Emergency and critical care medicine residents’ competency to identify patient ventilator asynchrony using a mechanical ventilator waveform analysis in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a mul... by Wegderes Bogale, Merahi Kefyalew, Finot Debebe

“…Methodology : We conducted a cross-sectional study among senior ECCM residents who were on training at TASH and SPHMMC, Addis Ababa. …”
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Pooling the complex survey data across the 64 lower and middle-income countries: A study on antibiotic usage in under-five children by Md Fakrul Islam, Prosenjit Basak Arka, Mahfuzer Rohman, Md Sabbir Hossain, Md Rashed Babu, Hasin Anupama Azhari, Md Jamal Uddin

“…Findings: We used data from 141,018 children under five who were reported to have had fever/cough recently in 64 LMICs. …”
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The effect of power trainings on maximal power and anaerobic power in boxer by Gamze Ozdıl, Oktay Cakmakcı

“…Within this study; 18 boxers aged between 19-25 who have actively engaged in the boxing branch, participated. …”
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Protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis of the combination of ezetimibe and statins for hyperlipidemia. by Tianfu Yang, Weijuan Li, Weiwei Chen, Donghong Zhu, Yuxi Ren, Xiongfeng Huang

“…<h4>Expected results</h4>The findings of this systematic review will be shared with various stakeholders who are interested in the combination of ezetimibe and statins for hyperlipidemia. …”
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High-risk fertility behavior and associated factors among mothers attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Hossana Town, Central Ethiopia Region: facility based cros... by Yishak Sinebo, Tekle Ejajo, Awoke Girma, Tadele Yohannes

“…Methods A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 276 women who were attending antenatal care follow-up by using a systematic sampling technique from July 01 to 30, 2023. …”
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A Clinical Nomogram for Predicting Substandard Serum Valproic Acid Concentrations in Chinese Patients With Epilepsy by Zi-Hao Duan, MS, Chun-Yuan He, MS, Jie Chen, BS, Jun-Jie Jiang, BS, Zhi-Xiang Zhu, PhD, Jing Li, MS, Fa-Cai Wang, MD

“…Methods: From January 2019 to March 2022, a total of 1143 serum VPA concentrations were collected from 630 hospitalized Chinese patients with epilepsy who were monitored by the Department of Pharmacy of Lu'an People's Hospital, and complete clinical data were collected from the corresponding patients for retrospective analysis. …”
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Characterization and dosimetric predictors for absolute lymphocyte count changes during neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy with or without pembrolizumab for esophageal squamous cell car... by Wei-Xiang Qi, Shuyan Li, Shujun Zhang, Chao Li, Huan Li, Xiaomei Li, Chaofen Zhao, Gang Cai, Cheng Xu, Xuan Han, Yibin Zhang, Jiayi Chen, Shengguang Zhao

“…Materials and methods A total of 216 ESCC patients who received nCRT (with pembrolizumab 144; without pembrolizumab: 72) were identified from a prospective cohort. …”
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Women’s Life in Indonesian Contemporary Short Stories: A Study of Ecofeminism Transformative by Aji Septiaji, Zuriyati Zuriyati, Aceng Rahmat

“…Women as the characters who are categorized as gentle, loving, and caring can be antagonistic figures caused by the treatment of others (men). …”
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The Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Female Patients Seeking or Undergoing Fertility Treatment in a Single In Vitro Fertilisation Clinic in Greece: An International,... by Konstantina Pappa, Emmanouil M. Xydias, Apostolos C. Ziogas, Kanelina Bimba, Elias Tsakos, Efstratios Kolibianakis

“…Materials and Methods: The survey was conducted online via E-mail and was distributed to national and international female patients of a single IVF clinic in Greece, who were undergoing ART treatment during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Interactions et transactions identitaires d'immigrés noirs dans l'espace public et les centres de santé au Maroc by Annélie Delescluse

“…The article then looks at the thorny issue of medical interactions between Moroccan healthcare staff and sub-Saharan patients who claim to be victims of racism in healthcare. …”
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Body mass index impacts the lipid-lowing effects of statins in patients with type 2 diabetes by Lulu Sun, Zhuo Wang, Bai Wang, Yuxiang Jia, Qidi Zhao, Jingjun Zhao, Xingtao Huang

“…We aim to evaluate whether BMI will affect the lipid-lowing effects of statins in patients with T2DM.MethodsIn this retrospective analysis, we screened T2DM patients who were prescribed statins and underwent a 1-year outpatient follow-up recorded in the electronic medical record system. …”
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Association between composite dietary antioxidant index and Epstein–Barr virus infection in children aged 6–19 years in the United States: from the national health and nutrition ex... by Wei Cheng, Yunfei Wang, Nan Ding, Rutao Xie

“…Despite this, the association between CDAI and EBV infection remains uncertain.MethodsThe aim of the study was to evaluate the association between CDAI and EBV infection using cross-sectional data from 3,318 children aged 6–19 years who participated in the American National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey between 2007 and 2010. …”
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A differentiated approach to complex treatment of radioiodine-induced salivary gland lesions by A. V. Kopchak, V. А. Makarenko

