A Case-Control Association Study of RANTES (-28C>G) Polymorphism as a Risk Factor for Parkinson’s Disease in Isparta, Turkey by Nilufer Sahin-Calapoglu, Serpil Demirci, Mustafa Calapoglu, Baris Yasar

“…The pilot case-control association study included 30 PD patients and 60 control subjects, who were all genotyped with PCR-RFLP for the five polymorphisms. …”
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Premature Ejaculation and Utilization of Cognitive Techniques by Serkan AKKOYUNLU, Mehmet Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR, Canan AKKOYUNLU

“…Case: Presenting clients are five years married couple who are thirty and twenty nine years old respectively. …”
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Temporary ectopic banking as a treatment option for mangled thumb: a case report by Meisam Jafari Kafiabadi, Adel Ebrahimpour, Seyyed Hamidreza Ayatizadeh, Reza Fereidooni, Amirhossein Kamalinia, Mehrdad Sadighi, Farsad Biglari, Seyed Arman Moein

“…Case presentation This case report describes the management of a severe occupational thumb injury in a 25-year-old white Persian male who sustained an occupational injury to his left thumb, resulting in extensive burn, crush injury to the distal and proximal phalanx, and severe soft tissue damage to the first metacarpal, thenar, and palmar areas. …”
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Association Between Maternal Physical Activity From Pre-pregnancy to Child-rearing and Their Children’s Physical Activity in Early Childhood Among Japanese by Aya Yamada, Haruki Momma, Nozomi Tatsuta, Kunihiko Nakai, Takahiro Arima, Chiharu Ota, Nobuo Yaegashi, Ryoichi Nagatomi

“…Children’s physical activity level was measured at age 5.5 years using the WHO Health Behaviour School-aged Children questionnaire and defined as engaging in physical activity for at least 60 minutes per day for more than 5 days. …”
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Acute therapeutic effects and pathophysiology of eosinophilic granulomatosis with polyangiitis neuropathy by Fumitaka Shimizu, Mariko Oishi, Toshihiko Maeda, Yukio Takeshita, Hideaki Nishihara, Ryota Sato, Takashi Kanda, Masayuki Nakamori, Michiaki Koga, Miwako Fujisawa, Yuki Mizumoto, Nanami Yamanaka, Takashi Nawata, Tatsuya Okafuji, Susumu Fujikawa, Kinya Matsuo, Joe Nemoto, Masaya Honda

“…There was a strong correlation between the timing of treatment and the recovery rate in patients who started treatment within 50 days, as the recovery rate did not increase after 50 days of treatment. …”
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A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Outcomes for Type 1 Diabetes after Bariatric Surgery by Alexandra Chow, Noah J. Switzer, Jerry Dang, Xinzhe Shi, Christopher de Gara, Daniel W. Birch, Richdeep S. Gill, Shahzeer Karmali

“…Inclusion criteria included human adult subjects with BMI ≥35 kg/m2 and a confirmed diagnosis of type 1 diabetes who underwent a bariatric surgical procedure. Results. …”
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Association between Serum Uric Acid to HDL-Cholesterol Ratio and Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in Lean Chinese Adults by Ya-Nan Zhang, Qin-Qiu Wang, Yi-Shu Chen, Chao Shen, Cheng-Fu Xu

“…A cross-sectional study was performed among 6285 lean Chinese adults (body mass index < 24 kg/m2) who took their annual health checkups. NAFLD was diagnosed based on hepatic ultrasound examination, with exclusion of other etiologies. …”
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Fluorescence molecular imaging-guided photodynamic therapy for early breast cancer in the prone position: Feasibility evaluation with Monte Carlo simulations by Yugo Minegishi, Yasutomo Nomura

“…Our method would be more suitable than the conventional method for young women who are at higher risk of radiation exposure effects.…”
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Students seeking information for their Master's thesis - the effect of the Internet by Paulina Junni

“…</b> To address the research question, masters theses reference lists from 1985, 1993 and 2003 were studied in three disciplines: economics, psychology and mathematics, followed by semi-structured interviews of students who had finished their thesis in 2003. <br><b>Analysis.…”
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Eye Donation: Awareness, Knowledge, Willingness, and Barriers among Paramedical and Allied Health Science Students at a Tertiary Care Teaching Hospital in South India by Aimanfatima Kacheri, Rekha Mudhol, Sanjeev Chougule, Rhema Reny, Sagarika Kamath, Rajesh Kamath

“…Knowledge levels appear to be below expectations, and more effort is required to ensure that knowledge is imparted to our healthcare practitioners, who will then transfer this knowledge to the population, resulting in an increase in donation rates.…”
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Impact of DLL3 Expression as Prognostic Factor in Extensive Stage of Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated With First‐Line Chemotherapy by Hohyung Nam, Soon‐Hee Jung, Jii Bum Lee, Jee Hyun Kong, Seungtaek Lim

