Elvitegravir/Cobicistat/Emtricitabine/Tenofovir Alafenamide in the Treatment of HIV-Infected Patients: Experience with the First 100 Patients from Qatar by Hussam Al Soub, A. Latif M. Al-khal, Deema Alsoub, Waleed Awouda

“…Among the 100 HIV-infected patients who were treated with EVG/COBI/FTC/TAF, 64 were Qatari and the rest were from other nationalities. 80 patients were males and 20 were females. 29 were treatment naïve, and 71 were treatment experienced. …”
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Muscle Strength, Physical Activity, and Functional Limitations in Older Adults with Central Obesity by Cassandra M. Germain, John A. Batsis, Elizabeth Vasquez, Douglas R. McQuoid

“…Within grip categories, prevalence was lower for individuals who were active than those who were inactive. Adjusted models showed significantly lower odds of PL OR 0.42 [0.31, 0.56]; ADL OR 0.60 [0.43, 0.84], and IADL OR 0.46 [0.35, 0.61] for those in the highest grip strength category as compared to those in the lowest grip category. …”
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Pulmonary Function Test: A Mainstay for Evaluating Respiratory Health in Patients Recovered from COVID-19 Infection by Sanjay Nehe, Avinash Taksande, Ranjit Ambad, Nandkishor Bankar, Noman Obaid

“…Background: Despite of millions of people who suffered from coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infection, pulmonary functions of these patients are sparsely reflected in the literature. …”
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Misères et splendeurs d’un mendicant dans 'Le Seigneur vous le rendra' de Mahi Binebine by Mohamed Semlali

“…In his novel, The Lord Will Pay You Back, Binebine takes up the theme of the suffocation of the individual who tries to resist the alienating forces that crush him (misery, predation). …”
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Preventive diagnosis of high blood pressure using the atrial fold by Misleidy Estevez Rubido, Marta Ferriol Rodriguez, Mariela del Carmen Morales Okata, Neisy Oropesa Nerey, Orlays Fontaine Cordero, Liudmila Valentina Cordovés Kleitman

“…The population was all patients who attended these doctors’ appointment, with the presence of the auricular fold and who did not suffer from high blood pressure. …”
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Evaluation of the Acute Flaccid Paralysis Virological Surveillance System in Polio-Free Morocco, 2010–2018 by Sanae Lemrabet, Maria El Qazoui, Lalla Meryem Idrissi Azzouzi, Ahmed Rguig, Malika Elhamdaoui, Abdelkarim Filali-Maltouf, Leila Medraoui, Hicham Oumzil

“…The incidence of isolated nonpolio enteroviruses (NPEV) varied between 2.27% and 12.6%, with the average not exceeding 6.35%; the incidence remained low compared to the indicator set by the World Health Organization (WHO). Conclusion. Morocco was certified polio-free by WHO in 2015, and since then no cases of wild poliovirus have been reported. …”
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Early postoperative results after surgical aortic valve replacement concomitant with different methods of myocardial revascularization by K.S. Boyko, B.M. Todurov

“…For this retrospective study, a selection of medical records of adult patients (over 18 years of age) who underwent SAVR concomitant with myocardial revascularization in the period from 2018 to 2022 was carried out. …”
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A Man “Resembling Sancho Panza”: Viktor Petrov's Self-Presentation in Letters to Sofiia Zerova by Valentyna Borbuniuk

“…For the addresser and addressee, who had not seen each other for months, letters were the only communication channel. …”
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Evaluation of Risk Factors of Surgical Site Infections After a Lower Segment Cesarean Section in Bahrain - A Retrospective Analytical Study by Hasan Almajed, Yusuf Jalili

“…All patients with SSI post-LSCS and a comparable sample of patients who underwent LSCS but had no SSI were included. …”
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Fiber-optic bronchoscopy for diagnosing hilar masses of the lung: a study from a tertiary care cardiothoracic and vascular centre in northeastern India by James Thiek, Mrinmoy Talukdar, Akash Guha

“…In our study we included patients who had hilar lung masses on imaging and patients who did not have prior biopsy/FNAC. …”
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DESCRIPTION OF KNOWLEDGE IN EXCLUSIVE BREASTFEEDING MOTHERS AT SUKOMULYO COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTER, GRESIK by Amellia Mardhika, Rania Iqlima Altas, Lailatul Fadliyah, Emuliana Sulpat, Anestasia Pangestu Mei Tyas, Riris Medawati

