The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on HIV healthcare delivery for females in sub-Saharan Africa: A scoping review. by Reeya Kothari, Rachel Victoria Baran, Paulina Rudziak, Vishva Shah, Elysée Nouvet

“…The literature highlighted two special populations, female sex workers and pregnant females, as having unique challenges in accessing HIV care due to societal stigma and their personalized health needs. Reviewed articles indicate that the COVID-19 pandemic introduced and exacerbated barriers to the accessibility, availability, and affordability of HIV healthcare and services for females in SSA. …”
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Nomogram-derived immune-inflammation-nutrition score could act as a novel prognostic indicator for patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Wen-Yan Wang, Yue Chen, Qian Chen, Hong-Wei Sun, Nuo-Xuan Niu, Hong-Hui Li, Yu-Dan Cao, Yan-Xia Bai, Xiang Li, Xiang Li

“…It offers enhanced predictive accuracy compared to existing markers and has the potential to guide personalized treatment strategies and clinical decision-making.…”
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Are we ready for self-sampling for cervical cancer screening? Insights from service providers and policy makers in Nepal. by Saki Thapa, Amit Timilsina, Bikram Bucha, Swastika Shrestha, Safal Kunwar, Raghu Dhital, Gillian Holdsworth

“…These interviews were conducted in person with 20 participants until data saturation was achieved. …”
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Study on exhaled volatile organic compounds identifying cognitive fatigue induced by N-back task in healthy young adults by Xiaoyu Zhang, Xiaoyan Dong, Qiang Huang, Zhe Liu, Qin Wang

“…Cognitive fatigue in specific occupations may present a risk to personal safety. The study aimed to explore the characteristic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in exhaled breath in response to cognitive fatigue, to provide a scientific basis for the non-invasive exhaled breath diagnostic techniques for cognitive fatigue assessing. …”
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Acute kidney injury is associated with liver-related outcomes in patients with hepatitis B virus infection: a retrospective cohort study by Jiao Liu, Ruixuan Chen, Shiyu Zhou, Zhixin Guo, Licong Su, Lisha Cao, Yanqin Li, Xiaodong Zhang, Fan Luo, Ruqi Xu, Qi Gao, Yuxin Lin, Xin Xu, Sheng Nie, the CRDS study Investigators

“…Our findings highlight the importance of monitoring AKI in patients with HBV infection for tailoring personalized treatments.…”
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Breastfeeding Practices and Food Consumption of Socially Vulnerable Children by Natália A. Oliveira, Nathalia Pizato, Érika S. O. Patriota, Ariene S. do Carmo, Gabriela Buccini, Vivian S. S. Gonçalves

“…In 58.99% of households, the reference person was the mother; 86.20% were unemployed, and 27.08% had a low education degree. …”
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Estimation of the incidence of invasive meningococcal disease using a capture–recapture model based on two independent surveillance systems in Catalonia, Spain by Pilar Ciruela, Carmen Munoz-Almagro, Cristina Rius, Tomas Pumarola, Frederic Gomez-Bertomeu, Núria Soldevila, Ángela Domínguez, LAURA RUIZ, Ana Calderon, Ana Martinez, M Ángeles Domínguez, Mercé Garcia, Dionisia Fontanals, Gloria Carmona, Pere Godoy, Goretti Sauca, Jordi Vila, Marta Vilaró, Mireia Jané, Tomás Garcia, Sergi Hernández, Maria Teresa Bastida, Frederic Ballester, Isabel Pujol, Miguel Angel Benítez, Alba Cebollero, Jordi Bosch, Margarida Curriu, Fe Tubau Quintano, Jose Manuel Ramirez, Ma Jose Fusté, Carme Gallés, Pilar Hernandez Pérez, ElisendaCapdevila GildeBernabe, Paula Gassiot, Araceli González-Cuevas, Marius Juanpere, Amaresch Perez Arguello, Carmina Martí, Nuria Margall, Lurdes Matas, Montserrat Giménez, Montserrat Morta, Gloria Trujillo, Silvia Noguer, Montserrat Olsina, Amaia Oteiza Ubanell, Pepa Perez, Mar Olga Pérez-Moreno, Juanjo Gonzales, Xavier Raga, Mercè Ribelles, Esther Sanfeliu, Isabel Sanfeliu, Anna Vilamala, César Arias, Irene Barrabeig, Neus Camps, Mònica Carol, Núria Follia, Sofia Minguell, Ignasi Parron, Ma Rosa Sala-Farré, Ariadna Rovira

