The Association between Short-Term PM2.5 Exposure and Long COVID on the Respiratory System by Pornpun Sakunkoo, Chananya Jirapornkul, Naowarat Maneenin, Yuparat Limmongkon, Jetnapis Rayubkul, Kittipong Sornlorm, Rajitra Nawawonganun

“…This Cross-Sectional analytical study was conducted with 694 participants who had recovered from COVID-19 in the northeast of Thailand. …”
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Burden and challenges in managing TB infection among people with occupational exposure to silica in India by B. Kalottee, P. Mahajan, A. Nuken, D. Nair, P. Thekkur, A.M.V. Kumar, V. Rai, M. Parmar, H. Solanki, R. Rao, S.K. Mattoo, R. Kumar

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Towards a conceptual framework of the working alliance in a blended low-intensity cognitive behavioural therapy intervention for depression in primary mental health care: a qualita... by Sarah Smith, Caroline Free, Daniel Michelson, Jesus Montero-Marin, Ricardo Araya, Asmae Doukani, Arlinda Cerga-Pashoja, Ritsuko Kakuma

“…In-depth semi-structured interviews were carried out with participants who experienced b-CBT as part of the E-compared trial. …”
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Management Modalities of Mandible Fracture and Dental Trauma in Pediatric Patients During Mixed Dentition Phase: A Series of Case Study by Lomtu Ronrang, Alice Lyngdoh

“…This is a case of three pediatric patients who had experienced accidental dental trauma with slight-displaced mandible fractures with slight dearrangement of normal occlusion and avulsion of permanent teeth. …”
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Predictors of non-response to successive waves of surveys in the Japan Environment and Children’s Study during the 3-year postpartum period: a longitudinal cohort study by Mika Kigawa, Akiko Tsuchida, Tomomi Tanaka, Kei Hamazaki, Yuichi Adachi, Hidekuni Inadera, Kenta Matsumura, Haruka Kasamatsu

“…The self-administered questionnaires that we used in this study were then distributed by mail every 6 months until the children were 3 years old, for a total of six times.Participants Of 103 060 mothers who consented to participate in the JECS during pregnancy, 88 489 mothers were included in the study after excluding those with multiple births, miscarriages or stillbirths and those who withdrew from the study within 3 years after providing informed consent.Primary and secondary outcome measures Data were collected at the baseline survey on participants’ socioeconomic status, medical history, health status, health-related behaviours and their children’s health conditions and living situations. …”
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Association between triglyceride/high density lipoprotein ratio and incidence risk of Parkinson’s disease: a population-based cohort study by Yoonkyung Chang, Ju-young Park, Tae-Jin Song

“…We enrolled 310,023 participants who had no previous PD history and who had undergone more than three repeated measurements for the TG/HDL cholesterol ratio. …”
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Gestational weight gain patterns as predictors of cesarean deliveries in women diagnosed with gestational diabetes mellitus by Tzu-Ling Chen, Su-Fen Cheng, Chien-Lin Kuo, Chu-Yu Huang, Chia-Hsun Wu

“…Methods This retrospective cohort study enrolled 947 women with GDM who delivered between January 2012 and July 2022 in northern Taiwan. …”
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Laparoscopic Versus Abdominal Myomectomy Postoperative Outcomes by Nicel Taşdemir, Cem Çelik, Remzi Abalı, Ayşegül Kayalı, Abdulaziz Gül, Özkan Özdamar

“…STUDY DESIGN: The manuscript involved data from women who were operated between February 2011 and February 2013. …”
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Intertransverse process block versus subcostal transversus abdominis plane block in patients undergoing laparoscopic radical gastrectomy: a prospective randomized controlled trial by Qian Chen, Xinyue Zhou, Fang Wang, Yang Zeng, Bin Qian, Haiyun Du

“…Methods Sixty-two patients who were undergoing laparoscopic radical gastrectomy surgery under general anesthesia were included. …”
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Analysis of the Clinicopathological Characteristics, Genetic Phenotypes, and Prognostics of Primary Pulmonary and Bronchial Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma by Zhengyang Hu, Xing Jin, Jian Wang, Qihai Sui, Yanjun Yi, Dejun Zeng, Zhencong Chen, Qun Wang, Jiacheng Yin, Lin Wang, Zongwu Lin

