Maternal HIV retesting during antenatal care in selected health facilities in Mayuge district, Uganda: A cross-sectional study. by Farouq Kayiwa, Elizabeth Nabiwemba, Nelson Bunani, Rawlance Ndejjo

“…This study determined the proportion of pregnant women who were retested during ANC and the associated factors in selected health facilities in Mayuge district, Uganda. …”
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Common Risk Factors of Myocardial Infarction and Some Socio Demographic Characteristics in Sulaimani City by Bayan Omar Sharif, Samir Y. Lafi

“…The current study’s main aims were to explore the potential association between several predisposing factors and heart attack in Sulaimani, Iraq, and to some socio demographic in this participant. 165 contributors who were attending to the Cardiac Specialty Hospital, (Coronary Care Unit), and they were definitely diagnosed as having MI participated in the current study between 2015 and 2016; in Sulaimani, Iraq.  …”
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Image quality, contrast enhancement and radiation dose of electrocardiograph- versus non-electrocardiograph-triggered computed tomography angiography of the aorta by Ying Mei Wong, Ching Ching Ong, Chong Ri Liang, Choon Ann Tan, Lynette Li San Teo

“…Methods: We retrospectively assessed the data of 126 patients who had undergone CTAA on a single-source CT scanner using ECG-triggered (group 1, n = 77) or non-ECG-triggered (group 2, n = 49) protocols. …”
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Investigation of criminal offences against property: typical investigative situations and problems of applying specialised knowledge by R. L. Stepaniuk, V. O. Husieva

“…It has been established that the grounds for classification of investigative situations at the initial stage of investigation of criminal offences against property may be as follows: 1) availability and completeness of information about the person who committed the criminal offence; 2) prospects for using the factor of surprise in the conditions prevailing at the time of the beginning of the pre-trial investigation; 3) completeness of the available information about the criminal offence event. …”
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How, why, where and when people feed birds?—Spatio‐temporal changes in bird‐feeding in Finland by Purabi Deshpande, Anna Haukka, Katja Rönkä, Tuomas Aivelo, Andrea Santangeli, Rose Thorogood, Aleksi Lehikoinen

“…In rural areas, people who reduced feeding more often identified concerns over avian diseases and the effort required to access, clean and refill bird‐feeding sites. …”
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The Role of Fusion Technique of Computed Tomography and Non-echo-planar Diffusion-weighted Imaging in the Evaluation of Surgical Cholesteatoma Localization by Ayse Ozlem BALIK, Lutfu SENELDIR, Aysegul VERIM, Sema ZER TOROS

“…Methods: This retrospective study included 39 patients who underwent chronic otitis media operation [mean age of 35.10+-15.33 years (18-67 years), 64.1% female, and 35.9% male] and had preoperative high-resolution temporal bone CT and non-EPI DWI examinations. …”
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Sudden cardiac death after acute myocarditis with arrhythmic presentation: hunting for risk predictors − a systematic review and meta-analysis by Massimo Imazio, Valentino Collini, Maria Lucia Narducci, Federico Ballacci, Federica Giordano

“…The pooled proportion of patients who experienced VA recurrence was 0.41 (95% CI 0.30 to 0.53, p=0.13). …”
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Efficacy of Chinese traditional quadruple single pill combination versus valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide for the treatment of hypertension (COSPQ-BP): study protocol for randomised c... by Kai Liu, Yu Yan, Xin Zhang, Yanan Li, Yuanyuan Yao, Lu Liu, Runyu Ye, Si Wang, Xiangyu Yang, Xiaoping Chen, Shanshan Jia, Qingtao Meng, Xianghao Zuo

“…It is widely employed in primary medical institutions and has favourable efficacy, tolerability and cost-effectiveness.Methods and analysis The COSPQ-BP trial is a 12-week prospective randomised controlled trial to enrol 1332 patients with primary mild-to-moderate hypertension. Participants who meet the inclusion criteria will be randomly assigned to a 1:1 ratio to an intervention group (compound reserpine and triamterene tablets) or a control group (valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide). …”
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The Effect of Certification and Product Knowledge on Instant Food Purchasing Decisions through Halal Awareness: The Moderating Role of Religiosity by Zamratul Akbar, Agustina Shinta Hartati Wahyuningtiyas, Riyanti Isaskar

“…Data was obtained using questionnaires distributed to 150 respondents who have consumed instant food. Using WarpPLS 8.0, the data was analyzed using Structural Equation Modeling-Partial Least Square (SEM-PLS). …”
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Relationship between Metabolic Syndrome Components and COVID-19 Disease Severity in Hospitalized Patients: A Pilot Study by Hande Erman, Banu Boyuk, Meltem Sertbas, Ali Ozdemir

“…The study population consisted of inpatients who tested positive by the reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) for SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Self-Harm in Eating Disorders (SHINE): a mixed-methods exploratory study by Maria Michail, Helen Bould, Anna Lavis, Sheryllin McNeil, Anthony Winston, Kalen Reid, Christina L Easter, Rosina Pendrous

