Patients in South Ethiopia Know How to Manage Diabetes, but Drug Shortages and Costs Undercut Self-Care
This qualitative study examined diabetes self-care in three South Ethiopian hospital clinics. Its 21 participants comprised 12 adults with type 2 diabetes and nine healthcare providers. Patients described medication, diet, physical activity, foot care, and glucose monitoring as daily work negotiated against financial pressure, drug shortages, beliefs, food costs, limited support, and health-system constraints. Patients tended to foreground structural barriers, whereas providers placed more emphasis on knowledge and forgetting advice. Continued counselling, reliable medicines, and peer support emerged as priorities, but these are interview-derived design directions rather than tested interventions.
Temesgen Anjulo Ageru · Cua Ngoc Le · Apichai Wattanapisit · Charuai SuwanbamrungWalailak University · Prince of Songkla University
Paired samples from treatment-naïve gastric-cancer patients and controls showed substantially higher richness and diversity with mucosal brushing than biopsy. Brushing detected lower diversity and altered composition in cancer, whereas biopsy did not. Sampling method shapes microbiome signals, but causation and diagnostic utility are unproven.
Gizzard lesions in Thai chickens contained intranuclear inclusions, in-situ hybridization signal and PCR-confirmed fowl adenovirus. Hexon and fibre sequencing identified FAdV-8a strain FAdV8a_NPT_KU001_25, closer to a gizzard-tropic than an inclusion-body-hepatitis strain. Association is supported, but causation remains unproven.
A two-clinic Chiang Mai study of 150 MSM and transgender women found clinically significant depression in 5.3% of PrEP users and 13.3% of non-users. Mean depression was lower among PrEP users, while suicidal ideation occurred in 5.3% with no group difference.
An exploratory case-control study of 37 Thai adults with confirmed beta-lactam hypersensitivity identified HLA-DQA1*01:04 and HLA-DQA1*05:05 candidate signals after Bonferroni correction, with the latter stronger for immediate reactions. Small size, population controls and sensitivity-instability mean the findings are not ready for screening or drug avoidance.
Twenty male esports players were randomised to cup stacking three days weekly for four weeks or usual training. Post-intervention salivary alpha-amylase fell within the experimental group and differed significantly from controls.
Giant freshwater prawns received control diets or 10% and 20% fishmeal replacement with L. plantarum TISTR1284-fermented Leucaena for two weeks. Fermented diets increased immune markers and reduced post-A. hydrophila mortality by 26.14%, with normal intestinal morphology.
The systematic review identified 17 reports representing 15 randomised trials with 6,256 participants; 2,216 contributed to overweight subgroup analyses. The meta-analysis included 12 studies and 1,728 pregnant women with overweight. Interventions combined diet and physical activity, often with goal setting, self-monitoring and digital or remote follow-up.
A seven-country prospective cohort of 1,703 adults with HIV found Mycobacterium tuberculosis bloodstream infection predominantly among inpatients and associated it with higher 30-day mortality.
An evaluation of 1,838 stored sera from seven countries found that a second-generation Hcp1 antibody test had sensitivity ranging from 48% to 92%, with specificity varying by country and comparison group.
Thai researchersHasyanee Binmaeil · Thanakon Bunsong · Mary N. Burtnick · Paul J. Brett · Narisara Chantratita
Analysis of Thai national claims from 2015–2023 identified 60,916 paediatric hepatobiliary admissions. Admission rates were broadly stable and in-hospital mortality declined, while hepatic failure remained a high-risk condition.
An international expert statement spanning 22 countries reviews links among food systems, cardiometabolic health and the Sustainable Development Goals. It advocates plant-forward traditional diets rich in whole grains, legumes, vegetables, fruit, nuts and spices, with meat used sparingly.
The multicentre survey analysed 604 patients from 25 Thai hospitals between December 2023 and March 2024. SSRIs accounted for 70.2% of prescriptions, followed by TCAs at 13.9% and trazodone at 12.7%. The most common diagnoses were depressive disorders (55.0%), substance use disorders (15.2%) and psychotic disorders (13.7%). Clinicians cited limited availability (21.9%), reimbursement arrangements (36.3%) and patient finances (33.9%) as prescribing constraints.
Thailand-affiliated bibliographic records. These are not full analyses; they are ordered by Impact Signal and should be verified against the original source.
