Determinants of antenatal care service utilisation in sub-Saharan Africa: an analysis of demographic and health surveys data (2015–2022) by Belete Achamyelew Ayele, Elizabeth Holliday, Catherine Chojenta

“…Assessing ANC prevalence and its determinants can help address gaps and improve health outcomes. Methods This study utilised data from recent Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted between 2015 and 2022 across SSA countries, using a weighted sample of 196,459 women. …”
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Well-being balance and lived experiences: understanding the impact of life situations on human flourishing by Christopher R. Brydges, Alexandra Thérond, Troy W. Norris

“…BackgroundThis study aimed to determine the most significant indicators of positive well-being and understand differences in sources of well-being across different life situations, age groups, genders, and income levels, utilizing a novel measure of positive well-being, the Well-being Balance and Lived Experiences (WBAL) Assessment, which evaluates the frequency of various positive experiences and feelings across a range of activation and arousal levels that have previously been demonstrated to affect subjective well-being and human flourishing.MethodsA sample of 496 evaluable subjects aged 20-69 and census-balanced for gender were recruited from a U.S. population panel. …”
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Mask use in Chinese children admitted to the outpatient department: a single-center cross-sectional study by Qian Yang, Jin Yu Chen, Qi Jiang, Yan Fang Zhang, Dao Ting Li, Cai Yun Xia, Ying Cai, Man Man Niu, Jin Wei Ruan, Peng Hu

“…There is still a lack of large-sample studies on mask use in children during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Digitalization, Psychological Well-Being, and the Third-Level Digital Divide: Survey Study During the COVID-19 Pandemic in China by Fen Lin, Lei Jin, Xi Chen

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to examine how individuals’ digital activities influence their psychological well-being and whether socioeconomic status moderates the relationship between digitalization and mental health. MethodsThis study was based on a sample of 2170 residents surveyed in Hubei, the early epicenter of the pandemic in China, between March 23 and April 9, 2020. …”
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Assessing attitudes toward seeking psychological professional help among adolescents: the roles of demographics and self-esteem by Omar Al Omari, Aziza Al Sawafi, Samir Al-Adawi, Khaldoun Aldiabat, Khloud Al Dameery, Mohammed ALBashtawy, Abdullah Alkhawaldeh, Ahmed Musa, Sulaiman Al Sabei, Mohammad Al Qadire, Maen Aljezawi

“…In terms of sex, women may have more positive attitudes toward seeking help than men. …”
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Sex-based outcomes of obesity in critically ill patients: a retrospective cohort study by Mohammed Alqahtani, Farhan Alenezi, Musharaf Sadat, Hani Tamim, Felwa Bin Humaid, Nahla Awadh Albaalharith, Yaseen Arabi

“…DESIGN: A retrospective cohort study SETTING: ICU of King Abdulaziz Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia PATIENTS AND METHODS: All obese patients aged more than 18 years admitted to ICU between 2002 to 2017 were included. …”
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Infection characteristics of newly reported HIV/AIDS cases in Hangzhou City in 2022 by WANG Ling, XU Ke, ZHANG Xingliang, HUANG Sichao, LI Xiting, CHEN Junfang

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that the HIV/AIDS cases who were identified through voluntary counseling and testing (OR=1.826, 95%CI: 1.055-3.175) and sought sexual partners through homosexual dating apps (OR=2.461, 95%CI: 1.193-5.234) were more likely to be recently infected; the cases who lived in Hangzhou City for more than one year (>1 to 5 years, OR=2.853, 95%CI: 1.552-5.358; >5 years, OR=3.534, 95%CI: 1.382-9.804), sought sexual partners through entertainment venues (OR=3.449, 95%CI: 1.390-8.935), online/social apps (OR=2.416, 95%CI: 1.084-5.488) and homosexual dating apps (OR=3.734, 95%CI: 1.677-8.493) were more likely to be locally infected; student cases were more likely to be infected outside Hangzhou City (OR=0.115, 95%CI: 0.019-0.525). …”
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Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody responses in convalescent plasma donors with varying severity of COVID-19 illness by Grujić Jasmina, Bujandrić Nevenka, Budakov-Obradović Zorana, Savić Nebojša, Dolinaj Vladimir

“…Anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies were present in the sample of recovered patients, plasma donors, for more than 6 months after the disease. …”
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Frequency and determinants of words, gestures, and attitudes experienced as disrespectful during childbirth and postpartum: A national population‐based study by Marianne Jacques, Anne Alice Chantry, Anne Evrard, Nathalie Lelong, Camille Le Ray, the ENP 2021 Study Group

“…The aim was to assess the frequency and determinants of professionals' words, gestures and attitudes experienced as disrespectful by women during childbirth and postpartum stays. Material and Methods This national quantitative observational study used the population‐based Enquête Nationale Périnatale (ENP) 2021 database, which provides a representative sample of women who gave birth in metropolitan France and includes a 2‐month postpartum follow‐up (n = 7394). …”
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Pathogenetic approach to the treatment of coagulopathic bleeding in obstetrics by T. A. Sushko, M. S. Zainulina

