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Self-management education for hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia as major risk factors for cardiovascular disease: Insights from stakeholders’ experiences and expectations

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by Nazanin Soleimani, Fatemeh Ebrahimi, Masoud Mirzaei

Background

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of premature death, with hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia as major risk factors. Effective self-management (SM) is crucial for controlling these conditions and improving quality of life. This study examines stakeholders’ experiences and expectations of SM education to enhance program development.

Methods

This study employed a qualitative grounded theory approach... Читать дальше...

Beyond two dimensions: Exploring 3D dielectrophoresis for microparticle control using carbon electrodes

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by Oscar Pilloni, Marc Madou, Laura Oropeza-Ramos

This study explores the frontiers of microparticle manipulation by introducing an actuator platform for the three-dimensional positioning of microparticles using dielectrophoresis (DEP), a technique known for its selectivity and ease of integration with microtechnology. Leveraging advancements in carbon-based devices due to their biocompatibility and electrochemical stability, our work extends the application of DEP from two-dimensional constraints... Читать дальше...

Impact of sinus surgery in people with cystic fibrosis and chronic rhinosinusitis in the era of highly effective modulator therapy: Protocol for a prospective observational study

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by Christine M. Liu, Jakob L. Fischer, Jeremiah A. Alt, Todd E. Bodner, Naweed I. Chowdhury, Anne E. Getz, Peter H. Hwang, Adam J. Kimple, Jess C. Mace, Timothy L. Smith, Zachary M. Soler, Christopher H. Goss, Jennifer L. Taylor-Cousar, Milene T. Saavedra, Daniel M. Beswick

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Estimating population infection rates from non-random testing data: Evidence from the COVID-19 pandemic

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by David Benatia, Raphael Godefroy, Joshua Lewis

To effectively respond to an emerging infectious disease outbreak, policymakers need timely and accurate measures of disease prevalence in the general population. This paper presents a new methodology to estimate real-time population infection rates from non-random testing data. The approach compares how the observed positivity rate varies with the size of the tested population and applies this gradient to infer total population infections. Читать дальше...

“Everything was much more dynamic”: Temporality of health system responses to Covid-19 in Colombia

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by Simon Turner, Dennys Paola Fernandez

This paper examines the role of temporality in the negotiation of unplanned adaptive tasks that were part of the health system response to the Covid-19 pandemic in Colombia. While research has been carried out on the temporal aspects of emergency preparedness, we argue that there is an empirical gap concerning how health care organizations responded with temporal urgency to Covid-19. The dataset (118 interviews) from which a subset of interviews were... Читать дальше...

Association of dysphagia and loneliness and their interaction with sleep quality among older adults in nursing homes: A cross-sectional study

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by Bihan Wen, Yao Li, Mengyao Zhang, Huilan Xu

Objective

Poor sleep quality is a risk factor for many adverse health outcomes and has become a widespread and serious public health problem, especially among older adults. This study aimed to explore the association between dysphagia, loneliness, and their interaction with sleep quality among older Chinese adults living in nursing homes.

Methods

This cross-sectional study used multistage cluster random sampling to select 56 nursing homes in Hunan Province, China. Читать дальше...

Aerobic exercise up-regulates Klotho to improve renal fibrosis associated with aging and its mechanism

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by Jinfeng Zhao, Yue Guan, Yingxiu Jia, Yinghua Chen, Yue Cai

Renal fibrosis is a major cause of renal dysfunction and is a common pathological event in almost all forms of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Currently, the pathomechanisms of renal fibrosis are not well understood. However, researchers have demonstrated that aerobic exercise can improve renal fibrosis. Klotho is considered to be a negative regulator of renal fibrosis. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role and mechanism... Читать дальше...

Immunological effects of vitamin c and zinc on tilapia (Orechromis niloticus) exposed to cold water stress

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by Ahmed Mustafa, Maryam Belavilas, Rumman Hossain, Israt Mishu

This study investigates the immunological and growth effects of Vitamin C and Zinc supplementation on Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) subjected to cold water stress. Nile tilapia fingerlings were housed in eight 20-gallon tanks at Purdue University, acclimated to 26 ± 2°C water conditions before the experiment. The tilapia was divided into groups with varying water temperatures and feed supplements: control fish in warm water... Читать дальше...

Are integrated care models associated with improved drug safety in Swiss primary care? an observational analysis using healthcare claims data

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by Renato Farcher, Sereina M. Graber, Stefan Boes, Carola A. Huber

Background

Integrated care models (ICMs) might be an effective strategy to improve patients’ quality of care. The aim of this study was to compare different ICMs such as family-doctor models, and a standard care model (SCM) regarding patients’ drug safety in Swiss primary care.

Methods

We performed an observational study using health insurance claims data from patients who were continuously enrolled in an ICM or in a SCM between 2020 and 2021. Читать дальше...

Impact of traffic congestion on asthma-related hospital visits in major Texas cities

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by Mei Yang, Tiankai Wang

Asthma is one of the most prevalent chronic conditions in the United States and is particularly sensitive to environmental changes in urban areas. While it is known that traffic congestion contributes to increased vehicle emissions and poorer air quality, its direct association with asthma incidence has not been thoroughly explored. This study aimed to address this void by analyzing 148 city-level observations from 2016 to 2020 in Texas, using data from the Texas... Читать дальше...

Parametric seasonal-trend autoregressive neural network for long-term crop price forecasting

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by Woojin Hong, Seong Cheon Choi, Seungwon Oh

Crop price forecasting is difficult in that supply is not as elastic as demand, therefore, supply and demand should be stabilized through long-term forecasting and pre-response to the price. In this study, we propose a Parametric Seasonal-Trend Autoregressive Neural Network (PaSTANet), which is a hybrid model that includes both a multi-kernel residual convolution neural network model and a Gaussian seasonality-trend model. To compare the performance of the PaSTANet... Читать дальше...