Attributable risk factors for asymptomatic malaria and anaemia and their association with cognitive and psychomotor functions in schoolchildren of north-eastern Tanzania. by Geofrey Makenga, Vito Baraka, Filbert Francis, Daniel T R Minja, Samwel Gesase, Edna Kyaruzi, George Mtove, Swabra Nakato, Rashid Madebe, Sif R Søeborg, Kathrine H Langhoff, Helle S Hansson, Michael Alifrangis, John P A Lusingu, Jean-Pierre Van Geertruyden

“…This study was a comprehensive baseline survey, within the scope of a randomised, controlled trial on the effectiveness and safety of antimalarial drugs in preventing malaria and its related morbidity in schoolchildren. We enrolled 1,587 schoolchildren from 7 primary schools located in Muheza, north-eastern Tanzania. …”
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Characteristics and long-term health outcomes of the first domestic COVID-19 outbreak cases in Da Nang, Vietnam: a longitudinal cohort study by Miyuki Tsuruoka, Mai Kim Huynh, Michiko Toizumi, Thanh Tien Hoang, Trieu Bao Nguyen, Anh The Dao, Luong Dinh Nguyen, Huy Xuan Le, Chung Thanh Le, Anh Quang Dang, Hung Thai Do, Lay Myint Yoshida

“…Results A total of 362 cases including 20 fatal cases were enrolled into the study retrospectively. The median age of the participants included in the medical chart review was 46.5 years and 60.8% were female. …”
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The outcomes of residual ametropia correction by LASIK and PRK on pseudophakic eyes depending on IOL model by E.P. Gurmizov, K.B. Pershin, N.F. Pashinova, A.Yu. Tsygankov

“…<br> <b>Patients and Methods:</b> 57 patients (77 eyes) after cataract surgery (n=37) or refractive lens exchange (n=40) were enrolled in this prospective open study. 45.6% were women and 54.5% were men. …”
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Immune Profile Differences between IgG4-Related Diseases and Primary Sj&ouml;gren&rsquo;s Syndrome by Qin Y, Shang L, Wang Y, Feng M, Liang Z, Wang N, Gao C, Luo J

“…This study aimed to identify altered serological parameters and potential biomarkers of IgG4-RD and pSS.Methods: Forty IgG4-RD patients, 40 pSS patients, and 40 healthy controls (HC) were enrolled in this study. Routine serological parameters and clinical manifestations were assessed. …”
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Anthropometric and metabolic parameters associated with visceral fat in non-obese type 2 diabetes individuals by Ming Jiao, Jiaoli Chen, Xiaoling Wang, Wenyu Tao, Yunhua Feng, Huijun Yang, Haiying Yang, Shanshan Zhao, Ying Yang, Yiping Li

“…Therefore, it was worth evaluating the association of influencing factors with high VF in non-obese T2DM individuals. Methods This study enrolled 1,409 T2DM participants with T2DM, of whom 538 had a normal BMI. …”
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Protective Mechanism of Electroacupuncture Combined with Enriched Rehabilitative Training on Hippocampal Neurons in Rats with Cerebral Ischemia-Reperfusion Injury by Li GONG, Wei TANG, Zhen QIU, Mengxing LI

“…Objective:To observe the effects of electroacupuncture combined with enriched rehabilitative training on endoplasmic reticulum stress (ERS) -associated proteins in rats with cerebral ischemia-reperfusion injury, and to investigate the protective mechanism of that in relation to the hippocampal neurons.Methods:A total of 108 enrolled Sprague-Dawley (SD) rats were divided into normal group, sham surgery group, model group, electroacupuncture group (EA group), enriched rehabilitative training group (RT group), and electroacupuncture combined with enriched rehabilitative training group (EA+RT group) according to the random number table method. …”
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Comparison of Clinical Characteristics and Mortality Outcome in Critical COVID-19 Patients Infected with Alpha and Omicron Variants by Cheng HI, Chang KW, Wu BC, Teo MY, Hung WS, Wu HM, Huang ACC, Lin CW, Lin TY, Lin HC, Chiu CH, Lin SM

“…Critically ill patients who had confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and were on mechanical ventilation (MV) were enrolled. Demographic data, laboratory results, and treatment information were collected and analyzed. …”
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Prevalence and associated factors of self-reported oral health problems among adults in the Fanteakwa districts in Ghana by Joana Kwabena-Adade, Enoch Aninagyei, Joy Ato Nyarko

