Prevalence, Etiological Patterns and Factors Associated with Bacteraemia Among Febrile Children with Sickle Cell Anaemia in Jinja Regional Referral Hospital, Uganda by Haji Ali AM, Abdi AA, Said AI, Omar AM, Salad AH, Namukasa F, Ndeezi G, Nduwimana M

“…Data on sociodemographic, clinical, and laboratory variables were collected from caregivers and medical records. …”
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Long-term management effects on depth gradients of 13C, 15N and C/N ratio in agricultural soils by Laura E. Skadell, Florian Schneider, Sara L. Bauke, Wulf Amelung, Axel Don

“…This study revealed challenges in the detection of subsoil effects due to the low SOM content that in some LTEs unexplained large spatial variability in δ15N in subsoil. …”
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Assessing the economic performance of agrivoltaic systems in vineyards – framework development, simulated scenarios and directions for future research by Larissa Strub, Maximilian Wittke, Max Trommsdorff, Max Trommsdorff, Manfred Stoll, Claudia Kammann, Simone Loose

“…Potential Improvements: Scenarios incorporating multiple positive changes—such as premium wine pricing, higher feed-in tariffs, and increased self-consumption of energy—demonstrated potential for economic feasibility.DiscussionThe study underscores that high CAPEX and low revenues from grape and energy production are the main barriers to AVS profitability. …”
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Determinants of early resumption of postpartum sexual intercourse in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Habtamu Gebrehana Belay, Enyew Dagnew Yehuala, Simegnew Asmer Getie, Alemu Degu Ayele, Tigist Seid Yimer, Besfat Berihun Erega, Wassie Yazie Ferede, Mulugeta Dile Worke, Gedefaye Nibret Mihretie

“…Despite this, postpartum sexual health education and health promotion are not adequately incorporated into current maternal healthcare systems in low- and middle-income nations. There were variations in the prevalence and variables associated with early postpartum sexual intercourse across several studies. …”
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Inequalities in worsening work and income decrease/cessation in SARS-CoV-2 infection in adults and elderly people: the population-based SulCovid-19 study by Yohana Pereira Vieira, Lara dos Santos Camilo, Évelyn Sousa Araújo, José Drummond de Macedo Neto, Letícia Lima Junqueira, Karla Pereira Machado, Tatiane Nogueira Gonzalez, Rosália Garcia Neves, Suele Manjourany Silva Duro, Mirelle de Oliveira Saes

“…Among these individuals, females, lower income, low education and greater long COVID severity were the most affected.…”
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Association of the stress hyperglycemia ratio for all-cause and cardiovascular mortality in population with cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome stages 0–4: evidence from a lar... by Fan-Shun Guo, Jia-Hao Dou, Jun-Xiang Wang, Chen Guo, Rui-Yun Wu, Xue-Lu Sun, Yi-Wei Hu, Jin Wei

“…Conclusions SHR is strongly correlated with prognosis in the CKM syndrome population, with high or low SHR increasing the risk of death. This index shows great potential for predicting the risk of death in this population.…”
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Psychological Disturbances and Associated Risk Factors in Chinese Mine Rescuers: A Cross-Sectional Study by Hou Y, Meng Y, Wu F, Yang S, Yang F

“…The relationships between sociodemographic variables, risk factors, and psychological disturbances were analyzed using logistic regression analysis.Results: Based on the cut-off scores for the SAS, SDS, and SCL-90, the sample was categorized into high- and low-risk groups. …”
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Impact of primary care usual provider type and provider interdependence on outcomes for patients with diabetes: a cohort study by George L Jackson, Valerie A Smith, Sharron Docherty, Christine Everett, Jacob Christy, Heather Batchelder, Perri A Morgan, John B Anderson, Anthony Viera

“…When controlling for a range of patient and panel level variables, increases in PC provider interdependence were not significantly associated with diabetes-specific outcomes. …”
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Diagnostic potential of waist–triglyceride index, triglyceride–glucose index and related indices for the detection of metabolic syndrome in Nepali adults: A cross-sectional study... by Daya Ram Pokharel, Abhishek Maskey, Ramchandra Kafle, Goma Kathayat, Binod Manandhar, Krishna Das Manandhar

“…Predictive accuracy was lower for hypertension and low high density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C). …”
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Tririum in urine in residents of Ozyorsk, the Chelyabinsk region in 2016 by L. V. Finashov, V. V. Vostrotin, A. Yu. Yanov

“…In order to develop models of dependency of tritium volume activity in urine of the residents from continuous and/or category variables we used correlation and regression methods of analysis. …”
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Body mass index, waist circumference, hip circumference, abdominal volume index, and cognitive function in older Chinese people: a nationwide study by Zhenzhen Liang, Wei Jin, Li Huang, Huajian Chen

