Evaluation of home based insulin therapy among pediatric patients with type I diabetes mellitus - A prospective analytical study by Soundararajan N, Thangavel A, Vidjeadevan D, Annamalai Vijayaraghavan

“…Conclusion: The present study has proven that repeated education and proper training given to the care providers of Type I DM patients plays a major role in control of their diabetic status as well as preventing them from developing injection site complications. …”
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Social Support, Spiritual Well-Being, and Quality of Life Among MSM and Transgender Women Living with HIV in Rural Thailand by Anongluk Vongtree, Natawan Khumsaen, Wimonpan Sungsakul, Supannee Peawnalaw, Panarat Chenchob, Tassamon Namwong

“…QOL scores were significantly higher among those with a bachelor’s degree, those earning 20,001-30,000 baht monthly, and those who had disclosed their HIV status (p<0.05). Significant positive correlations were observed between QOL and both social support (r=0.459, p<0.05) and SWB (r=0.501, p<0.05). …”
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Healthcare Resource Utilization Among Patients With Agitation in Alzheimer Dementia by Christie Teigland, Zulkarnain Pulungan, David Bruhn, Steve Hwang

“…Patients with agitation in Alzheimer dementia were more likely than those without agitation in Alzheimer dementia to have lower socioeconomic status (dual eligibility for Medicaid, 45.0% vs 41.7%, respectively) or be disabled (10.5% vs 9.4%). …”
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Ranolazine Improves Glycemic Variability and Endothelial Function in Patients with Diabetes and Chronic Coronary Syndromes: Results from an Experimental Study by Annunziata Nusca, Federico Bernardini, Fabio Mangiacapra, Ernesto Maddaloni, Rosetta Melfi, Elisabetta Ricottini, Francesco Piccirillo, Silvia Manfrini, Gian Paolo Ussia, Francesco Grigioni

“…Finally, greater FMD and lower oxidative stress levels were observed in patients on ranolazine at 3 months. Conclusions. …”
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Impact of Chronic Liver Diseases on Specific Health-Related Quality of Life among a Sample in Babylon Governorate by Karrar G. Rasheed Al-Azzawi, Abdulkhaleq A. Ali Ghalib Al-Naqeeb, Muna A. Kadhum Zeidan

“…The necessity to carry out similar further large-scale studies in different Iraqi regions in order to identify aspects of excellence and regression that progress and slow in the light of which the results of evaluating the health status related to the specific quality of life for (CLDs) patients. …”
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Museographic narrating of dissonant heritage in Tianjin’s former international concessions by Maria Gravari-Barbas, Sandra Guinand, Yue Lu, Chensi Shen

“…Abstract Concessions—defined as the urban elements built by Western powers while ‘occupying’ various parts of the Chinese territory—have recently been granted heritage status by the Chinese national and local authorities. …”
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Quality of Sleep in an HIV Population on Antiretroviral Therapy at an Urban Tertiary Centre in Lagos, Nigeria by Olajumoke Oshinaike, Akinsegun Akinbami, Olaitan Ojelabi, Akinola Dada, Adedoyin Dosunmu, Sarah John Olabode

“…Significant differences were observed in all the individual components of the PSQI (P<0.001). …”
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Characterization of patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease and cognitive impairment. Cienfuegos, 2018 by Beatriz Perdomo Borges, Teresa Rodríguez Rodríguez, Marianela Fonseca Fernández, Isabel Urquiza Pozo, Idalmis Luisa Martínez Serrano, Belkis Rosa Bilaboy Pérez

“…The variables were analyzed: sex, age, skin color, schooling, occupation, marital status, origin, toxic habits, personal pathological history, type of cerebrovascular disease, affected brain structure, cognitive impairment (using the minimum Folstein mental state test and the Montreal cognitive assessment test), neuropsychological alterations, depression (using the Yessavage geriatric depression scale).…”
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Anti-Inflammatory Effects of Protein Kinase Inhibitor Pyrrol Derivate by Halyna M. Kuznietsova, Maryna S. Yena, Iryna P. Kotlyar, Olexandr V. Ogloblya, Volodymyr K. Rybalchenko

“…The anti-inflammatory effects of MI-1 (2.7 mg/kg daily) compared to reference drug Prednisolone (0.7 mg/kg daily) after 14-day usage were evaluated on macro- and light microscopy levels and expressed in 21-grade scale. Redox status of bowel mucosa was also estimated. It was shown that in UC group the grade of total injury (GTI) was equal to 9.6 (GTIcontrol=0). …”
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Comprehensive Analysis Reveals PTK6 as a Prognostic Biomarker Involved in the Immunosuppressive Microenvironment in Breast Cancer by Lili Wang, Shuimei Luo, Ziming Wang, Yiqiang Huang, Yang Luo, Xianhe Xie

