Determinants of handwashing practice and its associated factors among mothers of under-5 children in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia: cross-sectional study by Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Maereg Wolde, Meshehsa Abate, Gebremeskel Mandefro, Ezedin Beru, Aysheshim Kassahun

“…Mothers serve as the children’s nurses and poor practice of simple hygiene increases the risk of the spread of diseases to under-5 children.Objective This study aimed at investigating the proportion of handwashing practice at critical times and associated factors among mothers of under-5 children in Kolladiba town, Northwest Ethiopia.Design, Setting, participants and outcome measures A community-based cross-sectional study design was carried out from 20 February 2020 to 12 March 2020, in Kolladiba town. …”
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Association of Inflammatory and Oxidative Stress Markers with Metabolic Syndrome in Asian Indians in India by Veena S. Rao, Radhika K. Nagaraj, Sridhara Hebbagodi, Natesha B. Kadarinarasimhiah, Vijay V. Kakkar

“…In conclusion, oxLDL is a candidate predictor for MetS in the Asian Indian population.…”
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Asymptotic Optimality and Rates of Convergence of Quantized Stationary Policies in Continuous-Time Markov Decision Processes by Xiao Wu, Yanqiu Tang

“…Finally, we give an example to illustrate the asymptotic optimality.…”
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Macro-economic determinants of the IPO waves: An assessment of G-7 countries [version 2; peer review: 1 approved, 2 approved with reservations, 1 not approved] by Esin Benhür Aktürk, MUSTAFA ÖZYEŞİL

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Associations of inferior frontal sulcal hyperintensities on brain MRI with cerebral small vessel disease, cognitive function, and depression symptoms by Marc Dörner, Malte Pfister, Anthony Tyndall, Roland von Känel, Katja Neumann, Frank Schreiber, Philipp Arndt, Erelle Fuchs, Cornelia Garz, Wenzel Glanz, Michaela Butryn, Anna-Charlotte John, Annkatrin Hildebrand, Sebastian Euler, Andreas B. Hofmann, Lena Machetanz, Johannes Kirchebner, Pawel Tacik, Alexander Grimm, Robin Jansen, Marc Pawlitzki, Solveig Henneicke, Valentina Perosa, Bendix Labeit, Emrah Düzel, Sven G. Meuth, Stefan Vielhaber, Hendrik Mattern, Jose Bernal, Stefanie Schreiber

“…Higher IFSH scores were associated with lower cognitive function (-0.96, 95% CI -1.81 to -0.10), and higher levels of depression (0.33, 95% CI 0.01–0.65). …”
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Assessment of flavivirus RNA stability and infectivity in various water environments by Yuka Sano, Hawraa Al-Alawi, Misao Himeno, Ryuichi Majima, Kazumi Haga, Myo Thura Kyaw, Satoshi Taniguchi, Meng Ling Moi

“…Methods In this study, we determined the stability and infectivity of flavivirus in different water environments by utilizing RT-qPCR and plaque assay to explore the feasibility of environmental detection and surveillance of flaviviruses. …”
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Identification of Key Factors and Mining of Association Relations in Complex Product Assembly Process by Huibin Zhang, Mingwei Wang, Wei Deng, Jingtao Zhou, Lei Liu, Jianfeng Li, Rong Li

“…There are many factors involved in the assembly process of complex products, but only a few of the key influencing factors really affect the performance of the product assembly. …”
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Using target enrichment sequencing to study the higher-level phylogeny of the largest lichen-forming fungi family: Parmeliaceae (Ascomycota) by Felix Grewe, Claudio Ametrano, Todd J. Widhelm, Steven Leavitt, Isabel Distefano, Wetchasart Polyiam, David Pizarro, Mats Wedin, Ana Crespo, Pradeep K. Divakar, H. Thorsten Lumbsch

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Anaesthetic management of infant with occipital encephalocele associated with Arnold Chiari III malformation - A Case Report by Vandana Patilbuwa Pakhare, K. Naga Sri Sowmya, Mohammed Mohsin Ali, Reshma Sultana, Doli Suresh Chander

