Colonic Mucosal Microbiota in Colorectal Cancer: A Single-Center Metagenomic Study in Saudi Arabia by Ahmed O. Alomair, Ibrahim Masoodi, Essam J. Alyamani, Abed A. Allehibi, Adel N. Qutub, Khalid N. Alsayari, Musaad A. Altammami, Ali S. Alshanqeeti

“…Rectal bleeding was the presenting symptom in 18/29 (62%), while symptomatic anemia was the presenting symptom in 11/29 (37%). …”
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Pembrolizumab and Pemetrexed for Older Patients With Nonsquamous NSCLC and Programmed Cell Death-Ligand 1 Tumor Proportion Scores of Less Than 50% by Yoshihito Kogure, MD, PhD, Hiroya Hashimoto, PhD, Haruko Daga, MD, PhD, Yasushi Fukuda, MD, Akihiro Bessho, MD, PhD, Tadaaki Yamada, MD, PhD, Yukihiro Toi, MD, Tomoki Kimura, MD, PhD, Hiroshige Yoshioka, MD, PhD, Koichi Azuma, MD, PhD, Naoki Furuya, MD, PhD, Yasutaka Fukui, MD, PhD, Akiko M. Saito, MD, PhD, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, MD, PhD, Hideo Saka, MD, Masashi Kondo, MD, PhD

“…The most common grade 3 or 4 adverse events were neutropenia (31.3%), leukopenia (20.8%), and anemia (12.5%). No treatment-related deaths occurred during this period. …”
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Prevalence and Risk Factors of Trypanosomosis in Dromedary Camels in the Pastoral Areas of the Guji Zone in Ethiopia by Gossa Alemu, Rahmeto Abebe

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of camel trypanosomosis, identify the potential risk factors, and determine the importance of trypanosomosis in causing anemia in camels in the Gorodola and Liben districts in the Guji Zone of Oromia Regional State in Ethiopia. …”
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Biometrías fetales y variables maternas como predictores de desviaciones de la condición trófica al nacer by Disney Borrego Gutierrez, Elizabeth Alvarez Guerra González, Nélida Liduvina Sarasa Muñoz, Danay Vázquez Rivero, Celidanay Ramírez Mesa, Calixto Orozco Muñoz

“…Las gestantes de peso adecuado preponderaron en cada condición al nacer, los recién nacidos pequeños se relacionaron con los trastornos hipertensivos durante el embarazo, la sepsis vaginal y la diabetes mellitus mientras que los recién nacidos grandes predominaron en madres con la glucemia alterada y anemia. Conclusiones: Las mediciones biométricas y las fórmulas de estimación del peso fetal pueden advertir las desviaciones del crecimiento fetal y la condición trófica al nacer. …”
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Challenges and enablers for scaling up interventions targeting non-communicable diseases: a qualitative study applying the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research to 19... by Josefien van Olmen, Peter Delobelle, Meena Daivadanam, Hassan Haghparast-Bidgoli, Maria Lazo-Porras, J Jaime Miranda, Yuan Li, Rohina Joshi, Amanda G Thrift, Rajesh Vedanthan, Gina Agarwal, Mark D Huffman, Kerstin Klipstein-Grobusch, Naomi Levitt, Dike Ojji, Feng J He, Kamran Siddiqi, Pascal Geldsetzer, Puhong Zhang, Milena Soriano Marcolino, Lal B Rawal, Brian Oldenburg, Helena Teede, Josephine Birungi, Edwin Wouters, Abha Shrestha, Ari Probandari, Mayowa Owolabi, Vilma Irazola, Andrea Beratarrechea, Keiko Nakamura, Gindo Tampubolon, Zulma Ortiz, Violet Naanyu, Jaap Koot, Anusha Ramani-Chander, Stephen Sherwood, Monika Martens, Gade Waqa, Maria Eugenia Esandi, Sujarwoto Sujarwoto, Laura Antonietti, Jan-Walter De Neve, Sayoki G Mfinanga, Antonio Luiz Pinho Ribeiro

“…Generated themes were mapped systematically to four out of five domain categorisations of the Consolidated Framework for Implementation Research (CFIR); the innovation domain fell outside the scope of this study.Results Highlighted findings using CFIR are: (i) outer setting: influence of politics, lack of coordination between government departments and differing agendas towards NCDs hindered implementation while reliable and trustworthy government connections proved useful; (ii) inner setting: commitment of resources for implementation was a challenge while research capacity, work culture and trustworthy networks facilitated implementation; (iii) individuals: high-level stakeholder support and leadership was essential; (iv) process: extensive time and efforts required for stakeholder engagement towards local contextualisation was challenging, while collaborating, joint reflection, effective communication and adaptation facilitated. …”
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Depression Paradox in Cardiovascular Outcomes of Adult Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea: Insights from 2 Million Nationwide Hospitalizations by Rupak Desai, Sashwath Srikanth, Shaylika Chauhan, Zainab Gandhi, Warda Shahnawaz, Aleen Rahman, Bisharah Rizvi, Akhil Jain

