Morbidity from malaria in children in the year after they had received intermittent preventive treatment of malaria: a randomised trial. by Amadou T Konaté, Jean Baptiste Yaro, Amidou Z Ouédraogo, Amidou Diarra, Adama Gansané, Issiaka Soulama, David T Kangoyé, Youssouf Kaboré, Espérance Ouédraogo, Alphonse Ouédraogo, Alfred B Tiono, Issa N Ouédraogo, Daniel Chandramohan, Simon Cousens, Paul J Milligan, Sodiomon B Sirima, Brian M Greenwood, Diadier A Diallo

“…During the period July 2009 to November 2009, incidence rates of clinical malaria were 3.84 (95%CI; 3.67-4.02) and 3.45 (95%CI; 3.29-3.62) episodes per child during the follow up period in children who had previously received IPT or placebos, indicating a small increase in risk for children in the former intervention arm (IRR = 1.12; 95%CI 1.04-1.20) (P = 0.003). …”
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Novel organophosphate esters and their transformation products in offshore sediment from Eastern China: Occurrence, temporal trend, and risk assessment by Meng Gao, Yu Wang, Liman Wei, Siyuan Li, Qiuyue Zhang, Zhongkang Yang, Mohan Bai, Yiming Yao, Lei Wang, Hongwen Sun

“…The total concentrations of Σ15TOPEs, Σ3NOPEs, Σ9Di-OPEs, and Σ7OH-OPEs in surface sediments were 3.16–73.4, n.d.–16.3, 4.48–21.4, and 0.14–0.42 ng g−1, respectively. …”
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Selenium supplementation and insulin resistance in a randomized, clinical trial by Elizabeth Theresa Jacobs, Peter Lance, Lawrence J Mandarino, Nathan A Ellis, H-H Sherry Chow, Janet Foote, Jessica A Martinez, Chiu-Hsieh Paul Hsu, Ken Batai, Kathylynn Saboda, Patricia A Thompson

“…After a mean of 2.9 years on study, mean HOMA2-%β values were 3.1±24.0 and 3.1±29.8 for the Se and placebo groups, respectively (p=0.99). …”
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Elbow medial approach open reduction and internal fixation with absorbable cannulated screws for the treatment of Kilfoyle II and III type medial condyle fractures of the humerus i... by Liuyang Li, Weiqiang Li, Hong Ma, Yugeng Zheng, Yongge Chen, Huarong Ke, Yueming Guo

“…According to the Kilfoyle classification, there were 3 cases of type II fractures and 20 cases of type III fractures. …”
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Caries Level in 3-Year-Olds in Germany: National Caries Trends and Gaps in Primary Dental Care by Ruth M. Santamaría, Christian H. Splieth, Roger Basner, Elisabeth Schankath, Julian Schmoeckel

“…The SiC value was 1.47 for 3-year-olds and 4.88 for 6–7-year-olds, while the SaC values were 3.57 and 3.97, respectively. The Care Index was low for both groups (26.1% and 57.5%, respectively). …”
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Prevalence of cardiovascular symptoms in post-acute COVID-19 syndrome: a meta-analysis by Li-wei Huang, Hua-min Li, Bei He, Xiao-bo Wang, Qi-zhi Zhang, Wen-xing Peng

“…The ORs for palpitation and hypertension were 3.4 (95% CI: 1.1, 10.2) and 1.7 (95% CI: 1.6, 1.8), respectively. …”
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In-vitro Anti-cancer and Antioxidant Activity of Biogenically Synthesized Co3O4@NiO Core-shell Nanostructures by Gezahegn Ayanie, Tegene Zeleke, H.C Murthy, Lemma Tifa, Addisalem Godana

“…The band gap energy of Co3O4 (11) and NiO (11) NPs were found to be 3.06 eV and 3.45 eV, whereas, the band gap energies of the Co3O4 core and NiO shell were 3.68 and 4.52 eV, respectively. Similarly, the average crystalline size of Co3O4 (11) and NiO (11) NPs, as well as Co3O4@NiO (11) CSNs were found to be 18, 12, and 13 nm, respectively. …”
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IMMUNOREGULATION OF BLOOD SERUM ESTRADIOL AND PROGESTERONE LEVELS IN POSTMENOPAUSAL WOMEN by A. N. Glushkov, E. G. Polenok, S. A. Mun, L. A. Gordeeva, V. A. Lutsenko, I. A. Vafin, N. E. Verzhbitskaya, G. I. Kolpinsky, M. V. Kostyanko

“…The decrease of Es and increase of Pg and Pg/Es in BCP were less significant than in HW: the a quotients in regression у = ах+b (y = hormones levels and x = antibodies levels) in BCP were 3 to 4-fold lower than in HW. These peciliarities of interrelations between hormones and specific antibody levels were revealed only in ER+/PR+ BCP but not in ER+/PR- and ER-/PR- BCP. …”
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Real-world safety and effectiveness of rivaroxaban using Japan-specific dosage during long-term follow-up in patients with atrial fibrillation: XAPASS. by Takanori Ikeda, Satoshi Ogawa, Takanari Kitazono, Jyoji Nakagawara, Kazuo Minematsu, Susumu Miyamoto, Yuji Murakawa, Sanghun Iwashiro, Yutaka Okayama, Toshiyuki Sunaya, Kazufumi Hirano, Takanori Hayasaki

“…Incidences (95% confidence intervals) of any and major bleeding were 3.77 (3.53-4.01) and 1.16 (1.03-1.29) events per 100 patient-years, respectively. …”
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Age-period-cohort analysis and prediction of tuberculosis trends in China—based on the Global Burden of Disease 2021 data by Zhifei Chen, Xiaodie Chen, Minli Chang, Dongmei Lu, Liping Zhang, Yanling Zheng, Yanling Zheng

