VITAMIN D, ACUTE RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS, AND COVID-19: THE CURSE OF SMALL-SIZE RANDOMISED TRIALS. A CRITICAL REVIEW WITH META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMISED TRIALS.

Vitamin D, acute respiratory infections, and Covid-19: The curse of small-size randomised trials. A critical review with meta-analysis of randomised trials.

BackgroundRandomised trials conducted from 2006 to 2021 indicated that vitamin D supplementation (VDS) was able to prevent severe COVID-19 and acute respiratory infections (ARI).However, larger randomised trials published in 2022 did not confirm the health benefits of VDS in COVID-19 patients.ObjectiveTo examine through a systematic review with met

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The effect of combined chemotherapy with or without potentiation with interferon alpha or tamoxifen for melanoma

BACKGROUND: Metastatic melanoma has shown only limited responsiveness to chemotherapy or immunotherapy.The most commonly used single-agent chemotherapy comes from the nitrosourea group of agents and provides response rates of less than 20%.Several cytotoxic agents have been combined with no dramatic benefit.The incorporation of tamoxifen or interfe

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Defining Spatial Priorities for Irrigation Development Using the Soil Conservation and Water Use Efficiency Criteria

This paper presents a methodology for defining spatial priorities for irrigation development in Vojvodina Province (Serbia).The purpose of the methodology is to take into account several UN Sustainable Development Goals and to try to minimize land degradation, while maximizing water use efficiency.In ACTIVATED CHARCOAL the first step, areas that ca

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