Assessing the resilience of child immunisation programmes using geospatial modelling and interrupted time series analysis in Ethiopia and Kenya amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: tracking coverage and identifying key challenges by McEwen Khundi, Themba Mzembe, Michael Give Chipeta, Chimwemwe Chifungo, Nyovani Janet Madise, Chifuniro Somanje Mankhwala, Tabitha Ngwira, Maame B Peterson

“…Geospatial maps for coverage and differences between the two periods were created using aggregated proportions. Interrupted time series analyses provided counterfactual coverage assessments, assuming no COVID-19 impact.Results At the national level, minor short-term disruptions in coverage were observed following pandemic peaks in Kenya and Ethiopia, which were considered statistically insignificant. …”
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Prime time. La temporalidad de las prácticas funerarias en el megasitio de la Edad del Cobre de Valencina (c. 2900-2650 a. C.) by Leonardo García Sanjuán, Francisco Sánchez Díaz, F. Xavier Oms, Jonàs Alcaina-Mateos, Marta Cintas-Peña

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Time-course of antipredator behavioral changes induced by the helminth Pomphorhynchus laevis in its intermediate host Gammarus pulex: the switch in manipulation according to parasite developmental stage differs between behaviors by Rigaud, Thierry, Balourdet, Aude, Bauer, Alexandre

“…The acanthocephalan Pomphorynchus laevis, a fish intestinal helminth, infecting freshwater gammarid amphipods as intermediate hosts, is using such a strategy of protection-then-exposure to predation by the definitive host. However, the whole time-course of this sequence of behavioral switch is not yet known, and only one antipredator behavior has been studied to date.  …”
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On-Time Appointment Keeping and Associated Factors among Human Immunodeficiency Virus-Positive Adult Patients Accessing Antiretroviral Therapy at Health Centers in East Gojjam Zone, Northwest Ethiopia, 2019 by Mengistie Kassahun Tariku, Abebe Habtamu Belete, Daniel Tarekegn Worede, Sewnet Wongiel Misikir

“…Background. The magnitude of on-time appointment keeping among HIV-positive adult patients was not identified in Ethiopia. …”
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Is the benefit of sequential 5-fluorouracil and daylight photodynamic therapy versus daylight photodynamic therapy alone sustained over time? – 12-month follow-up of a randomized controlled trial by Stine Regin Wiegell, Gabriella Fredman, Flemming Andersen, Peter Bjerring, Uwe Paasch, Merete Haedersdal

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REAL TIME ASSESSMENT OF 500-KVA, 11/0.415 KV DISTRIBUTION TRANSFORMER SITUATED AT BELLS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY, OTA, OGUN STATE USING FLUKE 435 SERIES II by ABRAHAM OLATIDE AMOLE, KAZIM IDOWU OKUSAGA, OLUFEMI OLANREWAJU ODEKUNLE, IKECHUKWU JOSEPH ODITA

“…Presented in this paper is the real time assessment of 500-kVA, 11/0.415 kV distribution transformer situated at Bells University of Technology, Ota, Ogun State using power quality and energy analyzer equipment. …”
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Multiple Gastric Erosion Early after a 3 V Lithium Battery (CR2025) Ingestion in an 18-Month-Old Male Patient: Consideration about the Proper Time of Intervention by Ioannis Patoulias, Christos Kaselas, Dimitrios Patoulias, Konstantinos Farmakis, Eleni Papacrivou, Maria Kalogirou, Thomas Feidantsis

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Identification of individual-level clinical factors associated with increased risk of death during heatwaves: a time-stratified case-crossover study using national primary care records in England by Shakoor Hajat, Ross Thompson, Sari Kovats, Emer O’Connell, Helen Macintyre

“…A major contributing factor to this is a lack of understanding of the individual-level risk factors that would support an evidence-based approach to targeted prevention.Objective To identify individual-level clinical risk factors for heat-related mortality in England by using primary care records and to estimate potential effect modification of a range of pre-existing conditions, clinical measurements and prescribed medications.Methods A time-stratified case-crossover analysis was undertaken of 37 individual-level clinical risk factors. …”
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Double-blind, randomised, placebo-controlled trial to evaluate the effectiveness of late gestation oral melatonin supplementation in reducing induction of labour rates in nulliparous women: the MyTIME study protocol by Miranda Davies-Tuck, Emily Callander, Mary Sharp, Scott W White, Dorota A Doherty, Jane Warland, Zoe Bradfield, Lesley Kuliukas, Monique Rose, Amber Pettitt, Kylie Ekin, JA Keelan

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Time in Range, as a Novel Metric of Glycemic Control, Is Reversely Associated with Presence of Diabetic Cardiovascular Autonomic Neuropathy Independent of HbA1c in Chinese Type 2 Diabetes by Qingyu Guo, Pu Zang, Shaoying Xu, Wenjing Song, Zhen Zhang, Chunyan Liu, Zhanhong Guo, Jing Chen, Bin Lu, Ping Gu, Jiaqing Shao

“…TIR is defined as the time percent during a 24-hour period when the glucose is in the range of 3.9-10 mmol/L. …”
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Influenza A Virus and Influenza B Virus Can Induce Apoptosis via Intrinsic or Extrinsic Pathways and Also via NF-κB in a Time and Dose Dependent Manner by Ibrahim El-Sayed, Khalid Bassiouny, Aziz Nokaly, Ahmed S. Abdelghani, Wael Roshdy

