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  1. Content type: Research note

    The aim of this study was to assess reproductive health service utilization and its associated factors among secondary school students in Woreta town, South Gondar, North east Ethiopia 2018.

    Authors: Addisu Taye Abate, Aynalem Adu Ayisa and Tesfamichael G/Mariam W/Mariam

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:90

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    Currently, it is estimated that one in 10 women of reproductive age are affected by the reproductive condition known as endometriosis. However, there has been limited research and policy attention on the preva...

    Authors: Rebecca Reid, Amie Steel, Jon Wardle, Erica McIntyre, Joanna Harnett, Hope Foley and Jon Adams

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:88

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    Hypertension is a major risk factor and precursor of myocardial infarction, chronic kidney disease, heart failure and premature death. These vascular events increased costs of hypertension management. Self-car...

    Authors: Busha Gamachu Labata, Muktar Beshir Ahmed, Ginenus Fekadu Mekonen and Fekede Bekele Daba

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:86

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    Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading cause of neonatal meningitis and sepsis worldwide. Intrapartum antibiotics given to women carrying GBS are an effective means of reducing disease in the first week of life...

    Authors: Ka-Ning To, Emma Cornwell, Roger Daniel, Sweenie Goonesekera, Elita Jauneikaite, Victoria Chalker and Kirsty Le Doare

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:85

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    To estimate the immunization coverage among children admitted for consultation or hospitalization in health structures of Lomé.

    Authors: Wendpouiré I. C. Zida-Compaore, Didier K. Ekouevi, Fifonsi A. Gbeasor-Komlanvi, Essèboè K. Sewu, Tetouyaba Blatome, Adama D. Gbadoe, Diparidè A. Agbèrè and Yawo Atakouma

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:84

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    Disrespectful and abusive behavior during childbirth and maternity care is violation of fundamental right of women and unborn child. There is scarce of data on disrespectful and abusive behavior during childbi...

    Authors: Zemenu Yohannes Kassa and Siraj Husen

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:83

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    The aim was to establish the reliability of the SWRD score as a predictor of both renal and bladder outcomes in posterior urethral valves. This retrospective study included 67 patients with PUVs at King Abdul-...

    Authors: Afnan Neyas, Rana Bajaba, Rahaf AlThomali, Rahaf Alturkistani, Baraah AlSawaf, Weaam Alrefai, Lujain Hefni, Lamees Aldoobie, Sherif Desoky, Jameela Kari and Osama Y. Safdar

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:81

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    Sexual and reproductive health rights are the rights of all people regardless of their age, sex and other characteristics to make choices about their own sexuality and reproductive issues. However, little is k...

    Authors: Mulat Ayalew, Dabere Nigatu, Getachew Sitotaw and Ayal Debie

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:80

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  11. Content type: Correction

    Following publication of the original article [1], an error was reported in the tables due to a typesetting mistake. Table 3 is presented as a duplicate of Table 2. In this Correction, the correct presentation...

    Authors: Jamshid Faghri, Samereh Nouri, Saba Jalalifar, Mehrdad Zalipoor and Mehrdad Halaji

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:79

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    The original article was published in BMC Research Notes 2018 11:806

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    Obesity often emerges in middle age, increasing risk for metabolic disorders. Our previous preclinical experiments identified that chronic exposure to non-burning ultraviolet radiation, like that achieved thro...

    Authors: Samantha Teng, Lipi Chakravorty, Naomi Fleury and Shelley Gorman

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:78

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    Malignant mesothelioma is an aggressive cancer of the serous membranes. For the detection of the tumor at early stages non- or minimally-invasive biomarkers are needed. The circulating biomarkers miR-132-3p, m...

    Authors: Daniel Gilbert Weber, Alexander Brik, Swaantje Casjens, Katarzyna Burek, Martin Lehnert, Beate Pesch, Dirk Taeger, Thomas Brüning and Georg Johnen

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:77

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    Campylobacter is a major cause of gastroenteritis in humans and pet ownership is a risk factor for infection. To study the occurrence, species distribution and sequence-based types of Campylobacter spp. in pet ca...

