Factors Influencing Patient Satisfaction with Zambia's National Health Insurance Scheme: A Systematic Literature Review using Empirical Evidence from Nigeria and Ghana by Wesley Mwambazi, Abubaker Qutieshat

“…In pursuit of achieving UHC, Zambia launched the NHIS in 2019 with the ambitious goal of reaching 100% coverage by 2021. Some of those enrolled had reported varying levels of satisfaction with the NHIS services. …”
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Immunologists' Perspectives on Monogenic Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by Maryiam Jama Ali Osman, Emine Selva Aydoğdu, Rafah Mackeh, Ahmet Özen, Bernice Lo

“…Timely diagnosis hinges on awareness and the application of contemporary molecular techniques. …”
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Bloom filter–based efficient broadcast algorithm for the Internet of things by Anum Talpur, Faisal K Shaikh, Thomas Newe, Adil A Sheikh, Emad Felemban, Abdelmajid Khelil

“…In addition, it helps to reduce energy usage evenly throughout the network, 1/100 times, when compared with conventional broadcast (non-bloom-based) and, 1/10 times, when compared with bloom-based broadcast. …”
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HPLC Fingerprint Analysis of Rana chensinensis Eggs from Different Habitats and Their Antitussive Effect by Yang Xu, Fangfei Xu, Yuejie Wang, Xu Wang, Huiwei Bao

“…The influence of RE on cough latent periods and cough times of mice was investigated via an ammonia cough-inducing experiment. …”
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Effect of Saturated Near Surface on Nitrate and Ammonia Nitrogen Losses in Surface Runoff at the Loess Soil Hillslope by Yu-bin Zhang, Fen-li Zheng, Ning Cao

“…Under the low fertilizer treatment, average NO3–N concentrations in runoff water of SA averaged 2.2 times greater than that of FD, 1.6 times greater for NH4–N. …”
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Factors Associated with Favorable Tuberculosis Treatment Outcomes Determined Using Multiple Regression Analysis in Lusaka, Zambia, 2022 by Samuel Daka, Masaki Ota, Graham K Samungole

“…Conversely, for each year of increasing age, the likelihood of favorable outcomes decreased by 0.99 (95% CI: 0.98–1.00) times. Patients with unknown HIV status were 0.0079 (95% CI: 0.0024–0.0259) times more likely to have favorable outcomes compared to those who were HIV negative. …”
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Effects of coupled application of magnetoelectric activated water and amendments on photosynthetic physiological characteristics and yield of maize in arid regions by Qingyuan Lei, Wanghai Tao, Fan Yang, Jianqi Liu, Zixuan Xi, Quanjiu Wang, Mingjiang Deng

“…Field experiments were set up with three concentrations of growth regulators: 400 times (G1), 500 times (G2), and 600 times (G3), and three amounts of Bacillus subtilis: 15 kg/ha (R1), 45 kg/ha (R2), and 75 kg/ha (R3), along with a control group CK, making a total of 10 treatments applied in the field experiment. …”
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Analysis of vehicle carbon emission characteristics on expressways in mountainous plateau areas based on the coupled simulation of CarSim/TruckSim and MOVES. by Jianping Gao, Xin Huang, Yunyong He, Enhuai He, Lu Sun, Changfeng Yang

“…Carbon emissions equivalent of the LDV and HDV starting twice on average in summer were approximately 1.09- and 1.04-times higher, respectively, than that when vehicles were started 0.5 times; whereas, in winter, they were 1.17- and 1.07-times higher, respectively.…”
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Comparison of the Laryngeal View during Tracheal Intubation Using Airtraq and Macintosh Laryngoscopes by Unskillful Anesthesiology Residents: A Clinical Study by Carlos Ferrando, Gerardo Aguilar, F. Javier Belda

“…On the other hand, there were no differences in times of laryngoscopy (𝑃=0.645; IC 95% 3.1, +4.8) and intubation (𝑃=0.62; C95%  −6.1, +10.0) between the two devices. …”
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Application of lacrimal gland ultrasonography in the evaluation of chronic ocular graft-versus-host-disease by Mingxia Zhong, Siyuan Liu, Jinghan Luo, Qin Zhang, Zhou Yang, Shanshan Zhang

