Impact of virtual reality with or without hypnosis before oocyte retrieval: A randomised study by Céline Pirard, Pascale Laurent, Christine Wyns, Maria-Grazia Giudice, Christine Watremez, Mona Momeni, Fabienne Roelants

“…Objective of the study: Anxiety can affect pregnancy rate following an in-vitro-fertilisation procedure. …”
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Effects of Traumeel (Tr14) on Exercise-Induced Muscle Damage Response in Healthy Subjects: A Double-Blind RCT by Kerstin Muders, Christian Pilat, Vanessa Deuster, Torsten Frech, Karsten Krüger, Jörn Pons-Kühnemann, Frank-Christoph Mooren

“…The present double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial intended to test whether ingestion of a natural combination medicine (Tr14 tablets) affects serum muscle damage and inflammatory immune response after downhill running. 96 male subjects received Tr14 tablets, which consist of 14 diluted biological and mineral components, or a placebo for 72 h after the exercise test, respectively. …”
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Discrete choice modelling of hypertension patients’ preferences for attributes of a public medical facility in Ibadan, Nigeria by Oluwaseun Aramide Otekunrin, Tekiyat Abiola Adebisi, Sururoh Adeniran-Babatunde, Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin

“…A negative and significant coefficient for cost indicated that higher out-of-pocket costs negatively affected hypertension patients’ choice of a public medical facility. …”
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The Impact of Selenium on the Physiological Activity of Yeast Cells Saccharomyces cerevisiae ATCC 7090 and Rhodotorula glutinis CCY 20-2-26 by Wioletta Sęk, Anna M. Kot, Marek Kieliszek

“…Furthermore, selenium in the tested concentration range increased protein content in the cellular biomass but did not affect intracellular lipid production.…”
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Effect of frailty on the short-term functional outcome of elderly patients with traumatic brain injury by Yujing Gu, Huiqin Cui, Yang Gu, Xiaojiang Liu

“…[Methods] A retrospective analysis was conducted on 127 elderly patients with traumatic brain injury admitted to Hai’an People’s Hospital from April 2019 to April 2022.General information, demographics, clinical indicators and imaging results were collected.The clinical frailty scale that provides an assessment of the presence and severity of frailty was applied.The in-hospital mortality and neurological status at 3 months of onset were compared between the frail and non-frail groups.Multivariate logistic regression were used to clarify the factors affecting the prognosis of patients' neurological function, and clarify the predictive power of Glasgow coma scale and logistic regression model for neurological function prognosis through ROC curve analysis. …”
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Digestive Fermentation, Antioxidant Status, and Haemato-Biochemical Indices of Growing Rabbits Fed on Diets Supplemented with Ziziphus spina-christi Leaf by Suha Hashim Abduljawad

“…However, the number of Enterococcus bacteria was not affected by supplementation. Haemoglobin parameters of the control group and groups 2 and 3 were compared: white blood cell count and red blood cell count. …”
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Responses of Loess Ground with Different Slopes and Vegetation Covers to Rainfall Infiltration by ZHANG Lina, LI Ping, HU Xiangyang, ZHONG Jianping, YANG Kai, ZHAO Zhiyan, LI Tonglu

“…[Results] The results suggest that vegetation types significantly affected the depth of the wetting front, soil moisture content, and saturation of slope soils. …”
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Total Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection in Mother and Son with a Central 22q11.2 Microdeletion by Signe Faurschou, Dorte L. Lildballe, Lisa L. Maroun, Morten Helvind, Maria Rasmussen

“…Our report does not support this association as the maternal aunt, who harbors both microdeletions, is unaffected by TAPVC, and the male infant affected by TAPVC does not harbor the 15q11.2 BP1-BP2 microdeletion. …”
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Exploring microRNA-Mediated Immune Responses to Soil-Transmitted Helminth and Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 Co-Infections by Roxanne Pillay, Pragalathan Naidoo, Zilungile L. Mkhize-Kwitshana

“…Because STH and HSV-2 infections are widespread and disproportionately affect vulnerable and impoverished countries, it is important to consider how STHs may impact HSV-2 immunity. …”
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The Number of Frames on ECG-Gated 18F-FDG Small Animal PET Has a Significant Impact on LV Systolic and Diastolic Functional Parameters by Christoph Eissler, Rudolf A. Werner, Paula Arias-Loza, Naoko Nose, Xinyu Chen, Martin G. Pomper, Steven P. Rowe, Constantin Lapa, Andreas K. Buck, Takahiro Higuchi

“…Using ECG-gated PET in rats, measurements of cardiac function are significantly affected by the frames per cardiac cycle. Therefore, if you are going to compare those functional parameters, a consistent number of frames should be used.…”
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Characterization of New Particle Formation in Soft X-ray Radiolysis Reactor: AMCs-to-Secondary Inorganic Aerosols by Jiyoon Shin, Kyungil Cho, Yoonkyeong Ha, Giwon Kang, Jihye Park, Hunkwan Park, Changhyuk Kim

