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 cross-sectional study was carried out from September 15, 2019, to March 15, 2020, among 438 people living with HIV who were more than 18 years old and had sexual partner attending ART clinic at Holeta Health Center, central Ethiopia. …”
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Identification of CD8+ T Cell-Related Genes: Correlations with Immune Phenotypes and Outcomes of Liver Cancer by Qi Pan, Ying Cheng, Donghua Cheng

“…We obtained single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) data to evaluate the tumor mutation burden. …”
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Individual-level and community-level factors associated with the family planning use among pastoralist community of Ethiopia: a community-based cross-sectional study by Mussie Alemayehu, Araya Abrha Medhanyie, Elizabeth Reed, Afework Mulugeta

“…The result was described using the Adjusted OR (AOR), and the variance partition coefficient.Setting and participants Afar, Ethiopia (2018; n=891) married women of reproductive age (15–49) years.Primary outcome measures FP use or non-use.Results The current use of FP was 18.7% (16.31%–21.43%). Women who need to walk 1 hour and more to the nearest health facility (AOR 0.14, 95% CI 0.05 to 0.3), have ANC visit of 4 and above (AOR 6.02, 95% CI 1.74 to 20.8), had their last birth at a health facility (AOR 2.71 95% CI 1.27 to 5.81), have five and more children (AOR 4.71, 95% CI 1.86 to 11.9), have high knowledge on FP (AOR 2.74, 95% CI 1.11 to 6.74) and had high intentions to use FP (AOR 10.3, 95% CI 3.85 to 27.6) were more likely to report FP use. …”
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Perceived wildfire risk and past experiences with wildfire smoke influence public support for prescribed burning in the western conterminous United States by Christopher J Rogers, Celeste Beck, Rima Habre, Jo Kay Ghosh

“…In weighted logistic regression models, we evaluated associations between predictor variables (past experiences with smoke, wildfire risk perception) and support for prescribed burns in general or near a respondent’s neighborhood, adjusting for age, race/ethnicity, gender, education, household income, and wildland urban interface status. …”
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The Relationship Between Preferred Learning Styles and Academic Achievement of Undergraduate Health Sciences Students Compared to Other Disciplines at a Middle Eastern University U... by Gangadharan S, Al Mezeini K, Gnanamuthu SS, Al Marshoudi KA

“…Shobana Gangadharan, Khamis Al Mezeini, Sumathi Sasikala Gnanamuthu, Khadija A Al Marshoudi College of Health Sciences, University of Buraimi, Buraimi Governorate, OmanCorrespondence: Shobana Gangadharan, College of Health Sciences, University of Buraimi, P.O Box 890, Al Buraimi, Postal Code 512, Oman, Tel +968 92474074, Email shobana@uob.edu.omIntroduction: Learning style denotes a learner’s approach to acquiring, processing, interpreting, organizing, and contemplating information. …”
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Predominant polarity in bipolar affective disorder and its impact on cognition and quality of life by Shashank Bhardwaj, Deoraj Sinha, Ami Pawar, Astik Mane

“…Substantial MoCA score differences were found between the groups with depressive polarity and no polarity. …”
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Can drug-induced sleep endoscopy improve the success rates of tongue base surgery? by Jong-Gyun Ha, Youngwoo Lee, Jae Sung Nam, Jeong Jin Park, Joo-Heon Yoon, Chang-Hoon Kim, Hyung-Ju Cho

“…Methods Ninety-five patients who underwent the tongue base surgery in combination with palatal surgery for OSA at a tertiary referral hospital between March 2012 and March 2019 were enrolled in this retrospective comparative study. …”
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Risk Factors of Noncompliance to Preventive Mass Drug Administration for Eliminating Lymphatic Filariasis: A Case-Control Study in Jawi District, Northwest Ethiopia by Fetene Mihretu, Gebeyehu Tsega, Melesse Belayneh, Mesafint Molla Adane

“…A case-control study was conducted in Jawi District, Northwest Ethiopia. All individuals who are permanently living in the study area and registered on the annual chemotherapy registration book since 2015 were included in this study. …”
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Research Status of Home-Based Rehabilitation in Chronic Diseases and Construction of Intelligent Rehabilitation Treatment Platform by WANG Jinghua, YU Shaohong, LI Li

“…In China, the mortality rate caused by chronic diseases accounts for about 86% of the mortality rate of all related diseases, so as that the prevention and treatment situation is in a difficult situation. …”
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Linear association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and postoperative delirium after general anesthesia: a cross-sectional study by Xiao Qin, Junming Ren, Chunping Xing, Lijiao Chen, Renjie Wang, Shouyuan Tian

