Diarrhea Prevalence and Sociodemographic Factors among Under-Five Children in Rural Areas of North Gondar Zone, Northwest Ethiopia by Atalay Getachew, Tadesse Guadu, Alebachew Tadie, Zemichael Gizaw, Mulat Gebrehiwot, Daniel Haile Cherkos, Martha Alemayehu Menberu, Teklay Gebrecherkos

“…A community-based cross-sectional study was conducted from April to June 2016 among 736 randomly selected households with one child under five years old. A structured questionnaire was used for collecting information on sociodemographic characteristics and diarrheal occurrence. …”
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Factors associated with the dietary total antioxidant capacity of pregnant Brazilian women by Roberta Rejane Santos de Carvalho, Poliana Cristina de Almeida Fonseca Viola, Sandra Patrícia Crispim, Ana Karina Teixeira da Cunha França, Anderson Marliere Navarro, Bruno Feres de Souza, Franciane Rocha de Faria, Naiara Sperandio, Nathalia Pizato, Mariana de Souza Macedo, Renata Junqueira Pereira, Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini, Carolina Abreu de Carvalho, Anderson Marliere Navarro, Carolina Abreu de Carvalho, Danielle Góes da Silva, Franciane Rocha de Faria, Naiara Sperandio, Jorge Gustavo Velásquez Meléndez, Míriam do Carmo Rodrigues Barbosa, Nathalia Pizato, Mariana de Souza Macedo, Renata Junqueira Pereira, Sandra Patrícia Crispim, Silvia Eloiza Priore, Sylvia do Carmo Castro Franceschini

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study with 2,232 pregnant women aged 18 years old or older, in the first, second, and third trimesters of pregnancy, from eleven cities in the five Brazilian regions. A semi-structured questionnaire was applied to assess socioeconomic, demographic, and health data, and a 24-hour dietary recall (R24h) was used to assess food consumption and analyze the dietary total antioxidant capacity (DTAC), estimated using the ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP) method. …”
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PLB2Tau mice are impaired in novel and temporal object recognition and show corresponding traits in brain MRI by Jacques Micheau, Gwenaelle Catheline, Elodie Barse, Bassem Hiba, Anne Marcilhac, Michèle Allard, Bettina Platt, Gernot Riedel

“…Upon completion of their behavioural testing, animals were recorded in a 7 T MRI for brain structural integrity and diffusion tensor imaging (DTI) analysis. …”
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Cardiovascular resource utilization in patients with diastolic dysfunction: A retrospective cohort analysis by Ato Howard, Paulomi Gohel, Virginia Singla, Aditi Naniwadekar, Floyd Thoma, Suresh Mulukutla, Aditya Bhonsale, Krishna Kancharla, Andrew Voigt, Alaa Shalaby, N.A. Mark Estes, III, Sandeep Jain, Samir Saba

“…HCRU included cardiac interventional, structural, surgical, and electrophysiology procedures, as well as diagnostic monitoring and imaging tests. …”
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Zipper-interacting protein kinase mediates neuronal cell death and cognitive dysfunction in traumatic brain injury via regulating DEDD by Yingxue Mei, Fei She, Ling Zhang, Gamin Kim, Ruomeng Li, Xiuzhi Zheng, Zonghai Wang, Renxuan Chen, Long Wang, Dongmei Chen, Jungho Kim, Tao Zhang, Tae Ho Lee

“…Abstract Neuronal cell death is a causative process in traumatic brain injury (TBI)-induced structural and functional impairment of the central nervous system. …”
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Patients’ acceptability and implementation outcomes of a case management approach to encourage participation in colorectal cancer screening for people with schizophrenia: a qualita... by Tempei Miyaji, Yosuke Uchitomi, Hiroyuki Okada, Masatoshi Inagaki, Maiko Fujimori, Taichi Shimazu, Masaki Fujiwara, Masafumi Kodama, Ryuhei So, Takanori Matsushita, Yusaku Yoshimura, Shigeo Horii, Hirokazu Takahashi, Naoki Nakaya, Shiro Hinotsu, Keita Harada, Norihito Yamada, Yuto Yamada, Tsuyoshi Etoh

