Prediction of Preterm Birth by Maternal Characteristics and Medical History in the Brazilian Population by Enio Luis Damaso, Daniel Lober Rolnik, Ricardo de Carvalho Cavalli, Silvana Maria Quintana, Geraldo Duarte, Fabricio da Silva Costa, Alessandra Marcolin

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Incidence and Clinical Predictors of Ocular Candidiasis in Patients with Candida Fungemia by Ayesha Khalid, Lisa A. Clough, R. C. Andrew Symons, Jonathan D. Mahnken, Lei Dong, Albert J. Eid

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Temporal Trends in Gestational Diabetes Prevalence, Treatment, and Outcomes at Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby, between 2004 and 2016 by Per Glud Ovesen, Jens Fuglsang, Mette Bisgaard Andersen, Charlotte Wolff, Olav Bjørn Petersen, H. David McIntyre

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Low Fat Loss Response after Medium-Term Supervised Exercise in Obese Is Associated with Exercise-Induced Increase in Food Reward by Graham Finlayson, Phillipa Caudwell, Catherine Gibbons, Mark Hopkins, Neil King, John Blundell

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K-Means Clustering with Local Distance Privacy by Mengmeng Yang, Longxia Huang, Chenghua Tang

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Suitability of paediatric legislation beyond the USA and Europe: a qualitative study on access to paediatric medicines by Albrecht Jahn, Rosa Jahn, Anna Volodina

“…Ideally, legislative changes would build on global harmonisation of paediatric legislation, which could be achieved through existing WHO structures.…”
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Testing the Multi-Theory Model for initiation and sustenance of smoking cessation at Kathmandu Metropolitan City, Nepal: A cross-sectional study by Sumitra SHARMA, Umesh R. ARYAL, Manoj SHARMA

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Development of Environmental Action Plans for Adaptation to Climate Change: A Perspective of Air Quality Management by Han-Shi Chen, Kei-Iong Tam, Yu-Lin Zhao, Lan Yuan, Weiyi Wang, Merrisa Lin, Pen-Chi Chiang

“…Abstract The impacts of climate change on air quality (tropospheric ozone pollution, particulate matter pollution, atmospheric deposition effect, and extreme weather events) greatly threaten most creatures on the earth who need to breathe fresh and non-toxic air. To respond to the impacts of climate change concerning air, many countries have proposed corresponding adaptation plans to reduce these impacts. …”
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A ‘training of trainers’ programme for operational research: increasing capacity remotely by Angela Willemsen, Eskinder Wolka, Yibeltal Assefa, Simon Reid

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) Structured Operational Research Training Initiative (SORT-IT) programme promotes how OR contributes to improved health care delivery and health outcomes. …”
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A School-Based Exercise Intervention Program Increases Muscle Strength in Prepubertal Boys by Susanna Stenevi-Lundgren, Robin M. Daly, Magnus K. Karlsson

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Clay Shoveler's Fracture: A Pain in the Neck by Marc Boutros, Maria R. Karam, Maria El Asmar, Emmanuelle Wakim, Labib Chebli, Pierre Maurice Doumit Bader Tarabay, Sami Roukoz

“…The name originated in Australia during the 1930s, after many reports of similar injuries among clay workers who suffered fractures due to a sudden flexion force on their neck and back muscles, hence the name “clay shoveler's fracture.” …”
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Risk of aortic aneurysm or dissection following use of fluoroquinolones: a retrospective multinational network cohort studyResearch in context by Jack L. Janetzki, Jung Ho Kim, Evan Minty, Jung Ah Lee, Daniel R. Morales, Rohan Khera, Chungsoo Kim, Thamir M. Alshammari, Scott L. DuVall, Michael E. Matheny, Thomas Falconer, Seonji Kim, Thanh-Phuc Phan, Phung-Anh Nguyen, Min-Huei Hsu, Jason C. Hsu, Rae Woong Park, Kenneth K.C. Man, Sarah Seager, Mui Van Zandt, James P. Gilbert, Patrick B. Ryan, Martijn J. Schuemie, Marc A. Suchard, George Hripcsak, Nicole Pratt, Seng Chan You

