Care seeking for neonatal illness in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review. by Hadley K Herbert, Anne C C Lee, Aruna Chandran, Igor Rudan, Abdullah H Baqui

“…<h4>Background</h4>Despite recent achievements to reduce child mortality, neonatal deaths continue to remain high, accounting for 41% of all deaths in children under five years of age worldwide, of which over 90% occur in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). …”
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Epidemiological profile and determinants of whole blood heavy metal levels in occupationally exposed populations: a cross-sectional study in Hunan Province, China by Lina Wen, Lina Wen, Lezhou Zhou, Xiaochao Zhu, Yong Mei

“…Significantly higher blood metal levels (p &lt; 0.05) were associated with males, age &gt; 50 years, employment duration &gt; 20 years, mining occupations, residence in Chang-Zhu-Tan, smoking, and drinking. …”
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Associations Between Sleep Duration and Activity of Daily Living Disability Among Older Adults in China: Cross-Sectional Study by Huimin Fan, Weijie Yu, Hongguo Rong, Xiaokun Geng

“…Given the distinctions in historical, ethnic, and economic status as well as socio-cultural background, Chinese adults had different sleep patterns compared with adults in other countries. Considering the heavy disease burden caused by activities of daily living (ADL) disability, we conducted a cross-sectional analysis using data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) to test the hypothesis that individuals with short and longer sleep duration are more likely to have ADL disability. …”
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Real-World Experience of Erenumab in Patients with Migraine in Germany: The SPECTRE Study by Charly Gaul, Astrid Gendolla, Dagny Holle, Hartmut Göbel, Mirja Koch, Caroline Baufeld, Cordula Weiss

“…Abstract Introduction To provide real-world insights into migraine patient population in Germany treated with erenumab, focusing on the prescription patterns and reasons for the initial dosage choice. …”
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Rhizosphere and Non-Rhizosphere Soil Microbial Communities in Alpine Desertified Grassland Affected by Vegetation Restoration by Xuan Gao, Hongyu Qian, Rui Huang, Wangyi He, Haodong Jiang, Ao Shen, Zhi Li, Yufu Hu

“…Bacterial Chao1 and Shannon indices followed similar patterns to enzyme activities, revealing statistically significant differences between rhizosphere and non-rhizosphere soils after 8 and 24 years of restoration, respectively. …”
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Physical activity and BMI inequalities throughout childhood: a Brazilian birth cohort studyResearch in context by Shelby A. Keye, Pedro Curi Hallal, Inacio Crochemore-Silva, Marlos Rodrigues Domingues, Giulia Salaberry Leite, Otávio Amaral de Andrade Leão

“…Trajectory models compared longitudinal patterns from 1 to 7 years. Findings: Starting at age 2, Black and Brown children and poorer children engaged in more PA. …”
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A Latent Class Analysis of Nutrition Impact Symptoms in Cancer Survivors by Laura Keaver, Christopher McLaughlin

“…We aimed to identify groups of cancer survivors with specific patterns of nutrition impact symptoms. Two hundred and twenty-nine individuals attending oncology day ward and outpatient clinics completed a series of questionnaires and physical measurements. …”
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Surveillance of Respiratory Syncytial Virus, Influenza A and B viruses in COVID-19 Negative Individuals in Oyo State, Nigeria by Adefunke Iyabo Akinola1, Oluseyi Adebowale Olayinka2*, Toyosi Yekeen Raheem1, 3

“…Future prospective sentinel surveillance studies could further elucidate the complexities of respiratory viral co-infections and reveal nuanced spatiotemporal and demographic patterns.…”
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Real-world first-line treatment and overall survival in non-small cell lung cancer without known EGFR mutations or ALK rearrangements in US community oncology setting. by Amy P Abernethy, Ashwini Arunachalam, Thomas Burke, Caroline McKay, Xiting Cao, Rachael Sorg, David P Carbone

“…Their mean (SD) age was 67 (10) years, 55% were male, and 87% had a smoking history. …”
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Global trends and emerging insights in ocular tumor-associated metabolites: a bibliometric and visualization analysis by Subo Cai, Wuping Xu, Dongyi Yu, Yimin Xia

