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OBJECTIVE:  The aim of this study was to systematically review literature on the use of iron supplements (not including iron derived from diet), increased levels of hemoglobin and/or ferritin, and the risk of developing gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). DATA SOURCE:  The following databases were searc…

INTRODUCTION: COVID-19 pandemic has affected people all over the world. In this context, health disparities are already evident in becoming ill and dying from this condition, further accentuating historical racial inequalities. METHODS AND ANALYSIS: This protocol will be developed based on the recommendations of Prefe…

BACKGROUND: Controversy persists regarding continuous antibiotic prophylaxis (CAP) for vesicoureteral reflux (VUR) management. We sought to determine whether recent updates to the published literature continue to support the use of CAP in children with VUR. METHODS: We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, Google Scholar, and Web…

BACKGROUND: According to the World Health Organization, dengue is among the top ten global health threats. The invasion of new sites byand their permanence depends on environmental characteristics of the site. Therefore, the objective was to understand the environmental characteristics that affectdistribution in C&#xf3…

OBJECTIVE: To understand the perceptions of primiparous women recently diagnosed with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM) in Singapore. DESIGN: A descriptive qualitative study design. SETTING: An outpatient women's health clinic in a tertiary hospital in Singapore. PARTICIPANTS: Twelve English-speaking primiparous w…

INTRODUCTION: Zinc oxide nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) exhibit a wide range of biomedical applications majorly used as antiinflammatory, anti-cancer, anti-diabetic, and anti-microbial activity and other biomedical applications because they show less toxicity and are very compatible. Zinc metal is an inorganic and essential e…

PURPOSE: To evaluate the long-term microtensile bond strength (µTBS) to dentin, water sorption (WSP) and solubility (WSL), and degree of conversion (DC) of self-adhesive resin composites (SACs). MATERIALS AND METHODS: The mid-coronal dentin of human molars was exposed, and teeth were randomly assigned to five gro…

COVID-19 has been widely explored in relation to its symptoms, outcomes, and risk profiles for the severe form of the disease. Our aim was to identify clusters of pregnant and postpartum women with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) due to COVID-19 by analyzing data available in the Influenza Epidemiological Surv…

Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1; SERPINE1) inhibits the plasminogen activators: tissue-type plasminogen activator (tPA) and urokinase-type plasminogen activator (uPA). Elevated levels of PAI-1 have been correlated with an increased risk for cardiovascular disease. Pharmacologically suppressing PAI-1 might prev…

The fundamental cause of diabetic limbs' problem is insufficient blood supply. The aim of the current work was to experimentally and numerically investigate the blood flow velocity and pressure changes in the channel during vibrational excitation. The micro-scale Particle Image Velocimetry (μPIV) technique as wel…

BACKGROUND: Moral philosophical positions and professional values have been shown to influence nurses' practice behaviours. Understanding nursing students' professional values and ethical ideologies, therefore, is important as they may help inform evidence-informed curriculum decisions and education strategies to devel…

Coaching aims to unlock the human's potential, self-awareness and responsibility, improving the professional performances and the personal satisfaction. Its effectiveness is known to depend on the degree of bonding and mutual engagement of the coaching relationship. In this exploratory study we recorded synchronised EE…

This study was conducted to analyze the impact on human's left and right brain by mental calculation based on principal components analysis (PCA). Electroencephalogram (EEG) data were collected from twenty-one people before and during mental calculation. In each subject, we first calculated the PCA load of maximum prin…

STUDY QUESTION: Are boys who are born to mothers who use analgesics during pregnancy at increased risk of cryptorchidism compared to those born to mothers who do not take analgesia? SUMMARY ANSWER: In this systematic review and meta-analysis of 10 published studies, we observed only weak evidence of an association bet…

BACKGROUND: Early studies have shown a relationship between activities of daily living (ADL) disability and depressive symptoms in older people. However, discussions on the direction of this relationship are insufficient. The study's objective was to assess the reciprocal relationship between ADL disability and depress…

BACKGROUND: Muscle strengthening exercises have the potential to improve outcomes for boys with haemophilia, but it is unclear what types of exercise might be of benefit. We elicited the views of health-care professionals, boys and their families to create and assess a home-based muscle strengthening programme. OBJECT…

BACKGROUND: Recent individual studies have indicated that ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption may be associated with the incidence of chronic kidney disease (CKD). We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis based on those longitudinal studies evaluating the relationship between UPF consumption and the risk o…

OBJECTIVE: Whether diabetes mellitus (DM) is a risk factor for spontaneous intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) and influences outcome after ICH remains unclear. METHODS: One reviewer searched Ovid MEDLINE and Embase 1980-2014 inclusive for studies investigating the associations between DM and ICH occurrence or DM and ICH c…

BACKGROUND: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a key public health issue, with a myriad of physical, sexual and emotional consequences for the survivors of violence. Social support has been found to be an important factor in mitigating and moderating the consequences of IPV and improving health outcomes. This study's o…