"They are not HIV treatments drugs; they are preventive drugs (PrEP)". Experiences of PrEP uptake among vulnerable adolescent girls and young women in Tanzania. by Magreth Thadei Mwakilasa, Alexander Mwijage, Stella Mushy, Maryam Amour, Nathanael Sirili, Evaline Maziku, Samwel Likindikoki, Emmanuel Balandya, Gideon Kwesigabo, Benson Kidenya, Stephen E Mshana, Eligius Lyamuya, Blandina Mmbaga, Bruno Sunguya, John Bartlett

“…The individual level barriers included pre-requisites for initiating PrEP, disbelief in the effectiveness of PrEP, interference of refill hours with working hours, financial constraints, and adherence to the pills. …”
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Identification of critical residues at the C-terminal tip of ACKR4 regulating chemokine internalization and βarrestin involvement by Oliver J. Gerken, Nicola Catone, Daniel F. Legler

“…Results Addition of a C-terminal tag selectively affected the function of ACKR4, but not other ACKRs. …”
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Psychometric Properties of the Bright Personality Traits Scale in Iranian Students by Ali Ghaemi, Yousef Kheiri, Ali Reza Shafiee-Kandjani, Marzieh Jabbarian, Behzad Shalchi

“…The research sample was selected using random cluster sampling, consisting of 225 participants for exploratory factor analysis, 225 for confirmatory factor analysis, and 40 for retest reliability. …”
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General practitioners’ perceptions of interprofessional collaboration in Belgium: a qualitative study by Hubert Jamart, Dionne Kringos, Dajana Tare, Aishwarya Chokshi, Anouk Tans, Isabelle Heymans, Ann Van den Bruel, Jean-Luc Belche

“…A think tank of GP representatives was established to guide the initiative, with input from practising GPs gathered for further insight. …”
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Gradual Variation-Based Dual-Stream Deep Learning for Spatial Feature Enhancement With Dimensionality Reduction in Early Alzheimer’s Disease Detection by Najmul Hassan, Abu Saleh Musa Miah, Taro Suzuki, Jungpil Shin

“…We evaluated the model on two datasets, Complete 1Yr 1.5T and Complete 3Yr 3T, from the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative (ADNI), using MRI scans from three planes (axial, sagittal, and coronal). …”
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Challenges in Managing Noncommunicable Diseases: Perspectives of Family Physicians Practicing in Public‒Private Partnerships: A Qualitative Study by Aboalfazl Marvi, Mohsen Aarabi, Fatemeh Kokabisaghi, Seyed Amir Soltani Kontai, Ali Vafaee‐Najar, Elaheh Hooshmand

“…A group of 17 general practitioners employed through PPPs was selected through purposive sampling and the snowball method to participate in the study. …”
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Compliance with iron-folate supplementation among pregnant women in Southern Ethiopia: a multi-center cross-sectional study by Mirkat Taye, Temesgen Mohammed, Wondimagegn Taye, Mustefa Glagn, Manaye Yihune

“…Methods A multi-center cross-sectional study was conducted among 604 systematically selected pregnant women from April 1 to 30, 2022, using structured interviewer-administered questionnaires. …”
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Continuous Rural High School Educational Outreach and Lasting Impact on Health Care Career Attitudes: Qualitative Pilot Study by Rebecca Bolen, Meagan Flesch, Jerrica Dennis, Logan Shouse, Mark Payton, David Ross

“…Early exposure to health care careers is essential, as many students have already selected their career paths by the time they enter college. …”
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Tackling infectious disease outbreak and vaccination misinformation: a community-based strategy in Niger State, Nigeria by Abara Erim, Sunday Oko, Sonia Biose, Kemisola Agbaoye, Okechi Eberechukwu Nzedibe, Anwuli Nwankwo, Patrick Gimba, Vivianne Ihekweazu

“…Results Participants (25) were selected from 45 applicants; 56% were males, and the largest groups of participants were from religious organisations (28%). …”
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Trajectories and Predictors of Weight-Bearing and Non-Weight-Bearing Pain in Knee Osteoarthritis: A 9-Year Follow-Up Study by He ZJ, Wei JT, Jiang HM, Wang JY, Lai JY, Li SQ, Chen Z, Luo QL

“…The assessment of knee pain should be more accurate, which may help select appropriate therapeutic targets.Keywords: knee osteoarthritis, pain, weight-bearing, trajectories, predictors…”
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Determinants of acceptability of schistosomiasis mass drug administration among primary school children in Busega District, Northwestern Tanzania. by Irene Yunzu Edward, Patricia Maritim, Choolwe Jacobs, Adam Silumbwe, Hussein Mohamed, Joseph Mumba Zulu, Hikabasa Halwiindi

