Seroprevalence of Gestational and Neonatal Toxoplasmosis as well as Risk Factors in Yaoundé, Cameroon by Joy Nkain Ayeah, Adesina Oladokun, Irene Ule Ngole Sumbele, Abiodun Olatunbosun Ilesanmi, Obase Ngemani Bekindaka

“…A total of 259 cord blood samples were collected at birth from these women. …”
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Glycated Hemoglobin as a Screening Tool in the Diagnosis of Diabetes Mellitus among Adult Patients in a Tertiary Health Facility in Port Harcourt, Niger Delta Region of Nigeria by Gesiye Bozimo, Marcellinus Okafor Nkpozi, Adaeze Ugwu, Victoria Eno Gomba, Chinweuba M. Abonyi, Chioma Unachukwu

“…Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the role of the HbA1c in the diagnosis of DM at the University of Port Harcourt Teaching Hospital. Materials and Methods: This was a descriptive cross-sectional study, in which 400 subjects were evaluated for the presence of glucose intolerance. …”
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Serum Fibroblast Growth Factor 21 Level Is Associated with Aortic Stiffness in Patients on Maintenance Hemodialysis by Liang-Te Chiu, Chi-Di Hung, Lin Lin, Yu-Li Lin, Bang-Gee Hsu

“…This cross-sectional study aimed to assess the relationship between serum FGF-21 levels and carotid-femoral pulse wave velocity (cfPWV) in patients on maintenance hemodialysis (HD). Methods. Blood samples and baseline characteristics were collected from 130 HD patients. …”
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Investigating Ground Reaction Forces in Active Male with and without Genu Varum Deformity during the Stance Phase of Running by Hosein Tajdini Kakavandi, Heydar Sadeghi, Ali Abbasi

“…The aim of this study was to investigate Ground Reaction Forces in subjects with and without genu varum deformity during running. Methods: Thirty active men were divided into two groups of genu varum (15) and normal (15) based on their knee posture. …”
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The influence of vertical muscles surgery on refraction and visual acuity by Risović Dušica J.

“…By the analysis of the results of visual acuity it could be concluded that it was significantly improved 6 months after the surgery on cyclovertical muscles. This change was more significant in the sample group of patients (p<0,01) than in the children from the control group (p<0,05), who were much older. …”
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Prevalence of Sleep-related Breathing Disorders in Children from 6 to 11 Years Old by Alexander Torres Molina

“…<strong><br />Objective</strong>: To determine the prevalence of habitual snoring and major symptoms associated with sleep-related breathing disorders in school children from 6 to 11 years old. <strong><br />Methods</strong>: A longitudinal study was conducted in Moa, which included a sample of 1608 school children aged from 6 to11 years old. …”
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Evaluation of serum vascular cell adhesion marker-1 in β- thalassemia major patients by Nuha Abd Ali Al-Sarai, Subh Salim Al-Mudallal, Rana Rai’d Najm

“…BACKGROUND: Defects in the production of one or more hemoglobin chains result in a set of hereditary hematologic illnesses known as thalassemias. …”
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Mitochondrial DNA HVRII (Poly-C) and HVRIII (Poly-CA) tandem repeat variation in the Koraga population by Swathy Krishna, Jaison Jeevan Sequeira, Mohammed S. Mustak, Ranajit Das

“…Abstract Background In situations where nuclear DNA samples are limited or degraded, mitochondrial DNA can be used as an alternative for forensic applications. …”
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Comorbid Neurodegeneration in Primary Progressive Aphasia: Clinicopathological Correlations in a Single-Center Study by Robert Rusina, Radoslava Bajtosova, Zsolt Cséfalvay, Jiri Keller, Anna Kavkova, Jaromír Kukal, Radoslav Matej

“…Primary progressive aphasia (PPA) is a clinically variable syndrome manifesting as slow progressive loss of speech and language with multiple underlying neurodegenerative pathologies. Materials and Methods. We included data from nine PPA patients with available autopsies. …”
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General practitioners’ attitudes and motivation to supervise medical students in clinical placements: a questionnaire study from Norway by Julie Solberg Knutsen, Gunnar Tschudi Bondevik, Steinar Hunskaar

“…However, several countries struggle with recruiting supervisors. More knowledge about GPs’ attitudes and factors that motivate them to be supervisors, is essential for developing targeted recruitment strategies and effective follow-up by universities.Objective We aimed to investigate GPs’ attitudes to and motivation for supervising medical students in clinical placements.Methods A web-based questionnaire was sent to all GPs in Norway in February 2022. …”
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Modelling multi-pulse population dynamics from ultrafast spectroscopy. by Luuk J G W van Wilderen, Craig N Lincoln, Jasper J van Thor

