Evaluating programmatic reactive focal drug administration impact on malaria incidence in northern Senegal: an interrupted time series analysis by Ellen Leah Ferriss, Yakou Dieye, Moustapha Cissé, Gnagna Dieng Sow, Jean Louis Lankia, Damien Diedhiou, Abiboulaye Sall, Tamba Souane, Tidiane Thiam, Doudou Sene, Elhadji Doucouré, Ibrahima Diallo, Adam Bennett, Caterina Guinovart

“…Methods An interrupted time series analysis was conducted with routine surveillance data on health post-level monthly confirmed malaria case counts from the District Health Information Software (DHIS2). …”
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Comparison of two skin protection regimes for the Prevention of Incontinence-associated Dermatitis in geriatric care (PID): a study protocol for an exploratory randomised controlle... by Jan Kottner, Monira El Genedy-Kalyoncu, Alexandra Fastner, Bettina Völzer, Kathrin Raeder, Konrad Neumann, Nils Axel Lahmann

“…Therefore, the overall aim of this exploratory trial is to compare the effects of three skin protection strategies to estimate effect sizes of the recently published core outcomes in IAD research.Methods and analysis A pragmatic three-arm, assessor-blinded, randomised controlled, exploratory trial with parallel group design will be performed, comparing film-forming and lipophilic skin protecting leave-on products for IAD prevention with standard incontinence care alone. The trial will be conducted in geriatric nursing homes and geriatric acute care settings in the federal state of Berlin, Germany. …”
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Prognostic and diagnostic accuracy of intracoronary electrocardiogram recorded during percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis by Jun Fan, Weijie Li, Yizhi Pan, Jialin He, Jiankai Huang, Pingan Chen

“…This up-to-date meta-analysis of published studies was conducted to evaluate the prognostic and diagnostic accuracy of IC-ECG recorded during PCI.Methods Relevant studies were identified by searches of MEDLINE until 19 June 2021. …”
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Antiangiogenic therapy with recombinant human endostatin may improve blood perfusion of cervical node with necrosis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: a preliminary study by usi... by Zhendong Yang, Huimin Xiao, Xigui Li, Zhuxin Wei, Min Kang, Rensheng Wang, Jianyuan Huang

“…By using contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) as a monitoring method, we conducted this study to assess whether antiangiogenic therapy (AT) with recombinant human endostatin (RHES) may improve blood perfusion of the CNN.Materials and methodsFifteen NPC patients with CNN were enrolled and underwent CEUS the day before and day 5 after AT with RHES initiation, respectively. …”
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Enhanced prediction of energy dissipation rate in hydrofoil-crested stepped spillways using novel advanced hybrid machine learning models by Ehsan Afaridegan, Nosratollah Amanian

“…Dimensional analysis was conducted to identify key factors influencing EDR, including step number (NS), chute angle (θ), hydrofoil formation index (t), and the ratio of critical depth to total chute height (yC / PS). …”
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Association between D-dimer to lymphocyte ratio and in hospital all-cause mortality in elderly patients with sepsis: a cohort of 1123 patients by Xinguang Long, Zhenkui Hu, Chao Song, Jinhui Zhang

“…Kaplan-Meier analysis was conducted to compare all-cause mortality among the four DLR groups. …”
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Biological control of bacterial wilt in pathumma; Curcuma alismatifolia by S. Promsai, Y. Tragoolpua, N. Thongwai

“…The current study was conducted to screen for antagonistic microorganisms capable of inhibiting the pathogenic bacteria and to evaluate the beneficial effect of antagonistic bacteria on pathumma in vivo.METHODS: Antagonistic bacteria were isolated from soil samples obtained from several locations in Thailand and screened for antibacterial activity. …”
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Endophytic Colletotrichum siamense for Biocontrol and Resistance Induction in Guarana Seedlings by Luana L. Casas, José O. Pereira, Pedro Q. Costa-Neto, José F. Silva, Lucas N. Almeida, Roberto A. Bianco, João L. Azevedo

“…Negative control seedlings did not receive any treatment (except water and fertilization), and positive control seedlings were treated only with the phytopathogen. The experiment was conducted between December 2019 and February 2020 in a greenhouse. …”
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Development of a short version of the perceived social support scale: based on classical test theory and ant colony optimization by Yunchou Wu, Jingqi Tang, Zhuoran Du, Ke Chen, Fei Wang, Xiaonan Sun, Guoying Zhang, Yibo Wu

“…After randomly dividing the data into two parts, exploratory analysis and confirmatory analysis were conducted separately. During the exploratory analysis of dataset 1, the scale was simplified using both Classical Test Theory (CTT) and the Ant Colony Optimization (ACO), resulting in one short form for each approach. …”
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Is Lateral Ligament Complex Repair Necessary in All Unstable Elbow Injuries with Coronoid Fractures? A Comparative Study: A Case Series by Nishaanth Ragavan, Rex Chandrabose