“…Restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis was conducted to explore the linear relationship between the log-transformed Hs-CRP (Log10Hs-CRP) and POD risk.ResultsThe total population consisted of 644 individuals with a mean age of 64.02 ± 13.20 years, 506 (78.60%) of whom were male, and 114 patients (17.7%) had POD. …”
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Investigation on the current situation of research and development capacity of ICU specialist nurses in Guangxi, China (广西壮族自治区ICU专科护士科研和发展能力现状调查)... by HUANG Yingqiong (黄映琼), JIANG Li (蒋莉), TIAN Weiyi (田韦毅), MO Jinli (莫金莉), ZHANG Yun (张云), NING Chuanyi (宁传艺)

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted using a self-made structured questionnaire on the specialist nurses who obtained the ICU specialist nurse certification in Guangxi from 2010 to 2022. …”
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Novel models based on machine learning to predict the prognosis of metaplastic breast cancer by Yinghui Zhang, Wenxin An, Cong Wang, Xiaolei Liu, Qihong Zhang, Yue Zhang, Shaoqiang Cheng

“…Results: The CatBoost model we developed exhibits high accuracy and correctness, making it the best-performing model for predicting survival outcomes in patients with MBC (1-year AUC = 0.833, 3-year AUC = 0.806; 5-year AUC = 0.810). …”
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Establishing Normal Variances and Expectations for Quadriceps Limb Symmetry Index Benchmarks Based on Time from Surgery After Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction. by Sean Hazzard, Saoirse Connolly, Ashley Wiater, Isabella Sprague, Emily Doolan-Roy, Rachel Lampros, Peter D Asnis

“… # Design Observational Cohort Study # Methods Patients who underwent anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR) were evaluated at various points after their surgery with handheld dynamometer assessments. …”
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Kořeny teorie spravedlivé války: od Platóna ke Grotiovi by Jiří Hutečka

“…In this light, the just war theory needs to be viewed as a cultural construct made by members of the so-called western civilization to put limitations to their “way of war”. …”
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Ajouts, omissions, substitutions : la main fautive des copistes dans le texte de L’Éducation sentimentale by Pierre-Marc de Biasi, Déborah Boltz

“…This manuscript constitutes an irreplaceable genetic document, all the more essential that we do not have access to the corrected proofs of the novel. …”
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Characteristics of adherent and non-adherent patients with hypertension in a Norwegian cross-sectional study by Eirik Olsen, Lene V. Halvorsen, Stine Rognstad, Arleen Aune, Karl Marius Brobak, Ola Undrum Bergland, Vibeke N. Kjær, Knut Liestøl, Marit D. Solbu, Rune Mo, Eva Gerdts, Morten Rostrup, Sverre E. Kjeldsen, Aud Høieggen, Mimi S. Opdal, Anne Cecilie K. Larstorp, Camilla L. Søraas

“…We found the non-adherent patients to be younger (56.9 vs. 63.7 years, p < 0.001), with higher systolic and diastolic office BP (150.4/91.4 vs. 143.2/82.0 mmHg, p < 0.01) and less likely to be of European ethnicity (82.9% vs. 95.8%, p < 0.001). …”
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Perbedaan Psikologis Mahasiswa yang Mengikuti dan tidak Mengikuti Organisasi Kerohanian Islam by Fatimah Aprillia Azzahra, Eko Aditiya Meinarno

“…Using a comparative between-subject research design, data were collected through two self-report measures: the Multicultural Attitude Scale Questionnaire (MASQUE) and the Allport-Ross Orientation Scale (AROS). …”
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Non-small cell lung cancer in ever-smokers vs never-smokers by Jeremy R. Burt, Naim Qaqish, Greg Stoddard, Amani Jridi, Parker Sage Anderson, Lacey Woods, Anna Newman, Malorie R. Carter, Reham Ellessy, Jordan Chamberlin, Ismail Kabakus

“…Pathology: NS more commonly had adenocarcinoma compared to S, who had equal numbers of adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma (p = 0.001). …”
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Left Ventricular End-Systolic Volume Is a Reliable Predictor of New-Onset Heart Failure with Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction by Marina Kato, Shuichi Kitada, Yu Kawada, Kosuke Nakasuka, Shohei Kikuchi, Yoshihiro Seo, Nobuyuki Ohte

“…However, such efficacy in patients with LVEF ≥ 50% has not been elucidated. Methods. We screened the patients who received cardiac catheterization to evaluate coronary artery disease concomitantly with both left ventriculography and LV pressure recording using a catheter-tipped micromanometer and finally enrolled 355 patients with LVEF ≥ 50% and no history of heart failure (HF) after exclusion of the patients with severe coronary artery stenosis requiring early revascularization. …”
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The Relationship Between Insufficient Sleep and Depressive Symptoms in Chinese Adolescents: A National Survey of Contributing Factors by Yan C, Zheng W, Du Y, Li Y, Wang M, Qu M

“…The adolescents with insufficient sleep, particularly those who are older, have a higher BMI, or come from divorced or single-parent households, require increased attention.Keywords: depressive symptoms, sleep duration, adolescent mental health, parent–child relationship…”
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