IPV Screening and Readiness to Respond to IPV in Ob-Gyn Settings: A Patient-Physician Study by Katherine M. Jones, Laura H. Taouk, Neko M. Castleberry, Michele M. Carter, Jay Schulkin

“…Workplace encouragement of IPV response was associated with training, screening, detection, preparation/knowledge, response practices, and resources. Thirty-one percent of patients indicated their ob-gyn had asked about possible IPV experiences during their medical visit. …”
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Occurrence and Exposure Assessment of Aflatoxin B1 in Omena (Rastrineobola argentea) from Kenya by Esther Marijani, Harrison Charo-Karisa, Emmanuel Kigadye, Sheila Okoth

“…Omena intended for fish feed production was most contaminated with a mean concentration of 46.93 μg·kg−1 (2.24–115.23 μg·kg−1) compared with Omena intended for human consumption (mean = 19.42 μg·kg−1, range = 2.01–49.30 μg·kg−1). Thirty-five positive samples (83.3%) exceeded the maximum level permitted (5 μg·kg−1) by the East Africa Community standard for food used for human consumption. …”
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The Anti-Cytokine Storm Activity of Quercetin Zinc and Vitamin C Complex by Hayder B. Sahib, Omer Abid Kathum, Rafal Shakeeb Alanee, Rehab A. M Jawad, Ahmed Majeed Al-Shammari

“…Then, levels of interleukin 1 and interleukin 6 were measured in the serum, and lung and kidney tissues were investigated for any changes that may have happened. Thirty mice were used to investigate the acute toxicity; mice were distributed into six groups: one control group and five treated groups; then several serial dilutions from the complex have been prepared for different concentrations from 5 g/kg to 0.312 g/kg. …”
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Comparative Study between Dermo, Pelite, and Seal-In X5 Liners: Effect on Patient’s Satisfaction and Perceived Problems by Sadeeq Ali, Noor Azuan Abu Osman, Nooranida Arifin, Hossein Gholizadeh, Nasrul Anwar Abd Razak, Wan Abu Bakar Wan Abas

“…Material and Methods. A total of thirty transtibial amputees (17 male, 13 female) volunteered to take part in this research. …”
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Impact of the Rule of Law as a Fundamental Public Governance Principle on Administrative Law Interpretation in the Czech Republic by Jana Janderová

“…The article analyses whether the approach has changed during the past thirty years and to which level the principle of the rule of law is used for interpretation of administrative law provisions by courts in the Czech Republic. …”
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Comparing silicone-coated self-adhesive absorbent polyurethane films with transparent absorbent films for bilateral hip dressing: a prospective randomized controlled trial by Chirathit Anusitviwat, Varah Yuenyongviwat

“…Between-group outcomes were compared using a two-sample t-test or Wilcoxon signed-rank test for continuous variables and McNemar’s chi-square test for categorical variables. Results Thirty-two participants (30 − 60 years) without a history of hip surgery were included in the study. …”
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The changes in health-related quality of life after attending cardiac rehabilitation: A qualitative systematic review of the perspective of patients living with heart disease. by Amineh Rashidi, Lisa Whitehead, Helena Halton, Lisa Munro, Ian Jones, Lisa Newson

“…<h4>Results</h4>The search identified 10813 titles. Thirty-five full-text papers were reviewed after duplicates were removed, and the titles and abstracts were reviewed. …”
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The effects of adding a six-month Pilates exercise program to three months of traditional community-based pulmonary rehabilitation in individuals with COPD: A prospective cohort st... by Marisela Barbosa, Cristina A. de Melo, Rui Torres

“…The objective was to analyze the effects of adding a six-month Pilates exercise program to a three-month pulmonary rehabilitation for individuals with COPD. # Methods Thirty-five participants with COPD (GOLD B) were assigned to the intervention (n=14) or control (n=21) group. …”
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Searching for Biomarkers in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Amphiregulin and Progranulin by Burak BILGIN, Mete GULER, Hulya CICEK, Selma URFALIOGLU, Gokhan KOKUSARI, Bedia MARANGOZOGLU SAHIN

“…Thus, this study aimed to report vitreous AREG and PGRN levels in patients with diabetes and proliferative retinopathy and compare the results with those without diabetes. Methods: Thirty-three eyes of 33 patients with proliferative diabetic retinopathy and 31 eyes of 31 patients without diabetes were included in this study. …”
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Obstetric Characteristics in Women with Congenital Uterine Anomalies who Gave a Live Birth by Duygu Altın Başkak, Mert Turğal, Sinan Beksaç

“… OBJECTIVE: We retrospectively analyzed previous maternal obstetric characteristics as well as obstetric characteristics regarding the current pregnancy in thirty three consecutive pregnant patients with congenital uterine anomalies (CUA) who gave birth to a live baby at Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology between 2005 and 2013. …”
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Responsibility as a consolidation factor in the urban community of the Russian border region by V. P. Babintsev, G. N. Gaidukova, Zh. A. Shapoval

