Coverage evaluation surveys following soil-transmitted helminthiasis and schistosomiasis mass drug administration in Wolaita Zone of Ethiopia-The Geshiyaro project. by Ewnetu Firdawek Liyew, Melkie Chernet, Habtamu Belay, Rosie Maddren, Toby Landeryou, Suprabhath Kalahasti, Alison K Ower, Kalkidan Mekete, Anna E Phillips, Ufaysa Anjulo, Tujuba Endrias, Adugna Tamiru, Bokretsion Gidey, Zelalem Mehari, Birhan Mengistu, Getachew Tollera, Geremew Tasew

“…The study design, sample size, analysis and report writing were conducted according to the World Health Organization (WHO) CES guidelines for PC.…”
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Fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations during music-evoked autobiographical memories in neurotypical older adults by Teresa Lesiuk, Kaitlyn Dillon, Giulia Ripani, Ioannis Iliadis, Gabriel Perez, Bonnie Levin, Xiaoyan Sun, Roger McIntosh

“…Post-hoc analyses to explore correlations between brain activity and the content of MEAMs were performed using the text analysis program Linguistic Inquiry and Word Count.DiscussionOur findings suggest that MEAM-related activation of the parahippocampal cortex is evident in normative older adults. …”
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Technical Strategies and Learning Curve in Robotic-assisted Peripheral Nerve Surgery by Martin Aman, MD, PhD, Felix Struebing, MD, Jonathan Weigel, Amir K. Bigdeli, MD, Emre Gazyakan, MD, MSc, Ulrich Kneser, MD, Leila Harhaus, MD, Arne H. Boecker, MD

“…The procedures included nerve transfers, targeted muscle reinnervation, neurotized free flaps, and autologous nerve grafts. Learning curve analysis revealed no significant reduction in time per stitch over the initial nine coaptations (4.9 ± 0.5 min) compared with the last 10 coaptations (5.5 ± 1.5 min). …”
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Characterisation and Hypolipidaemic Effects of Tlayudas, Widely Consumed Tortillas, Containing Ganoderma lucidum Extracts on an In Vivo Model of Hypercholesterolaemia by Grace Preciado Iñiga, Daniel Martínez-Carrera, María E. Meneses, Miguel Sánchez, Adrián Argumedo, Myrna Bonilla, Ivan Castillo, Beatriz Petlacalco, Alfredo Morales, Nora Fernández, Wilfrido Martínez, Juan Antonio-Bautista, Mónica Sánchez-Tapia, Diana Coutiño-Hernández, Nimbe Torres, Armando R. Tovar, Hermilo Leal-Lara

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DNA Barcoding of Freshwater Eels Anguilla spp from Kuari River Based on Cytochrome C Oxidase Subunit I (COI) Gene by Ainayyah Maulidya, Mochamad Syaifudin, Marini Wijayanti

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Outcomes and predictors of unplanned intensive care unit admission for pediatric trauma patients by Tyler Liang, MD, Areg Grigorian, MD, Robert Painter, MD, James Jeng, MD, Theresa Chin, MD, Laura F. Goodman, MD MPH, Yigit S. Guner, MD, Catherine Kuza, MD, Jeffry Nahmias, MD MHPE

“…Patients with UIA were compared to those without UIA. Multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed to determine predictors of UIA. …”
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Bacterial dysbiosis and decrease in SCFA correlate with intestinal inflammation following alcohol intoxication and burn injury by Xiaoling Li, Caroline J Herrnreiter, Mary Grace Murray, Marisa Luck, Chirag Ganesa, Paulius V Kuprys, Mashkoor A Choudhry

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THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE USE OF A-PRF AND ENAMEL MATRIX PROTEINS IN THE STABILIZATION OF REGIONAL HEMODYNAMICS IN PATIENTS WITH GENERALIZED PERIODONTITIS II, II-III DEGREE by S.V. Zaiats, M.M. Rozhko

“…After 12 months, the quantitative indicators were not significantly different compared to the indicators after 6 months. …”
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Field evaluation of Standard Q Filariasis Antigen Test for Lymphatic Filariasis (LF) during a pre-transmission assessment survey in Sierra Leone, 2022. by Benoit Dembele, Mohamed Salieu Bah, Abdulai Conteh, Habib I Kamara, Ibrahim Kargbo-Labour, Ashley Souza, Patricia Houck, Ernest O Mensah, Victoria Turay, Eric Scott Elder, Katherine Gass, Steven D Reid, Joseph P Shott, Yaobi Zhang, Kimberly Y Won, Angela Weaver

“…<h4>Conclusions/significance</h4>The results suggest that the QFAT is a credible W. bancrofti diagnostic test when compared to the routinely used FTS; use of either test would result in the same program decision.…”
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Prevalence and incidence of idiopathic subglottic stenosis in southern and central Alberta: a retrospective cohort study by Ryan K. Chan, Beau Ahrens, Paul MacEachern, J. Douglas Bosch, Derrick R. Randall

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Forced displacement, household composition, and mental health: how gendered family structures relate to adolescent girls’ well-being by Lindsay Stark, Arturo Harker Roa, Carolina Rodriguez, Elvia Tamaity Ariza Pena, Julianne Deitch, Ilana Seff