“…The participants were enrolled from July – October, 2023. Socio-demographic study variables collected were sex, age, educational level, income level, ethnicity, area of residence, household size and frequency of brushing teeth in a day. …”
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Factors associated with retention and adherence on Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis among men who have sex with men in Kigali, Rwanda. by Sezi Mubezi, Samuel S Malamba, Gallican N Rwibasira, Jeanne Uwineza, Jean de Dieu Kayisinga, Eric Remera, Basile Ikuzo, Emah Ndengo, Nadege Umuhoza, Beata Sangwayire, Richard C N Mwesigwa, Caroline E Stamatakis, Manasseh G Wandera, Tom O Oluoch, Eugenie Kayirangwa

“…We undertook a retrospective cross-sectional study and used a questionnaire to obtain PrEP retention and adherence history from MSM enrolled in the key population (KP) program that attended scheduled follow-up clinics from four (4) health facilities between April 2021 to June 2021. …”
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A Hospital-Based, Single-Center, Cross-Sectional Study to Investigate the Status Quo of Hyperuricaemia in a Booming Seaside City with Young Population from 2020 to 2021 in China by Li C, Sun J, Wei Q, Yue J, Wang X, Zhang Q, Peng S, Liao X, Zeng H, Asakawa T

“…Chunyan Li,1,&ast; Jiajia Sun,1,2,&ast; Qifeng Wei,3,&ast; Jianrong Yue,1 Xuefei Wang,1 Qin Zhang,1 Shiping Peng,1 Xiujuan Liao,1 Hui Zeng,4 Tetsuya Asakawa5 1Department of Health Management, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Faculty of Medicine, Macau University of Science and Technology, Macao, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Orthopedics, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Health Services Section, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China; 5Institute of Neurology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Tetsuya Asakawa, Institute of Neurology, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, 29 Bulan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, 518112, People’s Republic of China, Email asakawat1971@gmail.com Hui Zeng, Department of Health Services Section, National Clinical Research Center for Infectious Diseases, Shenzhen Third People’s Hospital, 29 Bulan Road, Shenzhen, Guangdong Province, 518112, People’s Republic of China, Email 24178743@qq.comBackground: This is a hospital-based, single-center, cross-sectional study to investigate the status quo of hyperuricaemia (HUA) in general adults in Shenzhen, a booming seaside city in the South China.Methods: All health adults (≥ 18 years old) undergoing health examination from 2020 Oct 1 to 2021 September 30 in a general hospital were enrolled. Their medical records were investigated and analyzed.Results: Total 4604 participants (2938 males and 1756 females) were included and analyzed. …”
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Gambaran Status Gizi Pasien Tuberkulosis Anak di RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Chika Aulia Husna, Finny Fitry Yani, Machdawaty Masri Masri

“…This research is descriptive study using medical records of children with tuberculosis enrolled in Dr. M. Djamil Padang hospital period of January 1^st 2013 – December 31^th 2013 by using the total sampling method to obtained 187 sampel. …”
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Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial 1 (DETECT 1): outcome masked, placebo-controlled trial comparing two types of corneal transplant surgeries and effect of rho kinase... by Thomas M Lietman, Jennifer Rose-Nussbaumer, Bennie H Jeng, Benjamin F Arnold, Winston Chamberlain, Charles C Lin, Jennifer Y Li, William Gensheimer, Jameson Clover, Nicole Varnado, Sarah Abdelrahman

“…This paper presents the protocol for the Descemet Endothelial Thickness Comparison Trial 1 (DETECT 1), a multicentre, outcome-masked, randomised, placebo-controlled, four-arm clinical trial.Methods A total of 160 eligible patients with endothelial dysfunction will be enrolled from five participating sites in the USA. …”
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The Modulation of Laser Refractive Surgery on Sensory Eye Dominance of Anisometropia by Hongting Liu, Qi Chen, Fangfang Lan, Yan Luo, Enwei Lin, Wuqiang Luo, Ming Kong, Jiangxia Wang, Fengju Zhang

