Prevalence of Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis and Associated Fibrosis Stages Among US Adults Using Imaging-Based vs Biomarker-Based Noninvasive Tests by Jesse Fishman, Tom O'Connell, Christina M. Parrinello, Jonathan J. Woolley, Eric Bercaw, Michael R. Charlton

“…**Methods:** A cross-sectional analysis was conducted using the 2017–March 2020 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey cycle. …”
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Crotalaria madurensis flavonol glycosides’ antibacterial activity against Staphylococcus aureus by Hala Sh. Mohammed, Salwa A. Abu El Wafa, Mona H. Ibrahim, Rasha Mohammad Fathy, Noha A. Seif-Eldein

“…Fourier-transform infrared (FTIR) analysis was conducted on the filtrates of untreated MRSA and MRSA treated with the plant extract and metabolite 1. …”
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HRQoL Evaluation of Pediatric Osteogenesis Imperfecta with Zoledronic Acid Therapy by Tri Wahyu Martanto, Hamzah Rafly Rahman, Patricia Maria Kurniawati

“…Methods: A retrospective analytical study was conducted on 16 pediatric patients with osteogenesis imperfecta who received intravenous zoledronic acid. …”
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Assessment of technogenic pollution by silver compounds on the biological properties of the soil (model experiment) by Tatiana Minnikova, Natalia Tsepina, Sergey Kolesnikov, Natalia Evstegneeva, Anna Kusina

“…To fully assess the effects of the entry of different chemical forms of Ag into soils, it is necessary to conduct experiments with different types of soils, different exposure periods, as well as a wide range of biological indicators. …”
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Overview of styles, content, learning effects and attitudes of students towards digitally enhanced physiotherapy education – a scoping review by Larissa Pagels, Oskar Schindler, Kerstin Luedtke

“…Methods Following PRISMA guidelines for scoping reviews, a comprehensive search was conducted across multiple databases, including Medline, Web of Science, and ERIC, incorporating hand searches and expert consultations. …”
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Pain assessment and management of adult patients in the Swedish EMS: a nationwide registry study by Glenn Larsson, Pär Wennberg, Kristoffer Wibring

“…Methods This is a retrospective observational cohort study using data from 394,700 EMS missions conducted 2021 and 2022, as recorded in the Swedish Ambulance Registry. …”
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Social participation challenges and facilitators among Chinese stroke survivors: a qualitative descriptive study by Xiaojuan Wan, Dorothy Ngo Sheung Chan, Janita Pak Chun Chau, Yu Zhang, Zhi’e Gu, Limei Xu

“…Individual face-to-face semi-structured interviews were conducted with 30 first-time or recurrent stroke survivors recruited from a rehabilitation unit and a community health centre in China. …”
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Development of Chatbot-Based Oral Health Care for Young Children and Evaluation of its Effectiveness, Usability, and Acceptability: Mixed Methods Study by Kittiwara Pupong, Jaranya Hunsrisakhun, Samerchit Pithpornchaiyakul, Supawadee Naorungroj

“…A pre-post experimental study was conducted from December 2021 to February 2022 in Hat Yai District, Songkhla Province, and Maelan District, Pattani Province, Thailand. …”
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Heterosis and combining ability among promising single-cross hybrids in Lilium formolongi Hort. for major growth and flowering traits by Rameshwar Rai, Jong-Hwa Kim

“… An investigation was conducted to determine the combined ability and gene action of four diverse single-cross F1s for significant growth and flowering traits. …”
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Decompressive craniectomy in subarachnoid hemorrhage compared to other etiologies: An institutional experience of 11 years by Emilia K. Pesonen, Aleksi Lammi, Cheng Qian, Mikael Von und Zu Fraunberg, Tommi K. Korhonen, Sami Tetri

“…Results: One hundred twenty-four DCs were conducted to patients aged a median of 40 years (SD 16), of whom 88 (71%) were male. …”
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Assessing psychological health and reproductive function: Depression, anxiety, and stress in infertile men compared to controls: A case-control study by Seyedeh Narjes Roudbaraki, Maryam Ramezani, Bita Saifi, Mostafa Salimi, Massood Issapour Cheshani

“…Materials and Methods: This case-control study was conducted on 120 men at Milad Infertility Research Center, Mashhad, Iran from January 2023 to February 2023. …”
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Influence of symptom burden on social alienation in lung cancer patients receiving chemotherapy: the chain mediating effect of perceived social support and positive psychological c... by Jiahao Wei, Ziye Bai, Mengru Bu, Guining Dang, Xiumei Wu, Jin Zhou

