Evaluation of Immune Characteristics and Factors Associated with Immune Response following Hepatitis B Vaccination among Ghanaian Adolescents by Samuel Asamoah Sakyi, Joseph Badu Gyapong, Ebenezer Krampah Aidoo, Alfred Effah, Simon Koffie, Oscar Simon Olympio Mensah, Isaac Arddey, Godwin Boakye, Stephen Opoku, Benjamin Amoani, Robert Amadu Ngala

“…Background. WHO recommends HBV-negative babies in high-prevalence (8%) countries receive anti-HBV vaccination. …”
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Inequalities in demand satisfied with modern methods of family planning among women aged 15–49 years: a secondary data analysis of Demographic and Health Surveys of six South Asian... by Chandrashekhar T Sreeramareddy, Kiran Acharya, Ishwar Tiwari

“…Primary and secondary outcome measures mDFPS was defined as married women aged 15–49 years or their partners, who desired no child, no additional children or to postpone the next pregnancy and who are currently using any modern contraceptive method. …”
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Caregivers’ experiences of being asked about adverse childhood experiences and receiving support from an integrated health and social care hub: a qualitative study by Ashraful Kabir, Harriet Hiscock, Hueiming Liu, Lingling Chen, Rebecca Bosward, Natalie White, Sarah Loveday, Wilhelmina Ebbett

“…This study explores the experiences of caregivers who received care from the CFHs, including the way they were asked about ACEs and the services offered to address identified ACEs.Design A qualitative study design was used. …”
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Patient Perspectives on Personalized Risk Communication Using Polygenic Risk Scores to Inform Colorectal Cancer Screening Decisions by Shauna R. Goldberg, MPH, Linda K. Ko, PhD, Li Hsu, PhD, Hang Yin, MS, Charles Kooperberg, PhD, Ulrike Peters, PhD, MPH, Andrea N. Burnett-Hartman, PhD, MPH

“…Results: Of the 19 participants who successfully completed polygenic risk score–related testing and a semistructured interview, 13 were female, 14 never smoked cigarettes, 6 were Hispanic, and 13 were non-Hispanic White. …”
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Joint trajectories of physical activity, health, and income before and after statutory retirement: A 22-year follow-up. by Tea Lallukka, Petteri Kolmonen, Ossi Rahkonen, Eero Lahelma, Jouni Lahti

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We studied former employees of the City of Helsinki, Finland, who transitioned to full statutory retirement between 2000 and 2022 (n = 5209, 80% women). …”
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Intentionally self-injured patients have lower mortality when treated at trauma centers versus non-trauma centers in South Korea by Jin Woo, Han Zo Choi, Jongkyeong Kang

“…Objective This study investigated the characteristics and survival rates of patients with intentional severe trauma (self-harm or suicide) who were transported to either a regional trauma center (TC) or a non-TC facility.Methods This retrospective, national, population-based, observational, case-control study included patients who sustained intentional severe trauma and had an abnormal Revised Trauma Score at the injury site between January 2018 and December 2019. …”
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Evaluation of the Frequency of HLA-DQ2/DQ8 Genes Among Patients with Celiac Disease and Those on a Gluten-Free Diet by Marek K. Kowalski, Danuta Domżał-Magrowska, Ewa Małecka-Wojciesko

“…Methods: The study group included 50 patients, 13 men and 37 women, who had been diagnosed with celiac disease many years ago based on histopathological criteria and improvement of health condition after receiving a gluten-free diet. …”
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Evaluation of Relationship between Schemas and Panic Disorder through a Case Treated with Schema Therapy by Esra Yancar Demir, Gonca Soyg&uuml;t

“…In this paper we report the schema formulation of a female patient who had an axis I panic disorder with B class personality and chronic life problems. …”
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Emergency Medical Services Provider-Perceived Alzheimer’s Disease and Related Dementias in the Prehospital Setting by Esmeralda Melgoza, Valeria Cardenas, Hiram Beltrán-Sánchez

“…Future research and more precise data collection is needed to ensure equity for older adults who access emergency care in the prehospital setting.…”
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Newly adopted dromedary husbandry systems and breeding practices in the Algerian northern Sahara by Hafsia Bedda, Imane Hamdi, Baaissa Babelhadj, Yamina Benbessisse, Abdelkader Adamou

“…The changes in practices identified in this study are enabling breeders, who are managing their livestock in guarded and semi guarded camel production systems, to increase their income. …”
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Risk prediction tools for pressure injury occurrence: an umbrella review of systematic reviews reporting model development and validation methods by Bethany Hillier, Katie Scandrett, April Coombe, Tina Hernandez-Boussard, Ewout Steyerberg, Yemisi Takwoingi, Vladica Velickovic, Jacqueline Dinnes

