The prolonged health sequelae “of the COVID-19 pandemic” in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Melsew Setegn Alie, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Getayeneh Antehunegn Tesema, Gossa Fetene Abebe, Desalegn Girma

“…These effects can include brain fog, pulmonary symptoms, sleep disturbances, anxiety, fatigue, and other neurological, psychiatric, respiratory, cardiovascular, and general symptoms. It is crucial for individuals who have recovered from COVID-19 to receive careful follow-up care to assess and reduce any potential organ damage and maintain their quality of life.Systematic review registrationClinicaltrial.gov, identifier CRD42024501158.…”
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Mental health in the COVID-19 pandemic: A longitudinal analysis of the CLoCk cohort study. by Laura Panagi, Simon R White, Snehal M Pinto Pereira, Manjula D Nugawela, Isobel Heyman, Kishan Sharma, Terence Stephenson, Trudie Chalder, Natalia K Rojas, Emma Dalrymple, Kelsey McOwat, Ruth Simmons, Olivia Swann, CLoCk Consortium, Tamsin Ford, Roz Shafran

“…The research highlights individual factors that could identify groups of CYP vulnerable to worsening mental health.…”
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Association between serum albumin and severe impairment of activities of daily living in patients with stroke: a cross-sectional study by Ranran Bi, Yupeng Shi, Manrong Li, Xiaochen Liu, Zhenchao Ma, Yiqing Huang, Bingyin Liang, Fang Cui

“…After adjusting for confounding factors, the multivariate analysis revealed a 7% decrease in severe impairment of ADL after stroke for every unit (g/L) increase in serum albumin levels. Compared with individuals with lower serum albumin levels (Q1: ≤ 37.4 g/L), the adjusted odds ratios (OR) for severe of ADL impairment among stroke patients in Q2 (37.4–40.21 g/L), Q3 (40.21–42.80 g/L), and Q4 (≥42.8 g/L) were 0.68 (95% CI: 0.4–1.15, p = 0.148), 0.55 (95% CI: 0.32–0.97, p = 0.04), and 0.64 (95% CI: 0.37–1.15, p = 0.139), respectively. …”
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Identification of QTL for Plant Height Traits in Single-segment Substitution Lines of Wild Rice by Xingxin DAI, Yanjie LIU, Chengxia LI, Rui TANG, Jiamei MU, Xuelin FU

“…A total of 25 QTLs related to plant height were identified in MERSSSLs, the additive effects of the QTLs ranged from -6.07 cm to 6.35 cm, and the phenotype variation explained by individual QTL was from 2.34% to 6.63%. Among them, seven QTLs (qPHm2-1, qPHm2-2, qPHm3-1, qPHm4-2, qPHm5-1, qPHm5-4, and qPHm5-5) were identified repeatedly in different seasons, presenting as stable QTLs. …”
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Legal Disputes of Emigrant Periodical Publishers from the End of the 19th Century to 1904 by Remigijus Misiūnas

“…Moreover, during the analyzed period, there emerged an understanding among individuals who considered themselves defamed in the press that their grievances could be addressed legally. …”
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Synthesizing Local Capacities, Multi-Source Remote Sensing and Meta-Learning to Optimize Forest Carbon Assessment in Data-Poor Regions by Kamaldeen Mohammed, Daniel Kpienbaareh, Jinfei Wang, David Goldblum, Isaac Luginaah, Esther Lupafya, Laifolo Dakishoni

“…To improve forest carbon assessment, we employed stacked generalization, combining multiple machine learning algorithms to leverage their complementary strengths and address individual limitations. This ensemble approach yielded more robust estimates than conventional methods. …”
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Balance Changes in Adult Cancer Survivors Participating in a 16-Week Therapeutic Yoga Program by Mark J. Miller BS, Daniel C. Hughes PhD, Nydia T. Darby DPT, Tim Calderon MS, Darpan I. Patel PhD, Monica C. Serra PhD, Amelie G. Ramirez Dr. PH, Alexis Ortiz PT, PhD, Gustavo J. Almeida PT, PhD

