Incidence Of Acute Kidney Injury In Mild, Moderate And Severe Cases Of Coronavirus Disease by Mahvesh Mahmud, Ashok Kumar, Khurram Baqai

“… Objective: The purpose of this research was to determine the incidence of  Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) in COVID-19-affected patients Methods: This retrospective cohort study was conducted at Ziauddin Hospital Clifton Campus from June to December 2020. …”
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Transcriptomic Profiling in Low-Risk Thyroid Cancer Induced by Microwave Ablation by Huarong Li, Lei Liang, Jianming Li

“…The plasma samples were used for chemokine detection purposes. …”
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A positive psychotherapy group intervention to increase distress tolerance and reduce feelings of entrapment in patients with multiple sclerosis by Yaghoob Harooni Jamalooei, Maryam Esmaeili, Ahmad Abedi, Mohammad R. Najafi

“…The context should be repeated and include larger and more ethnically and socioeconomically diverse examples.…”
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A cross- sectional study on perceptions and practice regarding rational use of antibiotics among persons attending outpatient department of a medical college and hospital by Archismita Santra, Sayanti Bandyopadhyay, Soumit Roy, Poulami Sarkar

“…Persons (Patients and their attendants) attending OPDs of our Medical College were included in the study. Materials and Methods: The study duration was 3 months, and sample size was 289. …”
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Fecal carriage of extended-spectrum β-lactamase- and AmpC- producing Escherichia coli among healthcare workers by Rasha H. Bassyouni, Sylvana Nady Gaber, Ahmed Ashraf Wegdan

“…This study aimed to determine the fecal carriage rate of extended-spectrum β-lactamase (ESBL)-producing E. coli among HCWs. Methodology: Stool samples were collected from 200 HCWs. Phenotypic screening for ESBL and AmpC β-lactamases was performed using disk diffusion and minimum inhibitory concentration methods followed by the combined disks test and double synergy differential test for confirmation. …”
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CLINICAL AND HISTOPATHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF PRIMARY BRAIN TUMOR DISEASE IN RSUP DR. KARIADI SEMARANG by Madani Hastutyosunu, Trianggoro Budisulistyo, Arinta Puspita Wati

“…Kariadi Semarang is often found with symptoms of headache followed by limb disorders and visual impairment, with a type of Astrocytic tumour that is more commonly found in men.…”
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Characterization of Health Status of Diabetic Population in the Area 2, Cienfuegos by Lister Garriga González, Midelsy Sánchez Nápoles, María de los Ángeles Vázquez Padrón

“…<strong><br />Results:</strong> female patients attend consultation more frequently than males, accounting for 68.32 % and the ≥ 51 age group is most affected, with 138 patients. …”
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Approximate power flow solutions‐based forecasting‐aided state estimation for power distribution networks by Zhenyu Wang, Zhao Xu, Donglian Qi, Yunfeng Yan, Jianliang Zhang

“…Abstract This paper presents an approximate power flow model‐based forecasting‐aided state estimation estimator for power distribution networks subject to naive forecasting methods and nonlinear filtering processes. To this end, this estimator designs a voltage perturbation vector around the priori‐determined nominal value as the dynamic state variable, which enables more detailed depictions of voltage changes. …”
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Effects of emotional intelligence on physical activity engagement and the mediating roles of achievement motivation and interpersonal relationship in Chinese undergraduate students by Chengfeng Yu, Aochuan Xue, Zhaohong Zeng, Qianjin Wu

“…It is imperative to enhance student involvement in physical activities.ObjectiveThis study aims to investigate the effect of emotional intelligence (EI) on undergraduate students’ physical activity engagement (PAE), to elucidate the mediating role of achievement motivation (AM) and interpersonal relationships (IR).MethodsA stratified whole-sample was used to survey 810 university students (19.84 ± 1.40 years). …”
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Oral and perioral manifestations of iron deficiency anemia in Hiwa Hospital in Sulaimani city by Kamal Hama Salih Amin, Amanj Abu-Bakr Jalal, Truska Faraidun Majeed

“…Conclusion: the manifestations are more common in patients than in control group. The frequency of oral lesions does not significantly different with the degree of anemia, except pallor of (vermillion border of lip and oral mucosa) and glossitis.…”
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Colonoscopic Findings of Patients with Lower Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Erbil City by Peris Sherwan Hassan, Abdulqadir Maqdid Zangana

“…When it was necessary, biopsy samples were also taken. Diagnosis was based on colonoscop- ic findings. …”
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Identity styles and academic status of Guilan University of Medical Sciences by Shahrokh Maghsoudi, Maedeh Rahimi, Abdolhosein Emami Sigaroodi, Ehsan KazemNezhadLeily

