Cervicofacial Cellulitis due to Staphylococcus aureus with Jugular Vein Thrombosis and Multiple Septic Pulmonary Embolism: A Lemierre-Like Syndrome by Ibrahima Niang, Latyr Junior Diouf, Papa Abdou Diop, Daouda Thioub, Alassane Sarr, Khadidiatou Ndiaye Diouf, Geraud Lera Akpo, Abdoulaye Dione Diop, Sokhna Ba

“…Cervicofacial CT with contrast injection allowed the diagnosis of a right cervicofacial cellulitis, associated with a jugular venous thrombosis extending to the superior vena cava. …”
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Ultra-processed food consumption and the risk of incident chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies by Bingjie Xiao, Jinxian Huang, Linyi Chen, Yujie Lin, Jianghong Luo, Huifen Chen, Lizhe Fu, Fang Tang, Wenwei Ouyang, Yifan Wu

“…This study’s protocol was registered in PROSPERO (CRD42023411951).Results Four cohort studies with a total of 219,132 participants were included after screening. …”
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Oncologic Impact of Conservative Treatment Compared with Surgical Treatment of Anastomotic Leakage Following Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Retrospective Study by Junichi Sakamoto, Atsuko Tsutsui, Chie Hagiwara, Go Wakabayashi

“…In the surgical group, abdominal lavage using a sufficient amount of normal saline was performed during reoperation. …”
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Self-beneficial transactional social dynamics for cooperation in Shwachman-Diamond syndrome: a mixed-subject analysis using computational pragmatics by Arthur Trognon, Arthur Trognon, Arthur Trognon, Natacha Stortini, Natacha Stortini, Coralie Duman, Coralie Duman, Nami Koïdé, Ewa Skupinska, Ewa Skupinska, Hamza Altakroury, Alizée Poli, Alizée Poli, Loann Mahdar-Recorbet, Loann Mahdar-Recorbet, Blandine Beaupain, Jean Donadieu, Michel Musiol, Michel Musiol, Michel Musiol

“…BackgroundShwachman-Diamond Syndrome (SDS) is a rare genetic disorder with documented cognitive and behavioral challenges. …”
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Predicting the effects of introducing an emergency transport system in low-income and middle-income countries: a spatial-epidemiological modelling study by Justine Davies, Dmitri Nepogodiev, Stephen Tabiri, Richard Lilford, Srinivasa Vittal Katikireddi, Samuel I Watson, Katie Scandrett

“…Introduction Many low-income and middle-income countries lack an organised emergency transportation system, leaving people to arrange informal transport to hospital in the case of a medical emergency. Estimating the effect of implementing an emergency transport system is impractical and expensive, so there is a lack of evidence to support policy and investment decisions. …”
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Variation in the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children and adolescents by world region and country income group: A scoping review. by Apoorva Gomber, Zachary J Ward, Carlo Ross, Maira Owais, Carol Mita, Jennifer M Yeh, Ché L Reddy, Rifat Atun

“…Higher incidence rates were observed in high-income countries compared to LMICs. There was a paucity of published studies focusing on determining the incidence of T1D in LMICs.…”
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COVID-19 Infection Clinical Profile, Management, Outcome, and Antibody Response in Kidney Transplant Recipients: A Single Centre Experience by Sanjiv Jasuja, Gaurav Sagar, Anupam Bahl, Shalini Verma

“…Experience of COVID-19 in kidney transplant recipients (KTRs) with clinical presentation, management, factors influencing mortality, and antibody response is limited. Material and Methods. A retrospective data of COVID-19 in KTRs was collected and analyzed. …”
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Dimensions of suffering and the need for palliative care: experiences and expectations of patients living with cancer and diabetes and their caregivers in Mexico – a qualitative study by Svetlana V Doubova, Ingrid Patricia Martinez-Vega, Felicia Knaul, Afsan Bhadelia, Diana Pérez-Moran, Nancy García-Cervantes

“…Diabetes and cancer are the second-leading and third-leading causes of death in Mexico, causing a significant SHS burden on patients, families and health systems. …”
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Effects of Land Use Change and Seasonality of Precipitation on Soil Nitrogen in a Dry Tropical Forest Area in the Western Llanos of Venezuela by Ana Francisca González-Pedraza, Nelda Dezzeo

“…This could be associated with a reduced capacity of these soils to preserve the available nitrogen.…”
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Photobiomodulation Therapy Plus Usual Care Is Better than Usual Care Alone for Plantar Fasciitis: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Ann K Ketz, Juanita Anders, Judy Orina, Betty Garner, Misty Hull, Nicholas Koreerat, Jeff Sorensen, Candice Turner, James Johnson

“… # Results PBMT groups experienced a reduction in pain over the first three weeks (from an average of 4.5 to 2.8) after which their pain levels remained mostly constant, while the UC group experienced a smaller reduction in pain (from an average of 4 to 3.8). …”
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La gestion de l’eau à Bibracte (Saône-et-Loire), avant et après la Conquête romaine by Laetitia Borau

