Assessment of maternal healthcare services among the women of reproductive age in the rural municipality of Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Mukesh Adhikari, Manish Rajbanshi, Anita Karki, Richa Aryal, Bishnu Prasad Choulagai

“…Women with a planned pregnancy were significantly associated with the use of four ANC visits (AOR=10.3, CI=3.5–30.3), institutional delivery (AOR=3.2, CI=1.1–9.3) and continuum of care (AOR=7.4, CI=1.4–37.8). …”
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Engaging Primary Care Professionals and People at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in the Design of PREDIABETEXT, a Multifaceted Digital Intervention Aimed at Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: A... by Maria Jesús Serrano-Ripoll, Rocío Zamanillo-Campos, Sofía Mira Martínez, Maria Antònia Fiol-deRoque, Narges Malih, Escarlata Angullo-Martínez, Ignacio Ricci-Cabello

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Education programmes on performance-based assessment for allied health and nursing clinical educators: A scoping review protocol [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved wit... by Lucy Alpine, Emer Barrett, David Mockler, Anne O'Connor, Julie Broderick

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Influence of Treadmill Speed and Perturbation Intensity on Selection of Balancing Strategies during Slow Walking Perturbed in the Frontal Plane by Zlatko Matjačić, Matjaž Zadravec, Andrej Olenšek

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Route Selection of Multimodal Transport Based on China Railway Transportation by Hui Zhang, Yao Li, Qingpeng Zhang, Dingjun Chen

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Building a rights-based approach to nutrition for women and children: harnessing the potential of women’s groups and rights-based organizations in South Asia by Monica Shrivastav, Vani Sethi, Avishek Hazra, Zivai Murira, Roopal Jyoti Singh, Krishna Wagh, Anuradha Nair, Veronica Kamanga Njikho, Sapna Desai

“…Investing in this area can support transforming nutrition policy from a service delivery model to a rights-based approach.…”
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Vialess heterogeneous skin patch for multimodal monitoring and stimulation by Hyeokjun Lee, Soojeong Song, Junwoo Yea, Jeongdae Ha, Saehyuck Oh, Janghwan Jekal, Myung Seok Hong, Chihyeong Won, Han Hee Jung, Hohyun Keum, Sangyoon Han, Jeong Ho Cho, Taeyoon Lee, Kyung-In Jang

“…Our system includes electrical and optical modalities for hemodynamic and cardiovascular monitoring, and a force-electrically driven micropump for drug delivery. Each modality is demonstrated through on-demand drug delivery, flexible waveguide-based PPG monitoring, and ECG and body movement monitoring. …”
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PEG-PLGA nanoparticles deposited in Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Burkholderia cenocepacia by Tinatini Tchatchiashvili, Helena Duering, Lisa Mueller-Boetticher, Christian Grune, Dagmar Fischer, Mathias W. Pletz, Oliwia Makarewicz

“…This work emphasizes the potential of PEG-PLGA-based formulations for advanced drug delivery strategies.…”
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Contribution of Statins towards Periodontal Treatment: A Review by Catherine Petit, Fareeha Batool, Isaac Maximiliano Bugueno, Pascale Schwinté, Nadia Benkirane-Jessel, Olivier Huck

“…Furthermore, they reduce bacterial growth, disrupt bacterial membrane stability, and increase bacterial clearance, thus averting the exacerbation of infection. Local statin delivery as adjunct to both nonsurgical and surgical periodontal therapies results in better periodontal treatment outcomes compared to systemic delivery. …”
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Body Mass Index and Gestational Weight Gain Are Associated with Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes Based on Chinese Women by Tingzhao Wang, Lichun Li, Chunchun Wu, Rong Cao, Qingli Li, Liji Yu, Youguo Chen

