Oral Lesions Induced by Chronic Khat Use Consist Essentially of Thickened Hyperkeratinized Epithelium by Ochiba Mohammed Lukandu, Lionel Sang Koech, Paul Ngugi Kiarie

“…Biopsies of the buccal mucosa from 14 chronic khat chewers, 20 chronic khat chewers who also smoked tobacco, and 8 nonchewers were compared for epithelial thickness, degree and type of keratinization, and connective tissue changes. …”
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Caesarean Section Rates and Activity-Based Funding in Northern Norway: A Model-Based Study Using the World Health Organization’s Recommendation by Jan Norum, Tove Elisabeth Svee

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) has recommended a maximum CS rate of 15%. Norwegian hospitals are paid per CS (activity-based funding), employing the diagnosis-related group (DRG) system. …”
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The impact of aneurysm volume on midterm Post-EVAR outcomes by Mehmet Ali Turkcu, Osman Eren Karpuzoglu, Bahadir Aytekin, Ferit Cetinkaya, Mustafa Dagli, Hakki Zafer Iscan

“…Material and Methods: A total of 146 patients who underwent elective EVAR at our hospital between January 2018 and January 2023, and who had preoperative and postoperative multislice Computed Tomographic Angiography (CTA), were included in the study. …”
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STUDI PENGEMBANGAN EKONOMI LOKAL TERKAIT INTERAKSI DESA-KOTA by ASEP HARIYANTO, HISTA YUGANDHINI

“…There are still many who choose to work in the city. Factors to be driving at the same obstacle in the implementation of the LED Airguci centers include: human resources, capital, marketing and institutional. …”
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Vasectomy Regret or Lack Thereof by Danyon J. Anderson, Morgan Lucero, Stephen Vining, Charles Daniel, Jamal Hasoon, Omar Viswanath, Alan D. Kaye, Ivan Urits

“…Previous research studies have highlighted frequency of vasectomy utilization, defining characteristics of individuals who opt for this method, various surgical techniques, and the risks and benefits associated with the procedure. …”
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Allergic Interstitial Nephritis Manifesting as a Striated Nephrogram by Irfan Moinuddin, Erika Bracamonte, Bijin Thajudeen, Amy Sussman, Machaiah Madhrira, James Costello

“…Guidelines suggest that AIN should be suspected in a patient who presents with an elevated serum creatinine and a urinalysis that shows white cells, white cell casts, or eosinophiluria. …”
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Rate and predictors of response to glucocorticoid therapy in patients of takayasu arteritis at a tertiary level hospital of Bangladesh: A longitudinal study by Farzana Shumy, Ahmad Mursel Anam, Minhaj Rahim Choudhury, Md Abu Shahin, Syed Atiqul Haq, Md Zahid Amin, Sumayia Minhaj

“…The patients who did not achieve inactive disease or again became active during tapering of prednisolone received methotrexate. …”
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IN, THROUGH, WITH et l’expression de la causalité en anglais contemporain. Un exemple d’application des concepts de la TOPÉ by Lise Hamelin

“…This is what gives rise to the semantic difference between (3) and (4).(3) Managers can also be what [inaudible] referred to as ‘stress carriers’, causing stress for those around them, for example by being ‘the lovable incompetent boss who sets objectives, then changes his mind, or the flip-side of that, the dictator boss who rules with fear’.(4) Gordon Brown “I ruled in fear” he says more than once.By involving distinct locating operations, IN, THROUGH and WITH construct causality differently, hence the specifi semantic profile of each marker, for example the fact that with THROUGH, the locator is construed as infelicitous. …”
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Foreword by Kammila Naidoo

“…This is distressing to note for all who work in this field and who acknowledge that a country’s future stability, growth, and development, are inextricably linked to the ways in which this youngest cohort is treated, catered for, inspired, and afforded economic, social, and educational opportunities. …”
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Voiles et caravansérails : l’Orient dans Lolita by Monica Manolescu

