Long-term outcomes of Türkiye’s first population-based mammography screening program: a decade of breast cancer detection and survival analysis in Bahçeşehir by Beyza Ozcinar, Erkin Aribal, Neslihan Cabioglu, Sibel Ozkan Gurdal, Gamze Varol, Nuran Akyurt, Efe Sezgin, Vahit Ozmen

“…Women between the ages of 40 and 69 living in this region were invited every two years to undergo clinical breast examination (CBE) and mammography screening. All data was recorded in a dedicated software program. …”
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Assessment of hypoxia status in a rat chronic liver disease model using IVIM and T1 mapping by Wenlu Dong, Longyang Xiao, Ziwei Luo, Haiyang Yu, Lili Wang, Yuanxiang Gao, Zhiming Li

“…ObjectivesThis study was aimed to assess the diagnostic performance of intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and T1 mapping in detecting hypoxia status of chronic liver disease using a carbon tetrachloride (CCl4)-induced rat model.Materials and methodsThe hypoxia group of chronic liver disease consisted of eight rats induced by injection of CCl4 and the control group consisted of nine rats injected with pure olive oil. All 17 rats underwent MRI examination at week 13 after injection, using T1 mapping and IVIM. …”
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Simultaneous Quantification of Aspirin, Its Metabolite Salicylic Acid, and Salvianolic Acid B in Human Plasma Using UPLC-MS/MS by Weiyi Cao, Hezhi Yao, Zhenzhen Qian, Yi Wu, Shuge Wang, Rui Li, Rui Gao

“…Calibration curves in the range 5–6000 ng/mL, all with correlation coefficients greater than 0.99, were established using linear regression models for salvianolic acid B and acetylsalicylic acid and a quadratic model for salicylic acid. …”
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Clinicopathological features of Lynch syndrome pedigrees with MSH2 c.351G>A gene variant by Shuai Zhang, Guanyu Fu, Gongping Sun, Yuanxin Tang, Jin Meng, Zhigang Wang, Rongjun Su, Wei Liu, Xiaoxia Li

“…Furthermore, whole‐exome sequencing identified a nonsense variant in MSH2, MSH2:NM_000251:c.351G > A(p.W117*), in all three tested LS patients (II‐1, III‐1, and III‐4), but not in healthy relatives IV‐1 in this family. …”
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Total hip arthroplasty in hip tuberculosis: a systematic review by Shengyuan Zheng, Mufeng Li, Hong Chen, Yanguo Qin

“…The lateral and posterior approaches were dominant in the included studies. In all the studies, 34 patients experienced disease reactivation. …”
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Microencapsulation of probiotics and its applications with prebiotic in Pacific white shrimp larvae through Artemia sp. by Dian Eka Ramadhani, Widanarni Widanarni, Sukenda Sukenda

“…The shrimp larvae were reared for 13 days and fed by the Artemia sp. enriched with microcapsule of probiotic 1Ub (10 g/L), prebiotic MOS (12 mg/L), synbiotic, and control without administration of microencapsulated probiotic and prebiotic, including negative (C-) and positive (C+) control. On the day 14, all of the experimental shrimp larvae except C- were challenged through immersion method with Vibrio harveyi MR5339 (107 CFU/mL). …”
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Meta Analysis of Efficacy and Safety of Prostate Biopsy: A Comparison Between Transperineal and Transrectal Approach by Syah Mirsya Warli, Stivano Rizky Valentino Torry, Dhirajaya Dharma Kadar, Ginanda Putra Siregar, Fauriski Febrian Prapiska

“…Approaches: a comprehensive search was carried out in PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library to locate all pertinent papers published till June 8, 2023. …”
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Predictors of missed hospital appointments in patients with posterior compartment pelvic floor disorders in a tertiary referral centre by Tanzeela Gala, Mehak Saini, Abigail Fernandes, Carlotta Sarzo, Noman Shahzad, Carlene Igbedioh, Alexis Schizas, Linda Ferrari, Alison Hainsworth

