Magnitude of Prompt HIV-Seropositive Status Disclosure to Partner and Associated Factors among Adult Clients on ART at Holeta Health Center, Central Ethiopia, 2020 by Guta Kebede, Adugna Dufera, Tufa Kolola, Teka Girma, Daniel Belema

“…A total of 434 study participants took part in this study giving a response rate of 99%. Three hundred thirteen (72.1%) respondents disclosed their seropositive status to their partners promptly. …”
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Validating the reproductive tract score (RTS) technique in pre-service buffalo heifers by Freddys Escalona-Ramírez, Jessenia Mercado-Carrillo, Balbino A. Jaimes-Vazques, Antonio Landaeta-Hernández

“…Therefore, the objective of this study was to validate the technique of RTS in pre-service buffalo heifers as a management strategy to improve the pregnancy rate. One-hundred and ten buffalo heifers with ages of 27 + 3 months and body weight of 354,32 + 24,14 kg were assessed for RTS before starting a breeding season of 120 days (Sep-Dec 2020) with four buffalo bulls in a proportion male to female 1:30. 67% of buffalo heifers were found with RTS among 3-5 (mature tract), while 33% were found with RTS among 1-2 (immature tract). …”
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Attitudes and knowledge for CBT-based psychotherapy among medical students and residents in China: a survey study by Yinan Ding, Tao Pei, Pu Peng, Jiashu Yao, Jinsong Tang, Yanhui Liao

“…To establish an appropriate training program, understanding medical students’ and residents’ current knowledge and attitudes toward psychotherapy is needed. Methods One hundred and forty-nine participants, including medical students, residents, and other health providers (HCPs), self-reported their understanding of 18 types of psychotherapy, negative attitude towards cognitive behavioral therapy (CBT), and their attitude towards psychological interventions and counseling in primary care (APIC-PC) through an online survey. …”
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Cannabis related side effects in otolaryngology: a scoping review by Jobanjit S. Phulka, Joel W. Howlett, Amanda Hu

“…Two authors independently reviewed all studies; the senior author settled any discrepancies. Results Five hundred and twenty-one studies were screened; 48 studies were analysed. …”
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Clinical characteristics of catatonic symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorder by LI Yongmei, HE Jieqiong, XING Yipei, LIU Xinghua, ZHU Huilin, DENG Hongzhu, ZOU Xiaobing

“…Sheehan Disability Scale， Repetitive Behavior Scale-Revised， Children’s Simplified Emotion Scale and Spence children’s Anxiety Scale were used to assess children’s functional impairment and related emotional behavior. Results Four hundred and forty-one valid questionnaires were collected. 166 children with ASD were screened positive by using the ABQ. …”
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Internal Control Systems and Performance of Small and Medium Enterprises in Uganda: A Case Study of Katuna Town Council. by Mubangizi, Martin

“…A population of 387 employees for the hundred SMEs in Katuna Town Council. This research used the probability technique and under this technique, the research specifically used the Stratified Random Sampling approach. …”
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Renal Dysfunction among Ghanaians Living with Clinically Diagnosed Hypertension in the Asutifi-South District: A Cross-Sectional Descriptive Study at the St. Elizabeth Hospital, Hw... by Sylvester Yao Lokpo, James Osei-Yeboah, William K. B. A. Owiredu, Francis Abeku Ussher, Verner Ndudiri Orish, Felix Gadzeto, Paul Ntiamoah, Felix Botchway, Ivan Muanah, Romeo Asumbasiya Aduko

“…A hospital-based, cross-sectional study was conducted among two hundred (200) hypertensive clients aged between 27 and 88 years who reported for clinical management from January to March, 2018. …”
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Does the CDC Surgical Wound Classification adequately predict postoperative infection in lower extremity fracture surgery? by Elizabeth Cho, MD, Hanna House, MD, Andrew Marten, BS, Marina Feffer, MPH, Julie Agel, MA, John Scolaro, MD, Meir Marmor, MD, Ashley E. Levack, MD, MAS, OTA Classification & Outcomes Committee, James Kellam, MD, Gillian Soles, MD, Jarrod Dumpe, MD, Kyle Schweser, MD, Geoffrey Maracek, MD

“…Results:. Two thousand seven hundred ninety-one fractures among 2780 patients (n = 11 with bilateral fractures) were included. …”
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Retrospective Evaluation of Toxoplasma gondii Test Results in Patients Applying to A Research Hospital by Sedef Zeliha Öner, İlknur Kaleli, Melek Demir, Ahmet Çalışkan, Ergun Mete, Hande Şenol, Çağrı Ergin

