Early Breast-Feeding Initiation Using Point of Care Quality Improvement Model at Tertiary Care Hospital in AJK by Aftab Hussain Khan, Mumtaz Ahmed Khan, Abrar Akbar, Sehrish Mumtaz, Yasira Abbasi, Lubna Meraj

“…Results: A total of 100 women (50 before intervention and 50 after intervention) who delivered newborn babies of 0-7 day’s age were selected purposively. …”
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Exclusive Breastfeeding and Associated Factors among Mothers with Twins in the Tamale Metropolis by Rafatu Tahiru, Faith Agbozo, Hmphrey Garti, Abdulai Abubakari

“…Exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) for the first six months after birth has been recommended by the WHO as the best infant feeding strategy. Data on EBF rates among twin infants in Ghana remain limited and for that matter hypothesized to be low. …”
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Problems of improving the national legislation on labor protection by K. Yu. Melnyk

“…Attention is drawn to the fact that Article 28 of the draft Law of Ukraine “On the Safety and Health of Employees at Work” uses the terms “employees who have recently given birth” and “employees who are breastfeeding”, establishing special measures to ensure safety and health for these categories of employees. …”
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Prediction of ACL Injuries from Vertical Jump Kinetics in Division 1 Collegiate Athletes by Marisa Pontillo, Shawn M Hines, Brian J Sennett

“…Athletes who sustained an ACL injury demonstrated altered kinetics and less ability to transmit forces during the vertical jump…”
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Barriers to 12-month treatment of common anxiety, mood, and substance use disorders in the World Mental Health (WMH) surveys by Maria Carmen Viana, Alan E. Kazdin, Meredith G. Harris, Dan J. Stein, Daniel V. Vigo, Irving Hwang, Sophie M. Manoukian, Nancy A. Sampson, Jordi Alonso, Laura Helena Andrade, Guilherme Borges, Brendan Bunting, José Miguel Caldas-de-Almeida, Giovanni de Girolamo, Peter de Jonge, Oye Gureje, Josep Maria Haro, Elie G. Karam, Viviane Kovess-Masfety, Jacek Moskalewicz, Fernando Navarro-Mateu, Daisuke Nishi, Marina Piazza, José Posada-Villa, Kate M. Scott, Cristian Vladescu, Bogdan Wojtyniak, Zahari Zarkov, Ronald C. Kessler, Timothy Kessler, World Mental Health Survey collaborators

“…The n = 2,444 such respondents who did not receive treatment were asked about barriers to receiving treatment, whereas the n = 926 respondents who received treatment with a delay were asked about barriers leading to delays. …”
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Delayed Postoperative Ambulation Results in a Significant Increase in 90-Day Mortality in Surgically Treated Hip Fractures by Robert S. Wood DO, Maddie Vergun BS, Elizabeth Herrera MPH, Jacqueline Krumrey MD

“…Cases were defined as patients who expired between postoperative day 1 and ninety, while controls were patients alive at postoperative day 90. …”
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Parametric modeling of under-5 children survival among 30 African countries: Lognormal accelerated failure time gamma shared frailty model. by Bikis Liyew, Kemal Tesfa, Kassaye Demeke Altaye, Abeje Diress Gelaw, Alemu Teshale Bicha, Ayanaw Guade Mamo, Kassaw Chekole Adane

“…In this study, children born in Western Africa; children born in Eastern Africa; children born to mothers aged 15-19 years; maternal educational status; maternal decision autonomy; being female; place of delivery; number of ANC visits; children born among mothers who delivered by Cesarean section; mothers who have multiple birth outcome; children who were second birth order; and third birth order and third birth order; children who were small in size at birth; children who were born from a community with a low women education; having poor wealth index; respondents working; mothers delivered at the age between 20-35 were significant predictors of survival time to event of under-five children in Africa.…”
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Myocardial Infarction due to Endocarditis by Jaya D. Bathina, Syed Wamique Yusuf

“…We present a case of a 43-year-old man who sustained a myocardial infarction due to infective endocarditis.…”
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Recent Immigrants Show improved Clinical Outcomes at a Tertiary Care HIV Clinic by Janet Raboud, Sandra Blitz, Tony Antoniou, Mona Loutfy, Sharon Walmsley