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Environmental Engineering
A tropical pseudocryptic cyanobacterium Nectelia purpurascens gen. et sp. nov. (Cyanobacteriophyta, Nodosilineales) from a mangrove habitat in the Gulf of Thailand
Phycological Research
Thailand-affiliated authors
Billy Lim Chun Ginn · Jantana Praiboon · Narongrit Muangmai
Institutions
Kasetsart University
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Clinical Medicine
Valorizing seafood processing by-products for prebiotic development: a circular economy approach to gut health
Trends in Food Science & Technology
Thailand-affiliated authors
Sana Shahid
Institutions
Chulalongkorn University
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Clinical Medicine
Association of HRD Score With Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Short‐Course Radiotherapy Plus Sequential Chemoimmunotherapy in pMMR Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
Cancer Reports
Thailand-affiliated authors
Xin Ran
Institutions
Police General Hospital
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Clinical Medicine
Feasibility and Outcomes of Concomitant Boost in Prone Hypofractionated Whole-Breast Irradiation Using 3D-Conformal Radiotherapy
Clinical Breast Cancer
Thailand-affiliated authors
Tanun Jitwatcharakomol
Institutions
Siriraj Hospital · Mahidol University
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Clinical Medicine
Sputum cellularity and health services utilization among patients with asthma and COPD
CHEST Journal
Thailand-affiliated authors
Sarita Thawanaphong
Institutions
King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital
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Environmental Engineering
Ground granulated blast furnace slag in self-consolidating concrete for sustainable pavements: A state-of-the-art review with data-driven design windows
Next Materials
Thailand-affiliated authors
Manikanta Devarangadi · Warit Wipulanusat
Institutions
Thammasat University
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Energy and Materials
Novel tyrosinase inhibitory peptides from Kaempferia parviflora protein hydrolysate with melanin suppression and mechanistic insights from B16F10 cells and zebrafish models
Chulalongkorn University · Mahidol University · Mahidol Oxford Tropical Medicine Research Unit
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Clinical Medicine
Toxicological Assessment of Polypropylene Microplastics in Male Nile Tilapia ( Oreochromis niloticus ): Growth, Hematological, and Histopathological Insights
CLEAN - Soil Air Water
Thailand-affiliated authors
Ilham Zulfahmi
Institutions
Prince of Songkla University
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Environmental Engineering
Molecular confirmation and epidemiological implications of Heterophyes heterophyes in Melanoides tuberculata from southern Thailand
Cultivar-Specific Responses of Jerusalem Artichoke to Potassium and Zinc Fertilizationin a Low-Fertility Sandy Loam Soil
Agriculture
Thailand-affiliated authors
Benjapon Kunlanit · Ratanaporn Poosathit
Institutions
Mahasarakham University · Srinakharinwirot University
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Clinical Medicine
Diagnostic Performance of Artificial Intelligence for Proximal Caries Detection on Bitewing Radiographs: A Systematic Review and Diagnostic Test Accuracy Meta-Analysis
THE BANGKOK MEDICAL JOURNAL
Thailand-affiliated authors
Arnun Jukisalapong
Institutions
Bangkok Hospital
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Environmental Engineering
Effects of emersion and re-submergence on key physiological responses in the semi-terrestrial crab Episesarma mederi (H. Milne Edwards, 1853)
Temporal and spatial patterns of malaria in Somalia, 2021–2025: a district-level analysis of routine surveillance data
Travel Medicine and Infectious Disease
Thailand-affiliated authors
Zhinya Kawa Othman
Institutions
Chulalongkorn University
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Clinical Medicine
The microbiome bone axis in osteomyelitis: integrating evidence from bone oral and gut microbiota
Microbiome Research Reports
Thailand-affiliated authors
Chanon Kunasol
Institutions
Chiang Mai University
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Energy and Materials
Development and field evaluation of a hybrid FOPBIACA system for ammonia and hydrogen sulfide removal from swine farm emissions
Journal of Ecological Engineering
Thailand-affiliated authors
Phimphaka Phothilangka
Institutions
Lampang Rajabhat University
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Multidisciplinary
A Sequential Multilevel Frequency Stimulation Paradigm for SSVEP-Based Brain–Computer Interfaces
Symmetry
Thailand-affiliated authors
Nannaphat Siribunyaphat · Yunyong Punsawad
Institutions
Walailak University
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Engineering
In Silico Pre-Screening as a Design-Assessment Tool for Gold Nanoparticle-Amplified DNA Displacement Assays: Identifying Sequence-Level Design Limitations Across Electrode and Magnetic-Bead Configurations
International Journal of Molecular Sciences
Thailand-affiliated authors
Tatchanun Ngamdee · Patsamon Rijiravanich
Institutions
King Mongkut's University of Technology Thonburi · National Science and Technology Development Agency · National Center for Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology
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Environmental Engineering
Bioconversion of Agricultural Residues into Nutrient-Enriched Biofertilizers Using Trichoderma sp.: Effects of Substrate Type and Incubation Time
Biology
Thailand-affiliated authors
Laemthong Laokhongthavorn · Viroon Kamchoom
Institutions
King Mongkut's Institute of Technology Ladkrabang
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Multidisciplinary
Potential sex-sorting of Hampshire boar sperm with ScFv-antibody-coated magnetic beads
Animal Reproduction Science
Thailand-affiliated authors
Marninphan Thongkham · Korawan Sringarm
Institutions
Chiang Mai University
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Engineering
Quadratic-Form Approximation of Conic Combinations of Correlated Lognormals with an Application to Arithmetic Asian Options
Mathematics
Thailand-affiliated authors
Karawan Wiwattanalamphong · Sanae Rujivan
Institutions
Walailak University
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Multidisciplinary
Direct upcycling of unrecyclable household waste into biodegradable high‑performance biocomposites
Communications Chemistry
Thailand-affiliated authors
Kanjanawadee Singkronart
Institutions
National Science and Technology Development Agency · Thailand National Metal and Materials Technology Center
