Magnitude of consistent condom use and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: Implication for reducing infections and re-infection. A systematic review a... by Firomsa Bekele, Lalise Tafese, Teshome Debushe

“…In Ethiopia, there were more than a million people living with HIV/AIDS. The continuous and appropriate use of condoms, particularly among those who have HIV-positive clients, is essential to a comprehensive and long-term approach to avoiding HIV and other STIs as well as unintended pregnancy. …”
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Transformers for Neuroimage Segmentation: Scoping Review by Maya Iratni, Amira Abdullah, Mariam Aldhaheri, Omar Elharrouss, Alaa Abd-alrazaq, Zahiriddin Rustamov, Nazar Zaki, Rafat Damseh

“…Further research is needed to define the optimal transformer architectures and training methods for clinical applications. Continuing development may make transformers the state-of-the-art for fast, accurate, and reliable brain magnetic resonance imaging segmentation, which could lead to improved clinical tools for diagnosing and evaluating neurological disorders.…”
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Anti-inflammatory treatment using alpha melanocyte stimulating hormone (α-MSH) does not alter osteoblasts differentiation and fracture healing by Johanna Graue, Melanie Timmen, Katharina Schmitz, Daniel Kronenberg, Markus Böhm, Kishor K. Sivaraj, M. Gabriele Bixel, Richard Stange

“…We can conclude from our results, that treatment of inflammatory diseases using α-MSH does not interfere significantly with bone regeneration in a murine fracture model and therefore treatment with α-MSH could be continued without negative effects on bone formation and bone regeneration in patients. …”
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Effect of stress management based self-care counseling on glycemic control in women with gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomized controlled trial study by Atefeh Bagheri-Tirtashi, Fatemeh Nasiri-Amiri, Hajar Adib-Rad, Hossein-Ali Nikbakht, Mahbobeh Faramarzi, Ezzat Kiani

“…The intervention group received 8 virtual counseling sessions once a week for 45–50 min continuously based on stress management, while the control group only received antenatal usual care (AUC). …”
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Designing a Policy-Making Model for Biomass Energy Development Training in the Agricultural Supply Chain Sector by Tahereh Pourelmi, Seyed Mohammad Shobeiri, Enayatollah Yazdanpanah, Gholam Reza Bakhshi Khaniki, Mahdieh Rezaei

“…The data were collected by reviewing resources and interviewing ten experts, who were mainly policy-making managers of biomass energy development training and academic researchers. The interviews continued until reaching theoretical saturation, and the samples of the quantitative part included 384 members of the environmental and agricultural Jihad employees, who were selected based on Cochran’s formula. …”
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Phenotypic Identification of Blood Groups in Blood Donors: A Peruvian Multicenter Analysis by Yovera-Ancajima CDP, Calderon Cumpa LY, Lezama-Cotrina ID, Walttuoni-Picón E, Cárdenas-Mendoza WW, Culqui-García JE, Retuerto-Salazar WR, Céspedes Poma RC

“…Hospital Nacional Guillermo Almenara Irigoyen, Lima, Perú; 6Instituto de Estandarización En Laboratorio Clínico Del Perú, Lima, PerúCorrespondence: Eder Walttuoni-Picón, Email 2020008671@unfv.edu.peBackground: Red blood cell alloimmunization currently continues to be a significant problem during the blood transfusion process, where phenotypic identification plays a clinically relevant role in its prevention. …”
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Changes in Internet Activities and Influencing Factors for Problematic Internet Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Korean Adolescents: Repeated Cross-Sectional Study by Sol I Kim, Jae-Chan Jin, Seo-Koo Yoo, Doug Hyun Han

“…Additionally, the rate of problematic internet use was highest for games before COVID-19, but after COVID-19, it was highest for videos, and this trend continued until 2023 (χ23=8.16, P=.04). Furthermore, this study showed that the Young’s Internet Addiction Scale (YIAS) score was highest in the game group in 2018 compared to other groups before COVID-19 (F5=14.63; P<.001). …”
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Development and assessment of an intestinal tri-cellular model to investigate the pro/anti-inflammatory potential of digested foods by Marina Ramal-Sanchez, Chiara Bravo-Trippetta, Veronica D’Antonio, Elena Corvaglia, Angela A. M. Kämpfer, Roel P. F. Schins, Mauro Serafini, Donato Angelino

“…However, the anti-/pro-inflammatory role of foods and diets is far to be fully ascertained, and thus there is a continued needed for appropriate in vitro cell-culture models to investigate the role of foods in modulating cell-mediated inflammatory processes. …”
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Gastrointestinal parasites in buffalo calves in a farming context in Colon county, Zulia state, Venezuela by María Rodríguez, David Uzcátegui, Andrea González, Steward Fernández, Alfredo Sánchez

“…The data was analyzed to determine the prevalence using contingency tables and Chi2; for the intensity variable, the mean of EPG and OPG was calculated, and an ANOVA and comparison of Tukey means was performed. …”
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Characteristics and Influencing Factors of Soil CH4 and N2O Fluxes in Typical Broad-leaved Forests in the Yangtze River Delta Region, China by JIA Qinqi, XU Fei, CHEN Bingjiang, LU Yanran, CHEN Lihan, HU Jiahao, GUO Na, FANG Shuangxi