“…Methods: A retrospective cohort study was conducted using a large, distributed network analysis across 14 databases from 5 countries (United States, South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, and Australia). The study included 13,588,837 patients aged 35 or older who initiated systemic fluoroquinolones (FQs) or comparable antibiotics (trimethoprim with or without sulfamethoxazole [TMP] or cephalosporins [CPHs]) for UTI treatment in the outpatient setting between JAN 01, 2010 and DEC 31, 2019. …”
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Understanding experiences of neglected tropical diseases of the skin: a mixed-methods study to inform intervention development in Ethiopia by Michael Marks, David Mabey, Ruth Canter, Elizabeth Allen, Charles Opondo, Jennifer Palmer, Iris Mosweu, Jacob Novignon, Sinéad Langan, Maria Zuurmond, Catherine Pitt, Stephen L Walker, Dorothy Yeboah-Manu, Tara Mtuy, Rachel L Pullan, Richard Phillips, Daniel Okyere, Anthony Ablordey, Samantha Owen, Portia Boakye Okyere, Kidist Bobosha, Katherine Halliday, Steve Walker, Galana Mamo Ayana, Rachel Pullan, Mirgissa Kaba, Tara B Mtuy, Yaw Amoako, Adwoa Asante-Poku, Abigail Agbanyo, Eric Koka, Joseph Timothy, Yohannes Hailemichael, Abebaw Yeshambel Alemu, Teklu Cherkose, Getachew Kebebew, Fikregabrail Aberra Kassa, Tedros Nigusse, Kibur Engedawork, Zenebu Begna, Abay Waday, Saba Lambert, Katherine Elizabeth Halliday, Endalamaw Gadisa, Vanessa Yardley, Collins Ahorlu, Anita Achiaa Gyekye, Emmanuel Afreh, Esther Amon, Abraham Kwabena Anang, Ruth Dede Tuwor, Giulia D’Odorico, Kibur Engidawork, Mehari Getaneh, Bernadette Morkporkpor, Emmanuel Narh, Dorcas Opai-Tetteh, Yohannes Michael, Amel Mohammed, Fewzia Shikur Mohammed, Shimelis Doni Nigusse, Maja Niksic, Edmond Okloo, Michael Oppong, Lucy Owusu, Ishaque Siam, Ingrid Sobel, Feleke Tilahum, Joseph Tuffour, Abay Woday, Abebaw Yeshambel, Adelaide Forkuo- Boadu, Derrick Kontoh, Jojo Cobbinah

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Tuberculosis and HIV/AIDS-attributed mortalities and associated sociodemographic factors in Papua New Guinea: evidence from the comprehensive health and epidemiological surveillanc... by Chalapati Rao, Willie Pomat, Tony Okely, Bang Nguyen Pham, Norah Abori, Vinson D Silas, Ronny Jorry

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Study protocol: an observational study of distress, immune function and persistent pain in HIV by John A Joska, Mark R Hutchinson, Maia Lesosky, Victoria J Madden, Ncumisa Msolo, Luyanduthando Mqadi, Gillian J Bedwell, Jonathan Grant Peter, Romy Parker, Andrew Schrepf, Robert R Edwards

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COVID-19 morbidity in Afghanistan: a nationwide, population-based seroepidemiological study by Siyu Chen, Fatima Arifi, Mohammad Nadir Sahak, Sayed Ataullah Saeedzai, Lisa J White, Amal Barakat, Eman Abdelkreem Aly, Margo van Gurp, Giti Azim, Bahara Rasoly, Soraya Safi, Jennifer A Flegg, Nasar Ahmed, Mohmmad Jamaluddin Ahadi, Niaz M Achakzai, Alaa AbouZeid

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A Framework for Cloud-Based Healthcare Services to Monitor Noncommunicable Diseases Patient by Muhammad Al-Qurishi, Mabrook Al-Rakhami, Fattoh Al-Qershi, Mohammad Mehedi Hassan, Atif Alamri, Hameed Ullah Khan, Yang Xiang

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The Taking Charge After Stroke (TaCAS) study protocol: a multicentre, investigator-blinded, randomised controlled trial comparing the effect of a single Take Charge session, two Ta... by Mark Weatherall, Harry McNaughton, Vivian Wai Yin Fu

“…All patients discharged to community living who have ongoing symptoms at time of discharge (modified Rankin scale>0) will be eligible. …”
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Women's perception of risks of adverse fetal pregnancy outcomes: a large-scale multinational survey by Irene Petersen, Hedvig Nordeng, Angela Lupattelli, Rachel L McCrea

“…Noticeably, 70% had not heard about thalidomide, but of those who had (2692/9113), the risk perception scores were 0.4–0.5 points lower in women below 25 years compared to women aged 26–30 years.Conclusions In general, women perceived the risks of giving birth to a child with birth defects low, but there were substantial disparities between women's perceived risks and the actual risks when it comes to over-the-counter agents against nausea and prescribed medication. …”
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Young urban people’s impulsive online shopping behavior and its financial literacy by Bagong Suyanto, Nadia Egalita, Rahma Sugihartati, Siti Mas’udah, Pingkan Sekar Savira, Claudia Anridho, Nur Syamsiyah

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