Optimizing Tongue Fluid Sampling and Testing Protocols for Enhanced PRRSV Isolation from Perinatal Swine Mortalities by Onyekachukwu Henry Osemeke, Isadora Machado, Elisa De Conti, Mariah Musskopf, Mafalda Pedro Mil-Homens, Samuel Stutzman, Baoqing Guo, Thomas Petznick, Gustavo De-Sousa-E Silva, Phillip Gauger, Jianqiang Zhang, Daniel C. L. Linhares

“…TF from perinatal mortalities is an option for PRRS VI, aiding in PRRSV monitoring and control programs.…”
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Deaths ascribed to non-communicable diseases among rural Kenyan adults are proportionately increasing: evidence from a health and demographic surveillance system, 2003-2010. by Penelope A Phillips-Howard, Kayla F Laserson, Nyaguara Amek, Caryl M Beynon, Sonia Y Angell, Sammy Khagayi, Peter Byass, Mary J Hamel, Anne M van Eijk, Emily Zielinski-Gutierrez, Laurence Slutsker, Kevin M De Cock, John Vulule, Frank O Odhiambo

“…NCD MRs for adults aged 15y to <65y fell from 409 to 183 per 100,000 among females and from 517 to 283 per 100,000 population among males. …”
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An integrated approach for very high cardiovascular risk patients. Intermediate results by E. I. Usova, M. V. Ionov, A. S. Alieva, N. G. Avdonina, N. V. Orbeladze, А. A. Khodyreva, A. N. Yakovlev, N. E. Zvartau

“…In each patient an average of 15 remote consultations have been performed (from 1 to 54 per patient per 3 moths). Investigators have had to send reminders to 22 patients regarding the need for regular home BP monitoring. …”
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Consequences, costs and cost-effectiveness of workforce configurations in English acute hospitals by Peter Griffiths, Christina Saville, Jane Ball, David Culliford, Jeremy Jones, Francesca Lambert, Paul Meredith, Bruna Rubbo, Lesley Turner, Chiara Dall’Ora

“…More beds per nurse support were associated with lower morale scores but more beds per surgical doctor were associated with higher morale scores. …”
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Incidence and predictors of lost to follow up among children receiving antiretroviral therapy a computing risk regression model by Gebrehiwot Berie Mekonnen, Birara Ayichew Tilaye, Fikadie Dagnew Baye, Demewoz Kefale, Menigstu Ewunetu, Tigabu Munye Aytenew, Yeshiambaw Eshetie, Gashaw Kerebeh, Tigabu Desie Emiru, Biruk Demissie, Addisu Assfaw Ayen, Bruck Tesfaye Legesse, Wubet Tazeb Wondie, Amare Kassaw, Lakachew Yismaw Bazezew, Temesgen Lingerh Endalew, Kidist Hunegn Setargew, Astewle Andargie Baye

“…Strengthening counseling services, monitoring and managing ART side effects, and implementing an ART outcome evaluation program could help reduce LTFU.…”
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The state of public health emergency preparedness and response capacity among countries in the ECOWAS region by Mahmood Dalhat, Margaret Yaa Lartey

“…The member states without FETPs or having less than the required number of FETP tiers of the training should be supported to put in place the required programs to meet the four trained epidemiologists per million population target. …”
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College Community–Based Physical Activity Support at a Public University During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Retrospective Longitudinal Analysis of Intra- Versus Interpersonal Components... by Garrett I Ash, Selene S Mak, Adrian D Haughton, Madilyn Augustine, Phillip O Bodurtha, Robert S Axtell, Beatrice Borsari, Jason J Liu, Shaoke Lou, Xin Xin, Lisa M Fucito, Sangchoon Jeon, Matthew Stults-Kolehmainen, Mark B Gerstein

“…MethodsThe university used a commercial platform for a 30-day PA promotion program during April 2021 with intrapersonal (step-tracker syncing, education, self-monitoring, and motivational messaging) and interpersonal (friend interactions and team games) components. …”
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Prerequisites for Cost-Effective Home Blood Pressure Telemonitoring: Early Health Economic Analysis by Job van Steenkiste, Pim van Dorst, Daan Dohmen, Cornelis Boersma

“…The HBPT intervention was based on an existing HBPT program applied by the Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands. …”
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Projected health and economic effects of nonavalent versus bivalent human papillomavirus vaccination in preadolescence in the Netherlands by Birgit Sollie, Johannes Berkhof, Johannes A. Bogaards

“…In the base-case, we assumed two-dose vaccination with 60% uptake, lifelong partial cross-protection against HPV-31/33/45 for the bivalent vaccine and EUR 25 extra cost per dose for the nonavalent vaccine. Cost-effectiveness was assessed from a healthcare provider perspective by comparing the incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER) per life-year gained (LYG) with the Dutch threshold of EUR 20,000/LYG. …”
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EXamining the feasibility of exerCisE to manage symptoms of Lupus (EXCEL): a protocol for a randomised controlled pilot study by John Reynolds, Katie Hesketh, Matthew Cocks, Megan Quickfall, Alex J Wadley, Scott Green, Jet Veldhuijzen Van Zanten

