Faster Onset of Bronchodilation with Formoterol than with Salmeterol in Patients with Stable, Moderate-Severe Copd: Results of a Randomized, Double-Blind Clinical Study by John Kottakis, Giovanni Della Cioppa, Jacques Creemers, Louis Greefhorst, Violette Leclerc, Riccardo Pistelli, Tim Overend, Denise Till, Günter Rapatz, Vincent LeGros, Demosthenes Bouros, Nikolaos Siafakas

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Association of Inflammatory Profile During Ex Vivo Lung Perfusion With High-Grade Primary Graft Dysfunction: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Andrea Costamagna, Eleonora Balzani, Matteo Marro, Erika Simonato, Alessandro Burello, Mauro Rinaldi, Luca Brazzi, Massimo Boffini, Vito Fanelli

“…The four-level model indicated a large pooled correlation between developing PGD3 at 72 h post-Ltx and inflammatory biomarkers values, r = 0.62 (p = 0.009). …”
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Associations between Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor Gene Polymorphisms and Different Types of Diabetic Retinopathy Susceptibility: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Liming Hu, Chunmei Gong, Xiaoping Chen, Honghao Zhou, Junxia Yan, Wenxu Hong

“…Publication bias was assessed by using the Egger regression asymmetry test and visualization of funnel plots. A systematic review was conducted for polymorphisms with a high degree of heterogeneity (I2>75%) or studied in only one study. …”
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Thermodynamic and Thermoeconomic Analysis of a Multigeneration System Based on Solar Energy Using Nanofluid for Power, Fresh Water, Hydrogen, Heating and Cooling Production by A. Hussein Obaid Ajam, I. Mirzaee, S. Jafarmadar, M. Abbasalizadeh

“…The subsystems of this multigeneration system are a steam Rankine cycle for power production, an organic Rankine cycle for power production, a double-effect absorption refrigeration system for cooling production, a domestic water heater for hot water production, a PEM electrolyzer for hydrogen production and a RO desalination unit for freshwater production. …”
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Lesión por reperfusión de la médula espinal secundaria a cirugía de hernia cervical intradural. Presentación de un caso by Luis Cesar Acosta González, Ernesto Enrique Horta Tamayo, Diana Rosa Ortega Raez, Martha Suárez Cruz

“…Se realizó disectomía, y se presentó entonces déficit neurológico posoperatorio; otros hallazgos clínicos e imagenológicos llevaron a la reintervención quirúrgica. Al cabo de dos meses presentaba Nurick 5. …”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for the prevention of type 2 diabetes in low-income and middle-income countries: a systematic review of randomised controlled trials by K M Saif-Ur-Rahman, Md Shariful Islam, Anupam Sarker, Rina Das, Saraban Ether

“…Four of the studies also demonstrated a significant reduction of different secondary outcomes like weight, BMI, fasting and 2-hour plasma glucose and HbA1c. …”
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Processos de produção do discurso midiático-esportivo: observando a cobertura jornalística dos Jogos Abertos de Santa Catarina - 2007 by Fernando Gonçalves Bitencourt, Paula Bianchi, Iracema Munarim, Claudio Tonetti, Giovani De Lorenzi Pires

“…Fizemos registros em diários de campo e fotografias, descrevendo e interpretando a estrutura espacial, o sistema dos objetos e a ação dos jornalistas em sua prática. …”
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Thermodynamic, Nonlinear Kinetic, and Isotherm Studies of Bisphenol A Uptake onto Chemically Activated Carbons Derived from Safou (Dacryodes edulis) Seeds by Cyrille Donlifack Atemkeng, Arnaud Kamdem Tamo, Giscard Doungmo, Liouna Adoum Amola, Julio Jimmy Kouanang Ngouoko, Théophile Kamgaing

“…The interest of this work is to evaluate the possibility of using safou seeds to develop a new low-cost adsorbent and study its application to remove bisphenol A from an aqueous solution for a sustainable and ecological use of this biomass. …”
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Long‑term outcomes of adjustable gastric banding: a 15‑year prospective randomized trial comparing 2 band types in 103 patients by Žygimantas Juodeikis, Gintautas Brimas

“…Aim: The aim of this study was to compare long-term outcomes of bariatric surgery performed using 2 different adjustable gastric band types over a 15-year period. Materials and methods: Between January 1, 2009, and January 31, 2010, a total of 103 patients with obesity underwent randomization to receive treatment with either a Swedish adjustable gastric band (SAGB; n = 49) or a MiniMizer Extra adjustable gastric band (n = 54). …”
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Protective and risk factors of mental health of working age adults with adventitious total bilateral blindness and low vision: A scoping review protocol. by Nneoma Dike, Lucia D'Ambruoso, Heather May Morgan, Zoë Skea, Emma-Louise Tarburn