“…In this sense, Humbert’s model is Proust’s Marcel in The Prisoner, who confesses that, in order to prevent Albertine from running away, he needs to deploy “more ingeniousness than the Persian narrator”.…”
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HisCoM-mimi: software for hierarchical structural component analysis for miRNA-mRNA integration model for binary phenotypes by Yongkang Kim, Taesung Park

“…We expect that our HisCoM-mimi software will make advanced methods accessible to researchers who want to identify miRNA-mRNA interaction pairs related with binary phenotypes.…”
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Challenges in Assessing Outcomes among Infants of Pregnant HIV-Positive Women Receiving ART in Uganda by Barbara Castelnuovo, Frank Mubiru, Ivan Kalule, Shadia Nakalema, Agnes Kiragga

“…Since 2012, the WHO recommends lifelong ART with TDF+FTC/3TC+EFV for all HIV-positive pregnant and breastfeeding women (Option B-plus). …”
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Dasatinib and FLAG-IDA Is an Effective Therapy for Initial Myeloid Blast Crisis but Involves a High Risk of Opportunistic Infections by Jorge Labrador, Gerardo J. Hermida, Rodolfo Alvarez, Victor Anso, Pilar de Vicente, Mercedes Goñi, Tomas Jose Gonzalez-Lopez

“…Best results have been observed in a few patients who were successfully transplanted after returning to chronic phase. …”
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Public Employees Adherence to Life Quality Program and Nutritional Intervention by Taciana Maia de Sousa, Ana Maria dos Santos Rodrigues, Bárbara Danielle Liberato Ferreira Campos, Ana Cláudia Porfírio Couto, Dirce Ribeiro de Oliveira

“…Nutritional evaluation and individualized guidelines were made and questionnaires regarding accession to the participants who left the nutritional monitoring. Began the study 52 individuals, mostly women (76,9%), with an average of 40,8 ± 8,9 years old. …”
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New Insights into the Role of Metformin Effects on Serum Omentin-1 Levels in Acute Myocardial Infarction: Cross-Sectional Study by Hayder M. Alkuraishy, Ali I. Al-Gareeb

“…They are divided as follows: Group I, 62 patients with type II DM who received metformin prior to onset of acute MI; Group II, 23 patients with type II DM who did not receive metformin prior to onset of acute MI; and Group III, 30 normal healthy controls. …”
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Retained multiple contact lenses in a vulnerable dementia patient by Rohit SHARMA, Zuhair SHARIF

“…We report a case of an 85-year-old female nursing home resident with a background of dementia, who pre- sented to the eye casualty clinic complaining of an 8-month history of a painful red eye and reduced vision. …”
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Effect of health education in the control of schistosomiasis in Dass Emirate Council of Bauchi State, Nigeria: An intervention study. by Sunday Charles Adeyemo, Gbadebo Jimoh Oyedeji, James Atolagbe, Oladunni Opeyemi, Sunday Olarewaju, Calistus Akinleye, Funso Olagunju, Eniola Dorcas Olabode, Abdulwaris Salisu Maleka

“…<h4>Objective</h4>Schistosomiasis has been recognized by WHO as a major contributor to mortality and morbidity, particularly in Sub-Sahara Africa, where it is most prevalent. …”
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Social Networks and Memory over 15 Years of Followup in a Cohort of Older Australians: Results from the Australian Longitudinal Study of Ageing by Lynne C. Giles, Kaarin J. Anstey, Ruth B. Walker, Mary A. Luszcz

“…The purpose was to examine the relationship between different types of social networks and memory over 15 years of followup in a large cohort of older Australians who were cognitively intact at study baseline. …”
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SHARING ECONOMY AND INCLUSIVE TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: A CASE STUDY ON THE WATERBERG DISTRICT IN SOUTH AFRICA by Refiloe Julia LEKGAU, Tracy DANIELS, Tembi Maloney TICHAAWA

“…The first phase consisted of a focus group held with Airbnb representatives who were involved in the planning and operations of the programme. …”
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A Case of Xanthoma of Bilateral Tendoachilles Reconstructed with Fascia Lata Graft X by S Jaikish, Balaji Sambandam

“…This is a case report of one such patient who had xanthoma of both tendoachilles. Case description: A 30-year-old female patient had swelling in both legs. …”
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