“…OSA+D+ cohort had a higher prevalence of hypertension, diabetes, hyperlipidemia, congestive heart failure, anemia, smoking, substance abuse, prior myocardial infarction (MI), transient ischemic attack (TIA), TIA/stroke, and venous thromboembolism than the OSA+D- group (all P < 0.001). …”
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La evolución espacial de los subcentros de empleo en Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua (1994-2004): un análisis con indicadores de autocorrelación espacial global y local by César M. Fuentes, Vladimir Hernández

“…Los resultados muestran la presencia de dependencia y heterogeneidad espacial que se manifiestan en la forma de agrupamientos de alta densidad de empleo (alto-alto) tanto en el distrito central de negocios ( DCN ) como en el subcentro de empleo mixto localizado en el corredor industrial de la avenida Rafael Pérez Serna. Asimismo, existen varios subcentros de empleo manufacturero aislados de alta densidad (alto-alto) localizados sobre las principales vialidades dirigidas a puer - tos internacionales. …”
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Evaluation of quality policies and strategies in health systems: a scoping review by Zenewton André da Silva Gama, Márcia Cunha da Silva Pellense, Pedro Jesús Saturno Hernández, Anna Cláudia Sales Gomes Caldas

“…An instrument used in Afghanistan, Armenia, Guatemala and Mexico proved to be potentially useful for dissemination in other countries. …”
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Feasibility and safety evaluation of ultra-remote robot-assisted laparoscopic hysterectomy by Juyuan Huang, Li'an Li, Jing Cheng, Jing Liao, Yurou Chen, Yi Peng, Sha Wang, Qiongyan Zou, Guoyan Zhao, Wei Zhao, Mengya You, Jingying Yang, Yan Xiong, Kunxian Zhang, Chang Chen, Jiaqiang Xiong, Haotong Guan, Renjie Liu, Peng Zhou, Wuyi Zhao, Yangyang Dong, Xiuli Sun, Sichen Liang, Wei Zhang, Jianliu Wang, Yuanguang Meng

“…The patient was diagnosed with abnormal uterine bleeding caused by multiple uterine leiomyoma and endometrial polyps, combined with moderate anemia. There were no contraindications for surgery, and the patient had surgical indications. …”
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Práticas da Coordenação Técnico-Pedagógica (COTP) do Instituto Federal de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia do Rio de Janeiro: Ações para os Primeiros Passos do Ensino Remoto na EBTT... by Sílvia Cristina de Souza Trajano, João Vitor Juten

“…Como resultados, os dados apontaram a necessidade de repensar o futuro do ensino pós pandemia, visando à implementação de novas metodologias com adaptação de conteúdos para o acesso remoto, de modo que atenda todos os discentes matriculados da oferta presencial em período de pandemia, no decorrer de 2020, estruturando práticas híbridas para 2021 e futuro. …”
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IMMUNE THROMBOTIC THROMBOCYTOPENIC PURPURA: PATHOPHYSIOLOGY, DIAGNOSIS AND OPEN ISSUES. by Silvia Maria Trisolini, Alessandro Laganà, Saveria Capria

“… Immune thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (iTTP) is a life-threatening thrombotic microangiopathy characterized by microangiopathic hemolytic anemia, thrombocytopenia, and ischemic end organ injury due to microvascular platelet-rich thrombi. iTTP pathophysiology is based on a severe ADAMTS13 deficiency, the specific von Willebrand factor (vWF)-cleaving protease, due to anti-ADAMTS13 autoantibodies. …”
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Prevalence of iron deficiency in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients and its association with altered lipid profile by Arindam Naskar, Agnibho Mondal, Indranil Dhar

“…Results: This study revealed that among the 203 participants, the prevalence of iron deficiency was 63.5% (95% confidence interval: 56.5–70.2). Anemia was observed in 34% of patients (men <13 g/dL, women <12 g/dL). …”
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Habilidades comunicativas de los profesionales de salud y sus particularidades en estomatólogos by Mohamed Azís Pérez Caldevilla, Isis Anastasia Rojas Herrera, Isidoro Alejandro Solernou Mesa, Roberto Sergio Granado Abreu