“…Data collection was conducted using a proprietary Sociodemographic Information Questionnaire, MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI), Social Alienation Questionnaire, Perceptions of Social Support (PSS) Questionnaire, and Positive Psychological Capital (PPC) Questionnaire. …”
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Metformin versus insulin in glycemic control in pregnancy (MevIP): a randomized clinical trial protocol by Carolina Freitas Alves Amaral-Moreira, Daiane Sofia Morais Paulino, Belmiro G. Pereira, Patricia Moretti Rehder, Fernanda G. Surita

“…Few studies have been conducted on this topic in low- and middle-income countries. …”
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Diffused Multi-scale Generative Adversarial Network for low-dose PET images reconstruction by Xiang Yu, Daoyan Hu, Qiong Yao, Yu Fu, Yan Zhong, Jing Wang, Mei Tian, Hong Zhang

“…Generated images are inputted into the u-net discriminator, extracting details from both overall and specific perspectives to enhance the quality of the generated F-PET images. We conducted evaluations encompassing both qualitative assessments and quantitative measures. …”
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Hydrochemistry of a Tropical harbor: Influence of Industrial and Municipal inputs by Balogun Kayode James, Ladigbolu Ismail Adejare, Olaji Ebenezer Dayo

“…Composite samples were collected monthly from the Harbour at seven locations from June to November, 2009 (covering parts of the rainy and dry seasons) and analyzed for some pollution parameters and trace elements [(Temperature, pH, Conductivity, Turbidity, Salinity, Total Dissolved Solids, Dissolved Oxygen, Alkalinity, Organic matters (BOD, COD), Nutrients (NO3, PO4 and SiO4) and Heavy metals (Cr, Pb, Cd, Cu and Fe)]. …”
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Total knee arthroplasty following previous hardware implantation: do hardware removal strategies influence periprosthetic joint infections? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Domenico De Mauro, Chiara Comisi, Enrico Festa, Tiziana Ascione, Massimo Mariconda, Giovanni Balato

“…Methods: In accordance with the PRISMA guidelines, a systematic literature review was conducted up to January 2024. The review was registered in the PROSPERO database: CRD42024510444. …”
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Developing a master of science in health research ethics program in Northern Nigeria: a needs assessment by Caitlin Bieniek, Fatimah I. Tsiga-Ahmed, Aishatu L. Adamu, Usman J. Wudil, C. William Wester, Zubairu Iliyasu, Muktar H. Aliyu, Elisa J. Gordon, Elizabeth S. Rose

“…Methods To inform the creation of a Master of Science in Health Research Ethics program in northern Nigeria, we conducted a needs assessment comprised of semi-structured interviews with nine Nigerian bioethics experts. …”
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Public satisfaction with Healthy China Action Plan implementation: a web-based cross-sectional survey in southwest China by Li Pan, Yi Chen, Virasakdi Chongsuvivatwong, Dongyang Liu, Wuzhao Chen, Xinyu Bai

“…Therefore, we intend to conduct an assessment based in southwest China.Design A population-based, cross-sectional survey was performed between 1 June 2023 and 31 July 2023.Setting Community members of all 14 prefecture-level cities within Guangxi, China, during June 2023 to July 2023.Participants A total of 62 4016 participants were included for analysis based on exclusion criteria, with 44.4% aged 18–35 and a male to female ratio of 3:2.Primary outcome measure ‘Public satisfaction with the Healthy China (Guangxi) Action Plan implementation’ was measured by the combination of ‘Willingness to join health promotion’ and ‘Satisfaction to overall medical implementation measures and services’ using a structural equation model with a multiple-indicator, multiple-cause approach in R software.Results The study proposed a comprehensive five-factor model to evaluate the public satisfaction with Healthy China (Guangxi) Action Plan implementation. …”
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Responses of Loess Ground with Different Slopes and Vegetation Covers to Rainfall Infiltration by ZHANG Lina, LI Ping, HU Xiangyang, ZHONG Jianping, YANG Kai, ZHAO Zhiyan, LI Tonglu

“…Additionally, laboratory model tests with six different slope gradients were conducted to study the relationships between slope gradient, as well as vertical infiltration depth, and infiltration thickness normal to the slope surface. …”
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Efficacy of vericiguat in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced ejection fraction: a prospective observational study by Yinge Zhan, Liu Li, Jie Zhou, Yishan Ma, Xuchong Guan, Suo Wang, Ya Chang

“…Methods A prospective observational study was conducted from May 2022 to May 2023, focusing on patients with HFrEF admitted to our hospital. …”
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