“…Conclusion: This secondary analysis of data from a heterogenous cohort of adult CS did not support our hypothesis at the group level. However, at the individual level, responder analysis indicated improved balance in some survivors. …”
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Triploid striped catfish Pangasianodon hypophthalmus: growth performance and gonadal development by Yusran Ibrahim, Dinar Tri Soelistyowati, Odang Carman

“…Before treatment performed, group of triploid and diploid were separated through nucleolus counting confirmed cromoseme counting. Five individual of each group at the age of nine months were tagged and reared for two months. …”
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Study on the value of gastrin 17 and aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 in gastric juice for early diagnosis in gastric cancer by Yanfang Wang, Yanfang Wang, Hui Liu, Hui Liu, Xiang Li, Juan Jin, Bo Yan, Bo Yan

“…ObjectiveTo investigate the diagnostic utility of aldehyde dehydrogenase 1 (ALDH1) and gastrin 17 (G-17) levels in the gastric juice of patients with gastric cancer and to track changes in the levels of these markers in the gastric juice of these patients.Methods126 individuals were diagnosed via gastroscopy. This trial includes gastric mucosal histology and gastroscopy performed at Hefei Second People’s Hospital between March 2023 and March 2024. …”
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El desafío de construir una Psicología del desarrollo crítica en sociedades inhóspitas / The Challenge of Constructing a Critical Developmental Psychology in Inhospitable Societies... by Carlos Iván Orellana

“…It is argued that, in the context of an inhospitable society, Developmental Psychology should consider at least: Early Childhood and Youth Adultisation Processes, the improbability of stable biographies, Precarious Old Age and the typical features of individuals living in the context of interest. It aims to advance a Critical Developmental Psychology: the need to rearrange the work and to reinvent itself epistemologically in order to construct a situated, appropriated and multidisciplinary knowledge that overcomes blindness, provincialism and academic reductionism. …”
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Effects of Bride Price on Women's Rights Among the Bakiga in Kabale District: A Case Study of Kitumba Sub-County. by Asiimwe, Bettus

“…The government should also tighten laws on domestic violence that incriminate individuals found violating the Law. This would help to deter people found of beating their wives and reducing them into objects and not loving them as partners.…”
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Sports and Games Union Policy by Kabale University

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Risk Communication and Community Engagement (RCCE) implementations to control cholera outbreak in Oromia region, Ethiopia by Dabesa Gobena, Esayas Kebede Gudina, Getahun Fetensa, Tizta Tilahun Degfie, Tessema Debela, Afework Tamiru, Zenebu Begna Bayissa, Dereje Diriba, Tarekegn Sarbessa, Daniel Bekele, Natinel Teferi, Achalu Layesa, Abate Zewdie, Dawit Worku Ayele, Meron Debebe Mersha, Chala Bafikadu, Senahara Korsa Wake, Lemi Abebe, Tesfaye Kebebew, Tefera Goshu, Birhanu Kenate, Yadeta Dessie, Zeleke Mekonnen

“…The RCCE interventions and awareness creation need to begin with the small units of the community structures, including individuals and families and have to happen continuously with the community, and health workers' involvement at all level. …”
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Investigation of vitamin D deficiency in girls with growth and development variations—a single center study by Panwang Huang, Panwang Huang, Beilei Zeng, Beilei Zeng, Feng Ren, Yuan Zhou, Yuan Zhou, Ye Li, Ye Li, Yinyin Huang, Yinyin Huang, Xingyu Liu, Xingyu Liu, Jiaxiu Zhou, Jiaxiu Zhou, Yaping Ma, Yaping Ma

