Comparing phthalate exposure between bottlenose dolphins (Tursiops truncatus) residing in urban and rural environments by Miranda K. Dziobak, Miranda K. Dziobak, Tita Curtin, Randall S. Wells, Ryan Takeshita, Cynthia R. Smith, Eric Zolman, Christina N. Toms, Christina N. Toms, Robyn F. Allen, Leslie B. Hart

“…Urinary phthalate metabolite concentrations were quantified with high-performance liquid chromatography (HPLC; Agilent 1100; WatersXBridge BEH C18, 2.5 μm, 2.1x50 mm analytical column) coupled to a triple quadrupole mass spectrometer (MS; Applied Biosystems Sciex API 4000) with an electrospray ionization (ESI negative) interface.ResultsThe magnitude of MEHP detection did not differ significantly between sampling sites (p=0.97); however, MEHP was detected more frequently in Sarasota Bay dolphins (73.24%; n=52; 95% CI: 61.20-82.73) than Barataria Bay dolphins (33.33%; n=15; 95% CI: 20.00-48.95%). …”
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Hepatitis B vaccination coverage and associated factors among children living in northwest Ethiopia city administrations: A community-based study by Mekuanint Geta, Asrat Hailu, Yimtubezinash Woldeamanuel

“…A two-stage cluster-sampling technique was used to select a representative sample. …”
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Rationale, design, and methodology of My Body Is Fit and Fabulous at school (MyBFF@school) study: a multi-pronged intervention program to combat obesity among Malaysian schoolchild... by Abdul Halim Mokhtar, Ruziana Mona Wan Mohd Zin, Abqariyah Yahya, Fuziah Md. Zain, Rusidah Selamat, Zahari Ishak, Muhammad Yazid Jalaludin

“…This paper is aimed at describing the protocol of the MyBFF@school program and presenting the baseline findings including the overweight and obesity prevalence. Methods MyBFF@school is a school-based, cluster randomized controlled trial (C-RCT) study. …”
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Health‐Seeking Behavior of Patients With Dental Abscesses: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Kwame Adu Okyere Boadu, Richard Okyere Boadu, Abigail Achiaa Nyarko, Esther Priscilla Biamah Danquah, Victor Wireko Adu, Nana Atuahene Oti, John Billy Owusu Quarshie, Nana Bempong Owusu‐ Ankomah

“…It further identified factors influencing patients' knowledge and practices, and examined the necessity of targeted educational interventions. Methods A cross‐sectional quantitative design was used to collect data from 100 participants through purposive sampling. …”
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Clonal Evolutionary Analysis during HER2 Blockade in HER2-Positive Inflammatory Breast Cancer: A Phase II Open-Label Clinical Trial of Afatinib +/- Vinorelbine. by Gerald Goh, Ramona Schmid, Kelly Guiver, Wichit Arpornwirat, Imjai Chitapanarux, Vinod Ganju, Seock-Ah Im, Sung-Bae Kim, Arunee Dechaphunkul, Jedzada Maneechavakajorn, Neil Spector, Thomas Yau, Mehdi Afrit, Slim Ben Ahmed, Stephen R Johnston, Neil Gibson, Martina Uttenreuther-Fischer, Javier Herrero, Charles Swanton

“…This trial included prospectively planned exome analysis before and after afatinib monotherapy.<h4>Methods and findings</h4>HER2-positive IBC patients received afatinib 40 mg daily until progression, and thereafter afatinib 40 mg daily and intravenous vinorelbine 25 mg/m2 weekly. …”
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Prevalence of Self-Harm Behaviors and Deliberate Self-Cutting in High School Students in Northern Iran and Its Relationship with Anxiety, Depression, and Stress by Elahe Abdollahi, Maryam Kousha, Arvin Bozorgchenani, Mohammadreza Bahmani, Elahe Rafiei, Fatemeh Eslamdoust-Siahestalkhi

“…Objective: The present study aims to investigate the prevalence of self-harm and deliberate self-cutting in high school students in northern Iran, and its relationship with anxiety, depression, and stress. Materials and Methods: In this analytical cross-sectional study, participants were 617 high school students in Rasht, Iran in 2018 who were selected through multistage cluster random sampling. …”
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Lassa fever prevention in Nigeria: A study of a multi-disciplinary mix of healthcare workers in a referral treatment centre in Nigeria by Osarhiemen Iyare, Sadiku Saidu, Chukwuma David Umeokonkwo, Ijeoma Nkem Okedo-Alex, Sandra Chizoba Mba, Abdulhakeem Abayomi Olorukooba

“…This study aimed to determine knowledge, attitude and practice toward Lassa fever prevention and control in a tertiary hospital in Ebonyi State Nigeria. Methods: This was a cross-sectional study carried out at the Alex-Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital Abakaliki among 386 healthcare workers selected using a stratified random sampling technique. …”
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Predicting Short-Term Risk of Cardiovascular Events in the Elderly Population: A Retrospective Study in Shanghai, China by Zhu W, Tan S, Zhou Z, Zhao M, Wang Y, Li Q, Zheng Y, Shi J

“…This study aimed to develop a short-term risk prediction model for CVD events among individuals aged ≥ 60 years in Shanghai, China.Methods: Stratified random sampling recruited elderly individuals. …”
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Reduced antimicrobial consumption through enhanced pneumonia management in critically ill patients: outcomes of an antibiotic stewardship program in the intensive care unit by Asieb Sekandarzad, Annabelle Flügler, Anne Rheinboldt, David Rother, Gesche Först, Siegbert Rieg, Alexander Supady, Achim Lother, Dawid Leander Staudacher, Tobias Wengenmayer, Winfried V. Kern, Paul Marc Biever

