Seroprevalence of anti-ToxoplasmaIgG among the human population in Indonesia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Taufik Mulya Perdana, Alfin Harjuno Dwiputro, Stefanie Kusuma, Artha Maressa Theodora Simanjuntak, Frengki Prabowo Saputro Wijayanto

“…Despite its significance, the true burden of toxoplasmosis in Indonesia remains underexplored. …”
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Lightweight Cryptographic Algorithms for Guessing Attack Protection in Complex Internet of Things Applications by Mohammad Kamrul Hasan, Muhammad Shafiq, Shayla Islam, Bishwajeet Pandey, Yousef A. Baker El-Ebiary, Nazmus Shaker Nafi, R. Ciro Rodriguez, Doris Esenarro Vargas

“…IoT has enabled the users to divide their household burden with machines as these complex machines look after the environment variables and control their behavior accordingly. …”
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Social determinants and follow-up care after emergency department discharge for traumatic intracranial hemorrhage by Meghan M. Dillan, Joseph Piktel, Adam Perzynski, Mary Jo Roach, Kristen K. Curtis, Yasir Tarabichi, Lance Wilson, Michael L. Kelly

“…Background: Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is a multifaceted condition associated with occupational, social, physical, cognitive, academic, and economic burdens. Mild TBI including traumatic intracranial hemorrhage (tICH), is commonly discharged from the emergency department (ED). …”
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The anti-circumsporozoite antibody response to repeated, seasonal booster doses of the malaria vaccine RTS,S/AS01E by M. Sanni Ali, Lisa Stockdale, Issaka Sagara, Issaka Zongo, Rakiswendé Serge Yerbanga, Almahamoudou Mahamar, Frédéric Nikièma, Amadou Tapily, Frédéric Sompougdou, Modibo Diarra, Duncan Bellamy, Samuel Provstgaard-Morys, Charles Zoungrana, Djibrilla Issiaka, Alassane Haro, Koualy Sanogo, Abdoul Aziz Sienou, Mahamadou Kaya, Seydou Traore, Oumar M. Dicko, Youssouf Kone, Hama Yalcouye, Ismaila Thera, Kalifa Diarra, Paul Snell, Opokua Ofori-Anyinam, Chris Ockenhouse, Cynthia Lee, Katie Ewer, Halidou Tinto, Abdoulaye Djimde, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Alassane Dicko, Daniel Chandramohan, Brian Greenwood

“…Children whose antibody response was in the upper and middle terciles post vaccination had a lower incidence of malaria during the following year than children in the lowest tercile. …”
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Technology Readiness Level and Self-Reported Health in Recipients of an Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator: Cross-Sectional Study by Natasha Rosenmeier, David Busk, Camilla Dichman, Kim Mechta Nielsen, Lars Kayser, Mette Kirstine Wagner

“…There is a need to include elements such as emotional distress, social interactions, and the future use of technologies like apps and virtual communication in ICD rehabilitation, without increasing the burden on health care professionals. ObjectiveThis study aimed to demonstrate how data from the Readiness for Health Technology Index (READHY), combined with sociodemographic characteristics and exploratory interviews, can be used to construct profiles of recipients of an ICD, describing their ability to manage their condition, their need for support, and their digital health literacy. …”
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« La baraque [les camps], on y était ! » Faire la preuve administrative de son statut d’enfant de harki by Alice Baudy

“…Identifying with the category of public concerned by the system generates symbolic costs, particularly linked to the stigma of assistance and the administrative burden of filling out the application. To prove their eligibility, applicants for the program then try to find documents relating to the colonial and post-colonial period, as proof of membership of the group. …”
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Real-World Health Care Outcomes and Costs Among Patients With Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis in Spain by Jordi Antón, Estefania Moreno Ruzafa, Mireia Lopez Corbeto, Rosa Bou, Judith Sánchez Manubens, Sonia Carriquí Arenas, Joan Calzada Hernández, Violetta Bittermann, Carolina Estepa Guillén, Juan Mosquera Angarita, Lucía Rodríguez Díez, Estíbaliz Iglesias, Miguel Marti Masanet, Berta Lopez Montesinos, Maria I. González Fernández, Alfonso de Lossada, Carmen Peral, Mónica Valderrama, Noelia Llevat, María Montoro Álvarez, Immaculada Calvo Penadés

