Non-pharmacological interventions for the reduction and maintenance of blood pressure in people with prehypertension: a systematic review protocol by Paul Rutter, Andrew Clegg, Valerio Benedetto, Caroline Watkins, Nefyn Williams, Joseph Spencer, Lucy Hives, Emma P Bray, Cath Harris, Rachel F Georgiou, Nafisa Iqbal

“…Search terms have been identified by the team including an information specialist. Three reviewers will be involved in the study selection process. …”
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Predictors of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among biomedical students of Rivers State University by Moore Ikechi Mike-Ogburia, Gift Mibilanyeofori Hart, Barynem Vito-Peter, Aisha Dio, Victory Chidinma Nwogu

“…This study revealed a concerning prevalence of COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy among biomedical science students, emphasizing the importance of accurate information and targeted interventions to enhance vaccine acceptance within this vital demographic.…”
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Impact of exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation on cardiopulmonary function and prognosis in ST elevation myocardial infarction after PCI patients in extremely cold regions by Shenglong Hou, Li Liu, Jing Yao, Qi Zhao, Wei Feng, Qingqing Liu, Mou Zou, Ruoxi Zhang, Hongtao Yin, Huimin Xian

“…Patients who either participated in CR or did not, but could not be adequately matched, were excluded from the study population. Patient information between the two groups was systematically compared in hospital and at follow-up. …”
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Design and Analysis of Microstrip Patch Antennas to Support the Implementation of Smart Ports by M. Basuki Rahmat, Yuning Widiarti, Eko Setijadi, Azlina Idris, Aina Julia, Shipun Anuar Hamzah, K S H Putri

“…Digitalization with information and communication technology and automation are fundamental factors in pushing a port towards a smart port.  …”
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Online tools to predict individualised survival for primary oesophageal cancer patients with and without pathological complete response after neoadjuvant therapy followed by oesoph... by Jie Zhang, Xiang Chen, Dong Dong, Lijie Tan, Yajie Zhang, Hecheng Li, Yuqin Cao, Binhao Huang, Han Tang, Tianzheng Shen, Xijia Feng, Jiahao Zhang, Liqiang Shi, Chengqiang Li, Heng Jiao

“…Key predictors included demographic characteristics, pretreatment clinical stage, surgical approach, pathological information and postoperative treatments. The predictive models for pCR and non-pCR patients demonstrated good calibration and clinical utility, with acceptable discrimination that surpassed that of the current tumour, node, metastases staging system.Conclusions The web-based dynamic nomograms for pCR (https://predict-survival.shinyapps.io/pCR-eso/) and non-pCR patients (https://predict-survival.shinyapps.io/non-pCR-eso/) developed in this study can facilitate the calculation of OS probability for individual patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy and radical oesophagectomy, aiding clinicians and patients in making personalised treatment decisions.…”
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Modeled Respiratory Tract Deposition of Smoke Aerosol from Conventional Cigarettes, Electronic Cigarettes and Heat-not-burn Products by Yawen Li, Huapeng Cui, Li Chen, Meijuan Fan, Junlan Cai, Junwei Guo, Caner U. Yurteri, Xiaoxi Si, Shaofeng Liu, Fuwei Xie, Jianping Xie

“…Combined with knowledge of the harmful aerosol constituents, these deposition data will provide important information for hazard evaluation of new tobacco products.…”
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Prognostic impact of donor mitochondrial genomic variants in myelodysplastic neoplasms after stem-cell transplantation by Jing Dong, Shahram Arsang-Jang, Tao Zhang, Zhongyuan Chen, Yung-Tsi Bolon, Stephen Spellman, Raul Urrutia, Paul Auer, Wael Saber

“…Integration of donor mtDNA variants into the models based on the International Prognostic Scoring System-Revised (IPSS-R) could capture more prognostic information for MDS patients. Sensitivity analysis in 397 unrelated donors obtained similar results. …”
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Race as a prognostic factor of breast mucinous carcinoma by Dingyuan Wang, Yang Wang, Songlin Gao, Rongshou Zheng, Guijian Wu, Jianping Wang, Can Lu, Kena Bu, Chun Zhang, Wanqing Chen, Bailin Zhang

