Prevalence of <i>Trypanosoma cruzi</i> Infection in Pregnant Women and Risk of Vertical Transmission in Newborns in Chiapas, Mexico by Sury Antonio López Cancino, Leticia Eligio García, María del Pilar Crisóstomo Vázquez, Mariana Soria Guerrero, Enedina Jiménez Cardoso, Marcos Meneses Mayo, Sergio Agustín Islas Andrade

“…However, there is a lack of monitoring programs for the timely detection of this disease. …”
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Transforming Breast Cancer Care: Overcoming Rural Challenges in Pakistan by Syeda Huda Fatima, Syeda Jazilah Faisal

“…Initiatives by NGOs like Pink Ribbon1 and Rehmat Medical Aid, such as free mobile mammography and diagnostic services, have successfully decreased costs, and corporate entities like Meezan Bank have programs to provide financial relief,5 yet rural awareness remains low. …”
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Clinical and molecular identification of Newcastle disease virus in naturally infected chicks in Thi-Qar province of Iraq by Hakeem Jawad Kadhim, Abbas Kamil Shlaga, Safaa Hussein Ali

“…Background: In poultry, despite intense vaccination programs for prevention of Newcastle disease (ND), the ND infection still affects, causing high mortality in most vaccinated flocks. …”
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The Brazilian experience on screening, visual assessment, and prescription of glasses in childhood: A perspective of global interest by ACSB Carneiro, JM Furtado, AL Silva, ALF Darcie, AC Ribeiro, LM Hopker, C Nakanami, SP Donahue, JD Rossetto

“…Scaling secondary and tertiary care and aligning the program with other governmental initiatives are essential for sustainability and impact. …”
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Sociodemographic, behavioral, and clinical risk factors associated with cervical dysplasia: A case-control study by Jorge Ybaseta-Medina, Luciana Ybaseta-Soto, Olinda Ossco-Torres, Carmen Aquije-Paredes, Edgar Hernández-Huaripaucar

“…It is recommended to implement early detection programs targeted at women with risk factors, especially those under 35 years and with multiple sexual partners.…”
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Approach to Newborns with Elevated TSH: A Different Perspective from the International Guidelines for Iodine-deficient Countries by Cengiz Kara, Hüseyin Anıl Korkmaz

“…Lowering of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) cutoffs in newborn screening programs has created a management dilemma by leading to more frequent detection of neonates with elevated TSH concentrations due to false-positive results, transient neonatal hyperthyrotropinemia (NHT), and milder forms of congenital hypothyroidism. …”
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Funding the future: safeguarding pediatric health equity through CMS and CHIP by Carlie N. Myers, Meera Rao, Rishiraj Bandi, Sebastian Densley, Daniella Diaz, Michelle Knecht, Lea Sacca

“…While pediatric healthcare research has moved beyond disparity detection, implementation of targeted, evidence-based interventions remains limited. …”
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Breast cancer incidence in Indonesia: a sex-disaggregated analysis using WHO health equity assessment toolkit data by Augustus Osborne, Qorinah Estiningtyas Sakilah Adnani, Bright Opoku Ahinkorah

“…These findings underscore the need for targeted public health strategies, including expanded access to breast cancer screening programs, public awareness campaigns to promote early detection, and improved availability of diagnostic and treatment services tailored to women. …”
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Activity May Not Reflect the Numbers: An Assessment of Capture Rate and Population Density of Dingoes (Canis familiaris) Within Landscape‐Scale Cell‐Fencing by Moses I. Omogbeme, Malcolm S. Kennedy, Tracey L. Kreplins, Halina T. Kobryn, Patricia A. Fleming

“…These results have implications for monitoring outcomes of dingo control programs across Australia.…”
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Epidemiological and Clinical-Pathological Aspects of Helicobacter pylori Infection in Brazilian Children and Adults by Evelyn Pedroso Toscano, Fernanda Fernandes Madeira, Mayra Pinheiro Dutra-Rulli, Luiz Otavio Maia Gonçalves, Marcela Alcântara Proença, Viviane Silva Borghi, Aline Cristina Targa Cadamuro, Giselda Warick Mazzale, Ricardo Acayaba, Ana Elizabete Silva

“…As H. pylori infection occurs during childhood, screening programs for detection and prevention in the pediatric population are important to reduce the prevalence of this infection in adults.…”
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Correlation between CD4+T lymphocytes and viral load in newly identified human immunodeficiency virus infected individuals in Huangpu District,Shanghai,2023 by ZHU Shuang, ZHAN Jieqiong, SONG Lili, WANG Yu, CHU Wei, CHEN Weihua, XU Huimin