“…Materials and Methods A total of 54 patients with extensive stage of SCLC (ES‐SCLC) who were treated with first‐line chemotherapy were included for our analysis. …”
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18F-FDG-PET/CT can be used to predict distant metastasis in hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma by Shinsuke Suzuki, Satoshi Toyoma, Tomoe Abe, Tentaro Endo, Teppei Kouga, Yohei Kaswasaki, Takechiyo Yamada

“…Methods This study included 121 patients who underwent pretreatment FDG-PET/CT scanning and subsequent treatment for HPSCC. …”
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Two-warehouse deterministic inventory model of expiry date known deteriorating items with just-in-time purchases for slotted backlogs by R. Thilagavathi, J. Viswanath, Miroslav Mahdal, Jayavelu Udaya Prakash, Sachin Salunkhe, Sachin Salunkhe

“…It avoids the loss of impatient customers who are virtually waiting for a long time.MethodsThe inventory system consists of an own warehouse (OW) with finite capacity and an integral rental warehouse (RW) with unlimited capacity. …”
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Analyzing Potato Market Participation, Market Surplus, and Market Outlet Choice on Small Farm Household Level in Lemo District, Southern Ethiopia by Chaimiso Demisse, Mesfin Melese, Mebratu Alemu, Afework Berhanu, Tamrat Sinore

“…Multivariate probit results showed the probability to choose wholesalers (P<), retailers (P<), collectors (P<), and consumers (P<) market outlets who were significantly affected by age, educational levels, sex, farm experiences, distance to near market, family size, remittance, land size, product supplied to the market, own transport facility, and extension service. …”
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Spinal presentations in children with type 1 spinal muscular atrophy on nusinersen treatment across the SMA-REACH UK network: a retrospective national observational study by Francesco Muntoni, Giovanni Baranello, Pinki Munot, Mariacristina Scoto, Adnan Manzur, Marion Main, Evelin Milev, Lianne Abbott, Victoria Selby, Amy Wolfe, Annemarie Rohwer, Catherine Rye, Sarah Gregson, Grainne NicFhirleinn, Rosanna Raab, Heather McMurchie, Angela Topping, Faye Mason, Jennie Sheehan, Felicity Vann, Steph Wadsworth, José Longatto, Lindsey Pallant, Nick Emery, Jenny Moustoukas, Sarah D’Urso, Kay White, Efthymia Panagiotopoulou

“…This study aimed to evaluate the spinal presentation and management of type 1 SMA children on nusinersen across the SMA-REACH UK network.Methods Spinal presentation and management of 80 children (age range 4 months–14 years, median 4 years 2 months) with type 1 SMA on nusinersen across the SMA-REACH UK network were reviewed through retrospective data analysis.Results There were 60 type 1 children who developed a spinal asymmetry, of which 40 had kyphosis and 50 used a supportive thoraco-lumbar-sacral orthosis (TLSO). …”
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Endocrine Adverse Events in Patients Treated with Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors: A Comprehensive Analysis by Meriç Dökmetaş, Harun Muğlu, Erkan Özcan, Buket Bayram Kuvvet, Kaan Helvacı, Ender Kalacı, Seda Kahraman, Musa Barış Aykan, İrfan Çiçin, Fatih Selçukbiricik, Ömer Fatih Ölmez, Ahmet Bilici

“…Most cases were managed conservatively or with hormone replacement therapy. Patients who developed endocrine irAEs exhibited a higher objective response rate (ORR) and clinical benefit rate (CBR) compared to those without irAEs. …”
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A retrospective study to understand the differences in maternal mortality among women admitted in critical and stable conditions in Malawi by David Lissauer, James Chirombo, Nara Tagiyeva-Milne, Jennifer Riches, Rosemary Bilesi, Lumbani Makhaza, Laura Munthali, Malangizo Mbewe

“…We investigated the differences in case characteristics, survival and causes of death between pregnant and recently pregnant women who died, following their admission in stable or critical conditions to healthcare facilities in Malawi.Methods We conducted a retrospective analysis of maternal deaths of women from all district and central hospitals of Malawi between August 2020 and August 2022. …”
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Relationship of Maternal Hemoglobin and the Intergenic Period with Birth Weight by Carlos Alberto Llerena Gómez, Evelyn Carolina Betancourt Rubio, Karen Aracelly Tobar Almendariz

“…The study population was made up of the 305 pregnant women who received care in the first semester of 2023. …”
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Assessment of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio, and mean platelet volume in patients with diabetic retinopathy by Trisha Ghosh, Sanjay Kumar Daulat Thakur, Premangshu Ghosh, Trina Sengupta

“…We obtained blood samples from all individuals who participated in the study to investigate these parameters. …”
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Generalized anxiety and bullying explanatory model as non-suicidal self-harm predictors in Peruvian adolescents by Jonatan Baños-Chaparro

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: cross-sectional, explanatory design study, with 1,249 Peruvian adolescents, average age 15 years old (standard deviation = 1.49), who answered scales on generalized anxiety, bullying, and non-suicidal self-harm. …”
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