3171 papers
Despite near-universal ownership of insecticide-treated bed nets among pregnant women in Ghana, a significant utilization gap persists due to perceived insecticide obsolescence and physical discomfort, highlighting the need for a "Distribution Plus" approach that prioritizes education and behavioral support over mere supply.
By applying a deterministic metabolic CO2 mass balance model to experimental data, this study demonstrates that a functional intrapulmonary shunt of approximately 2.39%—previously obscured by inert gas techniques due to methodological limitations—is the primary determinant of the widened alveolar-arterial PO2 difference during heavy normoxic exercise, offering a noninvasive analytical framework for cardiorespiratory monitoring.
This systematic review of 51 observational studies reveals that childhood allergic diseases impose a substantial, multidimensional burden on family quality of life—particularly through emotional distress, social restrictions, and sleep disruption—while highlighting that disease severity, socioeconomic factors, and parental coping mechanisms significantly influence these outcomes and underscoring the need for coordinated, family-centered care.
This prospective pilot study demonstrates that individualized, regionally resolved physics-based computational lung models can accurately predict global and regional respiratory responses in ARDS patients across various ventilator settings, showing strong agreement with clinical measurements and supporting their potential for guiding personalized ventilation strategies.
This cross-sectional study of 302 university students in Aden, Yemen, reveals dangerously inadequate knowledge, attitudes, and practices regarding tuberculosis—particularly among males and non-medical students—and utilizes advanced statistical modeling to demonstrate that attitude partially mediates the link between knowledge and practice, thereby identifying distinct student profiles to guide targeted, dual-focus interventions.
This paper argues that applying a uniform global limit on saturated fats to Sub-Saharan and North African countries would undermine food security and exacerbate micronutrient deficiencies, necessitating a shift toward context-specific nutritional frameworks that distinguish between industrial oils and essential, affordable dietary staples like palm oil.
This prospective observational study of 30 patients at a tertiary care centre found a significant positive correlation between increased lateral tibial slope and anterior cruciate ligament injuries, particularly among young, active males.
This clinical trial demonstrates that a hydroalcoholic extract of *Scrophularia striata* significantly accelerates the healing and reduces the inflammation of recurrent oral ulcers compared to control treatments, supporting its recommendation as an effective therapeutic option.
This study analyzes England's Mental Health Support Teams (MHSTs) and finds that while they achieve high reported effectiveness in direct support, their national reach is uneven—covering significantly fewer special, alternative, and post-16 settings than state-funded secondary schools—and their impact on whole-school activities remains lower than that of direct interventions.
This paper introduces a bespoke governance assessment framework, combining South Africa's King IV Report and OECD guidelines, to evaluate the National Health Insurance Act and reveals that its design concentrates power in the Minister of Health, creating significant risks of political interference and reduced operational autonomy.