The effect of a community-based health behaviour intervention on healthcare services use among people with type 2 diabetes in Nepal by Grish Paudel, Corneel Vandelanotte, M Mamun Huda, Padam Kanta Dahal, Lal Rawal

“…Conclusion: While the intervention had a positive effect on healthcare use in general, this was only significant in those with higher exposure to the intervention sessions. …”
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Oral Contraceptives and Thyroid Results: Navigating the Complex Interactions and Clinical Implications by Maria Morawska, Klaudia Kożuchowska, Dawid Pilarz, Marcelina Szewczyk, Anna Wolff, Julia Ufnal, Dominika Lewandowska, Dominika Rosińska-Lewandoska, Helena Udziela-Gil, Kinga Jarosz

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Construction and Validation of a Model for Predicting Fear of Childbirth: A Cross-Sectional Population Study via Machine Learning by Zhang ZL, Chen KJ, Chen H, Zhu MM, Gu JJ, Jiang LS, Zheng L, Zhou SG

“…Participants completed questionnaires. General information and relevant medical data of the patients were collected for data aggregation. …”
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The combined impact of BMI and ABSI on all-cause mortality among American adults with diabetes by Shuwu Wei, Weimin Jiang, Huijuan Zheng, Jiale Zhang, Jie Yang, Yaoxian Wang, Yang Liu, Liqiao Sun, Xinrong Li, Junping Wei, Weiwei Sun

“…Conclusion BMI and ABSI collectively provide a comprehensive evaluation of mortality risk in diabetic populations, capturing the synergistic effects of general and central obesity. These findings highlight the importance of integrating BMI and ABSI into risk assessments to identify high-risk individuals and guide targeted interventions for reducing mortality.…”
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Antibacterial activity and impact on keratinocyte cell growth of Cutibacterium acnes bacteriophages in a Cutibacterium acnes IA1- colonized keratinocyte model by Juan C Farfán-Esquivel, María Victoria Gutiérrez, Alejandro Ondo-Méndez, John M González, Martha J Vives-Flórez

“…Even though there are no phages IA1-specific, we found phages that have a diminished effect on other phylotypes not related to acne. Phage treatment in general reduced IA1-caused cytotoxicity, with differences in efficacy among phages. …”
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Effect of COVID-19 on Severity of Signs and Symptoms of Autoimmune Diseases by Ramand Mohammed Haji, Nabaz Ali Ahmed, Shakhawan Azad Ahmed

“…It is an observational cross-sectional study, the data collected by convenience sampling method from 33 patients in the Ranya General Hospital and private clinics for follow-up patient’s autoimmune diseases state in the Ranya city from the 10th November 2020 to the 20th May 2021 and the study included all the patients had autoimmune diseases that recovered from the COVID-19 disease. …”
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SPAGRM: effectively controlling for sample relatedness in large-scale genome-wide association studies of longitudinal traits by He Xu, Yuzhuo Ma, Lin-lin Xu, Yin Li, Yufei Liu, Ying Li, Xu-jie Zhou, Wei Zhou, Seunggeun Lee, Peipei Zhang, Weihua Yue, Wenjian Bi

“…SPAGRM can utilize GRM-free models and thus is applicable to various trait types and statistical methods, including linear mixed models and generalized estimation equations for longitudinal traits. …”
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Experimental study on the damage characteristics of sol-gel antireflection coatings on large-aperture optical components by in-situ plasma cleaning by Rongqi Shen, Yuhai Li, Zixu Wang, Laixi Sun, Xiaodong Yuan, Xiang Dong, Xia Xiang, Bo Li, Xujie Liu, Xueshi Xu, Tingting Wang, Qingshun Bai

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Exploring the application of knowledge transfer to sports video data by Shahrokh Heidari, Gibran Zazueta, Riki Mitchell, David Arturo Soriano Valdez, Mitchell Rogers, Mitchell Rogers, Jiaxuan Wang, Ruigeng Wang, Marcel Noronha, Alfonso Gastelum Strozzi, Mengjie Zhang, Patrice Jean Delmas, Patrice Jean Delmas

“…Results demonstrate that models pre-trained on sports player re-identification data outperformed those pre-trained on general person re-identification datasets. Part-based models showed particular promise in handling the challenges of dynamic sports environments, while non-part-based models struggled due to background interference.…”
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¿Promover la diversidad y la inclusión de la mano del estado? Análisis de la política pública LGBT en Bogotá by Jhandra Melissa Díaz López, Luis Carlos Ávila, Carlos Mario Navarrete Duque

