Implementation of Antigen-Based Diagnostic Assays for Detection of Histoplasmosis and Cryptococcosis among Patients with Advanced HIV in Trinidad and Tobago: A Cross-Sectional Stud... by Ayanna Sebro, Jonathan Edwards, Omar Sued, Leon-Omari Lavia, Tricia Elder, Robert Jeffrey Edwards, Patrick Eberechi Akpaka, Nadia Ram-Bhola, Roanna Morton-Williams Bynoe, Yanink Caro-Vega, Isshad John, Freddy Perez

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Introduction of the single-lumen oocyte retrieval needle in an assisted reproductive technology center: Propensity score matching analysis of grouping by Tian-Jeau Huang, Hsiao-Chin Huang, Horng-Der Tsai, Chew-Teng Kor, Chueh-Ko Yang, Hsin-Hung Wu

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A systematic review of One Health perspective on the use of antimicrobials in Nigeria by Umulkhairah Onyioiza Arama, Malik Olatunde Oduoye, Bolanle Akanbi-Hakeem, Misha Khan, Polyne Wechuli, Amina Aliyu

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High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein Level in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Single Center Study by Faten Abd el-Aziz, Nevian Nabil Abbas, Hala Ashraf, Rehab Mohammed Elkady, Heba H. Zeid

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Socioeconomic indicators related to the global burden of breast cancer in women in 2020: an analysis of WHO data by Tingting XU, Ruoyu YANG, Jingjing LI, Yiying FANG

“…The mean values of the 10 selected indicators representing national socioeconomic development were as follows: 2 138.06 ± 7 465.03 million for total female population, 26.58 ± 17.12 μg/m3 for mean annual urban particulate matter concentration; 63.97 ± 57.32 per 10 000 population for density of physicians, 4.01 ± 4.11 per 10 000 population for density of pharmacists, 4.11 ± 4.32 US dollars for net official development assistance received by the medical research and basic health sector per capita, 63.65 ± 20.31 for average of 13 International Health Regulations Core Capacity Scores, 10. 41 ± 5.17% for the percentage of government health expenditure, 68.00 ± 28.65% for the percentage of the population using safely managed sanitation services, 66.05 ± 95.28 million US dollars in official development assistance (ODA) provided through government-coordinated expenditure plans specifically for water and sanitation, and 0.587 ± 0.190 for the inequality-adjusted Human Development Index (HDI). …”
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Experiences of Oral Corticosteroid Use and Adverse Effects: A National Cross-Sectional Survey of People with Asthma by Jones AW, McDonald VM, McLoughlin RF, Vella TM, Flynn AW, Blakey JD, Wolfenden L, Hew M, Upham JW, Thomas D, Bardin P, Holland AE

“…Arwel W Jones,1 Vanessa M McDonald,2– 5 Rebecca F McLoughlin,2– 4 Teresa M Vella,6 Anthony W Flynn,7 John D Blakey,8,9 Luke Wolfenden,10,11 Mark Hew,12 John W Upham,13,14 Dennis Thomas,2,4 Philip Bardin,15 Anne E Holland1,2,16 1Respiratory Research@Alfred, Monash University, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; 2Centre of Excellence in Treatable Traits, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; 3School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; 4Hunter Medical Research Institute Asthma and Breathing Program, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; 5Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, John Hunter Hospital, Newcastle, NSW, Australia; 6Brand and Engagement, Asthma Australia, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; 7Research, Information and Evaluation, Asthma Australia, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; 8Respiratory Medicine, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Perth, WA, Australia; 9Medical School, Curtin University, Perth, WA, Australia; 10Hunter New England Population Health, Wallsend, NSW, Australia; 11School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Callaghan, NSW, Australia; 12Allergy, Asthma & Clinical Immunology, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; 13Frazer Institute, University of Queensland, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; 14Department of Respiratory Medicine, Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, QLD, Australia; 15Monash Lung Sleep Allergy & Immunology, Monash University and Medical Centre, Clayton, VIC, Australia; 16Physiotherapy Department, Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaCorrespondence: Arwel W Jones, Respiratory Research@Alfred, School of Translational Medicine, Monash University, Alfred Centre, Melbourne, VIC, 3004, Australia, Email arwel.jones@monash.eduPurpose: Oral corticosteroids (OCS) are an effective treatment for severe uncontrolled asthma or asthma exacerbations, but frequent bursts or long-term use carry serious and sometimes irreversible adverse effects, or complications such as adrenal insufficiency upon discontinuation. …”
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Assessing Mental Illness Referral Request Acceptance: A Nationwide E-Referral Data From Saudi Arabia by Alharbi AA, Aljerian NA, Alghamdi HA, Binhotan MS, Alsultan AK, Arafat MS, Aldhabib A, Aloqayli AI, Alwahbi EB, Horner RD