“…The samples were selected using a stratified systematic. …”
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PREVALENCE OF TYPE D PERSONALITY AND ITS ASSOCIATION WITH CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES AND THEIR RISK FACTORS ACCORDING TO THE ESSE STUDY CONDUCTED IN KEMEROVO REGION by A. N. Sumin, O. I. Raykh, E. V. Indukaeva, G. V. Artamonova

“…The total sample size was 1610 patients (men and women aged 25-64 years). …”
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Antibiotic resistance and resistance genes in Escherichia coli from poultry farms, southwest Nigeria by Olawale O Adelowo, Obasola E Fagade, Yvonne Agersø

“…Introduction: This study investigated the mechanisms of resistance in 36 E. coli isolated from waste, litter, soil and water samples collected from poultry farms in Southwestern Nigeria. …”
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Age-Related Macular Degeneration Prevalence and its Risk Factors in Iran: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Study by Parsa Panahi, Ali Kabir, Khalil Ghasemi Falavarjani

“…Further original studies are needed to draw more accurate conclusions.…”
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Diagnostic value of serum Cystatin C for contrast-induced nephropathy:A Meta-analysis by WANG Yu-qin, LUO Chang-qing, WANG Yu-mei, LI Zhen-qiong

“…Objective To evaluate the diagnostic value of serum Cystatin(Cys) C for contrastinduced nephropathy(CIN) in the clinical practice by Meta-analysis and discuss its meaning.Methods The PubMed,EMbase,Ovidsp,The Chinese Biomedical Literature Database,CNKI,Wanfang,VIP and other databases were searched According to the requirements the retrieved literatures were screened step by step.The quality of the selected literatures was assessed by the instrument of quality assessment of diagnostic accuracy studies(QUADAS).The data of the selected literatures were extracted and analyzed using Meta-DiSc software to calculate their pooled sensitivity,specificity and other indices.The diagnostic features of Cys C for CIN were evaluated by drawing symmetric receiver operator characteristic(SROC) curve.Results According to the requirements there were 9 articles including 2165 patients.The Meta-analysis showed that the pooled sensitivity and specificity of serum Cys C to diagnose CIN were 92%and 89%,the pooled positive likelihood ratio and negative likelihood ratio were 7.33 and 0.12,the pooled diagnostic odds ratio was 71.14,the area under the SROC curve was 0.9539,and Q index was 0.8958,showing that serum Cys C had good diagnostic capabilities for contrast media in the early and that the extent of damage of eGFR could be assessed by testing serum Cys C level clinically.Conclusions The present study suggests that as compared with serum creatinine clinically,serum Cys C is more sensitive to reflect renal toxicity of contrast media in the early.So to some extent serum Cys C has the diagnostic value.But the reliability of the study needs to be proved by the clinical multi-center study with a lot of samples.…”
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Mapping teacher wellbeing in Slovakia: insights into resilience, relationships, and support needs by Lenka Janik Blaskova, Lenka Janik Blaskova, Liz Winter

“…Additionally, the nation is uniquely positioned within a geopolitical landscape that intensifies stressors on its population.MethodsWe administered a brief online survey to a nationwide sample of teachers in Slovakia (n = 884). …”
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Multidimensional trajectories of multimorbidity, functional status, cognitive performance, and depressive symptoms among diverse groups of older adults by Ana R Quiñones, Corey L Nagel, Anda Botoseneanu, Jason T Newsom, David A Dorr, Jeffrey Kaye, Stephen M Thielke, Heather G Allore

“…Membership in the two most impaired classes was more likely for minoritized older adults.…”
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Navigating mortality: exploring the dynamic changes related to cultural worldviews and self-esteem in cancer patients by Jia Zhou, Furong Zhou, Yan Tang, Jun Ma

“…Abstract Background This study examines the dynamic changes between cultural worldview and self-esteem as distal defense mechanisms in cancer patients and explores the role of these mechanisms in the different psychological stages of cancer patients’ resistance to death, thereby elucidating the unique responses of cancer patients to the salience of death. Methods Our sample comprises 113 cancer patients and 92 dental pain patients. …”
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Uncontrolled Hypertension in a Group of Hypertensive Patients in Erbil by Kameran Hassan Ismail, Bushra Baker Khidder

“…A convenience sample of 400 hypertensive patients attended outpatient clinics at Rizgary teaching hospital in Erbil city was included. …”
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