Prevalence, risk factors and associations of primary Raynaud's phenomenon: systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies by Michael Doherty, Peter Lanyon, Weiya Zhang, Rozeena Garner, Rakesh Kumari

“…The pooled prevalence of PRP was 4.85% (95% CI 2.08% to 8.71%) in the general population. The pooled annual incidence of PRP was 0.25% (95% CI 0.19% to 0.32%). …”
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Psycho-emotional stress, folliculogenesis, and reproductive technologies: clinical and experimental data by A. L. Levinson, T. N. Igonina, I. N. Rozhkova, E. Yu. Brusentsev, S. Ya. Amstislavsky

“…Modern life, especially in large cities, exposes people to a high level of noise, high density of population, disrupted sleeping, large amount of excessive and controversial information as well as to other negative factors; all this may cause chronic psycho-emotional stress. …”
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Peripherally inserted central catheters versus implanted port catheters in patients with breast cancer: a post hoc analysis of the PICCPORT randomised controlled trial by Anton Utas, Stefanie Seifert, Knut Taxbro

“…Previous investigations involving a mixed cancer population have shown a higher frequency of adverse events among patients receiving peripherally implanted central catheters (PICCs) compared with totally implanted central catheters (PORTs). …”
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Height Constitutes an Important Predictor of Mortality in End-Stage Renal Disease by Tsuneo Takenaka, Takahiko Sato, Hitoshi Hoshi, Nobutaka Kato, Keita Sueyoshi, Masahiro Tsuda, Yusuke Watanabe, Hiroshi Takane, Yoichi Ohno, Hiromichi Suzuki

“…There is a scanty of the data whether short height predicts survival in patients with end-stage renal diseases, a high risk population. Methods. Fifty two hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetic nephropathy receiving hemodialysis and 52 patients with nondiabetic nephropathy were enrolled. …”
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Extensive Characterization of Mesenchymal Stem Cell Marker Expression on Freshly Isolated and In Vitro Expanded Human Adipose-Derived Stem Cells from Breast Cancer Patients by Premrutai Thitilertdecha, Visnu Lohsiriwat, Poonsin Poungpairoj, Varangkana Tantithavorn, Nattawat Onlamoon

“…The in vitro culture of these cells maintained their homogeneity with modified CD34 and CD105 expression, suggesting the expansion from a single population of ADSC.…”
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Androgen Metabolism Gene Polymorphisms, Associations with Prostate Cancer Risk and Pathological Characteristics: A Comparative Analysis between South African and Senegalese Men by Pedro Fernandez, Charnita M. Zeigler-Johnson, Elaine Spangler, André van der Merwe, Mohamed Jalloh, Serigne M. Gueye, Timothy R. Rebbeck

“…These data suggest that variants previously associated with prostate cancer in other populations may also affect prostate cancer risk in African men.…”
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Potential Toxic Metal Concentration and Risk Assessment in Agricultural Soil and Lentil Crop (Lens culinaris Medik) in Dawunt Woreda, Northwest Wollo, Ethiopia by Baynesagn Biyazen Belay, Asamene Embiale Taye

“…Health implications for the population due to consuming contaminated crops have been a great concern worldwide. …”
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Evaluating the resilience of the drug supply chain based on SWARA and CoCoSo multi criteria decision making approach with type 1 and interval type 2 fuzzy data (case study: Bojnord... by Fatemeh Bahman, Alireza Shahraki, Sayyid Ali Banihashemi

“…The purpose of the current research is to determine and weigh the effective criteria for the resilience of the supply chain and the ranking of drug distribution companies based on the criteria.Methodology: The current research is quantitative-qualitative and applied. The statistical population was 83 people, and the sample was 68 people based on Morgan's table with a margin of error of 5%, which were selected by simple random sampling. …”
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How Did the COVID-19 Pandemic Affect Higher Education Learning Experience? An Empirical Investigation of Learners’ Academic Performance at a University in a Developing Country by Ghada Refaat El Said

“…If administered correctly, this shift could lead to a larger learner population, more cost efficiencies, and more university revenue.…”
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The Role of Religious Orientation and Defense Mechanisms in the Use of Sexual Pornography by Zahra Pirbonyan, Zahra Nikmanesh, Sana Nourimoghadam

“…The purpose of this study was to investigate the role of religious orientation and defense mechanisms in the use of pornography among a group of students.Method: The method of the present study was both descriptive and correlational. The statistical population comprised all students at the University of Sistan and Baluchestan. …”
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Management of Anaesthesia for a High-Risk Aerosol-Generating Procedure in a Paediatric Patient with COVID-19 by Gezy Giwangkancana, Ezra Oktaliansyah, R. Ayu Hardianti Saputri

