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Epidemiological studies show that parasitic inections are among the most common infections and one of the biggest health problems of the society worldwide. Children at school age have the highest morbidity compared with other ages. Therefore, by treating these children, the disease burden in the total population is red…

Research on domestic violence against women has increased considerably over the past few decades. Most participants in such studies find the exercise worthwhile and of greater benefit than emotional cost; however, systematic examination of participant reaction to research on violence is considerably lacking, especially…

The engagement in research, as the primary form of learning engagement for PhD students, is crucial for enhancing their competitive edge. Academic passion, a key determinant of learning engagement, plays a significant role in driving the research enthusiasm of PhD students. However, the "black box" concerning whether a…

Crisis workers provide services to individuals who are in acute distress. There is no research examining personal and occupational exposure to suicide in these workers.We aimed to examine the prevalence of personal, occupational, and colleague suicide exposure among crisis workers, the mental health outcomes associated…

AIMS: The present study examined how variation in mu- (OPRM1), kappa- (OPRK), and delta- (OPRD) opioid receptor genes may influence the efficacy of naltrexone in the context of a smoking cessation trial. METHODS: The study's primary objective was to examine the association of the Asn40Asp OPRM1 single nucleotide polym…

Sustained treatment with effective doses of cholinesterase inhibitors or memantine is crucial to transfer treatment effects in dementia. Numerous studies, with often small samples sizes, describe low adherence rates. The purpose of current study was to examine the medical adherence of antidementia therapy in Austria. W…

BACKGROUND: Since 1993, many studies on the health of Persian Gulf War veterans (PGWVs) have been undertaken. Some authors have concluded that an association exists between Gulf War service and reported infertility or miscarriage, but that effects on PGWV's children were limited. The present study's objective was to de…

BACKGROUND: Time and motion studies provide a reliable methodology to quantify efficiency and establish recommendations for best practices in autologous fat grafting. The purpose of this study was to compare the rate of graft processing of three frequently used systems for graft preparation. METHODS: The authors condu…

CONTEXT: Osteoporosis and Parkinson's disease (PD) often co-occur, and even patients with early-stage PD may have reduced bone-mineral density levels. This may imply that osteoporosis is associated with a higher risk of PD. OBJECTIVES: This work aimed to determine whether patients with osteoporosis are at a higher ris…

STUDY OBJECTIVE: Male predominance has been observed in obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) studies conducted in the community and sleep clinics. Due to the different demographic and patient risk profiles of the studies involved, we investigated the effects of gender on OSA prevalence among patients with coronary artery dise…

OBJECTIVE: To review published cases and prospective studies describing the use of varenicline in patients with schizophrenia and schizoaffective disorder. DATA SOURCES: PubMed, PsychINFO, and the Cochrane Database were searched in July 2011 using the key words schizophrenia, schizoaffective disorder, psychosis, posit…

BACKGROUND: The prevalence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) according to guidelines of today seems considerably higher than has been reported also in recent literature. AIM: To estimate the prevalence of COPD as defined by British Thoracic Society (BTS) criteria and the recent global initiative for chro…

The study aimed to investigate the persistence or changes in trait resilience of parents over a 6-year period and its association with stressful life events (SLEs). Furthermore, we explored the potential protective effect of trait resilience against exposure to stressful life events and their negative mental health con…

BACKGROUND: The red cell distribution width (RDW) has been recognized as a new prognostic factor in various pathophysiological states including breast cancers. The aim of this study was to compare the RDW values between patients diagnosed with benign and malignant breast tumors and to evaluate the potential of elevated…

A promising new delivery technology, the microarray patch (MAPs) consists of an array of small solid-coated or dissolvable needles, up to one mm in length, that administers a dry formulation of a vaccine or pharmaceutical. This study is not a real-life evaluation study but determines the anticipated acceptability of th…

BACKGROUND: Endoanal ultrasound is widely used for the detection of external and internal anal sphincter defects in patients with fecal incontinence. Recently, 3-dimensional transperineal ultrasound has been introduced as a noninvasive imaging method for the detection of these sphincter defects. OBJECTIVE: This study…

The present investigations were undertaken to compare interspecific communicative abilities of dogs and wolves, which were socialized to humans at comparable levels. The first study demonstrated that socialized wolves were able to locate the place of hidden food indicated by the touching and, to some extent, pointing c…

BACKGROUND: Laminar airflow (LAF) technologies minimize infectious microorganisms to enhance air quality and surgical site infections (SSIs). LAF lowers SSIs in some clinical studies but not others. This study analyzes laminar airflow ventilation's capacity to reduce orthopaedic surgery-related SSIs. METHODS: The PRIS…

BACKGROUND: This summary of the Collaborative Longitudinal Evaluation of Keratoconus (CLEK) Study includes the study design and results to date. METHODS: The CLEK Study is a longitudinal, observational study of 1,209 patients with keratoconus. The study's main outcome measures are corneal scarring, visual acuity, corn…

AIM: The aim of this study is to investigate whether non-medical authorisers of blood component transfusion, in a single centre working at an advanced level, have the theoretical knowledge to potentially undertake this task safely. BACKGROUND: Authorisation of blood components for transfusion has predominantly been a…