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• Enablement of nursing home residents in infection prevention during general practitioner visits: A qualitative study.

  Authors:Judith Hammerschmidt, Lina Heier, and Nicole ErnstmannFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20227,558 words Report 1290LIntroduction Hand hygiene measures are essential to protect nursing home residents against nosocomial infections. Evidence on the prevention of nosocomial infections for nursing home residents by general practitioners...

• Independent research and development, technology accumulation and innovation performance: Evidence from China's pharmaceutical manufacturing industry.

  Authors:Su Wang, Qiang Liu, and Yuwen ChenFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20226,361 words Report 1560LTechnology accumulation plays a vital role in research and development (R&D) activities. This paper used technology accumulation as the threshold variable to construct a dynamic panel threshold model to explore the...

• Mutations in the HBV PreS/S gene related to hepatocellular carcinoma in Vietnamese chronic HBV-infected patients.

  Authors:Nguyen Thi Cam Huong, Nguyen Quang Trung, Bac An Luong, Duong Bich Tram, Hoang Anh Vu, Hoang Huu Bui, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20227,003 words Report 1550LBackground Chronic hepatitis B virus (CHB) infection is a major health problem and leading cause of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) worldwide. Several point and deletion mutations on the PreS/S gene have been...

• Impaired trigeminal control of ingestive behavior in the Prrxl1.sup.-/- mouse is associated with a lemniscal-biased orosensory deafferentation.

  Authors:Admir Resulaj, Jeannette Wu, Mitra J. Z. Hartmann, Paul Feinstein, and H. Phillip ZeiglerFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20229,115 words Report 1410LAlthough peripheral deafferentation studies have demonstrated a critical role for trigeminal afference in modulating the orosensorimotor control of eating and drinking, the central trigeminal pathways mediating that...

• The effect of temperature conditioning (9°C and 20°C) on the proteome of entomopathogenic nematode infective juveniles.

  Authors:Peter E. Lillis, Christine T. Griffin, and James C. CarolanFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20227,845 words Report 1490LEntomopathogenic nematodes (EPN) of the genera Steinernema and Heterorhabditis are parasites which kill and reproduce within insects. While both have life cycles centred around their developmentally arrested, nonfeeding...

• The gender gap in Ph.D. entrepreneurship: How do students perceive the academic environment?

  Authors:Alessandro Muscio and Giovanna VallantiFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20225,443 words Report 1530LThis paper investigates gender issues in Ph.D. entrepreneurship. The empirical analysis is based on data from a questionnaire survey run in 2014-15 in Italy. We analyse how Ph.D. students perceive the institutional...

• Frequency of hemorrhage after tooth extraction in patients treated with a direct oral anticoagulant: A multicenter cross-sectional study.

  Authors:Iwabuchi Hiroshi, Sawai Y. Natsuko, Imai Yutaka, Shirakawa Masayori, Nakao Hiroyuki, and Imai HirohisaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20225,103 words Report 1500LObjective Few studies have compared the frequency of hemorrhages after tooth extraction between patients taking direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) and those taking warfarin or no anticoagulants. Further, the effects of...

• Binocular vision findings in normally-sighted school aged children who used digital devices.

  Authors:Urusha Maharjan, Sujata Rijal, Ashutosh Jnawali, Sanjeeta Sitaula, Sanjeev Bhattarai, and Gulshan Bahadur ShresthaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20225,082 words Report 1530LPurpose To determine the binocular vision status in normally-sighted school aged children who used digital devices. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted at B.P. Koirala Lions Center for Ophthalmic Studies,...

• Predicted mouse interactome and network-based interpretation of differentially expressed genes.

  Authors:Hai-Bo Zhang, Xiao-Bao Ding, Jie Jin, Wen-Ping Guo, Qiao-Lei Yang, Peng-Cheng Chen, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20227,487 words Report 1450LThe house mouse or Mus musculus has become a premier mammalian model for genetic research due to its genetic and physiological similarities to humans. It brought mechanistic insights into numerous human diseases and has...

• Prevalence and factors associated with acute respiratory infection among under-five children in selected tertiary hospitals of Kathmandu Valley.

  Authors:Pratima Ghimire, Rashmi Gachhadar, Nebina Piya, Kunja Shrestha, and Kalpana ShresthaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20223,856 words Report 1500LBackground Acute respiratory infection (ARI) is responsible for about 30-50 percent of visits to health facilities and for about 20-30 percent of admissions to hospitals in Nepal for children under 5 years old....

• Depression and unplanned secondary healthcare use in patients with multimorbidity: A systematic review.

