Antioxidant Stability of Moringa Leaves Extract Powders Obtained by Cocrystallization, Vacuum Drying, and Plating by Bambang Nurhadi, Fatsyarien Citra Angiputri, Robi Andoyo, Riksfardini Annisa Ermawar, Rudy Adi Saputra

“…Cocrystallization and vacuum drying are two relatively novel, less common techniques offering a simpler and more cost-effective method, but their effect on the antioxidant stability of moringa leaves extract has not yet been studied. …”
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Family Self-Support in Managing Down Syndrome Children: A Qualitative Study by Farzaneh Noroozi, Zohreh Farrar, Tayebeh Gharibi, Roqayeh Gashmard

“…Down syndrome (DS) is the most common reason for disabilities caused by genetic disorders. …”
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Perbedaan Hasil Pemeriksaan Sputum Basil Tahan Asam Antara PasienTuberkulosis Yang Perokok Dan Bukan Perokok Di Balai Pengobatan Penyakit Paru Lubuk Alung by Nurul Ziqra, Elizabeth Bahar, Edison Edison

“…</p><p><strong>Kata kunci:</strong> tuberkulosis paru, BTA, perokok</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong></p><p><em>Smoking and Tuberculosis (TB) are two major health problems in the world even though TB is more common in developing countries. Smoking habit and tuberculosis have a close relationship.The objective of this study was to determine the differences in the results of Sputum Basil Tahan Asam examination between smokers and nonsmokers tuberculosis patients in the Lubuk Alung Pulmonary Disease Treatment Center. …”
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Comparison of retinal vascular abnormalities in the fellow eyes of children with Coats’ disease and normal subjects using ultra-widefield fundus fluorescein angiography by Shenshen Yan, Haixia Ji, Yuzhu Liu, Haicheng She, Haiying Zhou

“…Results: Among the 190 eyes of 95 patients with unilateral Coats’ disease, 83 (87.4%) were male, and the median age was 9.00 (7.00, 12.25) years (4–18 years). 93 (97.9%) fellow eyes had peripheral capillary telangiectasia that most commonly located in the temporal periphery. 59 (62.1%) fellow eyes had microaneurysms and 19 (20.0%) had vascular leakage; 29 (30.5%) fellow eyes had peripheral vascular tortuosity and 86 (90.5%) eyes had peripheral right-angle vessels. …”
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Knowledge, attitude, practices, and associated factors toward cervical cancer among female health sciences students of Addis Ababa University, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia by Sisay Endale, Kalkidan Delelegn, Zenebe Negash

“…Background: Cervical cancer is the most common cancer in women worldwide. Early screening and vaccination can prevent cervical cancer; however, the low levels of knowledge, attitude, and practice among the young can contribute to the high prevalence of cervical cancer. …”
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Neuropsychological morbidity in the First Seizure Clinic: Prominent mood symptoms and memory issues in epilepsy by Remy Pugh, David N. Vaughan, Graeme D. Jackson, Jennie Ponsford, Chris Tailby

“…Elevated anxiety symptoms were common across patient groups; however, not significantly different to controls. …”
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Seeking abortion medications online: experiences from a mystery client study in Colombia by Daniel Arango Arango, Alice F Cartwright, Ava Braccia, Ann Moore, Maria M Vivas

“…Almost 90% of purchases were received (88.9%). All contained manufacturer-branded misoprostol and 77.5% were undamaged aluminium blister packages. …”
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The influence of intermittent venovenous hemodiafiltration on the course of acute kidney injury in multiple trauma victims by V.M. Dubyna, O.V. Kravets

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common complication of polytrauma that requires renal replacement therapy (RRT) in 10 to 28 % of cases. …”
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The Association between Serum Level of Vitamin D and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Hospitalized Adult Patients: A Cross-Sectional Study Based on Real-World Data by Xiaomin Zhang, Zhiqi Chen, Yi Xiang, Yiquan Zhou, Molian Tang, Jun Cai, Xinyi Xu, Hongyuan Cui, Yi Feng, Renying Xu

“…The deficiency and insufficiency of vitamin D in the hospitalized adult patients was very common. However, the results should be interpreted with caution for limited representation of the whole inpatients. …”
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Contribution of Open Access Databases to Intensive Care Medicine Research: Scoping Review by Julien Kallout, Antoine Lamer, Julien Grosjean, Gaétan Kerdelhué, Guillaume Bouzillé, Thomas Clavier, Benjamin Popoff

“…Logistic regression emerged as the most commonly used statistical model for both inference and prediction questions, featuring in 396 (55.5%) and 281 (47.5%) studies, respectively. …”
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Safety profile of sacituzumab govitecan in patients with breast cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Maria Inez Dacoregio, Isabella Michelon, Caio Ernesto do Rego Castro, Francisco Cezar Aquino de Moraes, Guilherme Rossato de Almeida, Lis Victória Ravani, Maysa Vilbert, Ricardo Lima Barros Costa

