Publications by authors named "Z A Umar"

Background: Pregnancy-Related Acute Kidney Injury (PRAKI) is an important contributor to maternal-fetal morbidity and mortality. The burden of PRAKI in sub-Saharan Africa is not well documented. We conducted a systematic literature review and meta-analysis to estimate the prevalence of PRAKI in sub-Saharan Africa.

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Background: Among frequent healthcare users is a small group called "high-care users", with ≥ 10 hospital visits annually. They consume a disproportionate share of the healthcare budget, and their care is often inappropriate and unnecessary.

Objectives: To assess the prevalence and determinants of persistent high-care (PHC) use (≥ 10 visits in two consecutive years) among National Health Insurance Authority (NHIA) enrollees.

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Introduction: falls in the elderly are a neglected health problem in many societies, particularly in the developing world. Many health and social service providers are unprepared to prevent and manage falls and related injuries as they lack sufficient knowledge to identify their predisposing factors. For this reason, this study aims to identify the pattern of falls and its determinants among the elderly in northern Nigeria.

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Introduction: While there are no widely accepted diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) metrics for journals, geographic and sex diversity across a journal's editorial board may provide a surrogate measure of its commitment to DEI. We explored the association between journal quality and DEI metrics for cardiothoracic surgery (CTS) journals and investigated whether editorial diversity correlates with diversity across published articles.

Methods: We collected the following data for 30 CTS journals: country of publication (categorized by income level), journal quality metrics (citation-based metrics, e.

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Article Synopsis
  • The WHO classified certain strains of bacteria as a Group I carcinogen for gastric cancer in 1994, but only about 3% of infected individuals actually develop the disease, with specific toxins playing a key role in this process.
  • There are two types of infections: carcinogenic (Type I, with various toxin combinations) and non-carcinogenic (Type II, without toxins).
  • A new method using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy and deep learning has been developed to quickly and accurately distinguish between these infection types, which could improve screening and prevention efforts for gastric cancer.
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