Unique North American isolates of severe metastatic hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae strain infections with hepatic abscesses seen in young patients within Texas. by Junaid M Alam, Eric N Riha, Haris Ahmed, Hong M Thai, Kevin Garnepudi, Ramesh B Kesavan, Gnananandh Jayaraman, Anna Sangster, Dylan Curry, Heidi A Butz, Lori Smith, Maureen Vowles, Kelly F Oakeson, Erin L Young, Siva T Sarva

“…Within a two-month period, two patients between the ages of 30 to 50 years old presented to a tertiary referral hospital in Texas with septic shock, hepatic abscess, and septic thrombophlebitis. …”
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Barriers and facilitators to utilizing HIV prevention and treatment services among migrant youth globally: A scoping review. by Kevin Li, Natasha Thaweesee, Allison Kimmel, Emily Dorward, Anita Dam

“…We conducted a scoping review to identify these factors for migrant youth ages 15-24, globally. We conducted a PRISMA-concordant scoping review using keyword searches in PUBMED and Web of Science for peer-reviewed primary literature published between January 2012 and October 2022. …”
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Association of anemia with poor housing quality among older Indian adults: Multilevel modeling analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional study in India by Pritam Halder, Jaya Tiwari, Shivani Rathor, Saumyarup Pal, Anshul Mamgai, Riya Biswas, Abin K Rajan, Anamika Soni, Manish Chandra Prabhakar

“…Methods: This study analyzed the nationally representative dataset of the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI 2017–18, Wave-1). Bivariate analysis and logistic regression were conducted to show the association of anemia (outcome variable) with poor housing quality (explanatory variable). …”
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Integrating human resource management in urban workforce development: A focus on salary increments by L. Yu, A. Santos

“…Workforce analysis revealed a predominantly male demographic (63.33%) and a significant concentration of employees aged 36-45 years (83.33%), indicative of a mature and experienced employee base. …”
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Partial Replacement of Cement with Sugarcane Waste Ash in Cement Concrete. by Muhindo, Martin

“…., Sand, coarse aggregates and ash which include final and Initial setting time of cement blended.with ash, slump test on fresh concrete and compressive strength test on hardened concrete at different ages of 7, 14 and 28 days of curing. The slump of the Concrete on addition of the ash reduced considerably with the increasing percentage of SCBA as compared to the control experiment. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Counselling On Academic Performance of Primary Learners in Three Selected Primary Schools in Rubaare Sub-County, Ntungamo District. by Kamutunguza, Stephano

“…The study employed cross-sectional surveys that involved different ages, gender statuses, and educational backgrounds among the selected respondents. …”
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Assessing the Impact of Inclusive Education on Children with Disabilities in Kisoro Municipality. by Tusingwire, Hope

“…The findings of the study revealed that most of the respondents were between the ages of 18 and 25 years. Teachers, parents, caregivers and children mentioned hearing impairment, visual and speech difficulty. …”
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Effects of Eucalyptus Tree Plantations and Croplands on Selected Soil Physicochemical Properties in Lake Bunyonyi Sub-Catchment of South-Western Uganda. by Byamukama, Simon

“…Further research is necessary to fully comprehend the effects of EP on soil properties, taking into account picking at different distances from eucalyptus, successive stand ages, and management practices that were not addressed in the present study.…”
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Diagnosis and Classification of Tuberculosis Chest X-ray Images of Children Less Than 15 years at Mbarara Regional Referral Hospital Using Deep Learning. by Kawuma, Simon, Kumbakumba, Elias, Mabirizi, Vicent, Nanjebe, Deborah, Mworozi, Kenneth, Mukama, Adolf Oyesigye, Kyasimire, Lydia

“…It is estimated that 1.12 million TB cases occurred among newborns, children, and adolescents aged less or equal 14 years. In Uganda, TB prevalence is 8.5% in children and 16.7% in adolescents. …”
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Effect of Integrated Pest Management in Banana Farms in Rwenkobwa Town Council Ibanda District. by Baguma, Christopher

“…Results revealed significant gender disparity (65% male, 35% female), with most farmers (55%) aged between 30 and 50 years. Education levels varied: 40% had primary education, 35% had secondary, 15% had higher education, and 10% had no formal education. …”
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Analyses of Bioretention Systems for Removal of Stormwater Pollutants by Sholagberu, Abdulkadir T., Nuwagaba, Emmanuel, Tibenderana, Philip, Terseer, Ako, Bainomugisha, Jonan, Twesigye-omwe, Moses N., Agwe, M. Tobby, Oluwatosin, Olofintoye O.

