La participación ciudadana mediática para descentralizar al Estado (Citizenship.com.2.0) by Jorge Francisco Aguirre Sala

“…La centralización en partidos políticos, la excesiva autonomía otorgada a los representantes políticos y la indiferencia hacia la opinión pública por la falta de espacios de deliberación, provocan la pérdida de legitimidad en la democracia representativa. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Protozoan Parasites and Associated Risk Factors among School Children in Merhabete District, Central Ethiopia by Nigus Dagne, Amir Alelign

“…The three predominant protozoan parasites detected in this study were Entamoeba histolytica, Giardia lamblia, and Cryptosporidium parvum which were observed in 70 (25.2%), 54 (19.3%), and 7 (2.5%) of the study participants, respectively. Sociodemographic characteristics of the study subjects such as family occupation (P=0.028), sources of drinking water (P=0.001), water handling practice (P=0.027), habit of eating vegetable (P=0.001), and presence of latrine were observed to be significantly associated risk factors for the occurrence of human intestinal protozoan parasites. …”
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Frequency of Insulin Resistance in People with Thyroid Dysfunction by Shaza Abdalla Elwali, Sulaf I Abdelaziz

“…Results: Thirty-one patients with thyroid dysfunction and fifty-seven control participants were enrolled. The highest mean FBG was found among cases (105.3 ± 15.7 mg/dl) compared to the controls (97 ± 12.1 mg/dl), but the difference was not statistically significant (P-value = 0.598). …”
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Problem of Description of the Characteristic Features of Discrimination in the Labor Sphere by A. V. Kychko

“…However, discrimination is still one of the main problems in the labor sphere. The article is focused on studying the problem of discrimination in the labor sphere. …”
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The Influence of the Hyaluronic Acid Gel on the Postoperative Sequelae following Surgical Removal of the Impacted Mandibular Third Molar in Comparison with the A-PRF: A Randomized... by Thoulfokar Shokor Al-Saadi, Ahmed Fadhel Al-Quisi

“…Sixty-six eligible patients participated in this study; both hyaluronic acid gel 1% (periokin®) and advanced platelet-rich fibrin showed a significant reduction in pain, swelling, and trismus on the 1st, third, and seventh postoperative days when compared to the control group, while the comparison between HA and A-PRF showed no significant differences except for the pain on the third postoperative day. …”
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Generation of Chicken IgY against SARS-COV-2 Spike Protein and Epitope Mapping by Yan Lu, Yajun Wang, Zhen Zhang, Jingliang Huang, Meicun Yao, Guobin Huang, Yuanyuan Ge, Peichun Zhang, Huaxin Huang, Yong Wang, Huiliang Li, Wen Wang

“…Notably, epitope SIIAYTMSL, one of the identified epitopes, partially overlaps the S1/S2 cleavage region in SARS-CoV-2 S and is located on the surface of S trimer in 3D structure, close to the S1/S2 cleavage site. …”
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Sevoflurane Inhibits the Th2 Response and NLRP3 Expression in Murine Allergic Airway Inflammation by Lixia Wang, Binshan Zha, Qiying Shen, Hongyun Zou, Cheng Cheng, Huimei Wu, Rongyu Liu

“…The NLRP3 independent of inflammasomes participated in the pathogenesis of allergic asthma in this model.…”
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Finding mobility in place attachment research: lessons for managed retreat by Robin Willcocks-Musselman, Robin Willcocks-Musselman, Julia Baird, Karen Foster, Julia Woodhall-Melnik, Kate Sherren

“…Research at the intersection of place attachment and managed retreat is limited, partially because these are complicated constructs, each with confusing terminologies. …”
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New Insights Into Hepatic Impairment (HI) Trials by Sebastian Haertter, Maximilian Lobmeyer, Brian C. Ferslew, Pallabi Mitra, Thomas Arnhold

“…Based on a ratio ≥ 2 or ≤ 0.5 in AUC or Cmax between hepatically impaired participants/healthy controls these were considered “positive” or “negative”. …”
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New Paradigm in Cell Therapy Using Sperm Head to Restore Brain Function and Structure in Animal Model of Alzheimer’s Disease: Support for Boosting Constructive Inflammation vs. Ant... by Nafiseh Pakravan, Ardeshir Abbasi, Zuhair Mohammad Hassan

“…Sperm head returned learning memory, Aβ, lymphatics, neural growth factors, choroid plexus function, Iba-1/GFAP, MHC II/CD86/CD40, CD38/IL-10, and hypoxia levels back to normal level. However, SVF just partially ameliorated the disease. Immunologic properties of sperm/sperm head to elicit constructive inflammation can be extended to organs other than reproductive. …”
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Adaptations to the welsh national exercise referral scheme during the COVID-19 pandemic: a qualitative study exploring the experiences of service users and providers and supplement... by Katie Newby, Neil Howlett, Adam P. Wagner, Nigel Lloyd, Imogen Freethy, Charis Bontoft, Olujoke Fakoya, Shelley Jackson, Carla Jackson, Wendy Wills, Mary-Ann McKibben, Annie Petherick, Katherine E. Brown

