Home management of malaria among caregivers of under-five children in Owo, Ondo State, Nigeria by Liasu Adeagbo Ahmed, Olubankole Akinboboye, Olayinka Stephen Ilesanmi, David Akintayo Oguntuase

“…Most of the caregivers bought antifever drugs from patent medicine shops and only 11.9 % of them got a prescription drug from pharmacies. Despite good knowledge about causes of malaria by caregivers (72.6%) and a prompt medical treatment within 24 h of fever onset (84.2%), many of their children were treated with only paracetamol (45%) and, therefore, they presented to the hospital febrile (61.8%), tachycardic (63.7%), and tachypnoic (83.9%). …”
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SEMdag: Fast learning of Directed Acyclic Graphs via node or layer ordering. by Mario Grassi, Barbara Tarantino

“…The results show that the SEMdag() procedure can recover a graph structure with good disease prediction performance evaluated by a conventional supervised learning algorithm (RF): in the scenario where the initial graph is sparse, the BU approach may be a better choice than the KB one; in the case where the graph is denser, both BU an KB report high performance, with highest score for KB approach based on topological layers. …”
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Responsiveness of services rendered at primary healthcare facilities of Bharatpur, Nepal: a cross-sectional study by Anup Adhikari, Damaru Prasad Paneru, Amshu Pokhrel

“…Respondents aged more than or equal to 50 (adjusted OR (AOR)=4.107, 95% CI 1.28 to 13.14), those who are satisfied with the service (AOR=7.02, 95% CI 3.21 to 15.36), those who perceive high quality of care (AOR=5.69, 95% CI 2.54 to 12.73) and those who did not have to pay for transportation (AOR=4.63, 95% CI 2.20 to 9.72) showed higher responsiveness.Conclusion The primary healthcare facilities of Bharatpur, Nepal demonstrated nearly three-quarters of the respondents reporting good responsiveness of services at OPD. To further enhance the level of responsiveness, strengthening the referral networks, empowering patients in decision-making and prioritising patient satisfaction and quality of services can help.…”
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Strategy of Russian Military Cooperation with the Countries of the Arab Region by A. A. Zhilchenko, M. N. Pasko

“…Within this context, particular emphasis is placed on Russia's strategic military cooperation with Arab states, given the region's status as a focal point of geopolitical interests for major economies and a primary destination for arms imports.The article scrutinizes Russia's competitive standing in the arms and military equipment markets of the Arab world, acknowledging the region's significance as a pivotal importer of such goods. Employing a multifaceted evaluation encompassing absolute and relative statistical metrics and derived indices, the study assesses the region's role in global arms procurement. …”
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Meta-Analysis of Expression Profiling Data Indicates Need for Combinatorial Biomarkers in Pediatric Ulcerative Colitis by Xinxiu Li, Eun Jung Lee, Danuta R. Gawel, Sandra Lilja, Samuel Schäfer, Huan Zhang, Mikael Benson

“…Analyses of profiling datasets from colonic biopsies showed good agreement between different studies regarding pathways and predicted upstream regulators. …”
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Genetic resources of narrow-leaved lupine (Lupinus angustifolius L.) and their role in its domestication and breeding by M. A. Vishnyakova, E. V. Vlasova, G. P. Egorova

“…It is used as a green manure, and for feed and food. This crop shows good prospects for use in pharmacology and as a source of fish feeds in aquaculture. …”
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Use of iStent as a Standalone Operation in Patients with Open-Angle Glaucoma by Yu-Yen Chen, Yun-Ju Lai, Yung-Feng Yen, Li-Ying Huang

“…The success rate was significantly good, and most of the complication rates were low. …”
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Golden Tandem of Photothermal Ablation and Simultaneous Anti-Inflammation in One Nanoparticle for Activated Macrophage-Targeted Atherosclerosis Treatment by Lu Y, Wang Y, Li Y, Li Y, Jiang YW, Li J

“…This match of therapeutic agents and inhibitors not only achieves good therapeutic effects but also minimizes side effects as much as possible, which may provide an effective way for PTT-based treatment of atherosclerosis.Keywords: gold nanorods, photothermal therapy, NO, activated macrophages, atherosclerosis…”
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Long-term changes in the dependence of <i>Nm</i>F2 on solar flux at Juliusruh by M. G. Tan Jun Rios, M. G. Tan Jun Rios, C. Borries, H. Liu, J. Mielich

“…A highly pronounced local time dependence in January with the <span class="inline-formula"><i>R</i>²</span> (goodness of the description for each fit) value being maximum around the noon hours has been observed. …”
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A Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography Study: Cardiac Effect of Sleep Duration by Gülsüm Bingöl, Fulya Avcı Demir, Özge Özden, Emre Özmen, Serkan Ünlü

“…Between June 2021 and February 2022, 129 individuals who were admitted to our hospital for routine check-up with no known chronic disease and with normal and good quality echocardiographic examination were included in the study. …”
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Computational and In silico study of novel fungicides against combating root rot, gray mold, fusarium wilt, and cereal rust. by Mollah Naimuzzaman, Md Mahabub Hasan, Ajoy Kumer, Abu Yousuf Hossin, Mohammad Harun-Ur-Rashid, Swapan Kumar Roy, Abu Noman Faruq Ahmmed, Jamal Uddin

