Individual and community-level factors associated with adequate antenatal care service utilization in sub-Saharan Africa by Setegn Muche Fenta, Haile Mekonnen Fenta, Seyifemickael Amare Yilema, Ding-Geng Chen, Amsalu Worku Mekonnin

“…Conclusion The sSA countries had a low prevalence of adequate utilization of ANC with a significant variation among countries. …”
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Determinants of vaccination coverage during the COVID-19 pandemic among children aged 12–23 months in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Tigist Enyew Gedamu, Anmut Assemie, Leyla Temam Aleye, Meskerem Teketel Woldemariam, Tsegaye Gebre Argago, Alula Seyum Buda

“…BackgroundMillions of children, particularly in low and middle-income countries, are deprived of a comprehensive vaccination schedule. …”
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The impact of the Grain-for-Green Programme on carbon storage in the Upper Yangtze River Basin based on the PLUS-InVEST model by Minghong Peng, Ye Yang, Yuanjie Deng, Dingdi Jize, Hang Chen, Yifeng Hai, Guojie Liu, Haijun Wang, Tianhui Xie, Hu Li, Ji Luo

“…This decline was primarily driven by the conversion of high-carbon-density CL and FL into low-carbon-density CSL and GL. Future projections show distinct disparities across four policy scenarios by 2040. …”
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The global and national burden of chronic kidney disease attributable to ambient fine particulate matter air pollution: a modelling study by Yan Yan, Benjamin Bowe, Yan Xie, Ziyad Al-Aly, Elena Artimovich, Miao Cai

“…The burden was disproportionately borne by low income and lower middle income countries and exhibited substantial geographic variability, even among countries with similar levels of sociodemographic development. …”
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Prevalence of Leishmania infection in refugee camps: A serological and molecular study in Gambella and Benishangul-Gumuz, Ethiopia. by Habtamu Belay, Adugna Abera, Esayas Aklilu, Bortola Abdisa, Mahlet Belachew, Heven Sime, Myrthe Pareyn, Tesfahun Bishaw, Saskia van Henten, Johan van Griensven, Geremew Tasew, Berhanu Erko

“…Asymptomatic cases and low parasite loads were common, highlighting the need for active case detection, intervention including treatment and vector control to manage VL transmission effectively.…”
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Improving the understanding and interpretation of myeloma screening among resident doctors and physician associates: a quality improvement project by Mahmoud Gouda, Hannah Hunter

“…Our results revealed significant variability in the participants' understanding of which tests should be requested for a myeloma screen (Fig 1). …”
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Spatial variation and predictors of anemia among women of reproductive age in Mozambique, 2022/23: a multiscale geographically weighted regression by Deresse Abebe Gebrehana, Tadesse Tarik Tamir, Gebretsadik Endeshaw Molla, Yishak Kebede, Dejen Tegegne, Solomon Gedlu Nigatu, Araya Mesfin Nigatu

“…IntroductionAnemia is a critical global public health issue, especially among women of reproductive age (15–49 years) in low- and middle-income countries. Mozambique has the highest prevalence of anemia in women of reproductive age in Sub Saharan Africa in 2019. …”
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Clinically relevant orthotopic pancreatic cancer models for adoptive T cell transfer therapy by Gregory B. Lesinski, Chrystal M. Paulos, Maggie Phillips, Jacklyn Hammons, Isaac Karpovsky, Zaid Mahdi, Natalie K. Horvat, Megan M. Wyatt, Margaret A. Hall, Cameron J. Herting, Richard A. Moffitt

“…Prognosis is poor and survival is low in patients diagnosed with this disease, with a survival rate of ~12% at 5 years. …”
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CO42 | Oxidative stress may contribute to enhanced thrombopoiesis through miR-150: implications for aspirin response

“… Background and Aims: Variability in platelet cyclooxygenase-1 (COX-1) turnover affects individual responses to aspirin (ASA). …”
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The Impact of Aerobic Exercise on Health Management in Older Patients with Hypertension: A Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials from the Past Decade by Zhang B, Hu H, Mi Z, Liu H

“…In a random-effects meta-analysis, continuous variables were represented by the mean difference, and each effect size was represented by a 95% confidence interval.Results: Nine randomized controlled trials with 484 participants were included. …”
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Analysis of Massive Transfusion Protocol Utilization in Trauma Across Sociodemographic Groups by Monique Arnold, Bharti Sharma, Matthew Conn, Kate Twelker, Navin D. Bhatia, George Agriantonis, Jasmine Dave, Juan Mestre, Zahra Shafaee, Jennifer Whittington

