Association of Self-Reported Weight Change and Quality of Life, and Exercise and Weight Management Behaviors Among Adults with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: The SHIELD Study by Susan Grandy, Kathleen M. Fox, Debbra D. Bazata

“…For all nine aspects of daily life, a significantly greater proportion of respondents who reported losing weight reported improved well-being (12%–44%) compared with respondents who reported gaining weight (P<0.0001). …”
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Osmanlı Devleti’nin Sığır Vebası Mücadelesinde Unutulmuş Bir İsim: Şehremaneti Baytar Müfettişi Mehmed Haydar by Seda TAN

“…In the face of the epidemics, the Ottoman central authority, albeit belatedly, attempted to establish the civil veterinary medicine organization with the example of its European contemporaries, who represented the modern world. The study focuses on Şehremaneti Veterinary Inspector Mehmet Haydar, who was a very important figure in the establishment of modern civil veterinary medicine culture in the Ottomans. …”
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Does the high school external examination grades and the type of high school attended impact the academic performance of freshmen university students? by Olumide Sunday Adesina, Lawarence O. Obokoh, Olajumoke Olayemi Salami

“…The results showed that there is a significant relationship between UTME scores and the results of engineering freshmen; that is, students who attended private secondary schools performed somewhat better than students who went to public secondary schools. …”
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Die Bybel is steeds in diskussie: 'n dekade later by F. B. Doubell

“…Today criticism is divided between those who accept both the divine and the human aspects of Scripture and those who reject them. …”
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Enhancement of students’ mathematical connection through Knisley mathematics learning model assisted by GeoGebra by Atina Rahmah Ichtiari, Dahlia Fisher, Taufik Rahman, Siti Ainor Mohd Yatim

“…This study aims to determine whether the increase in the mathematical connections of students who receive the Knisley mathematics learning model is higher than students who receive conventional learning models. …”
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Sexual Health Knowledge of Teachers by Sinan Erten, Irem Akcam-Yalcin

“…Analysis showed that female teachers had a significantly higher knowledge level compared to male teachers, married teachers had a significantly higher knowledge level compared to single teachers, teachers who took the Sexual Health course during their undergraduate studies had a significantly higher knowledge level compared to teachers who did not, and teachers who received education regarding sexual health had a significantly higher knowledge level compared to teachers who did not. …”
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The church's response to the HIV/AIDS epidemic in India by Nalini Arles

“…Their laughter, courage and resilience reminded me that it is not they who are HIV-positive but it is we who are all HIV-positive. …”
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Pure Red Cell Aplasia due to B19 Parvovirus Infection after Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation by Panagiotis Tsirigotis, Konstantinos Girkas, Christina Economopoulou, Anthoula Bouchla, Nikolaos Papanicolaou, Panagiota Economopoulou, Sotirios Papageorgiou, Vassiliki Pappa, John Dervenoulas

“…We report a patient with Hodgkin's disease who developed PRCA due to parvovirus B19 after autologous SCT and who had an excellent response after treatment with gamma-globulin.…”
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Effect of oral antibiotics after two-stage revision for periprosthetic joint infection on subsequent antibiotic resistance within a national cohort of United States veterans by J. Payne, J. Payne, J. D. Sutton, B. E. Blackburn, S. Bansod, S. Bansod, H. Imlay, H. Imlay, E. S. Spivak, E. S. Spivak, J. Pupaibool, J. Pupaibool, J. M. Gililland, J. M. Gililland, L. K. Certain, L. K. Certain, L. K. Certain

“…We compared those who received at least 2 weeks of oral antibiotics after Stage 2 reimplantation to those who did not. …”
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Outcomes of combined liver-lung transplant in pediatric patients with cystic fibrosis: An ISHLT transplant registry study by Renita Wilson, BS, J. Asher Jenkins, MD, Juan Maria Farina, MD, Blake Langlais, MS, Bashar Aqel, MD, Ashraf Omar, MD, Jonathan D’Cunha, MD PhD, Pedro Reck dos Santos, MD PhD