“…A total of 156 subjects with nonanisometropic myopia and 70 subjects with anisometropic myopia were enrolled in the first part of the study. The dichoptic motion coherence threshold technique was applied to collect the normal dataset and distribution of sensory eye dominance. …”
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Flexible and wireless metasurface coils for knee and elbow MRI by Daniel M. Düx, Robert Kowal, Lucas Knull, Simon Schröer, Othmar Belker, Dominik Horstmann, Moritz Gutt, Holger Maune, Oliver Speck, Frank Wacker, Bennet Hensen, Marcel Gutberlet

“…Results Seven participants (aged 28 ± 2 years; 6 males) were enrolled. In elbow MRI, the MC + spine coil demonstrated the highest SNR across all ROIs (superficial-anterior: +114%, p = 0.008; middle: +147%, p = 0.008; deep-posterior: +24%, p = 0.039) compared to the flex coil and all ROIs, except the deepest from the MC, compared to the knee coil (superficial-anterior: +28%, p = 0.016; middle: +104%, p = 0.008; deep-posterior: −1%, p = 0.531). …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Guided Intravascular Lithotripsy in the Peripheral Vasculature: Technique and Case Series Analysis by Rohit Mehra, Vikram Patra, Rishi Dhillan, Rahul Merkhed, C V N M Dattatraya

“…Patients and Methods: A prospective, observational, two-center study case series analysis, which enrolled 24 patients with peripheral arterial disease requiring the usage of IVL. …”
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Magnitude of opportunistic infections and associated factors among HIV-infected individuals attending care and treatment clinics in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania: a hospital-based cross-... by Agricola Joachim, Doreen Kamori, Mtebe Majigo, Doris Andrew Njelekela, Rogath Kishimba, Mololo Noah

“…Objectives This study aims to assess the magnitude of opportunistic infection (OI) and to identify factors associated with OIs among people living with HIV (PLHIV) on antiretroviral treatment (ART), attending HIV care and treatment clinics.Design A hospital-based cross-sectional study.Setting The study was conducted at Muhimbili National Hospital, Mwananyamala and Temeke Regional Referral Hospitals, in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania.Participants We enrolled 382 PLHIV on ART who were attending HIV care and treatment clinics in Dar es Salaam. …”
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The Usefulness of Soluble ST2 Concentration in Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction to Predict Severe Impairment in Exercise Capacity Assessed in Cardiopulmonary Exercise T... by Magdalena Dudek, Marta Kałużna-Oleksy, Filip Sawczak, Agata Kukfisz, Aleksandra Soloch, Jacek Migaj, Maciej Lesiak, Ewa Straburzyńska-Migaj

“…<b>Methods</b>: A group of 135 patients with HFrEF was enrolled in this prospective cohort study. Patients were in the stable phase of the disease in the prior 4 weeks and received optimal medical treatment. …”
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Impact of the Mediterranean Diet on Patients With Psoriasis: Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Javier Perez-Bootello, Emilio Berna-Rico, Carlota Abbad-Jaime de Aragon, Ruth Cova-Martin, Leticia Goni, Asuncion Ballester-Martinez, Pedro Jaen-Olasolo, Nehal Mehta, Joel M Gelfand, Miguel Angel Martinez-Gonzalez, Alvaro Gonzalez-Cantero

“…This study protocol was approved by the Institutional Review Board of the Hospital Ramón y Cajal (Madrid) in July 2023. ResultsEnrollment concluded in October 2024, with data collection set to finish by February 2025. …”
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Oxidative balance score and its association with chronic inflammatory airway diseases and mortality: a population-based study by Zhuanbo Luo, Shiyu Chen, Peixu Chen, Feng Qiu, Weina Huang, Chao Cao

“…Multiple COX regressions were conducted to evaluate the relationship between OBS and all-cause as well as respiratory diseases mortality among participants with CIAD.ResultsA total of 12,458 adults were enrolled in this study. The demographic characteristics of the study population revealed a mean age of 52.25 ± 15.8 years, 47.73% being male, and the majority identified as Non-Hispanic White (66.87%). …”
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Long-term results of irritable bowel syndrome treatment by A. I. Ulyanin, Yu. M. Poluektov, Ye. A. Poluektova, Ch. S. Pavlov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…In 42 patients diarrheapredominant variant of IBS was diagnosed (IBS-D), in 45 patients - constipation-predominant (IBS-C). All patients enrolled in original study underwent monotherapy by probiotic agent, motility regulator trimebutine or spasmolytic drug. …”
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