Prevalence and predictors of self-medication practices among adult household members in Hosanna town, Hadiya zone, central Ethiopia by Sentayehu Admasu Saliya, Awoke Girma Hailu, Sisay Foga Sebro, Misgana Desalegn Menesho

“…Abstract Background Self-medication is a global health concern with serious public health implications. …”
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Metabolic Syndrome in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus: An Assessment of the Prevalence and the Agreement between Diagnostic Criteria by Kim Anh Nguyen, Nasheeta Peer, Anniza de Villiers, Barbara Mukasa, Tandi E. Matsha, Edward J. Mills, Andre Pascal Kengne

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Prevalence of undernutrition and associated factors among adolescent pregnant women in Dolo-Ado town, Somali region, Ethiopia by Abdirahman Ahmed, Abdulkarim Mohammed, Mahamed Dol Ateye, Saleha Abdusamed

“…Abstract Background Maternal malnutrition, particularly among adolescent pregnant women, is a significant public health issue globally, with far-reaching consequences for both maternal and fetal health. …”
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Implementación y valoración de una Guía para el manejo farmacológico de diabéticos hospitalizados en el Servicio de Medicina Interna by Luis Alberto Corona Martínez, Laydamí Rodríguez Amador, Ramón Ricardo Vélez Pérez, Sandra Borroto Lecuna, Caridad Hernández Abreus

“…Algunos con resultados positivos, fueron la referencia en la Orden de Ingreso al factor descompensante (82 %), adherencia a la conducta propuesta para cada grupo (86 %), utilización del esquema de insulina subcutánea programada (71 %), consideración del factor de descompensación en el manejo terapéutico (100 %), y cumplimiento global del esquema. El control metabólico se fue logrando progresivamente.…”
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STUDY OF COMPATIBILITY OF METHODS AND TECHNOLOGIES OF HIGH-LEVEL PROTOCOLS AND ERROR-CORRECTING CODES by Vladyslav Sharov, Olena Nikulina

“…These advancements addressed the escalating cyber threats and facilitated the secure exchange of data across global networks. The importance of studying error-correction codes and VPNs in the modern era cannot be overstated. …”
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Dos décadas de transformaciones de la nupcialidad uruguaya. La convergencia hacia la segunda transición demográfica by Wanda Cabella

“…Sin embargo resulta difícil explicar la similitud de las tendencias de cambio familiar en Uruguay respecto a aquellos países, sin hacer referencia al patrón global de cambio familiar que encierra la segunda transición demográfica.…”
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Snake-DETR: a lightweight and efficient model for fine-grained snake detection in complex natural environments by Heng Wang, Shuai Zhang, Cong Zhang, Zheng Liu, Qiuxian Huang, Xinyi Ma, Yiming Jiang

“…Abstract The rapid changes in the global environment have led to an unprecedented decline in biodiversity, with over 28% of species facing extinction. …”
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You cannot be what you cannot see: a retrospective natural longitudinal cohort study exploring the impact of face-to-face rural immersion on student medical training satisfaction a... by Srinivas Kondalsamy-Chennakesavan, Matthew R McGrail, Bushra F Nasir, Alan Bruce Chater

“…Objective Community-engaged immersive rural experiences were limited during the COVID-19 pandemic when online learning was instigated across medical institutions globally. This study aimed to explore the impact of online learning on medical students’ satisfaction levels and intentions to practice in a rural area after graduation.Design, setting and participants We conducted a natural quasi-experimental longitudinal retrospective cross-sectional study during 2011–2022 for all Australian domestic medical students who undertook a Rural and Remote Medicine (RRM) placement at the University of Queensland. …”
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Mind the leaf anatomy while taking ground truth with portable chlorophyll meters by Zuzana Lhotáková, Eva Neuwirthová, Markéta Potůčková, Lucie Červená, Lena Hunt, Lucie Kupková, Petr Lukeš, Petya Campbell, Jana Albrechtová

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The incidence of radiologically verified community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalisation in adults living in southern Sweden, 2016-2018: a population-based study by Elisabeth Rünow, Frida Valeur, Gustav Torisson, Karin Hansen, Christian Theilacker, Kristian Riesbeck, Jonas Ahl

