Designing community-based strategies to reach non-household contacts of people with tuberculosis in Lusaka, Zambia: a rapid qualitative study among key stakeholders by Andrew D. Kerkhoff, Marksman Foloko, Evelyn Kundu-Ng’andu, Herbert Nyirenda, Zainab Jabbie, Mainza Syulikwa, Chanda Mwamba, Mary Kagujje, Monde Muyoyeta, Anjali Sharma

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Point prevalence survey of antibiotic use in Mexican secondary care hospitals. by Federico A Zumaya-Estrada, Celia M Alpuche-Aranda, Hilda Ivonne Huerta Icelo, Felipe D Neri-Estrada, Verónica M Calixto Silva, Haydee E Quiroz Escoriza, Jesus Ulises Garza-Ramos, Pedro J Saturno-Hernandez

“…We collected data from clinical records of all patients with active antibiotic prescriptions (APs) across the medical, surgical, and mixed (MIX) wards, and intensive care units (ICUs). …”
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Dynamic selectout and voting-based federated learning for enhanced medical image analysis by Saeed Iqbal, Adnan N Qureshi, Musaed Alhussein, Khursheed Aurangzeb, Atif Mahmood, Saaidal Razalli Bin Azzuhri

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Reconstructing prevalence dynamics of wildlife pathogens from pooled and individual samples by Borremans, Benny, Falvo, Caylee A, Crowley, Daniel E, Hoegh, Andrew, Lloyd-Smith, James O, Peel, Alison J, Restif, Olivier, Ruiz-Aravena, Manuel, Plowright, Raina K

“…The model explicitly accounts for the complete mixing process that determines pooled sample concentration, thus enabling accurate prevalence estimation even from pooled samples only. …”
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Cellular and immune landscape of chronic liver diseases: insights from immunophenotyping by Shaghayegh Soleimani, Shaghayegh Soleimani, Ozgur Albayrak, Kayra Somay, Hong Yang, Buket Yigit, Burge Ulukan, Dila Atak, Murat Akyildiz, Metehan Gursoy, Elif Demirtas, Adil Mardinoglu, Adil Mardinoglu, Atay Vural, Atay Vural, Murat Dayangac, Mujdat Zeybel

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LE COLLOCAZIONI N-ADJ DELL’ITALIANO ACCADEMICO PARLATO. UN’INDAGINE CORPUS-BASED by Diana Peppoloni

“…Difatti, la loro conoscenza e il corretto impiego di tali unità fraseologiche sono indice di un livello avanzato di competenza linguistico-comunicativa del parlante e della sua eventuale appartenenza a un certo gruppo sociale o professionale, come nel caso della comunicazione accademica. …”
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Circulating levels of adiponectin and AdipoR expression in peripheral blood mononuclear cells are associated with lower respiratory tract Infection by Qian Wang, Xuemei Wang, Danning Xu, Mengjie Jiang, Yidan Gao, Lijuan Jiang, Meilian Liu, Haoneng Tang, Lingli Tang

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Clinical follow-up of 2 families with glomerulopathy caused by COQ8B gene variants and literature review by Lei Zhang, Gentzon Hall, Peitong Han, Chunzhen Li, Jieyuan Cui

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The value of MRI in differentiating ovarian clear cell carcinoma from other adnexal masses with O-RADS MRI scores of 4–5 by Lingling Lin, Le Fu, Huawei Wu, Saiming Cheng, Guangquan Chen, Lei Chen, Jun Zhu, Yu Wang, Jiejun Cheng

“…Abstract Objective To assess the utility of clinical and MRI features in distinguishing ovarian clear cell carcinoma (CCC) from adnexal masses with ovarian-adnexal reporting and data system (O-RADS) MRI scores of 4–5. …”
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Reproductive strategies in loggerhead sea turtle Caretta caretta: polyandry and polygyny in a Southwest Atlantic rookery by Laís Amorim, Lara Chieza, Jake A. Lasala, Sarah de Souza Alves Teodoro, Wesley D. Colombo, Ana Carolina Barcelos, Paula Rodrigues Lopes Guimarães, João Luiz Guedes da Fonseca, Ana Claudia Jorge Marcondes, Alexsandro Santos, Sarah Vargas

“…Research has traditionally focused on nesting females, utilizing nest counts and mark-recapture methods, while male behavior remains understudied. …”
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Species evolution: cryptic species and phenotypic noise with a particular focus on fungal systematics by Anusha H. Ekanayaka, Anusha H. Ekanayaka, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Samantha C. Karunarathna, Saowaluck Tibpromma, Arun Kumar Dutta, Danushka Sandaruwan Tennakoon, Anuruddha Karunarathna, Ekachai Chukeatirote, Dong-Qin Dai, Steven L. Stephenson, Sajeewa S. N. Maharachchikumbura, Chao Liu, Alan J. L. Phillips

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Seasonal distribution and cercarial shedding of Bulinus spp. snails: Implications for urogenital schistosomiasis control in the Simiyu Region, northwestern Tanzania by Nyanda C. Justine, Humphrey D. Mazigo, Antje Fuss, Bonnie L. Webster, Eveline T. Konje, Klaus Brehm, Andreas Mueller