“…BACKGROUND: In recent years, the proportion of patients attending tertiary care HIV clinics who are recent immigrants to Canada has increased dramatically.…”
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The Last Word by Oscar Dhlomo

“… THROUGH the national Statutory Council, the Government has already set the negotiating table. decided on the guests who will attend. and the table manners to be observed …”
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Montelukast as an Alternative to Low-Dose Inhaled Corticosteroids in the Management of Mild Asthma (The SIMPLE Trial): An Open-Label Effectiveness Trial by R Andrew McIvor, Alan Kaplan, Caroline Koch, John S Sampalis

“…OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the effectiveness of montelukast as monotherapy for patients with mild asthma who remain uncontrolled or unsatisfied while on inhaled corticosteroid (ICS) monotherapy.…”
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David Moore by Ronit Frenkel

“… David, as an academic who has researched Zimbabwe for many years, please tell us how and why you became interested in this country. …”
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Hiroshima and Nagasaki at 65 – A Reflection by Norimatsu Satoko

“…The average age of the 227,565 hibakusha who hold atomic-bomb health books as of March 2010 is 76.73. …”
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Anxiety and depression in healthcare workers are associated with work stress and poor work ability by Nicola Magnavita, Igor Meraglia, Matteo Riccò

“…In the entire sample, there were many workers with symptoms of anxiety or depression who did not declare these disorders during the examination. …”
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Evaluation of Real-Life Investigational Use of Enoximone in Asthma, the Third Step in Drug Repurposing: A Preliminary Report by Jan Beute, Pieter Boermans, Alex KleinJan

“…The second group consists of patients who use enoximone and were able to phase down their traditional medication without deterioration of their asthma symptoms (n = 11). …”
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The mystery of methylene blue and its role in managing post-cardiac surgery vasoplegic shock by Mohamed Elbayomi, Oliver Dewald, Presheet Pathare, Markus Kondruweit, Rene Tandler, Michael Weyand, Christian Heim

“…Pharmacy records identified 84 patients (group 1, MB group) who received methylene blue and 116 patients (group 2, Control group) who didn’t receive the drug. …”
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Water quality assessment using IRWQIsc and NSFWQI water quality indicators; A case study: Talar River (Iran) by Mohammad Roshani-Sefidkouhi, Fatemeh Mortezazadeh, Masoumeh Eslamifar, Esmaeil Babanezhad, Masoomeh Sheikhi, Fathollah Gholami-Borujeni

“…Nitrate (NO3−) concentrations ranged from 29.32 to 85.89 mg/L across seasons, with average values falling within World Health Organization (WHO) standards. Phosphate (PO43−) and Chemical Oxygen Demand (COD) levels exceeded WHO limits on occasion, while turbidity and electrical conductivity (EC) consistently surpassed both WHO and Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) guidelines. pH and Biochemical Oxygen Demand (BOD) levels remained within acceptable ranges. …”
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Reducing the Impact of Tinnitus on Children and Adolescents’ Lives: A Mixed-Methods Concept Mapping Study by Susan Tegg-Quinn, Robert H. Eikelboom, Christopher G. Brennan-Jones, Syndon Barabash, Wilhelmina H. A. M. Mulders, Rebecca J. Bennett

“…Views and experiences of 32 adults from two participant groups informed this concept mapping study: (i) a tinnitus group (adults who experienced tinnitus during childhood/adolescence, and primary carers of children/adolescents with tinnitus) and (ii) a clinicians’ group (clinicians who provided care for children/adolescents with tinnitus). …”
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Impact of Topical Nepafenac on Macular Thickness after Phacoemulsification with Intraocular Lens Implantation in Patients without Diabetic Retinopathy by Arooj Amjad, Muhammad Shaheer, Hassan Tariq, Ammarah Rasheed Arooj Amjad, Muhammad Shaheer, Hassan Tariq, Ammarah Rasheed

“…Group A included patients who received routine steroid+antibiotic post-operative drops while Group B comprised patients who received nepafenac (0.1%) eye drops eight hourly in addition to routine post-operative eye drops. …”
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Comparison of Vitamin and Mineral Usage Status of Patients Applying to Family Health Centres Before and After Covid by Mercan Yağız, Hatice Cakir

“…The percentage of participants who said that they did not use vitamins or minerals without consulting their doctor was 75.2%. …”
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