Management of acute bacterial meningitis in a limited resource setting: an Egyptian consensus model by Samy Zaky, Mohamed Elbadry, Maysaa A. Saeed, Hanaa Fathelbab, Fatma Abdelsalam, Mohammed Gamal Abdel-Hamid, Alshaimaa Eid, Asmaa Bakr, Amira Maher, Mona Mohammed Abdelrahman, Mohamed A. Metwally, Mahmoud Saad Berengy, Enaam Ali AlMowafy, Hassan Goabar, Amin Abdel Baki, Ahmed Corie, Osama Hammad, Entesar Elsharkawy, Ahmed Saad, Fatma Ali-Eldin, Ahmed Mahdy, Ramadan Zaky, Reham Hammad, Gamal Essmat

“…This is because definitive laboratory confirmation can take several days and may not always be successful. Those who do recover, especially if there was delayed appropriate intervention, can have permanent disabilities, such as brain damage, hearing loss, and learning disabilities. …”
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Assessment of COVID-19 vaccine uptake and associated factors among healthcare workers in selected health facilities of the Somali Region, Eastern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study... by Maereg Wolde, Trhas Tadesse Berhe, Addisalem Melesse, Rachana Sharma, Hnin Su Mon, Tesfaye Simireta, Hailemariam Addisu, Yosef Wassihun

“…Other professions such as paramedics, environmental health and pharmacist were less likely to get COVID-19 vaccine than nurses (adjusted OR, AOR 0.2; 95% CI (0.06 to 0.53)). Participants who were concerned about the availability of the COVID-19 vaccine were less likely to receive it than individuals who were not concerned (AOR 0.01; 95% CI (0.002 to 0.052)).Conclusion The vaccination uptake among HCWs in the region was relatively low, with the type of profession and concerns about vaccine availability being significant factors affecting the uptake.…”
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Impact of Perioperative Blood Transfusion on Postoperative Complications and Prognosis of Gastric Adenocarcinoma Patients with Different Preoperative Hemoglobin Value by Lian Xue, Xiao-Long Chen, Zhang Wei-Han, Kun Yang, Xin-Zu Chen, Bo Zhang, Zhi-Xin Chen, Jia-Ping Chen, Zong-Guang Zhou, Jian-Kun Hu

“…From 2003 to 2011, 1199 patients who underwent curative gastrectomy were retrospectively enrolled and followed up to December 2014. …”
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Loan Monitoring Costs and Loan Payment in SACCOs: A Case Study of Mitooma People's SACCO in Mitooma Town Council Mitooma District. by Mugarura, Adison

“…From the study findings on challenges faced by loan officers in monitoring loans in SACCOs, respondents revealed that poor transport infrastructure to the rural places, clients who provide wrong information to the bank, multiple borrowing by the clients in different borrowing institutions, social factors showing a weak influence on loan default, lack of liquidity monitoring system, inadequate managerial competencies and political interference and huge microfinance losses are caused by outright loan default were some of the challenges faced by loan officers in monitoring loans in SACCOs.…”
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Effects of Job Stress on Teachers Productivity in Primary Schools of Katuna Town Council in Kabale District. by Faida, Elias

“…The struggle for employees and the organization's productivity can be associated with stress of different kinds, (CDC, 2016; WHO, 2020). This can have an effect on the productivity of the employees and the organizations. …”
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Assessment of different genotyping markers and algorithms for distinguishing Plasmodium falciparum recrudescence from reinfection in Uganda. by Mwesigwa, Alex, Golumbeanu, Monica, Jones, Sam, Cantoreggi, L. Sara, Musinguzi, Benson, Nankabirwa, I. Joaniter, Bikaitwoha, Everd Maniple, Kalyango, N. Joan, Karamagi, Charles, Plucinski, Mateusz, Nsobya, L. Samuel, Nsanzabana, Christian, Byakika-Kibwika, Pauline

“…Recently, WHO proposed replacing glurp with microsatellites (Poly-α, PfPK2, TA1). …”
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HIV self-testing alone or with additional interventions, including financial incentives, and linkage to care or prevention among male partners of antenatal care clinic attendees in... by Augustine T Choko, Elizabeth L Corbett, Nigel Stallard, Hendramoorthy Maheswaran, Aurelia Lepine, Cheryl C Johnson, Doreen Sakala, Thokozani Kalua, Moses Kumwenda, Richard Hayes, Katherine Fielding

