Factors influencing the unexpected measles outbreak of 2023 in Colombo, Sri Lanka by Kasunee Kalubowila, Chandana Gajanayake

“…Among the confirmed cases, 48.7% (n=55) were aged between 3-15 years, and 55.8% (n=63) were female. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) facilities deprivation among children in Nigeria by Chima Victor, Joseph Ayodeji Kupoluyi, Funmilola Folasade Oyinlola, Victor Ojoajogwu Sule

“…Specifically, 32% were deprived of water, 40% were deprived of hygiene facilities and 67% were deprived of sanitation facilities. Children aged 5–9 (37.6%) were the most deprived of WASH facilities in Nigeria. …”
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The Relationship between Red Blood Cell Distribution Width and Incident Diabetes in Chinese Adults: A Cohort Study by Jialu Wang, Yanan Zhang, Yanping Wan, Zhuping Fan, Renying Xu

“…We performed this cohort study in 16,971 Chinese adults (9,956 men and 7,015 women, aged 43.3±12.8 years). The level of RDW was measured at baseline (2014). …”
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Effectiveness of the User-Centered “Healthcare CEO” App for Patients With Type 1 Diabetes Transitioning From Adolescence to Early Adulthood: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Tr... by Yueh-Tao Chiang, Hsing-Yi Yu, Pei-Kwei Tsay, Chi-Wen Chen, Chi-Wen Chang, Chien-Lung Hsu, Fu-Sung Lo, Philip Moons

“… BackgroundYoung patients aged 16 to 25 years with type 1 diabetes (T1D) often encounter challenges related to deteriorating disease control and accelerated complications. …”
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Potentiodynamic Corrosion Behavior and Microstructural Characteristics of Pulsed CMT-Welded AA2014-T6 Aluminium Alloy Joints: Effect of PWHT by A. Padma Rao, Manzoor Hadi, C. Rajendran, Sonar Tushar, Mikhail Ivanov, P. Senthil Kumar, V. Murali Krishna

“…The joints were subjected to PWHT of artificial aging (AA), solution treatment (ST), and solution treatment + aging (STA) conditions. …”
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Impact of low-dose CT screening for lung cancer on ethnic health inequities in New Zealand: a cost-effectiveness analysis by Sue Crengle, Giorgi Kvizhinadze, Melissa McLeod, Peter Sandiford, Karen Bartholomew

“…We model the potential lifetime health gains, equity impacts and cost-effectiveness of a national low-dose CT (LDCT) screening programme for lung cancer in smokers aged 55–74 years with a 30 pack-year history, and for formers smokers who have quit within the last 15 years.Design A Markov macrosimulation model estimated: health benefits (health-adjusted life-years (HALYs)), costs and cost-effectiveness of biennial LDCT screening. …”
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Toward mechanistic understanding of wettability alteration in carbonate rocks in the presence of nanoparticles, gelatin biopolymer, and core-shell nanocomposite of Fe3O4@gelatin by Mohammad Ebrahimi, Hossein Ghalenavi, Mahin Schaffie, Mohammad Ranjbar, Abdolhossein Hemmati-Sarapardeh

“…Dolomite and calcite surfaces aged with gelatin decreased the contact angles to 38.40° and 34.52°, respectively. …”
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Cohort profile: Health and Attainment of Pupils in a Primary Education National Cohort (HAPPEN) – a hybrid total population cohort in Wales, UK by Amrita Bandyopadhyay, Michaela James, Gareth Stratton, Sinead Brophy, Emily Marchant, Hope Jones, Amy Locke, Jonathan L Kennedy, David W E Burdett

“…Health, education and social care data are linked and held in the Secure Anonymised Information Linkage (SAIL) Databank. In addition, school-aged children complete the HAPPEN Survey to inform the design and implementation of the Health and Well-being curriculum. …”
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Beneficial Effects of <i>In Vitro</i> Reconstructed Human Gut Microbiota by Ginseng Extract Fermentation on Intestinal Cell Lines by Margherita Finazzi, Federica Bovio, Matilde Forcella, Marina Lasagni, Paola Fusi, Patrizia Di Gennaro

“…Oxidative stress caused by reactive oxygen species (ROS) affects the aging process and increases the likelihood of several diseases. …”
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Joint association of the inflammatory marker and cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages with all-cause and cardiovascular disease mortality: a national prospective study by Yifei Cao, Wenfeng Wang, Shidong Xie, Yanfang Xu, Zishan Lin

“…Methods We analyzed data from 29,459 adults aged ≥ 20 years from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (1999–2018). …”
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1q21.1 Duplication Syndrome and Anorectal Malformations: A Literature Review and a New Case by Maria Minelli, Chiara Palka Bayard de Volo, Melissa Alfonsi, Serena Capanna, Elisena Morizio, Maria Enrica Miscia, Gabriele Lisi, Liborio Stuppia, Valentina Gatta

