Determinants of communication between partners about STD symptoms: implications for partner referral in South Africa by A. Meyer-Weitz, P. Reddy, B. van den Borne, G. Kok, J. Pietersen

“…In this study, “talking with a partner about STD symptoms” before seeking medical treatment was viewed as an indication of the likelihood of future partner referral behaviour. Methods: A randomly selected sample of 1 477 patients with STD symptoms was interviewed using a structured questionnaire. …”
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Evaluating Food Intake of Post-Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients According to a European Guideline and Mediterranean Diet Score: DICA-NUTS Substudy by Rodrigo Damasceno de Oliveira, Lívia Costa de Oliveira, Marcio Santos Prazeres, Tais Saint Martin Fonseca, Aline Marcadenti, Angela Cristine Bersch-Ferreira, Rachel Helena Vieira Machado, Elisa Maia dos Santos, Annie Seixas Bello Moreira, Grazielle Vilas Bôas Huguenin

“…According to the 2021 ESC guidelines, the fiber intake was low with more than 79% of the sample consuming less than 30 g per day. …”
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Smart Phone Use and its Effect on Cognition: A Cross-sectional Study in Undergraduate Medical Students by Bageshree N Pande, Mitali Kumbhar

“…Thirty-five students (54.68%) use only 1-2 social media platforms, 27 students (42.18%) use 3-4, and only 2 students (3.12%) use more than 4. Eleven students (17.1%) use mobile phones for less than two hours daily, 37 students (57.81%) use them for 2-4 hours daily, and 16 students (25%) spend more than four hours on them. …”
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Abstract 224: Morphological characteristics of carotid webs associated with stroke risk and clot burden by Pedro N. Martins, Mateus D. Monteiro, Mohamed A. Tarek, Fadi Nahab, Jaydevsinh Dolia, Jason Allen, Michael Frankel, Raul Nogueira, Diogo Haussen

“…The cranial angle was more acute for symptomatic CaW (66.9°[57.1°‐78.4°] vs. 76.2°[66.9°‐88.7°];p=0.046). …”
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The problematic case of data leakage: A case for leave-profile-out cross-validation in 3-dimensional digital soil mapping by Kingsley John, Daniel D. Saurette, Brandon Heung

“…Here, we argue that LSOCV results in contamination of the test dataset due to the potential vertical autocorrelation of soil properties from different samples within the same profile, and a more appropriate approach for testing 3D DSM models should be to fully partition all soil samples from the same profile to either the training or test dataset (i.e., LPOCV). …”
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Polycystic ovary syndrome and epithelial-mesenchymal transition: Mendelian randomization and single-cell analysis insights by Dong Liu, Dan Liu, Kunyan Zhou

“…In PCOS samples, fibroblasts exhibited more extensive communication with secretory epithelial cells, indicating a more complex intercellular interaction within this condition. …”
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Australia IBD Microbiome (AIM) Study: protocol for a multicentre longitudinal prospective cohort study by Nan Wu, Sudarshan Paramsothy, Simon Ghaly, Ramesh Paramsothy, Astrid-Jane Williams, Crispin Corte, Steven Leach

“…The AIM Study will also gather extensive demographic, clinical, lifestyle and dietary data known to influence microbial composition in order to generate a more complete understanding of the interplay between patients with IBD and their microbiota.Methods The AIM Study is an Australian multicentre longitudinal prospective cohort study, which will enrol 1000 participants; 500 patients with IBD and 500 healthy controls over a 5-year period. …”
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The significance of the expression of cell proliferation and inflammation markers in the development of acquired middle ear cholesteatoma by Erdoglija Milan, Grgurević Uglješa, Cerović Snežana, Jović Milena, Baletić Nenad, Sotirović Jelena

“…This research should influence further studying of etiology and development of acquired middle ear cholesteatoma. Methods. We investigated clinical, histological and immunohistochemical characteristics of cholesteatoma in 50 samples from operated patients with acquired middle ear cholesteatomas. …”
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Quality of Life for Patients with Epilepsy in Baghdad City. by Wadad Kamel Mohammed, Sabah Abdullah Jafaar

“…The majority of patients with epilepsy was young with low educational level and had moderate socio-economic status. More than half of the study sample is single and housewives. …”
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The Genoa Vascular Biobank: A Today Resource for Future Perspectives in Vascular Research by Chiara Barisione, Jorge Miguel Mena Vera, Caterina Ivaldo, Silvia Ortona, Pier Francesco Ferrari, Paola Visconti, Michele Paudice, Martina Bastianon, Caterina Melani, Gaddiel Mozzetta, Valerio Vellone, Giovanni Pratesi, Domenico Palombo

“…Collaborative studies and sample sharing are welcome.…”
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Beyond Bleeding: An Analysis of Presenting Symptoms Among Black Patients with Endometrial Cancer by Maya E. Gross, Mindy Pike, Julianna Alson, Patrice Williams, Mollie E. Wood, Erica Marsh, Erin Carey, Til Stürmer, Ronit Katz, Whitney R. Robinson, Kemi M. Doll

“…The purpose of this study is to analyze symptomatology among Black patients with EC in the Guidelines for Ultrasound in the Detection of Early Endometrial Cancer study and to compare with those undergoing benign hysterectomy. Methods: This is a retrospective consecutive patient sample of Black individuals undergoing hysterectomy in an academic-affiliated 10-hospital health care system from 2014 to 2020. …”
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The level of immunity against hepatitis B virus among employees of a police unit by Seyed Amin Mousavi Nezhad, Hasan Reza Allipour abdoli, Hamid Mashhadi Aghaei

