Optimizing the health of the elderly and menopausal women with self-management health education as an effort to treat hypertension in Talang Jambe Palembang by Lisda Maria, Budi Kurniawan, Nurul Hidayati

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Hesperidin-β-Cyclodextrin inclusion complexes: A novel approach for preventing and treating acute lung injury caused by seawater drowning by Jingjing Hou, Mengdi Zhang, Zheyi Han, Wanmei Wang, Haiying Qiu, Jingwei Yuan, Fang An, Yan Wu

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Enhancing Plasticity and Compaction Properties of Clay Soil- Subgrade Using Iron Ore Tailings: A Case Study of Kabale District. by Mukago, Andrew

“…(case study: Kabale district) 0.03% for light compaction, medium compaction, and heavy compaction respectively were obtained. …”
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A cross-sectional study of 'yaws' in districts of Ghana which have previously undertaken azithromycin mass drug administration for trachoma control. by Rosanna Ghinai, Philip El-Duah, Kai-Hua Chi, Allan Pillay, Anthony W Solomon, Robin L Bailey, Nsiire Agana, David C W Mabey, Cheng-Yen Chen, Yaw Adu-Sarkodie, Michael Marks

“…Yaws, caused by Treponema pallidum ssp. pertenue, is reportedly endemic in Ghana. Mass distribution of azithromycin is now the cornerstone of the WHO yaws eradication campaign. …”
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Determination of the Prevalence of Ascaris lumbricoides in Children under the Age of Five Years Attending at Kongowe Health Centre, Kibaha District, Pwani Region by Adnan A. Hamad, Godfrey O. Mauti

“…Background. The worldwide distribution and occurrence show that more than 1.8 billion people, accounting for 28% of the global population, are infected with A. lumbricoides infection due to poor hygiene. …”
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The Impact of Hotspot-Targeted Interventions on Malaria Transmission in Rachuonyo South District in the Western Kenyan Highlands: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. by Teun Bousema, Gillian Stresman, Amrish Y Baidjoe, John Bradley, Philip Knight, William Stone, Victor Osoti, Euniah Makori, Chrispin Owaga, Wycliffe Odongo, Pauline China, Shehu Shagari, Ogobara K Doumbo, Robert W Sauerwein, Simon Kariuki, Chris Drakeley, Jennifer Stevenson, Jonathan Cox

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>Twenty-seven serologically defined malaria hotspots were detected in a survey conducted from 24 June to 31 July 2011 that included 17,503 individuals from 3,213 compounds in a 100-km2 area in Rachuonyo South District, Kenya. In a cluster-randomized trial from 22 March to 15 April 2012, we randomly allocated five clusters to hotspot-targeted interventions with larviciding, distribution of long-lasting insecticide-treated nets, indoor residual spraying, and focal mass drug administration (2,082 individuals in 432 compounds); five control clusters received malaria control following Kenyan national policy (2,468 individuals in 512 compounds). …”
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Exploring Travel Time Distribution and Variability Patterns Using Probe Vehicle Data: Case Study in Beijing by Peng Chen, Rui Tong, Guangquan Lu, Yunpeng Wang

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Dynamic distribution and accumulation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Pueraria lobata during growth based on field experiment by Qing-xiang Jiang, Zhi-xin Wang, Xiang Zhou, Qiu-Fang Cao, Si-qi Hu, Jiang-nan Luo, Wen-wen Deng, Hui Li

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Six-Dimensional Spatial Dimension Chain Modeling via Transfer Matrix Method with Coupled Form Error Distributions by Lu Liu, Xin Jin, Huan Guo, Chaojiang Li

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Prognostic value of the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and prognostic nutritional index in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma patients treated with tyrosine kinase inhibitors an... by Shasha Sun, Wendong Li, Xiaodi Guo, Jinglong Chen

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Spatial distribution of paediatric tuberculosis and factors associated with adverse treatment outcomes in Ashanti Region, Ghana: a retrospective analysis by Maxwell Afranie Appiah, Mawuli Gohoho, Ebenezer Enam Adzaklo, Geoffrey Delali Komla Gone, Joshua Kwabena Aniaku, Perfect Edinam Asamoah, John Owusu Gyapong, Emmanuel Kyeremateng, Emmanuel Tinkorang

“…Methods This was a retrospective cross-sectional study of paediatric TB cases registered from 2016 to 2020 in 11 randomly selected districts in the Ashanti Region of Ghana. Data were extracted from each district’s health facility TB register into a Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. …”
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Characteristics of malaria vector populations and transmission before a randomised controlled trial assessing the efficacy of next-generation insecticide-treated nets in Côte d’Ivo... by Ludovic Phamien Ahoua Alou, Alphonsine Amanan Koffi, Edouard Dangbenon, Soromane Camara, Joseph Biggs, Marius Gonse Zoh, Serge Brice Assi, Colette Sih, Benoit Talbot, Manisha Ann Kulkarni, Louisa Alexandra Messenger, Natacha Protopopoff, Jackie Cook, Raphael N’Guessan