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Effects of exercise and exercise timing on energy intake and appetite control in Danish individuals with overweight or obesity with and without type 2 diabetes: a protocol for a randomised controlled cross-over trial by Louise Groth Grunnet, Martin Bæk Blond, Jonas Salling Quist, Kristine Beaulieu, Graham Finlayson, Kristine Færch, Lea Jalking, Natja Poder Launbo, Marie Møller Jensen, Hanne Enghoff Pedersen, Marina Kjærgaard Gerstenberg

“…Introduction The aim of this study is to investigate the effects of acute exercise on appetite control and whether this differs between morning and late afternoon in individuals with overweight/obesity with or without type 2 diabetes (T2D).Methods and analysis The hedonic and homeostatic appetite control in obesity and type 2 diabetes in the context of meal and exercise timing (TIMEX) study is a randomised, controlled, cross-over trial. …”
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Medium Time Heating of Syrop from Red Betel Leaf (Piper crocatum ruiz pav) Can Reduce Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Level Among Adult Women in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia by Hariani Hariani, Wiralis Wiralis, Teguh Faturrahman Teguh Faturrahman, Suwarni Suwarni

“…The intervention was performed 16 times during the study period (once a month). The acceptability of the syrup was assessed using organoleptic tests, and data were analyzed using the ANOVA test and the Wilcoxon signed-rank test to assess changes in CEA levels (μg/dL) after the intervention. …”
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Time to breastfeeding cessation and its predictors among mothers of index children aged 2–3 years in Bedele Town, Southwest Ethiopia: a community-based retrospective follow-up study by Gebiso Roba Debele, Fedasa Tesfa, Dereje Tsegaye

“…In Ethiopia, more than a quarter of mothers stop breastfeeding before the second birth date. Information on time to breastfeeding cessation and its predictors is needed to address this issue.Objective To assess the time to the cessation of breastfeeding and its predictors among mothers who have children aged two to 2–3 years in southwest Ethiopia, 2022.Methods: A community-based retrospective follow-up study was conducted among 471 randomly selected mothers with children aged 2–3 years in Southwest Ethiopia from 1 April 2019 to 31 March 2022. …”
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Population-Level SARS-CoV-2 RT–PCR Cycle Threshold Values and Their Relationships with COVID-19 Transmission and Outcome Metrics: A Time Series Analysis Across Pandemic Years by Judith Carolina De Arcos-Jiménez, Ernestina Quintero-Salgado, Pedro Martínez-Ayala, Gustavo Rosales-Chávez, Roberto Miguel Damian-Negrete, Oscar Francisco Fernández-Diaz, Mariana del Rocio Ruiz-Briseño, Rosendo López-Romo, Patricia Noemi Vargas-Becerra, Ruth Rodríguez-Montaño, Ana María López-Yáñez, Jaime Briseno-Ramirez

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Different Timing of Adjuvant Low Dose hCG and GnRH Agonist Trigger Protocol, in OHSS High-Risk Patient with Peak E2 Level <4000 pg/mL by Emilija Zoran Petanovska Kostova, Velentina Sotirovska, Gligor Dimitrov, Snezana Stojkovska, Makjuli Hadzi Lega, Daniela Stojanovska, Nikoleta Stamenkovska, Liljana Simjanovska, Zoranco Petanovski

“…Patients were randomized in one of two groups: Group A- Dual trigger group - 1,500 IU of Human chorionic gonadotropin at the time of Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist trigger day and Group B- 1,500 IU of Human chorionic gonadotropin 35-36 h later, on the oocyte pick-up day. …”
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Mediation of the effect of prenatal maternal smoking on time to natural menopause in daughters by birthweight-for-gestational-age z-score and breastfeeding duration: analysis of two UK birth cohorts born in 1958 and 1970 by Darina Peycheva, Leah Li, Mary Fewtrell, Richard Silverwood, Rebecca Hardy

“…The total effect of prenatal maternal smoking on the time to natural menopause in daughters was estimated as a HR of 1.13 [95% CI 1.02, 1.24]. …”
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Umbilical Artery Thrombosis with Associated Acute and Severe Fetal Growth Restriction and Transient Severe Protein S Deficiency: Report of a Case with Prenatal Ultrasound Diagnosis Allowing for Timely Intervention and Good Outcome by Ali Alhousseini, Sunil Jaiman, Edgar Hernandez-Andrade, Salam Zeineddine, Faisal Qureshi, Suzanne M. Jacques

“…The recognition of reduction of umbilical arteries from two to one allowed for timely intervention with good outcome in this case. …”
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A portable gas sensor based on In2O3@CuO P–N heterojunction connected via Wi-Fi to a smartphone for real-time carbon monoxide determination by Sina Khalili, Mohsen Majidi, Morteza Bahrami, Majid Roshanaei, Tayyebeh Madrakian, Abbas Afkhami

“…This research demonstrated that a smartphone-coupled gas sensor is a viable system for real-time monitoring and the detection of CO gas.…”
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The correlation between the expression of androgen receptor splice variant-7 (AR-V7) protein with the time of occurrence of castration-resistant prostate cancer and overall survival in prostate cancer in Indonesian population by Indrawarman Soerohardjo, Narpati Wesa Pikatan, Andy Zulfiqqar, Irianiwati Widodo, Didik Setyo Heriyanto

“…AR-V7 protein expression was assessed via immunohistochemistry. Time to CRPC and overall survival were subjected to Log- Rank analysis and Cox regression. …”
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