Falling sex ratios and emerging evidence of sex-selective abortion in Nepal: evidence from nationally representative survey data by Mahesh Puri, Melanie Dawn Frost, Peter Richard Andrew Hinde

“…Changes in the sex ratio at birth since legalisation would suggest an association with legalisation, even though sex-selection is expressly prohibited.Design Analysis of data from four Demographic and Health Surveys, conducted in 1996, 2001, 2006 and 2011.Setting Nepal.Participants 31 842 women aged 15–49.Main outcome measure Conditional sex ratios (CSRs) were calculated, specifically the CSR for second-born children where the first-born was female. …”
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Beliefs about HIV cure: A qualitative study of people living with HIV in Soweto, South Africa by Fatima Laher, Naledi Mahlangu, Mbalenhle Sibiya

“…Objectives: We explored knowledge, beliefs, and experiences about HIV cure in Soweto, South Africa. Method: We conducted qualitative research with five stratified focus groups (N = 49). …”
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A Systematic Literature Review and Bucher Indirect Comparison: Tildrakizumab versus Guselkumab by Kristian Garn Du Jardin, Pepi Hurtado Lopez, Mette Lange, Rachael McCool, Silvia Maeso Naval, Sandra Quickert

“…However, there are no head-to-head trials comparing tildrakizumab with guselkumab. **Methods:** We conducted a systematic literature review and Bucher indirect comparison of tildrakizumab and guselkumab, using placebo as a common comparator. …”
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Role of Intraoperative Left Ventricular Global Longitudinal Strain in Hemodynamic and Cognitive Outcomes in On-Pump Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery: A Prospective Observational Stud... by Eric B. Lineburger, Rajesh C. Arya, Celso G. Junior, Fernanda S. Lima, Eduardo M. Búrigo, Gabriel Simoni R. Fermo

“…Methodology: A prospective observational study was conducted in a public/private hospital with 50 adult patients scheduled for on-pump CABG with normal left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF). …”
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Artificially intelligent detection of retinal pigment sign using P3S-Net for retinitis pigmentosa analysis by Syed Muhammad Ali Imran, Abida Hussain, Nema Salem, Muhammad Arsalan

“…Utilizing the publicly available Retinal Images for Pigment Signs (RIPS) dataset for retinal pigment detection and segmentation, 4-fold cross-validation tests were conducted to assess the suggested P3S-Net. The performance of the suggested network is frequently better and more competitive when compared to cutting-edge techniques.…”
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Association between red blood cell distribution width-to-albumin ratio at admission and all-cause mortality in patients with acute pancreatitis based on the MIMIC-III database. by Qingsong Wu, Lianyi Liao, Qingjun Deng

“…<h4>Design</h4>This investigation was conducted as a retrospective analysis utilizing data from the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care (MIMIC)-III database.…”
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Psychometric validation of the continuum beliefs of mental illness scale (CB-MIS) and its associations with stigma by Lina-Jolien Peter, Thomas McLaren, Samuel Tomczyk, Holger Muehlan, Silke Schmidt, Georg Schomerus

“…Future studies should conduct subgroup-specific investigations regarding sociodemographic and illness variables, and could apply this measure to anti-stigma interventions. …”
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The A to E (ABCDE) Pit Crew Model: A Novel Approach to Team Based Care of Critical Patients in the Prehospital Setting by Ayanna Walker, Adam Oswald, Jessica Wanthal, Christine Van Dillen, Cherian Plamoottil, Parth Patel, Maria Tassone, Latha Ganti

“… # Methods The study was conducted with a fire-based Emergency Medical Services (EMS) system with 233 paramedics and 115 Emergency Medical Technicians (EMT). …”
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OSTEOSARCOMA HAS NOT BECOME ATTENTION TO SOCIETY PROFILE OF OSTEOSARCOMA PATIENTS AT DR. SOETOMO GENERAL HOSPITAL SURABAYA "A RETROSPECTIVE STUDY” by Ferdiansyah Mahyudin, Mouli Edward, Muhammad Hardian Basuki, Yunus Abdul Bari, Yesa Suwandani

“…Research Methods: Descriptive retrospective study, conducted on osteosarcoma patients at Dr. Soetomo General Hospital during 2007-2016 periods. …”
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Integration of transcriptomics and metabolomics data revealed role of insulin resistant SNW1 gene in the pathophysiology of gestational diabetes by Ravi Bhushan, Rimjhim Trivedi, Ritu Raj, Anjali Rani, Sangeeta Rai, Anima Tripathi, Shiv Govind Rawat, Ajay Kumar, Dinesh Kumar, Pawan K. Dubey

“…High-throughput RNA sequencing and computational bioinformatics analyses were conducted to identify novel hub genes, and their regulatory mechanisms were validated through qRT-PCR, western blot, and siRNA-mediated knockdown studies. …”
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A descriptive study of syphilitic uveitis in patients treated at tertiary hospitals in Johannesburg by Kashmira Rawjee, Mokokomadi A. Makgotloe

