Quadruple Therapy Offers High SVR Rates in Patients with HCV Genotype 4 with Previous Treatment Failure by Yousry Esam-Eldin Abo-amer, Rehab Badawi, Mohamed El-Abgeegy, Heba Fadl Elsergany, Ahmed Abdelhaleem Mohamed, Sahar Mohamed Mostafa, Hatem Samir Alegaily, Shaimaa Soliman, Sally Elnawasany, Sherief Abd-Elsalam

“…However, unfortunately, treatment failure still occurs in about 5–15% of patients treated with DAA‐based combination regimens. …”
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A journey into a Mediterranean diet and type 2 diabetes: a systematic review with meta-analyses by Demosthenes Panagiotakos, Katherine Esposito, Paolo Chiodini, Maria Ida Maiorino, Giuseppe Bellastella, Dario Giugliano

“…Objectives To summarise the evidence about the efficacy of a Mediterranean diet on the management of type 2 diabetes and prediabetic states.Design A systematic review of all meta-analyses and randomised controlled trials (RCTs) that compared the Mediterranean diet with a control diet on the treatment of type 2 diabetes and prediabetic states was conducted. …”
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Proportion of HIV exposed infants aged 0-6 months that missed nevirapine prophylaxis in Mulago National Referral Hospital, Uganda: a cross-sectional study by Nasambu Hellen, Rujumba Joseph, Mupere Ezekiel, Semitala Fred, Senyonga Ronald, Musoke Philippa

“…Abstract Background Nevirapine prophylaxis has been found to lower the risk of HIV transmission in breastfed infants. While about 95% of HIV positive pregnant and lactating mothers use Antiretroviral therapy in Uganda, a smaller percentage of HIV exposed infants (HEI) receive nevirapine (NVP) prophylaxis. …”
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Finding mobility in place attachment research: lessons for managed retreat by Robin Willcocks-Musselman, Robin Willcocks-Musselman, Julia Baird, Karen Foster, Julia Woodhall-Melnik, Kate Sherren

“…These needs include more qualitative research to better understand the dualistic role of place attachments in decisions to relocate, more longitudinal research about relocation experiences to fully comprehend the place attachment process during and after relocation, and increased exploration of whether place attachments can help provide stability and continuity during relocation.…”
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Isolation and Antifungal Susceptibility of Candida spp. from Pediatric Patients in Kurdistan of Iraq by Mohammed Salah Bahi, Khattab Ahmed Mustafa Shekhany

“…The Current study concluded that oral candidiasis was more predominant in pediatric patients in compare to healthy pediatric also, and C. albicans is the most prevalent etiologic agent. However, higher rate of sensitivity were detected between Candida species for nystatin, which may suggest as the main treatment for oral Candida infections. …”
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Form and functioning: contextualising the start of the Global Financing Facility policy processes in Burkina Faso by Joël Arthur Kiendrébéogo, Orokia Sory, Issa Kaboré, Yamba Kafando, Meghan Bruce Kumar, Asha S. George

“…These challenges were due to ongoing policy fragmentation for RMNCAH-N, navigation of differing procedures and perspectives between stakeholders in the setting up of the work, overcoming misunderstandings about the nature of the GFF, and weak institutional anchoring of the IC. …”
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Immune-neuroendocrine reactivity and features of tuberculosis in pregnancy by Anna Starshinova, Anna Starshinova, Leonid P. Churilov, Igor Kudryavtsev, Igor Kudryavtsev, Artem Rubinstein, Artem Rubinstein, Ekaterina Belyaeva, Anastasia Kulpina, Anastasia Kulpina, Hong Ling, Min Zhuang, Dmitry Kudlay, Dmitry Kudlay, Dmitry Kudlay

“…The combination of tuberculosis and pregnancy always raises questions about therapy, the specialness of management of pregnancy, obstetrics, postpartum period, and lactation; the effect of therapy on fetal development and the peculiarities of the tuberculosis course. …”
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Adherence patterns, risk factors and complications among patients with tuberculosis: a cross-sectional study at Nsawam Government Hospital by Abraham Norman Nortey, Amanda Adjoda, Amidu Alhassan, Godfred Yawson Scott

“…Background Tuberculosis (TB) is the ninth leading cause of death worldwide, and the leading cause of death from a single infectious agent prior to COVID-19 pandemic. TB substantially affects adults during their most productive years. …”
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Ketahanan dan Kualitas Visual Watermarked Image Menggunakan Integer Wavelet Transform (IWT) dan Chinese Remainder Theorem (CRT) by Bambang Harjito, Eka Tri Kustanti

