A pilot cluster randomized controlled trial assessing uptake of PrEP and contraception in hair salons in South Africa by Ingrid V. Bassett, Joyce Yan, Sabina Govere, Sthabile Shezi, Lungile M. Ngcobo, Shruti Sagar, Jana Jarolimova, Dani Zionts, Anele Khumalo, Zinhle Zwane, Christina Psaros, Nduduzo Dube, Robert A. Parker

“…We defined uptake as the proportion of eligible women who accepted salon-based PrEP and/or salon-based contraception at any visit. …”
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Keeping Active with Texting after Stroke (KATS): a single-arm feasibility and acceptability study of a behavioural intervention to promote community-based physical activity after s... by Gozde Ozakinci, Stephan U Dombrowski, Andrew Murphy, Albert Farre, Jenna Breckenridge, Jacqui H Morris, Linda A Irvine, Keith Jenkinson

“…Preintervention and postintervention measures provided preliminary information on step count, functional independence, mental well-being, self-efficacy and quality of life.Results 18 men and 13 women were recruited; three withdrew before intervention commencement. All 28 participants who received at least one text message completed the study, indicating 100% retention. …”
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The burden and outcomes of firearm injuries at two district-level emergency centres in Cape Town, South Africa: A descriptive analysis by L Bush, C Hendrikse, C Van Koningsbruggen, K Evans

“…Of the 776 patients with firearm injuries who were included, the median age was 27 years, and 91% were male. …”
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Raising awareness of alcohol as a modifiable risk factor for breast cancer: A randomized controlled trial comparing the efficacy of accessing an interactive website with a non-inte... by Claudia Sardu, Fabrizio Angius, Paolo Contu, Sofia Cosentino, Monica Deiana, Matteo Fraschini, Clelia Madeddu, Elena Massa, Alessandra Mereu, Luigi Minerba, Carola Politi, Silvia Puxeddu, Francesco Salis, Julia M.A. Sinclair, Roberta Agabio

“…Conclusion: Our results show that accessing an interactive website may increase the percentage of women who acquire the knowledge that alcohol is a BC risk factor especially among women of lower levels of education.…”
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Healthy dietary patterns and the incidence of chronic kidney disease: results from a prospective cohort study by Yong-Ping Lu, Bin Xia, Xiao-Hua Wang, Qiang-Sheng He, Chang-Bo Qu, Ying-Ying Xie, Tian-Jiao Cui, Si-Qing Wu, Jin-Yu Zhao, Zhi-Hua Zheng, Ting Zhu, Jin-Qiu Yuan, Chun Tang

“…Results A total of 207,268 British individuals who completed at least one online 24-hour dietary recall assessment were included in this study. …”
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A Green Approach to Landfill Remediation: The Efficacy of Indigenous Zygophyllum coccineum L. and Leptadenia pyrotechnica L. in Phytoremediating a Heavy Oil Flay Ash-contaminated L... by Samir G.M. Al-Solaimani, Abdulrahman Alkurashi, Refaat A. Abohassan, Omer H.M. Ibrahim, Magdi A.A. Mousa

“…All other heavy metals were within the permissible levels established by the WHO/FAO, European Union, and Indian regulations. …”
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Epidemiology, clinical spectrum, and outcomes of severe malaria in Eastern Uganda: a prospective study by Cate Namayanja, George Paasi, Jimmy Patrick Alunyo, Denis Amorut, Charles Benard Okalebo, William Okiror, Paul Ongodia, Grace Abongo, Rita Muhindo, Yovani A. M. Lubaale, Peter Olupot-Olupot

“…The overall mortality was 40/1347 (3.0%). Children who had > 1 severity feature were at a higher risk of mortality. …”
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Implementasi Algoritma BFCC dan kNN pada Embedded System untuk Deteksi Dini Bronchitis by Septiyo Budi Perkasa, Barlian Henryranu Prasetio, Eko Setiawan, Edita Rosana Widasari, Dahnial Syauqy

“… World Health Organization (WHO) menyatakan bahwa sebanyak 600 juta orang di dunia menderita bronchitis. …”
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Impact of thoracic radiotherapy on first‐line treatment outcomes in ES‐SCLC patients by Xiaoli Mu, Yixin Zhou, Qing Liu, Jiantao Wang, Feng Xu, Feng Luo, Ke Wang, Lu Li, Panwen Tian, Yalun Li, Jiewei Liu, Yan Zhang, Jiyan Liu, Yan Li

“…The medianduration of follow‐up was 39 months. Remarkably, patients who received tRTdemonstrated superior OS and PFS in comparison to those who did not (P < 0.05). …”
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Hyperglycemia Is a Potential Prognostic Factor for Exacerbation in Severe Psoriasis with Diabetes or Prediabetes by Yongpisarn T, Thadanipon K, Suchonwanit P, Rattanakaemakorn P

