EspH utilizes phosphoinositide and Rab binding domains to interact with plasma membrane infection sites and Rab GTPases* by Ipsita Nandi, Rachana Pattani Ramachandran, Deborah E. Shalev, Dina Schneidman-Duhovny, Raisa Shtuhin-Rahav, Naomi Melamed-Book, Efrat Zlotkin-Rivkin, Alexander Rouvinski, Ilan Rosenshine, Benjamin Aroeti

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Impacts of Seasonal Malaria Chemoprevention on Malaria Burden among under Five-Year-Old Children in Borno State, Nigeria by J. P. Ambe, S. T. Balogun, M. B. Waziri, I. N. Nglass, A. Saddiq

“…Three hundred and ninety-nine children were enrolled in the study. A structured questionnaire was used to obtain demographic and malaria-related data. …”
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Barriers to oral health care service utilization in Awo-Gareji community, Ankpa Local Government Area, Kogi State, Nigeria by Dr. Johnson J. Omale, B. M. Hussain, M. C. Nweze, S. A. Ani, A. N. Ohadoma

“…A total of 399 adults in the community were meant to participate; however, 200 respondents who expressed interest in the study (through verbal consent) were conveniently selected from a population of over 2,000 adults. The instrument for data collection was a structured questionnaire, similar to those used by other authors but with slight modifications. …”
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Virtual and Augmented Reality for Chronic Musculoskeletal Rehabilitation: A Systematic Review and Exploratory Meta-Analysis by Theodora Plavoukou, Pantelis Staktopoulos, Georgios Papagiannis, Dimitrios Stasinopoulos, George Georgoudis

“…Nevertheless, gaps in long-term data, economic evaluation, and modality comparison persist. …”
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The impacts of visitor restrictions for palliative patients during the COVID-19 pandemic on family members and healthcare providers: a Canadian qualitative study by Natasha Hanson, Leanne Skerry, Morgan Nesbitt, Tracy Freeze, Robin Williams, Emily Love, Julia Wildish

“…Reflexive thematic analysis was used to allow for the inductive generation of themes from the qualitative data, while investigating and comparing participants’ experiences. …”
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What can be learned from the impact of the COVID-19 crisis on work participation among people with work disabilities? A qualitative practice & policy perspective approach by Mara de Visser, Trees Juurlink, Astrid Bosma, Marloes Zijl, Johannes R. Anema, Maaike A. Huysmans

“…Between March 2021 and September 2022, twenty-five semi-structured in-depth online interviews were conducted with occupational health professionals (13), employers (7) and policymakers (5). …”
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Voices from Iraq: Emerging Clinical Evidence and Implications for Global Health Equity by Oluwatosin Olu-Abiodun, Redha Abdalredha, Aderinsola Faturoti, Olumide Abiodun

“…This paper addresses the persistent structural inequalities in academic publishing, where voices from low and middle-income countries are often overlooked, and promotes platforms like the Babcock University Medical Journal as critical for promoting comprehensive scholarship. …”
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Binge drinking among adolescents: the role of stress, problematic internet use, and emotional regulation by Adrián Diaz-Moreno, Iván Bonilla, Andrés Chamarro, Queralt Ballabrera, María José Gómez-Romero, Mark D. Griffiths, Joaquín T. Limonero

“…Therefore, the present study aimed to examine the relationship between stress, problematic internet use, emotional regulation, and binge drinking among adolescents using structural equation modeling. Methods A cross-sectional survey was completed by a sample of 876 high school adolescents (63.57% female, mean age 16.86 years). …”
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Timeliness of the second dose of measles-containing vaccine uptake and its determinants among children aged 24–36 months in Gondar City, Northwest Ethiopia, 2023: Community-based c... by Molalign Aligaz Adisu

“…Participants were selected using a two-stage systematic random sampling method from April 25 to May 25. Structured questionnaires were administered through interviews, and data were collected using the Kobo toolbox and then analyzed using Stata version 17. …”
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Workplace Violence Against Primary Care Physicians in Chengdu, China: A Cross-sectional Survey by Xin Zeng, Chuan Zou, Hongxia Tao, Xueming Huang, Yu Lei, Chunyao Xiao, Tao Peng, Jing Shen, Wai Kit Wong

“…Methods: We used an online cross-sectional design to collect data from October to November 2022 with a structured self-administered questionnaire from a purposive sample of 568 PCPs in Chengdu city. …”
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Oral Supplementation with a New Hyaluronic Acid Matrix Ingredient Improves Skin Brightness, Hydration, Smoothness, and Roughness: Results from a Randomized, Double-Blinded, Placebo... by Trinidad Montero-Vilchez, Patricia Gálvez-Martín, Raquel Sanabria-de la Torre, Carlos Cuenca-Barrales, Alejandro Molina-Leyva, Daniel Martinez-Puig, Javier Velasco-Alvarez, Salvador Arias-Santiago

