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Accuracy and Inter-observer Agreement Among Endoscopists for Visual Identification of Colorectal Polyps Using Endoscopy Images
It is essential to accurately distinguish small benign hyperplastic colon polyps (HP) from sessile serrated lesions (SSL) or adenomatous polyps (TA) based on endoscopic appearances. Our objective was to determ...
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Association Between CD4+, Viral Load, and Pulmonary Function in HIV
The antiretroviral therapy era has shifted the epidemiology of HIV-associated diseases, increasing the recognition of non-infectious pulmonary complications secondary to HIV. We aimed to determine the associat...
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Open AccessAn internet-based adolescent depression preventive intervention: study protocol for a randomized control trial
The high prevalence of major depressive disorder in adolescents and the low rate of successful treatment highlight a pressing need for accessible, affordable adolescent depression prevention programs. The Inte...
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Diabetes awareness among caregivers in a semi-rural community in South India
The prevalence of diabetes in India has reached pandemic proportions. Compounding the issue is poor awareness about diabetes, risk factors, and prevention. Many diabetic patients in India are assisted by a you...
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Performance Characteristics and Comparison of Two Fecal Occult Blood Tests in Patients Undergoing Colonoscopy
We investigated the use of a new type of FOBT (EZ-Detect) that uses the blood's pseudo-peroxidase activity as an enzymatic catalyst, in a one-step chromogen-substrate system performed by the patient. Asymptoma...
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Neural Mechanism of Acupuncture-Induced Gastric Relaxations in Rats
Acupuncture has been used to treat gastrointestinal symptoms in China for more than 3000 years. However, the mechanism of the beneficial effects of acupuncture remains unknown. Strain gauge transducers were im...
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A Ten Year Review of the Iodine Deficiency Disorders Program of the People's Republic of China
This paper reviews the Iodine Deficiency Disorders (IDD) Elimination Program of the People's Republic of China (PRC). Over 700 million people live in iodine deficient regions of China and the social and econom...