Effect of erythropoietin on athletic performance: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Kien Vinh Trinh, Dion Diep, Kevin Jia Qi Chen, Le Huang, Oleksiy Gulenko

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Technology on social relationships among Young people: summer camps free of mobile telephony by Marcos García-Vidal, Mª del Carmen Ortega-Navas, María Jesús Oveja Álvarez

“…The mobile phone has become for them an essential tool, almost an extension of themselves, through which they are permanently in touch, exchange messages, share photos and videos and relate to each other through social networks. …”
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Postharvest Loss Assessment of Tomato (Solanum lycopersicum L.) in Fogera, Ethiopia by Fentahun Asrat, Asrat Ayalew, Asfaw Degu

“…Data collection was done using semi structured interview schedule, key informant interview, focus group discussion and observation. Besides respondents estimation, a sample analysis was conducted to estimate the extent of postharvest loss as per the FAO minimum quality standards. …”
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Evaluating birthing individual and infant healthcare utilization and costs among individuals experiencing perinatal mood and anxiety disorders by Ashlee J. Vance, Clayton J. Shuman, Sarah Bell, Anca Tilea, Anna Courant, Karen M. Tabb, Kara Zivin

“…Odds of outpatient services utilization were highest among deliveries with post-PMAD present (newborn Outpatient services aOR: 1.687, CI: 1.274, 2.233 and birthing individual Outpatient services aOR: 6.48, CI: 5.490, 7.648). The PMAD + SUD group had the highest dyadic OOPC (median: $798.32, IQR: $316.20, $1,943.74), and the post-delivery PMAD group had the second highest dyadic costs (median: $505.95, IQR: $211.29, $1,169.01), a difference of almost $300. …”
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Effectiveness of Dry Needling versus Trigger Point Compression Release among Patients with Neck Pain - RCT by Saad Tariq, Mamoona Tasleem Afzal, Anam Javed, Iqra Naseem, Nasir Khan, Muhammad Shakir Khan

“…Initially the patients were recruited using non-probability convenient sampling, later the allocation between the groups was done randomly using sealed envelope method. …”
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Trajectory, interactions, and predictors of higher symptom burden during induction therapy for multiple myeloma by Mona Kamal, Qiuling Shi, Shu-En Shen, Charles Cleeland, Xin Shelley Wang

“…Patients in the high-severity trajectory group for the five most-severe symptoms (31% of the sample) were more likely to have high-severity cognitive and affective symptoms. …”
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EFFECTIVENESS EVALUATION OF TOOTHPASTE BASED ON THE CEDAR ESSENTIAL OIL FOR PREVENTING TRUE ORAL PATHOLOGIC HALITOSIS by S. B. Ulitovsky, O. V. Kalinina, L. I. Pankratieva

“…By the end of the study, the indicators in the main group were higher than in control group almost in 2 times. …”
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Psychological profile in noise-induced hearing loss patients: a pilot study by M. V. Kuleshova, V. A. Pankov

“…Noise-induced hearing loss is a rather prevalent condition and can be distressing for a substantial proportion of patients, although researches describing psychological characteristics in noise-induced occupational hearing loss patients are not numerous.The study aims to find the effects of occupational noise on the psychological status among noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) patients.Methods. Two groups, cross-sectional design. Study sample: 44 occupational noiseinduced male forming NIHL patients group (n = 21) and a control group (n = 23). …”
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Poverty and disability in low- and middle-income countries: A systematic review. by Lena Morgon Banks, Hannah Kuper, Sarah Polack

“…<h4>Results</h4>From the 15,500 records retrieved and screened, 150 studies were included in the final sample. Almost half of included studies were conducted in China, India or Brazil (n = 70, 47%). …”
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Antibiotic use for acute respiratory infections among under-5 children in Bangladesh: a population-based survey by Jeffrey Braithwaite, Mohammad Riashad Monjur, Fahmida Chowdhury, Md Zakiul Hassan, Md Abdullah Al Jubayer Biswas, Mohammad Abdullah Heel Kafi

“…Age of children, sex of children or household wealth had no impact on use of antibiotics.Conclusion In this first nationally representative analysis of antibiotic use in under-5 children in Bangladesh, we found almost 40% of children received antibiotics for an ARI episode. …”
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Somatotype and Bioelectrical Impedance Vector Analysis in the Evaluation of Reference Characteristics of Elite Young Basketball Players by Stefania Toselli, Luciana Zaccagni, Natascia Rinaldo, Mario Mauro

