Risk of Coronary Heart Disease among HIV-Infected Patients: A Multicenter Study in Brazil by Sandra C. Fuchs, Paulo R. Alencastro, Maria Letícia R. Ikeda, Nêmora T. Barcellos, Fernando H. Wolff, Ajácio B. M. Brandão, Ricardo A. A. Ximenes, Demócrito de B. Miranda-Filho, Heloísa Ramos Lacerda, Maria de Fátima P. M. de Albuquerque, Ulisses Ramos Montarroyos, Max W. Nery, Marilia D. Turchi

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Cumulative Dispensing of Oral Corticosteroids Over 12 Months in People with COPD by Burge AT, Cox NS, Dal Corso S, Jones AW, Faqih FM, Holland AE

“…This issue is well defined in asthma but is less well understood in COPD. The aim of this study was to examine cumulative OCS dispensed to people with COPD over 12 months.Patients and Methods: This was a secondary analysis of data from two randomised controlled trials involving people with COPD followed up for 12 months following pulmonary rehabilitation. …”
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Evaluation of Freshness of Farmed Two-Year-Old Acipenser persicus during Storage in Ice by Mina Seifzadeh, Ali Raoufi

“…Texture (2.56), odor (2.50), the appearance of gills (2.59), eyes (2.67), belly cavity (2.58), skin (2.49), and outer surface (2.90) of A. persicus displayed a decrease throughout storage (p<0.05). …”
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Correlation Between Spinopelvic Parameters, Body Mass Index, Waist Circumference, and Chronic Non-Specific Low Back Pain by Daphne Butzen, Yannick Smolders, Tom Stroobants, Gino Verleye, Dieter Thijs, Erik Van de Kelft

“…Objectives: In general practice, it is noted that some people can deal more easily with a prominent belly than others. Recent use of spinopelvic parameters in the analysis of the spine might explain this observation. …”
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Unveiling the Burden of Pruritus: Its Prevalence and Impact on Sleep Quality in Hemodialysis Patients in Somalia by Jeele MOO, Adam AM, Addow ROB

“…This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of pruritus and their impact on sleep quality among hemodialysis patients in Somalia.Methods and Materials: Between February and April 2024, a cross-sectional study was done at the Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital. …”
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Isolation, identification, and pathogenicity tests of pathogenic bacterial associated with black body syndrome in white barramundi Lates calcarifer B. by Akmal Izwar, Sri Nuryati, Rahman, Rini Purnomowati

“… ABSTRACT This study aimed to obtain the pathogenicity of isolated bacteria from maribund barramundi Lates calcarifer with black body syndrome (BBS). …”
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