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• HIV, hepatitis B virus, and hepatitis C virus co-infection among HIV positives in antiretroviral treatment program in selected hospitals in Addis Ababa: A retrospective cross-sectional study.

  Authors:Eleni Seyoum, Meaza Demissie, Alemayehu Worku, Andargachew Mulu, Alemseged Abdissa, and Yemane BerhaneFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20224,830 words Report 1410LIntroduction HIV co-infection with hepatitis B (HIV-HBV) and hepatitis C (HIV-HCV) is known to affect treatment outcomes of antiretroviral therapy (ART); however, its magnitude is not well documented. We aimed to...

• Tuberculosis and isoniazid prophylaxis among adult HIV positive patients on ART in Northwest Ethiopia.

  Authors:Demeke Geremew, Habtamu Geremew, Mebratu Tamir, Mohammed Adem, Birhanemeskel Tegene, and Biruk BayleyegnFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20224,039 words Report 1520LBackground Although antiretroviral therapy (ART) can avert tuberculosis (TB) incidence among human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infected patients, the concomitant use of ART with isoniazid (INH) has a paramount effect....

• Model-based extrapolation of ecological systems under future climate scenarios: The example of Ixodes ricinus ticks.

  Authors:Henning Nolzen, Katharina Brugger, Adam Reichold, Jonas Brock, Martin Lange, and Hans-Hermann ThulkeFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20228,704 words Report 1470LModels can be applied to extrapolate consequences of climate change for complex ecological systems in the future. The acknowledged systems' behaviour at present is projected into the future considering climate projection...

• The challenge of SARS-CoV-2 environmental monitoring in schools using floors and portable HEPA filtration units: Fresh or relic RNA?

  Authors:Rogelio Zuniga-Montanez, David A. Coil, Jonathan A. Eisen, Randi Pechacek, Roque G. Guerrero, Minji Kim, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20227,165 words Report 1590LTesting surfaces in school classrooms for the presence of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can provide public-health information that complements clinical testing. We monitored the presence of SARS-CoV-2 RNA...

• Do China rural traditional Chinese medicine hospitals provide efficient healthcare to the people? Empirical study from 2013 to 2018 using data envelopment analysis.

  Authors:Qian Bai, Xiaowei Man, Baolin Hong, Bo Li, Xuefeng Shi, and Ying BianFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20226,029 words Report 1430LRural traditional Chinese medicine hospitals bear responsibilities of providing efficient medical services for rural residents. Efficiency assessments have previously been conducted in single province. This study aimed...

• Barriers for health care access affects maternal continuum of care utilization in Ethiopia; spatial analysis and generalized estimating equation.

  Authors:Tesfa Sewunet Alamneh, Achamyeleh Birhanu Teshale, Yigizie Yeshaw, Adugnaw Zeleke Alem, Hiwotie Getaneh Ayalew, Alemneh Mekuriaw Liyew, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20226,454 words Report 1670LBackground Although Ethiopia had made a significant change in maternal morbidity and mortality over the past decades, it remains a major public health concern. World Health Organization designed maternal continuum of...

• Modulation of subjective peripheral sensation, F-waves, and somatosensory evoked potentials in response to unilateral pinch task measured on the contractile and non-contractile sides.

  Authors:Terumasa Takahara, Hidetaka Yamaguchi, Kazutoshi Seki, and Sho OnoderaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20224,520 words Report 1460LDepression of the sensory input during voluntary muscle contractions has been demonstrated using electrophysiological methods in both animals and humans. However, the association between electrophysiological responses of...

• New seasonal measurement with stability and clustering seasonal patterns: A case study in Japan from 2011 to 2019.

  Author:Yu OgasawaraFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20228,028 words Report 1500LSeasonality of tourism demand witnesses fluctuations over multiple years. The fluctuations and seasonality often cause seasonal pattern changes. This study presents a new seasonal measurement that considers the stability...

• Posterior probabilities of membership of repertoires in acoustic clades.

  Authors:Hal Whitehead and Taylor A. HershFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20224,752 words Report 1500LRecordings of calls may be used to assess population structure for acoustic species. This can be particularly effective if there are identity calls, produced nearly exclusively by just one population segment. The...

• Presenting a comprehensive multi-scale evaluation framework for participatory modelling programs: A scoping review.

  Authors:Grace Yeeun Lee, Ian Bernard Hickie, Jo-An Occhipinti, Yun Ju Christine Song, Adam Skinner, Salvador Camacho, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20229,337 words Report 1630LIntroduction Systems modelling and simulation can improve understanding of complex systems to support decision making, better managing system challenges. Advances in technology have facilitated accessibility of...