“…The need for transfusion of fresh frozen plasma (FFP) and prothrombin complex concentrates (PCСs) arose with APTT more than 35 seconds in 77 % of cases (among all patients), with the CT parameter more than 260 seconds – in 63 % of cases and CFT more than 110 sec – in 63 % of cases, respectively; the differences in the indicators are significant while compared with those of patients requiring no introduction of FFP and PPC (p < 0.05). …”
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Effect of antagomir-22-3p treatment on skeletal muscle growth in intrauterine growth-restricted lambs by S. K. Duckett, M. A. Greene, A. N. S. Udoka, R. R. Powell, T. F. Bruce, T. F. Bruce, J. L. Klotz

“…Muscle samples were collected 24 days post-injection to assess miR-22-3p levels and mRNA expression of potential miRNA targets.Results and discussionCell-free circulating miR-22-3p expression was more downregulated (P < 0.05) in NR-ANT22 lambs compared to that in CON-SHAM on d 14 after injection. …”
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The Analysis of Driving Factors of Farm Land Equipment to Sprinkler Irrigation Systems (Case Study: the Villages of Ravansar Township) by Jafar Tavakoli, Davoud Jamini

“…As long as they are strengthened, they provide more background to use more sprinkler systems among the farmers Ravansar. 4- Conclusion Applying Wilcoxon method, the findings of the research showed that the effect of sprinkler systems on the activities of farmers is positive and significant in all indices. …”
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Psychological characteristics of parents and emotional well-being of preschool children by E.V. Ivanova, I.V. Shapovalenko

“…Parents (mothers and fathers) with a high level of resilience are able to create a more favorable context for the development of children, build more effective and harmonious marital and parent-child relationships, which ensures a high level of EWВ in preschool children. …”
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Predicting Voluntary Auditor Change Using the Water Cycle Algorithm by Erfan Safdel, Hoda Eskandar, Hassan Yazdifar

“…In this regard, the purpose of this research is to predict voluntary auditor change (non-continuation of the relationship with the current client) using a meta-heuristic algorithm (Water Cycle Algorithm, WCA) and to compare the results with the logistic regression method.MethodsThe statistical sample is 185 companies listed on the Tehran Stock Exchange, selected by the systematic elimination method from 2017 to 2023, and their information was collected. …”
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The Association Between Internet Use and Co-occurring Health Care Needs: Cross-Sectional Study in China by Yiqing Xing, Xuejiao Liu, Liang Zhang, Ruibo He

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to determine the co-occurrence of health care needs among residents in China, explore the relationship between internet use frequency and co-occurring health care needs, and analyze the potential pathways of influence. MethodsData were obtained from the “Survey on Chinese Residents’ Health Services Needs in the New Era,” conducted from July to August 2018, yielding a sample of 12,513 individuals. …”
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Optimizing CNN-Based Diagnosis of Knee Osteoarthritis: Enhancing Model Accuracy with CleanLab Relabeling by Thomures Momenpour, Arafat Abu Mallouh

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> The integration of an EfficientNetB5 model with a rigorous data-centric preprocessing approach, particularly Cleanlab-based label correction and outlier removal, provides a robust and significantly more accurate method for five-class KOA severity classification. …”
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A new risk assessment model of venous thromboembolism by considering fuzzy population by Xin Wang, Yu-Qing Yang, Xin-Yu Hong, Si-Hua Liu, Jian-Chu Li, Ting Chen, Ju-Hong Shi

“…Adjusting the distribution of negative samples in the training set based on the ‘fuzzy population’ would exacerbate the instability of performance of five ML models, which limited the application of ML methods in clinic. …”
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Revisiting the Middle Molecule Hypothesis of Uremic Toxicity: A Systematic Review of Beta 2 Microglobulin Population Kinetics and Large Scale Modeling of Hemodialysis Trials In Sil... by Maria Eleni Roumelioti, Thomas Nolin, Mark L Unruh, Christos Argyropoulos

“…<h4>Results</h4>We identified 9 studies of 106 individuals and 156 evaluations of or more compartmental kinetic parameters of β2M. These studies used a variety of experimental methods to determine β2M kinetics ranging from isotopic dilution to profiling of intra/inter dialytic concentration changes. …”
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LncRNA SDCBP2-AS1 is a putative biomarker for postmenopausal osteoporosis and promotes osteogenic differentiation of BMSCs by regulating miR-361-3p by Jindong Chen, Shilong Zhang, Dixin Cai, Qing Yin, Qian Xie, Pengfang Xu, Junling Zhu

“…By measuring the levels of SDCBP2-AS1 in patient samples, clinicians may be able to identify those who are more susceptible to bone fractures, enabling earlier and more targeted preventive measures. …”
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Сarbohydrate metabolism disorders and their outcomes in the long-term period in hospitalized patients with COVID-19 by V. V. Salukhov, A. A. Minakov, T. G. Sharypova, A. A. Kononova, V. A. Surkhaeva

“…Numerous studies have demonstrated the association of hyperglycemia in patients having DM with a high risk of a more unfavorable course of COVID-19. However, hyperglycemia is often detected in patients with a COVID-19 not having anamnesis of DM. …”
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