A study on sexual violence among women in Northern Ethiopia's 2022 conflict: mixed methods by Atitegeb Abera Kidie, Seteamlak Adane Masresha, Birtukan Gizachew Ayal, Kindie Mekuria, Tsion Kokeb Kodo, Abayneh Tunta Boye, Misganaw Guadie Tiruneh, Fassikaw Kebede Bizuneh, Eneyew Talie Fenta

“…BackgroundViolence against women is both a human rights violation and a significant reproductive health issue, causing substantial morbidity. It's a pervasive global public health concern, particularly prevalent in developing regions like sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Factors associated with mortality in thoracic trauma patients in Cameroon by Odette Dzemo Kibu, Georges Nguefack-Tsague, Sithombo Maqungo, Serge Ngekeng, Fanny Nadia Dissak Delon, Darwin Touko, Rasheedat Oke, Cindy Umoh, Roland Mfondoum, Sabrinah Ariane Christie, Catherine Juillard, Alain Chichom-Mefire

“…The identification of a patient at risk of thoracic trauma mortality is necessary to avoid delays that may lead to morbidity and mortality. Therefore, the objective was to assess the factors associated with mortality among thoracic trauma patients in Cameroon. …”
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Perception of undergraduate emergency medical services students about mental health by Abdullah Alruwaili, Ahmed Alanazy, Fatimah Alyousif, Kawthar Alnajjad, Asrar Alali

“…Mental illness significantly impacts morbidity and mortality; however, research on paramedic students' perceptions and attitudes toward individuals with mental health presentations is limite. …”
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Essential core competencies for scope of practice of paediatric oncology nurses in Latin America: a scoping review protocol by Luís Carlos Lopes-Júnior, Regina Aparecida Garcia Lima, Soad Fuentes-Alabi, Edmara Bazoni Soares Maia, Karina de Cássia Braga Ribeiro, Courtney E Sullivan, Monnie Abraham, Lorena Segovia Weber, Liliana Vásquez Ponce

“…In high-income countries, previous studies of the nurse workforce have shown an association between patient morbidity and mortality and nursing-related factors such as staffing, education and the nursing practice environment. …”
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The economic burden of breast cancer in western Iran: a cross-sectional cost-of-illness study by Banafsheh Darvishi Teli, Meysam Behzadifar, Mania Beiranvand, Aziz Rezapour, Seyed Jafar Ehsanzadeh, Samad Azari, Ahad Bakhtiari, Payam Haghighatfard, Mariano Martini, Maryam Saran, Masoud Behzadifar

“…Indirect costs, largely stemming from productivity losses due to morbidity and mortality, represented 17.3% of the total burden. …”
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Educational outcomes of children with major congenital anomalies: Study protocol for a population-based cohort study using linked hospital and education data from England [version... by Ruth Gilbert, Ania Zylbersztejn, Bianca De Stavola, Ayana Cant, Laura Gimeno, Katie Harron, Kate Lewis, Joachim Tan, Pia Hardelid, Vincent Nguyen

“…Background Major congenital anomalies (CAs) affect around 2% of live births and are a primary cause of infant mortality, childhood morbidity and long-term disability, often requiring hospitalisation and/or surgery. …”
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Robotic Versus Laparoscopic Liver Resection: A Nationwide Propensity Score Matched Analysis by Gabriela Pilz da Cunha, MD, Jasper P. Sijberden, MD, PhD, Susan van Dieren, PhD, Paul Gobardhan, MD, PhD, Daan J. Lips, MD, PhD, Türkan Terkivatan, MD, PhD, Hendrik A. Marsman, MD, PhD, Gijs A. Patijn, MD, PhD, Wouter K. G. Leclercq, MD, PhD, Koop Bosscha, MD, PhD, J. Sven D. Mieog, MD, PhD, Peter B. van den Boezem, MD, PhD, Maarten Vermaas, MD, PhD, Niels F. M. Kok, MD, PhD, Eric J. T. Belt, MD, PhD, Marieke T. de Boer, MD, PhD, Wouter J. M. Derksen, MD, PhD, Hans Torrenga, MD, PhD, Paul M. Verheijen, MD, PhD, Steven J. Oosterling, MD, PhD, Arjen M. Rijken, MD, PhD, Marielle M. E. Coolsen, MD, PhD, Mike S. L. Liem, MD, PhD, T.C. Khé Tran, MD, PhD, Michael F. Gerhards, MD, PhD, Vincent Nieuwenhuijs, MD, PhD, Mohammad Abu Hilal, MD, PhD, Marc G. Besselink, MD, PhD, Ronald M. van Dam, MD, PhD, Jeroen Hagendoorn, MD, PhD, Rutger-Jan Swijnenburg, MD, PhD, for the Dutch Hepatobiliary Audit Group