“…The study was designed with the input of members of a Young Persons’ Advisory Group, who will be key to study delivery and dissemination.Methods and analysis This exploratory study has a sequential mixed-methods explanatory design. …”
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Association of Body Fat Percentage with Time in Range Generated by Continuous Glucose Monitoring during Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Therapy in Type 2 Diabetes by Yuting Ruan, Jiana Zhong, Rongping Chen, Zhen Zhang, Dixing Liu, Jia Sun, Hong Chen

“…Reduction of body fat may be an important therapeutic target to improve glycemic control in high body fat T2DM patients, who may benefit less from intensive insulin treatment.…”
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Cardiovascular function shows early impairment in asymptomatic adolescents diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus: an ultrasound-derived myocardial work study by Martina Ghirardo, Martina Ghirardo, Irene Cattapan, Irene Cattapan, Jolanda Sabatino, Jolanda Sabatino, Alice Pozza, Alice Pozza, Jennifer Fumanelli, Jennifer Fumanelli, Martina Avesani, Joaquin Gutierrez De Rubalcava Doblas, Carlo Moretti, Biagio Castaldi, Giovanni Di Salvo

“…This study aims to provide a comprehensive non-invasive cardiovascular evaluation of T1D adolescents using both conventional and advanced echocardiography.MethodsWe enrolled 31 patients, aged between 13 and 19 years, who were diagnosed with T1D for at least 10 years and were followed up by the Paediatric Diabetology Unit of our institution. …”
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Intracardiac 3D navigation as a tool to improve the efficiency of ablation of idiopathic ventricular arrhythmias by S. Yu. Prorok, M. M. Dolzhenko

“…Group I included 30 (52.6 %) patients who used a 3D navigation system during mapping. …”
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Trends in palliative care utilization among older adult decedents with and without cancer in Taiwan: a population-based comparative studyResearch in context by Yu-Tai Lo, Tzu-Jung Chuang, Yu-Tung Huang, Yi-Lin Wu, Yi-Ching Yang, Chung-Yi Li

“…Methods: The study utilized data from the Health and Welfare Data Science Center in Taiwan, covering demographic and healthcare variables for 588,010 decedents aged 65+ years who died between 2010 and 2020. We used Poisson regression to investigate the temporal trends in palliative care utilization during the last six months of life. …”
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Contribution of integrase inhibitor use, body mass index, physical activity and caloric intake to weight gain in people living with HIV by Giovanni Guaraldi, Jovana Milic, Elena Bacchi, Federica Carli, Marianna Menozzi, Iacopo Franconi, Alessandro Raimondi, Giacomo Ciusa, Valentina Masi, Michela Belli, Stefano Guaraldi, Emanuele Aprile, Maria Mancini, Cristina Mussini, Jordan E. Lake, Kristine M. Erlandson

“…We assessed the population attributable fractions (PAFs) of modifiable lifestyle factors and INSTI regimens in PLWH who experienced a ≥5% WG over follow-up. Methods: In an observational cohort study from 2007 to 2019 at Modena HIV Metabolic Clinic, Italy, ART-experienced but INSTI-naive PLWH were grouped as INSTI-switchers vs non-INSTI. …”
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Exploring the roles and functions of champions within community-based interventions to support older adults with chronic conditions: A scoping review protocol. by Kristina M Kokorelias, Hardeep K Singh, Reham Abdelhalim, Marianne Saragosa, Guillaume Lim Fat, Christine Sheppard

“…Health care champions are people who endorse the adoption of new initiatives being implemented within health care settings. …”
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Argon Laser Peripheral Iridoplasty and Argon Laser Pupilloplasty: Alternative Management for Medically Unresponsive Acute Primary Angle Closure by Wenkai Zhou, Fangkun Zhao, Dong Shi, Majida Qadri, Lingfeng Jiang, Liwei Ma

“…We retrospectively reviewed the records of 23 patients (27 eyes) with APAC, who were applied ALPI and ALPP when traditional treatment failed. …”
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Direct targeting of risk factors significantly increases the detection of liver cirrhosis in primary care: a cross-sectional diagnostic study utilising transient elastography by Guruprasad P Aithal, Indra Neil Guha, Stephen D Ryder, Emilie A Wilkes, David J Harman, Martin W James, Matthew Jelpke, Dominic S Ottey, Timothy R Card

“…A normal blood biomarker was found in 62 patients (12.3%) who required no further investigation. Subsequently, 378 patients agreed to undergo TE, of whom 98 (26.8% of valid scans) had elevated liver stiffness. …”
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Double Retinal Tamponade for Treatment of Rhegmatogenous Retinal Detachment with Proliferative Vitreoretinopathy and Inferior Breaks by Mohamed Farouk Abdelkader, Shaaban Abd-Elhamid Mehany Elwan, Ahmed Shawkat Abdelhalim

“…It included 30 eyes of 30 patients who had RRD with PVR grade C and multiple retinal breaks including inferior tears attending the vitreoretinal unit of Minia University Hospital, Egypt. …”
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