Exclusive breastfeeding practices and factors affecting them in urban areas of Uttar Pradesh by Prakhar Sharma, Neha Bansal, Abha Kaul

“…Data were collected through a 42-item questionnaire administered by trained interviewers who ensured privacy and comfort. Data analysis was performed using Statistical Package for Social Sciences, including descriptive statistics and the Chi-square test for categorical variables (P < 0.05). …”
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Health-Related and Psychosocial Factors Associated with Prostate Cancer Stage at Diagnosis among Males Participating in Alberta’s Tomorrow Project by Michelle L. Aktary, Brittany Shewchuk, Qinggang Wang, Eric Hyndman, Lorraine Shack, Paula J. Robson, Karen A. Kopciuk

“…The study included males aged 35–69 years who developed PCa until January 2018. Factors associated with PCa stage at diagnosis were examined using partial proportional odds (PPO) ordinal regression models. …”
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Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis Treated Successfully with Rituximab in a Renal Transplant Patient by Cindy Castrale, Wael El Haggan, Françoise Chapon, Oumedaly Reman, Thierry Lobbedez, Jean Philippe Ryckelynck, Bruno Hurault de Ligny

“…Here, we describe LYG in a 70-year-old renal allograft recipient who, 4 years after transplantation, on tacrolimus and mycophenolate mofetil and prednisone maintenance immunosuppression, complained of low-grade fever, persistent headache and gait disturbance. …”
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A South African Breast Implant-Associated Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma: Clinical Presentation and Six-Year Follow-Up by Alexandra Grubnik, Yastira Ramdas, Barend Van der Bergh, Simon Nayler, Carol-Ann Benn, Bernardo L. Rapoport

“…The patient was a 61-year-old woman who consulted the Breast Care Centre of Excellence in Johannesburg in 2015. …”
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An Investigation into Major Causes for Postharvest Losses of Horticultural Crops and Their Handling Practice in Debre Markos, North-Western Ethiopia by Yebirzaf Yeshiwas, Esubalew Tadele

“…The current study was conducted to estimate and identify the major causes for postharvest losses of fruits and vegetables in Debre Markos, north-western Ethiopia. Forty respondents who were retailing fruits and vegetables were randomly selected and qualitative and quantitative data were collected by using direct market observation and semistructured questioners. …”
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Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for Clostridioides Difficile Infection in Patients with Chronic Liver Disease by Alireza Meighani, Maryam Alimirah, Mayur Ramesh, Reena Salgia

“…A cohort of all patients who received FMT from December 2012 to May 2014 for refractory or recurrent CDI was identified. …”
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Prostate-specific Antigen as a Predictor for the Diagnosis of Prostate Adenocarcinoma by Wilfredo Valiente Morejón, Bárbara Junco Sena, Yoel Padrón Vega, Yisel de la Caridad Ramos Águila, Idelma Castillo García

“…The universe consisted of all men (3155) aged 50 and older who underwent the test in this municipality. A survey was conducted to obtain information related to age, skin color, prostate-specific antigen results, indication for the test and year it was performed. …”
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Impact of Sacral Surface Therapeutic Electrical Stimulation on Early Recovery of Urinary Continence after Radical Retropubic Prostatectomy: A Pilot Study by Haruo Nakagawa, Yasuhiro Kaiho, Shunichi Namiki, Shigeto Ishidoya, Seiichi Saito, Yoichi Arai

“…A total of 35 consecutive patients who underwent radical prostatectomy by a single surgeon were enrolled in this study. …”
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Evaluation of Polyethylene-Based Long Lasting Treated Bed Net Netprotect on Anopheles Mosquitoes, Malaria Incidence, and Net Longivity in Western Kenya by M. T. O. Odhiambo, O. Skovmand, J. M. Vulule, E. D. Kokwaro

“…Attrition rate after 3 years was 21%. WHO hole index changed from 333 to 114 to 381 over the three years. …”
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International Experience of Legal Regulation of Liability for Insult of Police Officers and Possibilities of Its Use in Ukraine by K. L. Buhaichuk

“…The article highlights the problem of the need to strengthen the legal protection of employees of the National Police of Ukraine, who are subjected to illegal encroachments on their honor and dignity while performing their official duties. …”
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Association of loneliness with the risk of pain in older Chinese adults by Aijun Song, Siying Yu, Yao Shen, Zongyan Guo, Jian Shi

