circICMT upregulates and suppresses the malignant behavior of bladder cancer by Xin Luo, FangMei Xie, Guoqiang Qin, Ge Zou, Xu Lu, Chaofeng Zhang, Zeping Han, Ying Zhao, Xiaoyu Song, WenFeng Luo, Yongsheng Li, JinHua He, Jian Shen

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Pembingkaian Perjuangan Tanah Orang Mentawai Dalam Konflik Kehutanan by Nurhayati Nurhayati, Afrizal Afrizal, Jendrius Jendrius

“…This study focuses on the Siberut forestry conflict in Saliguma Village, Siberut Tengah District, Mentawai Islands Regency. The Provincial Government reserves ± 20,030 hectares of land for PT-Biomass Andalan Energi for Calliandra (Calliandra Calotthyrsus), gamal (Gliricidia Sepium), and lamtoro (Leucaena leucocephala) Industrial Plants. …”
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Long-Term Outcomes of a Health Information System-Based Feedback Intervention Study of Antimicrobial Prescriptions in Primary Care Institutions: Follow-Up of a Randomized Cross-Ove... by Yan Y, Yang J, Lu Y, Cui Z, Chang Y

“…Yuxing Yan,1,* Junli Yang,1,* Yun Lu,2 Zhezhe Cui,3 Yue Chang1,4 1School of Medicine and Health Management, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Public Health, the Key Laboratory of Environmental Pollution Monitoring and Disease Control, Ministry of Education, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Guangxi Key Laboratory of Major Infectious Disease Prevention and Control and Biosafety Emergency Response, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Nanning, Guangxi Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Center of Medicine Economics and Management Research, Guizhou Medical University, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yue Chang, School of Medicine and Health Management, Guizhou Medical University, 6 Ankang Avenue, GUI ‘An New District, Guiyang, Guizhou Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +86-0851-88308118, Email 4567401@qq.com Zhezhe Cui, Guangxi Key Laboratory of Major Infectious Disease Prevention and Control and Biosafety Emergency Response, Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region Center for Disease Control and Prevention, 18 Jinzhou Road, Nanning, Guangxi Province, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +86-0771-2518785, Email czz6997@163.comPurpose: To evaluate the long-term impacts of the feedback intervention on controlling inappropriate use of antimicrobial prescriptions in primary care institutions in China, as a continuation of the previous feedback intervention trial.Methods: After the intervention ended, we conducted a 12-month follow-up study. …”
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Faktor-Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Kejadian Filariasis di Kabupaten Padang Pariaman Tahun 2010-2013 by Dhia Afra, Nora Abdiana Harminarti, Abdiana .

“…Some of them are gender, age, occupation, environmental factors and behavioral. Pariaman District is not one of the 5 districts of filariasis endemic areas but a lot of new case have been identify in West Sumatra. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour towards ticks and tick-borne diseases—A survey among Lyme borreliosis cases in Bavaria in 2019 by Stefanie Böhm, Volker Fingerle, Andreas Beyerlein, Manfred Wildner, Merle M. Böhmer

“…Although mostly well informed, a significant proportion of participants did not know or were misinformed about availability of repellents (48.5 %), risk of LB in their district (24.9 %), ticks not falling from trees (22.1 %) and non-availability of vaccination against LB (20.9 %). …”
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Developing a clinical prediction model to modify empirical antibiotics for non-typhoidal Salmonella bloodstream infection in children under-five in the Democratic Republic of Congo by Bieke Tack, Daniel Vita, Jules Mbuyamba, Emmanuel Ntangu, Hornela Vuvu, Immaculée Kahindo, Japhet Ngina, Aimée Luyindula, Naomie Nama, Tito Mputu, Justin Im, Hyonjin Jeon, Florian Marks, Jaan Toelen, Octavie Lunguya, Jan Jacobs, Ben Van Calster

“…Methods Data were collected during a prospective cohort study in children (> 28 days—< 5 years) admitted with severe febrile illness to Kisantu district hospital, DR Congo. The outcome variable was blood culture confirmed NTS bloodstream infection; the comparison group were children without NTS bloodstream infection. …”
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Distribution and dynamics for the ecological assessment of Asan Wetland through periphyton -a water quality indicator by Sazia Tabassum, C. B. Kotnala, A. K. Dobriyal, Mohammed Salman, Richa Bamola

