Using Andersen's behavioral model of health care utilization in a decentralized program to examine the use of antenatal care in rural western Ethiopia. by Habtamu Tolera, Tegegne Gebre-Egziabher, Helmut Kloos

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A community-based, cross-sectional study was conducted in Gida Ayana Woreda (District) among 454 women. Data were collected through structured questionnaires. …”
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What is behind the high turnover intention among hospital nurses during the full liberalization of COVID-19 and the postpandemic era in China: a 2-wave multicentre cross-sectional... by Julan Xiao, Lili Liu, Yueming Peng, Xia Lyu, Chunfeng Xing, Yanling Tao, Shening Zhu, Aihuan Mai, Lijun Liang, Hongying Hu, Yi Fan, Weisi Peng, Haishan Xie, Jun Ren, Weixiang Luo

“…Method A 2-wave multicentre cross-sectional online survey was conducted in 25 hospitals in Guangdong, China. Data were collected during the full liberalization of COVID-19 (T1: 27 December 2022 to 7 January 2023, N = 1,766) and the postpandemic era (T2: 11 May to 23 May 2023, N = 2,643). …”
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Double fluorescence-guided surgery with 5-ALA and fluorescein sodium in grade 2 and grade 3 adult-type diffuse gliomas: retrospective analysis of 112 cases by Andrea Bianconi, Marta Bonada, Pietro Zeppa, Francesco Bruno, Pietro La Cava, Flavio Panico, Roberta Rudà, Antonio Melcarne, Diego Garbossa, Fabio Cofano

“…Structured Abstract: Objective: Fluorescence-guided surgery (FGS) has been increasingly used to support glioma surgery to obtain a maximal extent of resection (EOR). …”
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Chronic disease medications accessibility among Sudanese patients during war by Thoraya Salah Murtada Sidahmed, Al-Romaysa M. Osman Khalafalla El-Haj, Hiba Salah Abdelgadir, Afra K. Ahmed, Asjad Elias Sidieg Mohammed, Abdelfatah Abdelelah El Zain Hassan, Ebaa Ismat Mahmoud Ahmed, Hiba Algaali Altayeb Babikir, Khalid Mukhtar Awad Hamza, Alaa Hamid Yousif Ahmed, Mojtaba Majdy Elfakey Omer, Shahad Yahya Awadelkarim Elbadawi, Logaine Tarig Abdelwahab Mohammed, Rawan Ali Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed, Hind Elmukashfi ShamsEldin Elobied, Hind Salah Abdelgadir, Ruba Ahmed Osman Mohamed, Hala Hashim Salim Hamza, Omnia Yousif Abdalmalik Alfaki, Arwa Yagoub Elmadani Ibrahim, Rawan Izzeldin Babiker Farah, Abeer Hussien Musa Mohamed, Amaal Izzeldin Ahmed Altamar, Lana Awad Jahallah Hassab Alrasoul, Ali Mohamedahmed Ali Mohamed, Mohamedelamin Abdelgayoum Khalifa, Tarig Siddig Abdelgader Mohieldin, Soujod Emad Elden Mohamed Elamen

“…Total of 1000 Sudanese patients in conflict-affected areas were surveyed using a pre coded and pretested structured questionnaire. The questionnaire was designed for this study in Arabic for easy understanding by the targeted population. …”
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Assessment of psychosocial aspects in adults in post-COVID-19 condition: the EURONET-SOMA recommendations on core outcome domains for clinical and research use by Stefan Salzmann, Lars de Vroege, Petra Engelmann, Per Fink, Susanne Fischer, Stephan Frisch, Lise Kirstine Gormsen, Katharina Hüfner, Willem J. Kop, Ferenc Köteles, Nadine Lehnen, Bernd Löwe, Christoph Pieh, Victor Pitron, Charlotte Ulrikka Rask, Markku Sainio, Rainer Schaefert, Meike Shedden-Mora, Anne Toussaint, Roland von Känel, Ursula Werneke, Winfried Rief, on behalf of the EURONET-SOMA Group

“…Abstract Background Harmonizing core outcome domains allows for pooling data, comparing interventions, and streamlining research evaluation. …”
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Urban pertussis epidemiological patterns in a highly vaccinated megacity: Policy impacts and control strategies in Chongqing, China, 2005-2024 by Rui Shen, Jiawei Xu, Yugang Li, Jianxing Yu, Na Sun, Zilu Xu, Xueying Xu, Xiao Liu, Yang Liu, Bosong Li, Li Qi, Luzhao Feng

“…Methods: Using population-based surveillance data (2005-2024) from Chongqing (population 32.1 million; DTP3 coverage >97%), we conducted hierarchical Bayesian spatial modeling and age-structured Susceptible-Infected-Recovered-Vaccinated transmission analysis. …”
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Social networks, environmental, and individual factors associated with COVID-19 vaccination and booster uptake– The prospective PRIME cohort study by Céline J.A. van Bilsen, Lisanne C.J. Steijvers, Stephanie Wagner, Demi M.E. Pagen, Senne M.C.E. Wijnen, Kevin Konings, Christian J.P.A. Hoebe, Annemarie Koster, Nicole H.T.M. Dukers-Muijrers