“…The third paradox is that contrary to widespread stereotypes about the predominantly individualistic orientation of the youth the share of young people who believe that a person is responsible only for oneself turned out to be lower than in other age groups.…”
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Effects of Protective Resin Coating on the Surface Roughness and Color Stability of Resin-Based Restorative Materials by Bora Bagis, Tamer Tüzüner, Sedanur Turgut, Fatih Mehmet Korkmaz, Özgül Baygın, Yıldırım Hakan Bağış

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of nanofilled protective resin coating (RC) on the surface roughness (Ra) and color stability (ΔE) of resin-based restorative materials (RM) (compomer (C), nanofilled composite (NF), and microhybrid composite (MH)) after being submitted to the ultraviolet aging (UV) method. Thirty-six specimens were prepared (n=6 for each group). …”
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Developing Research-Oriented Health Professionals: Understanding Students’ Perceptions and Needs for Extracurricular Research Opportunities by Peihao Xu, Shona Pfeiffer, Fiona Boland, Niall T. Stevens

“…Twenty-nine students said their motivation was to participate in a more exploratory learning process beyond the syllabus. Thirty students felt the main factor preventing them from gaining research experience was the lack of research opportunities available to them. …”
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Chemical Composition, Total Phenolic Content, and Antioxidant Activities of the Essential Oils of the Leaves and Fruit Pulp of Annona muricata L. (Soursop) from Ghana by Joseph Nana Gyesi, Rita Opoku, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye

“…In the leaf essential oil, a total of 31 compounds were identified with δ-cadinene (22.58%) and α-muurolene (10.64%) being the most abundant. Thirty-two compounds were identified in the fruit pulp essential oil with Ç-sitosterol (19.82%) and 2-hydroxy-1-(hydroxymethyl) ethyl ester (13.48%) being present in high amounts. …”
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The process of pain assessment in people with dementia living in nursing homes: a scoping review by Caroline Kreppen Overen, Maria Larsson, Adelheid Hummelvoll Hillestad, Ingela Karlsson, Siren Eriksen

“…Relevant findings were summarized using thematic analysis, and an overview of patterns, advances, and gaps in the research literature is presented. Results: Thirty-nine studies were included. The results describe three patterns: (1) pain awareness; (2) suspected pain and (3) pain mapping. …”
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Therapeutic Effect of Stem Cells on Male Infertility in a Rat Model: Histological, Molecular, Biochemical, and Functional Study by Sally S. Mohammed, Mona F. Mansour, Noha A. Salem

“…Material and Methods. Thirty rats were divided randomly into three groups (ten rats each): group 1 (control): animals received an intraperitoneal injection of 2 ml phosphate-buffered saline per week for 4 weeks, group 2 (MTX-treated group): animals were intraperitoneally injected with methotrexate (8 mg/kg) once weekly for 4 weeks, and group 3 (ADMSC-treated group): methotrexate-treated animals received a single dose of 1×106 stem cells/rat at the 5th week. …”
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Neuroelectrophysiological evaluation of carpal tunnel syndrome before and after surgical intervention by Debanjana Chowdhury, Sangita Sen, Tibar Banerjee

“…Background: Carpal tunnel release operation (CTR) is required to alleviate the symptoms of carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), the most common entrapment neuropathy. Methods: Thirty-two patients (39 hands) of CTS were subdivided into Group I is moderate CTS (n = 9 hands), Group II is severe CTS (n = 14 hands), and Group III is extreme CTS (n = 16 hands) and underwent conventional electrophysiological evaluation and short segment transcarpal nerve conduction studies preoperatively and 1 and 3 months after open CTR operation. …”
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Serum Adiponectin Levels in Advanced-Stage Parkinson's Disease Patients by Erica Cassani, Raffaella Cancello, Ferruccio Cavanna, Sabrina Maestrini, Anna Maria Di Blasio, Antonio Liuzzi, Gianni Pezzoli, Michela Barichella

“…The objective of this study was to determine adiponectin serum concentrations in PD patients. Thirty PD patients underwent a full nutritional status assessment, including the determination of adiponectin serum concentrations. …”
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Conservative Treatment in Uncomplicated Appendicitis in Pediatrics at Tertiary Center Hospital by Essam Alaa Al-Din Abd Al-Aziz, Mohamed Abd – Al Shafy, Ahmed Abd Almonem Elrashidy, Nezar Abdelraouf Abo Halawa

“…Conservative management involved diagnosis antibiotics, clinical evaluation and radiological evaluation. Results: Thirty patients were included in this study. Common symptoms: abdominal pain (100%), appetite loss (56.67%), nausea/vomiting/diarrhea (60%). …”
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The effect of blood transfusion on serum hepcidin levels in chronically transfused patients of β-thalassemia major: An observational study in a tertiary care centre in Western Maha... by Sujay Bhowmik, Amit Kumar Biswas, Ajay Kumar Baranwal, Amit Ajay Pawar, Ujjwal Dimri

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: Thirty-three β-thalassemia major patients requiring monthly transfusions were included in the study. …”
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