Masticatory muscle changes on magnetic resonance imaging of dogs with Neospora caninum compared to meningoencephalitis of unknown origin by Jessica Zilli, Kathryn Fleming, Chloe Fisher, Chloe Fisher, Tim Sparks, Tom Harcourt-Brown, Edward Ives

“…Twenty-two neosporosis cases and 23 MUO cases were enrolled. In the neosporosis group, six dogs (27%) had masticatory muscle changes, compared to one dog (4%) in the MUO group (p = 0.047). …”
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Changing Attitudes Towards Research Through a Course-based Undergraduate Research Experience by Keith Brazendale, Michael Rovito, Jeanette Garcia

“…Data collection took place over eight semesters from fall 2019 through spring 2022 at a large metropolitan public university in the southeast region of the United States. Students enrolled in the CURE were asked to complete the Attitude Towards Research scale at the beginning and end of the semester covering the following factors: usefulness of research (F1), anxiety (F2), affect indicating positive feelings about research (F3), life relevancy of research to the students’ daily lives (F4), and difficulty of research (F5). …”
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Acceptability of a dapivirine levonorgestrel vaginal ring in two Phase 1 trials (MTN-030/IPM 041 and MTN-044/IPM 053/CCN019): Implications for multipurpose prevention technology de... by Barbara A Friedland, Holly Gundacker, Sharon L Achilles, Beatrice A Chen, Craig Hoesley, Barbra A Richardson, Clifton W Kelly, Jeanna Piper, Sherri Johnson, Brid Devlin, John Steytler, Kyle Kleinbeck, Bindi Dangi, Chantél Friend, Mei Song, Barbara Mensch, Ariane van der Straten, Cindy Jacobson, Craig W Hendrix, Jill Brown, Diana Blithe, Sharon L Hiller, MTN-030/IPM 041 and MTN-044/IPM 053/CCN019 Protocol Teams for the Microbicide Trials Network and the Contraceptive Clinical Trials Network

“…We evaluated the acceptability of the 90-day dapivirine levonorgestrel ring (DPV-LNG ring) used for 14 days compared to a dapivirine-only ring (DVR-200mg) in MTN-030/IPM 041 (n = 23), and when used for 90 days cyclically or continuously in MTN-044/IPM 053/CCN019 (n = 25). We enrolled healthy, non-pregnant, HIV-negative women aged 18-45 in Pittsburgh, PA and Birmingham, AL (MTN-030 only). …”
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Metformin enhances epithelial cell growth inhibition via the protein kinase–insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 pathway by Xuping Shao, Changling Li, Junhui Liang, Li Changzhong

“…We aimed to investigate the role of IGFBP1 in endometriosis development, whether it is associated with abnormal communication, and whether metformin affects IGFBP1 expression.Methods Patients who underwent surgical treatment for endometriosis or other diseases were enrolled. Ten patients with ovarian-type endometriosis and eight patients each who underwent surgical treatment for other lesions with or without endometriosis were selected, and their tissues taken for cell proliferation, western blotting, polymerase chain reaction, and knockdown experiments.Results Ectopic and eutopic stromal cells (EcSCs and EuSCs) lost their ability to inhibit epithelial cell proliferation, and IGFBP1 expression was downregulated in both groups of stromal cells compared to that in normal stromal cells (NSCs; 1.09 vs. 0.25, p = .0002 1.09 vs. 0.57, p = .0029). …”
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Caregiver acceptability of seasonal malaria chemoprevention in two districts in the Upper West region, Ghana: a cross-sectional study by Youssouf Diarra, Michael M. Opoku, Charles E. Amankwa, Raymond B. Annor, Justice Nonvignon, Harriet A. Bonful

“…Using a stratified multi-stage sampling technique, a total of 495 caregivers providing care for 569 eligible children aged 3–59 months from randomly selected households in the study communities were enrolled into the study. Acceptability of SMC was assessed on a set of 19 questionnaire items-8 of the items measured caregivers’ perceptions and 11 items measured children’s reaction to administered medicines. …”
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Developing a youth-friendly internet-enabled HIV risk calculator: A collaborative approach with young key populations, living in Soweto, South Africa. by Mamakiri Mulaudzi, Gugulethu Tshabalala, Stefanie Hornschuh, Kofi Ebenezer Okyere-Dede, Minjue Wu, Oluwatobi Ifeloluwa Ariyo, Janan J Dietrich

“…Descriptive statistics were summarized using SPSS for participant socio-demographics and mobile phone usage. Of the 40 enrolled participants, 58% were male, the median age was 20 (interquartile range 19-22.75), and 86% had access to the internet. …”
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Diagnostic efficacy and necessity of 18F-FDG PET/CT in fever of unknown origin: insights from a retrospective cohort study by Xiaoman Yu, Shuang Wang, Na Du, Hongguang Zhao, Haiying Chen

“…The diagnostic performance for different etiologies of FUO was assessed by calculating the area under the receiver operating characteristic curve.ResultsOf the 284 enrolled patients, infectious diseases were diagnosed in 53 (18.7%), non-infectious inflammatory diseases in 76 (26.8%), malignant tumors in 66 (23.2%), and 89 (31.3%) remained undiagnosed. …”
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Comparative Analysis of COVID‐19 Severity and Mortality Among Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Individuals During the Delta Variant Surge in a Tertiary Care Center: A Cohort Study by Fatemeh Hasani, Zahra Norouzi, Kimia Jazi, Gholamreza Roshandel, Alireza Norouzi

