Mucocutaneous Manifestations of HIV and the Correlation with WHO Clinical Staging in a Tertiary Hospital in Nigeria by Olumayowa Abimbola Oninla

“…In resource limited environment where CD4 count is not readily available, they can be used in assessing HIV patients. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP OF FAMILY ROLES TO MEDICATION ADHERENCE IN SCHIZOPHRENIA PATIENTS by Rindayati Rindayati, Abdul Nasir, Chusnul Rizal

“…Methods: The research design used correlation with a cross-sectional approach. The population of this study was 60 families with schizophrenia who visited the mental polyclinic of Ibnu Sina Hospital on 7-13 July 2019. …”
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To Study Changes in Corneal Endothelium in Patients of Chronic Kidney Disease at GMC Jammu by Sakshi Gupta, Chandanmeet Kour, Vijayta Gupta

“…Methods: It is a prospective, cross-sectional study conducted in Department of Ophthalmology, GMC, Jammu for a period of 6 months from October 2023 to March 2024. …”
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Contamination Potentials of Household Water Handling and Storage Practices in Kirundo Subcounty, Kisoro District, Uganda by Alexander, Agensi, Julius, Tibyangye, Andrew, Tamale, Ezera, Agwu, Christine, Amongi

“…Most drinking water sources were found to have coliform counts above the recommended national and international guidelines. …”
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The effects of deprivation, age, and regional differences in COVID-19 mortality from 2020 to 2022: a retrospective analysis of public provincial data by Anqi A. Chen, Elizabeth M. Renouf, Charmaine B. Dean, X. Joan Hu

“…In this study, we aim to establish the relationship of counts of deaths and hospitalizations caused by COVID-19 over time across 34 public health units in Ontario, Canada, taking demographic, geographic, socio-economic, and vaccination variables into account. …”
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Microbiological Effect of Essential Oils in Combination with Subgingival Ultrasonic Instrumentation and Mouth Rinsing in Chronic Periodontitis Patients by Toshiya Morozumi, Takehiko Kubota, Daisuke Abe, Taro Shimizu, Kaname Nohno, Hiromasa Yoshie

“…In comparisons of the change ratio relative to baseline value of total bacteria counts across categories, both the saline and EO groups for PPD 4-5 mm and the EO group for PPD 6 mm showed a significantly low ratio (P<0.05). …”
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Role of Serum Amyloid A as a Biomarker for Predicting the Severity and Prognosis of COVID-19 by Amal A. Abbas, Asma Alghamdi, Sonia Mezghani, Mourad Ben Ayed, Ahmed M. Alamori, Ghazi A. Alghamdi, Wail Bajhmom, Hanan Wajeeh, Salma S. Almutairi, Wafaa M. Radwan

“…Critically ill patients showed higher SAA and CRP levels and WBC and neutrophil counts and significantly lower lymphocyte and eosinophil counts compared to the moderately/severely ill patients, especially with regard to disease progression. …”
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Process and Product Characterization of Aliha, A Maize-Based Ghanaian Indigenous Fermented Beverage by Felix Kwashie Madilo, Angela Parry-Hanson Kunadu, Kwaku Tano-Debrah, Gloria Ivy Mensah, Kwesi Firibu Saalia, Unathi Kolanisi

“…Four different production techniques were identified across the production sites. The variations identified during the production existed across the production chain. …”
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Molecular-assisted analysis of indigenous chicken semen to increase rooster fertility in tropics by Jacob Alhassan Hamidu, Richard Tsekumah, Amina Iddrisu, Stepehn Gariba, Mitchell Agyei Opoku, Emmanuel Kafari, Kofi Appenteng, Patrick Nana Kyere

“…The study assessed semen and sperm quality characteristics of indigenous chicken breeds. Ten brown normal feathered (NF) birds and 10 brown naked neck (NN) birds selected over six generations were investigated for semen volume, concentration, viscosity, sperm viability, morphology, motility, and sperm DNA fragmentation to predict fertility. …”
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Testing the Dual-State-Process assumption in the preventive care services use by Dimitris Zavras

“…Introduction: Health services use is often measured as a count variable that is characterized by an excess of zeros. …”
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Microbial Quality and Production Methods of Traditional Fermented Cheeses in Lebanon by Mabelle Chedid, Houssam Shaib, Lina Jaber, Youmna El Iskandarani, Shady Kamal Hamadeh

