Academic Articles & Research Papers

Prevalence and Determinants of Hypertension in Non-pregnant Women of Punjab

Background: Women’s hypertension (HTN) is often underestimated and goes untreated due to the perception that women have a lesser risk of cardiovascular disease compared to males. Objectives: The purpose of this study was to assess the preva...

Identification of wild-caught phlebotomine sand flies from Crete and Cyprus using DNA barcoding

Abstract Background Phlebotomine sand flies (Diptera: Psychodidae) are vectors of Leishmania spp., protozoan parasites responsible for a group of neglected diseases called leishmaniases. Two sand fly genera, Phlebotomus and Sergentomyia, co...

LASIK Surgery

Photo by Scott Van Daalen on Unsplash INTRODUCTION LASIK surgery, one of the most common elective procedures worldwide, aims to decrease or eliminate the need to wear glasses or contact lenses by reshaping the cornea’s curvature to re...

Evaluation of effective factors on theoretical classes’ attendance of dentistry students of Babol University of Medical Sciences

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: The characters and roles of teachers and demographic characteristics and attendance of students have special places in classroom. Students are interested to participate in classroom logically and manner of faculty ...

Baseline Characteristics, Risk Factors and Etiology of Heart Failure Among Patients Hospitalized at a Teaching Hospital in Somalia: Cross-Sectional Study

Mohamed Farah Yusuf Mohamud,1 Mohamed Osman Omar Jeele,1 Osman Cetinkaya,1 Senai Goitom Sereke,2 Felix Bongomin,3 Mohamed AM Ahmed4– 6 1Mogadishu Somali Turkish Training and Research Hospital, Mogadishu, Somalia; 2School of Medicine, Colleg...

Goldenhar syndrome: a cause of secondary immunodeficiency?

Abstract Goldenhar syndrome (GS) results from an aberrant development of the 1st and 2nd branchial arches. There is a wide range of clinical manifestations, the most common being microtia, hemifacial microsomia, epibulbar dermoids and verte...

Females Display Greater Disease Severity in a Mouse Model of Vitiligo.

Serum Bilirubin Level Changes in Multiple Sclerosis Patients

Background: Multiple Sclerosis (MS) is a demyelinating disorder of the Central Nervous System (CNS). In addition to the role of immune mediated mechanisms, oxidative and nitrosative stress also play an important role in neuropathology of MS...

Long-term exposure to air pollution and incidence risk of various arrhythmias: A prospective cohort study

To investigate the association of long-term exposure to air pollution with incident arrhythmia from various causes, this prospective cohort study included 442,386 participants from the UK Biobank cohort. Residential annual average exposures...

Improving Muscle Function Through a Multimodal Behavioural Intervention for Knee Osteoarthritis and Obesity: The POMELO Trial

ABSTRACT Background Treatments aimed at improving physical function and body composition, including reducing fat mass (FM) and increasing muscle mass, may benefit individuals with advanced knee osteoarthritis (OA) and obesity. We investigat...

Different sex ratios of children born to Indian and Pakistani immigrants in Norway

Abstract Background A low female-to-male ratio has been observed in different Asian countries, but this phenomenon has not been well studied among immigrants living in Western societies. In this study, we investigated whether a low female-t...

Seroprevalence of dengue, yellow fever, and related flaviviruses among the rural human population in Nguruman and Kerio Valley, Kenya

BackgroundYellow fever virus (YFV) and dengue virus (DENV) are among the major re-emerging arboviruses that pose a significant threat to public health. Their associated burden and prevalence can be substantially underestimated due to insuff...

Anesthetic Oxygen Use and Sex Are Critical Factors in the FLASH Sparing Effect

Purpose: Ultra High Dose-Rate (UHDR) radiation has been reported to spare normal tissue, compared with Conventional Dose-Rate (CDR) radiation. However, important work remains to be done to improve the reproducibility of the FLASH effect. A ...

Cartilage lesions resulting frorm intraarticular corticosteroid injections

Abstract In eight of a total of 53 diagnostic arthroscopy cases, cartilage lesions and additional meniscus lesions resulting frorm intaraticular corticosteroid injections were identified between September 1987 and July 1988.Three...

High posterior tibial slope increases anterior cruciate ligament elongation in unicompartmental knee arthroplasty during early-flexion of lunge

Abstract Background In-silico and in-vitro studies have revealed an appropriate posterior tibial slope (PTS) is critical for normal anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) and posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tension and knee biomechanical behavi...

Hydrostatic Pressure Affects In Vitro Maturation of Oocytes and Follicles and Increases Granulosa Cell Death

Objective: This study examines the effects of hydrostatic pressure on in vitro maturation (IVM) of oocytes derived from in vitro grown follicles.Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, preantral follicles were isolated from 12-da...

The effect of science centres on perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of science

In the study reported on here, the effects of science centres on the perceptions of secondary school students towards the nature of science were examined. The study group consisted of 16 students aged 13 and 14 of which 7 were female and 9 ...

Electromagnetically Driven Robot for Multipurpose Applications

This paper presents a novel design of a continuum robot driven by electromagnets and springs, offering enhanced precision in multi-degree-of-freedom bending for diverse applications. Traditional continuum robots, while effective in navigati...

Quantifying Gender Bias in Large Language Models Using Information-Theoretic and Statistical Analysis

Large language models (LLMs) have revolutionized natural language processing across diverse domains, yet they also raise critical fairness and ethical concerns, particularly regarding gender bias. In this study, we conduct a systematic, mat...

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