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Can antioxidant treatment replace delay in bracket bonding? An in vitro study
BACKGROUND: Deterioration in shear bond strength has been reported after immediate bracket bonding following hydrogen peroxide bleaching. This study compared …
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Adherence to topical anti-glaucoma medications in Sidama regional state, Southern Ethiopia
PURPOSE: To assess the proportion of adherence to topical anti-glaucoma medications and associated factors among glaucoma patients in Sidama regional …
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Trends in Neisseria meningitidis serogroups amongst patients with suspected cerebrospinal meningitis in the meningitis belt of Ghana: a 5-year retrospective study
BACKGROUND: Serogroup A Neisseria meningitidis was the major cause of meningococcal meningitis epidemics in the African meningitis belt before 2010 …
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Integrating renewable energy devices with streetscape elements to electrify the Egyptian roads
The high percentage of carbon emissions, which leads to various environmental problems such as air pollution and global warming, is …
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Molecular detection and quantification of Plasmodium vivax DNA in blood pellet and plasma samples from patients in Senegal
Background The first discovery of Plasmodium vivax infections in Senegal used archived patients’ sera in place of blood pellet, the …
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Authorization of midwives to perform basic emergency obstetric and newborn care signal functions in Argentina, Ghana, and India: A multi-country validation study of a key global maternal and newborn health indicator
BACKGROUND: Midwives' authorization to deliver the seven basic emergency obstetric and newborn care (BEmONC) functions is a core policy indicator …
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Bidirectional screening and testing for TB and COVID-19 among outpatient department attendees: outcome of an initial intervention in Ghana
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) remains a major public health threat in Ghana. The impact of COVID-19 resulted in a 15% decline …
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Mosquito bites and stage-specific antibody responses against Plasmodium falciparum in southern Ghana
BACKGROUND: The human host elicits specific immune responses after exposure to various life stages of the malaria parasite as well …
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Early discontinuation of long-acting reversible contraceptives and associated factors among women discontinuing long-acting reversible contraceptives at national referral hospital, Kampala-Uganda; a cross-sectional study
BACKGROUND: High levels of unmet need for contraception and unwanted pregnancies are high in developing countries despite efforts to reduce …
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Impact of porous microsponges in minimizing myotoxic side effects of simvastatin
Abstract Simvastatin (SV) is a poorly soluble drug; its oral administration is associated with a significant problem: Myopathy. The present …
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Quality of life of hypertensive men with erectile dysfunction in a tertiary health centre in southern Nigeria
BACKGROUND: Erectile dysfunction (ED) is the most common disorder of sexual health seen in men in community studies. A man's …
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Pre-pandemic SARS-CoV-2-specific IFN-γ and antibody responses were low in Ugandan samples and significantly reduced in HIV-positive specimens
Introduction: We investigated whether prior SARS-CoV-2-specific IFN-γ and antibody responses in Ugandan COVID-19 pre-pandemic specimens aligned to this population's low …
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Retinal imaging technologies in cerebral malaria: a systematic review
BACKGROUND: Cerebral malaria (CM) continues to present a major health challenge, particularly in sub-Saharan Africa. CM is associated with a …
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Identification of mutations that causes glucose-6-phosphate transporter defect in tunisian patients with glycogenosis type 1b
BACKGROUND: Glycogen storage disease type 1b (GSD1b) is an autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by defective glucose-6-phosphate transporter encoded …
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Novel Versus Conventional Sequencing of β-Blockers, Sodium/Glucose Cotransportor 2 Inhibitors, Angiotensin Receptor-Neprilysin Inhibitors, and Mineralocorticoid Receptor Antagonists in Stable Patients With Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (NovCon Sequencing Study): Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial
BACKGROUND: Chronic heart failure has high morbidity and mortality, with approximately half of the patients dying within 5 years of …
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Transplacental transfer of Lassa IgG antibodies in pregnant women in Southern Nigeria: A prospective hospital-based cohort study
BACKGROUND: Evidence from previous studies suggest that Lassa fever, a viral haemorrhagic fever endemic to West Africa has high case …
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Rapid ethnography and participatory techniques increase onchocerciasis mass drug administration treatment coverage in Benin: a difference-in-differences analysis
BACKGROUND: Onchocerciasis, a neglected tropical disease (NTD) that causes blindness, is controlled via mass drug administration (MDA) where entire endemic …
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Factors influencing adoption of oral health promotion by antenatal care providers in Moyo district, North-Western Uganda
BACKGROUND: Oral health promotion (OHP) during pregnancy is an important global public health and basic human right issue related to …
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Effect of renin angiotensin blockers on angiotensin converting enzyme 2 level in cardiovascular patients
BACKGROUND: Renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system (RAAS) is hypothesized to be in the center of COVID pathophysiology as the angiotensin converting enzyme 2 …
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A pandemic within a pandemic? Admission to COVID-19 wards in hospitals is associated with increased prevalence of antimicrobial resistance in two African settings
BACKGROUND: Patients who develop severe illness due to COVID-19 are more likely to be admitted to hospital and acquire bacterial …