Increasing Whole Grain Intake as Part of Prevention and Treatment of Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Alastair B. Ross, Jean-Philippe Godin, Kaori Minehira, John P. Kirwan

“…Epidemiological studies consistently find associations between whole grain intake and a reduced risk of obesity and related diseases, yet no work has been done on the potential of whole grains to prevent and/or be a part of the treatment for fatty liver diseases. In this review, we examine the potential and the current evidence for whole grains having an impact on NAFLD. …”
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Differences in Salmonella Serovars Response to Lactic Acid and Peracetic Acid Treatment Applied to Pork by Mariana Fernandez, Alexandra Calle

“…Similarly, a significant main effect of antimicrobials was observed, suggesting that the treatment types impacted Salmonella concentration and reduction rate. …”
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Treatment of a medial plica in the knee among German knee surgeons – The Plica Survey by Svea Faber, Philipp W. Winkler, Ralf Henkelmann, Theresa Diermeier, Wolf Petersen, Maurice Balke, Sebastian Metzlaff, Sebastian Colcuc, Gerald Zimmermann, Philip P. Roessler, Thomas R. Niethammer

“…The survey was comprised 15 questions regarding diagnostic and treatment approaches. Data were collected anonymously and analyzed using IBM SPSS Statistics Version 26.0. …”
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The Influence of Heat Treatment on the Static and Dynamic Sorptive Behavior of Moso Bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens) by Yuxiang Huang, Ru Liu, Fandan Meng, Yanglun Yu, Wenji Yu

“…The influence of heat treatment on moisture sorption behavior of moso bamboo (Phyllostachys pubescens), especially under dynamic sorption conditions, was investigated. …”
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Empowering wastewater treatment with step scheme heterojunction ternary nanocomposites for photocatalytic degradation of nitrophenol by Zhu Liu, Mah Roosh, Ming Lu, Aqsa Arshad, Wenqi Xian, Yuqiu Shen, Guocong Liu, Ali Bahadur, Shahid Iqbal, Sajid Mahmood, Khalid M. Alotaibi

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The Role of Lifestyle in the Prevention and Treatment of Insulin Resistance: A Review of Clinical and Intervention Studies by Daria Rybak, Olga Krupa, Kinga Furtak, Zofia Martyna Wójcik, Kuba Borys Romańczuk, Szymon Przemysław Stolarczyk, Paulina Dorota Pietrukaniec, Bartosz Omasta, Katarzyna Kamińska-Omasta, Magdalena Agata Czerska

“…Effective strategies for the prevention and treatment of IR focus on lifestyle modification, including physical activity and stress management.  …”
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The effect of surgical treatment of tubal pregnancy on concurrent intrauterine pregnancy after in vitro fertilization by Pei Cai, Mingxiang Zheng, Yangqin Peng, Yuyao Mao, Fei Gong, Hui Chen, Ge Lin, Yan Ouyang, Xihong Li

“…Abstract Whether surgical treatment of tubal pregnancy affects the outcomes of concomitant live normally sited (eutopic) pregnancies is unknown. …”
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Design of a Waste Water Treatment System for Kampala International University-Western Campus. by Tayebwa, Gift

“…This project deals with the design of a wastewater treatment system for Kampala International University, Western campus. …”
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Body mass index, proteinuria and total lymphocyte counts in predicting treatment responses among ART naïve individuals with HIV initiated on antiretroviral treatment in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania, 2019: a cohort study by Ellen Hertzmark, Patricia Munseri, Lazaro Jassely, Basil Tumaini

“…Objectives To explore the potential use of body mass index (BMI), proteinuria and total lymphocyte count changes in predicting immunological and virological response in individuals with HIV initiated on antiretroviral treatment (ART).Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Three urban HIV care and treatment centres in Dar es Salaam.Participants Individuals with HIV initiating ART.Outcome measures HIV viral load ≥1000 copies/mL (viral non-suppression) at 6 months after ART initiation.Results Of 215 (out of 220 enrolled) participants who returned for evaluation at 6 months, 147 (66.8%) were women. …”
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Incidence of self-reported tuberculosis treatment with community-wide universal testing and treatment for HIV and tuberculosis screening in Zambia and South Africa: A planned analysis of the HPTN 071 (PopART) cluster-randomised trial. by L Telisinghe, S Floyd, D MacLeod, A Schaap, R Dunbar, J Bwalya, N Bell-Mandla, E Piwowar-Manning, D Donnell, K Shaunaube, P Bock, S Fidler, R J Hayes, H M Ayles, HPTN 071 (PopART) study team

“…Therefore, community-wide universal testing and treatment for HIV (UTT) could contribute to TB control, but evidence for this is limited. …”
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Impact of Nutritional Support for Tuberculosis on Intermediate and Terminal Undernutrition and Treatment Outcomes (INSTITUT) study: a protocol for a quasi-experimental study to assess the impact of nutritional support on tuberculosis treatment outcomes in Benin and Togo by Dissou Affolabi, Chelsie Cintron, Madolyn Dauphinais, Attannon Arnauld Fiogbe, Mohammed Fall Dogo, Safiou Ate, Christine Adjonou, Kokou Agossou, Susie Jiaxing Pan, Marius Esse, Benjamin Ade, Komi Séraphin Adjoh, Pranay Sinha, Kobto G Koura