• A simple method to determine changes in the affinity between HisF and HisH in the Imidazole Glycerol Phosphate Synthase heterodimer.

  Authors:Vitor M. Almeida, J. Patrick Loria, and Sandro R. MaranaFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20225,281 words Report 1440LThe bi-enzyme HisF-HisH heterodimer is part of the pathway that produces histidine and purines in bacteria and lower eukaryotes, but it is absent in mammals. This heterodimer has been largely studied probing the basis of...

• Application of a semivariogram based on a deep neural network to Ordinary Kriging interpolation of elevation data.

  Authors:Yang Li, Zhong Baorong, Xu Xiaohong, and Liang ZijunFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20223,940 words Report 1460LThe Ordinary Kriging method is a common spatial interpolation algorithm in geostatistics. Because the semivariogram required for kriging interpolation greatly influences this process, optimal fitting of the semivariogram...

• Mechanical properties of lithic raw materials from Kazakhstan: Comparing chert, shale, and porphyry.

  Authors:Abay Namen, Radu Iovita, Klaus G. Nickel, Aristeidis Varis, Zhaken Taimagambetov, and Patrick SchmidtFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20227,959 words Report 1490LThe study of lithic raw material quality has become one of the major interpretive tools to investigate the raw material selection behaviour and its influence to the knapping technology. In order to make objective...

• Targeting pancreatic cancer with combinatorial treatment of CPI-613 and inhibitors of lactate metabolism.

  Authors:Simone Kumstel, Tim Schreiber, Lea Goldstein, Jan Stenzel, Tobias Lindner, Markus Joksch, et al.From:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20229,155 words Report 1370LPancreatic cancer is the fourth leading cause of cancer death, with a 5-year survival rate of 10%. A stagnant high mortality rate over the last decades highlights the need for innovative therapeutic approaches....

• Clinical experiences with intraoperative electrocochleography in cochlear implant recipients and its potential to reduce insertion trauma and improve postoperative hearing preservation.

  Authors:Andreas Buechner, Michael Bardt, Sabine Haumann, Gunnar Geissler, Rolf Salcher, and Thomas LenarzFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20226,871 words Report 1480LAccess to low-frequency acoustic information in cochlear implant patients leads to better speech understanding in noise. Electrocochleography (ECochG) can provide real-time feedback about the health of the cochlea during...

• Systemic cytokine profiles in biliary atresia.

  Authors:Wanvisa Udomsinprasert, Tachatra Ungsudechachai, Paisarn Vejchapipat, Yong Poovorawan, and Sittisak HonsawekFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20228,374 words Report 1690LBackground Inflammation and immune dysregulation persuade biliary duct injury in biliary atresia (BA), a leading cause of pediatric liver transplantation given lack of specific biomarkers. We aimed to determine...

• Potential efficacy of hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy using gemcitabine, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil for intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma.

  Authors:Masatsugu Ishii, Osamu Itano, Jun Morinaga, Hirofumi Shirakawa, and Satoshi ItanoFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20224,994 words Report 1390LIntrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) has a poor prognosis, as the resectability rate is low due to its diagnosis at a late/advanced stage. Moreover, most patients with resected ICC eventually relapse. Hepatic arterial...

• Improving the reliability of cohesion policy databases.

  Authors:Samuele Lo Piano, Emanuele Borgonovo, Arnald Puy, Andrea Saltelli, John Walsh, and Daniele VidoniFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20226,219 words Report 1470LIn this contribution, we present an innovative data-driven model to reconstruct a reliable temporal pattern for time-lagged statistical monetary figures. Our research cuts across several domains regarding the production...

• Body size measuring techniques enabling stress-free growth monitoring of extreme preterm infants inside incubators: A systematic review.

  Authors:Ronald H. J. van Gils, Linda S. G. L. Wauben, and Onno K. HelderFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20227,708 words Report 1360LIntroduction Growth monitoring of preterm infants is essential for assessing the nutritional effects on their growth. The current growth monitoring techniques are too stressful, however, for the smallest preterm...

• Attention and executive control in varsity athletes engaging in strategic and static sports.

  Authors:Alma Rahimi, Samantha D. Roberts, Joseph R. Baker, and Magdalena WojtowiczFrom:PLoS ONE (Vol. 17, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed

  Apr. 22, 20226,129 words Report 1650LExamining non-sport-related cognitive tasks of attention and executive control in skilled athletes may provide insight into the acquisition of highly specific skills developed in experts as well as help identify...