Neonatal indicator data in Tanzania District Health Information System: evaluation of availability and quality of selected newborn indicators, 2015-2022 by Josephine Shabani, Nahya Salim, Christine Bohne, Louise Tina Day, Claud Kumalija, Ahmad Mohamed Makuwani, Felix Bundala, Habib Ismail, Joy E. Lawn, Eric O. Ohuma

“…However, neonatal mortality rates reported in DHIS2 were lower than those reported in Tanzania DHS for similar periods, even after a 20% adjustment to account for home births. …”
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Performance of 1-year-old camel calves fed a basal ration of alfalfa hay supplemented with different levels of concentrate by Ahmed R. Askar, Rawia Darwesh, Sabbah Allam, Galal M. Abdul Aziz, Afaf A. El Shereef, Ehab Y. Eid, Hamedi M. Kandil, Samir S. Abou El Ezz, Mohsen M. Shoukry

“…Camel calves fed low vs. medium or high levels of concentrate showed a greater rumen pH (P < 0.05), which was linked to a lower concentration of volatile fatty acids (P < 0.010). …”
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Evaluation of Office and Ambulatory Central Blood Pressure and Augmentation Index by Two Methods and Their Changes After Lifestyle or Medical Interventions in Hypertension by Helga Gyöngyösi, Dóra Batta, Andrea László, Péter Torzsa, Beáta Kőrösi, Zsófia Nemcsik-Bencze, Orsolya Cseprekál, András Tislér, János Nemcsik

“…PP-Aix (14 ± 14%) was lower than 24 h-Aix (22 ± 7%, p < 0.05). For medical intervention PP-cSBP (Δ16 mmHg) decreased more, than 24 h-cSBPC1 (Δ10 mmHg, p < 0.05) and 24 h-cSBPC2 (Δ9 mmHg, p < 0.05). …”
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The Impact of DNA Methylation on IL6 mRNA Levels in Hematinic Deficiency and Atopy-Associated Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis Patients by Nanan Nur’aeny, Dida Akhmad Gurnida, Oki Suwarsa, Irna Sufiawati

“…It was reported that four out of six sites in the cytosine phosphate guanine (CpG) island IL6 promoter had a lower degree of methylation, and two other sites in patients with RAS had greater methylation compared with control, but not statistically significant. …”
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Reconstruction of Polyhalite Ore-Formed Temperature from Late Middle Pleistocene Brine Temperature Research in Kunteyi Playa, Western China by Jun Li, Wenxia Li, Weiliang Miao, Qiliang Tang, Yongshou Li, Xiaolong Yuan, Qingyu Hai, Yongsheng Du, Xiying Zhang

“…According to the previous experimental research, speculate that the actual temperature of ancient brine and ore-formed temperature of polyhalite in KSL are lower than the measured Th. The confirmation of the influence of Mg2+ on temperature measurement is convenient for more accurate reconstruction of the metallogenic temperature of evaporite such as polyhalite. …”
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Polymethylmethacrylate-Based Nanocomposites for Denture Base Fabrication: Impact of Nanoparticle Type and Concentration on the Color Change In Vitro by Abdel-Naser M. Emam, Emad A. Azmy, Mohamed Reda Zaki Al-kholy, Mohammed M. Gad, Mohamed Ahmed Helal

“…Pair-wise comparison revealed that 3% concentration showed a significant lower mean ΔEab than 7% concentration (P<0.001). …”
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Predictive value of systemic immune inflammation index combined with coagulation index in traumatic coagulopathy in patients with severe trauma by Chen Wang, Yongyong Huang, Shiyun Liao, Jiming Song

“…SII in TIC group was significantly higher than that in non-TIC group. neutrophil count (NEU), platelet count (PLT), lymphocyte count (LYM), activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT), prothrombin time (PT), fibrinogen (FIB) level, and D-Dimer (D-D) level in TIC group were higher than those in non-TIC group, while LYM, FIB was lower than that in non-TIC group. The logistic regression analysis showed that APTT, D-Dimer, FIB, PT, and SII were independent factors that significantly influenced TIC. …”
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Patient satisfaction with a clinically integrated sleep apnea care model vs. the current sleep care paradigm by Gregory D. Salinas, Wendy Cerenzia, Brandon Coleman, Frances Thorndike, Samantha Edington, Heidi Riney

“…A recent white paper analysis of traditional health plan claims found that a comprehensive model significantly outperformed traditional health plans with higher rates of adoption (80 vs. 49%), adherence (62 vs. 25%), and persistence (53 vs. 11%) to CPAP therapy, which resulted in lower total healthcare costs. To understand the patient experience in these models of care, this study compared patient satisfaction between the traditional sleep care approach and a clinically integrated, comprehensive sleep care program.MethodsA survey was developed to understand differences in the patient experience with the two different care models with respect to: access to sleep care, including time from initial appointment to seeing a sleep specialist, referral and insurance process; ease of sleep testing process and receiving a diagnosis; adoption, quality of education, and training with CPAP; ongoing adherence support with CPAP, and quality of life. …”
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Dietary supplementation of composite feed additive reduces enteric methane production and enhances feed efficiency, milk production and immunity in Murrah buffalo (Bubalus bubalis) by Avijit Dey, Shyam S. Paul, Satbir S. Dahiya, Ashok K. Balhara, Jerome Andonissamy, Balbir S. Punia, Yendrembam M. Chanu

“…The feed supplement RESMI significantly reduced enteric methane production from buffaloes and lowered environmental pollution from ruminant production systems. …”
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Tablet-based self assessment memory scale-revised (SAMS-R) evaluates memory functions for older adults by Hisatomo Kowa, Ryoko Kumagai, Yutaro Oki, Miki Imamura, Yuka Suzuki