“…Results Assessments were performed on data from 50 participants as a per-protocol analysis. …”
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Caregiver and care team perspectives of caregiver psychological distress and well-being during critical care hospitalization: a qualitative study by Amanda C. Blok, Lauren Gauntlett, Mayank Jayaram, Sarah L. Krein

“…Methods Using a qualitative design, we conducted a directed content analysis of semi-structured interview data collected from 20 family caregivers of Veterans in critical care and 12 care team members at a US Veterans Affairs medical and surgical intensive care unit between October 2020 and July 2021. …”
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Assessing ISO 14001:2015 compliance in Iraqi healthcare: A comparative study of environmental management in public and private hospitals by Huda Sattar Jabbar, Ghada Ibrahim, Nadine Al-Khatib, Soumaya Kaakour, Alissar Yassin Haddad

“…Utilizing a quantitative descriptive approach, data were collected through field surveys, structured interviews, and document analysis to assess environmental management systems practices. …”
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Investigating the Relationships between Internet Addiction and Suicidal Ideation in Adolescent Girls by Zeynab Akbari, Fatemeh Serjouie, Jafar Sarani Yaztappeh, Mohammad Hossein Turkzadeh, Faeze Ziaei, Ali Bagheri, Maryam Sate Zohd, Amir Sam Kianimoghadam

“…Method: The current correlational study employed a structural equation modeling approach. Model fit indices such as the Chi-square to degrees of freedom ratio (CMIN/DF), normed fit index (NFI), root mean square error of approximation (RMSEA), Tucker-Lewis index (TLI), and goodness-of-fit index (CFI) were reported to assess the model’s adequacy. …”
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Current practices and perceptions on diagnostic reference levels: a EuroSafe Imaging Survey Analysis by John Damilakis, Boris Brkljacic, Guy Frija, Timo De Bondt, Graciano Paulo, Virginia Tsapaki, Eliseo Vano, the European Society of Radiology (ESR)

“…Key challenges included time constraints, data collection difficulties, and limited standardization across institutions. …”
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Predictors of blood pressure control among patients with hypertension: a cross-sectional study in a Nigerian tertiary health facility by Ugbe Maurice-Joel Ugbe, Ido Edem Ukpeh, Margaret Inemesit Akpan, Peter Bassey Enyievi, Nelson Chukwudi Osuchukwu, Ekpenyong Eyo Bassey, Smith Bakumor Yolo

“…Predictors of inadequate blood pressure control were older age (AOR=0.30, p<0.001), living with a spouse (AOR=0.14, p=0.014), non-compliance with antihypertensive medications (AOR=0.53, p=0.040) and moderate obesity (AOR=0.29, p=0.032).Conclusion Addressing prevalent risk factors like sedentary lifestyle and dietary habits, as well as structural initiatives like accessibility to health insurance, presents opportunities for targeted interventions to enhance well-being and improve outcomes that will strengthen public health, clinical practice and research.…”
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Sport and physical activities: actual Ukraine’s strategic narrative (in terms of encyclopedias) by Mykola Zhelezniak, Oleksandr Ishchenko, Zhanneta Kozina, Ratko Pavlović

“…Reflection method is also used: authors offer a vision of how encyclopedic knowledge about sports and athletes should be structured to help improve the nation’s health, demographic, and economic situations, and thus resistance to Russian aggression). …”
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Human Intestinal Parasitic Infections: Prevalence and Associated Risk Factors among Elementary School Children in Merawi Town, Northwest Ethiopia by Destaw Damtie, Baye Sitotaw, Sissay Menkir, Bizuayehu Kerisew, Kedir Hussien

“…The sociodemographic and behavioral characteristics of the respondents were collected using structured questionnaires. The data were analyzed using the chi-square test and logistic regression. …”
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A novel external fixation for treating tibial fractures: a finite element and biomechanical study by Shen Liu, Xiangdang Liang, Songyang Liu, Zhanshe Guo, Xing Wei, Yonghui Liang

“…There was a significant difference in mean torsional stiffness among UEF (1.412 N·m/deg), NEF (1.398 N·m/deg), LCP (1.128 N·m/deg), and E-LCP (0.838 N·m/deg). No structural failures occurred during fatigue testing spanning 108,000 cycles. …”
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The mediating effect of parental monitoring in the association between parent–child relationship harmony and smartphone addiction: findings from a nationwide youth survey in China... by Ziyan Meng, Kaiyuan Min, Runping Ma, Juntao Yang, Hui Zhang, Qing li

“…Methods The nationwide survey included 9,270 youth in the Chinese mainland. The data collected included individual characteristics, smartphone addiction status, parent‒child relationship harmony, parental monitoring and self-control were collected. …”
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