“…Methods: In the PRIME longitudinal cohort study, we used online questionnaires to collect baseline data at the end of 2021, including participants' COVID-19 vaccination status and various factors, i.e., structural and functional social network characteristics (interpersonal factors), societal (social and physical living environment) community (work and social participation), and individual (sociodemographics, health) factors. …”
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Biological contingency and adaptation to celibacy among girls aged 35 and over in Yazd city by Ahmad Kalateh Sadati, Fatemeh Jafari Naeimi, Sara Sadeghieh, Zahra Sadeghian Moghadam

“…The participants included 15 unmarried women aged 35 and older from Yazd, who were selected purposefully. Data were analyzed using a semi-structured interview method. …”
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Echoes of 1816: microbial footprints in heritage artifacts from Argentina’s museum of independence by Daniel Gonzalo Alonso-Reyes, Daniel Gonzalo Alonso-Reyes, Fátima Silvina Galván, Fátima Silvina Galván, Natalia Noelia Alvarado, Natalia Noelia Alvarado, María Cecilia D’Arpino, María Cecilia D’Arpino, Luciano José Martinez, Luciano José Martinez, Hernán José Esquivel, Cecilia Aymara Gallardo, María Julia Silva Manco, María Julia Silva Manco, Virginia Helena Albarracín, Virginia Helena Albarracín, Virginia Helena Albarracín, Virginia Helena Albarracín

“…Selected isolates were further subjected to genomic analysis.ResultsSEM imaging revealed diverse and well-structured biofilms with intricate three-dimensional architectures embedded in extracellular polymeric substances. …”
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Senescence-induced p21high macrophages contributed to CD8+ T cells-related immune hyporesponsiveness in kidney transplantation via Zfp36/IL-27 axis by Tingting Zhu, Qixia Shen, Lingling Shen, Yucheng Wang, Bochen Zhu, Lifeng Ma, Shi Feng, Cuili Wang, Sijing Yan, Jingyi Li, Zhimin Chen, Jingyi Zhou, Hongfeng Huang, Bingjue Li, Zhouji Shen, Qian Wang, Jianwei Wang, Wilfried Gwinner, Irina Scheffner, Song Rong, Bing Yang, Junwen Wang, Hermann Haller, Xiaoping Han, Guoji Guo, Zhinan Yin, Jin Jin, Hui-Yao Lan, Jianghua Chen, Hong Jiang

“…Age-related functional and structural changes in the immune system have been observed, yet the precise influence of aged immunity on kidney transplant remains unclear. …”
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New psychoactive substances (NPS) identified in Canada: Results of the online NPS survey (2020–2023) by Sophie Rymill, Lexy Candler, Pavitra Ramachandran, Chantal Bacev-Giles, Raymond-Jonas Ngendabanka, Stephane Racine, Nancy He, Michelle Ross, Susantha Mohottalage

“…Unwanted health effects were reported in over 50 % of cases. Conclusions: Structural trends amongst reported NPS were analysed, with a focus on hallucinogens of the tryptamine, lysergamide, and phenethylamine chemical classes. …”
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Influence of Starvation on Biochemical, Physiological, Morphological, and Transcriptional Responses Associated with Glucose and Lipid Metabolism in the Liver of Javelin Goby (<i>Sy... by Xiangyu Cui, Xiaoyang Huang, Xiangning Chen, Honghui Li, Yanru Wu, Zikui Yang, Zhiyu Liu, Rui Feng, Jianhe Xu, Chaoqing Wei, Zhujin Ding, Hanliang Cheng

“…Overall, starvation lasting 7 days or more could concurrently mobilize hepatic carbohydrates and fat as energy resources and diminished their hepatic accumulation by suppressing biosynthesis and enhancing catabolism and transport, ultimately metabolically and structurally perturbing the liver in <i>S. hasta</i>. …”
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Social vulnerability and genetic service utilization among unaffected BRIDGE trial patients with inherited cancer susceptibility by Jemar R. Bather, Melody S. Goodman, Adrian Harris, Guilherme Del Fiol, Rachel Hess, David W. Wetter, Daniel Chavez-Yenter, Lingzi Zhong, Lauren Kaiser-Jackson, Rachelle Chambers, Richard Bradshaw, Wendy Kohlmann, Sarah Colonna, Whitney Espinel, Rachel Monahan, Saundra S. Buys, Ophira Ginsburg, Kensaku Kawamoto, Kimberly A. Kaphingst, on behalf of the BRIDGE research team

