Using Human-Centered Design to Bridge Zero-Dose Vaccine Gap: A Case Study of Ilala District in Tanzania by Simon Martin Nzilibili, Hellen Maziku, Awet Araya, Ruthbetha Kateule, Millenium Anthony Malamla, Suna Salum, Furaha Kyesi, Lotalis Gadau, Tumaini Menson Haonga, Florian Tinuga, Rashid Mfaume, Zaitun Hamza, Georgina Joachim, Alice Geofrey Mwiru, Alex Benson, Oscar Kapela, Ona Machangu, Norman Jonas, Ntuli Kapologwe

“…This study aimed to use the HCD approach to aid in identifying, prioritizing, and implementing community-centric interventions in Tanzania, particularly in the Ilala District of Dar es Salaam, to increase vaccine demand and close the zero-dose gap by at least 50%. <b>Methods:</b> The study involved co-creation workshops with 483 participants to identify, design, and test solutions. …”
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Cerebral blood flow change with fluid resuscitation in acute ischemic stroke by Joseph Miller, John Aidan Moloney, Noah Elagamy, Jacob Tuttle, Sam Tirgari, Sean Calo, Richard Thompson, Bashar Nahab, Christopher Lewandowski, Phillip Levy

“…OBJECTIVE: We investigated the hypothesis that early fluid resuscitation with normal saline bolus would improve CBF velocity in the initial resuscitation of patients with AIS. …”
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A mixed methods study investigating factors affecting adherence to Plasmodium vivax malaria primaquine radical cure regimens among migrants along the Myanmar-Thailand border. by April T Ansari, Ko Ko Aung, Htun Htun Win, Candy Beau, Be Nu, Nay Lin Soe, Klay Htoo, Thida San, Tha Gay Wah, Arunrot Keereevijit, Aung Pyae Phyo, Kesinee Chotivanich, Nicholas J White, François Nosten, Ahmar H Hashmi, Cindy S Chu

“…Five focus group discussions with front-line healthcare workers and community members and 16 in-depth interviews with patients who were prescribed P. vivax radical cure were conducted. …”
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Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events in Primary Aldosteronism After Adrenalectomy or Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonist Treatment: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Chien‐Wei Huang, Tse‐Ying Huang, Ya‐Fei Yang, Li‐Yang Chang, Yu‐Kang Tu, Vin‐Cent Wu, Jui‐Yi Chen

“…There were 5939 patients with PA who underwent adrenalectomy. A total of 10 474 patients received MRA treatment. …”
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Epidemiological and Clinical Aspects of Ulcerative Colitis in Mosul city, Iraq by Muhammed Babakir-Mina

“…The study was conducted using two distinct methodologies. An observational checklist was used by the researcher to assess the patients’ characteristics and factors related to UC from 200 hospitalized patients from December 2018 to April 2019. …”
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Clinical study on the treatment of chronic heart failure with a novel D‐shant atrium shunt device by Xiaoke Shang, Mei Liu, Yucheng Zhong, Xueli Wang, Song Chen, Xiaojuan Fu, Ming Sun, Mingxing Xie, Yuhe Ke, Ying Guan, Changdong Zhang, Nianguo Dong

“…Methods and results From May 2020 to September 2020, six patients who were diagnosed with chronic heart failure and completed percutaneous D‐shant atrium shunt device implantation in the Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Union Hospital, were retrospectively included. …”
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Longitudinal MRI evaluation of the efficacy of non-enhanced lung cancer brain metastases by Xian Zhang, Jun Yang, Hong Hu, Yong Wang, Zhenfeng Zhang, Jinhao lv, Junping Li

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The association between violence victimization and subsequent unplanned pregnancy among adolescent girls in Uganda: Do primary schools make a difference? by Katherine G Merrill, Louise Knight, Janet Nakuti, Angel Mirembe, Elizabeth Allen, Amiya Bhatia, Jenny Parkes, Dipak Naker, Karen M Devries

“…We analyzed data from the Contexts of Violence in Adolescence Cohort (CoVAC) study in Luwero District, Uganda. …”
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Addictive behaviour of students: Early detection experience and socio-psychological characteristics by A. V. Smirnov, L. A. Maksimova, I. A. Simonova

“…The aim of the study was to identify the actual socio-psychological characteristics of the personality of underage students who are prone to addictive behaviour.Methodology and research methods. …”
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Prevalence of community-acquired pneumonia among Egyptian children from rural areas of the Delta region: a single-centre cross-sectional study by Magdy Zedan, Nashwa K. Abousamra, Engy Osman, Asmaa S. Gebril

“…Two categories were created for the cases: both typical and atypical CAP. …”
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Molecular Patterns of MEFV Gene Mutations in Egyptian Patients with Familial Mediterranean Fever: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Amal R. Mansour, Ayman El-Shayeb, Nihal El Habachi, Mohamad A. Khodair, Doaa Elwazzan, Nermeen Abdeen, Marwa Said, Riham Ebaid, Noha ElShahawy, Amr Seif, Nadia Zaki

