Prevalence and Risk Factors Associated with Intestinal Parasitic Infection among Primary School Children in Dera District, Northwest Ethiopia by Dires Tegen, Destaw Damtie

“…Results. Of the 382 students who were examined for IPIs, 238 (62.3%) (61.8% males, 62.8% females) were positive for one or more IPIs. …”
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U-shaped association between sleep duration and frailty in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study by Yanliqing Song, Haoqiang Liu, Kenan Gu, Yue Liu

“…Compared with older adults in China who slept 6–8 h at night, those with a sleep duration of <6 h (OR = 1.58, 95% CI: 1.36–1.82) were more likely to be frail. …”
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Risk Factors and Comorbidity in Childhood Specific Phobias by Abdurrahman Cahid Orengul, Yavuz Meral, Vahdet Gormez

“…Majority of the participants (67.7%) were not able to identify a possible trigger, whilst 25.3% reported that it started after a certain event. …”
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The Impact of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Stress Levels of Pregnant Women by Candan Ersanlı, Çağla Yiğitbaş

“…It has been observed that future anxiety increases in pregnant women who consider the measures taken as inadequate. The mean scores of the scales used in the study are 42.99 ± 24.58 (Min-max: 6-116, median: 40) for Pregnancy Stress Rating Scale, 2.60±3.26 (Min-max: 0-19, median: 2) for Coronavirus Anxiety Scale.Conclusion: The COVID-19 pandemic is one of the factors contributing to increased stress and anxiety in pregnant women.…”
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Reactogenicity and Immunogenicity Against MPXV of the Intradermal Administration of Modified Vaccinia Ankara Compared to the Standard Subcutaneous Route by Valentina Mazzotta, Pierluca Piselli, Alessandro Cozzi Lepri, Giulia Matusali, Eleonora Cimini, Rozenn Esvan, Francesca Colavita, Roberta Gagliardini, Stefania Notari, Alessandra Oliva, Silvia Meschi, Rita Casetti, Giulia Micheli, Licia Bordi, Alessandro Giacinta, Germana Grassi, Saba Gebremeskel Tekle, Claudia Cimaglia, Jessica Paulicelli, Alessandro Caioli, Paola Gallì, Giulia Del Duca, Miriam Lichtner, Loredana Sarmati, Enrica Tamburrini, Claudio Mastroianni, Alessandra Latini, Paolo Faccendini, Carla Fontana, Emanuele Nicastri, Andrea Siddu, Alessandra Barca, Francesco Vaia, Enrico Girardi, Fabrizio Maggi, Andrea Antinori

“…Our data support the current WHO recommendation of using the ID route in low–medium-income countries (LMIC), although response data in people infected with the new 1b clade are urgently needed.…”
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The Impact of Cancel Culture on Politics and International Relations by L. V. Deriglazova, A. M. Pogorelskaya

“…In regard to Russia the efforts are made to “cancel” it on two levels: formal – by sanctions and informal – via rejection to cooperate coming from various professional communities. …”
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Radiofrequency ablation for solitary T1N0M0 papillary thyroid carcinoma in the danger triangle area: a preliminary analysis by Dan-ling Zhang, Sheng Chen, Yuhan Qiu, Jian-chuan Yang, Zhiliang Hong, Jianwei Li, Song-song Wu

“…The tumor disappearance rate was 76.59% (72/94), with higher rates in the T1a group compared to the T1b group (80% [64/80] VS57.1% [8/14], p < 0.001). …”
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Short-term endoscopic alterations of early gastric cancer after successful eradication of Helicobacter pylori by Xiaohan Yan, Jingze Li, Zehua Zhang, Bensong Duan, Meidong Xu, Qinwei Xu

“…Methods Consecutive EGC patients who underwent two gastroscopies (one with H. pylori infection and another within 3 months after successful H. pylori eradication) were enrolled. …”
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Birth Weight and the Related Risks in the Mothers Delivered in the Jazan Region of Saudi Arabia by Ebtihal Elameen Eltyeb, Gassem Ali Gohal, Ali Ali Al-Makramani, Alanoud Ibrahim Mokhasha, Sara Abduh Ali, Abdullah Ahmed Almalki, Alaa Allayl, Mohammed Salih Mahfouz

“…Conclusion: Although overall birth weight showed normal distribution, the mother’s occupation, smoking, and increased maternal age were all linked to LBW. Therefore, we recommend further studies that include more maternal risk factors.…”
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Short-term costs of alcohol-associated hepatitis care in different clinical settings by Chi Mai Nguyen, Jing Su, Yang Li, Ryan Healey, Shihui Jiang, Jiangqiong Li, Naga Chalasani, Samer Gawrieh, Suthat Liangpunsakul, Wanzhu Tu

