HIV self-testing positivity rate and linkage to confirmatory testing and care: a telephone survey in Côte d’Ivoire, Mali, and Senegal by Kra, Arsène Kouassi, Fotso, Arlette Simo, Rouveau, Nicolas, Maheu-Giroux, Mathieu, Boily, Marie-Claude, Silhol, Romain, d’Elbée, Marc, Vautier, Anthony, Larmarange, Joseph

“…No significant difference was observed by age, key population profile, country or history of HIV testing.The second phase saw 78 out of 126 eligible participants complete the questionnaire. …”
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Residence-based disparities of composite index of anthropometric failures in East African under five children; multivariate decomposition analysis by Aznamariam Ayres, Yawkal Tsega, Abel Endawkie, Shimels Derso Kebede, Eyob Tilahun Abeje, Ermias Bekele Enyew, Chala Daba, Lakew Asmare, Amare Muche, Fekade Demeke Bayou, Mastewal Arefaynie, Asnakew Molla Mekonen, Abiyu Abadi Tareke, Awoke Keleb, Kaleab Mesfin Abera, Natnael Kebede, Endalkachew Mesfin Gebeyehu

“…Wealth index, mother’s education, age of child, type of birth, sex of child and birth interval inequality between rural and urban households explains most of the composite index of anthropometric failure disparity in children under-5 years old. …”
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Analysis of acute non-pharmaceutical toxic exposures in children: a 5-year retrospective study by Yanning Qu, Rui Tang, Zhuyan Duan, Mengyi Sheng, Hui Wang, Shuang Liu, Jiao Li, Linlin Guo, Linying Guo, Si Zheng, Si Zheng

“…Mercury was the most common exposed substance, representing 18.8% of cases, particularly among preschool-aged children (31.7%). Patients triaged to red zone had a higher proportion of clinical manifestation and required more aggressive treatments. …”
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Initial treatment with a single capsule containing half-dose quadruple therapy vs standard-dose dual therapy in hypertensive patients (QUADUAL): a randomized, blinded, crossover tr... by Xiexiong Zhao, Tao Liu, Qiong Yang, Guoping Yang, Xingli Li, Xiaohong Tang, Jingle Li, Zhongshu Liang, Anying Li, Lixiong Zeng, Juan Wen, Xiaoyan Wang, Liping Peng, Wenjuan Wang, Jingjing Cai, Ye Chen, Miao Huang, Ruixuan Li, Ru Fu, Lin Zhao, Xiaogang Li, Weihong Jiang

“…Results A total of 90 eligible participants were randomized between July 13, 2022, and April 20, 2023. The mean age was 43.88 years (SD 10.31), and 25.6% were women. …”
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Prevalence of peptic ulcer disease and its associated factors in Jeddah Saudi Arabia by Muazzam Sheriff Maqbul, Reem Saleh Alzaki, Reema Sami Meeralam, Norah Abdulmajeed Alqutami, Bayan Mohammed Alturki, Lina Sultan Alhazmi, Reem Mamdouh Alaseeri, Lama Saad Alghamdi, Reem Khalid bin Brik, Shaima Tariq Mansoor Beig, Muath Saeed Alamri, Wjood Abdullah A. Alshehri, Turki Ayed Almutairi, Maha Abdullah Alqurashi, Ahmed Jamal Nasef

“…Demographic analysis showed 561 participants, almost evenly split by gender (269 males, 292 females), with varying ages and educational backgrounds. Symptoms like abdominal pain were prevalent (398 respondents), as were lifestyle factors such as spicy food consumption (456 respondents) and stress (496 respondents). …”
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Research involvement among undergraduate medical students in Bangladesh: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Mohammad Jahid Hasan, Salwa Islam, Hasnat Sujon, Fahmida Islam Chowdhury, Muna Islam, Mostak Ahmed, Mahbuba Shabnam, Mahbub Mayukh Rishad, Mohammad Nurunnabi, Md Marufur Rahman, Jannatul Fardous, Mir Susmita Zaman, Mir Paramita Zaman, Mir Ahsan Ali, Md Rabiual Awal, Taha Choudhury, Ahmed Ullah Shuvo, Sabrina Sultana, Tanjina Tabassum, Monjur Rahman, Anindita Das Barshan, Tamanna Tabassum, Md. Abdur Rafi, Sharmeen Yasmeen

