Spirometric reference equations and lung function testing in adults from Southwestern Tanzania by R. Wenzel, E. Siyame, O. Ivanova, A. Bakuli, J. Lalashowi, F.C. Zekoll, M. Hoelscher, I. Sabi, A. Rachow, N.E. Ntinginya

“…RESULTS: Out of 400 recruited participants, 343 had usable spirometry results with respect to the American Thoracic Society (ATS)/European Respiratory Society (ERS) reproducibility and acceptability criteria. …”
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Characterization of Cellulolytic Bacterial Cultures Grown in Different Substrates by Mohamed Idris Alshelmani, Teck Chwen Loh, Hooi Ling Foo, Wei Hong Lau, Awis Qurni Sazili

“…Nine aerobic cellulolytic bacterial cultures were obtained from the Leibniz Institute DSMZ-German Collection of Microorganisms and Cell Culture (DSMZ) and the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC). The objectives of this study were to characterize the cellulolytic bacteria and to determine the optimum moisture ratio required for solid state fermentation (SSF) of palm kernel cake (PKC). …”
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Effects of epidural dexmedetomidine on patient-controlled epidural analgesia after total knee arthroplasty: a single-center, prospective, double-blind, randomized controlled study by Seong Min Han, So Young Kwon, Jaesuk Kim, Jae Hyuk Kang, Jin Deok Joo

“…Methods In this double-blind study, American Society of Anesthesiologists I to II patients undergoing TKA were assigned to receive 0.125% bupivacaine + fentanyl 4 µg/mL (group R) or 0.1% bupivacaine + fentanyl 2 µg/mL with an epidural injection of dexmedetomidine 1 µg/kg (group D). …”
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Decoding substance use disorder severity from clinical notes using a large language model by Maria Mahbub, Gregory M. Dams, Sudarshan Srinivasan, Caitlin Rizy, Ioana Danciu, Jodie Trafton, Kathryn Knight

“…Existing diagnostic coding systems used by insurance providers, like the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10), lack granularity for certain diagnoses, but American clinicians will add this granularity (as that found within the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders classification or DSM-5) as supplemental unstructured text in clinical notes. …”
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Lipomatous/Extensively Vacuolated Ependymoma with Signet-Ring Cell-Like Appearance: Analysis of a Case with Extensive Literature Review by Miguel Fdo. Salazar, Martha Lilia Tena-Suck, Alma Ortiz-Plata, Citlaltepetl Salinas-Lara, Daniel Rembao-Bojórquez

“…Here, we would like to report the first ependymoma of this kind in a Latin American institution. A 16-year-old boy experienced cephalea during three months. …”
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Enlightening the black and white: species delimitation and UNITE species hypothesis testing in the Russula albonigra species complex by Ruben De Lange, Slavomír Adamčík, Katarína Adamčíkova, Pieter Asselman, Jan Borovička, Lynn Delgat, Felix Hampe, Annemieke Verbeken

“…A thorough molecular analysis based on four nuclear markers (ITS, LSU, RPB2 and TEF1-α) shows this traditional concept of R. albonigra s. lat. represents a species complex consisting of at least five European, three North American, and one Chinese species. Morphological study shows traditional characters used to delimit R. albonigra are not always reliable. …”
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Morphology and Immunoexpression of Selenoproteins in Term Placenta of Alpaca (<i>Vicugna pacos</i>) from the Peruvian Andes by Miluska Beatriz Navarrete Zamora, Francisco Acuña, Mônica Duarte da Silva, Thamires Santos-Silva, Matheus Henrique Herminio Garcia, Rodrigo da Silva Nunes Barreto, Alberto Sato Sato, Claudio Gustavo Barbeito, Maria Angelica Miglino

“…South American camelids inhabit high-altitude environments characterized by hypoxia, influencing embryonic, fetal, and placental development. …”
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Clinical Performance of the Spot Vision Photo Screener before and after Induction of Cycloplegia in Children by Konuralp Yakar

“…To compare the clinical performance of the Spot Vision Screener used to detect amblyopia risk factors (ARFs) in children before and after induction of cycloplegia; the children were referred because they met the screening criteria of the American Association for Pediatric Ophthalmology and Strabismus (AAPOS). …”
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Knee pain in adults from the northeast of São Paulo, Brazil: prevalence, risk factors, and impact on quality of life by Alberto de Vitta, Nicoly Machado Maciel, Sandra Fiorelli Almeida Penteado Simeão, Matias Noll

