The Role of Nutrients in Supporting The Immune System Against Viral Infection; Newly Emerged Coronavirus (COVID19): A Narrative Review by Halgord Ali Farag, Hardi Rafat Baqi, Yousif Taha Hussein, Osama Hamid Shareef, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Amany El Afifi, Abdel Hamid El Bilbeisi

“…PubMed, Scopus and Google Scholar databases were searched for relevant articles. This review represents a picture of the current state of the art. …”
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Predicting cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality using the lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio: Insights from explainable machine learning models by Jichao Wu, Die Huang, Jiefang Li, Jingxing Yi, Yu Lei, Jun Yin

“…During this time, 522 participants died, including 166 from cardiovascular disease. …”
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Effectiveness of an environmental educational program on intern dentists’ knowledge and practices regarding eco-friendly green dentistry: a quasi-experimental study by Eman Helmy Hassan, Nesma Lotfy, Mamdouh Hanafy Abdou, Ebtisam Mohamed Fetohy, Mohamed Fakhry Hussein

“…Conclusions There was a significant improvement in knowledge and practices of the participants after the implementation of eco-friendly educational program. …”
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Investigating heterogeneity across autism, ADHD, and typical development using measures of cortical thickness, surface area, cortical/subcortical volume, and structural covariance by Younes Sadat-Nejad, Younes Sadat-Nejad, Marlee M. Vandewouw, Marlee M. Vandewouw, R. Cardy, J. Lerch, J. Lerch, J. Lerch, M. J. Taylor, M. J. Taylor, A. Iaboni, C. Hammill, B. Syed, J. A. Brian, J. A. Brian, E. Kelley, E. Kelley, E. Kelley, M. Ayub, J. Crosbie, J. Crosbie, R. Schachar, R. Schachar, S. Georgiades, R. Nicolson, E. Anagnostou, E. Anagnostou, A. Kushki, A. Kushki

“…To address this gap, data-driven methods can be used to discover groups of individuals with shared biological patterns.MethodsIn this study, we investigated measures derived from cortical/subcortical volume, surface area, cortical thickness, and structural covariance investigated of 565 participants with diagnoses of autism [n = 262, median(IQR) age = 12.2(5.9), 22% female], and ADHD [n = 171, median(IQR) age = 11.1(4.0), 21% female] as well neurotypical children [n = 132, median(IQR) age = 12.1(6.7), 43% female]. …”
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To assess dietary habits and associated risk factors among medical students in North Delhi: A major health concern by Pooja Ahlawat, Archana Dwivedi, Nidhi Dwivedi, Gunjan Mahuar, Kamaljeet Singh, Mridul Mahaur, Soumit Sharma, Akshita Jain

“…Results: Among the study participants, 31.3% of male students and 31.6% of female students had good dietary habits. …”
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Methicillin-Resistant Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci Carriage is a Protective Factor of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Nasal Colonization in HIV-Infected Patients: A... by Ying Li, Jialing Lin, Linghua Li, Weiping Cai, Jiaping Ye, Suiping He, Wencui Zhang, Ning Liu, Zijun Gong, Xiaohua Ye, Zhenjiang Yao

“…This cross-sectional study was conducted in Guangzhou, China. Participants completed a questionnaire and provided a nasal swab for further analysis. …”
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Multicentre, multitime, multidimension, prospective follow-up cohort study on patients during the first wave of COVID-19 in China: a study protocol by Ming Zhang, Xuan Niu, Tonghui Liu, Chao Zheng, Huijie Yuan, Yanan Zhu, Huiping Liu, Shan Wu, Zhaoyao Luo, Jia Zhu, Danwei Hou, Tianhua Wei, Zhimin Zhu, Weipeng Huang, Weixian Bai, Xinyi Yu, Wenrui Bao

“…At the first time point, 501 participants (418 patients and 83 HCs) from nine recruiting hospitals have been observed. …”
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Flexi-Bar Training for Restoring Muscle Strength in Postpartum Women: A Pre-Post design by Aishwarya Nitin Sonwane, Shrajal Shetty, Sakshi Shekhar

“…Eighteen postpartum women, who had given birth within 2 months to 1.5 years prior, participated in a two week FB training program consisting of four sessions per week. …”
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The impact of sport on psychmotor development of adolescents by Radončić Mirza, Šabanović Binasa

“…Psychomotor development provides numerous essential skills for the success of children and adolescents in later life. Participation in sports is crucial for proper growth and development during adolescence. …”
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Peripheral Refraction in Myopic Children with and without Atropine Usage by Han-Yin Sun, Wei-Yang Lu, Jhen-Yu You, Hui-Ying Kuo

“…Chinese children (n = 209) aged 7 to 12 years participated in the study, 106 used atropine and 103 did not. …”
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Relationship between body mass index and quality of life, use of dietary and physical activity self-management strategies, and mental health in individuals with polycystic ovary sy... by Masters Melissa, Grevstad Nels

