Prevalence of Occupational Asthma and Respiratory Symptoms in Foundry Workers by Servet Kayhan, Umit Tutar, Halit Cinarka, Aziz Gumus, Nurhan Koksal

“…The prevalence of occupational asthma was found to be more frequent among the subjects who worked in the production department (n: 48, 16.78% ) than the other persons who worked in the nonproduction department (n: 3, 4.91%) by chi-square test (P: 0.001). …”
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Espaces virtuels et pré-expérience de l’espace géographique by Jérémie Valentin, Fanny Georges, Yasmine Boumenir, Birgitta Dresp-Langley

“…We see through a comparative experiment, as part of a complex path, subjects who had a pre-experience of virtual space are less efficient than subjects who saw a plane 2D paper and less effective than subjects who completed a tour. …”
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Outcomes of Extravesical Versus Intravesical Ureteral Reimplantation by Leah P. McMann, Byron D. Joyner

“…Exclusion criteria were patients who had undergone a previous repair and patients in whom results of neither the renal ultrasound nor the VCUG were available. …”
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Unintended Sunburn: A Potential Target for Sun Protection Messages by Geraldine F. H. McLeod, Anthony I. Reeder, Andrew R. Gray, Rob McGee

“…To reduce sunburn incidence, it is important to examine those individuals who experience unintended sunburn. This study aims to use data from the NZ Triennial Sun Protection Survey to describe respondents who were not intending to tan but were sunburnt after outdoor UVR exposure. …”
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A Unique Case of Malignant Pleuropericardial Effusion: HHV-8-Unrelated PEL-Like Lymphoma—A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Farhan Mohammad, Muhammad Neaman Siddique, Faraz Siddiqui, M. Popalzai, Masoud Asgari, Marcel Odaimi

“…First described in 1996 in HIV infected individuals who were coinfected with Kaposi’s sarcoma-associated herpesvirus (KSHV) or HHV-8 virus, it was included as a separate entity in WHO classification of tumors of hematopoietic and lymphoid tissue in the year 2001. …”
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The Psychological Impact of Divorce on Children in Manado City, North Sulawesi by Ardianto Ardianto, Edi Gunawan, Nasruddin Yusuf, Munir Tubagus

“…Support from various parties can help children who are victims of divorce in their psychological recovery.…”
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Examinations of effects of socio-demographic features and disease-related data of patients with hemodialysis on the quality of life by Elif Togay, Hatice Öntürk Akyüz

“…The research universe consisted of 113 patients who received dialysis treatment in three state hospitals. …”
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An Online Tool for Nurse Triage to Evaluate Risk for Acute Coronary Syndrome at Emergency Department by Yuwares Sittichanbuncha, Patchaya Sanpha-asa, Theerayut Thongkrau, Chaiyapon Keeratikasikorn, Noppadol Aekphachaisawat, Kittisak Sawanyawisuth

“…We retrospectively enrolled consecutive patients who were identified as ACS at risk patients by the ED nurse triage. …”
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Evaluating the Effect of Ramadan Fasting on Muslim Patients with Diabetes in relation to Use of Medication and Lifestyle Patterns: A Prospective Study by Melanie Yee Lee Siaw, Daniel Ek Kwang Chew, Rinkoo Dalan, Shaikh Abdul Kader Kamaldeen Abdul Shakoor, Noorani Othman, Chor Hui Choo, Nur Hidayah Shamsuri, Siti Nurhana Abdul Karim, Sui Yung Chan, Joyce Yu-Chia Lee

“…A set of questionnaires was administered to Muslim patients with diabetes who fasted for ≥10 days. Those who were hospitalized for diabetic ketoacidosis or severe hypoglycemia a month prior to Ramadan or were given short-term corticosteroid therapy were excluded. …”
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Risk of Gastrointestinal Bleeding with Rivaroxaban: A Comparative Study with Warfarin by Muhammed Sherid, Samian Sulaiman, Salih Samo, Husein Husein, Ruth Tupper, Charles Spurr, Humberto Sifuentes, Subbaramiah Sridhar

“…We examined the medical records for patients who were started on rivaroxaban or warfarin from April 2011 to April 2013. …”
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Do past and present adverse experiences impact the mental health of children? A study among children in the Juvenile Justice System in India by Shiva Prakash Srinivasan, Chiranjeevi Arumugam, Ananya Anandan, Padmavati Ramachandran

