Feasibility and acceptability of GeneXpert MTB/XDR implementation among healthcare workers in three low-middle income African countries. by Sara Keller, Kogieleum Naidoo, Medhane Zekarias, Sussan Israel-Isah, Mohammed Shaka, Gcinile Gule, Anushka Naidoo, Miriam Bathnna, Judith Nomthandazo Dlamini-Miti, Kalkidan Yae, Evaezi Okpokoro, Alash'le Abimiku, Ahmed Bedru, Edine W Tiemersma, TRiAD Study Consortium

“…Additionally, the Xpert MTB/Rif Ultra test has higher sensitivity for the detection of TB than the Xpert-XDR test, leading to discordant test results.…”
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A Novel Method for Extraction of Galegine by Molecularly Imprinted Polymer (MIP) Technique Reinforced with Graphene Oxide and Its Evaluation Using Polarography by M. Azimi, M. Ahmadi Golsefidi, A. Varasteh Moradi, M. Ebadii, R. Zafar Mehrabian

“…The recovery percent, limit of detection (LOD), limit of quantification (LOQ), and relative standard deviation (RSD %) were 4.101 μg·mL−1, 12.427 μg·mL−1, and 1.199% (n = 3), respectively. …”
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Asian tiger mosquito in the oil-producing city of Soyo: the first report of Aedes (Stegomyia) albopictus (Skuse, 1894) in Angola by José Franco Martins, Arlete Dina Troco, Cátia Marques, Vicente Chipepa, Gonçalo Seixas, João Pinto, Luzala Garcia, Cani Pedro Jorge, Eusébio Manuel, Gonçalo Alves

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Anonymous Opt-Out HIV and hepatitis C screening at a syringe services program in Florida by Heather Henderson, Jason Wilson, Bernice McCoy, Megan Sarmento, Asa Oxner

“…These efforts have facilitated early detection, rapid linkage to care, and reduced transmission within the community. …”
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"Separated during the first hours"-Postnatal care for women and newborns during the COVID-19 pandemic: A mixed-methods cross-sectional study from a global online survey of maternal... by Aline Semaan, Teesta Dey, Amani Kikula, Anteneh Asefa, Thérèse Delvaux, Etienne V Langlois, Thomas van den Akker, Lenka Benova

“…Routine postnatal care (PNC) allows monitoring, early detection and management of complications, and counselling to ensure immediate and long-term wellbeing of mothers and newborns; yet effective coverage is sub-optimal globally. …”
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Trending of a falsely elevated serum creatinine after a pediatric nitromethane ingestion: A case report by David R. Derkits, William J. Meggs, Jennifer L. Parker Cote

“…Its presence can be detected in serum of exposed persons, but levels are not readily available to guide patient care. …”
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Is hemi-thyroidectomy adequate in low risk differentiated thyroid cancer? by Justin Benjamin, Julie Hephzibah, Anish Jacob Cherian, David Mathew, Nylla Shanthly, Regi Oommen

“…Of these, 25/114 (22%) underwent hemithyroidectomy followed by a completion thyroidectomy while remaining 89/114 (78%) underwent TT initially. Preoperative USG detected single-lobe involvement in 44 patients; however, among them, histopathology revealed bilateral lobe disease in 17 (38.6%). …”
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Home spirometry telemonitoring in pediatric patients with asthma: a mixed study by Dingrong Fan, Ao Shen, Qianqian Wang, Lu Peng, Ruixue Xia, Hengyu Zhou

“…Upon enrollment, each child initially underwent spirometry with a clinical-grade spirometer (Jaeger). …”
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Modulation Assessment With IQD Correction for Two-Way Sequential AAF Relaying Transmissions by Hala Mostafa, Mohamed Marey, Khaled Mohamad Almustafa, Juliano Katrib

“…During each repetition, the soft content provided by the detection procedure is utilized to develop the a posteriori expectations of the broadcast information. …”
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Changes in the Parietal Lobe Subregion Volume at Various Stages of Alzheimer’s Disease and the Role in Cognitively Normal and Mild Cognitive Impairment Conversion by Fang Lu, Qing Ma, Cailing Shi, Wenjun Yue

“…Methods: We included 662 participants from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI) database, including 228 CN, 221 early MCI (EMCI), 112 late MCI (LMCI), and 101 AD participants. …”
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A pre-clinical validation plan to evaluate analytical sensitivities of molecular diagnostics such as BD MAX MDR-TB, Xpert MTB/Rif Ultra and FluoroType MTB. by Markus Beutler, Sara Plesnik, Marina Mihalic, Laura Olbrich, Norbert Heinrich, Samuel Schumacher, Michael Lindner, Ina Koch, Wolfgang Grasse, Christoph Metzger-Boddien, Sabine Hofmann-Thiel, Harald Hoffmann

