Efficacy and safety of ketamine and esketamine in reducing the incidence of postpartum depression: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis by Moaz Yasser Darwish, Abdallah A. Helal, Yousif Ahmed Othman, Manar Alaa Mabrouk, Aya Alrawi, Taha Abd-ElSalam Ashraf, Nada K. Abdelsattar, Fatma Mohammed Sayed, Mohamed Abd-ElGawad

“…Conclusion Both ketamine and esketamine are effective in lowering the incidence of short-term PPD. On the other hand, only esketamine is effective in reducing the incidence of long-term PPD. …”
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Almajiri health; a scoping review on disease, health literacy and space for participatory research. by Muzzammil Imran Muhammad, Amna Hassana Abdulsalam, Fadhina Petit-Clair, Amber Acquaye, Autumn Nobles, Brian Fleischer, Chigoziri Konkwo, Yusuf Ransome, Elijah Paintsil

“…Studies comparing almajirai to controls found significantly higher rates of cholera, urinary schistosomiasis, and psychiatric disorders, lower levels of rabies awareness and poorer oral hygiene among almajirai (p<0.05). …”
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Thrombolysis, time-to-treatment and in-hospital outcomes among young adults with ischaemic stroke in China: findings from a nationwide registry study in China by Yong-Jun Wang, Xin Yang, Qi Zhou, Hao Li, Xia Meng, Yong Jiang, Li-Ping Liu, Yi-long Wang, Hong-Qiu Gu, Zi-Xiao Li, Xing-Quan Zhao, Chun-Juan Wang, Chelsea Liu, Hai-yan Wang, Ying-Yu Jiang

“…Compared with older adults, young adults treated with IV tPA had lower odds of in-hospital mortality (0.5% vs 1.3%, aOR 0.54, 95% CI 0.35 to 0.82) and higher odds of independent ambulation at discharge (61.0% vs 53.6%, aOR 1.15, 95% CI 1.08 to 1.22), and the associations may be partly explained by stroke severity measured by the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale score.Conclusion Young adults with AIS were more likely to receive IV tPA than older adults, although there was no difference between the two groups in time to treatment. …”
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Identification of the crucial circ-mi-mRNA interaction networks regulating testicular development and spermatogenesis in ganders by Xiaopeng Li, Xiaoyong He, Guibi Li, Zhujun Wang, Fuli Huang, Jiasen Chen, Yang Song, Tanze Liu, Zhaoyan Chen, Xiangfeng Wang, Jiwei Hu, Hua He, Hehe Liu, Liang Li, Jiwen Wang, Shenqiang Hu

“…At the morphological level, the left, right, and bilateral testicular weights, the right and bilateral testicular organ indexes, and the long, short, and dorsoventral diameters of the left, right and bilateral testes were significantly lower in AG than in NG (P < 0.05). At the histological level, most testicular histological parameters, such as the testicular parenchymal area, the diameter of seminiferous tubules, and the number of germ cells, were significantly higher (P < 0.05) in NG than in AG. …”
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Use of Cesarean Birth among Robson Groups 2 and 4 at Mizan-Tepi University Hospital, Ethiopia by Margo S. Harrison, Tewodros Liyew, Ephrem Kirub, Biruk Teshome, Andrea Jimenez-Zambrano, Margaret Muldrow, Teklemariam Yarinbab

“…In multivariable modeling of Robson Group 4, having a labor longer than 24 hours trended towards a significant association with cesarean (RR 3.6, CI (0.9, 14.3)), and women had a more dilated cervix on admission trended toward having a lower odds of cesarean (RR 0.8, CI (0.6, 1.0)). Conclusion. …”
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Initial treatment with a single capsule containing half-dose quadruple therapy vs standard-dose dual therapy in hypertensive patients (QUADUAL): a randomized, blinded, crossover tr... by Xiexiong Zhao, Tao Liu, Qiong Yang, Guoping Yang, Xingli Li, Xiaohong Tang, Jingle Li, Zhongshu Liang, Anying Li, Lixiong Zeng, Juan Wen, Xiaoyan Wang, Liping Peng, Wenjuan Wang, Jingjing Cai, Ye Chen, Miao Huang, Ruixuan Li, Ru Fu, Lin Zhao, Xiaogang Li, Weihong Jiang

