Mapping traditional birth attendance in sub-Saharan Africa between 2012 and 2023: analysis of data from demographic and health surveysAJOG Global Reports at a Glance by Daniel Gashaneh Belay, MSc, MPH, Gizachew A. Tessema, PhD, Jennifer Dunne, PhD, Kefyalew Addis Alene, PhD, Tefera Taddele, MSc, Theodros Getachew, PhD, Richard Norman, PhD

“…Geospatial analysis identified geographic hotspot areas where TBA is most prevalent. Result: The proportion of TBA-assisted childbirth among reproductive-aged women in SSA was 12.43% (95% CI: 10.02%, 14.84%), ranging from 0.3% (South Africa) to 49.4 % (Chad). …”
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Reconstrução de mama usando o músculo grande dorsal: descrição de uma nova técnica com cicatriz reduzida Breast reconstruction using latissimus dorsi muscle flap: a novel surgical... by Isis Scomação, Renato da Silva Freitas, André Ricardo Tolazzi, Rodrigo Angeli, Luana Maranha

“…<br>BACKGROUND: The latissimus dorsi muscle flap is one of the most commonly used surgical options for breast reconstruction. …”
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Clinical Outcomes and Mortality Predictors in Patients Hospitalized in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit due to Sepsis by Esra Usluer, Ayşe Berna Anıl, Murat Anıl, Fulya Kamit, Ümüt Altuğ, Gökçen Özçifçi, Neslihan Zengin, Fatih Durak

“…PIM II remarkably correlated with the duration of IMV support (r=0.516). Conclusion: The most efficient parameters to assess mortality in pediatric sepsis were VIS, PIM II and PELOD, respectively. …”
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Clinical features in patients with severe Alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency due to rare genotypes by Ilaria Ferrarotti, Davide Piloni, Asia Filosa, Stefania Ottaviani, Valentina Barzon, Alice Maria Balderacchi, Luciano Corda, Christine Seebacher, Sara Magni, Francesca Mariani, Paolo Baderna, Paola Confalonieri, Leonardo Iannacci, Silvia Mancinelli, Paola Putignano, Carlo Albera, Giulia Maria Stella, Maria Cristina Monti, Angelo Guido Corsico

“…Since it is commonly thought that 95% of severe cases of AATD have PI*ZZ genotype, most studies about AATD have been focused on the Z variant. …”
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Cost-effectiveness analysis of sintilimab additional to chemoradiotherapy in high-risk locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Longjiang She, Longjiang She, Siqi Tang, Siqi Tang, Jiaqi Han, Jiaqi Han, Guichao Liu, Guichao Liu, Lusi Chen, Lusi Chen, Yang Zhang, Yang Zhang, Weijun Luo, Weijun Luo, Weihan Zuo, Weihan Zuo, Feng Ma, Feng Ma, Yan Xiong, Yan Xiong, Ning Zhang, Ning Zhang

“…Our one-way sensitivity analysis indicated that the utility of event-free survival and the risk of leukopenia/neutropenia in immunotherapy group were the most influential factors impacting the results. The incorporation of sintilimab alongside standard therapy demonstrated a 95.4% probability of being cost-effective.ConclusionFirst-line induction-concurrent chemoradiotherapy with sintilimab was identified as a cost-effectiveness treatment option for high-risk locoregionally advanced NPC.…”
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Tips and tricks for retroperitoneal Single Port Robot Assisted Partial Nephrectomy by Luca Lambertini, Greta Pettenuzzo, David Yu, Matteo Pacini, Giulio Avesani, Luca Morgantini, Jhon Smith, Hakan Bahadir Haberal, Juan Ramon Anguliano Torres, Simone Crivellaro

“…The troubleshooting analyzed the most common intraoperative issues potentially occurring during retroperitoneal SP RAPN. …”
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Research progress on heteroterpene and meroterpenoid compounds from the Rhododendron genus and their NMR characterization and biological activity by Jingxin Mao, Meiyan Yang, Meiyan Yang, Tingting Li, Yan Sun, Yan Sun, Zhaoyue Dong, Zhaoyue Dong, Honghong Zhan, Honghong Zhan, Min Chen, Min Chen, Min Chen

