Efficacy and Safety of Topical Corticosteroids for Management of Oral Chronic Graft versus Host Disease by Basma Abdelaleem Elsaadany, Eman Magdy Ahmed, Sana Maher Hasan Aghbary

“…Electronic search of different databases was conducted: PubMed, Cochrane library, Grey literature, WHO, and clinical trials.gov for clinical trial registration as well as hand search in the references of relevant articles up to November 2016. …”
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Associations between Overall and Abdominal Obesity and Suicidal Ideation among US Adult Women by Guixiang Zhao, Chaoyang Li, Earl S. Ford, James Tsai, Satvinder S. Dhingra, Janet B. Croft, Lela R. McKnight-Eily, Lina S. Balluz

“…This study examined associations of obesity indicators including body mass index (BMI), waist circumference, and waist-height ratio with suicidal ideation among U.S. women. We analyzed data from 3,732 nonpregnant women aged ≥20 years who participated in the 2005–2008 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey. …”
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Assessment of Fetal Cardiac Function by Tissue Doppler Technique in Normal Fetuses of Cairo governorate by Abdel R.M. Maher, Mohammed A.S. Mohammed Ahmed, Mahmoud I. El-Rashidy

“…The study included 385 healthy pregnancies between the GAs of 18 and 42 weeks who were getting ultrasound scan between May 2019 and May 2021. …”
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Helicobacter pylori Infection, Chronic Inflammation, and Genomic Transformations in Gastric MALT Lymphoma by Magdalena Witkowska, Piotr Smolewski

“…On the other hand, there are 10%–20% of patients who do not respond to Helicobacter pylori eradication treatment. …”
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Internal communication and job performance in Peruvian health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic by Jorge Luis Damián Foronda, Ericson Félix Castillo Saavedra, Cecilia Elizabeth Reyes Alfaro, Rosa María Salas Sánchez, Carmen Isolina Ayala Jara

“…<p><strong>Background</strong>:<strong> </strong>Rationale: Internal communication within an organization ensures that workers carry out their activities effectively; which, in the health context, translates into prioritizing the patients´ well-being and quality of life.<br /><strong>Objective</strong>: to determine the relationship between internal communication and job performance in Peruvian health professionals during the COVID-19 pandemic.…”
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The Effect of Smoking on SIRT3 and Selected Biochemical Variables in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Noor Abdulsatar Majeed, Mohammed Bahry Hassin

“…Moreover, biochemical analyzes demonstrated higher levels of oxidative stress markers and pro-inflammatory cytokines in the smoking group, indicating an exacerbation of neuroinflammation and oxidative damage in PD patients who smoke. …”
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Exercise Intervention in Women with Fibromyalgia and Its Influence on Pain, Psychological Variables, and Disability: An Observational Study by María Elena González-Álvarez, Víctor Riquelme-Aguado, Giacomo Rossettini, Josué Fernández-Carnero, Jorge Hugo Villafañe

“…This study aims to examine the effects of a 6-week telerehabilitation combined exercise program—including mobility, strength, and high-intensity exercises—on pain, psychological variables, and disability in women with fibromyalgia. (2) Methods: In this observational study involving 53 FM patients, the outcomes measured were the pressure pain threshold (PPT), the conditioned pain modulation (CPM) paradigm, levels of pain on the measurement day and the average of the last week (using NRS) the impact of the fibromyalgia (using Fibromyalgia Impact Questionnaire (FIQ), and anxiety (using the Spanish version of the State–Trait Anxiety Inventory—STAI). (3) Results: Statistically significant changes were observed in the intervention group in PPT, CPM, NRS, and FIQ. (4) Conclusions: A six-week telerehabilitation therapeutic exercise intervention consisting of two scheduled exercise sessions per week lasting approximately 45 min each is associated with reduced pain levels, enhanced pain inhibitory pathways, and a decreased impact of fibromyalgia compared to patients who do not adopt a more active lifestyle.…”
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Policy brief: Optimising antimicrobial usage in paediatric inpatient hospital settings by J Cloete, M Karsas, T Chetty, A Pillay, M Archary, D Moore, T Reddy, Y Balakrishna, F Nakwa, R Lancaster, A Goga, P Jeena

“…Antimicrobial selection aligned with the WHO AWaRe classification system. HIV infection did not emerge as a risk factor for HAIs or excessive antimicrobial usage. …”
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Silver single atoms and nanoparticles on floatable monolithic photocatalysts for synergistic solar water disinfection by Jian Wang, Jiahe Zhang, Yang Li, Xinghui Xia, Hengjing Yang, Jae-Hong Kim, Wen Zhang