“…Furthermore, several studies have shown the negative impact of knee pain on quality of life; however, there is a lack of knowledge about knee pain in Latin American populations. Objective: This study aims to investigate the prevalence, risk factors, and impact on the quality of life of knee pain in Brazilian adults. …”
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Limbitis Secondary to Autologous Serum Eye Drops in a Patient with Atopic Keratoconjunctivitis by Jeffrey David Welder, Pejman Bakhtiari, Ali R. Djalilian

“…A 32-year-old African American female with atopic keratoconjunctivitis (AKC) presented with chronic dry eye and diffuse punctate epithelial erosions refractory to conservative treatment. …”
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The effectiveness of corpus-based training on collocation use in L2 writing for Chinese senior secondary school students by Fang Liuqin, Ma Qing, Yan Jiahao

“…Corpus of Contemporary American English (COCA) and Word and Phrase were the main corpora that the participants used to learn various search functions. …”
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Birinci Dünya Savaşı’nda Amerikan Kütüphane Derneği’nin ABD Ordusuna Yönelik Hazırladığı Propaganda Posterleri Üzerine İnceleme by Mehmet Ali Gazi, Metin Işık, Caner Çakı, Gül Çakı

“…Diğer yandan savaş sırasında ABD askerlerinin okuma alışkanlıklarının geliştirilmesine yönelik de Amerikan Kütüphane Derneği (American Library Association, ALA) liderliğinde kitap seferberliği düzenlenmiştir. …”
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Understanding Types of Stigma Experienced in Black Women Living With HIV in Baltimore, Maryland: A Mixed Methods Study by Tanya Mikhael, Kyra Jennifer Waligora Mendez, Chun‐An Sun, Joy Chepkorir, Hae‐Ra Han

“…ABSTRACT Aim To understand how Black or African American women living with HIV (WLH) experience different types of stigma in their daily lives. …”
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Arthroscopic Repair of Articular Surface Partial-Thickness Rotator Cuff Tears: Transtendon Technique versus Repair after Completion of the Tear—A Meta-Analysis by Yohei Ono, Jarret M. Woodmass, Aaron J. Bois, Richard S. Boorman, Gail M. Thornton, Ian K. Y. Lo

“…The objective outcome measures evaluated in this study were the Constant Score, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons score, Visual Analogue Scale, physical examination, and complications. …”
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La construcción de un estado neo-colonial: el encuentro nicaragüense con la diplomacia del dólar by Michel Gobat

“…It illustrates how the novel U.S. economic project, intended to modernize the Latin American States, turned out to be a feudal, anti-modern project, from the point of view of Nicaraguan upper classes. …”
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Quantifying Patient Demand for Orthopedics Care by Region Through Google Trends Analysis: Descriptive Epidemiology Study by Abram Qiu, Kristopher Meadows, Fei Ye, Osasu Iyawe, Kenneth Kenneth-Nwosa

“…MethodsThe data used were from the US Census Bureau, Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) through their 2024 Electronic Residency Application Service (ERAS) directory, AAMC State Physician Workforce Data Report, and Google Trends. …”
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Reducing Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Disparities: Performance and Outcomes of a Screening Colonoscopy Program in South Carolina by Sudha Xirasagar, Yi-Jhen Li, James B. Burch, Virginie G. Daguisé, Thomas G. Hurley, James R. Hébert

“…This study evaluated the efficiency, effectiveness, and racial disparities reduction potential of Screening Colonoscopies for People Everywhere in South Carolina (SCOPE SC), a state-funded program for indigent persons aged 50–64 years (45–64 years for African American (AA)) with a medical home in community health centers. …”
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Maltoma of Thyroid: A Rare Thyroid Tumour by Navisha Latheef, Vijendra Shenoy, M. Panduranga Kamath, Mahesh Chandra Hegde, A. Raghavendra Rao

“…Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphomas are a relatively recently recognized subset of B-cell NHLs, and they are listed as extranodal marginal zone lymphomas according to the revised European-American lymphoma classification. Case Report. We report an uncommon case of a 44-year-old man, who noted a painless, growing mass on right side of his neck of the three-month duration. …”
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Paragonimus kellicotti: A Lung Infection in Our Own Backyard by Eric Johannesen, Van Nguyen

“…Infections from the North American lung fluke, Paragonimus kellicotti, have been rare, although more infections have been seen in people in the Midwestern United States. …”
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Conditions of institutionalism application as a theoretical basis for economic analysis by I. A. Mankovsky

“…However, the problem of its application to the Russian state and society analysis is that institutionalism developed by American scientists is based on analyzing the political and legal system of the United States of America, which differ significantly from the political and legal system of Russia. …”
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