Addressing the mental health needs of India’s aging population: Understanding depression prevalence and social risk factors in tertiary care outpatients by Joanne Lydia Rajkumar, Surekha Viggeswarapu, Suja Kurian, Munaf B. Nandyal, Mahasampath Gowri

“…Background: Depression is a major public health problem among older persons. …”
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Coinfection of Hepatitis B and C Viruses and Risk of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Abdullah A. Awadh, Abdulrahman A. Alharthi, Basil A. Alghamdi, Seraj T. Alghamdi, Mohammed K. Baqays, Ibrahim S. Binrabaa, Israa A. Malli

“…Conclusion: Chronic HBV and HCV infections are major risk factors for HCC, and their coinfection was significantly associated with an increased risk of HCC than monoinfection.…”
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Challenging and continuing laparoscopic radical hysterectomy for more than 30 Years at a single institution. After the LACC trial, should minimally invasive surgery for early-stage... by Kohei Omatsu, Chyi-Long Lee, Kuan-Gen Huang

“…The median operation time was 274 min (range: 173–410 min), with an estimated blood loss of 125 mL (range: 50–300 mL). While no major intraoperative complications were observed, one patient reported a poor sensation of urination postoperatively. …”
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Breeding for postharvest physiological deterioration in cassava: problems and strategies by Wilton Mbinda, Asunta Mukami

“…Abstract Cassava is a major food crop for millions of people in Africa, Asia and South America, forming an essential food-security and income generation commodity for small-scale or subsistence farming communities. …”
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An Enhanced Drone Technology for Detecting the Human Object in the Dense Areas Using a Deep Learning Model by Mohamad Reda A. Refaai, Dhruva R. Rinku, I. Thamarai, null S. Meera, Naresh Kumar Sripada, Simon Yishak

“…Traditional firefighting methods, which rely on ground operation inspections, have major limits and may threaten firefighters’ lives. …”
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Promoting Internal Armed Conflict Resolution and Peacebuilding: The Case of the US–Colombia Relations (Part I) by A. A. Manukhin

“…Researchers agree that it is the identification and elimination of the underlying causes and triggers of conflict that represent one of the major challenges to the states emerging from the internal armed conflicts. …”
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Critical analysis of methods for measuring and monitoring of the population life quality by A. A. Golovin

“…Foreign research in recent years has been dominated by subjective (socio-psychological) measurement methods, whereas in Russian research objective measurement indicators still play a major role in monitoring quality of life.The article offers recommendations for developing an improved methodology for assessing the quality of life of the population using social time.…”
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Navigating the current landscape of ocean observations: an overview from platform infrastructures to networks related to ocean time series by Anabel von Jackowski

“…Increasing global temperatures, biodiversity loss, and pollution are among the major transformative changes affecting terrestrial and marine ecosystems. …”
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Geographical Diversity in the Age Specific Anti Müllerian Hormone Levels in Infertile Women: A Hospital Based Cohort Study by Mir Jaffar, Syed Nawaz Ahmad, Monica, Mohammed Ashraf, Sabiha Anjum Shaik, Muhammed Asif

“…Conclusion: The present study suggests a major geographical difference in mean AMH levels according to their age and ethnic background, regardless of their subjacent pathologies.…”
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The epidemiological and economic burden of diabetes in Ghana: A scoping review to inform health technology assessment. by Joseph Kazibwe, Mohamed Gad, Emmanuella Abassah-Konadu, Ivy Amankwah, Richmond Owusu, Godwin Gulbi, Sergio Torres-Rueda, Brian Asare, Anna Vassall, Francis Ruiz

“…Diabetes remains one of the four major causes of morbidity and mortality globally among non-communicable diseases (NCDs. …”
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Protective effects of Euphorbia heterophylla against testicular degeneration in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats in relation to phytochemical profile. by Ahmed M Nagy, Heba A Fahmy, Mohamed F Abdel-Hameed, Rehab F Taher, Alaa M Ali, Mohamed M Amin, Sherif M Afifi, Tuba Esatbeyoglu, Mohamed A Farag, Abdelsamed I Elshamy

