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BACKGROUND AND AIMS: The association between smoking and inflammatory bowel disease [IBD] relies on old meta-analyses including exclusively non-Jewish White populations. Uncertainty persists regarding the role of smoking in other ethnicities. METHODS: We systematically searched Medline/PubMed, Embase, and Scopus for s…

OBJECTIVE: This study aimed to assess linagliptin's inhibitory effects on the proliferation of cervical cancer cell lines and investigate its potential for targeting human heat shock protein 90. METHODS: Linagliptin's cytotoxicity was assessed on a cervical cancer cell line (Hela cancer cell line) at two different inc…

Sleep disorders are highly prevalent and linked bidirectionally to stroke as risk factors for stroke to worsen the outcomes. To date, most of the studies on post-stroke sleep were conducted in Western countries. Quality of sleep among stroke patients is masked by other physical and medical complications and limited att…

This case-control study seeks to investigate the influence of histological findings, specifically regression, its extent and tumor-infiltrating lymphocyte (TILs), on result of sentinel lymph node (SLN) biopsy, 5-year melanoma-specific survival (MSS), and relapse-free survival (RFS). We included all patients with cutane…

BACKGROUND: Malignant transformation (MT) of low-grade astrocytoma (LGA) produces a poor prognosis in benign tumors. Currently, variables linked with MT of LGA have proven equivocal. The present study aims to evaluate the risk variables, indicating that LGA gradually differentiates to malignant astrocytoma. METHODS: R…

INTRODUCTION: Despite ongoing efforts to vaccinate communities against COVID-19, the necessity of face mask use in controlling the pandemic remains subject to debate. Several studies have investigated face masks and COVID-19, covering smaller and less diverse populations than this study's sample. This study examines a…

BACKGROUND: This study aimed to assess fetal cardiac left ventricular function in healthy pregnant women by calculating the modified myocardial performance index (Mod-MPI) and to construct reference ranges for the Turkish population. METHODS: One-hundred-two randomly selected healthy singleton pregnant women ranging b…

BACKGROUND: Chronic non-communicable diseases, such as asthma (AS) and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), are a public health problem that compromises patients' quality of life and is highly comorbid with medical and psychological conditions. The present study's objective was to know the variables associated…

Biospecimens and associated data are invaluable tools in Genomics and Personalized Health (GAPH) research and can aid in the discovery of disease etiology and the development of therapeutics.To examine the experiences of patients invited to a particular GAPH study, Spectrometry in TIA Rapid Assessment (SpecTRA), and to…

OBJECTIVES: To describe historic baseline session administration practices, to assess the utility of a practice trial (an acclimation trial) before the official balance session, and to examine the within-session reliability of the Sway Balance Mobile Application (SBMA). DESIGN: Retrospective observational study. SETT…

PURPOSE: To assess the results of a pilot study for screening high-risk individuals for glaucoma in Brazil. METHODS: Using cross-sectional methodology, the study population consisted of first-degree relatives of known glaucoma patients. Risk factors were assessed through a questionnaire, and each subject received a co…

BACKGROUND: The study's objective was to determine the diagnostic yield, morbidity, mortality, and therapeutic impact of open-lung biopsy (OLB) in mechanically ventilated, critically ill patients. MATERIAL/METHODS: The study was conducted as a retrospective cohort study in multidisciplinary ICU in a tertiary level aca…

BACKGROUND: Journal usage studies, which are useful for budget management and for evaluating collection performance relative to library use, have generally described a single library or subject discipline. The Southern Chapter/Medical Library Association (SC/MLA) study has examined journal usage at the aggregate data l…

Amid the rapid changes that adolescents experience in today's globalized society, global competence has become a core quality that enables them to cope with the demands of life, learning, and work. To understand the potential categorization of global competence and its influencing factors among secondary school student…

UNLABELLED: Racism and gender-based prejudice produce a synergistic and toxic effect that necessitates analysis. There is a need to conduct more research with Black men as their experiences with race-based trauma may differ, given their concurrent disproportionate exposure to other forms of violence. OBJECTIVE: The st…

This study aimed to understand the heterogeneity of school violence experiences among South Korean youth, explicitly examining how each type of violence experienced transitions into different reporting behaviors. A latent profile analysis was conducted to classify different types of violence victimization and reporting…

This study aims to determine whether the effect of interactivity on participation in virtual sports has risen because of the COVID-19 pandemic and if there is a difference in decision-making. The significance of social factors may be highlighted even more as a rationale for using virtual reality (VR) sports apps throug…

Forgiveness has been found one substantial element in the recovery for women survivors from intimate partner violence following the termination of the abusive relationship. To further investigate the details of forgiveness in this specific context, the present study explored the process of forgiveness using grounded th…

OBJECTIVE: Hereditary cancer syndromes constitute 5-10% of all cancers. The development of next-generation sequencing technologies has made it possible to examine many hereditary cancer syndrome-causing genes in a single panel. This study's goal was to describe the prevalence and the variant spectrum using NGS in indiv…

INTRODUCTION: This randomised controlled trial (RCT) aims to examine the effects of an internet-delivered acceptance and commitment therapy (iACT) programme ('Happiness Mom') on the psychological well-being of working mothers. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: The target population of the RCT will be employed mothers with at leas…