Plasma Granzyme B in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction versus Non-ST Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: Comparisons with IL-18 and Fractalkine by Hala O. El-Mesallamy, Nadia M. Hamdy, Adel K. El-Etriby, Eman F. Wasfey

“…We studied the release kinetics of GZB and other markers of inflammation such as high sensitivity C reactive protein (hsCRP), interleukin 18 (IL-18), and fractalkine (FKN) in the early phase after acute cardiac events in different ACS subgroups. Methods. Thirty-six nondiabetic patients with ACS were compared to 12 control subjects. …”
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The effect of transcranial direct current stimulation and inhibitory control training on depression and anxiety among post-stroke individuals by Csaba Kazinczi, Noemi Szepfalusi, Viola Luca Nemeth, Adrienn Holczer, Katalin Jakab, Laszlo Vecsei, Peter Klivenyi, Anita Must, Mihaly Racsmany

“…This study examined the combined effects ofof computer-based inhibitory control training (ICCT) and anodal tDCS on post-stroke depression and anxiety. Methods Thirty-five participants were randomly assigned to one of three groups: active tDCS treatment (A), sham tDCS treatment with ICCT (T), or active tDCS with ICCT (AT), for a duration of ten days. …”
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Ultrasonographic measurement of the peroneal and tibial nerves in patients with rheumatoid arthritis with symptoms or signs of polyneuropathy: A cross-sectional study by Serdar Kaymaz, Hakan Alkan, Uǧur Karasu, Veli Çobankara

“…Materials and Methods: Sixty-nine patients with RA and thirty healthy controls were included in this cross-sectional study. …”
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Comparison of different fiber post systems using push-out bond strength test by Hani M. Mouafaq, Shakhawan K. Kadir

“…Each root specimen cut into three slices of 2 mm thickness from each cervical, middle, and apical part of the posts. …”
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The Effect of Different Doses of Botulinum Toxin on Masseter Muscle in Patients with Bruxism. by Kawa F. Dizaye, Sarezh Jamal Jalal

“…Materials and Methods: A prospective clinical open trial study was conducted from November 2018 to November 2019. Thirty patients, aged 20-45 years, with bruxism were subjected to injection of two different doses of botulinum toxin in masseter muscle. …”
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« L’épopée » des clandestins by Zied Hadfi

“…This work builds on a qualitative survey on illegal migration, conducted with thirty Tunisian illegal immigrants in France, essentially in the Paris region. …”
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Insights into parental perspectives: Children's eye care in Saudi Arabia by Sokinah N. Al Musalami, Reem J. Al Qasim, Bayan S. Alshuhayb, Abdulaziz I. Al-Somali

“…The factors associated with high knowledge scores included an educational level above high school, employment in the healthcare industry, and having a child with an eye disease.Two-thirds of the parents did not take their children for periodic eye examinations. …”
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Developing and applying a training needs analysis tool for healthcare workers managing snakebite envenoming: A cross-sectional study in Eswatini. by Jonathan Steinhorst, Clare Baker, Sara Padidar, Thea Litschka-Koen, Ezekiel Ngwenya, Lindelwa Mmema, Brent Thomas, Nondumiso Shongwe, Trevor Sithole, Mbongiseni Mathobela, Anna Trelfa, Nicholas R Casewell, David G Lalloo, Robert A Harrison, Jonathan Pons, Ymkje Stienstra

“…We used the Delphi method to adapt the Hennessy-Hicks training needs analysis questionnaire to the context of snakebite envenoming and subsequently used the adapted questionnaire to assess the self-perceived training needs of 90 healthcare workers from ten hospitals in Eswatini. Two-thirds (63%) of participants were nursing staff and one third (34%) medical doctors. …”
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Fuchs’ Heterochromic Iridocyclitis in an Italian Tertiary Referral Centre: Epidemiology, Clinical Features, and Prognosis by Massimo Accorinti, Giovanni Spinucci, Maria Pia Pirraglia, Simone Bruschi, Francesca Romana Pesci, Ludovico Iannetti

“…A retrospective analysis was performed on 158 patients with FHI. Thirty-five patients were observed only once; the remaining 123 had a mean follow-up of 30.7 months (50 of them had a mean follow-up of 63.5 months) and in those we assessed complications, medical and surgical treatment, and long-term visual prognosis. …”
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Single Dose Intravenous Paracetamol versus Placebo in Postorthognathic Surgery Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Thunshuda Sumphaongern, Pornchai Jansisyanont

“…Results. Sixty-two patients (thirty-one patients in each group) were included. …”
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Clinical and Radiological Outcomes of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy in Early-Stage Femoral Head Osteonecrosis by Abdulrahman D. Algarni, Hassan M. Al Moallem

