Prevalence and Intensity of Intestinal Helminth Infections in Preschool Pupils in Lugari Subcounty, Kakamega County, Kenya by Daniel Kevin Werunga, Elizabeth Nanjala Omukunda, Jackson Cheruiyot Korir

“…Preschool pupils positive with helminths were treated freely, and a follow-up screening was conducted three months after treatment. Approval of the study was sought from the Masinde Muliro University of Science and Technology Institutional Ethical Review Board (MMUST IRB). …”
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Development of a Prognostic Nomogram Incorporating the Naples Prognostic Score for Postoperative Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients by Xu XL, Cheng H

“…Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were conducted to identify independent prognostic factors. …”
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ENHANCING PRODUCTION EFFICIENCY IN A HOME-BASED TEMPE CHIPS INDUSTRY by Latifatul Ummi Qurrota'ayun, Muhamad Zainudin, Siti Nur Mahmudah

“…Home Industry is characterized by the ownership or other involvement of two or more family members in the same role in the life and functioning of the business. This research was conducted to determine the application of production management for the tempe chips home industry,including: planning, organizing, actuating, and controlling, as well as the impact of the application of production management on the development of the tempe chips home industry. …”
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Outcomes of adults hospitalized with COVID-19 at the University Teaching Hospital of Butare in Rwanda and validation of the Universal Vital Assessment (UVA) mortality risk score. by Dona Fabiola Gashame, Kwame A Akuamoah Boateng, Jean Damascene Twagirumukiza, Jean de Dieu Mahoro, Christopher C Moore, Theogene Twagirumugabe

“…Accordingly, we aimed to determine 1) outcomes of patients admitted to hospital with COVID-19 in Rwanda, and 2) the ability of the Universal Vital Assessment (UVA) score to predict mortality in patients with COVID-19 compared to sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) and quick (qSOFA) scores. We conducted a retrospective study of patients aged ≥18 years hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 at the University Teaching Hospital of Butare (CHUB), Rwanda, April 2021-January 2022. …”
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Mapping an evidence-based end-of-life care framework for older adults in Chinese nursing homes: protocol for a scoping review by Yuanyuan Zhao, Boon How Chew, Yuehua Tu, Eva Marie Gacasan

“…The focus of this article will be on the scope of services, guidelines for decision making, roles within interdisciplinary teams, and the practical feasibility of care provision.Methods and analysis A systematic search will be conducted across nine electronic databases: PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, Cochrane, PsycINFO, ERIC, CINAHL, China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI), and Wanfang Data. …”
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Impact of trachoma elimination efforts in afar regional state, Ethiopia: survey findings from 26 evaluation units by Getachew Gebreselassie, Kasahun Negash, Dawit Woga, Misrak Makonnen, Baye Deneke, Muluken Desalegn, Seada Ali, Colin L. Beckwith, Fentahun Tadesse, Fikre Seife, Genet Kiflu, Fikreab Kebede

“…Methods Cross-sectional community-based surveys were conducted in 26 trachoma-endemic woredas, employing a standardized approach. …”
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Social isolation in the young and middle-aged patients with stroke: role of social support, family resilience and hope by Xiao Jia Wu, Ke Ke, Hui Liu, Shao Ping Zhan, Lei Wang, Juan Feng He

“…Social isolation is associated with social support, family resilience, and levels of personal hope, but how they interact to predict social isolation in the young and middle-aged stroke survivors remains unclear.MethodsUsing cross-sectional design and convenience sampling method, a survey was conducted among 461 young and middle-aged stroke survivors. …”
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Community pharmacies: Key players in point-of-care diagnostics for STI screening in Africa. by Agnes N Kiragga, Annet Onzia, Vivian Nakate, Irene Bagaya, Evelyn Natuha, Emmanuel Mande, Olivia Kataike, Rosalind Parkes-Ratanshi, Matthew M Hamill, Yukari C Manabe

“…We examined the feasibility of using point-of-care (POC) STI tests for screening HIV and other STIs at community pharmacies.<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a prospective cohort study of persons seeking medication and other services at 18 purposively selected community pharmacies in Kampala, Uganda. …”
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Total Organic Carbon Analysis of Residual Contaminants in Bioreactor Equipment: A Cleaning Verification Study using Surface Swabbing by Ciara E. Fitzpatrick, James J. Roche

“…Total organic carbon (TOC) analysis is a fast, highly sensitive, and inexpensive analytical technique commonly used to evaluate the approximate level of organic contamination. A study was conducted to assess the effectiveness of cleaning procedures in the removal of contaminants from bioreactor equipment by measuring the TOC concentration of swab samples. …”
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Cancer stem cell populations are resistant to 5-aminolevulinic acid-photodynamic therapy (5-ALA-PDT) by Chantel P. J. Rice, Vipin Shankar Chelakkot, Noah T. Conohan, Kensuke Hirasawa

“…Although 5-ALA-PDT is effective at killing cancer cells, in prior studies conducted by our group we normally observed in in vitro experiments that approximately 5–10% of cells survive 5-ALA-PDT, which served as an impetus for further investigation. …”
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Alpha-glucosidase inhibitor decreases the risk of colorectal adenoma in the aged with Type 2 diabetes by Dingchao Xia, Lanling Jin, Binfeng Wang, Yi Jin, Qun Zheng, Jie Xu, Senzhong Chen

