Awareness of HIV Status and Barriers to Accessing Testing Services among the Youth in Asutifi North District, Ghana, 2020 by Dawuda Jawarah Adamu, Atsu Dodor, Samuel Malogae Badiekang, Bernard Aanoume Ziem, Abdul Gafaru Mohammed, Samuel Bortier Borlabi, Blaise Kuubabongnaa Bagyilko, Samuel Dapaa, Kofi Agyabeng, Gyesi Razak Issahaku, Joshua Bill, Samuel Boakye-Boateng

“…Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among 396 youths aged 15-24 years selected through a multistage sampling technique from Jan-Feb 2020. We used a structured questionnaire to gather data on HIV status awareness, testing services, and barriers to testing services uptake. …”
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Results of monitoring probable cases of acute severe hepatitis of unknown etiology in children in Мoscow in 2022 by М. А. Sayfullin, L. N. Mazankova, A. Yu. Rtischev, E. N. Abramova, N. A. Antypyat, N. N. Zvereva, O. A. Ivanova, M. A. Kolikova, A. A. Rakhalina, K. K. Rumyantseva, A. A. Samkov, I. N. Tyurin

“…The goal: study of the structure of diseases occurring with liver damage in children hospitalized in 2022. …”
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Vestibular migraine: course of symptoms during a four-year follow-up by Nese Celebisoy, Aysın Kısabay, Hüseyin Nezih Özdemir, Figen Gokcay, Aysegul Seyma Sarıtas, Hulya Toydemir, Vıldan Yayla, Ilksen Isıkay, İrem Erkent, Ceyla Atac, Sebnem Bıcakcı, Feray Güleç, Dılek Top Kartı, Eylem Ozaydın Goksu

“…Background and objectiveData about the prognosis of vestibular migraine (VM) is scarce. …”
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Tuberculosis preventive treatment in eight SEAR countries – Current practices, implementation challenges and operations research priorities by Prathiksha Giridharan, Rakesh P. Suseela, Tandin Zangpo, Rita Bhandari Joshi, Mizaya Cader, Fathiyah Isbaniah, Banurekah Velayudham, Fathimath Nazla Rafeeg, Antonio da Cruz Santos, Naveen Prakash Shah, Manu Mathew, Leyanna Susan George, Nivedita Gupta, Chandrasekaran Padmapriyadarsini

“…Methods: A three day workshop on “Capacity Building for TB Research under Programmatic Settings”. was conducted under the aegis of this RESEARCH platform jointly ICMR and the Union which was participated by eight SEAR countries. Data were collected from a semi-structured questionnaire prior to the workshop and open discussions during the workshop. …”
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Negotiating cohabitation in a Nigerian abattoir: One Health perspectives of human-animal-ecosystem interactions examined in the light of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic by Hellena Debelts, Valerie Allendorf, Olayinka Asala, Ebere Roseann Agusi, Ismaila Shittu, Oluyemi Ogunmolawa, Judith Bakam, Bitrus Inuwa, Jeremiah Ijomanta, Joshua Seyi Oyetunde, Chinonyerem Chinyere, Austine Elah, David Oludare Omoniwa, Klaas Dietze, Adeponle Adeoye, Chinwe Lucia Ochu, Anja Globig, Almudena Mari-Saez, Clement Meseko

“…Methods We employed a mixed-methods approach, combining ethnographic observations, semi-structured interviews, and biological sampling of livestock, dogs, and small mammals. …”
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Explainable artificial intelligence-machine learning models to estimate overall scores in tertiary preparatory general science course by Sujan Ghimire, Shahab Abdulla, Lionel P. Joseph, Salvin Prasad, Angela Murphy, Aruna Devi, Prabal Datta Barua, Ravinesh C. Deo, Rajendra Acharya, Zaher Mundher Yaseen