“…Results A total of 2962 patients were enrolled. Being vaccinated was associated with a 4.14‐fold increase in survival (adjusted OR = 4.14; 95% CI: 2.22–7.69; p < 0.01), and individuals in a younger age group demonstrated a 5.58‐fold higher likelihood of surviving (adjusted OR = 5.58; 95% CI: 4.25–8.14; p < 0.01). …”
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Analgesic Efficacy of Intravenous Ibuprofen in the Treatment of Postoperative Acute Pain: A Phase III Multicenter Randomized Placebo-ControlledDouble-Blind Clinical Trial by Hong-Su Zhou, Ting-Ting Li, Yu Pi, Ting-Hua Wang, Fei Liu, Liu-Lin Xiong

“…A total of 345 patients were enrolled in the full analysis set (FAS), and of 326 participants were valid data set (VDS). …”
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Efficacy of Weekly Split versus Single Doses of Ergocalciferol on Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D among Patients on Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis: A Randomized Controlled Tri... by Naowanit Nata, Jessada Kanchanasinitth, Pamila Tasanavipas, Ouppatham Supasyndh, Bancha Satirapoj

“…Main outcomes measured serum 25(OH)D concentrations, serum calcium, serum phosphate, and intact parathyroid levels at 8 weeks after being enrolled. Results. Of 128 screened patients, 50 met the criteria for eligibility and were randomized. …”
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PSYCHOSOCIAL ILLNESS IN CHILDREN WITH THALASSEMIA: A CASE-CONTROL STUDY by Erum Afzal, Muhammad Aslam Sheikh, Sajjad Hussain Bhaba, Tanveer Ahmed, Imran Iqbal, Muhammad Khalid Iqbal

“…STUDY DESIGN: Case-control  MATERIAL AND METHOD:   In this study 50 children with Thalassemia and 50 normal children were enrolled as case & control according to inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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High Incidence of Refeeding Syndrome during the Transition from F75 to Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Feeds among Children 6 to 59 Months with Severe Acute Malnutrition at the Pediatric... by Wani Muzeyi, Teddy Ochieng Andra, Lorraine Oriokot, Victor Musiime

“…A total of 150 children between 6 and 59 months with SAM were enrolled into the study. We measured serum electrolytes (phosphorus, sodium, and potassium) at admission, initiation of RUTF, and 48 hours after transition. …”
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Evaluation of the Urine POC-CCA Test Accuracy in the Detection of Schistosoma mansoni Infection: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Getaneh Alemu, Endalkachew Nibret

“…Thirty-seven studies published in 29 papers and enrolling 21159 study participants were included for analysis. …”
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Assessment of the knowledge, attitudes, and risk perceptions of pharmacy students regarding HIV/AIDS by Wael Mansy, Wajid Syed, Salmeen Babelghaith, Mohamed N. Al-Arifi

“…We collected the data from randomly selected students currently enrolled in the College of Pharmacy at King Saud University in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. …”
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Reduction of Hepatic Fat Content by Dulaglutide for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus: A Two‐Centre Open, Single‐Arm Trial by Chuanfeng Liu, Yu Xin, Yajing Huang, Lili Xu, Ruizhi Zhou, Yangang Wang, Wei Wang

“…A total of 38 patients with T2DM and NAFLD were enrolled in the GLP‐1RA treatment group. The included patients were tested for biochemical and blood glucose levels, adiponectin and FGF21 levels, and liver fat content was measured using MRI. …”
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Does Anemia Have a Potential Effect on Type 2 Hepatorenal Syndrome? by Sondes Bizid, Haythem Yacoub, Ghanem Mohamed, Bahaa Ben Slimane, Khouloud Boughoula, Hatem Ben Abdallah, Riadh Bouali, Nabil Abedelli

“…This prospective study, in which all consecutive patients with cirrhosis were enrolled, was performed at a tertiary-level hospital (Military Hospital of Tunis) from January 2019 to June 2019. …”
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Achillea millefolium capsule improved liver enzymes and lipid profile compared to placebo in patients with type 2 diabetes: a double-blind randomized clinical trial by Shole Daneshvar-Ghahfarokhi, Hassan Ahmadinia, Tabandeh Sadeghi, Elham Basirat, Vahid Mohammadi-Shahrokhi

“…Methods In this 90-day double-blind clinical trial study, 60 eligible diabetic patients were enrolled and divided into intervention and control (each 30 patients) groups. …”
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Clinical Comparative Study of Intravitreal Injection of Triamcinolone Acetonide and Aflibercept in the Treatment of Diabetic Retinopathy Cystoid Macular Edema by Yanxia Zhu, Jun Li, Songping Yu, Bangxun Mao, Jia Ying

“…Methods A total of 102 patients with DR cystoid macular edema admitted to the hospital were enrolled between July 2018 and July 2021. According to random number table method, they were divided into the control group (intravitreal injection of triamcinolone acetonide) and the observation group (intravitreal injection of aflibercept), 51 cases in each group. …”
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A Speckle-Tracking Echocardiography Study: Cardiac Effect of Sleep Duration by Gülsüm Bingöl, Fulya Avcı Demir, Özge Özden, Emre Özmen, Serkan Ünlü

“…Results: A total of 129 patients [≤7 hours (n=80), >7 hours (n=49) per day] were enrolled in this study. All echocardiographic parameters were compared with sleep duration. …”
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Evaluation of the Relationship between Nutritional Status of COVID-19 Patients Admitted to the ICU and Patients’ Prognosis: A Cohort Study by Parsa Mohammadi, Hesam Aldin Varpaei, Alireza Khafaee pour khamseh, Mostafa Mohammadi, Mojgan Rahimi, Amirhossein Orandi

“…In this single-center prospective cohort study, 110 patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit of Imam Khomeini Hospital Complex (Tehran, Iran) between April and September 2021 were enrolled. Participants formed a consecutive sample. …”
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