Barriers and facilitators of integrated hepatitis B, C, and HIV screening among pregnant mothers and newborns attending maternal and newborn clinics in Koboko District, Uganda: a q... by John Bosco Alege, John Paul Oyore, Rose Clarke Nanyonga, Philippa Musoke, Alloys S. S. Orago

“…Patients with HBV do not receive routine counselling and education, and there are limited resources for laboratory investigation coupled with a high loss to follow-up. This study set out to assess barriers and facilitators of integrated viral hepatitis B C and HIV care model to optimize screening uptake among mothers and newborns at health facilities in Koboko District, west Nile sub-region, Uganda. …”
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Systematic review on the compliance of WHO guidelines in the management of patients with advanced HIV disease in Africa: The case of cryptococcal antigen screening. by Zuhura Mbwana Ally, Jackline Vicent Mbishi, Mariam Salim Mbwana, Hafidha Mhando Bakari, Swalehe Mustafa Salim, Zarin Nudar Rodoshi, Muhidin Ibrahim Hundisa, Rebecca Mesfin Sileshi, Biruk Demisse Ayalew, Rahma Musoke, Lynn Moshi, Yousef Elias Fakhoury, Haji Mbwana Ally, Habib Omari Ramadhani

“…Among those who tested positive for CrAg, 84.6% (95% CI: 54.1-99.0) received preemptive antifungal treatment, though nearly 25% did not undergo lumbar puncture, highlighting gaps in diagnostic follow-up. Six studies evaluated CrAg positive patients with lumbar puncture and the overall prevalence of lumbar puncture was 74.9% (48.0-94.8). …”
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Spectrum of thyroid disorders among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by Md Rakibul Hasan, Raisa Siddika, Sayma Akther Mou, Md Shahed Morshed

“…For those with abnormal thyroid function (14.3%), the most common was clinical hypothyroidism (10.5%), followed by subclinical hypothyroidism (2.6%), and clinical thyrotoxicosis (1.3%). …”
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Percutaneous microwave ablation on management of hereditary renal cell carcinoma in Von Hippel–Lindau disease by Jiye Chen, Lin Zheng, Wei Zhang, Zhen Wang, Jie Yu, Ping Liang

“…The local recurrent-free survival (LRFS), renal-cancer-free survival (RCFS), cancer-specific survival (CSS), overall survival (OS) and complications were presented.Results A total of 10 patients (mean age, 39.0 years ± 10.7 [SD]; 3 women) with 28 RCCs (mean tumor size, 3.0 cm ± 0.34; mean tumor volume, 20.7 mL ± 43.3) treated with MWA were included. Th median follow-up time was 52 months(IQR:27-80). The overall technical efficacy rate was 100% with no major complications occurred. …”
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Ex Vivo Expansion of Murine MSC Impairs Transcription Factor-Induced Differentiation into Pancreatic β-Cells by Dario Gerace, Rosetta Martiniello-Wilks, Rosaline Habib, Binhai Ren, Najah Therese Nassif, Bronwyn Anne O’Brien, Ann Margaret Simpson

“…Ex vivo expanded MSCs were transduced with the HMD lentiviral vector (MOI = 10) to express furin-cleavable human insulin (INS-FUR) and murine NeuroD1 and Pdx1. This was followed by the characterization of pancreatic transdifferentiation via reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and static and glucose-stimulated insulin secretion (GSIS). …”
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Prognostic significance of neutrophil extracellular trap-related genes in childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: insights from multi-omics and in vitro experiment by Cheng Chen, Yu Ma, Yadai Gao, Huiqing Ge, Xiaochun Zhang

“…Prognostic genes were determined via multivariate Cox regression analysis, followed by the construction and validation of a risk model and nomogram. …”
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The effect of calf muscular vein thrombosis on the prognosis within one year postoperatively of geriatric hip fracture patients: a propensity score-matched analysis by Jiabao Jiang, Fei Xing, Rong Luo, Zhao Chen, Hao Liu, Zhou Xiang, Xin Duan

