Normative values and factors affecting saphenous nerve responses in a south Asian population: a cross-sectional neurophysiological study at a tertiary care hospital in Pakistan by Sajid Hameed, Bisma Aziz, Pinin Baig, Marib Ghulam Rasool Malik, Safia Awan, Sara Khan

“…Median peak-latency, amplitude, and conduction velocity were 3.2 (3.0-3.3) m/s, 7.7 (5.8–9.9) uV, and 44.0 (42.0–47.0) m/s, respectively. …”
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Masked hypertension risk as condition of arterial stiffness in cardiovascular risk patients: a pilot single-stage screening observational study by N. А. Koziolova, A. I. Chernyavina

“…Carotid PWV was higher in the MAH cohort both in mean values and elevation rate (p = 0.002 and p = 0.035, respectively). OR and HR were 3.29 and 2.35 (95% CI for OR 1.08–10.49, HR 1.05– 6.02), respectively. …”
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Treatment outcomes of squamous cell carcinoma of the external auditory canal and potential benefit of induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy by Yosuke Mizunari, Masato Nagaoka, Naohiro Takeshita, Kazuki Kanno, Haruyuki Hirayama, Taisuke Akutsu, Hisashi Kessoku, Katsuhiro Ishida, Yutaka Yamamoto

“…Analysis using the revised Pittsburgh classification revealed that there were 3 cases of T1, 4 cases of T2, 9 cases of T3, and 11 cases of T4. …”
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Biometric indices of Scylla serrata (Forskal, 1775): Exploring gender-specific growth patterns from the Cochin Estuary, southwest coast of India by K.A. Aneesa, E.R. Chaithanya, Sijo P. Varghese

“…The 'b' values for CW-WR in males and females were 3.268 and 2.86, respectively, the 'b' values of CW-WR revealed potential gender-specific variations in the growth patterns i.e. …”
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Innovations in kidney stone management: mini-PCNL for staghorn calculi in resource-limited settings by An Minh Nguyen, An Minh Nguyen, An Minh Nguyen, Hung Hai Do, Duc Van Nguyen, Long Hoang Vo, Long Hoang Vo

“…The mean durations for ureteral catheterization, postoperative hospitalization, and total hospital stay were 3.29, 6.94, and 12.90 days, respectively.ConclusionsMini-PCNL with high-power Ho laser lithotripsy demonstrates safety and efficacy in managing staghorn calculi, achieving favorable stone clearance and recovery outcomes. …”
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New screening and quantification method by UHPLC-MS/MS of 36 new synthetic cathinones in hair. Application to real cases by Alfredo Fabrizio Lo Faro, Anastasio Tini, Giorgi Kobidze, Giulio Mannocchi, Massimo Gottardi, Francesco Paolo Busardò, Giuseppe Basile, Bezhan Chakvetadze

“…The most common SCs identified were 3,4-methylenedioxypyrovalerone (3,4-MDPV), in a concentration range 6.0–1000.0 pg/mg, along with alpha-pyrrolidinopentiophenone (α-PHP (54.0 and 554.0 pg/mg, respectively)), followed by the two positional isomers 3-MMC (556.0 and 5000.0 pg/mg) and 4-MMC (11.5 and 448.0 pg/mg). …”
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Analysis of intracranial lesions in patients with HIV-associated cryptococcal meningitis by Wei Song, Li Liu, Tangkai Qi, Zhenyan Wang, Yang Tang, Jianjun Sun, Shuibao Xu, Junyang Yang, Jiangrong Wang, Jun Chen, Renfang Zhang, Yinzhong Shen

“…Mortality rates at 2 weeks, 8 weeks, and 2 years for those with detected lesions were 3%, 7.6%, and 13.2%, respectively. Lesions were primarily caused by Cryptococcus (70.5%) and Mycobacterium (24.3%). …”
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Outcomes in BCG failure: Outcome from a single centre UK experience by Elizabeth Day, Rachel Aquilina, Lazaros Tzelves, Ashwin Sridhar, Anthony Ta, John Kelly, Bernadett Szabados

“…The secondary outcomes were 3‐ and 5‐year cancer‐specific (CSS) and overall survival (OS). …”
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Effect of BMI on serum magnesium level in patient getting Pritchard regimen by Noor Islam Ahmed, Milan Kumar Taye, Long Teron, Mohsina Ahmed

“…Results: After loading dose mean serum magnesium levels of patients with BMI < 18.5, 18.5- 24.99, 25-29.99 and ≥30 were 3.91±1.09 mg/dl, 3.42± 0.97 mg/dl, 3.20±0.81 mg/dl and 2.77±0.67 mg/dl respectively. …”
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Spinal Surgery During COVID-19 Pandemic in Saudi Arabia by Faisal Konbaz, Taif Alqahtani, Nada Alharthi, Mohammad Baraja, Nazish Masud, Sami Aleissa, Fahad Alhelal, Majed Abalkhail

