Exploring cultural competence knowledge, skills, and comfort among male nursing students in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Kholoud Alharbi, Safiya Salem Bakarman, Naji Alqahtani, Adel Bashatah, Wajid Syed

“…Methods A cross-sectional, descriptive paper-based study was conducted among male nursing students at a Saudi University between March and May 2024. Data was collected using structured, pre-validated 47-item questionnaires and analyzed using the statistical package for social science version 27. …”
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Web-based intervention program to foster need-supportive behaviors in physical education teachers and parents: a cluster-randomized controlled study to increase students’ intention... by Pille-Riin Meerits, Henri Tilga, Andre Koka

“…Participants were cluster-randomized by schools into the following groups: PE teacher training only; parent training only; combined PE teacher and parent training; and control group. Data from students were collected at four time points: baseline, post-intervention, 1-month follow-up, and 6-month follow-up, using web-based questionnaires. …”
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HORMONE IMBALANCE AS A MANIFESTATION OF STRESS IN THE FORMATION OF OLIGOMENORRHEA IN TEENAGE GIRLS by В. Диннік, О. Диннік, С. Новохатська

“…Differences were considered significant at ρ < 0.05. Data are presented as mean ± standard deviation (SD) and frequency counts. …”
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Home-based digital counselling by frontline community workers for anxiety and depression symptoms in rural Sindh, Pakistan: the mPareshan intervention by Fauziah Rabbani, Javeria Nafis, Samina Akhtar, Amna Siddiqui, Zul Merali

“…We piloted ‘mPareshan digital intervention’ locally, adapted from WHO mhGAP and delivered by trained and supervised women lay workers to learn if it was feasible and possibly effective in reducing anxiety and depression prior to proposing implementation on a larger scale. Methods Using Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9), a baseline household survey was conducted by independent data collectors to measure anxiety and depression. …”
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Co-designing a physical activity intervention for low-income mothers of preschool-aged children with community leaders: a qualitative study by Deirdre Dlugonski, Abby Cecil, Elisabeth Ohrnberger, Randi Osborne, Brandi White, Rebecca Mabson, Johanna M. Hoch

“…The PRACTical planning for Implementation and Scale-up (PRACTIS) guide provided a framework for each session to address implementation and sustainability barriers and facilitators. Qualitative data were analyzed using the Framework Analysis method with inductive and deductive coding. …”
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Safety Culture Through Patient Voice: Qualitative Validation of the Patients' Perceptions of Safety Culture Scale (PaPSC) in Cardiology and Cardiothoracic Surgery by Clara Monaca, Matthias Weigl, Holger Pfaff, Antje Hammer

“…Thematic coding combining deductive and inductive methods was used to identify predefined and emergent themes. …”
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Erythrocyte-derived extracellular vesicles transcytose across the blood-brain barrier to induce Parkinson’s disease-like neurodegeneration by Hélèna L. Denis, Aurélie de Rus Jacquet, Melanie Alpaugh, Michel Panisset, Roger A Barker, Éric Boilard, Francesca Cicchetti

“…In contrast, non-dopaminergic neurons were not affected by treatment with PD EEVs. In summary, our data suggest that EEV interactions at the human BBB can be studied using a highly translational human-based brain chip model, and EEV toxicity at the neurovascular unit is exacerbated by disease severity.…”
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Mapping the Excitation Mechanisms in the LINER I Active Galactic Nucleus NGC 5005: Positive Feedback and a Thin LINER Cocoon by Anna Trindade Falcão, G. Fabbiano, M. Elvis, P. Zhu, S. Kraemer, W. P. Maksym, R. Middei, D. L. Król

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Machine Learning Approach to Investigating Macrophage Polarization on Various Titanium Surface Characteristics by Changzhong Chen, Zhenhuan Xie, Songyu Yang, Haitong Wu, Zhisheng Bi, Qing Zhang, Yin Xiao

“…Artificial intelligence, with its capacity to analyze large datasets, can help explore complex material–cell interactions. Methods: In this study, the effect of titanium surface properties on macrophage polarization was analyzed using intelligent prediction models, including random forest, extreme gradient boosting, and multilayer perceptron. …”
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Outcomes of haploidentical vs mismatched unrelated donor HCT with posttransplant cyclophosphamide prophylaxis by Yosra M. Aljawai, Jeremy Ramdial, Gabriela Rondon, Portia Smallbone, Partow Kebriaei, Uday Popat, Betul Oran, Katayoun Rezvani, Richard E. Champlin, Elizabeth J. Shpall, Rohtesh S. Mehta

“…Abstract: Limited data exist comparing haploidentical and mismatched unrelated donor (MMUD) hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) with posttransplantation cyclophosphamide for graft-versus-host disease prophylaxis, especially considering donor age. …”
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Soluble immune checkpoint landscape in sickle cell disease links systemic inflammation, autoimmunity, and pain by Wei Li, Andrew Q. Pucka, Lina Houran, Xiaoqing Huang, Candice Debats, Brandon A. Reyes, Andrew R. W. O’Brien, Qigui Yu, Ying Wang, Ying Wang

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Abiotic drivers of activity in a large, free-ranging, freshwater teleost, Murray cod (Maccullochella peelii). by Jason D Thiem, Ian J Wooden, Lee J Baumgartner, Gavin L Butler, Jamin Forbes, Matthew D Taylor, Robyn J Watts