“…Educational data mining is valuable for uncovering latent relationships in educational settings, particularly for predicting students' academic performance. …”
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Trichocystatin-2 from Trichomonas vaginalis: role of N-terminal cysteines in aggregation, protease inhibition, and trichomonal cysteine protease-dependent cytotoxicity on HeLa cell... by Verónica Aranda-Chan, Montserrat Gutiérrez-Soto, Claudia Ivonne Flores-Pucheta, Octavio Montes-Flores, Rossana Arroyo, Jaime Ortega-López

“…Our results provide essential data supporting the use of TC-2 as a potential therapeutic target.…”
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High prevalence of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus carriage among infants at the Children’s Hospital, Accra, Ghana by Fleischer CN Kotey, Sandra A Awugah, Nicholas TKD Dayie, Patience B Tetteh-Quarcoo, Samuel Duodu, Mary-Magdalene Osei, Jeannette N Bentum, Mame Y Nyarko, Margaret L Neizer, Khalaf F Alsharif, Ibrahim F Halawani, Khalid J Alzahrani, Eric S Donkor

“…Sociodemographic and clinical data of the participants were gathered with a structured questionnaire. …”
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The Impact of Artificial Intelligence Attitudes and Acceptance on Critical Thinking Motivation among Nursing Students in Saudi Arabia by Ayman Mohamed El-Ashry, Nagla Saleh Al Saleh, Nora Ghalib AlOtaibi, Turki Zuhaymil Almutairi, Lujain Adel Sallam, Muhanna M. Alnassar, Khloud Abdulhadi Alshehri, Sahar Abdulkarim Al-Ghareeb, Raiza Abdullah Al-Otaibi, Wejdan Munahi Almutairi, Sameer A Alkubati, Mona Metwally El-Sayed

“…Educators should integrate AI early in nursing curricula, provide structured training, and frame AI as a support tool in clinical decision-making. …”
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Applying the blended KTA-Sprint framework to a usability assessment of a digital health module for informal caregivers co-managing heart failure by Ting Xiong, Camila Benmessaoud, Kaylen J. Pfisterer, Noor El-Dassouki, Raima Lohani, Karen Young, Quynh Pham

“…., how to improve intuitiveness of icons, interpretation of presented data, and system navigation) and mapped onto a subset of Ravden checklist domains. …”
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Effects of delayed appointments in fixed orthodontic patients due to lockdown during the COVID-19 pandemic by Vinay Kumar Chugh, Navleen Kaur Bhatia, Pravin Kumar, Ankita Chugh, Surjit Singh, Sam Prasanth Shankar, Priyawati Moungkhom, Rinkle Sardana

“…Two specialist orthodontists performed clinical examinations to complete the questionnaire. The final data were expressed as frequency and percentage. …”
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Validation of the Hungarian version of the Yale Food Addiction Scale 2.0 (YFAS 2.0) by Afework Tsegaye, Zsófia Németh, Eszter Kotyuk, Virág Scheller, Klaudia Szabó, Orsolya Pachner, Renáta Cserjési, Zsolt Demetrovics, H.N. Alexander Logemann

“…The factor structure, internal consistency and convergent validity of the Hungarian version of the YFAS 2.0 were evaluated. …”
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Attention Residual Hybrid Network for Unmanned Aerial Vehicles Hyperspectral Image Classification by Zhen Zhang, Linhuan Jiang, Bo-Hui Tang, Jianchen Liu, Qingwang Wang, Yabin Hu, Liang Huang, Zhitao Fu

“…The proposed network initially employs an innovative sequential mechanism that leverages multiscale filters and attention residuals, and followed by the fusion of a multicascade 2-D–3-D parallel structure to achieve a semantic–spectral–spatial multifeature fusion, aimed at enhancing the fine classification of UAV-borne hyperspectral imagery. …”
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Seroprevalence of Hepatitis B virus and human immunodeficiency virus co-infection in pregnant women from Osun State, Nigeria by Ifeoluwa O Bejide, Tolulope A Kayode, Angel E Ebagua, Oghenetega D Obayendo, Divine O Mere, Abasianam B Newman, Amarachukwu M Obi-Odunukwe, Ademola K Fadare, Muhammad I Ahmed, Temitope M Adeyemi-Kayode, Onikepe A Folarin