“…Conclusions Initiating treatment with half-dose quadruple combination therapy was more effective in lowering blood pressure than standard-dose dual therapy. …”
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Prevalence of anaemia and its associated factors among HIV-infected adults at the time of ART initiation at Debre Markos Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia: a r... by Agazhe Aemro, Belayneh Shetie Workneh, Enyew Getaneh Mekonen, Mulugeta Wassie, Basazinew Chekol

“…Hence, giving special attention to those who have not attended formal education, were males, had decreased baseline CD4+ T cell count, had lower BMI and patients with ambulatory/bedridden baseline functional status is crucial to reduce the health impact of anaemia. …”
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Progressive systemic inflammation precedes decompensation in compensated cirrhosis by Rubén Sánchez-Aldehuelo, Càndid Villanueva, Joan Genescà, Juan Carlos García-Pagán, Elisa Castillo, José Luis Calleja, Carles Aracil, Rafael Bañares, Luis Téllez, Lorena Paule, Rosa María Morillas, María Poca, Beatriz Peñas, Salvador Augustin, Juan G. Abraldes, Edilmar Alvarado-Tapias, Jaume Bosch, Agustín Albillos

“…FABP was elevated (p <0.01) in patients with CSPH compared to subclinical PH and controls at baseline and 1 year, while haptoglobin was lower (p <0.01). LPS was higher (p <0.01) in patients with CSPH than in those with subclinical PH and controls and increased at 1 year regardless of decompensation development. …”
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Clinical and molecular characteristics and long-term outcomes of pediatric intracranial meningiomas: a comprehensive analysis from a single neurosurgical center by Leihao Ren, Jiaojiao Deng, Hiroaki Wakimoto, Qing Xie, Ye Gong, Lingyang Hua

“…The proportion of NF2 mutation in PMs was significantly lower in the skull base than other locations (p = 0.02). …”
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Femoral neck system (FNS) versus 4 cannulated compression screws (CCSs) in the treatment of young patients with Pauwels type III femoral neck fracture: a retrospective comparative... by Yang Gao, Tianle Ma, Xiaohu Chang, Peng Jia, Xiaoteng Li, Xin Tang

“…However, the CCSs group exhibited significantly shorter operative time, reduced intraoperative blood loss, and lower hospitalization costs compared to the FNS group (p < 0.05). …”
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Lanthanide(III) and Yttrium(III) Complexes of Benzimidazole-2-Acetic Acid: Synthesis, Characterisation and Effect of La(III) Complex on Germination of Wheat

“…The complex was found to exhibit enhanced activity, compared to HBIA or metal salt alone at lower treatment periods.</p>…”
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Parental psychosocial factors and children’s oral health-related quality of life: Data from a caries prevention study with phone-based support by Ida Brännemo, Anna Levinsson, Tove Hasselblad, Göran Dahllöf, Georgios Tsilingaridis

“…Results At the one-year follow-up, the intervention group demonstrated significantly improved OHRQoL with lower mean scores on the P-CPQ and FIS compared to the control group, indicating fewer oral health issues and less impact on family life. …”
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Gegen Qinlian Decoction Attenuates Colitis-Associated Colorectal Cancer via Suppressing TLR4 Signaling Pathway Based on Network Pharmacology and In Vivo/In Vitro Experimental Valid... by Yaoyao Xu, Qiaoyan Cai, Chunyu Zhao, Weixiang Zhang, Xinting Xu, Haowei Lin, Yuxing Lin, Daxin Chen, Shan Lin, Peizhi Jia, Meiling Wang, Ling Zhang, Wei Lin

“…In vivo experiment, GQD increased mouse body weight, lowered DAI scores, while also alleviating histopathological changes in the colon and decreasing the expressions of Ki67 and F4/80 in the AOM/DSS-induced mice. …”
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The anthropogenic activities in Makere north forest reserve in Tanzania and implications to conservation by Eberehard Daudi, Hussein Luswaga, Pensia Mapunda, Hamisi Nchimbi