“…ObjectiveTo analyze the detected results of CD4+T lymphocytes and viral load in newly identified human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients in Huangpu District of Shanghai in 2023, to explore the correlation between them, so as to provide a scientific basis for the development of targeted prevention and control measures and antiviral treatment programs.MethodsThe data of CD4 cell count, viral load and demographic characteristics of the newly infected patients living with HIV in Huangpu District, Shanghai in 2023 were collected and analyzed by using descriptive epidemiological method.ResultsThe mean CD4 cell count of the 67 newly identified HIV infected patients in Huangpu District was (301.22±235.19) cells·µL-1, with a mean viral load of (5.15±1.28) ×105 copies·mL-1.There were statistically significant differences in CD4 cell count and viral load among different age groups (P<0.05), but there were no statistically significant differences by gender and marital status (both P>0.05). …”
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Knowledge, Beliefs, and Treatment Practices for Otitis Media in Malawi: A Community-Based Assessment by Enittah Chikuse, Derek Jacobs, Angella Banda, Julia Toman, Jenna Vallario, Danielle Curtis, J. Zachary Porterfield

“…In resource-limited settings, prevention and early detection are critical for preventing severe disease. …”
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Self-silencing adenovirus enables precise infectious titration of recombinant adeno-associated viral vectors by Chloé Fustinoni, Xiang Liu, Zhi Chen, Ryan Cawood, Weimin Valenti, Maria I. Patrício, Weiheng Su

“…Robust and accurate quantification of recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors’ infectivity is essential for pre-clinical and clinical development of AAV gene therapy programs. The industry standard method for rAAV titration is the 50% tissue culture infectious dose (TCID50) assay using HeLa-based cell lines that stably encode the rep and cap genes from AAV serotype 2. …”
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Minimizing Star-spot Contamination of Exoplanet Transit Spectroscopy Using Alternate Normalization by Drake Deming, Miles H. Currie, Victoria S. Meadows, Sarah Peacock

“…We find that confusion noise from unocculted star spots becomes significant for large programs that stack tens to hundreds of transits to detect these molecules. …”
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Infections in patients with acute luekemia treated with different regimens by T. N. Aleksandrova, V. N. Yadrikhinskaya, I. I. Mulina

“…The retrospective analysis included 40 patients with acute myeloid leukemia (AML) and acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL). 30 patients with AML underwent 97 chemotherapy courses which included 7 + 3 program (n=53), low-intensity protocols: azacytidine in combination with venetoclax (n=26), Aza-Ida-Ara-C (n=13), low doses of cytarabine (n=3) and high-dose anti-relapse chemotherapy programs (n=2). 10 patients with ALL received 43 chemotherapy courses: ALL-2009 program (n=41), anti-relapse protocols (n=2). …”
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Epizootological study on the prevalence of Aelurostrongylus abstrusus in domestic cats by A. Kravchenko, V. Levytska

“…A. abstrusus larvae can also be detected in pleural effusion, expectorated material, transtracheal wash fluid, or bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL). …”
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The first experience of creating a mobile application for diagnosis and correction of nutritional deficiency in cancer patients by E. V. Kayukova, T. A. Ignatenko, V. A. Mudrov, L. F. Sholokhov

“…In the era of digitalization, it is important to create programs aimed at increasing the availability of medical care. …”
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Epidemiology of Burden of Prostate Cancer in Iran during 2009-2019: Estimates from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019 by Elham Goodarzi, Saeed Rajaei Ramesh, Sajjad Rahimi Pordanjani, Mahshid Abbasi, Fazlollah Fathollahi Shoorabeh

“…Therefore, screening programs for early detection to reduce the mortality of the disease, and etiology studies to identify the causes of increased incidence and related factors, can be effective in controlling this cancer in the country.…”
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Microstructure evolution of CdZnTe crystals irradiated by heavy ions by Lu Liang, Lingyan Xu, Chi Qin, Yingming Wang, Zhentao Qin, Chongqi Liu, Lixiang Lian, Ce Zheng, Yadong Xu, Wanqi Jie

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Recent advances on surface enhanced Raman spectroscopy in safety assessment and quality control of meat and meat products by Meihong Wu, Hui He

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