“…The NPF and subsequent particle growth in the reactor were also positively affected by the exposure time to soft X-rays and the residence time. …”
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Investigation of the Flow Field Characteristics of Aortic Bileaflet Mechanical Heart Valves with Different Leaflet Shapes Using PIV by Y. Qiang, T. C. Duan, M. Z. Zhang, L. Qi, L. J. Wei

“…Investigating how different leaflet shapes affect the flow field characteristics of these valves can help optimize leaflet designs to improve hemodynamic performance and reduce postoperative complications. …”
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Osteoarthritis of the knee joint and its association with metabolic syndrome: A case control study by Rohini Motwani, Arvind Kumar Bodla, Shravan Kumar Peddamadyam, Mrudula Chandrupatla, Nagesh Cherukuri, Maheshwar Lakkireddy, Gunvanti Rathod, Sai Ram Challa, Chowdavarapu Raghavendra Rao, Abhishek Arora, Srikanth Eppakayala, Arcot Reddy Vamsi Krishna

“…Conclusion: The results of our research could shed light on how MetS affects the onset and course of OAK, guiding primary care and prevention measures. …”
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Access and use of sexual and reproductive health services among asylum-seeking and refugee women in high-income countries: A scoping review. by Emma Stirling-Cameron, Salma Almukhaini, Justine Dol, Benjamin J DuPlessis, Kathryn Stone, Megan Aston, Shira M Goldenberg

“…Barriers can negatively affect service uptake and engagement, contributing to health inequities and forgone care. …”
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Reconstructing Iraq after the Victory over the Islamic State: Prospects for International Engagement by article Editorial

“…This publication represents a final report of the research seminar ‘Reconstructing Iraq: domestic logic and role of external actors’ organized on June 26, 2018 by the Center for Security and Development Studies of the School of World Politics of the Lomonosov Moscow State University in partnership with the Center for Arab and Islamic Studies of the Institute for Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences as part of the CSDS team’s systematic monitoring of international activities aimed at strengthening governance in the states of the Middle East affected by the Arab Awakening. The report summarizes the results of the CSDS experts’ examination of domestic and international context and the outcomes of the Kuwait International Conference for Reconstruction of Iraq which was convened with a joint support from the United Nations, the World Bank and the European Union on February 12–14, 2018 and became one of the largest pledging conferences in recent years. …”
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Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Lactating Women: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Moyale District, Borena Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Hailu Bekele, Gebi Husein Jima, Ashenafi Habtamu Regesu

“…Undernutrition is one of the most widespread public health problems that affect both developed and developing countries. In Ethiopia, it is one of the factors leading to unacceptable high morbidity and mortality among women. …”
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P-glycoprotein and/or Histone Deacetylase 2 Regulates Steroid Responsiveness in Childhood Nephrotic Syndrome by Harshit Singh, Narayan Prasad, Durga Prasanna Misra, Akhilesh Kumar Jaiswal, Vikas Agarwal

“…Conclusion: The expression and function of P-gp and HDAC2 may affect steroid response in NS patients. Combined therapy of steroids with P-gp inhibitor and/or HDAC2 inducers may have a rationale in management of SRNS patients.…”
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Value of Perfusion CT in the Prediction of Intracerebral Hemorrhage after Endovascular Treatment by Friederike Austein, Antonia Carlotta Fischer, Jens Fiehler, Olav Jansen, Thomas Lindner, Susanne Gellißen

“…In 102 of the 115 patients with ICH, the deep middle cerebral artery (MCA) territory was affected with differences between patients without ICH, those with HI, and those with PH regarding cerebral blood volume (CBV) and blood-brain barrier permeability measured as flow extraction product (FED) relative to the contralateral hemisphere (p<0.05). …”
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Evaluation of Functional Outcomes and OCT-Biomarkers after Intravitreal Dexamethasone Implant for Postoperative Cystoid Macular Edema in Vitrectomized Eyes by Sigrid Freissinger, Efstathios Vounotrypidis, Armin Wolf, Karsten U. Kortuem, Mehdi Shajari, Filippos Sakkias, Tina Herold, Siegfried G. Priglinger, Wolfgang J. Mayer

“…The efficacy of the treatment of PCME in vitrectomized eyes seems to be affected by baseline BCVA, the absence of SRF, and the indication for surgery. …”
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Analysis of Heavy Metal Pollution in the Water of the Halda River: A Distinctive Breeding Habitat for Carp Fish in Bangladesh by Afsana Kamal, Md. Manzoorul Kibria, Shahadat Hossain, Chowdhury Kaiser Mahmud, Rashmi Roy, Nighat Sultana Resma

“…Contamination indices (heavy metal pollution Index [HPI] and metal index [MI]) indicate that during winter and monsoon, the river water metal condition is critical (HPI > 100) and the sites are moderately as well as slightly (1< MI <2) affected by the studied heavy metals. Contamination indices, such as contamination factors (Cf), degree of contamination (Cdeg) and the pollution load index (PLI), demonstrate the fact that Fe and Pb remarkably contaminated the studied sampling sites. …”
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