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Minimally invasive versus standard endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery for renal stones: a retrospective pilot study analysis.

Mar 05, 2020

The effect of combining miniaturization with endoscopic combined intrarenal surgery (ECIRS) is unclear. Thus, we compared the treatment outcomes between minimally invasive ECIRS (mini-ECIRS) using 16....

A cross-sectional study on dental surgeons' immune status against hepatitis B virus in the Public Health System.

Mar 05, 2020

Hepatitis B is a severe public health problem. The main world health centers have discussed it due to its pandemic proportion, high pathogenicity and infectivity. This study aimed to determine the imm...

Who Is Scared of a Needle? An Exploration of Italian Children's Knowledge and Perceptions About the HPV Vaccine.

Mar 05, 2020

Receiving the HPV vaccine at a young age before being exposed to the virus is essential to improve HPV-related cancer prevention. In many countries in the world, like Italy, the HPV vaccine is offered...

Efficacy of oral antiviral drugs to prevent mother-to-child transmission of hepatitis B virus: a network meta-analysis.

Mar 05, 2020

Hepatitis B is a serious global health problem. Mother-to-child transmission (MTCT) of hepatitis B virus (HBV) is a major risk factor in the endemicity of HBV infection. Oral antiviral drugs are recom...

Virus-Mediated Suppression of the Antigen Presentation Molecule MR1.

Mar 05, 2020

The antigen-presenting molecule MR1 presents microbial metabolites related to vitamin B2 biosynthesis to mucosal-associated invariant T cells (MAIT cells). Although bacteria and fungi drive the MR1 ...

Comparative proteomic analyses of the liver in D-galactosamine-sensitized mice treated with different Toll-like receptor agonists.

Mar 05, 2020

Acute liver failure (ALF) is a severe consequence of abrupt hepatocyte injury and has lethal outcomes. Three Toll-like receptor (TLR) agonists, including polyinosinic-polycytidylic acid [poly(I:C)], l...

Effects of Sevoflurane Exposure During Late Pregnancy on Brain Development and Beneficial Effects of Enriched Environment on Offspring Cognition.

Mar 05, 2020

Sevoflurane is a widely used obstetric general anesthetic, but the neurotoxic effects of late-pregnancy exposure to one minimum alveolar concentration ([MAC], 2.5%) of sevoflurane on offspring remain ...

Blastocyst formation rate for Asians versus Caucasians and within body mass index categories.

Mar 05, 2020

There are well-documented racial and ethnic disparities for in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes, including disparities in clinical pregnancy and live birth rate. Obesity has also been associated wit...

Overexpression of tissue factor pathway inhibitor 2 attenuates trophoblast proliferation and invasion in preeclampsia.

Mar 05, 2020

Pre-eclampsia (PE) is a disorder of pregnancy characterized by proteinuria and high blood pressure, affecting 2-8% of pregnancies worldwide. Previous studies have shown that PE is closely associated w...

Influence of Gestational Weight Gain on the Risk of Preterm Birth for Underweight Women Living in Food Deserts.

Mar 05, 2020

 Preterm birth (PTB) and food insecurity are two of the most significant public health crises in the United States. Effects of being underweight among populations with low food security are not well...

Omphalocele in Finland from 1993 to 2014: Trends, Prevalence, Mortality, and Associated Malformations-A Population-Based Study.

Mar 05, 2020

 The aim of this study is to assess the changes in prevalence, mortality and termination pregnancy of omphalocele, and to identify associated anomalies. A population-based nationwide register stud...

The Emerging Role of Neutral Argon Plasma (PlasmaJet) in the Treatment of Advanced Stage Ovarian Cancer: A Systematic Review.

Mar 05, 2020

. To evaluate the contribution of PlasmaJet application in achieving optimal cytoreduction in advanced ovarian cancer. . We systematically searched for articles published up to June 2019 using MEDLINE...

Prophylactic salpingectomy for prevention of ovarian cancer at the time of elective laparoscopic cholecystectomy.

Mar 05, 2020

Most serous ovarian cancers are now understood to originate in the fallopian tubes. Removing the tubes (salpingectomy) likely reduces the risk of developing high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Numerous ...

Laboratory predictors of survival in ovarian cancer.

Mar 05, 2020

To relate disease-free survival and overall survival with type I and type II ovarian cancer and preoperative laboratory parameters biomarkers.A retrospective study was carried out based on the collect...

The Cost-Effective Preparation of Green Fluorescent Carbon Dots for Bioimaging and Enhanced Intracellular Drug Delivery.

Mar 05, 2020

Doxorubicin entrapped carbon dots (DOX-CDs) were prepared for bioimaging and enhanced intracellular drug delivery. The CDs were synthesized via the hydrothermal method using citrate and urea under 200...

Clinical and histopathologic analysis of gynecological cancer: a single institute experience over 7 years.

Mar 05, 2020

Approximately 100,000 women are diagnosed with cancer each year in Korea. According to a survey by the Korean central cancer registry in 2016, uterine cervical cancer, uterine corpus cancer, and ovari...

Complementary and alternative treatment methods for menopausal hot flashes used in Turkey.

Mar 05, 2020

Study was planned to determine complementary and alternative treatment methods for menopausal hot flashes.Women who reported their discomfort of hot flashes as a degree of discomfort of 4 or more acco...

Common genetic variants in pre-microRNAs are associated with cervical cancer susceptibility in southern Chinese women.

Mar 05, 2020

Cervical cancer is a commonly diagnosed cancer among females. Polymorphisms in pre-microRNAs have been demonstrated to play critical roles in cancer. However, the roles of pre-microRNA polymorphisms i...

Radiofrequency-Based Devices for Female Genito-Urinary Indications: Position Statements From the European Society of Sexual Medicine.

Mar 05, 2020

Radiofrequency (RF)-based treatment has been introduced as an esthetic alternative treatment for various medical indications without the scientific backup of a satisfactory body of evidence. Furthermo...

The impact of lifestyle and reproductive factors on the risk of a second new primary cancer in the contralateral breast: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Mar 05, 2020

The risk of being diagnosed with contralateral breast cancer (CBC) is an important health issue among breast cancer survivors. There is an increasing interest in the effect of lifestyle and reproducti...

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