Effectiveness of the Modified WHO Labour Care Guide to Detect Prolonged and Obstructed Labour Among Women Admitted at Eight Publicly Funded, Midwife-Led Community Health Facilities in Rural Mbarara District, Southwestern Uganda: An Ambispective Cohort Study by Mugyenyi GR, Tumuhimbise W, Atukunda EC, Tibaijuka L, Ngonzi J, Kayondo M, Kanyesigye M, Musimenta A, Yarine FT, Byamugisha JK

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Birth Preparedness among Women Who Gave Birth in the Last Twelve Months in Jardega Jarte District, Western Ethiopia by Tiruneh Asrat, Negga Baraki, Nega Assefa, Getachew Alemkere

“…This study aimed to assess birth preparedness and factors associated with it among women who gave birth in the last 12 months preceding the survey in Jardega Jarte district, Western Ethiopia. …”
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Important Things to Know about Medicare: Chapter One--Who Is Eligible for Medicare, and Do I Have To Sign Up for It? by Amanda Terminello, Martie Gillen

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Local consolidative therapy in oligometastatic non-small-cell lung cancer after effective systemic treatment: who will benefit? by Jiayi Deng, Mingyi Yang, Qing Zhou

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Protocol for a scoping review on rehabilitation among individuals with traumatic brain injury who intersect with the criminal justice system. by Vincy Chan, Maria Jennifer Estrella, Zacharie Beaulieu-Dearman, Jessica Babineau, Angela Colantonio

“…Traumatic brain injury (TBI), a leading cause of both death and disability worldwide, is highly prevalent among individuals who intersect with the criminal justice system. …”
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Population Size Estimation of Men Who Have Sex With Men in Low- and Middle-Income Countries: Google Trends Analysis by Carly M Malburg, Steve Gutreuter, Horacio Ruiseñor-Escudero, Abu Abdul-Quader, Wolfgang Hladik

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to examine the utility of applying a recently proposed method using Google Trend (GT) internet search data to generate PSE (Google Trends Population Size Estimate [GTPSE]) for men who have sex with men (MSM) in 54 countries in Africa, Asia, the Americas, and Europe. …”
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Accidental Explantation of a Cochlear Implant in a Child Who Developed Cholesteatoma as a Late Complication of Cochlear Implantation by Wong Kein Low, Wan Ni Pok, Win Nie Ng, Judy Tan

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Structural and functional changes of the heart in patients with coronary heart disease who have had coronavirus disease COVID-19 by S. M. Manuilov, N. S. Mykhailovska

“…CHD patients with a history of COVID-19 had greater changes in linear and volumetric parameters of the heart, an increase in the degree of hypertrophy of the LV myocardium, frequency of registration of LV diastolic dysfunction against the background of an increase in the mean pressure in the pulmonary artery, end-systolic pressure, decrease in global LV contractile function (LVF) compared to patients without COVID-19 history (p < 0.05). In CHD patients who suffered from COVID-19, there was an increase in the estimated energy expenditure of the LV myocardium: shock work by 14.77 % (U = 461.5; p < 0.05), potential energy by 34.68 % (U = 316.5; p < 0.05) and the pressure-volume zone by 17.78 % (U = 373.0; p < 0.05), which indicates a decrease in the speed of myocardial recovery in long COVID period. …”
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Cardiovascular Risk Assessment among Adults in Primary Health Care Settings in Sulaimani Using WHO Risk Prediction Charts by Vian Najim Edeen, Zhian Salah Ramzi

Subjects: “…World Health Organization/International Society of Hypertension (WHO/ISH) risk chart, Cardiovascular risk assessment, Primary health care centers, Sulaimani City.…”
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Insufficient Humidification of Respiratory Gases in Patients Who Are Undergoing Therapeutic Hypothermia at a Paediatric and Adult Intensive Care Unit by Yukari Tanaka, Sachiko Iwata, Masahiro Kinoshita, Kennosuke Tsuda, Shoichiro Tanaka, Naoko Hara, Ryota Shindou, Eimei Harada, Ryouji Kijima, Osamu Yamaga, Hitoe Ohkuma, Kazuo Ushijima, Teruo Sakamoto, Yushiro Yamashita, Osuke Iwata

