Salafism in Nigeria: Islam, Preaching, and Politics by Christopher Anzalone

“…Salafism, though its adherents share the same core set of creedal beliefs and methodological approaches toward the interpretation of the Qur’an and hadith and Sunni legal canon, comes in many forms, from the scholastic and hierarchical Salafism of the ‘ulama in Saudi Arabia and other Muslim majority countries to the decentralized, self-described Salafi groups in Europe and North America who cluster around a single char- ismatic preacher who often has limited formal religious education. …”
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Current global iodine status and progress over the last decade towards the elimination of iodine deficiency by Maria Andersson, Bahi Takkouche, Ines Egli, Henrietta E. Allen, Bruno de Benoist

“…A total of 36.5% (285 million) school-age children were estimated to have an insufficient iodine intake, ranging from 10.1% in the WHO Region of the Americas to 59.9% in the European Region. …”
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Knowledge about methods of disinfection of dental impression among dentists from Ecuador post SARS-COV-2 pandemic by Myriam Lagla Abata, Gabriela Balarezo Lasluisa, María Rodriguez Tates, Byron Velásquez Ron

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Clinical investigator perspectives on patient outcomes in children with neuronopathic mucopolysaccharidosis II during intrathecal idursulfase-IT treatment by Karen S. Yee, David Alexanderian, Susan Martin, Bimpe Olayinka-Amao, David A. H. Whiteman

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Characterization of Ischemic Cerebrovascular Disease in Diabetic Patients at the General Calixto García Clinical Surgical University Hospital by Yunier Angarica Aguilar, Jorge Félix Salazar Rodríguez, Damaris Herrera Arrebato, Emelina Despaigne Carrión, María de los Ángeles Hechevarría Heredia, César Emilio Reina Rodríguez

“…<strong>Foundation:</strong> cerebrovascular diseases are one of the main causes of mortality in the world. In the Americas they constitute the third cause of death and their incidence is increased in type 2 diabetic patients. …”
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Effect of fetal malposition, primiparous, and premature rupture of membrane on Neonatal Near miss mediated by grade three meconium-stained amniotic fluids and duration of the activ... by Mengstu Melkamu Asaye, Kassahun Alemu Gelaye, Yohannes Hailu Matebe, Helena Lindgren, Kerstin Erlandsson

“…Data were entered into Epi-Info version 7.1.2 and exported to STATA version 16 in California, America for analysis. The paths from exposure variables to Neonatal Near-Miss via mediators were examined using multiple logistic regression analysis. …”
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Factors Impacting Vaccine Uptake during Pregnancy: A Retrospective Analysis by Maame Aba Coleman, Deepa Dongarwar, Jessica Ramirez, Mei-Li Laracuente, Chelsea Livingston, Julliet Ogu, Racquel Lyn, Arabella Hall, Sylvia Adu-Gyamfi, Hamisu Salihu

“…This study aims to identify additional factors contributing to vaccine acceptance within a sample population of women receiving prenatal care in Houston, Texas, United States of America. Methods: We performed a retrospective cross-sectional analysis of 11,500 pregnant women covered by Medicaid or ChipPerinate who received prenatal care during 2013-2021, assessing influenza (flu) and combined Tetanus, Diphtheria, Acellular Pertussis (TDAP) vaccine acceptance in the patient population. …”
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Energy transitions, air quality and health by Gavin Pereira, Michelle L Bell, Yasushi Honda, Jong-Tae Lee, Lidia Morawska, Bin Jalaludin

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‘It’s about time’. Dissemination and evaluation of a global health systems strengthening roadmap for musculoskeletal health – insights and future directions by Andrew M Briggs, Saurab Sharma, Syed Atiqul Haq, Lyn March, Marita Cross, Helen Slater, Enrique R Soriano, Shabnum Sarfraz, Jason Chua, Laura Finucane, Manjul Joshipura, Felipe J J Reis, Nighat Mir Ahmad, Asgar Ali Kalla, Federico Moscogiuri

“…A global network of 22 dissemination partners was established to drive dissemination efforts, focussing on Africa, Asia and Latin America, each supported with a suite of dissemination assets. …”
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Long-term outcomes of Zenker’s peroral endoscopic myotomy (Z-POEM) for treatment of Zenker’s diverticulum by Steven Steinway, Linda Zhang, Julia Amundson, Jose Nieto, Pankaj Desai, Jeremie Jacques, Michael Bejjani, Mathieu Pioche, Nikhil Kumta, Oscar Hernandez-Mondragon, Michael Ujiki, Mouen Khashab

“…Patients and methods This was an International multicenter retrospective study at eight institutions across North America, Europe, and Asia over a 5-year period (from December 3, 2015 to March 13, 2020) of patients who underwent Z-POEM for management of ZD with a minimum 2-year follow-up. …”
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Abstract 1122‐000012: Study Design and Selection Criteria of a Large Core Thrombectomy Trial —— ANGEL‐ASPECT by Xiaochuan Huo, Xiaochuan Huo, Zeguang Ren, Zeguang Ren, Gaoting Ma, Gaoting Ma, Xu Tong, Xu Tong, Xuelei Zhang, Xuelei Zhang, Pereira Vitor, Vitor Mendes Pereira, Zhongrong Miao, Zhongrong Miao

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The Effect of Renewable Energy Consumption on Sustainable Economic Development: Evidence from Emerging and Developing Economies by Mun Mun Ahmed, Koji Shimada

