Impact of Stress and Financials on Romanian Infertile Women Accessing Assisted Reproductive Treatment.

Around 20% of couples worldwide are affected by infertility issues, with numbers in the European Union reaching as high as 25%, while access to reproductive care varies significantly by geopolitical and country-specific variables. The purpose of this research is to shed light on the unique social, psychological, and financial difficulties faced by Romanian couples seeking access to assisted reproductive therapy (ART). A cross-sectional study was conducted between 2017 and 2019 to involve women who accessed ART at fertility clinics in Romania by completing two infertility surveys.

The Predictive Role of NLR, d-NLR, MLR, and SIRI in COVID-19 Mortality.

(1) Background: Since its discovery, COVID-19 has caused more than 256 million cases, with a cumulative death toll of more than 5.1 million, worldwide. Early identification of patients at high risk of mortality is of great importance in saving the lives of COVID-19 patients.

Assessing SARS-CoV-2 Vertical Transmission and Neonatal Complications.

We designed and implemented a prospective study to analyze the maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with COVID-19 and determine the likelihood of viral transmission to the fetus and newborn by collecting samples from amniotic fluid, placenta, umbilical cord blood, and breast milk. The study followed a prospective observational design, starting in July 2020 and lasting for one year. A total of 889 pregnant women were routinely tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection in an outpatient setting at our clinic, using nasal swabs for PCR testing.

High School Pupils' Relationships with Their Parents, Schoolmates, and Friends, and Health-Related Risk Behaviors.

Purpose: The aims of this study were to evaluate high school pupils' relationships with their parents, schoolmates, and friends, and the presence of health-related risk behaviors among the family members and friends on the pupils' smoking and binge drinking status.

Materials And Methods: The study was a cross-sectional population-based study that involved a questionnaire, and the sample involved 2908 pupils at high schools in Timis county, Romania. In our study, the following factors related to family members and friends and the living environment were identified.

Predictors of quantitative microbiological analysis of spatter and aerosolization during scaling.

Unlabelled: The aim of this study is to analyze the infection risk through spatter and aerosolization during scaling and to create a prediction model of the total number of hemolytic bacteria.

Material And Methods: Air samples were collected prior to patient's arrival and spatter and aerosol samples were collected during scaling procedure in 80 patients of 4 different dental clinics. The dentists calculated DI, CI, DMFT.

Dietary patterns in young adults from Timiş County.

Unlabelled: Dietary patterns present at the age of the young adult have great probability to remain unchanged for the rest of the life and may contribute to eating disorders later in life. The aim of this study is the analysis of the intake patterns for fruits and vegetables in students from Timis County.

Material And Methods: We conducted a cross sectional study using a stratified cluster sample design to produce a representative sample of students for the Timis County.

Features of pubertal maturation in adolescents from Timiş County.

Aim: Puberty, by content and finality, mean all the events of somatic and mental maturation, with the transformation of the child into an adult. It is the period in which it is acquired the reproductive capacity.

Material And Methods: Pubertal maturation was studied on a sample of secondary school adolescents from Timis County, 800 students from schools and high schools in the urban area aged 11-14 years, with uniform distribution by sex and age.