Healthcare utilisation by pregnant patients with asthma in South Korea: a cohort study using nationwide claims data by Deog Kyeom Kim, Chang-Hoon Lee, Ho Il Yoon, Jae-Joon Yim, Eun Jin Jang, Jimin Kim, Yun Jung Kim, Seongmi Choi, Joon-Ho Lee

“…Oral drugs were prescribed less during the third trimester than during the first trimester (all p values for trends were <0.001). A significant number of patients with asthma were likely to stop taking antiasthmatic drugs after becoming pregnant.Conclusions The prevalence of asthma requiring healthcare utilisation during pregnancy was not very high. …”
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Established Numerical Techniques for the Structural Analysis of a Regional Aircraft Landing Gear by F. Caputo, A. De Luca, A. Greco, A. Marro, A. Apicella, R. Sepe, E. Armentani

“…A good level of accuracy has been achieved by all the developed numerical methods.…”
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House Dust Mite and Cat Dander Extract Induce Asthma-Like Histopathology with an Increase of Mucosal Mast Cells in a Guinea Pig Model by Patricia Ramos-Ramírez, Jielu Liu, Sofia Mogren, Joshua Gregory, Malin Noreby, Anne Petrén, Ying Lei, Henric Olsson, Marianne van Hage, Jukka Kervinen, Lars Hellman, Cecilia Andersson, Gunnar Nilsson, Mikael Adner

“…HDM exposure caused subepithelial collagen deposition and mucus cell hyperplasia at all three time points, whereas CDE exposure only caused these effects at 8 and 12 weeks. …”
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Aspectos de la gramatización antigua de la lengua vasca by Aurélie Arcocha-Scarcia, Joseba Andoni Lakarra

“…In §3 we address aspects of the grammatization of RS, contrasting it with Garibay and other old testimonies: in 3.1 we analyse the size of RS and the "direction" of the translation (Basque/Spanish); in 3.2 we examine certain very marked spellings of RS within the Basque text tradition ( and apical affricate sibilant), related more to the French than the Hispanic tradition; in 3.3 we demonstrate that Mares and not Porralis was the true publisher of the RS and in 3.4 that, in reality, this work was above all a teaching / learning instrument for languages (partic. …”
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A new approach for hemodynamics of varicoceles: blood flow patterns based on contrast-enhanced ultrasound by Penglin Zou, Gaoxiang Fan, Zheng Li, Yuchen Tao, Chao Jia, Hongmei Liang, Ruhui Tian, Qiusheng Shi, Jianlin Hu, Rong Wu

“…This study included 165 patients with left-sided VC and 50 healthy volunteers. All participants underwent CEUS of the spermatic veins, along with maximum venous diameter and testicular volume measurements and serum sex hormone levels and routine semen analyses. …”
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Folic Acid Supplementation Mitigates Alzheimer’s Disease by Reducing Inflammation: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Hui Chen, Shuai Liu, Lu Ji, Tianfeng Wu, Yong Ji, Yuying Zhou, Miaoyan Zheng, Meilin Zhang, Weili Xu, Guowei Huang

“…The Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE) was administered to all patients at baseline and follow-up, and blood samples were taken before and after treatment. …”
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Assessment of Traffic-Related Ambient Air Particulate Matter (PM) Levels in Douala, Cameroon by Yannick Cédric Ngangmo, Cyrille Adiang Mezoue, Cyrille Meukaleuni, Brice B. S. Wandjie, David Monkam

“…Air pollution around the world is becoming a societal problem, and developed countries have all the necessary information about the levels of most air pollutants; however, underdeveloped countries have inadequate information on air quality. …”
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Metatranscriptomes-based sequence similarity networks uncover genetic signatures within parasitic freshwater microbial eukaryotes by Arthur Monjot, Jérémy Rousseau, Lucie Bittner, Cécile Lepère

“…., involved in hijacking host resources, or associated with immune evasion mechanisms). All these protein families could offer valuable insights for developing antiparasitic treatments in health and economic contexts. …”
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The prognostic value of boost dose in residual cervical lymph nodes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients after intensity-modulated radiotherapy: a retrospective study by Mengting Xu, Liuling Wang, Jianming Ding, Yiying Xu, Zhaodong Fei

“…Results Patients with positive RCLN findings exhibited considerably lower 3-year relapse-free survival (RRFS), overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) rates compared to those with negative findings (98.0% vs. 92.8%; 93.5% vs. 85.0%; 87.0% vs. 68.4%; 92.8% vs. 81.9%, all P < 0.001). Multivariate analysis indicated that N category and postradiotherapy EBV DNA levels as high-risk factors for RCLN. …”
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Efficacy of Ivermectin, Liquid Paraffin, and Carbaryl against Mange of Farmed Rabbits in Central Kenya by Kennedy O. Ogolla, Joyce Chebet, Robert M. Waruiru, Peter K. Gathumbi, Paul O. Okumu, Gabriel O. Aboge

