Sexual Practices and HIV Prevention Strategies Used by Female Sex Workers in Lagos, Nigeria: An Assessment of the Willingness to Use a Microbicide by Ekama SO, Sheth AN, Ilomuanya MO, Okwuzu JO, Musa AZ, Idigbe I, Ezeobi PM, Oladele DA, Ezechi OC, Salako BL

“…We also explored factors that might influence their willingness to use a new microbicide product.Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among female sex workers recruited from brothels within Lagos-Nigeria, in which participants were selected via purposive sampling over a period of five-months. …”
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SUBSCAPULAR INJURY: PROSPECTIVE COMPARISON OF PHYSICAL EXAMINATION, MRI AND ARTHROSCOPY by Hélio Gonçalves Ribeiro Filho, José Rodrigo Da Silva Ferreira, Flávio Wildon Dantas, Rodrigo De Araújo Santa Ritta

“…Results: 50 patients formed the sample, with 29 (58%) men and 21 (42%) women aged 42 to 86 years. We found a specificity of 88% and an accuracy of 54% in MRI. …”
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Global burden of metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, 2010 to 2021 by Gong Feng, Giovanni Targher, Christopher D. Byrne, Yusuf Yilmaz, Vincent Wai-Sun Wong, Cosmas Rinaldi Adithya Lesmana, Leon A. Adams, Jerome Boursier, George Papatheodoridis, Mohamed El-Kassas, Nahum Méndez-Sánchez, Silvia Sookoian, Laurent Castera, Wah-Kheong Chan, Feng Ye, Sombat Treeprasertsuk, Helena Cortez-Pinto, Hon Ho Yu, Won Kim, Manuel Romero-Gómez, Atsushi Nakajima, Khin Maung Win, Seung Up Kim, Adriaan G. Holleboom, Giada Sebastiani, Ponsiano Ocama, John D. Ryan, Monica Lupșor-Platon, Hasmik Ghazinyan, Mamun Al-Mahtab, Saeed Hamid, Nilanka Perera, Khalid A. Alswat, Qiuwei Pan, Michelle T. Long, Vasily Isakov, Man Mi, Marco Arrese, Arun J. Sanyal, Shiv Kumar Sarin, Nathalie Carvalho Leite, Luca Valenti, Philip N. Newsome, Hannes Hagström, Salvatore Petta, Hannele Yki-Järvinen, Jörn M. Schattenberg, Marlen I. Castellanos Fernández, Isabelle A. Leclercq, Gulnara Aghayeva, Abdel-Naser Elzouki, Ali Tumi, Ala I. Sharara, Asma Labidi, Faisal M. Sanai, Khaled Matar, Maen Al-Mattooq, Maisam Waid Akroush, Mustapha Benazzouz, Nabil Debzi, Maryam Alkhatry, Salma Barakat, Said A. Al-Busafi, John Rwegasha, Wah Yang, Agyei Adwoa, Christopher Kenneth Opio, Mohammadjavad Sotoudeheian, Yu Jun Wong, Jacob George, Ming-Hua Zheng

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Fear of COVID-19, traumatic growth, and traumatic stress symptoms: the mediating role of basic psychological needs by Rafael Gargurevich, Valeria Campodónico, Lennia Matos

“…Based on SDT, this cross-sectional study hypothesized that both the satisfaction and frustration of BPNs mediated the associations between fear of COVID-19, post-traumatic growth (PTG), and post-traumatic stress (PTS) symptoms. …”
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Girl-Child Empowerment and Socio-Economic Welfare in Urban Southwestern Uganda: A Case of Kanungu Town Council, Kanungu District by Adebayo, Sanni T.

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Knowledge of Mainland Chinese about Stroke and Its Prevention: Risk Factors, Warning Signs, Emergency Response and Information Access by Zhenyi LI, Peng WANG, Alice Y M JONES, Elizabeth DEAN

“…Such information will help inform health education campaigns for stroke prevention in China.Methods:A standardized cross-sectional questionnaire study on stroke knowledge was conducted. …”
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The Impact of Perceived Stigma, Quality of Life, and Spiritual Beliefs on Suicidal Ideations among HIV-Positive Patients by Nooshin Zarei, Hassan Joulaei

“…Study Design. A cross-sectional study. Methods. 351 adult volunteer HIV-infected patients that referred to the Voluntary Counseling and Testing (VCT) center in the south of Iran were evaluated based on convenience sampling. …”
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Healthcare ethics and artificial intelligence: a UK doctor survey by Søren Holm, Daniel Joseph Warrington

