Differences in HIV infection trends in two regions of Cameroon with a longstanding HIV epidemic: insights from 2012 and 2022 by Yannick F. Ngoume, Urmes C. Teagho, Brice Eselacha, Oumarou H. Goni, Dell-Dylan Kenfack, Mérimé Tchakoute, Georges Nguefack-Tsague, Marcel Tongo, Marcel Tongo

“…In this regard, we determined the HIV prevalence in remote communities of the East and South administrative regions of Cameroon where the four cross-species SIV transmissions that gave rise to the four HIV-1 groups likely happened.MethodsWe did this in two different periods: 2012/2013 (Period 1; 4,435 participants enrolled in the East and 2,347 in the South) and 2021/2022 (Period 2; 2,203 participant enrolled in the East and 2,347 in the South) using HIV1/2 rapid assays and standard ELISAs and according to the WHO testing strategy.ResultsDuring Period 1, the HIV seroprevalence in the East was 6.9%. …”
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Oral dydrogesterone versus oral micronized progesterone in threatened miscarriage: protocol paper for a randomized controlled trial by Alka Kriplani, Gouri Shankar Kamilya, T Ramani Devi, Ashima Taneja, Amol Pawar, Gayathri Karthik Nagesh, Tapan Pattanaik, Tanusree Gupta, Mahima Jain, Monjori Mitra

“…Scheduled visits after enrollment will be conducted during 6–13, 8–14, 18–20 and 24–26 weeks of gestation, in addition to a visit at the end of treatment at 14 weeks and another after parturition. …”
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Advancing the application of the analytical renal pathology system in allograft IgA nephropathy patients by Xumeng Liu, Huiwen Fang, Dongmei Liang, Qunjuan Lei, Jiaping Wang, Feng Xu, Shaoshan Liang, Dandan Liang, Fan Yang, Heng Li, Jianghua Chen, Yuan Ni, Guotong Xie, Caihong Zeng

“…Considering the similarity of pathologic features, we aim to evaluate the performance of the ARPS in allograft IgAN patients and broaden its implementation.Methods Biopsy-proven allograft IgAN patients from two different centers were enrolled for internal and external validation. We implemented the ARPS to identify glomerular lesions and intrinsic glomerular cells, and then evaluated its performance. …”
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Liderazgo y coaching ontológico. Caso: empresas venezolanas del sector de alimentos y bebidas by Carmen Teresa Loaiza, Elizabeth Thaili Castro de Torres

“…El artículo tiene como objetivo caracterizar las competencias de coaching, desde el modelo ontológico, en el liderazgo venezolano dentro del sector alimentos y bebidas, con base en los planteamientos de Lussier y Achúa (2011), Zepeda (1999), Echeverría (2005, 2006 y 2011), Bequer (2008), entre otros. …”
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The dark side of being a pathologist: Unravelling the health hazards by Saima Khan

“…Results: Among the 450 enrolled study participants, 84.8% complained of musculoskeletal disorders (MSD), with the neck being the commonest location of pain. …”
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Evaluación de la estabilidad de cuatro sistemas de liberación para la formulación de conidios de Trichoderma asperellum by C.E. Perdomo, L. F. Villamizar, F.J. Báez, W.F. Viera, T. Jackson

“…Esta formulación además mantuvo las propiedades fisicoquímicas dentro de los estándares de calidad cuando fue almacenada bajo condiciones de refrigeración.…”
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Meningitis In Newborns With Late-Onset Sepsis; A Critical Insight by Sobia Naveed, Madiha Fayyaz, Somayya Siddiqa, Asvar Samaa, Rahat Rahman, Zartasha Sial

“… Objective: To determine the frequency of meningitis in neonates with late-onset sepsis Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted at Hameed Latif Teaching Hospital, Lahore from March 2023 to August 2023. 210 neonates were enrolled through non-probability consecutive sampling. …”
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Rol del enfermero y enfermera durante la pandemia: desafíos, oportunidades y lecciones aprendidas by Marisol Sonia Mayta Loza

“…A pesar de que algunos centros de hospitalización destinados a la atención de pacientes con COVID-19 están siendo cerrados, es loable reconocer que el profesional de enfermería ha estado presente en estos centros desde el primer caso y continúa estándolo, siempre desempeñando un papel primordial, verosímil y permanente en primera línea. …”
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Metabolic Risk Factors of Alzheimer’s Disease, Dementia with Lewy Bodies, and Normal Elderly: A Population-Based Study by Chih-Kuang Cheng, Yu-Chien Tsao, Yuan-Chih Su, Fung-Chang Sung, Hsu-Chih Tai, Woon-Man Kung

“…AD patients, DLB patients, and normal control (NC) individuals from 1996 to 2013 were enrolled for risk assessment. Results. In total, 7544 NC individuals, 1324 AD patients, and 562 DLB patients were enrolled. …”
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Iodine-131 Combined With Plasma Exchange Treatment in Graves’ Hyperthyroidism Patients With Severe Liver Injury Whose Average Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Scores >20 by Xin-Fang Zhu, Rong-Rong Ding, Bing-Yao Wang, Yun-hui Yang, Fu-Xia Ta, Yuan Wang, Qing-Mei Gao, Qi Zhang, Rong Xia, Xing-Guang Luo, Xuan Wang, Jian-Ming Zheng, Hui-Qing Zhu

“…Conclusion: Our study enrolled Graves’ hyperthyroidism patients with severe liver injury whose average MELD scores were greater than 20, and shows that liver function test can recover on about 3 months treated iodine-131 combined with PE therapy.…”
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Effects Of Phototherapy On Serum Calcium Level In Neonates With Hyperbilirubinemia by Qura-tul-Ain Javaid, Salma Aziz, Noor-ul-Ain, Uzma Abid, Ayesha Afzal, Umer Javaid

