Evaluation Frequency of Human Papillomavirus and Its Related Genotypes in Women of the General Population Living in 11 Provinces of Iran by Somayeh Hassani, Proshat Sadat Nadji, Anita Mohseni, Marjan Rahnamaye Farzami, Siamak Mirab Samiee, Makan Sadr, Seyed Alireza Nadji

“…Persistent infection with one of the most high-risk genotypes of human papillomavirus causes all cases of cervical cancer and a significant proportion of other genital cancers. …”
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A Quasi-experimental Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Reminiscence Therapy on Depression among Hospitalized Elderly Undergoing Abdominal Surgery Admitted in Nehru Hospital, PGI... by Ritika Tandon, Rajesh Gupta, Sunita Sharma, Mukta Thakur

“…Written consent was obtained from all 60 participants who were selected using a purposeful sampling approach. …”
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Low-density Lipoproteins and Degrees of Cardiovascular Risk in Adults over 40 Years of Age: Case-control Study by Abel Pérez Pavón, Francisco Sánchez Hernández, Karla Doriam Gámez Ávalos, Donovan Casas Patiño, Alejandra Rodríguez Torres

“…Its incidence and prevalence has increased over the last decade and accounts for a third of all deaths. <br /><strong>Objective:</strong> determine the association of LDL-C and degrees of cardiovascular risk in adults over 40 years of age in the Family Medicine Unit #43 of the Mexican Social Security Institute. …”
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Retrospective analysis of CD4 count trends in South Africa by Naseem Cassim, Lindi-Marie Coetzee, Manuel P. Da Silva, Deborah K. Glencross, Wendy S. Stevens

“…However, the rate of, CD4 ≤ 200 cells/μL decreased from 1411 to 700 per 100 000 population; this decrease occurred in all provinces except the Western Cape. Conclusion: This study found high percentage of specimens with CD4 counts ≤ 200 cells/μL despite an increase in median CD4 count. …”
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Problems of improving the national legislation on labor protection by K. Yu. Melnyk

“…It is emphasized that in Article 28 of the draft law, the last category of female workers is not given attention at all, which is not correct, since they also need special protection. …”
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A nonlinear correlation between the serum uric acid to creatinine ratio and the prevalence of hypertension: a large cross-sectional population-based study by Ru Wang, Shuxing Wu, Jing Wang, Wenting Li, Jian Cui, Zhuhua Yao

“…Subgroup analysis revealed that the correlation between the UA/Cr ratio and hypertension risk was stable in all subgroups except for the subgroup with diabetes and the subgroup with a BMI ≥ 28 kg/m2 (p < 0.05). …”
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Association of Asthma Control and Metered-Dose Inhaler Use Technique among Adult Asthmatic Patients Attending Outpatient Clinic, in Resource-Limited Country: A Prospective Study by Bezie Kebede, Girma Mamo, Abebaw Molla

“…A prospective observational study was conducted from March to August 22, 2018. All adult asthmatic patients who met the inclusion criteria were included in the study. …”
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Initial Evaluation of Computer-Assisted Radiologic Assessment for Renal Mass Edge Detection as an Indication of Tumor Roughness to Predict Renal Cancer Subtypes by Rahul Rajendran, Kevan Iffrig, Deepak K Pruthi, Allison Wheeler, Brian Neuman, Dharam Kaushik, Ahmed M Mansour, Karen Panetta, Sos Agaian, Michael A. Liss

“…Linear regression analysis noted that the roughness score is the most influential on the model with all other demographics being equal including tumor size (p=0.003). …”
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The Association between HbA1c and Cardiovascular Disease Markers in a Remote Indigenous Australian Community with and without Diagnosed Diabetes by Luke W. Arnold, Wendy E. Hoy, Suresh K. Sharma, Zhiqiang Wang

“…Individuals with higher HbA1c levels were more likely to have albuminuria (OR 3.14, 95% CI 1.26–7.82) and dyslipidaemia (OR 2.37, 95% CI 1.29–4.34) and visited the clinic more often (OR 2.52, 95% CI 1.26–4.99). Almost all traditional CVD risk factors showed a positive association with HbA1c. …”
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The composition of peripheral immunocompetent cell subpopulations and cytokine content in the brain structures of mutant Disc1-Q31L mice by M. M. Gevorgyan, S. Ya. Zhanaeva, E. L. Alperina, T. V. Lipina, G. V. Idova

“…At the same time, the levels of IL-1β were decreased in all structures being examined. In addition, the content of anti-inflammatory cytokines IL-4 was increased in the frontal cortex, while IL-10 amount was decreased in the hippocampus. …”
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Rare Presentation of Neonatal Necrotizing Fasciitis: Case Series and Review of Literature by Kruti N Shah, Shwetal Bhatt, Dipal Zanzrukriya, Salesh K Soni

