Parejas heterosexuales serodiscordantes en Chiapas, México. La influencia del género en la expresión de la agencia/Heterosexual HIV-Discordant Couples in Chiapas, Mexico. The Influ... by Francisco Chong-Villareal, Teresa Margarita Torres-López

“…Based on the assumption that people do not lack the power to confront and occasionally transform social structures, this study was carried out in order to explore and compare the strategies followed by two men and two women with HIV, in forming couples, with people who did not have it (HIV-discordant couple). …”
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Pengaruh Paparan Medan Magnet Extremely Low Frequency (ELF) terhadap Perubahan pH Pada Proses Fermentasi Biji Kopi Lanang (Peaberry) Kering by Mamik Purbawati, Sudarti Sudarti, Firdha Kusuma A A

“…Kata  kunci : Medan magnet ELF, Fermentasi, Kopi Lanang (Peaberry), pH   ABSTRACT   Peaberry coffee is a type of coffee that has a single bean (monocotyle) with a higher levels of caffeine if compared whith other types of coffee. High levels of caffeine in coffee beans can be reduced by the coffee fermentation process. …”
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Dietary intake of tomato and lycopene, blood levels of lycopene, and risk of total and specific cancers in adults: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis of prospectiv... by Arghavan Balali, Kimia Fathzadeh, Gholamreza Askari, Omid Sadeghi, Omid Sadeghi

“…High intakes and high levels of lycopene compared to low amounts were, respectively, associated with 5% (Pooled RR: 0.95, 95% CI: 0.92–0.98, I2 = 26.4%, p = 0.002) and 11% (Pooled RR: 0.89, 95% CI: 0.84–0.95, I2 = 15.0%, p < 0.001) reduction in overall cancer risk. …”
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The mediating role of social support in self-management and quality of life in patients with liver cirrhosis by Ying Zhang, LeYao Xiao, Qian Liu, XinYi Zhang, MingDan Li, YaLi Xu, Mei Dai, Fei Zhao, YouShu Shen, Jordan Tovera Salvador, Ping Yang

“…Data were analyzed using SPSS and PROCESS software. (1) Patients in the decompensated stage of liver cirrhosis and those classified in Child–Pugh class B/C had lower scores in self-management, quality of life, and social support compared to patients in the compensated stage of liver cirrhosis and those classified in Child–Pugh Class A. (2) Quality of life was positively correlated with both social support and self-management (r = 0.668, r = 0.665, both P < 0.001). (3) Mediation analysis showed that self-management had a direct predictive effect on quality of life. …”
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Sistem Monitoring Tekanan Darah Berbasis Maximum Amplitude Algorithm Menggunakan Android Secara Realtime by Barlian Henryranu Prasetio, Brylliano Maza Putra, Dahnial Syauqy

“…In testing the system, obtained the reading accuracy rate of systole value of 78.23% and diastole reading accuracy rate of 88.39% compared with readings using a manual tensimeter. …”
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Risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection before and after the Omicron wave in a cohort of healthcare workers in Ontario, Canada by Jorge L. Martinez-Cajas, Ann Jolly, Yanping Gong, Gerald Evans, Santiago Perez-Patrigeon, Bradley Stoner, T. Hugh Guan, Beatriz Alvarado

“…This study aimed to examine how demographic, health, occupational, household and community factors influenced the SARS-CoV-2 infection risk in a cohort of HCWs in Southeastern Ontario, Canada, during the early pandemic and the Omicron waves. We compared the contribution of these factors to infection risk and explored the implications for future epidemic preparedness and the protection of HCWs. …”
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Associated adverse outcomes with tumor treating fields when combined to temozolomide versus temozolomide alone for the treatment of glioblastoma: a meta-analysis of randomized tria... by Yuanyuan Chen, Yan Chen, Hong Zhen, Danhua Lou

“…Methods MEDLINE (subset PubMed), EMBASE, Web of Science, Cochrane databases, Google scholar, and http://www.ClinicalTrials.gov were searched for publications comparing TTF in combination with temozolomide versus temozolomide alone for the treatment of glioblastoma. …”
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Co-creation and application of a framework for the de-prioritization of urban communities during insecticide-treated bed net mass campaigns for malaria prevention and control in Kw... by Ifeoma D. Ozodiegwu, Laurette Mhlanga, Eniola A. Bamgboye, Adeniyi F. Fagbamigbe, Cyril Ademu, Chukwu Okoronkwo, Joshua O. Akinyemi, Akintayo O. Ogunwale, IkeOluwapo O. Ajayi, Beatriz Galatas

