Association of XRCC3, XRCC4, BAX, and BCL-2 Polymorphisms with the Risk of Breast Cancer by Emre Ozoran, Fadime Didem Can Trabulus, Duygu Erhan, Bahadir Batar, Mehmet Guven

“…Gene polymorphisms were detected by using polymerase chain reaction-restriction fragment length polymorphism (PCR-RFLP) technique. 175 patients and 158 healthy controls were enrolled in the study. …”
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Influence of a Multiphase Inquiry-based Learning Project on Students' Science Literacy by Crystal Machado, Lizoon Nahar

“…Educators are attempting to design professional development programs to empower teachers with innovative teaching methods that will eventually boost enrolment in STEM-related fields. With this end in mind, we designed a six-month-long grant-funded project that equipped five urban schools in Bangladesh with 20 science toolkits. …”
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Postoperative Morbidity and Mortality of Perforated Peptic Ulcer: Retrospective Cohort Study of Risk Factors among Black Africans in Côte d’Ivoire by Soro Kountele Gona, Mahassadi Kouamé Alassan, Koffi Gnangoran Marcellin, Kissi Ya Henriette, Coulibaly Adama, Assohoun Toussaint, Ehua Adjoba Manuela, Seu Gagon Sylvain, Afum-Adjei Awuah Anthony, Ehua Somian Francis

“…All 161 patients (median age = 34 years, 90.7 male) operated on for PPU in the visceral and general surgery unit were enrolled in a retrospective cohort study. Variables were studied with Kaplan Meier and Cox proportional hazard models. …”
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Functional Outcome of Osteosynthesis with PHILOS in Elderly Patients: Experience at Tertiary Care Centre by Narendra Singh Kushwaha, Sushil Kumar Saini, Ashutosh Verma, Ravindra Mohan, Atul Kumar Saroj, Arpit Singh, M. C. Prajwal

“…Methodology: Patients who fulfilled the selection criteria were informed about the study and were then enrolled. Following the surgery, patients were followed up regularly at six weeks, three months, and six months. …”
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PANORAMA DOS ACIDENTES DE TRABALHO NA CONSTRUÇÃO CIVIL BRASILEIRA: ANÁLISE DE INDICADORES E ESTATÍSTICAS by Lucas Benício Rodrigues Araújo, Leonária Araújo Silva, Ana Karoliny Lemos Bezerra

“…Este estudo analisou as estatísticas de acidentes de trabalho na construção no decênio 2009-2018, explicando as principais causas das variações do número de acidentes, além de analisar mais detalhadamente as estatísticas e indicadores no triênio 2016-2018, elencando o comportamento das subdivisões do setor dentro da matriz do número de acidentes e identificando a taxa de letalidade e a incidência das classes prioritárias. …”
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The Prevalence and Causes of Visual Impairment in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus in Northeast China by Liang Wen, Yu Wang, Zhong Lin, Feng Hua Wang, Xiao Xia Ding, Dong Li, Kemi Feng, Yuan Bo Liang, Dong Xiao Zhang, Yu Dou, Gang Zhai

“…Patients diagnosed with T2DM residing in 15 communities in Fushun, Northeast China, were enrolled between July 2012 and May 2013. All participants underwent an extensive and standardized eye examination (visual acuity testing, slit-lamp, and fundus examination). …”
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Structural and functional connectivity coupling as an imaging marker for bone metastasis pain in lung cancer patients by Jiahui Zheng, Chengfang Wang, Xiaoyu Zhou, Yu Tang, Lin Tang, Yong Tan, Jing Zhang, Hong Yu, Jiuquan Zhang, Daihong Liu

“…Methods: In total, 51 patients with lung cancer without bone metastasis pain (BMP–), 52 patients with lung cancer with bone metastasis pain (BMP+), and 28 healthy controls (HC) were prospectively enrolled in our study. Firstly, SC–FC couplings were measured and analyzed at global, regional, and modular levels. …”
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A Novel Inflammation-Based Stage (I Stage) in Patients with Resectable Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Peng-Cheng Chen, Ji-Feng Feng

“…Three hundred and twenty-three patients with resectable ESCC were enrolled in the current study. The I stage was calculated as follows: patients with high levels of C-reactive protein (CRP) (>10 mg/L), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) (>3.5), and platelet-count-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR) (>150) were defined as I3. …”
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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

“…Of 6285 lean participants enrolled, 654 NAFLD cases were diagnosed. The overall NAFLD prevalence was 10.41%, and the prevalence was 15.45% and 7.16% in men and women, respectively. …”
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Procesos de Monumentalización en El Castillo, Meta: Memoria e identidad del conflicto armado by Edward Aurelio Garzón-Ochoa, Aura V. Rincón-Ramírez

“… Este artículo analiza los procesos de monumentalización en El Castillo, Meta-Colombia, realizados por instituciones oficiales, ONGs, defensores de derechos humanos y familiares de víctimas, dentro del marco de la justicia restaurativa. Estos procesos buscan abordar la violencia que ha marcado la región, utilizando el espacio público para narrar eventos históricos recientes que van desde la colonización hasta la influencia de la Unión Patriótica, abarcando también la militarización y paramilitarización del área, con graves consecuencias como asesinatos, desplazamientos y desapariciones forzadas. …”
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IVIG Effects on Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate in Children by Farhad Salehzadeh, Ahmadvand Noshin, Sepideh Jahangiri