“…Based on the findings, the study proposes possible policy options. The countries, who have passed the take-off stage of renewable energy consumption, can take advanced policy initiatives e.g., feed-in tariff, renewable portfolio standard and green certificate for long-term economic development. …”
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Metformin Use Is Associated with Decreased Mortality in COVID-19 Patients with Diabetes: Evidence from Retrospective Studies and Biological Mechanism by Tahmina Nasrin Poly, Md. Mohaimenul Islam, Yu-Chuan (Jack) Li, Ming-Chin Lin, Min-Huei Hsu, Yao-Chin Wang

“…Diabetes patients given metformin had a significantly reduced risk of mortality (RR, 0.65; 95% CI: 0.54–0.80, <i>p</i> < 0.001, heterogeneity I² = 75.88, Q = 62.20, and τ² = 0.06, <i>p</i> < 0.001) compared with those who were not given metformin. Subgroup analyses showed that the beneficial effect of metformin was higher in the patients from North America (RR, 0.43; 95% CI: 0.26–0.72, <i>p</i> = 0.001, heterogeneity I² = 85.57, Q = 34.65, τ² = 0.31) than in patients from Europe (RR, 0.67; 95% CI: 0.47–0.94, <i>p</i> = 0.02, heterogeneity I² = 82.69, Q = 23.11, τ² = 0.10) and Asia (RR, 0.90; 95% CI: 0.43–1.86, <i>p</i> = 0.78, heterogeneity I² = 64.12, Q = 11.15, τ² = 0.40). …”
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Trends in prevalence of overweight and obesity among South African and European adolescents: a comparative outlook by Emmanuel Nwosu, Anne-Siri Fismen, Arnfinn Helleve, Charles Hongoro, Ronel Sewpaul, Priscilla Reddy, Olufunke Alaba, Janetta Harbron

“…South African adolescents’ obesity and overweight data were categorized based on World Health Organization (WHO)’s growth chart and compared by sex to European cohort and by family socioeconomic status. …”
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Alcohol use and associated risk factors among female sex workers in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Alicja Beksinska, Oda Karlsen, Mitzy Gafos, Tara S Beattie

“…Twenty-nine papers reporting on 22 unique studies used validated alcohol use tools including AUDIT, CAGE and WHO CIDI. The pooled prevalence of any hazardous/harmful/dependent alcohol use was 41% (95% CI: 31-51%), and of daily alcohol use was 26% (95% CI: 17-36%). …”
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Leukocyte Nuclear Morphology Alterations in Dilated Cardiomyopathy Caused by a Lamin AC Truncating Mutation (<i>LMNA</i>/Ser431*) Are Modified by the Presence of a LAP2 Missense Po... by Antonia González-Garrido, Sandra Rosas-Madrigal, Arturo Rojo-Domínguez, Jaime Arellanes-Robledo, Enrique López-Mora, Alessandra Carnevale, Leticia Arregui, Rigoberto Rosendo-Gutiérrez, Sandra Romero-Hidalgo, María Teresa Villarreal-Molina

“…The LAP2α/Arg690Cys polymorphism is frequent in Latin America and was previously found to disrupt LAP2α-Lamin AC interactions in vitro. …”
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The Impact of a Text Messaging Service (Tonsil-Text-To-Me) on Pediatric Perioperative Tonsillectomy Outcomes: Cohort Study With a Historical Control Group by Lori Wozney, Negar Vakili, Jill Chorney, Alexander Clark, Paul Hong

“… BackgroundTonsillectomy is a common pediatric surgical procedure performed in North America. Caregivers experience complex challenges in preparing for their child’s surgery and coordinating care at home and, consequently, could benefit from access to educational resources. …”
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Placental Alterations in a Chikungunya-Virus-Infected Pregnant Woman: A Case Report by Natália Salomão, Luciana Araújo, Kíssila Rabelo, Elyzabeth Avvad-Portari, Luiz de Souza, Regina Fernandes, Nathália Valle, Luiz Ferreira, Carlos Basílio-de-Oliveira, Rodrigo Basílio-de-Oliveira, Thiara de Souza, Priscila Nunes, Jorge Carvalho, Flavia dos Santos, Marciano Paes

“…The virus has spread to Asia as well as South and Central America through infected <i>Aedes</i> mosquitoes. …”
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Sarmiento Y Unamuno: La Pluma Vence A La Espada by Kevin Fagan

“…Aún a años de distancia, los dos hombres son literatos y políticos, valientes y patriotas. Traen a España y a América en la pluma, la sangre, la vida y el corazón. …”
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Prognostic and predictive factors in patients with advanced penile cancer receiving salvage (2nd or later line) systemic treatment: a retrospective, multi-center study by Carlo Buonerba, Giuseppe Di Lorenzo, Gregory Pond, Gregory Pond, Giacomo Cartenì, Sarah Scagliarini, Antonio Rozzi, Fernando J Quevedo, Tanya Dorff, Lucia Nappi, Gaetano Lanzetta, Lance Pagliaro, Bernhard J. Eigl, Gurudatta Naik, Matteo Ferro, Sabino De Placido, Guru Sonpavde

“…In this retrospective study, we constructed a prognostic model in the salvage setting of PSCC patients receiving second or later line systemic treatment, and also explored differences in outcomes based on type of treatment.Materials & methods: We performed a chart review to identify patients with locally advanced unresectable or metastatic PSCC who received second or later line systemic treatment in centers from North America and Europe. …”
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