Risk Factors for Chronic Mastitis in Morocco and Egypt by Hanna N. Oltean, Amr S. Soliman, Omar S. Omar, Tamer F. Youssef, Mehdi Karkouri, Azza Abdel-Aziz, Ahmad Hablas, Taylor Blachley, Ali Tahri, Sofia D. Merajver

“…Both groups were identified from histopathologically diagnosed patients from 2008 to 2011, frequency-matched on age. Patient interviews elicited demographic, reproductive, breastfeeding, and clinical histories. …”
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Preface by CTA Editorial Board

“…Later, Professor Petrov took part in research in well-known research centers in Italy, Denmark, USA, and many others, and delivered lectures at international conferences as an invited speaker. For 22 years (1986-2008) Professor Petrov headed the Department of Physical Chemistry in the Ural State University. …”
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Silicone Foley's catheter: A useful splint in ear surgeries by Siddharth K. Karanth, Nitin J. Mokal

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Programa de capacitación para defectólogos que asisten a niños sordo-ciegos con disfunción sensorio-integrativa en Atención Primaria de Salud by Idalmis Luisa Martínez Serrano, Alfredo Espinosa Roca, Belquis Rosa Vilaboy Pérez, María Isabel Mantecón Ledo, Clara Mercedes Vitale Alfonso

“…<strong> <br />Métodos:</strong> investigación de intervención con diseño de antes y después, que incluyó todos los defectólogos de la Atención Primaria de Salud de la provincia de Cienfuegos, en el período comprendido entre junio del 2006 y julio 2008. Se determinó la atención defectológica que recibieron los niños sordo-ciegos en la provincia, se identificó la formación inicial de los defectólogos, su nivel de conocimientos para rehabilitar niños sordo-ciegos con disfunciones sensorio-integrativas, a través de un examen diagnóstico que permitió el diseño y aplicación de un programa de capacitación y un material de consulta; la evaluación final se realizó mediante un ejercicio de rehabilitación y entrevista a los defectólogos para medir satisfacción. …”
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Remote sensing for urban heat and cool islands evaluation in semi-arid areas by M. Reisi, M. Ahmadi Nadoushan, L. Aye

“…The results also showed changes in land use types during 1985 and 2017, with an increase in water bodies (148.82%) and built-up areas (39.67%) and a decrease in vegetation (20.08%) and bare soil (12.42%). The areas converted from vegetation to built-up experienced an increase in Landsat land surface temperature, which confirmed the effect of land-use/land-cover on microclimate.…”
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Assessment of Clinical Features in HIV-Infected Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention in China by Ying Liu, Yongfu Chen, Yiwei Hao, Jing Xiao, Bei Li, Leidan Zhang, Junyan Han, Hongxin Zhao

“…We compared demographic characteristics, angiographic features, and 1-year outcomes of 48 PLWH versus 48 HIV-negative controls matched for age (±2 years), sex, diabetes mellitus, and year of PCI (±2 years) in Beijing Ditan Hospital, Capital Medical University from January 2008 to November 2020. Results. In PLWH (mean age: 53.6 ± 10.6 years, 95.8% male, and 79.2% on ART), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol was lower than in HIV-negative controls; however, the statin use was more common, the incidence of hypertension was lower, and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol, and the body mass index were significantly lower than in controls. …”
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Varicella Zoster Virus-induced Acute Retinal Necrosis Following Acute Meningoencephalitis in a Patient with Presumed COVID-19 by Kiana Hassanpour, Faezeh Khorasanizadeh, Mahmood Nabavi, Narsis Daftarian, Alireza Ramezani

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SEMI–DWARF PRODUCTIVE BARLEY LINES by B. A. Batasheva, V. I. Ibisheva, R. A. Abdullaev, O. N. Kovaleva, I. A. Zveinek, E. E. Radchenko

“…In the southern planar area of Dagestan, from 1993 till 2008, a research was conducted on the intraspecific diversity of cultivated barley (Hordeum vulgare L.) belonging to different ecogeographic groups, and growth types (2,021 accessions). …”
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Morbilidad por accidentes en menores de cinco años by Mariela Dorta Figueredo, Mabel Godo González, Carlos Alberto Castellón González, Alina Esther González Hermida, Myleidis Portal Amador, Innerys Rosell García

“…<br /> <strong>Métodos</strong>: estudio descriptivo realizado en Policlínico Área V, Cienfuegos, encaminado al análisis de la morbilidad por accidentes (ocurridos en el periodo junio-noviembre de 2008) en niños de cero a cinco años, pertenecientes a los consultorios 3, 4, 23 y 25 de dicha área de salud. …”
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HbA1c-Based Score Model for Predicting Death Risk in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Lingling He, Shuan Zhang, Xiaoli Liu, Yuyong Jiang, Xianbo Wang, Zhiyun Yang

