Traditional Chinese acupuncture versus minimal acupuncture for mild-to-moderate knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a randomised, controlled pilot trial by Guang-Xia Shi, Cun-Zhi Liu, Ning Sun, Yi Du, Jian-Feng Tu, Yong-Ting Li, Li-Wen Zhang, Yan Cao, Jing-Jie Zhao, Da-Chang Xiong, Hai-Kun Hou

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Prediction of Multiple Organ Failure Complicated by Moderately Severe or Severe Acute Pancreatitis Based on Machine Learning: A Multicenter Cohort Study by Fumin Xu, Xiao Chen, Chenwenya Li, Jing Liu, Qiu Qiu, Mi He, Jingjing Xiao, Zhihui Liu, Bingjun Ji, Dongfeng Chen, Kaijun Liu

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The survey of the status of self-stigma of depression and its relationship with demographic factors in Gonabad, Iran by Hadi Tehrani, Hadi Tehrani, Fatemehzahra Naddafi, Mahbobeh Nejatian, Alireza Jafari

“…Individuals with a history of mental disorder had higher SSD (p = 0.011) and help-seeking inhibition (p = 0.004). People who did not obtain information related to mental illness had more help-seeking inhibition (p = 0.001). …”
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HIV Testing and Counselling in Colombia: Local Experience on Two Different Recruitment Strategies to Better Reach Low Socioeconomic Status Communities by Jaime Galindo-Quintero, Hector Fabio Mueses-Marin, David Montaño-Agudelo, María Virginia Pinzón-Fernández, Inés Constanza Tello-Bolívar, Beatriz Eugenia Alvarado-Llano, Jorge Luis Martinez-Cajas

“…The effectiveness indicators for BAFI-1 and BAFI-2, respectively, were HIV positive-confirmed prevalence = 0.29% and 3.86%, return rate for confirmatory results = 62.5% and 93.7%, return rate for comprehensive care = 83.3% and 92.8%, and ART initiation rate = 20% and 76.9%. Although more people were reached with BAFI-1, the community-led BAFI-2 was more effective at reaching individuals with a higher prevalence of behavioural risk factors for HIV infection.…”
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Uji Bakteriologis pada Minuman Air Tebu yang Dijual di Pinggiran Jalan Khatib Sulaiman Kota Padang by Dewi Oktavia Djasmi, Roslaili Rasyid, Eliza Anas

“…<br />Kata kunci: tes MPN, air tebu, hygiene</p><p> </p><p>Abstract <br />Pathogenic bacteria can contaminate the sugar cane juice by the less hygiene and environmental sanitation of the sellers. There are a lot of people selling sugar cane juice in Padang, mostly in Khatib Sulaiman. …”
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Revolutionizing ESCC prognosis: the efficiency of tumor-infiltrating immune cells (TIIC) signature score by Haixia Wang, Shaowei Ma, Zixin Yang, Ren Niu, Haiyong Zhu, Shujun Li, Shaolin Gao, Zhirong Li, Yanhua Tian

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Evaluation of the association between lymph node ratio and long-term survival in patients after surgery for lymph node-positive bladder cancer: a SEER population-based study with e... by Tao Chen, Xinchang Zou, Yihe Li, Lifen Peng, Zhen Song, Haichao Chao, Bin Fu, Tao Zeng

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Bone cell differentiation and mineralization in wild-type and osteogenesis imperfecta zebrafish are compromised by per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) by Francesca Tonelli, Cecilia Masiero, Carla Aresi, Camilla Torriani, Simona Villani, Guido Premoli, Antonio Rossi, Antonella Forlino

“…Abstract Perfluorinated compounds (PFAS) are well recognized toxic pollutants for humans, but if their effect is equally harmful for healthy and fragile people is unknown. Addressing this question represents a need for ensuring global health and wellbeing to all individuals in a world facing the progressive increase of aging and aging related diseases. …”
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Telomere Length and Oxidative Damage in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Leping Ma, Cui Liu, Ran Song, Yeping Qian, Feng Zhang

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Excerpts from The Freedom Fight: A Novel of Resistance and Freedom. by Pamela J. Olubunmi Smith

“…His violent protest results in eventual freedom and independence for the people of Òkò from years of servitude under the feudal lord, Olúmokùn, signaling the beginning of the end of feudalism in Yorùbáland. …”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 virus antibodies and sociodemographic features of pregnant women in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional survey study by Maryan Abdullahi Sh. Nur, Hassan Abdullahi Dahie, Nima Abdi Hassan, Bashiru Garba, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud, Najib Isse Dirie, Mohamed Hussein Adam