“…Background: Children in the Juvenile Justice System (JJS) in India include children who may have engaged in criminal acts and children who cannot be cared for by their families of origin for various reasons. …”
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Examining equity and graduation rates at two institutions using a course deficit model and the collaborative learning through active sense-making in physics curriculum by Cassandra A. Paul, David J. Webb

“…We find that the original results hold at another institution despite some changes to the original curriculum and a somewhat different student population. We find that students who take CLASP are (1) less likely to drop, (2) less likely to fail, and (3) do as well in later coursework when compared to students who took the courses that CLASP replaced, even if that coursework is not similarly reformed. …”
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Rivaroxaban and Hemostasis in Emergency Care by Jürgen Koscielny, Edita Rutkauskaite

“…Here, we explore the management strategies in patients receiving rivaroxaban who have a bleeding emergency or require emergency surgery. …”
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Depressive Symptoms in Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: The LINDA-Brazil Study by Patrícia Damé, Kadhija Cherubini, Pâmella Goveia, Geórgia Pena, Leony Galliano, Cristina Façanha, Maria Angélica Nunes

“…This study aimed to assess the frequency and severity of depressive symptoms and their relationship with sociodemographic characteristics in women with gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) who participated in the LINDA-Brazil study. We conducted cross-sectional analyses of 820 women with GDM who were receiving prenatal care in the public health system. …”
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Effect of Covid-19 Vaccine on Women's Fertility Hormones by Haydar Basim Najeb, Abdulameer Jasim Mohammed, Emad Mohammed Rasheed

“…The results obtained from the current study showed a slight increase in FSH and LH hormones for women infected with Covid-19 virus and for women who received the vaccine to prevent covid-19 virus compared to healthy, uninfected and unvaccinated groups (FSH 10.26±3.86 ,15.32±2.04 LH 15.41±2.76, 10.40±1.58 respectively), with non-significant differences (P>0.05), while the prolactin hormone levels showed a highly significant increase (P<0.01) in infected women who took the vaccine in comparison with its levels in healthy women who did not receive the vaccine and not infected (32.32±6.48, 19.62±4.04, 10.27±6.88 respectively). …”
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Atypical Lipomatous Tumor/Well-Differentiated Liposarcoma with Intramuscular Lipoma-Like Component of the Thigh by Chairat Burusapat, Nuttadon Wongprakob, Nutthapong Wanichjaroen, Chatchai Pruksapong, Kantang Satayasoontorn

“…Atypical lipomatous tumor or well-differentiated liposarcoma should be kept in mind in the patient who presents with abnormal thigh mass.…”
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Three Cases of Arteritic Anterior Optic Neuropathy Several Months after COVID-19 Vaccination by Yuichi Yamamoto, Ken Ogino, Satoshi Yasuhara, Yu Kawashima, Toshiya Miki

“…The second case involved an 88-year-old woman who presented with vision loss in both eyes 3 months after receiving a second vaccine. …”
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Pilot study on the effects of assertion video viewing and physical activity on depressive symptoms in workers witnessing workplace bullying by Atsuo Hattori, Yasumasa Otsuka

“…Abstract Background Studies have reported that depressive symptoms in individuals who witness workplace bullying are worsening. Consequently, companies in Japan were legally obligated to implement the necessary employment management regulations to prevent workplace bullying in 2019. …”
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Menstrual Changes after COVID-19 Infection and COVID-19 Vaccination by Işılay Taşkaldıran, Emre Vuraloğlu, Yusuf Bozkuş, Özlem Turhan İyidir, Aslı Nar, Neslihan Başçıl Tütüncü

“…Only 10.9% of women who reported a change in their menstrual pattern after vaccination or infection consulted a physician. …”
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The Efficacy of On-Site Integration Screening and Microelimination Programs for Chronic Hepatitis C in a Detection Center: A Comparison of the Treatment Outcomes and Characteristic... by Hsuan-Yuan Chang, Su-Hung Wang, Hsing-Tao Kuo, Ming-Jen Sheu, I-Che Feng, Chung-Han Ho, Jui-Yi Chen, Chi-Shu Sun, Chi-Hsing Chen, Cheng-Yi Lin, Chun-Chi Yang

“…In this retrospective study, which ran from May 2021 to April 2022, we included 32 consenting male prisoners aged at least 20 years who were willing to participate in the study. Members of the control group (who received DAAs in an outpatient setting) were selected from the treated CHC patient databank of individuals who received DAA regimens at Chi Mei Hospital between January 2021 and December 2022. …”
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