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36 95% CI 1.35-1.42,

<.0001).

Findings demonstrate a need for efforts to reduce e-cigarette use to focus on the co-use of alcohol, co-occurring mental health disorders, and the social and enjoyment motivations for use.

Participants (N = 3398) stated that the most common motivator for using e-cigarettes was to decrease stress, followed by the good taste, friends' usage, and wanting to quit cigarettes. E-cigarette use was associated with alcohol use, anxiety, depression, stress, and Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) and these variables were placed into a full logistic regression model, in which anxiety and stress were no longer significant, and alcohol use was the strongest association (OR 1.36 95% CI 1.35-1.42, p less then .0001).Conclusions/importance Findings demonstrate a need for efforts to reduce e-cigarette use to focus on the co-use of alcohol, co-occurring mental health disorders, and the social and enjoyment motivations for use.This study was conducted to examine the effects of neem (Azadirachta indica) seed oil (NSO) on feed intake, ruminal fermentability, feed digestibility, nitrogen balance, and blood parameters in Omani sheep. Nine Omani male sheep (BW; 54.44 ± 8 kg/sheep) were used in a replicated 3 × 3 Latin Square design with three dietary treatments and three periods, with each period lasting 21 days. The animals were randomly assigned into three treatment groups basal diet without NSO (control); 20 mL/sheep per day NSO (low dose) or 40 mL/sheep per day NSO (high dose). Sheep fed with high dose presented lower (p  less then  0.05) intake, fiber digestibility, and excreted N in urine. However, diet supplemented with high NSO dose had a lower (p  less then  0.05) ruminal acetate proportion, while increased (p  less then  0.05) ruminal propionate compared to the control group. Moreover, sheep offered with NSO showed a linear decrease (p = 0.052) in ruminal ammonia nitrogen (NH3-N) concentration. The high dose increased (p  less then  0.05) blood glucose and cholesterol, while decreased urea nitrogen concentrations. Emission of predicted methane (CH4) reduced (p = 0.007) by 13% for high dose compared to the control group. In conclusion, these results suggested that NSO is a potential feed additive with up to 20 ml/kg of DM alters rumen fermentation profile, decreased CH4 production, feed digestibility, and nitrogen metabolism for sheep.

Pediatric asthma is a major public health concern, considering its chronic nature and negative effects on quality of life of affected children. OSI-930 clinical trial Telemedicine is efficacious in providing pharmaceutical care for patients with several chronic diseases, including asthma. This approach allows habitants of sparsely populated rural Jordanian areas to remotely access high-quality healthcare services. Pharmacist-provided asthma counseling has proven benefits in improving patient adherence rates and their understanding. This study evaluated clinical and economic impacts of pharmacist-led, interactive synchronous telemedicine counseling of pediatric asthma patients in Jordan.

A randomized, controlled, 12-week pre-post interventional study was conducted. Ninety patients with uncontrolled asthma aged 5-11 years were recruited and randomly assigned to two groups intervention or control. Inhaler use was checked for both groups at baseline, along with assessment of clinical and economic measures. Counseling on proper inhaler use was provided by pharmacists. Telemedicine sessions for the intervention group were scheduled every 4 weeks, whereas the control group received standard care. Pertinent measures reflecting the level of disease control and relapse were tracked monthly.

The intervention group showed more significant improvement in clinical and economic outcomes than the control group (the Childhood Asthma Control Test mean scores [

 = 0.0134], decreased parental loss of wages [

 = 0.0015], and decreased economic burden [

 < 0.001]). Additionally, overall improvement in quality of life and satisfaction with the telemedicine sessions were reported.

Pharmacist-led telemedicine counseling could be a promising approach to deliver distant pharmaceutical care for patients with childhood asthma.

Pharmacist-led telemedicine counseling could be a promising approach to deliver distant pharmaceutical care for patients with childhood asthma.

The role of indoxyl sulfate (IS), an important protein-bound uremic toxin, in arterial stiffness (AS) in patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) is unclear.

We investigated the association between serum IS levels and AS in a cross-sectional study of 155 patients with CKD. Patients in the AS group was defined as carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) value >10 m/s measured by a validated tonometry system (SphygmoCor), while values ≤10 m/s were regarded as without AS group Serum IS was measured by liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry analysis.

Of these CKD patients, AS was present in 51 (32.9%) patients, who were older, had a higher rate of diabetes, higher systolic blood pressure (SBP), and higher IS levels compared to those without AS. By multivariable logistic regression analysis, IS (adjusted odds ratio [aOR] 1.436, 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.085-1.901,

 = 0.011), age (aOR 1.058, 95% CI 1.021-1.097,

 = 0.002), and SBP (aOR 1.019, 95%CI 1.000-1.038,

 = 0.049) were independent predictors of AS. By multivariable stepwise linear regression analysis, logarithmically transformed IS, age, DM, and SBP were significantly correlated with cfPWV. The area under the receiver-operating characteristic curve for serum log-IS was 0.677 (95%CI 0.598-0.750,

 = 0.0001) to predict the development of AS in patients with CKD.

These finding demonstrate that in addition to older and higher SBP, a high serum IS level is a significant biomarker associated with AS in patients with CKD.

These finding demonstrate that in addition to older and higher SBP, a high serum IS level is a significant biomarker associated with AS in patients with CKD.

To evaluate comprehensiveness and acceptability of the patient-reported outcome instrument (PRO-LBP) and the clinician-reported outcome instrument (ClinRO-LBP) included in the low back pain (LBP) assessment tool. Second, to assess degree of implementation after three months.

Feasibility-testing, training of health professionals, field-testing, and a feedback meeting was undertaken. Field-testing provided data to evaluate comprehensiveness, acceptability, and degree of implementation.

Feasibility-testing and training of health professionals revealed that the LBP assessment tool was usable and ready for field-testing. In total, 152 patients participated in the field-testing of whom 95% considered the PRO-LBP comprehensive and 59% found it acceptable. Health professionals found the ClinRO-LBP comprehensive and acceptable. The feedback meeting revealed that the LBP assessment tool broadened the health professionals' approach to functioning and facilitated a consultation based on the patient perspective. The degree of implementation reached 79%.