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Ultraviolet index levels in Recife, Brazil: an ecological study to identify low-erythemal-risk sunlight exposure windows for infants

OBJECTIVE: Current pediatric guidelines recommend avoiding direct sun exposure for infants under six months. However, these recommendations may offset other potential benefits of sunlight exposure. The authors aimed to examine the Ultraviolet Index (UVI) levels in Recife, Brazil,...

Theory–simulation–application framework to enhance biostatistical capacity for HIV and cancer data analysis in sub-Saharan Africa: lessons learnt from Tanzania

Enhancing biostatistical capacity in sub-Saharan Africa (SSA) is imperative for the efficient analysis of routinely collected health data and for clinical and public health decision-making. We describe the experiences and lessons learnt from implementing advanced statistical capa...

Tree-based structural equation model for assessing measurement invariance in patient-reported outcome measures

Evidence of measurement invariance (MI) is essential to ensure that scores based on patient-reported outcome measures (PROMs) are comparable across groups or over time. Conventional methods for evaluating MI in PROMs are mostly group-based methods that require that relevant diffe...

Religious Affiliation and Reported Dual Menstrual Material Use Among Young Women in India

Background: Dual-method menstrual hygiene use, defined as the use of both modern menstrual hygiene products (e.g., sanitary pads) and traditional materials (e.g., cloth), remains under-researched among young women in India. While socioeconomic factors are associated with menstrua...

Ebola Virus RNA Persists in Reproductive Tissues and Sperm of Male Ifnar1−/− Mice After Resolution of Viremia

Ebola virus (EBOV) has been shown to persist in the reproductive tracts of male Ebola virus disease (EVD) survivors ranging from months to years following recovery, with shedding of EBOV in semen leading to chains of disease transmission. In the current study, we used a mouse mod...

Dr. Tsai et al reply

We appreciate the interest of Drs. Wang and Qu¹ in our work,² and their call for more family-friendly metrics to help convey meaningful quality of life improvements in juvenile idiopathic arthritis ( JIA). After considering the different ideas suggested in t...

Virtual Health Interventions to Improve Breastfeeding: A Systematic Review

CONTEXT Use of virtual health interventions has increased rapidly, with growing evidence evaluating virtual breastfeeding support. However, the effectiveness of different types of virtual breastfeeding interventions remains unclear. OBJECTIVE To examine the effects of various typ...

Clinical Joint Tenderness in First-Nations First-Degree Relatives of Rheumatoid Arthritis Patients: Examining Factors Associated with Functional Disability and Progression to RA

Objectives Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a systemic autoimmune disease affecting synovial joints. Prior to the clinical onset of arthritis, autoantibodies and non-specific joint symptoms often appear in the absence of joint swelling. We previously found that functional disability...