“…However, patients with CMVT had longer hospital stays, a higher incidence of postoperative complications, and a higher incidence of thrombosis progression than patients without CMVT in the follow-up. Conclusion No significant difference in mortality within one year postoperatively was observed in Chinese geriatric hip fracture patients with or without CMVT formation. …”
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Endogenous endophthalmitis associated with autoimmune hepatitis: case report by D.F. Belov, V.G. Korotkov, P.A. Nikitin, I.V. Terekhova, Ya.S. Konenkova

“…Clinical signs of EE included vitreitis, choroidal effusion, and exudative retinal detachment followed by amaurosis and phthisis bulbi. In 2008, the woman was diagnosed with AIH of unknown origin. …”
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A conceptual model for advanced/metastatic gastric or gastroesophageal junction cancer: a review of qualitative studies and results from patient interviews by France Ginchereau Sowell, Thom de Milliano, Keri J. S. Brady, Ginamarie Foglia, Medha Sasane, Samira Bensfia, Matthew Reaney

“…Symptoms were mostly attributed to systemic treatments (chemotherapy, immunotherapy and targeted therapy), followed by surgery. Thirty-one impacts emerged from the interviews, the most common being emotional disturbances, impacts on daily activities and families, and requiring assistance from caregivers. …”
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Case Report: Hypercalcemia, subcutaneous fat necrosis and nephrocalcinosis in neonates who undergo therapeutic hypothermia: a not so rare association, with different onset time by Domenico Umberto De Rose, Domenico Umberto De Rose, Chiara Maddaloni, Guglielmo Salvatori, Francesca Campi, Antonio Gatto, Ludovica Martini, Immacolata Savarese, Iliana Bersani, Graziamaria Ubertini, Francesca Serrao, Simonetta Costa, Annabella Braguglia, Francesca Gallini, Francesca Gallini, Giovanni Vento, Giovanni Vento, Andrea Dotta

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Digital Self-Management Intervention Paths for Early Breast Cancer Patients: Results of a Pilot Study by Paula Poikonen-Saksela, Evangelos Karademas, Leena Vehmanen, Meri Utriainen, Haridimos Kondylakis, Konstadina Kourou, Georgios C. Manikis, Eleni Kolokotroni, Panagiotis Argyropaidas, Berta Sousa, Ruth Pat Horenczyk, Ketti Mazzocco, Johanna Mattson

“…Thirty-two patients followed the empowerment path, 43 the nutrition path, and 75 the exercise path. …”
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Exploring the effect of play on heart rate variability as a measure of positive emotional states in pigs by Karolína Steinerová, Annika Krause, Sarah E. Parker, Yolande M. Seddon

“…HR did not differ across periods but was higher at ambulation (p = 0.003). Twenty-sec bouts followed the same relationship with only numerical differences, while HRV in 30-s bouts did not differ. …”
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Ten proposed measures to improve vaccination: Health care providers’ perspectives on promoting the vaccination intake of children with special healthcare needs in China by Xiang Guo, Tianxing Feng, Meiyi Chen, Xuran Zhao, Xiangshi Wang, Yanling Ge, Zhonglin Wang, Zhuoying Huang, Mei Zeng

“…The interview guide explored attitudes towards and suggestions for establishing immunisation advisory clinics and referral networks, updating immunisation guidance documents and vaccine package inserts and strengthening the education of vaccination providers.Results 21 representative healthcare providers were interviewed. 10 measures were proposed to promote routine immunisation for children with special needs: (1) using immunisation advisory clinics to provide vaccination services for CSHCN; (2) establishing a referral network and specifying which cases necessitate referral to advisory clinics; (3) using an interconnected information system to identify, document and follow-up the CSHCN; (4) supporting high-quality clinical research to update immunisation protocols; (5) providing clear and definite immunisation recommendations to parents of eligible CSHCN; (6) seeking immunisation advice from specialised professionals to enhance primary care capability; (7) creating quality improvement programmes; (8) considering immunisation status a mandatory assessment during specialist visits; (9) supporting off-label use of vaccines legally and (10) encouraging pharmaceutical companies to update vaccine package inserts.Conclusion Vaccine uptake among CSHCN in China is suboptimal, highlighting the need for a referral network and a standard immunisation protocol. …”
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Body composition is associated with changes in health-related quality of life in patients with knee and/or hip osteoarthritis by Jérémie Sellam, Francis Guillemin, Bernard Mazières, Anne-Christine Rat, Patrice Fardellone, Willy Ngueyon Sime

