Association of social frailty, sarcopenia, and oral frailty with depressive symptoms in Chinese older adults: a cross-sectional study by Yuanhao Sun, Huan Liu, Xiangdong Li, Lin Zhang, Wenwen Xu, Hairong liu, Ting Yuan

“…Results Of 1453 participants, 33.5% had sarcopenia, 51.4% had oral frailty, 31.5% had pre-social frailty, 14.5% had social frailty, and 32.2% had depressive symptoms. …”
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Alternative approaches for monitoring and evaluation of lymphatic filariasis following mass drug treatment with ivermectin, diethylcarbamazine and albendazole in East New Britain P... by Krufinta Bun, Benedict Mode, Melinda Susapu, Joyceline Salo, Catherine Bjerum, Michael Payne, Daniel Tisch, Makoto Sekihara, Emanuele Giorgi, Gary J Weil, Peter U Fischer, Leanne Robinson, Moses Laman, Christopher L King

“…However, LF infection was highly heterogeneous; 8 villages (26.7%) had a CFA prevalence >2%, and 7 villages (23.3%) had an Mf prevalence >1%. …”
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The influence of Christianity on Graeco-Roman medicine up to the Renaissance by Francois P. Retief, Louise Cilliers

“…Monastic institutions appeared which often had hospitals, and provided a degree of medical scholarship. …”
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A Giant Parasitic Leiomyoma with Blood Supply from Omental Branches: A Case Report by Mustafa Ulubay, Fahri Burçin Fıratlıgil, Uğur Keskin, Ulaş Fidan, Nuri Yiğit, Rıza Efendi Karaca, Ali Ergün

“…A female patient with the age of 33 having gravida: 3, parity: 2 and D&C: 1, applied to our clinics by pelvic mass that she had. It had been comprehended from the anamnesis of the patient that she applied to a gynecologist because of ongoing inguinal pain and abdominal distension for about 4 months. …”
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Genetically edited human placental organoids cast new light on the role of ACE2 by Anya L. Arthurs, Bianca Dietrich, Martin Knöfler, Caleb J. Lushington, Paul Q. Thomas, Fatwa Adikusuma, Jessica M. Williamson, Susan Babikha, Tyla Damhuis, Tanja Jankovic-Karasoulos, Melanie D. Smith, Kirsty G. Pringle, Claire T. Roberts

“…ACE2 knockout organoids had lower ACE protein expression, reduced organoid diameters and asymmetrical growth. …”
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Diagnosis and clinical significance of prostate calcification using computed tomography by Seong Cheol Kim, Tae Young Lee, Woocheol Kang, Hoyoung Bae, Ji Hyung Yoon, Sungchan Park, Kyung Hyun Moon, Sang Hyeon Cheon, Taekmin Kwon

“…Of the 4,805 patients, 1,525 had no calcification, 285 had calcification with a Hounsfield unit (HU) < 100, and 2,995 had calcification with HU ≥ 100. …”
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Endometrial Carcinoma Presenting with an Isolated Osseous Metastasis: A Case Report by Nesrine Tounsi, Ines Zemni, Fatma Saadalah, Maher Slimane, Nadia Boujelbene, Mohamed ali Ayadi, Chargui Rhiad, Rahal Khaled

“… Patients with advanced endometrial cancer had generally a poor prognostic with a median survival often less than one year. …”
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The Effect of Various Composite Resin Types, Surface Treatments, and Repaired Materials on the Shear Bond Strength of Composite Resin Repair by Diyar Kh Bakr

“…Groups received surface roughness with diamond bur had higher mean shear bond strength than groups roughened by phosphoric acid. …”
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The effect of two commonly consumed energy drinks on the bond strength of conventional and APC® brackets by Saya Mustafa Azeez, Omar Fawzi Chawshli

“…Regarding the adhesive remnant index, the conventional bracket subgroup had a failure at bracket-adhesive interface while APC® bracket subgroup had failure at the enamel-adhesive interface. …”
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General obesity, abdominal obesity, and the risk of cardiovascular disease including stroke in 5-year breast cancer survivors by Ji Soo Kim, Jihun Song, Seulggie Choi, Sang Min Park