“…However, MD was performed to check the validation and calculation the docking procedure and stability of the protein ligand docked complex accounting of RMSD, RMSF, SASA, Radius of gyration (Rg), Protein secondary structure elements (SSE), Ramachandran plot which confirm that the stability of docked complex is so high, and number of calculating the hydrogen bonds is more than good enough, as a result it is concluded the docking procedure is valid. …”
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Development and predictors of bipolar disorder in children and adolescents with depressive disorders: a systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression by Gonzalo Salazar de Pablo, Violeta Perez-Rodriguez, Javier de Otazu Olivares, Javier Camacho-Rubio, Aditya Sharma, Ana Catalán, Josefien Breedvelt, Claudia Aymerich, Mihai Pop, Carmen Moreno, Ian Kelleher, Jane Anderson, Paolo Fusar-Poli, Christoph U Correll, Allan H. Young

“…Quality of included studies was good in 76.9% of studies. Conclusions There is a substantial risk of developing BD in C&A with depressive disorders. …”
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Genesis of Dolomite in Middle Permian Maokou Formation in Eastern Sichuan: Constraints from In Situ Geochemistry, Sr-Mg Isotopes, and Fluid Inclusions by Yanxia Jiang, Xianfeng Tan, Chengjiang Zhang, Wei Jiang, Jia Wang, Long Luo, Dongping Tan, Wei Wang, Zhifu Xiong

“…The dolostone reservoir of the Middle Permian Maokou Formation in Eastern Sichuan has good prospects for oil and gas exploration. Study of dolomitizing genesis of the Maokou Formation is essential for predicting the distribution of the dolostone reservoir. …”
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Development and validation of a prediction model for chronic post-surgical pain risk: a single-center prospective study of video-assisted thoracoscopic lung cancer surgery by Xiong-Fei Zhang, Chang-Guo Peng, Hua-Jing Guo, Zhi-Ming Zhang

“…The calibration curves in both cohorts showed a good fit, indicating that the model’s predictions were reliable. …”
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Breast Cancer Knowledge and Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female University Students, Gaza by Samira S. Abo Al-Shiekh, Mohamed Awadelkarim Ibrahim, Yasser S. Alajerami

“…The majority of the students (80.2%) had previous information about breast cancer acquired from different sources, university studies (57%), the Internet (45%), and social media (41%). Findings showed good scores (≥70%) regarding signs and symptoms and risk factors of breast cancer; however, low knowledge scores (<70%) were detected regarding general knowledge about breast cancer disease, methods of early detection and management, and applying steps of practicing BSE. …”
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Spinal Instrumentation in the Setting of Nontuberculous Spondylodiscitis: A Prospective Analysis by Himanshu Prasad, P. V. Satyanarayana Murthy, Vamsi K Varma, A. V. Gurava Reddy

“…With minimal complication rates, increased stability achieved following surgery alludes to good pain control and hence early mobilization. However, there is a grave concern about culture-negative spondylodiscitis which can lead to poor outcomes. …”
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Ambient Air Pollution and Chronic kidney disease risk in Deltan communities: A Policy Brief, 2023 [version 3; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] by Luca Mora, Elaine Carnegie, Ogochukwu Okoye

“…The Niger Delta region of Nigeria is a petrochemical hub known for environmental degradation, including air pollution, and thus, serves as a good case study for investigating the association between air pollution and CKD. …”
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Inflammatory Choroidal Neovascular Membranes: Clinical Profile, Treatment Effectiveness, and Visual Prognosis by Gonçalo Carrola, Mário Lima-Fontes, Fernando Falcão-Reis, Luís Figueira, Ângela Carneiro

“…A combined approach with anti-VEGF agents and anti-inflammatory therapy was effective in I-CNV treatment, and an overall good visual prognosis was attainable. Intensive follow-up was fundamental in the management of both the primary inflammatory and secondary neovascular conditions.…”
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A harmonized dataset relating alternative farmer management practices to crop yield, soil organic carbon stock, nitrous oxide emissions, and nitrate leaching generated using IPCC m... by Roberta Calone, Angela Fiore, Guido Pellis, Maria Luz Cayuela, Gabriele Mongiano, Alessandra Lagomarsino, Simone Bregaglio

“…To synthesize trade-offs and synergies between farming practices, each case scenario has been ranked with a ∑ommit index (∑i) value, a fuzzy-based measure ranging from 0 (bad) to 1 (good). The four trade-off components have been estimated by combining available information from i) the 2019 Refinement to the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories, ii) the guidelines for Green Water Footprint Accounting, iii) the Italian National Institute of Statistics, iv) and other international meta-analytic studies. …”
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Voluntary Disclosures and their Drivers: A Study of MDA Reports in India by Himani Singla, Vijay Singh

“…In India, firms follow the mandatory compliance of the MD&A reports, but voluntary disclosures are somehow those which are not much emphasized but are a good indication of firm performance and their accountability towards their stakeholders (Mayew et al., 2015). …”
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