“…The levels of vitamin D in the early puberty group, menarche group, and obesity group were significantly lower than those in the control group (P < 0.05). The individual vitamin D deficiency rates in the aforementioned groups were 52.07%, 73.91%, 59.46%, 30.95%, and 30.30%, respectively. …”
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Ten pressure points in primary care during COVID-19: findings from an international narrative review by Sally Hall Dykgraaf, Anne Parkinson, Michael Wright, William C. W. Wong, Jane Desborough, Lauren Ball, Elizabeth Sturgiss, Garang M. Dut, Katelyn Barnes, Danielle Butler, Steph Davis, Kirsty Douglas, Candan Kendir, Danielle Martin, Robert Marten, Katherine Rouleau, Shannon Barkley, Lucas de Toca, Michael Kidd

“…However, both practitioners and PC settings were individually and collectively impacted during this period as a result of changing demands in the PC environment and the operational burden of additional requirements imposed on the sector, offering lessons for future pandemics. …”
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Impact of Dietary Intake and Cardiorespiratory Fitness on Glycemic Variability in Adolescents: An Observational Study by Mingliang Ge, Stephanie R Lebby, Shivani Chowkwale, Caleb Harrison, Grace M Palmer, Keith J Loud, Diane Gilbert-Diamond, Mary Ellen Vajravelu, Jennifer L Meijer

“…The 2-h glucose responses to the OGTT and individual meals were extracted. Statistical analyses evaluated the relationship between VO2 max and 1) overall glycemic patterns and 2) the maximum glucose level and AUC response to OGTT and meals, stratified by sex. …”
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Stenotrophomonas maltophilia bacteremia in adult patients with hematological diseases: clinical characteristics and risk factors for 28-day mortality by Wenjing Guo, Qingsong Lin, Jia Li, Xiaomeng Feng, Sisi Zhen, Yingchang Mi, Yizhou Zheng, Fengkui Zhang, Zhijian Xiao, Erlie Jiang, Mingzhe Han, Jianxiang Wang, Sizhou Feng

“…This highlights the importance of early identification and targeted management of high-risk individuals. Our findings also demonstrate that TMP/SMX is superior to fluoroquinolones and suggest that combining TMP/SMX with CSL may offer additional survival benefits.…”
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Guidance for the gastrointestinal evaluation and management of iron deficiency in Sub-Saharan Africa by W M Simmonds, Y Awuku, C Barrett, M Brand, K Davidson, D Epstein, E Fredericks, S Gabriel, S Grobler, C Gounden, L Katsidzira, V J Louw, V Naidoo, C Noel, E Ogutu, N Ramonate, N Seabi, M Setshedi, J Van Zyl, G Watermeyer, C Kassianides

“…Implementation of the recommendations is aimed at various levels from individual practitioners to healthcare institutions, departments and regional, district, provincial and national platforms. …”
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Leiden mutation (rs6025) in a severe COVID-19 pneumonia patient with Down syndrome: a clinical case by V.I. Pokhylko, Y.I. Cherniavska, L.Y. Fishchuk, Z.I. Rossokha, O.G. Ievseienkova, O.M. Dubitska, O.F. Popova, M.М. Fastovets, O.О. Kaliuzhka, N.G. Gorovenko

“…The described clinical case clearly showed that individuals with Down syndrome, associated with hereditary thrombophilia are at risk of undesirable clinical consequences in the treatment of COVID-19. …”
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Deployment and uptake of COVID-19 vaccines for refugees and migrants in regular and irregular situations: a mixed-method multicountry study by Biraj Man Karmacharya, Karl Blanchet, Jai K Das, Laetitia Nyirazinyoye, Maria Midea M Kabamalan, Nguyen Toan Tran, Zahra A Padhani, Anjali Joshi, Seyed-Moeen Hosseinalipour, Enrique Teran, Pierina Benavente, Vinay N Kampalath, Moussa Lonkila Zan, Elżbieta Anna Czapka, Cheryl Martens, Vicente B Jurlano

“…Phase 2 (June–August 2022) included a cross-sectional study among refugees and migrants in regular (MIRS) and irregular situations (MIIS) and used descriptive analysis and a COVID-19 Vaccine Equity Index (CVEI).Results A total of 1378 individuals responded to the survey (43.8% MIRS, 31.2% MIIS and 25% refugees). 87% reported receiving at least one dose of the COVID-19 vaccine. …”
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