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Polymers (Basel)
January 2025
Institute of Graduate Studies, Bioengineering Division, Tokat Gaziosmanpaşa University, 60250 Tokat, Türkiye.
Hernia repair is the most common surgical operation applied worldwide. Mesh prostheses are used to support weakened or damaged tissue to decrease the risk of hernia recurrence. However, the patches currently used in clinic applications have significant short-term and long-term risks.
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January 2025
Unit of Cardiovascular and Nutritional Epidemiology, Institute of Environmental Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.
Background: Chlorination is a widespread method for drinking water disinfection that has the drawback of introducing potentially carcinogenic chemical by-products to drinking water.
Objective: We systematically evaluated the epidemiologic evidence of exposure to trihalomethane (THM) disinfection by-products and risk of cancer.
Methods: We conducted a systematic review and meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies that assessed the association of exposure to residential concentrations of THMs with risk of cancer in adults.
Int J Dent Hyg
January 2025
Department of Stomatology, Clinic of Stomatology, Shantou University Medical College, Shantou, China.
Objective: The aim of this systematic review is to explore the effectiveness of different methods of reducing contamination and biofilms in dental unit waterlines (DUWLs) and to provide reference for future standardisation of disinfection practices in dental clinic.
Methods: This systematic review searched PubMed and Web of Science databases for DUWL disinfection studies from 2013 to 2023, following Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines and Synthesis Without Meta-analysis, additional extracting relevant data based on predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Results: The study review identified 8442 articles, with 58 included after rigorous screening.
Am J Transl Res
November 2024
Escuela Nacional de Ciencias Biológicas, Instituto Politécnico Nacional Ciudad de México, México.
The L. genus, belonging to the Moraceae family, includes around 850 species that are widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions around the world; including the Eastern Mediterranean, Asia, Africa, Australia, and a large territory of America. Among the most important species are , , , , , Vahl, , , , and .
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February 2025
Departamento de Química, Universidade Federal de Sergipe, Aracaju, Brazil.
Leishmaniasis is a group of diseases caused by protozoa of the genus Leishmania. They are considered neglected diseases and are endemic to tropical and subtropical regions, affecting thousands of people annually. Leishmaniasis has a wide global distribution, present on four continents.
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