Factors Affecting Social Support Status of People Living with HIV/AIDS at Selected Hospitals of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia by Elyas Admasu Basha, Behailu Tariku Derseh, Abate Dargie Wubetu, Nigus Alemnew Engidaw, Kefyalew Dagne Gizachew

“…Acquired immunodeficiency was linked with psychosocial problems, whereby stigma and discrimination are the most common. Therefore, this study was aimed at assessing the level of the social support problem in people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLHIV) and factors associated with it at selected hospitals of North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia. …”
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Rural-urban disparities and socioeconomic determinants of caesarean delivery rates in Zimbabwe: Evidence from the 2019 National Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey by G N Musuka, G Murewanhema, H Herrera, E Mbunge, R Birri-Makota, T Dzinamarira, D Cuadros, I Chingombe, A Mpofu, M Mapingure

“…The weighted national CS rate was 10.3%, and CS happened more commonly among women in urban than rural areas (15.7% v. 7.4%; odds ratio (OR) 2.34; (95% confidence interval (CI)) 1.71 - 3.20; p=0.001). …”
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Cross-Cultural Validation of the English Chronic Pain Myth Scale in Emergency Nurses by Geraldine Martorella, Anaïs Lacasse, Michelle Kostic, Glenna Schluck

“…The French-Canadian Chronic Pain Myth Scale (CPMS) was developed to evaluate common societal misconceptions about CP including among healthcare providers. …”
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Immune Toxicity with Checkpoint Inhibition for Metastatic Melanoma: Case Series and Clinical Management by Anna J. Lomax, Jennifer Lim, Robert Cheng, Arianne Sweeting, Patricia Lowe, Neil McGill, Nicholas Shackel, Elizabeth L. Chua, Catriona McNeil

“…IrAE occurred in 54%, most commonly dermatological (24%), rheumatological (22%), and thyroid dysfunction (12%). …”
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Materiality Conditions in the Interplay between Environment and Financial Performance: A Graphical Modeling Approach for EEA Oil and Gas Companies by Mirela Sichigea, Marian Siminica, Mirela Cristea, Gratiela Georgiana Noja, Daniel Circiumaru

“…Within this network, the interplay between environmental and financial performance of a company represents a common point with a growing emphasis on the transparency and the materiality capacity of the disclosed information. …”
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Effects of uncut refuge management on grassland arthropods – A systematic review by Kitti Révész, Róbert Gallé, Jean-Yves Humbert, Péter Batáry

“…We found several potential drivers behind these patterns, including refuge shape – most commonly strips or blocks – and refuge proportion, typically 10–25 % of the area. …”
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Enhancing mechanical properties of (HfMoNbZrTa)1-xNx films through multi-phase structures in substoichiometric compositions by Yiming Ruan, Jigang Xie, Lin He, Fugui Zhang, Jie Shi, Hengning Hu, Yun Chen, Rui Shu, Liuquan Yang, Hao Du

“…Elemental composition design is a common strategy for tuning the crystallographic structure of films, thereby optimizing their mechanical properties. …”
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Challenges of early renal cancer detection: symptom patterns and incidental diagnosis rate in a multicentre prospective UK cohort of patients presenting with suspected renal cancer by Michelle Wilson, Naveen S Vasudev, Grant D Stewart, Adebanji Adeyoju, Jon Cartledge, Michael Kimuli, Shibendra Datta, Damian Hanbury, David Hrouda, Grenville Oades, Poulam Patel, Naeem Soomro, Mark Sullivan, Jeff Webster, Peter J Selby, Rosamonde E Banks

“…Visible haematuria was reported in 23% of patients and was commonly associated with advanced disease (49% had stage III or IV disease). …”
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Impact of ABO gene polymorphism and von Willebrand factor on genetic susceptibility to acute lymphoblastic leukemia in Egyptian pediatric patients by Elsayed I. Salim, Ahmed N. Shaaban, Amal K. Seleem, Zeinab I. Attia

“…Abstract Background Acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) is the most common malignancy affecting children. The ABO blood group system and von Willebrand factor (VWF) have been associated with altering cancer risk, but few studies have examined their relationship with pediatric ALL. …”
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An improved fuzzy time series forecasting model based on hesitant fuzzy sets by Lubna Shafi, Shilpi Jain, Praveen Agarwal, Pervaiz Iqbal, Aadil Rashid Sheergojri

“…The goal is to deal with the issue of identifying a common membership grade when several fuzzification methods are available to fuzzify time series data. …”
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Effect of opercular deformity on morphological and transcriptomic profiling of gills in golden pompano (Trachinotus ovatus) by Yuwei Wu, Qian Ma, Dihao Huang, Liuyong Wang, Qiling Zhou, Chunli Ran, Gang Chen

