Call for Papers: Demography Prize for Young Researches 2016/2017 by IF and FRFG

“…The invitation to enter the competition is extended especially to young academics from all disciplines. Collaborative submissions are also welcome. …”
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Efficacy and safety of transanal endoscopic microsurgery for early rectal cancer: a meta-analysis by Chunqiang Wang, Tianye Huang, Xuebing Wang

“…The weighted recurrence rate was 7% (RD = 0.07, 95% CI = 0.06–0.08, I2 = 69%, P < 0.00001) for all stage patients. The weighted complications rate was 11% (RD = 0.11, 95% CI = 0.10–0.12, I2 = 66%, P < 0.00001) for all stage patients, with Clavien-Dindo grade I accounting for 77.7%, Clavien-Dindo grade II accounting for 8%, and Clavien-Dindo grade III accounting for 14.3%.ConclusionThe results showed that TEM has a high postoperative survival rate, low recurrence rate, and low complication rate in the T0 stage, Tis stage, and T1 stage, indicating its good safety and efficacy. …”
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Analysis of the impact of climate change on the woody plants vegetation in the Botanical Garden of the Ukrainian National Forestry University by Nelia Lukianchuk, Levko Bliusyuk, Nadia Bliusyuk, Nataliіa Kendzora, Liliіa Koliada

“…The completion of the growing season of woody plants in all phenogroups occurred with a significant delay. …”
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A study on microbiological and chemical changes during the production and storage of potassium sorbate treated and salted carp fillets by Bahri Patır, Ayşe Gürel, Gülsüm Ateş, Ahmet H. Dinçoğlu

“…A! the lollowing stages all the microorganisms were found tc be increased. …”
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A novel early stage drip irrigation system cost estimation model based on management and environmental variables by Masoud Pourgholam-Amiji, Khaled Ahmadaali, Abdolmajid Liaghat

“…A database (a matrix of 515 × 43) was created, and the costs of all projects were updated for the baseline year of 2022. …”
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The utility of robotic-assisted surgery in total knee arthroplasty for moderate and severe valgus deformities: a case series by Charles Poh Thean Ang, Kunalan Ganthel, Jade Pei Yuik Ho, Khanchana Devi, Juliet Kar Yan Cheong

“…No perioperative complications were encountered in all cases. All patients reported an improvement in the Forgotten Joint Score of > 10.8 at 1year follow up with a 100% satisfaction rate. …”
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The effect of different surface characterization on bonding strength of maxillofacial silicone elastomer to two different framework materials. by Zhala Meran, Omar Kamaran Anwar

“…Lastly, metal bond better to silicone than acrylic resin for all tested groups. …”
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Correlation of nailfold capillaroscopic changes using handheld dermatoscope with varying grades and severity of diabetic retinopathy in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus: A pi... by Rohit Raina, Neha Chhabra, Shruti Barnwal, Shivani Vasisht, Naveen Kumar Kansal, Ravi Kant

“…Our study participants were 54 Type 2 diabetic patients more than 18 years of age diagnosed with DR using standard Early Treatment DR Study. For all the study participants, a detailed NFC was done for all 8 fingernails (excluding the thumb), using a handheld dermatoscope. …”
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Health-related quality of life and its predictors among chronic kidney disease patients: A hospital-based cross-sectional study. by Tasmia Tasnim, Kazi Muhammad Rezaul Karim, Tanjina Rahman, Harun-Ur Rashid

“…The stage of CKD has been documented as an important predictor of HRQoL of all subscales of KDQoL-36 as well as KSS. The older age group also showed a clear link with a lower HRQoL in all subscales of KDQoL-36, except SPKD. …”
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Bilateral Outpatient Total Knee Arthroplasty – Is it Feasible, Safe, and Worth Considering: A Pilot Study by Sunil Rajan, Saurabh Jain, Chetan Singh Dhosariya, Ashish Goyal

“…Results: Five patients of bilateral outpatient TKA with a mean age of 48.6 years were included in the study. All patients have excellent outcomes at 1-month follow-up. …”
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Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Plus Metformin to Prevent Persistent Endometrial Hyperplasia by Vakkas Korkmaz, Enis Özkaya, Tuncay Küçüközkan, Fadıl Kara, Yasemin Çekmez, Hilal Korkmaz

“…All parameters and metformin were assessed for the effects on treatment success. …”
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The Intra- and Inter-rater Reliability of an Arm Care Screening Tool in High School Baseball Coaches by Kyle A. Matsel, Stephanie N. Brown, Matt C. Hoch, Robert J. Butler, Philip M. Westgate, Terry R. Malone, Tim L. Uhl

“… # Results Substantial to excellent intra-rater and inter-rater reliability were established among all raters for each component of the ACS. The mean Cohen’s kappa coefficient for intra-rater reliability was 0.76 (95% confidence interval, 0.54-0.95) and percent absolute agreement ranged from 0.82-0.94 among all raters. …”
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