“…The burden of JIA on affected children, their families, and the healthcare system in Spain has not been adequately assessed. …”
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Cost-utility and cost–benefit analysis of a multi-component intervention (NEXpro) for neck-related symptoms in Swiss office workers by Beatrice Brunner, Andrea Martina Aegerter, Venerina Johnston, Thomas Volken, Manja Deforth, Gisela Sjøgaard, Achim Elfering, Markus Melloh, the NEXpro Collaboration Group

“…On-site multi-component intervention to improve productivity and reduce the economic and personal burden of neck pain in Swiss office-workers (NEXpro): protocol for a cluster-randomized controlled trial. …”
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Medication underuse in real-life practice: the impact of galcanezumab towards achieving very low frequency episodic migraine in a southeast Asian middle-income nation by Wanakorn Rattanawong, Prakit Anukoolwittaya, Akarin Hiransuthikul, Thanakit Pongpitakmetha, Auranee Trisataya, Sekh Thanprasertsuk, Alan Rapoport

“…Abstract Background Migraine progression, particularly from episodic to chronic migraine (CM), increases disease burden and healthcare costs. Understanding the new concept of “Medication Underuse Headache” should encourage the health care provider to consider early intervention with calcitonin gene-related peptide (CGRP) monoclonal antibodies. …”
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Impact of lay health worker programmes on the health outcomes of mother-child pairs of HIV exposed children in Africa: A scoping review. by Kathrin Schmitz, Tariro Jayson Basera, Bonaventure Egbujie, Preethi Mistri, Nireshni Naidoo, Witness Mapanga, Jane Goudge, Majorie Mbule, Fiona Burtt, Esca Scheepers, Jude Igumbor

“…<h4>Background</h4>Increased demand for healthcare services in countries experiencing high HIV disease burden and often coupled with a shortage of health workers, has necessitated task shifting from professional health workers to Lay Health Workers (LHWs) in order to improve healthcare delivery. …”
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Patient Preference for Once-Weekly Dosing in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Japan by Rohini Sen, Alan L. Shields, Koichiro Atsuda

“…The most commonly cited reasons for QW preference were (1) “less burdensome because they didn’t have to take it every day” (47.8%), (2) “less psychological burden” (14.6%), and (3) “forget to take it less often”(12.5%). …”
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Barriers and facilitators of integrated hepatitis B, C, and HIV screening among pregnant mothers and newborns attending maternal and newborn clinics in Koboko District, Uganda: a q... by John Bosco Alege, John Paul Oyore, Rose Clarke Nanyonga, Philippa Musoke, Alloys S. S. Orago

“…Addressing knowledge gaps among healthcare workers, providing transportation, minimizing language barriers during health education, addressing insufficient human resources, and preventing frequent stock-outs of test kits for HBV and HCV are crucial to enhancing the effectiveness and efficiency of integration.…”
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Modulation of brain activity in brain-injured patients with a disorder of consciousness in intensive care with repeated 10-Hz transcranial alternating current stimulation (tACS): a... by David Williamson, Francis Bernard, Stefanie Blain-Moraes, Caroline Arbour, Virginie Williams, Louis de Beaumont, Catherine Duclos, Béatrice P De Koninck, Daphnee Brazeau, Amelie A Deshaies, Marie-Michele Briand, Charlotte Maschke