“…Students, teachers, employed people and individuals reported COVID-19 like symptoms were all associated with COVID-19 seropositivity outcomes.Conclusion Pregnant women and those with commorbidies should be given special preventive care and health education about COVID-19 transmission.…”
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Sexual and Reproductive Health Services Utilization and Associated Factors among College Students at West Arsi Zone in Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Demelash Wachamo, Yadessa Tegene, Abdisa Tibeso, Assefa Washo

“…Background. Young people are challenged with sexual and reproductive health (SRH) problems due to limited access to services and information. …”
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The Potential of Digital Storytelling as an Ethnographic Research Technique in Social Sciences by Oğuz Hatice Şule

“…I experienced a number of difficulties in conducting a field research with a sensitive (disadvantaged) group of people such as the asylum seekers. the other is the digital storytelling workshop entitled When I was in the field: Digital Stories from Young Academic Women . …”
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Novel lncRNA LncMSTRG.11341.25 Promotes Osteogenic Differentiation of Human Bone Marrow Stem Cells via the miR-939-5p/PAX8 Axis by Feifei Ni, Jianjun Li, Qin Yin, Yangyang Chen, Zengwu Shao, Hong Wang

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Interventions to reduce social isolation and loneliness among minority ethnic populations in OECD countries: A scoping review. by Emmanuel Sunday Nwofe, Amirah Akhtar, Sahdia Parveen, Karen Windle

“…<h4>Background</h4>Social isolation and loneliness (SIL) are complex issues that impact mental and physical wellbeing and are significant public health concerns. People from minority ethnic backgrounds living in Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) member states may be particularly vulnerable to experiencing SIL. …”
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Goiter and Its Associated Factors among Adolescent High School Girls at Tach Armachiho District, Northwest Ethiopia: An Institution-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Belaynew Mesfin, Bisrat Misganaw, Melkamu Tamir Hunegnaw, Esmael Ali Muhammad

“…The most visible effect of IDD is the appearance of goiters, and 28 million people are affected by goiter. Therefore, this study aimed to assess the prevalence and associated factors of goiter among high school adolescent girls at Tach Armachiho district, Northwest Ethiopia. …”
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Triatoma venosa and Panstrongylus geniculatus challenge the certification of interruption of vectorial Trypanosoma cruzi transmission by Rhodnius prolixus in eastern Colombia. by Omar Cantillo-Barraza, Lídia Gual-González, Natalia Velásquez-Ortiz, Manuel Alfonso Medina Camargo, Paola González, Lissa Cruz-Saavedra, Adriana Castillo, Sara Zuluaga, Giovanny Herrera, Hanson Cowan, Andrés Velez-Mira, Luz Helena Patiño, Juan David Ramírez, Omar Triana, Melissa S Nolan

“…For this, we designed a comprehensive, multi-faceted study in 6 rural villages and performed: (i) A cross-sectional serological and molecular study enrolling 155 people and 58 domestic dogs living within 80 households, (ii) a domestic entomological survey, (iii) a determination of the natural infection and blood meal source in collected triatomine bugs, and (iv) an evaluation of synanthropic mammal infection by parasitological and molecular tools. …”
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Malaria exposure remodels the plasma proteome of Ghanaian children by Aisha M. Mohammed, Charles Ochieng’ Olwal, Andrea Fossati, Nancy K. Nyakoe, Jacqueline M. Fabius, Martin Gordon, Benjamin J. Polacco, Danielle L. Swaney, Gordon A. Awandare, Nevan J. Krogan, Mehdi Bouhaddou, Yaw Bediako

“…However, the immune correlates of protection in these people who acquire natural immunity against malaria are poorly understood. …”
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Household air pollution exposure and risk of tuberculosis: a case–control study of women in Lilongwe, Malawi by Kenneth Maleta, Robert Krysiak, Irving Hoffman, Sam Phiri, Pamela Jagger, Ryan McCord, Anna Gallerani, Charles Jumbe, Joseph Pedit

“…Introduction Globally, 3–4 billion people rely on solid fuels for cooking, and 1 billion use kerosene to light their homes. …”
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Targeting Liver Biopsies For Optimal Biopsy Site In Diffused Liver Disease Using Real-Time Shear Wave Elastography: A Prospective, Single Center Study by Naushaba Malik, Shahbakht Aftab, Rida Noor, Noor Aftab, Rizwan, Rehan

“…Conclusions: This study compared a new sound wave technique (SWE) to a traditional method (TE) for diagnosing liver scarring (fibrosis) in people with chronic liver disease.  The findings suggest that the new technique is just as accurate as the traditional one for diagnosing moderate and severe scarring stages. …”
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