Antihypertensive strategies for the prevention of secondary stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis by ChunQi Wang, Ling Feng, ShuangYan Tu, Dan Wei, Rui Wang, ZhiQiang Deng, YiPing Luo

“…Abstract Background Stroke is an important contributor to disability and death globally. Hypertension is a main risk factor for recurrent stroke in patients with ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke or transient ischemic attack. …”
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Collaborative design of a care pathway for pharmacy-based PrEP delivery in Nigeria: insights from stakeholder consultation by Obinna I. Ekwunife, Theodora C. Omenoba, Ugochi Eyong, Valentine Okelu, Michael Alagbile, Ifeanyi Ume, Ambrose Eze, Aderinola Fisayo, Gloria Aidoo-Frimpong, Farah Shroff, Chimezie Anyakora

“…Abstract Background HIV remains a significant public health problem, particularly in Africa, where two-thirds of global cases occur. Nigeria is among the three countries with the highest burden. …”
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Knowledge translation strategies for policy and action focused on sexual, reproductive, maternal, newborn, child and adolescent health and well-being: a rapid scoping review by Etienne V Langlois, Leah Boulos, Lori Wozney, Janet A Curran, Helen Wong, Zulfiqar Bhutta, Robin Urquhart, Hwayeon Danielle Shin, Allyson J Gallant, Julia Kontak

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Specific plasma metabolite profile in intestinal Behçet’s syndrome by Cheng-cheng Hou, Hua-fang Bao, Chun-hui She, Hua-yu Chen, Guan-xing Pan, Hua-ning Chen, Hong-bing Rui

“…Methods In this study, we performed a global untargeted metabolomics approach in plasma samples from 30 IBS patients and 20 healthy subjects. …”
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The water quality of the Upper Citarum: Applying the overall index of pollution, Said-WQI, and pollution index methods by Mariana Marselina, Nurul Aulia Rahmi, Siti Ai Nurhayati

“…While studies in Indonesia using the Water Quality Index (WQI) are limited, various measurement methods have been developed globally to evaluate water quality. This research compares three methods – the Overall Index of Pollution (OIP), Said-WQI method, and Pollution Index (PI) – to assess the water quality of Upstream Citarum River. …”
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Hotspots of genetic change in Yersinia pestis by Yarong Wu, Youquan Xin, Xiaoyan Yang, Kai Song, Qingwen Zhang, Haihong Zhao, Cunxiang Li, Yong Jin, Yan Guo, Yafang Tan, Yajun Song, Huaiyu Tian, Zhizhen Qi, Ruifu Yang, Yujun Cui

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Characterizing Tidal Marsh Inundation with Synthetic Aperture Radar, Radiometric Modeling, and In Situ Water Level Observations by Brian T. Lamb, Kyle C. McDonald, Maria A. Tzortziou, Derek S. Tesser

“…Tidal marshes play a globally critical role in carbon and hydrologic cycles by sequestering carbon dioxide from the atmosphere and exporting dissolved organic carbon to connected estuaries. …”
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Understanding the local-level variations in seasonality of human respiratory syncytial virus infection: a systematic analysis by Sheng Ye, Shuyu Deng, Yumeng Miao, David Torres-Fernandez, Quique Bassat, Xin Wang, You Li

“…Abstract Background While previous reports characterised global and regional variations in RSV seasonality, less is known about local variations in RSV seasonal characteristics. …”
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The prevalence of optrA-carrying Enterococci in the vaginal micro-ecology of pregnant women in late pregnancy by Yanjun Xie, Fangyi Xu, Huali Dong, Jianfeng Mao, Chuanling Zhang

“…Enterococcus is considered a major cause of healthcare-related infections globally. It has resistance to multiple antimicrobial drugs, which pose significant challenges for clinical treatment. …”
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The effect of caregiver opinion leaders to increase demand for evidence-based practices for youth anxiety: A cluster randomized controlled trial by Margaret E. Crane, Marc S. Atkins, Sara J. Becker, Jonathan Purtle, Gillian C. Dysart, Sydney Keller, Olivia Brauer, Sirina E. Tiwari, Thomas M. Olino, Lara Baez, John Lestino, Philip C. Kendall