“…Among these, Dali, which is known as little Rhododendron, is one of the most commonly utilized species. Modern chemical and pharmacological studies have shown that the genus contains diverse chemical constituents, including terpenes, diterpenes, triterpenes, sesquiterpenes, monoterpenes of the resveratrol type, heteroterpenes, meroterpenoids, flavonoids, lignin, phenolic acids. …”
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Antibody response to SARS-CoV-2 infection in humans: A systematic review. by Nathan Post, Danielle Eddy, Catherine Huntley, May C I van Schalkwyk, Madhumita Shrotri, David Leeman, Samuel Rigby, Sarah V Williams, William H Bermingham, Paul Kellam, John Maher, Adrian M Shields, Gayatri Amirthalingam, Sharon J Peacock, Sharif A Ismail

“…<h4>Results</h4>150 papers were included. Most studies (113 or 75%) were observational in design, were based wholly or primarily on data from hospitalised patients (108, 72%) and had important methodological limitations. …”
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Mobile Health Intervention Tools Promoting HIV Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Among Adolescent Girls and Young Women in Sub-Saharan Africa: Scoping Review by Alex Emilio Fischer, Homaira Hanif, Jacob B Stocks, Aimee E Rochelle, Karen Dominguez, Eliana Gabriela Armora Langoni, H Luz McNaughton Reyes, Gustavo F Doncel, Kathryn E Muessig

“…The remaining 102 articles underwent full-text review, yielding 31 eligible publications reporting on 21 unique studies. The most common mHealth tool was SMS text message (n=11), followed by app (n=9), telehealth (n=3), website (n=4), and video (n=1). …”
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Fistula Tract Laser Closure (FiLac) versus Standard Fistulectomy in the Treatment of Simple Perianal Fistula: A Prospective Interventional Study by Shreethi Sasidharan Pillai, D Balaji, Harshwanth Chandhar, G Tilak Ramu, K Shanmugapriya

“…In group A (fistula laser closure), most participants (50%) were aged 20-40 years, while in group B (standard fistulectomy), the majority (46.3%) were aged 41-60 years. …”
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Effect of infections, DNA methylation and telomere length on frailty trajectories in hospitalized older patients: the INFRAGEN study protocol by Wenxiang Guo, Leonardo Bencivenga, Bruno Micael Zanforlini, Chiara Curreri, Maria Cristina Ferrara, Benedetta Maisano, Luca Tinelli, Laura Andreea Ceparano, Raffaella Merenda, Chiara Cosma, Lucia Manfron, Nicolò Gentili, Silvia Sturani, Monica Cardi, Alice Campion, Benedetta Berardi, Martina Lombardi, Elisabetta D’Aversa, Francesca Salvatori, Veronica Tisato, Joanne Vanessa Vargas, Grazia Daniela Femminella, Donato Gemmati, Giuseppe Sergi, Giuseppe Bellelli, Paolo Mazzola, Caterina Trevisan, Stefano Volpato, the INFRAGEN working group

“…Abstract Background Infectious diseases are among the most common causes of hospitalization in older adults and may lead to a high burden on the individual’s health and healthcare system. …”
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Short-Beam Shear Fatigue Behavior on Unidirectional GLARE: Mean Shear Stress Effect, Scatter, and Anisotropy by Douglas G. Caetano, Hector G. Kotik, Juan E. Perez Ipiña, Enrique M. Castrodeza

“…<inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="bold-italic">R</mi></mrow><mrow><mi mathvariant="bold-italic">τ</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> 0.1 was the most severe condition and <inline-formula><math xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1998/Math/MathML" display="inline"><semantics><mrow><msub><mrow><mi mathvariant="bold-italic">R</mi></mrow><mrow><mi mathvariant="bold-italic">τ</mi></mrow></msub></mrow></semantics></math></inline-formula> 0.5 was the least severe. …”
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Molecular analysis of influenza A(H3N2) in a remote tropical island during 2014-2019 to identify the frequency of introduction and local circulation by Sikandar Azam, Takeaki Imamura, Michiko Okamoto, Yusuke Sayama, Mayuko Saito, Mariko Saito-Obata, Clyde Dapat, Raita Tamaki, Christina Dahlia Joboco, Joanna Ina Manalo, Samantha Louise Bado, Joanne De Jesus Cornejo, Socorro Lupisan, Marianette Inobaya, Veronica Tallo, Beatriz P Quiambao, Hitoshi Oshitani

