<i>Fusobacterium</i> Species in Osteoarticular Infections in Childhood—A Systematic Review with Data Synthesis and a Case Series in the Acetabular and Hip Joint Regions by Heide Delbrück, Silvia Schröder, Tom Stapper, Sabine Schacht, Angeliki Pappa, Frank Hildebrand, Miriam Katharina Hertwig

“…In particular, anaerobic fusobacteria may be underdiagnosed owing to a lack of knowledge about their properties. <b>Methods</b>: Based on three of our own cases and a systematic literature review regarding paediatric osteoarticular fusobacterial infections, we extracted characteristic variables and synthesised them in terms of frequencies and mean comparisons. …”
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Prevalence of significant anxiety symptoms and associated factors among adult people with HIV/AIDS in care and treatment clinic centers in Kilimanjaro region, Tanzania: a cross-sec... by Frank Kiwango, Eric Mboya, Florian Emanuel Ghaimo, Neema Ng’unda, Carl Mhina, Editruda Gamassa, Kim Madundo, Ester Steven Mzilangwe, Lyidia Vedasto Masika, Iddi Haruna, Saidi Bakari Kuganda, Blandina Mmbaga, Sylvia Kaaya

“…This study aims to determine the prevalence of significant anxiety symptoms and related risk factors among adult PWH attending care and treatment clinics in Moshi Municipality, Kilimanjaro Region. Methods We used a multistage random cluster sampling approach to select participants at four Care and treatment centers (CTCs) of Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Mawenzi Regional Referral Hospital, Majengo, and Pasua Health Centre, by location at tertiary, secondary, and primary health care levels. …”
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Effectiveness of a community health worker-led education intervention on knowledge, attitude, and antenatal care attendance among pregnant women in Eastern Uganda by Seungwon Lee, Samuel Kasibante, Adam Eminai, Solomon Wani, Didan Jacob Opii, Lisa D. Levine, Andrew Marvin Kanyike

“…The proportion agreeing that attending eight or more ANC visits is crucial increased by 10.6% (88.1–98.7%, p < 0.001). …”
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The role of ubiquitin C–terminal hydrolase (UCH‐L1) and protein S100B in differentiating patients with epileptic and psychogenic non‐epileptic seizures – Pilot study by Biljana Dapic Ivancic, Zeljka Petelin Gadze, Lana Ganoci, Petra Nimac Kozina, Dunja Rogic, Maja Zivkovic

“…However, blood biomarkers provide a faster and more accessible methodology, particularly for unwitnessed events. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with insomnia among firefighting personnel in Dhaka division, Bangladesh by Mohammad Delwer Hossain Hawlader, Koustuv Dalal, Farah Sabrina, Md. Farhan Ibne Faruq, Nurjahan Binte Munaf, Ahmed Hossain, Md. Golam Kibria

“…The study aimed to assess the prevalence of insomnia among firefighting staff working in the Dhaka division of Bangladesh and identify the factors contributing to the severity of insomnia. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted among a total of 406 employees of the Department of Fire Service & Civil Defense (FSCD) working in randomly selected nine districts of the Dhaka division using a simple random sampling (SRS) technique. …”
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Mangrove biomass productivity and sediment carbon storage assessment at selected sites in Mauritius: the effect of tidal inundation, forest age and mineral availability by M D D Doodee, S D D V Rughooputh, S Jawaheer

“…Total organic carbon (TOC), sediment carbon storage, and all essential nutrients for plant growth were analysed using standard methods. Soil texture was determined using granulometric analysis. …”
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Time to regain birth weight and its predictors among preterm neonates admitted at neonatal intensive care unit in Amhara Regional State Comprehensive Specialized Hospitals, Ethiopi... by Dagnew Tigabu, Tigist Nigatu Demissew, Tadesse Misganaw, Abraham Dessie Gessesse, Fikadie Dagnew Baye, Hailemariam Gezie

“…Research from the past has concentrated more on the degree of birth weight growth than its causes. …”
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Hubungan Kadar Hemoglobin Ibu Hamil Trimester III Dengan Berat Bayi Lahir di Kota Pariaman by Anggi Setiawan, Nur Indrawaty Lipoeto, Amirah Zatil Izzah

“…The results of bivariate analysis by using Pearson correlation test is not found the relation between pregnant woment hemoglobin level on the third trimester of pregnancy and birth weight p = 0,856 (p &gt; 0,05).Conclusion: The future research had better has more number of samples and other factors which affect birth weight can be eliminated.…”
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Experiences of antibiotic use and healthcare access among migrants to the UK: a qualitative study by Luisa Silva, Amani Al-Oraibi, Shajwan Nanakali, Mayuri Gogoi, Osama Hassan, Isra Al-Sharabi, Pankhuri Sahare, Manish Pareek, Irtiza Qureshi, Laura B. Nellums

“…The aim of this study was to explore experiences of antibiotic use and healthcare access among migrants in the UK, and how this might influence the risk of AMR. Methods Adult migrants were purposively recruited through community organisations, collaborators, online platforms and snowball sampling representing different migrant statuses, countries of origin and ethnicities. …”
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Intestinal protozoa infections and associated factors among diarrheal under-five children in Borena district, central Ethiopia by Alebie Mesfin, Woynshet Gelaye, Getaneh Alemu

