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Testicular alterations in hansen's disease

Hansenologia Internationalis, 1991
Fifty testicular specimens and seminal fluid of 10 normal individuals and 24 patients with Hansen's disease were studied. General and early histological alterations, the frequency of young spermatides in tubular lumen and the measure of the diameters of
H.O. ARRUDA, A.P. CEDENHO, L.H.F. ARRUDA
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Bayesian Model Averaging in Causal Instrumental Variable Models

Journal of Applied Econometrics, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Instrumental variables are a popular tool to infer causal effects under unobserved confounding, but choosing suitable instruments is challenging in practice. We propose gIVBMA, a Bayesian model averaging procedure that addresses this challenge by averaging across different sets of instrumental variables and covariates in a structural equation ...
Gregor Steiner, Mark Steel
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THE EPIDEMIOLOGY OF HANSEN’S DISEASE IN THE MUNICIPALITY OF CARIRÉ – CEARÁ, FROM 2001 TO 2010. [PDF]

Revista Gestão & Saúde, 2013
Hansen’s disease is an important public health problem, which has been attackingand physically and socially mutilating innumerous subjects. The study had as objective to perform an epidemiological and operational assessment of Hansen’s disease in the ...
Francisco Rosemiro Guimarães Ximenes 4 , Jurandi Pontes Carvalho Filho5 , , Benedita Tatiane Gomes Liberato, Francisco Rodrigues Martins, Adriano Ferreira Martins, Jurandi Pontes Carvalho Filho, Marcelo Gurgel Carlos da Silva   +5 more
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Tannic Acid Mitigates Monosodium Glutamate‐Induced Cortical Damage by Modulating Synaptic and Calcium‐Related Gene and Protein Expression

Journal of Applied Toxicology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Neurotoxicity induced by excessive glutamatergic signaling is associated with synaptic dysfunction, calcium imbalance, and oxidative stress, which are key molecular events implicated in several neurodegenerative conditions. Monosodium glutamate (MSG), a common flavor enhancer, may exert neurotoxic effects, particularly on synaptic integrity ...
Medine Sibel Karagac, Enver Fehim Koçpinar, Hamid Ceylan   +2 more
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Evaluating the impact of a newly established hospitalist medicine procedure service on length of stay and procedural outcomes: A retrospective propensity‐matched analysis

Journal of Hospital Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Reliance on interventional radiology (IR) has been associated with delays in procedure completion and prolonged hospital length of stay (LOS). Hospitalist medicine procedure services (HMPS) have been proposed as a strategy to mitigate these inefficiencies, though outcomes of newly established programs composed of physicians with ...
Jeremy Gentile, Saria Alazmeh, Kriti Soni, Tarek Alsibai, Felicia Wright, Alicia Stowe, Fergus Peacock   +6 more
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Gut function among children treated for severe acute malnutrition: A cohort study in Uganda

JPGN Reports, EarlyView.
Abstract Objectives Impaired gut function in children with severe acute malnutrition (SAM) is associated with morbidity. We aimed to assess changes in six biomarkers representing different domains of gut function among children with complicated SAM during nutritional rehabilitation, and to identify predictors of these changes.
Betty Lanyero, Nicolette Nabukeera–Barungi, Ezekiel Mupere, Bikila S. Megersa, Iris Weidema, Pingping Jiang, Maria Wiese, Musemma K. Muhammed, Henrik Friis, Hanne Frøkiær, Dennis S. Nielsen, Vibeke Brix Christensen, Benedikte Grenov   +12 more
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Pain in Hansen's disease patients

Revista Dor
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: The involvement of peripheral nerves is a major characteristic of Hansen's disease and may lead to physical incapacity and deformity.
Felicia Holanda Pucci, Cristiana R. Teófilo, Sofia G. A. Aragão, Lara G. F. Távora   +3 more
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Probiotic fermented goat milk incorporated with blackberry (Rubus sp.): A novel functional food product

Journal of the Science of Food and Agriculture, EarlyView.
Abstract BACKGROUND This study created functional fermented goat milk by adding blackberry pulp and probiotics (Lactobacillus acidophilus LA‐5 and Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis Bb‐12). The preparation involved two variations of fermented goat milk with blackberry (Rubus sp.), distinguished by the absence (fermented goat milk, FGM) or inclusion
Bibiana Bittencourt Bicca, Khadija Bezerra Massaut, Elisa dos Santos Pereira, Márcia Vizzotto Foster, Laura Martins Fonseca, Ângela Maria Fiorentini, Graciela Volz Lopes   +6 more
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Steps towards eliminating Hansen's disease stigma. [PDF]

Int Health, 2023
Deps P, Delboni L, Oliveira TIA, Collin SM, Andrade MA, Maciel ELN.   +5 more
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Experiences of Drainage and Associated Impacts: A Qualitative Study Among Patients With Hidradenitis Suppurativa

JEADV Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
This study provides an in‐depth account of patients' experiences of drainage as a symptom of hidradenitis suppurativa. The HIDE Scale© facilitates incorporation of these insights into clinical practice, supporting person‐centred approaches that enhance clinical assessment, reduce stigma, and strengthen patient–clinician communication.
Stine Thestrup Hansen, Bente Villumsen, Mina Shereen Khaled, Terri Shih, Steven Daveluy, Amit Garg, Susanne de Goeij, Barry M. McGrath, Peter Theut Riis, Kari Zalik, Jennifer L. Hsiao, Camilla G. Frederiksen, Noor F. Goandal, Hans Christian Ring, Joseph Dowsett, Rahul Masson, John R. Ingram, Gregor B. E. Jemec, Joslyn S. Kirby, Linnea Thorlacius, the HIdradenitis SuppuraTiva cORe outcomes set International Collaboration (HiSTORIC)   +20 more
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