“…Risk stratification of those who are at risk of developing PIs allows preventive interventions to be focused on patients who are at the highest risk. …”
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Real-World Assessment of Weight Change in African American Females and Hispanics with HIV-1 After Initiating Integrase Strand-Transfer Inhibitors or Protease Inhibitors by Yen-Wen Chen, David Anderson, Christopher D. Pericone, Prina Donga

“…**Background:** Studies have shown an increase in weight among people living with HIV (PLWH) who initiated integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTI). …”
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Hydration in young water polo players: A bioelectrical impedance vector analysis (BIVA) approach by Sofia Serafini, Andrea Di Blasio, Iris Prestanti, Andrea Di Credico, Andrea Fusco, Jacopo Cilli, Gabriele Mascherini, Ruggero D'Anastasio, Pascal Izzicupo

“…The BIA vector differed statistically between players who achieved growth peaks (PGA: T2 = 9.1, p = 0.013) and those who did not (GPNA, T2 = 28.9, p < 0.001) compared to the reference and also differed between them (T2 = 37.7, p < 0.001). …”
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Rate of cesarean section among breech deliveries in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ibsa Mussa, Adera Debella, Lemma Demissie Regassa, Badhasa Ahamed, Usmael Jibro, Addis Eyeberu

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) declared that the cesarean section rate should not be higher than 10%–15%. …”
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Epidemiological Characteristics of Meningococcal Meningitis (2016 to 2018) Four Years after the Introduction of Serogroup A Meningococcal Conjugate Vaccine in Benin by Togbemabou Primous Martial Godjedo, Alidehou Jerrold Agbankpe, Moussiliou Noël Paraiso, Tamegnon Victorien Dougnon, Marie Hidjo, Lamine Baba-Moussa, Honore Bankole

“…Geographically, 92.7% of the identified N. meningitidis serogroups came from patients who lived in the northern region of the country. …”
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Significant Association between Serum Interleukin-6 and Helicobacter pylori Antibody Levels among H. pylori-Positive Japanese Adults by Hiroko Nakagawa, Takashi Tamura, Yoko Mitsuda, Yasuyuki Goto, Yoshikazu Kamiya, Takaaki Kondo, Kenji Wakai, Nobuyuki Hamajima

“…We enrolled 158 subjects who visited a clinic located in an urban area to be tested for H. pylori infection, using the 13C-urea breath test, and who were found to be infected and subsequently received eradication. …”
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Atypical early neural responses to native and non-native language in infants at high likelihood for developing autism by Lauren Wagner, Megan Banchik, Tawny Tsang, Nana J. Okada, Rebecca Altshuler, Nicole McDonald, Susan Y. Bookheimer, Shafali S. Jeste, Shulamite Green, Mirella Dapretto

“…Amongst infant siblings of children with an ASD diagnosis – who are at higher likelihood for developing ASD – a high proportion also show difficulties and delays in language acquisition. …”
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Evaluation of the implementation of personalised outcomes forecasts to optimise supervised exercise therapy in patients with intermittent claudication: a multimethods process evalu... by Philip J van der Wees, Anneroos Sinnige, Thomas J Hoogeboom, Laura H M Marcellis, Andrew Kittelson, Steffie Spruijt, Joep A W Teijink, Anne G E van Bergen

“…To examine adoption, we evaluated the proportion of therapists who expressed interest in POFs by completing one of three provided e-learnings and the proportion of therapists who started using POFs in practice. …”
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Clinical Pregnancy and Miscarriage Rates in relation to Vitamin D Supplementation among women with Hyper Androgenic PCOS: A prospective study by Sherif Sobhy Menshawy Khalifa, Wael Gaber Eldamaty, Ahmed Tharwat Abo Dakika, Mohamed Zaeim Hafez Ahmed, Muhammad Abdelbaeth Hassan Elfiky, Ghada Adel Hegazy

“…Our results indicate that women who have enough 25(OH)D are far more likely to get clinically pregnant than those who had deficiency of 25(OH)D.Conclusion More research is necessary to determine whether vitamin D supplementation can increase pregnancy rates in a simple and economical manner. …”
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Indications, contributing factors, and short-term outcomes of pneumonectomy: an 8-year retrospective study in a resource-limited setting by Mekonnen Feyissa Senbu, Dereje Gulilat, Hiwot Tadesse Habtamu

“…Objectives This study aims to investigate the indications for pneumonectomy and its short-term outcomes among patients who underwent the procedure between 2016 and 2023. …”
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