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Constraining Binary Mergers in Active Galactic Nuclei Disks Using the Nonobservation of Lensed Gravitational Waves by Samson H. W. Leong, Justin Janquart, Aditya Kumar Sharma, Paul Martens, Parameswaran Ajith, Otto A. Hannuksela

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Stochastic production function-based assessment of the performance of climate risk management in agriculture: Methods and applications by WANG Yangjie, MAO Xiaoyan, WANG Jinxian, QIANG Hongjie

“…[Objective] As global warming progresses, it is of utmost importance to scientifically evaluate the effectiveness of climate risk management to enhance the capacity to adapt to climate change. …”
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Clinical perspective on antihypertensive drug treatment in adults with grade 1 hypertension and low to moderate cardiovascular risk: an international expert consultation by Alberto Morales Salinas

“…</strong><strong></strong></p><p class="BodyCxSpLast">La hipertensión arterial es el principal factor de riesgo de la carga global de las enfermedades. Una pregunta en debate es si la hipertensión arterial grado 1 (140-159/90-99 mm Hg) con riesgo cardiovascular (RCV) total bajo (mortalidad cardiovascular &lt;1% a los 10 años) a moderado (mortalidad cardiovascular &gt;1% and &lt;5% a los 10 años) debe ser tratada con agentes antihipertensivos. …”
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Efectividad de Cucurbita pepo en el tratamiento de la hiperplasia prostática. Revisión sistemática y meta-análisis by José Alejandro Ávila Cabreja, Felicia María García Méndez, Elia de la Caridad Rodríguez Venegas, Adolfo Peña Velázquez

“…La diferencia de medias global fue significativa (DM: -0,76 IC 95%: -1,40; -0,13; <em>I²</em>=26,75 %). …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Overweight and Obesity among Primary School Children Aged 7–17 Years in Urban Mbarara, Uganda by Benedict Twinomugisha, Abdon Marius Birungi

“…Globally, overweight and obesity among children have been acknowledged as a growing public health concern. …”
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Neighbourhood socioeconomic conditions and emergency admissions for ambulatory care sensitive conditions in children: a longitudinal ecological analysis in England, 2012–2017 by Bernie Carter, Enitan D Carrol, David Taylor-Robinson, Konstantinos Daras, Tanith Rose, Kate Mason, Courtney Franklin, Lateef Akanni

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&lsquo;That&rsquo;s Enough&rsquo; - Workplace Violence Against Physicians, Pharmacists, and Nurses in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review of Prevalence, Causes, and Consequences by Alhomoud F

“…At the societal level, it reduces the quality of care, increases medical errors, and imposes a substantial economic burden on healthcare systems and communities. Despite the global attention to WPV, systematic reviews specifically addressing WPV across all three professions—physicians, pharmacists, and nurses—and in various healthcare settings in Saudi Arabia are lacking. …”
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Mortality Predictive Value of APACHE II and SOFA Scores in COVID-19 Patients in the Intensive Care Unit by Mohammad Taghi Beigmohammadi, Laya Amoozadeh, Forough Rezaei Motlagh, Mojgan Rahimi, Maziar Maghsoudloo, Behzad Jafarnejad, Babak Eslami, Mohammad Reza Salehi, Kazem Zendehdel

“…COVID-19 pandemic has become a global dilemma since December 2019. Are the standard scores, such as acute physiology and chronic health evaluation (APACHE II) and sequential organ failure assessment (SOFA) score, accurate for predicting the mortality rate of COVID-19 or the need for new scores? …”
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Estimating the impact of school closures on the COVID-19 dynamics in 74 countries: A modelling analysis. by Romain Ragonnet, Angus E Hughes, David S Shipman, Michael T Meehan, Alec S Henderson, Guillaume Briffoteaux, Nouredine Melab, Daniel Tuyttens, Emma S McBryde, James M Trauer

“…<h4>Background</h4>School closures have been a prominent component of the global Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) response. …”
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Occurrence of Enteric Viruses in Surface Water and the Relationship with Changes in Season and Physical Water Quality Dynamics by Wasonga Michael Opere, Maingi John, Omwoyo Ombori

“…Environmental water quality issues have dominated global discourse and studies over the past five decades. …”
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