“…Two reviewers will independently conduct double screening of all the titles and abstracts in Rayyan- a web application, and full texts in Endnote while three other reviewers will conduct screening of a subset of for example 10% of titles and abstracts and full texts. …”
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A 2D Nested Array Based DOA Estimator for Incoherently Distributed Sources via Sparse Representation Utilizing L1-Norm by Tao Wu, Yiwen Li, Zhengxin Li, Yijie Huang, Jiwei Xu

“…Compared with traditional uniform arrays, nested arrays have more degree of freedoms (DOFs) and larger apertures. In this paper, a nested array has been proposed as well as a direction-of-arrival (DOA) estimation method for two-dimensional (2D) incoherently distributed (ID) sources. …”
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Impact of COBIT5 Framework Application in the Efficiency and Effectiveness of Information Technology. “An Applied Analytical study of a sample of Iraqi Private Shareholding Banks” by Abdul Ridha S. AL-Basri, Adnan Mohammmed

“…The study was applied to a community of (37) banks. A sample of (25) banks was adopted. …”
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Matching plus regression adjustment for the estimation of the average treatment effect on survival outcomes: a case study with mosunetuzumab in relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma by Danilo Di Maio, S. A. Mitchell, S. Batson, E. Keeney, Howard H. Z. Thom

“…As a case study, we compared mosunetuzumab versus rituximab/bendamustine, as a proxy for rituximab/chemotherapy, in 3L+ relapsed/refractory follicular lymphoma. …”
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Mediterranean diet improves liver health but does not protect against azoxymethane-induced colon tumorigenesis compared to Western diet in A/J mice by Weimin Guo, Nicholas Crossland, Jimmy W. Crott

“…We sought to address this gap. Method: A/J mice were randomized to receive Western (WRN) or MED diets differing in their fat, protein, and carbohydrate sources. …”
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Prevalence, predictors and selected outcomes of early sexual initiation among adolescents in secondary schools in Lugbe, Abuja, Nigeria: a mixed methods study by Uchechi Grace Okonta

“…Focus group discussion was also conducted in six schools using a structured FGD Guide. The prevalence of early sexual initiation was determined. …”
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Dialectiques hydrosociales à l’épreuve. Décrypter la dimension politique d’objets techniques utilisés pour l’irrigation au Népal by Romain Valadaud, Olivia Aubriot

“…The hydrosocial cycle is a key concept to overcome the nature / society dichotomy. …”
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Changing Our Mental and Emotional Trajectory (COMET): The Feasibility and Acceptability of a Rural Community-Based Strategy to Prevent Mental and Emotional Health Problems by Linda Zittleman, Maret Felzien, Kristen Curcija, Christopher Bennett, Kaitlyn Bennett, Joseph Carrica, Christin Sutter, Ashley Sherrill, John M Westfall

“…COMET Community Training is a short, interactive training that teaches people how to initiate a supportive and potentially emotional conversation using the simple, 7-item COMET Conversational Gravity Assist. …”
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The impact of sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitors on the incidence, therapy, and outcomes of fournier gangrene: insights from a systematic review of case reports by Yufi Aulia Azmi, Firas F. Alkaff, Kevin Muliawan Soetanto, Soetojo Wirjopranoto, Maarten J. Postma, Abdul Khairul Rizki Purba

“…The risk of bias was analyzed utilizing the Joanna Briggs Institute checklists. Results A total of 78 studies were identified, and 14 of them were included in this review. …”
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Probiotics supplementation for management of type II diabetes risk factors in adults with polycystic ovarian syndrome: a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trial by Chengcheng Zhang, Yingyue Sheng, Jinchi Jiang, Yuzheng Xue, Leilei Yu, Fengwei Tian, Jianxin Zhao, Hao Zhang, Jian Jin, Qixiao Zhai

“…The FBG-reducing effect decreased as the baseline body mass index (BMI) and mean age of the participants increased. Indeed, a greater number of bacterial species and a higher bacterial dose were shown to reduce QUICKI effectively. …”
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Extremely Preterm (23 Weeks) Vaginal Cephalic Delivery En Caul and Subsequent Postpartum Intraventricular Hemorrhage and Respiratory Distress: A Teaching Case by Rohail Malik, Adil Sarfraz, Raihan Faroqui, William Onyebeke, Jeffrey Wanerman

“…En caul deliveries are defined as a fetus that is delivered completely contained within an amniotic sac and are considered to be less common than 1 in 80,000 live births. …”
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