“…A retrospective cross-sectional study was conducted on type 2 diabetes patients aged 60 and above using data from Wenzhou Central Hospital from January 2021 to May 2024. …”
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Community’s Perception and Attitude towards People with Epilepsy in Ethiopia by Wubalem Fekadu, Tesfa Mekonen, Shemelash Bitew, Tefera Chanie Mekonnen, Melak Menberu, Seble Shewangizaw

“…A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted in South Ethiopia from a total of 701 participants. …”
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Vital signs-based healthcare kiosks for screening chronic and infectious diseases: a systematic review by Saksham Bhutani, Aymen Alian, Richard Ribon Fletcher, Hagen Bomberg, Urs Eichenberger, Carlo Menon, Mohamed Elgendi

“…This review aims to bridge the research-to-practice gap by examining the development of health kiosk technology from 2013 to 2023. Methods We conducted a systematic search across PubMed, IEEE Xplore, and Google Scholar databases, identifying 5,537 articles, with 36 studies meeting inclusion criteria for detailed analysis. …”
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The Transcription Factor SOX18 Inhibitor Small Molecule 4 Is a Potential Treatment of Cancer‐Induced Lymphatic Metastasis and Lymphangiosarcoma by Katja K. Koll, Martin M. Zimmermann, Patrick A. Will, Ulrich Kneser, Christoph Hirche

“…Further in vitro studies are warranted to investigate the mechanisms and conduct dose–response analyses to evaluate Sm4's potential as a targeted therapy for lymphangiosarcoma and cancer‐induced lymphangiogenesis in the future.…”
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Factors Influencing the Choice of Healthcare Providers among National Health Insurance Scheme Enrollees in Public and Private Health Facilities in South Western Nigeria: A Mixed Me... by Roseline Akande, Sunday Olarewaju, Adeleye Adeomi, Joel Akande, Funmilola Oke, Roseline Ige, Olugbemiga Abodunrin

“…Four focus groups with eligible respondents were conducted in public and private health facilities. …”
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Cardiovascular Risk Awareness, Exercise Practices and Metabolic Outcomes among Patients with Diabetes Mellitus in Northern Nigeria: A Cross-sectional, Multicentre Study by Nura Hamidu Alkali, Andrew E. Uloko, Ijuptil Chiroma, Ayuba Mugana, Maria Ahuoiza Garba, Innocent Onoja Okpe, Elijah Tonde Gargah, Umar Faruk Abdullahi, Lumsami Shadrach, Ibrahim Abdullahi Haladu

“…Materials and Methods: We conducted a cross-sectional study at five tertiary hospitals using questionnaire interviews and clinical assessments. …”
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Transient Third-Degree Atrioventricular Block in a Dog with Addisonian Crisis by Paula Maria Pașca, Gheorghe Solcan, Andrei Blageanu, Caroline Maria Lăcătuș, Petru Cosmin Peștean, Constantin Adrian Stancu, Andrei Radu Baisan

“…The PQ interval was variable, without any evidence of atrio-ventricular conduction. Treatment for hyperkalemia was initiated immediately after admission, followed by dexamethasone sodium phosphate administration, which led to an improvement in the patient’s general condition, and the normalization of the ECG readings, after 24 h of therapy. …”
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Domestic water consumptions and associated factors in rural household of Harari region, Eastern Ethiopia; A cross sectional study by Bushra Yusuf Ahmed, Sina Temesgen Tolera, Liku Muche Temesgen, Abraham Geremew

“…Despite global efforts to identify the factors that affect domestic water consumption, those related to domestic water use in rural regions have not been sufficiently studied, particularly in rural woredas of Harari region, Ethiopia.ObjectiveTo assess the domestic water consumption and associated factors at household level in rural woredas of Harari region, Eastern Ethiopia from October 29, 2022 to November 21, 2022.MethodA community-based cross-sectional study was conducted on 408 households using stratified sampling techniques, collecting data on socio-demographic and water use characteristics. …”
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Alström syndrome: the journey to diagnosis by Akshat Sinha, Kerry Leeson-Beevers, Catherine Lewis, Elizabeth Loughery, Tarekegn Geberhiwot

“…Methods Between August-October 2022 we conducted research into a sample of patients from the ASUK database. …”
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Analytical and diagnostic performance characteristics of reverse-transcriptase loop-mediated isothermal amplification assays for dengue virus serotypes 1-4: A scoping review to inf... by Paul Arkell, Dumrong Mairiang, Adisak Songjaeng, Kenny Malpartida-Cardenas, Kerri Hill-Cawthorne, Panisadee Avirutnan, Pantelis Georgiou, Alison Holmes, Jesus Rodriguez-Manzano

“…A literature search in Medline was conducted. Studies were included if they were listed before 4th May 2022 (no prior time limit set) and described the development of any serotype-specific DENV RT-LAMP assay ('original assays') or described the further evaluation, adaption or implementation of these assays. …”
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