Picture Your Nursing Home: Exploring the Sense of Home of Older Residents through Photography by J. van Hoof, M. M. Verhagen, E. J. M. Wouters, H. R. Marston, M. D. Rijnaard, B. M. Janssen

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Chronic Kidney Disease, Obesity, and Hypertension: The Role of Leptin and Adiponectin by M. Tesauro, A. Mascali, O. Franzese, S. Cipriani, C. Cardillo, N. Di Daniele

“…Chronic kidney disease is a major public health problem and characterized by a progressive loss in renal function over a period of months or years as defined by structural or functional abnormalities of the kidney. …”
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Antimicrobial resistance in diverse urban microbiomes: uncovering patterns and predictive markers by Rodolfo Brizola Toscan, Wojciech Lesiński, Piotr Stomma, Balakrishnan Subramanian, Paweł P. Łabaj, Witold R. Rudnicki, Witold R. Rudnicki

“…Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a growing global health concern, driven by urbanization and anthropogenic activities. …”
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Decoding the Methylation Patterns of ABC Transporters in Colorectal Cancer by Nurul Nabilah Norhisan, Rashidah Baharudin, Nurul Qistina Rus Bakarurraini, Nur Alyaa Afifah Md Shahri, Francis Yew Fu Tieng, Imilia Ismail, Muhammad-Redha Abdullah-Zawawi, Learn-Han Lee, Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a significant global health concern, posing a major threat to morbidity and mortality rates. …”
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Ground Water Quality of Gandhinagar Taluka, Gujarat, India by Mayur C. Shah, Prateek G. Shilpkar, Pradip B. Acharya

“…The experimental values of water samples were compared with standard values given by World Health Organization (WHO) and United State Salinity Laboratory for drinking and irrigation purposes respectively. …”
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Gastroscopy in Pediatric Surgery: Indications, Complications, Outcomes, and Ethical Aspects by Louise Roth, Martin Salö, Mette Hambraeus, Pernilla Stenström, Einar Arnbjörnsson

“…The results are valuable to educate pediatric surgeons and to inform health care planning when including gastroscopy within clinical practice.…”
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Over-the-counter carrageenan-based sprays may interfere with PCR testing of nasopharyngeal swabs to detect SARS-CoV-2. by Taylor Corocher, Kira Edwards, Yvonne Hersusianto, Donald Campbell, Hui Yin Lim, Paul Monagle, Prahlad Ho

“…As carrageenan is available OTC, interference with PCR testing that causes an increase in false negative results could lead to accidental spread of disease and could therefore have significant public health impacts on community testing of respiratory infectious diseases via PCR.…”
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A Motor Learning Oriented, Compliant and Mobile Gait Orthosis by A. Calanca, S. Piazza, P. Fiorini

“…As pointed out in recent literature Damiano [7] physical exercise, especially in young ages, can have a deep impact on the patient health and quality of life. For training purposes is very important to keep an upright position, although in some severe cases this is not trivial. …”
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Effect of Study-Duration and Time of Day on Multichannel Sleep Study Findings in Former Preterm Infants by Allison Sadowski, Naveed Hussain, Leonard I. Eisenfeld, Mariann Pappagallo, Janet Schwenn, Ted S. Rosenkrantz

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Fountain Water as a Source of Opportunistic Escherichia coli and Aeromonas hydrophila Strains in Atmospheric Air by Iwona Gołaś, Anna Gotkowska-Plachta

“…Abstract The aim of this study was to determine the effect of fountain water on the contamination of atmospheric air with opportunistic Escherichia coli and Aeromonas hydrophila, and to evaluate the resulting health risks to humans. The counts of bacteria, their resistance to eight antibiotics, the multiple antibiotic resistance (MAR) index, and the minimum inhibitory concentrations (MICs) of ciprofloxacin (CIP) and tetracycline (TE) were determined in samples of air collected in the immediate vicinity of fountains (A0) and at a distance of 20 m (A20), and in samples of water (W) collected from five fountains. …”
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Vectors and Spatial Patterns of Angiostrongylus cantonensis in Selected Rice-Farming Villages of Muñoz, Nueva Ecija, Philippines by Ma. Angelica A. Tujan, Ian Kendrich C. Fontanilla, Vachel Gay V. Paller