“…The estimated adjusted incidence of IMD was 0.7/100 000 persons-year.Conclusions The sensitivity of enhanced surveillance through the combination of two complementary sources was higher than for the sources individually. …”
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Assessing anxiety symptoms and Traumatic Event Scale scores among medical staff during the COVID-19 pandemic in Colombia: a descriptive cohort study in Bogotá by Pablo Vásquez-Hoyos, Jhon Camacho-Cruz, Sara Marcela Torres Ayala, Susan Tatiana Cárdenas Rojas, Carolina Alexandra Zambrano Pérez, Juanita Yolanda Atuesta-Fajardo, Licet Villamizar-Gómez

“…The multivariate model associated thoughts of quitting (OR 4.55; 95% CI 1.8 to 11.6) and the clinically significant level of TES (OR 7.8; 95% CI 1.0 to 62.5) with anxiety symptoms and the use of a surgical gown as a personal protection element (OR 0.222; 95% CI 0.12 to 0.73; p=0.009) with the protective factor.Conclusions The pandemic significantly impacted Bogota physicians, with around 7.3% of exhibiting anxiety symptoms during the initial assessment. …”
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On understanding of proof in English and American law by O. V. Tiaglo

“…It is concluded, firstly, that concept of judicial proof grasps both process of presentation of legal evidence and its effects – conclusion, supported by system of the evidence, and belief to this conclusion, induced in minds of relevant persons. Secondly, cluster of (concepts and relevant) terms, by which proof in English and American law is (realized and) expressed, includes, among others, «truth», «proof» and «evidence», «to prove» and «to evidence», «burden of proof», «degree of proof», «standard of proof», «standard of proof beyond reasonable doubt», «standard of proof by preponderance of the evidence», «standard of proof by clear and convincing evidence», «legality», «admissibility», as well as «belief», «conviction», «to convince» and «to persuade». …”
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Modern Pedagogical Approaches in the System of Engineering Education by L. V. Orinina, I. V. Kashuba, N. V. Dyorina, E. V. Rabina

“…The authors consider using of the modern IT-technologies to be a strong motivator in this process as well as gamification (role games and business games).As the key tasks of the teaching staff at technical university the following issues are regarded: creation of conditions for the disclosure by future engineers of their professional and personal resources; obtaining by future engineers the information necessary to increase the level of their psychological and pedagogical competence; acquisition of skills necessary for knowledge application in future professional activity; expanding the range of professional competencies of future engineers in the conditions of psychological and pedagogical design.One of the most important aspects of teacher’s activity is reflection, self-evaluation. …”
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Validação de uma escala de avaliação da garra junto de estudantes universitários de Angola by Isabel Romero, Samuel Tumbula, Leandro S. Almeida

“…Assim, o presente artigo teve como objectivo a apresentação de dados relativos à validação da “Escala de Avaliação da Garra: Versão Internacional em Língua Portuguesa” (EAGrIt-LP) para a população estudantil universitária de Angola. …”
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Psychosocial distress, perceived need and utilization of psycho- social support services in patients in the early phase after the first cancer diagnosis by Hannah Zingler, Diana Steinmann, Jochen Ernst, Ute Goerling, Myriel Hermann, Beate Hornemann, Anja Mehnert-Theuerkauf, Tanja Zimmermann

