Prehypertension and Hypertension among Schoolchildren in Brazzaville, Congo by Bertrand Fikahem Ellenga Mbolla, Annie Rachel Okoko, Jean Robert Mabiala Babela, Gaston Ekouya Bowassa, Thierry Raoul Gombet, Suzy-Gisèle Kimbally-Kaky, Benjamin Longo-Mbenza

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted from March to May 2011 in five representative urban schools in Brazzaville. …”
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Prevalence of obesity according to body mass index, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio in Peru: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Luisa Erika Milagros Vásquez-Romero, Fiorella E. Zuzunaga-Montoya, Joan A. Loayza-Castro, Enrique Vigil-Ventura, Willy Ramos, Víctor Juan Vera-Ponce

“…Objective: The primary objective of this study is to determine the prevalence of obesity in Peru using three anthropometric measures: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), and waist-to-height ratio (WHtR). Methods: Between March and April 2024, a systematic review of published studies reporting the prevalence of obesity in Peru was conducted. …”
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Chronological trend of social contact patterns in Japan after the emergence of COVID-19 by Hwichang Jeong, Sehyun Park, June Young Chun, Norio Ohmagari, Yongdai Kim, Shinya Tsuzuki

“…Results: Contact patterns were generally age-assortative, and the average contact numbers gradually increased from March 2022 to June 2024. Most recently, the median number of contacts per day during illness was 3 (interquartile range [IQR] 2–7) and then rose to 4.5 (IQR 2–11) after recovery. …”
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Does social support improve self-management among rural hypertensive patients? An empirical analysis based on generalized propensity score matching by Jiantao Li, Jingru Zhang, Yuxiao Wang, Hanwen Zhang, Yangyang Ma

“…BackgroundThis study aimed to examine the causal effect between perceived social support and self-management in rural patients with hypertension and to provide a basis for improving self-management.MethodsA cross-sectional study of 1,091 rural hypertensive patients in Shanxi Province was conducted from March through June 2022 to analyze the factors influencing social support as well as the causal effects of social support and self-management using generalized propensity score matching.ResultsRural hypertensive patients had a low level of social support (social support score = 0.632 ± 0.178). …”
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APPLICATION OF INDONESIAN NURSING DIAGNOSIS STANDARDS IN NURSING DIAGNOSIS DOCUMENTATION IN CHILDREN WITH DENGUE HEMORRHAGIC FEVER by Anestasia Pangestu Mei Tyas, Risma Dysta Nuriantari, Amellia Mardhika, Ilkafah Ilkafah, Lailatul Fadliyah, Emuliana Sulpat

“…The secondary data used in the study, namely sourced from medical records from February 1, 2021 - March 31, 2022. The number of samples is 30 medical records using the total sampling technique. …”
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An analysis of referral patterns of traumatic brain injury at Groote Schuur Hospital Trauma Centre by N Parker, T Navsaria, M Lopez, L Marineau, R Maine, K Chu, T Govender, D McPherson, P Navsaria

“…This was a retrospective audit of all patients admitted to the Trauma Centre who had a brain CT scan for suspected TBI between 1 February 2022 and 31 March 2022. Demographic data (age, sex), mechanism of injury and Glasgow Coma Score were recorded. …”
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Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Quality of Life of Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Dengjun Guo, Bing Han, Yuqiang Lu, Chenling Lv, Xiaoling Fang, Zhenzhong Zhang, Zhenguo Liu, Xiaoping Wang

“…During the epidemic prevention and control period (February 1 to March 31, 2020), patients enrolled were asked to fill out questionnaires, including the “COVID-19 Questionnaire for PD Patients during the Period of Epidemic Prevention and Control” and “39-item Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire (PDQ-39).” …”
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Bio-indicator Bacteria Levels in Riva Stream, an Important Stream in İstanbul, Türkiye by Serap Koşal Şahin, Selma Dilara Karaman Baş, Meryem Öztaş, Gülşen Altuğ, Pelin Saliha Çiftçi Türetken

“…The samples were collected seasonally from five stations along Riva Stream between March 2018 and January 2019. Indicator bacterial levels were determined using membrane filtration. …”
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Videofluoroscopic swallowing study predicts clinical outcomes in critically Ill children with dysphagia: a retrospective observational study by Yoonju Na, Jaeyoung Choi, Jihong Choi, Su Mi Oh, Hyuna Jang, Suein Choi, Joongbum Cho, Jeong-Yi Kwon

“…Data were collected from the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of a single tertiary medical center in South Korea between March 2019 and December 2022. We reviewed VFSS conducted on patients in the PICU who were referred by clinicians suspecting dysphagia.ResultsA total of 36 children were included in the study; 52.8% exhibited aspiration on VFSS. …”
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Temporal analyses of global suitability distribution for fall armyworm based on Multiple factors by Minghao Wang, Wenjiang Huang, Yingying Dong, Yanru Huang, Bing Zhang, Gang Sun, Maged Elkahky, Changping Huang

