Modelling Euphrates river water quality index based on field measured data in Al-Diwaniyah City, Iraq by Marwah M. Al-Khuzaie, Khairul Nizam Abdul Maulud, Wan Hanna Melini Wan Mohtar, Zaher Mundher Yaseen

“…The study identifies that nickel, iron, and cadmium concentrations exceeded Iraqi and World Health Organization (WHO) standards, leading to a heavy pollution index peak of 150.38 in the Euphrates River branch. …”
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Ryuzo Mikimoto and the Ruskin ‘Relics’ Exhibitions of 1926, 1931 and 1933 by Haruka Miki

“…In fact, he revered Ruskin as a kind of a saviour who could resolve the predicament of the modern industrialised country. …”
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Uric Acid to High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Ratio is a Novel Marker to Predict Functionally Significant Coronary Artery Stenosis by Fanqi Li, Donghui Zhao, Qiuyu Li, Xiaolong Lin, Haoxuan Sun, Qian Fan

“…However, there is little research on this in the Chinese population. Methods. We retrospectively analyzed 690 patients who underwent FFR measurements to determine the functional significance of a single ICS. …”
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A comparison between male judo-kas and karate-kaswithin body composition and physical fitness by Satpal Yadav

“…The subjects were selected from the male Judokas and Karatekas of different colleges and training centers, who had participated last 2 years at Punjab state level competitions for this study. …”
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Evaluation of Second-Line Treatment for Castration-Resistant Prostate Cancer following the Administration of Upfront Androgen Receptor Signaling Inhibitors by Kazuro Kikkawa, Masahiro Tamaki, Kouhei Maruno, Tatsuya Hazama, Toshifumi Takahashi, Yuya Yamada, Masakazu Nakashima, Noriyuki Ito

“…This study retrospectively evaluated the clinical outcomes of second-line treatment with docetaxel or androgen receptor signaling inhibitor in patients with castration-resistant prostate cancer who received first-line treatment with androgen receptor signaling inhibitors. …”
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Profile of maladaptive and normative eating behaviors in correlation with rumination: a cross-sectional study among Lebanese adults by Emmanuelle Awad, Diana Malaeb, Mirna Fawaz, Lara Youssef, Anna Brytek-Matera, Souheil Hallit, Sahar Obeid

“…Abstract Background Dieting is a common practice around the world. People who wish to lose weight, improve their eating habits, or reach a desired level of health often diet. …”
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Impact of Occlusal Schemes on Implant-Supported Overdentures by Rene Kuriakose, Achuthan Nair, Malak S. Bamigdad, Deepika R. Pai, Nadeem A. Rahman, Lino Paul

“…Materials and Methods: A randomized controlled trial was conducted with 60 edentulous patients who received mandibular implant-supported overdentures. …”
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Rituximab (monoclonal anti-CD20 antibody) induced posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES): A case report and literature review by Praveen K. Sharma, MD, Sanjaykanth Balachandar, MBBS, Michael Antony Vikram, MBBS, Pujitha Duvooru Sukumar, MD

“…Subcortical vasogenic edema resulting from endothelial injury and hypertension is the pathogenesis. Here, we present a 23-year-old female patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) and lupus nephritis who developed PRES following Rituximab (a monoclonal anti-CD-20 antibody) administration. …”
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Improving 10-year cardiovascular risk prediction in patients with type 2 diabetes with metabolomics by Ruijie Xie, Teresa Seum, Sha Sha, Kira Trares, Bernd Holleczek, Hermann Brenner, Ben Schöttker

“…Abstract Background Existing cardiovascular risk prediction models still have room for improvement in patients with type 2 diabetes who represent a high-risk population. This study evaluated whether adding metabolomic biomarkers could enhance the 10-year prediction of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in these patients. …”
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Focal Segmental Glomerulosclerosis Preceding Type 2 Papillary Renal Cell Carcinoma by Dominik Dabrowski, Ekin Ozluk, Silvia Barbeito, Eric X. Wei

“…Rarely, RCC and glomerulopathies may overlap in the same patient. Here, we report a 58-year-old male with a past medical history of FSGS and chronic kidney disease (CKD), stage III, who was found to have an incidental renal mass that was later diagnosed as type II P-RCC. …”
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Anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with self-locking standalone cage for the treatment of cervical degenerative disc disease in patients over 80 years by Jian Zhou, An’nan Hu, Xiaogang Zhou, Jian Dong

“…The self-locking standalone cage is a safe and viable option for patients over 80 years who suffer from CDDD. Level of evidence Level IV.…”
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Bariatric surgery and HIV: Joint venture between family, primary care, and HIV physicians by Ceren Aydemir, Raniah Al Saidi, Ji Soo Choi, Mohamed H. Ahmed, Dushyant Mital

