Borrowing, loss of income and related sociodemographic factors in post-traumatic stress disorder in COVID-19 patients: A cross-sectional study from a government hospital in Mumbai,... by Amit Bhondve, Shruti Vijay Tilak, Nived G. Sudarson, Shermeen Rajesh More, Prashant Harish Saraf, Shreyansh Dinesh Singh, Eeshwari Vinay Lele, Ritu Mohit Shah, Kavya Amitabh Shah, Diya Padam Mehra

“…Financial strain experienced during the hospital stay may be associated with a heightened risk for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD). …”
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Thermal Response and Degressive Reaction Study of Oxo-Biodegradable Plastic Products Exposed to Various Degradation Media by S. M. Al-Salem, A. Y. Al-Nasser, M. H. Behbehani, H. H. Sultan, H. J. Karam, M. H. Al-Wadi, A. T. Al-Dhafeeri, Z. Rasheed, M. Al-Foudaree

“…This work also paves the way for developing national standards and future plans for societies burdened with PSW accumulation.…”
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High-Risk Genotypes Associated with Poor Response to Controlled Ovarian Stimulation in Indian Women by Anuradha Udumudi, K. Chaitra Lava, Vandana Hegde

“…Background: Infertility is a global burden and has become exceedingly common in the preceding years; controlled ovarian stimulation (COS) is a pre-requisite for couples opting to conceive via in vitro fertilisation (IVF). …”
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Environmental consequences of oil and gas extraction on the example of the Bytkiv-Babchenskyi Oil and Gas Field by O. Mandryk, M. Orfanova, Yu. Hrybinyk, M. Stakh, V. Zaritskyi

“…Most technological processes create an anthropogenic burden on the environment, and the oil and gas industry is no exception. …”
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A Study to Assess the Prevalence of Depression among Alcoholics, among Patients, Admitted to Christian Institute of Health Sciences and Research, Dimapur, Nagaland by Nukshijungla Ao

“…Background: Alcohol abuse is a significant global burden. Many families have been affected, and many are victims of its abuse. …”
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Bias-corrected serum creatinine from UK Biobank electronic medical records generates an important data resource for kidney function trajectories by Mathias Gorski, Simon Wiegrebe, Ralph Burkhardt, Merle Behr, Helmut Küchenhoff, Klaus J. Stark, Carsten A. Böger, Iris M. Heid

“…Abstract Loss of kidney function is a substantial personal and public health burden. Kidney function is typically assessed as estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) based on serum creatinine. …”
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LncRNA MDRL Mitigates Atherosclerosis through miR-361/SQSTM1/NLRP3 Signaling by Ling You, Yanjie Zheng, Jing Yang, Qian Hou, Lianxia Wang, Yan Zhang, Chunxia Zhao, Ruiqin Xie

“…The results showed that MDRL overexpression significantly attenuated the burden of atherosclerotic plaque and facilitated plaque stability through inhibiting NLRP3 inflammasome activation and cell apoptosis, and vice versa. …”
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Impact of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy on Thrombomodulin Concentration and Early Markers of Atherosclerosis by Hasan Elkan, Mehmet Memduh Baş, Berna Kaya

“…LSG leads to significant improvements in blood lipids, systolic and diastolic blood pressure, and in surrogate markers of atherosclerotic burden and endothelial function, including thrombomodulin, ABI, and CIMT, at postoperative six months. …”
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"It's his cheerfulness that gives me hope": A qualitative analysis of access to pediatric cancer care in Northern Tanzania. by Madeline Metcalf, Happiness D Kajoka, Esther Majaliwa, Anna Tupetz, Catherine A Staton, João Ricardo Vissoci, Pamela Espinoza, Cesia Cotache-Condor, Henry E Rice, Blandina T Mmbaga, Emily R Smith

“…This was a cross-sectional qualitative study conducted between June and August 2023 at Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre (KCMC). …”
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Wake-up call for recovery: a paradigm shift to address the deep crisis in Israel’s public mental health services in the shadow of October 7, 2023 by Amir Krivoy, Gadi Rosenthal

“…This transformation aims to create a holistic, efficient, and patient-centered mental health system, better equipped to handle future challenges and reduce the societal and economic burdens of mental illness in Israel.…”
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Phenotypic and genotypic screening of multidrug resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae isolated from ready to eat street food in Tanta, Egypt by Hadeer M. Bedair, Mohamed Emara, Shima Mahmoud Ali, Tamer M. Samir, Mahmoud A.F. Khalil

“…Objective This study aimed at evaluating the potential burden of antibiotic-resistant Klebsiella pneumoniae contaminating RTESF and assessing the microbiological quality of RTESF in Egypt. …”
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Akut Tonsillit ve Peritonsiller Apseli Hastalarda Yeni Bir Prognostik Faktör; C-Reaktif Protein / Albumin Oranı by Fatih Yüksel, Ekrem Özsöz, İsa Aydın, Mehmet Erkan Kahraman

