Co-creation methods for public health research — characteristics, benefits, and challenges: a Health CASCADE scoping review by Danielle Marie Agnello, Vinayak Anand-Kumar, Qingfan An, Janneke de Boer, Lea Rahel Delfmann, Giuliana Raffaella Longworth, Quentin Loisel, Lauren McCaffrey, Artur Steiner, Sebastien Chastin

“…Abstract Background Co-creation engages diverse stakeholders, including marginalized populations, in collaborative problem-solving to enhance engagement and develop contextually appropriate solutions. …”
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Using best-worst scaling experiment to understand factors influencing self-medication practices with antimicrobial drugs: A survey of students studying health programs at a tertiar... by Eric Nyarko, Enoch Sakyi-Yeboah, Issah Seidu, Ebenezer Ato Ewusie

“…The key findings revealed that a good knowledge of antimicrobial drugs was the most significant factor influencing self-medication practices, indicated by a marginal utility estimate (MUE) of 0.6958 and a marginal probability (MP) of 0.1243, with a 95% confidence interval (CI) of 0.6203 to 0.7712. …”
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Work, race and breastfeeding outcomes for mothers in the United States. by Margaret D Whitley, Annie Ro, Anton Palma

“…We used zero-inflated negative binomial regression models and tested an interaction between employment/occupation type and race. Predictive margins were used to compare breastfeeding duration among subgroups.…”
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Mapping coffee intensification in Mexico: a multivariate spatial analysis approach by José Mauricio Galeana-Pizaña, Robert H. Manson

“…Using k-medians clustering on data from over 178,000 parcels, we classified coffee farms into three levels of intensification—low, medium, and high—based on biophysical, socioeconomic, and livelihood strategy indicators. …”
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Burden of Cardiovascular Diseases in Nepal from 1990 to 2019: The Global Burden of Disease Study, 2019 by Achyut Raj Pandey, Meghnath Dhimal, Niraj Shrestha, Dikshya Sharma, Jasmine Maskey, Raja Ram Dhungana, Bihungum Bista, Krishna Kumar Aryal

“…This article makes use of those data available on the GBD Compare page of IHME website to present the comprehensive picture of the burden of CVDs in Nepal. …”
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Measuring governance performance - Post 1991 Ethiopia by Takele Bekele BAYU

“…To address this secondary data source-analysis of relevant documents-was utilized. …”
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A mixed method impact assessment of the use of aerial logistics to improve maternal health and emergencies outcomes in the Ashanti Region of Ghana by Pedro Kremer, Florence Haruna, Christina Briegleb, Maame Esi Amoah, Kenneth Fosu Oteng, Stephanie Boadi, Samuel Dwomoh, Adwoa Bentil, Emmanuel Tinkorang

“…The study was conducted in the Ashanti Region of Ghana, where clinical outcome data were sourced from the health directorate. Pre-exposure years were 2017–2020, and post-exposure years were 2021–2022. …”
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Beyond morphology: cryptic diversity in 9 new Gyrodactylus species (Monogenea: Gyrodactylidae) associated with northwest African barbels (Cyprinidae) and remarks on Gyrodactylus ny... by Chahrazed Rahmouni, Mária Seifertová, Andrea Šimková

“…Subtle phenotypic features, like bifurcations in dorsal bars and proportions of marginal hooks, serve as diagnostic traits. …”
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Comparative evaluation of use of reciprocating saw and bur in Le fort I osteotomy for superior repositioning of maxilla: A cross-sectional study by Shilpa S. Bawane, Pushkar P. Waknis, Prathamesh V. Bhujbal

“…In a developing country like India, the cost of surgical treatment is the important factor in determining treatment plan. …”
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Paleodepositional environment and source rock potential of Paleogene lignite and shale horizons in the Saurashtra Basin, Western India by Alok Kumar, Khairul Azlan Mustapha, Vikram Partap Singh, Bodhisatwa Hazra, P. Gopinathan, Runcie P. Mathews

“…The reflectance values (0.37%–0.57%) reveal that organic matter (OM) in Surkha lignites is immature, while immature to marginally mature in Khadsaliya shale. Furthermore, the pyrolysis data like T max (385°C–430 °C) and production index (PI 0.02–0.13) also indicate immature to marginally mature OM. …”
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Stopping anticoagulation for isolated or incidental pulmonary embolism: the STOPAPE RCT protocol by Daniel Lasserson, Pooja Gaddu, Samir Mehta, Agnieszka Ignatowicz, Sheila Greenfield, Clare Prince, Carole Cummins, Graham Robinson, Jonathan Rodrigues, Simon Noble, Sue Jowett, Mark Toshner, Michael Newnham, Alice Turner