“…Results: The study evaluated 42,817 tests ordered from patients with suspected toxoplasmosis. Five hundred-three (2.1%) were found to be anti-T. gondii-IgM positive and 4.406 (24.7%) to be anti-T. gondii-IgG positive. …”
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Low-Dose Aspirin as Primary Prophylaxis for Cardiovascular Events in Rheumatoid Arthritis: An Italian Multicentre Retrospective Study by Daniela Iacono, Serena Fasano, Ilenia Pantano, Virginia D’Abrosca, Piero Ruscitti, Domenico Paolo Emanuele Margiotta, Luca Navarini, Nicola Maruotti, Rosa Daniela Grembiale, Francesco Paolo Cantatore, Antonella Afeltra, Roberto Giacomelli, Gabriele Valentini

“…Cox regression analysis was carried out to identify factors associated with CV event occurrence. Results. Seven hundred forty-six consecutive RA patients were enrolled and followed up for a median of 5.6 years (range 2.9–8.9 years). …”
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Returning to the emergency department: a retrospective analysis of mental health re-presentations among young people in New South Wales, Australia by Rebecca Ivers, Michael Dinh, Patricia Cullen, Bette Liu, Katharine Steinbeck, Natasha Walker, Robert Neil Leong

“…Count regression models were fitted to estimate factors associated with higher likelihood of re-presentations.Results Forty thousand two hundred and ninety patients were included in the analyses, and 9713 (~25%) re-presented during the following year; 1831 (20%) presented at least three times. …”
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Effects of Dietary Iron Levels on the Production Performance, Nutrient Digestibility, Blood Biochemistry, and Meat and Fur Quality of Growing Rex Rabbits by Jiali Chen, Jiyuan Wang, Lei Liu, Fuchang Li

“…The objective of this study was to explore the effects of dietary iron (Fe) levels on the production performance, nutrient digestibility, blood biochemistry, and meat and fur quality of growing Rex rabbits. Two hundred 3-month-old Rex rabbits were randomly allocated to five groups, each with forty replicates. …”
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Alleviating heat stress on broiler breeder hens: Effect of dietary antioxidant supplementation on reproductive performance, egg quality, offspring growth, and antioxidant capacity by Phocharapon Pasri, Chayanan Pukkung, Pascal Mermillod, Nadine Gérard, Orapin Jantasaeng, Merisa Sirisopapong, Supattra Okrathok, Thanatat Thiabching, Sitthipong Rakngam, Kanokwan Kamkajon, Yongcai Zhu, Sutisa Khempaka

“…SUMMARY: The purpose of this study was to investigate the effects of antioxidant compounds derived from synthetic sources (a combination of 200 mg vitamin C/kg, 150 mg vitamin E/kg, 0.30 mg Se yeast/kg, and 150 mg carnitine/kg) and phytogenic sources (a 1 % combination of clove, green tea pomace, and Vietnamese coriander) in breeder hens under heat stress (HS) on reproductive performance, egg quality, and offspring growth performance, and their antioxidant capacity. One hundred breeder hens were randomly divided into four treatments to receive either a basal diet or a basal diet supplemented with synthetic or phytogenic antioxidants under thermoneutral (TN) (23 ± 1 °C) and chronic HS (36 ± 1 °C for 4 h/day) conditions: T1: TN + basal diet, T2: HS + basal diet, T3: HS + synthetic antioxidants, and T4: HS + phytogenic antioxidants. …”
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Assessment of the Diversity of Tomato (Solanum Lycopersicum L.) Accessions in the Nigeria National Gene Bank Using Simple Sequence Repeat (SSR) Markers by Olabisi Olajire, Olusola Oduoye, Zainab Jamaleddine, Olatunde Fajimi, David Coker, Abiodun Sunday, Opeyemi Oluwasanya, Best Anukwu, Abiodun Ogundele, Omowumi Ayekun, Yetunde Amos

“…Tomato is one of the most cultivated vegetable crops worldwide, with a global production of over one hundred and thirty million tons. Its multi-purpose uses range from being consumed in various forms, including salads, pastes, sauces, and soups, to its culinary and antioxidant properties. …”
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Effects of dietary processed former foodstuffs on slaughter performance and meat quality in broilers by Karthika Srikanthithasan, Marta Gariglio, Elena Diaz Vicuna, Margherita Profiti, Andrea Giorgino, Edoardo Fiorilla, Marta Castrica, Dino Miraglia, Sihem Dabbou, Flavia Gasperi, Ana Cristina Barroeta Lajusticia, Iolanda Altomonte, Rosalba Roccatello, Achille Schiavone, Claudio Forte