“…The disease activity of oGVHD and the severity of ocular surface involvement were assessed using various parameters such as Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI), Schirmer test, tear film break-up time (BUT), tear meniscus height, corneal/conjunctival staining and meibomian gland dropout. …”
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Safety and efficacy of edoxaban monotherapy after bioabsorbable polymer everolimus-eluting stent implantation in a human-like coronary atherosclerotic porcine model by Daisuke Kitano, Suguru Migita, Yuxin Li, Yutaka Koyama, Katsunori Fukumoto, Sayaka Shimodai-Yamada, Akira Onishi, Daiichiro Fuchimoto, Shunichi Suzuki, Yoshiyuki Nakamura, Atsushi Hirayama, Hiroyuki Hao, Yasuo Okumura

“…Animals underwent DES implantation, followed by four weeks of treatment with either edoxaban monotherapy (3 mg/kg/day) or the DAPT regimen (aspirin 100 mg/day and clopidogrel 75 mg/day). Outcomes were assessed by optical coherence tomography (OCT), virtual histology intravascular ultrasound (iMap-IVUS), and histology. …”
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The comparative analysis of the influence of bisoprolol and carvedilol on the course of heart failure of ischemic origin in patients with concomitant atrial fibrillation and diabet... by N.M. Kulaiets, V.M. Kulaiets

“…Statistical analysis was performed using the programs Statistica for Windows Release 10.0 and MedCalc® (Statistical Software version 22.020). …”
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Household transmission of SARS-CoV-2 in a rural area in South Africa by G Maimela, C E Martin, M Chersich, B Bello, J Mauti, T Bäernighausen, S Kohler, A Almuedo-Riera, S Luchters, S Sawry

“…Households with a lower household density (fewer household members per bedroom) had a higher IR (IR 9.58; 95% CI 4.67 ‐ 21.71) than households with a higher density (IR 3.06; 95% CI 1.00 ‐ 12.35). Conclusion. We found a high SARS‐CoV‐2 infection rate among HCs in a rural setting, with 48% of households having a co‐primary case at the time of enrolment. …”
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Associations between local COVID-19 policies and anxiety in the USA: a longitudinal digital cohort study by Jeffrey E Olgin, Gregory M Marcus, Rita Hamad, John Kornak, Carmen R Isasi, Ana Sanchez-Birkhead, Mark Pletcher, Soo Park, Natasha Williams, Thomas Carton, Aaron E Cozen, Madelaine Faulkner Modrow, Amy Chiang, Matthew Brandner, Jaime H Orozco, Kristen Azar, Sylvia E K Sudat, Pelin Ozluk, Heather Kitzman, Sara J Knight

“…Local government policies may have contributed to increases in anxiety and mental health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods We analysed associations between composite policy scores for containment and closure, public health or economic support from the US COVID-19 County Policy Database and self-reported anxiety scores (Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7) from COVID-19 Citizen Science participants between 22 April 2020 and 31 December 2021.Results In 188 976 surveys from 36 711 participants in 100 counties across 28 states, associations between anxiety and containment and closure policy differed by employment (p<0.0001), with elevated anxiety under maximal policy for people working in hospitality and food services (+1.05 vs no policy; 95% CI: 0.45, 1.64) or arts and entertainment (+0.56; 95% CI 0.15, 0.97) and lower anxiety for people working in healthcare (−0.43; 95% CI −0.66 to –0.20) after adjusting for calendar time, county-specific effects and COVID-19 case rates and death rates. …”
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Chinese patent medicine tongxinluo capsule as a supplement to treat chronic coronary syndromes: a GRADE-assessed systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Shi-Bing Liang, Shi-Bing Liang, Shi-Bing Liang, Yi-Fei Wang, Yi-Fei Wang, Yi-Fei Wang, Zhen-Chao Niu, Zhen-Chao Niu, Yu-Fei Li, Hui-Min Zheng, Hui-Min Zheng, Jia-Ming Huan, Jie Yuan, Nicola Robinson, Nicola Robinson, Jian-Ping Liu, Yun-Lun Li, Yun-Lun Li, Yun-Lun Li

