The effect of pre-exercise caffeine loading on body composition, blood parameters and resting pulse rate in women by Murat Bekleyiş Apaydın, Rüçhan İri

“…The paired sample t-test was utilized for the comparison of inter-group pre-test and post-test averages, while One Way Anova was utilized for group comparisons. When inter-group comparisons were conducted in the study, the data that differences occurred in Group A, BW (kg), BMI (kg/m2), glucose(mg/dL); Group B, glucose(mg/dL), rest pulse(bpm) was reached (p<0.05). …”
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Evaluation of mental disorder related to colposcopy procedure during the COVID period: A cross-sectional study by Ilaria Bochicchio, Martina Catalano, Giovanni Deiana, Giandomenico Roviello, Pasquale Marino, Fabrizia Calenda, Alessandro R Lettini, Francesca Sanseverino

“…Design: This longitudinal study included 96 individuals undergoing colposcopy, aged between 22 and 64, who were examined between March 2020 and December 2023. …”
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Comparison of BCG Tokyo172 Strain Induction Therapy Between Low Dose and Standard Dose for Non-Muscle Invasive Bladder Cancer: Intravesical Instillation of BCG Tokyo172 Strain by Hideyuki Isobe, Fumitaka Shimizu, Takeshi Ieda, So Nakamura, Naoko Takazawa, Hanna Suetsugu, Kazunori Kajino, Shu Hirai, Hisashi Hirano, Katsuhito Yuzawa, Shigeo Horie

“…Methods: A total of 273 consecutive NMIBC patients who received low-dose (40 mg) or standard-dose (80 mg) BCG intravesical instillation therapy between January 2004 and December 2023 were analyzed. …”
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The Relationship Between the Risk of Type 2 Diabetes and Insomnia Severity and Sleep Duration in Academicians by Esra Çalık Var, Tuğba Bilgehan

“…Introduction: Academicians, who frequently spend long hours in front of computer screens, may have lifestyles and sleep habits that differ from those of other professional groups and could entail a higher risk of diabetes. …”
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Cultural Volunteering of University Students: Assessment of Participation Experience and Potential for Development by M. V. Pevnaya, A. A. Drozdova

“…The article was based on the materials of two studies: monitoring of the students of the Sverdlovsk region and a survey of the youth of the Sverdlovsk region, implemented in 2020. …”
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Ivermectin vs moxidectin for treating Strongyloides stercoralis infection: a systematic review by Cesar Henriquez-Camacho, Jose A. Pérez-Molina, Dora Buonfrate, Paola Rodari, Eduardo Gotuzzo, Benilde Luengo, María Nieves Plana

“…Ovid MEDLINE, Embase and Web of Science databases were searched for studies comparing ivermectin and moxidectin from inception to February 2024. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices to hepatitis B among South African primary healthcare staff by Atlegang Mashilo, Itumeleng Mompati, Refilwe Ramakatane, Didintle Sebitloane, Naledi Sibi, Philippa C. Matthews, Cornel Van Rooyen, Dominique Goedhals, Sabeehah Vawda

Subjects: “…hepatitis b virus…”
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Levels of some heavy metals in cassava and plantain from farmlands in Kaani and Kpean in Khana Local Government Area of Rivers State by IA Kalagbor, NK Dighi, R James

“…Results showed that the levels of these heavy metals Ni, Cr, Cu, Pb and Fe in these food crops were found to be  relatively high when compared with FAO/WHO recommended values with crops from Kpean farms having  higher values. …”
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Factors predicting early discontinuation of methotrexate as a first-line treatment for rheumatoid arthritis in Italy: Results from the GISEA registry by Andreina Manfredi, Marco Sebastiani, Florenzo Iannone, Elisa Gremese, Alessandra Bortoluzzi, Ennio Favalli, Roberto Gorla, Fausto Salaffi, Enrico Fusaro, Rosario Foti, Luca Cantarini, Roberto Caporali, Alberto Cauli, Stefano Alivernini, Francesco Paolo Cantatore, Antonio Carletto, Fabrizio Conti, Salvatore D'Angelo1, Oscar Epis, Roberta Ramonda, Antonio Marchesoni, Gianfranco Ferraccioli, Giovanni Lapadula

“…At univariate analysis, patients who discontinued or failed treatment showed lower mean age, higher prevalence of anti-citrullinated peptide antibodies (ACPAs), and higher number of tender/swollen joints. …”
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Exercise capacity after long-term physical activity on prescription provided by physiotherapists by Daniel Karsberg Zotterman, Åsa Cider, Stefan Lundqvist

“…Therefor exercise capacity was evaluated in patients with metabolic risk factors, after 4.5 years of PAP treatment provided by physiotherapists in primary healthcare.Method: This study included 98 patients (49% women; mean age, 56 years) with metabolic risk factors, who were still physically inactive after a previous 6-month PAP treatment. …”
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Safety and Outcomes of Permanent and Retrievable Inferior Vena Cava Filters in the Oncology Population by Saba S. Shaikh, Suneel D. Kamath, Debashis Ghosh, Robert J. Lewandowski, Brandon J. McMahon

