Value judgment of life quality of women diagnosed with HIV/AIDS in Maceio, Alagoas, Brazil by Cecilio Argolo Júnior, Sonia Maria Soares Ferreira, Vívian Wanderley Teixeira de Albuquerque, Jessyca Ítala Barros Wanderley da Silva

“…Within the construct sensing we observed significant evaluations concerning life satisfaction, concerns about health, financial worries, trust, and sexual function and the following sociodemographic and clinical characteristics: Income, school timing, formal education, work incapacity due to HIH, having a partner, CD4 count and viral load. …”
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A Study to Check the Readiness of Final-Year Dental Students Vis-à-Vis to a Safe and an Independent Practitioner in Sultanate of Oman Amidst the Recent Pandemic by Triveni Nalawade, Sanjay Saraf, Rachappa Mallikarjuna, Belal Haj-Hamed, Siva Kumar, Nutayla Al Harthy, Mohamed Al Ismaily

“…A study was conducted to measure self-preparedness among graduating students, especially during the challenging times of the COVID-19 pandemic when education was significantly impacted. …”
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The prevalence of persistence metopic suture (metopisim) among Kurdish populations of Erbil city. by Soran M Karim, Othman Omar, Muyesser Nuri, Tuqa Yousif Al-Sharef

“… Background and objective: A fully developed frontal bone consists mainly of two portions separated by a vertically oriented suture called metopic, frontal or inter-frontal suture, it’s considered to be the first skull suture to close metopic suture physiologically closes at different times of age and could occur from birth through age 8 years,In some individual (and as a normal variant) a persistent metopic suture can be seen in the midline running down the frontal bone and the condition is referred to as metopisim. …”
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Case Report of HIV and Neurosyphilis Coinfection in a Recent Migrant: Old Diseases in New Faces by Alexa Van Besien, Ian Paolo Mauricio, Ronald Belfort, Joseph Lykins

“…Haiti is well-known for being disproportionately impacted by the HIV epidemic, with rates of infection ~6 times higher than in the United States (US). Rates of coinfection in Haiti are incompletely characterized but likely high. …”
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Quercetin attenuates cisplatin-induced fatigue through mechanisms associated with the regulation of the HPA axis and MCP-1 signaling by Cheng-Hung Chuang, Yu-An Tai, Ting-Jing Wu, Ying-Jui Ho, Shu-Lan Yeh, Shu-Lan Yeh

“…The main objective of the present study was to investigate whether quercetin regulates the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis and chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) signaling, two factors contributing to CRF in mice exposed to cisplatin.MethodsMale BALB/c mice were randomly assigned to the following five groups for 15 weeks: Control, CDDP, CDDP+TAK779 (an antagonist of MCP-1 receptor, human CC chemokine receptor R2 (CCR2)), CDDP+OQ (a diet containing 1% quercetin) and CDDP+IQ (quercetin given by ip, 10 mg/kg, 3 times/week).ResultsThe results first showed that OQ and IQ significantly increased grip strength and locomotor activity, decreased plasma cortisol/corticosterone levels, and decreased the corticotropin releasing hormone (CRH) mRNA level in the brain tissues in mice exposed to CDDP. …”
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Sexual dysfunction and quality of life across age groups in multiple sclerosis patients: a prospective cross-sectional analysis by Reza Dehghaniathar, Ali Faegh, Fahimeh Hajiakhoundi, Behnam Shakiba, Zeynab Najjar

“…Research indicates that sexual disorders are more prevalent in MS patients compared to other neurological conditions and are approximately five times more common than in the general population. …”
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A Cross-Sectional Study Exploring Mental Health among Patients Suffering from Dengue in Pakistani Tertiary Care Hospitals by null Faiza, Fatima Jawad, Namra Chaudhary, Mahnoor Younas, Sadaf Fatima, Fiza Ayub, Allah Bukhsh Awan, Tahir Mehmood Khan

“…These findings may warrant practitioners to integrate timely psychological screening and care for dengue patients.…”
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Assimilation of temperature and relative humidity observations from personal weather stations in AROME-France by A. Demortier, M. Mandement, V. Pourret, O. Caumont, O. Caumont

“…After pre-processing, nearly 4700 PWS temperature and 4200 PWS relative humidity observations are assimilated per hour, representing 3 and 6 times more than SWS observations, respectively. Separate assimilation of each variable in the atmosphere with the three-dimensional ensemble variational (3DEnVar) DA scheme significantly reduces the root-mean-square deviation between SWS observations and forecasts of the assimilated variable at 2 <span class="inline-formula">m</span> height above ground level up to 3 <span class="inline-formula">h</span> of forecasts. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of systemic immune-inflammation index for acute appendicitis in the geriatric population by Ömerul Faruk Aydın, Ali Cankut Tatlıparmak

