Integrated Management of Spot Blotch Disease of Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) Caused by Bipolaris sorokiniana (Sacc.) Shoem by Deepak Kumar, Ramji Singh, Durga Prasad, Ajay Tomar

“…Field investigations were carried out from December to April for two consecutive crop seasons, 2021–2022 and 2022–2023 for the evaluation of fungitoxicants, botanicals, bio-agents, and micronutrients against spot blotch of wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) under the field conditions. …”
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Positive Leukocyte Esterase Dipstick Test: Association With Spontaneous Bacterial Peritonitis In Patients Suffering From Liver Cirrhosis by Sumbul Shahzadi, Fuad Ahmad Siddiqi, Imran Khan, Kanaz Ahmad Siddiqi, Javed Ahmad Khan, Ayesha Ashraf Cheema

“…Methods: This was a cross-sectional study conducted at the Department of Medicine, Combined Military Hospital (CMH), Rawalpindi from January 2023 to December 2023. This study included a total of 65 patients with liver cirrhosis with ascites that fulfilled the exclusion and inclusion criteria. 50 mL of ascitic fluid was drawn from every patient. …”
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Clinical characteristics and cause analysis of false-positive results in treponemal testing among patients by Wei Wang, Xuzhou Fan, Keyi Zhou, Qianqian Chen, Xuelian Huang

“…The aim of this study is to analyze the clinical characteristics and influencing factors associated with false-positive treponemal tests in patients, so as to enhance the diagnostic accuracy of syphilis and mitigate misdiagnosis-induced incorrect treatment.Methods From January 2017 to December 2023, a total of 759 cases with false-positive results for treponema were screened for blood transfusion, surgery, or other medical interventions at Jinling hospital. …”
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Comparison of Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy and Intragastric Balloon Procedures by Fatih Türkoğlu, Serdar Yormaz

“…Methods: The study included patients admitted to our surgical clinic between December 2018 and October 2021. During the study period, 106 patients with morbid obesity treated at our clinic were analyzed. …”
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Predictors of Intestinal Parasites among Food Handlers in Goba Town, Southeast Ethiopia, 2020 by Abate Lette, Getahun Negash, Musa Kumbi, Abduljewad Hussen, Jeylan Kassim, Demisu Zenbaba, Habtamu Gezahgn, Mitiku Bonsa, Rameto Aman, Adem Abdulkadir

“…A laboratory-based cross-sectional study was conducted from October to December 2020. Clean, dry, and leak-proof stool cups were used to collect the samples. …”
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Therapeutic modalities for iatrogenic late paresthesia in oral tissues innervated by mandibular branch of trigeminal nerve: a systematic review by Elham Keykha, Elahe Tahmasebi, Mahdi Hadilou

“…The present study included a comprehensive search of the databases of PubMed, Embase, Scopus, and Web of Science up to December 04, 2023, resulting in a total of 3122 related studies. …”
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Mental health status and the quality of life of infertile women receiving fertility treatment in Bangladesh: A cross-sectional study. by A B M Nahid Hasan, Azaz Bin Sharif, Ishrat Jahan, Mosammat Rashida Begum

“…Therefore, this study aimed to assess the effects of infertility on the mental health status and quality of life of infertile women in Bangladesh. Between December 2022 and March 2023, 375 infertile women in Dhaka, Bangladesh were selected using simple random sampling for this cross-sectional study. …”
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Production of Biogas and Bio-fertilizer from Abattoir Waste as Sustainable Management, Eastern Ethiopia, 2019 by Sina Temsgen Tolera, Fekade Ketema Alemu

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in four selected abattoirs of Eastern Ethiopia from January 1st, 2018 to December 30th, 2018. The magnitude of abattoir waste composition were computed based on Aneibo mathematical computational from the actual number of  slaughtered livestock. …”
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Immediate and Intermediate-Term Outcomes of Infants With Transposition of Great Arteries Who Underwent Balloon Atrial Septostomy in Sudan by Sulafa K. M. Ali, Amna Elsheikh, Mohammed Abdulrahman Alhassan

“…A retrospective analysis was carried out at Sudan Heart Center for infants with TGA who underwent balloon atrial septostomy (BAS) from January 2010 to December 2020. Immediate clinical- and procedure-related outcomes were evaluated. …”
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A scoping review of interventions to supplement spoken communication for children with limited speech or language skills. by Maria Antonella Costantino, Maurizio Bonati

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Searches were conducted (up to December 2012) in the MEDLINE, EMBASE, PsycINFO, CINAHL, DARE, and Cochrane Library databases. …”
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A normal electrocardiogram indicates a better prognosis in patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Martina Kulirova, Miroslav Solar, Michal Kopecky, Barbora Novotna, Marek Plutinsky, Kristian Brat, Libor Fila, Petr Vanik, Pavlina Musilova, Tomas Dvorak, Petr Safranek, Michal Svoboda, Vladimir Koblizek