“…There were no significant differences in overall and severe morbidity, readmissions, mortality, and R0 resection rate. …”
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Epidemiology of notifiable outbreaks in different hospital units in Saudi Arabia: A national descriptive study by Nawal M. Alanazi, Nasser H. Alshanbari, Hala M. Roushdy, Yahya I. Alnshbah, Eman Ali Barnawi, Nawaf M. Almatrafi, Rula Felemban, Zainah M. Al Shahrani, Nadeen Burhan, Aiman El-Saed, Khalid H. Alanazi

“…Background: Healthcare-associated outbreaks have serious impacts on patient morbidity and mortality, and healthcare resources. …”
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Entre a eutopia e a outopia: testemunho, decolonialismo e uma antropologia do devir em Um rio sem fim, de Verenilde Pereira by Rodrigo Simon de Moraes

“…Sabiendo que tales fantasías están en la raíz del sentido moderno de la utopía, y conscientes de que la relación entre individuos y espacios es fundamental para la comprensión de las subjetividades y relaciones sociales en la construcción literaria, nos parece sugerente y fructífero observar y discutir la forma en que se articula el término utopía en Um rio sem fim a partir de las ramificaciones originadas en los deslizamientos propuestos por Thomas Morus entre la eutopía, “el lugar donde todo está bien”, y outopia, el “no lugar” (del griego ou = no + topos = lugar). …”
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Diversity of harmful and beneficial insects on faba bean, Vicia faba L. in Assiut Governorate, Northern Upper Egypt by Hend O. Mohamed, Hassan F. Dahi, Asmaa H. Mahmoud

“…While, minute pirate bug, Orius insidiosus (6.51%) and common green lacewing, Chrysoperla carnea (5.52%) were found in a moderate dominant. …”
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Caracterización de adolescentes con conducta suicida by Álvaro Lissabet Magaña, Danilo Taño Tamayo, Arnaldo Marcheco Ricardo, Dario López Méndez, Juan Ernesto Rivera Martínez

“…En la adolescencia es un problema de la salud pública, con un incremento en tasas de morbi-mortalidad. Objetivo: Caracterizar a adolescentes con conducta suicida atendidos en un servicio de urgencia pediátrica. …”
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Severe primary graft failure: Are there lasting impacts? Analysis from the PHTS Database by Jennifer Conway, MD, Tara Pidborochynski, MSc, James K. Kirklin, MD, Ryan Cantor, PhD, Hong Zhao, PhD, Aryaz Sheybani, MD, Jacqueline Lamour, MD, Lakshmi Gokanapudy Hahn, MD, Leslie Collins, MD, Jessica Laks, MD, Darren H. Freed, MD, PhD

“…Background: Primary graft failure (PGF) is a leading cause of early morbidity and mortality after heart transplantation (HTx). …”
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Concomitant abdominal organ transplantation alongside lung transplantation: An ISHLT transplant database analysis by Renita Wilson, BS, J. Asher Jenkins, MD, Juan Maria Farina, MD, Blake Langlais, MS, Bashar Aqel, MD, Ashraf Omar, MD, Jonathan D’Cunha, MD, PhD, Pedro Reck dos Santos, MD, PhD

“…Conclusions: Con-AbLTx has the potential to carry substantial morbidity. At 10 years post-transplant, there is no statistically significant difference in survival between LTx-only and Con-AbLTx recipients. …”
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DEmiRNA-mRNA regulatory network reveals miR‐122-5p as a regulatory factor of arginine metabolism in necrotizing enterocolitis by Zhili Ding, Ting Guo, Qiang Tang, Yaqiang Hong, Zhibao Lv, Li Lu, Wenjun Zhuang