“…[Methods] Taking the typical broad-leaved forest soil in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province as the research object, soil-air interface CH4 and N2O fluxes were continuously measured from November 2022 to November 2023 by the static chamber-gas chromatography method. …”
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The viability of treated piggery wastewater for reuse in agricultural irrigation by Viviane F Velho, Rodrigo A Mohedano, Paulo Belli Filho, Rejane HR Costa

“…The performance of the reservoirs improved continuously during the cold seasons, with the removal efficiencies of total biochemical oxygen demand (BOD5), total Kjeldahl nitrogen (TKN), and Escherichia coli reaching 52%, 64%, and 99.9%, respectively, with an effluent concentration of 144 mg·Lâ1 for BOD5 and 256 mg·Lâ1 for TKN. …”
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Association of IL-8 and CXCR2 with AST/ALT Ratio in Liver Abnormalities Screening during Oxidative Stress Injury Caused by VCM by Yiwen Dong, Xingang Wang, Weijiang Hu, Xin Wang, Hongying Bian, Wencui Zhang, null Feng Han, Ning Kang, Lin Zhang, Meng Ye

“…Results indicated a continuous increased incidence on liver abnormalities despite a fluctuated downward trend in cumulative time-weighted average (CTWA) VCM concentrations over the years. …”
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Bi-level data-driven enterprise-wide optimization with mixed-integer nonlinear scheduling problems by Hasan Nikkhah, Zahir Aghayev, Amir Shahbazi, Vassilis M. Charitopoulos, Styliani Avraamidou, Burcu Beykal

“…We apply DOMINO to the continuous production of multi-product methyl methacrylate polymerization process formulated as a Traveling Salesman Problem and demonstrate its capability in achieving near-optimal guaranteed feasible solutions. …”
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The ground beneath our feet: A critical reflection on 135 years of landscape evolution models for southern Africa by Rivoningo Khosa, Vela Mbele, Kelly Kirsten, Robyn Pickering

“…While the evidence of a homogeneous and stable landscape is continually being challenged through scientific advancement, this terminology is rooted in outdated colonial thinking. …”
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The Long-term Variations and Influencing Factors of Soil Saturated Hydraulic Conductivity in Terraces on the Loess Plateau by PENG Xin, NI Lingshan, JI Keyan, DAI Wei, WANG Zhuoxiao, CHANG Heng, FANG Nufang

“…The Ks of farmland increased continuously with construction age of 7, 20, 30 and 40 years, increasing from 0.18 mm/min to 0.28 mm/min, with a growth rate of 55.56%. …”
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Association between blood test indicators and atrial fibrillation in elderly patients aged 65 and above in the Central Jiangsu region: a cross-sectional study by Hao Liang, Shuai Zhang, Ye Zhu

“…The prevalence of AF in the overall population, as well as in male and female populations, showed a continuous increasing trend with age (P for trend < 0.001). …”
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A STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF EXTRACELLULAR VESICLES ON THE MORPHOFUNCTIONAL STATE OF THE ENDOMETRIUM IN VITRO by Оксана Александровна Мелкозерова, Ирина Викторовна Крутинь, Александра Юрьевна Храмцова, Мария Валерьевна Улитко, Алсу Фармутовна Мустафина

“…In world practice, the search for ways to influence the endometrial tissue in order to improve the morphological and functional state, which could increase the effectiveness of assisted reproductive technology programs, continues. Extracellular vesicles can be used as a therapy with cell technology products. …”
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Parametric Study of the Borehole Drilling in Jointed Rock Mass by Yanan Gao, Yudong Zhang, Zetian Zhang, Minghui Li, Yingfeng Sun, Donghao Lan, Feng Gao

“…Meanwhile, it can be found that the displacement may reach a peak value when the joint angle is 30° and if the joint number is less than 4, and the maximum displacement may occur under the joint angle of 45° and if the joints number continuous increases. The von Mises stress has a trend of increasing with the number of joints when the joint angle is less than 30°, while it has a decreasing trend when the joint angle is larger than 30°. …”
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Implementasi Algoritma Genetika dalam optimasi Performa Truk Sampah Menggunakan Aplikasi Trash Queen by Arief Kelik Nugroho, Muhammad Naufal Faza

“…Abstract The need for vehicles can be said to be the key in the continuity of the world’s economy. Even so, the efficiency of vehicle design specifications remain a hot topic among automotive designers. …”
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Intermittent auscultation fetal monitoring during labour: A systematic scoping review to identify methods, effects, and accuracy. by Ellen Blix, Robyn Maude, Elisabeth Hals, Sezer Kisa, Elisabeth Karlsen, Ellen Aagaard Nohr, Ank de Jonge, Helena Lindgren, Soo Downe, Liv Merete Reinar, Maralyn Foureur, Aase Serine Devold Pay, Anne Kaasen

“…<h4>Background</h4>Intermittent auscultation (IA) is the technique of listening to and counting the fetal heart rate (FHR) for short periods during active labour and continuous cardiotocography (CTC) implies FHR monitoring for longer periods. …”
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