Apex cardiography in non-invasive diagnostics of coronary occlusion in patients with stable angina pectoris by N. A. Kozinsky, V. A. Lusov, V. G. Stranin, E. F. Andreev, L. F. Pestereva

“…One hundred one patients with coronary heart disease, aged 28-65, were examined: 23 had a myocardial infarction in anamnesis, another 78 had stable angina (functional class II). …”
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Prolactin and Dehydroepiandrosterone Levels in Women with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: The Role of the Extrapituitary Prolactin Promoter Polymorphism at −1149G/T by Edward L. Treadwell, Kenneth Wiley, Beverly Word, William Melchior, William H. Tolleson, Neera Gopee, George Hammons, Beverly D. Lyn-Cook

“…Lupus patients, particularly African Americans, had significantly higher levels of IL-6 (p=0.0001) and TNF-α (p=0.042). …”
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Perception of quality of life in patients with diabetic foot by João Luiz Vieira da Silva, Eduardo Machado Javorski, Raquel França Pereira, Rosângela Maria Saalfeld

“…Conclusion: Patients with diabetic foot complications, such as amputations or ulcers, had a poorer quality of life, especially in the domains related to functionality and emotional well-being. …”
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Quality Of Life in Patients with Non-Genital Warts: A Cross-Sectional Study using Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) Questionnaire by Sushil Paudel, Prajwal Pudasaini, Monique Kafle, Indu Acharya

“…Shorter duration of disease had higher negative impact in the quality of life. …”
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Prevalence of Temporomandibular Disorders Among Dental Students of College of Dentistry-Hawler Medical University. by Saeed Hameed Tutmayi, Twana Hoshyar Saleem, Sara Aswad Khoshnaw, Sana Khals Hamad, Sonya Nadir Saeed

“…Most of the participants had mild TMJ pain. There was a significant association between symptoms of TMD and para-functional habits. …”
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Quality Of Life in Patients with Non-Genital Warts: A Cross-Sectional Study using Dermatology Life Quality Index (DLQI) Questionnaire by Sushil Paudel, Prajwal Pudasaini, Monique Kafle, Indu Acharya

“…Shorter duration of disease had higher negative impact in the quality of life. …”
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Health-Related Quality of Life among Medical Students and Its Associated Factors: A Cross-Sectional Study by Mohi Uddin, Nimra Naeem, Zainab Khalid, Aqsa Saleem, Memona Tariq, Laiba Sana Sana

“…Students >21 years had significantly higher mean scores in Physical Functioning (p-value 0.017). …”
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A clinical analysis of the effectiveness of combined treatment of retinal macular edema by A. -G. Aliev, A. M. Magomedova, A. A.-G. Aliev, S. I. Zakieva, M. M. Mikailova

“…Of these, 13 patients (15 eyes) had postocclusion MO, 12 patients (14 eyes) had diabetic MO and 7 patients (9 eyes) had an exudate form of age-related maculardegeneration. …”
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Local Authorities in French Law Regarding Their Relationship with Central Government by Çağla Tansuğ

“…Until then, the principle of the free administration of territorial communities had assured the administrative autonomy of local authorities.After this, the study will thirdly address the organization and functioning of local authorities regarding the competencies of the central government over local authorities. …”
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State of the art modelling for the Black Sea ecosystem to support European policies. by Natalia Serpetti, Chiara Piroddi, Ekin Akoglu, Elisa Garcia-Gorriz, Svetla Miladinova, Diego Macias

“…The spatial/temporal model successfully simulated the overall ongoing declining dynamics of the Black Sea ecosystem as the biomasses of the majority of the functional groups had significant observed decreasing trends during the simulation period. …”
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THE LOW SERUM FERRITIN AS AN INDICATOR OF INADEQUATE NUTRITION IN INTERNATIONAL LEVEL FEMALE SWIMMERS by Lubomir Petrov, Mihail Kachaunov, Albena Alexandrova

“…They were tested for maximal aerobic capacity on a cycle ergometer and had blood samples taken to determine iron status and hematological and hormonal markers. …”
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Acute Respiratory Failure in Acute Poisoning by Neutrotropic Substances by A. N. Lodyagin, G. A. Livanov, I. P. Nikolayeva, B. V., Batotsyrenov, G. V. Shestova, N. S. Fedicheva, L. D. Tsvetnova, Kh. V. Batotsyrenova