    Authors: Vathsala Mohan and Ihab Habib

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:76

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    Improving short birth interval practice is a key strategy to reduce maternal mortality, neonatal mortality, adverse pregnancy outcomes, high fertility rate and undermining economic development efforts. However...

    Authors: Amare Genetu Ejigu, Ayenew Engida Yismaw and Miteku Andualem Limenih

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:75

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    There is a continuing challenge to ensure equitable access to youth healthcare services in small rural communities. Sweden’s ‘youth clinic’ system is an attempt to provide comprehensive youth health services f...

    Authors: Cecilia Hultstrand Ahlin, Dean Carson and Isabel Goicolea

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:74

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  17. Content type: Research note

    Identifying factors associated with depression will help health care providers to design programs which improve quality of services provided to the inpatients. The aim of this study was to assess the prevalenc...

    Authors: Bereket Duko, Marta Erdado and Jemal Ebrahim

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:73

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    Urine production is regulated throughout the night to ensure that it remains within functional bladder capacity. Increasing bladder capacity may thus play an important role in urine production. We investigated...

    Authors: Yosuke Morizawa, Kazumasa Torimoto, Shunta Hori, Daisuke Gotoh, Yasushi Nakai, Makito Miyake and Kiyohide Fujimoto

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:72

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    The aims of this study were: (1) to calculate measles vaccination coverage and characterize its determinants, and (2) to qualitatively explore factors associated with reasons associated with not immunization a...

    Authors: Ayele Mamo Abebe, Tamiru Mengistu and Abinet Dagnaw Mekuria

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:71

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  20. Content type: Research note

    The socioeconomic status (SES) is as a symbol of social determinants of health which has a dominant influence on population health. The purpose of this study was collecting, weighing, and determining the most rel...

    Authors: Sediqe Shafiei, Shahram Yazdani, Mohammad-Pooyan Jadidfard and A. Hamid Zafarmand

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:70

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    The objective of this study was to investigate the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of syphilis among pregnant women attending antenatal care at Felege Hiwot Referral Hospital, northwest Ethiopia.

    Authors: Kiros Tareke, Abaineh Munshea and Endalkachew Nibret

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:69

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  22. Content type: Research note

    To apply a systems pathology-based approach to the quantification of nuclear Active β-catenin and human leukocyte antigen class I, and assess the biomarker involvement in a cohort of prostate tumor patients.

    Authors: Pere Puig, Nadina Erill, Marta Terricabras, Isaac Subirana, Judit González-García, Adrià Asensi-Puig, Michael J. Donovan, Lourdes Mengual, M. Teresa Agulló-Ortuño, Mireia Olivan, Antonio Alcaraz, José A. López-Martín, Inés de Torres, José Luis Rodríguez-Peralto, Alfredo Rodríguez-Antolín, Juan Morote…

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:68

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    This study aims to assess the prevalence of oral rehydration therapy use and associated factors among under-five children with diarrhoea in Dangure district, Benishangul Gumuz Region, Ethiopia/2018.

    Authors: Haftom Gebrehiwot Misgna, Biratu Ebessa and Mekuria Kassa

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:67

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    The aim of this study was to determine the accuracy of three-dimensional endoanal ultrasound scan (3D-EAUS) in the pre-operative assessment of fistula-in-ano in identifying the fistula tract and comparing with...

    Authors: Isuru Sampath Almeida, Umesh Jayarajah, Dakshitha Praneeth Wickramasinghe and Dharmabandhu Nandadeva Samarasekera

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:66

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  26. Content type: Research note

    South Asia has the highest mortality rate from burns in the world. Application of quality improvement methods to burn care can help identify health system gaps. Our overall aim is to introduce a sustainable ho...