“…Any time-dependent dataset can be analysed to extract time-independent correlations of the observables by using gradient or direct search methods. Specific capabilities (i.e. chirp and instrument response function) for the analysis of ultrafast pump-probe spectroscopic data are included. …”
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The Correlation between Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Related to Diabetes Involving Ayurveda and Yoga in two Ayurveda and Allopathy Hospitals of Bengaluru by Vrinda, Sulochana Bhat, K. S. Anjana, N. Kavya, K. P. Monica

“…Aims: The objective of the study is to understand the awareness of diabetes, perception and practices related to it and the role of Ayurveda and Yoga in its management within the population. Materials and Methods: It is a multi-centric hospital-based analytical cross-sectional study with a sample of 1200 participants. …”
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The &lsquo;why&rsquo; and the &lsquo;who&rsquo; of choosing a rural Longitudinal Integrated Clerkship: medical graduates&rsquo; perspectives from a qualitative study by Marley Binder, Hannah Beks, Lara Fuller, Jessica Beattie

“… Introduction: Rural Longitudinal Integrated Clerkships (LICs) have been shown to produce graduate doctors who are more likely to work rurally than those from other clinical training pathways. …”
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Early post-trauma wound microbiota and its association with pain outcomes and mental health in combat-related extremity injuries: a prospective analysis by Kateryna Ksenchyna, Dmytro Dmytriiev, Kostiantyn Volanskyi, Oleh Ksenchyn, Oleksandr Nazarchuk

“…The study requires a larger patient sample. Gram-negative pathogens such as Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Klebsiella oxytoca, and Proteus mirabilis were found more frequently among all patients.…”
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Adaptive variation regulates the expression of the human SGK1 gene in response to stress. by Francesca Luca, Sonal Kashyap, Catherine Southard, Min Zou, David Witonsky, Anna Di Rienzo, Suzanne D Conzen

“…By combining population genetics and molecular biology methods, we identified a variant (rs9493857) with marked allele frequency differences between populations of African and European ancestry and with a strong correlation between allele frequency and latitude in worldwide population samples. …”
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Amelioration of High Fructose Diet-Induced Insulin Resistance, Hyperuricemia, and Liver Oxidative Stress by Combined Use of Selective Agonists of PPAR-α and PPAR-γ in Rats by Mahmoud M. Farag, Ehab H. Ashour, Wessam F. El-Hadidy

“…Objective: In this study, we questioned whether fenofibrate (FF), a peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor (PPAR)-α agonist, and pioglitazone (PG), a PPAR-γ agonist, might be effective in ameliorating the metabolic syndrome in a rat model. Materials and Methods: The metabolic syndrome was induced by feeding rats a high-Fr (60%) diet for 10 weeks. …”
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Medical and Social Characteristics of Living Conditions, Lifestyle, and Motivation to Become a Doctor among Students and Residents of Medical University by D. P. Derbenev, E. N. Sergeeva

“…To conduct a medical and social analysis of living conditions, lifestyle, and motivation to become a doctor among students and residents of medical university.Materials and methods. The research was based on the data of a medical and sociological analysis carried out from 2020 to 2023. …”
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Evaluation of smear layer and Ca/P ratio in intra-radicular dentine irrigated with different irrigants adjunct with diode laser by Tarek Abdallah Abdel Salam, Doaa M. Sadony, El-sayed El-tayeb Abdallah, Haidy N. Salem

“…Abstract Background This study aims to determine the smear layer removal from the root canals using different irrigant solutions with diode laser. Methods A set of sixty human upper incisor teeth were chosen. …”
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Impact of a digital application on HbA1c levels in people with diabetes: a randomized controlled trial by Lena Roth, Nico Steckhan, Peter E. H. Schwarz

“…Compared to the CG, this reduction was more pronounced, especially in the per-protocol sample [mean difference, −0.28% points; 95% CI (−0.54; −0.02)]. …”
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Complementary and alternative medicine for treating amyotrophic lateral sclerosis: a narrative review by Mudan Cai, Eun Jin Yang

“…Based on this, we review the effects of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) in ALS animals or patients to verify the efficacy of CAM in incurable diseases. Methods: For this review, we searched published papers focusing on the effect of CAM in pre-clinical and clinical study in ALS. …”
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