Sources of risk communication, knowledge and preventive practices toward Lassa fever in Bauchi State, Nigeria by Benjamin Bukky Ilesanmi, Nathanael Afolabi, Olayinka Badmus, Munkail Titilola, Abdulmajid Ahmad, Usman Inuwa, Matthew Okoh, Hajara Aliyu, Shittu Abdu-Aguye, Foyeke Oyedokun-Adebagbo

“…Multistage sampling technique was used to select the respondents. We analysed data of 1173 respondents aged 18 years and above who have heard of LF. …”
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Effects of novel flash glucose monitoring system on glycaemic control in adult patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus: protocol of a multicentre randomised controlled trial by Yongwen Zhou, Hongrong Deng, Hongxia Liu, Daizhi Yang, Wen Xu, Bin Yao, Jinhua Yan, Jianping Weng

“…At baseline, 12–14 weeks and 24–26 weeks, retrospective continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) systems will be used in both groups for device-related data collection. …”
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Antitumour activity of 1,1-bis-(pyrimidine-2,4-diono-1-il)-2-bromo-2-chloroethylenes substituted molecular complexes and bacterial lectin by E. V. Welchinska

“…The experimental tumors were used for passage on experimental animals, and program freezing. …”
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Acceptability and barriers of a GP–physiotherapist partnership in the diagnosis and management of COPD in primary care: A qualitative study by Lisa Pagano, Zoe McKeough, Sally L. Wootton, Andrew S. L. Chan, Sriram Mahadev, Nicholas Zwar, Deborah Pallavicini, Sarah Dennis

“…Abstract Introduction Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is commonly diagnosed and managed in primary care but there is evidence that this has been suboptimal, with low confidence expressed in providing interventions requiring behaviour change. …”
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Tirzepatide, a dual GIP/GLP1-receptor co-agonist preserves cardiac function and improves survival in angiotensin II-induced heart failure model in mice: comparison to liraglutide by Zsombor I. Hegedűs, Márk E. Jakab, Tamás G. Gergely, Nabil V. Sayour, Andrea Kovács, Sára Antal, Tamás Kovács, Péter Ferdinandy, Zoltán V. Varga, Viktória E. Tóth

“…However, data regarding their use in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF) is lacking. …”
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Chaihuang Qingfu Pills Protect Against Acute Pancreatitis—Associated Acute Lung Injury Through MMP9-NLRP3-Pyroptosis Pathway by Xiao W, Shi H, Tian Y, Chen F, Xie Y, Han X, Zhang X, Cao Y, Liu W, Zhu Y, Liu Y, Jiang Y

“…Chaihuang Qingfu Pills (CHQF), a traditional Chinese medicine modified from Qingyi Decoction, has been approved for treating acute pancreatitis (AP). …”
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Is it Time to Recognize Political Anxiety as a Social Determinant of Health? by Brandon Ambrosino

“…In the past month alone, there have been countless reported variations on a single theme: “Early polling shows the presidential race to be neck and neck, but here’s an alternative data point that might make you feel very strong.” …”
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Is it Time to Recognize Political Anxiety as a Social Determinant of Health? by Brandon Ambrosino

“…In the past month alone, there have been countless reported variations on a single theme: “Early polling shows the presidential race to be neck and neck, but here’s an alternative data point that might make you feel very strong.” …”
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Nivolumab-containing therapy in patients with newly diagnosed classical Hodgkin lymphoma: own clinical observations and literature review by D. D. Ivanova, E. A. Baryakh, M. A. Mingalimov, E. N. Misyurina, D. S. Polyakov, N. A. Savosina, M. M. Beregov, M. A. Donskoy, A. B. Makeshova, T. N. Tolstykh, O. L. Kochneva, T. S. Kravchuk, E. I. Zhelnova, K. V. Yatskov, A. Kh. Mnoyan, I. M. Grashchenko, N. A. Shevchenko, A. A. Vinokurov, I. V. Samsonova, M. A. Lysenko

“…Moreover, the inclusion of nivolumab in first-line therapy is not only pathogenetically justified and effective, but also safe. The article presents data from clinical observations of the successful nivolumab use in combination with chemotherapy in patients with newly diagnosed cHL.…”
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Theoretical Calculations on the Effect of Adsorbed Atom Coverage on the Sodium Exospheres of Airless Bodies by Liam S. Morrissey, Jesse Lewis, Amanda Ricketts, Deborah Berhanu, Caixia Bu, Chuanfei Dong, Denton S. Ebel, George E. Harlow, Ziyu Huang, Francois Leblanc, Menelaos Sarantos, Sebastien Verkercke

“…Our ability to understand the formation of the exospheres of airless bodies such as the Moon and Mercury has been hindered by uncertainties in how surface processes influence exospheric sources. …”
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Cue: A Fast and Flexible Photoionization Emulator for Modeling Nebular Emission Powered by Almost Any Ionizing Source by Yijia Li, Joel Leja, Benjamin D. Johnson, Sandro Tacchella, Rebecca Davies, Sirio Belli, Minjung Park, Razieh Emami

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Protocol for an observational study to identify potential predictors of an acute exacerbation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (the PACE Study) by Klaus Kenn, Paul W Jones, Carmen Schade-Brittinger, Rainer Gloeckl, Daniela Leitl, Tessa Schneeberger, Inga Jarosch, Wolfgang Hitzl, Peter Alter, Bernd Sczepanski, Sandra Winterkamp, Martina Boensch, Chrysanthi Skevaki, Olaf Holz, Claus F Vogelmeier, Andreas R Koczulla