“…Analysis of host distribution showed overlapping habitats of rats and snails as well as residential and agricultural areas indicating risks to public health. This study presents a possible route of human infection for A. cantonensis through handling and consumption of P. canaliculata and M. maculata or crops contaminated by these snails.…”
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Research on Gait Recognition Based on GaitSet and Multimodal Fusion by Xiling Shi, Wenqiang Zhao, Huandou Pei, Hongru Zhai, Yongxia Gao

“…With the continuous technological progress, especially the development in biometrics, gait recognition has shown broad application prospects in healthcare (e.g., health monitoring), security (e.g., assisted identity verification), and human-computer interaction. …”
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Bladeless dust collection system to prevent scattering in cosmetics manufacturing process by Nana TSURUTA, Michihiro HAKODA, Ken’ichi YANO, Yohei NAGAMITSU, Yoshiyuki HIRAYAMA

“…If inhaled by workers, the dust can have adverse effects on health, such as dust lung and asthma, and can also lead to contamination of the work environment and of the product. …”
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Implications of a twelve-week aerobic exercise on functional work capacity in HIV positive clients on antiretroviral therapy by Mwebaze Nicholas, Mshilla Maghanga, Edward Ojuka, Constance A.n. Nsibambi

“…This study provides useful information to the Ministry of Health of Uganda on the implications of aerobic exercises on functional work capacity as a clinical outcome to HIV positive clients in Uganda. …”
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Chronic-Care-Management Programs for Multimorbid Patients with Diabetes in Europe: A Scoping Review with the Aim to Identify the Best Practice by Julia Heike Brettel, Ulf Manuwald, Henriette Hornstein, Joachim Kugler, Ulrike Rothe

“…Nevertheless, the review shows that CCM was successfully implemented in various care situations and also can be useful in single practices, which often dominate the primary care sector in many European health systems. The present review was able to provide a comprehensive overview of the current care situation of chronically ill patients with multimorbidities. …”
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The use of medicinal plants and herbal medicines for patients in chemotherapy in an oncology center of Ijuí/RS by Gislaine Tisott Dal Molin, Aline Williens Cavinatto, Christiane de Fátima Colet

“…The lack of information and monitoring of users can be a warning to health authorities, to improve the oversight and promote the development of studies focusing on ways of its use and the risks of medicinal plants.…”
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Clinical Holistic Medicine: Avoiding the Freudian Trap of Sexual Transference and Countertransference in Psychodynamic Therapy by Søren Ventegodt, Isack Kandel, Joav Merrick

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Application of Natural Antioxidants as Feed Additives in Aquaculture: A Review by Xiaodan Hu, Wenjing Ma, Disen Zhang, Zikun Tian, Yuanqiang Yang, Yi Huang, Yuhang Hong

“…Oxidative stress, a critical factor affecting the health and productivity of aquatic organisms, arises from the imbalance between reactive oxygen species (ROS) production and antioxidant defenses. …”
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Thoracic Endometriosis: A Presentation of an Uncommon Disease in a Black African Woman by John Omotola Ogunkoya, Taiwo Olufemi Solaja, Akinwale Folarin Ogunlade, Marion Itohan Ogunmola

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Unveiling the impact of community knowledge in malaria programmes: A scoping review protocol. by Faizul Akmal Abdul Rahim, Mohd Hatta Abdul Mutalip, Ahmad Mohiddin Mohd Ngesom, Mohd Amierul Fikri Mahmud, Norzawati Yoep

“…<h4>Background</h4>Despite significant reductions in recent malaria cases and deaths globally, the persistence of this health concern necessitates a shift from traditional top-down approaches. …”
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