“…The patients were divided into 3 groups: 1) those in whom the traditional treatments (AV, detoxifying therapy, and infusional and cardiotropic support) could restore the basic parameters of vital functions, as judged from the recovered oxygenation index; these patients had no metabolic shifts; 2) those who had signs of pulmonary hyperhydration, low cardiac output and moderate metabolic disorders, as suggested by elevated lactate levels; 3) seriously ill patients in whom the interval between the time of poisoning to care delivery was more than 20 hours; the patients of this group had the most significant metabolic disorders. …”
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The relationship between childhood trauma and suicidal thoughts in students: the mediating role of mentalization and mindfulness by Leila Hefazi Torghabeh, Mahmoud Najafi

“…To measure the research variables, the Childhood Trauma Questionnaire (2003), Beck's Suicide Ideation Scale (1998),Reflective Functioning Questionnaire (2016), and Five Facet Mindfulness Questionnaire (2006) were used. …”
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The prevalence of post-abortion syndrome in patients presenting at Kalafong hospital's family medicine clinic after having a termination of pregnancy by M. van Rooyen, S. Smith

“…To fulfill the criteria of PAS, the symptoms should have been present for more than a month and must have affected the subject's daily functioning. Results: Of the 48 woman recruited, 16 (33%) fulfilled the criteria of PAS, and more than 50% of the women had had some or other emotional or psychological after-effect. …”
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Assessing the school food environment and its role on healthy eating behaviours among school age children in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. by Nyabasi Makori, Dyness Kejo, Hoyce Mshida, Beatrice Bachwenkizi, Devotha Mushumbusi, Zahara Daudi, Monica Chipungahelo, Ai Zhao, Anselm P Moshi

“…Among the surveyed schools, 37.5% had food storage facilities, 25.0% had functioning kitchens, and none had dining halls. …”
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Vacuum Concentration Improves the Quality and Antioxidant Capacity of Pear Paste by Yue Li, Yongxia Wang, Xiaoying Zhang, Jiangli Zhao, Yiming Li, Yudou Cheng, Junfeng Guan

“…The electronic tongue tests showed that the vacuum-concentrated pear paste had larger freshness and richness kurtosis. The pear paste made by the optimized vacuum concentration method had higher retention of nutritional and functional components and higher antioxidant capacity, which could be clearly differentiated from the traditional process, thus this method had an applicable potential.…”
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Study on Biodegradable Chitosan-Whey Protein-Based Film Containing Bionanocomposite TiO2 and Zataria multiflora Essential Oil by Maryam Gohargani, Hannan Lashkari, Alireza Shirazinejad

“…The crystalline nature of the composite samples increased with the increase of NP content. Nevertheless, ZEO had an insignificant effect on the functional groups and the crystallinity of composite samples. …”
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Can digital transformation improve the transparency and accountability of Indonesian public governance? by M. Irwan Tahir, Ani Martini, Anak Agung Ngurah Gunawan, Yogi Makbul, Nirma Yossa, Wisber Wiryanto, Moch Fahrudin, Rahmat Ilya

“…Based on the results of data analysis, it is concluded that digital transformation had a positive and significant relationship to public accountability, digital transformation had a positive and significant relationship to public transparency and transparency had a positive and significant relationship to public accountability. …”
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Effectiveness of a bioenergy economy program versus mindfulness-based cognitive therapy on the severity and psychological symptoms of irritable bowel syndrome by Mahboubeh Farzanegan, Ali Azizi, Shahla Safavi Fard, Ali Sadeghi, Mozhgan Arefi, Hasan Shahoon Badi, Payman Adibi, Hamed Daghaghzadeh, Hamid Afshar Zanjani

“…BACKGROUND: Irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) is the most common functional gastrointestinal disorder causing a great burden on patients’ lives due to its physical and psychological symptoms. …”
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Maternal protein restriction affects postnatal growth and the expression of key proteins involved in lifespan regulation in mice. by Jian-Hua Chen, Malgorzata S Martin-Gronert, Jane Tarry-Adkins, Susan E Ozanne

“…PLP mice had higher relative weights (adjusted by body weight) of brain (P = 0.0002) and thymus (P = 0.031) compared to controls suggesting that enhanced functional capacity of these two tissues is beneficial to longevity. …”
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