“…Methods This cross-sectional analysis employs baseline data from a pilot randomized controlled trial evaluating “Sibling Support for Adolescent Girls in Emergencies” (SSAGE), a whole-family, gender-transformative program aimed at improving adolescent girls’ mental health and well-being. …”
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Mitochondrial dysfunction and fatigue in Sjögren’s disease by Astrid Rasmussen, Christopher J Lessard, A Darise Farris, Kristi A Koelsch, Biji T Kurien, Joshua Cavett, Kathy Sivilis, Robert Hal Scofield, John Aubrey Ice, Rebecca A Wood, Gavin Pharaoh, Valerie Lewis, Shylesh Bhaskaran, Holly Van Remmen

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Unlocking breast cancer in Brazilian public health system: Using tissue microarray for accurate immunohistochemical evaluation with limitations in subtyping by Rubia Denise Ruppenthal, Emily Ferreira Salles Pilar, Jordan Boeira dos Santos, Rafael Correa Coelho, Carina Machado Costamilan Henriques, Diego de Mendonça Uchôa, Marcia Silveira Graudenz

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Training With an Evaluation Framework: Outcomes From a Biosecurity Training Intervention in Commercial Poultry Farms in Tamil Nadu, South India by Alagarsamy Alagesan, Ganesh Janarthanan, Arumugam Balakrishnan, Paramasivam Vigneshwaran, Vasudevan Gowthaman, Papaiyan Kumaravel, Fiona Tomley, Ayona Silva Fletcher, Thippichettipalayam Ramasamy Gopala Krishna Murthy, Samuel Masilamoni Ronald

“…A total of 89 farmers from commercial desi (32), layer (30), and broiler (27) farms participated in the training program. The biosecurity assessment used an evaluation framework with a two‐day training program. …”
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PrEP choice in the real world: Results of a prospective cohort study describing uptake and use patterns of oral PrEP and the dapivirine vaginal ring among women in sub‐Saharan Afri... by Virginia A. Fonner, Elizabeth Irungu, Mark Conlon, Carolyne A. Akello, Emily Gwavava, Kevin K'Orimba, Nicolette P. Naidoo, Patriciah Jeckonia, Imelda Mahaka, Saiqa Mullick, Mamatli Chabela, Roisin Drysdale, Jacqueline Kabongo, Millicent Kiruki, Ivan Segawa, Munyaradzi Dobbie, Nthuseng Marake, Peter Mudiope, Hasina Subedar, Rose Wafula, Andrew Kazibwe, Jason Reed, Katharine Kripke, Douglas Taylor, Mu‐Tien Lee, Glory Chidumwa, Adatia Chivafa, Ramatsoai Soothoane, Margaret Eichleay, Ashley Mayo, Courtney McGuire, Tara McClure, Tatenda Yemeke, Kristine Torjesen, the CATALYST study team

“…Ring users reported higher adherence as compared to oral PrEP users (p < 0.001). Of participants returning for ≥ 1 PrEP refills, 12.1% switched methods at least once. …”
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Major and Trace Airborne Elements and Ecological Risk Assessment: Georgia Moss Survey 2019–2023 by Omari Chaligava, Inga Zinicovscaia, Alexandra Peshkova, Nikita Yushin, Marina Frontasyeva, Konstantin Vergel, Makhabbat Nurkassimova, Liliana Cepoi

“…The study, carried out as part of the International Cooperative Program on Effects of Air Pollution on Natural Vegetation and Crops, involved collecting 95 moss samples across the territory of Georgia during the period from 2019 to 2023. …”
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Optimal planning and operation of energy community DERs considering local energy trading and uncertainties by Morsy Nour, José Pablo Chaves-Ávila, Matteo Troncia, Álvaro Sánchez-Miralles, Abdelfatah Ali

“…The simulation results demonstrate that optimal planning reduces the annual costs by 10.95 % compared to the scenario without optimal PV and BES planning. …”
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The Multi-Year Impact of Canada&rsquo;s First Zero Textbook Cost Initiative by Rajiv Jhangiani, Oya Pakkal, Xiaoyang Xia

“… Kwantlen Polytechnic University (KPU) launched Canada’s first zero textbook cost (ZTC) program in 2018, aiming to alleviate the financial burden of expensive course materials for students. …”
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AUTOIMMUNE ORIGIN OF SARCOIDOSIS: DETERMINATION OF SPECIFIC IMMUNE COMPLEXES IN PATIENTS WITH RESPIRATORY SARCOIDOSIS by Yu. S. Zinchenko, A. A. Starshinova, M. V. Filatov, N. V. Denisova, S. B. Landa, V. S. Burdakov, P. K. Yablonskiy

“…Their blood plasma was investigated by the dynamic light scattering method with addition of tuberculosis antigens (ESAT-6/SFP-10) and “lung healthy tissue extract”. Statistical analysis was performed using the Statistica 7.0 program. …”
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A retrospective cohort study on the protective effect of influenza vaccination during pregnancy on infants in Gansu province from 2018 to 2023 by Xuefeng LIANG, Juanxia PENG, Di SUN, Bingling ZHANG, Jing AN, Yu TANG, Xiaoshu ZHANG

“…Robust Poisson regression analysis was used to compare the adjusted risk ratio (RR), VE, and 95%confidence interval (CI) of influenza in infants born to pregnant women who received InfV during pregnancy and those who did not from 2018 to 2023. …”
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