A machine learning model for early detection of sexually transmitted infections by Juma Shija, Judith Leo, Elizabeth Mkoba

“…Also, it can provide insights into infection patterns, allowing practitioners to adapt their responses. …”
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Trypsin- and Chymotrypsin-like serine proteases in schistosoma mansoni-- 'the undiscovered country'. by Martin Horn, Pavla Fajtová, Liliana Rojo Arreola, Lenka Ulrychová, Pavla Bartošová-Sojková, Zdeněk Franta, Anna V Protasio, David Opavský, Jiří Vondrášek, James H McKerrow, Michael Mareš, Conor R Caffrey, Jan Dvořák

“…<h4>Background</h4>Blood flukes (Schistosoma spp.) are parasites that can survive for years or decades in the vasculature of permissive mammalian hosts, including humans. …”
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Trainee doctors’ experiences of learning and well-being while working in intensive care during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study using appreciative inquiry by Carolyn Tarrant, Tomasz Torlinski, James Rudge, Randeep Mullhi, Emma Plunkett, Jennifer Warren, Christina Stamoulis

“…Objectives Concern about trainee work-related well-being has been raised in recent years and is the subject of several reviews, reports and research studies. …”
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Systematic Identification of Caregivers of Patients Living With Dementia in the Electronic Health Record: Known Contacts and Natural Language Processing Cohort Study by Daniel Martin, Jason Lyons, J David Powers, Andrea E Daddato, Rebecca S Boxer, Elizabeth Bayliss, Jennifer Dickman Portz

“…MethodsAmong a cohort of people living with dementia aged 60 years and older from Kaiser Permanente Colorado, caregiver names were identified by combining structured patient contact fields, that is, known contacts, with name-matching and natural language processing techniques of unstructured notes and patient portal messages containing caregiver terms. …”
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What made people (more) positive toward the COVID-19 vaccine? Exploring positive and negative deviance perspectives by Mitchell A. M. Matthijssen, Mariëlle Cloin, Florian van Leeuwen, Ien van de Goor, Peter Achterberg

“…Methods We conducted semi-structured online interviews with 21 Dutch adults aged 28–75 years (13 positive deviants and 8 negative deviants) between January and July 2022. …”
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Economic and Social Aspects of the Space Sector Development Based on the Modified Structure–Conduct–Performance Framework by Michał Pietrzak

“…In the recent two decades, new entrants (called “New Space”) have begun altering market structure, resulting in new conduct patterns focused on pursuits towards serial production, reusability, and lowering costs. …”
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Co-detection of various viruses in SARS-CoV-2 in children with respiratory infections by I-Hsin Tai, Chiung-Tzu Hsiao, Chi-Hsiang Chu, Wan-Jane Tsai, Ying-Ju Chen, Han-Ping Wu

“…We identified characteristic patterns of SARS-CoV-2-associated co-detections, with a notable emphasis on the co-detection of HRV/EV, PIV3, and RSV alongside SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Peculiarities of night EEG-monitoring of sleep in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus depending on the glycemia level by Alexandra N. Demyanenko, Irina L. Alimova

“…BACKGROUND: The patterns of bioelectric activity of the brain in patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus are being actively studied. …”
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Older adults' needs and preferences for a nutrition education digital health solution: A participatory design study by Ashlee Turner, Victoria M. Flood, Haley M. LaMonica

“…Methods Twenty adult participants aged 55 years and older (95% female) participated in one of four 2‐h participatory design workshops. …”
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Mineral and bone disorder of maintenance hemodialysis patients in Chuzhou by XU Qi, YE Li-ping, CHENG Wei, GAO Lu, SUN Ai-hua, GAO Ye-hu, LIN Li, CHEN Tian-hao, YAO Yin-ping, YAO Yong