“…Abdullah A Alharbi,1 Nawfal A Aljerian,2– 4 Hani A Alghamdi,5 Meshary S Binhotan,4,6 Ali K Alsultan,2 Mohammed S Arafat,2 Abdulrahman Aldhabib,2 Ahmed I Aloqayli,2 Eid B Alwahbi,2 Ronnie D Horner7 1Family and Community Medicine Department, Faculty of Medicine, Jazan University, Jazan City, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 2Medical Referrals Centre, Ministry of Health, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 3Emergency Medical Services Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Science, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 4King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 5Department of Family and Community Medicine, College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 6Emergency Medical Services Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud Bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia; 7Health Services Research and Administration Department, College of Public Health, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE, USACorrespondence: Meshary S Binhotan, Emergency Medical Services Department, College of Applied Medical Sciences, King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences, Riyadh, 22490, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Email hotanm@ksau-hs.edu.saBackground and Objective: Mental disorders significantly impact quality of life and life expectancy, representing a leading cause of global disease burden. …”
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Effect of Buyang Huanwu Decoction Foot Bath on Pulmonary Rehabilitation of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease at Stable Phase by HUANG Huirong, HAN Xueqi, LIU Qinyu, XUE Jialu, YU Zhenling, CHEN Bin, MIAO Shaofang, CHEN Shuifeng

“…At both the before treatment and after treatment for two weeks, the percentage of forced expiratory volume in 1 second to predicted value (FEV1%pred) and forced expiratory volume in 1 second/forced vital capacity (FEV1/FVC) were used to evaluate the changes of pulmonary function in COPD patients at stable phase; the change of locomotor ability was observed by 6-minute walk distance (6MWD); the changes in the degree of dyspnea were assessed using the dyspnea scale of modified British Medical Research Council (mMRC); the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease assessment test (CAT) was used to observe the changes of patients' quality of life; the anxiety inventory for respiratory disease (AIR) was used to evaluate the change of anxiety. …”
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Case of phenotype of optic nerve atrophy due to mutation in С19orf12 gene (neurodegeneration with the brain iron accumulation (nbia)) by M.E. Ivanova, V.V. Kadyshev, D.S. Atarshchikov, I.V. Zolnikova, N.P. Akchurina, N.K. Serova, F.A. Konovalov, E.R. Lozier, E.A. Pomerantseva, N.V. Vetrova, D. Barh, L.M. Balashova, J.M. Salmasi

“…Burdenko National Medical Research Center of Neurosurgery, Moscow, Russian <br> Federation</b> </p> <p> <b>⁶Independent Clinical Bioinformatics Laboratory, Moscow, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <b>⁷Center for Genetics and Reproductive Medicine “Genetiko”, Moscow, Russian <br> Federation</b> </p> <p> <b>⁸Institute of Integrative Omics and Applied Biotechnology (IIOAB), Bangalore, India</b> </p> <p> <b>⁹ Non-profit partnership International Scientific and Practical Center for the Proliferation <br> of Tissues of Russia, Moscow, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <b>¹⁰Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University, Moscow, Russian Federation</b> </p> <p> <i>The article describes the clinical case of optic atrophy due to a homozygous mutation in exon 3 of the C19orf12 gene (chr19: 30193863AACAGCCCCCCG&gt; A, rs515726204), the frequency of which in the ExAC control sample is 0.0074. …”
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Poor sleep quality and associated factors among HIV-positive and negative postpartum women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: a comparative cross-sectional study by Milen Mihertabe, Alehegn Bishaw Geremew, Alehegn Bishaw Geremew, Elsa Awoke Fentie, Gidey Rtbey

