Factors Contributing to the Utilization of Adult Mental Health Services in Children and Adolescents Diagnosed with Hyperkinetic Disorder by Hilario Blasco-Fontecilla, Juan J. Carballo, Rebeca Garcia-Nieto, Jorge Lopez-Castroman, Analucia A. Alegria, Ignacio Basurte-Villamor, Juncal Sevilla-Vicente, Rocio Navarro-Jimenez, Teresa Legido-Gil, Consuelo Morant-Ginestar, Miguel Angel Jimenez-Arriero, Jeronimo Saiz-Ruiz, Enrique Baca-Garcia

“…Data were derived from the Madrid Psychiatric Cumulative Register Study. The target population comprised 32,183 patients who had 3 or more visits at CAMHS. …”
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Using verbal and social autopsy approaches to understand why neonates die in rural settings: a case study of a remote rural district in Uganda by Peter Waiswa, Rornald Muhumuza Kananura, Dinah Amongin, Joseph Akuze, Jacquellyn Nambi Ssanyu, Felix Kizito

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Students with disabilities in higher education call for personal empowerment, equitable inclusive systems, and individualized accommodations by Paul A. Bartolo, Michelle Borg, Anne-Marie Callus, Liberato Camilleri, Alistair De Gaetano, Marchita Mangiafico, Edward Mazzacano D'Amato, Carmen Sammut, Ramona Vella Vidal, Jonathan Vincent

“…The online questionnaire was completed by 51 students constituting 21% of the total relevant population, while four semi-structured interviews were held with autistic students.ResultsThe findings firstly showed that these students considered the university as mainly an opportunity for self-development but experienced significant difficulties during their transition to and at the university for developing a healthy self-identity in the ableist university environment. …”
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Maternal death audit in Rwanda 2009–2013: a nationwide facility-based retrospective cohort study by Jeroen van Dillen, Felix Sayinzoga, Leon Bijlmakers, Fidele Ngabo, Victor Mivumbi, Koos van der Velden

“…Maternal deaths that were not subjected to a local audit are not part of the cohort.Population 987 audited cases of maternal death.Main outcome measures Characteristics of deceased women, timing of onset of complications, place of death, parity, gravida, antenatal clinic attendance, reported cause of death, service factors and individual factors identified by committees as having contributed to death, and recommendations made by audit teams.Results 987 cases were audited, representing 93.1% of all maternal deaths reported through the national health management information system over the 5-year period. …”
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Mapping the landscape of Hospital at home (HaH) care: a validated taxonomy for HaH care model classification by Kerstin Denecke

“…These findings can guide policymakers in developing guidelines and assist practitioners in tailoring HaH care models to specific patient populations. The challenges encountered in collecting information on different characteristics of the taxonomy underscore the urgent need for more comprehensive and standardized reporting in scientific papers on HaH interventions.…”
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The assessment of change in human heat stress risk in Brazil projected by the CMIP6 models by Laila K Gohar, Dan Bernie, Damian Wilson, Kate Willett, Richard Betts

“…Furthermore, 8% of the population will be affected for almost half of the year. …”
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Opioid-free versus opioid-based anesthesia in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy: a single-center, randomized, controlled trial by Hanane Barakat, Linda Gholmieh, Jessy Abou Nader, Vanda Yazbeck Karam, Obey Albaini, Mohamad El Helou, Rony Al Nawwar

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Contralateral Posterior Chamber Phakic Intraocular Lens Implantation as Rehabilitation of Refractive Lens Exchange with a Monofocal Intraocular Lens in a Young, Nonpresbyopic, Bila... by Kepa Balparda, Claudia Marcela Vanegas-Ramírez, Laura Segura-Muñoz, Manuela Gómez-Londoño

“…Refractive errors are widespread in the human population; nowadays, numerous surgical options allow for efficient and safe correction them. …”
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Functional Genetic Variant in ATG5 Gene Promoter in Acute Myocardial Infarction by Yexin Zhang, Xiaohui He, Jiarui Li, Wentao Yang, Yinghua Cui, Shuchao Pang, Haihua Wang, Bo Yan

“…The results showed that a total of 15 genetic variants including 6 single-nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in the ATG5 gene promoter were found in this study population. A novel deletion variant (g.106326168_70delTCT) and an SNP [g.106325757C > G (rs190825454)] were found in one 66-year-old male patient with non-ST-segment elevated AMI, but in none of controls. …”
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Genetic markers of children asthma: predisposition to disease course variants by M. V. Smolnikova, Ed. W. Kasparov, M. A. Malinchik, K. V. Kopylova

“…The results obtained will supplement information on the prevalence of polymorphic variants of the cytokine genes in the Russian population and in asthma patients with different disease courses, which is likely to be used in order to shape a plan for Public Health Authority to prevent the development of severe uncontrolled asthma and to optimize personalized therapy.…”
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Unraveling drivers and patterns of species richness in coastal marine ecosystem under global warming: Insights from ecosystem connectivity by Xiangyan Yang, Jia Wo, Toniann Keiling, Yong Chen

