Publications by authors named "P Linn Aung"
Background: We aimed to identify motivators for people who inject drugs to pursue treatment for hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection and uncover opportunities that could make treatment more appealing.
Methods: Between November 2023 and January 2024, we conducted semi-structured interviews with 15 HCV RNA-positive individuals with a history of injecting drug use and self-reported as either untreated or treated but delayed treatment for more than 6 months. Thematic and framework data analysis was employed and interpreted using the Capability, Opportunity and Motivation (COM-B) framework of behaviour change.
Background: The effect of caesarean section (CS) on breastfeeding initiation has been extensively studied, but its influence on exclusive breastfeeding practices remains inconclusive. Therefore, this study aims to investigate the impact of CS on exclusive breastfeeding using evidence from four countries in the Southeast Asian region.
Methods: This cross-sectional study used secondary data obtained from the Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) conducted between 2016 and 2022 in four countries within the Southeast Asian Region.
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- Poromas are benign skin tumors originating from sweat glands, often appearing as pink or red bumps primarily on hairless areas like palms and soles.
- A 70-year-old woman had a poroma on her abdomen that showed some histological features similar to another neoplasm, syringocystadenoma papilliferum (SCAP), but lacked certain defining characteristics of SCAP.
- This case, showing rare SCAP-like features within a poroma, emphasizes the need for careful diagnosis as it may simply reflect a variation of poromas, rather than representing two different tumors.
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- - The study investigated the safety and feasibility of a new spinal electrical stimulation technology called RISES, which allows real-time adjustments to stimulation settings while collecting various data.
- - Four participants with spinal cord injuries (SCIs) were tested, and results showed no serious adverse effects, with stable skin integrity, vital signs, and pain levels; however, fatigue increased post-stimulation.
- - The trial compared open-loop and closed-loop stimulation methods, finding that while open-loop sessions had longer stimulation durations, there were no significant differences in setup time or other health measures between the two methods.
Background: Homozygous cyclin-dependent kinase inhibitor 2A/B (CDKN2A/B) loss is one of the parameters that support the designation of meningiomas as Central Nervous System (CNS) WHO grade 3 tumors. Evaluation of CDKN2A/B by sequencing or Fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) is costly and not always readily accessible. An immunohistochemistry (IHC)-based marker for the evaluation of CDKN2A/B loss would provide faster results at a lower cost.
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