Acceptability and Implementation Challenges of Benzathine Penicillin G Secondary Prophylaxis for Rheumatic Heart Disease in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study by Eshetie Melese Birru, Kevin T. Batty, Laurens Manning, Stephanie L. Enkel, Brioni R. Moore

“…The barriers to successful delivery of BPG may be patient- or service-delivery-dependent. …”
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Factors Associated with the Technical Success of Bilateral Endoscopic Metallic Stenting with Partial Stent-In-Stent Placement in Patients with Malignant Hilar Biliary Obstruction by Toshihiro Fujita, Shinichi Hashimoto, Shiroh Tanoue, Kengo Tsuneyoshi, Yoshitaka Nakamura, Makoto Hinokuchi, Hiromichi Iwaya, Shiho Arima, Yuji Iwashita, Fumisato Sasaki, Hiroki Taguchi, Shuji Kanmura, Akio Ido

“…In the 17 matched patients assigned according to the SEMS delivery system size, the procedure time was significantly shorter in those with a delivery system size<6.0 Fr than in those with ≥6.0 Fr (P<0.01). …”
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Maternal exposure to ambient temperature and risk of preterm birth in Chengdu, China, from 2017 to 2020: a cohort study by Qiqi Huang, Xiong-Fei Pan, Shijiao Yan, Zhonghan Sun, Yuwei Lai, Yixiang Ye, Jiaying Yuan, Chuanzhu Lv, Rixing Wang, Xingyue Song

“…In addition, hot temperature (> 90th percentile) at 4 weeks preceding delivery (RR = 0.33, 95% CI:0.13,0.86) and 22–28 weeks of pregnancy (RR = 0.25, 95% CI:0.11,0.59), and cold exposure at 1-week preceding delivery(RR = 0.51, 95% CI:0.27,0.96), reduced risk of PTB. …”
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Exploring the Use of Smartwatches and Activity Trackers for Health-Related Purposes for Children Aged 5 to 11 years: Systematic Review by Lauren Thompson, Sydney Charitos, Jon Bird, Paul Marshall, Amberly Brigden

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ERGONOMIC REQUIREMENTS FOR ON-SCREEN EDUCATIONAL INFORMATION by N. A. Kloktunova, S. V. Venig, V. A. Solovyova

“…The different possibilities of delivery the educational information raise the new questions to the educational community. …”
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Patient-reported outcome measures and value-based medicine in paediatrics: a timely review by Yi Hua Tan, Jia Xuan Siew, Biju Thomas, Kee Chong Ng

“…Healthcare delivery is moving towards a more personalised and patient-centric approach. …”
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Electrospun Fibers: Versatile Approaches for Controlled Release Applications by Sepideh Karimi Afshar, Mohammadmohsen Abdorashidi, Farid Abedin Dorkoosh, Hamid Akbari Javar

“…Various methods have been developed to improve the mechanical and physicochemical behavior of structures toward more controllable delivery systems in terms of time, place, or quantity of release. …”
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ORAL CONTROLLED RELEASE MATRIX FORMULATION DESIGN AND THEIRRATE CONTROLLING FACTORS by Maria Ashfaq et al

“… The trend of formulation development of controlled release (CR) matrix drug delivery system has been increased to many folds during the last few years. …”
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Exosome Loaded in Microneedle Patch Ameliorates Renal Ischemia–Reperfusion Injury in a Mouse Model by Samin Taghavi, Somayeh Keshtkar, Mozhgan Abedanzadeh, Mehrdad Hashemi, Reza Heidari, Samira Sadat Abolmaali, Mahintaj Dara, Mahdokht Hossein Aghdaei, Alireza Sabegh, Negar Azarpira

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Paclitaxel Release from Polyether-Anhydrides Prepared with UV-Curing Process by Anxin Dong, Tao Zhang

“…Polyanhydrides have been used as drug delivery systems to achieve a long-term delivery due to its hydrophobicity and surface erosion degradation behavior. …”
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Intratumoural Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer by Brian M Yan, Jacques Van Dam

“…EUS FNI may be an exciting new technique for the delivery of desperately needed novel therapies for pancreatic cancer.…”
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Peri-Implant Bone Loss and Peri-Implantitis: A Report of Three Cases and Review of the Literature by Vanchit John, Daniel Shin, Allison Marlow, Yusuke Hamada

