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Using pharmacists and drugstore workers as sexual healthcare givers: a qualitative study of men who have sex with men in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania

Global Health Action, 2017
Background: Previous research has shown that men who have sex with men (MSM) avoid formal healthcare services because of the fear of discrimination as homosexuality is illegal and stigmatized in Tanzania.
Charlotte Agardh, Felicia Weije, Anette Agardh, Joyce Nyoni, Michael W. Ross, John Kashiha, Markus Larsson   +6 more
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Probiotic consumption reduces alveolar bone loss and kidney damage in pregnant rats with experimental periodontitis

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Bifidobacterium animalis subsp. lactis HN019 (B. lactis HN019) is a probiotic bacterial strain with immunomodulatory properties. Its benefits have been observed in healthy and systemically compromised animals with periodontitis (PD). Our objective was to investigate the local and systemic effects of the systemic administration of B.
Átila V. V. Nobre, Pedro H. F. Silva, Marina C. G. Del‐Arco, Raquel F. Gerlach, Rene S. Oliezer, José E. Tanus‐Santos, Luciene C. Figueiredo, Janaina S. A. M. Evangelista, Flávia A. C. Furlaneto, Michel R. Messora, Sérgio Luiz Salvador   +10 more
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Exploring Spiritual and Religious Coping Among PLHIV in a Malaysian Muslim Community: A Qualitative Study

HIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, 2022
Aiza Nur Izdihar Zainal-Abidin,1 Farnaza Ariffin,1,2 Siti Fatimah Badlishah-Sham,1 Salmi Razali2,3 1Department of Primary Care Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Teknologi MARA, Sungai Buloh, Selangor, Malaysia; 2Maternofoetal and Embryology ...
Zainal-Abidin ANI, Ariffin F, Badlishah-Sham SF, Razali S   +3 more
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Submodular Maximization Meets Streaming: Matchings, Matroids, and More

, 2013
We study the problem of finding a maximum matching in a graph given by an input stream listing its edges in some arbitrary order, where the quantity to be maximized is given by a monotone submodular function on subsets of edges.
A. Badanidiyuru Varadaraja, A. McGregor, G. Calinescu, G. Nemhauser, H. Lin, J. Feigenbaum, J. Lee, J. Lee, K.J. Ahn, L. Epstein, M. Feldman, M. Fisher   +11 more
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Functional tooth unit, periodontal status, and association with weight change in older adults

Journal of Periodontology, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Literature reports that having fewer teeth is associated with reduced chewing capacity, which in turn may lead to weight changes due to diminished oral functionality. This study aims to assess the association between functional tooth units (FTU) and periodontal status and weight change among older adults participating in the Health,
Mariana S. Muñoz, Natália M. Pola, Juliana B. Hilgert, Fernando N. Hugo, Roberto P. Pimentel, Eleanor M. Simonsick, Francisco W. M. G. Muniz   +6 more
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Cost-effectiveness of screening high-risk HIV-positive men who have sex with men (MSM) and HIV-positive women for anal cancer

Health Technology Assessment, 2010
Background: Anal cancer is uncommon and predominantly a disease of the elderly. The human papillomavirus (HPV) has been implicated as a causal agent, and HPV infection is usually transmitted sexually. Individuals who are human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)
C Czoski-Murray, J Karnon, R Jones, K Smith, G Kinghorn   +4 more
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Comprehensive Evidence for Mortality and Underlying Morbidity Related to Visceral Fat Distribution

Med Research, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Linking obesity to mortality is an intriguing and controversial topic. This study tried to comprehensively assess 8 adiposity surrogates and mortality association among middle‐to‐old‐aged adults to identify a superior one, and explore explanatory disorders. Data sources included the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES), UK
Haolong Zhou, Danyang Ling, Qin Huang, Jiaojun Liang, Guanhua Su, Zhangbo Cui, Ziwei Chen, Xiaowen Ma, Zhou Jiang, Shuo Zheng, Haodong Tian, Qi Wang   +11 more
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Current Perspectives on the Impact of Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis Stigma Regarding Men Who Have Sex with Men in the United States

HIV/AIDS: Research and Palliative Care, 2020
Patrick D Herron Department of Family and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USACorrespondence: Patrick D Herron Email patrick.herron@einsteinmed.orgAbstract: Pre-exposure prophylaxis or PrEP is a Food and Drug ...
Herron PD
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Cytotoxicity of methylsulfonylmethane (MSM) on esophageal cancer cell line (KYSE30 [PDF]

Introduction: Esophageal cancer is a relatively rare form of cance Esophageal cancer have been considered as a chemosensitive tumors for many years. Methylsulfonylmethane MSM) is an organic formof sulfur that can be dietary supplement to support proper
بهلولی, شهاب, جعفری, ناصر   +1 more
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Comparison of In‐Gel and SP3 Based Sample Preparation Protocols for LC‐MS/MS Based Proteomics

PROTEOMICS, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Sensitivity, robustness, and reproducibility of sample preparation are main determinants of data quality in bottom‐up mass spectrometry‐based proteomics. To this end, in‐gel protein clean‐up and digestion has been used for decades and is characterized by its robustness and compatibility with harsh lysis conditions.
Luisa Schwarzmüller, Dario Frey, Piotr Zadora, Martin Schneider, Stefan Wiemann, Dominic Helm   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source