“…Aims and background: Necrotizing fasciitis is a rare, severe, fulminating disorder infecting all the layers of skin and extending to the fascial planes and muscular layer. …”
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Agrochemical protection practices for market gardeners and environmental risks on farms in Bouira (Northern Algeria) by Bachouche Nassima, Lamri Naziha, Berghout Karima, Oultaf Lynda, Metna Ali Ahmed Fatiha, Bourfiss Nassima, Akkouche Saida

“…We were able to determine 23 commercial brands, including 21 active ingredients. All the farmers interviewed used different types of pesticides, with rates of 84% for fungicides, 76% for insecticides, 44% for herbicides, and 20% for acaricides. …”
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Environmental Challenges Faced by a Kindergarten and a School in the Katima Mulilo Education Circuit by Давид Нкенгбеза, Мундія Кілібоні Еустінах, Євген Літаба Маемеко, Муквамбо Музва

“…However, the reality is that preschools and secondary education institutions face challenges related to administration, academic performance, attendance, and health. All these issues belong to environmental challenges. …”
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Evaluation of Nutritive and Antioxidant Properties of Blanched Leafy Vegetables Consumed in Northern Côte d’Ivoire by Oulai Patricia D., Zoué Lessoy T., Niamké Sébastien L.

“…Furthermore, after 15 min of blanching time the residual contents (p0.05) of minerals were: calcium (264.88-844.92 mg/100 g), magnesium (49.45-435.43 mg/100 g), potassium (675-1895.41 mg/100 g), iron (14.54-70.89 mg/100 g) and zinc (9.48-36.46 mg/100 g). All these results suggest that the recommended time of domestic blanching must be less than 15 min for the studied leafy vegetables in order to contribute efficiently to the nutritional requirement and to the food security of Ivorian population…”
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ASYNCHRONOUS MOTOR WITH A HOLLOW PERFORATED ROTOR by A. N. Annenkov, S. V. Sizikov, A. I. Shiyanov

“…In the analysis of current density distribution in a hollow rotor with the axial length L', all electric constant and geometric dimensions that are taken into account in the calculation are known values. …”
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Prognostic Factors of IVF&ICSI Cycle Cancellation in Patients with Endometriosis-Related Infertility by Elif Kulahci Aslan, Kiper Aslan, Cihan Cakir, Isil Kasapoglu, Berrin Avci, Baris Ata, Gurkan Uncu

“…The endometriosis phenotype of all cycles was classified into three subgroups: superficial endometriosis, ovarian endometrioma and deep infiltrating endometriosis. …”
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Communicative health literacy with physicians in healthcare services– results of a Hungarian nationwide survey by Frederico Epalanga Albano Israel, Ferenc Vincze, Róza Ádány, Éva Bíró

“…The communicative health literacy (COMM-HL) of the patients is an important attribute, but the number of validated COMM-HL assessment tools is low, and they do not cover all aspects of COMM-HL. That’s why a new scale has been developed within an international collaboration. …”
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Molecular dynamics simulation of the interaction between polybutylene terephthalate and A3 during thermal-oxidative aging by Kong Lingze, Sun Weiqi, Zhao Hongqiang, Zhou Wei, Guo Feng, Zhou Bin, Shi Yumin, Li Li, Li Kun, Zhong Ruiqi

“…The computational results indicate that as the degree of thermal-oxidative aging decomposition increases, the radius of gyration, peak value of radial distribution function, and free volume fraction of the aging model all decrease. The concomitant increase in defects and the weakening of the interactions between molecular chains in the aging model lead to a continuous reduction in the mechanical properties and glass transition temperature of the aging model. …”
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Linear IgA bullous dermatosis secondary to drugs: a real-world pharmacovigilance study of the FDA adverse event reporting system by Yixuan Yang, Hanzhang Xie, Shuhan Liu, Ying Jia, Bingnan Cui, Zhanshuo Xiao

“…A significant statistical association was considered when a drug signal met the criteria of all four algorithms.ResultsIn the FAERS database analysis, we identified 1,394 adverse event (AE) reports associated with LABD. …”
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Efficacy and safety of anticoagulants on venous thromboembolism: a systematic review and network meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Weijie Fu, Maolin Zhao, Sheng Ding, Mei Xin, Ke Yang, Li Jiang, Fan Wu, Xiaochen Wu, Jian Wang, Jie Chen, Feng Gao, Siyi He

“…Network meta-analyses were performed based on Bayesian generalized linear models, and a frequentist framework with multivariate random effects was used to fit the model.ResultsIn terms of treatment, 58 trials with 119,417 patients proved eligible, while 125 trials with 225,414 patients were included in terms of prevention. All anticoagulants were found to reduce the recurrence or incidence of VTE compared with Placebo, of which high-level evidence indicated that direct thrombin inhibitors (TIs) and novel oral anticoagulants (NOACs) were the two most effective drugs. …”
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