Trends and outcomes of fertility preservation for girls, adolescents and young adults with Turner syndrome: A prospective cohort study by Kenny A. Rodriguez-Wallberg, Kenny A. Rodriguez-Wallberg, Fotios Sergouniotis, Fotios Sergouniotis, Hanna P. Nilsson, Frida E. Lundberg, Frida E. Lundberg

“…In total, 26% of the cohort has undergone fertility treatment or expressed further interest in fertility preservation. …”
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A cost-effectiveness analysis of glass ionomer cement as fissure sealant in school-based fissure sealant programme in the district of Pontian, Johor by Yacob, Habibah

“…The unsealed group has higher chances to develop caries. Considering the health gain (reduced caries) and the benefit enjoyed by those receiving fissure sealant, it is concluded that this fissure sealant programme is cost-effective even though the total calculated cost is slightly higher than that in unsealed group.…”
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Evaluation of anxiety and depression and its associated factors using HADS questionnaire in nasolacrimal duct obstruction patients by Al-Abbas, Ali Hadi Saud

“…Version 26). Results: A total of 109 patients diagnosed with NLDO participated in this study. …”
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Multiple linear regression model analysis in predicting fasting blood glucose level in healthy subjects by Aishah, A. F. Q. A., Ummu Kulthum, Jamaludin, Zainuriah, M. R., Norhilda, A. K.

“…Fasting blood glucose are significantly difference (p<0.05) with blood pressure and others lipid profile substances except for total cholesterol. All lipid profile substances are significantly difference (p<0.05) with blood pressure level. …”
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Socioeconomic and Geographic Pattern of Food Consumption and Dietary Diversity among Children Aged 6–23 Months Old in Ghana by Isaac Anane, Fengying Nie, Jiaqi Huang

“…We used the latest national representative, cross-sectional data from the Ghana Demographic and Health Survey (GDHS-2014). A total of 887 children aged 6–23 months were used in the final analysis. …”
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Cannabinoid Therapeutic Effects in Inflammatory Bowel Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Antonio Vinci, Fabio Ingravalle, Dorian Bardhi, Nicola Cesaro, Sara Frassino, Francesca Licata, Marco Valvano

“…(1) Introduction: Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) patients may benefit from cannabinoid administration supplementary therapy; currently no consensus on its effect has been reached. (2) Methods: a systematic review of RCTs on cannabinoid supplementation therapy in IBD has been conducted; data sources were MEDLINE, Scopus, ClinicalTrials. (3) Results: out of 974 papers found with electronic search, six studies have been included into the systematic review, and five of them, for a grand total of 208 patients, were included into the meta-analysis. (4) Conclusions: cannabinoid supplementation as adjuvant therapy may increase the chances of success for standard therapy of Crohn’s Disease during the induction period; no statement on its potential usage during maintenance period can be derived from retrieved evidence. …”
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Comparison of aflatoxins contamination levels in betel nuts (Areca catechu L.) imported from Asian countries by Muhammad Asif Asghar, Aftab Ahmed, Muhammad Arif Asghar

“…Therefore, instant actions should be engaged and re-evaluate agricultural procedures and regular monitoring of AFs level in food stuffs to minimize the chances of various diseases such as oral pre-cancerous oral wounds, submucous fibrosis and squamous cell carcinoma (cancer).…”
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Management of the proximal tibia fractures by mini external fixation: A case series of 30 cases by Samar K Biswas, Subhash R Puri, Anil Salgia, Sahil Sanghi, Furqan Mir, Rahul Mehta

“…Material and Method: A total of 30 patients having proximal tibial fractures admitted at our center between 2008 and 2010 were taken and the procedure carried out was closed manipulative reduction and stabilization with mini external fixator. …”
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Duração do aleitamento materno, regime alimentar e fatores associados segundo condições de vida em Salvador, Bahia, Brasil by Lucivalda P. Magalhães de Oliveira, Ana Marlúcia O. Assis, Gecynalda Soares da Silva Gomes, Matildes da S. Prado, Maurício L. Barreto

“…A duração mediana do aleitamento exclusivo, predominante e total foi de 30,6, 73 e 131,5 dias, respectivamente. …”
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Targeting the RBD of Omicron Variant (B.1.1.529) with Medicinal Phytocompounds to Abrogate the Binding of Spike Glycoprotein with the hACE2 Using Computational Molecular Search and... by Abdulrahim R. Hakami

“…The variant is distinguished from other variants of concern (VOCs) with an increased (15) number of mutations in the receptor-binding domain (RBD) and suggests higher chances of causing reinfections. Initial reports also claimed that this variant escapes all the neutralizing antibodies, thus demanding a novel strategy against it. …”
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Tumor-mimicking musculoskeletal infectious lesions: Experience of a single referral center by Aydın Özlem, Çelik Aykut, Batibay Sefa Giray, Yildirim Ayse Nur Toksoz, Okay Erhan, Ayaz Tunahan, Zenginkinet Tulay, Ozkan Korhan

