Comprehensive analysis of a-and b-thalassemia genotypes and hematologic phenotypes by Heng Wang, Hai Huang, Yaping Chen, Xie Dan, Bangquan An, Shengwen Huang

“…However, there are few large-sample studies on the correlation between genotypes and phenotypes in Guizhou Province. …”
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Variation of Concentrations of Angiotensin II, AngiotensinConverting Enzyme and Matrix Metalloprotease-9 in Tears and Serum of Patients with Diabetic Retinopathy by V. V. Neroev, N. B. Chesnokova, T. A. Pavlenko, T. D. Okhotsimskaya, O. V. Beznos, V. A. Fadeeva, S. V. Struchkova

“…Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is becoming more and more widespread disease. Investigation of local changes of metabolic pathways in the eye improves our knowledge about diabetic retinopathy pathogenesis and provide perspective for the development of new pathogenetically based and individually focused therapy of this disease.Purpose of the study was to determine the concentrations of angiotensin II (AII), angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) and matrix metalloprotease-9 (MMP-9) in tears and serum of patients with diabetic retinopathy, estimate their significance for the evaluation of diabetic retinopathy severity and choice of treatment.Patients and methods. …”
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Clinical Profiles and Medication Predictors in Early Childhood Psychiatric Referrals: A 10-Year Retrospective Study by Leyla Bozatlı, Hasan Cem Aykutlu, Cansu Uğurtay Dayan, Tuğçe Ataş, Esra Nisa Arslan, Yeşim Özge Gündüz Gül, Işık Görker

“…These complaints were more prevalent among children who received psychiatric diagnoses. …”
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Qualitative and Quantitative Assessment of T2-Weighted Imaging Signal Variations in Prostate MRI Following Different Abstinence Periods: A Study in Young Healthy Men by Ma W, Ren B, Gao Y, Bai W

“…The Wilcoxon rank-sum test and independent samples t-test were employed to compare differences between the two groups.Results: A total of 50 young male patients participated in the study, with 20 patients having an abstinence period of more than 3 days and 30 patients having an abstinence period of 3 days or less. …”
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Abstract 253: Impact of Gender and Marital Status on Door‐To‐Needle and Door‐To‐Puncture time and Acute Stroke Outcome by Nurose Karim, Dmitry Tumin, Sehrish Karim, Shailesh Male

“…Introduction Delays in acute treatment of ischemic stroke have been associated with worse outcomes [1]. Women are more likely to present with atypical stroke symptoms than men, causing delay in pre‐hospital diagnosis and seeking medical attention [2‐3]. …”
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“If I could read your mind…”: parental mentalizing in mothers with borderline personality disorder by Jana Zitzmann, Anna Georg, Charlotte Rosenbach, Babette Renneberg

“…In addition, mothers with BPD used more mental attributes with negative valence when asked to describe their child and the relationship compared to both other groups and more self-related mental attributes compared to healthy mothers. …”
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Physiological Aspects of Lipid Metabolism in the Arctic Zone of the Russian Federation (Review) by Veronika A. Solovyova, Ulker G. Guseynova, Nataliya V. Solovieva, Nikolay S. Ishekov, Andrey G. Soloviev, Lyubov I. Gubareva

“…However, in recent decades, low levels of both omega-3 and omega-6 PUFAs have become more common. For early detection of signs of lipid metabolism disorders, we need to study not only the “traditional” parameters, i.e. total cholesterol, TG, LDL and HDL, but also apoA-I and apoB as well as omega-6 and omega-3 PUFAs in order to develop science-based diagnostic methods, differentiated wellness programmes and therapeutic measures.…”
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Evaluation of the corrective effect of therapeutic plasmapheresis on the state of renal function in patients after surgical treatment of localized kidney cancer by S. N. Dimitriadi, N. D. Ushakova, A. V. Velichko, E. M. Frantsiyants

“…The average increase in creatinine in group I was significantly higher: more than 5 times on day 5 and more than 4 times on day 6 and 7 of the study (p<0.05). …”
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Measuring quality of family planning counselling and its effects on uptake of contraceptives in public health facilities in Uttar Pradesh, India: A cross-sectional analysis. by Arnab K Dey, Sarah Averbach, Anvita Dixit, Amit Chakraverty, Nabamallika Dehingia, Dharmendra Chandurkar, Kultar Singh, Vikas Choudhry, Jay G Silverman, Anita Raj

“…We found that each point increase in QFPC, including increasing quality of counselling, is associated with higher odds of clients selecting an intrauterine device (IUD) (aRR:1.03; 95% CI:1.01-1.05) and sterilization (aRR:1.06; 95% CI:1.03-1.08), compared to no method selected.<h4>Conclusions</h4>High-quality FP counselling is associated with clients subsequently selecting more effective contraceptives, including IUD and sterilization, in India. …”
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Risk of COVID-19-related bullying, harassment and stigma among healthcare workers: an analytical cross-sectional global study by Timothy D Dye, Lisette Alcantara, Shazia Siddiqi, Monica Barbosu, Saloni Sharma, Tiffany Panko, Eva Pressman

