Microplastic and human health with focus on pediatric well-being: a comprehensive review and call for future studies by Rogers Wainkwa Chia, Ntegang Venant Atem, Jin-Yong Lee, Jihye Cha

“…This study thoroughly summarized how MP exposure in children of all ages causes cell damage and leads to adverse health effects such as cancer. …”
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Schools’ toilets quality and its relation to urinary tract problems in pupils of primary schools in Hilla city by Russul Hamed Jawad, Abdul Razzaq Alsalman

“…In this study, primary school-aged children’s bathroom habits, contributing factors, and relationships to lower urinary tract symptoms were examined. …”
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The Effect of Chronic Inhouse Biomass Fuel Smoke Exposure on Coronary Slow Flow Phenomenon in Women Living in the Eastern Region of Turkey by Tayyar AKBULUT, Faysal SAYLIK

“…Patients were divided into two groups according to the use of BMF during their lives, from birth to older ages, as biomass exposure group (BEG) and non-exposure group. …”
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Health workers knowledge, attitudes and practices towards youth-friendly sexual and reproductive health service delivery in Calabar Metropolis, South-South, Nigeria by Felicity Nneoma Ike, Elvis Anyaehiechukwu Okolie, Phillip Etabee Bassey

“…Results: The majority (72.8%) of the health workers were females, with 44.7% aged between 21 and 30. A considerable proportion of the respondents had moderate (56.3%) to high (29.9%) knowledge of YFSRHS. …”
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Identification of personal factors that influence engagement in cardiac rehabilitation and interventions targeting personal factors: A scoping review protocol. by Hongyu Zhang, Duygu Sezgin

“…Studies reporting adult populations aged 18 and over with cardiovascular disease and addressing personal factors or interventions to increase cardiac rehabilitation engagement, will be included. …”
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Advances in the application of human-machine collaboration in healthcare: insights from China by Wuzhen Wang, Liangji Liu

“…In the context of the technological revolution and the digital intelligence era, the contradiction between the rising incidence of diseases and the uneven distribution of quality medical resources is highlighted, and the diagnosis and prevention of diseases, and the prognosis and management of diseases are particularly important in the current society of aging population. “Human–machine collaboration” is based on an intelligent algorithmic system that utilizes the complementary strengths of humans and machines for data exchange, task allocation, decision making and collaborative work to provide more decision support. …”
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Effect of Bronchoscopist-Directed Sedation and Other Factors on Patient Comfort during Diagnostic Flexible Bronchoscopy by Rahul Magazine, Keerthi Nedumala Sisupalan, Vyshak Uddur Surendra, Bharti Chogtu, Preetam Rajgopal Acharya, Vasudeva Guddattu

“…A total of 374 patients, aged ≥18 years undergoing flexible bronchoscopy, were enrolled in this prospective, single-center, cross-sectional study. …”
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Exploring Coaching Leadership Behaviours in Strength and Conditioning Coaching: Preferences of NCAA Division I and II Collegiate Student-Athletes Based on Task Dependence by Severiano Tiberi, Joseph I. Esformes, George Jennings, Steve Cooper, Jeremy Moody

“…Method a total of 145 National Collegiate Athletic Association student-athletes (independent sports athletes = 48, interdependent sports athletes = 97), aged 18-25 years, with a mean = 3 (SD = ±1) SC sessions per week, participated. …”
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Comparison of Intervention Programs to Improve Trunk Stability for Active Females by Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer, Katie Whetstone, Mark Marchino, Kevin Brown, Kyle Matsel

“… # Hypothesis/Purpose The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of a novel exercise approach to a trunk stability (NEATS) program compared to a standard Pilates program on TSPU performance in active females aged 18-45 years. It was hypothesized that subjects in the NEATS program would have greater improvements on outcomes related to trunk stability than subjects in the Pilates program…”
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An Atypical Presentation of a Male with Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome Type 1 Related Ciliopathy by Sheena Sharma, Jennifer M. Kalish, Ethan M. Goldberg, Francis Jeshira Reynoso, Madhura Pradhan