    Authors: Nukhba Zia, Asad Latif, Saidur Rahman Mashreky, Ehmer Al-Ibran, Madiha Hashmi, A. K. M. Fazlur Rahman, Sazzad Khondoker, Mohammed Saeed Quraishy and Adnan A. Hyder

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:64

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  27. Content type: Research note

    Bacterial canker is a destructive disease of kiwifruit caused by the Gram-negative bacterium Pseudomonas syringae pv. actinidiae (Psa). To understand the disease-causing mechanism of Psa, a kiwifruit yeast two-hy...

    Authors: Karthikeyan Dharmaraj, Wei Cui, Erik H. A. Rikkerink and Matthew D. Templeton

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:63

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  29. Content type: Research note

    To determine the influence of sexual maturation status on adiposity indicators of children and adolescents.

    Authors: Livia Akemi Ramos Takahashi, Francisco Winter dos Santos Figueiredo, Jucemar Benedet, Francisco de Assis Guedes de Vasconcelos and Fernando Adami

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:61

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    The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of gabapentin on Ehrlich tumor growth in Swiss mice, a highly aggressive and inflammatory tumor model. Mice were grouped into sets of 5 animals and treated ...

    Authors: Plinio da Cunha Leal, Ed Carlos Rey Moura, Rachel Jorge Dino Cossetti, Johnny Ramos do Nascimento, Izabel Cristina Portela Bogéa Serra, Bruno de Paulo Ribeiro, Andre Álvares Marques Vale, Ana Paula Silva de Azevedo dos Santos, Flavia Raquel Fernandes do Nascimento and Rioko Kimiko Sakata

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:59

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  32. Content type: Research note

    Preferences of health professionals’ for human papilloma virus vaccines was measured by monetary value through willingness to pay (WTP) approach that could help policy makers set priorities among alternative c...

    Authors: Abebe Ayinalem Tarekegn and Ayenew Engida Yismaw

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:58

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    The objective of the present study was to investigate if satisfaction with job and family life has any connection with smoking and alcohol drinking behavior among young men in Malawi.

    Authors: Sanni Yaya, Amos Buh and Ghose Bishwajit

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:57

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    Community based health insurance schemes are becoming recognized as powerful method to achieve universal health coverage and reducing the financial catastrophic shock of the community. Therefore, this study ai...

    Authors: Amare Minyihun, Measho Gebreslassie Gebregziabher and Yalemzewd Assefa Gelaw

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:55

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  36. Content type: Research note

    Adolescence represents a critical stage of life, characterized by rapid physical growth and development; varying levels of physical, social and psychological maturity; and a transition from total socio-economi...

    Authors: Amare Tariku, Kedir Abdela Gonete, Gashaw Andargie Bikes, Kassahun Alemu, Aysheshim Kassahun Belew, Molla Mesele Wassie, Tadesse Awoke Ayele, Ejigu Gebeye, Zegeye Abebe, Azeb Atnafu Gete, Melkie Edris Yesuf, Yigzaw Kebede, Abebaw Addis Gelagay and Kindie Fentahun Muchie

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:54

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  37. Content type: Research note

    The current study was conducted to identify cockroach species (Blattodea) of northwestern Iran in public places using morphological characteristics and ribosomal DNA internal transcribed spacer 2 (rDNA-ITS2). ...

    Authors: Mostafa Farmani, Hamidreza Basseri, Behzad Norouzi and Saber Gholizadeh

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:53

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    Macrophages and dendritic cells (DCs) play key role in the recognition of mycobacterial infection and mounting of antimycobacterial immunity. In case of macrophages, recognition of BCG and other mycobacteria h...

    Authors: Pawan Kumar and Sangeeta Bhaskar

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:52

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    Foot complications are considered to be a devastating consequence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), posing a major medical and economic burden. A prospective study was conducted at researchers’ area “Norther...