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Use of erectile dysfunction treatments after prostate cancer treatment and their perceived impact on men’s sex life: an analysis of patient reported outcome survey data by Megan Charlick, Tenaw Tiruye, Kerry Ettridge, Michael O’Callaghan, Alex Jay, Kerri Beckmann

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Use of cannabis during pregnancy and birth outcomes in an Aboriginal birth cohort: a cross-sectional, population-based study by Deirdre Gartland, Stephanie J Brown, Karen Glover, Fiona K Mensah, Cathy Leane, Jane Yelland, Jackie Ah Kit, Deanna Stuart-Butler, Donna Weetra, Jonathan Newbury

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Hyoid bone-based sex discrimination among Egyptians using a multidetector computed tomography: discriminant function analysis, meta-analysis, and artificial intelligence-assisted s... by Afaf Abdelkader, Susan A. Ali, Ahmed Abdeen, Ehab S. Taher, Asmaa Y. A. Hussein, Mamdouh Eldesoqui, Mohamed Abdo, Liana Fericean, Bănăţean-Dunea Ioan, Samah F. Ibrahim, Ashraf M. Said, Darine Amin, Elturabi E. Ebrahim, Amany M. Allam, Mihaela Ostan, Khaled A. Bayoumi, Tabinda Hasan, Ekramy M. Elmorsy

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Research priorities for autosomal dominant polycystic kidney disease: a UK priority setting partnership by Tess Harris, Albert Ong, Paul J D Winyard, Richard N Sandford, Maryrose Tarpey, Hannah R Bridges, Wendy D Brown, Natasha L O’Brien, Ann C Daly, Bharat K Jindal, Gillian S Mundy, Albert J Power, John Sayer, Roslyn J Simms, Patricia D Wilson

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The Immunohistochemical Prognostic Value of Nuclear and Cytoplasmic Silent Information Regulator 1 Protein Expression in Saudi Patients with Breast Cancer by Bayan Alharbi, Alia Aldahlawi, Mourad Assidi, Fatemah Basingab, Kawther Zaher, Jehan Alrahimi, Sara Mokhtar, Jaudah Al-Maghrabi, Abdelbaset Buhmeida, Kaltoom Al-Sakkaf

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Diagnosis and Treatment of Peptic Ulcer in Adults (Clinical Guidelines of the Russian Gastroenterological Association, Russian Society of Colorectal Surgeons and the Russian Endosc... by V. T. Ivashkin, I. V. Maev, P. V. Tsar’kov, M. P. Korolev, D. N. Andreev, E. K. Baranskaya, S. G. Burkov, A. A. Derinov, S. K. Efetov, T. L. Lapina, P. V. Pavlov, S. S. Pirogov, A. V. Tkachev, A. S. Trukhmanov, E. D. Fedorov, A. A. Sheptulin

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Parallel randomised trial testing community fibrosis assessment for suspected non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: outcomes from LOCATE-NAFLD by Sanjeewa Kularatna, James O'Beirne, Adrian Barnett, Patricia C Valery, Elizabeth Powell, Ingrid J Hickman, Ruth Tulleners, David Brain, Katherine Stuart, Carolyn McIvor, Elen Witness, Melanie Aikebuse

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Immune regulatory genes impact the hot/cold tumor microenvironment, affecting cancer treatment and patient outcomes by Mengmeng Sang, Jia Ge, Juan Ge, Juan Ge, Gu Tang, Qiwen Wang, Jiarun Wu, Liming Mao, Liming Mao, Xiaoling Ding, Xiaorong Zhou

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Automatic segmentation model and machine learning model grounded in ultrasound radiomics for distinguishing between low malignant risk and intermediate-high malignant risk of adnex... by Lu Liu, Wenjun Cai, Feibo Zheng, Hongyan Tian, Yanping Li, Ting Wang, Xiaonan Chen, Wenjing Zhu

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In silico analysis of hub genes and regulatory networks implicates the putamen in non-motor Parkinson’s disease disorders by Stephen Tunmise Akanbi, Joshua Ayodele Yusuf, Thompson Oluwaferanmi Ayandele, Dayo Samson Oladipupo, Darasimi Racheal Olorunlowu, Blessing Dorcas Olawuyi, Joshua Oluwafisayo Adepoju, Dolapo Emmanuel Opasina, Elizabeth Kehinde Opoola, Uchenna Victor Ugwuanyi, Olufunto Omodele Adeleye

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