Evaluation and Management of Women who Have Experienced Stillbirth in Their Previous Pregnancies by Erdem Fadiloglu, Atakan Tanacan, Canan Unal, Mehmet Sinan Beksac

“…Results: Out of 14 pregnancies, 4 (28.5%) ended up with miscarriages at 9, 11, 11 and 15 gestational weeks, respectively. …”
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Associations between Zinc Deficiency, Taste Changes, and Salivary Flow Rates following Gastric Bypass and Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgeries by Boshra Mozaffar, Hayat Mozaffar, Mohammed Alkharaiji, Aly Elbahrawy, Iskandar Idris

“…Zinc level was reduced following MGB at 6 months (85.6 ± 16.9 μgm/dl vs 67.5 ± 9.2 μgm/dl; (P=0.004)) but was increased at 6 months following SG (76.9 ± 11.4 vs 84.9 ± 21.7 μgm/dl). Reduction in the rate of salivary flow was observed in 66.0% and 72.0% of MGB and SG patients, respectively, at 3 months and in 53.0% and 70.0% at 6 months. …”
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Long‑term outcomes of adjustable gastric banding: a 15‑year prospective randomized trial comparing 2 band types in 103 patients by Žygimantas Juodeikis, Gintautas Brimas

“…Results: Baseline characteristics were similar between the groups, with a mean (SD) patient age of 45.9 (11.7) years and a mean (SD) preoperative body mass index of 47.5 (7.3) kg/m2. …”
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Influence of Visual Quality and Cultural Background on Consumer Apple Preferences: An Eye-Tracking Study with Chinese and Hungarian Consumers by Xu Cao, Zsuzsanna Horváth-Mezőfi, Zoltán Sasvár, Gergő Szabó, Attila Gere, Géza Hitka, Dalma Radványi

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Social Support Theory for Predicting Stress, Anxiety, and Job Burnout of Healthcare Workers in the Post-pandemic COVID-19 by Masoumeh Mohammadi Khanqah, Fataneh Bakhshi, Asieh Ashouri, Abolhasan Afkar

“…Results: The Mean±SD scores for stress and anxiety were 9.11±5.64 and 6.44±5.23, respectively, with a median burnout score of 38 (IQR: 26-50). …”
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Electroencephalography Correlation of Ketamine-induced Clinical Excitatory Movements: A Systematic Review by Emine M. Tunc, Neil Uspal, Lindsey Morgan, Sue L. Groshong, Julie C. Brown

“…Of the subjects with epilepsy, 14% (10/74) had CEMs vs 5% (1/21) in subjects without epilepsy. Most CEMs (9/11) were temporally correlated with electrographic seizures. …”
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Cost and cost-effectiveness of BPaL regimen used in drug-resistant TB treatment in the Philippines by D. Evans, K. Hirasen, D.J. Casalme, M.T. Gler, A. Gupta, S. Juneja

“…We estimate the patient and provider costs of BPaL compared to current standard-of-care treatment in the Philippines.METHODS: Patients on BPaL under operational research, or 9–11-month standard short oral regimen (SSOR) and 18–21-month standard long oral regimen (SLOR) under programmatic conditions were interviewed using the WHO cross-sectional TB patient cost tool. …”
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Effect of Sexual Skills Counseling With Cognitive-Behavioral Approach on Sexual Assertiveness in Women Suffering from Marital Disillusionment by Faezeh Saffari Mofrad, sakineh Taherkhani, Ashraf Khoramirad

“…The mean and standard deviation of the sexual assertiveness score in the intervention group changed from 34.1±11.67 before the intervention to 74.9±11.68 and 56.8±8.46 in the post-test and follow-up periods, respectively. …”
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Preoperative Intravitreal Conbercept Facilitates Vitrectomy in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Is Attention Required for the Fellow Eye? by Wei Xu, Weijing Cheng, Yao Yao, Jian Guo, Guoxing Xu

“…Preoperative IVC significantly reduced surgical duration (IVC vs. non-IVC, 88.9 ± 11.9 min vs. 97.8 ± 12.8 min, p < 0.05). In the vitrectomized eye, no significant difference existed between the IVC group and non-IVC group regarding postoperative BCVA (logMAR, 1.20 ± 0.53 vs. 1.27 ± 0.54, p = 0.68), IOP (16.5 ± 2.9 mmHg vs. 15.6 ± 3.7 mmHg, p = 0.44), and CRT (330.1 ± 35.2 μm vs. 319.2 ± 32.5 μm, p=0.34). …”
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Seroprevalence of COVID-19 in Blood Donors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hassan Nourmohammadi, Ali Hasanpour Dehkordi, Amir Adibi, Seyed Mohammad Amin Hashemipour, Mohsen Abdan, Moloud Fakhri, Zahra Abdan, Diana Sarokhani

“…In the 28 papers examined with 227894 samples, the seroprevalence of COVID-19 in blood donors was 10% (95% CI: 9%, 11%), estimated 5% (95% CI: 4%, 7%) among men and 6% (95% CI: 4%, 7%) among women. …”
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Identity and Distribution of <i>Triglops metopias</i> (Teleostei, Cottidae) in the Northwestern Pacific by Artem M. Prokofiev, Ilyas N. Mukhametov, Olga R. Emelianova, Svetlana Yu. Orlova, Alexei M. Orlov