“…To identify the frequency of MEFV gene mutations among the patients who presented with FMF like symptoms and, to characterize the different genetic mutations and their association with increased Amyloid A among Egyptian patients. …”
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Knowledge of Preconception Care and Associated Factors among Healthcare Providers Working in Public Health Institutions in Awi Zone, North West Ethiopia, 2019: Institutional-Based... by Mahlet Million Bekele, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu, Mezgebu Mihret Kefale, Simachew Animen Bante

“…A pretested structured self-administered questionnaire was used to collect the data from individual healthcare providers who were selected randomly using a multistage sampling technique. …”
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Retrospective study of the frequency of diagnosing diffuse changes in the liver parenchyma according to the results of radiological studies by N.Yu. Ziuz, V.M. Bogomaz

“…To determine the relationship between the risk of diffuse liver changes and factor characteristics, we used the method of building logistic regression models. …”
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ANTROPOLOGICAL SKETCH OF THE SOCIAL STRUCTURE OF TRANSITIONAL SOCIETY by I. M. Bondarevych, N. M. Dievochkina

“…The insignificant degree of self-control is discovered among those who have seized consciousness - social infants susceptible to populist promises. …”
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Erratum to ‘Cost differences between autologous and nonautologous cranioplasty implants: A propensity score–matched value driven outcomes analysis’ [World Neurosurgery: X (22C) (20... by Matthew Findlay, Sawyer Z. Bauer, Diwas Gautam, Matthew Holdaway, Robert B. Kim, Walid K. Salah, Spencer Twitchell, Sarah T. Menacho, Gurpreet S. Gandhoke, Ramesh Grandhi

“…Methods: The authors reviewed the hospital billing records over a 12-year period at their institution to identify patients who underwent cranioplasty after decompressive hemicraniectomy for trauma or stroke. …”
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Predicting the effectiveness of omalizumab in patients with refractory chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyps comorbid with asthma based on inflammatory biomarkers by Yutong Sima, MD, Ming Zheng, MD, Yan Zhao, PhD, Siqi Ge, PhD, Chengyao Liu, MD, Ping Wang, BS, Xiangdong Wang, MD, PhD, Luo Zhang, MD, PhD

“…Nevertheless, ideal quantitative or qualitative biomarkers for predicting a different response to biologics urgently need to be explored. We aim to identify potential biomarkers for predicting a good or poor response in patients with refractory CRSwNP. …”
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Multimorbidity clusters and their associations with health-related quality of life in two UK cohorts by Lewis Steell, Stefanie J. Krauth, Sayem Ahmed, Grace O. Dibben, Emma McIntosh, Peter Hanlon, Jim Lewsey, Barbara I. Nicholl, David A. McAllister, Susan M. Smith, Rachael Evans, Zahira Ahmed, Sarah Dean, Colin Greaves, Shaun Barber, Patrick Doherty, Nikki Gardiner, Tracy Ibbotson, Kate Jolly, Paula Ormandy, Sharon A. Simpson, Rod S. Taylor, Sally J. Singh, Frances S. Mair, Bhautesh D. Jani, the PERFORM research team

“…Conclusions While higher LTC counts remain important, we have shown that MLTC cluster types also have an impact on HRQoL. …”
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Baseline 18F-FDG PET/CT parameters in predicting the efficacy of immunotherapy in non-small cell lung cancer by Lu Zheng, Lu Zheng, Yanzhu Bian, Yanzhu Bian, Yujing Hu, Congna Tian, Xinchao Zhang, Shuheng Li, Xin Yang, Yanan Qin

“…ObjectiveTo analyse positron emission tomography/ computed tomography (PET/CT) imaging and clinical data from patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), to identify characteristics of survival beneficiaries of immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) treatment and to establish a survival prediction model.MethodsA retrospective analysis was conducted on PET/CT imaging and clinical parameters of 155 NSCLC patients who underwent baseline PET/CT examination at the Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hebei General Hospital. …”
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Can post-mining territories become landscapes in motion?A Spatial Strategy to Build a (Landscape) Reputation for a Neglected Area in Tuscany, Italy by Camilla Perrone, Maddalena Rossi, Flavia Giallorenzo

“…This area is profoundly intertwined with the urbanisation processes of the greater metropolitan area of Florence, while simultaneously being a mono-functional territory that is not visibly urbanised. …”
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Levodopa Challenge Test Predicts STN-DBS Outcomes in Various Parkinson’s Disease Motor Subtypes: A More Accurate Judgment by Zijian Zheng, Zixiao Yin, Bohan Zhang, Houyou Fan, Dan Liu, Yuancheng Zhou, Jian Duan, Dongwei Zhou, Xi Wu, Guohui Lu

“…Studies were split into a training set (147 patients) and a validation set (304 patients). We retrospectively collected data from 147 patients who received the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale- (UPDRS-) III and the Parkinson’s Disease Questionnaire- (PDQ-) 39 evaluation. …”
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