Epidemiological profile of patients treated at the Cornea's Department of the Reference Center in Ophthalmology, Goiás, Brazil by Fernanda Mendonça Galvão, Alexia Larissa de Souza, Hugo Mendes Silva, Marcia Cristina Toledo, Victor Falcão Pereira Costa, Yael Porto Silva, Cláudia Gomide Vilela de Sousa Franco, Larissa Fernanda Queiroz Elias, Marcos Rassi Fernandes

“…Keratoconus was more prevalent among 11 to 40-year-old individuals, and sex differences were absent (p = 0.283). …”
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Modification of activated carbon prepared from black liquor with the copper ion and its application to adsorption phenol by Amir Mohammadpour, Ahmad Hallajisani, Mohammad Azadfallah, Yahya Hamzeh

“…The growing demand for effective and environmentally friendly phenol removal methods has led to a growing interest in investigating the potential of using biomass-derived activated carbon. …”
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Diabetes medication prescribing trends based on provider type and location in the United States by Susan D. Meeke, Megan M. Weemer

“…Background: As primary care physician numbers continue to decline, more patients with type 2 diabetes are likely to receive care from advanced practice providers (APPs), including physician assistants and nurse practitioners. …”
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Is consumer response to plain/standardised tobacco packaging consistent with framework convention on tobacco control guidelines? A systematic review of quantitative studies. by Martine Stead, Crawford Moodie, Kathryn Angus, Linda Bauld, Ann McNeill, James Thomas, Gerard Hastings, Kate Hinds, Alison O'Mara-Eves, Irene Kwan, Richard I Purves, Stuart L Bryce

“…Findings were largely consistent, irrespective of location and sample.<h4>Conclusions</h4>The evidence strongly suggests that standardised packaging will reduce the appeal of packaging and of smoking in general; that it will go some way to reduce consumer misperceptions regarding product harm based upon package design; and will help make the legally required on-pack health warnings more salient.…”
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Mortality and chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE) among enforcers and non-enforcers in the National Hockey League (NHL) by Jeffrey S. Markowitz

“…Goalies and players with less than 30 games of NHL experience were excluded.ResultsThe matching procedure resulted in equivalent cohorts with respect to birth year (1969.9) and first NHL season played (1991.3). Significantly more ENFs had died (n = 23, 9.6% vs. n = 9, 3.8%; p = 0.01) and significantly more ENFs had been given a diagnosis of CTE (n = 7, 2.9% vs. n = 1, 0.4%; p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Occurrence of Cytomegalovirus among pregnant antenatal women within Bauchi metropolis, Nigeria by Timothy Waje, Mahmud Yerima Iliyasu, Ahmed Faruk Umar, Ediga B. Agbo

“…Abstracts: Objectives of the research: The objectives of this research were to investigate the occurrence of Cytomegalovirus, determine the prevalence rate and in relation to certain demographic and risk factors, clinical variables, and outcomes among an antenatal cohort of women in the Bauchi metropolis, Nigeria. Patients and methods: Ethical approval was obtained from the relevant ethical committees for blood sample collection. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Cataract Surgery on Tear Film Parameters by Vincent D. Venincasa, Anat Galor, William Feuer, David J. Lee, Hermes Florez, Michael J. Venincasa

“…Methods. 29 patients were seen at the Miami Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC) who had cataract surgery by phacoemulsification in one eye more than 3 months prior to the study date and had no history of surgical intervention in their fellow eye. …”
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Impact of an exercise program combined with dietary advice on avoiding insulin prescription in women with gestational diabetes: a randomized controlled trial by Michel Boulvain, Véronique Othenin-Girard, François R. Jornayvaz, Bengt Kayser

“…Population Pregnant women at 25–35 weeks of gestation diagnosed with GDM. Methods Women in the intervention group participated in weekly, supervised, 30–45 min exercise sessions and were encouraged to accumulate more than 5000 steps per day, tracked by a pedometer, in addition to receiving usual care. …”
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An evidence synthesis approach for combining different data sources illustrated using entomological efficacy of insecticides for indoor residual spraying. by Nathan Green, Fiacre Agossa, Boulais Yovogan, Richard Oxborough, Jovin Kitau, Pie Müller, Edi Constant, Mark Rowland, Emile F S Tchacaya, Koudou G Benjamin, Thomas S Churcher, Michael Betancourt, Ellie Sherrard-Smith