“…The Asan Wetland is an important freshwater wetland in Uttarakhand’s Dehradun district. It is known for its diverse flora and fauna and as a stopover for migratory birds. …”
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Identification of Potential Diagnostic Biomarkers of Carotid Atherosclerosis in Obese Populations by Wu X, Pan J, Pan X, Kang J, Ren J, Huang Y, Gong L, Li Y

“…Xize Wu,1,&ast; Jiaxiang Pan,2,&ast; Xue Pan,1,3,&ast; Jian Kang,1 Jiaqi Ren,1 Yuxi Huang,1 Lihong Gong,2,4 Yue Li2,4 1Graduate School, Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110847, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110032, People’s Republic of China; 3College of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Dazhou Vocational College of Chinese Medicine, Dazhou, Sichuan, 635000, People’s Republic of China; 4Liaoning Provincial Key Laboratory of TCM Geriatric Cardio-Cerebrovascular Diseases, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110032, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lihong Gong; Yue Li, Affiliated Hospital of Liaoning University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, No. 33, Beiling Street, Huanggu District, Shenyang, Liaoning, 110032, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 024-82961105, Email Linda1795@sina.com; med_liyue@163.comObjective: This study aimed to investigate the potential mechanisms and biomarkers between Obesity (OB) and carotid atherosclerosis (CAS).Methods: The GSE12828, GSE125771, GSE43292, and GSE100927 datasets were combined and normalized to obtain CAS-related differentially expressed genes (DEGs), and OB-related DEGs were obtained from the GSE151839 dataset and the GeneCards database. …”
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Detection and characterization of bovine hepacivirus in cattle and sheep from Hulunbuir, northeastern China by Jingge Ma, Jingge Ma, Zhiwei Wei, Liang Li, Wei Wang, Ziyan Liu, Ziyan Liu, Ning Liu, Feng Wei, Xiangyu Zheng, Zedong Wang

“…Comprehensive bioinformatics analyses were employed to assess sequence similarity, phylogenetic evolution, and recombination of the obtained viral strains.ResultsA total of 988 serum samples from sheep (520) and cattle (468) were collected from 12 administrative districts in Hulunbuir from June to August, 2022. Semi-nested PCR revealed 6 BovHepV-positive districts with prevalence ranging from 2.0% to 35.0% in cattle, and one BovHepV-positive district with prevalence of 2.5% in sheep. …”
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Nested case-control study investigating factors affecting initial adoption of HIV self-testing among men who have sex with men in Guangzhou, China: amidst comprehensive service cov... by Yuzhou Gu, JiaLi Yang, Yefei Luo, Lishan Zhan, Fanghua Liu, Wenting Zeng, Huifang Xu, Huifang Xu, Yongheng Lu, Yanshan Cai, Zhigang Han

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Harmony in Diversity in Border Areas: Dayak Iban Tribe and Migrants in Badau by I Nyoman Yoga Segara, Kustini Kustini, Mustolehudin Mustolehudin, Siti Muawanah, R. Adang Nofandi

“…The study was conducted in Badau, a sub-district in West Kalimantan, inhabited by the indigenous Dayak Iban ethnic group and migrants from various ethnic and religious backgrounds. …”
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Community health system capacities and capabilities within an evolving community health policy framework: mixed methods study of stakeholders in central Uganda by Raymond Tweheyo, Diana Atwine, Richard Kabanda, Ronald Miria Ocaatre, Bounggui Kim, Simon Erisa Waiswa, Prichard Denzel Kavuma, Yeni Lee, Loretah Mutoni, Solyi Kim, Yein Park, Monica Okuga

“…This study assessed the community health system’s status quo and readiness for implementing a government-led, partner-supported community health worker project.Design A mixed methods cross-sectional study.Setting Two districts and one city in central Uganda.Participants 21 key informants (KIIs) with district leaders, 4 focus group discussions (FGDs) with community health workers (CHWs) termed as village health teams in the Ugandan setting and a survey of 487 CHWs and 419 pregnant women who had childbirth 12 months before.Study measures KIIs and FGDs explored community health system resources using the WHO health systems building blocks and the UNICEF health system strengthening maturation model. …”
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Patient preferences for facility-based management of hypertension and diabetes in rural Uganda: a discrete choice experiment by Robert Kalyesubula, Isaac Ssinabulya, Rachel Nugent, Christine Ngaruiya, Nicola L Hawley, Dallas Wood, Baylah Tessier-Sherman, Deron Galusha, Mari Armstrong-Hough, Sarah EG Moor, Andrew K Tusubira, Ann R Akiteng, Evelyn Hsieh Donroe, Tracy L Rabin, Brenda D Nakirya, Christine Nalwadda, Jeremy I Schwartz

