Clinical characteristics of hereditary spherocytosis with red blood cell membrane protein gene variants by Jingying Cheng, Liqiang Zhang, Jiafeng Yao, Shasha Zhao, Jin Jiang

“…Genetic testing is advised in patients without a family history or who are difficult to diagnose with routine laboratory tests, as this may also provide references for clinical treatment and genetic counseling.…”
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Impact of defocus incorporated multiple segments (DIMS) spectacle lenses for myopia control on quality of life of the children: a qualitative study by Sumita Agarkar, Anuradha Narayanan, Mobashir Fatimah

“…The generated codes were further grouped, categorised and finally fitted as per relevance into the subdomains of the four domains of the WHO Quality of Life—Brief framework, namely the domains of social relationships, physical, psychological and environmental health.Results A total of 29 interviews were conducted, 15 with children (mean age: 12.47±2.13 years) and 14 with parents. …”
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Efficacy of CLT4A variants as immunoregulatory molecules among Vitiligo patients in Saudi Arabia by Amal F. Alshammary, Ghada BinSaif, Imran Ali Khan

“…The recruitment was based on the sample size calculation and based on it, we have recruited 300 Saudi individuals who were evenly divided into vitiligo cases and controls. …”
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The Associations of COVID-19 Induced Anxiety, Related Knowledge and Protective Behavior by Abanoub Riad, Yi Huang, Liping Zheng, Steriani Elavsky

“…A self-administered questionnaire with multiple-choice items was created in Microsoft Forms (Microsoft Corp. Redmond, WA. 2020). A 5-point Likert scale with ten items, where "1" refers to "Totally disagree" and "5" refers to "Totally agree," was developed to evaluate the anxiety induced by the COVID-19 outbreak highlighting the suggested sources of stress and anxious emotions, e.g., "When I or any family member go outside home during this COVID-19 outbreak I feel anxious". …”
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PERSPECTIVES ON THE CHALLENGES TO THE WATCHDOG FUNCTION OF THE MEDIA IN NIGERIA by EMMANUEL OMULA, ROSELINE OGBOLE

“…Institutions of the state will continue to remain weak and useless until people who work in such institutions do the right thing. …”
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Comparison Of ALT In Type 2 Diabetics with And Without Fatty Liver Disease by Kausar Malik, Faiza Batool, Lubna Meraj, Shazia Saddiq, Abrar Akbar, Hina Hanif Mughal

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was done for six months at Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zaid Al-Nahyan Hospital Rawalakot. In our study, we included all the patients who presented to the outpatient department (OPD) having type 2 diabetes mellitus. …”
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Perceived Management of Acute Sports Injuries and Medical Conditions by Athletic Trainers and Physical Therapists by Alan Wallace, Matthew S. Briggs, James Onate, John DeWitt, Laurie Rinehart-Thompson

“… # Level of Evidence Level 3b…”
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The Impact of Coronavirus Disease-19 on Pregnancy Outcomes, A Case Series by Bilge Cetinkaya Demir, Ozge Albayrak, Kiper Aslan

“…Five of the patients treated in the intensive care unit died due to respiratory failure. Two patients had a miscarriage before the 20th week. …”
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Quality of Life in Wilson’s Disease: A Systematic Literature Review by Chakrapani Balijepalli, Kevin Yan, Lakshmi Gullapalli, Stephane Barakat, Helene Chevrou-Severac, Eric Druyts

“…To date, there have been no comprehensive studies synthesizing evidence pertaining to the quality of life (QOL) in WD. **Objective:** We conducted a systematic literature review to identify and synthesize the evidence on QOL in patients with WD. …”
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The Effect of a Novel Training Program to Improve Trunk Stability Push Up Performance in Active Females: A Pilot Study by Kate Schwartzkopf-Phifer, Suzanne Leach, Katie Whetstone, Kevin Brown, Kyle Matsel

