Maternal mortality burden study from direct causes. Cuba, 2005-2018 by Lisbeth Fernández González, José Luis Peñalvo, Armando Humberto Seuc Jo, Delia María Gálvez Medina, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Alain Francisco Morejón Giraldoni

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Exploring the effects of combined nostalgic activities and music therapy on Alzheimer's disease outcomes by Yunqiu Zhang, Yunqiong Wang, Qiao Liu, Jun Xiao, Ling Huang, Lan Zhou, Xuemei Liu

“…The Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE), Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale (MOCA), Self Rating Anxiety and Depression Scale (SAS, SDS), and Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) of the two groups were compared.ResultsA total of 30 cases from each group completed the study. …”
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The Role of Scientometric Thresholds for the Evaluation of Grant Applications by K. S. Guba, A. M. Zheleznov, E. A. Chechik

“…This analysis included two groups of researchers: 1) physicists and 2) social sciences and humanities scholars. …”
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VALIDASI ST EUROPEAN QUALITY OF LIFE-5 DIMENSIONS (EQ-5D) VERSI INDONESIA PADA PASIEN HIPERTENSI DI PUSKESMAS KOTAGEDE II YOGYAKARTA by Andriana Sari, Nidia Yuni Lestari, Dyah Aryani Perwitasari

“…From the data analysis for 51 patients Hypertension Pearson correlation coefficient obtained results are above 0.30, so it can be concluded instrument EQ-5D questionnaire Indonesian version is valid. …”
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Sarcopenia as a Predictor of Mortality in a Cohort of Elderly Patients Undergoing Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography by Giacomo Mulinacci, Clara Benedetta Conti, Alberto Savino, Davide Gandola, Davide Ippolito, Roberto Frego, Alessandro Ettore Redaelli, Marta Maino, Marco Emilio Dinelli

“…Results: In total, 256 patients were enrolled, of whom 30 (11.7%) were sarcopenic. Cardiopulmonary complications of ERCP occurred in 3.5%. …”
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Developing Client Self-Advocacy in Occupational Therapy: Are We Practicing What We Preach? by Laura VanPuymbrouck, Emily M. Chun, Elizabeth D. Hesse, Kelsey Ranneklev, Camila Sanchez

“…Of significance, 21.7% of participants had never been exposed to concepts of client self-advocacy in academic or clinical education. Practitioners who did address self-advocacy did so indirectly through teaching-related skills (76.6%). …”
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Comparison of Medical Treatments According to the Characteristics of Idiopathic Premature Ventricular Contractions: Beta-blockers or Calcium Channel Blockers? by Omer Faruk BAYCAN, Serdar FIDAN, Fatma Betul CELIK, Mustafa Adem TATLISU, Serhan OZYILDIRIM, Mustafa CALISKAN

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An (un)answered cry for help: a qualitative study exploring the subjective meaning of eating disorders in the context of transgenerational trauma by Jennifer Barry, John O’Connor, Harriet Parsons

“…Methods Six adult female participants who had received a diagnosis of anorexia nervosa and/or bulimia nervosa completed multiple unstructured interviews, informed by a psychoanalytical methodology. …”
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Determinants of Anemia among Children Aged 6–59 Months Living in Kilte Awulaelo Woreda, Northern Ethiopia by Gebremedhin Gebreegziabiher, Belachew Etana, Daniel Niggusie

“…It was associated with annual household income, age, and nutritional status of the child. So, improving family income and increasing awareness of the mother/caregiver were important intervention.…”
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Effect of Music Oxygen Bar on the Rehabilitation of Traumatic Pelvic Fracture Patients by Lan LI, Wei YANG

“…Objective:To investigate rehabilitation effect of music oxygen bar on traumatic pelvic fracture patients.Methods:A total of 113 patients who underwent therapy for traumatic pelvic fracture in our hospital were selected as study subjects and divided into observation group and control group according to random number table with 57 cases and 56 cases respectively. …”
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Giant triple negative pregnancy-associated breast cancer (PABC) in a young woman: From diagnosis to therapy step by step: A case report by Micol Bottalico, Cristiana Boldrini

“…Additionally, a lack of awareness among healthcare providers can lead to symptoms being dismissed as normal pregnancy-related changes, and then being underestimated. …”
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Phenotypic and Cytogenetic Characterization of Mesenchymal Stromal Cells in De Novo Myelodysplastic Syndromes by A. J. I. S. Rathnayake, H. W. W. Goonasekera, V. H. W. Dissanayake