“…The quality parameters were determined before and after treatments at ages 10, 20, 30and 40 days when Dracaena plants were introduced into bioretention models. …”
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Factors Associated with Hand Washing Practices among Secondary School Students in Ndorwa East Constituency in Kabale District by Benja, Twinomuhwezi

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Transcatheter Closure of Patent Ductus Arteriosus in Elderly Patients: Initial and One-Year Follow-Up Results—Do We Have the Proper Device? by Michal Galeczka, Malgorzata Szkutnik, Jacek Bialkowski, Sebastian Smerdzinski, Mateusz Knop, Adam Sukiennik, Roland Fiszer

“…Retrospective analysis of 33 elective patients aged ≥55 years (median 63; 56–85; 29 women), in whom PDA was closed percutaneously between 2002 and 2018 in two tertiary centres. …”
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CHAT-S study protocol: A randomized controlled trial of a health insurance literacy education program for young adult cancer survivors by Mary Killela, Cindy A. Turner, Amy Chevrier, Monique Stefanou, Perla L. Vaca Lopez, Heydon K. Kaddas, Karely M. van Thiel Berghuijs, Echo L. Warner, Giselle K. Perez, Austin R. Waters, Douglas B. Fair, Richard E. Nelson, Mark A. Lewis, Elyse R. Park, Anne C. Kirchhoff

“…We will enroll 300 YA cancer survivors (n = 200 intervention; n = 100 usual care) diagnosed with breast, testicular, lymphoma, sarcoma, colorectal, melanoma, or thyroid cancer between the ages of 26 and 39, who have completed treatment in the past two years. …”
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Predicting high sensitivity C-reactive protein levels and their associations in a large population using decision tree and linear regression by Somayeh Ghiasi Hafezi, Toktam Sahranavard, Alireza Kooshki, Marzieh Hosseini, Amin Mansoori, Elham Amir Fakhrian, Helia Rezaeifard, Mark Ghamsary, Habibollah Esmaily, Majid Ghayour-Mobarhan

“…This study was conducted on a population of 9704 males and females aged 35 to 65 years recruited from the Mashhad Stroke and Heart Atherosclerotic Disorder (MASHAD) cohort study. …”
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The impact of creatine supplementation on the development of kidney disease – literature review by Mateusz Matczak, Karol Jasiński, Aleksandra Broda, Kacper Hoksa, Krzysztof Jodłowski, Ewa Dubniewicz, Paula Majewska, Alicja Staszek, Wiktoria Łoskot, Jan Szwech

“…State of knowledge: Research supports creatine’s efficacy in improving athletic performance, recovery, and muscle strength, with therapeutic benefits in neurodegenerative diseases, type 2 diabetes, aging, and chronic conditions. Robust trials show no adverse renal effects in healthy individuals, even with long-term or high-dose use. …”
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Single domain antibody-scFv conjugate targeting amyloid β and TfR penetrates the blood–brain barrier and interacts with amyloid β by Rebecca Faresjö, Elisabet O. Sjöström, Tiffany Dallas, Magnus M. Berglund, Jonas Eriksson, Dag Sehlin, Stina Syvänen

“…Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s disease (AD) pose substantial challenges to patients and health-care systems, particularly in countries with aging populations. Immunotherapies, including the marketed antibodies lecanemab (Leqembi®) and donanemab (KisunlaTM), offer promise but face hurdles due to limited delivery across the blood–brain barrier (BBB). …”
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Impact of the severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 pandemic on the incidence of type 1 diabetes mellitus in children in Yamanashi, Japan by Tomohiro Saito, Mie Mochizuki, Kisho Kobayashi, Hiromune Narusawa, Daisuke Watanabe, Koichi Makino, Hideaki Yagasaki, Kazumasa Sato, Tomoaki Sano, Masanori Ohta, Hiroshi Yokomichi, Shin Amemiya, Koji Kobayashi

“…Although the incidence of pediatric T1D among children aged 0–14 years in Yamanashi Prefecture increased during the COVID-19 pandemic (2020–2022), this trend appeared to be a continuation of the pre-2019 increase. …”
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Community Involvement and Perceptions of the Community-Based Health Planning and Services (CHPS) Strategy for Improving Health Outcomes in Ghana: Quantitative Comparative Evidence... by Margaret Kweku, Hubert Amu, Martin Adjuik, Emmanuel Manu, Fortress Yayra Aku, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang, Joyce Komesuor, Geoffrey Adebayo Asalu, Norbert Ndaah Amuna, Laud Ampomah Boateng, Justine Sefakor Alornyo, Roland Glover, Ayaga A. Bawah, Timothy Letsa, John Koku Awoonor-Williams, S. Patrick Kachur, James F. Phillips, John Owusu Gyapong

“…This community-based descriptive cross-sectional study recruited 1008 adults aged 18 years and above in two System Learning Districts of the CHPS+ project. …”
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Application of Anchoring Technique in Unilateral Percutaneous Vertebroplasty for Neurologically Intact Kümmell’s Disease by Rongqing Qin, Xing Zhang, Hongpeng Liu, Bing Zhou, Pin Zhou, Chuanliang Hu

“…From January 2014 to December 2017, 29 patients (17 males and 12 females) with neurologically intact Kümmell’s disease were operated on using anchoring technique in unilateral percutaneous vertebroplasty (PVP). Ages of the enrolled patients ranged from 67 to 81 years (mean 73.8 years). …”
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