“…A single-institution, retrospective study of patients with active malignancies and acute VTE who received a retrievable or permanent IVC filter between 2009-2013. …”
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Teaching healthy lifestyle behaviors based on philosophical thinking to preschool children: a randomized controlled trial by Zakieh Khoramaki, Mahin Nazari, Leila Ghahremani, Mohammad Hossein Kaveh, Abdolrahim Asadollahi

“…Methods This randomized controlled trial involved 120 preschoolers, who were randomly assigned to intervention groups for children, parents, and a control group. …”
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Marie Corelli, Wormwood, and the Diversity of Decadence by Jessica DeCoux

“…Indeed, Corelli’s novel Wormwood is generally read as an anti-Decadent creed, or at the very least a novel which disingenuously castigates Decadence while titillating readers with themes and tropes “co-opted” from works of that genre.In fact, Wormwood is so often read in these terms because it eludes easy interpretation, a quality that marks it as a distinctly Decadent text. …”
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Applying a diffusion of innovations framework to characterise diffusion groups and more effectively reach late adopters: a cross-sectional study on COVID-19 vaccinations in Canada... by Tyler Williamson, Jia Hu, Kate Zinszer, Reed Beall, Brian Steele, Ally Memedovich, Aidan Hollis, Taylor Orr, Charleen Salmon

“…Determining the unique sociodemographic characteristics, beliefs and attitudes of those in each diffusion category could be useful for theorising how to reach later groups more effectively.Methods Using a cross-sectional survey among Canadian adults in late 2021, we assigned respondents to diffusion groups based on when they received their first dose, relative to others within their age group in accordance with Rogers’ model (ie, cut points: 16%, 50%, 84% with 100% being all those vaccinated within the age group). …”
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Acute kidney injury in patients treated with immune checkpoint inhibitors: a single-center retrospective study by Ping Zhou, Bing Liu, Ning Shen, Xiaoting Fan, Shangwei Lu, Zhijuan Kong, Ying Gao, Zhimei Lv, Rong Wang

“…However, studies on this topic in Chinese cancer patients are very limited. Therefore, we conducted a retrospective study on the incidence, risk factors, clinical features and renal recovery of ICI-AKI in all patients with malignancies treated with ICIs in Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University.Methods In this single-center retrospective cohort study, the data of 904 patients who received immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) treatment were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Vitamin D Supplementation and Hemoglobin Levels in Hypertensive Patients: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Jana B. Ernst, Andreas Tomaschitz, Martin R. Grübler, Martin Gaksch, Katharina Kienreich, Nicolas Verheyen, Winfried März, Stefan Pilz, Armin Zittermann

“…Two hundred patients with 25OHD levels <75 nmol/L who attended the Styrian Vitamin D Hypertension Trial were included, of whom 188 completed the trial. …”
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Intraoperative hypotension and postoperative delirium in elderly male patients undergoing laryngectomy: a single-center retrospective cohort study by Yiru Wang, Kaizheng Chen, Min Ye, Xia Shen

“…Methods: This study included male patients over 65 years old who underwent laryngectomy between April 2018 and January 2022. …”
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The Prevalence of the Burnout Syndrome and Factors Associated in the Students of Dentistry in Integral Clinic: A Cross-Sectional Study by Luis Alberto Chauca Bajaña, Luis Campos Lascano, Lourdes Jaramillo Castellon, Carlos Carpio Cevallos, Gabriela Cevallos-Pozo, Byron Velasquez Ron, Fábio França Vieira e Silva, Mario Perez-Sayans

“…In addition, it was shown that BS is significantly related to marital status (p<0.001∗), with single people reporting being more exhausted, with the 6-month level (p=0.011) and with the following symptoms: non-neck pain, head, TMJ, back, waist, upper and lower body pain. …”
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Post-operative gigantic lumbar pseudomeningocele: A case report by Dionysia Fermeli, Vasileios Panagiotopoulos, Dimitrios Papadakos, Andreas Theofanopoulos, Petros Zampakis, Constantine Constantoyannis

“…Many pseudomeningoceles resolve spontaneously, others require revision surgery with dural repair. We present a female patient who underwent duroplasty treatment for a massive postoperative lumbar pseudomeningocele measuring 22.57 cm in length after broad laminectomy. …”
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Association between Self-Reported Bruxism and Sleeping Patterns among Dental Students in Saudi Arabia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shereen M. Shokry, Eman E. El Wakeel, Nassr Al-Maflehi, Zaheera RasRas, Nida Fataftah, Enam Abdul Kareem

“…Poor sleeping pattern was an important factor among dental students, who reported sleep bruxism.…”
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