“…Costs per male partner who attended the clinic with a confirmed HIV test result were $23.73 and $28.08 for the HIVST + $3 and HIVST + $10 arms, respectively. …”
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Functionally important respiratory symptoms and continued cigarette use versus e-cigarette switching: population assessment of tobacco and health study waves 2-6Research in context by James D. Sargent, Kristin Lauten, Kathryn C. Edwards, Susanne E. Tanski, Todd A. MacKenzie, Laura M. Paulin, Mary F. Brunette, Maciej L. Goniewicz, Amanda Malasky, Debra Stark, Fernando B. de Moura, Holly Griffin, Kimberly H. Nguyen, Eric Backlund, Heather L. Kimmel, John H. Kingsbury, Jenny E. Ozga, K Michael Cummings, Andrew Hyland

“…Respiratory symptoms improved (<2 at follow-up) in 27.7%, 45.8% and 42.1% of those who continued cigarettes, switched to e-cigarettes, and quit, respectively. …”
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Urban monitoring, evaluation and application of COVID-19 listed vaccine effectiveness: a health code blockchain study by Tao Wang, Hongyan Li, Chaoqun Li, Zheheng Li

“…Simulation finds that the higher the proportion of unvaccinated infected people who are not observed, the lower the estimate of observed effectiveness; and the lower the true effectiveness, the larger the gap between observed effectiveness and true effectiveness. …”
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Fálétí’s Philosophical Sensibility by Adeshina Afolayan

“…Compared to Ọlátúnjí’s exploratory unraveling of Fálétí’s poetry, my objective is to enlist Fálétí as a poet that has not been given his due as one who is sensitive to the requirements of political philosophy and its objective of ensuring the imagination of a society that is properly ordered according to the imperatives of justice.   …”
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The sport and Lithuanian national identity by Ingvaras Butautas, Rasa Čepaitienė

“…Darius and S. Girėnas, who overflew the Atlantic. During the Soviet times, sport had to serve state image and communist ideology needs. …”
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25 años de cirugía de Ross: seguimiento y resultados en pacientes reoperados en nuestro centro by Consuelo M. Sisinni-Ganly, Julio C. Lugo-Adán, Francisco Estévez-Cid, Rocío Casais-Pampín, Juan J. Legarra-Calderón

“…The cumulative survival function of patients who underwent reintervention at 10 years was 100%, and at 20 years it was 93%. …”
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Strong Nonagricultural Demand Keeps Agricultural Land Values Increasing by John E. Reynolds

“…Survey respondents included rural appraisers, farm lenders, real estate brokers, farm managers, land investors, county extension agents, personnel from the Farm Services Agency and the Natural Resource Conservation Service, county property appraisers, and other persons who develop and maintain information about rural land values in their areas. …”
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Hurricane Preparation: A Q&A Guide to Water and Food Safety and Quality by Amy H. Simonne, Ronald Schmidt

“…We welcome additional questions from those who use this document. They will be included, along with answers, in the next version of this publication. …”
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‘Grim Realities’ or ‘Light of Fancy’? Charles Dickens in the Bulgarian Classroom by Zelma Catalan

“…Charles Dickens is a writer who has always featured in the literature textbooks for the English language secondary schools in Bulgaria. …”
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The Combination of Gastroschisis, Jejunal Atresia, and Colonic Atresia in a Newborn by Zachary Bauman, Victor Nanagas

“…Based on our case presentation, small bowel atresia and colonic atresia must be considered in patients who undergo abdominal wall closure for gastroschisis with prolonged symptoms suggestive of bowel obstruction. …”
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Organization of Free and Open Source Software Projects: In-between the Community and Traditional Governance by Isabela Neves Ferraz, Carlos Denner dos Santos

“…A literature review was conducted to outline the main perceptions on this topic, as well as qualitative exploratory research, involving documentary analysis and interviews with four Brazilian participants who work in the management of projects.. The exploratory research was a preliminary contact with the investigated field to make the arguments presented more reliable. …”
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La morphologie externe et interne de la région supra-orbitaire est-elle corrélée à des contraintes biomécaniques ? Analyses structurales des populations d’Homo sapiens d’Afalou Bou... by Antoine Balzeau, Jackie Badawi-Fayad

“…The purpose of this study was to analyse and compare the external morphology of the supraorbital and maxillary regions as well as the variability of frontal pneumatisation in a sample of anatomically modern humans of the upper Palaeolithic of Afalou Bou Rhummel (Algeria) and Taforalt (Morocco), who underwent extraction of upper incisors. The results of the study show that the consequences of such mutilations are limited to the premaxilla and have no effect on the maxilla or the cranial superstructures. …”
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Life-Threatening Retroperitoneal Hematoma in a Patient with COVID-19 by Monarch Shah, John Paul Colombo, Sanya Chandna, Haris Rana

“…The disease carries both thrombotic and hemorrhagic complications, especially in those patients who are anticoagulated to prevent the thromboembolic manifestations. …”
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