HIV-Associated Vacuolar Myelopathy and HIV-Associated Dementia as the Initial Manifestation of HIV/AIDS by Natalia Wuliji, Matthew J. Mandell, Jason M. Lunt, Adam Merando

“…HIV-associated vacuolar myelopathy (HIV-VM) is the most common cause of spinal disease in HIV/AIDS. HIV-VM causes progressive spastic paraparesis, sensory ataxia, and autonomic dysfunction. …”
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Prevalence and pattern of mental disorders in the state of West Bengal: Findings from the National Mental Health Survey of India 2016 by Sukanto Sarkar, Aniruddha Basu, Sucharita Mandal, Pavithra Jayashankar, Pradeep K. Saha, Raghunath Misra, Debasish Sinha, Rajarshi Neogi, Soumyadeep Saha, Vivek Benegal, Girish N. Rao, Mathew Varghese, Gopalkrishna Gururaj

“…The prevalence of severe mental illness of 2.32% and suicide risk of 1.75% (1.68–1.81 95% CI) is higher than the national average. The common mental illness prevalence is 11.29 (11.13–11.45 95% CI), which is similar to the national weighted average. …”
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Lessons Learned from Van Earthquake in the Context of Urban Environment and Health by Bilge Kalanlar

“…In addition, disaster in our city or in common areas on the point of being prepared, determined winterized tents, container depots should be created to store the offered guaranteed health and needed sleeping bags for staff, food supplies which have available stock opportunities, catalytic stoves, cleaning supplies, portable toilets, kitchen are the most important findings are issued in the context of the urban environment and health.…”
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Survival in patients with acute non-lymphoblastic leukemia at the "Dr. Gustavo Aldereguía Lima". Hospital. A ten years experience by Rafael Alejandro Gómez Baute, Julio Dámaso Fernández Águila., Liermis Dita Salabert, Tamara Guerra Alfonso

“…Males were predominant with 55 cases. The most common morphological variant was the myelomonocytic. …”
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Concurrent Effects of Plyometric Interval Training Implemented in Physical Education Lessons on Adolescent Power and Endurance: An Analysis of Responder Prevalence by Dawid Koźlenia, Katarzyna Kochan-Jacheć, Jarosław Domaradzki

“…Also, the prevalence of positive responders was more common for boys than girls; however, the difference was statistically insignificant (<i>p</i> = 0.09). …”
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A Case of Perforated Cholecystitis into a Parastomal Hernia by Sereibanndith Seang, Amy Hort, Preet K. S. Gosal, Mark Richardson

“…Parastomal hernia is a common complication following an enterostomy. Gallbladder herniation into parastomal hernia is rare and may become symptomatic and inflamed and very rarely can lead to gallbladder perforation. …”
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Efficacy of ultrasonography and mammography in detecting features of breast cancer by Sultan Abdulwadoud Alshoabi, Amal A. Alareqi, Moawia Gameraddin, Awadia Gareeballah, Kamal D. Alsultan, Amel F. Alzain

“…Introduction: Breast cancer (BC) is considered one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers. Early detection is critical for effective management. …”
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Lipid and Bile Acid Dysmetabolism in Crohn’s Disease by Koji Uchiyama, Hisashi Kishi, Wataru Komatsu, Masanori Nagao, Shuji Ohhira, Gen Kobashi

“…Crohn’s disease is one of the systemic autoimmune diseases. It commonly affects the small intestine and colon but may involve any portion of the gastrointestinal tract from the mouth to the anus. …”
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Photodynamic Antimicrobial Chemotherapy for Root Canal System Asepsis: A Narrative Literature Review by P. Diogo, T. Gonçalves, P. Palma, J. M. Santos

“…Toluidine blue and methylene blue are the most used photosensitizers and most commonly laser has 660 nm of wavelength with a 400 nm diameter of intracanal fiber. …”
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Somatic symptoms in schizophrenia: Association with socio-demographic and clinical characteristics, disability and quality of life by Mamta Sood, Ragul Ganesh, Ananya Mahapatra, Rohit Verma, Rakesh K. Chadda

