Endometriosis Surgery during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Brazilian Single Institution Experience by Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Eduardo de Almeida Nogueira, Pietro Cardoso Balthar, Camilla Gabriely Souza Guerra, Marlon de Freitas Fonseca

“…Early in the 2020 Coronavirus pandemic stay-at-home guidelines, there were public health orders that elective surgeries be deferred to prioritize hospital beds for critically ill COVID-19 patients. …”
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Carotenoids Inhibit Fructose-Induced Inflammatory Response in Human Endothelial Cells and Monocytes by Ping Lin, Qian Ren, Qin Wang, Jiali Wu

“…This research is aimed at determining the vascular health characteristics of carotenoids by evaluating their effect on excessive inflammatory response in endothelial and monocyte cells, the main factors of atherosclerosis. …”
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Pattern of Thrombocytopenia In Pregnancy At Teaching Hospital Of Rahim Yar Khan, Pakistan by Muhammad Bilal Ghafoor, Faiza Sarwar, Tahira Afzal Durrani, Zainab Quratulain Azher, Saleha Jabeen, Muhammad Haris Ali Khan

“…Although pregnancy is related with physiological variations in platelet count, however, several pathological conditions also cause thrombocytopenia showing significant impact on health of mother and her baby. The prevalence of thrombocytopenia during pregnancy is 7 to 11%. …”
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Potensi Ikan Barbir (Pethia conchonius) dan Lemon (Labidochromis caeruleus) Jantan dan Betina sebagai Predator Biologis Larva Nyamuk Aedes aegypti by Hebert Adrianto, Etha Rambung, Natalia Christiani

“…Fish as natural predators of mosquito larvae is a way of controlling mosquito larvae biologically that does not pose a risk to the health of organisms and environmental damage and overcoming the problem of mosquito resistance to chemical larvacide. …”
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Natural compounds may contribute in preventing SARS-CoV-2 infection: a narrative review by Maria Eleonora Bizzoca, Stefania Leuci, Michele Davide Mignogna, Eleonora Lo Muzio, Vito Carlo Alberto Caponio, Lorenzo Lo Muzio

“…Coronavirus pandemic infection is the most important health issue worldwide. Coronavirus disease 2019 is a contagious disease characterized by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. …”
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Family Profile of Substance Addicted Individuals by Fatmanur Alsancak, Hülya Yıldız, Hüseyin Zahid Kara, Hasan Hüseyin Taylan, Yusuf Genç

“…The presence of a substance addicted member in the family negatively affects the functioning and health of the family. In this study, the profiles of the families of substance addicts living in Sakarya were revealed by adopting a descriptive screening model, and it was aimed to make some concrete suggestions about this by examining the effects of family characteristics on addicted people. …”
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Simulated clinical scenario of basic life support for adults in a hospital context: an integrative review by Camila Gomes Carvalho, Cláudio César Guimarães Martins, Iorana Candido da Silva, Renata Marinho Fernandes, Juliane Rangel Dantas, Ana Railka Oliveira-Kumakura, Ana Luisa Brandão de Carvalho Lira

“…Contribution to practice: our findings may help build simulated scenarios related to basic life support, for the permanent education of health care teams and to train new professionals.…”
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Analyzing crop production: Unraveling the impact of pests and pesticides through a fractional model by Navnit Jha, Akash Yadav, Ritesh Pandey, A.K. Misra

“…While farmers use chemical pesticides as crop protectors, the extensive use of these chemicals adversely affects both human health and the environment. In this research work, we formulate a nonlinear mathematical model using the Caputo fractional (CF) operator to investigate the effects of pesticides on crop yield dynamics. …”
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Uncertainty Quantification and Sensitivity Analysis of Concrete Structure Using Multi-Linear Regression Technique by Abdelhamid Hebbouche, Salim Bennoud, Ayoub Zeroual