“…The results revealed that all the test agents: ivermectin, liquid paraffin, carbaryl-water, and carbaryl-liquid paraffin combination were effective against mange, recording the lesion score of zero for psoroptic mange by day 21 in the laboratory and field trials. …”
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Prevalence of neonatal sepsis and associated factors among neonates admitted in the neonatal intensive care unit at Lira Regional Referral Hospital, Northern Uganda. by Brendah Katugume, JohnBaptist Muzungu, Nelson Okello, Eustes Kigongo, Deborah Andrinar Namutebi

“…Factors 1-3 days of age, male sex, a birth weight of <2500g, and an Apgar score of 1-4 at birth among all neonates were significant. Therefore, it was suggested that caregivers ensure safe newborn care, detect infections early, and use prophylactic antibiotics for high-risk babies after birth, to reduce NS. …”
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Cyclin-dependent protein kinases and cell cycle regulation in biology and disease by Ilenia Pellarin, Alessandra Dall’Acqua, Andrea Favero, Ilenia Segatto, Valentina Rossi, Nicole Crestan, Javad Karimbayli, Barbara Belletti, Gustavo Baldassarre

“…We hope that the effort we made in collecting all available information on both the prominent and lesser-known CDK family members will help in identify and develop novel areas of research to improve the lives of patients affected by debilitating chronic diseases.…”
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Gum Arabic (Acacia Senegal) Augmented Total Antioxidant Capacity and Reduced C-Reactive Protein among Haemodialysis Patients in Phase II Trial by Nour Elkhair Ali, Lamis AbdelGadir Kaddam, Suad Yousif Alkarib, Babikir Gabir Kaballo, Sami Ahmed Khalid, Abdalazim Higawee, Alaa AbdElhabib, Alaa AlaaAldeen, Aled O. Phillips, Amal Mahmoud Saeed

“…Forty end-stage renal failure (ESRF) patients aged 18–80 years who were on regular haemodialysis in Arif Renal Center, Omdurman, Sudan, were recruited. All recruited patients met the inclusion criteria and signed informed consent prior to enrolment. …”
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Community Caregivers’ Perspectives on Health IT Use for Children With Medical Complexity: Qualitative Interview Study by Farah Elkourdi, Onur Asan

“…Each theme had multiple subthemes capturing all details related to design features of needed technologies. …”
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A Cause of Diarrhea in a Patient with Selective Immunoglobulin A Deficiency by M. I. Gonik, V. S. Shcherbakha, E. Yu. Yuryeva, I. M. Kartavenko, A. S. Tertychny, P. V. Pavlov, A. E. Leonovich, T. L. Lapina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…Colonoscopy revealed erosive terminal ileitis and colitis, as well as an increase in the lymphoid follicles of the sub-mucosal layer in the ileum and all parts of the colon, which gave a rough pattern to the mucosa. …”
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A Novel Gel Polymer Electrolyte by Thiol-Ene Click Reaction Derived from CO2-Based Polycarbonate for Lithium-Ion Batteries by Wenhan Luo, Kuirong Deng, Shuanjin Wang, Shan Ren, Dongmei Han, Yufei Wang, Min Xiao, Yuezhong Meng

“…To the best of our knowledge, this gel polymer electrolyte possesses the highest conductivity in all relevant literatures. A free-standing composite gel polymer electrolyte membrane is obtained by incorporating the gel polymer electrolyte with electrospun polyvinylidene fluoride as a skeleton. …”
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Effect of short inter-pregnancy interval on perinatal and maternal outcomes among pregnant women in SSA 2023: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Fentahun Yenealem Beyene, Kihinetu Gelaye Wudineh, Simachew Animen Bantie, Azimeraw Arega Tesfu

“…The JBI approach to critical appraisal, study selection, data extraction, and data synthesis was used for this review. All statistical analyses were done using STATA version17 software for windows, and meta-analysis was used with a random-effects method. …”
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DRomics, a workflow to exploit dose-response omics data in ecotoxicology by Delignette-Muller, Marie Laure, Siberchicot, Aurélie, Larras, Floriane, Billoir, Elise

“…The institutional web page https://lbbe.univ-lyon1.fr/fr/dromics gathers links to all resources related to DRomics, including the two shiny applications. …”
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Scoring of swine lung images: a comparison between a computer vision system and human evaluators by Robert Valeris-Chacin, Beatriz Garcia-Morante, Marina Sibila, Albert Canturri, Isaac Ballarà Rodriguez, Ignacio Bernal Orozco, Ramon Jordà Casadevall, Pedro Muñoz, Maria Pieters

“…The CVS showed moderate accuracy (62–71%) in discriminating between non-lesioned and lesioned lung lobes in all but the diaphragmatic lobes. A low multiclass classification accuracy at the lung lobe level (24–36%) was observed. …”
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Litostratigrafia spodnotriasových súvrství Západných Karpát by Mário Olšavský

“…Reference profiles and stratotypes have not yet been established for all Lower Triassic sedimentary sequences. Lithostratigraphic names of Lower Triassic sedimentary sequences are also not consistent in the edition of Regional Geological Maps of Slovakia 1 : 50,000 published by the Dionýz Štúr State Geological Institute. …”
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