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The Cost-effectiveness of Celecoxib versus Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs plus Proton-pump Inhibitors for Treating Osteoarthritis in Algeria by Nadir Hammoumraoui, Sid Ahmed Kherraf, Joaquin Mould-Quevedo, Tarek A. Ismail

“…**Methods:** The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) health economic model from UK, updated with relative risks of adverse events using CONDOR trial data, was adapted for costeffectiveness analysis in OA patients aged ≥65 years. Patients could initiate treatment with celecoxib or ns-NSAIDs with/without omeprazole. …”
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Comparing the cost-benefit of breast cancer screening programs in rural and urban areas across four economic zones in China: a Markov modeling analysis by Dachuang Zhou, Kejia Zhou, Wenjuan Wang, Hanqiao Shao, Hongliu Zhang, Wenxi Tang

“…Methods Using a decision-analytic Markov model, we evaluated 5,280 scenarios involving different ages and screening technologies. The model followed individuals from birth through 100 yearly cycles in eight settings. …”
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Tau mediates the reshaping of the transcriptional landscape toward intermediate Alzheimer’s disease stages by Giacomo Siano, Giacomo Siano, Martina Varisco, Marco Terrigno, Congwei Wang, Arianna Scarlatti, Vincenzo Iannone, Marco Groth, Marie-Christine Galas, Jeroen J. M. Hoozemans, Alessandro Cellerino, Alessandro Cellerino, Antonino Cattaneo, Cristina Di Primio

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Maternal Characteristics Are Associated with Child Dietary Diversity Score, in Golina District, Northeast Ethiopia: A Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Getahun Fentaw Mulaw, Fentaw Wassie Feleke, Seteamlak Adane Masresha

“…In Ethiopia, only 14% of children aged 6–23 months met the minimum dietary diversity score, with regional variation. …”
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The impact of restrictive measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 on students’ lifestyle by O.O. Vinogradov, O.I. Guzhva

“…The need to develop effective strategies to overcome the social, economic, physiological and psychological consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic requires targeted research on the impact of restrictive measures on the lifestyle of people of different ages and socio-demographic groups, including youth, as the most able and active population. …”
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Access to HIV testing and factors associated among sexual minority women in a metropolitan region of the Brazilian Amazon by Janaína de Freitas Vale, Wanderson Santiago de Azevedo Júnior, Paula Regina Barbosa de Almeida, Adinaldo Moreira Martins, Flavine Evangelista Gonçalves, Eliã Pinheiro Botelho, Fabianne de Jesus Dias de Sousa, Cintia Yolette Urbano Pauxis Aben-Athar, Luiz Fernando Almeida Machado, Glenda Roberta Oliveira Naiff Ferreira

“…The study included women, aged 18 or over living in the study area who self-declare and self-identify as lesbian, bisexual, pansexual or asexual. …”
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Skin Microbiota: Mediator of Interactions Between Metabolic Disorders and Cutaneous Health and Disease by Magdalini Kreouzi, Nikolaos Theodorakis, Maria Nikolaou, Georgios Feretzakis, Athanasios Anastasiou, Konstantinos Kalodanis, Aikaterini Sakagianni

“…For instance, hyperglycemia in T2DM leads to the formation of advanced glycation end products (AGEs), which bind to the receptor for AGEs (RAGE) on keratinocytes and immune cells, promoting oxidative stress and inflammation while facilitating Staphylococcus aureus colonization in atopic dermatitis. …”
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Impact of the COVID-19 Event on the Characteristics of Atmospheric Single Particle in the Northern China by Zheng Li, Jingjing Meng, Ling Zhou, Ruiwen Zhou, Mengxuan Fu, Yachen Wang, Yanan Yi, Aijing Song, Qingchun Guo, Zhanfang Hou, Li Yan

“…The unscaled size distribution of total particles peaked at 0.50 µm during BP and at 0.66–0.70 µm during DP, suggesting that particles remained for a long time in the atmosphere and went through a strong aging process during DP. The single particles during DP were more aged than those during BP, owing to the stronger atmospheric oxidizing capacity during DP.…”
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Reasons, associated factors, and attitudes toward breastfeeding mothers’ use of complementary medicine products: a study from Türkiye by Demet Deniz Bilgin, Nalan Karabayir, Hatice Bilge Çetinkaya, Aybüke Kacir, Özlem Öçal, Mine Başibüyük, Övgü Büke

“…Women from diverse regions across Türkiye, aged 18 years or older, with a child aged 36 months or younger, who were currently breastfeeding or had breastfed, were invited to participate in the survey. …”
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