Association between body mass index and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in young individuals: a nationwide population‑based cohort study by Chiwook Chung, Hajeong Kim, Kyu Na Lee, Dong Wook Shin, Sei Won Lee, Kyungdo Han

“…Using the Korean National Health Information Database, we screened individuals aged 20–39 years who participated in the national health examination between 2009 and 2012. …”
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Is Lung Disease a Risk Factor for Sudden Cardiac Death? A Comparative Case–Control Histopathological Study by Ioana Radu, Anca Otilia Farcas, Septimiu Voidazan, Carmen Corina Radu, Klara Brinzaniuc

“…The aim of this study is to examine the presence of more pronounced cardiopulmonary histopathological changes in individuals who died from SCD compared to the histopathological changes in those who died from violent deaths, in two groups with comparable demographic characteristics, age and sex. …”
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Determinants of food insecurity among Syrian refugee women and their coping strategies by Kübra Esin, Feride Ayyıldız

“…Results It was found that 28% of the women who participated in the study had food security, 35% had mild, 24% had moderate, and 13% had severe food insecurity. …”
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#BlackLivesMatter: by Nusrat Jahan

“…Being the case, even psychological procedures cannot alleviate the sufferings of those nonbeings who exist beyond the boundaries. …”
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Effectiveness of Percutaneous Hypodermic Needle Release of Trigger Finger: A Prospective Study by R Sahaya Jose, M Syed Moosa, SL Binesh

“…A total of 25 patients of both sexes who were not responding to conservative management with trigger-finger were included. …”
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Effect of breathing exercises with biofeedback on blood pressure in pre-hypertensive women: a randomised controlled trial by Afaf M. Botla, Reham S. Ebrahim, Soheir M. Elkosery, Ahmed M. Darwesh, Dina M.A. Mohamed

“…In Group B, there was no significant difference in DBP or SGR; however, there was a substantial drop in SBP and HRV ( p = 0.001) and a significant rise in RR ( p = 0.001). …”
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Is Amanita phalloides Nephrotoxicity due to Mitochondrial Toxicity? by Jules Weinhard, Justine Serre, Perrine Frère, Clovis Adam, Marie Camille Lafargue, David Buob, Cédric Rafat

Subjects: “…organic anion transporting polypeptides 1B3 (OATP1B3)…”
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The art of being healthy: a qualitative study to develop a thematic framework for understanding the relationship between health and the arts by Matthew Knuiman, Peter Wright, Michael Rosenberg, Christina R Davies

“…Participants were randomly selected from a pool of general population nominees who engaged in the arts for enjoyment, entertainment or as a hobby (response rate=100%).Results A thematic analysis was conducted using QSR-NVivo10. …”
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Reliability and Validity of Beliefs about Substance Use (BSU) Questionnaire in Alcohol Dependent Patients. by Selçuk ASLAN, Mehmet Hakan TÜRKÇAPAR, Hale Yapýcý ESER, Mustafa UÐURLU

“…Method: Seventy alcohol addicted inpatients, who were admitted to Ankara Dýþkapý Yýldýrým Beyazýt Education and Research Hospital Psychiatry Clinic, 31 healthy volunteers who had never used alcohol and 33 social drinkers were evaluated. …”
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Nurses' Experiences With Mentoring Nursing Students in Nursing Homes Where an Active, Collaborative Learning Model Is Introduced. A Qualitative Study by Anne Raustøl, Kirsten Eika Amsrud, Eli‐Anne Skaug, Anne Lyberg, Bodil Tveit

“…In our study, a model where one mentor supports a learning cell of two students, again being supported by a team of two persons in joint positions, was explored. …”
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Efficacy and Safety of HAPC in Barrett's Esophagus – A Multicenter Italian Prospective Study by Davide Massimi, Roberta Maselli, Silvia Pecere, Cristiano Spada, Gianluca Andrisani, Francesco Maria Di Matteo, Antonella La Terra, Franco Coppola, Antonio Capogreco, Roberto De Sire, Ludovico Alfarone, Maddalena Menini, Marco Spadaccini, Cesare Hassan, Alessandro Repici