“…Methods: The ISHLT International Thoracic Organ Transplant Registry was queried for patients <18 years old with CF who underwent ConLi-LTx and LTx-only from 1994-June 2018. …”
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Knowledge and attitudes about human papillomavirus infection and prevention methods among medical science students in Novi Sad, Serbia: a cross-sectional study by Nikola Denda, Nemanja Maletin, Aleksandar Rašković, Dušan Prodanović, Zoran Golušin, Biljana Vučković, Marko Nemet, Milica Paut Kusturica

“…Statistical significance was observed in the difference between the responses of students who attended education in comparison to those who did not attend education in the past year (75.5% versus 63.3%, p < 0.001). …”
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Peculiarities of Representation in Civil Proceedings by K. R. Rezvorovych

“…There were investigated the problems of restricting the circle of persons who can be representatives in civil proceedings. …”
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Appendiceal Intraluminal Gas: A CT Marker for Gangrenous Appendicitis by Chantelle Ip, Edward H. Wang, Michael Croft, Wanyin Lim

“…Patients who were less than 16 years old, who had an interval between CT and surgery of more than 48 hours, or with CT evidence of appendiceal perforation were excluded. …”
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Patient-centred evaluation of a reduced dose of botulinum toxin A in the management of myofascial pain by Alice Cameron, Simon Haworth, Jerry N. Farrier

“…The rationale was to reduce side-effects and costs.VAS scores were measured before and after treatment for 48 patients who received treatment with the original BtA protocol (“Protocol A” - the historical cohort who received 50 units) and for 46 patients who receieved a modified BtA protocol (“Protocol B” - the current cohort who received 25 units).Patients in both treatment groups reported severe symptoms prior to treatment. …”
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Delay between Onset of Symptoms and Seeking Physician Intervention Increases Risk of Diabetic Foot Complications: Results of a Cross-Sectional Population-Based Survey by Norina A. Gavan, Ioan A. Veresiu, Etta J. Vinik, Aaron I. Vinik, Bogdan Florea, Cosmina I. Bondor

“…Odds ratios (ORs) for self-reporting neuropathy increased from 1.16 (95% CI: 1.07–1.25) in those who sought medical care in 1–6 months from symptoms of diabetes/its complications onset to 2.27 in those who sought medical care >2 years after symptoms onset. …”
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Assessing the impact of paternal emigration on children ‘left-behind’—A cohort analysis by Natalia Norori, Lucy Barrass, Maria Theresa Redaniel, Nanette R. Lee, Laura D. Howe, Duleeka Knipe

“…We found no statistical evidence of a difference between children who experienced paternal migration compared to those who did not in terms of depressive symptoms or suicidal ideation at age 18. …”
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Overweight and Obesity Based on Four Reference Systems in 18,382 Paediatric Patients with Type 1 Diabetes from Germany and Austria by M. Flechtner-Mors, K. O. Schwab, E. E. Fröhlich-Reiterer, T. M. Kapellen, T. Meissner, J. Rosenbauer, R. Stachow, R. W. Holl

“…In 2000, the overweight prevalence was the highest according to IOTF (22.3%), followed by WHO (20.8%), AGA (15.5%), and KiGGS (9.4%). The respective rates in 2013 were IOTF (24.8%), WHO (22.9%), AGA (18.2%), and KiGGS (11.7%). …”
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Real-Life Use of Tocilizumab in the Treatment of Severe COVID-19 Pneumonia by Ruth Alex, Shabaz Mohiuddin Gulam, Kiran Kumar

“…This study aims to analyze the outcomes among patients who received TCZ in the United Arab Emirates. Methods. …”
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Postoperative Lung Function Advantages in Pulmonary Segmentectomy for Early‐Stage Lung Cancer by Ernesto Crisafulli, Claudio Micheletto, Alessio Campisi, Emanuele Vocale, Chiara Schiena, Giulia Sartori, Gianluca Gaburro, Elide Felici, Maurizio Infante

“…From January to June 2024, patients who had undergone segmentectomy, along with a matched cohort of patients who had undergone lobectomy, were invited for a repeat lung function evaluation. …”
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Assessment of Some Biochemical Parameters in Iraqi Women with Recurrent Miscarriage by Ruqaya K. Abbas, Amani M. Jasim, Qater Al-nada A. Al-Ibady

“…Serum zinc levels were lower in women who had an abortion compared to those who were pregnant and healthy. …”
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