“…Several quarters were identified: in the northern part a craftsmen’s quarter [1]; in the central part a public quarter [2] and a residential area [3]; in the southern part a sacred area [5], and lastly two sectors [4 and 6] in which only the springs are known. …”
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Genomic, Evolutionary, and Pathogenic Characterization of a New <i>Polerovirus</i> in Traditional Chinese Medicine <i>Viola philippica</i> by Yuanling Chen, Gaoxiang Chen, Jiaping Yu, Yali Zhou, Shifang Fei, Haorong Chen, Jianxiang Wu, Shuai Fu

“…<i>Viola philippica</i>, a medicinal herbaceous plant documented in the Chinese Pharmacopoeia, is a promising candidate for research into plant-derived pharmaceuticals. …”
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Enhancing nutrient intake, egg production, and egg quality by fermented Leucaena leucocephala leaf meal in a diet of laying quail by Merry Muspita Dyah Utami, Abigeil Akbar

“…Parameters including nutrient intake (energy, protein, fat, calcium, phosphorus), feed conversion ratio (FCR), egg production, egg weight, eggshell thickness, Haugh unit, and yolk color were measured over a 28-day trial. Data were analyzed using a one-way analysis of variance, followed by Duncan’s test for significant differences (p ≤ 0.05). …”
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Identidade sob a perspectiva da psicologia social crítica: revisitando os caminhos da edificação de uma teoria by Sheila Ferreira Miranda

“…No contexto de uma Psicologia Social Crítica, este debate toma especial relevância, pois a discussão reclama a elaboração de construções que contribuam para uma leitura mais profícua da realidade social, levando-se em consideração o indiscutível compromisso político assumido pela intencionalidade teórico-epistemológica de uma psicologia social historicamente situada. …”
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Comparing apples with apples: A proposed taxonomy for "Community Health Workers" and other front-line health workers for international comparisons. by Stephen Hodgins, Uta Lehmann, Henry Perry, Nicholas Leydon, Kerry Scott, Smisha Agarwal, Hannah Marcus, Rajani Ved, Elijah Olivas, Madeleine Ballard, Dickson Mbewe, Margaret Odera, Sherlie Petit Homme, Benard Otieno, Pasipano Wutete, Angeline Chikumba, Prossy Muyingo, John Kyakuha, Emmanuel Harcourt, Morseda Chowdhury, David Musoke, Thadee Niyoyitungira, Abimbola Olaniran, John Koku-Awoonor Williams, Lívia Milena Barbosa de Deus E Méllo, Romário Correia Dos Santos, Isabela Cardoso de Matos Pinto, Ram Shrestha, Salim Sadruddin, Melanie Morrow, Eric Sarriot, Maryse Kok, Bhanu Pratap

“…This paper proposes a taxonomy for Community Health Workers (CHWs) and others engaged in front-line community health activities, encompassing formally-employed workers extending government primary health care (PHC) service delivery as well as a range of other actors with roles at the nexus of government PHC and communities. …”
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Semantic analysis of test items through large language model embeddings predicts a-priori factorial structure of personality tests by Nicola Milano, Maria Luongo, Michela Ponticorvo, Davide Marocco

“…This approach offers valuable insights into the robustness of embedding techniques in psychological evaluations, showing a significant correlation with traditional test structures and providing a novel perspective on test item analysis.…”
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Wikireflexió: un espai d’aprenentatge virtual per a la reflexió i comprensió de les fonts teòriques by Toni Sangrà

“… Les potencialitats educatives i acadèmiques que permet l’eina del Wiki a l’ensenyament universitari són múltiples. L’eina del Wiki consisteix en una pàgina virtual per a l’escriptura col·laborativa, on els estudiants poden anar afegint i canviant els continguts de la pàgina. …”
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Maternal HIV retesting during antenatal care in selected health facilities in Mayuge district, Uganda: A cross-sectional study. by Farouq Kayiwa, Elizabeth Nabiwemba, Nelson Bunani, Rawlance Ndejjo

“…Vertical transmission of HIV continues to be a key contributor to pediatric HIV infections globally. …”
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Remaining useful life prediction of lithium-ion batteries using a novel particle flow filter framework with grey model by Wang Shuai, Li Yiting, Zhou Shoubin, Chen Lifei, Michael Pecht

“…Abstract Remaining useful life (RUL) prediction is a crucial aspect of the prognostics health management of lithium-ion batteries (LIBs). …”
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Association of early menopause with indoor air pollution: A multilevel modelling analysis of the nationally representative cross-sectional study in India by Pritam Halder, Anamika Soni, Ashwani Seth, Dheenadahayalan Vijayakumar, Anamika Das, Sujata Sankhyan, Anshul Mamgai, Saumyarup Pal, Jaya Tiwari, Aparna Baranwal, CM Chaitra

“…Poor ventilation was linked to a slightly higher incidence (28.1% vs. 26.9%, aOR: 1.07, 95% CI: 0.99-1.15). …”
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