Evaluation of the feasibility, acceptability, and impact of Group Antenatal Care at the health post level on continuation in antenatal care and facility based delivery in Ethiopia... by Reena Sethi, Rediet Fasil, Walelegn W. Yallew, Della Berhanu, Yenealem Woldemariam, Gayane Yenokyan, Alemayehu Worku, Dedefo Teshite, Konjit Wolde, Anne Hyre, Stephanie Suhowatsky, Lisa Noguchi

“…The primary outcomes are the proportion of women with at least four ANC visits and the proportion who delivered in a health facility. Qualitative research will be conducted using in-depth interviews with pregnant women, health workers, facility managers, and regional health managers. …”
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Zooarchaeological investigation of the Hoabinhian exploitation of reptiles and amphibians in Thailand and Cambodia with a focus on the Yellow-headed Tortoise (Indotestudo elongata... by Bochaton, Corentin, Chantasri, Sirikanya, Maneechote, Melada, Claude, Julien, Griggo, Christophe, Naksri, Wilailuck, Forestier, Hubert, Sophady, Heng, Auertrakulvit, Prasit, Bowonsachoti, Jutinach, Zeitoun, Valéry

“…This constraint becomes particularly significant in relation to prehistoric hunter-gatherer populations, who might have extensively utilized inland chelonian taxa. …”
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Dynamics of blood microsatellite instability (bMSI) burden predicts outcome of a patient treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a case report of hyperprogressive disease by Daria Kravchuk, Alexandra Lebedeva, Alexandra Lebedeva, Olesya Kuznetsova, Olesya Kuznetsova, Alexandra Kavun, Anastasiia Taraskina, Ekaterina Belova, Ekaterina Belova, Ekaterina Belova, Tatiana Grigoreva, Tatiana Grigoreva, Egor Veselovsky, Vladislav Mileyko, Vladislav Mileyko, Vladislav Nikulin, Lidia Nekrasova, Alexey Tryakin, Mikhail Fedyanin, Mikhail Fedyanin, Mikhail Fedyanin, Maxim Ivanov, Maxim Ivanov

“…Here, we describe a case of a MSI-positive CRC, who received nivolumab monotherapy. Sequential sampling of the patient’s plasma demonstrated an increase in MSI burden (bMSI), which was found to correlate with the increase of driver mutation burden one month after starting nivolumab, and hyperprogressive disease. …”
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Un ensemble funéraire de l’Antiquité tardive à dépôt atypique d’âne à Woippy (Moselle) by Gaël Brkojewitsch, Olivier Putelat

“…The animal was in its prime, and thus represents a significant contribution dedicated to this person who clearly possessed a particular status within the group. …”
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Smoking relapse reasons among current smokers with previous cessation experience in Shanghai: A cross-sectional study by Ruiping Wang*, Lingzi Shenfan*, Yu Song*, Qingliang Wang*, Rui Zhang, Le Kuai, Bin Li

“…Introduction Quitting smoking can lead to substantial health gains, even later in life. Many smokers who attempt to quit experience several relapses before achieving sustainable cessation. …”
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The Relationship Between Serum 25 hydroxy Vitamin D Deficiency and Dietary Pattern in Baxshin Hospital, Sulaimani City by Mohammed I M Gubari, Jeza Muhamad Abdul Aziz, Fadhil Ahmed Mohialdeen, Khalid Anwar Hama-Ghareeb, Bakhtyar Kamal Muhamed, Hemn Abdalla Omer

“…Fish, eggs and yogurt conception was common among those participants whom their serum vitamin D was adequate, in contrary, there were less consumed among those who had vitamin D deficiency.  The percentage of obese (99.8%) was significantly higher than normal weight and overweight among severe deficiency Vitamin D. …”
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Near Peer Learning in Neurology Residency Training on Electromyography by TAN Ying, HONG Yuehui, LI Jia, SHEN Dongchao, SHI Jiayu, YIN Hexiang, ZHOU Lixin, NI Jun, ZHU Yicheng

“…This teaching session was held annually, in which senior residents instructed juniors who were 1 or 2 years earlier in their training. …”
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Tofacitinib Efficacy/Safety in Patients with Ankylosing Spondylitis by Baseline Body Mass Index: A Post Hoc Analysis of Phase 2/3 Trials by Hillary Norton, Paula Sliwinska-Stanczyk, Tomas Hala, Bassel El-Zorkany, Lori Stockert, Rajiv Mundayat, Lisy Wang, Christopher T. Ritchlin

“…Methods Data were pooled from phase 2/3 trials; analyses included patients with active AS randomized (1:1) to tofacitinib 5 mg twice daily or placebo, who were stratified by baseline BMI into < 25, ≥ 25 to < 30, and ≥ 30 kg/m2 categories. …”
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Formulating a Blue Ocean Strategy in the Banking Services Industry: Enhancing Customer Satisfaction through Improved Demand Fulfillment and Presenting an Optimal Pattern by Manuchehr Ghanbari, Ali Sabzali Yameqani, Yousef Rabbani, Kobra Sabzali Yamaqani

“…The statistical population consists of five managers and experts in the field of banking, who were selected using the available sampling method. …”
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« Paroles de flics ». Communications policières et actualité politique au Maroc (2005-2023) by Mériam Cheikh