“…It can therefore be assumed that barriers, e.g. structural or personal ones, prevent access. These should be investigated in more detail in future studies.…”
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Masking is good, but conforming is better: The consequences of masking non-conformity within the college classroom. by Jessica Sullivan, Corinne Moss-Racusin, Kengthsagn Louis

“…In the years following the acute COVID-19 crisis, facemask mandates became increasingly rare, rendering masking a highly visible personal choice. Across three studies conducted in the U.S. in 2022 and 2023 (N = 2,973), the current work provided a novel exploration of the potential impacts of adhering to vs. deviating from group masking norms within college classrooms. …”
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Monitoring M-Protein, Therapeutic Antibodies, and Polyclonal Antibodies in a Multiparametric Mass Spectrometry Assay Provides Insight into Therapy Response Kinetics in Patients wit... by Charissa Wijnands, Peter G. A. Karel, Jolein Gloerich, Gad Armony, Anastasia Tzasta, Corrie M. de Kat Angelino, Luciano Di Stefano, Vincent Bonifay, Theo M. Luider, Martijn M. VanDuijn, Sandra J. Croockewit, Elizabeth A. de Kort, Daan A. R. Castelijn, Claudia A. M. Stege, Hans J. C. T. Wessels, Alain J. van Gool, Niels W. C. J. van de Donk, Joannes F. M. Jacobs

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Multiple Myeloma (MM) is a hematologic malignancy caused by clonally expanded plasma cells that produce a monoclonal immunoglobulin (M-protein), a personalized biomarker. Recently, we developed an ultra-sensitive mass spectrometry method to quantify minimal residual disease (MS-MRD) by targeting unique M-protein peptides. …”
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Assessing Mitigation Strategies to Reduce Potential Exposures to Indoor Particle Release Events by Katie Van Valkinburgh, Ali Mohammadi Nafchi, Ehsan Mousavi, Vincent Blouin, Nigel Kaye, Andrew R. Metcalf

“…These results are used to evaluate the potential personal exposure risk associated with various classroom ventilation setups. …”
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Imagist Novel’s Poetics: “Bid Me to Live” by H.D. by Yevheniya Chernokova

“…Friedman), typical for a lyric novel, focuses on the narrative-transformation of heroine at the moment of her deepest personal crisis both in the life of a woman and an artist against the catastrophic background of the First World War.    …”
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Despite antiretroviral therapy (ART) rollout, most cases of tuberculosis among people with HIV in Adama, Ethiopia, occur before ART initiation by Patrik Bristedt, Meseker Fentie, Per Björkman, Anton Reepalu

“…Most TB cases occurred in ART-naïve persons, illustrating late HIV diagnosis in this population.…”
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Use of Machine Learning to Predict Individual Postprandial Glycemic Responses to Food Among Individuals With Type 2 Diabetes in India: Protocol for a Prospective Cohort Study by Niteesh K Choudhry, Shweta Priyadarshini, Jaganath Swamy, Mridul Mehta

“…Results from our study will generate data to facilitate the creation of machine learning models to predict individual PPGR responses and to facilitate the prescription of personalized diets for individuals with T2D. …”
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Design of an iterative method for enhanced early prediction of acute coronary syndrome using XAI analysis by Shital Hajare, Rajendra Rewatkar, K.T.V. Reddy

“…The Logistic Regression coefficients and the SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) values provide interpretative insights into the risk factor significance, facilitating personalized patient risk assessments. Furthermore, the study pioneers a clinically applicable risk scoring system, which is thoroughly evaluated through sensitivity, specificity, and positive predictive value metrics. …”
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Kidney and gallbladder stones and the risk of prostate cancer: Results from the EPICAP study. by Melissa Sawaya, Emilie Cordina-Duverger, Pierre-Jean Lamy, Brigitte Trétarre, Florence Menegaux

“…A total of 819 diagnosed prostate cancer cases and 879 controls were face-to-face interviewed using a standardized questionnaire that collected information on personal medical history, including history of kidney and gallbladder stones. …”
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