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Improvement in quality of life and loneliness after the community connections program: a community-based pilot intervention in South Australia

BMC Psychology
Background Reducing loneliness and enhancing quality of life (QoL) are key public health priorities. However, limited empirical research examines the impact of community-based interventions on both loneliness and QoL.
Bryony Jardine, Pei Jie Tan, Ashleigh Powell, Diana Eyers-White, Catherine Mackenzie, Ian Goodwin-Smith, Sandra Robinson, Penny Baldock, Mia Zaccardo, Celina Valente, Camilla Trenerry, Svetlana Bogomolova   +11 more
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Association Between Individualized Education for Kidney Replacement Therapy Modality Selection and Peritoneal Dialysis Initiation: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Peritoneal dialysis (PD) is an established home‐based kidney replacement therapy (KRT), but its uptake remains low in Japan. We evaluated whether individualized education in a dedicated outpatient clinic was associated with the initiation of PD.
Yasuko Ito, Ryuichi Yoshimura, Takaki Yamauchi, Yuta Funakoshi, Hirotaka Sonoda, Seiji Kobayashi, Hiroyuki Terawaki, Takafumi Ito   +7 more
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Looking at the big picture: demonstrating benefits of Bayesian latent cluster spatio-temporal analysis for understanding maternal prescription opioids misuse

BMC Public Health
Background As the opioid crisis rages, maternal prescription opioid misuse (MPOM) is particularly concerning because it influences both the mother and child’s wellbeing. However, little was known about the trend of MPOM and its county-level risk factors.
Xueyi Xing, D. Max Crowley, Christian M. Connell   +2 more
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Multiparameter analysis of Diuron and its metabolites (DCA and DCPMU) in different stages of zebrafish (Danio rerio) development

Frontiers in Water
IntroductionDiuron (3-(3,4-dichlorophenyl)-1,1-dimethylurea) is a prominent herbicide in Brazilian agriculture, particularly in sugarcane farming. This herbicide persists in the environment and is transformed into potentially toxic metabolites, such as 3,
Paloma Vitória Lima Peixoto, Bianca Camargo Penteado Sales, Luiza Aggio, Cristina Viriato, Lilian Cristina Pereira   +4 more
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Subfossil Cladocera as a powerful tool for paleoecological reconstruction

Advances in Oceanography and Limnology, 2016
Subfossil Cladocera (Crustacea, Branchiopoda) represent one of the most valuable biological proxies preserved in lake sediments that can be studied for reconstruction purposes.
Monica Tolotti, Manuela Milan, Krystyna Szeroczyńska   +2 more
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Enteropathogenic E. coli shows delayed attachment and host response in human jejunum organoid‐derived monolayers compared to HeLa cells

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) infects the human intestinal epithelium, resulting in severe illness and diarrhoea. In this study, we compared the infection of cancer‐derived cell lines with human organoid‐derived models of the small intestine. We observed a delayed in attachment, inflammation and cell death on primary cells, indicating that host ...
Mastura Neyazi, Pilar Samperio Ventayol, Natalie Burkard, Nicolas Schlegel, Carmen Aguilar, Sina Bartfeld   +5 more
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BMI or not to BMI? debating the value of body mass index as a measure of health in adults

International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Body mass index (BMI) is used across public health to calculate height to weight ratio and translate into weight status. Whether BMI is appropriate as an individual- or population-level health measure for adults is debated.
Carmen Byker Shanks, Meg Bruening, Amy L. Yaroch   +2 more
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The power of lived experience in optimizing US policymakers’ engagement with substance use research: A series of rapid-cycle randomized controlled trials

Drug and Alcohol Dependence Reports
Background: Research can inform policies on substance use/substance use disorders (SU/SUDs), yet there is limited experimental investigation into strategies for optimizing policymakers’ engagement with SU/SUD research.
Elizabeth C. Long, Riley Loria, Jessica Pugel, Patrick O’Neill, Camille C. Cioffi, Charleen Hsuan, Glenn Sterner, D. Max Crowley, J. Taylor Scott   +8 more
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Organoids in pediatric cancer research

FEBS Letters, EarlyView.
Organoid technology has revolutionized cancer research, yet its application in pediatric oncology remains limited. Recent advances have enabled the development of pediatric tumor organoids, offering new insights into disease biology, treatment response, and interactions with the tumor microenvironment.
Carla Ríos Arceo, Jarno Drost
wiley   +1 more source

Ecogeomorphology and vulnerability in a Mediterranean ria-type coast (La Maddalena Archipelago, NE Sardinia, western Mediterranean)

Journal of Maps, 2021
This paper presents a map describing the main geomorphological and sedimentological features, hydrodynamics, benthic habitat distributions and human impact on the coastal and marine areas of the Archipelago of La Maddalena (NE Sardinia, western ...
Sandro De Muro, Carla Buosi, Manuela Biondo, Angelo Ibba, Andrea Ruju, Daniele Trogu, Marco Porta   +6 more
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