“…The positive COVID-19 patients were 3%. Almost half of the patients were classified into ASA II. …”
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Parental involvement of immigrant parents in early educational centers and its relationship with intercultural sensitivity by Marian Bilbao, Florencia Guglielmetti-Serrano, María José Mera-Lemp, José J. Pizarro, José J. Pizarro, Denisse Fernandez, Gonzalo Martínez-Zelaya

“…Regarding barriers, parents who perceived that the school lacked a special approach for immigrant families were 3.79 times more likely to report low participation.DiscussionThese findings highlight the importance of fostering intercultural sensitivity in school communities to enhance immigrant parental engagement in early education. …”
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Interactive effects of atmospheric oxidising pollutants and heat waves on the risk of residential mortality by Nan Ren, Huimin Huang, Baoying Liu, Chuancheng Wu, Jianjun Xiang, Quan Zhou, Shuling Kang, Xiaoyang Zhang, Yu Jiang

“…Furthermore, an interaction between atmospheric oxidising pollutants and heat waves may have occurred: the larger effects in the longest cumulative lag time on residential mortality per 10 µg/m3 increase in O3, NO2 and Ox during heat waves compared to non-heat waves were [−3.81% (95% CI: −14.82, 8.63)]; [−0.45% (95% CI: −2.67, 1.81)]; [67.90% (95% CI: 11.55, 152.71)]; 16.37% (95% CI: 2.43, 32.20)]; [−3.00% (95% CI: −20.80, 18.79)]; [−0.30% (95% CI: −3.53, 3.04)]. …”
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Pediatric densitometry: is the Z score adjustment necessary in all cases? by Berta Magallares, Berta Magallares, Berta Magallares, Berta Magallares, Jorge Malouf, Helena Codes-Méndez, Helena Codes-Méndez, Hye Sang Park, Hye Sang Park, Hye Sang Park, Jocelyn Betancourt, Jocelyn Betancourt, Gloria Fraga, Gloria Fraga, Estefanía Quesada-Masachs, Estefanía Quesada-Masachs, Mireia López-Corbeto, Montserrat Torrent, Ana Marín, Silvia Herrera, Silvia Herrera, Ignasi Gich, Ignasi Gich, Ignasi Gich, Susana Boronat, Susana Boronat, Jordi Casademont, Jordi Casademont, Jordi Casademont, Hector Corominas, Hector Corominas, Hector Corominas, Dacia Cerdá

“…The mean age was 9.8 years. Height percentiles were ≤ 3 or ≥ 97 in seven (6.8%) and five (4.9%) patients. …”
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Short Survival of Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease and a Do-Not-Resuscitate Order Despite the Noninvasive Positive Pressure Ventilatory Support: A Retrospective... by Wei Chiang, Yu-Ting Chen, Van-Dong Nguyen, Hsien-Chun Lin, Ching-Wen Tsai, Ling-Ling Chou, Chih-Hsin Lee, Jin-Hua Chen

“…The median ventilator-free survival periods among those liberated from ventilatory support were 3.1 and 9.0 months for patients with and without a DNR, respectively (p = 0.031). …”
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Validation of a questionnaire for evaluating vaccine literacy in adulthood vaccination: A pilot study from Zhejiang province, China by Xiaofu Luo, Jianyong Shen, Huakun Lv, Yu Hu

“…The scores of functional VL, interactive VL and critical VL were 3.36, 3.06 and 2.91, respectively. The mean score of vaccine knowledge was 5.80. …”
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Natural surface emissions dominate anthropogenic emissions contributions to total gaseous mercury at Canadian rural sites by I. Cheng, A. Cole, L. Zhang, A. Steffen