“…Objective The objective of this study was to analyse the association between body composition and changes in health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients followed for hip and knee osteoarthritis (OA).Methods Longitudinal data from the Knee and Hip OsteoArthritis Long-term Assessments (KHOALA) cohort, a multicentre cohort of 878 patients with symptomatic knee and/or hip OA, were used. …”
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The validation and cross-cultural adaptation of the PainDETECT questionnaire in osteoarthritis-related pain by Xiaofeng Chang, Shuxin Yao, Jie Wei, Lei Shang, Chao Xu, Jianbing Ma

“…This study aims to translate and culturally adapt PainDETECT for Chinese patients and evaluate its validity in TKA patients in China. Methods This study followed international guidelines to translate and adapt the PainDETECT Questionnaire (PDQ) into Chinese (PDQ-CV). …”
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Efficacy of solution-focused brief therapy versus case management for psychological distress in adolescents and young adults in a community-based youth mental health service in Sin... by Janhavi Ajit Vaingankar, Edimansyah Abdin, Charmaine Tang, Cheryl Yunn Shee Foo, Tianyi Hui, Nur Khairunisa Binte Ngaiman, Darshan s/o Dahjalarrajah, Yi Chian Chua, Yi Ping Lee

“…Participants will be randomised in a 1:1 ratio to receive six-session, case manager delivered SFBT or treatment as usual (TAU) case management, and be followed up for 3 months post-intervention. Participants receiving SFBT are hypothesised to have greater improvements in self-reported psychological distress, from baseline to 8 weeks, compared with the control group. …”
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Urinary Tract Infections in the First 6 Months after Renal Transplantation by Ziad Arabi, Khalefa Al Thiab, Abdulrahman Altheaby, Ghaleb Aboalsamh, Samy Kashkoush, Mohamad Almarastani, Mohammed F. Shaheen, Abdulrahman Altamimi, Wael O’hali, Khalid Bin Saad, Lina Alnajjar, Rawan Alhussein, Raghad Almuhiteb, Bashayr Alqahtani, Rayana Alotaibi, Marah Alqahtani, Mohammed Tawhari

“…A retrospective study from January 2017 to May 2020 with 6-month follow-up. Results. 279 renal transplant recipients were included. …”
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“You’re telling us to go first?!” COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination experiences among Aboriginal adults in Western Australia by Samantha J. Carlson, Carla Puca, Paige Wood-Kenney, Justin Kickett, Valerie Swift, Katie Attwell, Christopher C. Blyth

“…Data was thematically analysed in an inductive manner on NVivo, followed by a data interpretation forum with study investigators and community members. …”
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Permeability Characteristics of Combined Coal with Different Water Contents by Hongyu Pan, Yao Zhang, Lei Zhang, Yan Cao, Yuhang Chu, Shihua Yang

“…These findings confirm that water content has the most significant impact on permeability, demonstrating that gas flow primarily follows the principle of distance priority toward the nearest borehole. …”
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The Assessment of Different Dietary Selenium Resources on Reproductive Performance, Spawning Indicators, and Larval Production of Red Tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus × O. niloticu... by Mohammed A. E. Naiel, El-Sayed H. Eissa, Yasmin M. Abd El-Aziz, Saadea Saadony, Heba E. Abd Elnabi, Salah El-Sayed Sakr

“…At the same time, the highest levels of LH, progesterone, and estradiol-17β, as well as the lowest levels of FSH, were detected in fish fed the NPSe diet, followed by those on the Na2SeO3 + NPSe and Na2SeO3 diets, respectively. …”
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