Spatial analysis of milk and cottage cheese reveals poor microbial quality and contamination with foodborne pathogens in the central highlands of Ethiopia by Abdi Keba, Gebrerufael Girmay, Henok Nahusenay, Ashagrie Zewdu

“…A total of 912 samples were collected and tested for aerobic plate count, total coliform count, Escherichia coli count, Listeria monocytogenes, Salmonella enterica, and Campylobacter spp., according to standard methods of microbial enumerations and isolation procedures.ResultsMicrobial quality of milk and cottage cheese in the dairy value chain was found poor quality, as the total bacteria count, total coliform count, and Escherichia coli count were estimated to be 98% (95% CI 97.2–98.9%), 61.2% (95% CI 58–64.3%), and 28.6% (95% CI 25.8–31.6%), respectively. …”
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Breastfeeding and Neonatal Age Influence Neutrophil-Driven Ontogeny of Blood Cell Populations in the First Week of Human Life by Sebastiano Montante, Rym Ben-Othman, Nelly Amenyogbe, Asimenia Angelidou, Anita van den Biggelaar, Bing Cai, Yixuan Chen, Alansana Darboe, Joann Diray-Arce, Rebecca Ford, Olubukola Idoko, Amy Lee, Mandy Lo, Kerry McEnaney, Mehrnoush Malek, David Martino, Geraldine Masiria, Oludare A. Odumade, William Pomat, Casey Shannon, Kinga Smolen, The EPIC Consortium, Al Ozonoff, Peter Richmond, Scott Tebbutt, Ofer Levy, Beate Kampmann, Ryan Brinkman, Tobias Kollmann

“…The results showed that WBC composition in peripheral blood changes along patterns highly conserved across populations and environments. Changes across days of life were most pronounced in the innate myeloid compartment. …”
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PERBANDINGAN KELAINAN HEMATOLOGI ANTARA PASIEN INFEKSI DENGUE PRIMER DAN SEKUNDER DI RSUD DR. H. ABDUL MOELOEK PROVINSI LAMPUNG by Hidayat, Tusy Triwahyuni, Zulfian Zulfian, Fryiska Fauziah Iskandar

“…The research was analytic observational method with cross-sectional research design. The number of samples in this study were 39 patients. …”
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Correlation between Imaging Morphological Findings and Laboratory Biomarkers in Patients with Diabetic Macular Edema by Eleni Dimitriou, Theodoros N. Sergentanis, Vaia Lambadiari, George Theodossiadis, Panagiotis Theodossiadis, Irini Chatziralli

“…Methods. Participants in this cross-sectional study were 36 consecutive patients (36 eyes) with treatment-naïve DME, who underwent spectral domain-optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT), fundus photography, and fundus fluorescein angiography (FFA). …”
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Effectiveness of Four-Decontamination Techniques on Bacterial Growth on CPR Manikins after Use in a CPR Course

“…The American Red Cross and American Heart Association are strong advocates of preventing disease transmission during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training by promoting careful and consistent manikin decontamination. …”
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North American avian species that migrate in flocks show greater long-term non-breeding range shift rates by Stephen H. Vickers, Timothy D. Meehan, Nicole L. Michel, Aldina M. A. Franco, James J. Gilroy

“…Across a subset of 81 species where age-structured flocking was determined, migrating in mixed-age flocks produced the greatest shifts and solo migrants the lowest. …”
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Enhancing Cluster Accuracy in Diabetes Multimorbidity With Dirichlet Process Mixture Models by Francis John Kita, Srinivasa Rao Gaddes, Peter Josephat Kirigiti

“…The major advantages of DPMM include (1) DPMM automatically adjusts the number of clusters based on data structure, enabling it to capture diverse patient profiles without needing predefined cluster counts, which is ideal for handling the variability in multimorbidity patterns; (2) DPMM estimates the distributional properties directly from the data, relying on proper parameter choices and improving the stability of clustering results across datasets; and (3) DPMM uses a Bayesian framework to iteratively converge toward optimal clustering solutions, efficiently managing large datasets and producing more clinically meaningful clusters. …”
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The modern use of hydroxyurea for children with sickle cell anemia by Charles T. Quinn, Russell E. Ware

“…Additional benefits of hydroxyurea beyond HbF induction include lower neutrophil and platelet counts, reduced inflammation, and improved rheology. …”
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Social Support Network among People Living with HIV/AIDS in Iran by Ameneh Setareh Forouzan, Zahra Jorjoran Shushtari, Homeira Sajjadi, Yahya Salimi, Masoumeh Dejman