“…A positive PR, ER, and HER2 status was found to be related with high expression levels of PTK6. …”
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Influence of sulfur and selenium application on wheat growth in arsenic-contaminated soil by Huan Luo, Chipeng Zhang, Shunyuan Zhang, Wansheng Song, Han Chen

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Long-Term Follow-Up of the Fellow Eye in Patients Undergoing Surgery on One Eye for Treating Myopic Traction Maculopathy by Hui-Juan Xia, Wei-Jun Wang, Feng’E Chen, Ying Wu, Zhen-Yuan Cai, Wei Chen, Su-Qin Yu, Ying Fan

“…Objective. To observe the fellow eye in patients undergoing surgery on one eye for treating myopic traction maculopathy. …”
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Risk factors and preventive role of vaccination in adult tetanus fatality: a systematic review of reported cases (1990-2024) and meta-analysis by Selin Kolsuz, Deniz Güllü, Koçer Dilan Karahan, Önder Ergönül

“…Objectives: This study identifies key risk factors for fatality among adult tetanus patients, assesses the impact of vaccination status and antibody levels on disease severity and outcomes in tetanus cases. …”
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Enhancing learner motivation by adapting strategies from the ARCS model: experience from Chinese online course design and teaching by Song Chenqing, Kao Qifei

“…Reigeluth (Ed.), Instructional-design theories and models: An overview of their current status (pp. 383–434). Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Keller, J. …”
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Armed violent conflict and healthcare-seeking behavior for maternal and child health in sub-Saharan Africa: A systematic review. by Gbadebo Collins Adeyanju, Pia Schrage, Rabiu Ibrahim Jalo, Liliana Abreu, Max Schaub

“…Nine studies (42.8%) observed behaviors for child health such as vaccination uptake, case management for pneumonia, diarrhea, malnutrition, and cough. …”
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Assessment of Organic Matter Influence on the Ecological Integrity of Poyang Lake Using O/E Model and Chemical–Biological Indices over the Past Two Decades by Jindong Wang, Wenjie Huang, Chenglian Feng, Hongyang Wang

“…In this study, several biological and water quality surveys on water ecological conditions were carried out at 11 sampling points of Poyang Lake from 1998 to 2022, and the ecological health of Poyang Lake was evaluated by use of the O/E (Observation/Expectation) model and the chemical–biological index method according to the status of the water quality and the structure of the benthic fauna in the four seasons, respectively. …”
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Laparoscopic Gastric Sleeve and Micronutrients Supplementation: Our Experience by D. Capoccia, F. Coccia, F. Paradiso, F. Abbatini, G. Casella, N. Basso, F. Leonetti

“…Patients were followed up with routine laboratory tests and anthropometric measurements and assessed for nutritional status, as regards vitamin B12, folic acid, iron, hemoglobin, calcium, and vitamin D, every three months throughout 12 months. …”
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Predictive Role of IL-2R and IL-10 in the Anti-inflammatory Response and Antiplatelet Therapy of Kawasaki Disease: A Retrospective Study by Chun Zhang, Lun Chen, Sun Chen, Yan Bian, Jia Shen, Peng Zhang, JiaNi Song

“…Additionally, the two cytokines exhibited more sensitive fluctuations based on the status of the children with KD in various circumstances compared with other indexes, such as the percentages of CD8+ T cells and CD19+ B cells or the PLT count. …”
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Targeting Ferroptosis Attenuates Inflammation, Fibrosis, and Mast Cell Activation in Chronic Prostatitis by Dongxu Lin, Mengyang Zhang, Changcheng Luo, Pengyu Wei, Kai Cui, Zhong Chen

“…Increased generation of lipid peroxidation products (ROS and MDA) and decreased activities of antioxidant enzymes (SOD and CAT) suggested an aberrant oxidative stress status in EAP model. Elevated iron concentration was observed in the EAP model. …”
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Impact of Covid-19 infection on thyroid functions by Hanaa S. Hamed, Reda El khodary, Samah Mohamed Lotfy, Maha Mahmoud Hamed Sakr, Mohammad Walaa Saied

“…With several recent studies observing the rise of thyroid problems in afflicted individuals, the influence of COVID-19 on thyroid function is receiving more attention. …”
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