“…Conclusion In older Chinese people, a low-waisted and high-hip circumference body figure is favorable for cognitive function in older people. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Overweight and Obesity among High School Adolescents in Bahir Dar City, Northwest, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mulugebeya Worku, Zemichael Gizaw, Aysheshim Kassahun Belew, Alemakef Wagnew, Melkamu Tamir Hunegnaw

“…Overweight and obesity in adolescents are a major health problem in low-income countries like Ethiopia. However, there is not well-established data on adolescents’ overweight and obesity. …”
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Pre-COVID era pediatric disease incidence in Kazakhstan: regional panel data analysis of multiple disease groups (2010–2019) by Nurlan Smagulov, Olzhas Zhamantayev, Aidar Aitkulov, Nurbek Yerdessov, Karina Nukeshtayeva, Zhanerke Bolatova, Zhyldyz Kurzhunbaeva

“…Asthma incidence increased by 140% over the decade, with higher rates in regions with greater income inequality (0.26% increase per 1% rise in low-income households, p = 0.032). Nervous system disorders showed limited associations, with unemployment as the sole predictor (0.69% increase per 1% rise, p = 0.040). …”
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Surgical vs. non-surgical management of cervical spine fractures associated with ankylosing spinal disorders: a matched retrospective comparison assessing mortality by Josefin Åkerstedt, Ali Buwaider, Victor Gabriel El-Hajj, Johan Wänman, Henrik Frisk, Simon Blixt, Anna MacDowall, Erik Edström, Adrian Elmi-Terander, Anastasios Charalampidis

“…Fractures were mainly caused by low-energy trauma (69%). Most patients (92%) were ambulatory (Frankel grade D or E). …”
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Factors associated with Partners Elicitation during HIV Index client’s testing in Dar es Salaam Region, Tanzania Catherine Gale Gitige, Gideon Paul Kwesigabo, Onna Duuma Panga, Flo... by Catherine Gale Gitige, Gideon Paul Kwesigabo, Onna Duuma Panga, Florence George Samizi, Ahmed Mohamed Abade, Peter Masunga Mbelele, Rogath Saika Kishimba

“…Conclusion: There is a low elicitation rate of exposed partners by index clients. …”
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Effect of 11 essential oils on seed germination, radicle development, and seedling growth in wheat and barley by Luluh N. Aljayan, Tess Astatkie, Stephen Erickson, Charles L. Cantrell, Valtcho D. Zheljazkov

“…Barley and wheat seed germination was suppressed by applying Cymbopogon martini and Cinnamomum cassia EOs at 1, 3 and 9 μL; these EO significantly decreased all response variables relative to the non-treated control. Due to the effectiveness of the EOs, even at low amounts, a tetrazolium test (TZ) was conducted to test the viability of the seeds after they were exposed to EOs. …”
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Pharmacokinetics, Pharmacodynamics and Bioavailability of ACM‐001.1 (S‐Pindolol Benzoate) in Healthy Volunteers by Frank Misselwitz, Dennis Henderson, Somasekhara R. Menakuru, Elaine Morten, Chris Roe, Gareth Whitaker, Stefan Wohlfeil, John McDermott

“…ACM‐001.1 had predictable pharmacokinetics up to a dose of 15 mg twice daily, with low intersubject variability, after single and multiple doses (Tmax 1 vs. 1.5 h; Cmax 74 vs. 73.6 ng/mL; AUC(0−t) 440 vs. 414 ng·h/mL; t1/2 4.042 vs. 3.566 h). …”
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The factors affecting the physical development of neonates in pregnant women with or without gestational diabetes mellitus. by Xiaodi Zhao, Nana Li, Runping Jia, Shumin Chen, Ling Wang

“…<h4>Results</h4>The significant differences were found between women with GDM and without GDM in following neonatal variables (P<0.05): BW, CC, and HC. GDM status increased the incidence of macrosomia (OR = 2.241, 95% CI: 1.406-3.573), large CC (OR = 2.470, 95% CI: 1.687-3.6153). …”
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Vaginal colonization, vertical transmission rate, antimicrobial susceptibility profile, and associated factors of potential neonatal pathogens among pregnant women at public health... by Getnet Shimeles, Getnet Shimeles, Alemu Gedefie, Hilina Motbainor, Chalachew Genet, Chalachew Genet

“…Potential pathogen colonization newborn was significantly associated with duration of labor (p = 0.024) and low birth weight (p &lt; 0.001).ConclusionThe finding of the present study revealed that vaginal colonization and vertical transmissions of potential pathogens and their antimicrobial resistance is still a significant problem. …”
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Breast Cancer Knowledge and Attitude Toward Breast Cancer Screening Practice Among Catholic Nuns in Lake Zone—Tanzania by Gotfrida Marandu, Kija Malale, Rose Laisser, Joseph Mwanga, Peter Rambau

“…In inferential statistics, logistic regression was used to test for associations between categorical variables. The test statistics were considered significant when the P -value was less than .05 at a 95% confidence interval (CI). …”
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