“…Phone assessments at 3, 6 and 12 months post-tACS, will measure long-term functional recovery, quality of life and caregivers’ burden.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval for this study has been granted by the Research Ethics Board of the CIUSSS du Nord-de-l’Île-de-Montréal (Project ID 2021–2279). …”
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Prevalence, Patterns and Factors Associated with Dyslipidemia Among Adult Hypertensive Patients by Muktar Hassan Mohamud, Awil Abdulkadir Abdi, Abishir Mohamud Hirsi, Ibrahim Ahmed Nur, Alina Peris

“…Enhancing patient education on antihypertensive therapy adherence and increasing efforts to discourage smoking are crucial steps to reduce the burden of dyslipidemia in hypertensive populations.…”
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Pyrvinium Pamoate Synergizes with Azoles in vitro and in vivo to Exert Antifungal Efficacy Against Candida auris and Other Candida Species by Zhang J, Li G, Hu J, Tan J, Zhang H, Zhou Y

“…To extend these results in vivo, G. mellonella was infected with C. auris strain AR385 and both survival and fungal burden were assessed for treated larvae. The inclusion of PP in combination with itraconazole, voriconazole, or posaconazole resulted in varying degrees of improvement in the survival rates of these larvae.Conclusion: Combining PP with azoles represents a promising approach to effectively disrupting the growth of azole-resistant C. auris and other Candida spp. such that it may be a promising anti-Candida therapeutic option.Keywords: Candida auris, pyrvinium pamoate, synergy azoles, Galleria mellonella…”
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Application of organoids in drug screening of gynecological malignant tumors by JIANG Yuanyuan, WEI Wenfei, WU Jingya, LI Huawen

“…Drug screening is a technique used to identify and evaluate compounds with pharmacological activity and potential therapeutic effects, providing doctors with scientific guidance on drug use, thereby avoiding blind drug testing and reducing patients' therapeutic pain and economic burden by assessing the effects of different drugs under specific conditions. …”
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Utilization of donor CLL-1 CAR-T cells for the treatment of relapsed of acute myeloid leukemia following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation by Meng Zhang, Meng Zhang, Xiaomei Zhang, Xiaomei Zhang, Jiaxi Wang, Wenyi Lu, Xia Xiao, Hairong Lyu, Xiaoyuan He, Yedi Pu, Juanxia Meng, Cuicui Lyu, Xinping Cao, Mingfeng Zhao, Mingfeng Zhao

“…All patients demonstrated a reduction in tumor burden, while 7 patients (58.33%) achieved MRD-CR and 2 patients (16.67%) reached MRD+CR. …”
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Exploring the prevalence of gout among underrepresented low socioeconomic status type 2 diabetes populations by Jessica Smith, Abey Martin, Jane Mundadan, Michael Roberts, Youssef Roman, Arturo Bravo-Nuevo, Farzaneh Daghigh

“…Community-based educational health programs are necessary to make a measurable impact on these populations, prevent disease progression, and reduce the burden on healthcare systems.…”
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“You’re telling us to go first?!” COVID-19 pandemic and vaccination experiences among Aboriginal adults in Western Australia by Samantha J. Carlson, Carla Puca, Paige Wood-Kenney, Justin Kickett, Valerie Swift, Katie Attwell, Christopher C. Blyth

“…In Australia, though national infection rates with COVID-19 infections in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander people were lower in the first 12 months of the COVID-19 pandemic, there was soon a greater burden in Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Island people once Omicron was circulating. …”
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Efectos adversos de los programas de apoyo alimentario en los hogares rurales de Calakmul, Campeche by Brenda Olvera, Birgit Schmook, Claudia Radel, Dominga Austreberta Nazar Beutelspache

“…La gente de las dos comunidades tiende a consumir alimen-tos altamente industrializados, mientras que la producción e ingesta de los alimentos pro-ducidos en las milpas y los de traspatio dismi-nuyen. La desinformación, el bajo nivel educativo, la nula educación nutrimental y la gran disponibilidad de alimentos industriali-zados, son algunos de los factores que contri-buyen a tal consumo. …”
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