Antimicrobial and Antibiofilm Activity of 4-Benzylidene-2-methyl-oxazoline-5-one against Pathogen Bacteria by Zahra Mortazavi, Mohamad Reza Islami, Moj Khaleghi

“…These resilient bacteria pose a significant threat to public health, leading to severe illnesses and creating a substantial challenge for treatment. …”
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode parasites of dogs and associated risk factors in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia by Tsedalu Yirsa, Amare Bihone, Getenew Teshager, Yimer Muktar, Abebe Berihun

“…Regrettably, numerous dog owners do not give priority to managing their pets' health, often ignoring treatment unless the animal is already ill. Thus, a cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to April 2023 in Gondar town to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode parasites in dogs and their associated risk factors. …”
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Positive Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic and Public Health Measures on Healthcare by Hung Eun Hoo, Hong Chuan Loh, Alan Swee Hock Ch’ng, Fan Kee Hoo, Irene Looi

“…People with co-morbid conditions are paying more attention to their primary illnesses by improving diets and exercise methods. …”
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Investigating the Agreement of Hypomagnesemia Diagnosis in Three Perimeter of Serum, Urine, and Red Blood Cell in Intensive Care Unit: Pilot Study by Nastaran Nazarzade, Mojtaba Mojtahedzadeh, Farshid Gholami, Amirmahdi Mojtahedzadeh, Maryam Shiehmorteza, Amirhossein Ghanbarzamani

“…We conducted a prospective study on 30 critically ill patients (14 male, and 16 female) who were admitted to the ICU to examine the prevalence of magnesium deficiency. …”
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Corticosteroid Pulses for Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19: Effects on Mortality by Ivan Cusacovich, Álvaro Aparisi, Miguel Marcos, Cristina Ybarra-Falcón, Carolina Iglesias-Echevarria, Maria Lopez-Veloso, Julio Barraza-Vengoechea, Carlos Dueñas, Santiago Antonio Juarros Martínez, Beatriz Rodríguez-Alonso, José-Ángel Martín-Oterino, Miguel Montero-Baladia, Leticia Moralejo, David Andaluz-Ojeda, Roberto Gonzalez-Fuentes

“…We selected patients with confirmed COVID-19 and lung involvement with a pO2/FiO2<300, excluding those exposed to immunosuppressors before or during hospitalization, patients terminally ill at admission, or those who died in the first 24 hours. …”
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Cognitive enhancing effect of an extract of Swertia chirata against memory impairment induced by aluminum chloride by Reena Deshmukh, Manisha Jaiswal, Anshita Shukla, Umesh Patil, Mukesh Sharma

“…Oxidative stress plays a role in the pathophysiological pathways of several neurodegenerative illnesses. Aluminum is one of the most potent neurotoxins known to cause oxidative stress in neurodegenerative disorders. …”
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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

“…<br /><strong>Conclusions:</strong> hypernatremia in critically ill patients with neurological conditions is associated with increased mortality.…”
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Natremia Significantly Influences the Clinical Outcomes in Patients with Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Bharti Sharma, Winston Jiang, Munirah M. Hasan, George Agriantonis, Navin D. Bhatia, Zahra Shafaee, Kate Twelker, Jennifer Whittington

“…<b>Objective</b>: Fluctuations in sodium levels (SLs) may increase mortality, severity, and prolonged length of stay (LOS) in critically ill patients. We aim to study the effect of SL on various clinical outcomes in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). …”
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Predicting early diagnosis of intensive care unit-acquired weakness in septic patients using critical ultrasound and biological markers by Ling Lei, Liang He, Tongjuan Zou, Jun Qiu, Yi Li, Ran Zhou, Yao Qin, Wanhong Yin

“…Abstract Objective Early diagnosis of intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICUAW) is crucial for improving the outcomes of critically ill patients. Hence, this study was designed to identify predisposing factors for ICUAW and establish a predictive model for the early diagnosis of ICUAW. …”
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A review of the application of CIELAB colour systems for the development of gold and silver nano-enabled colorimetric assays for the detection of chromium by Sindisiwe Fortunate Shange, Phumlane Selby Mdluli, Nirmala Deenadayalu