“…We characterized MSCs of de novo MDS patients in Sri Lanka who have not been reported previously in the literature. …”
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Correlation of clinically significant prostate cancer sites across multiparametric MRI, prostate biopsy, and whole-mount pathology for optimal prostate biopsy strategy by Matteo Pacini, Alessandro Zucchi, Riccardo Morganti, Filippo Dazzi, Antonio Luigi Pastore, Fabio Maria Valenzi, Andrea Fuschi, Yazan al Salhi, Gianluca Giannarini, Vincenzo Ficarra, Alchiede Simonato, Petar Antonov, Pinuccia Faviana, Riccardo Bartoletti

“…No correlation between PB and WMA was found in the TB group for PI-RADS3 lesions, while a moderate-strong correlation was observed when comparing mpMRI, PB, and WMA for PI-RADS > 3 lesions. …”
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Ineffectiveness of hepatitis B vaccination in cirrhotic patients waiting for liver transplantation by Edith Villeneuve, Jean Vincelette, Jean-Pierre Villeneuve

“…Cirrhotic patients who undergo liver transplantation are at risk of acquiring de novo hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection at the time of transplantation. …”
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COMPARATIVE ASSESSMENT OF RATIONAL ANTIBIOTIC USAGE AMONG NON-PHYSICIAN HEALTH PROFESSIONALS AND LAY INDIVIDUALS by Ersan Gürsoy, Mehmet Vatansever

“…Considering that demographic characteristics do not have a significant impact on attitudes towards antibiotic use, educational efforts in this area should be accessible and effective for everyone.…”
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Infection and HLA-G Molecules in Nasal Polyposis by Roberta Rizzo, Nicola Malagutti, Daria Bortolotti, Valentina Gentili, Antonella Rotola, Enrico Fainardi, Teresa Pezzolo, Claudia Aimoni, Stefano Pelucchi, Dario Di Luca, Antonio Pastore

“…Human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is one candidate for the development of SNP for its epithelial cell trophism, hyperproliferative effect, and the induction of immune-modulatory molecules as HLA-G. We enrolled 10 patients with SNP without concomitant allergic diseases (SNP-WoAD), 10 patients with SNP and suffering from allergic diseases (SNP-WAD), and 10 control subjects who underwent rhinoplasty. …”
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System Design and Implementation of Online Admission System at XYZ University by Hennie Tuhuteru, Reynaldi Siwalette

“…This study aims to design and implement a web-based admissions system at XYZ University. Thus, this system can help the admissions committee and the new students who will register from anywhere and at any time. …”
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Pneumocystis Jirovecii Pneumonia in Two Immunosuppressed Non-HIV Infected Patients: A Clinical and Therapeutic Analysis by Li W, Hua M, Guo J, Jia W

“…Weiran Li, Mao Hua, Jin Guo, Wenbo Jia Department of Clinical Medicine, School of Medicine, Qinghai University, Xining, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Mao Hua, Qinghai University Affiliated Hospital, No. 29 Tongren Road, Chengxi District, Xining, Qinghai Province, 810006, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 0971-6162000, Email qhdxxxgk@126.comAbstract: Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP) is an opportunistic fungal infection that often occurs secondary to human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection. …”
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Primary Nocardia Infection Causing a Fluorodeoxyglucose-Avid Right Renal Mass in a Redo Lung Transplant Recipient by Sreeja Biswas Roy, Mitchell D. Ross, Pradnya D. Patil, Richard Trepeta, Ross M. Bremner, Tanmay S. Panchabhai

“…Factors that may predispose lung transplant recipients to opportunistic bacterial and fungal infections include prolonged corticosteroid use, renal impairment, treatment of acute rejection, and post-transplant diabetes mellitus. We present a unique case of a 63-year-old woman with diabetes mellitus who underwent redo lung transplantation. …”
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Profiling Laboratory Biomarkers Associated with COVID-19 Disease Progression: A Single-Center Experience by Maria Khan, Noman Shah, Hina Mushtaq, Valeed Jehanzeb

“…There is clinical importance to investigate the disease progression through potential biomarkers of SARS-CoV-2 infection. In the present study, we aim to evaluate the significance of inflammatory markers in different categories of COVID-19 in admitted patients. …”
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