Determinants of adherence to the Mediterranean diet among individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus living in Mediterranean countries: a systematic review by Janot J. Ayoub, Janot J. Ayoub, Suzan A. Haidar, Ellen E. Blaak, Nanne K. De Vries

“…We included 17 studies, with participant numbers ranging from 106 to 7,447.ResultsCompliance with the MD was moderate, with the most significant determinants of adherence being age, physical activity, body mass index (BMI), marital status, and educational level. However, limited information is available on psychological and economic determinants.ConclusionVarious factors, especially sociodemographic ones, influence adherence to the MD among patients with T2DM. …”
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In Vivo Healing Potential of Aegle marmelos in Excision, Incision, and Dead Space Wound Models by M. K. Gautam, V. Purohit, M. Agarwal, A. Singh, R. K. Goel

“…Complete wound contraction and epithelization were observed at the 20th day after treatment with AME as compared to the 24th day in control rats. …”
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Genetic environmental interaction to achieve optimum physiological states of crossbred cattle in tropical climate by A. Aryogi, L. Affandhy, D. Pamungkas, S. Setiasih, Y.N. Anggraeny, P.W. Prihandini, P.R. Matitaputty, I.N. Suyasa, S. Rusdiana, D.T. Ramsiati, W.I Wulansari, M. Chanafi, D.K. Robba, M. Luthfi

“…The environmental conditions, physiological status, hormone concentration, and reproductive performance were all part of the observations. …”
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Social Anxiety Symptoms in The Visually Impaired Versus Healthy Control: Saudi Arabian Samples by Alsubaie SS

“…No significant differences were observed between the two groups in terms of gender, marital status, or education level. …”
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Tacrolimus trough level and oxidative stress in Tunisian kidney transplanted patients by Mariam Ammar, Soumaya Yaich, Ahmed Hakim, Hanen Ghozzi, Zouheir Sahnoun, Mohamed Ben Hmida, Khaled Zghal, Lobna Ben Mahmoud

“…This study aimed to evaluate the influence of TAC trough levels of oxidative stress status in Tunisian KT patients during the post-transplantation period (PTP).Methods A prospective study including 90 KT patients was performed. …”
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Long-term survival and clinical implications of allogeneic stem cell transplantation in relapse/refractory lymphoma: A 20-year Singapore experience by Wei Sheng Joshua Loke, Jean Rachel Catapia, Chay Lee Low, Francesca Lim, Jeffrey Quek, Hein Than, Yeow Tee Goh, Yeh Ching Linn, Colin Phipps Diong, Aloysius Ho, William Hwang, Chung Cheng Jordan Hwang, Aditi Ghosh, Liang Pui Koh, Lip Koon Tan, Joanne Lee, Li Mei Michelle Poon, Cheng Kiat Lawrence Ng

“…On univariate analysis, complete remission status at transplant and RIC confers superior OS. …”
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Sexuality Assessment in Women Diagnosed with Ovarian Cancer by Patricio Jaramillo Guerrero, Edison Enrique Sotalin Nivela, Eduardo Leonel Alvarado Pico

“…A significant association was also observed between the absence of depressive symptoms and sexual satisfaction, in addition, a significant deterioration in sexual satisfaction in patients undergoing chemotherapy. …”
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Risk of long covid in patients with pre-existing chronic respiratory diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Paul Terry, R Eric Heidel, Alexandria Q Wilson, Rajiv Dhand

“…Pre-existing asthma, but not COPD, was associated with increased odds of long covid-associated fatigue. We observed heterogeneity in the results of studies of asthma related to hospitalisation status. …”
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Clinical characteristics of pediatric patients with SARS-CoV-2 infection. Cienfuegos, 2020-2021 by Mercedes Fonseca Hernández, Dunia María Chávez Amaro, Vivian Isabel Chávez Pérez, Julio Héctor Jova Dueñas, Tamara L. Jiménez Sáez, Ifrain Machín Caride

“…<br /><strong>Methods:</strong> observational, descriptive, cross-sectional, ambispective study. …”
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Content Analysis of Food and Beverage Advertisements on TV, Radio, and Billboards in Iran by Maryam Amini PhD, Delaram Ghodsi PhD, Mehrnoosh Shafaatdoost MSc, Mohadese Borazjani MSc, Maryam Aghayan MSc, Nastaran Shariatzadeh BSc