“…Hastalar ve Yöntem: Bu çalışma Ocak 2003 ile Haziran 2020 tarihleri arasında Konya Şehir Hastanesi Kulak Burun Boğaz Kliniği’nde yatış yapılarak takip edilen 138 akut tonsillitli ve 106 peritonsiller apseli hastanın retrospektif olarak CRP/albumin oranları değerlendirilerek gerçekleştirildi. …”
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Acupuncture for patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus with dry eye: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ting Li, Xin Xu, Juan Wei, Qingbo Wei, Zhouyu Xie, Xiangyu Bian, Yunchuan Wu

“…Introduction The global incidence of patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) with dry eye is increasing annually, which imposes additional healthcare costs and financial burden on families and societies. In clinical practice, artificial tears are often used for symptomatic treatment, but these can only relieve the symptoms of discomfort. …”
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Examining the Emotional and Physical Health Impact in Users of Open-Source Automated Insulin Delivery and Sources of Support: Qualitative Analysis of Patient Narratives by Bryan Cleal, Yanbing Chen, Mandy Wäldchen, Hanne Ballhausen, Drew Cooper, Shane O'Donnell, Christine Knoll, Niklas Krug, Klemens Raile, Tebbe Ubben, Adrian Tappe, Dana Lewis, Ingrid Willaing, Timothy Skinner, Katarina Braune

“…Alongside providing evidence on the safety and efficacy of open-source AID systems, this qualitative analysis helps in understanding how patients’ experiences and benefits range from psychosocial improvements to a reduction in the burden of managing diabetes. International Registered Report Identifier (IRRID)RR2-10.2196/15368…”
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Exploring the path to optimal diabetes care by unravelling the contextual factors affecting access, utilisation, and quality of primary health care in West Africa: A scoping review... by Abdul-Basit Abdul-Samed, Ellen Barnie Peprah, Yasmin Jahan, Veronika Reichenberger, Dina Balabanova, Tolib Mirzoev, Henry Lawson, Eric Odei, Edward Antwi, Irene Agyepong

“…However, research on factors influencing diabetes primary care access, utilisation and quality in West Africa remains limited despite growing disease burden. While research has emphasised diabetes prevalence and risk factors in West Africa, there remains limited evidence on contextual influences on primary care. …”
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Infectious outcomes of a standardized subcutaneous immunoglobulin dose reduction strategy in primary immune deficiencies amid global shortage by Pedro Moral Moral, Pedro Moral Moral, Marta Dafne Cabanero-Navalon, Marta Dafne Cabanero-Navalon, Paula Teresa López-León, Paula Teresa López-León, Héctor Balastegui-Martín, Héctor Balastegui-Martín, Sandra Martínez Mercader, Sandra Martínez Mercader, Amparo Mir, Victor Garcia-Bustos, Victor Garcia-Bustos, Victor Garcia-Bustos

“…IntroductionImmunoglobulin replacement therapy (IgRT), either intravenous (IVIg) or subcutaneous (SCIg), is crucial for managing primary immune deficiencies (PIDs) with hypogammaglobulinemia by reducing infection rates and mortality. During the COVID-19 pandemic, a global shortage of SCIg prompted our unit to reduce SCIg doses or maintain the same dose intravenously. …”
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Flow Shift from Urban Roads to Beltway Expressway under a Tradable Credit Scheme to Alleviate Urban Traffic Congestion by Jimeng Tang, Yongxiang Zhu, Yue Yu, Lu Cai

“…To benefit both the government and the beltway expressway company, we propose a tradable credit scheme (TCS) to shift some of the traffic burden from urban roads to the beltway expressway while maintaining its current service level. …”
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Organ-specific immune-related adverse events and prognosis in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors by Xinyue Han, Yingcui Chen, Hong Xie, Yuekai Zhang, Yu Cui, Yaping Guan, Weiwei Nie, Qi Xie, Jisheng Li, Baocheng Wang, Bicheng Zhang, Jun Wang

“…On the basis of the results from organ-specific irAEs, the first development of skin or endocrine toxicities as protective irAEs rather than other irAEs was an independent indicator for predicting OS (P < 0.001) and PFS (P < 0.001). A protective irAE burden score based on organ-specific irAEs was further developed to show the significant protective effect of total irAEs on patient outcomes. …”
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Challenges and barriers to physician decision-making for prescribing and deprescribing among patients with multimorbidity in eastern China’s primary care settings: a qualitative st... by Ming Yan, Zhijie Xu, Andrew Farmer, Yu Xia, Mi Yao, Lingyan Wu, Xinmei Zhou, Liyan Han

“…These challenges stemmed from three key areas: (1) difficulties in identifying drug-disease and drug-drug interactions; (2) cognitive biases in medication benefit-risk evaluation and (3) heavy treatment burden. The challenges were further compounded by multiple barriers, including clinical inertia among physicians, patient resistance to medication changes, inadequate decision support and training, and time constraints in clinical consultation.Conclusions The complexity of prescribing and deprescribing decisions faced by PCPs in treating patients with multimorbidity in China is influenced by interconnected factors related to physicians, patients, technology and working environment. …”
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Alcohol in Daily Products: Health Risks, Cultural Considerations, and Economic Impacts by Herdiana Y

“…These risks are compounded by the pervasive and often unrecognized presence of ethanol in various products, particularly affecting vulnerable populations. The economic burden associated with alcohol-related issues, including lost productivity and healthcare costs, highlights the necessity for robust public health strategies and stringent regulatory guidelines. …”
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