“…Thematic qualitative analysis provided insight into lived experience of COVID-19-related bullying.Setting We recruited potential participants in four languages (English, Spanish, French, Italian) through Amazon Mechanical Turk’s online workforce and Facebook.Participants Our sample included 7411 people from 173 countries who were aged 18 years or over.Findings HCW significantly experienced more COVID-19-related bullying after controlling for the confounding effects of job-related, personal, geographic and sociocultural variables (aOR: 1.5; 95% CI 1.2 to 2.0). …”
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The content quality and educational significance of early childhood caries on short video platforms by Ming-Na Huang, Hong Lu, Ming-Yue Huang, Cai-Yu Li, Yue-Mei Zheng, Dan Wang, Shi-Jun Tang

“…Conclusions It is necessary for more healthcare professionals and institutions to join in to improve the quality of content on short video platforms and solve more health problems for patients through short videos.…”
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Cell-free (RNA) and cell-associated (DNA) HIV-1 and postnatal transmission through breastfeeding. by James Ndirangu, Johannes Viljoen, Ruth M Bland, Siva Danaviah, Claire Thorne, Philippe Van de Perre, Marie-Louise Newell

“…<h4>Conclusions</h4>The findings suggest that cell-associated virus level (per ml) is more important for early postpartum HIV-1 transmission (at 6 weeks) than cell-free virus. …”
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Association between overactive bladder and female sexual frequency: a cross-sectional analysis of the National Health and nutrition examination survey data by Bo Zhang, Yi Gu, Yuanyuan Li, Yiming Chen, Xingliang Feng

“…Conclusion The study demonstrated the positive association between OAB and FSD measured by low sexual frequency among women 20–59 years old in the U.S. population; it is necessary to perform more comprehensive cohort studies to gain more profound understanding of the association between them.…”
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Satisfying basic psychological needs through a recreational sports programme for people with intellectual disability: human growth and adapted sport in focus by Nerea Crespo-Eguílaz, Nerea Crespo-Eguílaz, Nerea Crespo-Eguílaz, Leyre Gambra, Apolinar Varela, Raúl Fraguela-Vale

“…The aim of this study is to assess the impact of the Más Que Tenis (“More Than Just Tennis”) inclusive recreational sports programme on the satisfaction of BPN among athletes with ID, taking into account factors such as age, gender and type of activity.MethodsThe sample for the study comprised 50 athletes (68% male) with ID (IQ: X = 54.33; sd = 13.43), aged 17–54 years. …”
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Tracheostomy in infants: Indications and outcomes by Sovtić Aleksandar, Gojšina Bojana, Baljošević Ivan, Popović Stefan

“…The aim of this study was to compare the treatment outcome between two laparoscopic techniques: the PFC technique and mesh placement without suture closure (IPOM technique) for defects under 4 cm in patients with ventral hernias. Methods. The study sample was comprised of 50 patients who underwent laparoscopic ventral hernia surgery from January 1, 2018, until December 31, 2020. …”
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Mitochondrial-Localized Protein Transcript Abundance can Predict the Prognosis of Endometrial Carcinoma: A Retrospective Analysis by Weifei Liang, Hong Lin, Donglin Sun, Minghui Tang

“…Methods: The UCEC RNA sequencing data was accessed at the Cancer Genome Atlas project, containing 539 UCEC samples and 35 tumor-adjacent tissue. …”
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Screen time and adolescent well-being: a comparative study of Russia and Cuba by Dmitry Kornienko, Natalia A. Rudnova, Aleksander Veraksa, Jorge Enrique Torralbas Oslé, Apollinaria Chursina, Emely Corcho Rosales

“…Considering the prevailing worldwide pattern of excessive internet usage and social media consumption, we expect to observe rare and minor variations in screen time and its effects on health and well-being.MethodsThe sample consists of 524 adolescents between the ages of 13 and 18 (M = 15.6; SD = 1.28), with 58.7% female. …”
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End-of-life health literacy, knowledge and behaviours towards advance care planning among older adults: cross-sectional evidence from Switzerland by Ralf J Jox, Maud Wieczorek, Clément Meier, Sarah Vilpert, Jürgen Maurer, Carmen Borrat-Besson

“…This study thus investigates the associations between individuals’ end-of-life health literacy and their knowledge and behaviours toward ACP among a population-based sample of adults aged 58+ years in Switzerland.Methods We used data from 1319 respondents from Wave 8 (2019/2020) of the Survey on Health, Ageing, and Retirement in Europe. …”
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Application of machine learning algorithms for predicting the life-long physiological effects of zinc oxide Micro/Nano particles on Carum copticum by Maryam Mazaheri-Tirani, Soleyman Dayani, Majid Iranpour Mobarakeh

“…Machine learning (ML) methods are recommended to elucidate more consistence and predictable relations among the affected parameters. …”
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Need for individualized counseling regarding psoriasis systemic therapy in women of childbearing age: analysis of the PsoFem study at the University Medical Center Hamburg by Brigitte Stephan, MD, Rachel Sommer, PhD, Matthias Augustin, MD, Nomun Ganjuur, MD, Neuza da Silva, PhD

“…Limitations:. The small sample size prevented comparative analyses between patients planning a pregnancy in the short- vs long-term future. …”
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