Relationship of ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction with weather and season by Okkes Zortuk, Fatih Selvi, Cihan Bedel, Mustafa Korkut

“…When comparing the impact of seasonal changes on mortality in STEMI patients, we found that the average humidity during the admission period was significantly lower for patients who did not survive (39.87±9.76) compared to those who did (p=0.022). …”
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Physical health and ecological momentary assessments during COVID-19: Data from the ‘Corona Health’ app usersZenodo by Johannes Allgaier, Felizitas Eichner, Stefan Störk, Peter Heuschmann, Rüdiger Pryss

“…The dataset incorporates Ecological Momentary Assessments (EMA), Patient-reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), GPS data, and digital phenotyping from app users who consented. The data includes responses from 1805 mostly German users who completed baseline and follow-up questionnaires, capturing their physical health status over time. …”
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Postpartum Exudation of Idiopathic Quiescent Macular Neovascularization: A Narrative Review with a Related Case Report by Livio Vitiello, Maddalena De Bernardo, Ilaria De Pascale, Giulio Salerno, Alfonso Pellegrino, Nicola Rosa

“…In addition, MNV can be found in people under 50 years of age, who may present primary ophthalmic diseases such as pathological myopia, angioid streaks, traumatic choroidal rupture, or suspected ocular histoplasmosis syndrome. …”
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Comparative Study of Microorganisms in Diabetic and non-diabetic Patients with Moderate and Severe Periodontitis by Grace Alejandra Cabezas Cantos, Jonathan Armando Yanza Freire, Ingrid Polethe Morillo Gavilema, Aisha Adamarys Pineda Gómez

“…The sample consisted of 23 patients who met the criteria of inclusion and exclusion. …”
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Frequency and characteristics of anemia in hypothyroid patients: A cross-sectional study by Abdullah S. Babaker, Reem M. Al-Qahtani

“…Anemia was defined according to WHO as Hb levels <12.0 g/dL in women and <13.0 g/dL in men. …”
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Psychological wellness of health-care professionals during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic by Lakshmi Ranganathan, Nagarajan Ramakrishnan

“…Our study aimed to assess psychological wellness and sleep disturbances among HCW during the COVID pandemic and also to determine if the symptoms differed in those who were involved in caring for COVID patients in comparison with those who were not. …”
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Z. Ivinskis: the first objective researcher of St. Casimir's life by Jonas Boruta

“…Casimir was not only a strong-willed ascetic but also an educated and gifted young man of the Renaissance period who actively took part in the country's government and politics; he was a prince who on certain questions of political life had his views which not always concurred with the political line of the Roman pontiffs. …”
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Hypernatremia in patients with neurological conditions in critical state by David Wilfredo Suàrez Prieto, Mairen Pèrez Fuentes, Elaine Teresa Gutièrrez Pèrez

“…In this period, hypernatremia contributed 1.78 times more to mortality than in those who did not have elevated sodium (OR=1.78 with CI: 1,39-3,4).…”
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“It was simply disturbing“ - evaluation of the stress factors of nursing staff on special COVID-19 wards during the pandemic: a qualitative study by Lea Kiefer, Christian Volberg, Jan Adriaan Graw, Stefan Bösner

“…Objective To collect the experiences and lessons learned from nursing staff who have been affected by COVID-19 pandemic on a special COVID-19 ward that were perceived as stressful. …”
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Influence of Medication on Flare Up and Infection After Elective Orthopedic Surgery in Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient – A Narrative Review by Yaldi Rosadi, Yustin Marinta, Muthiah Nur Afifah

“…One retrospective study that the incidence of flares tends to be higher among the group of patients who received MTX therapy and stopped more than one week before surgery than the group who did not stop. …”
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Comparison of Nulliparas Undergoing Cesarean Section in First and Second Stages of Labour: A Prospective Study in a Tertiary Teaching Hospital by Ayhan Sucak, Şevki Çelen, Eren Akbaba, Sunullah Soysal, Ozlem Moraloglu, Nuri Danışman

“…One thousand three hundred and eighty-nine nullipara women who had undergone cesarean section in a tertiary teaching hospital between February 1, 2009 and January 31, 2010 were included in the study. …”
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The Effect of Financing Margin, Religiosity, and Family on the Decision to Financing BSI Pensiunan Berkah at Bank Syariah Indonesia KC. Padangsidimpuan by Rahul Al Fatah Suripto, Marliyah Marliyah, Nur Ahmadi Bi Rahmani