“…This study considers social network interactions as a potential source of support for individuals living with HIV/AIDS in Iran. This cross-sectional study was conducted on 224 people with HIV/AIDS who refer to behavioral counseling centers. …”
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Hubungan Kadar LDL dan HDL Serum Ibu Hamil Aterm dengan Berat Lahir Bayi by Oktalia Sabrida, Hariadi ., Eny Yantri

“…This study was an observational study with cross sectional design. Examination of LDL and HDL serum level to 31 term pregnancy sample choose by consecutive sampling, and then infant’s birth weight was counted within 1 hour after birth without clothes. …”
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Correlation between Ki-67 labeling index and mitotic index in Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Das C. K Deepa, Sunitha Balakrishnan

“…Background: Proliferative activity of any tissue or neoplasm can be determined by its growth rate by mitotic count or by using antibodies directed against specific antigens like Ki-67. …”
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Biochemical Markers of Bone Turnover in Patients with β-Thalassemia Major: A Single Center Study from Southern Pakistan by Sadia Sultan, Syed Mohammed Irfan, Syed Ijlal Ahmed

“…Methods. In this prospective cross-sectional study, 36 β-thalassemia major patients were enrolled from March 2012 to March 2014. …”
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Deranged liver among Sudanese Patients with Dengue Virus Infection in Port Sudan Teaching Hospital by Bashir Abdrhman Bashir Mohamed

“…Materials and Methods A cross-sectional descriptive study recruited in Port Sudan teaching hospital in the period from February 2013 to June 2014.  334 cases of dengue along with 101 cases of control were enrolled. …”
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Lessons from the pandemic: Relationship between patient visits and patient length of stay in California’s health system by David D. Cho, Yu Wang

“…This study examined the healthcare operational measures during COVID-19 pandemic. Methods This cross-sectional study examined the COVID-19 cases and death counts of 56 California counties and hospital-level utilization data of 397 hospitals in California from January 2019 to March 2021. …”
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Assessment of proteinuria by urine dipstick as a predictive marker for dengue hemorrhagic fever in pediatric patients by Pornchanun Jarutunyaluk, Ekachai Pradermdussadeeporn, Weerapong Chaya, Kanchana Tangnararatchakit, Ampaiwan Chuansumrit, Nopporn Apiwattanakul

“…Methods: This was a prospective cross-sectional study. A total of 141 hospitalized patients with confirmed dengue virus infection were enrolled from three hospitals in Thailand. …”
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Employee Retention and Organizational Performance in Uganda: A Case of Kabale District Local Government by Julius, Ngabirano

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Clinical Holistic Medicine: A Pilot Study on HIV and Quality of Life and a Suggested Cure for HIV and AIDS by Søren Ventegodt, Trine Flensborg-Madsen, Niels Jørgen Andersen, Mohammed Morad, Joav Merrick

“…This cross-sectional population study in Uganda included 20 HIV infected persons with no symptoms of AIDS and a CD4 count above 200 mill.…”
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Prevalence of Malaria and TB Coinfection at a National Tuberculosis Treatment Centre in Uganda by Joseph Baruch Baluku, Sylvia Nassozi, Brian Gyagenda, Margret Namanda, Irene Andia-Biraro, William Worodria, Pauline Byakika-Kibwika

“…Blood samples were tested for malaria blood smear, rapid malaria diagnostic test (RDT), complete blood count, haematological film analysis, HIV serology, and CD4+ and CD8+ cell counts. …”
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Multimorbidity clusters and their associations with health-related quality of life in two UK cohorts by Lewis Steell, Stefanie J. Krauth, Sayem Ahmed, Grace O. Dibben, Emma McIntosh, Peter Hanlon, Jim Lewsey, Barbara I. Nicholl, David A. McAllister, Susan M. Smith, Rachael Evans, Zahira Ahmed, Sarah Dean, Colin Greaves, Shaun Barber, Patrick Doherty, Nikki Gardiner, Tracy Ibbotson, Kate Jolly, Paula Ormandy, Sharon A. Simpson, Rod S. Taylor, Sally J. Singh, Frances S. Mair, Bhautesh D. Jani, the PERFORM research team

“…Clusters centred around pulmonary and cardiometabolic LTCs were common across all age groups. Hypertension was prominent across clusters in all ages, while depression featured in younger groups and painful conditions/arthritis were common in clusters from middle-age onwards. …”
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Factors Associated with Anemia among People Living with HIV/AIDS Taking ART in Ethiopia by Ketema Bizuwork Gebremedhin, Tadesse Bedada Haye

“…Methods. A hospital based cross-sectional study design was used to assess factors affecting anemia among people living with HIV/AIDS. …”
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