Evaluation instruments for public health policies for elderly care: a scoping review protocol by Thaiza Teixeira Xavier Nobre, Margareth Santos de Amorim, Kleyton Santos de Medeiros, Clarissa Terenzi Seixas

“…Article searches will be conducted in the following databases: Embase, Medline/PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences and Science Direct. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors for Glucose Intolerance among Saudi Women with Gestational Diabetes by Hayfaa Wahabi

“…All women who had GDM and completed one year since delivery at King Khalid University Hospital were contacted to participate in the study. Based on to the American Diabetes Association criteria and the results of fasting blood glucose (FPG) and HbA1c, participants were classified into three groups: diabetic, impaired glucose tolerance (IGT), and normal. …”
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Hidden cause of paralysis: tight filum terminale in spinal cord injury without radiographic abnormality by Yi Yuan, Yi Yuan, Zong Jian An, Fei Gao, Zhi Hui Li, Wei Li Xu, Yong Sun

“…Following hospital discharge, each child was subjected to clinical follow-ups, and the neurological recovery from spinal cord injury was evaluated utilizing the American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) impairment scale.ResultsAmong the four patients, there was one male and three females, aged from 3 years and 2 months to 8 years. …”
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The Role of Iran’s «Soft Power» in Confronting Iranophobia by S. M. Mirmohammad Sadeghi, R. Hajimineh

“…The paper is based on a synthesis of Stephen Walt’s “balance of threat” theory with Alexander Wendt’s social constructivism to explain the Iranian “threat” in American foreign policy.The findings of this research show that without the use of force and disturbing the balance in the international relations, using a variety of tools and instruments the Iranian public diplomacy and soft power might be effective to reduce the global and regional atmosphere of Iranophobia and undermine anti-Iranian solidarity.…”
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Anti-Abortion Mobilization in Latin America: Signs of a Field in Transformation by Marta Rodriguez de Assis Machado, María Angélica Peñas-Defago, Camila Gianella Malca

“…However, we can see important convergences among Latin-American cases. Drawing on evidence from case studies of countries in the region, this article analyses the main characteristics of contemporary anti-abortion activism in Latin America. …”
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Real-World Experience with AGA Guidelines in the Management of Crohn’s Disease following Ileocolonic Resection: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Shasha Tang, Wei Liu, Weilin Qi, Tunan Yu, Qian Cao, Xiaolong Ge, Wei Zhou

“…Postoperative endoscopic recurrence (PER) is common in patients with Crohn’s disease (CD) after surgery. The impact of the American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) guideline adherence on PER in real life remains unclear. …”
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“Ethics are generally not in play here”: The neutralization techniques of “the bad boy of pharma” Martin Shkreli by Gustav Grut

“…Abstract In 2015, the American company Turing Pharmaceuticals increased the price of the drug Daraprim by 5,000 percent overnight. …”
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Comparison of physical fitness in elderly submitted to different physical exercise interventions by Leonardo Campos, Priscila Nakamura, Eduardo Kokubun

“…For the evaluation of physical skills (strength, agility, coordination and flexibility), the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD) set of tests was performed. …”
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HAYDENO WHITE’O NARATYVISTINIO-TROPOLOGINIO PROJEKTO RECEPCIJA IR KRITIKA by Vytautas Žemgulis

“…THE RECEPTION AND CRITIQUE OF HAYDEN WHITE’S NARRATIVISTIC-TROPOLOGICAL PROJECT Vytautas Žemgulis  Summary An American philosopher and historian of culture H. White is the most famous representative of narrativistic philosophy of history. …”
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HAYDENO WHITE’O NARATYVISTINIO-TROPOLOGINIO PROJEKTO RECEPCIJA IR KRITIKA by Vytautas Žemgulis

“…THE RECEPTION AND CRITIQUE OF HAYDEN WHITE’S NARRATIVISTIC-TROPOLOGICAL PROJECT Vytautas Žemgulis  Summary An American philosopher and historian of culture H. White is the most famous representative of narrativistic philosophy of history. …”
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Experiences of the International In-Training Examination (I-ITE) by Rwandan pediatric residents – a survey-study describing candidate feedback [version 2; peer review: 1 approved,... by Christian Umuhoza, Natalie McCall, Peter Thomas Cartledge