“…The results indicated that FAW’s suitability was highest in July and lowest in March. Under the dominant influence of dynamic environmental factors such as temperature, precipitation, and vegetation index, the expansion and contraction of FAW’s suitability distribution corresponded with seasonal changes, exhibiting significant seasonal fluctuations. …”
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A concise practical clinical guide to identifying spasticity in neurological shoulder dysfunction by Damon Hoad, Stephen Ashford, Stephen Ashford, Ganesh Bavikatte, Rachel Farrell, Rachel Farrell, Adrian Robertson, Jörg Wissel, Jörg Wissel

“…During an in-person meeting in March 2023, a consensus-building process was used to discuss four topics: a checklist/tool to identify shoulder involvement in upper limb spasticity, measurements/scales for assessing shoulder spasticity, ‘red flags’ for other conditions affecting the shoulder, and assessment limitations and practicalities.ResultsWhere there was full agreement on a topic, recommendations to overcome challenges for initial and ongoing assessment of shoulder spasticity and goal-setting were developed, and categorized as Posture, Purposeful activity and Pain (‘the three Ps’). …”
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Economic evaluation of proton pump inhibitors in patients with gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: a systematic review by Aziz Rezapour, Sajad Moeini, Somayeh Afshari, Aghdas Souresrafil, Mohammad Barzegar, Seidamir Pasha Tabaeian

“…Objectives Our aim was to systematically review the cost-effectiveness of proton pump inhibitor (PPI) therapies and surgical interventions for gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GORD).Design The study design was a systematic review of economic evaluations.Data sources We searched PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science for publications from January 1990 to March 2023. Only articles published in English were eligible for inclusion.Eligibility criteria Studies were included if they were full economic evaluations comparing PPIs with surgical or alternative therapies for GORD. …”
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Evaluation of the quality of standing trees using an Arbotom acoustic stress tomograph by Michajlová Katarína, Gejdoš Miloš, Gergeľ Tomáš, Gretsch Dominik

“…In a study evaluating its efficacy, 136 trees in a specific forest stand were examined over a period spanning October 2021 to March 2024. The acquired data underwent analysis, with 17 trees selected for qualitative evaluation using both image analysis in ImageJ software and the STN EN 1309-3 standard. …”
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Structural Competency: A Faculty Development Workshop Series for Anti-racism in Medical Education by Shani R. Scott, Cristina M. Gonzalez, Chenshu Zhang, Iman Hassan

“…Methods We delivered four 90-minute workshops at an urban academic medical center from March through April of 2021. Workshops were offered to interdisciplinary faculty. …”
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Cross-cultural adaptation of the Hospital Survey on Patient Safety Culture questionnaire to the Cuban context by Rosa María Blanco Quintana, Yuliett Mora Pérez, Tania Solange Bosi de Souza Magnago, Liuva Miriela Navarro Martiatu, Yoslaidy Guerra Insua, Zenia Tamara Sánchez García

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> descriptive, cross-sectional study, carried out from January to March 2023, with workers from the Frank País International Orthopedic Scientific Complex, which consisted of four phases: first phase: instrument qualitative analysis, second phase: scale selection, third phase: pilot test with 17 workers, fourth phase: second pilot test with 30 workers.…”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Darunavir 1,200 mg Daily and Approved Dosing Strategies for Protease Inhibitor-Experienced Patients by James M. Mikula, Chiu-Bin Hsiao, Joshua R. Sawyer, Qing Ma, Gene D. Morse

“…Data collection from inception of DRV use in August 2006 through March 2012 included patient demographics, viral loads, CD4+ cell counts, and resistance test results. …”
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Solar radiation estimation in West Africa: impact of dust conditions during the 2021 dry season by L. Clauzel, S. Anquetin, C. Lavaysse, G. Bergametti, C. Bouet, C. Bouet, G. Siour, R. Lapere, B. Marticorena, J. Thomas

“…The research focuses on a case study of a dust event in March 2021, which is characteristic of the dry season in West Africa. …”
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Variability of thermal and precipitation conditions in the area north-eastern Lublin region in the aspect of atmospheric drought risk in the period from 1971 TO 2020 by Barbara Skowera, Alicja Baranowska, Jozefína POKRÝVKOVÁ

“…Statistically significant increase in precipitation totals was observed in the cold half-year: a stronger trend in January, and a weaker growing trend in February and March. An increase in the risk of atmospheric drought in the north-eastern Lublin region was found based on the calculated thermal-precipitation aridity index A, while intensification of this phenomenon occurred in the last two decades, particularly during summer and slightly less so in autumn. …”
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Student Manual Kabale University by Kabale University

“…An application to operate Kabale University had been officially submitted to the Ministry of Education and Sports on 3rd August, 1999.After operating for about three years, Kabale University was granted a licence on 29th March, 2005, to operate as a private university (Licence No. …”
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Optimization and evaluation of precision distribution of loaned instruments and implants for orthopedic surgery (骨科外来器械及植入物精准配送的流程优化与效果评价)... by XIA Yesong (夏叶松), ZOU Xiufang (邹秀芳), FU Chaojuan (付朝娟)

“…Totally 90 patients undergoing lumbar pedicle screw fixation between March and June 2019 (before implementation of process optimization ) were selected as the control group, another 89 patients undergoing lumbar pedicle screw fixation between March and June 2021 (after implementation of process optimization ) were selected as the observation group. …”
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