“…Setting: The study was conducted at the ophthalmology departments of two tertiary hospitals in Johannesburg. …”
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A Mineral Oil Plant Protection Product Improves Turfgrass Quality of Deficit Irrigated Bermudagrass by Mingying Xiang, Marco Schiavon, Pawel Orlinski, James H. Baird

“…The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of Civitas on bermudagrass (Cynodon spp.) under deficit irrigation conditions. A 2-year study was conducted in Riverside, CA, USA, to evaluate the effect of Civitas on bermudagrass irrigated at 55% or 65% of reference evapotranspiration (ETo), which represented a 20% or 10% savings in water, respectively. …”
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Stakeholders’ experiences, perceptions and satisfaction with an electronic appointment system: a qualitative content analysis by Faezeh Ostadmohammadi, Ehsan Nabovati, Fatemeh Rangraze Jeddi, Leila Shokrizadeh Arani

“…Methods This was a qualitative study conducted at a specialty Clinic in Iran during 2022–2023. …”
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A novel combination of treatments for acute anterior disc displacement without reduction of temporomandibular joint by Zhi-qiang Song, Chen‑xi Li, Zhong‑cheng Gong

“…Analysis of variance, Dunnett’s T3 analysis, and paired samples t-tests were conducted for statistical analyses setting the threshold for statistical significance at P < 0.05. …”
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Water quality prediction and carbon reduction mechanisms in wastewater treatment in Northwest cities using Random Forest Regression model by Jingjing Sun, Xin Guan, Xiaojun Sun, Xiaojing Cao, Yepei Tan, Jiarong Liao

“…By utilizing online monitoring data from pilot systems, it conducts an in-depth analysis of the impacts of different wastewater treatment processes on water quality parameters. …”
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Predicting nighttime black ice using atmospheric data for efficient winter road maintenance patrols by Jinhwan Jang

“…To prevent accidents caused by black ice, nighttime road maintenance patrols have been conducted in Korea since December 2019, following a tragic accident on slippery pavement. …”
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Prediction of mechanical characteristics of shearer intelligent cables under bending conditions. by Lijuan Zhao, Dongyang Wang, Guocong Lin, Shuo Tian, Hongqiang Zhang, Yadong Wang

“…By learning the stress variation patterns between the optical fiber, power conductor, and control conductor in the shearer cable, the model enables accurate prediction of the stress in other cable conductors based on optical fiber stress data. Experiments were conducted using a shearer optical fiber cable bending simulation dataset with traction speeds of 6 m/min, 8 m/min, and 10 m/min. …”
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The diagnostic performance evaluation of the SD BIOLINE HIV/syphilis Duo rapid test in southern Ethiopia: a cross-sectional study by Techalew Shimelis, Endale Tadesse

“…Objective To determine the diagnostic performance of the SD BIOLINE HIV/syphilis Duo rapid test.Design A hospital-based cross-sectional study.Setting This evaluation was conducted at one of the largest hospitals in southern Ethiopia.Participants Serum samples obtained from clients attending the antiretroviral therapy and voluntary counselling and testing centres were used. …”
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Factors that influence the feasibility and implementation of a complex intervention to improve the treatment of peripheral arterial disease in primary and secondary care: a qualita... by Athanasios Saratzis, Vanessa Lawrence, Ruth Benson, Emma Watson, Prakash Saha, Clair Le Boutillier, Bernadeta Bridgwood

“…Objectives Our aim was to examine the feasibility and implementation of a complex intervention to improve the care of patients with peripheral arterial disease (the LEGS intervention) from the perspective of patients, general practitioners and secondary care clinicians.Design A qualitative study involving semistructured individual interviews with patients and providers to gain an understanding of the feasibility of the LEGS intervention as well the barriers and facilitators to implementation in secondary and primary care.Setting Primary and secondary care settings across two National Health Service Trusts.Participants Twenty-five semistructured telephone interviews were conducted with (1) patients who had received the intervention (n=11), (2) secondary care clinicians responsible for delivering the intervention (n=8) and (3) general practitioners (n=6).Analysis Data were initially analysed using inductive descriptive thematic analysis. …”
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Trends in prevalence and disability-adjusted life years for refractive disorders in China and globally from 1990 to 2021: an analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Fangfang Lai, Hongfang Xia, Liang Wang

“…ObjectivesThis study aimed to describe the temporal trends in the prevalence and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of refractive disorders (RD) in China and globally from 1990 to 2021 and provide predictions in China for the next decade.MethodsUtilizing open data from the Global Burden of Disease database (2021), this study conducted a comprehensive comparative analysis of the RD burden in China and globally, including changes in prevalence and DALYs. …”
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