HIV-Positive Status Disclosure and Associated Factors among HIV-Positive Adult Patients Attending Art Clinics at Public Health Facilities of Butajira Town, Southern Ethiopia by Tamirat Melis Berhe, Lire Lemma, Addissu Alemayehu, Desalegn Ajema, Mustefa Glagn, Samuel Dessu

“…Discussing about safer sex (AOR: 3.5; 95% CI: 1.3, 9.4), viral load suppression (AOR: 4; 95% CI: 1.5, 10.1), having good ART adherence (AOR: 6; 95% CI: 2.4, 14.0), receiving counseling (AOR: 2.5; 95% CI: 1.01, 6.3), and perceiving stigma (AOR: 0.25; 95% CI: 0.09, 0.60) were the independent factors associated with HIV-positive status disclosure. …”
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Closing the gap while standing still: clinimetric properties of a low-cost balance platform and a user-friendly app for posturography by Tom Vredeveld, John F. Stins, Annelies J. van Vliet, Vincent C.M. Tuinder, Stephan P.J. Ramaekers, Michel W. Coppieters, Annelies L. Pool-Goudzwaard

“…Test–retest reliability of the WBB was poor (ICC below 0.5) to occasionally good (ICC between 0.75 to 0.90) for the COP parameters from quiet standing balance tasks. …”
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Prediction of pulmonary function decline in fibrous interstitial lung abnormalities based on quantitative chest CT parameters by Dechun Li, Yingli Sun, Zongjing Ma, Bin Chen, Liang Jin, Ming Li

“…The combined model has good predictive value. Clinical trial number 2024K249.…”
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Surgical options for Evans-Jensen type IV intertrochanteric femur fractures in the elderly over 65: a comparison between total hip arthroplasty and proximal femoral nail antirotati... by Ming Sun, Hai-Rui Liang, He Zhang, Tong Bai, Rong-Da Xu, Si-Yu Duan, Zhen-Cun Cai, Zhen-Cun Cai

“…General patient information, operative time, intraoperative blood loss, time to postoperative mobilization, time to weight-bearing on the affected limb, Harris hip scores at 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively, excellent and good rates, SF-36 scores, and postoperative complications were recorded.ResultsCompared to the PFNA group, the THA group had a longer operative time (86.7 ± 9.6 vs. 51.5 ± 5.3 min, p < 0.001) and more intraoperative blood loss (212.0 ± 35.5 vs. 76.5 ± 16.1 ml, p < 0.001). …”
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The relationship between interpersonal trust, family capital, and physical activity behavior among university students: a cross-lagged study by Bo Li, Ying He, Xielin Zhou

“…A longitudinal follow-up survey was conducted among 412 college students in Sichuan Province, using the Interpersonal Trust Scale, Physical Activity Rating Scale, and Family Capital Scale, in two phases over eight weeks from early March (T1) to early May (T2) 2024. (1) The autoregressive path coefficients for interpersonal trust, family capital, and physical activity behavior were 0.51, 0.41, and 0.66, respectively, indicating good stability (p < 0.001). (2) Interpersonal trust at T1 positively predicted family capital at T2 (β = 0.28, p < 0.001), and family capital at T1 also positively predicted interpersonal trust at T2 (β = 0.23, p < 0.001), indicating a mutual influence between family capital and interpersonal trust. (3) Family capital at T1 did not predict physical activity behavior at T2 (p > 0.05), but physical activity behavior at T1 positively predicted family capital at T2 (β = 0.20, p < 0.001), indicating that physical activity behavior is a causal variable for family capital. (4) Interpersonal trust at T1 positively predicted physical activity behavior at T2 (β = 0.16, p < 0.001), while physical activity behavior at T1 did not predict interpersonal trust at T2 (p > 0.05), suggesting that interpersonal trust is a causal variable for physical activity behavior. (5) Family capital mediated the relationship between interpersonal trust and physical activity behavior (α = 0.046), with a confidence interval of [0.014,0.097]. …”
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Effects of macitentan and selexipag across prognostic age groups in patients with pulmonary arterial hypertension by Richard Channick, MD, Sarah Medrek, MD, Marion Delcroix, MD, Sean Gaine, MD, Pavel Jansa, MD, PhD, Irene Lang, MD, Vallerie McLaughlin, MD, Sanjay Mehta, MD, Tomas Pulido, MD, Bhagavatula Sastry, MD, Rogerio Souza, MD, PhD, Adam Torbicki, MD, Carol Zhao, MS, Paul Strachan, MD, Peter Agron, PhD, Joseph Yen, PhD, Olivier Sitbon, MD, PhD

“…RESULTS: Three age groups (< 35, 35–64, ≥ 65 years) showed good M/M risk discrimination (c-statistic 0.69, SERAPHIN; 0.66, GRIPHON). …”
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To the evaluation of the carrying capacity of steel concrete beams on the basis of bent profiles by F. S. Zamaliev, A. G. Tamrazyan

“…It is shown that numerical studies give good convergence with experimental data. Analytical dependencies recorded on the basis of the ultimate relative compressive strains of concrete give better results than the well-known calculation method based on the limit force method.…”
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Study on mechanical properties of sandstone damaged by blasting load under triaxial cyclic loading and unloading by Haibo Wang, Genshuo Zhu, Ziyi Lu, Qi Zong, Hao Wang

“…Abstract To investigate the changes in the strength and deformation of the blast load-damaged sandstone roof plate under cyclic loading and unloading conditions at different confining pressures, a triaxial loading device was used to carry out graded cyclic unloading tests on specimens with different degrees of damage, and the test results were summarized. …”
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Evaluation of the role of hydroxychloroquine as a lipid profile improving and glucose adjusting drug in Egyptian females with inactive rheumatoid arthritis by Aliaa O. El-Hady, Mai M. Kamel, Yasmin T. Mosaad, Maha A. Ali, Soad S. El Molla