“…This study supports the need for stricter regulations and adherence to international standards to improve nutritional status.…”
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Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte Ratio and Platelet-to-lymphocyte Ratio in the Patients with Euthyroid Hashimoto's Thyroiditis by Hacer Nur RESBER, Mumtaz TAKIR, Cundullah TORUN

“…The patients' anthropometric measurements, smoking status, blood examination, and thyroid ultrasounds were evaluated. …”
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Family Characteristics, Food Security, Expenditure, and Dietary Diversity among Families with and without Concurrently Wasted and Stunted Children in Semarang by Rachma Purwanti, Ignasia Agatha Br Ginting, Nurhanna Putri Aulia, Nuryanto Nuryanto, Fillah Fithra Dieny

“…Methods: This study utilized an observational analytic approach with cross-sectional design. …”
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Exploring The Influence Of Vitamin D In The Management Of Acne Vulgaris: A Pilot Study by Aqsa Naheed, Aashi Mughal, Tehzeeb Zehra, Rahila Aamir, Samina Fida, Taha Naveed

“…A statistically insignificant association (p=0.49) and weak positive correlation (r= 0.17, p=0.65) were observed between Vit D levels and acne Status and GAG-1 score on applying chi-square test and Pearson correlation respectively. …”
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Streptomyces learnhanii sp. nov., unveiling a Mangrove-Derived Novel “Modern Actinobacteria” in Malaysia by Jodi Woan-Fei Law, Vengadesh Letchumanan, Kar-Wai Hong, Sunny Hei Wong, Nurul Syakima Ab Mutalib, Ya-Wen He, Kok-Gan Chan, Loh Teng-Hern Tan

“…This Gram-positive bacterium produces pale greenish-yellow aerial and greyish-yellow substrate mycelia on ISP 2 agar. The taxonomy status of strain MUM 203JT was determined via a polyphasic approach comprising phenotypic observations, genomic and phylogenetic analyses, and chemotaxonomic analyses. …”
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Association between rs20456 and rs6930913 of Kinesin-Like Family 6 and Hypertension in a Chinese Cohort by Yan-li Chen, Li-Qiang Zheng, Tie-Jun Li, Zhao-Qing Sun, Ying Hao, Bao-Gang Wu, Ying-Xian Sun

“…After adjusting for confounding factors, significantly lower risk of hypertension was observed in participants with genotype TC (0.416 (CI 0.299–0.578), p<0.001) and CC (0.577 (0.389–0.857), p=0.007) of rs20456 compared with TT. …”
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Online resources on gene networks containing human and animal data by E. V. Ignatieva, D. A. Afonnikov, N. A.  Kolchanov

“…Without pretending to fully cover all information resources containing data related to humans and animals on the subject, the current review was created to report the current status of the problem and to present the criteria according to which we propose to evaluate the utility of webresources for specific research tasks. …”
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Corneal Biomechanics Determination in Healthy Myopic Subjects by Kunliang Qiu, Xuehui Lu, Riping Zhang, Geng Wang, Mingzhi Zhang

“…Evaluation of corneal biomechanical properties should take CCT and myopic status into consideration.…”
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Associations between dietary fatty acids and kidney stones by Ning Tan, Ya Zhang

“…Logistic regression models were used to assess the relationship between fatty acid intake and kidney stones prevalence, adjusting for demographic and health-related covariates such as age, sex, BMI, diabetes status, physical activity, and other dietary factors. …”
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Association of the combination of corporal adiposity and cardiorespiratory fitness with cardiometabolic risk factors in children — PREVOI Study by Renata Chácara Pires, Haysla Xavier Martins, Míriam Barbosa, Maria del Carmen Bisi Molina

“…Methods: Cross-sectional observational study with a sample of 251 children registered in Family Health Units. …”
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Improved Dark Channel Defogging Algorithm for Defect Detection in Underwater Structures by Longsheng Bao, Chunyan Zhao, Xingwei Xue, Ling Yu

“…This study analyzes the current research status of underwater image processing technology, designs the overall framework of the DR algorithm, and uses the underwater structure disease image to verify the algorithm. …”
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