“…Maximum variation sampling was used to recruit participants. Interviews with service users (n = 21) and one person who declined the service, and three focus groups with service providers (n = 19), were conducted. …”
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Longitudinal association of thyroid-stimulating immunoglobulin levels with clinical characteristics in thyroid eye disease by Kyung In Woo, Suk-Woo Yang, Jeong Kyu Lee, Sang In Khwarg, Jin Sook Yoon, Sehyun Baek, Jae Wook Yang, JaeSang Ko, Koung Hoon Kook, Sang Duck Kim, Jun Hyuk Son, Helen Lew, Sung Bok Lee, Jae Woo Jang, Hee Young Choi, Mi Jung Chi

“…In this study, we evaluated the longitudinal association between changes in serum thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) receptor antibody (TRAb) levels and course of disease activity and severity over time.Design This was a multicentre, prospective, observational study.Setting Fifteen tertiary care oculoplastic service centres in Korea.Participants Seventy-six patients with newly diagnosed TED were included and followed up for 12 months.Methods We evaluated clinical characteristics and serum TRAb levels at baseline, 6 and 12 months of TED diagnosis. …”
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Implantação da metodologia 5S na biblioteca do Centro de Habilitação de Menores (CHAME) de Itaú de Minas by Lo-Ruana Karen Amorim Freire Sanjulião, Wilton de Souza Paiva Junior, Thales Volpe Rodrigues, Vinícius José de Pádua Borges, Adna Amorim dos Santos

“…Tem como objetivo explorar a teoria do programa 5S e aplicá-lo na prática. O tema foi explorado de modo fundamental e importante para agregar conhecimento aos discentes, e a aplicação gerou importantes resultados para a biblioteca objeto deste estudo. …”
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Prevalence and correlates of loneliness in the later life—insights from Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave-1 by Priya Srivastava, Manushi Srivastava

“…Age, current marital status, region, religion, MPCE quintile, number of chronic conditions, number of Activities of Daily Living (ADL), and Instrumental Activities of Daily Living (IADL) difficulties, involvement in physical activity, involvement in yoga/meditation, number of social networks, participation in social activities, and involvement in leisure activities like reading books, watching TV, or using computer were found to be significantly associated with loneliness. …”
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Lessons learned from an fMRI-guided rTMS study on performance in a numerical Stroop task. by Lysianne Beynel, Hannah Gura, Zeynab Rezaee, Ekaete C Ekpo, Zhi-De Deng, Janet O Joseph, Paul Taylor, Bruce Luber, Sarah H Lisanby

“…To do so we used a traditional reaction time analysis and we performed, post-hoc, a more advanced comprehensive drift diffusion modeling approach. Fifteen participants performed the numerical Stroop task while active or sham 10 Hz rTMS was applied over the region of the right intraparietal sulcus (IPS) showing the strongest functional activation in the Incongruent > Congruent contrast. …”
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Neonatal BCG vaccination and child survival in TB-exposed and TB-unexposed children: a prospective cohort study by Peter Aaby, Per Kallestrup, Christine Stabell Benn, Sanne M Thysen, Ane Fisker, Victor Francisco Gomes, Frauke Rudolf, Christian Wejse, Adam Roth

“…Objectives To assess the association between neonatal BCG vaccination and mortality between 28 days and 3 years of age among tuberculosis (TB)-exposed and TB-unexposed children.Design Prospective cohort study.Setting Bandim Health Project runs an urban Health and Demographic Surveillance site in Guinea-Bissau with registration of mortality, vaccination status and TB cases.Participants Children entered the analysis when their vaccination card was inspected after 28 days of age and remained under surveillance to 3 years of age. …”
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Lilla’s Heritage. Cultural Sketches of the Vay Branch in Hungary by Lili Veronika Békéssy

“…The lineage of this family, though only partially documented from a musicological point of view, unveils a significant impact on Dora’s abilities and sensitivities by diligently scrutinizing press and archival records from that era. …”
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Premorbid predictors of death at initial presentation of coronary heart disease in the Women's Health Initiative study by Ming-Li Chen, Jin Li, Kruthika R. Iyer, Catherine Tcheandjieu, Shirin Jimenez, Elias Levy Itshak Salfati, Liana C. Del Gobbo, Marcia L Stefanick, Manisha Desai, Xiaonan Xue, Themistocles L Assimes

“…Methods: We followed 148,230 post-menopausal participants in the Women's Health Initiative for a median of 13.3 years. …”
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Associations and potential epigenetic changes between air pollution and osteoarthritis risk and survival: Insights from a prospective cohort study by Jing Qian, Jiahao Zhu, Yifan Wang, Ruoqi Dai, Jingyou Miao, Ye Yang, Wenxia Zhao, Jing Wang, Lilu Ding, Dan Zhou, Min Yu, Yingjun Li

“…Methods: We conducted a prospective cohort study in the UK Biobank, estimating exposure levels of particulate matter (PM2.5, PM10, PM2.5–10), nitrogen oxides (NO2, NOx), and air pollutants exposure score (APES). …”
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Understanding cervical cancer, human papillomavirus (HPV), and HPV vaccine acceptance in college-going students: Institutional-based cross-sectional study from Bihar State by Ekta Krishna, Shreyas Kumar Patil, Santosh Kumar Nirala, Bijaya Nanda Naik, Vijay Kumar, Chanda Mani Singh, Vijay Kumar

“…Results: A total of 801 students participated in the study, and the mean (SD) age was 20.6 ± 2.2 years. …”
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