“…During the framework’s operationalization, malaria risk scores were computed at the ward level using four key variables, including malaria case data and environmental factors, and subsequently mapped. …”
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Analisis Sentimen untuk Evaluasi Reputasi Merek Motor XYZ Berkaitan dengan Isu Rangka Motor di Twitter Menggunakan Pendekatan Machine Learning by Ferdian Maulana Akbar, Robby Hermansyah, Sofian Lusa, Dana Indra Sensuse, Nadya Safitri, Damayanti Elisabeth

“…We used sentiment analysis with word clouds, trend and distribution analysis, and compared five machine learning algorithms: Naïve Bayes, Decision Tree, Support Vector Machine, Logistic Regression, and Random Forest. …”
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TIGIT inhibitor M6223 as monotherapy or in combination with bintrafusp alfa in patients with advanced solid tumors: a first-in-human, phase 1, dose-escalation trial by Wei Gao, Ping Hu, Aung Naing, Meredith McKean, Anthony Tolcher, Lillian L Siu, Keyvan Tadjalli-Mehr, Anja Victor, Emilia Richter, Marco A F Nogueira Filho, Thomas Kitzing, Stephan Gleicher, Daniel Holland

“…Background M6223 is an intravenous (IV), Fc-competent, fully human, antagonistic, anti-T cell immunoreceptor with immunoglobulin and immunoreceptor tyrosine-based inhibitory motif domains (TIGIT) antibody. …”
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Low ITN utilization among households in SWEPR Ethiopia: challenge for malaria elimination, a mixed design approach by Wondwossen Niguse, Bezuayehu Alemayehu, Tadesse Gebremedhin, Mathewos Alemu, Girma Mamo, Ephrem Negeri, Ibrahim Temam, Haile Zewdie, Tamirat Bogale, Erkyihun pawulos, Endale Sahlie

“…From the multivariable logistic regression analysis, the urban residents, NGO employees, having a corrugated iron sheet house type, having good knowledge toward malaria, having good knowledge toward ITNs, having a favorable attitude towards malaria and having a favorable attitude towards ITNs had higher odds of the proper utilization of ITNs as compared to their counterparts. In addition to these, misconceptions about ITNs, unfair distribution of ITNs, lack of health education from health extention workers (HEWs), community resistance, improper use (use for other purposes) of ITNs and shortage of HEWs were explored barriers to ITNs use from the qualitative data. …”
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The m6A modification regulates the composition of myofiber types in chicken skeletal muscle by Yanju Shan, Yifan Liu, Ming Zhang, Lichuan Pang, Gaige Ji, Xiaojun Ju, Yunjie Tu, Jingting Shu

“…ALKBH5 over-expression could regulate the expression levels of genes related to muscle contraction and metabolism, including MYH1E, MYH1G, MYH7B, PDK1, and TPM1, suggesting the effect of ALKBH5 on the formation of myofiber-type properties in chicken skeletal muscle. …”
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Prognostic value of body adipose tissue parameters in cancer patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors by Yan Li, Yean Yu, Kun Lv, Rongjuan Ge, Xie Xie

“…The analysis revealed that patients with higher levels of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) exhibited significantly improved OS (HR: 0.72, 95% CI: 0.59–0.89, p &lt; 0.001) and PFS (HR: 0.80, 95% CI: 0.67–0.96, p = 0.015), along with a higher DCR (OR: 1.81, 95% CI: 1.26–2.60, p = 0.001), compared to those with lower VAT levels. Additionally, increased subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) levels were associated with significantly better OS (HR: 0.69, 95% CI: 0.58–0.82, p &lt; 0.001) and PFS (HR: 0.82, 95% CI: 0.68–1.00, p = 0.049), and a higher DCR (OR: 1.99, 95% CI: 1.15–3.44, p = 0.014). …”
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Effect of zinc added to a daily small-quantity lipid-based nutrient supplement on diarrhoea, malaria, fever and respiratory infections in young children in rural Burkina Faso: a cl... by Elizabeth Yakes Jimenez, Sonja Y Hess, Souheila Abbeddou, Kenneth H Brown, Jean-Bosco Ouedraogo, Jérôme W Somé, Zinéwendé P Ouédraogo, Rosemonde M Guissou, Stephen A Vosti

