Detecting Symptoms and Dispersal of Pine Tortoise Scale Pest in an Urban Forest by Remote Sensing by Marco Bascietto, Gherardo Chirici, Emma Mastrogregori, Loredana Oreti, Adriano Palma, Antonio Tiberini, Sabrina Bertin

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Multicentre double-blind randomised placebo-controlled four-arm trial to assess the effect of oral sodium bicarbonate and intravenous hyoscine butylbromide on spontaneous delivery... by Anne Flem Jacobsen, Trond Melbye Michelsen, Elisabeth Balstad Magnussen, Nina Gunnes, Ragnar Kvie Sande, Camilla Haavaldsen, Ingvil Krarup Sørbye, Aslak Vimme Solhoff, Jørg Kessler, Anne Molne Kjøllesdal, Åse Torunn Revholdt Pettersen, Katrine Dønvold Sjøborg, Marte Eline Ween-Velken, Lisa Tangnes Leeves, Tonje Lippert, Elisabeth Magnussen, ÅseTorunn Revholt Pettersen, Marte Ween-Velken

“…Treatment will start on diagnosis of established labour with a maximum of three consecutive doses 4 hours apart. Approximately 5100 women will be screened to achieve 3000 participants randomly assigned to study intervention.Statistical analyses The primary outcome of spontaneous delivery will be analysed using binary logistic regression. …”
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Causal inference methodologies to assess the effect of missed clinic visits on treatment success rate among people with tuberculosis in rural Uganda by Jonathan Izudi, Adithya Cattamanchi, Francis Bajunirwe

“…Abstract Background Although randomized controlled trials are the gold standard design for cause-effect analysis, high costs and challenges around practicability, feasibility, and ethics may limit their use. …”
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Attitudes of nurses toward telenursing and influencing factors in resource-limited settings: Northwest Ethiopia 2022 by Fikadu Wake Butta, Biniyam Chaklu Tilahun, Berhanu Fikadie Endehabtu, Adamu Ambachew Shibabaw, Alex Ayenew Chereka, Ayenew Sisay Gebeyew, Mekides Molla Reda, Gemeda Wakgari Kitil, Teshome Demis Nimani

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Health-promoting lifestyle behaviors and their associated factors among pregnant women in Debre Markos, northwest Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Getachew Tilaye Mihiret, Belsity Temesgen Meselu, Kumlachew Solomon Wondmu, Temesgen Getaneh, Nurilign Abebe Moges

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Retained versus removed copper intrauterine device during pregnancy: An updated systematic review and meta‐analysis by Gabriela Oliveira Gonçalves Molino, Ana Clara Felix de Farias Santos, Maírla Marina Ferreira Dias, Ana Gabriela Alves Pereira, Nicole dos Santos Pimenta, Pedro Henrique Costa Matos da Silva

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Kinesiophobia and associated factors among people with musculoskeletal disorders in Ethiopia: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Yazachew Mekonnen, Moges Gashaw, Yohannes Abich, Mihret Dejen Takele, Samuel Teferi Chanie, Dechasa Imiru Wayessa, Sisay Deme, Alemu Kassaw Kibret

“…Result The overall prevalence of kinesiophobia among MSD patients was 48.3% (95% CI, 43.3–53.3). Being overweight and obese BMI value (AOR = 3.98; 95% CI, 2.17–7.29), having moderate pain level (AOR = 3.31; 95% CI, 1.51–7.26), having severe pain level (AOR = 9.29; 95% CI, 3.79–22.77), physical inactivity (AOR = 3.00; 95% CI = 1.84–4.89), anxiety (AOR = 2.57; 95% CI = 1.57–4.19), and depression (AOR = 8.21; 95% CI = 3.47–19.46) were significantly associated with kinesiophobia among musculoskeletal disorder patients. …”
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Machine Learning Model for Early Detection of COVID-19 by Heart Rhythm Abnormalities by M. S. Mezhov, V. O. Kozitsin, Iu. D. Katser

“…For machine learning purposes, the potential of five algorithms was evaluated: IsolationForest, LGBMClassifier, RandomForestClassifier, ExtraTreesClassifier, SGDOneClassSVM. …”
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Prevalence of problematic khat use and its associated factors among high school students in Legambo woreda, Ethiopia by Bihonegn ligaba, Minale Tareke, Almaz Mamaru, BirhanuAssefa Fentahun

“…Factors associated with PKU included exposure to traumatic events (AOR = 3.1, 95% CI: 1.7–4.9), age < 20 years (AOR = 4.9, 95% CI: 2.1–11.6), age 20–24 years (AOR = 3.2, 95% CI: 1.4–7.1), poor social support (AOR = 2.2, 95% CI: 1.1–4.3), depression (AOR = 0.4, 95% CI: 0.2–0.8), paternal substance use (AOR = 0.4, 95% CI: 0.2–0.6), and satisfactory academic performance (AOR = 3.1, 95% CI: 1.4–6.7). …”
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Poor sleep quality and associated factors among HIV-positive and negative postpartum women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study by Milen Mihertabe, Alehegn Bishaw Geremew, Alehegn Bishaw Geremew, Elsa Awoke Fentie, Gidey Rtbey