“…The AAPC of ASIR, ASDR and ASR of DALYs were −3.33, −7.28% and −6.77%, respectively, all p < 0.05, indicating that the overall trend showed a significant decrease. …”
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Accuracy and precision analyses of single-time-point dosimetry utilising physiologically-based pharmacokinetic modelling and non-linear mixed-effects modelling by Indra Budiansah, Deni Hardiansyah, Ade Riana, Supriyanto Ardjo Pawiro, Ambros J. Beer, Gerhard Glatting

“…For instance, the ADs precision in ATP and STP dosimetry for kidneys in term median[min, max] were 3[3, 3]% and 6[5, 6]%, respectively. Similar results were found for the tumours where the precision of the ADs in ATP and STP dosimetry were 4[4, 5]% and 9[8, 12] %, respectively. …”
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Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on traumatic brain injury emergency department visits, interfacility transfer and mortality in the United States, 2016–2020: a cross-sectional study by Henry Xiang, Bo Lu, Biche Osong, Jonathan I Groner, Lawrence J Cook, Eric A Sribnick, Megan Armstrong, Sydney Gilkey, Robin Alexander, Rachel M Stanley

“…Patients with TBI transferring to short-term hospitals and other facilities increased by 16.0% and 18.2%, respectively, from 2016 to 2019 and were 3.7% and 14.1% higher in 2020 than in 2019. An estimated 3317 patients with TBI died (in ED or later in hospital) in 2020, which is 9.8% higher than 2019. …”
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Temporal Variations in the Air Quality Index and the Impact of the COVID-19 Event on Air Quality in Western China by Jiajia Zhang, Kangping Cui, Ya-Fen Wang, Jhong-Lin Wu, Wei-Syun Huang, Shun Wan, Kaijie Xu

“…The distributions of the six AQI classes in spring were 3%, 94%, 3%, 0%, 0%, and 0%; in summer, they were 11%, 74%, 15%, 0%, 0% and 0%; in autumn, they were 29%, 70%, 1%, 0%, 0%, and 0%, and in winter, they were 1%, 52%, 44%, 3%, 0%, and 0%, respectively. …”
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Characterization of temporary and permanent 3D-printed crown and bridge resins by Roope Salonen, Sufyan Garoushi, Pekka Vallittu, Lippo Lassila

“…Materials and methods: Specimens were 3D-printed using digital light processing technology (Asiga MAX™). …”
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Epidemiology of knee osteoarthritis in general practice: a registry-based study by Pavlos Mamouris, Bert Vaes, Miek Smeets, David Spitaels, Frank Luyten, Rosella Hermens, Patrik Vankrunkelsven

“…In 2015, the prevalence rates in the 10 year age groups from the 45–54 years age group onwards were 3.1%, 5.6%, 9.0% and 13.9%, to reach 15.0% in people aged 85 years and older. …”
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Diagnosis and Treatment of the Sigmoid Colon Volvulus As a Form of Colonic Obstruction by A. G. Lebedev, P. A. Yartsev, D. A. Blagovestnov, B. T. Tsuleiskiri, I. E. Selina, G. A. Zaitsev, M. Drayer, N. V. Shavrina

“…After laparotomy and elimination of volvulus of the sigmoid colon, postoperative complications were observed in 3 (17.7%) patients. There were 3 deaths (10.7%).Conclusion. High mortality does not allow us to call the results of treatment satisfactory, and a small number of observations does not allow us to obtain statistically significant results, which requires further case recruitment and data analysis.…”
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Effective Compression and a Minimally Invasive Rail Plate to Optimize Bone Transport in Distraction Osteogenesis by E. López-Carreño, MD, E.P. López Avendaño, MD, L. Padilla Rojas, MD, A.Y. Martínez-Castellanos, MSc, I. Arámbula Rodríguez, MD, C. García López, MD, H. Campos Huerta, MD, L. Flores Huerta, MD

“…The mean patient age was 44.93 ± 16.21 years. The median values were 3.2 Nm for the initial compression and 3.4 Nm for the final compression, with no significant difference between or within groups of patients. …”
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Evapotranspiration Dynamics and Partitioning in a Grassed Vineyard: Ecophysiological and Computational Modeling Approaches by Flávio Bastos Campos, Torben Oliver Callesen, Carina Verónica Gonzalez, Giorgio Alberti, Leonardo Montagnani, Massimo Tagliavini, Jacob A. Nelson, Damiano Zanotelli

“…The mean daily ETEC integrals were 3.45 and 3.40 mm d−1 (2021 and 2022), being TEC (estimated transpiration fraction of ETEC) the higher contributor (TEC/ETEC of 0.77 and 0.79, same years). …”
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Can child-focused sanitation and nutrition programming improve health practices and outcomes? Evidence from a randomised controlled trial in Kitui County, Kenya by Gerishom Gimaiyo, Jeffery McManus, Matt Yarri, Shiva Singh, Andrew Trevett, Grainne Moloney, Ann Robins, Lilian Lehmann

“…Caregivers in treatment villages were 3.3 pp (+32%) more likely to mention lack of handwashing after handling child faeces as a potential cause of diarrhoea, and 4.9 pp (+7.8%) more likely to report safe disposal of child faeces than caregivers in control villages. …”
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Microplastic detectives: a citizen-science project reveals large variation in meso- and microplastic pollution along German coastlines by Bruno Andreas Walther, Franco Pasolini, Franco Pasolini, Špela Korez Lupše, Melanie Bergmann

“…The unweighted mean pollution densities were 4.12 particles m−2, 0.17 particles kg−1 and 0.27 particles L−1, and the weighted mean pollution densities were 3.77 particles m−2, 0.11 particles kg−1 and 0.18 particles L−1. …”
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