“…To assess humidification of respiratory gases in patients who underwent moderate therapeutic hypothermia at a paediatric/adult intensive care unit, 6 patients were studied over 9 times. …”
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Systematic review on the compliance of WHO guidelines in the management of patients with advanced HIV disease in Africa: The case of cryptococcal antigen screening. by Zuhura Mbwana Ally, Jackline Vicent Mbishi, Mariam Salim Mbwana, Hafidha Mhando Bakari, Swalehe Mustafa Salim, Zarin Nudar Rodoshi, Muhidin Ibrahim Hundisa, Rebecca Mesfin Sileshi, Biruk Demisse Ayalew, Rahma Musoke, Lynn Moshi, Yousef Elias Fakhoury, Haji Mbwana Ally, Habib Omari Ramadhani

“…Data on the implementation of WHO recommendations regarding CrAg screening is limited. …”
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Comparison of Pregnancy Outcomes of Women with and Without Hypertension at the Latent Phase of Labor Who Were Under Medical Care for Preeclampsia by Resul Karakus, Cetin Kilicci, Enis Ozkaya, Ezgi Darici, Onder Tosun, Sultan Seren Karakus, Ali Aras

“…STUDY DESIGN: We drew data from 824 women who were under follow-up at the Department of Perinatology of Health Sciences University Zeynep Kamil Women and Children’s Health Training and Research Hospital with a diagnosis of preeclampsia. …”
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Goats who stare at video screens – assessing behavioural responses of goats towards images of familiar and unfamiliar con- and heterospecifics by Deutsch, Jana, Lebing, Steve, Eggert, Anja, Nawroth, Christian

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Factors associated with retention and adherence on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in Kigali, Rwanda. by Sezi Mubezi, Samuel S Malamba, Gallican N Rwibasira, Jeanne Uwineza, Jean de Dieu Kayisinga, Eric Remera, Basile Ikuzo, Emah Ndengo, Nadege Umuhoza, Beata Sangwayire, Richard C N Mwesigwa, Caroline E Stamatakis, Manasseh G Wandera, Tom O Oluoch, Eugenie Kayirangwa

“…Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) is recommended as an HIV prevention measure for men who have sex with men (MSM). We assessed factors associated with PrEP retention and adherence among MSM in Kigali, Rwanda. …”
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Patients Who Fainted Whilst Giving a Blood Sample in the Blood Collectıon Unit and a Stress Mediator: Cortisol by Şenol Arslan, Mevlana Ömeroğlu

“…We aimed to determine the presence of underlying adrenal insufficiency by measuring cortisol levels in patients brought to the emergency room by the hospital code blue team that firstly performed their critical care, who fainted whilst giving blood samples in the blood collection unit. …”
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Assessing the Rise in Papillary Thyroid Cancer Incidence: A 38-Year Australian Study Investigating WHO Classification Influence by Steven Weller, Cordia Chu, Alfred King-yin Lam

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Gestational Outcomes of Pregnant Women Who Have Had Invasive Prenatal Testing for the Prenatal Diagnosis of Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy by Mehmet Sinan Beksac, Atakan Tanacan, Duygu Aydin Hakli, Gokcen Orgul, Burcu Soyak, Burcu Balci Hayta, Pervin Dincer, Haluk Topaloğlu

“…We retrospectively evaluated 89 pregnancies in 81 individuals who were referred to Hacettepe University for prenatal diagnosis of DMD between January 2000 and December 2015. …”
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Potential Risk Factors for In-Hospital Mortality in Patients with Moderate-to-Severe Blunt Multiple Trauma Who Survive Initial Resuscitation by Neslihan Yucel, Tuba Ozturk Demir, Serdar Derya, Hakan Oguzturk, Murat Bicakcioglu, Funda Yetkin

“…The aim was to identify risk factors that influence in-hospital mortality for patients with moderate-to-severe blunt multiple trauma (BMT) who survive initial resuscitation. Methods. The prospective study involved 195 adult patients with BMT who were admitted to a referral hospital’s emergency department (ED) between May 1, 2015, and May 31, 2016. …”
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Rethinking Social Support and Conflict: Lessons from a Study of Women Who Have Separated from Abusive Partners by Sepali Guruge, Marilyn Ford-Gilboe, Joan Samuels-Dennis, Colleen Varcoe, Piotr Wilk, Judith Wuest

“…Based on the data from 309 English-speaking Canadian women who experienced IPV in the past 3 years and were no longer living with the abuser, we tested four hypotheses examining the relationships among severity of past IPV and women’s social support, social conflict, and health. …”
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