Histological chorioamnionitis and its predictors among mothers with premature rupture of membranes delivering at tertiary hospitals in Uganda: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Ibrahim Abdi Abdinasir, Marie Pascaline Sabine Ishimwe, Maxwell Okello, Paul Byaruhanga, Ralph Samson Enyamitoit, Theoneste Hakizimana

“…Key information gathered included the history of liquor drainage, clinical signs of chorioamnionitis (fever, uterine tenderness, and foul-smelling liquor), labor history, and placental samples obtained after delivery for histopathological analysis. Descriptive statistics and binary logistic regression analyses were performed using STATA version 14.2. …”
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Selective suppression of influenza A/H5N1 virus replication <i>in vitro</i> using nanocomplexes consisting of siRNA and aminopropylsilanol nanoparticles by Marina N. Repkova, Asya S. Levina, Oleg Yu. Mazurkov, Elena V. Makarevich, Ekaterina I. Filippova, Natalya A. Mazurkova, Valentina F. Zarytova

“…However, this strategy has not yet found wide application due to the lack of successful methods for the intracellular delivery. The development of effective preparations capable of acting on target nucleic acids in cells is an urgent task. …”
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“It's hard to talk to a computer, I get it”: An exploratory analysis of clinician connection-building communication practices in rural telepalliative care encounters by Elise C. Tarbi, Natalie Ambrose, Eric C. Anderson, Rebecca N. Hutchinson, Paul K.J. Han, Maija Reblin, Robert Gramling

“…Innovation: TelePC represents an expanding, yet understudied, mode of palliative care delivery. This study is among the first to describe how the telePC context is catalyzing naturally-occurring communication innovations.…”
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Highly Stable Antitumor Silver-Lipid Nanoparticles Optimized for Targeted Therapy by Darwish A, Sándor N, Szenti I, Marosvölgyi T, Juhász K, Rónavári A, Kachal E, Kutus B, Kónya Z, Balogi Z

“…To enhance bioavailability, minimize adverse effects and enable targeted drug delivery AgNPs may be encapsulated in liposomes. In this study we aimed to create highly stable and effective antitumor AgNP lipid formulations (LAgs).Methods: Uncapped and citrate-stabilized AgNPs were encapsulated by the lipid film hydration method using several phospholipid mixtures, followed by the essential removal of unencapsulated AgNPs by size exclusion chromatography (SEC). …”
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The analysis of factors influencing patient choice of healthcare providers between tertiary hospitals and community clinics by Silin Wu, Silin Wu, Zhaoxia Lei, Tinglian Liu, Lan Chen, Yang Qin

“…The tiered healthcare delivery system aims to optimize resource allocation and strengthen primary care, yet patient preferences for tertiary hospitals hinder its effective implementation. …”
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Alternatives to Traditional Physical Science Laboratory Experiences: A Review by Mercy Ogunsola-bandele, Dietmar Kennepohl

“…Since the importance of the laboratory practical cannot be ignored in distance delivery, there is a need to explore alternatives to the on-campus laboratory. …”
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A new trigonometric-inspired probability distribution: A simulation study and applications in reliability and hydrology by Xiang Tu, Jiangwei Kong, Qing Fu, Sheng Chang, Kunfeng Zhang, Tmader Alballa, Haifa Alqahtani, Hamiden Abd El-Wahed Khalifa

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A bibliometric analysis of hydrogel research in various fields: the trends and evolution of hydrogel application by Zhong-Zhu Yuan, Yu-Zhou Fan, Shao-Jun Cheng, Feng-Jie Wei, Jing Gao, Chen-Xi Wang, Bo-Shuang Song, Si-Lu Tan, Si-Lian Gao, Juan-Juan Kang, Yan Liu, Sheng-Hong Li

“…We encapsulated applications and the potential of hydrogel in wound healing, drug delivery, cell encapsulation, bioprinting, tissue engineering, electronic products, environment applications, and disease treatment. …”
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FcRn-enhancing mutations lead to increased and prolonged levels of the HIV CCR5-blocking monoclonal antibody leronlimab in the fetuses and newborns of pregnant rhesus macaques by Joanna Zikos, Gabriela M. Webb, Helen L. Wu, Jason S. Reed, Jennifer Watanabe, Jodie L. Usachenko, Ala M. Shaqra, Celia A. Schiffer, Koen K. A. Van Rompay, Jonah B. Sacha, Diogo M. Magnani

“…We hypothesized that these FcRn-enhancing mutations could similarly affect the delivery of therapeutic Abs to the fetus. To test this hypothesis, we measured the transplacental transfer of leronlimab, an anti-CCR5 mAb, in clinical development for preventing HIV infections, using pregnant rhesus macaques to model in utero mAb transfer. …”
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Migration of Health Workers and Its Impacts on the Nigerian Health Care Sector: Protocol for a Scoping Review by David Omiyi, Ebenezer Arubuola, Marcus Chilaka, Md Shafiqur Rahman Jabin

“…Understanding the factors driving migration, its effects on health care delivery, and potential policy interventions is critical for addressing this complex issue. …”
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Respiratory Impairment after Early Red Cell Transfusion in Pediatric Patients with ALI/ARDS by Surender Rajasekaran, Dominic Sanfilippo, Allen Shoemaker, Scott Curtis, Sandra Zuiderveen, Akunne Ndika, Michael Stoiko, Nabil Hassan