“…The median BMI of participants (n = 101) was 33.12 kg/m2. PCOSQ scores were similar across BMI groups for many domains. …”
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An interactive course program on nutrition for medical students: interdisciplinary development and mixed-methods evaluation by Gonza B. Ngoumou, Daniela A. Koppold, Laetitia Wenzel, Anne Schirmaier, Carolin Breinlinger, Lisa M. Pörtner, Stefan Jordan, Julia K. Schiele, Etienne Hanslian, Annika Koppold, Beate Stock-Schröer, Dimitra M. Varvarezou, Michael Jeitler, Miriam Ortiz, Andreas Michalsen, Wiebke Stritter, Georg Seifert, Christian S. Kessler

“…Various interactive didactic methodologies were used. 77.8% (n = 27) of the participants rated the course as very good or good. The conviction that nutrition influences health and disease increased over the course (Wilcoxon signed rank test, z = -2.82, p = 0.005, r = 0.57). …”
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Effort-reward imbalance and health outcomes in emergency nurses: the mediating role of work–family conflict and intrinsic effort by Le Tong, Le Tong, Ling Zhu, Ling Zhu, Hao Zhang, Hao Zhang, Luying Zhong, Luying Zhong, Dongmei Diao, Dongmei Diao, Xiaoli Chen, Xiaoli Chen, Jianna Zhang, Jianna Zhang

“…The analysis revealed that 80.5% of participants reported experiencing effort-reward imbalance, which was significantly associated with increased somatic symptoms and mental symptoms. …”
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Early empiric anti-Mycobacterium tuberculosis therapy for sepsis in sub-Saharan Africa: a protocol of a randomised clinical trial by Mark Conaway, David R Boulware, Scott K Heysell, Stellah G Mpagama, Christopher C Moore, Alphonce Liyoyo, Conrad Muzoora, Catherine Gitige, Bibie Said, Edwin Nuwagira, Rinah Arinaitwe, Rhina Mushagara, Peter Buzaare, Anna Chongolo, Samuel Jjunju, Precious Twesigye, Megan Null, Tania A Thomas

“…A sample size of 436 participants will provide 80% power for testing each of the main effects of timing and dose on 28-day mortality with a two-sided significance level of 5%. …”
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The Effect Of Mild Exercise Induced Dehydration On Sport Concussion Assessment Tool 3 (SCAT3) Scores: A within-subjects design. by Sean M Collins, Monica R Lininger, Thomas G Bowman

“…Participants were either restricted (0.0 L/hr) or provided fluids (1.0 L/hr) while treadmill running for 60 min at an intensity equal to 65-70% age-predicted maximum heart rate (APMHR). …”
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Data Mining of Infertility and Factors Influencing Its Development: A Finding From a Prospective Cohort Study of RaNCD in Iran by Hosna Heydarian, Masoumeh Abbasi, Farid Najafi, Mitra Darbandi

“…The study included a total of 4437 women who participated in the Ravansar Non‐Communicable Disease Cohort study. …”
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Structural and functional social support in UK military veterans during the COVID-19 pandemic and associations with mental health and wellbeing: a cross-sectional study by Laura E. Grover, Marie-Louise Sharp, Margaret Jones, Howard Burdett, Nicola T. Fear

“…Methods Throughout the first summer of the pandemic (June-September 2020), an additional wave of cross-sectional data was collected from UK Armed Forces personnel who had left regular military service and were participating in a longitudinal cohort study. In total, 1562 participants (44.04% response rate) completed a series of online questionnaires measuring sociodemographic characteristics, COVID-19 experiences and psychosocial health and wellbeing. …”
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Les piles intra muros de l’aqueduc du Gier, rue Roger-Radisson à Lyon by Éric Bertrand

“…The excavations conducted around the last pier (no. 10), partially preserved in the foundations of a house, revealed the unusual design of this structure. …”
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ABO and RhD blood groups as contributors to dyslipidaemia – a cross-sectional study by Malin Mickelsson, Kim Ekblom, Kristina Stefansson, Per Liv, Anders Själander, Ulf Näslund, Johan Hultdin

“…Hence, we sought to examine whether the ABO blood groups and RhD factor are associated with dyslipidaemia. Methods All participants were part of the VIPVIZA study, including 3532 individuals with available plasma lipid levels. …”
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Exploring the Decision-making Process of Medical Students’ on Choosing Radiology as a Specialty in Northern Saudi Arabia: A Cross-sectional Study by Pakeeza Shafiq

“…Result: The gender distribution was 56 males (37.58%) and 93 females (62.42%), with only 16 participants (10.74%) having chosen radiology as their specialty, despite significant exposure to the specialty (76 participants, or 51.01%). …”
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