“…Another 10-month-long local circulation event, by definition, was more likely the result of two distinct introduction events with local circulation lasting less than 3 months, respectively. Most amino acid substitutions that emerged during local circulation were sporadic. …”
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Cardiovascular autonomic neuropathy defined by indices of heart rate variability is associated with cardiovascular disease: a longitudinal cohort study of participants with type 1... by Barbara H. Braffett, Laure El ghormli, Catherine Martin, Neil H. White, Irl B. Hirsch, Anne Bantle, Anders Carlson, Ellen Leschek, Rose Gubitosi-Klug, Elsayed Z. Soliman, Adrian Vella, Bruce A. Perkins, Ionut Bebu, Rodica Pop-Busui, for the DCCT/EDIC Research Group

“…Higher pulse rate (OR [95% CI] 1.08 [1.07,1.10] per 1 bpm) and HbA1c (1.43 [1.29,1.58] per 1%) were the most significant risk factors for CAN, followed by older age, male sex, higher albumin excretion rate, and hypertension history. …”
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Maximizing the scientific application of Pandora column observations of HCHO and NO₂ by P. Rawat, J. H. Crawford, K. R. Travis, L. M. Judd, M. A. G. Demetillo, L. C. Valin, J. J. Szykman, A. Whitehill, E. Baumann, T. F. Hanisco

“…This method suggests that standard PGN criteria for atmospheric variability and the normalized root mean squared error are too stringent, as they are responsible for downgrading most of the recovered data. A method is also developed for combining the direct-sun and sky-scan observations into a single dataset by accounting for biases between the two observing modes and differences in measurement integration times. …”
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Evaluation of the efficacy and safety of TACE combined with anlotinib and sintilimab in the treatment of patient with CNLC stage ⅡB-ⅢB liver cancer by TONG Gang, HUA Yang, PENG Wei, ZHAO Ju, HU Junwen

“…In recent years, tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) alone or in combination with immune checkpoint inhibitors have achieved good results in the treatment of primary liver cancer. However, most studies did not include the combination of transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) treatment. …”
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EFFECT OF LISINOPRIL ON 24-HOUR BLOOD PRESSURE AND ARTERIAL STIFFNESS IN PATIENTS WITH ARTERIAL HYPERTENSION AND RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS by O. L. Sarkisova, N. V. Rebrova, I. I. Bogomolova, E. A. Anisimova, R. S. Karpov, V. F. Mordovin, T. G. Khruleva

“…Atherosclerosis of carotid arteries with stenosis less than 25% was diagnosed in 65% of patients. Most patients had a positive rheumatoid factor and cyclic citrullinated peptide antibodies, as well as moderate RA activity and III-IV radiologic stage of RA. …”
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Utility of a Novel High‐Sensitivity Multiplex Companion Diagnostic Test Using Formalin‐Fixed Paraffin‐Embedded Cell Block Materials of Non‐small Cell Lung Cancer by Yoshiki Shinomiya, Yuko Ishida, Kanako C. Hatanaka, Mamiko Yamamoto, Ayae Nange, Asami Okumura, Yumi Wada, Mitsuharu Abiko, Tomohiro Shimizu, Ryoko Watanabe, Yamato Hashimoto, Yoshiharu Sato, Jun Sakakibara‐Konishi, Tatsuya Kato, Shinya Tanaka, Yutaka Hatanaka

“…To confirm that cPANEL has better sensitivity than single‐CDx, which has high detection power, and that it is advantageous in low TC samples such as FFPE‐CB, we compared the two CDx assays based on the EGFR‐positive rate using samples that did not meet the TC criterion for single‐CDx. Results Most FFPE‐CB had low TC levels, with only approximately 27% meeting the TC criteria for the widely used multi‐CDx. …”
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Clinical–pharmaceutical assessment of medication CDSS alerts: content appropriateness and patient relevance in clinical practice by Jacqueline Bauer, Marika Busse, Sonja Koch, Marina Schmid, Julia Sommer, Martin F. Fromm, Martin F. Fromm, Frank Dörje, Frank Dörje

“…The acceptance rate of interventions was 92.2% (225/244). The most common severity category was C (error occurred, no harm).ConclusionDespite the locally customized medication CDSS, a high number of CDSS alerts were displayed. …”
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PERIPROSTHETIC JOINT INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH RHEUMATIC DISEASES: THE PROBLEMS OF DIAGNOSIS, PREVENTION, AND TREATMENT by A. E. Khramov, M. A. Makarov, E. I. Byalik, S. A. Makarov, B. S. Belov, V. P. Pavlov, A. V. Rybnikov, V. N. Amirdzhanova

“…One of the most menacing complications of large joint total endoprosthesis (TE) in patients with rheumatic diseases (RD) is the development of periprosthetic infection (PI), progression of which may give rise not only to limb loss, but also death. …”
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