Clinical features of pneumatosis intestinalis induced by alpha- glucosidase inhibitor in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: a single center retrospective study by Guanlin Wu, Weiheng He, Huimin Rao, Lin Lu, Xinran He, Xuewen Hou

“…Clinical characteristics were compared between patients who used acarbose and those who did not.ResultsA total of 48 patients with PI were included in the study, of whom 22 had used acarbose and 26 had not. …”
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Investigation of the Predictive Factors of Recurrent Ovarian Mucinous Cystadenoma by Aykut Ozcan, Meric Balikoglu, Kaan Okan Alkan, Varol Gulseren

“…STUDY DESIGN: In this case-control study among the 2,341 patients who underwent surgery for ovarian cysts, 221 met the inclusion criteria. …”
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Process Assessment of Fencer's Parents within the scope of the Covid-19 Normalization Steps by Yusuf Barsbuğa

“…The objective of this study is to measure and construe the opinions of the parents of athletes who are actively participating in competitions in our country and who are licensed by the Turkish Fencing Federation for the 2019-2020 season, regarding the organizations to be planned and the issues to be paid attention, within the scope of the Covid-19 normalization steps. …”
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Implementing a Reminder System in the Northern Part of Belgium to Stimulate Postpartum Screening for Glucose Intolerance in Women with Gestational Diabetes: The “Sweet Pregnancy” P... by Katrien Benhalima, Sabine Verstraete, Frederik Muylle, Katelijn Decochez, Roland Devlieger, Paul Van Crombrugge, Ann Verhaegen, Johan Wens, Chantal Mathieu

“…Compared to women who responded at least once to a reminder, women who never responded were more often <30 years (41.4% versus 33.9%, p<0.001) and were more often obese (29.3% versus 20.8%, p≤0.001). …”
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Functional capacity testing in patients with pulmonary hypertension (PH) using the one-minute sit-to-stand test (1-min STST). by Christina Kronberger, Roya Anahita Mousavi, Begüm Öztürk, Robin Willixhofer, Theresa-Marie Dachs, René Rettl, Luciana Camuz-Ligios, Nima Rassoulpour, Christoph Krall, Brigitte Litschauer, Roza Badr Eslam

“…N-terminal pro brain-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), WHO functional class (WHO-FC) and mean pulmonary artery pressure (mPAP) were defined as markers of PH severity.…”
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On Political Islam in Palestine by E. A. Stepkin

“…Position of the officials in Ramallah who together with Tel-Aviv strictly contain spread of Islamism throughout the West Bank also has a strong suppressing effect. …”
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Clinical significance of retrograde inferior parathyroid protection technique based on thymus preservation in thyroid surgery by Shouyi Yan, Yuhan Chen, Wenxin Zhao, Liyong Zhang, Shaojun Cai

“…The parathyroid hormone (PTH) and serum calcium levels were compared between patients who underwent IPG orthotopic retention and those who received IPG auto-transplantation, stratified by the anatomical type of the IPG. …”
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Anti-vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Outpatient Treatment Patterns in Patients with Exudative Age-related Macular Degeneration from a Japanese Hospital Claims Database by Tomohiro Iida, Aya Narimatsu, Kenji Adachi, Edward CY Wang

“…**Purpose:** To identify outpatient treatment patterns of patients with exudative age-related macular degeneration (AMD) who received approved anti–vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) therapy, using real-world data from hospitals in Japan. …”
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Factors Leading to Low Utilization of PMTCT Services at Rubaare Health Centre IV in Rubaare Town Council Ntungamo District. by Muhairwe, Robert

“…The study also used self-administered questionnaires, interview guides, and observations The following were the results: On the level of awareness those who did not know about PMTCT services 29/42 (70%) while13/42 (30%) had some knowledge about PMTCT services. …”
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Lessons learned from implementation of the Workload Indicator of Staffing Need (WISN) methodology: An international Delphi study of expert users. by Grace , Nyendwoha Namaganda, Audrey, Whitright, Everd, Bikaitwoha Maniple

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) developed and has promoted the Workload Indicators of Staffing Need (WISN) methodology globally. …”
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Èdè Àyàn: The Language of Àyàn in Yorùbá Art and Ritual of Egúngún by Oláwọlé Fámúlẹ̀

“…  Kò séní m’èdè Àyàn   Bí ení mú kò ̣ ̣ǹgó ̣ è ̣ lówọ́  No one understands the language of Àyàn Better than the drummer who holds the gong in his hand Yorùbá maxim From the Yorùbá oral historical, mythological, and ontological, abstract lines of reasoning, Àyàn is believed to be the first Yorùbá drum maker and drummer, who, after his death, was deified as the god of Drumming (Òrìsà ̣ Àyàn, or simply Àyàn). …”
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La Saveur des Alpes : Les Britanniques d’hier et d’aujourd’hui en Haute-Savoie by Christine Geoffroy

“…Their regular immersion in this landscape, their need for co-presence with the mountain, are evidence of a deeper link with the place and its inhabitants, whether with the guides who accompanied them or with the artists—some of them rope companions themselves, such as the painter and alpinist Gabriel Loppé—who used to settle in the region in the summer. …”
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Can’t Help Lovin’:David Chidester’s Pop Culture Colonialism by Kathryn Lofton

“…West and Smith offer an opportunity to argue the connection between these two strands of scholarly observance, showing the fractal effects of colonialism in Africa on the preferences of pop culture consumption in America.The attraction to West’s unlikability is the other side of the easy adorationfor Jordan Smith: like those colonists who gave religion to those colonized subjects they dominated, pop consumers refuse to admit their intimate and needful connection to those idols who resist theircontrol. …”
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Talking Local: Florida Consumers’ Food Buying Decisions when Given Local Food Information by Joy N. Rumble, Caroline G. Roper

“…This series provides information about Florida consumers’ perceptions of local food to Extension faculty who are interested in local food programming or who work with local food clientele. …”
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L’abstention en Algérie : un autre mode de contestation politique by Louisa Dris-Aït Hamadouche

“…Secondly, abstention is related to the political offer : the politics offered and the individuals who represent that offer constitute a disappointing choice for potential voters, especially youth, who lose interest in the elections. …”
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Talking Local: Florida Consumers’ Food Buying Decisions when Given Local Food Information by Joy N. Rumble, Caroline G. Roper

“…This series provides information about Florida consumers’ perceptions of local food to Extension faculty who are interested in local food programming or who work with local food clientele. …”
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Vocational Technology Education Innovation: Building a Generation of Experts in the Digital Age by Alzet Rama, Ambiyar Ambiyar, Remon Lapisa, Unung Verawardina

“…This article discusses the importance of innovation in vocational technology education as an effort to build a generation of experts who are competent in facing the challenges of the digital era. …”
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Edward Jurgens i Karol Ruprecht. Polacy z wyboru wobec polskich ruchów niepodległościowych w XIX wieku by Tadeusz Stegner

“… Edward Jurgens and Karol Ruprecht are descendants of German emigrants of the Evangelical denomination who came to Poland in the 18th and 19th centuries. …”
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Relasi Ibu-Anak dan Kematangan Emosi Remaja Yatim Duafa by Rizky Hasanah, Efi Fitriana, Marisa Fransiska Moeliono

“…The target population of the study was poor orphans aged between 15 and 18 years who live in Cileunyi Bandung. The number of sample was 30 people who were selected by cluster random sampling. …”
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