The effects of gluteal stretching vs. Lightback® on hip rotation range of motion and posterior chain flexibility in healthy subjects: a cross-over clinical trial by Charles Cotteret, Jaime Almazán-Polo, Fabien Guérineau, Ángel González de-la-Flor

“…Static stretching was commonly used to improve hip ROM. The Lightback system, a novel compression device, has been developed to enhance hip mobility by applying controlled axial forces on the femur. …”
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Mitigation of environmental impacts in ornamental rock and limestone aggregate quarries in arid and semi-arid areas by M.A. Peñaranda Barba, V. Alarcón Martínez, I. Gómez Lucas, J. Navarro Pedreño

“…This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, as long as the original authors and source are cited. …”
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Bioactivity and metabolic profiling of crude extracts from endophytic bacteria linked to Solanum mauritianum scope: Discovery of antibacterial and anticancer properties by Abraham Goodness Ogofure, Ezekiel Green

“…Metabolic profiling of three endophytes (P. ananatis, B. licheniformis, and Arthrobacter sp.) revealed 14 common and numerous unique metabolites. The crude secondary metabolites exhibited broad-spectrum antibacterial activity against reference strains of Bacillus cereus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus epidermidis, where MICs as low as 0.125 mg/ml were recorded across several secondary metabolites of Pantoea ananatis, Bacillus licheniformis, and Arthrobacter sp. …”
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Implementation of a program to strengthen oral hygiene in patient with cleft deformities: a prospective randomized controlled clinical trial by Camille Boeffard, Justine Loin, Roselyne Clouet, Alexis Gaudin, Pierre Corre, Tony Prud’Homme

“…Abstract Background Cleft lip and/or palate is the most common congenital orofacial deformity, affecting 1/800 births. …”
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The Epidemiological Characteristics of Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) in Halabja Province/Kurdistan –Iraq by Osama Hamid Shareef, Othman Abdulrahman Mohammed, Dashty Aziz Ghafor, Ari Shareef Ali, Hardi Rafat Baqi, Ali Aziz Ali, Aryan Mahmood Faraj, Syamand Ahmed Qadir, Ali Muhi Aldeen Omar Aljabary

“…Finally, the data showed that, the common confirmed cases were among groups 20-59 years old and the rare cases were under 9 and over 80 years. …”
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In vitro study reveals antimicrobial activity of essential oils against Klebsiella pneumoniae isolates from Nile tilapia by D. Vaneci-Silva, R. Nakamura-Silva, M. Oliveira-Silva, A. Pitondo-Silva, I. M. Assane, F. Pilarski

“…Abstract Recent studies have shown a growing presence of Klebsiella pneumoniae in aquatic environments, raising concerns for fish production due to its resistance to many antimicrobials. This bacterium is commonly associated with urinary tract infections, pneumonia, and septicemia in humans. …”
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Economic impact of potentially inappropriate prescribing and related adverse events in older people: a cost-utility analysis using Markov models by Kathleen Bennett, Frank Moriarty, Tom Fahey, Caitriona Cahir

“…Objectives To determine the economic impact of three drugs commonly involved in potentially inappropriate prescribing (PIP) in adults aged ≥65 years, including their adverse effects (AEs): long-term use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), benzodiazepines and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) at maximal dose; to assess cost-effectiveness of potential interventions to reduce PIP of each drug.Design Cost-utility analysis. …”
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Predictors of Young Adult Women’s Psychological Well-Being in Romantic Relationships by Elif Yöyen, Süreyya Çalık, Tülay Güneri Barış

“…In terms of demographic information, it was found that scores for evaluating options in the relationship increased as education level increased; scores for investing in the relationship increased as education level decreased; passionate love was more common among working women; having children increased psychological well-being but decreased intimacy in romantic relationships; and quality of sexual life increased as seriousness in the relationship increased. …”
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Treatment Preferences for Acute Allergic Reactions: A Discrete Choice Experiment by Sofia Löfvendahl, Emelie Andersson, Sara Olofsson, Karin Wahlberg, Leif Bjermer, Göran Tornling, Jonas Hjelmgren

“…Corticosteroid tablets dissolved in water are commonly used in mainstay treatment. A new oral film that dissolves on the tongue provides a faster and less cumbersome alternative to tablets for corticosteroid administration during AARs. …”
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Combined Transplantation of Adipose Tissue-Derived Stem Cells and Endothelial Progenitor Cells Improve Diabetic Erectile Dysfunction in a Rat Model by Qiyun Yang, Wanmei Chen, Chi Zhang, Yun Xie, Yong Gao, Cuncan Deng, Xiangzhou Sun, Guihua Liu, Chunhua Deng

“…Erectile dysfunction (ED) is a common complication in men suffered with diabetic mellitus. …”
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Medication Belief and Adherence among Patients with Epilepsy by Yirga Legesse Niriayo, Abraham Mamo, Kidu Gidey, Gebre Teklemariam Demoz

“…Almost two-thirds (65.4%) of the patients were nonadherent to their medications. The most common cause of nonadherence was forgetfulness (48.7%) followed by inability to get medicine (28.8) and safety concern (23.5%). …”
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Effect Of Exercise Therapy on Lipid Profile and Oxidative Stress Indicators in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Madeeha Jadoon, Shazia Zeb, Sajid Razaq, Munazza Khan, Muhammad Shoaib, Sara Mariyum