“…We obtained demographic and risk factor data on HBV and HIV transmission using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Factors associated with menopausal symptoms in southeast Chinese females aged 40–69 years by Fei-Xue Wang, Zhou Luo, Yi-Zhou Huang, Yue Zhang, Lin-Juan Ma, Yue-Hong Ding, Yu-Mei Ning, Jie Jiao, Qian Ying, Pei-Ge Song, Ling Xu, Jian-Hong Zhou

“…A multicenter, population-based cross-sectional study was conducted, involving 7,485 women aged 40–69 years from Zhejiang Province, China. Data on demographic characteristics, socioeconomic status, and lifestyle factors were collected using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Digital Health Intervention for Patient Monitoring in Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: Cocreation and Feasibility Study of the IMIDoc Platform by Diego Benavent, Jose M Iniesta-Chamorro, Marta Novella-Navarro, Miguel Pérez-Martínez, Nuria Martínez-Sánchez, Mónica Kaffati, Manuel Juárez-García, Marina Molinari-Pérez, Andrea González-Torbay, Mariana Gutiérrez, Natalia López-Juanes, Victoria Navarro-Compán, Irene Monjo-Henry, Germán Rodríguez-Rosales, Javier Bachiller, Enrique Calvo-Aranda, Xabier Michelena, Laura Berbel-Arcobé, Alejandro Balsa, Enrique J Gómez, Chamaida Plasencia-Rodríguez

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to describes the structured cocreation of the IMIDoc platform, an interdisciplinary initiative aimed at improving patient monitoring, education, and health care provider decision-making. …”
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Impact of a physical activity program on the health-related quality of life in pediatric cancer patients: a study protocol by Gustavo Galárraga, Gustavo Galárraga, Rebecca Wurtz, Marcos Di Stefano, Marcos Di Stefano, Libet Bosch, Erika Villanueva, Karen Unda, Yunqi Yu, Carmen Apolo, Camila Coloma, José Francisco López-Gil, José Francisco López-Gil

“…This study will examine the impact of a structured physical activity program on the HRQoL of pediatric cancer patients in Quito, Ecuador. …”
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Potentials of interaction of 10,11,12,13B isotopes with 12C by S. Yu. Mezhevych, A. T. Rudchik, O. A. Ponkratenko, K. Rusek, K. W. Kemper, V. M. Kyrianchuk, A. A. Rudchik, Yu. M. Stepanenko, V. V. Uleshchenko

“…The relationship of isotopic effects (differences of the calculated CRC cross sections when replacing the potential for a given pair of nuclei by interaction potential for one nucleus with the isotope of another nucleus) with the internal structure, e.g. the shapes of nucleon density distributions in the interacting nuclei, is investigated. …”
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Key informants’ perspectives on integrating community health workers into palliative care teams by Taleaa Masroor, Shannon Fuller, Olivia Monton, Mahtab Vasigh, Alison P. Woods, Amn Siddiqi, Tracy B. Malone, Robert Joyner, Ronit Elk, Jill Owczarzak, Fabian M. Johnston

“…Materials and Methods: Twenty-five stakeholders were recruited for semi-structured interviews through purposive snowball sampling at three enrollment sites in the USA. …”
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How Xylella fastidiosa subsp. pauca influences endophytic communities and plant physiology in resistant and susceptible olive tree cultivars by Marzia Vergine, Federico Vita, Mariarosaria De Pascali, Giambattista Carluccio, Erika Sabella, Alessandro Passera, Paola Casati, Luigi De Bellis, Andrea Luvisi

“…In contrast, the compromised endophytic structure in Cellina may exacerbate its vulnerability to Xfp. …”
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