“…The longitudinal prevalence of acute lower RTI (0.1%; 95% IC 0.1–0.2%) and of upper RTI (7.8%; 95% IC 7.1–8.4%) did not differ among groups (p=0.234 and p=0.501, respectively).Conclusions Inclusion of 5 or 10 mg zinc in SQ-LNS and provision of 5 mg zinc dispersible tablet along with SQ-LNS had no impact on the incidence of diarrhoea, malaria and fever or the longitudinal prevalence of RTI compared with SQ-LNS without zinc in this population.Trial registration number NCT00944281.…”
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Improving NGOs’ participation in implementing HIV preventive interventions: a case of adolescents with high-risk behaviors in Iran by Haniye Sadat Sajadi, Laleh Ghadirian, Azadeh Sayarifard, Fatemeh Rajabi, Maryam Nazari, Narges Rostamigooran, Nina Loori, Haniyeh Haji Abolhasan Memar, Mojgan Farshadi, Parvin Afsar Kazerooni, Maryam Sargolzaeemoghaddam, Reza Majdzadeh

“…The significance of this study lies in its emphasis on such collaboration, particularly in low-resource settings, which is crucial for nations committed to authentically realizing the goal of ‘health for all, by all,’ alongside genuine community participation. …”
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Effects of Interplanting Medicinal Herbs on Runoff, Sediment and Nitrogen and Phosphorus Losses in Young Oil Tea Plantation on Red Soil Sloping Field by YAN Shijie, DUAN Jian, SHEN Faxing, XIE Dongjie, ZHENG Haijin

“…[Results] (1) All conservation measures significantly reduced water, soil, and nutrient losses in young oil tea plantations, except for the clean-tillage mode. Compared with CK, the runoff reduction effects of YA, YC and YY amounted to 15.22%, 67.30% and 64.12%, respectively; the sediment reduction effects amounted to 72.63%, 97.19% and 98.19%, respectively; the decrease in total nitrogen (TN) loss was 57.86%, 96.53% and 95.87%, respectively; and the decrease in total phosphorus (TP) loss was 32.18%, 98.62% and 98.86%, respectively. (2) Under moderate rain, heavy rain and rainstorm, YY pattern all showed good soil and water conservation and nutrient interception effects, with runoff reduction effects and sediment reduction effects ranged from 45.11% to 83.25% and 96.08% to 99.02%, respectively. …”
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Identifying Touchpoints for Foreign Tourists in the Customer Journey through 5 A's Approach by Mostafa Esmaeili Mahyari, Mohammad Ghaffari, Hamid Reza Irani, Elham Ebrahimi

“…In the Appeal stage, factors such as being unknown compared to other countries of the world, the direct experience of history, the attractiveness of communication with the people, the food and customs of Iran, and the affordability of traveling to Iran come into play. …”
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Predicting ixodid tick distribution in Tamil Nadu domestic mammals using ensemble species distribution models by Ayyanar Elango, Hari Kishan Raju, Ananganallur Nagarajan Shriram, Ashwani Kumar, Manju Rahi

“…The present study adopts the package ‘SSDM’ (stacked species distribution models) with R software containing ensemble species distribution models to predict the distribution of tick species using different available environmental and climatic data. Results The categorical variables such as land use and land cover (LULC), soil type, elevation, Bio1, Bio10, Bio15, Bio19 and Bio8 contributed more to modelling the distribution of tick species. …”
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Lokalisasi Mobile Robot berdasarkan Citra Kamera OMNI menggunakan Fitur Surf by Susijanto Tri Rasmana, Harianto Harianto, Pauladie Susanto, Anan Pepe Abseno, Zendi Zakaria Raga Permana

“…Location detection testing was also done based on the SIFT method to be compared with the proposed method. Based on testing, the proposed method performance is better than SIFT for measurements with recall 89.67%, accuracy 99.59%, F-measure 93.58%, G-measure 93.87%, and detection time 0.365 seconds. …”
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Clinical spectrum, treatment and outcomes of the m.10197G>A mutation in MT-ND3: a case report, systematic review and meta-analysis by YuZhi Shi, Bin Chen, SongTao Niu, XinGao Wang, ZaiQiang Zhang

“…A total of 17 patients were documented as having received a combination of mitochondrial cofactor treatments. Compared with patients with LHON/LHON+, patients with LS/LS+ exhibited an exceedingly high probability of a stable or worsen outcome (93.8% vs. 33.3%, P = 0.006). …”
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