“…Existing and future cohort studies can incorporate census data to derive analytic insights for clinical scientists. …”
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Exploring ultrasound and electromyography for carpal tunnel syndrome diagnosis: a comprehensive comparative study and implications for occupational medicine by Salem Braham, Salem Braham, Amen Moussa, Amen Moussa, Marwa Bouhoula, Marwa Bouhoula, Nihel Ben Meriem, Nihel Ben Meriem, Ichraf Annen, Ichraf Annen, Ghazi Sakly, Ghazi Sakly, Asma Chouchane, Asma Chouchane, Malek Ben Abdelkader, Malek Ben Abdelkader, Asma Aloui, Asma Aloui, Imène Kacem, Imène Kacem, Maher Maoua, Maher Maoua, Houda Kalboussi, Houda Kalboussi, Olfa Elmaalel, Olfa Elmaalel, Houda Mhabrech, Houda Mhabrech, Souheil Chatti, Souheil Chatti, Aicha Brahem, Aicha Brahem

“…BackgroundTo assess the contribution of ultrasound in diagnosing occupational carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), compare it with electromyography (EMG) results, and evaluate the ultrasound characteristics of CTS patients.MethodsA nine-month cross-sectional study (January–September 2021) involved CTS patients and a control group, utilizing a structured form for data collection. EMG was performed on the patient group (‘cases’) and ultrasound examinations were conducted on both groups. …”
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Two novel plasmids harbouring the multiresistance gene cfr in porcine Staphylococcus equorum by Ning Xie, Tengfei Ma, Yuan Gao, Jiani Fu, Chune Tan, Zheng Wang, Zhuo Wang, Henrike Krüger-Haker, Andrea T. Feßler, Congming Wu, Jianzhong Shen, Stefan Schwarz, Yang Wang

“…These two plasmids exhibited low structural similarities to the so far reported cfr-carrying plasmids. …”
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Costs of biomarker testing in advanced non‐small cell lung cancer: a global study comparing next‐generation sequencing and single‐gene testing by Umberto Malapelle, Chien‐Chin Chen, Enrique deÁlava, Paul Hofman, Daniel Kazdal, Tae‐Jung Kim, Tony Kiat Hon Lim, Aleš Ryška, Angelica A Saetta, Ed Schuuring, Giancarlo Troncone, Michele Biscuola, Yi‐Lin Chen, Gek San Tan, Charles Hugo Marquette, Maria Michelli, Arja terElst, Hana Vošmiková, Joshua Kapp, Sebastian Gonzalez‐McQuire, Andromachi Giannopoulou, Jean Marie Franzini, Victoria Lucia Rabsiun Aramburu, Anna Baggi, Albrecht Stenzinger

“…This observational study was conducted across 10 pathology centers in 10 different countries worldwide. Biomarker data collected via structured questionnaires (1 January–31 December 2021) were used to feed micro‐costing analyses for three scenarios [‘Starting Point’ (SP; 2021–2022), ‘Current Practice’ (CP; 2023–2024), and ‘Future Horizons’ (FH; 2025–2028)] in both a real‐world model, comprising all biomarkers tested by each center, and a standardized model, comprising the same sets of biomarkers across centers. …”
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Social media marketing and brand loyalty: exploring interrelationships through symmetrical and asymmetrical modeling by Faizan Ali, Chokechai Suveatwatanakul, Luana Nanu, Murad Ali, Abraham Terrah

“…Design/methodology/approach – A total of 402 valid responses were collected from Amazon MTurk, and the data were subjected to partial least squares structural equation modeling and fuzzy-set qualitative comparative analysis (fsQCA). …”
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Microcephaly protein ANKLE2 promotes Zika virus replication by Adam T. Fishburn, Cole J. Florio, Thomas N. Klaessens, Brian Prince, Neil A. B. Adia, Nicholas J. Lopez, Nitin Sai Beesabathuni, Sydney S. Becker, Liubov Cherkashchenko, Sophia T. Haggard Arcé, Vivian Hoang, Traci N. Shiu, R. Blake Richardson, Matthew J. Evans, Claudia Rückert, Priya S. Shah

“…We previously mapped ZIKV-host protein interactions and identified the interaction between ZIKV non-structural protein 4A (NS4A) and host microcephaly protein ankyrin repeat and LEM domain-containing 2 (ANKLE2). …”
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Physical and Mechanical Properties of Green Cementless Mortar Incorporating Waste Paper Sludge Ash by Aida Nabila Jamaluddin, Siti Asmahani Saad, Siti Aliyyah Masjuki, Wan Nur Firdaus Wan Hassan, Siti Noratikah Che Deraman, Nadiah Md Husain

“…Furthermore, Fourier-transformed infrared spectroscopy (FTIR) was conducted to ascertain the structural elucidation and scanning electron microscope (SEM) analysis was done to provide microstructural observations of the geopolymer. …”
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Sofrimento laboral e estratégias de defesa referidas por técnicas de enfermagem de maternidades públicas [Distress at work and defensive strategies reported by nursing technicians... by Fernanda Alves Bittencourt Rodrigues, Jane Márcia Progianti, Juliana Amaral Prata, Elias Barbosa de Oliveira, Marina Nunes de Souza, Luísa dos Santos Belém

“…Method: in this exploratory, qualitative, descriptive study of 11 nursing technicians from public maternity hospitals in Rio de Janeiro, data were collected in May 2019 by semi-structured interviews, subjected to thematic content analysis, and discussed in the light of the Psychodynamics of Work. …”
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