Class 3 Obesity in a Multidisciplinary Metabolic Weight Management Program: The Effect of Preexisting Type 2 Diabetes on 6-Month Weight Loss by David M. Medveczky, Raymond Kodsi, Kathryn Skelsey, Kathy Grudzinskas, Flavia Bueno, Vincent Ho, Nic Kormas, Milan K. Piya

“…Class 3 obesity (BMI≥40 kg/m2) is a growing health problem worldwide associated with considerable comorbidity including Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). …”
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Incorporating insulin into alginate-chitosan 3D-printed scaffolds: A comprehensive study on structure, mechanics, and biocompatibility for cartilage tissue engineering by Afsaneh Jahani, Mohammad Sadegh Nourbakhsh, Ali Moradi, Marzieh Mohammadi, Lobat Tayebi

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Head-to-head comparison of pre-hospital qSOFA and lactate-qSOFA for predicting sepsis in patients with and without suspected infection. A multicenter prospective cohort study by Francisco Martín-Rodríguez, Raúl López-Izquierdo, Miguel A. Castro Villamor, Carlos delPozo-Vegas, Irene Sánchez-Soberón, Juan F. Delgado-Benito, Virginia Carbajosa Rodíguez, Rodrigues Leonardo, José Luis Martín-Conty

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Solid medical waste management practices and awareness in COVID-19 screening stations by S.E. Alzghoul, O.A. Smadi, T. Almomani, M.B. Alzghoul, O.M. Al-Bataineh

“…This is a study conducted among health care employees when an overwhelming amount of coronavirus disease cases were being recorded locally and worldwide, affecting transportation ability and minimizing time spent with screening station personnel.FINDINGS: The outcomes of the first module of the questionnaire revealed a high degree of medical waste management knowledge and awareness among healthcare staff. …”
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Is Dry Needling Effective When Combined with Other Therapies for Myofascial Trigger Points Associated with Neck Pain Symptoms? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by César Fernández-De-Las-Peñas, Gustavo Plaza-Manzano, Jorge Sanchez-Infante, Guido F Gómez-Chiguano, Joshua A Cleland, José L. Arias-Buría, Ibai López-de-Uralde-Villanueva, Marcos J. Navarro-Santana

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Seroprevalence of HSV-2 in multiple subgroups of infertile men with abnormal sperm parameters and those seeking sex selection: a case-control study by Mohamad Javad Mahmodi, Somayeh Shatizadeh Malekshahi, Haleh Soltanghoraee

“…Abstract Background Herpes simplex virus type 2 (HSV-2) is a common sexually transmitted infection (STI) primarily acquired through sexual contact. In 2000, the World Health Organization (WHO) for the first time reported the association of STIs with male infertility. …”
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The Level of Heavy Metal Contamination in Selected Vegetables and Animal Feed Grasses Grown in Wastewater Irrigated Area, around Asmara, Eritrea by Goitom Kfle, Ghebray Asgedom, Tedros Goje, Felema Abbebe, Lula Habtom, Hagos Hanes

“…Soils irrigated with wastewater are by and large contaminated with heavy metals, and consumption of vegetables and animal feed grasses grown in contaminated soils have been a major food chain route for human exposure and pose a health hazard. A study was conducted in three sites to assess the accumulation of heavy metals in farms irrigated with wastewater between two and five decades in and around Asmara, Eritrea. …”
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Dutch Validation of the Self-Evaluation of Negative Symptoms Scale (SNS) by Tim van Brouwershaven, Anika Poppe, Gerdina Hendrika Maria Pijnenborg, André Aleman, Nynke Boonstra, Shiral Gangadin, Sonia Dollfus, Wim Veling, Stynke Castelein, Jan Alexander de Vos, Edith Liemburg, PHAMOUS-researchers, Lisette van der Meer

“…Correlational analyses were performed between the SNS and the Positive and Negative Syndrome Scale (PANSS), the Health of Nation Outcomes Scales (HoNOS), the Global Assessment of Functioning (GAF), Functional Remission tool (FR) and the Manchester Short Assessment of Quality of Life (ManSA). …”
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Cerrahi Yoğun Bakım Ünitelerinde Çalışan Hemşirelerin Taburculuk Planlamasına İlişkin Algı Düzeyleri by Azad Deniz, Şakir Yıldız, Sibel Marangoz, Melisa Güven, Derya Bilge Türkmen, Hamdiye Banu Katran, Berfin Baki

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Transcriptomic analysis of Rhipicephalus microplus hemocytes from female ticks infected with Babesia bovis or Babesia bigemina by Rubikah Vimonish, Janaina Capelli-Peixoto, Wendell Johnson, Lowell Kappmeyer, Perot Saelao, Naomi Taus, Chungwon Chung, Massaro Ueti

