Prevalence and Associated Factors of Intestinal Parasitic Infections among Food Handlers in Mettu Town, Southwest Ethiopia by Solomon Yeshanew, Melaku Tadege, Abdulhakim Abamecha

“…Mass drug administration for all food handlers working in food establishment areas of the town coupled with health education and training should be initiated urgently.…”
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Barriers and enablers to opioid deprescription: A qualitative study. by Rebecca Lawrence, Everett Versteeg, Andrea Pike, Holly Etchegary, Amanda Hall

“…Barriers include a lack of knowledge and skills related to deprescribing, discomfort initiating deprescription, patient pressure to continue prescribing opioids, and a lack of foundational support required to deprescribe. …”
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Cryptococcal Meningitis: A Retrospective Cohort of a Brazilian Reference Hospital in the Post-HAART Era of Universal Access by Aline Z. de Azambuja, Gustavo Wissmann Neto, Guilherme Watte, Luciana Antoniolli, Luciano Z. Goldani

“…Fever, nausea, vomiting, headache, and altered mental status were the most common clinical manifestations. Initial opening intracranial pressures varied from 30 to 130 cm H2O. …”
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General principles of combating corruption in the countries of the Visegrad Four: the experience of the Czech Republic by V. S. Makarenko, O. S. Bakumov

“…It has been concluded that it is necessary to promote the role of the public in the field of control over anti-corruption activities and the possibility to take as a basis the experience of the functioning of public initiatives of the Czech Republic.…”
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Identificación de trabajadores especialmente sensibles en el ámbito sanitario mediante un cuestionario de salud laboral by Josep Sol Vidiella, Sonia Pelechano-Valcarcel, Carme Lapeira-Figueres, Susana Verdera-Benedicto

“…Conclusiones: La implementación de un cuestionario de salud laboral, complementado con una analítica y serologías es una herramienta útil para facilitar la identificación inicial de TES, priorizar los exámenes de salud de los TES de nueva incorporación y mejorar el seguimiento laboral del resto de trabajadores. …”
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Comparative evaluation of BacT/ALERT VIRTUO and BACTEC FX400 blood culture systems for the detection of bloodstream infections by Yurong Qin, Yiwen Liao, Jingfang Zhou, Weijiang Liu, Huimin Chen, Xiaoli Chen, Weisha Wang, Ni Zhang, Yunhu Zhao, Liang Wang, Bing Gu, Suling Liu

“…These findings emphasize VIRTUO’s effectiveness in enhancing diagnostic accuracy, achieving faster time to detection, and expanding the spectrum of detected organisms, thereby facilitating the quicker initiation of appropriate therapies, supporting precise clinical decision-making, and ultimately improving patient outcomes.IMPORTANCEOur study conducted a critical evaluation of advanced blood culture technologies for managing bloodstream infections (BSI). …”
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How it started, how it evolved: Ukrainian entrepreneurship in Poland by Konrad Pędziwiatr, Hanna Smaliichuk, Inna Voznyuk, Jan Brzozowski

“…This qualitative data is supplemented by two large-scale surveys: one with 607 respondents (November 2021-January 2022) and another with 500 Ukrainian refugees (May-June 2022), both in Małopolska. Findings: Initially, Ukrainian entrepreneurs in Poland focused on mainstream businesses with limited use of ethnic or transnational networks. …”
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Dual burden of TB and mental ill-health: Prevalence and associated factors of anxiety and depression among TB patients in Gujarat by Ajay Chauhan, Apurvakumar Pandya, Deepti Bhatt, Vibha Salaliya, Rutu Trivedi, Dixit Kapadia, Prachi Shukla, Amar Shah, Siddharth Chaudhary, Chandrashekhar Joshi, Vivekanand Pandey

“…Methods and Material: Demographic information, anxiety and depressive symptoms, and perceived TB stigma were assessed at baseline (within 1 month of treatment initiation) and at the endpoint (6 months posttreatment) using a self-constructed tool for assessing risk factors and standardized instruments, namely, the Patient Health Questionnaire-4, and the Perceived TB Stigma Scale (12 items). …”
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Uma entrevista com Ana Kaleff sobre suas vivências na Matemática e em um Laboratório de Ensino de Matemática by Érika Silos de Castro Batista, Fernanda Malinosky Coelho da Rosa

“…Pela sua larga trajetória em Laboratórios de Educação Matemática e motivadas pelas nossas próprias vivências no LEG e no LEMAK, convidamos a Professora Ana Kaleff para compartilhar conosco algumas reflexões sobre a mulher na Matemática, um pouco da criação e a sua vivência em um Laboratório para o ensino de Matemática, tão importantes para a formação inicial e continuada do professor, como para a democratização e divulgação da Matemática escolar. …”
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FABP4 and I-FABP Levels in Pregnant Women Are Associated with Body Mass Index but Not Gestational Diabetes by Tamara Vorobjova, Aili Tagoma, Ija Talja, Helis Janson, Anne Kirss, Raivo Uibo