“…We aimed to assess the functional and radiological outcomes of extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) in the treatment of osteonecrosis of the femoral head (ONFH). Methods. Thirty-three hips of 21 patients were included in this study. …”
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Evaluating the Treatment of Diabetic Macular Edema with Aflibercept Based on a Regional Network of Ophthalmologic Care Givers by Haidar Khalil, Siegfried Mariacher, Rupert Strauss, Dominika Podkowinski, Klemens Waser, Matthias Bolz

“…Number of visits at the practitioner’s office as well as the number of injections were secondary outcome parameters. Results. Thirty-three patients completed the study at their final visit. …”
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Clinical Comparison of MEBO and Hyaluronic Acid Gel in the Management of Pain after Free Gingival Graft Harvesting: A Randomized Clinical Trial by Ahmed Hassan, Enji Ahmed, Dalia Ghalwash, Azza Ezz Elarab

“…This study aimed to compare the effect of MEBO versus 0.2% hyaluronic acid gel (Gengigel®) applied to the palatal donor site on postoperative pain reduction and wound healing after free gingival graft harvesting. Methodology. Thirty-nine patients with different mucogingival defects were included in this study for harvesting a free gingival graft (FGG) for soft tissue augmentation. …”
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Shoulder Rotational Strength Profiles of Danish National Level Badminton Players by Martin B Stausholm, Martin Baun, Jan M Bjordal, Dorte Nielsen, Henrik Aagaard, S Peter Magnusson, Christian Couppé

“… # Study design Cross-sectional. # Methods Thirty-one adolescent (12 females aged 16.8 ± 1.6 years and 19 males aged 17.1 ± 1.6 years) and 29 adult (10 females aged 25 ± 2.9 years and 19 males aged 26.2 ± 4.6 years) national level badminton players were tested pre-seasonally for external rotation (ER) and internal rotation (IR) isometric muscle strength bilaterally, using a hand-held dynamometer. …”
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Is there a role for acromioclavicular (AC) joint capsular repair and reconstruction in high-grade AC separations? A systematic review by Al-Achraf Khoriati, Tony Antonios, Zien Alabdin Fozo, Aliya Choudhury, Magnus Arnander, Eyiyemi Pearse, Duncan Tennent

“…Clinical and biomechanical outcomes were evaluated. Results: Thirty-two eligible studies were identified. Of these, four biomechanical studies focused on the ACJ exclusively. …”
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Long-Term Natural Outcomes of Simple Hemorrhage Associated with Lacquer Crack in High Myopia: A Risk Factor for Myopic CNV? by Bing Liu, Xiongze Zhang, Lan Mi, Ling Chen, Feng Wen

“…Fundus fluorescein angiography and indocyanine green angiography were performed if the eye was suspected with CNV. Results. Thirty-three eyes of 27 patients with SH were enrolled in the study. …”
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Dual FOPID-neural network controller based on fast grey wolf optimizer: application to two-inputs two-outputs helicopter by Amar Rezoug, Jamshed Iqbal, Abdelkrim Nemra

“…The first scenario involved nine benchmark functions across thirty trials. Results demonstrated that the FGWO offered superior performance in terms of robustness and proximity to the global minimum compared to the GWO. …”
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Gender inequality in healthcare leadership: the challenges women face in breaking through the glass ceiling by Kiran Imtiaz Khan, Brekhna Jamil, Muhammad Muhammad, Shamaila Mohsin, Arsalan Hamid Khan, Muhammad Qasim Javed

“…Abstract Background Women comprise more than two-thirds of the academic medicine faculty and half of the general population in Pakistan, yet their representation in healthcare leadership roles remains disproportionately low. …”
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From Middle Jurassic extension to Late Jurassic obduction: sedimentary records from the Greater Adriatic margin of the Neotethys Ocean in NE Hungary by Szilvia Kövér, János Haas, Nevenka Djerić, Ottilia Szives, Péter Ozsvárt, László Fodor

“…Micropaleontological, sedimentological and structural investigation of more than thirty wells resulted in the detailed characterisation and 3D depositional model of the area, which may have formed in the eastern continuation of the Slovenian Basin or in a similar sub-basin. …”
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Orthodontic retention protocol among Kurdistan Region of Iraq orthodontists by Mahmoud Kanan Mohsin, Zana Qadir Omer, Rebin Ali Mohammed Amin

“…Patients and methods: thirty five questionnaires in total with 20 questions were sent to all members of the Iraqi Orthodontic Society living in the Kurdistan region- Iraq. 35 orthodontists were responded to questionnaires. …”
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