Subthreshold Micropulse Laser (577 nm) Therapy with an Individual Approach for Power Titration in Patients with Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (Pilot Study) by Taras Kustryn, Oleg Zadorozhnyy, Illia Nasinnyk, Nataliya Pasyechnikova, Andrii Korol

“…The study was a prospective, single-centre observation of 30 patients (30 eyes) with chronic CSC. All patients with chronic CSC were treated with a 577 nm micropulse laser. …”
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Analyzing and modeling urban sprawl and land use changes in a developing city using a CA-Markovian approach by M. Tajbakhsh, H. Memarian, Y. Shahrokhi

“…In this work, the projected time period corresponded to the final 20-year vision period of all-round development of Iran for the target point of  2025 based on a long-term plan. …”
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Effect of Kinases in Extracellular Vesicles from HIV-1-Infected Cells on Bystander Cells by Gifty A. Mensah, Anastasia Williams, Pooja Khatkar, Yuriy Kim, James Erickson, Alexandra Duverger, Heather Branscome, Kajal Patil, Hafsa Chaudhry, Yuntao Wu, Olaf Kutsch, Fatah Kashanchi

“…Recently, we have found that exosomes, which are small, membrane-enclosed particles released by virtually all cell types and known to mediate intercellular communication, caused an increase in RNA Polymerase II loading onto the HIV-1 promoter. …”
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Effect of maternal HIV infection on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Worku Necho Asferie, Tigabu Munye Aytenew, Amare Kassaw, Habtamu Shimels Hailemeskel, Solomon Demis Kebede, Bosena Tebeje Gashaw, Demewoz Kefale

“…Method A systematic literature searches were done from PubMed, Hinari, Google scholar and online research repositories. All observational studies (January/2012 to January 01/2024) reporting the effects of maternal HIV on birth outcomes among HIV positive women in Sub Saharan Africa were included. …”
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Decomposition and nutrient release pattern of wheat (Triticum aestivum) residues under different treatments in desert field conditions of Sudan by Fatoma A. M. Rezig, Elsadig A. Elhadi, Mubarak R. Abdalla

“…Generally, nutrient loss from all treatments in the order of Mg [K = N[Ca [P. …”
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Early Detection of Multiwavelength Blazar Variability by Hermann Stolte, Jonas Sinapius, Iftach Sadeh, Elisa Pueschel, Matthias Weidlich, David Berge

“…They are notable for their flux variability at all observed wavelengths and timescales. Together with simultaneous measurements at lower energies, the very-high-energy (VHE) emission observed during blazar flares may be used to probe the population of accelerated particles. …”
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Prediction of postoperative myocardial injury in patients undergoing laparoscopic pheochromocytoma/paraganglioma resection: protocol for an ambispective cohort study by Yuguang Huang, Yuelun Zhang, Ling Lan, Yi Zhang, Ye Ma, Le Shen, Yifei Zhao, Yaohan Li

“…Written informed consent will be obtained from all participants in the prospective cohort before enrolment in the study. …”
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Patient satisfaction with a clinically integrated sleep apnea care model vs. the current sleep care paradigm by Gregory D. Salinas, Wendy Cerenzia, Brandon Coleman, Frances Thorndike, Samantha Edington, Heidi Riney

“…Data were compared using descriptive statistics and Chi-square analyses.ResultsA significantly higher proportion of patients in the comprehensive model were satisfied with all measured points in the patient's journey. Notably, twice as many patients in the comprehensive model were very satisfied with: ease of navigating the testing process, time between diagnosis and CPAP adoption, insurance navigation for CPAP approval, and availability and level of ongoing CPAP support. …”
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Debriefing Methodologies in Nursing Simulation: An Exploratory Study of the Italian Settings by Sonia Lomuscio, Emanuele Capogna, Stefano Sironi, Marco Sguanci, Sara Morales Palomares, Giovanni Cangelosi, Gaetano Ferrara, Stefano Mancin, Antonio Amodeo, Anne Destrebecq, Mauro Parozzi, Susy Dal Bello

“…A non-probability sample of all directors of the Italian Bachelor school of Nursing and the directors of simulation centers on Italian national territory was surveyed with an online questionnaire. …”
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Transitive reasoning in the adult domestic hen in a six-term series task by R. Degrande, O. Amichaud, B. Piégu, F. Cornilleau, P. Jardat, V. H.B. Ferreira, V. Colson, L. Lansade, L. Calandreau

“…Then, 12 testing sessions were run, comprising 3 non-rewarded inference trials each: BD, BE, and CE. All subjects showed TI within 12 inference trials and were capable of TI whatever the relative distance between the items in the series. …”
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Partial Cutting of Sternothyroid Muscle during Total Thyroidectomy: Impact on Postoperative Vocal Outcomes by Hyoung Shin Lee, Sung Won Kim, Hyo Sang Park, Chan Woo Park, Ji Soo Kim, Jong Chul Hong, Yong-Ki Kim, Seon Mi Baek, Kang Dae Lee

