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Effect of lifestyle intervention on HbA1c levels in overweight and obese adults with type 2 diabetes across ethnicities: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
AimsWeight reduction is fundamental for the management and remission of diabetes. We aimed to assess ethnic differences in the effects of lifestyle weight-loss interventions on HbA1c levels in overweight or obese adults ...
Potential Therapeutic Effects of Sodium Glucose-linked Cotransporter 2 Inhibitors in Stroke
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Elsevier
, 2020 , Article Review)
Purpose: Stroke is the second leading cause of death and the third leading cause of disability worldwide. Diabetes mellitus and the associated hyperglycemia are important risk factors for acute ischemic stroke and are ...
Reduced Cardiotoxicity of Ponatinib-Loaded PLGA-PEG-PLGA Nanoparticles in Zebrafish Xenograft Model.
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
Tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) are the new generation of anti-cancer drugs with high potential against cancer cells' proliferation and growth. However, TKIs are associated with severe cardiotoxicity, limiting their ...
Physicochemical characterization and cancer cell antiproliferative effect of silver-doped magnesia nanoparticles
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Elsevier
, 2023 , Article)
Silver-doped magnesia nanoparticles (Ag/MgO) were synthesized using the precipitation method and characterized by various techniques such as X-ray diffraction (XRD), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FT-IR), thermal ...
The Relative Validity and Reproducibility of Food Frequency Questionnaires in the China Kadoorie Biobank Study
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MDPI
, 2022 , Article)
Background: Short versions of qualitative and quantitative food frequency questionnaires (FFQs) are widely used to assess usual food intake. However, fewer studies evaluated their relative validity and reproducibility in ...
Unraveling the Dysbiosis of Vaginal Microbiome to Understand Cervical Cancer Disease Etiology—An Explainable AI Approach
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Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute (MDPI)
, 2023 , Article)
Microbial Dysbiosis is associated with the etiology and pathogenesis of diseases. The studies on the vaginal microbiome in cervical cancer are essential to discern the cause and effect of the condition. The present study ...
From text to e-text: perceptions of medical, dental and allied students about e-learning
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Elsevier
, 2022 , Article)
ObjectiveMore than a year ago, Pakistan like the rest of the word, was hit by a global pandemic, due to which students of higher education had to accept the new era and adapt to the electronic learning environment for the ...
Experimental Assessment of Cardiovascular Physiology in the Chick Embryo.
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American Association for Anatomy Journals
, 2023 , Article Review)
High resolution assessment of cardiac functional parameters is crucial in translational animal research. The chick embryo is a historically well-used in vivo model for cardiovascular research due to its many practical ...
Impact of COVID-19 lockdown on smoking (waterpipe and cigarette) and participants' BMI across various sociodemographic groups in Arab countries in the Mediterranean Region
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EU European Publishing
, 2022 , Article)
INTRODUCTION: Tobacco smokers are at high risk of developing severe COVID-19. Lockdown was a chosen strategy to deal with the spread of infectious diseases; nonetheless, it influenced people's eating and smoking behaviors. ...
Perfluorooctanoic Acid and Perfluorooctane Sulfonate in Human Milk: First Survey from Lebanon
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MDPI
, 2023 , Article)
Human milk is the primary source of nutrition for infants in their first year of life. Its potential contamination with perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) and perfluorooctane sulfonate (PFOS), a group of toxic man-made chemicals, ...