Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on young people living with HIV in Lesotho: a qualitative study by Christian Mallen, Michelle E Robinson, Thomas Shepherd, Maema Ramaema, Moraoetsi Rakuoane, Ntoli Moletsane, Rafiloe Mpholo, Graham Leigh

“…We explored the COVID-19 pandemic impacts on young people living with HIV in Lesotho to understand the experiences of HIV management, well-being, financial stability and education status.Methods Thirty-one semistructured, face-to-face interviews were conducted with young people aged 15–19 years of age living with HIV from eight districts across Lesotho. …”
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Surgical Approach to Primary Hyperparathyroidism in Patients with Concomitant Thyroid Diseases: A Retrospective Single Center Study by Elena Castellano, Paolo Benso, Roberto Attanasio, Alberto Boriano, Corrado Lauro, Giorgio Borretta, Felice Borghi

“…PHPT patients with a concomitant thyroid disease underwent double surgery in almost two-thirds of the cases, mostly by BNE. The main factors driving the decision to perform concomitant PTX and TX were the presence of thyroid nodular disease with the nodule site ipsilateral to the presurgically localized parathyroid adenoma.…”
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Effects of intrathecal administration of sodium nitroprusside and nicardipine on cerebral pial microcirculation, cortical tissue oxygenation, and electrocortical activity in the ea... by Hyoung Youn Lee, Najmiddin Mamadjonov, Kyung Woon Jeung, Yong Hun Jung, Wan Young Heo, Yong Soo Cho, Byung Kook Lee, Tag Heo

“…We examined the effects of two commonly used intrathecal vasodilators, sodium nitroprusside (SNP) and nicardipine, on cerebral pial microcirculation, cortical tissue oxygen tension (PctO2), and electrocortical activity in the early post-resuscitation period using a porcine model of cardiac arrest. Thirty pigs were resuscitated after 14 min of untreated cardiac arrest. …”
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Hypertension Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice in Adult Hypertensive Patients at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Sri Lanka by Udaya Ralapanawa, Kameera Bopeththa, Noorika Wickramasurendra, Sampath Tennakoon

“…About half of them (47.7%) had not even reached GCE (ordinary level). More than two-thirds (77%) of the study population were aware of the complications of HTN as they were informed by a health care team member. …”
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AN ASSESSMENT OF CONSTRUCTION PROFESSIONALS’ LEVEL OF COMPLIANCE TO ETHICAL STANDARDS IN THE NIGERIAN CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY by Busayo Funmilola Adeyinka, Godwin Onajite Jagboro, Grace Kehinde Ojo, Sunday Julius Odediran

“…A total of one hundred and seventy (170) questionnaire were randomly administered on the professionals and one hundred and thirty eight (138) were retrieved representing 81.18% response rate. …”
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Intravenous meropenem and intraperitoneal use of 10% aqueous extract of Schinus terebinthifolius Raddi (Anacardiaceae) in elderly rats after induction of autogenous fecal peritonit... by Carlos Alberto Figueiredo Filho, Celia Maria Machado Barbosa de Castro, Guilherme Veras Mascena, Gustavo Ithamar Souto Maior, Tharcia Kiara Beserra Oliveira, Carlos Teixeira Brandt

“…ABSTRACT Purpose: To evaluate intravenous meropenem and intraperitoneal 10% aqueous extract of Schinus terebinthifolius (aroeira) in elderly rats after autogenous fecal peritonitis. Methods: Thirty 18-month-old Wistar rats underwent peritonitis with 4 mL/kg of autogenous fecal solution. …”
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Comparison of Canal Transportation by Two Rotary Systems, Neoniti vs. Wave One, Both Used with Reciprocal Motion by Mohsen Aminsobhani, Arvin Rezaei Avval, Fatemeh Hamidzadeh

“…Results: Transportation was significantly greater in the middle third of the canal simulator in the group that was treated with Proglider (#16/0.02) followed by Wave One Gold (#20/0.07). …”
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L’agrobiodiversité végétale au sein des paysages forestiers utilisés par les communautés Baka et Konabembé au Sud-Est Cameroun by Évariste Fongnzossie, Thomas Mbang Nkongo, Didier Dibong Siegfried, Marlene Ngansop

“…Floristic surveys allowed the identification of 170 species grouped in 61 families. Thirty four of them are cultivated crops mostly of Solanaceae family (9 espèces) and 136 are native forest species accompanying crops in farms, with a great richness of individuals of Sterculiaceae family. …”
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Clinical Factors Associated with Sperm DNA Fragmentation in Male Patients with Infertility by Akira Komiya, Tomonori Kato, Yoko Kawauchi, Akihiko Watanabe, Hideki Fuse

“…Fifty-four ejaculates from infertile Japanese males were used. Thirty-three and twenty-one were from the patients with varicoceles and idiopathic causes of infertility, respectively. …”
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Transformation of the CIRC (Cooperative Integrated Reading and Composition) Model to Enhance Qira'ah by Rita Diana, Agung Setiyawan, Boby Bagas Purnama, Siska Nanda Safitri, Mumammad Ziad Al-Fain, Hanif Wazkia, Riskiyah Riskiyah