“…The 3‐, 5‐, and 10‐year OS of the PACC patients were 91.7%, 88.6%, and 85.0%, respectively, compared to 95.8%, 93.9%, and 93.3% for patients who underwent surgery. Race, pathological grade, M stage, regional node examination, and regional node positive were independent prognostic factors for the OS of patients who underwent surgery. …”
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Factors Influencing the Pregnancy Outcome of Intrauterine Insemination and Follow-Up Treatment by Xuan Huang, Qin Sun, Xu Tang, Meiling Li, Cheng Zhou, Xi Cheng, Bing Yao, Li Chen

“…Settings and Design: The clinical data of 1232 IUI cycles in 690 couples experiencing infertility who attended the Reproductive Center of Jinling Hospital between July 2015 and November 2021 were retrospectively analysed. …”
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Trend of Use of Quinolone Antibiotics in Community-Acquired Pneumonia by Kadir Burak AKGÜN, Emel CEYLAN, Mehmet KARADAĞ, Merve AYIK TÜRK

“…Among the clinical factors, the previous use of beta-lactam antibiotics and the presence of chronic disease in the patient’s medical history were significantly associated with physicians who preferred quinolones as their first choice compared with those who did not (p=0.008 and p=0.006, respectively). …”
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Real-World Assessment of Weight Change in People with HIV-1 After Initiating Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors or Protease Inhibitors by Yen-Wen Chen, Helene Hardy, Christopher D. Pericone, Wing Chow

“…**Background:** Studies have shown an increase in weight among people living with human immunodeficiency virus (PLWH) who have also initiated integrase strand transfer inhibitors (INSTI). …”
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The association between pretransplant malignancy and post-transplant survival and cancer recurrence in bilateral lung transplantation: An analysis of 23,291 recipients by Wongi Woo, MD, Hye Sung Kim, MD, Ankit Bharat, MBBS, Young Kwang Chae, MD, PhD, MBA

“…Patients with a history of previous or multiorgan transplants, and those with donors who had cancer history, were excluded. Propensity score matching was used to compare patients with or without pre-TM. …”
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Psychological aspects of patients with breast cancer depending on the presence of visible postoperative defect by A. D. Zikiryakhodzhaev, M. V. Ermoschenkova, N. A. Sirota, B. A. Fetisov

“…We studied the psychological characteristics of 35 patients with breast cancer (I, II stage), who underwent radical mastectomy, women were characterized in the postoperative period as "externally visible postoperative defect" ("e.v.p.d."), 35 patients with breast cancer (I, II stage) who underwent ablative and reconstructive plastic surgery, women were characterized in the postoperative period as "without an externally visible postoperative defect" ("without an e.v.p.d.").The results and conclusions. …”
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Clinical Outcomes of “U” Route Transforaminal Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy in Chronic Pain Patients with Lumbar Spinal Stenosis Combined with Disc Herniation by Binbin Wu, Xinyi Tian, Ce Shi, Chenchen Jiang, Jing Zhang, Gonghao Zhan, Danli Xie

“…Degenerative LSS combined with DH patients who underwent “U” route PELD were reexamined, and 80 patients were recruited and followed up for 2 years. …”
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Prevalence, risk factors and clinical features of sensory A-V pattern exotropia by Bin-Bin Zhu, Shi-Yu Tang, Xiang-Jun Wang, Li-Cheng Fu, Jian-Hua Yan

“…METHODS: The medical records of patients with sensory A-V pattern exotropia who underwent strabismus surgery between May 2014 to June 2019 was retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Possibilities to adapt oral history to the research of Soviet and post-Soviet epoch (the problems of the culture of memory and the politics of history) by Aurimas Švedas

“…It could provide much help to the new generation of Sovietologists in Lithuania who adapt the potential method of interview primarily while preparing doctoral theses. …”
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Factors associated with male acceptance of modern contraceptive methods. A descriptive cross-sectional study in a peri-urban municipality by Judith A. Anaman-Torgbor, Mirialys Fiona Nana Ama Anaman, Elvis Reindolf Kale, Kennedy Diema Konlan

“…Men who find modern contraceptives affordable were more likely to use them (AOR = 8.15; 95%CI:3.49–19.02; p-value < 0.001). …”
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Exploring postpartum women’s experiences, perspectives, and expectations in maternal health care at a Chinese maternity care center: a qualitative study by Xiaoqian Zhang, Yang Liu, Tang Li, Frank Buntinx, Mieke Vermandere

“…Methods In this study, 16 participants who had utilized the hospital’s maternal care center within the previous year were chosen via purposive sampling in Qingdao, China. …”
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