“…In the first 48 hours of ventilating patients with acute lung injury (ALI)/acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), a multipronged approach including packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusion is undertaken to maintain oxygen delivery. Hypothesis. We hypothesized children with ALI/ARDS transfused within 48 hours of initiating mechanical ventilation would have worse outcome. …”
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Mobile health clinics in a rural setting: a cost analysis and time motion study of La Clínica in Oregon, United States by Abigail Higgins, Middy Tilghman, Tracy Kuo Lin

“…Abstract Background Mobile Health Clinics (MHCs) are an alternate form of healthcare delivery that may ameliorate current rural–urban health disparities in chronic diseases and have downstream impacts on the health system by reducing costs. …”
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Measurement, determinants and outcomes of maternal care satisfaction in Nigeria: a systematic review by Jane E Hirst, Robyn Norton, Margaret Peden, Edward Mullins, Beatrice Wuraola Ope, Tavleen Wasan

“…Studies were excluded if they did not clearly define how satisfaction was measured or did not focus on the maternal health service domains under review (ie, antenatal, delivery, and/or postnatal care).Data extraction and synthesis Key information relevant to this study was extracted into an Excel spreadsheet and narratively synthesised. …”
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Effectiveness of direct patient outreach with a narrative naloxone and overdose prevention video to patients prescribed long-term opioid therapy in the USA: the Naloxone Navigator... by Jason M Glanz, Ingrid A Binswanger, Shane R Mueller, Komal J Narwaney, Nicole M Wagner, Stanley Xu, Courtney R Kraus, Kris Wain, Sheila Botts

“…The objective of this study was to determine if a targeted, digital health intervention changed patient risk behaviour, increased naloxone uptake and increased knowledge about opioid overdose prevention and naloxone.Methods We conducted a pragmatic randomised clinical trial among patients prescribed LTOT in a healthcare delivery system in Colorado. Participants were randomly assigned to receive an animated overdose prevention and naloxone educational video (intervention arm) or usual care (control arm). …”
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Exploring the anti-inflammatory effects of phytochemicals in attenuating interstitial cystitis-a literature review by Irfan Anjum, Ayesha Nasir, Faiza Naseer, Faiza Naseer, Ahsan Ibrahim, Bisma Rehman, Fawad Bashir, Qura Tul Ain

“…The coupling of phytotherapy with novel drug delivery systems such as nanoparticles, liposomes, nanotubes, quantum dots, etc. can help translate these beneficial effects of phytochemicals into clinical practice. …”
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Practice of balanced scorecard implementation and its contributing factors among public primary hospital professionals in Central Gondar zone, Northwest Ethiopia by Seid Yeshaw, Seid Yeshaw, Geta Asrade, Asebe Hagos, Muluken Genetu Chanie, Nigusu Worku

“…The health sector’s healthcare provision, customer satisfaction, customer retention, organizational profit, changes and improvements in the healthcare delivery practice are affected by the implementation of BSC tools. …”
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Exploring the role of different coping styles in mediating the relationship between dyadic adjustment status and postpartum depression among postnatal women: a single-centre, cross... by Jing Chen, Jing Deng, Fan Liu, Xiujing Guo, Yifei Tan

“…This study aimed to investigate the direct and mediating roles of different coping styles in the relationship between dyadic adjustment status and PPD among women 6 weeks postdelivery.Design Single-centre, cross-sectional study.Setting A tertiary care setting in Chengdu City, Sichuan Province, China, from July 2022 to January 2023.Participants The study involved 626 women 6 weeks post-delivery.Outcome measures The Dyadic Adjustment Scale, the Simplified Coping Style Questionnaire and the Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS) were used to evaluate the dyadic adjustment status, coping styles and the depressive condition of postpartum women, respectively. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices to hepatitis B among South African primary healthcare staff by Atlegang Mashilo, Itumeleng Mompati, Refilwe Ramakatane, Didintle Sebitloane, Naledi Sibi, Philippa C. Matthews, Cornel Van Rooyen, Dominique Goedhals, Sabeehah Vawda

“…Aim: We investigated the knowledge, attitude and practices (KAP) pertaining to HBV among HCWs to establish insights into awareness and inform the delivery of training. Setting: The study was conducted among HCWs of 18 primary healthcare facilities in Bloemfontein, Free State province, South Africa. …”
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Severe pregnancy-associated atypical hemolytic uremia syndrome in the context of the COVID-19 pandemic: a novel survival case report by Yan Yang, Xiao-jin Li, Hua-Yan Yuan, Jing-Jing Xiong, Peng-Fei Li, Zhen Wang

“…Case presentation A 26-year-old patient with a history of four pregnancies and one delivery (P4G1) presented at 30 weeks and 2 days of gestation with vaginal fluid leakage and fetal growth restriction detected by ultrasound at a different hospital. …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials for physical activity among colorectal cancer survivors: directions for future research by Jiayu Mao, Xiaoke Qiu, Yi Zhang, Can Wang, Xueli Yang, Qiuping Li

“…However, further high-quality clinical trials are needed to determine the optimal timing, duration, and delivery methods of PA interventions to maximize their effectiveness in this population.…”
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