“…This was a retrospective study of 147 patients with hepatocellular carcinoma and type 2 diabetes mellitus who came to Beijing Ditan Hospital between October 2008 and June 2013. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to obtain the independent factors associated with death risk. …”
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A scoping review on the psychosocial interventions used in day care service for people living with dementia. by Dympna Tuohy, Liz Kingston, Eileen Carey, Margaret Graham, Liz Dore, Owen Doody

“…<h4>Background</h4>Adult Day care centres provide an important aspect of care provision through all phases of the dementia illness from diagnosis to the end of life (Dabelko HI 2008) supporting the well-being of both older people living with dementia and their care partners. …”
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The effects of meteorological drought on oak forest dieback in Ilam province by shamsallah Asgari, tayeb razi, Mohamadreza Jafari, Ali Akbar noroozi

“…The results indicate that the years 2007, 2008, 2011, 2015, and 2016 experienced the highest occurrence of droughts. …”
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Triple Procedure for Dense Cataractous Neovascular Glaucoma Patients by Hossam M. Moharram, Shaaban Abd-Elhamid Mehany Elwan, Mahmoud M. Nassar, Mohamed F. Abdelkader

“…The mean postoperative IOP was dropped to 20.08 ± 4.1, 17.08 ± 2.1, 17.17 ± 5, 15.75 ± 4.7, and 16.17 ± 6.1 mmHg, respectively. …”
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Integration of HIV Care with Primary Health Care Services: Effect on Patient Satisfaction and Stigma in Rural Kenya by Thomas A. Odeny, Jeremy Penner, Jayne Lewis-Kulzer, Hannah H. Leslie, Starley B. Shade, Walter Adero, Jackson Kioko, Craig R. Cohen, Elizabeth A. Bukusi

“…Integration of HIV services into primary care may address this issue of skewed resource allocation. Between 2008 and 2010, we piloted a system of integrating HIV services into primary care in rural Kenya. …”
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Rootstocks for Florida Stone Fruit by Ali Sarkhosh, Mercy Olmstead, Jose Chaparro, Thomas Beckman

“…‘Sharpe’, a clonal plum hybrid rootstock (Beckman, et al., 2008), is only recommended for backyard fruit production because of its reduced yield and smaller fruit size when compared to trees budded onto ‘Flordaguard’ rootstock. …”
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WhatsApp, desinformação e infodemia: o “inimigo” criptografado by Gustavo Teixeira de Faria Pereira, Iluska Maria da Silva Coutinho

“…Para isso, recorre-se em termos metodológicos à Pesquisa Documental (Gil, 2008), tendo como universo de pesquisa sites on-line que fornecerão a materialidade da investigação e vídeos veiculados em telejornais da Rede Globo com temáticas relacionadas ao WhatsApp, Gabinete do Ódio e notícias falsas. …”
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Do shorter delays to care and mental health system renewal translate into better occupational outcome after mental disorder diagnosis in a cohort of Canadian military personnel who... by David Boulos, Mark A Zamorski

“…Medical release risk was elevated for individuals diagnosed before 30 April 2008 relative to those with recent diagnoses (adjusted HR (aHR)=1.77 (95% CI 1.01 to 3.11)) and for individuals with a long delay to care (&gt;21 months after return) relative to those with intermediate delays (8–21 months, aHR 2.47=(95% CI 1.28 to 4.76)).Conclusions Mental health services renewal in the CAF was associated with a better occupational outcome for those diagnosed with mental disorders. …”
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Model for End-Stage Liver Disease Score Predicts the Mortality of Patients with Coronary Heart Disease Who Underwent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by You Chen, Min Han, Ying-Ying Zheng, Feng Zhu, Aikebai Aisan, Tunike Maheshati, Yi-Tong Ma, Xiang Xie

“…A retrospective cohort study involved 5373 patients with coronary heart disease after PCI was conducted from January 2008 to December 2016. Participants were classified to four groups according to the MELD score by quartiles. …”
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Clinical Epidemiological Look at Patients with Congenital Heart Disease: a Study that has Become a Priority by Jan O´neil González Ramos, Nancy González Vales, Eida María Mena Albernal, Elsy Roxana Geroy Moya, Nicolás Ramón Cruz Pérez, Annia Quintana Marrero

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> descriptive cross-sectional study carried out in the cardiology clinic of the Paquito González Cueto University Pediatric Hospital in Cienfuegos from January 2008 to December 2018. The universe was represented by 120 patients with interventricular or interatrial communication who were treated in the Cardiology Service in the outpatient clinic of the center. …”
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بررسی مبانی تداوم اهلیت تملک بعد از مرگ by احمد ادیبی, محمد مهدی الشریف, علیرضا آرش پور

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