“…Patients and methods. We prospectively included patients undergoing H-APC ablation at 4 Italian Hospitals from September 2022 to March 2024. …”
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Management of Inflammatory Bowel Disease during Pregnancy and Breastfeeding Varies Widely: A Need for Further Education by Vivian Wai-Mei Huang, Hsiu-Ju Chang, Karen Ivy Kroeker, Karen Jean Goodman, Kathleen M. Hegadoren, Levinus Albert Dieleman, Richard Neil Fedorak

“…A cross-sectional survey of Canadian physicians who are involved in the care of women with IBD was conducted. …”
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Effect of smoking cessation on the likelihood of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer by Xiao Han, Zouhua Xu, Dongmei Ma, Zhi Ling, Xiaowu Dong, Xuebing Yan, Yong Chen, Guotao Lu, Xudong Yin, Hongwei Xu

“…Further, we studied the impact of smoking cessation on pancreatitis and PC compared with current smoking. …”
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Research status of traditional & complementary medicine systems across the world by Vedvati Bhapkar, Vallari Nisargand, Pawankumar Godatwar, Supriya Bhalerao

“…Objectives: The present study was carried out to elucidate individual research status of certain WHO- acknowledged T & CM systems in a customized framework of indirect indicators. …”
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Role of oral health literacy in demand for oral healthcare services for missing teeth replacement among dental patients visiting a dental teaching hospital in India by Duggineni Chalapathi Rao, Sudhakar Vundavalli, Meignana Arumugham Indiran, Atluri Kaleswara Rao, Doppalapudi Radhika, Mahmoud Gamal Salloum

“…Aims: To assess the role of oral health literacy (OHL) in demand for oral healthcare services for missing teeth replacement among adult patients who are visiting the outpatient department of a teaching hospital, Andhra Pradesh, India. …”
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Seroepidemiological Study of Human Toxoplasmosis in Females in Ardabil City, 2019-2020 by Roya Houshmandi Khaneghahi, Shahram Habibzadeh, Farhad Pourfarzi, Behnam Mohammadi Ghalehbin

“…Consumption of raw or undercooked meat infected with tissue cysts and consumption of parasite oocysts are considered the main ways of parasite transmission to humans. The most severe complications of toxoplasmosis occur in people who have an ineffective immune system, as well as during pregnancy. …”
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Efficacy of Voriconazole Corneal Intrastromal Injection for the Treatment of Fungal Keratitis by Chenshuang Li, Kunpeng Pang, Liqun Du, Xinyi Wu

“…The control group consisted of 30 patients (30 eyes) who were treated using conventional antifungal treatment modalities. …”
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The Impact of Being Present During Resuscitation on Family Members: A Scoping Review Protocol by Ira Rahmawati, Tamara Page, Lisa Conlon, Frank Donnelly

“…The inclusion criteria include studies evaluating the impact on family members after witnessing the resuscitation of a loved one or being present at the hospital during the event. …”
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THE THEME OF THE DEPORTATION OF THE CHECHEN PEOPLE IN THE GRAPHIC CYCLE CROSSROADS OF MEMORY (1944-2019) BY RUSTAM YAKHIKHANOV by Zarema R. Khamzatova

“…Objectives: to uncover the ideological and moral aspects of the author’s graphic works, as well as to show the way the artist transforms his experiences into dynamic and memorable visual images; examine and analyze the ways in which the theme of deportation is embodied in the author’s works. …”
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Essence and Content of the Competitiveness of the Officers of the National Police of Ukraine by E. Yu. Podorozhnii

“…Besides, a significant number of problematic issues remain unresolved, for example in regard to ensuring the guarantees of competitiveness of individual employees, in particular those who work in public authorities (in our case – law enforcement agencies), where one of the most important is certainly the National Police of Ukraine. …”
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