“…A disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs (DMARD) hydroxychloroquine (HCQ) with a good safety profile and low cost has been reported to improve lipid profiles and glucose level in RA. …”
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Prediction of major adverse cardiovascular events following ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction using cardiac obesity marker—epicardial adipose tissue mass index: a prospect... by Zeyan Liu, Jinbo Wang, Yanfang Yang, Jinglin Cheng, Min Yang, Ye Zhang

“…In the validation set, EAMI also demonstrated good predictive performance for MACE. Subgroup analyses suggested that EAMI's predictive ability was consistent across various demographic and clinical characteristics.ConclusionEAMI has high value in predicting MACE in patients 1-year after STEMI, helps identify high-risk patients with poor prognosis in early clinical practice.…”
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Nutritional Status and Educational Performance of School-Aged Children in Lalibela Town Primary Schools, Northern Ethiopia by Muluken Ayalew, Alemayehu Bayray, Abate Bekele, Simegnew Handebo

“…Every student has the potential to do well in school. Failing to provide good nutrition puts them at risk for missing out on meeting that potential and leads to long-term irreversible damage to cognitive development. …”
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A long-term drought reconstruction based on oxygen isotope tree ring data for central and eastern parts of Europe (Romania) by V. Nagavciuc, V. Nagavciuc, G. Helle, M. Rădoane, C.-C. Roibu, M.-G. Cotos, M. Ionita, M. Ionita

“…This confirms that <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i>¹⁸</span>O from tree rings can be a good proxy for moisture availability. The strongest correlation was found between <span class="inline-formula"><i>δ</i>¹⁸</span>O and the August Standardized Precipitation Evapotranspiration Index for an accumulation period of 9 months (SPEI9) for central and eastern Europe. …”
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V- Model untuk Pengembangan Sistem Informasi Manajemen Ruang Rapat by Admaja Dwi Herlambang, Aditya Rachmadi, Azri Putri Rahmatika, Dinar Indah Dwi Utami, Safira Widya Hapsari

“…Abstract An organization needs good meeting room booking management that could be accessed in real-time. …”
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Evaluating metagenomics and targeted approaches for diagnosis and surveillance of viruses by Sarah Buddle, Leysa Forrest, Naomi Akinsuyi, Luz Marina Martin Bernal, Tony Brooks, Cristina Venturini, Charles Miller, Julianne R. Brown, Nathaniel Storey, Laura Atkinson, Timothy Best, Sunando Roy, Sian Goldsworthy, Sergi Castellano, Peter Simmonds, Heli Harvala, Tanya Golubchik, Rachel Williams, Judith Breuer, Sofia Morfopoulou, Oscar Enrique Torres Montaguth

“…While untargeted ONT had good sensitivity at high viral loads (60,000 gc/ml), at lower viral loads (600–6000 gc/ml), longer and more costly sequencing runs would be required to achieve sensitivities comparable to the untargeted Illumina protocol. …”
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Priority effects, nutrition and milk glycan-metabolic potential drive Bifidobacterium longum subspecies dynamics in the infant gut microbiome by Nicholas Pucci, Joanne Ujčič-Voortman, Arnoud P. Verhoeff, Daniel R. Mende

“…To promote healthy infant microbiome development, a good understanding of the factors governing infant microbiome dynamics is required. …”
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Temporal Trends in Serum Homer1 Levels and Their Prognostic Implications in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage: A Prospective Cohort Study by Dai J, Lin Q, Ye L, Chen X, Li Z, Lu C, Chen M, Ba H, Sun J, Cai J

“…As demonstrated by a series of statistical methods, the model had a good performance.Conclusion: Serum homer1 levels are significantly elevated in acute phase after aSAH, and are strongly related to heightened bleeding intensity, poor 90-day prognosis and DCI. …”
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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

“…Model fitness was checked using the Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness-of-fit test.Results From 473 patients’ charts, 468 charts were included in the analysis, and a total of 164 anaemia cases were recorded. …”
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UPLC-MS/MS Method for Givinostat in Rat Plasma: Development, Validation, in vivo Pharmacokinetics Study and in vitro Metabolic Stability Research by Zhan R, Liu Y, Wu J, Shen Y, Xu X, Lin G, Chen X

“…The multiple reaction monitoring (MRM) in positive ion mode was used to detect the mass transition pairs for givinostat and IS as follows: m/z 422.01→ 186.11 for givinostat, and m/z 405.40→ 84.10 for IS, respectively.Results: In the bioanalytical method, good linearity was observed between 2 and 4000 ng/mL (r2=0.998). …”
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Development of a Prognostic Nomogram Incorporating the Naples Prognostic Score for Postoperative Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients by Xu XL, Cheng H

“…Decision curve analysis (DCA) demonstrated the nomogram’s good clinical utility. Additionally, patients in the low-risk group did not benefit from adjuvant radiotherapy, while those in the medium-risk and high-risk group could benefit from adjuvant radiotherapy.Conclusion: NPS significantly influences the prognosis of OSCC patients following surgery. …”
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Short-term outcome of endovascular stenting for symptomatic vertebrobasilar stenosis by Mohamed Abdel moneim Abdo Tolba, Mohammed Alaswad, Mohamed Mohamed Tawfik, Ahmed Zaki Akl, Mona Ali Eissa, Hala El-khawas, Hani Mahmoud Zaki Eldin, Mohamed Khaled Ahmed Elewa

“…The peri-procedural outcomes were good in 15 patients (88.2%) and bad in 2 patients (11.8%). …”
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