“…Objectives To survey UK doctors on their uses of artificial intelligence (AI) and of their views on the ethics and regulation of AI in healthcare.Design Anonymous cross-sectional e-survey.Setting An online survey of UK General Medical Council (GMC) registered doctors.Participants 272 individuals.Main outcome measures Likert-scale responses to questions covering personal use of AI, concerns about AI, requirements for introduction of AI and views on necessary AI regulation in healthcare.Results Most doctors rated themselves as slightly or moderately knowledgeable about AI, with men rating their knowledge levels higher than women. …”
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Hidradenitis Suppurativa Prevalence by Age and Race in the United States by Kritin K. Verma, Daniel P. Friedmann, Fatma Z. Deligonul, Ryan Koch, Kara K. Hurley, Jonathan Aldrete, Michelle B. Tarbox

“…The 18–25 age group showed the highest prevalence at 1.70% (95% CI, 1.46–2.00), with a steady decrease in older age groups. Conclusion: Women, Blacks, and younger people (18–25) have a higher prevalence of HS.…”
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Beyond burnout: A comprehensive investigation of burnout, resilience, and career continuity among Palestinian lawyers in a complex socio-political environment. by Muayad K Hattab, Noor Omar Adas, Abdalkarim Ayyoub, Shadi Khalil Abualkibash, Muntaser Nafeth Asmar, Akram Daoud, Ghassan Khaled, Zuheir N Khlaif

“…A quantitative cross-sectional study was used; the goals of the study involved 323 participants from different places in Palestine. …”
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The Effects of Fetal Gender on Serum Human Chorionic Gonadotropin and Testosterone in Normotensive and Preeclamptic Pregnancies by Nahid Lorzadeh, Sirous Kazemirad

“…Materials and Methods. This is a cross-sectional study and 139 women with singleton pregnancies in the third trimester were studied. …”
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Assessment of Fetal Cardiac Function by Tissue Doppler Technique in Normal Fetuses of Cairo governorate by Abdel R.M. Maher, Mohammed A.S. Mohammed Ahmed, Mahmoud I. El-Rashidy

“…Patients and methods This was a cross-sectional study. The study included 385 healthy pregnancies between the GAs of 18 and 42 weeks who were getting ultrasound scan between May 2019 and May 2021. …”
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Knowledge among medical students about the usage of menstrual cup in a medical college in Central Karnataka by Pavithra Ramanna

“…Introduction: Menstruation is the normal process that millions of girls and women around the world undergo every month. Good hygienic practices during menstruation prevent infections and odors during the menstrual period. …”
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Maternal weight status and the composition of the human milk microbiome: A scoping review. by Katherine Daiy, Victoria Harries, Kate Nyhan, Urszula M Marcinkowska

