Associations between Antenatal Care Visit Attendance and Infant Mortality and Growth
This study examines the association between antenatal care (ANC) attendance and infant mortality and growth outcomes. The study used data from the Nouveux-nés et Azithromycine: une Innovation dans le Traitement des Enfants (NAITRE) trial conducted in Burkina Faso. This analysis included 21,795 neonates aged 8 to 27 days who were enrolled in the trial and had ANC data available. Infants were followed until 6 months of age. The analysis adjusted for potential confounders including infant's sex, maternal age, education, urbanicity, geographic region, season (dry versus rainy), pregnancy type (singleton versus multiple), numb...
Source: The American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene - April 16, 2024 Category: Tropical Medicine Authors: Aimee J Lansdale Mamadou Bountogo Ali Sie Alphonse Zakane Guillaume Compaor é Thierry Ouedraogo Elodie Lebas Thomas Lietman Catherine E Oldenburg Source Type: research
An outbreak of hepatitis E virus genotype 4d caused by consuming undercooked pig liver in a nursing home in Zhejiang Province, China
Int J Food Microbiol. 2024 Mar 25;417:110682. doi: 10.1016/j.ijfoodmicro.2024.110682. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTHepatitis E infection is typically caused by contaminated water or food. In July and August 2022, an outbreak of hepatitis E was reported in a nursing home in Zhejiang Province, China. Local authorities and workers took immediate actions to confirm the outbreak, investigated the sources of infection and routes of transmission, took measures to terminate the outbreak, and summarized the lessons learned. An epidemiological investigation was conducted on all individuals in the nursing home, including demographic...
Source: International Journal of Food Microbiology - April 16, 2024 Category: Food Science Authors: Ziping Miao Kexin Cao Xiaoyue Wu Chenye Zhang Jian Gao Yin Chen Zhou Sun Xiaobin Ren Yijuan Chen Mengya Yang Can Chen Daixi Jiang Yuxia Du Xin Lv Shigui Yang Source Type: research
Elevated periodic limb movement index is associated with hypoxemia in children with early onset scoliosis
CONCLUSION: The study suggests that children with early onset scoliosis have higher frequency of periodic limb movements during sleep, and these may be correlated with increased arousal and with hypoxemia.PMID:38625422 | DOI:10.1007/s11325-024-03029-w (Source: Sleep and Breathing)
Source: Sleep and Breathing - April 16, 2024 Category: Sleep Medicine Authors: Lourdes M DelRosso David Panek Erin Mackintosh Klane White Greg Redding Source Type: research
Enhancing cutaneous wound healing: A study on the beneficial effects of nano-gelatin scaffold in rat models
This study focuses on assessing the potential benefits of implementing a nano-gelatin scaffold for wound healing. Using a rat skin defect model, full-thickness incisional wounds were created on each side of the thoracic-lumbar regions after anesthesia. The wounds were left un-sutured, with one side covered by a gelatin nano-fibrous membrane and the other left uncovered. Wound size changes were measured on days 1, 4, 7, and 14, and on day 14, rats were sacrificed for tissue sample excision, examined with hematoxylin and eosin, and Masson's trichrome stain. Statistical comparisons were performed. The gelatin nanofibers exhib...
Source: The International Journal of Artificial Organs - April 16, 2024 Category: Transplant Surgery Authors: Jason Sun Yi-Chung Lai Yi-Wen Lin Chih-Hsiang Fang Jui-Sheng Sun Source Type: research
The effects of re-irradiation on the chemical and morphological properties of permanent teeth
This study aimed to assess the in vitro effects of re-irradiation on enamel and dentin properties, simulating head and neck cancer radiotherapy retreatment. Forty-five human permanent molars were classified into five groups: non-irradiated; irradiated 60 Gy, and re-irradiated with doses of 30, 40, and 50 Gy. Raman spectroscopy, scanning electron microscopy (SEM), and energy dispersive x-ray spectroscopy (EDS) were employed for analysis. Raman spectroscopy assessed intensity, spectral area, and specific peaks comparatively. Statistical analysis involved Kolmogorov-Smirnov and One-Way ANOVA tests, with Tukey's post-test (sig...