“…Compared to those overweight, those with abdominal obesity only had a significantly higher risk of ischemic stroke [2.04(1.14–3.65)]. …”
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Eucalyptus-based livelihoods: enhancing household food security and resilience in Northwest Ethiopia by Fasika Belay, Fasika Belay, Messay Mulugeta, Teferee Makonnen

“…A multistage sampling technique was utilized, and a total of 332 households were taken, of whom 166 households that had transformed their livelihood strategy, and 166 households had not. …”
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Differences in pyrolysis behavior and volatiles of tar-rich coal with various origins by Qingmin Shi, Xinyue Zhao, Shuangming Wang, Hongchao Zhao, Ruijun Ji, Chunhao Li, Bingyang Kou, Jun Zhao

“…The reason for S-1 had more bonds with lower energies, accounting for 76 % of the total fragmented bonds, which was 10 % higher than others. …”
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Leadership Challenges and Management of Community development Projects. A case of Sustainable Outcomes for Children and Youths -Kabale District by Andrew Kishokye, Muyambi

“…Using multiple regression analysis, the study found a weak but significant association between leadership challenges and management of community development projects. Communication had a significant positive effect on management of community projects while change management and financial resources had insignificant effects on management of community development projects. …”
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The language ecology of a new Afrikaans Bible by F. Ponelis

“…On account of religious language conservatism, which considers an elevated and exclusive code important, the local Dutch church had a powerful vested interest in Dutch. The English linguistic and cultural tradition that penetrated the local Dutch-Afrikaans church in the nineteenth century had an increasing impact. …”
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Bladder Stone 6 Years after Intravaginal Slingplasty: A Case Report and Review of Literature by Fulya Dökmeci, Şerife Esra Çetinkaya, Vugar Bayramov, Kaan Aydos

“… We present a 42 year-old patient with a history of intravaginal slingplasty operation performed 6 years ago admitted with persistent lower urinary tract symptoms, dyspareunia and chronic pelvic pain for almost four years. She had undergone two previous cyctoscopies in which only mucosal edema had been reported. …”
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Egyptian personal piety and Israel's wisdom literature by S. Fischer

“…The instruction of Amenemope had not only a literary effect on “The Words of the Wise” but also a theological impact on its view of god. …”
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The Correctness and Completeness of Documentation of Parameters on the Partographs used by Midwives in Primary Healthcare Facilities in Midwestern Uganda: A retrospective Descripti... by Archbald, Bahiz, Clement, Munguiko, Enos Mirembe, Masereka

“…About 12.1% of the cervicographs crossed the action line and 61.4% of partographs where cervicographs crossed the action line had no documentation of action(s) taken.…”
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Quality of life of older adults and associated factors in Ghanaian urban slums: a cross-sectional study by Jos M G A Schols, Priscilla Yeye Adumoah Attafuah, Irma Everink, Aaron Asibi Abuosi, Christa Lohrmann

“…An analysis of variance comparing the living arrangements of participants showed that those who lived with extended family had high mean scores in environmental QoL, overall QoL and satisfaction with health. …”
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COVID-19-related stress, anxiety and vaccine hesitancy among healthcare workers in a tertiary hospital in South-Western Nigeria by Temitope Olumuyiwa Ojo, Tajudin Adesegun Adetunji, Stanley Chinedu Eneh, Baderinwa Opeyemi Akanji, Olusola Fajobi, Olanrewaju Elugbaju, Olanrewaju Ibikunle Ibigbami, Temilola Oladunmomi Owojuyigbe, Samuel Anu Olowookere, Olusegun Temitope Afolabi, Adedeji Ayodeji Onayade

“…About one-quarter of health workers were vaccine hesitant, 236 (27.8%) while 96 (11.3%) had high levels of stress and anxiety. Also, 38 (4.5%) of respondents had poor mental wellbeing. …”
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Characterization of Vaginitis Among Women Complaining of Genital Tract Symptoms by Hemin Muheddin Kareem, Muhammed Saed Qadir, Safa Bakr Karim, Solaf Jawhar Ali

“…Microscopic examination of patient’s vaginal swabs revealed that 63.6% of infectious group had high level of epithelial cells (>10), while the most patients with non-infectious vaginitis had (10) or less epithelial cell in the microscopic field. …”
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