Pediatric Sickle Cell Disease in Sudan: Complications and Management by Meysaa Talha, Bashier Osman, Safa Abdalla, Hind Mirghani, Iman Abdoon

“…Out of 207 pediatric patients, 53.1% were females (mean age of 7.5 ± 3.1 years), with a 1.1 : 1 female:male ratio and low socioeconomic status. Only 4.3% of participants had health insurance. The Messeryia tribe in western Sudan had the highest prevalence of the disease among the Sudanese tribes (11.1%). …”
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SDF-1α Facilitates Mesenchymal Stem Cells to Induce Regulatory B Cell Differentiation from Patients with Immune Thrombocytopenia by Zhe Chen, Shufen Zhou, Jianyun Li, Hui Li, Can Huang, Qin Guo, Tiantian Zhang, Bingya Yang, Chuanqing Tu, Chengshan Guo

“…B cells play a central role in the pathogenesis of immune thrombocytopenia (ITP) by participating in humoral immunity. Meanwhile, regulatory B cells (Bregs), one subset of B cells, express negative regulatory effect on ITP. …”
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Global Comfort Scale: construção e validação de conteúdo by Filipa Veludo, Rita Marques, Patrícia Pontífice-Sousa, Maria dos Anjos Dixe

“… Introdução: O conforto é um indicador de boas práticas pelo que é fundamental a sua promoção e avaliação, qualquer que seja a condição de saúde/doença da pessoa. …”
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Influenza vaccination of school teachers: A scoping review and an impact estimation. by Anne Huiberts, Brigitte van Cleef, Aimée Tjon-A-Tsien, Frederika Dijkstra, Imke Schreuder, Ewout Fanoy, Arianne van Gageldonk, Wim van der Hoek, Liselotte van Asten

“…Piloting free on-site influenza vaccination in several schools could provide further information on teacher participation.…”
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Unveiling the Robust Struct-Electromagnetic Characteristics of CdAB2 Chalcopyrite (A = Cr, Mn, Fe; B = P, As): A Comprehensive Ab-Initio Study by D. Vijayalakshmi, Tholkappiyan Ramachandran, G. Jaiganesh, G. Kalpana, Fathalla Hamed

“…The HMF properties originated in CdAB2 (A = Cr and Mn; B = P, As) these compounds owing to the hybridization of partially filled -3d(t2g) states of A atoms with the p-states of B (P, As) atoms, with minor contributions from Cd’s-like states. …”
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The Effect of Lower-Limb Exercise on Pain Management of the Patients Undergoing Posterior Lumbar Fusion Surgery: A Retrospective Case-Control Study by Tong Wu, Yong Ye

“…Results. A total of 225 participants were included in this study. Specifically, 120 cases were admitted into in the celecoxib group and 105 were included in the combined group. …”
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Immune Cells and Intracerebral Hemorrhage: A Causal Investigation Through Mendelian Randomization by Liumei Mo, Wei Pan, Wenjing Cao, Kui Wang, Li'an Huang

“…Methods Genetic variants associated with 731 immune cell traits were sourced from a comprehensive genome‐wide association study (GWAS) involving 3757 participants. Summary statistics data for ICH were acquired from FinnGen, comprising 4056 ICH cases and 371,717 controls. …”
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Self-reported sleep in late pregnancy in relation to birth size and fetal distress: the E Moe, Māmā prospective cohort study by Laura D Howe, Sarah-Jane Paine, T Leigh Signal, Bronwyn Sweeney, Monique Priston, Diane Muller, Kathy Lee, Mark Huthwaite, Philippa Gander

“…Objectives To explore associations between features of sleep during pregnancy and adverse outcomes for the infant.Setting E Moe, Māmā is a cohort study in Aotearoa/New Zealand that investigates self-reported sleep and maternal health in late pregnancy and the postpartum period.Participants Women (N=633; 194 Māori) reported detailed information on their sleep duration, quality, disturbances, disorders (snoring, breathing pauses, twitching legs, restless legs) and daytime sleepiness between 35 and 37 weeks gestation.Outcome measures Birthweight and fetal distress during labour were extracted from medical records. …”
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A COMPETÊNCIA ARTÍSTICA DE PROFESSORES DE ARTES VISUAIS: ESTUDO DE CASO EM PONTA GROSSA (PARANÁ) by CAMILA BOURGUIGNON DE LIMA, ADRIANE KNOBLAUCH

“…As conclusões apontam que, a despeito dos eixos norteadores para o ensino de arte no Brasil serem de base multicultural, são reservados aos procedimentos didático-metodológicos um modelo de reprodução cultural (dinâmica canônica com artistas e movimentos de expressão iconográfica tradicional europeia e norte americana) e práticas globalmente valorizadas pelo sistema de ensino (culto ao conteúdo, atividades apostiladas e avaliações com finalidade de aplicação direta a vestibulares), contrariando a própria essência artística.…”
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60th Anniversary of Postgraduate School of Federal State-Financed Institution “Federal Centre for Animal Health” by Т. V. Zhbanova, Т. B. Nikeshina, N. А. Perevozchikova, N. А. Мarova

