Novel Application for Activated Carbon Pharmaceutical Formulation as an Efficient Adsorbent of Iron (III) from Contaminated Canned Food by Zahrah T. Althagafi, Hassan A. Arida, Reham F. Hassan

“…Black olive and green bean canned food samples containing relatively high iron levels of 698.0 and 1168 mg kg-1, respectively, have been selected for this study due to their levels which were above the maximum permitted levels 48 mg kg-1 according to the Joint FAO/WHO Expert Committee on Food Additives (JECFA). …”
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Lupus activity in lupus nephritis patients with end-stage renal disease treated with hemodialysis by Caroline Samy Morad, Shams ElDoha Galal Zaiema, Eman Ahmed Hafez, Mohammed Maher Mohammed Mohammed Mansour, Amr Elsayed Mohammed Abd-Allah Khalil, Shaymaa Gamal Arafa Hassan

“…Methods A number of 70 LN patients diagnosed by renal biopsy were divided into age- and sex-matched two groups: They were divided into two groups: the HD Group, which were LN patients who progressed to ESRD treated with HD (n = 35), and the CKD Group, which contains LN patients’ stage III, IV by renal biopsies and HD free (n = 35). …”
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Evaluation of Specialization Preferences of Faculty of Dentistry Students by Nimet Ünlü, Atiye Tuğba Kuzgun Türkmen, Merve Gürses

“…In both grades, the rate of those who find it necessary to attend private teaching institutions is high. …”
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Renal Complication and Glycemic Control in Korean Veterans with Type 2 Diabetes: A 10-Year Retrospective Cohort Study by Ye An Kim, Young Lee, Je Hyun Seo

“…This retrospective cohort study examined the data of 3099 patients with type 2 diabetes who were followed for at least 10 years at the Korean Veterans Hospital and for whom glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) was measured in 2008 and 2017. …”
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Plasma exchange alone versus combination with intravenous immunoglobulin/methylprednisolone pulse therapy in severe systemic rheumatic diseases: a retrospective study by Jing Guo, Jing Guo, Jing Guo, Shuiwen Li, Shuiwen Li, Shuiwen Li, Hao Xu, Hao Xu, Hao Xu, Xinxin Wang, Xinxin Wang, Xinxin Wang, Weiyuan Luo, Weiyuan Luo, Weiyuan Luo, Jie Sun, Jie Sun, Jie Sun, Jianhua Li, Jianhua Li, Jianhua Li, Zhu Chen, Zhu Chen, Zhu Chen, Guiyang Lu, Guiyang Lu, Guiyang Lu, Xiaolong Huang, Xiaolong Huang, Xiaolong Huang, Shiju Chen, Shiju Chen, Yaogui Ning, Yaogui Ning, Yaogui Ning

“…However, the necessity of this combination treatment strategy in SRDs remains uncertain.ObjectiveThis retrospective study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of TPE alone versus TPE combined with IVIG/IVMP in treating severe SRDs.MethodsPatients with severe SRDs treated with TPE who were admitted to the department of intensive care unit (ICU) from January 2011 to December 2019 were included. …”
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Dual antiplatelet therapy with ticagrelor vs clopidogrel in patients with TIA or minor stroke with or without symptomatic carotid artery stenosis: a post hoc analysis of the CHANCE... by Yongjun Wang, Yilong Wang, Xingquan Zhao, Jing Jing, Hao Li, Xia Meng, Anxin Wang, Yong Jiang, Jinxi Lin, Qin Xu, Xuewei Xie, Pan Chen

“…Stroke recurrence occurred in 13 (12.15%) and 11 (12.22%) patients with sCAS who received aspirin-ticagrelor and aspirin-clopidogrel, respectively (adjusted HR, 1.04; 95% CI, 0.46 to 2.36; p=0.930). …”
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Clinicopathological features and evaluation of microsatellite stability of colorectal carcinoma with cribriform comedo pattern by Tuğba Günler, Pinar Karabağli, Hicret Tiyek, Özge Keskin, Muslu K. Körez

“…Background: Cribriform comedo-type adenocarcinoma (CCA) was a colon cancer subtype defined in the 2009 World Health Organization (WHO) classification. In the 2018 classification, it was a colon cancer subtype included in the adenocarcinoma, Not otherwise specified (NOS) group. …”
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De l’ordre moral à l’ordre social. L’application des lois pénalisant la sexualité prémaritale selon des lignes de classe by Mériam Cheikh

“…However, the analysis of policies regulating morals and police work shows how the criminalisation tends to be implemented only against girls of varying profiles but all in a precarious situation – apart from the cases that are exploited for political purposes – which the police bring in, without embarrassing themselves of the harm done to those who do not practice “the going out”, in the homogeneous category of “prostitutes”. …”
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Evaluating the implementation of a multicomponent intervention to improve faecal immunochemical test-based (FIT) colorectal cancer screening in primary care by Kamala Adhikari, James Whitworth, Gary F Teare, Muhammad Kashif Mughal, Danica Hignell, Barbara Moysey, Jawad Chishtie