“…Since the number of false recognition in the 16-word recognition test was higher in participants with lower LM II scores, we developed a new score to reflect the ratio of false recognition, SAMS-R, and we observed it has good correlation with LM II. …”
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Knowledge, perceptions and practices associated with timing for breast cancer screening among female students at the University of Zimbabwe: A cross-sectional study by Peter Chikuvadze, Grace Nkhoma, Maxwell Mhlanga, Augustine Ndaimani

“…Participants who perceived that a healthy diet reduces breast cancer risk had lower odds of late screening (OR=0.32, p=0.021). …”
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Function and Morphology of the Meibomian Glands Using a LipiView Interferometer in Rotating Shift Medical Staff by Jing Zhang, Zhengzheng Wu, Liangnan Sun, Xin-hua Liu

“…MG yielding liquid secretion and MG yielding secretion score were significantly lower in the MS group than in the control group (Z = −3.641, P=0.001; Z = −3.146, P=0.001, resp.). …”
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Molecular underpinnings of exceptional response in primary malignant melanoma of the esophagus to anti-PD-1 monotherapy by Yu Chen, Xuan Wang, Jie Dai, Li Zhou, Xuefeng Xia, Jun Guo, Xue Bai, Lu Si, Bixia Tang, Chuanliang Cui, Xiaoting Wei, Xinan Sheng, Siming Li, Zhihong Chi, Lili Mao, Bin Lian, Xieqiao Yan, Yan Kong, Caili Li, Xuan Gao, Lirui Tang, Linzi Sun, Zhonghui Qi, Zelong Xu

“…Transcriptome analysis revealed that, compared with NEMM, PMME displayed more significant proliferation and inflammatory features with higher expression of genes related to antigen presentation and differentiation, and a less immunosuppressive signature with lower expression of inhibitory immune checkpoints and dedifferentiation-related genes. …”
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Correlation between Quantitative 13C-Urea Breath Test and Helicobacter pylori Treatment Success in a Population-Based Cohort by Doron Boltin, Zohar Levi, Tsachi Tsadok Perets, Hemda Schmilovitz-Weiss, Rachel Gingold-Belfer, Ram Dickman, Iris Dotan

“…Among patients in the upper quintile of C13-UBT measurement, eradication was achieved in 67.6%, compared to 62.6% in the lower quintile (OR, 1.22; 95% CI 1.11-1.35, p<0.01). …”
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Effect of Experimental Warming on Forage Nutritive Value and Storage in Alpine Meadows at Three Different Altitudes of Nianqing Tanggula Mountain, Northern Tibet: A Long-Term Exper... by Fusong Han, Wei Sun, Shaowei Li, Chengqun Yu, Jun Xu, Tianyu Li, Yujie Deng, Dorblha, Chuhong Chen, Dawaqiongda, Luobu, Gang Fu

“…Overall, forbs had higher CP, EE, Ash, and WSC contents and lower ADF and NDF contents compared with graminoids. …”
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An examination of ankle joint position sense, postural control and associated neuromuscular deficits in patients with plantar fasciitis: a cross-sectional analysis with advanced bi... by Shaker Hassan S. Alshehri, Mastour Saeed Alshahrani, Saeed Y. Al Adal, Faisal M. Alyazedi, Hani Hassan Alnakhli, Ravi Shankar Reddy

“…This study aimed to (1) examine the relationship between AJPS accuracy and biomechanical factors—including postural stability, lower limb muscle strength, and gait parameters—in individuals with plantar fasciitis d (2) analyze the impact of psychosocial factors, including pain catastrophizing, physical activity level, and quality of life, on AJPS accuracy and postural control in this population. …”
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Insulin resistance surrogates are associated with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular mortality in population with metabolic syndrome: a retrospective cohort study of NHANES by Jinhao Liao, Linjie Wang, Lian Duan, Fengying Gong, Huijuan Zhu, Hui Pan, Hongbo Yang

“…MetS population at the highest quartile of HOMA-β or IGR exhibited lower all-cause and cardiovascular event probabilities compared with those at the lowest quartile, and e-IS had a similar correlation with cardiovascular events. …”
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Research on water and fertilizer irrigation system of tea plantation by Xuetao Jia, Ying Huang, Yanhua Wang, Daozong Sun

“…Packet loss rate values in diamond deployment are lower than those in random deployment. In order to improve the accuracy of tea deficiency detection, data fusion technology was adopted. …”
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Patients with chronic heart failure and predominant left atrial versus left ventricular myopathy by Xuanyi Jin, Wan Ting Tay, Dinna Soon, David Sim, Seet Yoong Loh, Sheldon Lee, Fazlur Jaufeerally, Lieng Hsi Ling, A. Mark Richards, Adriaan A. Voors, Carolyn S. P. Lam, Joost P. van Melle

“…Patients with predominant LA myopathy group had a lower probability of survival than the other groups (Log rank p-value = 0.01). …”
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Characterizing the most demanding passages of kinematic and mechanical activity in elite football: a multifactorial approach by Farzad Yousefian, Abdullah Zafar, Dan Fransson, Magni Mohr, João Brito, Bruno Travassos

“…Linear mixed model analysis demonstrated that the MDP magnitude of multifactorial variables were approximately 8–28% and 8–21% lower across the match and halves, respectively, compared to the MDP of their respective univariate constituent variables ( p ≤ 0.001; r = 0.26–0.62). …”
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