“…ObjectiveNecrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a gastrointestinal emergency with relatively high morbidity and mortality in neonates. The role of microRNAs (miRNAs) in NEC is not yet entirely clear. …”
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The Acute VertEbRal AugmentaTion (AVERT) study: protocol for a randomised controlled, feasibility trial of spinal medial branch nerve block in hospitalised older patients with vert... by Avril Drummond, Opinder Sahota, Simon Bishop, Dritan Pasku, Apostolos Fakis, Anastasios Bastounis, Chia Wei Tan, Maribel Cameron, Yuriy Arlachov, Michal Czernicki

“…Introduction Vertebral fragility fractures (VFFs) are the most common type of osteoporotic fracture found in older people, resulting in increasing morbidity and excess mortality. These fractures can cause significant pain, requiring admission to hospital. …”
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Early and Late Complications Associated with Penile Cancer Surgery and the Impact of Human Papillomavirus Status: Findings from a Retrospective Norwegian Cohort Study by Patrick Juliebø-Jones, Ida M. Nordanger, Christian Beisland, Tor K. Thorkelsen, Alfred Honoré, Christian A. Moen

“…Lymph node surgery further adds to the morbidity profile. BMI was a significant predictor of having an early complication, while HPV status did not affect the rate of early or late complications. …”
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Pilot implementation of two specific problem lists before and after solid organ transplantation into routine care by Sanna Higgen, Evamaria Müller, Markus J. Barten, Markus J. Barten, Doreen Eickhoff, Doreen Eickhoff, Florian Grahammer, Martin Härter, Sabine Bart, Martina R. Sterneck, Martina R. Sterneck, Angela Buchholz, Angela Buchholz

“…IntroductionPsychosocial distress and mental health problems are common in patients before and after solid organ transplantation and can negatively affect morbidity, mortality, and adherence. Even though regular screening is recommended to identify patients with high levels of distress, the implementation in routine care has been insufficient so far.MethodsTwo newly developed problem lists for patients before and after transplantations were pilot implemented for 8 weeks at the Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf (UKE) to identify factors facilitating and impeding their implementation.ResultsHealth care professionals evaluated its appropriateness, feasibility, and the cooperation with the psychologists before (HCPs: n = 23) and after (HCPs: n = 19) the implementation. …”
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Integration of single-cell transcriptomics and bulk transcriptomics to explore prognostic and immunotherapeutic characteristics of nucleotide metabolism in lung adenocarcinoma by Kai Zhang, Kai Zhang, Luyao Wang, Huili Chen, Lili Deng, Mengling Hu, Ziqiang Wang, Yiluo Xie, Chaoqun Lian, Xiaojing Wang, Xiaojing Wang, Jing Zhang

“…BackgroundLung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) is a highly aggressive tumor with one of the highest morbidity and mortality rates in the world. Nucleotide metabolic processes are critical for cancer development, progression, and alteration of the tumor microenvironment. …”
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Liraglutide Enhances the Activity of the ACE-2/Ang(1–7)/Mas Receptor Pathway in Lungs of Male Pups from Food-Restricted Mothers and Prevents the Reduction of SP-A by J. Fandiño, A. A. Vaz, L. Toba, M. Romaní-Pérez, L. González-Matías, F. Mallo, Y. Diz-Chaves

“…In utero growth restriction and being born small for gestational age are risk factors for respiratory morbidity. IUGR (in utero growth retardation) is associated to overall reduction in lung weight, surfactant content and activity, impaired maturation of the alveolar type II cells, and decreased alveolar formation. …”
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It depends on how you tell: a qualitative diagnostic analysis of the implementation climate for community-wide mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminth by Judd L Walson, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, Sarah Lawrence, Khumbo Kalua, Euripide Avokpaho, Amy Roll, Angelin Titus, Yesudoss Jacob, Marie Claire Gwayi-Chore, Félicien Chabi, Comlanvi Innocent Togbevi, Abiguel Belou Elijan, Providence Nindi, Moudachirou Ibikounle, Kumudha Aruldas, Arianna Rubin Means

“…Objectives Current soil-transmitted helminth (STH) morbidity control guidelines primarily target deworming of preschool and school-age children. …”
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