Cosmetic Tourism: A Cost-utility Analysis of Abdominoplasty Performed in the United States and Abroad by Morvarid Mehdizadeh, BA, Angelica Hernandez Alvarez, MD, Joshua A. Bloom, MD, Justin J. Cordero, BS, Iulianna Taritsa, BS, Daniela Lee, BS, Samuel J. Lin, MD, MBA

“…Methods:. Patients presenting to an academic hospital’s emergency department with complications from out-of-state/country abdominoplasties (2018–2022) were surveyed. …”
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The clinical spectrum and cost implications of hospitalised HIV-infected children at Karl Bremer Hospital, Cape Town, South Africa by C.S. Schoeman, Michael K. Pather

“…HIV-infected children in the pre-HAART (highly active anti-retroviral therapy) era were hospitalised more frequently and for longer periods than their HIV-uninfected counterparts. …”
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DIGITALIZATION OF DIAGNOSIS AND PREVENTION OF DUST-INDUCED LUNG DISEASES IN KEMEROVO COAL MINERS: INTEGRATION OF TELEMEDICINE AND BIG DATA ANALYTICS FOR PROTECTING THE HEALTH OF CO... by Олег Иванович Бондарев, Сергей Николаевич Филимонов

“…The use of the «BioVision 4 series» program for diagnosing pneumoconiosis is a highly effective tool that provides more accurate and faster results compared to traditional methods. …”
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Cannabidiol Perceptions and Use in the Orthopaedic Patient Population by Bradley Lambert, PhD, Karen L. Hernandez, BS, Haley Goble, MHA, Erin Orozco, MD, Patrick C. McCulloch, MD

“…A large proportion of orthopaedic patients have used, or are aware of, CBD for pain management. Presently, barriers to use appear to be most associated with the need for more evidence regarding efficacy/safety and the availability of physician-prescribed pharmaceutical-grade CBD. …”
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New spring barley variety ‘Rafael’ adapted to the conditions of the Central region by O. V. Levakova, O. V. Gladysheva, L. M. Eroshenko

“…The purpose of the current study was to identify and present the most economically valuable features of the new spring barley variety ‘Rafael’ in the conditions of the Central region. …”
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Impact of the aldehyde dehydrogenase 2 (ALDH2) gene testing on alcohol drinking behaviors among the Chinese Han population: study protocol of a single-center, open-label, randomize... by Dongli Lu, Yingneng Wen, Kaijun Liao, Qiulian Lu, Shiqin Wu, Lin Fang, Zhenghua Jiang, Zhaochun Wu

“…Previous studies have demonstrated that individuals harboring ALDH2 gene mutations are more likely to present discomfort symptoms and are more susceptible to multiple cancers. …”
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Influence of elastic lumbar support belts on trunk muscle function in patients with non-specific acute lumbar back pain. by Christoph Anders, Agnes Hübner

“…In this respect, the effect of elastic abdominal belts on the trunk muscles is not uniform. Therefore, the present results suggest that the effect of elastic abdominal belts appears to be more of a temporary neutral alteration of trunk muscle coordination, with some trunk muscles becoming more active and others less, and not a case of uniform deconditioning as is suspected.…”
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Uncovering the link between cardiometabolic index and depression in diabetes: a large-scale population study by Nuo Ma, Jiasuer. Alifu, Guilin Meng, Jiangping Ma, Haichao Wang, Xiulin Meng, Xueyuan Liu

“…Abstract Background Studies have shown that individuals with diabetes are more likely to suffer from depression, and metabolic dysregulation may be the pathophysiological mechanism underlying this comorbidity. …”
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BLOOD LIPOPROTEINS AS A PLATFORM FOR TRANSPORT OF HYDROPHILIC AND HYDROPHOBIC COMPOUNDS by L. M. Polyakov, R. A. Knyazev, A. V. Ryabchenko, M. V. Kotova, N. V. Trifonova

“…A significant part of cytochalasin and benzylpenicillin was also present in the protein infranatant – 43.6 and 40.9 %, respectively. …”
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Eco-friendly synthesis of ZnO nanoparticles using pomegranate leaves and its antimicrobial, antioxidant, anticancer, angiogenic activity, and toxicity assessment by Pradnya Sunil Bapte, Shreyas Pansambal, Pranav P. Bardapurkar, Suresh Ghotekar, Seema Sachin Borgave

