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Effects of Reducing Indoor Air Particles on Cardiovascular and Respiratory Physiological Indexes in the Elderly: a Randomized Crossover Controlled Trial [PDF]

Zhongguo quanke yixue, 2023
Background Exposure to indoor air particles pollution increases the incidence and mortality of respiratory and cardiovascular diseases, especially in the elderly population.
ZHOU Min, ZHENG Ziguang, YOU Hongyu, GUO Miao, YU Wei, YANG Xu
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Application of Blockchain Technology in Environmental Health: Literature Review and Prospect of Visualization Based on CiteSpace

Technologies, 2022
Blockchain technology and its applications have recently become a research hotspot. Its three core technologies, distributed ledger, smart contract, and consensus mechanism, provide trust-enhancing features such as tamper-proof records, full traceability,
Meiwen Guo, Zhenheng Huang, Liang Wu, Cheng Ling Tan, Jianping Peng, Xingcheng Guo, Hong Chen   +6 more
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Exemption from informed consent: When it is possible in investigational product and drug trials?

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2021
One of the most important ethical step in conducting investigational product trials or drug trials is obtaining informed consent from the participants.
Swati Verma
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Association between air temperature and emergency admission for esophagogastric variceal bleeding: a case-crossover study in Beijing, China

BMC Gastroenterology, 2023
Background and aims Studies concerning the impact of air temperature on esophagogastric variceal bleeding (EGVB) have yielded conflicting results. Our study aimed to evaluate the correlation between air temperature and EGVB.
Jianhong Chen, Ziting Wu, Hui Gao, Li Li, Yanling Wang, Jingjing Han, Chuan Zhang, Pengpeng Ding, Jing Wu   +8 more
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Diet intervention improves cardiovascular profile in patients with rheumatoid arthritis: results from the randomized controlled cross-over trial ADIRA

Nutrition Journal, 2021
Background The chronic inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) increases the risk for cardiovascular diseases (CVD). The contribution of diet as a risk factor for CVD among these patients is however not fully understood.
Erik Hulander, Linnea Bärebring, Anna Turesson Wadell, Inger Gjertsson, Philip C. Calder, Anna Winkvist, Helen M. Lindqvist   +6 more
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Salivary retention after application of fluoride gel using toothbrush or tray: a crossover trial

Brazilian Oral Research, 2012
Currently, there are no studies in the literature evaluating salivary fluoride retention after small amounts of fluoride gel are applied to children's teeth.
Cecilia Claudia Costa Ribeiro, Estevam Carlos de Oliveira Lula, Izabelle Maria Cabral de Azevedo, Mariana de Figueiredo Lopes e Maia, Fernanda Ferreira Lopes   +4 more
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Treatment of hypothyroidism with levothyroxine plus liothyronine: a randomized, double-blind, crossover study

Archives of Endocrinology and Metabolism, 2016
Objective To compare the effects of a unique fixed combination levothyroxine/liothyronine (LT4/LT3) therapy in patients with primary hypothyroidism. Subjects and methods This is a randomized, double-blind, crossover study.
Juliana Kaminski, Fabíola Yukiko Miasaki, Gilberto Paz-Filho, Hans Graf, Gisah Amaral de Carvalho   +4 more
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Chlorhexidine with or without alcohol against biofilm formation: efficacy, adverse events and taste preference

Brazilian Oral Research, 2017
In recent years, different chlorhexidine formulations have been tested, including an alcohol-free alternative, but the effect of this solution on early biofilm formation is not clear.
Gabriela Otero dos SANTOS, Fernanda Carpes MILANESI, Bruna Frizon GREGGIANIN, Marilene Issa FERNANDES, Rui Vicente OPPERMANN, Patricia WEIDLICH   +5 more
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IMproving facial PRosthesis construction with contactlESs Scanning and Digital workflow (IMPRESSeD): study protocol for a feasibility crossover randomised controlled trial of digital versus conventional manufacture of facial prostheses in patients with orbital or nasal facial defects

Pilot and Feasibility Studies, 2023
Background Facial prostheses can have a profound impact on patients’ appearance, function and quality of life. There has been increasing interest in the digital manufacturing of facial prostheses which may offer many benefits to patients and healthcare ...
Rachael Y. Jablonski, Trevor J. Coward, Paul Bartlett, Andrew J. Keeling, Chris Bojke, Sue H. Pavitt, Brian R. Nattress   +6 more
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Unloading shoes for intermittent claudication: a randomised crossover trial

BMC Cardiovascular Disorders, 2017
Background The purpose of this study was to assess the functional effects and acceptability of rocker-soled shoes that were designed to relatively “unload” the calf muscles during walking in people with calf claudication due to peripheral arterial ...
Garry A. Tew, Ahmed Shalan, Alastair R. Jordan, Liz Cook, Elizabeth S. Coleman, Caroline Fairhurst, Catherine Hewitt, Stephen W. Hutchins, Andrew Thompson   +8 more
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