“…It also explores concurrent diagnoses and their effects on care costs. Methods:. We conducted a retrospective cohort study using deidentified data from Optum’s Clinformatics Data Mart. …”
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Sessile Serrated Lesions: Searching for the True Prevalence and Risk Factors in China by Bing-Yue Yao, Li Zhang, Chuan-Xia Wu, Liang Zheng, Ben-Song Duan, Qin-Wei Xu, Jing-Jing Lian, Hai-Bin Zhang, Yu Wang, Jia Cao

“…Additionally, understanding the influencing factors in SSL development is limited. We aim to retrospectively analyze the true prevalence and risk factors of SSL in China. …”
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Laser Vaporization of Intracoronary Thrombus and Identifying Plaque Morphology in ST-Segment Elevation Myocardial Infarction as Assessed by Optical Coherence Tomography by Yuki Yamanaka, Yoshihisa Shimada, Daisuke Tonomura, Kazunori Terashita, Tatsuya Suzuki, Kentaro Yano, Satoshi Nishiura, Masataka Yoshida, Takao Tsuchida, Hitoshi Fukumoto

“…Objectives. We evaluated the thrombus-vaporizing effect of excimer laser coronary angioplasty (ELCA) in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) by optical coherence tomography (OCT). …”
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A comparative analysis of clinicopathological features of HPV-associated and HPV-independent cervical carcinomas based on P16 INK4a immunohistochemistry: A one-year retrospective s... by Padmavathi D. Chaganti, Kaumudi Konkay, Ann M. Varghese

“…The recent WHO classification of female genital tracts recommends cervical carcinomas to be further subtyped as HPV-associated and HPV-independent and accepted p16 immunoreactivity as a surrogate biomarker for HPV testing. …”
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Birth preparedness and complication readiness assessment among antenatal and postnatal mothers at government hospital, in urban Bengaluru by Sangeetha M.D, Jagadish Ganagi, Darshan H.S, Neha Annet Joy, Akarsh KR

“…Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness (BPACR) is a critical component of antenatal care recommended by the World Health Organization (WHO) to reduce maternal mortality. The maternal mortality ratio (MMR) of Karnataka is 92 per 100,000 live births in SRS 2016-18. …”
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The clinical features and outcomes of diabetes patients infected with COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis comprising 192,693 patients by Kai Liu, Shu Liu, Ting-ting Xu, Hong Qiao

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The riflemen union in the Independence war by Aušra Jurevičiūtė, Audronė Veilentienė

“…The fighters of Russian General Bermont-Avalov had not yet been banished when the Polish soldiers started robbing the local population on the Lithuania-Poland border. …”
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A clinical decision model for failed adrenal vein sampling in primary aldosteronism by Sophie N. M. ter Haar, Sofie J. van Goor, Eleonora P. M. Corssmit, Arian R. van Erkel, Bartholomeus E. P. B. Ballieux, Olaf M. Dekkers, Olaf M. Dekkers, Michiel F. Nijhoff

“…The Youden index calculated cut-off values, targeting a specificity &gt;90% for PA subtype differentiation.ResultsThe cohort, averaging 48.5 ± 9.5 years in age, comprised 21 women and 33 men, among whom 26 presented with unilateral and 28 with bilateral disease. …”
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A Quantitative Examination and Comparison of the Ability of Australian Gentamicin Dosing Guidelines to Achieve Target Therapeutic Concentrations in Neonates by Luke E. Grzeskowiak, Sheree Wynne, Michael J. Stark

“…We determined the proportion of neonates who would achieve peak gentamicin concentrations of ≥5 or ≥10 mg/L and trough concentrations of ≤1 or ≤2 mg/L. …”
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Effectiveness of non-pharmacological intervention protocol for prevention of postoperative delirium in the surgical intensive care unit by Thassayu Yuyen, Akarawat Narksut, Suchanun Lao-amornphunkul, Chayanan Thanakiattiwibun, Cholticha Pansangar, Napat Thikom, Onuma Chaiwat, Annop Piriyapatsom

“…This before-and-after cohort study included 300 patients aged ≥ 65 years who were admitted to the SICU within 7 days postoperatively with an anticipated SICU stay > 24 h. …”
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Data linkage of German statutory health insurance claims data and care needs assessments preceding a population-based cohort study on nursing home admission by Karin Wolf-Ostermann, Dominik Domhoff, Kathrin Seibert, Susanne Stiefler, Dirk Peschke

“…After linkage, the results of each stage were analysed and the resulting dataset was evaluated cross-sectionally with respect to bias generated through this process.Setting The study comprises data from the German SHI and Statutory Long-Term Care Insurance.Participants The study cohort comprised 158 069 individuals who became care dependent in 2006. We obtained CNA data for the year 2006 including 188 935 individuals.Results We could link CNAs to 66 310 individuals of the original study cohort, corresponding to 42.0%. …”
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