“…Abstract Background Tick hemolymph is a sterile fluid that carries nutrients to maintain tick health. The hemolymph creates a hostile environment for invaders including the destruction of microorganisms by its circulating hemocytes. …”
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Fractal cycles of sleep, a new aperiodic activity-based definition of sleep cycles by Yevgenia Rosenblum, Mahdad Jafarzadeh Esfahani, Nico Adelhöfer, Paul Zerr, Melanie Furrer, Reto Huber, Famke F Roest, Axel Steiger, Marcel Zeising, Csenge G Horváth, Bence Schneider, Róbert Bódizs, Martin Dresler

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Patient-reported symptoms and admission pathways in stroke mimics versus confirmed stroke or transient ischaemic attack: a cross-sectional observational study by Jawad Haider Butt, Christina Kruuse, Heidi Shil Eddelien, Viktor Frederik Idin Sørensen

“…Objectives To determine patient-reported symptoms and clinical factors associated with mimics and differences in health-seeking behaviour versus stroke.Design This is a post-hoc analysis of a cross-sectional survey of interviews on patient-reported factors in patients admitted with suspected stroke. …”
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Current Treatment Regimens and Promising Molecular Therapies for Chronic Hepatobiliary Diseases by Marilena Durazzo, Arianna Ferro, Victor Manuel Navarro-Tableros, Andrea Gaido, Paolo Fornengo, Fiorella Altruda, Renato Romagnoli, Søren K. Moestrup, Pier Luigi Calvo, Sharmila Fagoonee

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Fear extinction retention in children, adolescents, and adults by Ebba Widegren, Johan Vegelius, Matilda A. Frick, Ashika A. Roy, Stefan Möller, Johan Lundin Kleberg, Johanna Motilla Hoppe, Olof Hjorth, David Fällmar, Daniel S. Pine, Karin Brocki, Malin Gingnell, Andreas Frick

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Enhancing Clinical Confidence: Effects of Medical Screening and Differential Diagnosis Training for Low Back Pain by Shavit R, Kushnir T, Nudelman Y, Springer S

“…Ron Shavit,1 Talma Kushnir,2,3 Yaniv Nudelman,4,5 Shmuel Springer1 1The Neuromuscular & Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Faculty of Health Sciences, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel; 2Department of Psychology, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel; 3Adelson School of Medicine, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel; 4Department of Physical Therapy, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel; 5Maccabi Healthcare Services, Tel-Aviv, IsraelCorrespondence: Shmuel Springer, The Neuromuscular & Human Performance Laboratory, Department of Physical Therapy, Ariel University, Ariel University, Ariel, Israel, Tel +972-584572869, Email Shmuels@ariel.ac.ilPurpose: Direct access to physical therapy (PT) requires PTs to act as primary care providers, making differential diagnosis a critical component of patient assessment. …”
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Nitrous Oxide Emissions from Smallholders’ Cropping Systems in Sub-Saharan Africa by Shaankua E. Lemarpe, Collins M. Musafiri, Joseph M. Macharia, Milka N. Kiboi, Onesmus K. Ng’etich, Chris A. Shisanya, Jeremiah Okeyo, Elizabeth A. Okwuosa, Felix K. Ngetich

“…Ozone layer depletion allows penetration of ultraviolet radiations, which are hazardous to human health. Climate change culminates in reduced food productivity. …”
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Analysis of chronic kidney disease epidemiology in Kazakhstan using nationwide data for 2014–2020 and forecasting future trends of prevalence and mortality for 2030 by Gulnur Zhakhina, Kamilla Mussina, Sauran Yerdessov, Arnur Gusmanov, Yesbolat Sakko, Valdemir Kim, Dmitriy Syssoyev, Meruyert Madikenova, Ainur Assan, Zhanat Kuanshaliyeva, Duman Turebekov, Kuanysh Yergaliyev, Bolat Bekishev, Abduzhappar Gaipov

“…The retrospective analysis was performed on a database acquired from the Unified National Electronic Health System for 703,122 patients with CKD between 2014 and 2020. …”
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Synergistic interaction between wheat streak mosaic virus and Triticum mosaic virus modulates wheat transcriptome to favor disease severity by Haritha Nunna, Nathan A. Palmer, Gautam Sarath, Stephen N. Wegulo, Satyanarayana Tatineni, Satyanarayana Tatineni

“…There also appeared to be a connection between viral replication and plastid health, with stronger downregulation of genes needed for chloroplast functions and integrity and increased synergism between TriMV and WSMV. …”
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Preclinical optimization of a GPC2-targeting CAR T-cell therapy for neuroblastoma by Nan Li, Haiying Qin, Rosa Nguyen, Mitchell Ho, Ming Sun, Eytan Ruppin, Michael C Kelly, Yingying Cao, Reona Okada, Jeyshka M Reyes-González, Hannah G Stack, Charlie Seibert, Carol J Thiele

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The total extract of Abelmoschus manihot (L.) medic flowers (TEA) mediated Nrf2-TFAM signalling to regulate mitochondrial antioxidant mechanism by Ying Song, Xinyi Zhu, Beibei Wang, Qisong Li, Biwei Song

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