“…EXCEL will examine the feasibility of conducting a large-scale randomised controlled trial comparing the effects of a remotely monitored, home-based, exercise programme with standard of care for individuals with SLE.Methods and analysis 30 females with SLE will be recruited, and those randomised into Exercise (SLE-Ex) will codesign a progressive training plan with support from the research team. …”
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Two strategies for the delivery of IPTc in an area of seasonal malaria transmission in the Gambia: a randomised controlled trial. by Kalifa A Bojang, Francis Akor, Lesong Conteh, Emily Webb, Ousman Bittaye, David J Conway, Momodou Jasseh, Virginia Wiseman, Paul J Milligan, Brian Greenwood

“…<h4>Background</h4>The Expanded Programme on Immunisation (EPI) provides an effective way of delivering intermittent preventive treatment for malaria (IPT) to infants. …”
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Redefining outpatient dengue management 18 years on: lessons from a national tertiary centre by Jinghao Nicholas Ngiam, Matthew Chung Yi Koh, Brenda Mae Alferez Salada, Dale Fisher, Sophia Archuleta, Jolene Ee Ling Oon

“…The model saved an average of 3.3 bed-days per patient, amounting to approximately 231 bed-days saved in 2023. …”
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Mangrove composition and anthropogenic marine debris survey in Camotes Group of Islands, Philippines by Maximino III Abejo, Arnel Nudalo, Martha Joyce Garciano, Ian Paul Bayon, Chembelyn Gella Bayon, Marvin Guinocor, Jesrael Linao, Althea Mae Guevara, Christine Caya, Sylvester Tan Cortes

“…These include establishing community-based monitoring programs, launching plastic waste reduction campaigns, restoring debris-impacted mangrove areas, and aligning local actions with national marine litter policies. …”
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Biomechanics over body composition: what matters most in the 40 by Emma Sterne, Chukwudum Okpalaoka, Pavan Patel, Alexa Fraga, Caitlin Kucharski, Pete Bommarito, Monique Mokha

“…Thus, this study aimed to develop a multiple linear regression model to estimate 40-yard run times of NFL draft eligible players undergoing a structured 6-week training program using running biomechanics (GCT, vGRF) and body composition (LMM, BF%) dependent variables.Methods This study was part of a larger investigation into performance monitoring of 75 American football players participating in a 6-week NFL draft preparation training camp. …”
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Optimized production of 89Zr as a medical radioisotope on a variable energy cyclotron and external beam-line by Diana Cocioabă, Simona Baruta, Liviu Crăciun, Radu Leonte, Andrei Necsoiu, Maria-Roxana Tudoroiu-Cornoiu, Alexandru Jipa, Dana Niculae

“…Monte Carlo programs simulated the irradiation geometry and estimated the activity and irradiation yields produced by the 89Y(p, n)89Zr reaction, at the process optimal parameters. …”
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A High-throughput, Robotic System for Analysis of Aerosol Sampling Filters by Christian L’Orange, Gabe Neymark, Ellison Carter, John Volckens

“…The system actively monitors microbalance stability and chamber relative humidity. …”
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Poultry Eco-Controls: Performance and Accounting by Valquíria D. V. Rodrigues, Alcido E. Wander, Fabricia S. da Rosa

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Functional Verification of Extended Kalman Filter on FPGA for Railway Wheelset Parameters Estimation by Khakoo Mal, Tayab Din Memon, Imtiaz Hussain Kalwar, Allah Rakhio Junejo, Majid Hussain Memon, Tarique Rafique Memon, Sufyan Ali Memon, Bhawani Shankar Chowdhry

“…The fast-processing speed and hardware flexibility of field programmable gate arrays (FPGAs) make them ideal for the implementation of nonlinear condition monitoring systems. …”
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Optimizing and Testing an Individualized and Adaptive Physical Activity Digital Health Intervention: Protocol for a Control Optimization Trial Embedded Within a Randomized Controll... by Meelim Kim, Shadia Mansour-Assi, Mohamed El Mistiri, Junghwan Park, Sarasij Banerjee, Owais Khan, Steven De La Torre, Michael Higgins, Job Godino, Kevin Patrick, Camille Nebeker, Sonia Jain, Predrag Klasnja, Daniel E Rivera, Eric Hekler

“…ObjectiveThe primary aim is to evaluate differences in minutes of moderate to vigorous PA (MVPA) per week at 12 months comparing our personalized intervention, called YourMove, with an active control that is similar but without personalization of the intervention components and mimics best-in-class digital health worksite wellness programs. …”
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A process evaluation of the walking in ScHools (WISH) study using the RE-AIM framework by Angela Carlin, Leanne C. Doherty, S. Maria O’Kane, Russell Jago, Ian M. Lahart, Gary McDermott, Maria Faulkner, Alison M. Gallagher, Marie H. Murphy

“…At baseline, 15% of these pupils met the recommended physical activity guidelines of 60 min moderate-vigorous physical activity per day, as measured by accelerometers. The total number of walks reported per school ranged from 2 to 104 across intervention schools. …”
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