“…Clinicopathological data, treatment information, and survival outcomes were compared across different racial/ethnic groups using statistical analyses. …”
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Identifying pesticide mixtures at country-wide scale by Cairo, Milena, Monnet, Anne-Christine, Robin, Stéphane, Porcher, Emmanuelle, Fontaine, Colin

“…Overall, our analyses return (1) sets of molecules that are likely to be part of the same pesticide mixtures, for which synergetic effects should be investigated further and (2) areas within which biodiversity might be exposed to similar mixture composition. This information will hopefully be of interest for future ecotoxicological studies to characterise the actual impacts of pesticide cocktails on biodiversity in the field.…”
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Effectiveness of educational interventions to promote safe handling of pesticides: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Anne Cockcroft, Neil Andersson, Sergio Paredes-Solís, José Legorreta-Soberanis, Belén Madeline Sánchez-Gervacio, Víctor Manuel Alvarado-Castro, Miguel Flores-Moreno, Claudia Erika Rios-Rivera, Janet Saldaña-Almazán

“…Subgroup analyses will examine the impact of different kinds of educational interventions.Ethics and dissemination Ethics approval is not required as no information from individuals are collected. The results will be published in a peer-reviewed journal or disseminated at relevant conferences.PROSPERO registration number CRD42023413028.…”
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Calves gastrointestinal nematodes and Eimeria prevalence and associated risk factors in dairy farms, southern Ethiopia by Maireg Hailu, Kassahun Asmare, Endrias Zewdu Gebremedhin, Vincenzo Di Marco Lo Presti, Maria Vitale, Desie Sheferaw

“…Therefore, this wrong information has nothing to do with the topic and is deleted from the original publication Abstract:  Dairy production is an important component of livestock farming in Ethiopia. …”
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Supporting older adults with mobility disabilities through voice-activated digital assistants and smart home technologies by Jaewon Kang, Emma Lachs, Kathryn Huang, Laura A. Rice, Wendy A. Rogers

“…Qualitative analysis showed that these technologies improved functional independence by enabling participants to control their home environment remotely, increase safety, and enable them to access up-to-date information. They had a significant reduction in loneliness after 5 weeks (p = .003), attributed to increased social connections and entertainment and viewing the voice-activated digital assistants as companions. …”
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Ethnopharmocology, phytochemistry and pharmacology of the genus Orthosiphon: A review by Rui Wang, Ling Qiu, Qing-wen Zhang, Ligen Lin

“…Method: Orthosiphon-related information was collected from the online databases, such as Google Scholar, SciFinder, Web of Science, Elsevier, PubMed and China Knowledge Resource Integrated (CNKI). …”
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A comparison of development methods used to define portion sizes in food-based dietary guidelines around the world by Fanny Salesse, Fanny Salesse, Alison L. Eldridge, Tsz Ning Mak, Eileen R. Gibney, Eileen R. Gibney

“…Of the countries providing portion size information, only one did not report its methodological approach. …”
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Prevalence and risk factors of postpartum depression, general depressive symptoms, anxiety and stress (PODSAS) among mothers during their 4-week postnatal follow-up in five public... by Boon How Chew, Subashini Ambigapathy, Saidatul Akmar Mohammad Redzuan, Priyasini Suntharalingam, Thenmoli Palaniyappan, Venotha Ganasan, Puteri Normalina Megat Abu Bakar, Paream Kaur, Lili Zuryani Marmuji, V Paranthaman

“…Non-Malaysians and mothers with known diagnosis of psychotic disorders will be excluded from the study. Sociodemographic information and possible risk factors of the participants will be captured via a set of validated questionnaires, postpartum depression (PPD) will be measured using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale questionnaire and general depressive symptoms, anxiety and stress will be measured using the 21-item Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale. …”
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The impact of food-based incentive behaviors on oral health among Saudi children: a cross-sectional study by Yasir Dilshad Siddiqui, Saud Hamdan Almaeen, Ahmed Shawkat Hashem, Ahmed Ali Ahmed Almuntashiri, Mohammed Nadeem Baig, Abdullah Hammad Alshammari, Rital Jamal Alwaqid, Haifa Ali Almutairi, Raha Ahmed, Rakhi Issrani, Farooq Ahmad Chaudhary