“…So in this study, the researcher used a minimum sample size of 96 respondents who had financed at Bank Syariah Indonesia KC. Padangsidimpuan. …”
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Delving into the world of webCHAT – an e-mental health support service for distressed youths in Singapore by Yi Ping Lee, Ying Ying Lee, Hamidah Binte Otheman, Charmaine Tang, Mythily Subramaniam, Swapna K Verma

“…Objective This study aimed to explore the perspectives and experiences of users who accessed webCHAT for mental health support in Singapore. …”
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Corneal Endothelial Characteristics, Central Corneal Thickness, and Intraocular Pressure in a Population of Chinese Age-Related Cataract Patients by Yingmei Li, Zhentao Fu, Jian Liu, Miao Li, Yuguang Zhang, Xinyi Wu

“…There was a significant decrease in CD, CCT, and IOP and, conversely, an increase in CA and BMI with increasing age. The patients who suffered from hypertension had bigger CA, less CD, and lower HEX than the patients who did not suffer from hypertension. …”
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Impact of Left Atrial Appendage Closure Combined with Catheter Ablation on Endocrine and Mechanical Cardiac Function in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation by Jing Yang, Ling You, Mingqing Liu, Guangming Zhang, Liang Feng, Yue Liu, Xue Geng, Jinglan Wu, Ruiqin Xie

“…This retrospective study included 62 consecutive patients who underwent the combined procedure of AF ablation and WATCHMAN LAAC and 62 sex and age-matched patients who only received AF ablation. …”
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Screening for Occult Macular Pathology Prior to Cataract Surgery Using Optical Coherence Tomography by Fouad YA, ElGwaily AM, Shaaban YM

“…., Abbassiya, Cairo, 11517, Egypt, Tel +201063781237, Email yousef.a.fouad@gmail.comPurpose: To study the prevalence of occult macular pathology using optical coherence tomography (OCT) during the preoperative evaluation for cataract surgery and associated risk factors.Methods: A retrospective analysis of patients’ medical records and imaging. Adult patients who underwent cataract extraction who had normal preoperative fundoscopic examination and available preoperative OCT imaging were included.Results: The analysis included 121 eyes belonging to 121 patients. …”
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Manifestaciones bucales de la enfermedad celíaca en pacientes geriátricos consumidores de gluten by Gladys Aída Estrada Pereira, Jesús Díaz Fondén, Alina Márquez Chacón

“…<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to identify the oral clinical manifestations of celiac disease in geriatric patients who consume gluten.<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: descriptive and cross-sectional study, with 40 geriatric patients with a diagnosis and prescription of celiac disease by gastroenterology specialists, confirmed by clinical, serological, genetic and histopathological findings; who were referred to the stomatological consultation of the Specialty Polyclinic of the Saturnino Lora Torres Hospital, in Santiago de Cuba. …”
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Gastrointestinal transit time of radiopaque ingested foreign bodies in children: experience of two paediatric tertiary centres by Chen Xiang Ang, Win Kai Mun, Marion Margaret Aw, Diana Lin, Shu-Ling Chong, Lin Yin Ong, Shireen Anne Nah

“…All cases discharged from the ED with outpatient follow-up were included. We excluded those who were not given follow-up appointments and those admitted to inpatient wards. …”
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The Status of Assessments and Treatments for Osteoporosis in Patients 5 Years after Total Hip Arthroplasty: A Cross-Sectional Survey of 194 Post-THA Patients by Keiji Kamo, Hiroaki Kijima, Koichiro Okuyama, Shin Yamada, Natsuo Konishi, Hitoshi Kubota, Hiroshi Tazawa, Naohisa Miyakoshi, Yoichi Shimada

“…Assessments for osteoporosis in patients who have undergone total hip arthroplasty (THA) are very important with respect to the clinical results. …”
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How Do We Treat Children with Anterior Cutaneous Nerve Entrapment Syndrome and Is the Biopsychosocial Model Also Being Applied? A Scoping Review by Anke P. C. Top, Thomas G. de Leeuw, Wichor M. Bramer, Bernadette C. M. de Mol, Frank J. P. M. Huygen, Maaike Dirckx

“…In accordance with the World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines for managing chronic pain in children, these patients and their families and caregivers should be treated within the context of the biopsychosocial model; pain should not be treated purely as a biomedical problem. …”
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