“…Objective To understand the mineral and bone disorder(MBD) status of the maintenance hemodialysis(MHD) patients in Chuzhou.Methods The MHD patients were investigated in hemodialysis centers of 7 hospitals in Chuzhou from April 2014 to June 2014.Study data included general demographic characteristics,laboratory examination,clinical manifestation and medications,etc.Taking KDOQI and KDIGO guidelines as standard respectively,success rate of adjusted serum calcium,phosphorus,and intact parathyroid hormone(iPTH) was observed,and then compared with the dialysis outcomes and practice patterns study(DOPPS4).At last,success rate of adjusted serum calcium,phosphorus,and iPTH in patients with MHD was compared in hospitals of various grades.Results(1) Among the selected 1021 cases,598 cases were male and 423 cases female.Mean age in patients was(56.8 ± 17.3) years old and the average dialysis time was(46.6 ± 37.3) months.The top three original diseases were chronic glomerulonephritis(50.1%),diabetic nephropathy(20.2%) and hypertensive nephrosclerosis(14.1%).(2) Based on KDOQI guidelines,the control rate of adjusted serum calcium,serum phosphorus,and iPTH in MHD patients was 40.5%,37.4%and 21.3%,which was lower than that based on DOPPS4(56.7%,52.6%and 29.6%)(all P<0.01).(3) On the basis of KDIGO guidelines,the control rate of adjusted serum calcium,serum phosphorus,and iPTH in MHD patients was 51.5%,19.8%and 46.2%respectively.(4) By comparing hospitals of various grades on the basis of KDOQI guidelines,we found that the control rate of serum phosphorus and iPTH in patients admitted to tertiary hospitals was higher than to secondary hospitals(P<0.05),while the control rate of adjusted serum calcium had no obvious difference.(5) The treatment situation of MBD:On the basis of KDIGO guidelines,the inappropriate treatment of low serum calcium,hyperphosphatemia and secondary hyperparathyroidism accounted for 47.5%,47.6%and 32.5%respectively.Conclusions The control rate of serum calcium,phosphorus and iPTH in MHD patients of Chuzhou is very low.MHD patients in tertiary hospitals have more ideal control situation than secondary hospitals,indicating that close monitoring and management are expected to improve the success rate.…”
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The association between single motherhood and child undernutrition in Zambia: analysis of the 2007, 2013-14 and 2018 Demographic and Health Surveys by Veronica Chileshe, Yusuke Kamiya

“…The final analytical sample included 25,093 children under five years of age, born to 17,740 mothers, with information on family structure and nutritional status. …”
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Sex-related differences in dietary phytochemical intake in the population of primary school children in urban setting by Martina Bituh, Ana Ilić, Petra Škorvaga, Ružica Brečić, Irena Colić Barić, Ivana Rumbak

“…Given the different dietary patterns in different countries and the changes in dietary trends over time, it is crucial to assess the intake of phytochemicals, especially in children, as inadequate consumption may increase the risk of chronic non-communicable diseases. …”
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Characterizing the scale of regional landslide triggering from storm hydrometeorology by J. Perkins, N. S. Oakley, N. S. Oakley, B. D. Collins, S. C. Corbett, W. P. Burgess

“…Other factors, such as antecedent soil moisture driven by storm frequency and mesoscale precipitation features within storms, are instead more likely to dictate the patterns of landslide-generating rainfall throughout the state.…”
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Exposure assessment to essential elements through the consumption of canned fish in Serbia by J. Petrovic, M. Jovetic, M. Štulić, A. Redžepović-Đorđević, D. Vujadinović, I. V. Djekic, I. B. Tomasevic

“…Determination of copper, zinc and iron levels were performed on 454 canned fish and seafood samples divided into four groups (canned tuna, canned sardines, canned other sea fish and canned seafood) during five consecutive years (2014–2018). This study showed significant association between sex, BMI and weight and consumption patterns. …”
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The role of triglyceride-glucose index in the progression of cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome: findings from the China health and retirement longitudinal study by Xingyu Zhou, Xingyu Zhou, Yisi Liu, Yisi Liu, Yisi Liu, Yisi Liu, Jiafei Peng, Jiafei Peng, Jiafei Peng, Jiafei Peng, Xianliang Zhou, Hongtao Wei, Hongtao Wei, Hongtao Wei, Hongtao Wei