“…<h4>Results</h4>Many more data are available in aggregated format (N = 23 datasets, 4 studies) relative to comprehensive format (N = 2 datasets, 1 study). …”
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Bacterial Factors Associated with Lethal Outcome of Enteropathogenic Escherichia coli Infection: Genomic Case-Control Studies. by Michael S Donnenberg, Tracy H Hazen, Tamer H Farag, Sandra Panchalingam, Martin Antonio, Anowar Hossain, Inacio Mandomando, John Benjamin Ochieng, Thandavarayan Ramamurthy, Boubou Tamboura, Anita Zaidi, Myron M Levine, Karen Kotloff, David A Rasko, James P Nataro

“…The gene clusters more prevalent in strains from LI than those from NSI and AI included those encoding proteins involved in O-antigen biogenesis, while clusters encoding type 3 secretion effectors EspJ and OspB were among those more prevalent in strains from non-lethal infections. …”
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Features and relationships of metabolic syndrome components in men with androgen deficiency. Part 2. Disorders of carbohydrate and purine metabolism. Retrospective study data by Z. Sh. Pavlova, V. Yu. Grevina

“…Thus, the thesis is confirmed that the more significant the violation of carbohydrate and purine metabolism, the more profound could be androgenic deficiency. …”
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Effect of Narrative Nursing Intervention on Patients with Specific Digestive Tract Malignancies (Esophageal, Gastric, and Intestinal Cancers): A Retrospective Study by Zheng Y

“…Economic, physical, and emotional burden levels also decreased more in the observation group (P< 0.05). Quality of life scores in physiological, social/family, emotional, and functional conditions improved more in the observation group (P< 0.05). …”
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The Prevalence of Gingival Recession According to the Cairo Classification in a Population from the North of Portugal by Beatriz Moura, Filomena Salazar, Rosana Costa, Cristina Cabral, Cátia Reis

“…Buccal side RT2 and buccal and lingual/palatine side RT3 were more prevalent in males. Buccal side RT2 was more prevalent in ex-smokers compared to nonsmokers. …”
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Knowledge and behaviors of Turkish dentists regarding rational drug use in pediatric patients: a cross-sectional survey by Menekşe Alim, Nurhan Öztaş Kirmizi

“…Therefore, the aim of this study was to evaluate the knowledge and behaviors of dentists caring for pediatric patients regarding rational drug use and the factors associated with these behaviors. Materials and methods In this cross-sectional study, the sample consisted of 260 Turkish dentists. …”
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Smoking habits, knowledge about and attitudes toward smoking among employees in health institutions in Serbia by Stojanović Miodrag, Mušović Dijana, Petrović Branislav, Milošević Zoran, Milosavljević Ivica, Višnjić Aleksandar, Sokolović Dušan

“…The aim of the study was to determine the smoking behavior, knowledge and attitudes and cessation advice given to patients by healthcare professionals in Serbia. Methods. A stratified random cluster sample of 1,383 participants included all types of health institutions in Serbia excluding Kosovo. …”
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The efficacy of enhanced recovery program compared to routine care for patients undergoing knee replacement surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yanyan Ju, Guangling Wang, Xinglei Xiao

“…Subgroup analysis for the length of hospital stay revealed that enhanced recovery program was more effective in those with a body mass index (BMI) equal to or less than 30 Kg/m2, in individuals aged more than 65 years, and in studies with a sample size of more than 100 participants. …”
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Socio-epidemiological study of bovine brucellosis: Seasonal cattle migration in Myanmar by Su Su Hlaing, Hiroichi Kono

“…Results: Seasonal migratory farmers had a lower education level, more family members, more cattle heads, and higher income from cattle raising. …”
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Evaluation of a HIV voluntary opt-out screening program in a Singapore hospital. by Xin Quan Tan, Wei-Ping Goh, Indumathi Venkatachalam, Diana Goh, Revathi Sridhar, Hwang Ching Chan, Sophia Archuleta

“…Patients who opted-in were likely to be younger, more educated and reported having more regular sexual partners. …”
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Women in the Russian Service for Emergencies: Motivation for Enter the Service and Career Features by M. A. Kashina, N. P. Nastasyuk

“…Sample survey: 200 university graduates, representing all areas of study. …”
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Predicting leadership emergence in global virtual teams by Ilan Alon, Erik Lankut, Marjaana Gunkel, Ziaul Haque Munim, Vasyl Taras, Nicole Franziska Richter

“… Objective: This study examines the individual factors that predict whether individuals will emerge as leaders in global virtual teams, which often lack a more formal leadership structure. Research Design & Methods: We focus on emotional intelligence (EQ) and cultural intelligence (CQ) as two contemporary concepts that are of key relevance to leadership success. …”
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