“…Neonates fulfilling inclusion criteria were enrolled in the study after obtaining informed consent from the parents. …”
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Second Hand Tobacco Smoke Exposure among Adults in an Urbanized Village in Delhi by Yukti Bhandari, Jugal Kishore, Abhilasha Yadav, Aritrik Das

“…The interview was conducted by the primary author using the Global Adult Tobacco Survey (GATS). Each subject enrolled in the study was explicitly informed of the purpose of the study by the investigator and provided written informed consent before enrolment. …”
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Los establecimientos científicos de la ciudad de México vistos por viajeros, 1821-1855 by Rodrigo Antonio Vega y Ortega Baez

“…Poinsett, Carl Christian Sartorius, Henry George Ward y José Zorrilla.…”
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Association of systemic vitamin D on the course of dengue virus infection in adults: a single-centre dengue cohort study at a large institution in Singapore by Sapna P Sadarangani, Htet Lin Htun, Weiping Ling, Robert Hawkins, Tsin Wen Yeo, Laura Rivino, Paul A MacAry, Yee-Sin Leo

“…We measured plasma for total 25-(OH) D levels with an electrochemiluminescence immunoassay using stored samples from participants with laboratory-confirmed dengue, who were prospectively enrolled in 2012–2016 at our institution. Results: A total of 80 participants (median age 43 years) were enrolled in the study. …”
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Healthy at home for COPD: an integrated digital monitoring, treatment, and pulmonary rehabilitation intervention by Laurel O’Connor, Stephanie Behar, Seanan Tarrant, Pamela Stamegna, Caitlin Pretz, Biqi Wang, Brandon Savage, Thomas Scornavacca, Jeanne Shirshac, Tracey Wilkie, Michael Hyder, Adrian Zai, Shaun Toomey, Marie Mullen, Kimberly Fisher, Emil Tigas, Steven Wong, David D. McManus, Eric Alper, Peter K. Lindenauer, Eric Dickson, John P. Broach, Vik Kheterpal, Apurv Soni

“…Results Over 18 months, 1,333 patients were approached and 100 (7.5%) were enrolled (mean age 66, 52% female). Ninety-six participants (96%) remained in the study for the full enrollment period. …”
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Knowledge, Practice and Willingness to Participate in Community Health Insurance Scheme among Households in Nigerian Capital City by Aderibigbe S. Adedeji, Aganaba Doyin, Osagbemi G. Kayode, Aderibigbe A. Ayodele

“…Attitude to the programme was positive as many showed interest in participating and enrolling themselves (97.0%), some family members (96.3%) and entire family members (90.3%).  …”
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Effect of icatibant on sweating-induced dermal pain by Shunsuke Takahagi, Shunsuke Takahagi, Daiki Matsubara, Emi Murakami, Yumi Aoyama, Shinya Imamura, Atsushi Fukunaga, Atsushi Fukunaga, Yoshiko Oda, Hiroyuki Murota, Michihiro Hide, Michihiro Hide

“…Before and after drug administration, dermal pain induced by an artificial thermal loading was assessed using the visual analog scale (VAS).ResultsFour patients were enrolled, three of whom completed the full procedure with the termination in the other. …”
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Elevated Anthropometric and Metabolic Indicators among Young Adult Offspring of Mothers with Pregestational Diabetes: Early Results from the Transgenerational Effect on Adult Morbi... by Katherine Bowers, Shelley Ehrlich, Lawrence M. Dolan, Resmi Gupta, Mekibib Altaye, Nicholas J. Ollberding, Rhonda Szczesniak, Patrick Catalano, Emily Smith, Jane C. Khoury

“…The TEAM Study enrolls offspring of women who participated in a Diabetes in Pregnancy (DiP) Program Project Grant between 1978 and 1995. …”
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Heterologous cAd3-Ebola and MVA-EbolaZ vaccines are safe and immunogenic in US and Uganda phase 1/1b trials by Myra Happe, Amelia R. Hofstetter, Jing Wang, Galina V. Yamshchikov, LaSonji A. Holman, Laura Novik, Larisa Strom, Francis Kiweewa, Salim Wakabi, Monica Millard, Colleen F. Kelley, Sarah Kabbani, Srilatha Edupuganti, Allison Beck, Florence Kaltovich, Tamar Murray, Susanna Tsukerman, Derick Carr, Carl Ashman, Daphne A. Stanley, Aurélie Ploquin, Robert T. Bailer, Richard Schwartz, Fatim Cham, Allan Tindikahwa, Zonghui Hu, Ingelise J. Gordon, Nadine Rouphael, Katherine V. Houser, Emily E. Coates, Barney S. Graham, Richard A. Koup, John R. Mascola, Nancy J. Sullivan, Merlin L. Robb, Julie A. Ake, Kirsten E. Lyke, Mark J. Mulligan, Julie E. Ledgerwood, Hannah Kibuuka, the VRC 208 and RV 422 study team

“…Abstract Ebola virus disease (EVD) is a filoviral infection caused by virus species of the Ebolavirus genus including Zaire ebolavirus (EBOV) and Sudan ebolavirus (SUDV). …”
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Cardiovascular diseases health literacy among Italian navy personnel: A cross-sectional survey by L. Rondinini, V. Di Fiore, M. Pasquale, G. Cruschelli, D. Rocchi, F. Baglivo, A. Baggiani, A.D. Porretta

“…Methods: From February 2021 to March 2022, participants were enrolled through opportunistic sampling among Italian Navy personnel. …”
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