“…This study assessed the effects of incorporating commercially processed former foodstuffs (cFF) as substitutes for corn, soybean meal and soybean oil in broilers’ diet on slaughter performance, physicochemical properties and meat sensory attributes. Two hundred and one-day-old male chicks (ROSS-308) were divided into four dietary groups with increasing levels of cFF (0, 6.25%, 12.5% and 25%) named cFF0, cFF6.25, cFF12.5 and cFF25, respectively. …”
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Protocol for a nested case-control study: identifying neuroimaging biomarkers for the progression of subclinical depression and qi-stagnation constitution to major depressive disor... by Jing Wang, Chengfeng Zhang, Yueqi Zhang, Yuanyuan Liu, Jingli Zhang, Xingwei Fang, Wangyang Xia, Yanzhao Xie, Zhongli Lan, Jinhui Wang, Jinhui Wang, Jinhui Wang, Jinhui Wang, Min Lu, Jun Chen, Jun Chen

“…This study protocol aims to identify neuroimaging biomarkers for the progression from adolescents with SD and QSC to those with MDD, facilitating early intervention strategies.Methods and analysisThis nested case-control study includes both longitudinal follow-up and cross-sectional comparison. Three hundred first-year senior high school students diagnosed with SD and QSC will be recruited. …”
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Low prevalence of copy number variation in pfmdr1 and pfpm2 in Plasmodium falciparum isolates from southern Angola by Denise Duarte, Francisco Manuel, Ana Dias, Esmeralda Sacato, Elsa Taleingue, Elsa Daniel, Francisco Simão, Luis Varandas, Maria Lina Antunes, Fatima Nogueira

“…The potential for future treatment failure of artemisinin-based combinations (that include PPQ, LUM and AMQ), due to parasite resistance in the region, emphasizes the need for continued molecular surveillance. Methods One hundred and nine clinically derived samples were collected at Hospital Central Dr. …”
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Nomogram model using serum Club cell secretory protein 16 to predict prognosis and acute exacerbation in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis by Yaqiong Tian, Xuan Zhou, Mi Tian, Lijun Ren, Ruyi Zou, Hanyi Jiang, Miaomiao Xie, Mei Huang, Jingjing Ding, Yin Liu, Jingyu Chen, Min Cao, Hourong Cai

“…Abstract Background Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a progressive fibrotic lung disease with poor prognosis, nomogram model for its prognosis and acute exacerbation was constructed. Methods Two hundred and sixty eight patients with IPF were grouped with different severity according to fibrosis area, serum Club cell secretory protein 16(CC16) was compared between these groups. …”
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Real-world enrollment for a prospective clinico-genomic database using a pragmatic technology-enabled platform by Alexia Exarchos, Ariel B. Bourla, Maneet Kaur, Katja Schulze, Sophia Maund, Yi Cao, Yihua Zhao, Elizabeth H. Williams, Sarah C. Gaffey, Richard Zuniga, Shaily Lakhanpal, Vladan Antic, Michelle Doral, Johanna Sy, Neal J. Meropol, Anne C. Chiang

“…Results: Between December 2019 and May 2021, 944 patients enrolled, representing ≈25 % of eligible patients. Eight-hundred seventeen of 944 (87 %), 406 of 606 (67 %) and 398 of 852 (47 %) participants provided qualifying samples for ctDNA testing at baseline, during treatment and at disease progression/end of therapy, respectively. …”
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Study protocol: an observational study of distress, immune function and persistent pain in HIV by John A Joska, Mark R Hutchinson, Maia Lesosky, Victoria J Madden, Ncumisa Msolo, Luyanduthando Mqadi, Gillian J Bedwell, Jonathan Grant Peter, Romy Parker, Andrew Schrepf, Robert R Edwards

“…This prospective, observational, case–control study will characterise the relationships between distress, IR, pain-related signalling as captured by induced secondary hyperalgesia (SH), and pain, in people with HIV who report persistent pain (PP) (cases) or no pain (controls).Methods and analysis One hundred people with suppressed HIV, reporting either PP or no pain, will be assessed two or four times over 6 months. …”
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