“…The dynamic analysis of structures with uncertain parameters presents an attractive field of structural health monitoring in many cases of technological interest. …”
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Geleceğin Hekim Adaylarının Çevre Davranışı ve Etkileyen Bazı Faktörlerin İncelenmesi by Erkan Pehlivan, Ülken Tunga Babaoğlu, Gülcan Demir

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Forecasting dengue in Bangladesh using meteorological variables with a novel feature selection approach by Mahadee Al Mobin

“…Abstract Dengue, a mosquito-borne viral disease, continues to pose severe risks to public health and economic stability in tropical and subtropical regions, particularly in developing nations like Bangladesh. …”
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Rule-based ai system for early paediatric diabetes diagnosis using backward chaining and certainty factors by Al-Hakim Rosyid R., Setiawan Retno Agus, Hidayat Rachman, Arkananta Edgina R., Samodra Galih, Jayusman Hadi, Suryani Riska, Famuji Tri Styo

“…Diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major health threat that can cause complications if early diagnosis and treatment are not carried out, 1.3 million children aged 6–18 or about 1.1% of the population of children in Indonesia are affected by this disease. …”
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Lobectomy sufficiency for 1–4 cm differential thyroid cancer: a large retrospective study in China by Jun Xu, Qixian Yao, Zhongliang Wu, Wenhuan Dou, Yujing Liu

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Effects of Scheduled Exercise on Cancer-Related Fatigue in Women with Early Breast Cancer by Anne Marie Lunde Husebø, Sindre Mikal Dyrstad, Ingvil Mjaaland, Jon Arne Søreide, Edvin Bru

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Vitamin A and its influence on tumour extracellular matrix by Guoqing Xie, Shun Cao, Guangchun Wang, Xianzhong Zhang, Yu Zhang, Haofan Wu, Shuxian Shen, Jiandong Le, Keqiang Li, Zhenlin Huang

“…Abstract Vitamin A is a crucial nutrient renowned for its role in visual health and cellular regulation. Its derivatives influence cell differentiation, proliferation, and tissue homeostasis, making them significant in cancer research due to their effects on both normal and tumour cells. …”
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Satisfaction and perceived quality in major outpatient surgery by Javier Cruz Rodríguez, Carrel Niomylesh Niome Abreus, Leosbel Armenteros Fleites, María Margarita Ríos Cabrera, Yasmani Martínez López, María del Carmen Rodríguez Fernández

“…The need to study the perceived quality in the health field and, particularly, in major outpatient surgery has been demonstrated.…”
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Evaluating the Effect of Active Charcoal-Containing Toothpaste on Color Change, Microhardness, and Surface Roughness of Tooth Enamel and Resin Composite Restorative Materials by Ali Forouzanfar, Pouria Hasanpour, Yasaman Yazdandoust, Hosein Bagheri, Hamideh Sadat Mohammadipour

“…Charcoal-containing toothpastes have become popular among many patients; however, there is inadequate scientific evidence on oral health. This study aimed to evaluate the color change, surface microhardness, and roughness of bovine enamel and composite resin submitted to simulated toothbrushing with a whitening toothpaste containing activated charcoal. …”
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DPPH Scavenging Activity, Reducing Power, and Metal Chelating Capacity of Compound 1-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-pyridine-2-yl-propenone by Navista Sri Octa Ujiantari, Andy Eko Wibowo, Ratna Asmah Susidarti

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Alteration of Thyroid-Related Hormones within Normal Ranges and Early Functional Outcomes in Patients with Acute Ischemic Stroke by Xiao-yan Xu, Wen-yu Li, Xing-yue Hu

“…Furthermore, score of National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), total T4, free T4, and C-reactive protein at admission were significantly higher in patients with poor functional outcome, whereas free T3 and total T3 were significantly lower. …”
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Experience in conducting clinical trials in Cienfuegos by Olga Lidia Cuevas Pérez, Diana Rosa Fernández Ruíz, Gredsy Escandón López, Mayra Quirós Enrique, Yuleidis García Rodríguez

“…There implementation extended to the Primary Health Care System and the Gustavo Aldereguia Lima Provincial Hospital was incorporated to the process of certification.…”
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