“…In addition, three out of six providers were included.Data collection and analysis Using a structured interview, the case manager asked participants about patient acceptability and the helpful components of the intervention. …”
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Parental predictors of childhood vaccination adherence in border areas of Southern Vietnam: a first look at minority communities by An Dai Tran, Charuai Suwanbamrung, Muhammad Haroon Stanikzai, Nirachon Chutipattana, Shamarina Shohaimin, Patthanasak Khammaneechan, Le Minh Luan, Tran Phu Dien, Truong Thanh Nam, Phan Thanh Tung, Cua Ngoc Le

“…A total of 449 ethnic minority parents with children under five years old participated. Data were gathered through face-to-face household interviews using a structured questionnaire, complemented by direct observation of the children’s vaccination cards to verify adherence. …”
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Effects of COVID-19 on sexual and reproductive health services access in the Asia-Pacific region: a qualitative study of expert and policymaker perspectives by Manar Marzouk, Sze Tung Lam, Anna Durrance-Bagale, Michiko Nagashima-Hayashi, Pearlyn Neo, Mengieng Ung, Ayshath Zaseela, Zeenathnisa Mougammadou Aribou, Sunanda Agarwal, Natasha Howard

“…We conducted a qualitative study using semi-structured interviews with 28 purposively sampled SRH experts in 12 Asia-Pacific countries (e.g. …”
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Increase in colonic propionate as a method of preventing weight gain in adults aged 20–40 years: iPREVENT, a multicentre, double-blind, randomised, parallel-group trial by Gary Frost, Joana C Vasconcelos, Jennifer E Pugh, Aisha Anjum, Katerina Petropoulou, George Thom, Louise McCombie, Martina Tashkova, Sumayya Alshehhi, Daphne Babalis, Leah Holroyd, Christina Prechtl, Tom Preston, Mike J Lean, Waljit Dhillo, A Toby Prevost, and Douglas Morrison

“…Due to the COVID-19 lockdowns and pivot to collection of self-reported weight data, the ‘Principal weight’ measurement for the primary outcome consists of 38% self-reported weight data. …”
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Etiological mechanisms underlying the hazard factors and inflammatory bowel disease: a prospective cohort study by Yi Tao, Yongjia Li, Tianyi Zhou, Lei Zhao, Pan Li, Minghong Sun, Lijuan Zhang, Lihong Yang, Ting Chen, Xuemei Lian, Xiaoni Zhong

“…Finally, we constructed a structural equation model to elucidate the complex pathogenic mechanisms and interactions among genetic risks, lifestyle factors, dietary habits, comorbidities, and immune metabolism in the progression of IBD. …”
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Unlocking the therapeutic potential of Pelargonium sidoides natural extract: A scoping review by Bárbara Donadon Reina, Samuel Santana Malheiros, Sâmmea Martins Vieira, Paula Ferreira de Andrade, Lívia Nordi Dovigo

“…Out of 4367 publications identified, 134 studies were included in this review. A structured form was applied for data extraction. PRISMA-ScR was used to guide reporting of this review. …”
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Facial Expression Recognition and Digital Images Infosecurity for Prevention Care System Application in Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Monitoring by Chih-Te Tsai, Chia-Hung Lin, Hsiang-Yueh Lai, Yu-En Cheng, Ping-Tzan Huang, Neng-Sheng Pai, Chien-Ming Li

“…For image infosecurity testing, the number of pixel changing rate (NPCR), unified averaged changed intensity (UACI), and structural similarity index measurement (SSIM) were employed to evaluate the performances for encryption and decryption processes, ensuring confidentiality, recoverability, and availability of transmitted images. …”
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Creation and validation of a roadside rescue skills scale for training pre-hospital medical teams: the RoadRes-Q scale by Killien Lavabre, Nicolas Marjanovic, Denis Oriot, Mathilde Chenu, Adrien Gransagne, Michel Gentilleau, Anthony Moreau, Paul Contal, Olivier Mimoz, Bertrand Drugeon, Road Rescue Study Group

“…While internal consistency was strong, improvements are needed in inter-observer reliability. Structured training for assessors and video-based assessments could enhance reproducibility. …”
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Pharmacists’ knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward preventing congenital disabilities: a cross sectional study in Saudi Arabia by Fahad S. Alshehri, Nasser M. Alorfi, Ahmed M. Ashour, Ammar Abdulrahman Jairoun, Saad M. Wali, Mohammed M. Aldurdunji, Shaker T. Alsharif, Reem Hasaballah Alhasani, Nasser M. Aldekhail, Abdullah S. Alshehri, Alqassem Y. Hakami