“…The findings indicate that proportions of plots affected by direct anthropogenic activities were logging (79 %), wildfire (51 %), charcoal making (48 %), livestock grazing (35 %), footpaths (34 %), and agriculture (32 %) with beekeeping and firewood collection having lower proportions of plots affected of 03 % and 19 % respectively. …”
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Optimization and characterization studies of poultry waste valorization for peptone production using a newly Egyptian Bacillus subtilis strain by Hajar Saeed, Anthony Ragaey, Ziad Samy, Viola Ashraf, Aly ElMostafa, Norhan Ahmad, Enjy Bebawy, Nour ElHoda M. Sorour, Salwa M. El-Sayed, Ashraf Bakry, Naglaa Ebeed, Hesham Elhariry, Thanaa El-Noby, Samah H. Abu-Hussien

“…The produced peptone exhibited minimal cytotoxicity at lower concentrations (≤ 1 mg/mL), with cell viability exceeding 94% against normal human skin fibroblast (HSF) cells. …”
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Analysis of Acoustic Surface Wave Focused Unidirectional Interdigital Transducers Using Coupling-of-Mode Theory by Guopeng Hui, Tinglun Ao, Haotian Liu, Minglei Li, Chen Chen

“…The EWC-FEFUDT (Design 3) has a lower insertion loss (IL) of −5.1 dB and greater unidirectionality (20 × log₁₀(<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><mi>D</mi></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula>) = 13.8 dB). …”
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Assessing the effect of On-site supportive communication training (On-site SCT) on doctor burnout: a randomized controlled trial by K.K. Antonsen, J.D. Lyhne, A.T. Johnsen, S. Eßer-Naumann, L.Ø. Poulsen, L. Lund, S. Timm, L.H. Jensen

“…At baseline, doctors exhibited lower levels of burnout than reported in international literature. …”
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Incidence and contributing factors of dementia among people living with HIV in British Columbia, Canada, from 2002 to 2016: a retrospective cohort study by Rolando Barrios, Julio S G Montaner, Silvia Guillemi, Ni Gusti Ayu Nanditha, Viviane D Lima, Thomas L Patterson, Fidel Vila-Rodriguez, William G Honer, Jason Trigg, Hasan Nathani, Sara Shayegi-Nik, Weijia Yin, Alejandra Fonseca, Bronhilda T Takeh

“…Our study also calls for the enhanced integration of care services provided for HIV, mental health, SUD and other risk-inducing comorbidities as a means of lowering the risk of dementia within this population.…”
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Anti-Methanogenic Potential of Seaweeds and Impact on Feed Fermentation and Rumen Microbiome In Vitro by Pradeep Kumar Malik, Atul Purshottam Kolte, Shraddha Trivedi, Govindan Tamilmani, Archit Mohapatra, Shalini Vaswani, Johnson Belevendran, Artabandhu Sahoo, Achamveetil Gopalakrishnan, Raghavendra Bhatta

“…Among the seaweeds, <i>Spyridia filamentosa</i> exhibited significantly higher CH₄ production, whereas the percentage of CH₄ in total gas was significantly lower in the cases of <i>Kappaphycus alvarezii</i> and <i>Sargassum wightii</i>. …”
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Joint association of systemic immune-inflammation index and phenotypic age acceleration with chronic respiratory disease: a cross-sectional study by Yuan Zhan, Ruonan Yang, Jie Feng, Genlong Bai, Xiangyun Shi, Jiaheng Zhang, Jingbo Zhang

“…Furthermore, the joint-indexes analysis revealed that compared to individuals with lower SII and PhenoAgeAccel, those with higher SII and PhenoAgeAccel exhibited remarkably stronger associations with CRD (adjusted OR [aOR], 1.56; 95% CI, 1.31–1.85; P < 0.001), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (aOR, 1.56; 95% CI, 1.22-2.00; P = 0.001) and asthma (aOR, 1.40; 95% CI, 1.16–1.70; P = 0.001), which were predominant among those aged above 40 years, females and smokers. …”
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