Effect of probiotic-fermented milk containing Lactiplantibacillus pentoses strain HBUAS 53657 on serum glutathione peroxidase activity and pancreatic histopathology in hyperglycemi... by Rita Yaswir, Eti Yerizel, Netti Suharti, Cimi Ilmiawati

“…Results: PFM administration at all doses significantly increased serum GPx activity (p = 0.002), with an optimal dose of 1 × 10⁹ CFU/day (P2). …”
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The Association between Birth Weight and Gestational Age and Asthma in 6-7- and 13-14-Year-Old Children by Zamani Raheleh, Alikhani Ahmad, Heydarzadeh Abtin, Zare Roghaye, Hashemain Sara, Rahimi Siavash

“…There was an increased risk of “wheeze ever” in both age groups with birth weight under 2.5 kg and in all subgroups of low birth weight (LBW). Birth weight more than 3.5 kg was associated with lower risk of “severe asthma” in age group 6-7 years. …”
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Effects of Microstructured and Anti-Inflammatory-Coated Cochlear Implant Electrodes on Fibrous Tissue Growth and Neuronal Survival by Lennart Fibranz, Wiebke Behrends, Katharina Wulf, Stefan Raggl, Lisa Kötter, Thomas Eickner, Soeren Schilp, Thomas Lenarz, Gerrit Paasche

“…The hearing thresholds and impedances increased over time in all groups, showing no significant differences. …”
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Physical Inactivity and Food Insecurity Are Associated with Social Capital: A Large-Scale Population-Based Study in Tehran by Amin Nakhostin-Ansari, Paria Akbari, Maryam Selk-Ghaffari, Amir Hossein Memari, Mohamad-Reza Vaez-Mahdavi, Mohsen Asadi-Lari

“…Participation in social events (OR = 0.893, 95% CI = 0.819–0.974, P = 0.011), social network (OR = 0.849, 95% CI = 0.786, P < 0.001), and voluntary activities (OR = 0.865, 95% CI = 0.812–0.921, P < 0.001) were all negatively associated with food insecurity. …”
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Explaining the interactions of city and border with the sustainable development approach Based on the logic of fuzzy multi-criteria decision making Case study: Zahedan ,Mijaveh, D... by reza mohammadi, zyinab karkaabadi, ghlam reza miri

“…Findings and results showed.the most important effective factor on city-boundary relations is social factors with a mean of 3.55 and among weaknesses, Most affected were social weaknesses with a mean of 3.63 and among the opportunities examined, economic and managerial factors with a mean of 3.53 and Finally, they have the most impact on all types of threats, injuries and social threats with an average of 3.75. …”
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Water Quality Assessment of Tributaries of Batang Baleh in Sarawak Using Cluster Analysis by Teck-Yee Ling, Chen-Lin Soo, Teresa-Lee-Eng Heng, Lee Nyanti, Siong-Fong Sim, Jongkar Grinang, Karen-Suan-Ping Lee, Tonny Ganyai

“…Results of the study indicate that all tributaries were well-aerated (≈ 7.7 mg/L) with pH (≈ 7.3) and conductivity (≈ 37.3 μS/cm) values falling within acceptable ranges. …”
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Migraine diagnosis in patients with sinus headache symptoms: a cross-sectional study at Khartoum ENT Hospital by Mohamed Salah Mohamed Abdelgafour, Abdelgadir Ahmed Eltayeb, Mohammed El-Awad

“…Methods This is a cross-sectional hospital-based study conducted at Khartoum ENT Hospital in the period between July 2022 to February 2023 including all patients with self-reported or physician diagnosed “sinus headache”, without a suspected secondary cause of headache. …”
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Relationship between plasma uric acid levels, antioxidant capacity, and oxidative damage markers in overweight and obese adults: A cross-sectional study. by Natalia Albuja-Quintana, Aida M Chisaguano-Tonato, Maria E Herrera-Fontana, Sandra Figueroa-Samaniego, José M Alvarez-Suarez

“…Sociodemographic characteristics, lifestyle elements, and physical measurements were evaluated, and blood samples were collected from all participants. Antioxidant and oxidant markers, including Radical-Scavenging Activity Assay (DPPH), Ferric Reducing Ability of Plasma (FRAP), Catalase (CAT) activity, Thiobarbituric Acid Reactive Substances (TBARS), and Protein Thiol Groups (SH groups), were assayed in the plasma samples. …”
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Physical Activity and Sedentary Patterns among Metabolically Healthy Individuals Living with Obesity by Marika de Winter, Brittany V. Rioux, Jonathan G. Boudreau, Danielle R. Bouchard, Martin Sénéchal

“…When adjusted for confounders, all bouts of sedentary behavior patterns in youth were significantly associated with being classified as MHO. …”
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Association of Phthalate Exposure with Thyroid Function and Thyroid Homeostasis Parameters in Type 2 Diabetes by Yi Chen, Wen Zhang, JingSi Chen, Ningjian Wang, Chi Chen, Yuying Wang, Heng Wan, Bo Chen, Yingli Lu