Source: Radiation and Environmental Biophysics - April 16, 2024 Category: Physics Authors: Thais Tedeschi Dos Santos Vicente Silva Mattos Kelly Fernanda Molena Francisco Wanderley Garcia de Paula-Silva Harley Francisco de Oliveira Juliana Jendiroba Faraoni Paulo Nelson-Filho Jarbas Caiado de Castro Neto Regina Guenka Palma-Dibb Alexandra Mussol Source Type: research
Births: Final Data for 2022
This report presents 2022 data on U.S. births by selected characteristics. Trends in fertility patterns and maternal and infant characteristics are described. Methods-Descriptive tabulations based on birth certificates of the 3.67 million births registered in 2022 are shown by maternal age, live-birth order, race and Hispanic origin, marital status, tobacco use, prenatal care, source of payment for the delivery, method of delivery, gestational age, birthweight, and plurality. Selected data by mother's state of residence and birth rates also are shown. Trends for 2010 to 2022 are presented for selected items, and by race an...
Source: Natl Vital Stat Rep - April 16, 2024 Category: Statistics Authors: Michelle J K Osterman Brady E Hamilton Joyce A Martin Anne K Driscoll Claudia P Valenzuela Source Type: research
Influencing Physical Therapist's Self-efficacy for Musculoskeletal Ultrasound Through Blended Learning: A Mixed Methods Study
CONCLUSION: A blended learning approach positively affects participants' self-efficacy for MSK ultrasound; however, future training designs should provide learners with additional support during the transition phase.PMID:38625694 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000332 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - April 16, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Jon A Umlauf Ronald Cervero Yating Teng Alexis Battista Source Type: research
Assessing the benefits of an online prematriculation anatomy workshop on knowledge acquisition and anatomy competency in a Doctor of Physical Therapy program
Adv Physiol Educ. 2024 Jun 1;48(2):347-355. doi: 10.1152/advan.00053.2023.ABSTRACTPreparing students for the transition to graduate-level education with greater learning demands in a condensed time frame is a challenging process for health professions educators and incoming students. Prematriculation programs offer a solution for exposing students to the foundational sciences in preparation for the academic rigor of a doctoral program. This retrospective study assessed whether incoming students enrolled across 3 yr of a 2-day online anatomy workshop, offered in July and August before the start of their first semester resul...
Source: Advances in Physiology Education - April 16, 2024 Category: Physiology Authors: Mona Bains Debora Z Kaliski Source Type: research
Foot-and-mouth disease seroprevalence is higher in young female crossbred sheep and goats compared to their counterparts in the border area between Pakistan and Afghanistan
CONCLUSIONS: This study showed that FMD is highly prevalent in sheep and goats in the border areas of Pakistan and Afghanistan. Therefore, outbreak investigation teams should be arranged at the border level to develop FMD risk-based surveillance and control plans for small ruminants in order to mitigate infection risks.PMID:38626798 | DOI:10.2460/ajvr.23.12.0279 (Source: American Journal of Veterinary Research)
Source: American Journal of Veterinary Research - April 16, 2024 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Abdul Kabir Asghar A Kamboh Muhammad Abubakar Abdulkareem M Matar Kanwar Kumar Source Type: research
Measuring tissue oxygen saturation in the orad intestinal segment during equine colic surgery may aid in predicting the occurrence of postoperative ileus
Am J Vet Res. 2024 Apr 19:1-8. doi: 10.2460/ajvr.23.12.0286. Online ahead of print.ABSTRACTOBJECTIVE: To assess the histological injury and intestinal microperfusion measured by laser Doppler flowmetry and spectrophotometry (LDFS) of the small intestine orad to a strangulation during colic surgery.ANIMALS: Horses with naturally occurring small intestinal strangulations undergoing colic surgery were included.METHODS: In this prospective clinical trial, intestinal tissue oxygen saturation (tSO2) and tissue blood flow (tBF) were measured by LDFS orad to the strangulation following release of the strangulation (n = 18). The nu...