“…Introduction Undernourished persons with tuberculosis (TB) (PWTB) are at increased risk of mortality, treatment failure and relapse. Nutritional support for PWTB has the potential to mitigate the risk of undernutrition. …”
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Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial of Brief Psychotherapy versus Usual Treatment for Common Mental Disorders in Adults by Marco A. Luengo-Castro, Javier Fernández-Méndez, José M. García-Montes, Pedro J. Caunedo-Riesco, Juan M. García-Haro, Begoña Braña-Menéndez, Dolores González-Díaz, Andrés Cabero-Álvarez, Marcelino Cuesta-Izquierdo

Subjects: “…psychopharmacological treatment…”
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A Comparative Study on the Efficiency of Clear Aligners Versus Conventional Braces in Adult Orthodontic Patients by Mohammad K. Alam, Mohammad Y. Hajeer, Miad A. Alahmed, Sadeem M. Alrubayan, Maram F. Almasri

Subjects: “…adult orthodontic treatment…”
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of 3D-Printed Customized Orthodontic Brackets in Reducing Treatment Time and Improving Outcomes by Mohammad K. Alam, Mohammad Y. Hajeer, Abdullah H. Alshammari, Zeyad M. M. Alenezi, Shouq B. Aldhafeeri

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Exploring SLEEPINESS through home monitoring with ultra-long-term subcutaneous EEG and ecological momentary assessment in sleepy treatment naïve obstructive sleep apnea patients starting CPAP treatment—A study protocol article by Mathias Sarkez-Knudsen, Martin Ballegaard, Martin Ballegaard, Henning Piilgaard, Esben Ahrens, Martin Christian Hemmsen, Tobias Søren Andersen, Jakob Eyvind Bradram, Preben Homøe, Preben Homøe

“…We hypothesize that the high-frequency testing from ULT-EEG, in combination with an ecological momentary assessment (EMA), can provide the information to develop new electrophysiological monitoring of sleep propensity as an alternative to the well-established, yet subjective, ESS.MethodsThis clinical exploratory and experimental study will include 15 treatment-naïve patients with severe OSA, with a baseline ESS score above 10. …”
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Integrating hepatitis B care and treatment with existing HIV services is possible: cost of integrated HIV and hepatitis B treatment in a low-resource setting: a cross-sectional hospital-based cost-minimisation assessment by Andrew Kambugu, Philippa Easterbrook, Jacinto Amandua, David Livingstone Ejalu, Joan N Mutyoba, Claude Wandera, Emmanuel Seremba, Alex Muganzi, Racheal Beyagira, Kaggwa Mugagga, Ponsiano Ocama

“…Data were extracted from 3121 files of HIV and hepatitis B virus (HBV) monoinfected patients from the two study sites.Objective To estimate provider costs associated with running an integrated HBV and HIV clinical pathway for patients on lifelong treatment in low-resource setting in Uganda.Outcome measures The annual cost per patient was simulated based on the total amount of resources spent for all the expected number of patient visits to the facility for HBV or HIV care per year.Results Findings showed that Arua hospital had a higher cost per patient in both clinics than did Koboko Hospital. …”
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Trifluridine-tipiracil in previously treated patients with oestrogen receptor-positive, HER2-negative metastatic breast cancer (BOOG 2019-01 TIBET trial): a single-arm, multicentre... by Niels A.D. Guchelaar, Ron H.J. Mathijssen, Maaike de Boer, Marlies L. van Bekkum, Joan B. Heijns, Birgit E.P.J. Vriens, Mandy M. van Rosmalen, Lonneke W. Kessels, Lisanne Hamming, Karin J. Beelen, Peter Nieboer, Susan M. van den Berg, Esther Oomen-de Hoop, Rhodé M. Bijlsma, Monique E.M.M. Bos

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Evaluation of efficiency of artificial intelligence-based orthodontic treatment planning: A cross-sectional questionnaire study by Abdulrahman Mohammed Algethami, Raghu Devanna Pamayya, Yousef Mohammed Althomali, Abdulrahman Hassan Alzahrani, Mohammed Khalil Fahmi, Amith Vasanthakumar Holenarasipur, Ahmad Hatem Kariri, Muwffak Ghazi Alghoraibi, Matar Abdulrahman Alzahrani, Muaath Hussain Alzahrani

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Pediatric gallbladder torsion managed by laparoscopic cholecystectomy: a case report and scoping review by Yi Sun, Zheng Fang, Xu Cao, Ting Zhang, Xiaobo Liu, Jie Zhang, Qianwei Xiong, Bin Wu, Xiangming Yan

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Efficacy of the ECHOMANTRA online intervention to support recovery from anorexia nervosa in adult patients: study protocol of a randomized controlled multi-center trial by Yolanda Quiles, Álvaro Ruiz, Eva León-Zarceño, Javier Manchón, Marie-Carmen Neipp, Sofía Payá-López, Katina Kovacheva, Valentina Cardi

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