“…Statistical analyses were performed using SPSS 25. Results The mean age of the students was 21.8 ± 1.8 (SD) years, with the majority being female (61.8%). …”
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Population Dynamics of the Crocodile Shark, <i>Pseudocarcharias kamoharai</i>, in the Tropical Equatorial Pacific Ocean, Ecuador by Marcos Douglas Calle-Morán, Eugenio Alberto Aragón-Noriega, Ana Rosa Hernández-Téllez, Emigdio Marín-Enríquez, Javier Tovar-Ávila, Juan Francisco Arzola-González, Jorge Payán-Alejo

“…The biological parameters, including age, growth, longevity, and reproduction, were obtained from the specialized literature based on the biology of <i>P. kamoharai</i> in Ecuadorian waters. …”
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Co-isolation of human donor eye cells and development of oncogene-mutated melanocytes to study uveal melanoma by Yunxi Chen, Eva Jin, Mohamed Abdouh, Éric Bonneil, Daniel Alexander Jimenez Cruz, Thupten Tsering, Qianqian Zhou, Aurélie Fuentes-Rodriguez, Alexandra Bartolomucci, Alicia Goyeneche, Solange Landreville, Miguel N. Burnier, Julia V. Burnier

“…The co-isolated RPE cells could benefit research on other ocular pathologies, such as age-related macular degeneration. Graphical Abstract Created with https://www.biorender.com/ .…”
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Exploring proteomic immunoprofiles: common neurological and immunological pathways in multiple sclerosis and type 1 diabetes mellitus by Fátima Cano-Cano, Almudena Lara-Barea, Álvaro Javier Cruz-Gómez, Francisco Martín-Loro, Laura Gómez-Jaramillo, María Carmen González-Montelongo, María Mar Roca-Rodríguez, Lucía Beltrán-Camacho, Lucía Forero, Javier J. González-Rosa, Mª Carmen Durán-Ruiz, Ana I. Arroba, Manuel Aguilar-Diosdado

“…The patients were diagnosed following the American Diabetes Association (ADA) criteria for T1DM and McDonald criteria for MS respectively, and were aged over 18 years and more than 2 years from the onset respectively. …”
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Predictive factors of fibrotic interstitial lung abnormality on high-resolution computed tomography scans: a prospective observational study by Kazuya Ichikado, Hidenori Ichiyasu, Kazuhiro Iyonaga, Kodai Kawamura, Yuko Yasuda, Keisuke Anan, Hiroko Okabayashi, Kimitaka Akaike, Noritaka Higashi, Takeshi Johkoh, Kiminori Fujimoto, Tetsuo Saito, Jun Morinaga, Minoru Yoshida, Katsuhiko Mitsuzaki, Takuro Sakagami

“…Multivariate analysis showed that older age (Odds ratio, 1.06; 95% confidence interval, 1.01–1.12; p = 0.021), auscultatory fine crackles (Odds ratio, 3.39; 95% confidence interval, 1.33–8.65; p < 0.01), and elevated serum surfactant protein-D (Odds ratio, 2.68; 95% confidence interval, 1.02–8.64; p = 0.045) were independent predictive factors of fibrotic interstitial lung abnormalities. …”
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Weighted EHR-based prevalence estimates for hypertension at the state and local levels in Louisiana by Wenjun Li, Meng Zhang, Jie Cheng, Sandra L. Jackson, Adam S. Vaughan, Michael Klompas, Thomas W. Carton, Elizabeth Nauman, Lee Mendoza, Arun Adhikari, Jeanie Donovan, Katherine H. Hohman

“…Hypertension prevalence increased with age and with more clinical visits during the previous 2 years. …”
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Effect of Midsole Compliance on Oxygen Consumption and Perception of Effort and Comfort during running by Kai Biedermann, Gian-Andri Baumann, Christina M. Spengler, Fernando G. Beltrami

“…Methods Sixteen well-trained runners (age 31 ± 5 years, height 178 ± 9 cm, body mass 66 ± 10 kg, body fat 14 ± 4%, V̇O2peak 59 ± 4 ml･kg-1･min-1) performed, on different days, sub-maximal running for 6 min at 16 km·h-1 (80 ± 7% V̇O2peak) on a treadmill and a 400-m track. …”
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Seroprevalence against SARS-CoV-2 after booster vaccination in a prison in Alicante (Spain) by Ana C. Montagud, Raul Moragues, Nancy Vicente-Alcalde, Nancy Vicente-Alcalde, Emilia Montagud, José Antonio Hurtado-Sánchez, José Antonio Hurtado-Sánchez, José Tuells, José Tuells