“…A principal component analysis (PCA) has been assessed to reduce somatotype dimensionality. Almost all the collected variables differed between age groups. …”
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Green solvents assisted de-novo synthesis and defect-engineered UiO-66 for improved CO2 adsorption and kinetics- experimental and DFT approach by Saleem Nawaz Khan, Ming Zhao

“…After 3 times of regeneration at 105 °C under N2 atmosphere, the sample reserved almost similar adsorption capacity and could be recycled without dropping CO2 uptake. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Diet Tinggi Minyak Sawit terhadap Kadar Malondialdehid Darah Tikus Wistar by Maressya Silvia Eszy, Susila Sastri, Machdawaty Masri

“…This research was an experimental study which applies post test only control group design. Sample amounted to ten male wistar rats with 180-260 gram weight were divided into two research groups those are control group rats which were administrated standard diet ad libitum and treatment group rats which were administrated addition of palm oil to standar diet ad libitum. …”
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LABORATORY STUDY OF STRENGTH CHARACTERISTICS GLASS-FIBER REINFORCED LIGHT-CURED COMPOSITE by O. A. Udod, O. O. Pompiy

“…Thus, the samples of the second group had almost 4 times the magnitude of the maximum destructive load than the values of group І samples. …”
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Undergraduate dental students and dentists’ acceptability and knowledge about selective caries tissue removal by Luciana Lourenço Ribeiro Vitor, Eloá Cristina Passucci Ambrosio, Paula Karine Jorge, Natalino Lourenço Neto, Thiago Cruvinel, Maria Aparecida Andrade Moreira Machado, Thais Marchini Oliveira

“…Pearson’s Chi-square test and multivariate logistic regression compared the answers (p<0.05). Results: Total sample comprised 146 participants. Of these, 81.5% were female; 52.05% were graduates and the most prevalent age group was 18-29 years old (85.62%).  …”
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Modified silica gel and cation-exchanger based on activated carbon for fullerenes separation by V. A. Diamant, L. M. Rozhdestvenska, K. O. Kudelko

“…It is shown that the modification of silica gel is carried out both through silanol and siloxane groups, in contrast to the commercial sample of silica gel. …”
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Comorbidities, clinical outcome and rate of herpes simplex positive PCR in patients with keratitis, corneal erosions and ulcers by Mhd Hosam Dandachli, Anna-Karina B. Maier, Jörg Hofmann, Tina Dietrich-Ntoukas

“…The aim of the study is to investigate the HSV-PCR-positive smear rate, the ocular and systemic comorbidities and the impact of these comorbidities on the clinical outcome in a group of patients with pathologic corneal findings such as keratitis, persistent epithelial defects and corneal ulcers. …”
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DENV-2 Circulation and Host Preference Among Highly Anthropophilic, Outdoor-Biting <i>Aedes aegypti</i> in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania by Frank S. C. Tenywa, Silvan Hälg, Haji Makame, Jason Moore, Osward Dogan, Harubu I. Mapipi, Jane J. Machange, Nasoro S. Lilolime, Lorenz M. Hofer, Lewis D. Batao, Tunu G. Mwamlima, Pie Müller, Sarah J. Moore

“…In Tanzania, dengue outbreaks have occurred almost annually over the past decade, with each new outbreak becoming more severe. …”
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Beliefs and perception about mental health issues: a meta-synthesis by Choudhry FR, Mani V, Ming LC, Khan TM

“…Mental health issues are increasing and are alarming in almost every part of the world, and hence compiling this review provides an opportunity to understand the different views regarding mental disorders and problems as well as to fill the gap in the published literature by focusing only on the belief system and perception of mental health problems among general population.Method: The methodology involved a systematic review and the meta-synthesis method, which includes synthesizing published qualitative studies on mental health perception and beliefs.Sample: Fifteen relevant published qualitative and mixed-method studies, regarding the concept of mental health, were identified for meta-synthesis.Analysis: All the themes of the selected studies were further analyzed to give a broader picture of mental health problems and their perceived causes and management. …”
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Antibodies to annexin-5 in pregnant women with systemic lupus erythematosus by Z. S. Alekberova, N. M. Kosheleva, E. N. Alexandrova, S. I. Husmieva, A. A. Novikov, E. L. Nasonov

“…AA5 elevation was revealed in 7 women (group 1): 6 of them were only IgG AA5 positive, 1 had both IgG and IgM AA5. …”
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