Magnitude and Determinants of Antenatal Care Utilization in Kandahar City, Afghanistan by Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Mohammad Hashim Wafa, Abdul Wahed Wasiq, Hadia Sayam

“…Determinants of antenatal care services’ utilization were determined using a multivariable logistic regression model. Results. Among all study participants, 589 (69.3%, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 66.0%–72.4%) of study participants utilized antenatal care services at least once. …”
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AMPD1 and MTHFR genes are not associated with calcium levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients with methotrexate therapy in Indonesia by Dika P. Destiani, Sumartini Dewi, Syed A. S. Sulaiman, Sofa D. Alfian, Melisa I. Barliana, Rizky Abdulah

“…However, most patients had normal calcium levels (76 patients; 77.6%) with the MTHFR C677T genotype variant CC and the MTHFR A1298C genotype variant AA (84 patients; 84.9%). AMPD1 rs17602729 in all patients had a CC genotype with normal calcium levels. …”
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Health impacts and economic costs of residential fires (RESFIRES study): protocol for a population-based cohort study using linked administrative data by Lara A Harvey, Nargess Ghassempour, Mark Whybro, W Kathy Tannous

“…The objectives of this study are to quantify the incidence, health impacts, risk factors and economic costs of residential fires in New South Wales (NSW), Australia.Methods and analysis The RESFIRE cohort will include all persons living at an NSW residential address which experienced a fire over the period 2005–2014. …”
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Multidrug-resistance and extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-producing lactose-fermenting enterobacteriaceae in the human-dairy interface in northwest Ethiopia. by Achenef Melaku Beyene, Mucheye Gizachew, Ahmed E Yousef, Hana Haileyesus, Ahmed G Abdelhamid, Adugna Berju, Meseret Molu Tebeje, Tigest Feleke, Baye Gelaw

“…The ESBL production was detected in all sample types. Genotypically, the majority of the isolates (97.5%), which were positive on the phenotypic test, were carrying one or more of the three genes.…”
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Association between asymptomatic submicroscopic and microscopic malaria infections and anemia: A study in southern Benin. by Alejandro Rojas Chaves, Yannelle Dossou, Armel Djènontin, Elisée Adimi, Romuald Akoho, Justine Bailly, Aziz Bouraïma, Déborah Matondo, Yolande Sissinto, Dismand Houinato, Achille Massougbodji, Célia Dechavanne, Gilles Cottrell

“…Hemoglobin levels were consistently lower in participants with microscopic malaria across all age groups (β = -2.73, 95% CI [-3.41; -2.05] for those under 5, β = -1.35, 95% CI [-1.89; -0.82] for ages 5-15, and β = -0.72, 95% CI [-1.34; -0.07]) compared to non-infected individuals.…”
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Therapeutic effects of NAC and CoQ10 on aluminium phosphide poisoning as an adjuvant therapy: A Pilot study by Maii Farag Henaidy, Maha Ghanem, Shehata Farag Shehata, Amal M. Shouair, Reda R. Mabrouk

“…The second group (new protocol) in addition to the standard supportive care received the NAC and CoQ10 regimen, and all data were collected in a specially designed sheet. …”
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Angiogenic Response to Major Lung Resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgical and Open Access by Calvin S. H. Ng, Song Wan, Randolph H. L. Wong, Anthony M. H. Ho, Anthony P. C. Yim

“…Patient demographics were comparable. For all patients undergoing major lung resection, postoperative Ang-1 and sVEGFR2 levels were significantly decreased, while Ang-2 and sVEGFR1 levels markedly increased. …”
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Rotationplasty for Unplanned Fixation of Pathological Fracture Distal Femoral Osteosarcoma by Chindanai Hongsaprabhas, Wittavat Chenboonthai, Phoomchai Suvaraksakul, Chris Charoenlap

“…After discussing with the patient for treatment options, rotationplasty was chosen for her definitive treatment after 3 courses of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. All of the contaminated tissues were removed during the surgery. …”
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Phenotypic characteristics of indigenous dairy buffaloes of Bangladesh by Md O. Faruque, Abdullah I. Omar, Y. Zhang, Md Mohsin T. Raju, Sahed Hossain

“…This study was, therefore, done to find out actual lactation period and yield as well calving interval of indigenous dairy buffaloes in Bangladesh based on animal recording. 384 indigenous dairy buffaloes having 3 rd and 4th parity in 7 herds managed under traditional system in two agro-ecological zones covering 4 seasons was subjected to this study. All the cows and calves were ear tagged, date of calving and milk yield was recorded following International Committee for Animal Recording (ICAR) (2017). …”
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Occupational health risk assessment and risk monetization based on xylene exposureMendeley Data by Fei Li, Boshen Wang, Baoli Zhu

“…Subsequently, a risk monetization method was used to convert the health risks of xylene exposure into currency. the results of the study showed that the EPA and MOM models were more reasonable and could accurately identify occupational health risks due to xylene exposure, while the ICMM model overestimated the health risks due to xylene exposure by assessing the risk level of all industries as level 4 or higher. Incorporating the number of people on the job into the risk assessment can differentiate the number of people involved in the health risks caused by xylene exposure, which is more conducive to the adoption of targeted preventive and control measures. …”
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Does Health System Responsiveness Differ between Insured and Uninsured Outpatients in Primary Health Care Facilities in Asagirt District, Ethiopia? A Cross-Sectional Study by Wubshet Debebe Negash, Asmamaw Atnafu, Desale Bihonegn Asmamaw, Chalie Tadie Tsehay