“…Bibliometric analyses, including publication trends, citation networks, and keyword co-occurrence patterns, were performed using VOSviewer and CiteSpace. …”
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Pressure Pain Threshold, Depression and Anxiety in Women with Primary Dysmenorrhea: A Prospective Cohort Study by Mario I. Ortiz

“…After providing informed consent, the women completed a questionnaire assessing demographic information, variations in menstrual patterns, and menstrual pain and its severity. Similarly, the Beck Depression Inventory and Anxiety Inventory were administered to the participants prior to obtaining pressure pain thresholds at specific abdominal and lumbar points. …”
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Experiences and practices of people categorised as being ‘at risk’ based on age during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study in the UK and Germany by Susannah Mayhew, Stephanie Drössler, Katharina Wabnitz

“…Reflexive thematic analysis was carried out to inductively develop themes illustrative of shared patterns of meaning across the whole data set.Results Three main themes are reported. …”
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METAMORPHIC CORE COMPLEXES OF THE TRANSBAIKALIA: REVIEW by Anatoly M. Mazukabzov, Eugene V. Sklyarov, Tatiana V. Donskaya, Dmitry P. Gladkochub, Valentin S. Fedorovsky

“…Metamorphic core complexes (hereafter MCC) revealed in the Transbaikalia have similar features of their patterns. Three levels can be distinguished by structural­material indicators: core, zone of mylonites (dynamically metamorphosed rocks) and overlying formations. …”
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Evaluation of growth in children and adolescents after renal transplantation by Bahar Büyükkaragöz, Sevcan Azime Bakkaloğlu, Ayşe Fitnat Tuncel, Banu Kadıoğlu-Yılmaz, Deniz Karcaaltıncaba, Hatice Paşaoğlu

“…Thirty-seven prevalent RTR with mean age of 17.0±2.9 years and mean post-RTx duration of 4.2±2.0 years were evaluated. …”
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Combining Ecological Momentary Assessment and Social Network Analysis to Study Youth Physical Activity and Environmental Influences: Protocol for a Mixed Methods Feasibility Study by Tyler Prochnow, Genevieve F Dunton, Kayla de la Haye, Keshia M Pollack Porter, Chanam Lee

“…MethodsThis mixed methods feasibility study with an exploratory observational component will recruit 120 youth aged 12 years to 15 years from an urban school district in Central Texas, US. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of diagnosis and treatment in 99 cases of abdominal Schwannoma by Shaoqing Fan, Haiqian Wang, Xuemei Sun, Chunyue Gai, Ce Liang, Guiying Wang, Wenbo Niu

“…Pathological evaluations revealed distinct features, including Antoni A and B patterns, spindle cells, and lymphatic sheath structures in benign schwannomas. …”
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Multimorbidity in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Its Associations With Adverse Cardiovascular Events and Healthcare Costs: A Real-World Evidence Study by Dingwei Dai, Joaquim Fernandes, Xiaowu Sun, Laura Lupton, Vaughn W. Payne, Alexandra Berk

“…Qualified patients were ≥18 years of age and had ≥12 months of health plan enrollment before and after the index date. …”
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Language Feminisation in Sociopolitical Space of Russia and France by L. A. Ulianitckaia

“…The paper reviews dynamics of language feminisation and inclusive writing emergence in the context of social change in Russia and France, identification of common patterns for the languages of the countries, adaptation difficulties of new elaborated spelling and punctuation rules, as well as indentification of sources of resistance to gender reforms in languages considered. …”
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Subtle myocardial effects of rheumatic heart disease in children are revealed earlier with two-dimensional speckle tracking echocardiography by Hüseyin Ilgın Bal, İrem Türkyılmaz, Şeyma Kayalı, Ayhan Kılıç

“…Previous studies regarding rheumatic heart disease in children and adults have shown that strain patterns obtained by speckle tracking echocardiography, are in fact affected although left ventricular systolic functions are preserved, yet some studies have suggested otherwise. …”
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Flexible scan statistic with a restricted likelihood ratio for optimized COVID-19 surveillance by Ernest Akyereko, Frank B. Osei, Kofi M. Nyarko, Alfred Stein

“…Focusing on Ghana, this study employed scan-statistic cluster analysis to uncover the spatial patterns of incidence and Case Fatality Rates (CFR) of COVID-19 based on reports covering the four pandemic waves in Ghana between 12 March 2020 and 28 February 2022. …”
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