“…SII may be a valuable diagnostic tool in elderly patients with suspected appendicitis, aiding timely and accurate clinical decision-making.…”
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Incorporating specific sambo exercises into distance learning for high school students aged 15-16 by Valeriia Zakharevich, Georgiy Korobeynikov, Olena Nesen, Abdulaziz Xamidjonov

“…The experiment lasted for 8 weeks (with sessions three times a week), during which specific sambo exercises were applied in a remote format during physical education lessons. …”
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Effects of a whole body compression garment on recovery after a heavy resistance by Ahmad Arbabı

“…Dependent measures included sleep quality, vitality rating, resting fatigue rating, muscle soreness, muscle swelling via ultrasound, reaction movement times, bench throw power, countermovement vertical jump power, and serum concentrations of creatine kinase (CK) measured from a blood sample obtained via venipuncture of an arm vein. …”
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Nudge strategies for behavior-based prevention and control of neglected tropical diseases: A scoping review and ethical assessment. by Fiona Vande Velde, Hans J Overgaard, Sheri Bastien

“…The present scoping review aims to provide a timely overview of how nudge interventions have been applied within this field. …”
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Utilization of bauxite residue as fine aggregate for the development of structural concrete: An approach towards sustainable construction materials by Gali Kusumanjali, S. Tejas, Amit Chatterjee, Dinakar Pasla

“…It was observed that BRC20 concretes exhibited a strength 1.2 times higher than the control concrete mix due to the development of a dense microstructure and increased particle packing. …”
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Short dentin etching with universal adhesives: effect on bond strength and gingival margin adaptation by Hoda Saleh Ismail, Hanan Ahmed Nabil Soliman

“…The 3-second and 15-second etching times produced consistent results in all tests and for both adhesives. …”
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Electronic patient-reported outcome measures using mobile health technology in rheumatology: A scoping review. by Jaclyn Shelton, Sierra Casey, Nathan Puhl, Jeanette Buckingham, Elaine Yacyshyn

“…Generic ePROMs were used over three times more often than disease-specific ePROMs. A total of 39 (56%) studies directly evaluated the feasibility of ePROMs in clinical practice, 19 (27%) were clinical trials that used ePROMs as study endpoints, 9 (13%) were focus groups or surveys on smartphone application development, and 3 (4%) did not fit into one defined category.…”
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PHILOSOPHICAL ANALYSIS OF A PERSON’S SELF-REFLECTION IN THE CONTEXT OF INTERNAL DIALOGUE (BASED ON "THE DISPUTE OF A MAN WITH HIS BA") by V. V. Liakh, M. V. Lukashenko

“…It has been revealed that internal dialogues in ancient times played an important role both in structuring social chaos and in overcoming personal crisis states (from existential to clinical states of altered consciousness). …”
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Infection biology as the basis of integrated control of apple canker (Neonectria ditissima) in Northern Europe by Roland W. S. Weber, Jorunn Børve

“…Conclusions Restricted fertilisation and other measures to curb excessive vegetative growth during the first few years of an orchard, repeated canker pruning and well-timed treatments with effective fungicides in autumn are essential for IPM of apple canker. …”
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Scenario construction and evolutionary analysis of nonconventional public health emergencies based on Bayesian networks by Yutao Zhu, Qing Yang, Lingmei Fu, Chun Cai, Jinmei Wang, Ling He

“…Optimized and pessimistic NCPHE scenario pathways were generated by combining the seven major spreading scenarios to help decision makers predict the development of NCPHEs and take timely and effective emergency response measures for key scenario nodes.ConclusionThis study provides a new approach for understanding and managing NCPHEs, emphasizing the need to consider the specificity and complexity of such emergencies when developing decision-making strategies. …”
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Lower serum magnesium level is an important risk factor for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents hypo-responsiveness in hemodialysis patients by Hayam Hebah, Shaimaa Abdelmegied, Dina Osman, Lina Khedr

“…Multivariate analysis revealed that low serum magnesium has been an independent risk for ERI 5 times with odds ratio (OR = 5.159 and p-value < 0.001). …”
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Suitability Analysis of Three Quick-Freezing Techniques for Application in Bamboo Shoot Freezing by FAN Zhenmei, SHEN Hui, HU Tenggen, CHENG Lina, YU Lijuan, XU Yujuan, WU Jijun, YU Yuanshan

“…The freezing rates of D. brandisii, D. oldhami and P. edulis shoots were 12.43, 3.92 and 7.5 times higher than those of the slow freezing (SF) group, respectively. …”
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