“…Wildfire impacts on annual TGM were 3.7 % for Saturna and 1.6 % for Egbert. The Hg pool contributions to TGM were greater in the cold season, whereas wildfire and surface re-emission contributions can be significant in the warm season.…”
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Pathway-Specific Polygenic Scores for Predicting Clinical Lithium Treatment Response in Patients With Bipolar Disorder by Nigussie T. Sharew, Scott R. Clark, Sergi Papiol, Urs Heilbronner, Franziska Degenhardt, Janice M. Fullerton, Liping Hou, Tatyana Shekhtman, Mazda Adli, Nirmala Akula, Kazufumi Akiyama, Raffaella Ardau, Bárbara Arias, Roland Hasler, Hélène Richard-Lepouriel, Nader Perroud, Lena Backlund, Abesh Kumar Bhattacharjee, Frank Bellivier, Antonio Benabarre, Susanne Bengesser, Joanna M. Biernacka, Armin Birner, Cynthia Marie-Claire, Pablo Cervantes, Hsi-Chung Chen, Caterina Chillotti, Sven Cichon, Cristiana Cruceanu, Piotr M. Czerski, Nina Dalkner, Maria Del Zompo, J. Raymond DePaulo, Bruno Étain, Stephane Jamain, Peter Falkai, Andreas J. Forstner, Louise Frisen, Mark A. Frye, Sébastien Gard, Julie S. Garnham, Fernando S. Goes, Maria Grigoroiu-Serbanescu, Andreas J. Fallgatter, Sophia Stegmaier, Thomas Ethofer, Silvia Biere, Kristiyana Petrova, Ceylan Schuster, Kristina Adorjan, Monika Budde, Maria Heilbronner, Janos L. Kalman, Mojtaba Oraki Kohshour, Daniela Reich-Erkelenz, Sabrina K. Schaupp, Eva C. Schulte, Fanny Senner, Thomas Vogl, Ion-George Anghelescu, Volker Arolt, Udo Dannlowski, Detlef E. Dietrich, Christian Figge, Markus Jäger, Fabian U. Lang, Georg Juckel, Carsten Konrad, Jens Reimer, Max Schmauß, Andrea Schmitt, Carsten Spitzer, Martin von Hagen, Jens Wiltfang, Jörg Zimmermann, Till F.M. Andlauer, Andre Fischer, Felix Bermpohl, Philipp Ritter, Silke Matura, Anna Gryaznova, Irina Falkenberg, Cüneyt Yildiz, Tilo Kircher, Julia Schmidt, Marius Koch, Kathrin Gade, Sarah Trost, Ida S. Haussleiter, Martin Lambert, Anja C. Rohenkohl, Vivien Kraft, Paul Grof, Ryota Hashimoto, Joanna Hauser, Stefan Herms, Per Hoffmann, Esther Jiménez, Jean-Pierre Kahn, Layla Kassem, Po-Hsiu Kuo, Tadafumi Kato, John Kelsoe, Sarah Kittel-Schneider, Ewa Ferensztajn-Rochowiak, Barbara König, Ichiro Kusumi, Gonzalo Laje, Mikael Landén, Catharina Lavebratt, Marion Leboyer, Susan G. Leckband, Alfonso Tortorella, Mirko Manchia, Lina Martinsson, Michael J. McCarthy, Susan McElroy, Francesc Colom, Vincent Millischer, Marina Mitjans, Francis M. Mondimore, Palmiero Monteleone, Caroline M. Nievergelt, Markus M. Nöthen, Tomas Novák, Claire O’Donovan, Norio Ozaki, Andrea Pfennig, Claudia Pisanu, James B. Potash, Andreas Reif, Eva Reininghaus, Guy A. Rouleau, Janusz K. Rybakowski, Martin Schalling, Peter R. Schofield, Barbara W. Schweizer, Giovanni Severino, Paul D. Shilling, Katzutaka Shimoda, Christian Simhandl, Claire M. Slaney, Alessio Squassina, Thomas Stamm, Pavla Stopkova, Mario Maj, Gustavo Turecki, Eduard Vieta, Julia Veeh, Biju Viswanath, Stephanie H. Witt, Adam Wright, Peter P. Zandi, Philip B. Mitchell, Michael Bauer, Martin Alda, Marcella Rietschel, Francis J. McMahon, Thomas G. Schulze, Bernhard T. Baune, Klaus Oliver Schubert, Azmeraw T. Amare

“…Patients with the highest genetic loading (10th decile) for acetylcholine variants were 3.03 times more likely (95% CI, 1.95 to 4.69) to show a good lithium response (categorical outcome) than patients with the lowest genetic loading (1st decile). …”
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Association between syphilis seroprevalence and age among blood donors in Southern China: an observational study from 2014 to 2017 by Feng Wang, Xiaobing Wu, Yang Guan, Jianbin Ye, Hanlin Fu, Chunlai Zhang, Lina Lan, Fengxin Wu, Fen Tang, Yumao Cai, Weiye Yu, Tiejian Feng

“…People aged ≥45 years displayed a prevalence of 621.8 per 100 000 in syphilis seropositivity and 280.5 per 100 000 in active infection, which were 3.8 times and 2.4 times higher than that for people aged &lt;25 years, respectively. …”
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Weber-Christian disease (idiopathic panniculitis): Clinical aspects by O. N. Egorova, B. S. Belov, S. I. Glukhova, S. G. Radenska-Lopovok, Yu. A. Karpova

“…According to its clinical manifestations, there were 3 WCD forms: nodular (n=10), plaque (n=6), and infiltrative (n=3). …”
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Plasma and Milk Pharmacokinetics and Estimated Milk Withdrawal Time of Tolfenamic Acid in Lactating Sheep by Orhan Corum, Kamil Uney, Devran Coskun, Duygu Durna Corum, Gul Cetin, Muammer Elmas

“…The WT values calculated for milk at dosages of 2 and 4 mg/kg were 3 and 4 h, respectively. Conclusions A decrease in plasma elimination and an increase in plasma concentration of tolfenamic acid were observed depending on the dose. …”
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