CONCLUSIONS: Experience of discrimination appears to adversely impact smoking cessation among adults with socio-economic disadvantage who are trying to quit smoking and warrants attention in cessation interventions.

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Turnover among nursing staff (registered nurses, licensed practical nurses, and certified nursing assistants [CNAs]) is a long-standing challenge in nursing homes with significant implications for quality of care. This study aimed to examine the relationship between nursing staff wages and turnover.

CONCLUSION: Serum markers of endotoxin activity and inflammation are increased in adolescents with obesity but are not further increased in patients with mild to moderate MASLD.

Translationally relevant metrics for shape memory polymer (SMP) scaffolds intended for the endovascular treatment of intracranial aneurysms were evaluated in various in vitro experiments. Multiple SMP formulations were first evaluated for glass transition properties, with saturated scaffolds demonstrating Tg midpoints of 39 °C, 35 °C, and 32 °C, respectively. Then, the scaffold's porosity (85-95%) and infill pattern (rectilinear, honeycomb, gyroid) were varied, and these designs were...

CONCLUSIONS AND IMPLICATIONS: Although the meal service style score improved over time, the scores remained low, indicating a need to improve implementation. Although self-regulation use decreased in the intervention group, it is an ambiguous and complex construct needing further exploration. Future studies must examine the implementation effectiveness of feeding practices and explore newer mealtime constructs such as sensory exploration of foods, peer modeling, and nonverbal cues to support...

CONCLUSIONS: Persons with HIV demonstrated higher odds of receiving COVID-19 therapeutics than persons without HIV. However, persistent racial and ethnic inequities in treatment uptake were evident.

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