“…Hence, our study was conducted to find out the appropriate structures and approaches to provide elbow stability and better functional outcomes. …”
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Impact of pharmacist-led medication review among hemodialysis patients: a systematic review by Ganesh Sritheran Paneerselvam, Chen Kah Yee, Muhammad Junaid Farrukh, Ana Yuda, Andi Hermansyah, Mohd. Fadli Mohd. Asmani, Ibrahim Abdullah, Long Chiau Ming

“…However, the impact of these interventions and the specific types of DRPs among this patient group remain unclear.Objectives This systematic review aimed to assess the impact of pharmacist-led medication reviews among HD patients, identify the most prevalent types of DRPs, and explore the factors associated with these problems.Methods A systematic search was conducted across databases such as Medline via PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and EBSCOHost, for studies published from January 2012 to July 2023. …”
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Nurses’ experiences of text-based digital triage at primary healthcare centres in Sweden: a qualitative interview study by Ester Rydell, Ulf Jakobsson, Sigrid Stjernswärd

“…Semi-structured interviews were conducted to collect data. Data were analysed using qualitative content analysis. …”
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Preoperative Nutritional Status and Risk Factors Associated with Delayed Discharge in Geriatric Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy: A Single-Center Retrospective Study by Xining Zhao, Jie Liu, Ying Wang, Yuying Yang, Yan Pan, Shengjin Ge

“…A retrospective study of gastric cancer patients (age≥65) who underwent gastrectomy at Zhongshan Hospital from January 2018 to May 2020 was conducted. Clinical data, including demographic information, medical history, surgery-related factors, and perioperative nutritional management, were collected and analyzed. …”
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Value-based healthcare in Latin America: a survey of 70 healthcare provider organisations from Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia and Mexico by Pedro Ramos, Marcia Makdisse, Daniel Malheiro, Marcelo Katz, Luisa Novoa, Miguel Cendoroglo Neto, Jose Henrique Germann Ferreira, Sidney Klajner

“…This study aim was to investigate how HPOs in five Latin American countries are implementing VBHC.Design Mixed-methods research was conducted using online questionnaire, semistructured interviews based on selected elements of the value agenda (from December 2018 to June 2020), analyses of aggregated data and documents. …”
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Predictive model for determining the indications for automated 3D ultrasound for screening patients at low risk of developing breast tumors by A. E. Garanina, A. V. Kholin

“…A retro-prospective clinical study has been conducted from February 2019 to May 2023. A total of 2794 patients were included in the study. …”
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Expression and correlation of endoglin, sEndoglin, and MMP-14 on preeclampsia placenta by Febriana Catur Iswanti, Ninik Mudjihartini, Reni Paramita, Yuditiya Purwosunu, Ani Retno Prijanti

“…Method: A cross-sectional study was conducted using 68 placental samples: 34 from normal-term pregnancies and 34 from preeclampsia cases. …”
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The role of Ashwagandha in modulating gut parameters in dogs—a randomized double-blind placebo-controlled trial by Kala Kumar Bharani, Ashok Kumar Devarasetti, Rajendar Bobbili, Amit Khurana, Donga Durga Veera Hanuman, Roupesh Gudepu, Swapna Guda

“…We hypothesized that ARE might promote a healthy gut by its adaptogenic and anti-inflammatory effects and improve vital parameters for healthy ageing.MethodsA randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial was conducted in Telangana, India. Twelve healthy geriatric Beagle dogs aged 12–15 years were enrolled. …”
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Immunogenicity of Two Fractional Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine Doses vs Single Intramuscular Inactivated Poliovirus Vaccine Dose in Infants of Low- and Middle-income Countries: A... by Kunal Kumar, Sangita Yadav, Raghvendra Singh, Archana Thakur

“…Materials and methods: This prospective cross-sectional study was conducted in an Indian tertiary care healthcare center. …”
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Integrative analyses of mendelian randomization and bioinformatics reveal casual relationship and genetic links between COVID-19 and knee osteoarthritis by Xiao Zheng, Jinhao Li, Qinfeng Ma, Jianping Gong, Jianbo Pan

“…Methods Our investigation focused on exploring the potential causal relationship between COVID-19, acute upper respiratory tract infection (URTI) and KOA utilizing a bidirectional MR approach. Additionally, we conducted differential gene expression analysis using public datasets related to these three conditions. …”
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Impact of lay health worker programmes on the health outcomes of mother-child pairs of HIV exposed children in Africa: A scoping review. by Kathrin Schmitz, Tariro Jayson Basera, Bonaventure Egbujie, Preethi Mistri, Nireshni Naidoo, Witness Mapanga, Jane Goudge, Majorie Mbule, Fiona Burtt, Esca Scheepers, Jude Igumbor

“…Most (n = 13, 39.4%) of the included studies were conducted in South Africa and used a cluster RCT design (n = 13, 39.4%). …”
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