“…Conclusion: Qualitative feedback demonstrates that the I-ITE, a standardized, and independent exam, produced by the American Board of Pediatrics, was valued and well accepted by Rwanda pediatric residents. …”
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Differences and analogies in thyroid cancer discovered incidentally or by thyroid-related screening: a multicenter study by Laura Croce, Rosaria Maddalena Ruggeri, Camilla Virili, Carlo Cappelli, Marsida Teliti, Pietro Costa, Spyridon Chytiris, Antonio Nicocia, Francesca Coperchini, Maria Flavia Bagaglini, Flavia Magri, Alfredo Campennì, Mario Rotondi

“…No significant differences could be observed in terms of TC histotype, cancer size, extrathyroidal extension, lymph node metastases, AJCC staging or American Thyroid Association (ATA) risk stratification. …”
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EXERCÍCIO FÍSICO, DÉFICITS COGNITIVOS E APTIDÃO FUNCIONAL DE IDOSOS USUÁRIOS DOS CENTROS DE SAÚDE DE FLORIANÓPOLIS by Lucélia Justino Borges, Tânia R. Bertoldo Benedetti, Giovana Zarpellon Mazo

“…Os instrumentos utilizados foram: Mini Exame do Estado Mental (MEEM); International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ); Bateria de testes físicos, proposta pela AAHPERD (American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance). …”
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Body Composition in Preterm Infants: Current Insights and Emerging Perspectives by Sreekanth Viswanathan, Melissa Thoene, Zaineh Alja’nini, Pradeep Alur, Kera McNelis

“…Adults born prematurely face a higher incidence of health issues related to their early birth. The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that preterm infants should achieve growth rates similar to those of fetuses, with clinicians emphasizing nutrition delivery to help these infants reach their expected weight for gestational age. …”
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The Institute of Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Peru by D. V. Teplyakova

“…The presented article is devoted to the analysis of the basic principles of development, formation and activity of the institute of rhe Commissioner for Human Rights in the Republic of Peru. This Latin American state only 65 years ago took the democratic pass. …”
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Tax-Deductible Provisions for Gluten-Free Diet in Canada Compared with Systems for Gluten-Free Diet Coverage Available in Various Countries by Maria Ines Pinto-Sanchez, Elena F Verdu, Maria C Gordillo, Julio C Bai, Stephen Birch, Paul Moayyedi, Premysl Bercik

“…Celiac disease affects 1% of the North American population, with an estimated 350,000 Canadians diagnosed with this condition. …”
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La crisis estructural del capitalismo y sus repercusiones by Francisco Luiz Corsi

“…The crisis calls into question the centrality of the North American economy, but that does not necessarily mean the shift of capitalism’s hegemonic center to Asia. …”
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Psychological distress during the first phase of the COVID-19 pandemic in Ecuador: Cross-sectional study. by Juan Gómez-Salgado, Ingrid Adanaque-Bravo, Mónica Ortega-Moreno, Regina Allande-Cussó, Cristian Arturo Arias-Ulloa, Carlos Ruiz-Frutos

“…<h4>Background</h4>The effects of the COVID 19 pandemic on the mental health of citizens from Asia, Europe, or North America begin to be known, but there are fewer publications on its effects in Latin American countries. In this study, its impact in Ecuador is described, with data collected during the first phase of the pandemic. …”
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Recommendations for the use of natriuretic peptides for early diagnosis of heart disease in patients with diabetes: A consensus report by SPEDM, SPC, NEDM-SPMI and APMGF by João Sérgio Neves, Rui Baptista, Estêvão Azevedo de Pape, Manuel Rodrigues Pereira, Rita Paulos, Jonathan Pinheiro dos Santos, Cristina Gavina, João Jácome de Castro

“…Despite being recommended in several European and American guidelines to rule-out and rule-in HF, the routine use of these biomarkers for the diagnosis of HDs in patients with diabetes has only recently been proposed by the American Diabetes Association (ADA) and has not yet been implemented in Portugal. …”
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Diagnostic properties of differing BP thresholds for adverse pregnancy outcomes in standard-risk nulliparous women: A secondary analysis of SCOPE cohort data. by Laura Slade, Maya Blackman, Hiten D Mistry, Jeffrey N Bone, Milly Wilson, Nuhaat Syeda, Lucilla Poston, Peter von Dadelszen, Laura A Magee, SCOPE Consortium

“…<h4>Background</h4>In 2017, the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association (ACC/AHA) lowered blood pressure (BP) thresholds to define hypertension in adults outside pregnancy. …”
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