“…Statistical analysis was performed using the SPSS 29.0 software.ResultsA total of 560 people participated in the study; the predominant profile was men (77.3%) with an average age of 45.7 years. 71.4% of subjects were prisoners and 28.6% were prison staff. …”
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Leveraging machine learning to uncover multi-pathogen infection dynamics across co-distributed frog families by Daniele L. F. Wiley, Kadie N. Omlor, Ariadna S. Torres López, Celina M. Eberle, Anna E. Savage, Matthew S. Atkinson, Lisa N. Barrow

“…We then built balanced random forests (RF) models to predict infection status and intensity based on host taxonomy, age, sex, geography, and environmental variables and to assess relative variable importance across pathogens. …”
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Integrating Videoconferencing Therapist Guidance Into Stepped Care Internet-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Child and Adolescent Anxiety: Noninferiority Randomized Contr... by Sonja March, Susan H Spence, Larry Myers, Martelle Ford, Genevieve Smith, Caroline L Donovan

“…MethodsParticipants included 137 Australian children and adolescents aged 7 to 17 years (male: n=61, 44.5%) with a primary anxiety disorder who were recruited from participants presenting to the BRAVE Online website. …”
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The infiltration risk prediction models by logistic regression for ground-glass pulmonary nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mengqian Li, Mengqian Li, Xiaomei Zhang, Yuxin Lai, Yunlong Sun, Tianshu Yang, Xinlei Tan

“…The meta-analysis showed the following: average CT value (MD = 75.57 HU, 95%CI: 44.40–106.75), maximum diameter (MD = 4.99 mm, 95%CI: 4.22–5.77), vascular convergence sign (OR = 11.16, 95%CI: 6.71–18.56), lobulation sign (OR = 3.80, 95%CI: 1.59–9.09), average diameter (MD = 4.46 mm, 95%CI: 3.44–5.48), maximum CT value (MD = 112.52 HU, 95%CI: 8.08–216.96), spiculation sign (OR = 4.46, 95%CI: 2.03–9.81), volume (MD = 1,069.37 mm3, 95%CI: 1,025.75–1,112.99), vacuole sign (OR = 6.15, 95%CI: 2.70–14.01), CTR ≥0.5 (OR = 7.24, 95%CI: 3.35–15.65), vascular type [types III and IV] (OR = 13.62, 95%CI: 8.85–20.94), pleural indentation (OR = 6.92, 95%CI: 2.69–17.82), age (MD = 4.18years, 95%CI: 1.70–6.65), and mGGN (OR = 3.62, 95%CI: 2.36–5.56) were risk factors for infiltration of ground-glass nodules. …”
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Increased risk for alcohol- and other substance-exposed pregnancies among women who smoke tobacco: A secondary analysis of a primary care-based intervention by Thomas F. Northrup, Angela L. Stotts, Stephen M. Fischer, Kirk L. von Sternberg, Mary M. Velasquez

“…Material and Methods Eligible women (N=261) were recruited from 12 primary care clinics in a public healthcare system, not pregnant, aged 18–44 years, drinking >3 drinks/ day or >7 drinks/week, sexually active, and not using effective contraception. …”
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Vision impairment and associated daily activity limitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Laurent Boyer, Guillaume Fond, Dong Keon Yon, Hayeon Lee, Tarnjit Sehmbi, Mapa Prabhath Piyasena, Shahina Pardhan

“…Meta-regression analysis indicated that for every one-year increase in age, ADL performance decreased by an average of 0.0147 units (p < 0.001), while IADL performance declined at a slower rate of 0.0047 units/year (p = 0.031).…”
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Indicators of Esophageal pH-Impedance Monitoring and High-Resolution Manometry in Patients with Various Forms of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease by I. V. Maev, E. V. Barkalova, M. A. Ovsepyan, D. N. Andreev, Yu. A. Kucheryavyi

“…The gender structure was as follows: 44 male and 25 female patients. The average age of the examined patients was 46 years. All patients underwent 24-hour esophageal pH-impedance monitoring and high resolution manometry.Results.  …”
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Efficacy of total transanal laparoscopic pull‑through and pure transanal endorectal pull‑through in the treatment of common‑type Hirschsprung disease by Guizhen Huang, Wenqian Huang, Chi Sun, Meng Li, Chaosheng He, Yi Su, Weili Xu, Suolin Li

“…Results: The mean (SD) age of patients undergoing surgery was 16.75 (12.82) months in the TTLP group and 18.92 (11.55) months in the PTEP group. …”
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