“…We were powered to determine that a strategy of no anticoagulation was non-inferior to anticoagulation with an upper margin of a 2.3% increase in recurrent venous thromboembolism from an expected rate of 2% in those who receive full anticoagulation. …”
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Petrogenetic and mineralogical constraints in metamorphic-plutonic complex of N-Bijar, Kordestan, Iran by Maryam Bafandeh, Abbas Asiabanha, Mohsen Nadrabady

“…Although it is not seen any contact metamorphic halo at the boundary zones of the pluton (likely because of its low heat potential) but the presence of the aplitic apophyses in the country schistose rocks and especially the occurrence of abundant xenoliths at the marginal zone of the pluton (Figures 2C and 2D) are good indications of the age of the pluton which is younger than that of the country metamorphic rocks.Mineralogically, the country rocks are the metabasites metamorphosed under amphibolite facies. and as the textural evidences show they were affected by at least two episodes of regional metamorphism followed by retrograde and dynamic metamorphism. …”
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A Copula-based Method for River Ecological Flow Quantification and Algal Bloom Risk Assessment in the Hanjiang River by NONG Xi-zhi, LAI Cheng, JING Zheng, YE Ye

“…This study aims to establish a joint risk model based on Copula functions and Bayesian theory to quantify the interdependence between hydrological (flow) and ecological (algal density) factors in the middle and lower reaches of Hanjiang River, thereby achieving scientific quantification of ecological flow under multiple scenarios and providing a basis for early warning and regulation of algal bloom risks in rivers. [Methods] Using flow data from Xiantao station and algal density data from Yuekou cross-section during the 2018 algal bloom outbreak in Hanjiang River,this study first determined the marginal distributions of flow and algal density using the Kolmogorov-Smirnov (K-S) test and Akaike Information Criterion (AIC). …”
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Exploring miR-30b Methylation and MALAT-1 Expression as Diagnostic Biomarkers for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer by Marziyeh Memarzadeh, Habib Zarredar, Milad Asadi, Armin Sadeghi, Venus Zafari, Shahryar Hashemzadeh, Hamed Sabbagh-Jadid, Mortaza Raeisi

“…Comparisons between groups in internal samples were conducted by paired student's t-test, while Mann-Whitney U test was used to analyze TCGA-LUNG data (P < 0.05).Results: Our results indicated miR-30b hypermethylation, miR-30b downregulation and lncRNA MALAT-1 overexpression in NSCLC tumor samples compared with marginal normal samples. …”
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Global Hotspots of Whale–Ship Collision Risk: A Multi-Species Framework Integrating Critical Habitat Zonation and Shipping Pressure for Conservation Prioritization by Bei Wang, Linlin Zhao, Tong Lu, Linjie Li, Tingting Li, Bailin Cong, Shenghao Liu

“…Additionally, 25.1% of collision hotspots (top 1% risk) affect four or more whale species, forming critical aggregation in regions like the Gulf of St. Lawrence and Northeast Asian marginal seas. …”
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Understanding the Effects of Intersectionality on Coping Strategies During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The Perspective of Small-Scale Cross-Border Fish Traders in Lake Chilwa, Malawi by Chikondi Manyungwa-Pasani, Emmanuel Kaunda, Kingdom Simfukwe, Lisungu Banda, Netsayi Noris Mudege, Keagan Kakwasha

“…Artisanal cross-border fish traders from developing countries like Malawi were severely impacted by imposed control measures. …”
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Analyzing the Scientific Trends and Effects of Sports Studies And Sponsorship: A Bibliometric Assessment of a Prominent Journal by Erfan Moradi, Ashraf ELmidani

“…Additionally, researchers could examine the role of sport sponsorships in promoting social equity, diversity, and inclusion, primarily through campaigns that address societal challenges or empower marginalized groups.…”
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Funding of the political parties in Western Europe by Mindaugas Bložė

“…This article is a minor to such well-known monographies like H. H. von Arnim's monography Party Funding, State Funding of the Parties without Control as well as The New Party Funding. …”
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Association of serum irisin with metabolic syndrome in obese Chinese adults. by Bing Yan, Xiulin Shi, Huijie Zhang, Lingling Pan, Zhimin Ma, Suhuan Liu, Yongwen Liu, Xiaoying Li, Shuyu Yang, Zhibin Li

“…Irisin, a recently identified novel myokine, drives brown-fat-like conversion of white adipose tissues and has been proposed to mediate beneficial effects of exercise on metabolism. …”
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Breed-dependent associations of production characteristics with on-farm seropositivity for Ostertagia ostertagi in dairy cows by Lisa Kuehne, Martina Hoedemaker, Christina Strube, Gabriela Knubben-Schweizer, Andrea Springer, Andreas W. Oehm

“…Abstract Background Pasture-borne parasites like Ostertagia ostertagi have a negative effect on dairy cow health and productivity. …”
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