Factors influencing the unexpected measles outbreak of 2023 in Colombo, Sri Lanka by Kasunee Kalubowila, Chandana Gajanayake

“…Children aged 3 years or younger exhibited a lower risk (OR=0.41; 95% CI: 0.25-0.68; p=0.001), while vaccination demonstrated strong protection against infection (OR=16.61; 95% CI: 3.38-20.48; p=0.001). …”
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Burden of caregivers of older people in Sri Lanka: an overlooked concern in the health care system by Nirmala Rathnayake, Wedura Kannangara, Thilina Abeygunasekara, Warsha De Zoysa, Dhammika Palangasinghe, Sarath Lekamwasam

“…Most caregivers reported high levels of subjective burden, particularly those with lower socio-demographic status. Trial registration Not applicable.…”
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Application of the academic evaluation by oral defense in training of nurses in the operating room (答辩式考核在手术室进修护士培训中的应用) by LI Wenjing (李文静), HU Juanjuan (胡娟娟), LIU Juan (刘娟), ZHAO Jing (赵晶)

“…The score of satisfaction assessment was (93. 00±5. 60)in the control group, which was lower than (98. 00±4. 40)in the observation group (P＜0. 01). …”
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The StbHLH47 transcription factor negatively regulates drought tolerance in potato (Solanum tuberosum L.) by Peijie Wang, Xiaojuan Wu, Nan Li, Hushuai Nie, Yu Ma, Juan Wu, Zhicheng Zhang, Yanhong Ma

“…Additionally, RT‒qPCR was used for fluorescence quantification of the expression of StNCED1 and StERD11, which are known for their drought resistance, and the results revealed that the expression levels were much lower in OE-StbHLH47 than in WT plants. Conclusion RNA-seq, RT‒qPCR, and physiological index analyses under drought conditions revealed that overexpression of the StbHLH47 gene increased the sensitivity of potato plants to drought stress, indicating that StbHLH47 negatively regulates drought tolerance in potato plants. …”
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A Comparative Study between Postoperative Analgesia of Fascia Iliaca Compartment Block and Anterior Quadratus Lumborum Block in Proximal Femur Fracture by O. S. M. Abd Elmaksoud, S. E. M. Elansary, N. G. Fahmy, R. M. Hussien

“…Patients receiving postoperative anterior QL block for proximal femur fracture demonstrated delayed first rescue analgesia and lower total nalbuphine consumption with early ambulation than patients who received FICB.…”
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Radioisotope and Metal Concentrations in Borehole Water Samples of Umuahia and Umudike, Nigeria by J.C. Nnaji, O.U. Igwe, K.M. Onyedim, P. Okafor

“…Results showed that mean values for conductivity, total solids, total dissolved solids, hardness and nitrates were lower than recommended values by the World Health Organization (WHO) and Standards Organization of Nigeria (SON). …”
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Sources and Trends of CO, O₃, and Aerosols at the Mount Bachelor Observatory (2004–2022) by Noah Bernays, Jakob Johnson, Daniel Jaffe

“…Using these, we identified four causes of high-O₃ days at the MBO: Upper Troposphere/Lower Stratosphere intrusions (UTLS), Asian long-range transport (ALRT), a mixed UTLS/ALRT category, and events enhanced by wildfire emissions. …”
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Clinical Features of Combined Central Retinal Artery and Vein Occlusion by Hao Wang, Yongye Chang, Fen Zhang, Rong Yang, Suxia Yan, Jieying Dong, Minglian Zhang, Shaomin Peng

“…In addition, 45.5% (15/33) of the eyes had BCVA of finger counting (FC) or below, whereas 12.1% (4/33) had BCVA of 20/60 or above. The IOP was lower in the involved eyes than in the fellow eyes (15.0 ± 3.0 mmHg vs. 16.4 ± 2.3 mmHg, p=0.03). …”
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Managing cardiovascular events, hyperglycemia, and obesity in type 2 diabetes through microRNA regulation linked to glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists by Xiaolei Miao, Maryam Davoudi, Zahra Alitotonchi, Ensieh Sadat Ahmadi, Fatemeh Amraee, Ashraf Alemi, Reza Afrisham

“…Baseline miR-15a-5p predict weight loss, while higher miR-378-3p and miR-126-3p levels are related to better glycemic control and lower HbA1c and FPG at one year post-treatment. miR-375-5p was also reported as a predictor of HbA1c levels. …”
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Concordance of Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid Cytology with Respect to Histological Diagnosis of Cancer: A Cross-sectional Study by Richa Singh, Krachi Agarwal, Preeti Agarwal, Madhu Kumar, Malti Kumari Maurya, Riddhi Jaiswal, Ajay Kumar Singh, Anand Srivastava

“…BAL fluid cytology primarily samples the lower respiratory tract, which may not always be affected by malignancy. …”
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Assessing intrinsic capacity for person‐centred HIV care: a cross‐sectional study in ageing populations in Malaysia and Hong Kong by Reena Rajasuriar, Syaza Hisham, John Son Lim, Jean Yi Cheong, Wen Ying Ho, Siew Hwei Yap, Nurul Syuhada Zulhaimi, Malinee Neelamegam, Catherine Cheung, Vivian Wong, Ruhana Che Yusof, Kejal Hasmukharay, Shahrul Bahyah Kamaruzzaman, Sharifah Faridah Syed Omar, Meng Li Chong, Pui Li Wong, Grace Chung‐Yan Lui