“…Skeletal deformities in the opercular complex, jaws, and vertebral column are the most common consequences. The opercular deformity can result in the exposure of the gill chamber, which may lead to adverse effects on the gill function. …”
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Steroid-Resistant Extranodal Rosai-Dorfman Disease of Cheek Mass and Ptosis Treated with Radiation Therapy by Ahmed Marzouk Maklad, Yasser Bayoumi, Mutahir Tunio, Wafaa AlShakweer, Mashooque A. Dahar, Shomaila A. Akbar

“…Extranodal RDD has been reported in 43% of cases, with skin as commonly involved site followed by head and neck region. …”
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Paradoxical dominant negative activity of an immunodeficiency-associated activating PIK3R1 variant by Patsy R Tomlinson, Rachel G Knox, Olga Perisic, Helen Su, Gemma V Brierley, Roger L Williams, Robert K Semple

“…Surprisingly, APDS2 patients do not show features of p110α hyperactivation, but do commonly have SHORT syndrome-like features, suggesting p110α hypofunction. …”
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D1S-Neuro Program: Frequency and Risk Factors for the Development of Diabetic Neuropathy in Pediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus, a Single Center Study by Marco Piccoli, Joaquin Gutierrez de Rubalcava Doblas, Patrizia Furlan, Silvia Cocchio, Alessandro Zamberlan, Gloria Panzeri, Vincenzo Baldo, Carlo Moretti

“…<b>Introduction:</b> Diabetic neuropathy is the most common long-term complication of diabetes mellitus, widely studied in the adult population, but its prevalence in children and adolescents has not yet been clearly defined. …”
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Probiotic Potential of Lactobacillus Strains with Antifungal Activity Isolated from Animal Manure by Soundharrajan Ilavenil, Hyung Soo Park, Mayakrishnan Vijayakumar, Mariadhas Valan Arasu, Da Hye Kim, Sivanesan Ravikumar, Ki Choon Choi

“…The strains exhibited susceptibility against commonly used antibiotics with negative hemolytic property. …”
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Adherence to clinical practice guidelines on community acquired pneumonia and its relation to mortality rates. by María Caridad Fragoso Marchante, Alfredo Darío Espinosa Brito, Gustavo Álvarez Amador, Iris González Morales, José Luis Bernal Muñoz, Miguel Mosquera Fernández

“…<strong>Background</strong>: Community acquired pneumonia is a common disease that is associated with significant morbidity and mortality rates. …”
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Field Development Optimization for Low-Productivity Gas Wells under Intermittent Production by Wei Tian, Yi Liu, Xuri Li, Youliang Jia, Yixuan Wang, Li Li, Zhengyan Zhao, Weihong Ding, Wenxin Zhou, Wenyue Sun

“…Intermittent production, where wells are periodically shut-in and open, is a common approach to address these problems. This strategy allows formation pressure recovery during the shut-in period, which leads to a higher gas rate during the production period to carry liquids out of the wellbore. …”
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Molecular Detection of EMT Markers in Circulating Tumor Cells from Metastatic Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Patients: Potential Role in Clinical Practice by Annalisa Milano, Francesca Mazzetta, Sabatino Valente, Danilo Ranieri, Laura Leone, Andrea Botticelli, Concetta Elisa Onesti, Salvatore Lauro, Salvatore Raffa, Maria Rosaria Torrisi, Paolo Marchetti

“…Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) is the most common cause of cancer-related mortality; nevertheless, there are few data regarding detection of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) in NSCLC, compared to other kinds of cancers in which their prognostic roles have already been defined. …”
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Mass resection as a candidate treatment for uterine PEComas of uncertain malignant potential: a case report and literature review by Haijuan Shi, Yan Yin, Shoujun Liang, Chuanzhong Liu, Yibao Huang, Bingfeng Lu, Liying Zhang

“…The 13 patients were aged 9–75 years, with tumour sizes ranging from 1 to 21 cm, and follow-up times ranging from 2 to 71 months. The most common signs and symptoms included abnormal uterine bleeding (AUB) and abdominal pain. …”
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Biomonitoring with Micronuclei Test in Buccal Cells of Female Farmers and Children Exposed to Pesticides of Maneadero Agricultural Valley, Baja California, Mexico by Idalia Jazmin Castañeda-Yslas, María Evarista Arellano-García, Marco Antonio García-Zarate, Balam Ruíz-Ruíz, María Guadalupe Zavala-Cerna, Olivia Torres-Bugarín

“…Feminization of the agricultural labor is common in Mexico; these women and their families are vulnerable to several health risks including genotoxicity. …”
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