“…Durante este periodo, se ha materializado a través de programas que han tenido por objetivo general “garantizar el ejercicio pleno de derechos de las personas de los sectores LGBT como parte de la producción, gestión social y bienestar colectivo de la ciudad” (Consejo de Bogotá, 2009, p. 2); esto, por medio del desarrollo de cuatro procesos estratégicos: i) el fortalecimiento institucional en los niveles distritales y locales; ii) la corresponsabilidad en el ejercicio de derechos; iii) la comunicación y educación para el cambio cultural; y iv) la producción y aplicación de conocimientos y saberes (Acuerdo 371, 2009).Este documento analiza los factores que llevaron a su adopción en Bogotá, presenta algunos de sus principales logros y ofrece recomendaciones para su fortalecimiento.Para el análisis se recurre a la aplicación del enfoque de las corrientes múltiples como modelo teórico principal; este enfoque se concentra en entender las dinámicas y procesos políticos que, en distintos niveles y ocurriendo de manera independiente y paralela, han logrado confluir en un momento específico (ventana de oportunidad) para posicionar a la política como una alternativa institucional viable a partir de la acción de unos emprendedores de política (Zahariadis, 2010). …”
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Prediction of postoperative myocardial injury in patients undergoing laparoscopic pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma resection: protocol for an ambispective cohort study by Yuguang Huang, Yuelun Zhang, Ling Lan, Yi Zhang, Ye Ma, Le Shen, Yifei Zhao, Yaohan Li

“…We aimed to develop and validate a predictive model for MINS in patients undergoing laparoscopic PPGL resection.Methods and analysis The PPGL-MINS study is a single-centre, observational, ambispective cohort study that includes patients undergoing elective laparoscopic PPGL resection under general anaesthesia at the Peking Union Medical College Hospital (PUMCH) between 1 January 2013 and 31 May 2025. …”
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Mortality and risk of cardiac complications among immediate survivors of accidental electric shock: a Danish nationwide cohort study by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Sam Riahi, Lars Køber, Steen Møller Hansen, Peter Søgaard, Rikke Mortensen, Søren Hjortshøj

“…We examined whether electric shock patients have an increased risk of developing cardiac disease, cardiac arrhythmias or death compared with the general Danish population.Design Matched cohort study.Setting A nationwide study in Denmark from 1994 to 2011.Participants We identified 11 462 Danish patients who visited an emergency ward or were admitted to a hospital due to electric shock from 1994 to 2011. …”
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Long-term risk factors for developing Barrett’s oesophagus in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a longitudinal cohort study by John F Dillon, Paul Brennan, James Cotton, James Carberry, Christopher J Byrne

“…Background and aims Several characteristics are known to affect the risk of Barrett’s oesophagus (BO) in the general population, with symptomatic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD) being a critical risk factor. …”
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Investigating Two-dimensional Horizontal Mesh Grid Effects on the Eulerian Atmospheric Transport Model Using Artificial Neural Network by Amine Ajdour, Brahim Ydir, Houria Bouzghiba, Ishaq Dimeji Sulaymon, Anas Adnane, Dris Ben Hmamou, Kenza Khomsi, Jamal Chaoufi, Gábor Géczi, Radouane Leghrib

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Continuously relapsing (for two years) course of diarrheal variant of IBS (<i>Clinical case</i>) by Ye. A. Poluektova, S. Yu. Kuchumova, A. A. Kurbatova, A. A. Sheptulin, O. S. Shifrin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…., 20 years, has addressed in clinic with symptoms of boring pain in the lower regions of the abdomen, aggravating after meal and decreasing after defecation, increase of stool frequency up to 6 times day, mainly in the morning time, general weakness. Symptoms developed about two years ago after the intake of unsound food nausea, vomiting by taken food, abdominal pain, frequent stool with admixture of mucus appeared. …”
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A Digital-based Talent Acquisition Framework for Start-ups: A Qualitative Multiple Case Study by Mohammad Hosein Kenarroodi, Hasan Boudlaie

“…Findings Following the interviews, the data was coded in three stages, leading to the extraction of three general categories consisting of basic themes, organizing themes, and comprehensive themes. …”
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COVID-19 vaccine uptake in Zimbabwe and Sierra Leone: an application of Health Belief Model constructs by Simon Ssentongo, Alex Muhereza, Morie Mustapha, Ruth Gemi, Dennis Cherian, Rebecca Waugh, Benjamin Crookston, Cougar Hall, Mary Linehan, Hayden Borg, Joshua West

“…Abstract Introduction While African countries, in general, experienced a milder COVID-19 impact compared to Western nations, they faced challenges with vaccine uptake. …”
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Evaluación del rendimiento y variables de planta de variedades de chile Loco de la Sierra Nevada de Puebla by Mayra Salinas-Romero, Pedro Antonio López, Abel Gil-Muñoz, Rocío Toledo-Aguilar, Higinio López-Sánchez

“…En conclusión, el chile Loco tiene rendimiento similar a los chiles delgados de importancia nacional, ya que, en general sus características de planta también son similares. …”
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Bank Credit and Loan Repayment During Covid-19 In Kabale District: A Case of Lyamujungu SACCO. by Byamukama, Dicky

“…In addition, interviews were conducted with the general manager, branch managers and loans officers. …”
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A Mobile Based Technology to Improve Male Involvement in Antenatal Care. by Muhoza, B. Gloria, Ssemaluulu, Paul Mukasa, Mabirizi, Vicent

“…We purposively selected pregnant mothers whose phones, had been receiving antenatal care services from Kabale General Hospital and reported staying with their male partners. …”
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