“…Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is glucose intolerance detected initially during pregnancy. GDM poses an increased risk for the development of diabetes later in life. …”
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Exploring the gender difference in type 2 diabetes incidence in a Swiss cohort using latent class analysis: an intersectional approach by Julien Vaucher, Michael Amiguet, Carole Clair, Joelle Schwarz, Jeanne Marie Barbier, Aurélie M Lasserre

“…The aim of this study was to highlight the intersectional social position of the participants and disentangle its role from administrative sex in predicting the development of type 2 diabetes.Methods Using CoLaus|PsyCoLaus study, a Swiss single-centre prospective cohort initiated in 2003 and including 6733 participants (age 35–75 years; 54% women) at baseline, we conducted latent class analyses using gender-related variables (eg, risk-taking behaviours, gender roles represented by employment status, etc) and socioeconomic determinants at baseline (2003–2006) to construct intersectional classes and we tested their association with the development of type 2 diabetes at follow-up (2018–2021).Results Of the 6733 participants enrolled at baseline, 3409 were included in our analyses (50.6%). …”
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Practice and factors associated with sunlight exposure of infants among mothers in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shambel Dessale Asmamaw, Tibebu Habte Zewde, Abiel Teshome, Esayas Nigussie

“…Thus, the government needs to cater further assistance and initiate greater information circulation and follow-up to improve the situation.…”
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Internet-Based Supportive Interventions for Family Caregivers of People With Dementia: Randomized Controlled Trial by Yanhong Xie, Shanshan Shen, Caixia Liu, Hong Hong, Huilan Guan, Jingmei Zhang, Wanqi Yu

“…The intervention group underwent caregiver skill training via a web-based platform, whereas the control group initially received face-to-face follow-up guidance and was subsequently offered web-based training after 6 months. …”
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Utilization of Catfish Body Fat in the Diet of Tilapia Oreochromis niloticus by Mia Setiawati, C. Nuraeni, D. Jusadi

“…Twenty fishes with an initial body weight of 5.0±0.03 g were cultured in 100-ℓ rectangular aquaria for 58 days.  …”
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Infarct Growth in Patients with Emergent Large Vessel Occlusion Stroke Transferred for Endovascular Thrombectomy by Xiangjun Xu, Yujuan Zhu, Yapeng Guo, Hao Wang, Junfeng Xu, Ke Yang, Liang Ge, Yi Sun, Xianhui Ding, Qian Yang, Chuyuan Ni, Xianjun Huang

“…Conclusions For patients with LVO stroke who are transferred from a PSC to CSC for EVT, the infarct growth rate is highly variable and is strongly associated with 90-day outcomes. Initiation of intravenous bridging therapy before transfer may limit the infarct growth during inter-hospital transfer.…”
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Dietary Alpha-Lipoic Acid Alleviated Hepatic Glycogen Deposition and Improved Inflammation Response of Largemouth Bass (<i>Micropterus salmoides</i>) Fed on High Dietary Carbohydra... by Zishuo Fang, Xianwei Pan, Ye Gong, Nihe Zhang, Shiwen Chen, Ning Liu, Naisong Chen, Songlin Li

“…A total of 315 juvenile largemouth bass (initial body weight, 5.09 ± 0.10 g) were divided into nine tanks (800 L) (upper radius 0.65 m × lower radius 0.5 m × height 1 m), with each holding 35 fish. …”
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Prevalence of body image dissatisfaction and associated factors among high school adolescent in Hawassa city, Ethiopia by Zenebe Jebero, Amanuel Elias, Gemeda Billo, Mohammed Ayalew, Yonas Alemayehu, Fikre Moga

“…The federal Ministry of Health should prioritize initiatives promoting healthy living, physical activity, and media awareness. …”
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Profetismo, política y neo-clericalismo en el Movimiento de Sacerdotes para el Tercer Mundo (MSTM) en Argentina by Claudia F. Touris

“…Consideramos que el profetismo inicial del MSTM se fue diluyendo en prácticas políticas que lo identificaron cada vez más con la política partidaria al mismo tiempo que se acentuaban ciertos rasgos clericalistas que esta vertiente del cristianismo liberacionista había criticado. …”
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Association between early life second-hand smoke exposure on child sleep and psychoactive substance use on adult sleep patterns in an urban informal settlement in Uganda. by Solomon T Wafula, Lydia N Namakula, John B Isunju, Richard K Mugambe, Tonny Ssekamatte, David Musoke, Rhoda K Wanyenze

“…These results emphasize the need to support ongoing public health initiatives and maintain a smoke-free environment, particularly for children in their early life.…”
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Investigation on the Effect of Atmosphere on the Pyrolysis Behavior and Oil Quality of Jimusar Oil Shale by Zhiqin Kang, Zhijing Wang, Yang Lu, Ran Cao, Dongwei Huang, Qiaorong Meng

“…The results showed that compared with the N2 atmosphere, the presence of H2O and CO2 both increased the weight loss and weight loss rate during pyrolysis of oil shale and the existence of H2O advanced the initial precipitation temperature of volatiles by 17°C. …”
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