Acceptability of levofloxacin dispersible and non-dispersible tablet formulations in children receiving TB preventive treatment by D. T. Wademan, H. R. Draper, S. E. Purchase, M. Palmer, A. C. Hesseling, L. Van der Laan, A. J. Garcia-Prats

“…Caregivers reported that the dispersible formulation was easier for their child to take than the non-dispersible formulation (P = 0.0253). …”
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Mutual coordination of behaviors in human–chimpanzee interactions: A case study in a laboratory setting by Akira Takada

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Association between Corrected QT Interval, QT Dispersion and Clinico-biochemical Severity of Diabetic Ketoacidosis in Children Aged 1-12 Years: A Prospective Cohort Study by Hamritha Ashokkumar, A Suriya, Shreenivas RachakondaPoovazhagi, Shreenivas Rachakonda, Shreenivas Rachakonda

“…Aim: To investigate the frequency of QTc prolongation and QT dispersion (QTd) in paediatric DKA patients and their relationship with serum electrolytes and pH. …”
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Children and providers’ perspectives on once-weekly rifapentine and isoniazid TB preventive therapy by A.J. Marthinus, D.T. Wademan, Z. Saule, Y. Hirsch-Moverman, L. Viljoen, J. Winckler, L. van der Laan, M. Palmer, S.L. Barnabas, R. Boyd, A.C. Hesseling, G. Hoddinott

“…We aimed to understand children’s, caregivers’, and healthcare providers’ experiences of the 12-week once-weekly rifapentine and isoniazid (3HP) regimen using a dispersible tablet formulation in South Africa. METHODS: Serial, in-depth qualitative interviews with 20 child-caregiver dyads, including 5 children living with HIV (CLWH) and 9 healthcare providers across two study sites implementing a pharmacokinetic and safety trial of 3HP, were analysed deductively. …”
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Nécropoles multipolaires et élaboration d’un nouveau modèle socio-politique au premier âge du Fer : réflexions à partir des sites du Camp de l’Église Sud à Flaujac-Poujols (Lot) et... by Antoine Dumas

“…Additionally, two of those graves, one belonging to an adult and the other a child, possesed a very similar set of ceramic material, identical in shape and decoration, but differing in size, with the large vessels being associated with the adult and the small ones with the child. …”
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Effect of zinc added to a daily small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement on diarrhoea, malaria, fever and respiratory infections in young children in rural Burkina Faso: a cl... by Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Sonja Y Hess, Souheila Abbeddou, Kenneth H Brown, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Jérôme W Somé, Zinéwendé P Ouédraogo, Rosemonde M Guissou, Stephen A Vosti

“…The longitudinal prevalence of acute lower RTI (0.1%; 95% IC 0.1–0.2%) and of upper RTI (7.8%; 95% IC 7.1–8.4%) did not differ among groups (p=0.234 and p=0.501, respectively).Conclusions Inclusion of 5 or 10 mg zinc in SQ-LNS and provision of 5 mg zinc dispersible tablet along with SQ-LNS had no impact on the incidence of diarrhoea, malaria and fever or the longitudinal prevalence of RTI compared with SQ-LNS without zinc in this population.Trial registration number NCT00944281.…”
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Technological dental sealants: in vitro evaluation of material properties and antibiofilm potential by Witalo Pereira de Jesus, Luiza de Almeida Queiroz Ferreira, Washington Henrique Themoteo da Silva, Fernanda Vieira Belém, Ana Paula Turrioni, Cláudia Silami de Magalhães, Mila Fernandes Moreira Madeira, Ivana Márcia Alves Diniz, Marco Aurelio Benini Paschoal

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An Optimized NGS Workflow Defines Genetically Based Prognostic Categories for Patients with Uveal Melanoma by Michele Massimino, Elena Tirrò, Stefania Stella, Cristina Tomarchio, Sebastiano Di Bella, Silvia Rita Vitale, Chiara Conti, Marialuisa Puglisi, Rosa Maria Di Crescenzo, Silvia Varricchio, Francesco Merolla, Giuseppe Broggi, Federica Martorana, Alice Turdo, Miriam Gaggianesi, Livia Manzella, Andrea Russo, Giorgio Stassi, Rosario Caltabiano, Stefania Staibano, Paolo Vigneri

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