“…The study included 21 patients with a median age (IQR) of 37 (1 month – 72 years) years, and 13 (61%) patients were men. In total, 16 (76%) patients were admitted to the hospital with complaints of pain. …”
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Antibiogram of bacterial flora of public health significance associated with postharvest Irvingia gabonensis seeds in Lagos State, Nigeria by Olorunjuwon Omolaja Bello, Temitope Kudirat Bello, Olubukola Oluranti Babalola, William Olusola Olu-Aderoumu

“…The agar disc-diffusion method was employed to determine the antibiotic resistance profiles of the isolates. A total of 263 bacterial isolates (129 Gram-positive and 134 Gram-negative) were encountered. …”
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Clinical profile, diagnostic challenges, and outcomes in subacute/chronic cerebral sinus venous thrombosis by Virender Sachdeva, Rohan Nalawade, Mohan Kannam, Rajat Kapoor, Goura Chattannavar, Sheetal Bajirao Kale, Jenil Sheth, Akshay Badakere, Debasmita Majhi, Vivekanand Uttamrao Warkad, Pratik Chougule, Ramesh Kekunnaya

“…Average visual function remained stable in majority of patients at last follow-up. In total, 47.6% of patients had best-corrected visual acuity ≥20/30 at the final follow-up. …”
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Predictors of Hospitalization Among Newly Admitted Skilled Nursing Facility Residents: Rethinking the Role of Functional Decline by Sun J. Kim, Joo H. Lee, Shunichi Nakagawa, Elizabeth Bukowy, Ankoor Biswas, Boram Han, Yeilim Cho, Hyun Phil Shin, Ji Won Yoo

“…Methods: We used Minimum Data Set (MDS) Version 2.0 in the state of Michigan between 2007 and 2009. In total, 196,662 new SNF admissions were observed. …”
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Estratégias de comercialização de grãos de produtores rurais de duas regiões do Centro-Sul do estado do Paraná / Grain commercialization strategies of rural area producers of two s... by Sueli Karling, Henrique Soares Koehler, Vânia Di Addario Guimarães

“…Ao estratificar a amostra da Cooperativa A, em mini, pequenos e grandes produtores, os valores confirmam os resultados da amostra total.…”
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How Can We Introduce ART into Wild Felid Conservation in Practice? Joint Experience in Semen Collection from Captive Wild Felids in Europe by Sylwia Prochowska, Wojciech Niżański, Feline Snoeck, Eline Wydooghe, Ann Van Soom, Joanna Kochan, Vasyl Stefanyk

“…Higher involvement of zoological gardens and private breeders is required, as many chances for preservation of valuable material are lost.…”
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Healthcare providers perceptions regarding the presence of Birth Companion during childbirth at a tertiary care hospital in India by Tanvi Sarwal, Yamini Sarwal, Shakun Tyagi, Rakesh Sarwal

“…Methods We conducted a facility-based, cross-sectional quantitative study with doctors and nurses in a tertiary care hospital in Delhi, India to gauge their awareness, perception and knowledge about BC. Following universal total population sampling, the participants were administered a questionnaire, which was completed by 96 of 115 serving doctors (response rate of 83%), and 55 of 105 serving nurses (response rate of 52%). …”
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Evaluation of Frequency of Different Types of Retinopathy in Type 2 Diabetic Patients in Tertiary Care Hospital by Zille-Huma, Akhtar Ali Baloch, Farnaz Siddiqui, Zunaira Nawaz, Tayyaba Iqbal, Maria Khan, Ihsan Bashir

“…Methods:  It was Cross-sectional study Conducted in department of General Medicine and Eye of  Dow University Hospital OPD. A total of 350 diabetic patients more than 20 years old were recruited in the study between January 2021 to December 2021. …”
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Assessment of genetic diversity in West Coast Tall coconut (Cocos nucifera) by R SUDHA, V NIRAL, Y DIWAKAR, M K RAJESH, K SAMSUDEEN

“…Results revealed that, medium phenotypic and genotypic co-efficient of variation (PCV and GCV) were observed for all studied vegetative and reproductive characters except length of the leaves, total number of bunches, number of female flowers/bunch and number of nuts/palm. …”
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Association of Various Factors in Terms of Pathological Response in Breast Cancer Patients Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy by Anum Zargham, Riaz Ahmad, Mussavir Hussain Bangash, Umair Tufail, Ibtisam ., Anil Babar

“…In addition, the age of the patient, stage of disease at presentation, intrinsic (molecular) subtypes and pathological subtype were the factors correlated with response to treatment in the target population. Results: A total of 82 female patients were included in the final analysis. …”
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