“…Data were collected through a structured questionnaire based on the Comprehensive Feeding Practices Questionnaire (CFPQ), gathering information on socio-demographic characteristics, dietary habits, oral hygiene practices, and the use of food as a reward. …”
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Neoadjuvant everolimus in renal angiomyolipoma with or without tuberous sclerosis complex: Results from a multicenter, retrospective study by Ruopeng Su, Tingxuan Huang, Liangyou Gu, Yige Bao, Zhihong Liu, Pinghong Dao, Lin Yao, Xiaoyi Hu, Guanghou Fu, Jitao Wu, Thibault Tricard, Guangyu Wu, Minfeng Chen, Chancan Li, Zhiyang Huang, Bing Zheng, Yonghui Chen, Wei Xue, Gang Guo, Pei Dong, Jiwei Huang, Jin Zhang

“…Imaging evaluations were collected before and after treatment, along with demographic, surgical, and follow‐up information. The primary outcome was tumor volume reduction of ≥25%, with additional outcomes including recurrence, perioperative outcomes, renal function, and safety. …”
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Validation of the Transition Readiness and Appropriateness Measure (TRAM) for the Managing the Link and Strengthening Transition from Child to Adult Mental Healthcare in Europe (MI... by Fiona McNicholas, Dieter Wolke, Jason Madan, Jatinder Singh, Federico Fiori, Paramala Santosh, Jane Warwick, Helena Tuomainen, Swaran Singh, Laura Adams, Mathilde Mastroianni, Natalie Heaney, Kate Lievesley, Ilyas Sagar-Ouriaghli, Giovanni Allibrio, Rebecca Appleton, Nikolina Davidović, Giovanni de Girolamo, Gwen Dieleman, Katarina Dodig-Ćurković, Tomislav Franić, Charlotte Gatherer, Suzanne Gerritsen, Elisa Gheza, Lidia Manenti, Athanasios Maras, Francesco Margari, Adriana Pastore, Moli Paul, Diane Purper-Ouakil, Francesco Rinaldi, Vehbi Sakar, Ulrike Schulze, Giulia Signorini, Cathy Street, Priya Tah, Sabine Tremmery, Amanda Tuffrey, Frank Verhulst, Anna Wilson

“…It highlighted the barriers to a successful transition and informed clinicians, identifying areas which clinicians on both sides of the transfer boundary can work on to ease the transition for the young person.Trial registration number ISRCTN83240263 (Registered 23 July 2015), NCT03013595 (Registered 6 January 2017); Pre-results.…”
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Contribution of Aerosol Species to the 2019 Smoke Episodes over the East Coast of Peninsular Malaysia by Nur Nazmi Liyana Mohd Napi, Maggie Chel Gee Ooi, Mohd Talib Latif, Liew Juneng, Mohd Shahrul Mohd Nadzir, Andy Chan, Li Li, Samsuri Abdullah

“…In conclusion, this study demystified the sources of BB emissions, the transport route of transboundary smoke events, their influence factors during different high pollution periods, and the links between aerosol species from local and nonlocal emissions with AOD levels and PM2.5 concentrations along the ECPM, which altogether provide crucial information on climate variability signal and can help in developing a corresponding strategy for high pollution episodes.…”
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Assessment of stress hyperglycemia ratio to predict all-cause mortality in patients with critical cerebrovascular disease: a retrospective cohort study from the MIMIC-IV database by Yuwen Chen, Jian Xu, Fan He, An’an Huang, Jie Wang, Bingchen Liu, Qucheng Wei

“…Methods We extracted data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC-IV) database for patients diagnosed with cerebrovascular disease and used Cox regression to assess the association between SHR and mortality. …”
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