“…As a result, exercise is crucial for controlling dyslipidemia, a common problem in individuals with diabetes. The improvement in metabolic health can be attributed to the protective effects of exercise against oxidative stress, as seen by the decline in MDA levels and the rise in activity of antioxidant defence-related enzymes such as superoxide dismutase, glutathione peroxidase and catalase. …”
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Aspects of Growth Hormone and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Related to Neuroprotection, Regeneration, and Functional Plasticity in the Adult Brain by N. David Åberg, Katarina Gustafson Brywe, Jörgen Isgaard

“…Some of the shared effects in common to GH and IGF-I may also be explained by cross-talk between the GH and IGF-I transduction pathways, as indicated by recent data from other cell systems. …”
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A cross-sectional study on the assessment of adherence to cardiovascular medications in Sudan heart center. by Adil A Mahmoud, Ali Awadallah Saeed, Asim Ahmed Elnour, Osama Nasreldin E M, Vineetha Menon, Semira Abdi Beshir, Sami Fatehi Abdalla, Abuelnor Mohammed, Mohamed Baraka, Fahad T Alsulami, Yousef Saeed Alqarni, Nadia Al Mazrouei, Khalid Awad Al-Kubaisi, Israa Yousif El Khidir, Kishore Ganana, Abdulla Al Amoodi

“…Diabetes (56.1%) and hypertension (45.5%) were common among the study population. The results showed a high non-adherence prevalence rate (97.6%). …”
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Prediction of Preterm Birth by Maternal Characteristics and Medical History in the Brazilian Population by Enio Luis Damaso, Daniel Lober Rolnik, Ricardo de Carvalho Cavalli, Silvana Maria Quintana, Geraldo Duarte, Fabricio da Silva Costa, Alessandra Marcolin

“…Smoking and a previous history of recurrent PTB between 16 and 30 weeks of gestation without prior term pregnancy were significantly more common among women who delivered before 34 weeks of gestation compared to those who delivered at term were (39.1% vs. 12.0%, p=0.001 and 8.7% vs. 0%, p<0.001, respectively). …”
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Phase I study of intratumoral administration of CV8102 in patients with advanced melanoma, squamous cell carcinoma of the skin, squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, or ade... by Lucie Heinzerling, Michael Fluck, Caroline Robert, Celeste Lebbe, Erika Richtig, Sven D Koch, Ulrike Gnad-Vogt, Tobias Seibel, Thomas Eigentler, Juan Martin-Liberal, Sebastian Ochsenreither, Peter Mohr, Patrick Terheyden, Carsten Weishaupt, Michael Erdmann, Lukas Koch, Ainara Soria, Igor Samoylenko, Jürgen Krauß, Peter Brossart, Franz Georg Bauernfeind, Marina Gonzalez, Peter Wengenmayer, Ioannis Thomas, Artem Poltoratskiy, Marina Sekacheva, Beate Schmitt-Bormann, Gianluca Quintini, Martin Falk, Paula Codó, Arjun Oberoi, Jana Hess, Yulia Semiletova, Casilda Llacer Perez, Oliver Schönborn-Kellenberger

“…The MTD was not formally reached and the RD for expansion was 600 µg. Common treatment-emergent adverse events were fever (57%), chills (37%) and fatigue (25%). …”
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Mixoid Liposarcoma by Azamris Azamris, Peri Handayani, Muhammad Rifki

“…Liposarcoma is malignant tumor or cancer at fatty tissue, characterized by abortif differentiated cells to lipocyte and the common type of soft tissue sarcoma, appearing slowly, enlarged, painless, nonulceratif mass submucosal at the middle age. …”
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A Case of Exacerbation of Chronic Pancreatitis Against the Background of COVID-19 Complicated by Pancreaticopleural Fistula with Enzymatic Pleurisy by I. I. Kotov, I. Yu. Kalinina, A. R. Propp, D. A. Sulim

“…Multislice computed tomography of the abdominal organs with bolus enhancement revealed a mass formation in the head of the pancreas with ectasia of the Wirsung duct and common bile duct. It was possible to restore the normal passage of bile and pancreatic secretions, as well as to stop the functioning of the pancreaticopleural fistula using pancreatoduodenal resection. …”
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Retrospective evaluation of patients admitted to the intensive care unit due to obstetric reasons in terms of maternal near-miss, a five-year case-control study by Özgür Erdem, Süleyman Cemil Oğlak, İzzettin Toktaş, Seher Baydemir, Ahmet Yosunkaya, Ali Erdem

“…In our study, the prevalence of MNM was found as 218/100.000. The most common laboratory changes that met the MNM criteria were elevated lactate levels (38.89%), acidosis (24.24%) and acute thrombocytopenia. …”
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SLC22A1 rs622342 Polymorphism Predicts Insulin Resistance Improvement in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Treated with Metformin: A Cross-Sectional Study by Kunrong Wu, Xiaoli Li, Yuedong Xu, Xiaoqian Zhang, Ziwan Guan, Shufang Zhang, Yan Li

“…HOMA-IR was significantly higher in males with rs622342 AA genotype than in those with C allele (P=0.021), and HOMA-BCF value was significantly higher in females carrying rs11212617 CC genotype than in those with A allele (P=0.038). The common logarithm (Lg10) of HOMA-BCF was positively correlated with the reciprocal of HbA1c (r = 0.629, P<0.001) and negatively associated with Lg10 FPG (r = −0.708, P<0.001). …”
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