“…Abstract Background The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends mass distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITNs) to prevent malaria transmission. …”
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Use of a portable field-adapted liquid chromatographic system (C-Vue machine) to estimate the quantity of deltamethrin on insecticide-treated nets paired with WHO cone bioassays to... by Moussa B. M. Cisse, Ibrahim Traore, Mamadou Sow, Yacouba Dansoko, Alice Dembele, Lazeni Konate, Jean-Marie Sanou, Youssouf Diarra, Samah Sissoko, Abdourhamane Dicko, Mahamadou Magassa, Lansana Sangare, Jules Mihigo, Celestin Kouambeng, Phillipe Rwatana Mutwa, Paula Marcet, Michael D. Green, Ousmane Koita

“…This study determined the insecticide content and effectiveness of ITNs (Yorkool and PermaNet 2.0) at 6, 12, 24, and 36 months after a mass distribution campaign in Mali. Methods At 6 months (May, 2018), 12 months (December, 2018), 24 months (November–December, 2019), and 36 months (November–December, 2020), 30 nets were randomly collected from households in the districts of Kenieba and Kita in the southern part of Mali, together with information about ITN use and washing practices. …”
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Prevalence of malaria and associated risk factors among febrile under-five refugee children attending Panyadoli Health Centre III, Kiryandongo District, Mid-western Uganda by Dorcus Acan, Robert Opiro, Benson Musinguzi, Bosco B. Agaba, Simon Peter Alarakol

“…The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of malaria and associated risk factors among refugee children < 5 years attending a Health Centre in Panyadoli Refugee Settlement Camp, Kiryandongo District, Uganda. Methods A cross-sectional survey was done between February to April 2022, targeting refugee children < 5 years old seeking healthcare at Panyadoli Health Centre III in Kiryandongo District. …”
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Trends and distribution of malaria among children under five in Tamale Metropolis in Ghana, amidst interventions: Analysis of surveillance and program data, 2017 -2021 by Shahadu Shembla Sayibu, Basil Benduri Kaburi, Dora Dadzie, Delia Bandoh, Isaac Baffoe-Nyarko, Charles Lwanga Noora, Abdul Gafaru Mohammed, Francis Genye Salifu, Peter Apetorgbor, Paul Hilarius Asiwome Kosi Abiwu, Ernest Kenu

“…Introduction: Despite the distribution of insecticide-treated nets (ITN), and seasonal malaria chemoprevention (SMC) in Tamale Metropolis, the malaria burden started increasing in 2021. …”
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Detecting spatial clusters of Crimean Congo hemorrhagic fever in Iraq in 2023 by Hanan Abdulghafoor Khaleel, Riyadh Abdulameer Alhilfi, Sabrina Brown

“…We used a retrospective purely spatial Poisson scan statistic model to identify clusters of high and low incidences of CCHF at the district level (p < 0.05). Findings: There were 580 confirmed CCHF cases, distributed in 149 districts. …”
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Association between visceral adiposity index and sleep disorders among the U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study by Chunhua Liu, Linan Qiu, Tingting Wang, Zegen Ye, Simin Wu, Di Li, Huajian Lin, Yue Jin

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Bacteriophage and Phage-Encoded Depolymerase Exhibit Antibacterial Activity Against K9-Type <i>Acinetobacter baumannii</i> in Mouse Sepsis and Burn Skin Infection Models by Alexander I. Borzilov, Nikolay V. Volozhantsev, Olga V. Korobova, Lyubov V. Kolupaeva, Evgenia S. Pereskokova, Tatiana I. Kombarova, Mikhail M. Shneider, Konstantin A. Miroshnikov, Ivan A. Dyatlov, Anastasia V. Popova

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Optimizing nation-wide locations of dialysis centers: a geographic information system-based approach to improve healthcare accessibility and availability by Hanna Schroeder, Chen Namimi-Halevi, Osnat Luxenburg, Ayelet Grinbaum Arizon, Zach Tagar, Michal Bromberg, Vered H. Eisenberg

“…Results The median travel distance to dialysis centers varied significantly by district (p < 0.001), with the longest distance in the North district (10.9 km) and the shortest in the South district (3.4 km). …”
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Reversing cardiac hypertrophy and heart failure using a cardiac targeting peptide linked to miRNA106a by Ming Lu, Siqi Cai, Kyle Korolowicz, Claire Deng, Kaan Taskintuna, Gerard Ahern, Raymond B. Yurko, Kazi R. Islam, Bryn Schoonover, Jack B. Lopuszynski, Hongkun Wang, Maliha Zahid, G. Ian Gallicano

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