“…Conclusion: Considering that more than one thirds of the samples did not have the necessary safety to prevent hepatitis B infection; therefore, staff training about repercussions of such disease and the role of vaccination in preventing disease is necessary.…”
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ChatGPT4’s diagnostic accuracy in inpatient neurology: A retrospective cohort study by Sebastian Cano-Besquet, Tyler Rice-Canetto, Hadi Abou-El-Hassan, Simon Alarcon, Jason Zimmerman, Leo Issagholian, Nasser Salomon, Ivan Rojas, Joseph Dhahbi, Michael M. Neeki

“…Our study evaluated the diagnostic accuracy of CG4 within an inpatient neurology consultation service. Methods: We conducted a review of all patients listed on the daily neurology consultation roster at Arrowhead Regional Medical Center in Colton, CA, for all days surveyed until we reached a total of 51 patients, ensuring a complete and representative sample of the patient population. …”
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Systematic review of gut microbiota composition, metabolic alterations, and the effects of treatments on PCOS and gut microbiota across human and animal studies by Aya Hanna, Hassan Abbas, Fayez Yassine, Alia AlBush, Melhem Bilen, Melhem Bilen, Melhem Bilen

“…Alterations in gut-derived metabolites, including short-chain fatty acids and bile acids, highlighted the multifaceted nature of PCOS, with implications extending to metabolic, hormonal, and gut-brain axis disruptions.DiscussionIn conclusion, PCOS exhibits complex interactions between gut microbiota and metabolic pathways, necessitating further research with standardized methods and larger sample sizes to elucidate the microbiome's role in PCOS.…”
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Multimorbidity in the working-age population of Serbia: Results from the 2019 National Health Survey by Radić Ivana, Harhaji Sanja, Dragnić Nataša, Mijatović-Jovanović Vesna, Čanković Sonja, Čanković Dušan

“…Methods. The study is part of “The 2019 Serbian National Health Survey”, a c ross-sectional study conducted on a representative stratified two-stage sample. …”
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IL-32 expression associated with lymph vessel invasion in intestinal type of gastric cancer by Pavlović Mladen, Jurišević Milena, Gajović Nevena, Mitrović Slobodanka, Jovanović Milan, Radosavljević Gordana, Pantić Jelena, Radovanović Dragče, Arsenijević Nebojša, Jovanović Ivan

“…The aim of study was to determine expression of interleukin (IL)-32, proinflammatory and angiogenic mediators in the tumor, peritumor and healthy tissue, in patients with intestinal gastric cancer and the relationship with the disease severity. Methods. The tissue samples of intestinal type of the tumor of 60 patients with GC were analyzed. …”
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Clinical Significance of Amyloid Precursor Protein in Patients with Testicular Germ Cell Tumor by Yuta Yamada, Tetsuya Fujimura, Satoru Takahashi, Kenichi Takayama, Tomohiko Urano, Taro Murata, Daisuke Obinata, Yasuyoshi Ouchi, Yukio Homma, Satoshi Inoue

“…Therefore, we aimed to investigate the immunoreactivity (IR) and expression of APP in TGCTs and evaluated its clinical relevance. Materials and Methods. We performed an analysis of immunohistochemistry and mRNA expression of APP in 64 testicular specimens and 21 snap-frozen samples obtained from 1985 to 2004. …”
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Effect of applying ultrasonic-milk-analyzer for detecting composition of cow milk adulterated with table salt and sugar by WANG Yan-bin, LIU Dong-hong, ZHOU Xiang-hua, YE Xing-qian

“…Comparison with the FOSS-134 infra-milk-analyzer and standard-methods (GB) has been carried out. The three methods gave agreement in detecting the same milk sample diluted with water. …”
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Two decades of Lloviu virus in Europe: knowns and unknowns about the European filovirus by Dr Gábor Kemenesi, Dr Zsófia Lanszki, Ágota Ábrahám, Dr Sándor A Boldogh, Dr Simon Scott, professor Nigel Temperton, Dr Edward Wright, Dr Pierre Nouvellet, Dr Stefania Leopardi, Dr Paola Di Benedictis, Dr Adam Hume, Dr Elke Mühlberger, Levente Sipos-Szabó, Dr Dávid Bajusz, Dr Heliana Dundarova, Dr Szilárd L Bücs, Dr Branka Bajić, Dr Ivana Budinski, Dr Štefan Matis, Dr Tamás Görföl

“…During the last decade we collected and screened more than 2000 blood samples with PCR and serology from eight countries. …”
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Diagnostic Value of Ascitic Tumor Markers for Gastric Cancer-associated Malignant Ascites by Yaewon Yang, Hong Jun Kim, Se-il Go, Woo Kyun Bae, Eun-Kee Song, Seonggyu Byeon, Hee Kyung Kim, Yusook Jeong, Jihyun Kwon, Ki Hyeong Lee, Hee Bok Chae, Seung-Myoung Son, Dae Hoon Kim, Hyo Yung Yun, Hye Sook Han

“…Conclusions Measurement of tumor markers, such as CEA, CA 72-4, and CA 19-9, in ascites samples could help diagnose GC-ascites, and combining two or more tumor markers could further increase the diagnostic yield, even in cytology-negative patients.…”
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