Influence of Socio-Demographic, Occupational and Lifestyle Variables on Sleep Time by Dutheil F, Saint-Arroman C, Clinchamps M, Flaudias V, Fantini ML, Pereira B, Berthon M, Laporte C, Baker JS, Charkhabi M, Cocco P, Lecca R, Puligheddu M, Figorilli M, Zak M, Ugbolue UC, Ubago-Guisado E, Gracia-Marco L, Bouillon-Minois JB, Vialatte L

“…Therefore, we aimed to evaluate the influence of those variables on sleep time, and to study risk factors of being a short sleeper.Methods: The COVISTRESS international study is an online questionnaire using the secure REDCap® software. …”
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Epidemiological Distribution of Major Ectoparasites Species of Small Ruminant in the Case of Chemical Control Campaign in Welkait District, Tigray Region, Ethiopia by Berhe Leul, Afera Berihun, Kebede Etsay

“…A cross-sectional study was carried out from November 2016 to May 2017 to identify the major ectoparasites species and potential risk factors in Welkait district western part of Tigray region. …”
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Educational intervention applied in children from 5 to 11 years of age with deforming oral habits by María de los Santos Haces Yanes, Clotilde de la Caridad Mora Pérez, Nicolás Ramón Cruz Pérez, Ivette Alvarez Mora

“…<strong>Results:</strong> The knowledge level of children, parents and teachers was significantly improved. Risk factors were eradicated in more than 50% of the children being the most frequent: lingual protraction, baby bottle suction, mainly among females. …”
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Investigating Parkinson’s disease risk across farming activities using data mining and large-scale administrative health data by Pascal Petit, François Berger, Vincent Bonneterre, Nicolas Vuillerme

“…Our findings represent a preliminary work that suggests the potential involvement of occupational risk factors related to farming in PD onset and development. …”
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Metabolic Risk Susceptibility in Men Is Partially Related to Adiponectin/Leptin Ratio by Gloria Lena Vega, Scott M. Grundy

“…But the ratio of adiponectin/leptin decreased progressively with the increase in the number of risk factors for metabolic syndrome. Conclusion. Adipokine levels may reflect adipose tissue triglyceride storage capacity and insulin sensitivity. …”
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Impact of multifaceted interventions on pressure injury prevention: a systematic review by Usha Rani Kandula

“…Educational programs greatly enhanced nurses’ knowledge and practices, particularly regarding the Braden scale and wound care protocols. Key risk factors identified were patient age, sex, and chronic diseases. …”
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Neurotoxicological manifestations among drug abusers admitted to Alexandria poison unit and Al-Mamora hospital: prospective study by Haidy Megahed, Maha Ghanem, Ayman Abdelshafi

“…The aim of the study was: a) To describe the neurotoxic effects of acute and chronic use of drugs of abuse in patients admitted to Alexandria poison unit (APU) and Al-Mamora hospital addiction treatment unit (MH), b) To evaluate them regarding age, sex, education, residency, marital status, cause, family history, past history and study the presentation, pattern of abuse, relapse, identify the risk factors, and c) To assess facilities to prevent further morbidity and mortality.Methods: A prospective study was conducted on all patients with neurotoxicological manifestations due to drug abuse admitted to APU and MH from June 1st to December 31st, 2020. …”
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Infection with hepatitis C virus as a cause of cirrhosis – case study by Lidia Sierpińska, Małgorzata Januszek

“…Health education of society is necessary from the aspect of risk factors of HCV infection in the medical environment, as well as in beauty salons and tattoo parlours. …”
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Estimating HIV Incidence during Pregnancy and Knowledge of Prevention of Mother-to-Child Transmission with an Ad Hoc Analysis of Potential Cofactors by Thomas Obinchemti Egbe, Rose-Mary Asong Tazinya, Gregory Edie Halle-Ekane, Eta-Nkongho Egbe, Eric Akum Achidi

“…The incidence rate of HIV seroconversion in the Fako Division, Cameroon, was 6.8/100 woman-years. No risk factors associated with HIV seroconversion were identified among the study participants because of lack of power to do so.…”
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High-Sensitive C-Reactive Protein Levels in a Group of Syrian University Male Students and Its Associations with Smoking, Physical Activity, Anthropometric Measurements, and Some H... by Wafika Zarzour, Nada Dehneh, Mazen Rajab