“…Furthermore, 36 cm2 AgSA+NP/ZIF is capable of disinfecting at least 10.0 L of surface water, which meets the World Health Organization (WHO) recommended daily per capita drinking water allocation (8.0 L). …”
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Adult classic Bartter syndrome: a case report with 5-year follow-up and literature review by Le Jiang, Dongmei Li, Qiansha Guo, Yunfeng Li, Lei Zan, Rihan Ao

“…Classic BS, or BS Type 3, the most common subtype in the Asian population, is caused by a molecular defect in ClC-Kb, a voltage-gated chloride channel in renal tubules, due to CLCNKB gene mutation. …”
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Pelvic Radiation Disease Management by Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy: Prospective Study of 44 Patients by Mehdi Ouaïssi, Stephanie Tran, Diane Mege, Vivien Latrasse, Alain Barthelemy, Nicolas Pirro, Philippe Grandval, James Lassey, Igor Sielezneff, Bernard Sastre, Mathieu Coulange

“…The median of delay between radiotherapy and HBOT was 26 months (3–175). We evaluated the results of HBOT, using SOMA-LENT Scale. …”
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PENATAAN KORIDOR PERMUKIMAN KAMPUNG KARANG ANYAR BERBASIS PENGOLAHAN SAMPAH DAUR ULANG DI MAKASSAR by Nursahfika Arman, Irma Rahayu

“…It is also the hall can be used as a space to hold an exhibition to display and demonstrate to outsiders who are invited to see the results of waste management and waste counseling measures. …”
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Process Improvement for Error Records in a Financial Institution with the Analysis of Simulation on Using Value Stream Mapping by İbrahim Yel, Orhan Engin

“…In this study, the error records opened by the end-users to the developers who developed the screens over the software development process in the Information Technologies (IT) group of a financial institution operating in the field of participation banking were examined. …”
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The Maritime Cultural Ecology of the Biak People: A Historical Study of the Sowek Region, Supiori Regency, Papua by Endang Susilowati, Haryono Rinardi, Albert Rumbekwan, Ismail Ali, Rabith Jihan Amaruli

“…The Biak people in Sowek Village, who identify as the Sowek people, have lived in the Aruri Archipelago of Supiori Island for centuries. …”
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Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Expanding Indications and New Developments by Grant W. Reed, MD, MSc, Shady Nakhla, MD, Rhonda Miyasaka, MD, Serge Harb, MD, Mohamed Kanj, MD, Ousamma Wazni, MD, Samir R. Kapadia, MD, Amar Krishnaswamy, MD

“…It is the aim of this review to provide historical context in addition to recent updates and upcoming developments and provide practical suggestions on how best to care for patients who are candidates for LAAO in contemporary practice. …”
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The relationship between healthy eating index and Mediterranean diet adherence score with inflammatory indices and disease severity: a case-control study of hospitalized COVID-19 p... by Reihaneh Mousavi, Somayeh Rostami, Saba Shourideh Yazdi, Akram Kooshki, Elaheh Foroumandi

“…Totally, 300 individuals (150 patients with COVID-19 as cases and 150 subjects who had not affected by COVID-19 as controls) was selected using convenience random sampling method to participate in the study. …”
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Presentation a Road Map of Service Quality for Travel Agencies by SERVQUAL and REMBRANDT by Amir Karbassi Yazdi, Bahar Beishami

“…Statistics society of this research is all passengers who travel in other in the internal or external city of Iran during Esfand month. …”
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Vitiligo Review: etiopathogenesis, diagnosis and treatment by Aleksandra Witek, Jakub Parys, Agnieszka Mikosińska, Martyna Kaźmierczak, Maciej Mossakowski, Patrycja Kałuziak, Marta Jajczak, Mateusz Litwin, Stanisław Jesionek, RAfał Bieś

“… Introduction and purpose:This review is intended for healthcare professionals, including dermatologists, primary care physicians, and researchers, who seek a comprehensive understanding of vitiligo. …”
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The Adoption of Technology Acceptance Model in E-commerce with Artificial Intelligence as a Mediator by Aram Massoudi, Muslim N. Zaidan, Azwar Qasim Agha

“…A survey was conducted with 352 Iraqi participants who participate in online shopping. Structural equation modelling was applied for data analysis. …”
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An Immunocompetent HIV-Negative Elderly Patient with Low-Grade Fever, Generalized Lymphadenopathy, Splenomegaly, and Acute Phase Response: Do Not Forget Castleman Disease by Kalliopi Azariadis, Maria Ioannou, Kalliopi Zachou, George N. Dalekos

“…If undiagnosed and untreated, the MCD has a poor prognosis and may progress to lymphoma. We present an 82-year-old immunocompetent male patient who was admitted to our department because of low-grade fever, cachexia, anasarca, hepatosplenomegaly, and generalized lymphadenopathy. …”
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