“…Though the MTT (3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide) assays indicated more significant toxicity to normal cells (HaCaT) than malignant cells (MCF-7), the recorded anticancer efficacy of our nanoparticles was more pronounced than that of other reported nanoparticles. …”
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Mapping the internal structures of fault zones of the sedimentary cover: a tectonophysical approach applied to interpret TDEM data (Kovykta gas condensate field) by K. Zh. Seminsky, I. V. Buddo, A. A. Bobrov, N. V. Misyurkeeva, Yu. P. Burzunova, A. S. Smirnov, I. A. Shelokhov

“…The article presents the results of studying the internal structures of platform fault zones with the use of a new tectonophysical approach to processing and interpretation of electrical exploration data obtained by the transient elec‐ tromagnetic method in the near field zone (TEM). …”
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Aligning urban forest management actions with urban sustainability goals: A multi‐city expert elicitation by Corinne G. Bassett, Susan D. Day, Cecil C. Konijnendijk, Lara A. Roman, Victoria Hemming

“…Participants were highly confident in being able to advance all goals through street tree management, but were more confident in being able to advance the goals of increasing canopy cover while reducing tree risk and of mitigating urban heat, possibly because these goals more closely align with traditional canopy cover goal setting. …”
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The 2018–2023 drought in Berlin: impacts and analysis of the perspective of water resources management by I. Pohle, S. Zeilfelder, J. Birner, B. Creutzfeldt

“…</p> <p>Climate change is expected to lead to more frequent meteorological droughts, which will have more severe hydrological impacts in the future due to socioeconomic changes in Berlin (increasing population) and the catchments (termination of mining discharges). …”
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ALTERNATYVI MODERNYBĖ IR JOS STRATEGIJOS by Arūnas Gelūnas

“…The final part of the article presents some aspects of the reactions to modern science and rationality by a Non-Western society, namely that of Meiji Japan. …”
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Multiscale Contextual Mamba: Advancing Psychiatric Disorder Detection across Multisite Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging Datasets via State Space Modeling by Shusheng Li, Yang Bo, Yuchu Chen, Jianfeng Cao, Bo Bi, Ting Ma, Chenfei Ye

“…Leveraging functional neuroimaging data offers an opportunity to develop more robust, data-driven approach for psychiatric disorder detection. …”
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Modulation of microbiota, inflammation, iron status and gene expression of affected receptors in Parkinson’s disease rat model by synbiotic and dark chocolate by Sahar Y. Al-Okbi, Asmaa A. Ramadan, Rasha S. Mohamed, Hoda B Mabrok, Enas S. K. Al-Siedy

“…Immune system that was affected in the P group by reduction of plasma CD4 which is the cluster of differentiation 4 and elevation of brain tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and plasma interferon γ (IFNγ) was improved in the test groups and completely amended concerning IFNγ; Sb showed more promising effect than chocolate concerning TNF-α and CD4. …”
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Prevalence of dry eye disease among operating room nurses in tertiary care hospital: Cross-sectional survey by Natwarlal Patidar, Talagatoti David Ratna Paul, Ravi Gaur, Shoma Mukharjee, Nitika Thakur, R Sreeraja Kumar

“…Consequently, this study seeks to evaluate the prevalence, severity, and contributory factors of DED among OT nurses in Indian healthcare. The result of the present research will provide the guidance on how to maintain the eye sight health of nursing officers who are spending more time in operating theatre. …”
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Temporal Evolution in Patient-Reported Outcomes in Indian Women With Breast Cancer: A Longitudinal Study by Suman Ghosh, Tabassum Wadasadawala, Sanjay Mohanty, Rajiv Sarin, Vani Parmar, Sudeep Gupta

“…Longer follow-up is needed for a more comprehensive assessment.…”
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Assessing awareness and utilisation of pre-exposure prophylaxis for HIV prevention among women who inject drugs in Lagos, Nigeria: a cross-sectional study by Olanrewaju Onigbogi, Modupe Onigbogi, Osadebamwen N Eghaghe, Omobola Y Ojo, Oluwatoyin Funmilola Babalola

“…Introduction Women who inject drugs (WWID) in Nigeria are more likely to be living with HIV than their male counterparts and could benefit from pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP). …”
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INVESTIGATION OF THE EXPRESSION LEVEL OF miR 142-3P IN OVARIAN CARCINOMA by Yasemin Gider, Xhariqa Jabbarlı, Gamze Uyaroğlu, Demet Akdeniz Ödemiş, Şeref Buğra Tunçer, Büşra Kurt Gültaşlar, Seda Kılıç Erciyas, Özge Şükrüoğlu Erdoğan, Betül Çelik, Hülya Yazıcı

“…Result: It was found that miR-142-3p expression level increased more than 3 times in ovarian cancer patients compared to healthy controls, and this difference was found to be statistically significant (p = 0.00). …”
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