“…Hence, the aim of the present study was to evaluate cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors along with C-reactive protein levels measured by high-sensitive method (hsCRP) in a group of healthy males of university students (n=101, 18–25 years old). …”
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Hamstring Injury Rehabilitation and Prevention in the Female Athlete by Lucy O'Sullivan, Jamie Preszler, Miho Tanaka

“…Maneuvers designed to strengthen the gluteal musculature and transverse abdominis can overcome these risk factors. Females show increased joint laxity and a greater range of motion of hip flexion and internal rotation compared to males. …”
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Assessment of Gap between Knowledge and Practices among Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Patients at a Tertiary-Care Hospital in Bangladesh by Farzana Saleh, Ferdous Ara, Fadia Afnan

“…The diagnosed T2 DM patients are deficient of sufficient knowledge; the knowledge score and HbA1c have a significant negative relationship, not other actions. The risk factors for the patients’ outcome include old age, female gender, years of education, economic status, and duration of DM.…”
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Ovine Eimeria infection, OPG and determinants in and around Gondar town, Ethiopia by Senait Belay, Desie Sheferaw

“… The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of ovine Eimeria infection, assess the associated risk factors, and the intensity of infection. A cross-sectional study design was employed and the study was conducted from November 2017 to May 2018. …”
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Extended Spectrum Beta-Lactamase Carriage State among Elderly Nursing Home Residents in Beirut by M. A. Jallad, R. Naoufal, J. Irani, E. Azar

“…Residents’ charts were reviewed to assess carriage risk factors. Results. Over 3 consecutive samplings at NH1, 81% of residents were at least one-time carriers with 50% at the first round, 60.4% at the second, and 74.5% at the last one. …”
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Effect of academic-environmental stress on apical periodontitis of non-endodontic teeth by Zainab Shakir Amory, Hashim Mueen Hussein, Aya Nashwan Naji, Mustafa Tariq Mutar

“…Abstract Background: The periapical area of a tooth was diagnosed using radiography; many types of risk factors can affect the health of the apical area which is the stress during life. …”
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Urinary Podocyte Excretion Predicts Urinary Protein Selectivity and Renal Prognosis by Makoto Abe, Akiko Kaiga, Takehiro Ohira, Toshihiko Ishimitsu, Akihiro Tojo

“…Urinary podocyte excretion and Tamm–Horsfall protein (THP) were independent risk factors for renal prognosis but were not related to response to treatment. …”
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Mechanosensitive molecular interactions in atherogenic regions of the arteries: development of atherosclerosis by E. L. Mishchenko, A. M. Mishchenko, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…The stages of atherogenesis, systemic risk factors for atherogenesis and its important hemodynamic factor, low and low/oscillatory wall shear stress exerted by blood flow on the endothelial cells lining the arterial walls, have been described. …”
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Design of Cloud Computing System–Based Pollution Distribution Map in Iraq by Mohammed Azher Therib, Laith Awda Kadhim Mayyahi, Zahraa Emad Fadel, Laith Ali Abdul-Rahaim

“…Air pollution is widespread in the world and is considered one of the most important risk factors in Iraq, especially as a result of the lack of a green belt surrounding cities and the many causes of pollution, including traffic congestion, the spread of gas power plants and other causes of pollution. …”
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Liver Injury Secondary to Anti-TNF-Alpha Therapy in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Case Series and Review of the Literature by Ravish Parekh, Nirmal Kaur

“…Larger cohort studies are needed to establish risk factors and injury patterns related to hepatotoxicity in these patients.…”
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Insulin Resistance in Osteoarthritis: Similar Mechanisms to Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Elena V Tchetina, Galina A Markova, Eugeniya P Sharapova

“…OA and T2D have common epidemiologic traits, are considered heterogenic multifactorial pathologies that develop through the interaction of genetic and environmental factors, and have common risk factors. In addition, both of these diseases often manifest in a single patient. …”
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