“…A regional pattern was observed where microbial counts (total aerobic counts, total coliforms, and S. aureus) were found significantly higher (p<0.05) in milk samples of the West Bekaa, suggesting better hygienic conditions in the Shouf as compared to the West Bekaa. …”
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The Frequency Of Hematological Abnormalities in Children (Age 1 Month To 12 Years) Presenting With Sars-Cov-2 Infection At Shifa International Hospital by Sidra Tul Muntaha, Hammad Ayaz, Huma Mahmood, Afifa Kulsoom, Muhammad Tayyab, Arslan Farooq

“… Objective: To determine the frequency of haematological abnormalities in pediatric patients presenting with COVID-19 infection. Methods: A Cross-Sectional analytical study was conducted at the paediatric department of Shifa International Hospital Islamabad, over a period of six months from December 2021 to June 2022. …”
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Nowcasting to Monitor Real-Time Mpox Trends During the 2022 Outbreak in New York City: Evaluation Using Reportable Disease Data Stratified by Race or Ethnicity by Rebecca Rohrer, Allegra Wilson, Jennifer Baumgartner, Nicole Burton, Ray R Ortiz, Alan Dorsinville, Lucretia E Jones, Sharon K Greene

“…ObjectiveWe evaluated the accuracy of estimated mpox case counts across a range of NobBS implementation options. …”
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Handgrip strength as a potential indicator of aging: insights from its association with aging-related laboratory parameters by Nina Kemala Sari, Stepvia Stepvia, Muhana Fawwazy Ilyas, Siti Setiati, Siti Setiati, Kuntjoro Harimurti, Ika Fitriana

“…This study aims to investigate the association between handgrip strength and aging-related laboratory parameters in the elderly population of Indonesia.MethodsA cross-sectional study was conducted involving 109 participants aged 60–82 years. …”
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Spatio-temporal pattern formation mechanism of an epidemic-like information propagation model with diffusion behavior by Yuxuan Pan, Shuling Shen, Linhe Zhu

“…Our study investigates the effect of cross-diffusion coefficients on rumor propagation on the continuous space and finds that these coefficients suppress rumor propagation. …”
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Hubungan Antara Nilai Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) dengan Kadar Procalcitonin (PCT) pada Pasien COVID-19 di Kabupaten Jember by Sofia Yusnur Rafida, Hairrudin Hairrudin, Muhammad Hasan

“…Objectives: To analyzed the correlation between NLR values and PCT levels in COVID-19 patients in Jember Regency. Methods: This cross-sectional analytic observational study, conducted from March to April 2022, took data from 444 confirmed COVID-19 patients at the Jember Clinic Plantation Hospital. …”
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Foliar Sprays of Citric Acid and Malic Acid Modify Growth, Flowering, and Root to Shoot Ratio of Gazania (Gazania rigens L.): A Comparative Analysis by ANOVA and Structural Equatio... by Majid Talebi, Ebrahim Hadavi, Nima Jaafari

“…Multivariate analysis revealed that while the experimental treatments had no significant effect on fresh weight and the flower count, the plant dry weight was significantly increased by 300 mg L−1 malic acid. …”
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The Development of Microhistorical Databases in Norway. A Historiography by Gunnar Thorvaldsen, Lars Holden

“… Norwegian work on microdata started out with the full count 1801 census and census and vital records from around the capital. …”
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Chronic Kidney Disease Stage Is a Modulator on the Association between High-Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein and Coronary Vasospastic Angina by Heng-Jung Hsu, Chiung-Hui Yen, Kuang-Hung Hsu, I-Wen Wu, Chin-Chan Lee, Chiao-Yin Sun, Chia-Chi Chou, Chun-Yu Chen, Shih-Ying Yang, Chi-Jen Tsai, Mai-Szu Wu, Ming-Jui Hung

“…Patients with vasospasm were older and had higher peripheral blood white cell counts, higher peripheral blood monocyte cell counts, higher haemoglobin levels, higher hs-CRP levels, and lower levels of serum creatinine than patients without vasospasm. …”
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Genetic context modulates aging and degeneration in the murine retina by Olivia J. Marola, Michael MacLean, Travis L. Cossette, Cory A. Diemler, Amanda A. Hewes, Alaina M. Reagan, Jonathan Nyandu Kanyinda, Daniel A. Skelly, Gareth R. Howell

“…Retinal morphology, vascular structure, and cell counts were assessed ex vivo. Results We identified common molecular aging signatures across the nine mouse strains, which included genes associated with photoreceptor function and immune activation. …”
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