Prevalence and factors associated with modern contraceptive use among women of reproductive age in 20 African countries: a large population-based study by Robert Akparibo, Paschal Awingura Apanga, Maxwell Tii Kumbeni, Emmanuel Awine Ayamga, Mark B Ulanja

“…We used random effects meta-analysis to pool adjusted estimates across the 20 countries.Results The overall prevalence of modern CP use was 26% and ranged from 6% in Guinea to 62% in Zimbabwe. …”
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Metasurface higher-order poincaré sphere polarization detection clock by Hui Yang, Kai Ou, Qiang Liu, Meiyu Peng, Zhenwei Xie, Yuting Jiang, Honghui Jia, Xinbin Cheng, Hui Jing, Yueqiang Hu, Huigao Duan

“…We actualize this concept through a novel meta-device known as the metasurface photonics polarization clock, which offers an intuitive display of SoP using four distinct pointers. …”
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Evaluation of Tumor Viability for Primary and Bone Metastases in Metastatic Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer Using Whole-Body Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Hiromichi Iwamura, Yasuhiro Kaiho, Jun Ito, Go Anan, Nozomi Satani, Tomonori Matsuura, Ryo Tamura, Kazuhiro Murakami, Kaneki Koyama, Makoto Sato

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Synovial biomarkers in the diagnosis of post-traumatic osteoarthritis following anterior cruciate ligament and meniscus injuries: protocol for a systematic review by Helena Donato, Fernando Fonseca, João Pedro Oliveira, João Castro Mendes, José Casanova, Alexandrina Ferreira Mendes

“…Comprehensive electronic searches will be conducted across five platforms: four bibliographic databases (PubMed, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, Web of Science Core Collection and Embase) and ClinicalTrials.gov registry. …”
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Retrospective cohort study based on the MIMIC-IV database: analysis of factors influencing all-cause mortality at 30 days, 90 days, 1 year, and 3 years in patients with different t... by Xuehui Fan, Jing Xu, Ruixue Ye, Qiu Zhang, Yulong Wang

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Impact of duration of treatments with metformin and sulfonylureas, individually or in combination, on diabetic retinopathy among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients: a pooled... by Mansour Bahardoust, Yadollah Mehrabi, Farzad Hadaegh, Davood Khalili, Ali Delpisheh

“…Methods The data of 4,068 newly diagnosed DM individuals(mean age, 60.2 ± 0.85 years) from three prospective cohorts of Tehran Sugar and Lipid Study (TLGS), Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA), and Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) with a mean age of 59.6 ± 08 years were pooled. …”
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Oral glucose tolerance testing as a complement to fasting plasma glucose in screening for type 2 diabetes: population-based cross-sectional analyses of 146 000 health examinations... by Patrik Wennberg, Mattias Brunström, Anna Rosén, Julia Otten, Andreas Stomby, Simon Vallin

“…The estimated NNS to prevent one case of T2D through detection and lifestyle treatment of IGT ranged from 1332 among 40-year-old men without risk factors, to 39 among 60-year-old women with all risk factors combined.Conclusions The prevalence of hyperglycaemia on OGTT is highly dependent on age, sex and risk factor burden; OGTT should be applied selectively to high-risk groups to avoid unnecessary testing in the general population.…”
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Cannabis related side effects in otolaryngology: a scoping review by Jobanjit S. Phulka, Joel W. Howlett, Amanda Hu

“…Methods The Preferred Reporting Items For Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis extension for Scoping Reviews (PRISMA-ScR) protocol was used to conduct a scoping review of the MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, and CENTRAL databases. …”
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A Pine Wilt Disease Detection Model Integrated with Mamba Model and Attention Mechanisms Using UAV Imagery by Minhui Bai, Xinyu Di, Lechuan Yu, Jian Ding, Haifeng Lin

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Reassessing the roles of oxidative DNA base lesion 8-oxoGua and repair enzyme OGG1 in tumorigenesis by Jing Wang, Chunshuang Li, Jinling Han, Yaoyao Xue, Xu Zheng, Ruoxi Wang, Zsolt Radak, Yusaku Nakabeppu, Istvan Boldogh, Xueqing Ba

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Age-dependent phenotypes of cognitive impairment as sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 infection by Gabriela Gonzalez Aleman, George D. Vavougios, George D. Vavougios, Carmela Tartaglia, Carmela Tartaglia, Nalakath A. Uvais, Alla Guekht, Alla Guekht, Akram A. Hosseini, Akram A. Hosseini, Vincenzina Lo Re, Vincenzina Lo Re, Catterina Ferreccio, Catterina Ferreccio, Giovanni D'Avossa, Hernan P. Zamponi, Mariana Figueredo Aguiar, Agustin Yecora, Agustin Yecora, Mohammad Zia Ul Haq Katshu, Vasileios T. Stavrou, Vasileios T. Stavrou, Stylianos Boutlas, Konstantinos I. Gourgoulianis, Camila Botero, Francisco González Insúa, Santiago Perez-Lloret, Mikhail Zinchuk, Anna Gersamija, Sofya Popova, Yulia Bryzgalova, Ekaterina Sviatskaya, Giovanna Russelli, Giovanna Russelli, Federica Avorio, Federica Avorio, Sophia Wang, Sophia Wang, Paul Edison, Paul Edison, Yoshiki Niimi, Hamid R. Sohrabi, Elizabeta B. Mukaetova Ladinska, Elizabeta B. Mukaetova Ladinska, Daria Neidre, Gabriel A. de Erausquin, Gabriel A. de Erausquin, Gabriel A. de Erausquin