“…Heavy metals are hazardous to people and are linked to several serious illnesses. According to reports, water contamination poses a severe environmental risk to both people and aquatic life. …”
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The Impact of Refugees on the Social Economic Development of the Host Communities: A Case Study of Nyakabande Refugee Transit Kisoro District. by Ngabire, Robert

“…The study established that refugees bring productivity in the host communities, complement the job market, stimulate the economy complement market demand for goods and services, employment opportunities to the people around the transit areas and refugee camps which rises the standard of living, donations by the host communities Environmental degradation, increased demand for goods and services which rises the standards of living of the host communities, land grabbing, sharing of social facilities, cooperation of social functioning and insecurity of the host communities were cited to be some of the social relationship between the refugees and the host communities, deforestation, increased demand for goods and services, infrastructural development, theft, social ills like prostitution, competition for properties, compromised resources. …”
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Rapidly Progressing Refractory Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Case Report and a Possible Explanation by Ádám Jóna, Gábor Irsai, Sándor Barna, Gábor Méhes, Árpád Illés, László Váróczy

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SALIVARY SPECIFIC IgE TO D1 AND G6 IN PATIENTS WITH RHINITIS WITH OR WITHOUT S. AUREUS COLONIZATION by Diana Hristova, Antoaneta Decheva, Deyan Donchev, Damyan Vangelov, Vancho Donev, Georgi Nikolov, Maria Nikolova

“…The damaging effects of S. aureus, as well as Staphylococcal enterotoxins (Ses), have been proven in numerous airway illnesses. As superantigens, Ses generate intense Th2 inflammation, with 70-80% of IgE being locally synthesized. …”
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Factors Associated with Foodborne Pathogens among Food Handlers: A Case Study of Thika, Kiambu County, Kenya by Joseph Maina Kimemia, John Gachuki Kariuki, Alfred Owino Odongo, Paul Ng’ang’a Murima

“…There is a need to institute appropriate control measures, including regular screening of food handlers for foodborne illnesses in addition to training them on safe food handling practices, hand hygiene practices, and regular monitoring of the food handling practices.…”
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Debates on the Role of the U.S. Theater Missile Defense in the Regional Deterrence of North Korea and Iran by O. O. Krivolapov

“…The author concludes that the arguments and assessments of both the opponents and proponents of the deterrence of the DPRK and Iran by means of regional missile defense are theoretically ill-founded and often one-sided. Subsequently, many crucial issues related to the use of missile defense systems and their potential impact on the regional security remain understudied. …”
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Association of Total Mortality and Cardiovascular Endpoints With the Timing of the First and Second Systolic Peak of the Aortic Pulse Wave by Yi‐Bang Cheng, De‐Wei An, Lucas S. Aparicio, Qi‐Fang Huang, Yu‐Ling Yu, Chang‐Sheng Sheng, Teemu J. Niiranen, Fang‐Fei Wei, José Boggia, Katarzyna Stolarz‐Skrzypek, Natasza Gilis‐Malinowska, Valérie Tikhonoff, Wiktoria Wojciechowska, Edoardo Casiglia, Krzysztof Narkiewicz, Wen‐Yi Yang, Jan Filipovský, Kalina Kawecka‐Jaszcz, Ji‐Guang Wang, Tim S. Nawrot, Yan Li, Jan A. Staessen, the International Database of Central Arterial Properties for Risk Stratification (IDCARS) Investigators

“…ABSTRACT Prognostic significance of the timing in the cardiac cycle of the first (TP1) and second (TP2) systolic peak of the central aortic pulse wave is ill‐defined. Incidence rates and standardized multivariable‐adjusted hazard ratios (HRs) of adverse health outcomes associated with TP1 and TP2, estimated by the SphygmoCor software, were assessed in the International Database of Central Arterial Properties for Risk Stratification (IDCARS) (n = 5529). …”
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