“…Despite its morphological similarity to <i>T. pingelii</i>, both species can be distinguished by a combination of meristic and morphometric characters, in particular, the wider interorbital space (10.4–22.4, mean 14.8 vs. 6.9–11.4, mean 9.2), shorter pectoral fins (18.7–24.9, mean 21.0 vs. 21.7–27.4, mean 24.1), and the on average more numerous oblique dermal folds (92 vs. 54).…”
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Molecular Modeling of Antimalarial Agents by 3D-QSAR Study and Molecular Docking of Two Hybrids 4-Aminoquinoline-1,3,5-triazine and 4-Aminoquinoline-oxalamide Derivatives with the... by Hanine Hadni, Mohamed Mazigh, El’mbarki Charif, Asmae Bouayad, Menana Elhallaoui

“…The molecular docking study of three compounds 9, 11, and 26 on both wild and quadruple mutant types of pf-DHFR-TS as the protein target helps to understand more and then predict the binding modes with the binding sites.…”
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Autologous Dermis Graft Implantation: A Novel Approach to Reinforcement in Giant Hiatal Hernias by Balázs Kovács, Mikolt Orosz, Máté Csucska, Saurabh Singhal, Árpád Juhász, Zoltán Lóderer

“…A 62-year-old female patient with recurrent giant hiatal hernia (9 × 11 cm) and upside down stomach, immediately following the Belsey repair done in another department, was selected for the pilot procedure. …”
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Prevalence of Trypanosoma congolense and Trypanosoma vivax in Lira District, Uganda by Aziz, Katabazi, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Sarah, Gift Witto, Martin, Odoki, Simon Peter, Musinguzi

“…Trypanosoma congolense was the most dominant trypanosome species with a proportion of 9/11 (81.8%), followed by T. vivax 1/11 (9.1%) and mixed infection of T. congolense/T. vivax1/11 (9.1%). …”
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An alternative to the straddle-arm technique for a conscious infant who is choking: Towards a more universal skill by Ada Chan, Adam Gesicki

“…This was done with the aid of a custom-developed manikin, weighted and sized to the 50th percentile of a 9–11-month-old. Participant feedback was solicited quantitatively and qualitatively.  …”
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Comparison of Autorefraction and Photorefraction with and without Cycloplegia Using 1% Tropicamide in Preschool Children by Ertuğrul Tan Yassa, Cihan Ünlü

“…Results. The mean age was 45.9 ± 11.4 months. The mean spherical equivalent (0.61 ± 1.03 diopters (D); range, −2.38 to 3.63 D) and mean spherical power (1.16 ± 0.92 D; range, −1.25 to 3.75 D) values that were acquired from the photorefraction without cycloplegia showed statistically significant differences from those of the autorefraction with cycloplegia (mean spherical equivalent = 1.00 ± 1.27 D; range, −1.50 to 4.25 D, mean spherical power = 1.60 ± 1.14; range, −1.25 to 4.50 D). …”
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The Effect of Ivabradine on the Human Atrial Myocardial Contractility in an In Vitro Study by Ryan Chaban, Katja Buschmann, Anna Krausgrill, Andres Beiras-Fernandez, Christian-Friedrich Vahl

“…However, force of contraction decreased in both the control group (93.5 ± 4.7%) and the second group (94.1 ± 4.5%, p=0.8) and force of contraction remained unchanged in the third group (101.0 ± 4.1%, p=0.24) and increased significantly in the fourth group (108.9 ± 11.6%, p=0.008). There was no change in other contraction parameters, such as passive tension force (97.1 ± 5.1%, p=0.368), duration of contraction (99.1 ± 4.3%, p=0.816), time to peak (96.6 ± 3.0%, p=0.536), and time to relaxation (101.2 ± 7.0%, p=0.564). …”
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Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Cameroon: Prevalence and Predictors—A Multisetting Community-Based Study by Massongo Massongo, Adamou Dodo Balkissou, Laurent-Mireille Endale Mangamba, Virginie Poka Mayap, Marie Elisabeth Ngah Komo, Abdou Wouoliyou Nsounfon, Alain Kuaban, Eric Walter Pefura Yone

“…Independent predictors of COPD (aOR (95% CI)) were a high educational level (4.7 (2.0, 11.1)), living in semiurban or rural locality (1.7 (1.4, 3.0)), tobacco smoking (1.7 (1.1, 2.5)), biomass fuel exposure (1.9 (1.1, 3.3)), experience of dyspnea (2.2 (1.4, 3.5)), history of tuberculosis (3.6 (1.9, 6.7)), and history of asthma (6.3 (3.4, 11.6)). …”
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Different DNA Loidy Patterns for the Differentiation of Common Subtypes of Renal Tumors by Guorong Li, Michèle Cottier, Odile Sabido, Anne Gentil-Perret, Claude Lambert, Christian Genin, Jacques Tostain

“…The diploid pattern was dominant in conventional and papillary RCCs. 10/13 (76.9%) of clear cell RCCs and 9/11 (81.8%) of papillary RCCs possessed a homogeneous DNA ploidy pattern while only 1/7 (14.3%) has a homogeneous DNA ploidy pattern. 6/7 chromophobe RCCs had multiple aneuploid stemlines. …”
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Determination of the effect of danofloxacin on 8-hydroxy-2-deoxyguanosine level by Devran Coşkun, Rahmi Canbar, Yasemin Korkmaz, Burak Dik, Ayşe Er, Enver Yazar

“…Blood samples were taken on day 0 (control), 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11, 13 and 15 days. Serum 8-OHDG, troponin I and CK-MB isoenzyme levels were measured with ELISA reader, while serum LDH, AST, ALT, ALP, creatinine and BUN values were determined with autoanalyzer. …”
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