Distribution of ixodid ticks of cattle and associated risk factors in and around Guder town, west Shewa zone, Oromia, Ethiopia by Isayas Asefa Kebede, Kirubel Abreham, Asemamaw Alemayew, Dimamnesh Worku, Tefera Tarekagne, Megersa Akasa Debele, Segni Bedasa Gudina, Abrahim Dawed Ahmed, Haben Fesseha Gebremeskel

“…Adult ixodid ticks were collected from 200 cattle using systematic random sampling methods and classified into species based on their morphology using a stereomicroscope. …”
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Inequity in access to medications among communities in Eastern Ethiopia: a decomposition analysis by Dumessa Edessa, Fekede Asefa Kumsa, Girmaye Dinsa, Lemessa Oljira

“…Hence, we aimed to assess inequity in access to needed medications among communities in eastern Ethiopia. Methods We conducted a cross-sectional study among 2,256 households, which were sampled using a stratified cluster sampling strategy from Haramaya and Harar sub-districts. …”
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Profile of Egyptian pediatrics with COVID-19: insights from healthcare providers in Egypt by Salma ZEl Houchi, Hanaa I. Rady, Iman Iskander, Tamer Abdel Hamid, Salma Abdelrehim Seddik, Amira Aly Hegazy, Ahmed Taha Aboushady, Mohamed Eissa, Sherine Khamis Hussein, Dina Hanoura, Miriam Magdy Aziz, Remon Magdy, Heba Ahmed ElAwady, Esraa A. Elmazzahy

“…This study aims to explore the epidemiological patterns, clinical features, laboratory and radiological characteristics, and outcomes of COVID-19 infection in a group of Egyptian children (≤ 18 years). Methods This observational, cross-sectional study is based on a multicenter questionnaire sent to pediatricians managing COVID-19-infected children, through a convenient sampling approach. …”
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Human–forest interaction of useful plants in the Wof Ayzurish Forest, North Showa Zone, Ethiopia: cultural significance index, conservation, and threats by Yirefu Tefera, Ermias Lulekal, Bikila Warkineh

“…Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the interaction between humans and useful plants in the Wof Ayzurish Forest, North Showa Zone, Ethiopia, with a focus on their cultural significance, conservation status, and the threats they face. Methods A snowball sampling technique was employed to select 100 informants and the data were collected through free listing, field walk, open-ended and semi-structured interviews, and focus group discussions. …”
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Continuum of care for maternal and newborn health services in Nepal: An analysis from demographic and health survey 2022. by Achyut Raj Pandey, Bikram Adhikari, Raj Kumar Sangroula, Parash Mani Sapkota, Shophika Regmi, Shreeman Sharma, Bishnu Dulal, Bipul Lamichhane, Saugat Pratap Kc, Pratistha Dhakal, Sushil Chandra Baral

“…Participants with birth order three or more had lower odds (AOR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.36, 0.69) of completing all three continuum of care components. …”
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Health conditions, health literacy, access to care, and health care experiences among lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer adults in Lebanon by Wassim Daoud Khatoun, Ali Slim, Jana Makhlouf, Sam S. S. Lau, Marco C. H. Cheng, Alissa Chebat, Michel Boustany, Elio Tahan, Carmel Bouclaous

“…Abstract Background This study aims to assess the physical health of individuals belonging to the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer (LGBTQ) community, considering health system challenges like access to care and patient experiences and community-specific attributes like health literacy and self-acceptance. Methods This cross-sectional study was conducted in January-June 2022 using non-probabilistic sampling. …”
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Future pharmacy practitioners' insights towards integration of artificial intelligence in healthcare education: Preliminary findings from Karachi, Pakistan. by Tahmina Maqbool, Humera Ishaq, Sadia Shakeel, Ayeshah Zaib Un Nisa, Hina Rehman, Shadab Kashif, Halima Sadia, Safila Naveed, Nazish Mumtaz, Sidra Siddiqui, Shazia Jamshed

“…The sample size on 60% anticipated response rate and 99% CI was calculated to be 390. …”
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Geographical and temporal variation in reduction of malaria infection among children under 5 years of age throughout Nigeria by Wellington Oyibo, Godwin Ntadom, Perpetua Uhomoibhi, Olusola Oresanya, Nnenna Ogbulafor, Olufemi Ajumobi, Festus Okoh, Kolawole Maxwell, Sonachi Ezeiru, Ernest Nwokolo, Chioma Amajoh, Nnenna Ezeigwe, Mohammed Audu, David Conway

“…Analysis of the situation is particularly needed in Nigeria, the country with by far the largest share of the burden, where approximately a quarter of all cases in the world are estimated to occur.Methods We analysed data from three nationwide surveys (Malaria Indicator Surveys in 2010 and 2015 and a National Demographic and Health Survey in 2018), with malaria parasite prevalence in children under 5 years of age determined by sampling from all 36 states of Nigeria, and blood slide microscopy performed in the same accredited laboratory for all samples. …”
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Institutional Factors Influencing Student Performance in Management of Second Stage of Labour in Kakamega County Hospitals, Kenya by George Lipesa, John Okath, Damaris Ochanda