“…Driven by a strong desire to address the general public directly in Arabic and French, the magazine’s editors - who happen to be in positions of responsibility within the police force - aim to reconcile their security service, which suffers from a bad reputation, and to seize upon the new vulgate on political liberalisation and the democratisation process. …”
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Assessing Prevention Protocols by a Brief Questionnaire in the Infectious Respiratory Diseases Pandemics: An Application in Pedestrian Population in COVID-19 Pandemic by Ali Jafari-Khounigh, Alireza Razzaghi, Hamid Sharifi, Shahram Habibzadeh, Seyed Taghi Heydari, Rasool Entezarmahdi, Mostafa Farahbakhsh, Alireza Ansari Moghaddam, Mahdi Rezaei, Mohammad Saadati, Ehsan Sarbazi, Morteza Haghighi, Mina Golestani, Homayoun Sadeghi-Bazargani

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Developing a comprehensive inventory to define harm reduction housing by Sofia Zaragoza, Joseph Silcox, Sabrina Rapisarda, Charlie Summers, Patricia Case, Clara To, Avik Chatterjee, Alexander Y. Walley, Miriam Komaromy, Traci C Green

“…Among its responses, Boston developed six low threshold harm reduction housing (HRH) sites geared towards supporting the housing needs of people who use drugs (PWUD) and addressing health and safety concerns around geographically concentrated tent encampments. …”
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Insulin Resistance Increases MRI-Estimated Pancreatic Fat in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Normal Controls by Niraj S. Patel, Michael R. Peterson, Grace Y. Lin, Ariel Feldstein, Bernd Schnabl, Ricki Bettencourt, Ekihiro Seki, Claude B. Sirlin, Rohit Loomba

“…This nested case-control study was derived from two prospective studies including 43 patients with biopsy-proven NAFLD and 49 healthy controls who underwent biochemical testing and MRI. …”
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Combination of mentor-based and resident-based learning may benefit to improving the ability of clinical practice in resident training by Min Li, Tao Liu, Yiqiong Wen, Min Zhang, Wenye Zhu, Xuming Wang, Yunjiao Hou, Lin Li, Anju Zu, Shibo Sun

“…Methods Seventy-two residents who participated in standardized resident training (SRT) were recruited and randomly divided into the CMRL and MBL groups. …”
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The Opportunity of Using Diode Laser with the Length of 1940 nm in the Treatment of Hemorrhoids by S. A. Frolov, A. M. Kuzminov, D. V. Vyshegorodtsev, O. A. Mainovskaya, Yu. L. Trubacheva, O. Yu. Fomenko, V. Yu. Korolik, I. S. Bogormistrov, I. A. Mukhin, A. M. Battalova, E. M. Bogdanova

“…The quality of life of patients who underwent laser hemorrhoidoplasty was studied according to the SF 36 questionnaire.Results. …”
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Outcome and Management of Sepsis at RozhHalat Emergency Hospital in Erbil –Kurdistan region of Iraq by Samir Qader Ahmad, Shakawan Muhamad Ismaeel, Dara Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed, Halgurd Fathulla Ahmed

“…The overall mortality among vasopressor treated patients were 72% compared with 78% chance of mortality if they were not treated with any vasopressor therapy, among those who received inotropic support Noradrenaline associated with higher survival rate(72%). …”
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School-based screening for childhood anxiety problems and intervention delivery: a codesign approach by Tamsin Ford, Alastair Gray, Cathy Creswell, Victoria Williamson, Obioha Ukoumunne, Falko Sniehotta, Mara Violato, Ian McDonald, Paul Brown, Paul Stallard, Michael Larkin, Tessa Reardon, Samantha Pearcey, Claire Hill, Susan H Spence, Maria Breen, Jason Stainer, Michelle Sancho, Roberta Button, Iheoma Green, Fran Morgan, Bec Jasper

“…A school-based programme that integrates screening to identify those children who are most likely to be experiencing anxiety problems with the offer of intervention has the potential to overcome many of these barriers. …”
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Stool Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra for TB diagnosis in children: experience from a national scale-up programme by S. Kabir, S. Choudhury, T. Rahman, S.M.M. Rahman, M.K.M. Uddin, A. Nashra, A. Hossain, S. Naher, K.M.S. Towhid, L. Shahrin, S. Ahmed, P. Daru, J. Hoffmann, S. Banu

“…INTRODUCTION: We describe the programmatic scale-up of stool testing using Xpert® MTB/RIF Ultra (Ultra), as recommended by the WHO to improve childhood pulmonary TB (PTB) diagnosis. …”
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Perspectives of Women with Breast Cancer and Healthcare Providers Participating in an Adherence-Enhancing Program for Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy: A Qualitative Study by Véronique Turcotte, Laurence Guillaumie, Martine Lemay, Anne Dionne, Julie Lemieux, Angéline Labbé, Carolyn Gotay, Line Guénette, Sophie Lauzier

“…Methods: A descriptive qualitative study using semi-structured interviews and thematic analysis was conducted with 20 women and 7 HCPs who participated in the program. Results: Most women and HCPs reported high satisfaction with the program. …”
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Patent Ductus Arteriosus Stenting via Percutaneous Common Carotid Artery Access for Ductus Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow in Newborns and Infants: Experience in Latvia by Zanda Grīnberga, Elizabete Zaharāne, Pauls Sīlis, Valts Ozoliņš, Normunds Sikora, Elīna Ligere

“…Methods: A retrospective review of all newborn and small infants who underwent transcatheter arterial duct stenting through the percutaneous carotid artery approach at the CCUH in Riga, Latvia between the years 2013 and 2020. …”
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