, Gertrude Nakigozi, Robert Paul

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Dietary vitamin D intake and changes in body composition over three years in older adults with metabolic syndrome by Héctor Vázquez-Lorente, Jiaqi Ni, Nancy Babio, Ana García-Arellano, Dora Romaguera, J. Alfredo Martínez, Ramon Estruch, Vicente Martín Sánchez, Josep Vidal, Montserrat Fitó, Maira Bes-Rastrollo, Jadwiga Konieczna, Diego Martinez-Urbistondo, Rosa Casas, Marcos García-Fernández, Romina Paula Olbeyra, Alice Chaplin, M. Angeles Zulet, Jordi Salas-Salvadó

“…Data on dietary vitamin D intake was assessed using a validated 143-item food frequency questionnaire. …”
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Diet Patterns Featuring Western-Style and Low-Preparation Foods Differentially Relate to Cognitive Function in Early Childhood From the STRONG Kids 2 Birth Cohort Study by Arden L McMath, Shelby A Keye, Jennifer M Barton, Corinne N Cannavale, Samantha J Iwinski, Kelly F Bost, Sharon M Donovan, Naiman A Khan

“…Methods: The Behavioral Inventory of Executive Functions Preschool caregiver survey was used to assess executive functions in 2 and 4 y olds. …”
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Estimating the Population Size of People Who Inject Drugs in 3 Cities in Zambia: Capture-Recapture, Successive Sampling, and Bayesian Consensus Estimation Methods by Lauren Parmley, Giles Reid, Joyce J Neal, Brave Hanunka, Leigh Tally, Lophina Chilukutu, Tepa Nkumbula, Chipili Mulemfwe, Lazarous Chelu, Ray Handema, John Mwale, Kennedy Mutale, Lloyd Mulenga, Anne F McIntyre, Neena M Philip, Hannah Chung, Maria Lahuerta

“…SS-PSEs were produced using the RDS recruitment and network sizes. Kruskal tests and general linear models were used to examine sociodemographic and behavioral factors associated with being captured in 2S-CRC among RDS participants. …”
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Impact of pre-existing comorbidities and multimorbidities, demography and viral variants on post-acute sequelae of COVID-19 (‘Long COVID’) in Dutch primary care: A retrospective co... by Matthijs S. Berends, Maarten Homburg, Thijmen Kupers, Eline N. Meijer, Isabelle Bos, Robert Verheij, Jeroen Kuiper, Marjolein Y. Berger, Lilian L. Peters

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Preconception, prenatal and early childhood exposure to green space and risk of neurodevelopmental delays: a national cohort study among Medicaid enrollees by Hayon Michelle Choi, Krista F. Huybrechts, Sonia Hernandez-Diaz, Xinye Qiu, Michael Leung, Peter James, Matthew Shupler, Wanyu Huang, Yaguang Wei, Antonella Zanobetti, Christopher J McDougle, Joel Schwartz, Brent Coull, Marc Weisskopf, Stefania Papatheodorou

“…Methods: This cohort study of 1,841,915 mother–child pairs used data from the Medicaid Analytic Extract (MAX) from 2001 to 2014, with up to 14 years of follow-up. …”
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Peer-Assisted Lifestyle (PAL) intervention: a protocol of a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a health-coaching intervention delivered by veteran peers to improve obesity trea... by Stephanie L Orstad, Melanie Jay, Victoria Sweat, Sandra Wittleder, Scott E Sherman, Jeannette M Beasley, Shea Smith, Binhuan Wang, Allison Squires, Laura Wong, Yixin Fang, Paula Doebrich, Damara Gutnick, Craig Tenner

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Impact of job crafting and work engagement on the mental and physical health of palliative care nurses by Ateya Megahed Ibrahim, Donia Elsaid Fathi Zaghamir, Mohamed Gamal Elsehrawy, Hassanat Ramadan Abdel-Aziz, Samia Eaid Elgazzar, Fathia Gamal Elsaid Hassabelnaby, Heba Ahmed Osman Mohamed, Nahed Abd Elazeem Abd Elsalam

“…The study was conducted in the oncology department of Zagazig General Hospital in Egypt, with a stratified random sample of 100 registered nurses who had at least six months of experience in palliative care. Data were collected using the Job Crafting Scale (JCS), Utrecht Work Engagement Scale (UWES), the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scales (DASS-21), and the Short Form-36 Health Survey (SF-36). …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Poor Sleep Quality Among Nurses in a Tertiary Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study by Haji Mohamud RY, Mohamed NA, Abdi AA, Osman IM, Ali AN, Doğan S, Mohamud SM, Orhan Z

“…This study aimed to determine the prevalence of poor sleep quality and its associated factors among nurses at a tertiary care hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among nurses working at a tertiary care hospital between May and August 2024. Data were collected using a standardized questionnaire, which included socio-demographic information, the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), the Depression, Anxiety, and Stress Scale (DASS-21), and the Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS-3). …”
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Compliance and determinants of infection prevention and control practices among sanitary workers in public hospitals, Eastern Ethiopia: A cross‐sectional study by Sina T. Tolera, Nega Assefa, Abraham Geremew, Elka Toseva, Tesfaye Gobena

“…A standard questionnaire was used to collect data. Face‐to‐face interview was conducted. …”
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Intestinal schistosomiasis among schoolchildren in Sana'a Governorate, Yemen: Prevalence, associated factors and its effect on nutritional status and anemia. by Sami Ahmed Al-Haidari, Mohammed A K Mahdy, Abdulsalam M Al-Mekhlafi, Walid M S Al Murisi, Ahmed Ali Qaid Thabit, Mohammed Abdullah Al-Amad, Hassan Al-Shamahi, Othman Saeed Bahashwan, Abdulwahed Al Serouri

“…Biodata, socio-economic, demographic, behavioral and environmental data were collected using a standard questionnaire. …”
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