“…The meta-analysis found no differences by country of origin. …”
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Association of exposure to second-hand smoke during childhood with blood DNA methylation by Marta Cosin-Tomas, Thanh Hoang, Cancan Qi, Giulietta S. Monasso, Ryan Langdon, Simon Kebede Merid, Lucinda Calas, Paula de Prado-Bert, Rebecca Richmond, Vincent VW Jaddoe, Liesbeth Duijts, John Wright, Isabella Annesi-Maesano, Regina Grazuleviciene, Marianna Karachaliou, Gerard H. Koppelman, Erik Melén, Olena Gruzieva, Martine Vrijheid, Paul Yousefi, Janine F. Felix, Stephanie J. London, Mariona Bustamante

“…To address this gap, we conducted epigenome-wide meta-analyses to identify associations of postnatal SHS and child blood DNAm. …”
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Do-It-Yourself Devices for Training CPR in Laypeople: A Scoping Review by Tina van Duijn

“…A systematic search of 14 academic databases and popular media archives, with additional hand searches, identified academic reports and resources describing DIY compression device construction and/ or implementation. …”
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Highly sensitive NO2 gas sensors based on heterostructured p-rGO/n-Ga2O3 nanorods by Hsin-Ying Lee, Mu-Ju Wu, Shao-Yu Chu, Ting-Chun Chang, Yi-Feng Tung, Tsung-Han Yeh, Ching-Ting Lee

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Nailfold Capillaroscopy in Early Stages of Mixed Connective Tissue Disease in a Sample of Egyptian Patients by Yasser A Elmotaleb Gazar, Hesham Salah Hamoud, Sherif Mohamed Ismail

“…Results: Of the sixty patients studied, 49 (81.7%) patients were females and 11 were males with a mean age of 31 years with a median of 29.5 and range 16–52 years. …”
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ATRIBUT PENATAAN RUANG-DALAM PADA CO-WORKING SPACE BERDASARKAN PILIHAN KONSUMEN by Ulfaizah Ulfa Sahril Nurfadhillah, Diananta Pramitasari

“…Selain itu konsumen lebih memilih  penggunaan perabot seperti kursi dan meja kerja dengan fungsi dan bentuk yang lebih santai dan penyediaan ruang dengan memaksimalkan penggunaan penghawaan alami dapat berupa ruang kerja semi terbuka dan ruang kerja luar (outdoor). …”
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Microbiome of <i>Hyalomma dromedarii</i> (Ixodida: Ixodidae) Ticks: Variation in Community Structure with Regard to Sex and Host Habitat by Nighat Perveen, Alejandro Cabezas-Cruz, Daniil Iliashevich, Lianet Abuin-Denis, Olivier Andre Sparagano, Arve Lee Willingham

“…Furthermore, recent findings could deliver insight into the differences in the ability of camel ticks to acquire, maintain, and transmit pathogens in various habitats that may impact the tick vector competence of medically and agriculturally important species in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region and Asia.…”
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Evidences of +896 A/G TLR4 Polymorphism as an Indicative of Prevalence of Complications in T2DM Patients by Carmela Rita Balistreri, Anna Rita Bonfigli, Massimo Boemi, Fabiola Olivieri, Antonio Ceriello, Stefano Genovese, Claudio Franceschi, Liana Spazzafumo, Paolo Fabietti, Giuseppina Candore, Calogero Caruso, Domenico Lio, Roberto Testa

“…However, no conclusive findings have been reported until now about the role of this polymorphism in development of T2DM and its complications, even if a recent meta-analysis showed its T2DM association in Caucasians. …”
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Genome-wide identification and characterization of the bZIP family in the Mangrove Plant Kandelia obovata and its role in response to stress by Yuchong Yi, Yuting Qiu, Hongyao Hu, Dandan Qin, Hechen Huang, Taiping Chen, Wenqi Zha, Yingjia Shen

“…Promoter region analysis identified various cis-acting elements associated with responses to phytohormones (ABA, GA, ET, IAA, MeJA, SA) and environmental stress. …”
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Social media discourse and internet search queries on cannabis as a medicine: A systematic scoping review. by Christine Mary Hallinan, Sedigheh Khademi Habibabadi, Mike Conway, Yvonne Ann Bonomo

“…We conducted a manual search of primary research studies which used online user-generated text as a data source using the MEDLINE, Embase, Web of Science, and Scopus databases in October 2022. …”
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