“…Aggregate IC scores were lower in PWH but not significantly different compared to controls, (5.4 vs. 5.6, p = 0.093) and PWH performed significantly worse than controls only in the cognitive domain. …”
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Exosomes secreted by ATF3/Nrf2-mediated ferroptotic renal tubular epithelial cells promote M1/M2 ratio imbalance inducing renal interstitial fibrosis following ischemia and reperfu... by Qiao Tang, Jiatao Xie, Yifei Wang, Chong Dong, Chong Dong, Qian Sun

“…Moreover, there were higher levels of M2 markers (Arg1, TGF-β and IL-10 mRNA) in the IR group than those in the sham group, and lower levels in the IR+Fer-1 group or in the IR+ATF3KD group compared with the IR group. …”
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Evaluation of a Global Initiative for Asthma Education and Implementation Program to Improve Asthma Care Quality (CARE4ALL): Protocol for a Multicenter, Single-Arm Study by Kewu Huang, Wenjun Wang, Ying Wang, Yanming Li, Xiaokai Feng, Huahao Shen, Chen Wang

“…However, domestic implementation of the GINA recommendations has been unsatisfactory, especially in lower-level hospitals; thus, an enhancement to the awareness of and adherence to the GINA recommendations among Chinese physicians is needed to improve patient outcomes. …”
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Safety analysis of the modified method of collecting nasopharyngeal swab samples in COVID-19 screening (新型冠状病毒肺炎筛查鼻咽拭子标本采集安全性方法的研究)... by LI Na (李娜), LIU Suyan (刘素彦)

“…Results The modified method was associated with lower incidence rates of pain in nasal cavity, cough and sneezing(P<0. 05). …”
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Life cycle assessment of agricultural waste recycling for sustainable environmental impact by S. Sumiyati, B.P. Samadikun, A. Widiyanti, M.A. Budihardjo, S. Al Qadar, A.S. Puspita

“…Furthermore, composting, a popular method of recycling agricultural waste, significantly lowers greenhouse gas emissions and energy use compared to traditional waste disposal techniques. …”
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Using Dose-Effect Relationship for Optimising Systemic Corticosteroid Dosage in Treatment of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by O. P. Alekseeva, S. V. Krishtopenko, A. A. Alekseeva

“…The repeat CS treatment had the same OCED values of 51.43 ± 1.55 mg/day, but a 42% lower expected effect compared to the first course. …”
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Cultivation of Different Oyster Mushroom (Pleurotus species) on Coffee Waste and Determination of Their Relative Biological Efficiency and Pectinase Enzyme Production, Ethiopia by Guta Dissasa

“…But the pectolytic activity showed by P. eryngii and P. citrinopileatus was relatively lower. The implications of this study are the feasibility of using composted coffee husks and coffee parchment with the supplementary substrate to cultivate very protein-rich mushrooms for food in solid-state cultivation (SSC) while at the same time promoting environmental sustainability.…”
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The association of travel distance and other patient characteristics with breast cancer stage at diagnosis and treatment completion at a rural Rwandan cancer facility by Kayleigh Bhangdia, Abirami Natarajan, Niclas Rudolfson, Stéphane Verguet, Marcia C. Castro, Jean-Marie Vianney Dusengimana, Cyprien Shyirambere, Lauren E. Schleimer, Lawrence N. Shulman, Aline Umwizerwa, Catherine Kigonya, John Butonzi, Emily MacDuffie, Temidayo Fadelu, Daniel S. O’Neil, Cam Nguyen, Tharcisse Mpunga, Nancy L. Keating, Lydia E. Pace

“…In univariable analyses, patients residing in BCCOE’s surrounding district had a lower proportion of late-stage diagnoses compared to those residing outside the district (57.9% v 76.8%, p = 0.02). …”
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Clinicopathological Analysis and Surgical Outcome of Eyelid Malignancies: A Study of 332 Cases by Syeed Mehbub Ul Kadir, Mukti Rani Mitra, Riffat Rashid, Murtuza Nuruddin, Md. Kamrul Hassan Khan, Golam Haider, Mst. Sayedatun Nessa

“…The recurrence rate was low lower in the patients who underwent frozen section biopsy (3%) for margin clearance than those who underwent excision biopsy (21.5%) in the follow-up time. …”
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Rabies transmitted from vampires to cattle: An overview. by Diego Soler-Tovar, Luis E Escobar

“…The size of outbreaks, however, was smaller in recent years, involving lower cattle mortality. Peru, El Salvador, and Brazil showed a strong association (R = 0.73, p = 0.01) between rabies incidence in D. rotundus (rates per million humans: 1.61, 0.94, and 1.09, respectively) and rabies outbreaks in cattle (rates per million cattle: 465.85, 351.01, and 48.22, respectively). …”
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