“…In coastal ecosystems, estuarine inputs and the availability of estuarine habitats significantly affect species richness by shaping species distribution and population productivity. The varying responses of different species to changing environmental conditions also contribute to the dynamics of richness patterns. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of human papillomavirus testing on self-collected samples among women referred for colposcopy by ChunX Yan, Jiong Ma, Xia Zheng, Jing Shu, XiaoJ Wang, XiaoY Chen, Feng Gao, XiaoQ Li, ShanQ M, LongM Huang, XiaoT Yu, XueJ Chen

“…Abstract To assess the diagnostic accuracy of self-collected urine and vaginal samples for the identification of precancerous cervical lesions in the referral population using high-risk human papillomavirus (hrHPV) assays based on polymerase chain reaction (PCR). …”
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Factors associated with in-hospital mortality in octogenarians managed by geriatric service in a referral hospital in Colombia by Carlos Mario Cortes Bahamon, Jenny Rodríguez Ángel, Jennifer Katherine Ballesteros Tapias, Diego Andrés Chavarro-Carvajal, Oscar Mauricio Muñoz

“…These findings facilitate the estimation of mortality risk and serve as a starting point to investigate the potential benefit of early interventions in this population.…”
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Electron Acceleration by Multiple Fast Fermi Reflections at Earth’s Bow Shock by Y. Y. Liu, J. B. Cao, C. M. Liu, Y. T. Song, D. K. Hu

“…Such enhancements are then demonstrated to result from the accelerated electron population by shock reflection. Meanwhile, the magnetic field exhibits no variations except an increase in radius of curvature. …”
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Effects of Soil-Transmitted Helminths and Intestinal Protozoan Infections on Haemoglobin Levels among School-Aged Children in Belo and Bui, North West Cameroon: A Cross-Sectional S... by Frederick Nchang Cho, Humphrey Ngala Ngala, Ranibell Tung Bongazi, Rogers Sanga Kinsam, Beltha Tahnteng Tata, Desmond Aji, Paulette Ngum Fru, Patrick Kofon Jokwi

“…The prevalence of anaemia in the study population was 23.1%. Conclusion. Soil-transmitted helminths, intestinal protozoan infections, and anaemia are prevalent in the study area. …”
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Pediatric Diabetic Ketoacidosis (PDKA) among newly diagnosed diabetic patients at Dilla University Hospital, Dilla, Ethiopia: Prevalence and predictors. by Dinberu Oyamo Oromo

“…<h4>Background</h4>Diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) is a morbid complication of Type 1 diabetes mellitus(T1DM), and its occurrence at diagnosis has rarely been studied in Ethiopia, despite the many cases seen in the pediatric population.<h4>Objective</h4>The aim of this study was to know the prevalence of DKA among patients with newly diagnosed diabetes mellitus and identify avoidable risk factors.…”
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Current and future burden of breast cancer in Asia: A GLOBOCAN data analysis for 2022 and 2050 by Mengxia Fu, Zhiming Peng, Min Wu, Dapeng Lv, Yanping Li, Shuzhen Lyu

“…Age-standardized rates for incidence and mortality per 100,000 person-years were calculated using direct age standardization with the Segi-Doll World standard population. Pearson's correlation coefficient was utilized to evaluate the relationship between human development index and incidence or mortality rate. …”
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Differential Regulation of Methylation-Regulating Enzymes by Senescent Stromal Cells Drives Colorectal Cancer Cell Response to DNA-Demethylating Epi-Drugs by Khushboo Agrawal, Viswanath Das, Natálie Táborská, Ján Gurský, Petr Džubák, Marián Hajdúch

“…The advanced-stage colon cancer spreads from primary tumor site to distant organs where the colon-unassociated stromal population provides a favorable niche for the growth of tumor cells. …”
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Penerapan Algoritma Support Vector Machine pada Analisis Sentimen Terhadap Identitas Kependudukan Digital by Rita Ajeng Lestari, Adhitia Erfina, Wisuda Jatmiko

“…The high number of negative percentages obtained shows public dissatisfaction with Digital Population Identity, and it is hoped that this research can be an information for related parties for future improvements. …”
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Changes in Proteinuria on the Risk of All-Cause Mortality in People with Diabetes or Prediabetes: A Prospective Cohort Study by Yang Sun, Anxin Wang, Xiaoxue Liu, Zhaoping Su, Junjuan Li, Yanxia Luo, Shuohua Chen, Jianli Wang, Xia Li, Zhan Zhao, Huiping Zhu, Shouling Wu, Xiuhua Guo

“…Proteinuria changes were independently associated with mortality risk in either diabetic or prediabetic population.…”
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