“…Patients with psoriasis vulgaris and either type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) or impaired fasting glucose (IFG) who had at least 2 HbA1c values were identified. …”
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Clinical manifestations, para-clinical features and outcome of Iranian adults with respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection: a report from hospitalized patients by Maryam Shafaati, Abbas Shakoori Farahani, Mohammadreza Salehi, Mohammad Arabzadeh, Helya Bolouki Azari, Arman Soleimany, Maryam Edalatifard, Vahid Salimi, Alireza Abdollahi

“…The purpose of this study was to describe the clinical manifestations, para-clinical characteristics, and outcome of RSV infection among adult patients who were referred to the Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex during the winter and spring of 2022–2023. …”
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FAN score predicts prognosis after platinum-based first-line chemotherapy in patients with metastatic urothelial carcinoma by Yu Ishizuya, Atsunari Kawashima, Yuki Horibe, Akinaru Yamamoto, Masaru Tani, Akihiro Yoshimura, Liu Yutong, Sassi Nesrine, Toshiki Oka, Yohei Okuda, Toshihiro Uemura, Gaku Yamamichi, Takuji Hayashi, Yoshiyuki Yamamoto, Taigo Kato, Koji Hatano, Norio Nonomura

“…We included 126 patients with mUC who received platinum-based first-line chemotherapy. …”
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Efficacy and safety of first-line nivolumab plus ipilimumab treatment in elderly patients (aged ≥ 75 years) with non-small cell lung cancer by Satoshi Endo, Hisao Imai, Atsuto Mouri, Kasumi Tsukamoto, Kenji Masaki, Kosuke Hashimoto, Yu Miura, Ayako Shiono, Ou Yamaguchi, Junichi Nakagawa, Kyoichi Kaira, Kunihiko Kobayashi, Hiroshi Kagamu

“…PFS and OS were longer in patients who experienced treatment-related AEs. Patients with and without AEs had a median PFS of 11.7 and 2.8 months, respectively. …”
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Predictors and Prognostic Effects of Perioperative Myocardial Injury After Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement According to VARC-3 Criteria by Hu X, Zhao Z, Wang C, Feng D, Chen Y, Niu G, Zhou Z, Zhang H, Li Z, Ye Y, Wang M, Wu Y

“…This study aimed to investigate the incidence, risk factors, and prognosis of PPMI in patients with severe aortic who underwent TAVR in China.Materials and Methods: Between September 2012 and November 2021, 516 patients with severe aortic stenosis who underwent TAVR at the Fuwai Hospital were consecutively enrolled. …”
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Investigation of gut microbiota in pediatric patients with peanut allergy in outpatient settings by Shouming Li, Jingyi Huang, Yunyun Xie, Di Wang, Xin Tan, Yufan Wang

“…Identify potential gut microbial biomarkers for the diagnosis and treatment of peanut allergies.MethodsTwenty-nine children with peanut allergy who visited the hospital from December 2020 to December 2022 were selected as the test group (PA), and twenty-seven healthy children who underwent physical examination during the same period and tested negative for peanut IgE were selected as the control group (Ctl). …”
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Human Resource Practices and Employee Retention in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kabale District Local Government. by Baingana, Alex

“…The study targeted 134 participants, but 119 managed to respond, including 117 who filled out the questionnaire and 02 who were interviewed. …”
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Human Resource Practices and Employee Retention in Local Governments in Uganda: A Case of Kabale District Local Government. by Baingana, Alex

“…The study targeted 134 participants, but 119 managed to respond, including 117 who filled out the questionnaire and 02 who were interviewed. …”
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Career Development Programs and Employee Performance in Kanungu District, South Western Uganda by Ainebyona, Alex, Moses, Agaba

“…The study used a sample of 164 respondents who were both purposively and randomly selected. …”
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Consumption of Raw Herbal Medicines Is Associated with Major Public Health Risks amongst Ugandans by Fred, Ssempijja, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Ejike, Daniel Eze, Andrew, Tamale, Sylvia Anurika, Ewuzie, Kevin, Matama, Justine, Ekou, Paul, Bogere, Regan, Mujinya, Grace Henry, Musoke, Jovile Kasande, Atusiimirwe, Gerald, Zirintunda, Muhamudu, Kalange, Joel, Lyada, Ritah, Kiconco, Theophilus, Pius, Christopher, Nandala, Roland Mugisha, Kamugisha, Yunusu, Hamira, Edgar Mario, Fernandez, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…Concentrations were compared against the World Health Organization (WHO) limits. +e EDI, THQ, and ILCR were modelled and significance was measured at 95% confidence. …”
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