“…Conclusion: Somatic symptoms are common in patients with schizophrenia and are associated with chronicity, refractoriness and negative symptoms, significant disability and poor quality of life. …”
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Characterization of Integrons and Quinolone Resistance in Clinical Escherichia coli Isolates in Mansoura City, Egypt by Shaymaa H. Abdel-Rhman, Rehab M. Elbargisy, Dina E. Rizk

“…Escherichia coli is a common pathogen in both humans and animals. Quinolones are used to treat infections caused by Gram-negative bacteria, but resistance genes emerged. …”
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Comparison of Retinal Microvessel Blood Flow Velocities Acquired with Two Different Fields of View by Jin Zhou, Min Li, Wan Chen, Ye Yang, Liang Hu, Liang Wang, Hong Jiang, Jianhua Wang

“…Retinal microvessel BFV in the macula was acquired with both a wide FOV (35 degrees, 7.3 × 7.3 mm2) and a commonly used small FOV (20 degrees, 4.3 × 4.3 mm2). …”
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Open Archives initiative: A fast way of integration into global open science by Yurii Tkachov

“…Practical Implications: Practical recommendations are provided for administrators and managers of open journals, conferences, and repositories to avoid common mistakes and effectively use OAI-PMH to ensure data interoperability and accessibility. …”
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Investigation of the effects of Afyonkarahisar Region hot springs water on blood calcium and some hormon levels in experimentally-created osteoporosis in rats by Bülent Elitok, Tolgahan Saygin, Yavuz Ulusoy, Bahadir Kilinç

“…Today, one of the most common non-communicable diseases, which, according the World Health Organization experts, dominates the structure of human morbidity and mortality is osteoporosis. …”
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Odevixibat treatment in a child with hypoplastic left heart syndrome and severe cholestatic pruritus: a case report by Rainer Ganschow, Christof Maucksch, Peter Rauschkolb, Martin B. E. Schneider

“…Liver-related abnormalities are commonly observed in patients with congenital heart disease, and these may lead to secondary manifestations such as pruritus. …”
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Origin and Distribution of Carbonate Cement in Tight Sandstones: The Upper Triassic Yanchang Formation Chang 8 Oil Layer in West Ordos Basin, China by Jin Lai, Guiwen Wang, Jing Chen, Shuchen Wang, Zhenglong Zhou, Xuqiang Fan

“…Carbonate cement is much more commonly observed in sand bodies adjacent to Chang 7 source rocks. …”
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High Prevalence of Low Back Pain in College Rifle Athletes by Bailey Urbach, Cody Mansfield, Mica Harr, Matthew S. Briggs, James Onate, Laura Boucher

“…Anecdotal reports of low back pain (LBP) are common among collegiate rifle athletes, but the prevalence of LBP in this population has not yet been established in the literature…”
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Otolaryngology exposure in a longitudinal integrated clerkship setting by Grace Margaret Scott, Corliss Ann Elizabeth Best, Damian Christopher Micomonaco

“…This study looks to quantify the level of exposure students are receiving in OtoHNS at NOSM and to assess their comfort level with diagnosing and treating common otolaryngologic conditions. Methods A structured 13-item survey was administered to second, third and fourth year medical students at NOSM. …”
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On Zero-Inflated Hierarchical Poisson Models with Application to Maternal Mortality Data by Kassim Tawiah, Samuel Iddi, Anani Lotsi

“…Count outcomes are commonly encountered in health sector data. The occurrence of count outcomes that exhibit many zeros has necessitated the extension of the ubiquitous Poisson regression model to accommodate the zero inflation and overdispersion as a result of the extra dispersion. …”
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Determination of synbiotic mango fruit yogurt and its bioactive peptides for biofunctional properties by Jagrani Minj, Shilpa Vij

“…Fortification of yogurt with different food components, including fruit pulp, is a common practice to make it more palatable and healthier. …”
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