Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5793/1510164
Increasing Capacity for HIV Testing in Davao, Philippines: An Interdisciplinary Training Approach to Improve Equity in the HIV Care Continuum
Danielle A. Walker, Charlyn T. Gambe, Kristianna M. Altamirano, Maria Teresa C. Requillo, Sarah J. Templeton, Isabelle D. Unger, Isabella E. Smith, Angelina Rosalez, Dasha D. Alexander and April Ulloa
Article Type: Research Article | First Published: July 22, 2025
A community assessment was conducted and stakeholders were identified based on accessibility to services for women and natural integration within operations. Invitations to the training were extended to the groups identified. Participants included representatives from three universities, two nonprofit organizations, local clinics, two social work programs, a midwifery practice, three religious organizations, and local tribal leaders. The comprehensive HIV education, counseling, and testing train...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-4061.1510063
Epidemiological Study of Illicit Drugs Consumed in Côte d'Ivoire Trends Over Recent Years
Bahi Gnogbo Alexis, Meite Souleymane, Kouassi Serge K, N'Guessan Jean Luc A, Konan Jules K, Boyvin Lydie, Kipre Guede Bertin3, M'Boh Gervais M, Dosso Mireille and Djaman Joseph A
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: July 22, 2025
This study aims to establish an inventory of illicit drugs consumed in Côte d'Ivoire and to monitor consumption trends over recent years. Two levels of biological testing were used in this study: Nal von minden Drug-Screen® qualitative tests for screening and Roche Diagnostics THC II semi-quantitative tests for tetrahydrocannabinoid (TCH) quantification....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2474-3690/1510078
Evaluating the Sflt1 Mouse Model of Preeclampsia: Benefits and Limitations for Understanding Human Disease
David Aronoff M, Jean Wassenaar W and Meena Madhur
Article Type: Review Article | First Published: June 21, 2025
Preeclampsia (PE) remains a leading cause of maternal and neonatal morbidity and mortality globally. Among several experimental models developed to interrogate the pathogenesis of PE, the mouse model employing systemic infusion or transgenic overexpression of soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase-1 (sFlt1) has gained widespread use due to its capacity to induce cardinal features of the human disease. These include maternal hypertension, renal injury, endothelial dysfunction, placental abnormalities, ...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5858/1510159
Gerontology: A Tool for Exploring Social Inequities in Health Across the Life Course
Juan Ramon Almejo Vargas and Irma Fabiola Diaz Garcia
Article Type: Original Article | First Published: June 16, 2022
Social inequalities in health accumulate throughout people's life trajectories and negatively impact the iraging. To this end, an instrument was developed to measure them. The method used was the design and validation of an instrument that initially consisted of 100 items. It underwent expert validation, reducing it to 77 items, and concluded with an exploratory factor analysis that resulted in 11 latent items to measure the phenomenon....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5734/1510174
Prevention of Food-Related Gingival Abrasion with use of Denture Adhesive: Results from a Pilot Randomized Controlled Crossover Trial
Malgorzata Klukowska, Julie Grender, Jeffery Milleman and Kimberly Milleman
Article Type: Retrospective Observational Study | First Published: May 25, 2025
This was a 2-treatment, 2-period, examiner-blind, crossover, randomized, controlled pilot clinical trial involving 10 adults with a full maxillary and/ or mandibular denture opposed by natural or artificial dentition and a history of food particle infiltration. For each 3-day treatment period, participants were assigned to use an optimized calcium/zinc partial salt of polyvinyl methyl ether/maleic acid (Fixodent Professional) DA (applied in a continuous pattern) or no adhesive. Participants cons...
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2469-5718/1510274
Spontaneous Pneumomediastinum in an Adolescent with Muscle Dysmorphia
Hafize H Kahya, Melis Pehlivanturk Kizilkan and Sinem Akgul
Article Type: Case Report | First Published: July 14, 2025
We report the case of a 16-year-old boy with muscle dysmorphia who presented to the emergency department with sudden-onset chest pain and was diagnosed with pneumomediastinum. Etiology was attributed to elevated intrathoracic pressure during strenuous weightlifting exercises, combined with dietary restrictions that may have weakened the alveolar walls....
Open Access DOI:10.23937/2572-3235.1510135
Enhancing Pulmonary MRI Imaging through an Ann-Based Approach
Bouharati Imene and Bouharati Khaoula
Article Type: Original Research Article | First Published: June 26, 2025
Despite improvements in the morphological quality of lung images in recent years, using ultra-short echo time sequences, the low signal-to-noise ratio caused by the low proton density of lung tissue and cardiac and respiratory motions that cause artifacts have been the cause of limitations in magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Spatial resolution and diagnostic quality are then reduced. This is mainly evident in emergency situations of pulmonary embolism or in chronic bronchopulmonary diseases....