“…We assessed ECGs from baseline (August 2013) until December 31, 2019, or until death. The primary endpoint was 5-year overall survival depending on the ECG findings. …”
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Biliary atresia: The profile, management and outcome of patients treated at a tertiary hospital in central South Africa by E Brits, S M le Grange

“…This was a retrospective analytical record review of all patients diagnosed with BA and treated at UAHC from 1 January 2009 to 31 December 2019. Results. In total, 67 patients were included; 74.6% were female, and 86.6% were black Africans. …”
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Enhancing engagement in HIV care among adolescents and young adults: A focus on phone-based navigation and relationship building to address barriers in HIV care. by Harriet Fridah Adhiambo, Chanda Mwamba, Jayne Lewis-Kulzer, Sarah Iguna, Gladys Moraa Ontuga, Dorothy Imbuka Mangale, Everlyne Nyandieka, James Nyanga, Isaya Opondo, Joseph Osoro, Lina Montoya, Edwin Nyagesoa, Norton Sang, Eliud Akama, Elizabeth Bukusi, Lisa Abuogi, Elvin Geng, Zachary Arochi Kwena

“…Interviews were conducted by a trained qualitative researcher between October and December 2021 and explored topics such as health-seeking and care experiences, E-NAV acceptability and benefits, and the client-navigator relationship. …”
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Prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode parasites of dogs and associated risk factors in Gondar town, Northwest Ethiopia by Tsedalu Yirsa, Amare Bihone, Getenew Teshager, Yimer Muktar, Abebe Berihun

“…Thus, a cross-sectional study was conducted from December 2022 to April 2023 in Gondar town to determine the prevalence of gastrointestinal nematode parasites in dogs and their associated risk factors. …”
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Association between alkaline phosphatase levels and mortality in Chinese patients with colorectal cancer with liver metastases: a retrospective cohort study by ZhaoXi Liu, ZiQing Zhang, GuoFang Yu, MingJiang Mo, ChuanYu Xie, DangHan Xu, JieTao Lin, YuChen Zhang, Li Deng, YiChang Luo, YingFeng Huang, Cui Shao

“…Results: Of 195 enrolled patients, 134 (68.72%) were male, and 61 (31.28%) were female, with ages ranging from January 2008 to December 2019. A total of 147 patients (76.96%) were diagnosed with left hemicolon cancer and 44 (23.04%) with right hemicolon cancer. …”
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The Timing of Femur Fracture Fixation is an Important Factor for Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation by Hyung Chul Choi, Kwang Hwan Jung, Kyu Hyouck Kyoung, Seong Ho Choi

“…Methods We retrospectively evaluated all severely injured patients (injury severity score >15) with femur fractures who were taken to the emergency department within 12 hours of the causative accidents between January 2016 and December 2018. PMV was defined as MV lasting for ≥7 days. …”
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Applicability of indocyanine green fluorescence tracing with subserosal dye injection in laparoscopic lymph node dissection for gastric cancer: a preliminary study by Zhangwei Yang, Pengwei Wang, Dandan Bao, Yi-Ren Hu, Senrui Chen, Yi Huang, Pingting Li

“…Materials and methods: This retrospective study included 20 patients who underwent distal gastrectomy at the Wenzhou People’s Hospital between January 2020 and December 2022. Of them, 10 patients underwent conventional laparoscopic surgery, and the other 10 underwent laparoscopic surgery guided by ICG fluorescence imaging. …”
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Screening for Janus kinase-2 exon 12 mutations among Janus kinase-2 V617F-negative polycythemia vera suspected Iraqi patients by Mushtaq M. Khazeem, Alaa Fadhil Alwan

“…PATIENTS, MATERIALS AND METHODS: This is a retrospective study conducted at the National Center of Hematology/Mustansiriyah University from December 2019 to January 2022; patients with suspicion of PV were enrolled in this study. …”
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Management of sudden sensorineural hearing loss among primary care physicians in Canada: a survey study by Benjamin Ng, Matthew G. Crowson, Vincent Lin

“…Responses were collected between August 1st and December 22nd 2019 then aggregated and quantified. …”
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Initial Experiences of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation for Trauma Patients at a Single Regional Trauma Center in South Korea by Ji Wool Ko, Il Hwan Park, Chun Sung Byun, Sung Woo Jang, Pil Young Jung

“…Methods We enrolled a total of 25 trauma patients who were treated with ECMO between January 2015 and December 2019 at a regional trauma center. We analyzed and compared patients’ characteristics between survivors and non-survivors through a medical chart review. …”
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