“…<h4>Background</h4>Diabetes mellitus (DM) poses a major risk to human health due to an array of implications, one of which is a detrimental effect on the testicular and reproductive functions. …”
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INHIBITION OF METHICILLIN-RESISTANT STAPHYLOCOCCUS AUREUS (MRSA) BIOFILM: THE ESSENTIAL ROLE AND POTENTIAL USAGE OF BACTERIOCINS by Tati Febrianti, Conny Riana Tjampakasari

“…Background: The potential of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) to develop biofilms and its resistance to antibiotics become major worldwide issue. Complementary anti-microbial strategies have been used recently, in particular for the treatment of MRSA biofilm-associated resistance. …”
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Curcumin Protects Human Umbilical Vein Endothelial Cells against H2O2-Induced Cell Injury by Jipeng Ouyang, Rong Li, Haiqin Shi, Jianping Zhong

“…It is thought to be a neurovascular disease with oxidative stress might be involved. Curcumin, one of the major ingredients of turmeric, has potent antioxidative and anti-inflammatory properties, but whether it could be used as a potential treatment for migraine remains to be explored. …”
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Effect of Dietary Cholesterol, Phytosterol, and Docosahexaenoic Acid on Astaxanthin Absorption and Retention in Rainbow Trout by Yang Jin, Keshuai Li, Jon Olav Vik, Marie Hillestad, Rolf Erik Olsen

“…Since LDLR protein plays a major role in plasma lipoprotein turnover, we hypothesized that the inhibition of ldlr gene by high dietary CH resulted in higher retention of plasma Ax. …”
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Hypermethylation of Hif3a and Ifltd1 is associated with atrial remodeling in pressure-overload murine model by Keiko Abe, Tetsuo Sasano, Yurie Soejima, Haruhisa Fukayama, Shigeru Maeda, Tetsushi Furukawa

“…Abstract Atrial remodeling is a major pathophysiological mechanism of atrial fibrillation (AF). …”
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Growth and Yield Performance of Pleurotus ostreatus Cultivated on Agricultural Residues by Hailu Gebru, Tolosa Belete, Gezahegn Faye

“…Food insecurity and malnutrition are among the major problems in most developing nations recently. …”
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Use of the Silastic Sheath in Bladder Neck Reconstruction by D.A. Diamond, G.F. Quimby, R.C. Rink, P.G. Ransley

“…OBJECTIVE: The study compared two populations of patients undergoing bladder neck reconstruction using the silastic sheath in two major pediatric centers. The success with this technique was markedly different in the two centers. …”
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Correlation between B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Functional/Cognitive Parameters in Discharged Congestive Heart Failure Patients by Laura Leto, Marzia Testa, Mauro Feola

“…This study investigated the role of BNP determination in a cohort of elderly patients admitted to hospital with acute decompensated HF and its correlation with main demographic, clinical, and instrumental data and evaluated possible association with major outcome such as mortality or readmission after a 6-month period of follow-up. …”
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A cross-sectional study on psychiatric comorbidity, coping strategies, and quality of life in women diagnosed with breast and cervical cancers attending a tertiary care center in S... by Susila Sharmili Kumaravel, Niranjana Devi Andisamy, Praveena Daya Appadurai, Thenmozhi Lakshmanamoorthy, Ayyakutti Muni Raja, Rajeshwari Kathiah, Arumuganathan Shanmugavinayagam

“…Comorbid psychiatric illnesses were found in 41.2% of cervical and 32.4% of breast cancer participants. Major depressive disorder (20.6% cervical; 8.8% breast) and generalized anxiety disorder (8.8% each) were common. …”
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Mathematical modeling and QSPR analysis of hepatitis treatment drugs through connection indices an innovative approach by Khalil Hadi Hakami, Abdul Rauf Khan, Muhammad Ali

“…Various parameters, including solubility, metabolic stability, toxicity, permeability, and transporter effects, depending on the physical and chemical properties of the treatment, impact the efficacy of biopharmacological design.Increasingly, computational approaches have become indispensable in the discipline of pharmaceutical discoveries and development. The major objective of this work is to examine the chemical appropriateness of connection indices in evaluating six physico-chemical properties of the 14 medicines used for the treatment of hepatitis. …”
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