“…Using robust mixed-effects logistic regression models, the study found that lonely participants were more likely to experience 12 site pain: headache (OR 1.23; 95% CI 1.09–1.39), shoulder (OR 1.16; 95% CI 1.04–1.30), wrist (OR 1.14; 95%CI 1.01–1.28), finger (OR 1.14, 95% CI 1.02–1.28), chest (OR 1.26; 95% CI 1.10–1.44), stomach (OR 1.28, 95% CI 1.12–1.46), back (OR 1.23; 95% CI 1.00–1.51), waist (OR 1.46; 95% CI 1.17–1.83), buttock (OR 1.15, 95% CI 1.02–1.30), leg (OR 1.20, 95% CI 1.08–1.33), knee (OR 1.16; 95% CI 1.04–1.30), and toe (OR 1.18; 95% CI 1.04–1.34) than participants who were not lonely. No such finding was found for neck, arm, or ankle pain. …”
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Extraesophageal Reflux: What Is the Best Parameter for pH-Monitoring Data Analysis from the Perspective of Patient Response to Proton Pump Inhibitors? by Karol Zelenik, Petr Matousek, Miroslav Tedla, Jakub Syrovatka, Pavel Kominek

“…To analyze the pH-monitoring records of patients with suspected extraesophageal reflux (EER) using three different parameters (number of refluxes (NOR), acid exposure time (AET), and reflux area index (RAI)), with a view to determining which type of analysis is best at selecting the patients who will respond to a proton pump inhibitor (PPI). …”
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Frequency, causes, and factors of maternal mortality in the City of Bunia, North East of the Democratic Republic of the Congo by Clarice Ngavele, B. Mukandu, M. O. Omanyondo

“…Materials and Methods This study employed the documentary method to examine various records, such as delivery registers, laboratory registers, and partographs of women who consulted the health facilities in the Bunia health zone for delivery during a specific period. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Ropivacaine Addition to Intrathecal Morphine for Pain Management in Intractable Cancer by Ying Huang, Xihan Li, Tong Zhu, Jian Lin, Gaojian Tao

“…All patients experienced pain relief. Compared to those who received morphine alone, patients receiving morphine and ropivacaine had significantly lower postoperative morphine requirements and higher Barthel Index scores on the 15th postsurgical day (P<0.05). …”
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Effect and Safety of Mycophenolate Mofetil in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis by Argyris Tzouvelekis, Evangelos Bouros, Anastasia Oikonomou, Paschalis Ntolios, George Zacharis, George Kolios, Demosthenes Bouros

“…We retrospectively identified ten patients, who met the ATS/ERS 2000 criteria for IPF and received MMF 2 gr/day for 12 months. …”
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A literary-historical analysis of Daniel 2: two powers in opposition by M. Nel

“…The narrator emphasises that it is God who appoints and dethrones kings. He reveals the future (Dan. 2:29, 47). …”
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The Immunohistochemistry Profile of Lymphocytic Gastritis in Celiac Disease and Helicobacter Pylori Infection: Interplay between Infection and Inflammation by Efrat Broide, Judith Sandbank, Eitan Scapa, Nimrod Alain Kimchi, Michael Shapiro, Aaron Lerner

“…We aimed to clarify the relationship between Hp infection and CD by defining a unique histopathology profile of LG in these two diseases. Forty patients who underwent upper endoscopy were divided into four groups: eight controls, ten active CD patients without Hp, twelve CD negative with Hp, and ten active CD with Hp infection. …”
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Mutational Profile and Retinal Phenotypes of PCARE-Related Cone-Rod Dystrophies in a Mexican Cohort by Víctor R. López-Rodríguez, Rocío Arce-González, Alan Martínez-Aguilar, Carlos E. Rodríguez-López, Sergio Groman-Lupa, M. Isabel Neria-González, Genaro Rodríguez-Uribe, Juan C. Zenteno

“…The study included 14 patients from 11 unrelated pedigrees with retinal dystrophies who were demonstrated to carry biallelic pathogenic variants in PCARE. …”
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Research on the Design and Application of Sports Competition Ticketing Platform Based on Edge Computing by Wenfeng Dai, Jiajia Shao, Xiuli Zhang

“…In this case, how to provide ticketing services conveniently, quickly, and accurately for sports spectators all over the country and the world and how to keep up with the times and improve traditional ticketing services are two major problems that need to be solved urgently by those who are in charge of sports events. When investigating the current traditional ticketing platform for sports competitions, it is not difficult to find that most ticketing services rely heavily on manual services. …”
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A study to evaluate platelet parameters in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A case-control study by Sawer Sabri Ahmed

“…Objectives: This study aimed at comparing various platelet indices between people with type II diabetes and people who appeared to be in good health status. Materials and Methods: This case-controlled study was carried out at the Azadi Teaching Hospital’s Laboratory in Duhok. …”
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