Source: American Journal of Veterinary Research - April 16, 2024 Category: Veterinary Research Authors: Nicole Verhaar Anna Marei Grages Fay J Sauer Tobias Geiger Wencke Reineking Marion Hewicker-Trautwein Florian Geburek Sabine B R K ästner Source Type: research
Do We Make a Difference? The Effect of a Doctor of Physical Therapy Program Curriculum on Student Cultural Competence
CONCLUSION: Findings can be leveraged and incorporated into recommendations for curricular revision and program reform targeting cultural competence development among DPT students.PMID:38625695 | DOI:10.1097/JTE.0000000000000339 (Source: Physical Therapy)
Source: Physical Therapy - April 16, 2024 Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Brianna T Chesser Candace D Bloomquist Debra J Ford Source Type: research
A New Patient-reported Outcomes Measure for Surgically Treated Epiphora: Tearing Assessment and Rating Scale-12 (TEARS-12)
CONCLUSION: TEARS-12 is a statistically valid, easy-to-administer instrument to measure clinical outcomes in patients who undergo endoscopic DCR.PMID:38623636 | DOI:10.1177/19458924241241871 (Source: American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy)
Source: American Journal of Rhinology and Allergy - April 16, 2024 Category: ENT & OMF Authors: Aria Jafari Jonathan C Simmonds Margaret B Mitchell Catherine G Banks Ashton Lehmann Marianella Paz-Lansberg Michael K Yoon Ralph Metson Source Type: research
Assessing the benefits of an online prematriculation anatomy workshop on knowledge acquisition and anatomy competency in a Doctor of Physical Therapy program
Adv Physiol Educ. 2024 Jun 1;48(2):347-355. doi: 10.1152/advan.00053.2023.ABSTRACTPreparing students for the transition to graduate-level education with greater learning demands in a condensed time frame is a challenging process for health professions educators and incoming students. Prematriculation programs offer a solution for exposing students to the foundational sciences in preparation for the academic rigor of a doctoral program. This retrospective study assessed whether incoming students enrolled across 3 yr of a 2-day online anatomy workshop, offered in July and August before the start of their first semester resul...
Source: Adv Physiol Educ - April 16, 2024 Category: Universities & Medical Training Authors: Mona Bains Debora Z Kaliski Source Type: research
Poststroke Communication Ability Predicts Patient-Informant Discrepancies in Reported Activities and Participation
DISCUSSION: These findings highlight the importance of measuring participation by PROM. The PWA's experience of participation is not related to their level of language impairment and is predictably different from their care partners' perspective. As others have also reported, "mild" aphasia is not so mild to the PWA. Similarly, "severe" may not be so severe to the PWA. Further research is needed to connect these findings with counseling and caregiver education. Research on response processes (e.g., response shift) is also warranted.PMID:38625105 | DOI:10.1044/2024_AJSLP-23-00322 (Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology)
Source: American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology - April 16, 2024 Category: Speech-Language Pathology Authors: Courtney C Jewell Stacy M Harnish Jennifer Brello Alyssa M Lanzi Matthew L Cohen Source Type: research
Changes in retinal nerve fiber layer thickness may be the cause of post-COVID-19 headaches
CONCLUSION: In this study, a correlation between headache and changes in RNLF after COVID-19 infection was found. It may have wider ramifications to look into the COVID-19-associated headache phenotype of people with a history of migraines, contributing to a more comprehensive understanding of migraine pathogenesis. This relationship can provide further insight into this infection.PMID:38625389 | DOI:10.1080/01616412.2024.2340875 (Source: Neurological Research)
Source: Neurological Research - April 16, 2024 Category: Neurology Authors: Mehmet Selim Gel Ayhan Kanat Demet Seker Hakan Koc Iskender Samet Daltaban Huseyin Findik Omer Lutfi Gundogdu Source Type: research
