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OBJECTIVE: This systematic review aims to investigate and summarize the mid-term effects and stability of the treatment with facemask appliance. METHODS: Search without restrictions in five databases (Pubmed, Medline, Embase, Scopus, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials) since inception and hand searching un…

Technostress is a widespread model used to study negative effects of using information communication technologies at work. The aim of this review is to assess the role of socioeconomic position (SEP) in research on work-related technostress. We conducted systematic searches in multidisciplinary databases (PubMed, PubMe…

Huntington's disease (HD) is an autosomal dominant progressive neurodegenerative disorder caused by a dynamic mutation due to the expansion of CAG repeats in the HTT gene (4p16.3). The considered normal alleles have less than 27 CAG repeats. Intermediate alleles (IAs) show 27 to 35 CAG repeats and expanded alleles have…

The incidence of hip fractures is a significant health concern, especially among the elderly, who are an important population to consider while doing anesthesia. Although clinical guidelines support regional anesthesia (RA) for pain management, its consistent use in hip fracture surgery remains limited. This umbrella r…

Sickle cell disease (SCD) is a group of inherited genetic disorders that is caused by a mutation in the gene that codes for hemoglobin subunit β. This systematic review aimed to evaluate the effect of folic acid in the treatment of SCD patients. We retrieved 3730 articles from PubMed, PubMed Central, Google…

(1) Background: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is essential in vasculo- and angiogenesis due to its role in endothelial cell proliferation and migration. As a vascular proliferative factor, VEGF is one of the hallmarks of cancer and, in adult populations, the relationship between genetic polymorphism and neo…

The objective of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to compare the postoperative outcomes of robotic and laparoscopic colorectal resection for colorectal malignancy. We performed a systematic review using a comprehensive search strategy on several electronic databases (PubMed, PubMed Central, Medline, and Goog…

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: The usual neurologic manifestations of Vogt-Koyanagi-Harada (VKH) disease include aseptic meningitis and headaches. We performed the present study to review all unusual neurologic manifestations reported in VKH disease to summarize them. METHODS: A literature search was performed in the English…

BACKGROUND: The task of writing structured content reviews and guidelines has grown stronger and more complex. We propose to go beyond search tools and toward curation tools by automating time-consuming and repetitive steps of extracting and organizing information. METHODS: SciScribe is built as an extension of IBM's…

BACKGROUND: In South America, the history of human genetics is extensive and its beginnings go back to the onset of the twentieth century. In Ecuador, the historical record of human genetics and genomics research is limited. In this context, our work analyzes the current status and historical panorama of these fields,…

BACKGROUND: Allergic diseases represent a growing global health burden, and B cells have emerged as central yet incompletely defined regulators of IgE-mediated immunity and tolerance. There is currently a lack of bibliometric research on allergic diseases and B cells. METHODS: Records were retrieved from the Science C…

Arterial calcification is prevalent in peripheral artery disease (PAD), especially among patients with advanced age, diabetes, or renal disease. Peripheral arterial calcium score (PACS) is an emerging tool to quantify calcification in peripheral arteries and predict outcomes such as amputation and mortality. This syste…

UNLABELLED: The global increase in the aging population has raised concerns over various age-related conditions like dementia and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and their consequences on the affected persons. People with MCI exhibit cognitive deficits more significantly than expected for their age and literacy level.…

BACKGROUND: Multiple lines of prior research have documented that author conflicts of interest (COI) can compromise the integrity of the biomedical research enterprise. However, continuing research that would investigate why, how, and in what circumstances COI is most risky is stymied by the difficulty in accessing dis…

INTRODUCTION: Spontaneous bladder rupture during pregnancy is a potentially life-threatening event requiring immediate surgery to reduce morbidity and mortality. This systematic review aims to identify associated factors of spontaneous bladder rupture during pregnancy and propose a diagnostic and therapeutic algorithm.…

INTRODUCTION: thrombocytopenia is a common hematological disorder during pregnancy next to anemia. Pregnant women with thrombocytopenia have complications of excessive bleeding during or after childbirth, cesarean section incision site oozing, stillbirth and neonatal thrombocytopenia. Findings on the magnitude of throm…

BACKGROUND: The use of augmented reality (AR) is growing in medical education, in particular, in radiology and surgery. AR has the potential to become a strategic component of neurosurgical training courses. In fact, over the years, there has been a progressive increase in the application of AR in the various fields of…

BACKGROUND: Theoretically, root resorption could be modulated by any medication taken that exhibits possible effects on the implicated molecular pathways. OBJECTIVES: To systematically investigate and appraise the quality of the available evidence from animal studies, regarding the effect of commonly prescribed system…

Regulatory T cells (Treg cells), defined as CD4(+) CD25(+) FoxP3(+) T cells by expression of CD4, high-affinity IL-2 receptor and the transcription factor, forkhead box P3 (FoxP3). They play a pivotal role in protecting individuals from autoimmunity and a growing body of evidence suggests their role in the prevention o…

OBJECTIVE: Digital clubbing is regarded as the oldest clinical sign of medicine. The cause of this unique finger deformity has remained elusive throughout the centuries. For 3 decades our group has studied the etiology of this acropachy. This article reviews the current knowledge on the cause of digital clubbing. METH…