“…Methods:: This is a cross-sectional single-institution study from a tertiary pelvic floor unit (PFU) with data collected from a prospectively maintained database.A missed appointment was marked if patients did not​ attend two consecutive appointments without informing or asking to re-schedule and were recorded for Telephone Triage Assessment Clinic (TTAC), Specialist-nurse, face-to-face bowel function clinic (BFC), Investigations including endoanal (EAUS) and pelvic floor ultrasound (PFUS) and defaecating proctogram (DP). All results yielding p<0.05 were considered significant. …”
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Remote work transition amidst COVID-19: Impacts on presenteeism, absenteeism, and worker well-being-A scoping review. by Behdin Nowrouzi-Kia, Alexia M Haritos, Bao-Zhu Stephanie Long, Chantal Atikian, Luke A Fiorini, Basem Gohar, Aaron Howe, Yiyan Li, Ali Bani-Fatemi

“…., working age), engaged in full or part-time work, and the employees shifted from in-person to remote work due to the COVID-19 pandemic. All study designs, geographical areas, and papers written post-onset of the COVID-19 pandemic were included; however, systematic reviews were excluded. …”
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Testing the Rule of the Earliest Due Date (EDD) in Achieving the Priority of Delivery: A Case Study in the Directorate of Printing Press for the Iraqi Media Network by Amer Abdul Latif Kazem, Bilal Ahmed Hasan

“…And the optimal sequence was found in the completion of the five work orders, through the sequence achieved in each of the rule of the nearest due date (EDD) and the rule of the critical ratio (CR), in light of which the delay time was addressed, and all work (requests) were delivered according to their specified time. …”
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Sofosbuvir Based Regimens in the Treatment of Chronic Hepatitis C with Compensated Liver Cirrhosis in Community Care Setting by Vijay Gayam, Amrendra Kumar Mandal, Mazin Khalid, Osama Mukhtar, Arshpal Gill, Pavani Garlapati, Mowyad Khalid, Mohammed Mansour

“…We aim to evaluate the treatment response of Sofosbuvir based DAA in CHC patients with compensated liver cirrhosis as limited data exists in the real-world community setting. Methods. All the CHC patients with compensated liver cirrhosis treated with Sofosbuvir based DAAs between January 2014 and December 2017 in a community clinic setting were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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A Novel Eco-Friendly Process for the Synthesis and Purification of Ascorbyl-6-Oleates by Ha-Eun Ji, Se-Young Kim, Heejin So, Vivian Prayitno, Ki-Teak Lee, Jung-Ah Shin

“…Similarly, the transesterification product showed 94.3 area% AEs (AP:AO = 8.9:91.1) after recrystallisation and liquid–liquid extraction. Finally, all purified AO revealed peaks corresponding to the hydroxyl groups at the C-2 and C-3 carbons (11.10 and 8.41 ppm, ¹H-NMR), whereas OA selectively esterified at the C-6 carbon (¹³C-NMR). …”
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Dynamics of water status during fruiting body development of Agaricus bisporus and its relationship to mushroom quality by Lingzhong Wan, Hui Sun, Ying Ni, Jun Tang, Junjie Yu, Juan Wu, Xiaoming Yan, Xiaonan Deng

“…As fruiting body developed, the proton degree of freedom of three water fractions determined by T2 measurement all increased. The T2 values of three water fractions in stalk were higher than those in pileus during the first three stages, whereas they became lower compared to those in pileus from somewhere between the two stages of 2–3 and 3–4. …”
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Cryopreservation of primary neonatal rat oligodendrocytes and recapitulation of in vitro oligodendrocyte characteristics by Hanki Kim, Hanki Kim, Bum Jun Kim, Bum Jun Kim, Seungyon Koh, Seungyon Koh, Seungyon Koh, Hyo Jin Cho, Byung Gon Kim, Byung Gon Kim, Jun Young Choi, Jun Young Choi