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A cross-sectional study was conducted among primary school children, randomly selected from six primary schools between 6th March and 29th May 2023. …”
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Why do patients choose to consult homeopaths? An exploratory study by Cleve McIntosh, Gboyega A. Ogunbanjo

“…Eight free-attitude interviews were conducted with purposefully selected patients who consulted a particular homeopath in Gauteng province. …”
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Exploring family caregiver burdens and coping mechanisms for patients with comorbid neglected tropical diseases and mental illness in Southern Ethiopia: insights from qualitative f... by Negussie Boti Sidamo, Sultan Hussen Hebo, Alemayehu Bekele Kassahun, Bilcha Oumer Endris

“…Participants were purposively selected to ensure the inclusion of individuals with rich, relevant experiences capable of providing profound insights into the phenomenon under study. …”
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Stream‐breeding salamander use of headwater stream networks in managed forests of western Washington, USA by Reed Ojala‐Barbour, Aimee P. McIntyre, Eric M. Lund, Marc P. Hayes

“…In particular, we examined how salamander relative abundance in the two most common FP Sensitive Sites, tributary junctions (TJs) and perennial initiation points (PIPs), compared to densities in non‐Sensitive Site stream reaches, hereafter branches. …”
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Reducing Unnecessary Venous Blood Gas (VBG) Testing in the Emergency Department Through Targeted Education by Mullins K, Urie K, Wallis K, Morrissey B, Freeman S, Trambas CM, Akhlaghi H

“…Kelly Mullins,1 Kate Urie,1 Kate Wallis,1 Brendan Morrissey,1 Sam Freeman,1,2 Christina M Trambas,3 Hamed Akhlaghi1,2,4 1Department of Emergency Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne Ltd), Melbourne, VIC, Australia; 2Department of Critical Care, Melbourne Medical School, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia; 3Department of Pathology, St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne Ltd), Melbourne, VIC, Australia; 4Faculty of Health, Deakin University, Melbourne, VIC, AustraliaCorrespondence: Hamed Akhlaghi, Department of Emergency Medicine, St Vincent’s Hospital (Melbourne Ltd), 43 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy, Melbourne, VIC, Australia, Tel +61 3 9231 2211, Email Hamed.akhlaghi@svha.org.auObjective: Our objective was to evaluate the amount of unnecessary Venous Blood Gas (VBG) tests initiated in the Emergency Department (ED) and to assess the effectiveness of clinical intervention, such as education, in reducing VBG tests.Methods: 497 consecutive patients were selected between 1 August and 30 September 2019. …”
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Toward optimizing new nurse anaesthetist training: a qualitative study of perceptions, experiences, and systemic challenges by Tingting Yang, Xueyan Xing, Ying Sun, Jiale Hu, Jiamin Kang, Shumin Tu

“…Abstract Background In China, most new nurse anaesthetists graduate from general nursing programs and initially lack anaesthesia-related knowledge, skills, and abilities. …”
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The Cost-effectiveness of Celecoxib versus Non-steroidal Anti-inflammatory Drugs plus Proton-pump Inhibitors for Treating Osteoarthritis in Algeria by Nadir Hammoumraoui, Sid Ahmed Kherraf, Joaquin Mould-Quevedo, Tarek A. Ismail

“…# Background Cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitors such as celecoxib are as effective as non-selective non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (ns-NSAIDs) in the treatment of osteoarthritis (OA), have fewer gastrointestinal side effects, but are more expensive…”
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Medical Rehabilitation of Patients Who Have Undergone Surgical Treatment of Gynecological Diseases: a Scientometric Analysis of Studies by Denis V. Kovlen, Igor S. Zakharov, Elena F. Kodrina, Alexander A. Bezmenko, Nikita A. Trigubchuk

“…Surgical treatment of gynecological diseases in patients of reproductive age is often associated with a number of complications. These problems initiate a discussion regarding the implementation of measures aimed at restoring the impaired functions of the genitals. …”
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A Global Image Orientation Method of the Self-Rotating Pan-Tilt-Zoom Camera for Photogrammetric Applications by T. Xiao, Q. Hu, J. Kang, Q. Zhang, Z. Ye, F. Deng

“…To address this issue, this paper employs the concept of global SfM and proposes an improved global image orientation method for the pure rotation motion of PTZ cameras. Initially, a subset of image pairs is selected for internal orientation, and the internal orientation parameters of the images are estimated. …”
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Long-Term Immunological and Virological Outcomes in Children Receiving Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy at Hawassa University College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Southern... by Demissie Assegu Fenta, Temesgen Bizuayehu Wube, Metsihet Mohammed Nuru

“…The Cox proportional hazard model was used to select significant factors of the variability between groups. …”
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