“…Among 380 participants, 136 (35.8 %) were tested positive for one or more intestinal parasite species at least by one of the diagnostic methods. 118 (31.1 %; 95 % CI: 26.6–36.1) children were infected by intestinal protozoans.The parasites detected were: G. lamblia 71 (18.7 %) and E. histolytica/disar 54 (14.2 %), E. vermicularis 3 (0.8 %), A. lumbricoides 2 (0.5 %), H. nana 2 (0.5 %) and T. trichiura 1 (0.3 %). …”
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Health Workforce related challenges for Emergency Obstetric Care at peripheral health facilities: Providers’ Perspective by Sarika Dakhode, Abhay Gaidhane, Pramita Muntode, Sonali Choudhari, Quazi Syed Zahiruddin, Ajay Dawale

“…Objective: To study the readiness and challenges of peripheral health facilities regarding skilled health workforce to provide Emergency Obstetric Care (EmOC). Materials and Methods: A descriptive phenomenological type of qualitative research study was done in all peripheral health facilities (seven) in Deoli block of Wardha District (Maharashtra, India) from February-July 2014. …”
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Creep suppression and fatigue in bio-based composites manufactured via conventional and large format additive manufacturing processes by Amber M. Hubbard, Katie Copenhaver, Caitlyn M. Clarkson, Andrés Márquez Rossy, Mitchell L. Rencheck, Meghan E. Lamm, Soydan Ozcan

“…Furthermore, the porosity of printed samples increased by two orders of magnitude compared to samples prepared via traditional processing methods.…”
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Creation of tomato breeding material with resistance genes based on lines with functional male sterility by I. V. Kozlova, E. A. Mazykina

“…The methods of classical breeding were used in the breeding work. …”
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Research on Few Shot Anomaly Detection Technique for Wind Turbines Based on Audio Data by LIU Yue, LUO Xiao, CHU Wei

“…Then, in view of the deficiency of effective samples of wind turbine faults and the presence of pseudo samples, the compression and reconstruction anomaly detection method was used to facilitate few shot anomaly detection. …”
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Antibiogram of bacterial isolates obtained from infants and children at the University of Calabar Teaching Hospital (UCTH). by Emmanuel Onyekachukwu Ibeneme , Zenoh Danjuma Ali * , Glory Philemon Bebia , Joy Chinweokwu Ezema , JosephusBoniface.

“…Isolates susceptibility was tested on gentamicin, erythromycin, Zithromax, ampicillin, amoxicillin and penicillin using disc diffusion method by Kirby-Bauer. Of the 50 subjects examined, a total of 39 bacterial isolates were obtained from the 36(72%) culture positive samples. …”
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Incorporating 16S gene copy number information improves estimates of microbial diversity and abundance. by Steven W Kembel, Martin Wu, Jonathan A Eisen, Jessica L Green

“…We use theory and simulations to demonstrate that 16S genomic copy number can be accurately estimated from the short reads typically obtained from high-throughput environmental sequencing of the 16S gene, and that organismal abundances in microbial communities are more strongly correlated with estimated abundances obtained from our method than with gene abundances. …”
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Dealing with AFLP genotyping errors to reveal genetic structure in Plukenetia volubilis (Euphorbiaceae) in the Peruvian Amazon. by Jakub Vašek, Petra Hlásná Čepková, Iva Viehmannová, Martin Ocelák, Danter Cachique Huansi, Pavel Vejl

“…Thus, a complex analysis of genotyping error was carried out with the AFLP method in 169 samples of the oil seed plant Plukenetia volubilis L. from small isolated subpopulations in the Peruvian Amazon. …”
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Content Analysis of the Book of Payāmhāye Āsemāni in the 1st Grade of High School Based on Consideration for Religious Sentiment by Abolfazl Nikounazar

“…In order to choose the research sample, the survey method was used; therefore, the sample size was selected based on the statistical population. …”
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Validity of procalcitonin and C-reactive protein as biomarkers in diagnosis of neonatal sepsis in a referral hospital, Kenya by Florence Chepyegon Tum, Joseph J.N. Ngeranwa, Geoffrey K. Maiyoh, Frank G. Onyambu

“…The gold standard diagnostic method, the blood culture test, has numerous limitations including lengthy turnaround time, which delays appropriate management of NS. …”
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Effects of Zinc-Layered Filler Incorporation Routes on the Antimicrobial, Mechanical, and Physical Properties of Calcium Caseinate Biopolymeric Films by Maria E. Becerra, Reynell Pérez-Blanco, Oscar Giraldo, Lucia Medina-Pimentel, Christhy V. Ruiz

“…In this study, we reinforced Cas films with zinc hydroxide nitrate (ZHN) using two incorporation methods: wet (ZHN-w) and dry (ZHN-d). We evaluated how each method affected the dispersion of the filler and, consequently, the functional properties of the films. …”
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