“…Equally, those in placement sites with equipment in good condition were 2.3 times more likely to have reported outstanding performance (OR: 2.3; 95% CI: 1.1–4.7; p=0.02). …”
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Impacts of non-starch polysaccharide sources with enzymes influencing intestinal mucosa-associated microbiota and mucosal immunity of nursery pigs on growth and carcass traits at m... by Jonathan T. Baker, Zixiao Deng, Alexa R. Gormley, Sung Woo Kim

“…The BW of pigs fed SHWB was more uniform (P < 0.05) at the end of the 120 d study. …”
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Surfaces environmental monitoring of SARS-CoV-2: Loop mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) in comparison with standard Reverse-Transcription qua... by Simona Spiteri, Irene Salamon, Luna Girolamini, Maria Rosaria Pascale, Federica Marino, Carlo Derelitto, Laura Caligaris, Simone Paghera, Manuela Ferracin, Sandra Cristino

“…For ddPCR, two RNA extraction methods were compared: TRIzol LS (Invitrogen) versus QIAmp Viral Mini kit (QIAGEN), showing how the latter is more suitable for surfaces. …”
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Ground‐Dwelling Spider Community Responses to Forest Management in a Mediterranean Oak Forest by Claire Ménival, Mathieu Santonja, Christophe Mazzia, Valentin Spataro, Lenka Brousset, Daniel Pavon, Sylvie Dupouyet, Yoann Le Bagousse‐Pinguet, Raphaël Gros

“…The 25% thinning intensity was sufficient to drastically reduce both spider abundance and richness, but we did not find a more significant reduction when more intensive cutting was applied. …”
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Investigating the Comparative Effectiveness of Yoga and Relaxation Therapy on Chronic Pain and Chronic Fatigue in MS Patients by Fatemeh Okhovatian, Asma Aghakhaninezhad, Faeze Naderi, Seyedeh Masoumeh Azimi jirsaraei, Afsaneh Amiri

“…Three groups were studied, including two yoga therapy test groups (with a sample size of 15), a relaxation therapy group (with a sample size of 16), and a control group (with a sample size of 17). …”
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Prevalence of anemia and its associated factors among rural adolescent girls in West Badewacho district, central Ethiopia: a community based cross-sectional study by Wondimagegn Kebede, Awoke Girma Hailu, Tadele Hegena, Zeleke Dutamo Agde

“…A systematic random sampling technique was employed to select the study participants. …”
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Poverty and large family size are pivotal risk factors for child marriage in Ethiopia: evidence from a matched case-control study by Shiferaw Gelchu Adola, Dessalegn Wirtu, Merga Dheresa

“…The purposive sampling technique was used to select 120 pairs (120 cases and 240 controls). …”
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Polineoplasia in patients with cervical cancer in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia by S. A. Bekhtereva, A. S. Domogirova, A. V. Vazhenin, I. A. Aksenova

“…The survival rates of cancer patients in the Chelyabinsk region were calculated automatically with the use of the computer program "Calculation of survival rates" — an application to the population-based cancer registry of OOO Novell-SPb. Using the method of continuous sampling, we carried out a retrospective analysis of the case histories of patients with PMC of the female reproductive system treated in the SBEO CRCOD for 15 years (1999-2013).Results. …”
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A Silesian perspective on small and medium-sized enterprises facing the challenges of the green economy by Helena Tendera-Właszczuk, Aldona Frączkiewicz-Wronka, Sylwia Słupik, Damian Łukasik

“…We used stratified-quota sampling. We conducted the entire study in the form of computer-assisted telephone interviews (CATI) with a sample of 635 respondents. …”
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Study of Humoral Immunity against Coronavirus Infection COVID-19 in Vaccinated Individuals with Vaccines Available in the Republic of Belarus (Sputnik V (Gam-COVID-Vac), RF and Sin... by K. S. Korsak, I. O. Stoma, E. V. Voropaev, O. V. Osipkina, A. A. Kovalev

“…The increased body temperature after vaccination was more common among those vaccinated with the Sputnik V vaccine. …”
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Assessing Vaccination Coverage Among Healthcare Workers in Primary Healthcare Facility in Najran City, Saudi Arabia by Alqahtani NS

“…Additionally, HCWs experiencing burnout were more likely to be unvaccinated (p=0.006). Multivariate analysis revealed that technicians/paramedics were 2.74 times more likely to be unvaccinated than physicians (AOR=2.743; 95% CI=1.140– 6.600; p=0.024).Conclusion: This study highlights significant gaps in vaccination coverage among HCWs, working at primary healthcare facilities with only 19.1% fully vaccinated. …”
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Artificial intelligence in molecular and genomic prostate cancer diagnostics by A. O. Morozov, A. K. Bazarkin, S. V. Vovdenko, M. S. Taratkin, M. S. Balashova, D. V. Enikeev

“…The use of AI capabilities is more appropriate for blood and urine analysis, procedures that do not require additional economic costs for biomaterial sampling. …”
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