“…The baseline FIT completion rate across participating clinics was 62%, which increased by 13 percentage points to 75% during the intervention period. Of the 75% who completed the FIT, 56% did without a reminder call, whereas 19% did so after receiving one or more reminders. …”
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Physical and Muscular Performance in a Professional Soccer Player with a Posterior Cruciate Ligament Injury Following an Isokinetic Exercise Program: A Case Report by Fernanda QRC Mostagi, Pedro AC Silva, Giovana R Munaro, Raiane G Marcato, Daniel B Nampo, Gabriel F Santiago, Karen Obara, Jefferson R Cardoso

“…# Background and Purpose The comprehensive treatment for an athlete who sustains a complete posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) injury remains unclear. …”
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Effect of Conservative Interventions for Musculoskeletal Disorders in Preprofessional and Professional Dancers: A Systematic Review by Justine Benoit-Piau, Christophe Benoit-Piau, Nathaly Gaudreault, Mélanie Morin

“…# Background Preprofessional and professional dancers are among the athletes who sustain the most musculoskeletal disorders. …”
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Histopathological Finding of Microdamage Accumulation in Atypical Subtrochanteric Femoral Fracture by Yo Watanabe, Naoki Kondo, Tomomi Fukuhara, Norio Imai, Masahiko Yamada, Naoto Endo

“…Herein, we report the case of a 61-year-old woman who fell while walking, which prompted her to visit our facility. …”
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PROVIDING DISTANCE EDUCATION DURING THE WAR: THE EXPERIENCE OF UKRAINE by Lidia Londar, Marcus Pietsch

“…Destroyed schools and forced displacement can result in students no longer being able to learn in their typical learning environments. Even for students who are not affected by flight and displacement, learning opportunities in war zones can be limited because of newly dangerous circumstances. …”
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Parental Evaluation of a Responsive Parenting Program for Infants with Hearing Loss by Reinhild Glanemann, Karen Reichmuth, Stephanie Brinkheetker, Antoinette am Zehnhoff-Dinnesen, Katrin Neumann

“…It is a family-centered intervention for parents of infants aged 3–18 months who have recently been diagnosed with hearing loss and fitted with hearing devices, including prior to or following cochlear implant surgery. …”
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The Influence of the Hyaluronic Acid Gel on the Postoperative Sequelae following Surgical Removal of the Impacted Mandibular Third Molar in Comparison with the A-PRF: A Randomized... by Thoulfokar Shokor Al-Saadi, Ahmed Fadhel Al-Quisi

“…A randomized controlled trial was conducted at the Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery Unit, Dental Teaching Hospital. Healthy patients who required surgical removal of the impacted mandibular third molar were divided randomly into three groups. …”
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Effect of daily alcohol consumption and age over 40 years on COVID-19 vaccination antibody titers in the Delta era among hospital workers in northern Okinawa, Japan: A retrospectiv... by Takuji Kishimoto, Daisuke Tasato, Yoshitaka Nagasawa, Akihiro Yamashiro, Hayashi Shokita

“…Methods: Antibody titers of 354 hospital workers who received two COVID-19 vaccination doses were measured five times for more than six months. …”
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Exploring factors of physicians’ preferences for continuing medical education by Ruzica Nikolic Mandic, Vesna Bjegovic-Mikanovic, Zoran Bukumiric, Zorica Terzic-Supic, Jovana Todorovic, Sandra Grujicic, Dejan Nesic, Ulrich Laaser

“…Method This cross-sectional study was conducted among 2,625 physicians who are members of the medical chamber in Serbia. …”
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Characteristics of Medical Care During in-hospital Cardiopulmonary-cerebral Resuscitation by Viviana de la Concepción García Escudero, Liset Fuentes Santana, Víctor René Navarro Machado, Aymara Marcia Hernández Cardoso, Yanisleidys Chacón Blay, Camilo Rodríguez Pérez

“…<br /><strong>Method:</strong> a descriptive, cross-sectional study was carried out in the five intensive care units of the Emergency Department, from January to June 2020. 152 patients who suffered cardiorespiratory arrest were studied. …”
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Machine learning-based prediction of in-hospital mortality for critically ill patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury by Tianyun Gao, Zhiqiang Nong, Yuzhen Luo, Manqiu Mo, Zhaoyan Chen, Zhenhua Yang, Ling Pan

“…Objectives This study aims to develop and validate a prediction model in-hospital mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SA-AKI) based on machine learning algorithms.Methods Patients who met the criteria for inclusion were identified in the Medical Information Mart for Intensive Care-IV (MIMIC-IV) database and divided according to the validation (n = 2440) and development (n = 9756, 80%) queues. …”
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Beliefs and perceptions towards congenital anomalies in Dilla town, Gedeo Zone, Southern Ethiopia; a qualitative study by Addisu Getnet, Zerihun Figa, Desalegn Tarekegn, Rediet Gido, Getanew Aschalew Tesfa

“…A total of 33 participants who were selected conveniently among permanent residents of Dilla town were included. …”
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