“…Group A (n=26) included those without cutting the ST muscle, while group B (n=31) included patients whose muscle was partially cut at the superior pole. All patients underwent voice analysis before the operation and 2 weeks and 1 month after the surgery, and the outcomes were compared between the two groups. …”
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Prevalence of Commorbid Lung Tuberculosis Diabetes Mellitus in Sultan Syarif Mohamad Alkadrie Pontianak Hospital in 2019 by Terence Ardhi, Agus Fitriangga, Eka Ardiani Putri

“…The population in this study were all patients diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis at the Sultan Syarif Mohamad Alkadrie Hospital Pontianak from 1 January to </span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">December 31st, 2019</span><span data-preserver-spaces="true">. …”
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Antibody response to Plasmodium vivax in the context of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) co-infection: A 14-year follow-up study in the Amazon rainforest. by Luiz F F Guimarães, Bárbara A Rodrigues, Michelle H F Dias, Matheus G Barcelos, Maria F A Nascimento, Sâmick L Moreira-Nascimento, Sofia L Afonso, Barbara G S Abreu, Jaap M Middeldorp, Francis B Ntumngia, John H Adams, Camila Fabbri, Stefanie Lopes, Cor J F Fernandes, Flora S Kano, Luzia H Carvalho

“…Also, the average time in which DBPII-responders lost their antibodies was unrelated to the EBV serostatus. Considering all malaria cases detected during the study, there was a predominance of P. vivax mono-infection (76%), with a positive correlation between malaria infection and EBV-DNAemia.…”
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Hygienic complementary feeding practice and its associated factors among mothers having children aged 6–23 months in Antsokia Gemza district, Ethiopia: a cross-sectional survey by Eyob Ketema Bogale, Tefera Chane, Getachew Tadegew

“…A total of 391 respondents participated in the study. All mothers (biological mothers, grandmothers, sisters and others) taking responsibility for caring for a child of age 6–23 months were included in the study. …”
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Filtration assisted pretreatment for rapid enrichment and accurate detection of Salmonella in vegetables by Bin Li, Hanling Wang, Jianguo Xu, Wei Qu, Li Yao, Bangben Yao, Chao Yan, Wei Chen

“…Finally, satisfied results have been achieved within 40 min, which greatly improve the efficiency while the accuracy is also guaranteed. Furthermore, all detection steps can be completed under instrument-free conditions. …”
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Knowledge, perceptions and practices associated with timing for breast cancer screening among female students at the University of Zimbabwe: A cross-sectional study by Peter Chikuvadze, Grace Nkhoma, Maxwell Mhlanga, Augustine Ndaimani

“…Results: Of the 139 participants, 85% were aged 20-25, single, and undergraduates. Among all age groups, 54% did not perform breast self-examinations. …”
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Clinical Outcomes and Donor-specific Antibody Rebound 5 y After Kidney Transplant Enabled by Imlifidase Desensitization by Ian S. Jaffe, BS, Anna Runström, MSc, Vasishta S. Tatapudi, MD, Elaina P. Weldon, MSN, ACNP-BC, Cecilia L. Deterville, MS, Rebecca A. Dieter, PharmD, Robert A. Montgomery, MD, DPhil, Bonnie E. Lonze, MD, PhD, Massimo Mangiola, PhD

“…Three participants had antibody-mediated rejection (AMR), which occurred in the first 30 d in all cases and was successfully treated. No new episodes of suspected or biopsy-proven AMR occurred after 30 d posttransplant. …”
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Emerging Challenges in Methicillin Resistance of Coagulase-Negative Staphylococci by Marta Katkowska, Maja Kosecka-Strojek, Mariola Wolska-Gębarzewska, Ewa Kwapisz, Maria Wierzbowska, Jacek Międzobrodzki, Katarzyna Garbacz

“…Seven (6.9%) were classified as OS-MRCoNS, accounting for 43.8% of all <i>mec</i>A-positive strains. Twelve (11.9%) <i>mec</i>-negative strains were classified as borderline oxacillin resistant (BORCoNS). …”
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Le pratiche turistiche dell’infanzia: una prospettiva rinnovata ? by Fiorella Dallari, Alessia Mariotti

“…Questo contributo ambisce a mettere a fuoco il tema partendo dall’analisi della letteratura scientifica relativa all’infanzia, anche sulla base di una riflessione di tale coorte, trascurata nella letteratura scientifica come rivela una ricerca effettuata nelle riviste più importanti. …”
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Human health risk from groundwater consumption: A case study in the Apaaso-Tafo Community in the Bono East Region of Ghana by Emmanuel Okyere, Ethel Bentil, Nana Adwoa Kusi-Addai, Lawson Mensah

“…Except for the pH, temperature, turbidity and total coliform bacteria, all parameters met the WHO standards. 40 % of the boreholes contained 50 to 500 cfu/100 mL of coliform bacteria and posed daily infection risks between 1 and 7.63 %. …”
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