“…Evidence supports the use of TXL plus WM for reducing angina frequency [SMD −2.50, 95% CI (−3.53, −1.48)], improving seattle angina questionnaire scores (P < 0.05), decreasing nitroglycerin dose [SMD −1.63, 95% CI (−2.26, −1.00)], and shortening angina duration [MD −1.50 min/once, 95% CI (−1.98, −1.02)]. …”
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Effect and Mechanism of Electroacupuncture at the Affected Side of Quchi （LI 11） and Yanglingquan （GB 34） Acupoints in Rats with Limb Spasms after Cerebral Infarction by ZHAN Sheng, HUANG Linxing, YI Lizhen, CHEN Ruixue, HUANG Huiyuan, YUE Zenghui

“…Yanglingquan (GB34, left) and Quchi (LI 11, left) acupoints on the affected side were selected, and each acupoint was directly punctured with one needle, dense wave pattern, the frequency at 100 Hz, and the intensity based on the slight shaking of rat limbs, 30 minutes a time, once a day, and the treatment lasted for 7 days. …”
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Detection Method of Effective Tillering of Rice in Field Based on Lightweight Ghost-YOLOv8 and Smart Phone by CUI Jiale, ZENG Xiangfeng, REN Zhengwei, SUN Jian, TANG Chen, YANG Wanneng, SONG Peng

“…In order to meet the needs of field work, a mobile phone App for effective tiller detection of rice was developed for real-time detection. GhostNet was used to lighten the YOLOv8 model. …”
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Optimization of salinity range for rearing glass eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor by Ade Yulita Hesti Lukas, Daniel Djokosetiyanto, Tatag Budiardi, Agus Oman Sudrajat, Ridwan Affandi

“…ABSTRACT   Fasting is one of a method that used for measured growth of fish in a shorter period of time. This study was aimed to determine the optimum range of salinity for improve the survival and growth of glass eel Anguilla bicolor bicolor. …”
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Biological activities of Usnea lethariiformis lichen extracts and UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS analysis of their secondary metabolites by Mauricio Piñeiro, Mauricio Piñeiro, Sofía Manrique, Jessica Gómez, Jessica Gómez, Juan Manuel Rodriguez, Patricia Barrera, Duilio Caballero, Miguel A. Sosa, Gabriel Vargas-Arana, Gabriel Vargas-Arana, Alejandro Tapia, Beatriz Lima, Beatriz Lima, Mario J. Simirgiotis

“…The metabolite profiling was obtained using ultra-high-resolution liquid chromatography coupled with electrospray ionization quadrupole time-of-flight mass spectrometry (UHPLC-ESI-QTOF-MS) system. …”
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Clinical impact of [18F]FDG-PET/CT in ARI0002h treatment, a CAR-T against BCMA for relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma by Inés Zugasti, Marta Tormo-Ratera, Aina Oliver-Caldés, Juan Carlos Soler-Perromat, Verónica González-Calle, David F. Moreno, Valentín Cabañas, Nieves López-Muñoz, Álvaro Bartolomé-Solanas, Marta Español-Rego, Juan Luis Reguera-Ortega, Laura Rosiñol, Lucía López-Corral, Natalia Tovar, Luis Gerardo Rodríguez-Lobato, Rosa Maria Alvarez Perez, Sara Varea, Eulàlia Olesti, Adolfo Gomez-Grande, Laura Frutos, Pilar Tamayo, Manel Juan, José M. Moraleda, Álvaro Urbano-Ispizua, E. Azucena González-Navarro, Joaquín Martínez-López, Maria-Victoria Mateos, Xavier Tomás, Xavier Setoain, Carlos Fernández de Larrea

“…Of 63 patients, 52.4% presented plasmacytomas at the time of inclusion (21 PS, exclusively; and 12 EMD). …”
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