“…This study examines effect of trauma characteristics, socioeconomic variables and markers of futility on the likelihood of activating and receiving MTP in the trauma setting. …”
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Determining the suitable ecological water level based on the response relationship between landscape connectivity and water level: A case study of Poyang Lake, China by Cheng Zhang, Wenbo Chen, Fangfang Huang

“…Taking Poyang Lake as a case and from the perspective of habitat, this study firstly used the range of variability approach (RVA) to analyze the natural water level regime of the lake. …”
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Can the CANKADO online application improve quality of life monitoring via the endometriosis health profile-30 in endometriosis patients: A randomized cohort study on acceptance, us... by Lucia Ehmann, Maresa Jäger, Lina Folger, Timo Schinköthe, Susanne Beyer, Lennard Schröder, Sven Mahner, Thomas Kolben

“…The metric or categorical variables were compared via Fisher’s exact test or the Mann‒Whitney U test. …”
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Predictors of Medication Non-Adherence Among Hepatitis B Patients in South Sudan: A Health-Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Afolabi IB, Aremu AB, Koryom MJP, Buh A, Bainbridge SA, Phillips KP

“…The patients demonstrated inadequate HBV information (4.33± 1.93), low motivation (8.20± 2.69), and inadequate behavioral skills toward medication adherence (8.45± 2.99), as measured on their respective rating scales. …”
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Identification, distribution, and hosts of Meloidogyne spp. infecting horticultural crops in Florida, USA with focus on Meloidogyne enterolobii by Riva Gabrieli, Brito Janete A., de Oliveira Clemen, Marin Marcus, Gu Mengyi, Bui Hung Xuan, Desaeger Johan

“…Phylogenetic analysis showed low genetic variability among DNA sequences of M. enterolobii populations from Florida, other states in the USA, and other countries. …”
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Global, regional, and national estimates of the impact of a maternal Klebsiella pneumoniae vaccine: A Bayesian modeling analysis. by Chirag K Kumar, Kirsty Sands, Timothy R Walsh, Seamus O'Brien, Mike Sharland, Joseph A Lewnard, Hao Hu, Padmini Srikantiah, Ramanan Laxminarayan

“…Maternal vaccination to prevent neonatal infection could reduce the burden of K. pneumoniae neonatal sepsis in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs), but the potential impact of vaccination remains poorly quantified. …”
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Genome-Wide Identification and Characterization of <i>OSC</i> Gene Family in <i>Gynostemma pentaphyllum</i> (Cucurbitaceae) by Xiao Zhang, Huan Yang, Xuan Wang, Xiaoting Wang, Chen Chen

“…A cis-element analysis of the <i>GpOSC</i> promoters revealed a substantial number of abiotic stress-related elements, indicating that these genes may respond to drought conditions, low temperatures, and anaerobic environments, thus potentially contributing to the stress resistance observed in <i>G. pentaphyllum</i>. …”
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Quality of life and associated factors among patients with cancer receiving chemotherapy at Dessie Comprehensive Specialized Hospital, North-East Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Ewunetie Mekashaw Bayked, Mekdes Getachew Yimam, Zemen Mengesha Yalew, Husien Nurahmed Toleha, Segenet Zewdie

“…The association between the dependent and independent variables was determined using Odds Ratios (ORs) at a p value &lt; 0.05 with a 95% CI.ResultsData was collected from 394 patients. …”
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A Systematic Review on Insights to Community Medicine and Clinical Research: Competency Training in Medical and Dental Education by Madeeha Minhas, Bilal Masood, Muhammad Hassaan Saeed, Amna Iqbal Butt, Fareed Ud Din Ahmad Chishti, Fatima Ali

“…The certainty of evidence showed moderate results for communication skills and patient satisfaction, and low to moderate results for the readiness in clinical trials and cultural competence due to variability in study design. …”
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Effects of clear aligners treatment in growing patients: a systematic review by Vincenzo D’Antò, Vittoria De Simone, Silvia Caruso, Paolo Bucci, Rosa Valletta, Roberto Rongo, Rosaria Bucci

“…The overall risk of bias in the RCT was low, while the risk of bias in the non-RCT ranged between moderate and serious for most of the included studies. …”
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