Prevalence of perinatal post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Charles Opondo, Holly Jenkins, Fiona Alderdice, Gracia Fellmeth, Zoe Daskalopoulou

“…The final search was carried out on 3 May 2022.Eligibility criteria Cross-sectional, cohort or case–control studies that assessed the prevalence of PTSD in pregnant or postpartum women in LMICs were included.Data extraction and synthesis Screening, data extraction and quality assessment were conducted independently by two reviewers. Pooled prevalence estimates were calculated with 95% CIs and prediction intervals (PI) using random-effects meta-analyses. …”
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Epidemiology of ophthalmia neonatorum: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Randy Asiamah, Gideon Owusu, Pious Tawiah Amoako, Richmond Amponsah, Emmanuel Adator, Samuel Kyei

“…Data were extracted and study-specific estimates were combined using meta-analysis to obtain pooled proportions. …”
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The dramatic impact of Coronavirus outbreak on air quality: Has it saved as much as it has killed so far? by R.J. Isaifan

“…The historical data on air quality, estimates of annual deaths and its economic burden have been presented and analyzed. …”
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Investigation of Borrow Pit TEA28 BP3, Fenstanton, Cambridgeshire, UK by W.A. Boismier, E. Allison, C. Ardis, R. Banerjea, C.R. Batchelor, P. Dark, K. Dudgeon, C.P. Green, E. Henderson, J. Ladocha, J. Weinstock, D.S. Young, J.-L. Schwenninger

“…Stratigraphically the succession comprised a sequence of fluvial, floodplain and periglacial colluvial deposits. OSL age estimates indicated that they spanned the Middle-Late Devensian period (MIS 3-2; 60-15.4 ky), with sandy gravels at the base of the succession dating to c. 43495 ± 3635(X7465), and periglacial slope deposits at the top to c. 22570 ± 1570(X7457) and the last glacial maximum (MIS 2; c. 27-16 ky). …”
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Macrophages Phenotype Regulated by IL-6 Are Associated with the Prognosis of Platinum-Resistant Serous Ovarian Cancer: Integrated Analysis of Clinical Trial and Omics by Xiaoqing Wu, Wenping Lu, Chaojie Xu, Cuihong Jiang, Zhili Zhuo, Ruipeng Wang, Dongni Zhang, Yongjia Cui, Lei Chang, Xi Zuo, Ya’nan Wang, Heting Mei, Weixuan Zhang, Mengfan Zhang, Chen Li

“…However, the mechanism underlying macrophage polarization and whether macrophage phenotype can be used as a prognostic indicator of PROC remains unclear. Methods. We used ESTIMATE to calculate the number of immune and stromal components in high-grade serous ovarian cancer (HGSOC) cases from The Cancer Genome Atlas database. …”
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Impact of kidney volume on incidence of in-hospital kidney-related adverse outcomes in patients with acute heart failure by Akira Saito, Taku Asano, Nobuyuki Komiyama, Sachiko Ohde

“…We conducted multivariate logistic regression analysis to evaluate the impact of MAKE and each component of MAKE adjusted for age, sex, body surface area, estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) on admission date and the factors that were significantly associated with the incidence of MAKE by bivariate analysis. …”
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Safety and Efficacy of Nusinersen Focusing on Renal and Hematological Parameters in Spinal Muscular Atrophy by Hüseyin Bahadır Şenol, Gizem Yıldız, Ayşe İpek Polat, Adem Aydın, Ayşe Semra Hız, Alper Soylu, Uluç Yiş

“…Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of the nusinersen treatment on platelet counts and renal functions, specifically urine protein excretion, in SMA patients and to estimate safe urinary protein levels before administration of each intrathecal injection. …”
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Machine learning-based prognostic model for patients with anaplastic thyroid carcinoma by Yihan Sun, Da Lin, Xiangyang Deng, Yinlong Zhang

“…We developed an RSF model and a traditional Cox model using the training cohort and further compared their performance based on calibration and discrimination. integrated brier score (iBS) was used to estimate the calibration ability. The Brier score, C-index value, the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve with the area under the curve (AUC) and Decision Curves Analysis (DCA) were evaluated. …”
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Infection Prevalence and Antibiotic Resistance Levels in Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis in Gynecological Outpatients of a Tertiary Hospital in China from 2015 to 201... by Wei Zhang, Lijuan Li, Xuelian Zhang, Hongshu Fang, Huajian Chen, Changxian Rong

“…The aim of this study was to estimate the Ureaplasma urealyticum and Mycoplasma hominis infection prevalence and antibiotic resistance levels in gynecological outpatients. …”
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Causes of death among older children and adolescents (5–19 years) in the Magu Health and Demographic Surveillance Study, Tanzania, 1995–2022 by Sophia Kagoye, Milly Marston, Yasson Abha, Eveline T. Konje, Mark Urassa, Jim Todd, Ties Boerma