“…Hasil penelitian diperoleh nilai-nilai Peak Signal-to-Noise Ratio (PSNR) mendekati 1 dan Normalized Correlation Coefficient (NCC) sama dengan 0,71337, menunjukkan metode IWT dan CRT mampu menghasilkan watermarked image dengan kualitas visual atau imperceptibility yang baik dan mampu memberikan ketahanan image terhadap beberapa serangan seperti gaussian, salt & pepper dan kompresi JPEG2000 tetapi tidak tahan terhadap serangan rotasi dan kontras karena nilai NCC dibawah 0,5  Abstract Today's ease of accessing and sharing digital media raises concerns about copyright infringement or piracy. So it is necessary to give identity to each digital media so that it is not easily hijacked or claimed by irresponsible parties. …”
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Prevalence and Intensity of Intestinal Helminth Infections in Preschool Pupils in Lugari Subcounty, Kakamega County, Kenya by Daniel Kevin Werunga, Elizabeth Nanjala Omukunda, Jackson Cheruiyot Korir

“…Intestinal helminths cause anaemia, malnutrition, indigestion disorders, retarded growth, and low mental abilities in pupils. About 1.5 billion are infected globally. Intestinal helminth infections are caused by Ascaris lumbricoides, Trichuris trichiura, Strongyloides stercoralis, Enterobius vermicularis, Ancylostoma duodenale, and Necator americanus. …”
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Learning from experience: does providing end-of-life care support for relatives boost personal end-of-life health literacy? by Clément Meier, Maud Wieczorek, Sarah Vilpert, Carmen Borrat-Besson, Ralf J. Jox, Jürgen Maurer

“…Their ability to understand medical jargon, find information, communicate, and make decisions about end-of-life care options was measured with the validated Subjective End-of-Life Health Literacy Scale. …”
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A comparative approach of analyzing data uncertainty in parameter estimation for a Lumpy Skin Disease model by Edwiga Renald, Miracle Amadi, Heikki Haario, Joram Buza, Jean M. Tchuenche, Verdiana G. Masanja

“…There is a need for models with knowledge about the confidence of their long-term predictions. …”
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Detection of damage caused by Nezara viridula on soybean using novel imaging approaches based on computed tomography and image color analysis by Szilvia Gibicsár, Tamás Donkó, Dániel Fajtai, Sándor Keszthelyi

“…We aimed to obtain precise information about the extent and nature of damage in soybeans caused by N. viridula using nondestructive imaging methods. …”
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A Review on Complications and Management of Aluminium Phosphide (Rice Pill) and Zinc Phosphide Poisoning by Khadijeh Saravani, Anahita Alizadeh Ghamsari, Bita Dadpour, Alireza Ghassemi Toussi, Seyed Reza Mousavi, Farah Pouramiri

“…It is also necessary to raise awareness about its potentially dangerous side effects and to monitor closely the distribution of this poisonous pill in its distribution centers. …”
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Dosage of joint mobilisation for the management of rotator cuff-related shoulder pain: protocol for a scoping review by Steve Tumilty, Daniel C Ribeiro, Sizhong Wang, Cathy M Chapple, Dusty Quinn

“…A third author will be consulted if the two authors disagree about the inclusion of any study in the review. We will summarise the results using descriptive statistics and qualitative thematic analysis.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required for this protocol. …”
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A game-theoretic approach for analyzing the effects of revenue sharing contracts and consumer surplus on supply chain sustainability under government interventions by Zahra Ghayoumian, Morteza Rasti Barzoki, Mohammad-Ali Eghbali

“…Manufacturers can boost their sales through research and development efforts and by raising public awareness about green products. As a result, manufacturers, retailers, and the government adjust prices and subsidies to maximize their respective profits, altering the overall profitability of the supply chain. …”
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Inflammatory Pain and Corticosterone Response in Infant Rats: Effect of 5-HT1A Agonist Buspirone Prior to Gestational Stress by Irina P. Butkevich, Viktor A. Mikhailenko, Tat'yana R. Bagaeva, Elena A. Vershinina, Anna Maria Aloisi, Vladimir A. Otellin

“…Chronic treatments of rat dams with buspirone before restraint stress during gestation normalize in the offspring pain-like behavior and induce during the acute phase in the formalin test the stronger corticosterone increase as compared to the stress hormonal elevation in animals with other prenatal treatments. …”
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COVID-19 and arterial hypertension: whether normal blood pressure is a sign of a benign course of COVID-19 by O.V. Kuryata, Ye.O. Frolova, O.I. Stadnyk, V.V. Semenov

“…The patients were diagnosed and treated according to national and European guidelines. The information about the control of blood pressure was taken from the patients’ medical records. …”
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Therapeutic Adherence in Hypertensive Patients of the Guanabacoa Julio Antonio Mella University Polyclinic by Addys Díaz Piñera, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Milenia León Sánchez, Lisbeth Fernández González, Armando Humberto Seuc Jo, Nelsy Álvarez Mesa

“…It is important to implement strategies to improve the level of adherence and knowledge of patients about their disease.…”
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Nurses' Experiences With Mentoring Nursing Students in Nursing Homes Where an Active, Collaborative Learning Model Is Introduced. A Qualitative Study by Anne Raustøl, Kirsten Eika Amsrud, Eli‐Anne Skaug, Anne Lyberg, Bodil Tveit

“…Design The study had a qualitative design, interviewing mentors in focus groups about their experiences with mentoring nursing students in a new, collaborative model. …”
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