“…Fifty patients under 12 years old who had indication to receive IVIG enrolled in this study. Total dose of IVIG was 2 gr/kg (400 mg/kg in five days or 2 gr/kg in single dose). …”
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Reconstrucción de experiencias de niños, niñas y adolescentes en cuidados primarios pediátricos en clave de autonomía by Melissa Cruz Puerto

“…El principal resultado fue reconocer los diferentes tipos de interpretaciones y prácticas que los participantes construyen para comprender su dignostico y experiencias dentro del contexto hospitalario. Como conclusión, se estableció la importancia de la autonomía como una necesidad primaria a satisfacer en los contextos hospitalarios, en términos de socialización, juego y tiempo libre, como una forma de garantizar la adherencia al tratamiento y procesos de resiliencia y adaptación.…”
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Association of combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema in rheumatoid arthritis with high titer of rheumatoid factor and autoimmunity to the lung by Aiping Ma, Renliang Huang, Jiaxi Guo, Guangdong Wang, Heqing Huang, Xinze Li, Shan Zhong, Yan Huang, Shaowei Lin, Yikai Lin, Qiaomiao Zhou, Susanne Krauss-Etschmann, Frank Petersen, Zhanxiang Wang, Xinhua Yu, Xinhua Yu

“…This study aimed to characterize CPFE using a large cohort of consecutive RA patients and to elucidate potential risk factors associated with RA- CPFE development.MethodsA total of 976 RA patients were enrolled in this cross-sectional study to characterize RA-CPFE. …”
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Programação Neurolinguistica (PNL): análise do sistema representacional dos acadêmicos e docentes do curso de bacharelado em administração de uma instituição de ensino superior... by Margarete de Fátima Marcon, Paulo Cezar Antoniolli Junior, Gilmar Luiz Giehl

“…Foram desenvolvidas pesquisas do tipo básica, exploratória, quanti-qualitativa e procedimentos técnicos bibliográficos e estudo de caso. Dentro deste contexto foi aplicado um teste do sistema representacional com 5 (cinco) questões de 4(quatro) alternativas aos acadêmicos e docentes do 1º ao 8º período do curso de administração de uma instituição de ensino particular. …”
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Una aproximación bioética a la mejora cognitiva en individuos sanos by Jonathan Piedra Alegría

“… La discusión sobre el human enhancement es uno de los temas que ha tomado más relevancia dentro de los debates bioéticos actuales. En este artículo realizaremos un abordaje sobre este concepto, específicamente en relación al tema de la mejora cognitiva. …”
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Aproximación a la tradición oral del pueblo Misak, Cauca, Colombia by Jorge Alberto López-Guzmán

“…Finalmente, se concluye proponiendo un conjunto de reflexiones acerca de la tradición oral de las comunidades locales y, específicamente, del pueblo Misak, pero también, de las limitaciones institucionales, culturales y pedagógicas que se han exteriorizado en relación con el tema.…”
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Evaluating Executive Functions in Patients with Juvenile Myoclonic Epilepsy Using Frontal Assessment Battery by Hossein Sanjari Moghaddam, Masoud Doost Hoseini, Mohammad Reza Khaleghi, Abbas Tafakhori, Mahsa Dolatshahi, Shayan Pourmirbabaei, Elmira Agah, Shakila Meshkat, Vajiheh Aghamollaii

“…Thirty-one JME patients and 110 healthy controls (HCs) were enrolled in this study. The participants were assessed using six subsets of FAB, including conceptualization, mental flexibility, motor programming, sensitivity to interference, inhibitory control, and environmental autonomy. …”
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El ejercicio de la acción penal por particular by Octavio Martínez Cázarez

“…Obteniendo como resultado que, la acción penal por particular, si bien representa un avance en la tutela de los derechos de las víctimas, debe ser implementada y ejercida con extrema cautela y dentro de un marco legal robusto que proteja los derechos de todas las partes involucradas. …”
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Cytomegalovirus Infection and Its Relationship with Leukocyte Telomere Length: A Cross-Sectional Study by Zhu Lin, Hongmei Gao, Bing Wang, Yongqiang Wang

“…We analyzed data that was collected in a cross-sectional setting, where 3,987 participants were enrolled with available data on telomere length. The association between telomere length with previous CMV infection and CRP was analyzed using multivariable linear regression models. …”
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Competências gerenciais dos coordenadores de cursos de graduação de uma Universidade Federal by Francivaldo dos Santos Nascimento, Cléssia Fernandes de Brito Santiago, Wyliana Freire Cavalcante, José Mancinelli Ledo Nascimento

“…Os dados de 56 questionários foram tratados por meio da estatística descritiva sendo utilizado como medida de tendência central a média e como medida de variabilidade o desvio-padrão. …”
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