“…Besides, there was an association between insufficient GWG and decreased risk of LGA (OR: 0.392, 95% CI: 0.187-0.826) and higher risk of preterm delivery (OR: 2.818, 95% CI: 1.171-6.784). This study demonstrates that BMI and GWG are related to maternal and neonatal outcomes. …”
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Child-Centred Care in HIV Service Provision for Children in Resource Constrained Settings: A Narrative Review of Literature by Chipo Mutambo, Kemist Shumba, Khumbulani W. Hlongwana

“…Child-centred care approaches are increasingly gaining traction in healthcare; and are being applied in the delivery of HIV care for children in resource constrained settings. …”
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Evaluation of Novel Stereotactic Cannula for Stem Cell Transplantation against Central Nervous System Disease by Masahito Kawabori, Aki Tanimori, Shinri Kitta, Hideo Shichinohe, Kiyohiro Houkin

“…Intraparenchymal transplantation can be an option for cell delivery; however, one concern regarding this method is that the transplantation cannula may cause additional brain injuries. …”
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Enhanced bioavailability of Quercetin-loaded niosomal in situ gel for the management of Parkinson’s disease by Abhishek A. Revankar, Archana S. Patil, Reshma Karishetti, Krutuja R. Chougule, Priyanka Patil, Abhijit Salokhe

“…This study investigates the formulation of quercetin, a natural bioflavonoid with potent antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties, as niosomes for intranasal delivery to enhance its bioavailability and therapeutic potential for PD.MethodsThe niosomal formulation was optimized for critical parameters including particle size, entrapment efficiency, and zeta potential. …”
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Up-and-down determination of prophylactic norepinephrine boluses combined with crystalloid co-load for preventing post-spinal anesthesia hypotension during cesarean section by Chengfei Xu, Peipei Zhang, Chunying Dai, Jingjun Zhang, Honghao Wu, Qianying Liu, Zhiqiang Zhang, Fengwei Yin, Huadong Ni, Liang Cheng

“…Conclusion A prophylactic norepinephrine bolus of 5.35 µg, administered with a crystalloid co-load, effectively prevents hypotension following the spinal anesthesia in cesarean delivery patients.…”
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Azithromycin-loaded liposomal hydrogel: a step forward for enhanced treatment of MRSA-related skin infections by Rukavina Zora, Jøraholmen May Wenche, Božić Dunja, Frankol Ivana, Gašparović Petra Golja, Škalko-Basnet Nataša, Klarić Maja Šegvić, Vanić Željka

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Nanoformulation of Spirooxindole and Methods for Treating Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Assem Barakat, Fardous F. El-Senduny, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Abdullah Mohammed Al-Majid, Yaseen A. M. M. Elshaier, Eman A. Mazyed, Farid A. Badria

“…Additionally, this study involves the development of a commercially viable proniosomal drug delivery system for the compound, facilitating controlled drug release. …”
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Fundus Examination of 23,861 Newborns by Digital Imaging in Ningbo by Delin Liu, Jiao Zheng, Yi Lu

“…The neonates’ birth weight, gestational age, gender, delivery mode, oxygen intake, and other conditions were recorded. …”
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Quantitative analysis of povidone-iodine thin films by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy and their physicochemical properties by Sa Anongtip, Sawatdee Somchai, Phadoongsombut Narubodee, Buatong Wilaiporn, Nakpeng Titpawan, Sritharadol Rutthapol, Srichana Teerapol

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Labor Epidural Analgesia to Cesarean Section Anesthetic Conversion Failure: A National Survey by Neel Desai, Andrew Gardner, Brendan Carvalho

“…If conversion of labor epidural analgesia to cesarean delivery anesthesia fails, the anesthesiologist can be confronted with a challenging clinical dilemma. …”
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Nearly One in Three Lactating Mothers Is Suffering from Inadequate Dietary Diversity in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia by Netsanet Fentahun, Elisabeth Alemu

“…Meal frequency, home gardening practices, pulses production, delivery at health center, practice of income generating activity, food insecurity, and mobile phone usage had significant association with dietary diversity. …”
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