“…Subgroup analyses were conducted by age (&lt;65 vs. ≥65 years), sex, and baseline CKM stage. CKM progression was further categorized to explore associations with specific metabolic outcomes.ResultsAmong 6,311 participants (mean age 57.8 years, 46.3% male), 31.3% experienced CKM progression over a median follow-up of 48 months. …”
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Associations Between Birth Characteristics, Weaning Practices, and the Metabolic Syndrome in Children: A Descriptive Study by Teofana Otilia Bizerea-Moga, Tudor Voicu Moga, Ramona Stroescu, Lazar Chisavu, Otilia Mărginean, Flavia Chisavu

“…The incidence of MetS increased with age (12.6 ± 3.1 years). Among these patients, IR (52.3%) was more prevalent. …”
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Ophthalmological manifestations and plasma markers of inflammation in Ebola survivors in post-treatment era by Jean-Claude Mwanza, Alexis K. Kahindo, Justin Mbusa-Kombi, Martial V. Mumbere, Richard O. Kitenge, David R. McIlwain, Jean Christophe S. Mulangu, Placide K. Mbala, Daniel Okitundu, Bruno J. Giordani, Michael J. Boivin, Alla Sikorskii, Nelly N. Kabedi, Jessica G. Shantha, Steven Yeh, Dieudonne N. Mumba, Desire Tshala-Katumbay

“…Plasma circulating DGKZ, INFGR1, ERBB3, and MICA-MICB showed differential expression patterns between survivors and controls (all p < 0.05). …”
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Poisoning Epidemiology, Clinical Outcomes and Management Decisions for General Public Calls: A Cross-Sectional Analysis of a Nationwide Telehealth Toxicology Consultation Service D... by Abdullah A. Alharbi, Mohammed A. Muaddi, Meshary S. Binhotan, Ahmad Y. Alqassim, Ali K. Alsultan, Mohammed S. Arafat, Abdulrahman Aldhabib, Yasser A. Alaska, Eid B. Alwahbi, Meshari A. Almutairi, Mobarak Alharthi, M. Mahmud Khan, Mohammed Alabdulaali, Nawfal A. Aljerian

“…Results Among 39,142 consultations analyzed, children aged 1-<3 years had the highest consultation rate (157.59 per 10,000). …”
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Modeling Spatial and Temporal Changes in Land-Uses and Land Cover of the Urmia Lake Basin Applying Cellular Automata and Markov Chain by Hadi Eskandari Damaneh, Hamid Gholami, Hassan Khosravi, Rasoul Mahdavi Najafabadi, Asadollah Khoorani, Gimmy Li

“…Their changes were explored between 1998, 2008, 2018, 2028, and 2038 to examine the changes in the four land-use classes in the target years. 3-Results and Discussion The analysis of the variation patterns in the study site indicated that the vegetation covers and build-up areas were increased versus 1998. …”
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Condomless sexual encounters among female sex workers included in a longitudinal coital diary study in Zimbabwe by Galven Maringwa, Tatenda Kujeke, Memory Makamba, Gracious Madimutsa, Sungai T. Chabata, Harriet Jones, Fortunate Machingura, Elizabeth Fearon, Frances M. Cowan, James R. Hargreaves

“…Compared with FSWs aged < 25 years (29.7%), those aged ≥ 35 years were less likely to have condomless sex (22.1%; aRR 0.79, 95% CI: 0.66–0.94), while sex without violence was less likely (24.1%) to be condomless than sex with violence (57.7%; aRR 2.32, 95% CI: 2.00-2.70). …”
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