“…Description of Case Diagnosis and Treatment. A Caucasian male aged 9 years and 9 months presented with increased urinary frequency, increased thirst, and decreased appetite. …”
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Smartphone-based health monitoring in India: Data collection and evaluation for pulse rate estimation by Achal Shetty, Sanjana S. Narasimhamurthy, KS Nataraj, Srilakshmi M. Prabhu, Neha Jagadeesh, Kunal Katre, Sumit Kumar, Neelesh Kapoor, Sudhir P. Haladi, Sankalp Gulati

“…Methods: Data collection considered Indian patients with various medical conditions, body mass index profiles, blood pressure levels, ages, and smoking habits, reflecting a broad demographic spectrum. …”
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Endometriosis Surgery during the First Wave of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Brazilian Single Institution Experience by Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Claudio Peixoto Crispi, Eduardo de Almeida Nogueira, Pietro Cardoso Balthar, Camilla Gabriely Souza Guerra, Marlon de Freitas Fonseca

“…This case series report enrolled 11 consecutive Brazilian women (ages 22 to 47 y) who underwent minimally invasive surgical treatment of endometriosis between June 26 and August 17, 2020. …”
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Family Profile of Substance Addicted Individuals by Fatmanur Alsancak, Hülya Yıldız, Hüseyin Zahid Kara, Hasan Hüseyin Taylan, Yusuf Genç

“…According to the findings obtained from the research, it was observed that the economic level of the families of substance addicted individuals was at the lower-middle income level, they did not have regular income, they were the middle-aged, there was no one in the family who had used drugs before, and family relationships and communication were positive. …”
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The Effect of Different Vegetable Oils on Cedar Wood Surface Energy: Theoretical and Experimental Fungal Adhesion by Fadoua Bennouna, Moulay Sadiki, Soumya Elabed, Saad Ibnsouda Koraichi, Mohammed Lachkar

“…Despite having been used for ages to preserve wood against several effects (biological attack and moisture effects) that cause its degradation, the effect of vegetable oils on the cedar wood physicochemical properties is poorly known. …”
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DPPH Scavenging Activity, Reducing Power, and Metal Chelating Capacity of Compound 1-(2,5-dihydroxyphenyl)-3-pyridine-2-yl-propenone by Navista Sri Octa Ujiantari, Andy Eko Wibowo, Ratna Asmah Susidarti

“…The excessive free radicals in the body could stimulate oxidative stress which has been implicated in several diseases such as cancer, inflammation, aging, and cardiovascular diseases. The presence of antioxidants can diminish the reactivity of free radicals. …”
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Multimorbidity clusters and associated health care cost among patients attending psychiatric clinics in Odisha, India by Priti Gupta, Solveig A. Cunningham, Mohammed K. Ali, Sailesh Mohan, Pranab Mahapatra, Sanghamitra C. Pati

“…Materials and Methods: Data were collected in the psychiatric outpatient department among patients aged 18 years and above in February-July 2019 (n = 500); follow-up data on non-communicable disease incidence were collected after 18 months. …”
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APPLICATIONS OF DIABETIC FOOT EXERCISE TO INCREASE FOOT SENSITIVITY IN ELDERLY WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS by Siti Aisah, Fika Zahrun Ni'mah

“…Inclusion criteria in this study were type 2 diabetics aged ≥ 60 years, female, diagnosed of diabetes > 5 years, and having controlled OADs. …”
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Health-related quality of life, lifestyle habits and chronic pain in individuals with knee pain – a 2-year follow-up study by Charlotte Sylwander, Emma Haglund, Ingrid Larsson, Maria L. E. Andersson

“…Therefore, the aim was to examine the associations of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) and lifestyle habits with chronic pain at a two-year follow-up in individuals with knee pain.Methods A two-year longitudinal cohort study including 251 individuals aged 30–60 years reporting knee pain at baseline. …”
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Evaluation of the C-reactive protein serum levels in periodontitis patients with or without atherosclerosis – A clinical study by Pooja Khatri, Kaustubh S Thakare, Minal Narendra Ganvir, Mitesh Khatri

“…Methodology: The Department of Periodontics and Implantology at Bhabha College of Dental Sciences conducted the study, which involved the random assignment of 60 participants of both sexes, aged between 30 and 60 years, using a cross-sectional design. …”
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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

“…Atrial remodeling progresses with aging and background diseases, including hypertension, heart failure, and AF itself. …”
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