Determinants of healthcare utilization under the Indonesian national health insurance system – a cross-sectional study by Qinglu Cheng, Rifqi Abdul Fattah, Dwidjo Susilo, Aryana Satrya, Manon Haemmerli, Soewarta Kosen, Danty Novitasari, Gemala Chairunnisa Puteri, Eviati Adawiyah, Andrew Hayen, Anne Mills, Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Stephen Jan, Hasbullah Thabrany, Augustine Asante, Virginia Wiseman

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Cost-effectiveness of decentralising acute malnutrition treatment with a standard or simplified treatment protocol: an economic evaluation in the region of Gao, Mali by Bernardette Cichon, Noemí López-Ejeda, Salimata Samake, Cornelia Aton, Abdias Ogobara Dougnon, Mahamadou N’tji Samake, Aliou Bagayoko, Magloire Bunkembo, Alexandra Rutishauser-Perera, Pilar Charle-Cuellar

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Association between DNA methylation levels of thioredoxin-interacting protein (TXNIP) and changes in glycemic traits: a longitudinal population-based study by Keisuke Maeda, Ryosuke Fujii, Hiroya Yamada, Eiji Munetsuna, Mirai Yamazaki, Yoshitaka Ando, Genki Mizuno, Hiroaki Ishikawa, Koji Ohashi, Yoshiki Tsuboi, Yuji Hattori, Yuya Ishihara, Nobuyuki Hamajima, Shuji Hashimoto, Koji Suzuki

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Oxygenation and intestinal perfusion and its association with perturbations of the early life gut microbiota composition of children with congenital heart disease by Hanna Renk, Hanna Renk, Hanna Renk, Ulrich Schoppmeier, Jennifer Müller, Vanessa Kuger, Felix Neunhoeffer, Christian Gille, Silke Peter, Silke Peter

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Toll-Like Receptor 2 as a Regulator of Oral Tolerance in the Gastrointestinal Tract by Matthew C. Tunis, Jean S. Marshall

“…It has been proposed in the “hygiene hypothesis” that dysregulated immune responses to environmental microbial stimuli may modify the balance between tolerance and sensitization in some patients. …”
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“ALL-ON-6”, ADVANTAGES AND DISADVANTAGES OF THIS MODERN DENTAL RESTORATION SOLUTION by Oleg Solomon, Viorica Chetrus, Anamaria Zaharescu, Razvan Leata, Mariana Ilie, Antoanela Magdalena Covaci, Kamel Earar

“…In the long term, the success of this treatment depends on rigorous oral hygiene and regular visits to the dentist for denture maintenance and monitoring of the condition of the implants. …”
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Risk factors in street food practices in developing countries: A review by Buliyaminu Adegbemiro Alimi

“…Adoption of safety approaches that permeates the entire chain of street food business from good agricultural practices through hazard analysis critical control points strategy to good hygiene practices by farmers, vendors and consumers would significantly reduce risks in street food consumption. …”
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COVID-19 Vaccination during Pregnancy in Southeast Asia by Jia Ni Kwan, Hong Chuan Loh, Irene Looi

“…Vaccination seems to be the most effective strategy to curb the pandemic and secondarily by social distancing, wearing face masks and practising hand hygiene. There has been limited yet reassuring evidence in support of vaccinating pregnant women against COVID-19. …”
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Primary Oral Myiasis: A Case Report by Nitin Bhola, Anendd Jadhav, Rajiv Borle, Nitin Adwani, Gaurav Khemka, Pretti Jadhav

“…Infestation of tissues of vertebrate species is pandemic but more frequently found in tropical and subtropical countries where poor hygiene, poor housing infrastructure, warm humid climate, and proximity with domestic animals prevail. …”
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Clear Aligner Treatments in Orthoperio Patients by Gianluca Mampieri, Roberta Condò, Giovanni Di Caccamo, Paola Pirelli, Aldo Giancotti

“…Moreover, aligners enable to plan 3D tooth movements, root placement, staging, and range of dental movements, alongside the improvement of oral hygiene. Thus, aligners can be suitable for the treatment of periodontal issues. …”
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Current Perspectives regarding Stem Cell-Based Therapy for Alzheimer’s Disease by Kyeong-Ah Kwak, Seung-Pyo Lee, Jin-Young Yang, Young-Seok Park

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Disfunctions of Bureaucracy dan Mal-Administrasi Pemerintah dalam Pengelolaan Sampah di Kabupaten Sinjai by Syahril Syahril, Rasyid Thaha, A.M. Rusli

“…The efforts made by the Sinjai Regency government in overcoming the form of bureaucratic pathology faced in the implementation of hygiene policies, namely the lack of guidance, such as education on awareness of cleanliness to the public and supervision of people who are still littering in any place carried out at every level of government starting from the Regency level, the District level to the village level.…”
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Collaborating for change: reimagining medical education in Jordan through international partnerships by Mahmoud M. Sarhan, James Kelly, Neveen El-Farra, Mohammed Ahmed Rashid

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Time and The Diary in Captivity, a Case Study: The Diary of Fela Szeps (1942-1944) by Batsheva Ben-Amos

“…In concentration camps, gulags, and prisons, freedom of movement and choice—contact with the outside world, access to information, interactions with others, quality of food and hygiene, privacy—are controlled by the captors. Hence, the inmate’s time and space perception are transformed.  …”
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Early Childhood Caries by Yumiko Kawashita, Masayasu Kitamura, Toshiyuki Saito

“…Such children should be targeted with a professional preventive program that includes oral hygiene instructions for mothers or caregivers, along with fluoride and diet counseling. …”
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Labial Fusion in Childhood: Management and Treatment Strategies by Ayşe Filiz GÖKMEN KARASU, Çağlar ÇETİN

“…Factors that contribute to recurrence are poor genital hygiene, recurrent vulvovaginitis and vulvar dermatoses.…”
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Possible Immunosuppressive Effects of Drug Exposure and Environmental and Nutritional Effects on Infection and Vaccination by H. P. Huemer

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Biomarkers to Improve Diagnosis and Monitoring of Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome: Current Status and Future Perspectives by Konstantinos Archontogeorgis, Evangelia Nena, Nikolaos Papanas, Paschalis Steiropoulos

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Diogenes Syndrome: Identification and Distinction from Hoarding Disorder by Carmel Proctor, Sakib Rahman

“…“Severe domestic squalor” or Diogenes syndrome is characterised by extreme self-neglect of environment, health, and hygiene, excessive hoarding, squalor, social withdrawal, and a distinct lack of concern or shame regarding one’s living condition. …”
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Pannus Is the New Prepuce? Penile Cancer in a Buried Phallus by Jared Manwaring, Srinivas Vourganti, Dmitriy Nikolavsky, Alfredo L. Valente, Timothy Byler

“…Buried penis represents a difficulty in early detection of suspicious lesions but may also provide an environment susceptible to poor hygiene and subsequent chronic inflammation. Patients with buried penis may be at a higher risk for development of invasive penile cancer and may benefit from regular and thorough genital exams.…”
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