“…The subjects of the study consisted of thirty students in one class. Data collection techniques include observation, in-depth interviews, and document analysis. …”
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THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN FAMILY SUPPORT AND DIET PROVISION IN DIABETES PATIENTS by Velenia Kahi Timba, Yosephina Elizabeth Sumartini Gunawan, Melkisedek Landi, Servasius To'o Jala Mulu

“…The Independent Variable is Family Support with sub-variables of Assessment Support, Instrumental Support, and Informational Support, while the Dependent Variable is the Provision of DM Diet. Thirty-eight respondents were selected randomly from the total population using the N-1 formula. …”
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Salivary stimulatory and anti-inflammatory effects of aqueous Lilium brownii var. viridulum Baker extract for Sjögren’s syndrome: in vitro and in vivo studies by Na-Yeon Ha, Haein Jeong, Mun Seog Chang, Jinsung Kim

“…Cell viability, fluid secretion, and aquaporin-5 (AQP-5) expression were assessed. In vivo, thirty 20-week-old NOD/SCID mice received LB orally (100, 500, and 1,000 mg/kg) for 4 weeks, with salivary secretion rates measured. …”
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Completeness of Telehealth Interventions Reporting in Randomized Controlled Trials for Caregivers of People With Dementia: Systematic Review by Ling Zhu, Yurong Xing, Wenhui Xu, Hongfei Jia, Xiaoxiao Wang, Shiqing Liu, Yaping Ding

“…Two independent researchers extracted the descriptive information and assessed the methodological quality (Cochrane risk of bias tool) and the completeness of reporting of the intervention by using the Template for Intervention Description and Replication (TIDieR)-Telehealth checklist, which consists of 12 items. ResultsThirty-eight eligible RCTs were included finally, and the overall quality of the studies was assessed as moderate. …”
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Effects of Age at Onset and Years of Musical Training on Consonant Recognition in Musicians by Ebtesam Sajjadi, Ahmadreza Nazeri, Ali Mohammadzadeh, Nooshin Sayadi, Saeid Farahani, Ghassem Mohammadkhani

“…This study aimed to determine the effects of age at onset and years of musical training on consonant recognition in noise in musicians. Methods: Thirty-six Persian-speaking young musicians with normal hearing whose age at onset of musical training ranged 4–8 years and had at least 10 years of musical training, were asked to listen to Consonant-Vowel-Consonant (CVC) tokens presented in 12-talker babble noise and transcribe them. …”
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SELF-HELP SKILLS OF PUPILS WITH INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY: A QUASI EXPERIMENTAL RESEARCH by Udeme Samuel Jacob, Jace Pillay, Amos Olajuwon Olukanni, Genevieve Chimaoge Ebulum

“…Purposive sampling was used to select thirty pupils with intellectual disability (N = 30, M = 13, F = 17, Mean age = 12.3) from three government-owned primary schools. …”
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Land use and land cover spatiotemporal dynamic pattern and predicting changes using integrated CA-Markov model by A. Azizi, B. Malakmohamadi, H. Jafari

“…The results show that in the period between 1989 and 2009, i.e. since two-thirds of the plain was declared restricted till all of it was declared thus, the study area has experienced a total of about 58645.08 ha changes. …”
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The  contribution of  income from Non Timber Forest Product to the  agroforestry business in community forest in Tasikmalaya Regency by Dian Diniyati, Budiman Achmad

“…This study was conducted at Karyamukti village, Parungponteng Sub-district, Tasikmalaya District from June to December 2013. Thirty forest farmers were selected by stratified random sampling technique based on the size of forest ownership. …”
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The effect of allergic rhinitis treatment on asthma control: a systematic review by Ellen Tameeris, Arthur M. Bohnen, Patrick J. E. Bindels, Gijs Elshout

“…Included medication interventions were antihistamines (AH), corticosteroids and leukotriene receptor antagonists (LRA). We included thirty-three RCTs. Six had an exclusively paediatric study population, 17 a partially paediatric study population. …”
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Optimism, Positive and Negative Affect, and Goal Adjustment Strategies: Their Relationship to Activity Patterns in Patients with Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain by Rosa Esteve, Alicia E. López-Martínez, Madelon L. Peters, Elena R. Serrano-Ibáñez, Gema T. Ruiz-Párraga, Carmen Ramírez-Maestre

“…Methods. Two hundred and thirty-seven patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain filled out questionnaires on optimism, positive and negative affect, pain intensity, and the activity patterns they employed in dealing with their pain. …”
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Mechanical behavior of external root resorption cavities restored with different materials: a 3D-FEA study by H. Akgün, E. Kalyoncuoğlu

“…External root resorption cavities were strategically designed at the apical, middle, and coronal thirds levels on the buccal surface of the tooth root. …”
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