“…There was no difference in the responsiveness of the health system between insured and uninsured outpatients. All domains need further improvement, particularly those more closely related to patients’ concerns, such as waiting time to get service and choices of healthcare providers. …”
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Economic and Carbon Emission Analyses of C50 Manufactured Sand Concrete Considering Workability and Compressive Strength by Ning Li, Zewei Zhang, Dongxia Hu, Guangwei Pang, Qian Wang, Wei Si

“…The results showed that the water/binder ratio had the most significant impact on the cost and carbon emission, while the sand ratio and superplasticizer dosage had the least. All factors significantly affected its cost and carbon emission. …”
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Everolimus in Heart Transplantation: An Update by Stephan W. Hirt, Christoph Bara, Markus J. Barten, Tobias Deuse, Andreas O. Doesch, Ingo Kaczmarek, Uwe Schulz, Jörg Stypmann, Assad Haneya, Hans B. Lehmkuhl

“…Unless there are special considerations to take into account, all de novo heart transplant patients can be regarded as potential candidates for immunosuppression with everolimus and reduced-exposure calcineurin inhibitor therapy. …”
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The effect of light-emitting diode-mediated photobiomodulation therapy on orthodontic tooth movement: A literature review by Rashin Bahrami, Nariman Nikparto, Fateme Gharibpour, Maryam Pourhajibagher, Abbas Bahador

“…Five studies were included in the review, comprising two animal studies (ages 10 and 12 weeks) and three human studies (ages ranging from 15 to 17 years). All studies applied PBM concurrently with force application using sliding mechanics for canine retraction (three studies) and molar protraction (two studies). …”
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Prognostic factors in transnasal endoscopic surgery for paediatric patients with ossifying fibroma of the paranasal sinuses and skull base by Jingying Ma, Bing Zhou, Qian Huang, Shunjiu Cui, Dingfang Cao

“…Clinical indicators such as age; surgical history; pathological type; intraoperative bleeding; and orbit, anterior skull base, sphenoid bone, sella turcica, clivus, or frontal sinus involvement were subjected to univariate analysis using the χ2 test, to investigate whether any of these factors affected recurrence. Results All 34 patients underwent transnasal endoscopic resection. …”
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Resting-state functional magnetic resonance imaging study on cerebrovascular reactivity changes in the precuneus of Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment patients by Xue Tang, Luoyu Wang, Qi Feng, Hanjun Hu, Yidi Zhu, Zhengluan Liao, Zhongxiang Ding, Xiufang Xu

“…The results of the correlation analysis indicate that CVR in all patients, as well as FC with the PCUN.L as the ROI to the PCUN.R and SFGmed.R, show positive correlations with MMSE and MoCA scores. …”
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Harnessing coaches' expertise: creating 11 sport-specific profiles for talent orientation by Johanna Ochs, Andreas Hohmann, Johan Pion, Johan Pion

“…When comparing one sport discipline to all others, correct classification ranged from 82.2% to 92.7%.DiscussionBased on the coaches' ratings, eleven different sport discipline profiles were developed, each with its own combination of key test items. …”
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Prognostic Role of Platelet-to-Lymphocyte Ratio in Hepatocellular Carcinoma with Different BCLC Stages: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Wan-fu Lin, Mao-feng Zhong, Yu-ren Zhang, Huan Wang, He-tong Zhao, Bin-bin Cheng, Chang-quan Ling

“…As for the correlation between PLR and event occurrence, high PLR was related to poor clinical event occurrence only among BCLC-C patients, though obvious heterogeneity was observed in all different BCLC stages. In conclusion, PLR may be a significant biomarker in the prognosis of HCC in different BCLC stages.…”
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Advanced mandibular reconstruction with fibular free flap and alloplastic TMJ prosthesis with digital planning by Justin M. Pyne, Clayton M. Davis, Ryan Kelm, Claudine Bussolaro, Walter Dobrovolsky, Hadi Seikaly

“…Abstract Introduction Resection of the mandible and temporomandibular joint (TMJ) without formal reconstruction is a devastating condition that negatively affects all aspects of the patient’s life. We have approached the reconstruction of mandibular defects that include the condyle with simultaneous reconstruction with a vascularized free fibular flap (FFF) using Surgical Design and Simulation (SDS) and alloplastic TMJ prosthesis. …”
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Serum connexin 26 as a potential marker of non-syndromic hearing loss by Hend M. Moness, Noha M. Abdullah, Doaa El Amrousy, Reham Gamal, Hatem A. Mohamed, Mohammed A. Gomaa, Shaimaa Moustafa Hafez, Zamzam Hassan Mohamed

“…Seventy children with NSHL and 70 children as control group. All children were subjected to Audiometry, measurement frequency of 35delG, 167delT by PCR–RFLP, and connexin26 level by ELISA. …”
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