“…Most patients had triple negative BC (54.4 %, n = 505), metastatic disease (89.8 %, n = 833), and were heavily pretreated (at least two lines of prior therapy). Most common all-grade adverse events (AEs) were: neutropenia (70 %, 95 % CI, 64–76 %), followed by nausea (62 %, 95 % CI, 55–68 %), diarrhea (54 %, 95 % CI 47–60 %) and anemia (51 %, 95 % CI, 38–65 %). …”
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Polineoplasia in patients with cervical cancer in the Chelyabinsk region of Russia by S. A. Bekhtereva, A. S. Domogirova, A. V. Vazhenin, I. A. Aksenova

“…Thus, patients with cervical cancer are at risk of developing cancer of other localizations that share common etiopathogenetic factors, such as HPV infection in women, hormonal disorders.…”
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DFAST_QC: quality assessment and taxonomic identification tool for prokaryotic Genomes by Mohamed Elmanzalawi, Takatomo Fujisawa, Hiroshi Mori, Yasukazu Nakamura, Yasuhiro Tanizawa

“…Results We introduce a novel tool for the quality control and taxonomic classification tool of prokaryotic genomes, called DFAST_QC, which is available as both a command-line tool and a web service. DFAST_QC can quickly identify species based on NCBI and GTDB taxonomies by combining genome-distance calculations using MASH with ANI calculations using Skani. …”
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Effect of endoscopic sinus surgery on eustachian tube function in adult patients with chronic rhinosinusitis by Mahmoud Atef Abdelghaffar Youssef, Nassim Talaat Nassim, MohamedNourEddin Bashir Alkeeb, Tareq Muhammad Algarf

“…Abstract Background Chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) is a frequent chronic heterogeneous inflammatory disease of the upper airways and paranasal sinuses persistent for ≥ 12 weeks causing considerable healthcare expenses and reduction of patients’ quality of life due to severe tiredness and disappointment as well as diminished cognitive function. CRS is commonly associated with eustachian tube (ET) dysfunction. …”
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Assessment of Risk Factors for Fractures in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes over 60 Years Old: A Cross-Sectional Study from Northeast China by Yan Guo, Yingfang Wang, Feng Chen, Jiabei Wang, Difei Wang

“…This study investigated the prevalence of bone fractures in elderly subjects (with and without type 2 diabetes) and identified any fracture risk factors, especially the risk factors for common known fractures in particular diabetic populations. …”
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The effect of antifungal oral gel and ozonated water on tensile and compressive strength of two types of denture base materials: in-vitro study by Noha T. Alloush, Eman M. Ibraheem, Wessam M. Dehis

“…Denture stomatitis is a prevalent pathologic illness that is commonly linked to Candida albicans. Accordingly, treatment requires applying effective anti-inflammatory and antifungal medicaments that do not negatively influence the properties of denture base materials. …”
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Effectiveness of Retail Promotions in the Green Industry by Age Group: A Case Study by Hayk Khachatryan, Alicia Rihn

“…Target marketing is a promotional strategy where consumers are segmented into homogenous groups with common needs that respond similarly to marketing stimuli (Belch & Belch, 2009).  …”
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Land use variation impacts on trace elements in the tissues and health risks of a commercial fish by N.D. Takarina, O.M. Chuan, T.G. Pin, I. Femnisya, A. Fathinah, A.N.B. Ramadhan, R. Hermawan, A. Adiwibowo

“…Considering fish is consumable, heavy metal levels in fish can lead to health risks. One of the common edible fish in Southeast Asia is Pennahia argentata. …”
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Exploration of Degradation Mechanism of Chlorogenic Acids in Stevia Based on UPLC-QTOF MS/MS by Juan-juan WU, Zi-xuan WANG, Yun-he LIAN, Li-juan HOU, Zhi-ping NIU, Wen-chang WANG, Di WU

“…This strategy is crucial for ensuring quality control of chlorogenic acid-containing products across various industries, including pharmaceuticals, health supplements, and cosmetics. …”
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How many people in the Netherlands live with a hip, knee, or shoulder replacement?: prevalence estimates using data from the Dutch Arthroplasty Register (LROI) and Statistics Nethe... by Mirthe H. W. van Veghel, Liza N. van Steenbergen, Maaike G. J. Gademan, Wilbert B. van den Hout, B. W. Schreurs, Gerjon Hannink

“…For hip, knee, and shoulder arthroplasties, these were 436,000 (95% CI 433,000 to 438,000), 383,000 (95% CI 380,000 to 386,000), and 34,000 (95% CI 33,000 to 36,000) people, corresponding to 4.7% (95% CI 4.6 to 4.7), 4.1% (95% CI 4.1 to 4.1), and 0.4% (95% CI 0.3 to 0.4) of the Dutch population, respectively. The most common age group living with at least one joint replacement was the ≥ 80-year age group, representing 38% (95% CI 37 to 38) of the Dutch population aged ≥ 80 years. …”
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