“…Objective To explore how respondents with common chronic conditions—hypertension (HTN) and diabetes mellitus (DM)—make healthcare-seeking decisions.Setting Three health facilities in Nakaseke District, Uganda.Design Discrete choice experiment (DCE).Participants 496 adults with HTN and/or DM.Main outcome measures Willingness to pay for changes in DCE attributes: getting to the facility, interactions with healthcare providers, availability of medicines for condition, patient peer-support groups; and education at the facility.Results Respondents were willing to pay more to attend facilities that offer peer-support groups, friendly healthcare providers with low staff turnover and greater availabilities of medicines. …”
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Challenges and Novelties in the Treatment of Obesity in Adults. A review by Karolina Kuczapska, Marek Kurowski, Anna Gliwa, Monika Ryglewicz, Dariusz Fabian, Elżbieta Leszczyńska-Knaga, Natalia Jakubczyk, Weronika Rutkowska-Kawalec, Paweł Moczydłowski, Karolina Michalczuk

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Deciphering the concurrent phenomenon of childhood malnutrition by using the extended composite index of anthropometric failure (ECIAF): facts from the BESLEN project by Gözde Dumlu Bilgin, İrem Kaya Cebioğlu, Hasan Kaan Kavsara, Aybüke Sarioğlu, Melis Keküllüoğlu Tan, Sema Aydin, Pınar Usta, Binnur Okan Bakir

“…Design: A multicentre cross-sectional study as part of the BESLEN project Setting: Mother-Child Education Centre in the Pendik district of Istanbul, Türkiye Participants: 1283 children (preschool children, n 822, school-aged children, n 462) and 1044 mothers Results: Almost 1/3 of the children included in the study had an anthropometric failure as determined by ECIAF. …”
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Non-contact tracking of shoulder bones using ultrasound and stereophotogrammetry by Ahmed Sewify, Ahmed Sewify, Maxence Lavaill, Maxence Lavaill, Dermot O’Rourke, Dermot O’Rourke, Maria Antico, Maria Antico, Peter Pivonka, Peter Pivonka, Davide Fontanarosa, Davide Fontanarosa, Saulo Martelli, Saulo Martelli

“…PurposeWe explored the integration of 3D ultrasound (US) imaging with motion capture technology for non-invasively tracking bones of the shoulder district during normal activity. Our study aimed to demonstrate ex-vivo the proposed 3D US method’s feasibility and accuracy of tracking shoulder bones in a controlled cadaveric shoulder positioned in various arm elevations (low, mid and high).MethodWe registered previously acquired full bone shapes to spatially small bony surface patches segmented from 3D US. …”
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Electroacupuncture alleviates functional constipation by upregulating host-derived miR-205-5p to modulate gut microbiota and tryptophan metabolism by Lu Wang, Lu Wang, Menghan Xi, Menghan Xi, Wei Cao, Haiyan Qin, Di Qin, Shuai Chen, Siyuan Zhou, Yujun Hou, Ying Chen, Xianjun Xiao, Qianhua Zheng, Dehua Li, Ying Li

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Concentrations and exposure risks of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances in human milk from Southern China during the first 400 days of lactation by Meng-Tao Yang, Fei Yang, Qiu-Ye Lan, Si-Yu Huang, Xiao-Yan Chen, Ying-Zhen Qiu, Hui-Lian Zhu

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Hubungan Asupan Asam Folat, Zink, dan Vitamin A Ibu Hamil Trimester III terhadap Berat Badan Lahir di Kabupaten Padang Pariaman by Wici Septiyeni, Nur Indrawati Lipoeto, Joserizal Serudji

“…</em><em>This study was a cross sectional study to 59 pregnant women in the district of Padang Pariaman. Data collection with interviews and birth weight measurements. …”
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Molecular and immune landscape of tumours in geriatric patients with non-small cell lung cancer, melanoma and renal cell carcinoma by Abdul Rafeh Naqash, April K Salama, Emil Lou, Andrew Elliott, Wafik S El-Deiry, Chul Kim, Stephen V Liu, Anwaar Saeed, Hirva Mamdani, Khalil Choucair, Dipesh Uprety, Phillip Walker, Himisha Beltran, Matthew James Oberley, Azhar Saeed, Lujia Chen

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