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The Muslim Ban and preterm birth: Analysis of U.S. vital statistics data from 2009 to 2018

. . Samari G, Catalano R, Alcalá HE, Gemmill A. . Soc Sci Med. 2020 Nov;265:113544. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2020.113544. Epub 2020 Nov 22. Abstract Anti-immigrant stigma or xenophobia is increasingly pervasive globally. Racism is a determinant of adverse health outcomes, but the epidemiological implications of the recent wave of xenophobic policies have not been well studied. …

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Effect of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) extract on growth performance, digestive and antioxidant enzyme activities, and immune responses in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)

. . Bilen S, Altief TAS, Özdemir KY, Salem MOA, Terzi E, Güney K. . Fish Physiol Biochem. 2020 Feb;46(1):471-481. doi: 10.1007/s10695-019-00737-z. Epub 2019 Nov 29. Abstract This study was conducted to determine the effects of dietary supplementation of lemon balm (Melissa officinalis) aqueous methanolic extract on growth performance, blood parameters, digestive and antioxidant enzyme …

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The relationship between lymphovascular invasion and angiogenesis, hormone receptors, cell proliferation and survival in patients with primary operable invasive ductal breast cancer

. . Mohammed ZM, McMillan DC, Edwards J, Mallon E, Doughty JC, Orange C, Going JJ. . BMC Clin Pathol. 2013 Nov 25;13(1):31. doi: 10.1186/1472-6890-13-31. Abstract BACKGROUND: Several well-established tumour prognostic factors are used to guide the clinical management of patients with breast cancer. Lymphovascular invasion and angiogenesis have also been reported to have some …

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Amlodipine as adjuvant therapy to current chelating agents for reducing iron overload in thalassaemia major: a systematic review, meta-analysis and simulation of future studies

. . Elfaituri MK, Ghozy S, Ebied A, Morra ME, Hassan OG, Alhusseiny A, Abbas AS, Sherif NA, Fernandes JL, Huy NT. . Vox Sang. 2021 Sep;116(8):887-897. doi: 10.1111/vox.13083. Epub 2021 Feb 26. Abstract BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Iron overload in thalassaemia is a crucial prognostic factor and a major cause of death due to heart …

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Phosphatidylserine Translocation after Radiosurgery in an Animal Model of Arteriovenous Malformation

. . Raoufi Rad N, McRobb LS, Zhao Z, Lee VS, Patel NJ, Qureshi AS, Grace M, McHattan JJ, Amal Raj JV, Duong H, Kashba SR, Stoodley MA. . Radiat Res. 2017 Jun;187(6):701-707. doi: 10.1667/RR14646.1. Epub 2017 Apr 17. Abstract Phosphatidylserine (PS) is asymmetrically distributed across the plasma membrane, located predominantly on the inner leaflet …

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Determination of biochemical oxygen demand and dissolved oxygen for semi-arid river environment: application of soft computing models

. . Tao H, Bobaker AM, Ramal MM, Yaseen ZM, Hossain MS, Shahid S. . Environ Sci Pollut Res Int. 2019 Jan;26(1):923-937. doi: 10.1007/s11356-018-3663-x. Epub 2018 Nov 12. Abstract Surface and ground water resources are highly sensitive aquatic systems to contaminants due to their accessibility to multiple-point and non-point sources of pollutions. Determination of water …

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Geriatric Mental Health and COVID-19: An Eye-Opener to the Situation of the Arab Countries in the Middle East and North Africa Region

. . El Hayek S, Cheaito MA, Nofal M, Abdelrahman D, Adra A, Al Shamli S, AlHarthi M, AlNuaimi N, Aroui C, Bensid L, Emberish AM, Larnaout A, Radwan A, Slaih M, Al Sinawi H. . Am J Geriatr Psychiatry. 2020 Oct;28(10):1058-1069. doi: 10.1016/j.jagp.2020.05.009. Epub 2020 May 18. Abstract While the detrimental ramifications of the …

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Survival analysis of clinical mastitis data using a nested frailty Cox model fit as a mixed-effects Poisson model

. . Elghafghuf A, Dufour S, Reyher K, Dohoo I, Stryhn H. . Prev Vet Med. 2014 Dec 1;117(3-4):456-68. doi: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2014.09.013. Epub 2014 Oct 5. Abstract Mastitis is a complex disease affecting dairy cows and is considered to be the most costly disease of dairy herds. The hazard of mastitis is a function of many …

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Productivity change of national health systems in the WHO Eastern Mediterranean region: application of DEA-based Malmquist productivity index

. . Masri MD, Asbu EZ. . Glob Health Res Policy. 2018 Aug 1;3:22. doi: 10.1186/s41256-018-0077-8. 2018. Abstract BACKGROUND: The pursuit of efficiency and productivity is one of the goals of health systems. In the era of Sustainable Development Goals and particularly the move towards universal health coverage, it is imperative to curb wastage of …

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Epilepsy and school in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region: The current situation, challenges, and solutions

. . Kissani N, Balili K, Mesraoua B, Abdulla F, Bashar G, Al-Baradie R, Elsahli R, Ibrahim E, Al-Asmi A, Mounir N, Kishk NA, Harharah A, Abu Aliqa A, Honein A, Arabi M, Asadi-Pooya AA. . Epilepsy Behav. 2020 Nov;112:107325. doi: 10.1016/j.yebeh.2020.107325. Epub 2020 Jul 24. Abstract Education is a human right that plays a …

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