“…Paediatric patients represent a small portion of the COVID-19 disease population. Nevertheless, the possibility of a paediatric patient requiring surgery, especially high-risk aerosol-generating surgery on the airway, while having the SARS-CoV-2 infection may potentially result in problems during the perioperative period due to concerns regarding patient, family, and staff safety. …”
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Elucidation of the Inhibitory Effect of Phytochemicals with Kir6.2 Wild-Type and Mutant Models Associated in Type-1 Diabetes through Molecular Docking Approach by Manaswini Jagadeb, V Badireenath Konkimalla, Surya Narayan Rath, Rohit Pritam Das

“…Among all serious diseases globally, diabetes (type 1 and type 2) still poses a major challenge to the world population. Several target proteins have been identified, and the etiology causing diabetes has been reasonably well studied. …”
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The Modification Effect of Influenza Vaccine on Prognostic Indicators for Cardiovascular Events after Acute Coronary Syndrome: Observations from an Influenza Vaccination Trial by Apirak Sribhutorn, Arintaya Phrommintikul, Wanwarang Wongcharoen, Usa Chaikledkaew, Suntara Eakanunkul, Apichard Sukonthasarn

“…However, further study of a larger population and benefits to HF patients should be investigated.…”
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Relationship of Knowledge with the Implementation of OHS Management System in Regional General Hospital North Konawe District by Laode Muhammad Yasmin, Erwin Azizi Jayadipraja, Nunung Nunung, La Ode Saafi, Adnin Alista

“…Method:This research employed a quantitative approach with a cross-sectional design. The study population consisted of all 115 employees at the North Konawe District Hospital. …”
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Risk Factors for Macro- and Microvascular Complications among Older Adults with Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes: Findings from The Irish Longitudinal Study on Ageing by Marsha L. Tracey, Sheena M. McHugh, Anthony P. Fitzgerald, Claire M. Buckley, Ronan J. Canavan, Patricia M. Kearney

“…Early intervention to target modifiable risk factors is urgently needed to reduce diabetes-related morbidity in the older population in Ireland.…”
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Smoking as a causative factor in chronic kidney disease: a two-sample Mendelian randomization study by Yue Yang, Zheng Zhang, Hai-tao Lu, Qian-qian Xu, Li Zhuo, Wen-ge Li

“…These findings identify smoking as a contributing factor to CKD and suggest that reducing smoking prevalence could significantly lower the incidence of CKD in the population.…”
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Prospects of employing modern European cultivars of spring bread wheat in the breeding for powdery mildew resistance in the Northwestern region of Russia by T. V. Lebedeva, E. V. Zuev, A. N. Brykova

“…The study involved 150 European spring bread wheat cultivars whose resistance to the fungus was assessed at the seedling, heading and flowering phases of plant development. The population of the fungus manifested virulence to Pm1, Pm2, Pm3a-d, Pm4a-b, Pm5a, Pm6, Pm7, Pm8, Pm9, Pm16 and Pm19, and avirulence to Pm12. …”
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Numerical studies of the efficiency of binary geothermal power plants at the studied thermal fields of Russia by Stanislav A. Yankovsky, Alexandr S. Zavorin, Natalia S. Yankovsky, Svyatoslav A. Tsibulskiy

“…The formation of these technologies will allow providing energy resources to the population without harmful emissions into the environment. …”
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Assessment of Brushing Techniques in School Children and Its Association with Dental Caries, Omdurman, 2019 by Rugaia Eltayeb Hag Maki Ibrahim, Maha O. Helaly, Ehab Mohamed Abdelhlim Ahmed

“…Due to a lack of awareness consequent of lower socioeconomic status, only a few percentage of the Sudanese population knows how to implement the correct oral hygiene practices to combat dental caries. …”
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The Effectiveness of Exercise Interventions for the Management of Frailty: A Systematic Review by Olga Theou, Liza Stathokostas, Kaitlyn P. Roland, Jennifer M. Jakobi, Christopher Patterson, Anthony A. Vandervoort, Gareth R. Jones

“…There was a paucity of evidence to characterize the most beneficial exercise program for this population. However, multicomponent training interventions, of long duration (≥5 months), performed three times per week, for 30–45 minutes per session, generally had superior outcomes than other exercise programs. …”
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