“… # Level of Evidence 2b…”
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Resistant stomach ulcer at Cushing disease: clinical case by N. V. Novozhilov, Yu. O. Shulpekoa, S. V. Mironov, Ye. K. Baranskaya, A. A. Sheptulin, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Hypercorticoidism is one of the causes of treatment-resistant stomach ulcers that is due to increase in gastric secretion and depression of collagen formation under the effect of hydrocortisone. Since 2009 we follow up the patient (female, 47 years old) who for the first time addressed to the doctor with complaints of pain and muscle weakness, mainly — of lower extremities, and also hip, ankle joints pain, which essentially complicated locomotion capacity. …”
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Drug Adherence in Patients Attending Non-Communicable Disease Clinic: A Cross- Sectional Study by M. Janaki, R.Parameswary, S. Dhamodharan, G. Harissh

“…There was a statistical significance found between Age, Educational status occupation and Physical activity. Conclusion: Nearly two third of the patients have poor drug adherence in the study. …”
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FRCM Composites para aplicaciones estructurales: una revisión sistemática by María Rodríguez-Marcos, Paula Villanueva-Llauradó, Jaime Fernández-Gómez

“…Generalmente, el textil es una rejilla ortogonal que puede estar hecha de fibras de carbono, vidrio resistente a los álcalis (AR), basalto, aramida o PBO. Los morteros pueden ser a base de cal o cementosos, y pueden incluir varias adiciones como polímeros, fibras y cenizas volantes. …”
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Investigation of TORCH seroprevalence in a tertiary university hospital by Samet Kirat

“…Seroprevalence rates were Toxoplasma IgM (0.3%), Toxoplasma IgG (76%), Rubella IgM (0.4%), Rubella IgG (96.7%), CMV IgM (0.2%), CMV IgG (97.2%), HSV IgG (97.8%), HBsAg (0.6%), Anti-HBs (18.1%), Anti-HCV (0.3%), and Anti-HIV (0.1%). …”
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The Factors Affecting Grade Progress in Language Proficiency of Undergraduate Medical Students by Aivar L. Surji, Hannah K. Surji, Soma Hassan Hussein, Aziza Kavlu

“…The contributors were 19 dentistry freshmen from Tishk International University who had limited English language ability. They were assigned to take a supportive foundation English course alongside their medical courses to support their development. …”
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Comparison Of Frontalis Sling With Or Without Tarsal Fixation Sutures For Severe Ptosis With Poor Levator Function by Asima Rafique, Muhammad Shaheer, Ummara Rasheed

“…Patients were equally divided into two groups A and B. Group A patients underwent fascia lata sling with tarsal fixation while Group B patients underwent simple fascia lata sling without tarsal fixation. …”
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Evaluation of essential indigenous woody plant species used by the rural population in Taraba State Nigeria by Bernard Bunde Meer, Iyiola Oadunjoye Tella, Callistus Akosim, Ephraim Edward Dishan

“…The results showed that majority of the respondents were males (56%) and young persons (46%) who had traditional knowledge of the importance of available indigenous woody plant species. …”
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Assessing the effectiveness of using electronic distance learning methods and the relationship with the results of the Bennett and Unified State Exam tests by Maksim S. Ivanov, Lyudmila V. Vinogradova, Vera A. Patrina, Oksana V. Makarova

“…The main focus of the article is on the study of correlation between results of the Bennett test and the Unified State Exam in physics among students who used electronic distance learning modules in teaching the subject “Physics”. …”
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Pengaruh Pendidikan Kesehatan Terhadap Pelaksanaan Rentang Gerak Sendi Aktif Post Operasi Pada Pasien Fraktur Ekstremitas di Ruang Bedah Trauma Center RSUP DR. M. Djamil Padan... by Vivi Oktasari, Atih Rahayuningsih, Mira Susanti

“…The result showed that there were significant differences in knowledge scores (p = 0.000), scores of implementation (p = 0.000) among patients who received health education and patient are not given health education. it is suggested that nurses as service providers can implement health education preoperative especially range of motion exercises on the extremity fracture patients as a nursing intervention in a hospital to improve patients knowledge about postoperative exercises and motivate the patient to do range of motion exercises postoperative. …”
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“‘”: mixed-methods study exploring palliative care needs amongst refugees‘ by Priya Gupta, Ashlinder Gill, Michael Panza, Olive Wahoush, Humaira Saeed, Jehan Ara Chagani, Christiana Owoo, Christopher Klinger

“…Objectives: This study explored limitations in providing palliative care to refugees who had either federal or provincial health insurance in two care settings in Ontario, Canada. …”
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