“…Her medication included diltiazem 60 mg once a day, glyceryl trinitrate (GTN) spray, metformin 1 g twice daily, and linagliptin 500 mg once daily for her type II diabetes with glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) of 8.4%. She has full capacity and elected to have bariatric surgery; 4 months postprocedure, she lost 28 kg with a reduced BMI of 38.62 kg/m2 with no postoperative complications. …”
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Successful Pregnancy Outcome in a Patient Treated with Pembrolizumab and Exposed to Fluoro-Deoxyglucose (¹⁸F-FDG) PET/CT: Case Report and Review of Literature by Anna Lucia Mastricci, Felice Sorrentino, Elisa Giansiracusa, Erika Zanzarelli, Graziana Silvana De Lucia, Vincenza Fernanda Fesce, Luigi Nappi, Lorenzo Vasciaveo

“…The PD-1/PD-L1 pathway, targeted by pembrolizumab, plays a critical role in maternal–fetal immune adaptation, raising concerns about its safety during pregnancy. <b>Case Report:</b> We report the case of a 36-year-old woman diagnosed with rHL who unknowingly became pregnant during treatment with pembrolizumab and ¹⁸F-FDG PET/CT scans. …”
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Long-Term Clinical Outcomes of Short Implants Versus Conventional Implants in the Posterior Mandible by Nasser Raqe Alqhtani

“…The standard implant group (mean MBL: 1.0 mm) and the short implant group (mean MBL: 1.3 mm) had somewhat increased bone loss, but the difference was not statistically significant (P = 0.15). …”
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Prevalence of Anxiety among Qassim university female medical students during Covid-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia by Athari Almutairi, Saulat Jahan

“…In the younger age group (18-22 years), those who perceived their academic performance as 'poor or fair, and those living alone or with relatives and friends had higher anxiety scores, and the differences were statistically significant at *p*=0.042, *p*=0.018, and *p*=0.01, respectively…”
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Isolated and combined linkage of insufficient physical activity and excessive sitting time on college students’ negatively self-related health by Jean Carlos Parmigiani De Marco, Andreia Pelegrini, Danielle Ledur Antes

“…For the analysis, models were developed that considered physical activity and sitting time in isolation and in combination, using those who did meet the guidelines as a reference. The data was analyzed using Poisson regression, with adjustment for sociodemographic variables and characteristics related to the participants' degree. …”
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The Value of Voltage Histogram Analysis Derived Right Atrial Scar Burden in the Prediction of Left Atrial Scar Burden by Szilvia Herczeg, Joseph Galvin, John J. Keaney, Edward Keelan, Roger Byrne, Claire Howard, Laszlo Geller, Gabor Szeplaki

“…Methods. We have included 36 patients who underwent catheter ablation for AF in a prospective observational study. …”
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Postpandemic Stress Disorder among Health Care Personnel: A Cross-Sectional Study (Silesia, Poland) by Mateusz Grajek, Patryk Szlacheta, Karolina Sobczyk, Karolina Krupa-Kotara, Beata Łabuz-Roszak, Ilona Korzonek-Szlacheta

“…The group was divided into two sections. The first section numbered 150 and consisted of personnel in direct contact with COVID-19 patients (FR); the second group also consisted of 150 medical professionals, who but no longer directly involved in helping with COVID-19 cases (SR). …”
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Functional Fitness and Self-Reported Quality of Life of Older Women Diagnosed with Knee Osteoarthrosis: A Cross-Sectional Case Control Study by Paula Andréa Malveira Cavalcante, Márcio Roberto Doro, Frank Shiguemitsu Suzuki, Roberta Luksevicius Rica, Andrey Jorge Serra, Francisco Luciano Pontes Junior, Alexandre Lopes Evangelista, Aylton José Figueira Junior, Julien Steven Baker, Danilo Sales Bocalini

“…Ninety older women were distributed into two groups: control without O of the knee (C, n=40) and a group diagnosed with primary and secondary knee O with grade II or higher, with definite osteophytes (OA, n=50). …”
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Billing models for measuring nursing care in inpatient and outpatient settings: a scoping review by Marco Di Nitto, Francesca Napolitano, Michela Calzolari, Yari Longobucco, Vittorio Masotta, Francesco Zaghini, Rosaria Alvaro, Giancarlo Cicolini, Loreto Lancia, Duilio Fiorenzo Manara, Laura Rasero, Gennaro Rocco, Maurizio Zega, Beatrice Mazzoleni, Loredana Sasso, Annamaria Bagnasco

“…We consulted MEDLINE (Pubmed), CINAHL (EBSCOhost), Web of Science (Clarivate), SCOPUS (Elsevier), ProQuest and Google Scholar, government sites and major international bodies (e.g., National Health Service NHS, World Health Organization WHO). …”
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