“…To enhance congenital disability prevention efforts in Saudi Arabia, these findings emphasize the need for improved pharmacist knowledge, structured training programs, and more extensive integration of pharmacists within maternal healthcare teams.…”
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For-profit growth and academic decline: a retrospective nationwide assessment of Brazilian medical schools by Bruno B. Andrade, Bruno B. Andrade, Klauss Villalva-Serra, Klauss Villalva-Serra, Rodrigo C. Menezes, Rodrigo C. Menezes, Luiz F. Quintanilha, Katia de Miranda Avena, Katia de Miranda Avena

“…These patterns suggest a structural misalignment between the commercial logic of expansion and the core educational mission of medical training. …”
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Does a waiting room increase same-day treatment for sexually transmitted infections among pregnant women? A quality improvement study at South African primary healthcare facilities by Ranjana M. S. Gigi, Mandisa M. Mdingi, Lukas Bütikofer, Chibuzor M. Babalola, Jeffrey D. Klausner, Andrew Medina-Marino, Christina A. Muzny, Christopher M. Taylor, Janneke H. H. M. van de Wijgert, Remco P. H. Peters, Nicola Low

“…A subset of women answered structured questions about factors influencing their decision to wait for results. …”
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Evaluating knowledge, awareness, attitudes, and practices regarding vitamin D in pregnant and postnatal Ghanaian women: a cross-sectional study by Benedicta Appiah, Alfred Effah, Samuel Ankomah Danso, Abraham Ameyaw Kwabena, Samuel Kwame Sopuruchi Agomuo, Samuel Kwarteng, Bismark Opoku Mensah, Ebenezer Senu, Enoch Ofori Awuah, Linda Ahenkorah Fondjo

“…Methods This cross-sectional study recruited 310 pregnant women and postnatal women from a Municipal Hospital between January to August 2024. A well-structured questionnaire was used to obtain data on demographic, clinical and lifestyle characteristics of participants. …”
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EFFECTS OF PROLINE-RICH PEPTIDES OF THE INNATE IMMUNE SYSTEM ON DRUG-RESISTANT BACTERIAL STRAINS by M. S. Zharkova, P. M. Kopeykin, G. E. Afinogenov, D. S. Orlov, A. Yu. Artamonov, K. E. Safiullina, M. S. Sukhareva, E. V. Tsvetkova, B. L. Milman, A. G. Afinogenova, O. V. Shamova

“…Lack of hemolytic activity towards human red blood cells is an important benefit of the studied peptides when used at concentrations several times higher than those showing antimicrobial effects. The data obtained presume certain prospects for further investigations of proline-rich peptides, as well as their structural modifications, for the development of new combined drugs based on these compounds, in order to combat antibiotic-resistant microorganisms, e.g., medications for local applications, various components of medical devices, in particular, venous catheters, stents and wound dressings.…”
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The Middle to Late Triassic of Central Saudi Arabia with emphasis on the Jilh Formation. Part I: lithostratigraphy, facies and paleoenvironments, palaeontology and biostratigraphic... by Le Nindre, Yves-Michel, Vaslet, Denis, Vrielynck, Bruno, Krystyn, Leopold, Manivit, Jacques, Memesh, Abdullah, Davies, Roger Brett

“…Part II “Sequence stratigraphy, depositional and structural evolution, and regional correlations” exploits the results of Part I, providing a dynamic reconstruction and a renewed vision of the Middle to Late Triassic at the regional scale.The Jilh Formation at outcrop consists of a multilayer system of thinly bedded, mixed siliciclastics with subordinate carbonates and evaporites, representing non-marine to offshore settings. …”
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Amniotic fluid-derived stem cells: potential factories of natural and mimetic strategies for congenital malformations by Cristiane S. R. Fonteles, Julia Enterria-Rosales, Ying Lin, John W. Steele, Ramiro A. Villarreal-Leal, Jing Xiao, Daniel I. Idowu, Beck Burgelin, Bogdan J. Wlodarczyk, Richard H. Finnell, Bruna Corradetti

“…A physicochemical, structural, and molecular comparison was conducted with exosomes (EXOs) released from the same batch of cells. …”
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