Assessment of Chronic Pain in Children: Current Status and Emerging Topics by Tonya Mizell Palermo

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Issues of Recruitment and Rationale for Conducting Clinical Trials on Mutans Streptococci Suppression in Mothers by Walter A. Bretz, Odila P. S. Rosa, Salete M. B. Silva, Patricia Corby, Lisa Weissfeld, Walter J. Loesche

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The Prevalence and Risk Factors for Low Birth Weight among Term Newborns in Adwa General Hospital, Northern Ethiopia by Yisak Gebregzabiherher, Abera Haftu, Solomon Weldemariam, Haftom Gebrehiwet

“…Background. World health organization estimates that 25 million LBW babies are born annually worldwide and 95% occur in developing countries. …”
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An Optimal Algorithm for Determining Risk Factors for Complex Diseases: Depressive Disorder, Osteoporosis, and Fracture in Young Patients with Breast Cancer Receiving Curative Surg... by Chieh-Yu Liu, Chun-Hung Chang

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Trafficked Proteins—Druggable in Plasmodium falciparum? by Jasmin Lindner, Kamila Anna Meissner, Isolmar Schettert, Carsten Wrenger

“…Malaria is an infectious disease that results in serious health problems in the countries in which it is endemic. …”
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Two Cases of Acute Cholecystitis and Symptomatic Choledocholithiasis in Two Women Less than 40-Years-of-Age with Hormonal Intrauterine Devices by Helen M. Shields, Hasrat Sidhu

“…One of the two major health side effects in a large controlled study of subcutaneous hormonal implants with levonorgestrel was a significant increase in gallbladder disease. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection and Gastric Dysbiosis: Can Probiotics Administration Be Useful to Treat This Condition? by Giovanni Bruno, Giulia Rocco, Piera Zaccari, Barbara Porowska, Maria Teresa Mascellino, Carola Severi

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Reliability and Validity of the Thai Version of the Florida Obsessive-Compulsive Inventory by Ratana Saipanish, Thanita Hiranyatheb, Manote Lotrakul

“…Forty-seven OCD patients completed the FOCI-T, the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), and the Pictorial Thai Quality of Life (PTQL). …”
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Degradation Data-Driven Remaining Useful Life Estimation in the Absence of Prior Degradation Knowledge by Yong Yu, Changhua Hu, Xiaosheng Si, Jianxun Zhang

“…Recent developments in prognostic and health management have been targeted at utilizing the observed degradation signals to estimate residual life distributions. …”
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Hip Fractures in Persons with Stroke by Åsa G. Andersson, Åke Seiger, Peter Appelros

“…The following test instruments were used: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale, Mini-Mental State Examination, Berg Balance Scale, Timed Up & Go, and Stops Walking When Talking. …”
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Social Well-Being in the Hungarian Metropolitan Regions: An Empirical Application Of The Stiglitz Report by Márton Berki, Levente Halász

“…In the case of the Hungarian metropolitan regions, the eight dimensions of social well-being identified in the Stiglitz Report are explored: (1) material living standards (income, consumption and wealth), (2) health, (3) education, (4) personal activities including work, (5) political voice and governance, (6) social connections and relationships, (7) environment (present and future conditions), and (8) insecurity (of an economic as well as a physical nature). …”
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Bridging the Divide: Grouping EFL Undergraduate Students Based on Their Language Proficiency by Shahida Nurmatova, Osman Albdulkadir Ahmed

“…While teachers and some students believe that it is a very good concept to be practiced, and it is very beneficial, others argue that it is detrimental to students and mainly to their mental health. The purpose of the research was to explore the concept, assess its advantages and disadvantages of practicing it, and then conclude whether it is beneficial or detrimental to the academic status of teachers and students. …”
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A Rare Case of Erdheim-Chester Disease (Non-Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis) with Concurrent Langerhans Cell Histiocytosis: A Diagnostic and Therapeutic Challenge by Hamza Hashmi, Drew Murray, John Greenwell, Marwan Shaikh, Soumit Basu, Maxwell Krem

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Roles of the Oxidative Stress and ADMA in the Development of Deep Venous Thrombosis by Meral Ekim, M. Ramazan Sekeroglu, Ragıp Balahoroglu, Halil Ozkol, Hasan Ekim

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Pyoderma Gangrenosum: A Review of Clinical Features and Outcomes of 23 Cases Requiring Inpatient Management by Mingwei Joel Ye, Joshua Mingsheng Ye

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Articular Cartilage Gene Expression after Coxofemoral Joint Luxation in the Dog by Korakot Nganvongpanit, Waranee Pradit, Siriwadee Chomdej

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Effects of Anesthetics on Barrier Tissue Function by Fujing Wang, Yanhui Li, Changlei Cui, Zhaoping Xue, Haichun Ma

“…Barrier tissues play critical roles in human health and diseases, yet the impacts of anesthetics on barrier tissues are still not clear. …”
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Distribution of Heavy Metals in Surface Sediments of the Bay of Bengal Coast by M. Z. H. Khan, M. R. Hasan, M. Khan, S. Aktar, K. Fatema

“…Constant monitoring of the Bengal coast water quality needs to be recorded with a view to minimizing the risk of health of the population and the detrimental impacts on the aquatic ecosystem.…”
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Disseminated TB associated with acute severe malnutrition in a Roma child by P. Kunč, J. Fábry, P. Ferenc, T. Strachan, M. Matiščáková, I. Solovič, R. Péčová, M. Dohál

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Blastomycosis Presenting as Multiple Splenic Abscesses: Case Report and Review of the Literature by Sami Al-Nassar, Tracy MacNair, Jeremy Lipschitz, Howard Greenberg, Elly Trepman, Sate Hamza, John M Embil

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