“…Los elementos de las habilidades comunicativas que deben potenciar los estomatólogos son: Ejemplificación, elaboración de preguntas, contacto visual, tono de voz y seguridad, escucha atenta, percepción de estados de ánimo y sentimientos, atención plena, personalización en la relación y acercamiento afectivo. …”
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Air pollution Dynamics: The role of meteorological factors in PM10 concentration patterns across urban areas by Carolina Girotti, Luiz Fernando Kowalski, Tiago Silva, Ezequiel Correia, Alessandra R. Prata Shimomura, Fernando Akira Kurokawa, António Lopes

“…This study investigates the relationship between meteorological factors—wind direction, wind speed, boundary layer height, and atmospheric stability conditions —street trees, and PM10 concentration in three urban canyons: Avenida da Liberdade and Estrada de Benfica in Lisbon, and Marginal Tietê in São Paulo. …”
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Analysis of Nucleotide Alterations in the E6 Genomic Region of Human Papillomavirus Types 6 and 11 in Condyloma Acuminatum Samples from Brazil by Marina Carrara Dias, Bruna Stuqui, Paola Jocelan Scarin Provazzi, Cíntia Bittar, Natália Maria Candido, Renata Prandini Adum de Matos, Rodolfo Miglioli Badial, Caroline Measso do Bonfim, Patricia Pereira dos Santos Melli, Silvana Maria Quintana, José Antônio Cordeiro, Paula Rahal, Marilia de Freitas Calmon

“…Twelve samples were identified as the HPV6B3 variant, presenting the mutation (guanine) G474A (adenine), and one of them also showed the mutation (thymine) T369G. …”
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Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil in Diet to Colossoma macropomum (Cuvier, 1818) by Márcia Valéria Silva do Couto, Natalino da Costa Sousa, Higo Andrade Abe, Joel Artur Rodrigues Dias, Carlos Alberto Martins Cordeiro, Peterson Emmanuel Guimarães Paixão, Thays Brito Reis Santos, Fernanda dos Santos Cunha, Juliana Oliveira Meneses, Ricardo Marques Nogueira Filho, Carol Nunes Costa Bomfim, Cláucia Aparecida Honorato, Bruno Trindade Cardoso, Rodrigo Yudi Fujimoto

“…After bacterial challenge, a hemolytic anemia occurred in fish submitted to diets containing 100% of soybean oil and 100% of VCO, causing 41.67% and 100% of mortality, respectively. …”
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Bioética e sociedade by Janaína Oliveira Barbosa Franco, Rosa Silva Batistão, Denise Cristina Santos, Wellington Fernando Silva Ferreira, Cláudia Ribeiro Vasconcelos

“…A equipe de enfermagem e a multiprofissional devem estar atentas a sinais e sintomas para uma intervenção precisa e precoce, pois desempenham importante papel na identificação adequada do diagnóstico. …”
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Aplicación del Balón de Bakri ante hemorragia obstétrica postparto. Presentación de un caso by Yoan Hernàndez Cabrera, Jorge Luis Diaz Puebla, Ana Beatriz Abreus Castro, Marioly Ruiz Hernandez

“…Se extrae recién nacido femenino con peso de 4025 g, diagnosticándose hemorragia obstétrica mayor por atonía uterina, que no resuelve con el tratamiento médico convencional y se decide realizar manejo conservador del útero mediante compresión endouterina con balón de Bakri. …”
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Assessing the quality of CKD care using process quality indicators: A scoping review. by Na Zhou, Chengchuan Chen, Yubei Liu, Zhaolan Yu, Aminu K Bello, Yanhua Chen, Ping Liu

“…The three categories included laboratory measures and monitoring of CKD progression and/or complications (monitoring of kidney markers, CKD mineral and bone disorder, anemia and malnutrition, electrolytes, and volume), use of guideline-recommended therapeutic agents (use of medications), and attainment of therapeutic targets (blood pressure, glycemia, and lipids). …”
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The Burden of Hypoxic Respiratory Failure in Preterm and Term/Near-term Infants in the United States 2011-2015 by Shivani Pandya, Onur Baser, George J. Wan, Belinda Lovelace, Jim Potenziano, An T. Pham, Xingyue Huang, Li Wang

“…Preterms were more likely to have respiratory distress syndrome, neonatal jaundice, and anemia of prematurity than T/NTs. Preterms had significantly longer inpatient stays (54.1 vs 29.0 days), time in a neonatal intensive care unit (34.1 vs 17.5 days), time on ventilation (4.7 vs 2.2 days), and higher total hospitalization charges ($613,350 vs $422,558) (all P<0.001). …”
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