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The Effect of Combining mHealth and Health Professional–Led Intervention for Improving Health-Related Outcomes in Chronic Diseases: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Masashi Kanai, Takahiro Miki, Toshiya Sakoda, Yuta Hagiwara

“…This has led to the exploration of innovative solutions, such as mobile health (mHealth) technologies. mHealth, which leverages mobile and wireless technologies, has the potential to transform health care delivery by providing continuous, accessible, and personalized care. …”
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Facilitators and barriers to reach and enrollment into a medically tailored meals program within a section 1115 Medicaid pilot: clinic staff perspectives by Sara C. Folta, Jessica Burch, Matthew Alcusky, Arlene S. Ash, Kurt Hager, Jean Terranova, Fang Fang Zhang, Oyedolapo Anyanwu, Zhongyu Li, Dariush Mozaffarian

“…These new findings elevate voices from front-line healthcare staff in MTM delivery and can help inform strategies for effective, equitable implementation of MTM programs.…”
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Middle Cerebral Artery Pulsatility Index for Prediction of Successful Induction of Labour in Postdated Pregnancy: A Prospective Observational Study by Yashi Nagar, Rekha Bharti, Kajal Baleja, Amita Malik, Divya Pandey, Jyotsna Suri

“…Other outcome measures studied included the induction to active phase interval, induction to delivery interval and mode of delivery. Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curve was used to find out Area Under Curve (AUC) for MCA PI and Bishop score for predicting successful IOL. …”
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Simultaneous Quantification of Pioglitazone and Omarigliptin in Rat Plasma by UHPLC-MS/MS and Its Application to Pharmacokinetic Study after Coadministration of the Two Drugs by Lin Wang, Jiaxi Wang, Chao Lin, Furong Wang, Xiangping Li, Wanhui Liu

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DNA-loaded targeted nanoparticles as a safe platform to produce exogenous proteins in tumor B cells by Maria Cristina Grimaldi, Sara Bozzer, Dick J. Sjöström, Dick J. Sjöström, Linnea I. Andersson, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Tom Eirik Mollnes, Per H. Nilsson, Per H. Nilsson, Luca De Maso, Federico Riccardi, Michele Dal Bo, Daniele Sblattero, Paolo Macor

“…IntroductionThe functionalization of nanoparticles (NPs) with an antiCD19 targeting mechanism represents a promising approach for the selective delivery of drugs and nucleic acids into normal and tumor B cells. …”
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tiRNA-Gln-CTG is Involved in the Regulation of Trophoblast Cell Function in Pre-eclampsia and Serves as a Potent Biomarker by Yixiao Wang, Xiaohong Ji, Hengmei Shi, Sicong Liu, Hong Yu

“…The sensitivity of low tiRNA-Gln-CTG levels for predicting the onset of PE in suspected cases was 91.7% within 1 week of delivery, 85.7% within 4 weeks of delivery, and 89.3% before delivery, with corresponding specificities of 84.5%, 79.2%, and 73.4%, respectively. …”
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Research on the application effect of self-transcendence nursing model in patients with gestational diabetes mellitus: a randomised controlled trial by Mengpei Xu, Ying Wu, Yaqing Zhou, Zhongmei Lv, Wei Chen, Jingjing Fan

“…In terms of the pregnancy outcomes and neonatal conditions, the rates of premature delivery and neonatal delivery in the observation group were higher than those in the control group, and there was no difference (P > 0.05) in other aspects of pregnancy outcomes and neonatal conditions. …”
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Analysis of variation in charges and prices paid for vaginal and caesarean section births: a cross-sectional study by Renee Y Hsia, Yaa Akosa Antwi, Ellerie Weber

“…Objective To examine the between-hospital variation of charges and discounted prices for uncomplicated vaginal and caesarean section deliveries, and to determine the institutional and market-level characteristics that influence adjusted charges.Design, setting and participants Using data from the California Office of Statewide Health Planning and Development (OSHPD), we conducted a cross-sectional study of all privately insured patients admitted to California hospitals in 2011 for uncomplicated vaginal delivery (diagnosis-related group (DRG) 775) or uncomplicated caesarean section (DRG 766).Outcome measures Hospital charges and discounted prices adjusted for each patient's clinical and demographic characteristics.Results We analysed 76 766 vaginal deliveries and 32 660 caesarean sections in California in 2011. …”
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