“…Children with occipital meningoencephalocele associated with Arnold–Chiari III malformation present unique challenges to anesthesiologists. …”
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Role of thermal and dynamical subdaily perturbations over the Tibetan Plateau in 30-day extended-range forecast of East Asian precipitation in early summer by Bian He, Xinyu He, Yimin Liu, Guoxiong Wu, Qing Bao, Wenting Hu, Chen Sheng, Shijian Feng

“…These findings reveal ways to improve the extended-range forecast skill over East Asia.…”
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Triglyceride levels and its association with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular outcomes among patients with heart failure by Qing-Wen Ren, Tiew-Hwa Katherine Teng, Wouter Ouwerkerk, Yi-Kei Tse, Christopher Tze Wei Tsang, Mei-Zhen Wu, Hung-Fat Tse, Adriaan A. Voors, Jasper Tromp, Carolyn S. P. Lam, Kai-Hang Yiu

“…High triglyceride levels (≥3.0 mmol/L) were associated with atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease admission or death; conversely, lower triglyceride levels (<1.2 mmol/L) were associated with higher risks of HF readmission or death. …”
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Interferon-Gamma Release Assays for Screening of Health Care Workers in Low Tuberculosis Incidence Settings: Dynamic Patterns and Interpretational Challenges by Madhukar Pai, Kevin Elwood

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De Novo Assembly of the Pea (Pisum sativum L.) Nodule Transcriptome by Vladimir A. Zhukov, Alexander I. Zhernakov, Olga A. Kulaeva, Nikita I. Ershov, Alexey Y. Borisov, Igor A. Tikhonovich

“…The “Nodules” assembly was compared with the “Root Tips” assembly and with pea transcriptome sequencing data from projects indicating tissue specificity. …”
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Skin Lesions Associated with Nutritional Management of Maple Syrup Urine Disease by Jaraspong Uaariyapanichkul, Puthita Saengpanit, Ponghatai Damrongphol, Kanya Suphapeetiporn, Sirinuch Chomtho

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Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in China by Sailimai Man, Yuan Ma, Cheng Jin, Jun Lv, Mingkun Tong, Bo Wang, Liming Li, Yi Ning

“…Studies suggest an association between H. pylori infection and extragastrointestinal disease. …”
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Headlines for Health! Asthma Triggers, MD by Joy C. Jordan, Hyun-Jeong Lee, Susan Williams, Jessica Kochert

“…A series of six lessons targeted to 5th grade youth covers hazardous household products, mold, lead, radon, air pollution, and asthma triggers. Each lesson is mapped to relevant Sunshine State Standards. …”
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Mapping the association between mental health and people's perceived and actual ability to practice hygiene-related behaviours in humanitarian and pandemic crises: A scoping review. by Emily Yasmin Ghassemi, Astrid Hasund Thorseth, Karine Le Roch, Thomas Heath, Sian White

“…Two studies found that lower scores of PTSD were associated with better hygiene practices, including handwashing with soap. …”
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Florida Soil Series and Natural Community Associations by G. D. J. LaPierre, N. D. Medina Irizarry, M. G. Andreu

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Dirac Particle for the Position Dependent Mass in the Generalized Asymmetric Woods-Saxon Potential by Soner Alpdoğan, Ali Havare

“…The one-dimensional Dirac equation with position dependent mass in the generalized asymmetric Woods-Saxon potential is solved in terms of the hypergeometric functions. …”
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Association between PM2.5 components and poor ovarian response in assisted reproductive technology patients: A retrospective cohort study identifying sensitive exposure windows in China by Rui-Ling Liu, Zhi-Lei Xu, Yu-Ling Hu, Xing-Yu Lv, Quan-Zi Yao, Jia-Liang He, Li-Juan Fu, Li-Hong Geng, Tong Wang, Zhao-Hui Zhong, Yi-Jian Zhu, Yu-Bin Ding

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