TB and diabetes in Eswatini: Addressing suboptimal treatment outcomes through integrated services. by Yael Hirsch-Moverman, Dana Bezuidenhout, Sakthi Senthilvelan, Lobsang Palmo, Debrah Vambe, Ntombifuthi Ginindza, Nonhlanhla Dlamini, Andrea A Howard, Joanne E Mantell

“…The odds of poor TB treatment outcomes were 3.53 times higher (95%CI: 1.72-7.32) among those with DM compared to those without DM, after adjusting for age, HIV status, and new versus previously treated TB, highlighting the need for early DM diagnosis and treatment. …”
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Yield, chemical composition and persistence of alfalfa on moderately acidic mountain soil by Josip Leto, Mladen Knežević, Krešimir Bošnjak, Marina Vranić, Goran Perčulija, Ivana Matić, Hrvoje Kutnjak, Žarko Miljanić

“…Mean crude protein content was 28.2%, while contents of crude fat, crude fibers and non nitrogen free extract (NFE) were 3.73%, 16.15%, 29.19%, respectively. No significant differences in alfalfa ground cover were recorded between cultivars in autumn or in spring in all experimental years (P>0.05). …”
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Distribution pattern and prevalence of opportunistic infections and their possible reciprocal effects among HIV patients, Burayu health centers, Ethiopia by Melese Birmeka

“…Similarly, patients who were single were 3 times more likely to be infected with coinfections. …”
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A STUDY OF SOME GENETIC AND NON-GENETIC FACTORS AFFECTING MILK YIELD, COMPOSITIONS AND GROWTH OF LAMBS IN AWASSI AND HAMDANI EWES . by Muthanna F.A.Al-Juwari

“…The mean body weight at birth (BW) , weaning (WW) and six months (6W) of age were 3.53 , 25.47 and 28.00 kg, respectively . Total gain of weight from birth to weaning (GBW) and from weaning to six months (GW6) were 21.94 and 2.05 kg, respectively . …”
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Prematurity and prescription asthma medication from childhood to young adulthood: a Danish national cohort study. by Anne Louise Damgaard, Bo Mølholm Hansen, René Mathiasen, Frederik Buchvald, Theis Lange, Gorm Greisen

“…Odds-ratios (95% CI) for the association between GA and purchase of asthma medication during infancy were: 3.86 (2.46-6.04) in GA 23-27 weeks, 2.37 (1.84-3.04) in GA 28-31 weeks and 1.59 (1.43-1.77) in GA 32-36 weeks compared to term infants with GA 37-42 weeks. …”
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Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices of Beekeepers on Pesticide Risk Mitigation and Bee Mortality in Southwest Ethiopia by Mohammed Abajebel Taha, Seblework Mekonen, Gudina Terefe Tucho

“…The study found that beekeeping training [AOR: 3.85; 95% C.I. 2.19-6.76], knowledge of pesticide risks on bee health [AOR: 4.18; C.I. 2.44-7.16], and attitudes toward risks of pesticides on bee health [AOR: 2.41; 95% C.I. 1.51-3.84] significantly influenced bee mortality risk mitigation practices. Those with training were 3.85 times more likely to practice risk mitigation, while those with good knowledge were 4.18 times more likely, and those with positive attitudes toward risks of pesticides on bee health were 2.41 times more likely to practice. …”
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Chronic Inflammatory Markers in Overweight and Obese Children: A Cross-sectional Analytical Study by Rajasekar Gokulakrishnan, Chinnaiah G. Delhikumar, Gandhipuram P. Senthilkumar, Jayaprakash Sahoo, Ramachandran R. Kumar

“…The median hs-CRP between obese and normal children were 2.53 mg/L (0.94,6.85) and 0.77 mg/L (0.19,7.19), and the median IL-6 levels were 3.56 pg/ml (2.17,5.48) and 3.76 pg/ml (1.08,7.91) respectively. …”
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Development and validation of the health education demand scale for HPV infected patients based on KANO model. by Yuying Zhang, Li Luo, Shuaihui Du, Die Hou, Yaling Zhang, Limin He, Lihua Zhou

“…In stage 3, the confirmatory factor analysis showed that the χ2/df, RMSEA, CFI and TLI of the positive items after four model modifications were 3.650, 0.067, 0.901, 0.888, and the SRMR value was < 0.001. …”
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Caesarean Section Delivery and Risk of Poor Childhood Growth by Mahama Saaka, Addae Yaw Hammond

“…Compared to CS babies, vaginally delivered babies were 3.2 times more likely not to have been fed with prelacteal feeds such as water and sugar solutions. …”
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Relationships among clinical mastitis test-day records, somatic cell counts, and linear udder conformation traits in Czech dairy cows by Jan Vařeka, Ludmila Zavadilová, Matúš Gašparík, Miloslava Štípková, Luboš Vostrý

“…For udder depth and the whole lactation, the CM ODDS ratio was 1.00-2.56, CM least squares means were 0.18-0.44, and SCS least squares means were 3.20-4.10. Our study confirmed that the start of lactation is critical for the onset of CM, and somatic cell count is manifested throughout lactation. …”
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Smoking and serological response to influenza vaccine by Won Suk Choi, Mary Patricia Nowalk, Krissy Moehling Geffel, Michael Susick, Sean Saul, Chyongchiou Jeng Lin, Ted M. Ross, Richard K. Zimmerman