“…The number of patients treated with radioactive iodine for highly differentiated thyroid carcinomas who develop chronic radiation-induced salivary gland lesions is constantly rising, that necessitates the search for new pathogenetically focused approaches and methods of treatment considering the stage of the process and pre-existing risk factors. …”
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Bacteriological and Physicochemical Qualities of Ebutte River in Ebutte Community, Uhunmwonde Local Government Area, Edo State, Nigeria by Fred Osaro Ekhaise

“…The bacterial counts were higher than the acceptable limit of the WHO standards at all sampling points. The total viable counts ranged from 3.40 x 105 to 3.71 x 106cfu/ml for the months of August, 2010 to January, 2011. …”
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A mixed-methods observational study of strategies for success in implementation science: overcoming emergency departments hurdles by Deonni P. Stolldorf, Alan B. Storrow, Dandan Liu, Cathy A. Jenkins, Rachel A. Hilton, Karen F. Miller, Joy Kim, Deepika Boopathy, Satheesh Gunaga, Bory Kea, Joseph Miller, Sean P. Collins

“…Convergence of quantitative and qualitative data was used to inform specific refining of implementation strategies to the local context (e.g., who should serve as champions, how best practice alerts should be implemented). …”
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Susceptibility to Ventricular Arrhythmias Resulting from Mutations in FKBP1B, PXDNL, and SCN9A Evaluated in hiPSC Cardiomyocytes by Hector Barajas-Martinez, Maya Smith, Dan Hu, Robert J. Goodrow, Colleen Puleo, Can Hasdemir, Charles Antzelevitch, Ryan Pfeiffer, Jacqueline A. Treat, Jonathan M. Cordeiro

“…The proband inherited the 3 mutations and exhibited palpitations and arrhythmia-mediated syncope, whereas the parents and sister, who carried one or two of the mutations, were asymptomatic. …”
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Navigating barriers and embracing facilitators of connection: insights from peer recovery specialists working with individuals with substance use disorder and criminal justice invo... by Rebecca Sutter-Barrett, Nancy R.B. Spencer, Nora Elnahas, Rebecca Hurd, Margaret Delaney, Aman Bivens

“…The sample involved five peer recovery specialists, who were interviewed multiple times, across three sites in Virginia between August 2022 to December 2023. …”
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Time to recovery of neonatal sepsis and its predictors in public hospitals of North Shoa Zone, Central Ethiopia by Befekadu Tesfaye Oyato, Teshome Ketema Sime, Tirunesh Debele, Husen Zakir Abasimel, Fikadu Tolesa Alemu, Samuel Boja Asfaw, Wuletaw Tadesse Mekonnin, Hana Israel Gesisa, Elleni Tesfaye Kebede

“…Therefore, birth attendants are advised to closely adhere to the obstetrics management protocols when providing care for women who have intrapartum fever and premature rupture of membranes, as this will help to minimize neonatal sepsis and the subsequent delay in recovery.…”
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Comparing the effects of Mycozin and Clotrimazole 1% creams on vaginal candidiasis: a triple-blinded randomized controlled trial by Khadije Hajizadeh, Zahra Alivand, Vahideh Rahmani, Leila Mehrannia, Sanam Nami, Behrooz Shokouhi, Mojgan Mirghafourvand

“…This equivalent, triple-blinded, randomized clinical trial was conducted on 126 patients who complained of vaginal itching referred to Al-Zahra Teaching Hospital, Tabriz, Iran between September 2023 and May 2024. …”
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First-in-human dose escalation trial to evaluate the clinical safety and efficacy of an anti-MAGEA1 autologous TCR-transgenic T cell therapy in relapsed and refractory solid tumors by Ignacio I Wistuba, Mamta Kalra, Linus Backert, Martin Wermke, Edwin R Parra, Jason John Luke, Apostolia M Tsimberidou, Sebastian Bunk, Mohammad B Hossain, Andrea Mayer-Mokler, Arun Satelli, Norbert Hilf, Steffen Walter, Cedrik M Britten, Van K Morris, Tobias A W Holderried, Winfried H Alsdorf, Katrin Wetzko, Borje S Andersson, Sandra Grund-Gröschke, Katrin Aslan, Anantha Marisetty, Swapna Satam, Jens Hukelmann, M Alper Kursunel, Karine Pozo, Andreas Acs, Melissa Baumeister, Claudia Wagner, Oliver Schoor, Ali S Mohamed, Delfi Krishna

“…Peak persistence was higher in patients who received higher doses.Conclusion In conclusion, IMA202 had a manageable safety profile, and it was associated with biological and potential clinical activity of MAGEA1-targeting genetically engineered TCR-T cells in a poor prognosis, multi-indication solid tumor cohort.Trial registration numbers NCT04639245, NCT05430555.…”
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