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Clinical, neurological, laboratory and neuropsychological features of the course of cerebrovascular diseases in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2 by V.V. Marshtupa, T.I. Nasonova

“…The rapid global spread of the COVID-19 virus has caused an unprecedented pandemic, in the conditions of which a significant number of pathological consequences of this disease have appeared. …”
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Implementasi Latent Dirichlet Allocation (LDA) untuk Klasterisasi Cerita Berbahasa Bali by Ngurah Agus Sanjaya ER

“…By applying LDA to a collection of documents (corpus), the global distribution of hidden topics in the corpus as well as the distribution of each individual document in the corpus can be identified. …”
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iPSC-derived exosomes as amphotericin B carriers: a promising approach to combat cryptococcal meningitis by Jingyu Zhao, Jingyu Zhao, Wei Fang, Yangjie Gao, Jiquan Chen, Guizhen Wang, Julin Gu

“…BackgroundCryptococcal meningitis (CM) is a significant global health issue, particularly affecting individuals with HIV. …”
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Determinants of induced abortion among second-trimester pregnant women attending Dessie City health facilities, Northeast Ethiopia: a case-control study by Elsabeth Addisu, Bitya Admassu, Wolde Melese Ayele, Kassawmar Angaw, Bezawit Adane

“…Introduction Globally, 10-15% of induced abortions occur in the second-trimester period, over half of which is considered unsafe, and disproportionately contribute to maternal deaths. …”
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Surrogate-based model parameter optimization in simulations of the West African monsoon by M. Fischer, P. Knippertz, C. Proppe

“…As reference data, Integrated Multi-satellitE Retrievals for the Global Precipitation Measurement (GPM IMERG) mission are used for precipitation, and the ERA5 reanalysis data from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts are used for all other quantities. …”
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Acceptance of artificial intelligence clinical assistant decision support system to prevent and control venous thromboembolism among healthcare workers: an extend Unified Theory of... by Jingxian Wang, Yun Zhou, Yun Zhou, Kai Tan, Zhigang Yu, You Li

“…BackgroundVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is an important global health problem and the third most prevalent cardiovascular disorder. …”
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HistoBCAD: herramienta de código abierto para detección de cáncer de mama en imágenes histopatológicas by Carlos Abraham Pérez Marrero, Talía Vázquez Romaguera, Alexander Mulet De Los Reyes, Carlos R. Vázquez Seisdedos, Francisco Perdigón Romero

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First-trimester metabolic profiling of gestational diabetes mellitus: insights into early-onset and late-onset cases compared with healthy controls by Danuta Dudzik, Vangeliya Atanasova, Coral Barbas, Jose Luis Bartha

“…IntroductionGestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is a global health concern with significant short and long-term complications for both mother and baby. …”
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A comparative assessment of grey water footprint estimation methods in paddy fields by Mahsa Naderi, Abdullah Darzi-Naftchali, Fatemeh Karandish, Hadi Razaghian, Jiří Šimůnek

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Escala Diabetes-Prev: validación en medidas preventivas de diabetes tipo 2 en habitantes cajamarquinos, diseño de validación by Orlando Linares-Vásquez, Yonathan Yoel Díaz-Dávila, José Ander Asenjo-Alarcón

“…Resultados: La escala quedó conformada por 33 ítems distribuidos en 5 dimensiones: consumo de bebidas alcohólicas y cigarros (11 ítems), hábitos alimenticios y físicos perjudiciales (6 ítems), hábitos alimenticios y de sueño beneficiosos (5 ítems), aditivos alimentarios y peso corporal (6 ítems) y actividad física e hidratación (5 ítems), las cargas factoriales fueron mayores a 0,30 y la varianza acumulada de 43,66%. La escala global alcanzó una fiabilidad de 0,88 constituyéndose en un instrumento adecuado y necesario para evaluar las medidas preventivas de diabetes en la población. …”
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