“…Follow-up measures will be performed at 6, 12 and 24 months.Exploratory data analyses methods will be used for the primary research question (screening and identification of possible factors to predict an AECOPD). …”
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Diagnosing severe falciparum malaria in parasitaemic African children: a prospective evaluation of plasma PfHRP2 measurement. by Ilse C E Hendriksen, Juliet Mwanga-Amumpaire, Lorenz von Seidlein, George Mtove, Lisa J White, Rasaq Olaosebikan, Sue J Lee, Antoinette K Tshefu, Charles Woodrow, Ben Amos, Corine Karema, Somporn Saiwaew, Kathryn Maitland, Ermelinda Gomes, Wirichada Pan-Ngum, Samwel Gesase, Kamolrat Silamut, Hugh Reyburn, Sarah Joseph, Kesinee Chotivanich, Caterina I Fanello, Nicholas P J Day, Nicholas J White, Arjen M Dondorp

“…P. falciparum histidine-rich protein 2 (PfHRP2) is released by mature sequestered parasites and can be used to estimate the total parasite burden. We investigated the prognostic significance of plasma PfHRP2 and used it to estimate the malaria-attributable fraction in African children diagnosed with severe malaria.…”
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Integrated assessment of antimicrobial stewardship in carbapenem resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae prevalent hospitals in China: a multidisciplinary surveillance network-based survey by Haishaerjiang Wushouer, Weibin Li, Junxuan Yu, Lin Hu, Xiaodong Guan, Xiaolin Liu, Anhua Wu, Xiaoqiang Yang, Minggui Wang, Yingchun Xu, Yanping Luo, Xun Huang, Luwen Shi

“…Abstract Background China has established an extensive multidisciplinary surveillance network encompassing antimicrobial utilisation, antimicrobial resistance, and nosocomial infections. …”
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Co-developing a health promotion programme for indigenous youths in Brazil: A concept mapping report. by Paulo T C Jardim, Josiliane M Dias, Antonio J Grande, André B Veras, Érika K Ferri, Fatima A A Quadros, Clayton Peixoto, Francielle C S Botelho, Maria I M G Oliveira, Ieda M A V Dias, Majella O'Keeffe, Christelle Elia, Paola Dazzan, Ingrid Wolfe, Seeromanie Harding

“…The little routinely collected population-level data from Indigenous communities in the region available shows stark inequities in health and well-being. …”
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Simulation of thermal stratification and water temperature dynamics in the Joumine reservoir (Tunisia) by Haifa Madyouni, Pol Magermans, Sihem Benabdallah, Romdhane Mohamed Saleh, Hamadi Habaieb, Jean François Deliege

“…Thermocline stratification has become increasingly important under climate change conditions, impacting the water bodies' quality, by changing the epilimnion thickness, particularly the biological quality related to phytoplankton communities. …”
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Synthesis and properties of magnetically sensitive nanocomposites based on magnetite and gemcitabine by A. L. Petranovska, M. V. Abramov, N. M. Opanashchuk, S. P. Turanska, N. V. Kusyak, P. P. Gorbyk

“…Considering the thickness of GC layer is equal to 2.4 nm in all the studied nanostructures, we have found the value of thickness of hydroxyapatite layer in the structure of Fe3O4/HА/GC NC (3.5±0.1 nm), and the thickness of C layer in Fe3O4/С/GC NC (3.2±0.1 nm). The obtained data may be useful in creation of medical magnetocarried nanosystems of targeted delivery and adsorptive materials for application in oncotherapy. …”
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The VALTIVE1 study protocol: a study for the validation of Tie2 as the first tumour vascular response biomarker for VEGF inhibitors by Margherita Carucci, Andrew Clamp, Cong Zhou, Chris Hurt, Rosalind Glasspool, Phillip J. Monaghan, Sally Thirkettle, Michael Wheatley, Madia Mahmood, Monica Narasimham, Tracy Cox, Hilary Morrison, Susan Campbell, Annmarie Nelson, Daniella Holland-Hart, Noreen Hopewell-Kelly, Abin Thomas, Catharine Porter, Magdalena Slusarczyk, Alys Irving, Caroline Dive, Richard Adams, Gordon C. Jayson

“…Abstract Background Anti-angiogenic, VEGF inhibitors (VEGFi) increase progression-free survival (PFS) and, in some cases, overall survival in many solid tumours. However, their use has been compromised by a lack of informative biomarkers. …”
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Facilitators, barriers and service availability for delivering integrated care for the triple elimination of HIV, syphilis and hepatitis B vertical transmission in Uganda: a multi-... by Andrew Kazibwe, Emmanuel Olal, Andrew Mijumbi Ojok, John Vianney Kigongo, Henry Kafumbe, Maria Prima Niwampeire, Charity Gloria Toskin, Doreen Ondo, Linda Kisaakye Nabitaka, Patience Mwine, David Kagimu, Anna Lawino, Michael Bernard Etukoit

“…We found that presence of trained focal persons, district accountability fora, routine data collection and utilization, and availability of motivated community health workers facilitated triple elimination service integration. …”
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Within-laboratory SARS-CoV-2 real time PCR testing operations in Nepal: a simulation-based analysisResearch in context by Fannie L. Côté, Nadia Lahrichi, Erica Gralla, Hannah Bakker, Parvathy Krishnan Krishnakumari, Joaquim Gromicho, Arunkumar Govindakarnavar, Runa Jha, Lilee Shrestha, Nirajan Bhusal, Saugat Shrestha, Rashmi Mulmi, Priya Jha, Reuben Samuel, Dhamari Naidoo, Victor J. del Rio Vilas

“…Summary: Background: COVID-19 has challenged entire health systems, including laboratories. …”
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