“…After induction of differentiation for four days, ~43% of both control and cryopreserved OPCs differentiated into mature OLs, and when differentiation was induced on aligned nanofibers mimicking axonal structure, myelin sheath-like structures indicative of in vitro myelination was observed in all experimental groups.ConclusionThe validation of cryopreserved primary OLs as a functionally robust in vitro model can help improve the efficiency of primary OL culture, expand its applications, and reduce the inevitable sacrifice of animals.…”
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Demographic and Clinical Determinants of Tuberculosis and TB Recurrence: A Double-Edged Retrospective Study from Pakistan by Mariam Ahmed Mujtaba, Matthew Richardson, Hira Shahzad, Muhammad Ishaq Javed, Ghazala Kaukab Raja, Pakeeza Arzoo Shaiq, Pranabashis Haldar, Sadia Saeed

“…Sociodemographic and clinical data were collected by questionnaire from all subjects. Multivariate regression analysis was performed to determine factors associated with TB and TB recurrence respectively. …”
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Growth, yield and nutrient uptake of two tomato varieties using some agricultural wastes as nutrient sources on an Alfisol of derived savanna by Christopher Aboyeji, Gbadamosi Abiodun, Temidayo Olofintoye, Adeniyi Helen, Afolayan John, Bambgose Oluwasola, Adebukola Adewumi

“…Results also showed that combined application of the amendments compete favourably with the application of inorganic fertilizer. Higher values for all the parameters were observed when 5 t PP ha-1 + 5 t PF ha-1 was applied though similar values were found on the vegetative parameters with the applications of 2 t PP ha-1 + 8 t PF ha-1, 10 t PP ha-1, and 10 t PF ha-1. …”
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Support for, and perceived effectiveness of, the UK soft drinks industry levy among UK adults: cross-sectional analysis of the International Food Policy Study by David Hammond, Jean Adams, Martin White, David Pell, Tarra Penney, Lana Vanderlee

“…Design Cross-sectional online survey.Setting UK.Participants UK respondents to the 2017 International Food Policy Study aged 18–64 years who provided information on all variables of interest (n=3104).Outcome measures Self-reported perceived effectiveness of, and support for, the SDIL.Results Most participants supported the SDIL (70%), believed it would be effective (71%), had a positive attitude to SSBs (62%), had knowledge of the link between SSBs and obesity (90%), and trusted messages from health experts (61%), but not those from the food and beverage industry (73%). …”
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Navigating DR-TB Treatment care: a qualitative exploration of barriers and facilitators to retention in care among people with history of early disengagement from drug-resistant tu... by Ndiviwe Mphothulo, Sindisiwe Hlangu, Jennifer Furin, Mosa Moshabela, Marian Loveday

“…We recruited 16 people with DR-TB and 8 family members from five health facilities in Johannesburg, Gauteng Province, South Africa. All DR-TB patients disengaged from DR-TB care for ≥ 45 days. …”
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Treatment of a femoral neck fracture in a patient with dwarfism: a case report by Junyan Zhao, Liuliu Chen, Kun He, Muyao Li, Zhenwen Li, Hui Lin, Songjun Li

“…After the onset of combined spinal-epidural anesthesia, the patient was placed on a traction bed and closed reduction was attempted three times, all unsuccessfully. The direct anterior approach in the supine position was then chosen for open reduction of the left subcapital femoral neck fracture. …”
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Association Between Blood Pressure Variation During Dialysis and Cardio‐Cerebrovascular Events by Zhenliang Fan, Rujia Ye, Qiaorui Yang, Mengfan Yang, Riping Yin, Dongxue Zhao, Junfen Fan, Hongzhen Ma, Yiwei Shen, Hong Xia, Wenze Jiang, Keda Lu

“…ABSTRACT In hemodialysis patients, blood pressure variability (BPV) is associated with cardiovascular events and all‐cause mortality. However, previous research has predominantly concentrated on the predialysis BPV. …”
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