“…Four parameters of thyroid homeostasis, including the sum activity of step-up deiodinases (SPINA-GD), thyroid secretory capacity (SPINA-GT), Jostel’s TSH index (TSHI), and thyrotroph thyroid hormone resistance index (TTSI), were also calculated. Results. Among all participants, after full adjustment, multivariable regression analysis showed that some urine phthalate metabolites were negatively associated with TSH, TSHI, and TTSI levels and positively associated with FT3, T3, SPINA-GD, and SPINA-GT levels. …”
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Extrication following a motor vehicle collision: a consensus statement on behalf of The Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh by Tim Nutbeam, Rob Fenwick, Charlotte Haldane, Caroline Leech, Emily Foote, Simon Todd, David Lockey

“…Results Consensus was achieved for all 12 statements, emphasising self-extrication as a preferred, primary approach, reducing extrication time, and moving away from absolute movement minimisation. …”
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Mixed Cutaneous Infection Caused by Leishmania and Dermatophytes: A Rare Coincidence or Immunological Fact by Amresh Kumar Singh, Ankur Kumar, Jayesh Pandey, Vivek Gaur, Pratima Tripathi, Indra Prasad Adhikari

“…We present a rare case of a 52-year-old house wife with a history of recurrent itching, depigmentation of the skin of extremities, and loss of appetite for 2-3 months followed by progressive spread of such lesion all over the body in an apparently healthy female. …”
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Diversity of beetles (Arthropoda, Insecta, Coleoptera) associated with coniferous forests in Honduras by Mauricio Hernández, Mauricio Michel, Joel García, Geisy Dueñas, Marcela Moncada, Kevin Amaya, Yensi Yánez, Alejandra Pinto, Gabriela Matamoros, Alejandro Zamora, Gustavo Fontecha

“…Fewer than four individuals were found for fifteen genera. 68% of the specimens were identified to the species level, and all the specimens were identified to the genus level. …”
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Results of 1‑year follow‑up after umbilical hernia with rectus abdominis muscle diastasis repair using endoscopic subcutaneous onlay approach (SCOLA) by Mindaugas Kiudelis, Matas Pažusis, Linas Venclauskas, Eglė Kubiliūtė, Algirda Venclauskienė

“…The rate of seroma was 11% after 3 months and 2% after 6 months of follow-up. Almost all the patients reported mild or moderate symptoms during daily activities after the surgery. …”
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Evaluation of the performance of nucleic acid amplification tests (NAATs) in detection of chlamydia and gonorrhoea infection in vaginal specimens relative to patient infection stat... by Minttu M Rönn, Louise Mc Grath-Lone, Bethan Davies, Janet D Wilson, Helen Ward

“…Vaginal specimens were estimated to have a performance &gt;80% for chlamydia and gonorrhoea infections in all but one study.Conclusions Performance of the NAATs for chlamydia and gonorrhoea detection using vaginal specimens was similar to that of cervical and urine specimens relative to PIS. …”
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An Exploration of Iran's Banking System Based on Islamic-Social Banking Principles with an Emphasis on Improving Social Capital (Bank Sepah Case Study) by Mohammad Reza Yazdanpanah, Keramatollah Rasekh, Majid Reza Karimi

“…The statistical population of the present study in the qualitative part included experts aware of the subject of research and in the quantitative part included all the heads and deputies of Sepah Bank and former Ansar Bank branches in Shiraz. …”
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Reflexiones sobre el proyecto Auto-Demarcación y EtnoCartografía de las Tierras y Hábitats Jodï y Eñepa by Stanford Zent, Egleé L. Zent, Lucas Juae Mölö, Pablo Chonokó

“…The goal was to prepare maps of community lands and compile all of the documentation required to petition the Venezuelan State for the land title. …”
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Accelerated Corneal Collagen Cross-Linking Using Topography-Guided UV-A Energy Emission: Preliminary Clinical and Morphological Outcomes by Cosimo Mazzotta, Antonio Moramarco, Claudio Traversi, Stefano Baiocchi, Alfonso Iovieno, Luigi Fontana

“…Methods. 21 eyes of 20 patients with progressive keratoconus were enrolled. All patients underwent accelerated cross-linking using an ultraviolet-A (UVA) exposure with an energy release varying from 7.2 J/cm2 up to 15 J/cm2, according to the topographic corneal curvature. …”
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The patellar compression angle: a new, accurate diagnostic angle for lateral patellar compression syndrome by Xiaokang Gao, Jinwei Liu, Jingyu Zhang, Zhitao Xie, Chengyue Yu, Yufei Yuan, Leming Mou, Weiguo Xu

“…Methods From June 2020 to May 2023, a retrospective analysis was conducted on 72 patients in the LPCS group and 140 patients in the Control group, all of whom underwent axial radiographs of the patella and knee MRI. …”
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Dynamics of hospitalizations and staffing of Ukraine’s mental health services during the Russian invasion by Irina Pinchuk, Ryunosuke Goto, Oleksiy Kolodezhny, Nataliia Pimenova, Norbert Skokauskas

“…We obtained responses from the heads of 30 inpatient mental health facilities, which represent 49.2% of all psychiatric hospitals in Ukraine. Information on hospitalizations and the number, displacement, and injuries of staff in April and July-September 2022 was obtained from each facility. …”
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