“…This study aimed to describe the knowledge of mothers who breastfeed exclusively at Sukomulyo community health centre, Gresik. …”
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The Association between Antiphospholipid and Coagulation in Pregnant Women with Blood Clotting by Dabah Dakil Awad, Iktefa Abdul Hameed Mohammed Saeed, Maha El. Jasim

“…Objective: This research study aimed to estimate anticardiolipin [ACL; immunoglobulin (Ig)G and IgM] and lupus anticoagulant (LA) in pregnant women who have blood clots or who have previously miscarried and fetal intrauterine mortality. …”
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Discrimination perceived by patients being monitored for COVID-19. Tajamar Regalado, Ecuador by Melba Esperanza Narváez Jaramillo, Cinthya Lizeth Pantoja Narváez, Julio Rodrigo Morillo Cano, Sara Ximena Guerrón Enríquez

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: descriptive and cross-sectional study, carried out from September 2021 to February 2022, in all patients monitored for COVID-19 (N=89) who live in Tajamar Regalado neighborhood (Tulcán, Ecuador). …”
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ISLAM AND NEO-MODERNISM IN INDONESIA: REVISITING NURCHOLISH MADJID AND ABDURRAHMAN WAHID’S THOUGHT ON CIVIL SOCIETY by Dito Alif Pratama

“…This paper examines the interpretation of Madjid, who studied in a more Western academic culture, and Wahid, who studied in a Middle-Eastern country, on civil society as the manifestation of both Neo-Modernism's thought, followed by a discussion on the similarities and differences between the two ideas. …”
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Working with Young Children with Special Needs in Earthquake Zone: Experiences of Special Education Teachers by Nisa Demir, Hikmet Taha Acartürk, Funda Ün Yumrutepe, Beyza Elif Çiçen, Emine Ayyıldız

“…Since the physical and psychological difficulties of the earthquakes and the need for support in the region will continue for a long time, it is essential to provide training on what to do in disasters to teachers who are currently on duty and those who will be assigned later. …”
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Effect of the provision of estimated waiting time on patient satisfaction with the Emergency Department: A randomized controlled trial by Khalid N. Almulhim, Lina A. AlMudayris, Zeyad K. Alshehri, Ahmed K. Alnawah, Danah A. Aljeri, Abdulaziz S. Hadadi

“…No statistically significant difference in the level of satisfaction between patients who were provided with the estimated waiting time and those who were not (P=0.962). …”
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THE INFLUENCE OF MENTORS’ GENDER ON THE PSYCHOSOCIAL AND CAREER MENTORING OF WOMEN IN THE SOUTH AFRICAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY by N.R.A. Yokwana, R. Ndihokubwayo, A.O Windapo

“…The data collected from this cohort of respondents – who are based in the nine provinces of South Africa – were analysed using descriptive and inferential statistics. …”
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Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder with Suicide Obsessions in a First Responder without Previous Diagnosis of OCD or History of Suicide Attempts by Vivekananda Rachamallu, Michael M. Song, Haiying Liu, Charles L. Giles, Terry McMahon

“…This report describes the case of a 28-year-old male, who works as a first responder, who presented with new onset symptoms characteristic of MDD and PTSD, with no past history of OCD or suicidality who developed OCD with suicidal obsessions. …”
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EFFECT OF MATERNAL FOLIC ACID/IRON INTAKEON THE WEIGHT OF NEWBORNS IN OBSTETRIC WARD OFTERTIARY CARE HOSPITALS OF PUNJAB by Tahira Raza

“…The normal birth weight (2.6–3.4 kg) babies were born to 79.4% of women who consumed folic acid and iron, while low birth weight newborns were 10% higher in mothers who have not taken folic acid or iron in pregnancy. …”
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Characteristics of Acute Appendicitis before and during the COVID-19 Pandemic: Single Center Experience by A. Bosak Veršić, M. Šestan, I. Ćepić, H. Nikolić, N. Bukvić, S. Sršen Medančić, D. Hasandić, M. Zelić

“…The patients were divided into two groups: the first (pre-COVID-19) group consisted of patients who had surgery before the onset of COVID-19 pandemic (n = 240), while the second (COVID-19) group consisted of those who were operated during the COVID-19 pandemic (n = 187). …”
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