“…Smoking was also independently related to seroprotection to A/H1N1, A/H3N2 and B. The ORs were 3.6 (95% CI, 1.6, 8.08) for seroprotection to A/H1N1 in smokers, 2.7 (95% CI, 1.14, 6.5) for A/H3N2, and 2.5 (95% CI, 1.1, 5.7) for B. …”
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Recovering bioactive compounds from yacon (Smallanthus sonchifolius) using the ultrasonic-microwave-assisted extraction technique by Tan Phat Vo, Thai Anh Thi Ho, Nguyen Minh Huy Ha, Minh Thu Nguyen, Man Man Chung, Hoang Nhan Nguyen, Dinh Quan Nguyen

“…According to reducing sugar contents yield optimization, the optimum conditions were 3.98 of pH, 36.17 seconds of microwave time and 40°C of ultrasonic temperature. …”
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Cross‐sectional association of irregular dietary habits with glycemic control and body mass index among people with diabetes by Mika Shimizu, Junko Oya, Yuichiro Kondo, Aki Katamine, Yukiko Hasegawa, Tomoko Nakagami

“…Odds ratios (ORs) for HbA1c ≥7% were 3.20 (95% confidence interval (CI), 1.30–7.89) for T1D women with “irregular” and 1.73 (1.20–2.49) and 2.20 (1.14–3.65) for T2D men and women with “LD,” respectively. …”
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Comparison of Incisional Hernia Rates Between General and Gynecological Surgery Procedures by Krista Spear, Daniel L. Davenport, Lance Butler, Margaret Plymale, John Scott Roth

“…Hernia rates at 1, 3 and 5 years were 3% (SE 0.003), 6% (0.004) and 8% (0.005), respectively. …”
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Spectral CT findings of bladder urothelial carcinoma with gastric metastasis: a case report by Gang Wang, Li-Li Wang, Dian-Dian Deng, Han-Xin Xu, Sheng-Hui Yu, Yu Wang

“…After 5 months of chemotherapy, the slope values of the spectral curve were 3.74 and 3.09 in the initial and follow-up spectral CT scans, respectively, reflecting the improvement of bladder wall lesions after treatment. …”
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The effect of short-term of fine particles on daily respiratory emergency in cities contaminated with wood smoke by R. Torres, N. Baker, G. Bernal, F. Peres, A. Maldonado, D.D. Caceres

“…<br /> <strong>FINDING: </strong>The results showed that the daily average concentrations of particulate matter-2.5in the cold period were 3 to 6 times those recorded in the warm period, exceeding the daily norm of 50 µg/m³ the 93.3% of the time <em>versus</em> 6.7%, respectively. …”
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The Influence of Postmenstrual Age and Neurological Impairments on the Modified Pain Assessment Tool Score in Infants Admitted to Neonatal Intensive Care: A Retrospective Medical R... by Jamie Murray, Jeremy Lam, Jeewan Jyoti, Kaye Spence, Himanshu Popat, Emre Ilhan

“…Higher behavioral scores were 3.7 times (OR 0.27, 95% CI 0.10–0.77, p = 0.01) more likely in extremely‐to‐very preterm (< 33 weeks) infants when compared to term (≥ 37 weeks) infants. …”
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Evaluation of fatigue, load and the quality of chest compressions by bystanders in hot and humid environments by Haruka Takahashi, Kensuke Suzuki, Yohei Okada, Satoshi Harada, Hiroyuki Yokota, Marcus Eng Hock Ong, Satoo Ogawa

“…At the end, Borg scale was 16 vs. 18 and lactate levels were 3.9 vs. 5.1 mmol/L (mean differences: 2 [95 % CI: 1–3], 1.2 mmol/L [95 % CI: 0.1–2.3]). …”
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Prognostic Value of Normal Triglyceride Levels among Patients with Target Low-density Lipoproteins Presenting with First Acute Coronary Syndrome by Ahmed Aljizeeri, Abdulkareem M Aloqbawi, Fahad Mohammed Albaqami, Mohammed Hamad Alhelal, Mohammed K. Altoyan, Faisal A. Bin Talib, Amjad Ahmed, Alwaleed Altuwaijri, Ahmed Alsahhaf, Waleed Aljasser, Nawaf Ziyad Alotaibi, Abdullah Moteb Albaz, Abdulaziz Algethami, Ahmed Alsaileek

“…The mean total cholesterol, LDL-C, and TG were 3.6 ± 0.9, 1.4 ± 0.3, and 1.7 ± 1.5 mmol/L, respectively. …”
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Patient-Specific Acetabular Safe Zones in Total Hip Arthroplasty: External Validation of a Quantitative Approach to Preoperatively Templating Spinopelvic Parameters by Michael Pang, BS, Jonathan M. Vigdorchik, MD, Ran Schwarzkopf, MD, Antonia F. Chen, MD, MBA, Richard Iorio, MD, Jeffrey K. Lange, MD, Prem N. Ramkumar, MD, MBA

“…In the external validation cohort, the average absolute differences between the patient-specific safe-zone and the median hip-spine classification recommendation were 3.8° ± 2.1° inclination and 5.0° ± 3.2° version. …”
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