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The genito-urinary tract is the most frequent site of infection during pregnancy. Asymptomatic bacteriuria is found in 2 to 12% of the obstetrical population. The importance of its detection is underlined by the fact that 20 to 40% of untreated cases will present acute pyelonephritis. Our study's first aim was determin…

The recorder is one of the most common instruments used during primary school in the formal education system in the EU. However, there are a percentage of students with only one functional hand. The existing one-handed recorders available for them to be able to play and perform in the same way as their peers are expens…

This study's primary purpose was to examine the relative contribution of social-behavioral predictors to reading and math skills. The study expands on Duncan et al.'s (2007) work by using longitudinal methodology from the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development's Study of Child Care and Youth Developme…

The Korean Atomic Bomb Survivor Cohort (K-ABC) study was designed to investigate the health impacts of atomic bomb exposure on Korean survivors and to explore whether these effects are passed down genetically to their descendants. This paper outlines the study's design, data collection methods, baseline socio-demograph…

PURPOSE: This study aimed to use meta-analysis to estimate the association between dyslipidemia and meibomian gland dysfunction. METHODS: The following databases were searched: PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus. Case-control and cohort studies assessing the association between dyslipidemia and meibomian gland dysfunc…

BACKGROUND AIMS: Studies examining crowdfunding campaigns for stem cell interventions have typically focused on campaigns seeking funds to send individuals to businesses marketing unlicensed and unproven stem cell products. However, some crowdfunding campaigns identify academic medical centers as destinations for indiv…

Understanding a protein's function based solely on its amino acid sequence is a crucial but intricate task in bioinformatics. Traditionally, this challenge has proven difficult. However, recent years have witnessed the rise of deep learning as a powerful tool, achieving significant success in protein function predictio…

Information visualization (InfoViz) tools offer a potential solution to pain communication challenges. Incongruencies in communication styles between patients with limited English proficiency (LEP), interpreters, and providers contribute to significant disparities in pain care and outcomes. This study's purpose is to e…

The present study aims to support the Mapping and Assessment of Ecosystems and their Services (MAES) implementation in Greece, by synthesizing an indicator that could be used for abiotic attribute assessments and specifically for geodiversity. Such an indicator can be used not only for reporting obligations under EU in…

There is ongoing debate in the profession as to whether veterinary students should focus on one (or a small number of) species during their undergraduate training (ie, track). This paper presents the qualitative data from surveys evaluating UK stakeholder opinion on introducing partial tracking (whereby students contin…

BACKGROUND: Cervical cancer is a common cause of cancer-related morbidity and mortality among women in developing countries. HPV infection has been detected in more than 99% of cervical cancers throughout the world. Among the effective factors in the progression of HPV infection is oxidative stress which can influence…

The catecholamines dopamine and noradrenaline have been implicated in spontaneous low-frequency fluctuations in reaction time, which are associated with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and subclinical attentional problems. The molecular genetic substrates of these behavioral phenotypes, which reflect fr…

This prospective study evaluated ChatGPT-4 as a decision-support tool by comparing its treatment recommendations with clinical decisions for 87 women (aged 40-65 years) scheduled for hysterectomy. Demographic, clinical, and ultrasonographic data were standardized and submitted to the GPT-4 model, which generated eviden…

After the introduction of highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART), several studies have shown a decrease in the prevalence of HIV-associated oral lesions. The goal of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of oral manifestations of HIV in Brazil. A retrospective epidemiologic analysis was performed of medical re…

The Upper Echelons Theory (UET) was employed in this study to examine the effects of Green Transformational Leadership (GTL) on the Green Reward System (GRS), Proactive Environmental Strategy (PES), Environmental Management Accounting (EMA), and Environmental Performance (EP). The data was collected from 198 CEOs of Vi…

The study's objective is to examine the role of healthcare privacy officers, including their personal and organizational knowledge, and the facilities where they work. A survey was conducted of privacy officers that are members of the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA). This resulted in 123 resp…

This study tested recall of proper names versus other details of a crime in incidental learning conditions designed to parallel recall when an "earwitness" reports what he or she overheard from someone discussing a crime. Participants heard an audio recording of someone discussing details of a crime he had committed, a…

This study focuses on the management of chronic depression at the general practitioner's office and the collaboration between general practitioner (GP)-psychiatrist. Our study's highlights two different situations: patients able to verbalize their psychological suffering and who can be directly referred to the psychiat…

This study investigated whether subgroups of faith-based treatment clients displaying similar religious experiences and treatment performance can be theoretically specified and empirically identified. Highlighting the volitional dimension of the change process, four subgroups (i.e., non-Christians, baseline Christians,…