    Authors: Manal S. Fawzy, Mariam A. Alshammari, Ashwaq A. Alruwaili, Rehab T. R. Alanazi, Jewaher A. M. Alharbi, Abdulaziz Mohammed R. Almasoud, Reem A. Alshammari and Eman A. Toraih

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:51

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    This study aims to describe the prevalence of glycemic control and related factors in a population of Sub-Saharan African T1D patients. We carried out a cross-sectional study including children and adolescents...

    Authors: Cathy Djonou, Aurel T. Tankeu, Mesmin Y. Dehayem, Daryl N. Tcheutchoua, Jean Claude Mbanya and Eugene Sobngwi

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:50

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    One of the most important causes of nosocomial infections is Staphylococcus aureus. The aim of this study was to determine the frequency of these genes and the rate of expression of these genes during nasal colon...

    Authors: Emad Soltani, Effat Farrokhi, Behnam Zamanzad, Milad Shahini Shams Abadi, Fatemeh Deris, Amin Soltani and Abolfazl Gholipour

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:49

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  42. Content type: Correction

    Following publication of the original article [1], an error was reported in Table 1. The data repository links in the 4th column were incorrect. In this Correction, the corrected version of Table 1 is shown. T...

    Authors: Carlos Talavera-López, Barbara Capuccini, Richard Mitter, Jing-wen Lin and Jean Langhorne

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:48

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    The original article was published in BMC Research Notes 2018 11:913

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    This study monitored real-time torque variation of the WaveOne Gold (WOG) and Reciproc Blue (RB) during root canal preparation of mandibular molars. Thirty-six mandibular molars were prepared with WOG Primary ...

    Authors: Flares Baratto-Filho, Jéssica Vavassori de Freitas, Marilisa Carneiro Leão Gabardo, Flávia Sens Fagundes Tomazinho, Jardel Francisco Mazzi-Chaves and Manoel Damião de Sousa-Neto

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:47

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    The RNA exosome is an evolutionarily conserved 3′–5′ exoribonucleolytic protein complex involved in processing and degradation of different classes of nuclear and cytoplasmic RNAs, and, therefore, important fo...

    Authors: J. S. Luz, B. H. Caneguim, A. Baggio, M. M. Santoni, C. C. Helbing, S. R. Valentini, E. Sasso-Cerri and C. C. Oliveira

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:46

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    The presence of Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium becomes a concern in relation to the safety of drinking water and ice. We detected and enumerated the bacteria from ice and beverages collected from several...

    Authors: Diana E. Waturangi, Eko Wiratama and Audora Sabatini Theresia

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:45

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    The Correction to this article has been published in BMC Research Notes 2019 12:93

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    Maternal mortality rates in Ethiopia remain highest in the world. Information with respect to factors that influence preference of institutional delivery among pregnant women are of relevance for designing int...

    Authors: Berhan Tsegaye, Muluesh Abuhay, Edenshaw Admasu, Berhanu Wubale, Kiber Temesgen and Zemenu Yohannes

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:44

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  48. Content type: Research note

    To assess computed tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA) positive yield rate for pulmonary embolism (PE) in a Canadian academic tertiary center.

    Authors: Zhongyi Chen, Simon Deblois, Kevin Toporowicz, Irina Boldeanu, Marie-Odile Francoeur, Manel Sadouni, Luigi Lepanto and Carl Chartrand-Lefebvre

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:41

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    The pre-mRNA of the Epstein–Barr virus LMP2 (latent membrane protein 2) has a region of unusual RNA structure that partially spans two consecutive exons and the entire intervening intron; suggesting RNA foldin...

    Authors: Nuwanthika Kumarasinghe and Walter N. Moss

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:33

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    Evaluation of published research in a region provides insight into relevant aspects of clinical care and research priorities. This study aimed to provide a comprehensive assessment of the type of critical care...

    Authors: Mohamad Elaibaid, Lama H. Nazer, Lama Shaikha, Nada Al-Qadheeb, Ruth Kleinpell, Keith M. Olsen and Feras Hawari

    Citation: BMC Research Notes 2019 12:32

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