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Distinct Circle of Willis anatomical configurations in healthy preterm born adults: a 3D time-of-flight magnetic resonance angiography study by Julien Greggio, Christina Malamateniou, Kelly Pegoretti Baruteau, Constantino Carlos Reyes-Aldasoro, Odaro J. Huckstep, Jane M. Francis, Wilby Williamson, Paul Leeson, Adam J. Lewandowski, Winok Lapidaire

“…In contrast, preterm females showed higher odds of a group 4a variant (circles with one or more accessory segments, without any absent segments) in comparison to their full-term counterparts (p = 0.020). …”
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Culturally appropriate terminologies in health research: a participatory study with pregnant and breastfeeding mothers in Uganda by Ritah Nakijoba, Adelline Twimukye, Josephine Bayigga, Aida N. Kawuma, Simon Peter Asiimwe, Fredrick Byenume, Jacqueline Kyeyune, Sylvia Nabukenya, Francis Williams Ojara, Francis Williams Ojara, Catriona Waitt, Catriona Waitt

“…Participants recommended that researchers be mindful of any terms that could be perceived as embarrassing or inappropriate within the community, ensure clear communication of research terms to participants, and train healthcare workers on the use of appropriate health language. …”
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Child undernutrition and its association with household environmental conditions in Bangladesh by Md Mostaured Ali Khan, Md Arif Billah, Kaniz Fatima, M Mofizul Islam, Bidhan Krishna Sarker, Shimlin Jahan Khanam, Aduragbemi Banke-Thomas, Md Nuruzzaman Khan

“…We used a hierarchical multilevel mixed-effect generalized linear models (GLM) modified with a Poisson regression to explore the association between outcomes and exposures, adjusting for potential confounders. …”
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Improving Mental Health and Well-Being Through the Paradym App: Quantitative Study of Real-World Data by Athina Marina Metaxa, Shaun Liverpool, Mia Eisenstadt, John Pollard, Courtney Carlsson

“…The sample was diverse, with 2000 users (61.8%) being located outside of the United States. At baseline, many users reported experiencing strong feelings of burnout (677/1627, 41.6%), strong insecurities (73/211, 34.6%), and low levels of thriving (140/260, 53.8%). …”
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The impact of same‐day and rapid ART initiation under the Universal Health Coverage programme on HIV outcomes in Thailand: a retrospective real‐life cohort study by Sirinya Teeraananchai, David C. Boettiger, Cheewanan Lertpiriyasuwat, Rattaphon Triamwichanon, Patchara Benjarattanaporn, Nittaya Phanuphak

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Peer- and community-led responses to HIV: A scoping review. by George Ayala, Laurel Sprague, L Leigh-Ann van der Merwe, Ruth Morgan Thomas, Judy Chang, Sonya Arreola, Sara L M Davis, Aditia Taslim, Keith Mienies, Alessandra Nilo, Lillian Mworeko, Felicita Hikuam, Carlos Garcia de Leon Moreno, José Antonio Izazola-Licea

“…<h4>Introduction</h4>In June 2021, United Nations (UN) Member States committed to ambitious targets for scaling up community-led responses by 2025 toward meeting the goals of ending the AIDS epidemic by 2030. …”
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The mediating role of accelerated biological aging in the association between household air pollution from solid cooking fuels and neuropsychiatric disorders by Rui Tang, Haisheng Wu, Ling Jiang, Jie Zhou, Xia Gao, Jiazhen Zheng, Ya-Ping Tang, Mingxi Tang

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Modeling the determinants of attrition in a two-stage epilepsy prevalence survey in Nairobi using machine learning by Daniel M. Mwanga, Isaac C. Kipchirchir, George O. Muhua, Charles R. Newton, Damazo T. Kadengye, Abankwah Junior, Albert Akpalu, Arjune Sen, Bruno Mmbando, Charles R. Newton, Cynthia Sottie, Dan Bhwana, Daniel Mtai Mwanga, Damazo T. Kadengye, Daniel Nana Yaw, David McDaid, Dorcas Muli, Emmanuel Darkwa, Frederick Murunga Wekesah, Gershim Asiki, Gergana Manolova, Guillaume Pages, Helen Cross, Henrika Kimambo, Isolide S. Massawe, Josemir W. Sander, Mary Bitta, Mercy Atieno, Neerja Chowdhary, Patrick Adjei, Peter O. Otieno, Ryan Wagner, Richard Walker, Sabina Asiamah, Samuel Iddi, Simone Grassi, Sloan Mahone, Sonia Vallentin, Stella Waruingi, Symon Kariuki, Tarun Dua, Thomas Kwasa, Timothy Denison, Tony Godi, Vivian Mushi, William Matuja

“…Background: Attrition is a challenge in parameter estimation in both longitudinal and multi-stage cross-sectional studies. Here, we examine utility of machine learning to predict attrition and identify associated factors in a two-stage population-based epilepsy prevalence study in Nairobi. …”
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