“…In 1996, the specialized council for Candidate of Science thesis defense was enlarged, and the following reputable scientists were invited to participate in its activities as its members: two Doctors of Sciences from the VNIIVViM (Ye. …”
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Self-sampling and self-testing for HIV at a commercial and community-based test provider in the Netherlands: user preferences and usability by I. J. M. Willemstein, O. Shobowale, A. M. Żakowicz, H. Bos, E. L. M. Op de Coul

“…Twenty-two percent of the study participants experienced some problems performing the HIVSS/ST, the most reported problem was obtaining sufficient blood through the finger prick (71%). …”
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Improving quality of surgical and anaesthesia care in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review of hospital-based quality improvement interventions by Justine Davies, Nataliya Brima, Imran O Morhason-Bello, Andy JM Leather, Vandy Charles

“…Risk of bias was not assessed.Results Of 1573 articles identified, 49 were included from 17/48 sub-Saharan African countries, 16 of which were low-income or lower middle-income countries. …”
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Investigation of the Prevalence and Diagnosis of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in a Group of Elderly Individuals Residing in an Island Area of Ningbo by Wei Sheng, Youchang Huang, Zaichun Deng, Hongying Ma

“…Adults ≥60 years of age were selected from an island area of Ningbo. All participants completed a COPD-Screening Questionnaire and underwent a post-bronchodilator pulmonary function test. …”
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Determinants of Chronic Kidney Disease among Young Adults attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Madurai- A Case-Control Study by Sridevi PN, Thirukumaran R, Kannan Muthuraman A, Arunkumar Yograj, Priya S, Hemamalini B

“…The calculated sample size was 76, which was rounded up to 100 participants in both the case and control groups. Data collection was done by using semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Undernutrition and Associated Factors among Lactating Women: Community-Based Cross-Sectional Study in Moyale District, Borena Zone, Southern Ethiopia by Hailu Bekele, Gebi Husein Jima, Ashenafi Habtamu Regesu

“…Height and weight measurements of the study participants were also taken to compute body mass index. …”
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Safety and effectiveness of appropriately and inappropriately dosed rivaroxaban or apixaban versus warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation: a cohort study with nested case–co... by Luis Alberto García Rodríguez, Pareen Vora, Luke Roberts, Gunnar Brobert, Samuel Fatoba, María Eugenia Sáez, Antonio González-Pérez

“…Objectives To investigate effects of appropriately and inappropriately dosed apixaban/rivaroxaban versus warfarin on effectiveness and safety outcomes in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF).Design Cohort study with nested case–control analyses using primary care electronic health records (IQVIA Medical Research Data UK database).Setting UK primary care.Participants Patients aged ≥18 years with NVAF newly prescribed apixaban (N=14 701), rivaroxaban (N=14 288) or warfarin (N=16 175) between 1 January 2012 and 30 June 2018, and followed up to 31 December 2018.Primary and secondary outcome measures Incident cases of ischaemic stroke/systemic embolism (IS/SE) and intracranial bleeding (ICB). …”
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Assessing medical students’ beliefs about the opioid crisis and their post-graduation plans: a cross-sectional study by Samuel Borgemenke, Nicholas Durstock, Elizabeth A. Beverly

“…Qualitative data was also analyzed from participants’ comments pertaining to the opioid crisis. …”
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Relationships between multiple patient safety outcomes and healthcare and hospital-related risk factors in colorectal resection cases: cross-sectional evidence from a nationwide sa... by Ralf Kuhlen, Jochen Schmitt, Felix Walther, Martin Roessler, Peter Scriba, Maria Eberlein-Gonska, Olaf Schoffer

“…Therefore the aim of this analysis was to investigate consistent relationships between multiple patient safety outcomes, healthcare and hospital risk factors in colorectal resection cases.Design Cross-sectional study.Setting German inpatient routine care data of colorectal resections between 2016 and 2018.Participants We analysed 54 168 colon resection and 20 395 rectum resection cases treated in German hospitals. …”
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COVID-19-related stress, anxiety and vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in South-Western Nigeria by Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo, Tajudin Adesegun Adetunji, Stanley Chinedu Eneh, Baderinwa Opeyemi Akanji, Olusola Fajobi, Olanrewaju Elugbaju, Olanrewaju Ibikunle Ibigbami, Temilola Oladunmomi Owojuyigbe, Samuel Anu Olowookere, Olusegun Temitope Afolabi, Adedeji Ayodeji Onayade

“…Also, the WHO-5 index was used to assess the perceived mental wellbeing among study participants. Data analysis was conducted using SPSS 25 at univariate, bivariate and multivariate levels. …”
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Self-selected vs. prescribed aerobic exercise intensity: impacts on pleasure in women with obesity by Carlos Eduardo Rosa Da Silva, Wilian Jesus Santana, Gustavo Almeida, Adriano Verame, Antonio Roberto Doro, Eduardo Barbosa, Leonardo Lima, Helton Magalhães Dias, Marcelo Callegari Zanetti, Aylton Figueira Junior

“…The aim of the present study was to compare the effect of three aerobic training protocols on psychophysiological responses in physically inactive adult obese women.MethodsThe sample consisted of 90 women with a mean age of 48.3 ± 5.5 years and BMI of 31.2 ± 4.8 kg/m2, who participated in three treadmill aerobic training protocols: 1- Control group (IPI) with individually prescribed intensity (64 to 76% of HRmax), 2- Small group (SGS) with self-selected intensity, and 3- Individual with self-selected intensity (ISS). …”
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