“…This study examines the impact of an antimicrobial stewardship program (ASP) in the ICU on both diagnostic accuracy and antimicrobial consumption in critically ill patients with pneumonia.MethodsThis cohort study compares a prospective cohort with matched controls from a retrospective sample in the ICU of a tertiary hospital. …”
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Prevalence of Anemia and Its Associate Factors among Women of Reproductive Age in Lao PDR: Evidence from a Nationally Representative Survey by Sengtavanh Keokenchanh, Sengchanh Kounnavong, Akiko Tokinobu, Kaoru Midorikawa, Wakaha Ikeda, Akemi Morita, Takumi Kitajima, Shigeru Sokejima

“…This study aimed to assess the prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among WRA 15–49 years in Lao PDR. Methods. We conducted a cross-sectional study, using the Lao Social Indicator Survey II, 2017 dataset. …”
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Comparison of 3 surveys for estimating forest grouse population trends by Michael C. Hansen, Christian A. Hagen, David A. Budeau, Victor L. Coggins, Brandon S. Reishus

“…All 3 surveys tracked both dusky (Dendragapus obscurus) and ruffed grouse (Bonasa umbellus) through 2 peaks in abundance separated by 14 years; however, stochastic variation resulting from small sample sizes reduced annual correlations among the methods. …”
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Simultaneous Determination of Fifteen Polyphenols in Fruit Juice Using Ultrahigh-Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry Combining Dispersive Liquid-Liquid Micro... by Yuxiu Li, Zengyang He, Youmei Bao, Qingsheng Zhu, Yong Ning, Zhenfeng Tian, Xiaolan Zhu

“…In this method, the targets were first extracted from 1 g of fruit juice sample using 10 mL of 80% ethanol solution by ultrasonic-assisted extraction (UAE). …”
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Criteria for determining breeding‐pair status of male mallards captured in decoy traps by Michael G. Brasher, J. Brian Davis, Matthew R. Kaminski, Robert B. Emery, Richard M. Kaminski, Guy A. Baldassarre

“…Previous studies assigned pair status based on behavioral observations of randomly captured and marked birds, but this method limits control over sample sizes of paired and unpaired individuals. …”
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Comparison of different disinfection protocols against contamination of ceramic surfaces with Klebsiella pneumoniae biofilm by Piletić Kaća, Mežnarić Silvestar, Keržić Eli, Oder Martina, Gobin Ivana

“…This follow up study is limited to K. pneumoniae alone, and to overcome this limitation, future studies should include more bacterial species, both Gram-positive and Gramnegative, and more samples for us to find optimal disinfection protocols, applicable in real hospital settings.…”
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How Vulnerable is the Turkish Stock Market to the Credit Default Swap? Evidence from the Markov Switching GARCH Model by Veysel Karagöl

“…The subsample period is more optimal than the full sample period. Nevertheless, the findings of both sample periods are included to make a comparison. …”
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Relationship between milk feeding pattern and preschool children weight in Sari ‎ by zahra shafi poor, moohamad ali rezae, kolsoom fadakar, reza ali moohamad poor

“…In this study the case groups were obese children and the control groups &lrm;were children with normal weight. Sample size was &lrm;&rlm;120&rlm;&lrm; that were selected by cluster &lrm;randomized method. …”
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Investigating Antimicrobial Resistance and ESBL Producing Gene in Klebsiella Isolates among Neonates and Adolescents in Southern Bangladesh by Afroza Akter Tanni, Nahid Sultana, Wazir Ahmed, Md. Mahbub Hasan, Md. Shakhawat Hossain, Sajjad Hossain Noyon, Md. Mobarok Hossain, Adnan Mannan

“…This research work aimed to investigate and analyze the widespread prevalence of Kpn antibiotic resistance in different areas of the southern part of Bangladesh. Methods. This particular study was executed and implemented by using 501 clinical samples or isolates from two different hospitals in Chattogram. …”
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Bacterial Isolates and Antibacterial Resistance Patterns in a Patient with Acute Exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital, Southwest Et... by Abdulhakim Mussema, Getenet Beyene, Mulatu Gashaw

“…This study aimed to determine the bacteriology and antibiotic resistance patterns among patients with acute exacerbations of COPD (AECOPD) at Jimma Medical Center. Methods. A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to October 2019. …”
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The Effect of Povidone Iodine Combined with Sodium Bicarbonate against Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli, the Antagonism and Synergism by Baqer Hazim Hamid, Safa Abbas Saadoun, Falah Hasan Obayes Al-Khikani

“…So evaluation of the antibacterial activity of PVP-I and SBC combination as a modified disinfectant may be useful by detecting the possible synergism or antagonism. Material and Methods: A total of 30 samples (15 isolates of Staphylococcus aureus and 15 isolates of Escherichia coli) were investigated in this study. …”
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Nanomechanical characterization of soft nanomaterial using atomic force microscopy by Chi-Dat Lam, Soyeun Park

“…Atomic force microscopy (AFM) is a promising method for generating high-spatial-resolution images, providing insightful perspectives on the nanomechanical attributes of soft matter, including cells, bacteria, viruses, proteins, and nanoparticles. …”
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