“…Being HIV-positive [AOR = 2.38, 95% CI (1.31, 4.32)], being divorced [AOR = 4.5, 95% CI (1.55, 13)], and having a family history of mental illness [AOR = 1.89, 95% CI (1.16, 3.1)], depression [AOR = 1.93 (1.11, 3.3)], and anxiety [AOR = 2.76, 95% CI (1.8, 4.2)] among postpartum women and poor social support [AOR = 6, 95% CI (1.63, 22.4)] among HIV-positive women were significantly associated with poor sleep quality.Conclusion and recommendationThis study revealed that the prevalence of poor sleep quality was higher among HIV-positive postpartum women compared to HIV-negative women. …”
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Self-Management Practice of Minor Pregnancy Disorders and Associated Factors Among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Clinics at Tulu Bolo General Hospital, Ethiopia by Mangistu Abera MSc, Aynalem Belay MSc, Aberash Beyene Derribow MSc, Girma Bacha MSc, Sena Belina PhD

“…Data were entered in Epi Data version 3.1 and exported to SPSS window version 26 for analysis. …”
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Classifying active and inactive states of growing rabbits from accelerometer data using machine learning algorithms by Mónica Mora, Lucile Riaboff, Ingrid David, Juan Pablo Sánchez, Miriam Piles

“…Different subsets of data containing an increasing number (from 5 to 25 in steps of 5) of the most informative features identified with random forest (RF) were used to train a binary classification model (inactive as a positive class). …”
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HIV testing acceptance and its associated factors among key and priority populations in Harar town, Harari region, Eastern Ethiopia by Obsa Anbessa, Zawudu Tesema, Eyasu Amante, Tadesse Dufera, Abdi Birhanu

“…A simple random sampling technique was used to obtain the study participants. …”
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University service utilization patterns in students with specific learning disabilities: An institutional cross-sectional study. by Syed Mohammed Basheeruddin Asdaq, Mamdouh Saleh Alharbi, Mohanad Abdullah Alansari, Saleh Alshuqayr, Malek Fares Alanazi, Saleh Rajih Alshahrani, Naira Nayeem, Walaa F Alsanie, Abdulhakeem S Alamri, Majid Alhomrani, Amal F Alshammary, Rafiulla Gilkaramenthi

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Employing random but voluntary sampling, a cross-sectional survey of university students was conducted using a tool demonstrating good internal reliability (Cronbach's α = 0.859). …”
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Clinical Efficacy of Extracorporeal Shock Wave in the Treatment of Knee Osteoarthritis： A Meta-analysis by GU Jinyu, LI Kaiming, ZHANG Qing, LI Linghui, BAI Zixing, WANG Shangquan

“…Literature screening and data extraction were carried out independently by two researchers, and the literature quality was evaluated according to the Cochrane Collaboration Network standard. RevMan 5.3 software was used for data analysis. Relative risk (RR) was used to analyze the binary variables; and the continuous variables with the same unit and measurement method were described by mean difference (MD), while the continuous variables with different measurement methods or units were described by standardized mean difference (SMD). …”
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Assessment of scabies and its associated factors in Hawassa Zuria District, Southern Ethiopia: A cross-sectional study. by Philmon Dejen, Mekonnen Girma, Adane Chernet, Susana Vaz Nery, Techalew Shimelis

“…The overall prevalence of scabies was 6.3% (95% CI 4.3-8.7%). The majority of individuals with scabies had a moderate degree of severity. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of uncontrolled seizures in adult people with epilepsy attending comprehensive specialized hospitals in Northwest Amhara, Ethiopia: a multicenter study by Aster Tefera Admasu, Mehammed Adem Getnet, Chilot Kassa Mekonnen, Habtamu Wagnew Abuhay, Gebremeskel Kibret Abebe, Hawltu Abiyu Ejigu, Hailemichael Kindie Abate

“…Methods A multicenter, institutional-based, cross-sectional study was conducted from April 1, 2023, to April 30, 2023. A simple random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. …”
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Quality of Youth‐Friendly Service and Associated Factors at the Public Health Facilities of Awi Zone, Northwest Ethiopia: A Mixed Study by Gashaw Alamineh, Alemtsehay Mekonnen Munae, Melash Belachew Asiresie, Mekonen Melkie Bizuneh, Zemenu Shiferaw Yadita

“…Data were entered into Epi‐data version 3.4 and analyzed using SPSS version 25. Binary logistic regression analysis was used to identify associated factors. …”
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Prevalence of virological failure and associated factors among adult individuals on highly active antiretroviral treatment (HAART) in public health facilities at Tulu Bolo Town, So... by Ashenafi Lamesa, Shibire Teshoma, Habtamu Oljira Desta, Belay Tafa Regassa, Tolossa Waqkene

“…The total sample sizes of 274 records of clients were selected using simple random sampling technique. Data were cleaned and entered into EPI info version 7.2.0.1 and exported to SPSS version 20.0 for further analysis. …”
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Completion of maternal and child health continuum of care and associated factors in West Gondar Zone, North West Ethiopia, 2023: a community based cross sectional study by Asrat Mekonnen Tegegne, Yohannes Ayanaw Habitu, Yeshiwas Ayale Ferede, Elsa Awoke Fentie

“…Methods A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from May 1–30, 2023, by interviewing mothers of 12-23-month-old children in West Gondar zone. A simple random sampling method was used to select 1,019 mothers. …”
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