“…After screening 6,365 studies, we found 20 longitudinal and cross-sectional studies investigating associations between maternal weight status and the composition of the milk microbiome. …”
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Protocol and statistical analysis plan for the PREventing cardiovascular collaPse with Administration of fluid REsuscitation during Induction and Intubation (PREPARE II) randomised... by Li Wang, Tamer Hudali, Shekhar Ghamande, Megan Moore, Bruno Pereira, Christopher J Lindsell, Wesley H Self, Todd W Rice, Matthew W Semler, Kate O’Connor, David B Page, Victor E Ortega, Aaron M Joffe, Swati Gulati, G Patel, Heath D White, Muhammad Ali, Jonathan D Casey, David R Janz, Derek W Russell, Derek J Vonderhaar, Kevin M Dischert, William S Stigler, Emily Adams, Kevin W Gibbs, James M Dargin, A M Joffe, Akram Khan, Simanta Dutta, Janna S Landsperger, Sarah W Robison, Itay Bentov, Joanne M Wozniak, Susan Stempek, Olivia F Krol, Matthew E Prekker, Brian E Driver, Joseph M Brewer, Christopher John Lindsell, David Janz, Stephen P Peters, Rita N Bakhru, Scott Bauer, Christina R Bellinger, Amanda M Brown, Blair Brown, Jerri Brown, Caitlin Bumgarner, Wendy Butcher, Megan Caudle, Arjun B Chatterjee, David J Chodos, Gerardo Corcino, Nathan S Cutler, Travis L Dotson, Daniel C Files, Jonathan L Forbes, John P Gaillard, Katherine A Gershner, Shannon Ginty, Kiadrick R Hood, April Hazelwood, Katherine Hendricks, Kelly Jacobus, Jonathan T Jaffe, Stacy Kay, Chad A Kloefkorn, Jennifer Krall, Margo T Lannan, Cornelia Lane, Cynthia Lanning, Jessica Lyons, William I Mariencheck, Chad R Marion, Matthew A Maslonka, Sara McClintock, Nathaniel M Meier, Matthew C Miles, Peter J Miller, Sophia Mitchell, Wendy C Moore, Katherine Moss, Andrew M Namen, Dustin L Norton, Stella B Ogake, Jill A Ohar, Jessica A Palakshappa, Rodolfo M Pascual, Sandi Pascual, Aaron Pickens, Adam R Schertz, Matt Strong, Alexander O Sy, Braghadheeswar Thyagarajan, Amy Townsend, Russell Worthen, Michael Wlodarski, Charles Yarbrough, Caroline York, Bradley Lloyd, James Dargin, Joanne Wozniak, Christopher Adler, Ahmed Agameya, Michael Colancecco, Daniel Fitelson, Joshua Giaccotto, Gena Han, Louise Kane, Ezra Miller, Timothy Noland, Jaqueline Price, Joseph Plourde, Fraser Mackay, Laura Mahoney, Avignat Patel, Michael Plourde, Zena Saadeh, Sara Shadchehr, Sandeep Somalaraju, Eleanor Summerhill, Ryan Webster, Jordan Winnicki, Ekaterina Yavarovich, Sheetal Gandotra, Anna Altz-Stamm, Cristina Bardita, Mary Clay Boone, Joe W Chiles, Kristina Collins, Abby Drescher, Kevin G Dsouza, Janna Dunn, Stacy Ejem, Josh Gautney, Nicole Harris, Savannah Herder, R Chad Wade, Rutwij Joshi, Daniel Kelmenson, Anne Merrill Mason, Scott R Merriman, Takudzwa Mkorombindo, Jada Nowak, D Sheylan, Lisa Sarratt, Tabitha Stewart, Kadambari Vijaykumar, Gina White, Micah R Whitson, Christopher Barnes, Andrew M Walters, Alejandro C Arroliga, Tasnim Lat, Stephanie Nonas, Milad K Jouzestani, Raya Adi, Chandani Anandkat, Hanae Benchbani, Matthew G Drake, Makrina N Kamel, Ramanpreet Randhawa, Jessica L Tsui

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Dietary calcium intake in primary hyperparathyroidism and in its normocalcemic variant: a case-control study by Nicolò Bisceglia, Nicolò Bisceglia, Matteo Malagrinò, Matteo Malagrinò, Anna Piazza, Anna Piazza, Giulia Vandi, Giulia Vandi, Andrea Repaci, Uberto Pagotto, Uberto Pagotto, Guido Zavatta, Guido Zavatta

“…Whether dietary calcium intake might affect the clinical presentation of PHPT or NHPT has never been addressed consistently.ObjectiveTo describe patients with a diagnosis of NHPT or PHPT in relation to their calcium intake, through three standard validated questionnaires; to describe clinical, biochemical and radiological features of NHPT and PHPT patients compared to each other and to a control group.DesignCross-sectional study.SettingOutpatient, single academic medical center.Patients109 consecutive women recruited from February 2021 through April 2023. 54 patients with mild primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT or NHPT) were age-matched with 55 unselected women undergoing bone density test screening due to recently diagnosed hormone-positive breast cancer. …”
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Sonographic Wrist Measurements and Detection of Anatomical Features in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome by Esther Vögelin, Thomas Mészàros, Franziska Schöni, Mihai A. Constantinescu

“…Internal wrists dimensions, the presence of flexor muscle bellies in the carpal tunnel, and cross-sectional area of the median nerve were analyzed. The findings were correlated to gender, age, and BMI. …”
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Morphometric study of the cell nucleus of endometrioid carcinoma of the uterus by Ridyl Sarduy Rodríguez, Raisel García Pérez, Norma Bárbara Hernández Pérez, Neisy Pérez Ramos, Belkis Yanes Milián, Iván Triana de la Paz

“…Introduction: endometrial carcinoma is among the leading causes of cancer in women and is the second most common gynecological neoplasm worldwide. …”
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