Knowledge, experience and practices of optometrists in Uganda about keratoconus by Godfrey Wanok, Simon Arunga, Baljean Dhillon, Naomi Nsubuga

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Analyze of the Female Students Who Stay Ministry of Education’s School Pension in Terms of the ‘‘Feasibility of Yoga Activity on the Scope of Extracurricular Training’’ by Duygu Baysal, Pınar Güzel

“…Datas are coded via Nvivo 10 for Windows programme. Common theme of coded data is classified by 2 experts. …”
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A retrospective study on potential drug interactions: A single center experience by Fatma Ceyda Korucu, Ece Senyigit, Osman Köstek, Nazım Can Demircan, Bulent Erdogan, Sernaz Uzunoglu, Irfan Cicin

“…Concomitant use of opioids was the most common interaction in our study. Conclusions: Drug interactions were common in hospitalized cancer patients. …”
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Involving community health workers in disease-specific interventions: perspectives from The Gambia on the impact of this approach by Ashley Preston, Joseph Okebe, Julie Balen, Joan M Ribera, Yoriko Masunaga, Amadou Bah, Edgard Dabira, Umberto D’Alessandro

“…CHWs are usually volunteers, nominated by their communities and trained to provide basic care and prevention for common illnesses. However, differences in disease-specific programmes aimed at meeting national agenda and perceived health needs of the community raises questions about the best approach to maximise the potential of this workforce…”
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Bioactive Compounds in Herbal Bitter Drinks and Effects on selected Hepatic Biomarkers in Albino Wister Rats in Lagos, Nigeria by A.B. Ojekale, O. Lawal, M.O. Lasisi, C.A. Bamgbose, F.A. Dosu

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Bioactive Compounds in Herbal Bitter Drinks and Effects on selected Hepatic Biomarkers in Albino Wister Rats in Lagos, Nigeria by A.B. Ojekale, O. Lawal, M.O. Lasisi, C.A. Bamgbose, F.A. Dosu

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Improving the quality and reliability of clinical reviews of psychotropic PRN medicines in a large English mental health Trust by James Innes, Uju Ugochukwu, Julie Trenholm, Leo Boswell

“…Background Psychotropic medicines are commonly prescribed as when required (PRN) prescriptions for inpatients for anxiety, insomnia or as part of a strategy to de-escalate situations that may lead to violence and aggression. …”
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Abuse and its associated factors among elderly population of Kamalamai Municipality of Sindhuli District, Nepal. by Jwala Subedi, Deepak Kumar Yadav, Paras Kumar Pokharel, Samyog Uprety, Birendra Kumar Yadav, Anisha K C, Sheetal Bhandari, Samiksha Baral

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>This study highlights neglect and psychological abuse were the most common forms of elder abuse. These findings emphasize the urgency of implementing programs at the municipal level such as financial support system for elderly individuals from lower socioeconomic backgrounds and education programs for both elderly individuals and their families and caregivers. …”
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Diagnostic and therapeutic approaches for lymphoblastic lymphomas from progenitor cells in children and adolescents by T. Yu. Pavlova, T. T. Valiev

“…Lymphoblastic lymphomas (LBL) are the second most common subtype of non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas in children and adolescents, accounting for 25–35 % of all non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas cases. …”
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Precancerous Lesions in Colorectal Cancer by Fayez Sandouk, Feras Al Jerf, M. H. D. Bassel Al-Halabi

“…Colorectal cancer (CRC) is the third most common cause of cancer death in the world. The incidence rate (ASR) and age distribution of this disease differ between most of African-Middle-Eastern (AMAGE) and North America and Europe for many reasons. …”
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Quantum mechanics curriculum in the U.S.: Quantifying the instructional time, content taught, and paradigms used by Alexis Buzzell, Timothy J. Atherton, Ramón Barthelemy

“…Despite current efforts to promote a spin-first approach, this study found the traditional position-first approaches were still more common as they were used by 73.7% of instructors.…”
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Security engineering problems: determination of tolerance intervals for azimuthal positional errors by Ján Ivanka, Vladimíra Osadská

“…The paper is intended for specialists who will solve quite different problems - programs for numerical calculation of the far-zone field, including probe correction, back projection and gain, software for displaying the calculated values, programs for controlling the sensing equipment and measuring instruments, hardware equipment and instruments for measurements, including the design of the sensing equipment. …”
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Accuracy and consequences of using trial-of-antibiotics for TB diagnosis (ACT-TB study): protocol for a randomised controlled clinical trial by Neil French, Peter MacPherson, Titus Henry Divala, Katherine L Fielding, Marriott Nliwasa, Chikondi Charity Kandulu, Lingstone Chiume, Sanderson Chilanga, Masiye John Ndaferankhande

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Meeting high-risk patient pain care needs through intensive primary care: a secondary analysis by Evelyn T Chang, Donna M Zulman, Lisa V Rubenstein, Alicia A Bergman, Susan Stockdale, Matthew D McCaa, Karleen F Giannitrapani, Jesse R Holliday, Marian L Katz

“…No negative IM impacts on pain care were mentioned.Conclusions Pain is common among high-risk patients. Future IM evaluations should consider including a focus on pain and pain care, with attention to impacts on patients, PC providers and IM teams.…”
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In vitro antifungal activities of some mushroom extracts against yeast isolates among women with vulvovaginal candidiasis in a teaching hospital by Adewale Oke, Olayinka Oluranti, Gbemisola Idowu

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Effect of Selected Kinesiology Taping Applications on Reducing Pain and Accelerating Rehabilitation in Children with Osgood-Schlatter Disease by Krzysztof Kuchmacz, Kinga Żmijewska, Magdalena Mikos, Natalia Kuchmacz, Natalia Madej-Chmiel, Artur Gądek

“…Introduction: Osgood-Schlatter disease (OSD) is a very common disease in children and youth during the adolescent period. …”
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What are the lived healthcare experiences of patients with primary sclerosing cholangitis? A community-based qualitative interview study by Sheila Greenfield, Gideon Hirschfield, Jayne Parry, Katherine Arndtz, Madeline Cameron

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History of World AIDS Day by T S Rajashekar, Kumar K Suresh, B V Vaishnavi, P V Swathi, K Hanumanthayya

“…Every year, in India January 30th is observed as anti-leprosy day and entire January month, survey of all villages to detect leprosy cases, school health programme and leprosy awareness programme for common man are conducted. …”
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Effectiveness of Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilisation for the Change of Posture Indicators of 7–10-Year-Old Girls by Deimantė Živatkauskienė, Dovydas Gedrimas

“…Postural disorders are becoming an increasingly common issue among school-aged children and adoles­cents, with a prevalence of 34–50% in Europe. …”
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Multivariate time series clustering analysis of the Global Dietary Database to uncover patterns in dietary trends (1990–2018) by Adriano Matousek, Tiffany H Leung, Herbert Pang

“…The clustering of nutritional deficiency and sugar-sweetened beverage intake identified several common trends among countries and found that these did not change by demographics. …”
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