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Community-based health insurance dropout and its determinants among women in Sidama National Regional State, Southern Ethiopia, 2024: A multilevel analysis
Introduction Ensuring accessible and affordable healthcare continues to be a key priority in low- and middle-income countries, including Ethiopia. To enhance healthcare coverage and provide financial...
Cataract surgery and the risk of developing recurrence or progression of diabetic macular edema
Purpose To determine whether uneventful cataract surgery in patients with diabetic macular edema (DME) affects the course of the disease, and its relationship with postoperative clinical outcomes in r...
The consistency of Federalist Society-affiliated U.S. supreme court justices
The U.S. Supreme Court has recently undergone a dramatic turn to the right, fundamentally reshaping law and politics in America. In this article, we examine one reason for this shift: the increasingly...
Net ownership, utilization and malaria burden in the context of Piperonyl butoxide-LLINs intervention in western Kenya
Background Pyrethroid-treated nets have reduced malaria in endemic areas, but insecticide resistance has hindered progress, prompting WHO to recommend piperonyl butoxide (PBO) based long-lasting insec...
Association between serum lipase levels and chronic kidney disease stages
Objective To explore the relationship between serum lipase levels and chronic kidney disease (CKD) progression, evaluating its usefulness in assessing efficacy, severity, and predicting outcomes in CK...
Correction: Prevalence and factors associated with undernutrition among 15–49-year-old women in Sierra Leone: A secondary data analysis of Sierra Leone Demographic Health Survey of 2019
Temporal and spatial interactions in sympatric ungulates: Insights from Japanese serow and sika deer
Sympatric species, commonly evolve behavioural mechanisms allowing them to coexist, thereby reducing direct competition for resources. In Japan, since the 1970s, the endemic Japanese serow (Capricorni...
To be or not to be a virus: A novel chimeric circular Rep-encoding single stranded DNA virus with interfamilial gene exchange illustrates the considerable evolutionary capacity of ssDNA viruses
Viruses in the family Geminiviridae cause significant economic losses in numerous crops worldwide. Some geminiviruses are often associated with satellite DNA molecules, such as alphasatellites (famill...
Cancer care interventions for forcibly displaced populations in low- and middle-income countries of the Middle East and North African region affected by humanitarian crises: Protocol for a scoping review
Objective The objective of this scoping review is to describe and assess what cancer treatment interventions exist for forcibly displaced populations living with cancer in LMIC humanitarian settings i...
Clindamycin-resistant among Staphylococcus aureus: Investigation into phenotypic and genotypic profiles
Background Antimicrobial resistance (AMR), particularly methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), is a pressing global health concern. These bacteria are increasingly becoming resistant to t...
A lightweight intelligent compression method for fast Sea Level Anomaly data transmission
Traditional compression methods struggle to preserve critical mesoscale ocean features like vortices during bandwidth-constrained marine data transmission. To aaddress this limitation, we propose Comp...
Cysteine dioxygenase knockout and taurine deficiency impair mouse uterine adenogenesis by inhibiting epithelial cell proliferation and enhancing apoptosis
Uterine glands and their secretions are essential for conceptus survival and development, with abnormalities in uterine gland morphogenesis (adenogenesis) are closely related to high rates of peri-imp...
Examining changes in gramicidin current induced by endocannabinoids
Endocannabinoids are a diverse family of lipid molecules, which circulate in the human body, impacting the cardiovascular and the nervous systems. Endocannabinoids can influence pain perception, appet...
Interpersonal brain synchronization during sensorimotor synchronization in people with different aerobic fitness levels: A fNIRS-based hyperscanning study
Sensorimotor synchronization (SMS) refers to the temporal coordination of individual actions with perceptible external events and rhythms. Previous research has revealed a potential relationship betwe...
Skin irritation testing using human iPSCs derived 3D skin equivalent model
Artificial skin models have emerged as valuable tools for evaluating cosmetic ingredients and developing treatments for skin regeneration. Among them, 3D skin equivalent models (SKEs) using human prim...
Perioperative and long-term outcomes of laparoscopic liver resection for combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma versus intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: A propensity score matching analysis
Background Laparoscopic liver resection (LLR) has been increasingly used to treat intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC), yet the role of LLR on combined hepatocellular carcinoma and cholangiocarcinoma...
Magnitude, distribution and determinants of non-utilization of antenatal care services among women in low- and middle-income countries: Insights for implementation of WHO recommendations
Introduction Pregnancy is a pivotal stage that fosters health and prepares women and their families for the transition to parenthood. Antenatal care (ANC) encompasses the services provided by skilled...
Development and evaluation of an online HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) training program for community pharmacists to implement pharmacy-led PrEP services in Malaysia
Introduction Expanding HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) through pharmacies may improve access for key populations. As part of the preparation phase of the EPIS (Exploration-Preparation-Implementati...
Effects of aromatherapy on sleep quality in patients: Protocol for an umbrella review
Introduction Poor sleep quality affects disease recovery and overall quality of life. Aromatherapy has been shown to improve sleep quality by alleviating anxiety, promoting relaxation, and enhancing b...
Modeling and simulation of railway safety management with public supervision and dynamic incentives: A four-party evolutionary game and system dynamics approach
Railway accidents pose a significant threat to the industry, necessitating enhanced research into railway transportation safety. This study integrated a public oversight framework into the existing sa...
Factors influencing the success of targeted weight loss in healthcare providers with overweight and obesity after a six-month weight reduction intervention program
Obesity among healthcare providers (HCPs) affects their health and ability to provide care. In Terengganu, Malaysia, where 34% of adults are obese and over 50% of the workforce is overweight, targeted...
Maternity care providers’ perspectives on late-term gestation management (LATE-study): A cross-sectional survey
Objective To examine the experiences, perspectives, and impact on daily work of maternity care providers regarding the updated Dutch national guideline on the management of late-term pregnancies. De...
Association of healthcare fragmentation with three-year survival among kidney transplant recipients in Colombia
Objective Kidney transplantation requires a multidisciplinary approach to achieve optimal outcomes. Healthcare fragmentation, defined by inadequate communication and lack of integration among provider...
Clarification of fibrin generation and degradation reaction processes of clot-fibrinolysis waveform in hemorrhagic disorders
Clot-fibrinolysis waveform analysis (CFWA) is an assay used to simultaneously evaluate coagulation and fibrinolysis reactions. Although the assay detected the reaction via transmittance changes, there...
AI-ming backwards: Vanishing archaeological landscapes in Mesopotamia and automatic detection of sites on CORONA imagery
By upgrading an existing deep learning model with the knowledge provided by one of the oldest sets of grayscale satellite imagery, known as CORONA, we improved the AI model’s attitude towards the auto...