“…Rapid diagnosis of tuberculosis (TB) and antibiotic resistances are imperative to initiate effective treatment and to stop transmission of the disease. …”
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Unlocking the Mechanisms of Hidradenitis Suppurativa: Inflammation and miRNA Insights by Ames E, Sanders M, Jacobs M, Vida TA

“…We explore the implicated miRNAs’ potential as biomarkers for earlier disease detection and as novel therapeutic targets. Identifying miRNA dysregulation offers new opportunities for earlier and more accurate diagnosis, potentially allowing clinicians to intervene before severe disease manifestations occur. …”
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Application of rapid Nanopore metagenomic cell-free DNA sequencing to diagnose bloodstream infections: a prospective observational study by Morten Eneberg Nielsen, Kirstine Kobberøe Søgaard, Søren Michael Karst, Anne Lund Krarup, Mads Albertsen, Hans Linde Nielsen

“…The study highlights the method’s promise in improving pathogen detection and warrants further validation in larger clinical studies.…”
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To study the burden of post tubercular obstructive airway diseases in patients visiting chest OPD at a tertiary level chest OPD in North India: a descriptive cross-sectional study by Imrana Masood, Nosheen Neyazi, Shah Mohd Abbas Waseem, Hilal Hussain

“…The mean latency of COPD symptoms after completion of ATT was found to be 5.38 ± 6.77 years.Conclusion: Post-tuberculosis subjects presented with lung function decline without confounding factors like smoking; thus, early screening of COPD is required once diagnosed; appropriate treatment should be initiated as early detection and treatment of these patients can help in better disease management and optimum treatment outcomes.…”
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Gait physiotherapy with motor imagery in people with Parkinson’s disease: a protocol for randomized control GAITimagery trial by Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Constanza San Martín Valenzuela, Esperanza Ramírez Murcia, Estela Aznar-Requena, Dalia García Sotolongo, Rebeca Rosas-Martín, M. Luz Sánchez-Sánchez, M. Luz Sánchez-Sánchez

“…The effectiveness of this MI-exclusive program includes subjective and objective measurement tools to detect minimal changes after training. This still-to-be-finish study will support the therapeutic decisions on whether or not to allocate session time to imagery exercises depending on the effect size achieved and the comparison with a control gait training.…”
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A prospective, multi-centre trial of PSMA-PET compared to FDG-PET for staging of newly diagnosed high risk prostate cancer by Matthew J. Roberts, Natasha A. Roberts, Anita Pelecanos, John W. Yaxley, Simon J. D. Harley, Amila R. Siriwardana, Karla Cullen, Marita Prior, Karen Lindsay, Ian Vela, Anna Kuchel, Nattakorn Dhiantravan, Paul Thomas, David A. Pattison

“…Overall, FDG-PET did not detect any additional definite/probable metastasis according to physician interpretation. …”
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The dynamics of microbial community structure and metabolic function in different parts of cigar tobacco leaves during air-curing by Wenlong Li, Wenlong Li, Jun Yu, Jun Yu, Hao Li, Hao Li, Chunlei Yang, Chunlei Yang, Zheng Peng, Zheng Peng, Juan Zhang, Juan Zhang

“…Air-curing is the initial step in the processing of cigar tobacco leaves. …”
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Uniportal endoscopic decompression and debridement for infectious diseases of spine with neurological deficits: a retrospective study in China by Hui Lv, Jianhong Zhou, Yuan Guo, Sheng Liao, Hui Chen, Fei Luo, Jianzhong Xu, Zhongrong Zhang, Zehua Zhang

“…The cure rate was significantly higher in the detected pathogen group compared to the undetected pathogen group (88.9% vs. 80%; χ2=19.36, p<0.0001). …”
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Case Report: HLA-DRB1 04:01 found in a child with adenovirus type 2 -linked hepatitis by Yoshiki Katsumi, Yui Nishimura, Sachiko Goto, Seiichiro Ozawa, Tomoko Nishiura, Akira Kotera, Yoshiyuki Kawahara, Shiori Higashikawa, Rina Iwasaki, Yutaka Toriiminami, Norio Asai, Naohisa Fujita

“…We report a case that met the definition of severe hepatitis of unknown cause in a child; adenovirus type 2 (AV2) was detected in her specimens. The patient was a 1-year-old girl who visited a doctor because of fever occurring 1–2 days per week, respiratory symptoms, and diarrhea. …”
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Evaluation of phosphate sources using ruminal fiber transit kinetics methodology by Claudiney de Jesus Couto, Bruna Cardoso Braga, Raphael dos Santos Gomes, Wagner Pessanha Tamy, Severino Delmar Junqueira Villela, Fernando de Paula Leonel, Fernando de Paula Leonel

“…Five crossbred heifers with an average initial weight of 150 ± 8.2 kg were used, randomly distributed in a 5x5 Latin square. …”
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