  Authors:Meryem Cicek, Benedict Hayhoe, Michaela Otis, Dasha Nicholls, Azeem Majeed, and Geva GreenfieldFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20226,857 words Report 1540LBackground Growing numbers of people with multimorbidity have a co-occurring mental health condition such as depression. Co-occurring depression is associated with poor patient outcomes and increased healthcare costs...

• Social and professional recognition are key determinants of quality of life at work among night-shift healthcare workers in Paris public hospitals (AP-HP ALADDIN COVID-19 survey).

  Authors:Martin Duracinsky, Fabienne Marcellin, Lorraine Cousin, Vincent Di Beo, Véronique Mahé, Olivia Rousset-Torrente, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20225,535 words Report 1460LObjective Documenting the perceptions and experiences of frontline healthcare workers during a sanitary crisis is key to reinforce healthcare systems. We identify the determinants of quality of working life (QWL) among...

• Caregivers' experience of seeking care for adolescents with sickle cell disease in a tertiary care hospital in Bahrain.

  Authors:Khadija Al Saif, Fatema Mohamed Abdulla, Anwaar Alrahim, Sara Abduljawad, Zainab Matrook, Jenan Jaafar Abdulla, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20229,162 words Report 1320LObjective This study aimed to determine caregivers' perspectives on difficulties encountered while seeking care for adolescents with sickle cell disease (SCD). It explored the social, emotional, and financial impact of...

• Clinical characteristics and prognosis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis with autoimmune diseases.

  Authors:Jin-Yue Li, Xiao-Han Sun, Dong-chao Shen, Xun-Zhe Yang, Ming-Sheng Liu, and Li-Ying CuiFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20225,565 words Report 1480LIntroduction The occurrence of autoimmune diseases (AIDs) in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) patients is widely reported, but little is known about the associated clinical phenotype. This study aims to evaluate the...

• Determinants of breastfeeding self-efficacy among postpartum women in rural China: A cross-sectional study.

  Authors:Linhua Li, Yuju Wu, Qingzhi Wang, Yefan Du, Dimitris Friesen, Yian Guo, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20227,083 words Report 1470LBackground Breastfeeding self-efficacy is known to positively influence breastfeeding behaviors. While previous research has studied the determinants of breastfeeding self-efficacy in general, these determinants are...

• Choosing optimal trigger points for ex situ, in toto conservation of single population threatened species.

  Authors:Kaitlyn Brown, Tamara Tambyah, Jack Fenwick, Patrick Grant, and Michael BodeFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20226,153 words Report 1460LMany endangered species exist in only a single population, and almost all species that go extinct will do so from their last remaining population. Understanding how to best conserve these single population threatened...

• Maternal occupational exposures and fetal growth in a Spanish birth cohort.

  Authors:Jennifer Ish, David Gimeno Ruiz de Porras, Elaine Symanski, Ferran Ballester, Maribel Casas, George L. Delclos, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20226,911 words Report 1560LWhile the epidemiologic literature suggests certain maternal occupational exposures may be associated with reduced measures of size at birth, the occupational literature employing fetal biometry data to assess fetal...

• Changes in alcohol use and mood during the COVID-19 pandemic among individuals with traumatic brain injury: A difference-in-difference study.

  Authors:Raj G. Kumar, Dmitry Esterov, Rachel Sayko Adams, John D. Corrigan, Shannon B. Juengst, Nancy D. Chiaravalloti, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20226,854 words Report 1530LObjective To evaluate the impact of COVID-19 pandemic exposure on changes in alcohol use and mood from years 1 to 2 after traumatic brain injury (TBI). Methods We used a difference-in-difference (DiD) study design...

• How useful are body mass index and history of diabetes in COVID-19 risk stratification?

  Authors:Sarah-Jeanne Salvy, Geetanjali D. Datta, Qihan Yu, Marie Lauzon, Shehnaz K. Hussain, Susan Cheng, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20224,372 words Report 1570LObjective This study examines the value of risk stratification by documented diagnosis of diabetes and objectively measured height and weight (BMI) in COVID-19 severity and mortality in a large sample of patients in an...

• Ethnobotanical study of Mandi Ahmad Abad, District Okara, Pakistan.

  Authors:Mubashrah Munir, Sehrish Sadia, Adnan Khan, Bakht Zareen Rahim, Brian Gagosh Nayyar, Khawaja Shafique Ahmad, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 7, 20224,576 words Report 1500LThis study hypothesized that native people have unique traditional knowledge of plant resources in the rural areas and basic objective was the documentation of this valuable inheritance. Ethnobotanical data was collected...