“…The temporal changes observed in the behaviour of Murray cod likely reflect the complex interactions between physiological requirements and prey resource behaviour and availability in driving activity, and highlight the importance of empirical field data to inform bioenergetics models.…”
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A Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Method for the Quantification of Cystic Fibrosis Drugs (Caftors) in Plasma and Its Application for Therapeutic Monitoring by Valentina D’Atri, Fabrizio Corrado, François Versace, Susana Alves Saldanha, Thomas Mercier, Monia Guidi, Paul Thoueille, Sylvain Blanchon, Angela Koutsokera, Michael Vogeser, Catia Marzolini, François Girardin, Georgia Mitropoulou, Zisis Balmpouzis, Isabelle Rochat, Alain Sauty, Laurent Arthur Decosterd, Eva Choong

“…The developed method can be applied for the clinical monitoring of caftors’ plasma concentrations and preliminary data suggest that it can also be applied to alternative matrices, such as breast milk. …”
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Enhancer transcription profiling reveals an enhancer RNA-driven ferroptosis and new therapeutic opportunities in prostate cancer by Sheng Ma, Zixian Wang, Zezhong Xiong, Yue Ge, Meng-Yao Xu, Junbiao Zhang, Yuzheng Peng, Qin Zhang, Jiaxue Sun, Zirui Xi, Hao Peng, Wenjie Xu, Yanan Wang, Le Li, Chunyu Zhang, Zheng Chao, Baojun Wang, Xu Gao, Xu Zhang, Gong-Hong Wei, Zhihua Wang

“…In this study, we performed integrated chromatin accessibility and transcriptomic analyses using ATAC-seq and RNA-seq on twenty pairs of prostate cancer and matched benign tissues. …”
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Plant growth promoting fungus Cladosporium ‘BF-F’ promotes cadmium accumulation in Sesuvium portulacastrum by regulating plant metal ion transport by Wenbin Zhang, Yanyu Cao, Mengnan Ma, Ziling Li, Xiuli Jiang, Dan Wang, Dingding Cao, Christopher Rensing, Hong Liu, Xiangying Wei

“…Various approaches have been used to remove Cd from contaminated soils, with bioremediation through plants and soil microbes being the most effective. …”
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Spatial Distribution and Intraspecific and Interspecific Associations of Dominant Tree Species in a Deciduous Broad-Leaved Forest in Shennongjia, China by Jiaxin Wei, Linsen Yang, Zhiguo Jiang, Hui Yao, Huiliang Yu, Fanglin Luo, Xiujuan Qiao, Yaozhan Xu, Mingxi Jiang

“…We used data from a fully mapped 25 ha montane deciduous broad-leaved forest dynamic plot at Shennongjia (SNJ) National Park, central China, to conduct a community-level evaluation of spatial distribution patterns and intraspecific and interspecific associations. …”
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Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Transient Systemic Hypoxia–Ischemia Result in Subtle Alterations in Dendritic Complexity in Medial Frontal Cortical Neurons in Juvenile and Young Adul... by Zarena M. Dominguez, Suzy Davies, Nathaniel G. Pavlik, Jessie C. Newville, Brooke R. Hafer, Clement P. Jose, Jessica Gross, Roberto N. Almeida Mancero, Lauren L. Jantzie, Daniel D. Savage, Jessie R. Maxwell

“…Intriguingly, PAE has been linked with an increased risk of transient systemic hypoxia–ischemia (TSHI), which alone results in suboptimal fetal growth and neurodevelopmental consequences. Here, using two translationally relevant preclinical models, we investigated the short-term and lasting effects of PAE and TSHI on the morphology of the medial prefrontal cortex (mPFC), a region important in executive function, and tested whether PAE interacts with TSHI to produce a distinct pattern of injury relative to either condition alone. …”
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A comprehensive risk model of disulfidoptosis-related lncRNAs predicts prognosis and therapeutic implications in bladder cancer by Zhixiong Zhang, Jinghua Zhong, Muhammad Sarfaraz Iqbal, Zhiwen Zeng, Xiaolu Duan

“…Methods: The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) database was utilized to extract significant clinical and RNA sequencing data of BLCA patients. Cox and Lasso regression with several variables was used to create a risk model. …”
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Supercomputing Multi-Ligand Modeling, Simulation, Wavelet Analysis and Surface Plasmon Resonance to Develop Novel Combination Drugs: A Case Study of Arbidol and Baicalein Against M... by Hong Li, Hailong Su, Akari Komori, Shuxuan Yang, Hailang Luo, Angela Wei Hong Yang, Xiaomin Sun, Hongwei Li, Andrew Hung, Xiaoshan Zhao

“…<b>Background/Objectives</b>: Combination therapies using traditional Chinese medicine and Western drugs have gained attention for their enhanced therapeutic effects and reduced side effects. …”
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Exploring grant writing coaching and its role in professional development of health equity investigators: A qualitative study by Yulia A. Levites Strekalova, Selin Kavak, Vanessa Caridad Rodriguez, Sara Midence, Lee S. Caplan, Winston Thompson, Muhammed Y. Idris, Jonathan Stiles, Priscilla Pemu, Alexander Quarshie, Adriana Baez, Maritza Salazar Campo, Elizabeth Ofili

“…Methods: This qualitative study employed semi-structured interviews with 16 NIH-funded investigators who served as coaches within the NRMN-SETH program. Data were transcribed, coded, and analyzed using the Framework Method, identifying key roles related to coaching practices. …”
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