“…We compared the results with children aged 1–4 years and global estimates for Tanzania. Results Between 1995 and 2022, communicable disease mortality decreased by 73%, similar to the 76% decline among 1–4-year-olds. …”
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e-GLR Score Predicts Early Graft Loss in Adult Live-Donor Liver Transplantation by Viniyendra Pamecha, MS, MRCS, FRCS, FEBS, Nilesh Sadashiv Patil, MS, MCh, Tharun Gattu, MS, Guresh Kumar, MSc, MPhil, PhD, Bramhadatta Pattnaik, MS, MCh, Nihar Mohapatra, MS, MCh, Gaurav Sindwani, MD, PDCC, Ashok Choudhury, MD, DM

“…Multivariate logistic regression analysis determined donor age (P = 0.045), estimated (e) graft weight (P = 0.001), and the model for end-stage liver disease (MELD) score (0.001) as independent predictors of early graft loss due to EGD. …”
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Cost-Utility Analysis of Add-on Cannabidiol vs Usual Care Alone for the Treatment of Seizures in Patients With Treatment-Resistant Lennox-Gastaut Syndrome or Dravet Syndrome in the... by Jamshaed Siddiqui, Sally Bowditch

“…Since December 1, 2022, plant-derived highly purified cannabidiol (CBD) medicine (Epidyolex®; 100 mg/mL oral solution) has been reimbursed in the Netherlands for the adjunctive treatment of seizures associated with LGS or DS. **Objective:** To estimate the cost-effectiveness of CBD plus usual care vs usual care alone in patients with LGS or DS in the Netherlands. …”
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Identification of multicohort-based predictive signature for NMIBC recurrence reveals SDCBP as a novel oncogene in bladder cancer by Chen Zhang, Hubin Yin, Tinghao Li, Junrui Chen, Weiyang He, Ke Ren, Bo Li, Xudong Liu

“…We combined gene signature and clinicopathological factors to construct a clinical nomogram for estimating NMIBC recurrence in a local cohort. Finally. the biological functions and potential mechanisms of SDCBP in bladder cancer were investigated experimentally in vitro and in vivo.Results An 8-gene signature was developed, and its efficiency for predicting NMIBC recurrence was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier and time-dependent ROC curves in both training and validation datasets. …”
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Community Perception on Trypanosomosis, Parasitological, and Entomological Studies in Two Selected Districts of South Omo Zone, Ethiopia by Solomon Mekuria, Tesfu K. Mekonnen, Nigatu Kebede

“…Sixty NGU traps baited with acetone and cow urine were deployed for 48 hrs to estimate the apparent density. Data generated from focus group discussion and trypanosomosis prevalence analyzed using an appropriate statistical package. …”
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Diversification outbreaks and dynamics of Asian leaf-litter frogs, genus Leptobrachella (Anura, Megophryidae), with the description of a new species from Guizhou Province, China by Tao Luo, Zi-Fa Zhao, Zhong-Lian Wang, Chang-Ting Lan, Ming-Yuan Xiao, Huai-Qing Deng, Ning Xiao, Jiang Zhou

“…This study highlights how biogeographic meta-analyses can be utilised to estimate diversification history in taxa lacking sufficient molecular markers to quantify the impact of orogeny and climatic shifts on diversification processes. …”
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Costs and Outcomes of Clostridioides difficile Infections in Germany: A Retrospective Health Claims Data Analysis by Katharina Schley, Kirstin Heinrich, Jennifer C. Moïsi, Dennis Häckl, Dominik Obermüller, Gordon Brestrich, Christof von Eiff, Thomas Weinke

“…Overall excess costs for CDI cases were estimated at approximately €1.6 billion within 1 year after diagnosis. …”
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Indirect determination of FMDV 146S component concentration in non-inactivated suspension by comparison of graphs of the second derivative for real-time RT-PCR curves by M. I. Doronin, D. V. Mikhalishin, V. A. Starikov, D. A. Lozovoy, A. V. Borisov

“…The proposed model allows to quantitatively estimate the content of 146S component in virus-containing vaccine raw materials. …”
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Analyzing the impact of non-Newtonian nanofluid flow on pollutant discharge concentration in wastewater management using an artificial computing approach by Sidra Jubair, Jie Yang, Bilal Ali, Bandar Bin-Mohsin, Hamiden Abd El-Wahed Khalifa

“…The accuracy of the ANN-LMBOA model is estimated though numerous statistical tools, i.e., histogram, regression measures, curve fitting, performance plots, and validation tables. …”
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Evaluation Effective Dose for Patients Undergoing Dental X-Ray Examination by Edrees M. Tahir Nury, Bayan Saber Ibrahim

“…Monte Carlo simulation was performed to estimate an effective dose (ED) by using PCXMC Dose Calculation software. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge about Obstetric Danger Signs and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women in Debre Tabor Town, Northwest Ethiopia by Mestawut Mihret, Hailegebriel Wondimu

“…World Health Organization estimates that 800 women die from pregnancy or childbirth-related complications around the world every day. …”
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