Prenatal Counseling and Diagnosis of COX20 Gene-Related Mitochondrial Complex IV Deficiency: A Case Report and Literature Review by Su J, Zeng L, Chen H, Tong J, Chen Y, Huang L, Deng L, Huang Y

“…Given the lack of specific treatments, affected children are at a heightened risk of disability. …”
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Factors associated with prolonged length of stay following cardiac surgery in a major referral hospital in Oman: a retrospective observational study by Paul Aylin, Ahmed Almashrafi, Hilal Alsabti, Mirdavron Mukaddirov, Baskaran Balan

“…The latter was the most important determinant of postoperative LOS.Conclusions Patient management can be tailored for individual patient based on their treatments and personal attributes to optimise resource allocation. …”
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Inclusion of diabetic retinopathy screening strategies in national-level diabetes care planning in low-income and middle-income settings: protocol for a scoping review by Tunde Peto, Nathan Congdon, Katie Curran, Prabhath Piyasena, Lisa Duke, Belma Malanda

“…Epidemiological studies suggest that the incidence of sight-threatening DR is decreasing in high-income countries due to improved treatments and management of DM; however, these trends are not replicated in LMICs. …”
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Persistence and emergence of X4 virus in HIV infection by Ariel D. Weinberger, Alan S. Perelson

“…Previously, we used numerical simulations of a mathematical model to show that across much of parameter space a promising new class of antiretroviral treatments, CCR5 inhibitors, can accelerate X4 emergence and immunodeficiency. …”
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Quantification of Escherichia coli Transfer from Plastic Mulch to Field-grown Tomatoes and Bell Peppers by Autumn R. Burnett, Faith Critzer, Timothy Coolong

“…Mean log percent transfer rates of E. coli to drooping fruit were between −0.83 and 0.01 (0.15–1.02%), with no significant differences in transfer within crop types between treatments of plastic mulch color or contact time. Field environmental conditions throughout the experiment such as ambient air temperature, relative humidity, UVAB radiation intensity, and surface temperature of plastic likely affected the rates of bacterial transfer. …”
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Determination of the Appropriate Blended Inorganic Fertilizer Rate Recommendation for the Optimal Common Bean (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) Grain Yield and Profitability in the Dawuro Zo... by Berhanu Bilate Daemo, Getahun Bore Wolancho, Dawit Dalga Wakalto

“…The field experiment was conducted in two locations in the 2019 and 2020 cropping seasons. The treatments included 0, 25, 50, 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, and 200 kg·ha−1 NPSB fertilizer rates, and they were planted using a randomized complete block design with three replications. …”
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Influence of Mesalazine on Ferroptosis-Related Gene Expression in In Vitro Colorectal Cancer Culture by Joanna Słoka, Barbara Strzałka-Mrozik, Sebastian Kubica, Ilona Nowak, Celina Kruszniewska-Rajs

“…<b>Background/Objectives:</b> Colorectal cancer (CRC) is one of the most common oncological disorders. Its fundamental treatments include surgery and chemotherapy, predominantly utilizing 5-fluorouracil (5-FU). …”
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Prognostic value of systemic immune-inflammation index for patients undergoing radical prostatectomy: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhan Chen, Yao Zhang, Wei Chen

“…ObjectiveThe prognostic value of the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) for prostate cancer (PCa) patients receiving different treatments remains unclear. This research examined the relevance of SII in individuals undergoing radical prostatectomy (RP).MethodsPubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cochrane, Wanfang, and China National Knowledge Infrastructure (CNKI) dat3 abases were used to search literature up to May 2024. …”
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Receipt of specialized palliative care and health care utilization at the end of life in hematological cancer patients – the Stockholm experience by Lena von Bahr, Peter Strang, Torbjörn Schultz, Per Fürst

“…Background: The treatments of hematological malignancies tend to be intense, and compared with solid tumors, less is known about the health care consumption during end of life (EOL). …”
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Stand dynamics as a basis for ensuring the principle of sustainable forest management on the example of the stand of an atypical selection structure in the management unit “Tara”... by Popović Aleksandar, Medarević Milan, Obradović Snežana, Pantić Damjan, Borota Dragan

“…The basic assumption of the research is reflected in testing the possibility of a significant impact on improving the structure of these forests during the management period and the possibility of recognizing the direction of their development as a result of the application of different treatments. Testing this assumption was carried out in relation to felling according to the real (planned allocation), possible (allocation in different stand situations in a specific section on six test surfaces of 10 ares each) and the assumed allocation (theoretical category). …”
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The Residual Copper and Zinc in Tropical Soil over 21 Years after Amendment with Heavy Metal Containing Waste, Lime, and Compost by Abdul Kadir Salam, Asri Foresta Pakpahan, Galih Susilowati, Niko Fernando, Nanik Sriyani, Sarno Sarno, Hery Novpriansyah, Sri Yusnaini, Dermiyati Dermiyati

“…Soil samples were collected from a well-maintained experimental field amended one time with industrial waste high in Cu and Zn set in 1998 at about 1.5–20 years after amendment. Treatments were arranged in a randomized block design with a metal-wares industrial waste at rates 0, 15, and 60 Mg·ha−1, lime at 0 and 5 Mg·ha−1, and compost at 0 and 5 Mg·ha−1. …”
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Sensory quality and nutritional composition of carrot (Daucus carota L.) genotypes as affected by fertilization in production system in Cameroon by Maxime Merlin Tonfack Djoufack, Eric Bertrand Kouam, Edith Marius Kouam Foko, Mariette Anoumaa, Pierre Marie Kaktcham, François Ngoufack Zambou

“…The nutritional value was determined according to the treatments performed. Results The results of this study showed that both the sensory quality and nutritional value of carrots significantly depend on the variety, and the type and dose of fertilizer used. …”
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The Effect of Cognitive-Motor Dual Tasks on the Risk of Falls in Female Saudi Students: A Cross-Sectional Study by Alatawi SF, Mahmoud HM

“…This study may improve efficient treatments for fall prevention and balance. Future research could investigate the complex nature of additional DT that may be complicated by gender and BMI outside of the normal range.Keywords: dual tasks, risk of fall, cognition, balance…”
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Potentials of Presepsin as a Novel Sepsis Biomarker in Critically Ill Adults: Correlation Analysis with the Current Diagnostic Markers by Mai S. Sater, Nourah Almansour, Zainab Hasan Abdulla Malalla, Salim Fredericks, Muhalab E. Ali, Hayder A. Giha

“…Rapid diagnosis of sepsis assists in optimizing treatments and improves outcomes. Several biomarkers are employed to aid in the diagnosis, prognostication, severity grading, and sub-type discrimination of severe septic infections (SSIs), including current diagnostic parameters, hemostatic measures, and specific organ dysfunction markers. …”
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Split Application of Potassium Reduces Rice Chalkiness by Regulating Starch Accumulation Process Under High Temperatures by Xinyue Zhang, Youfa Li, Junjie Dong, Yuanze Sun, Haowei Fu

“…The effects of split application K fertilizer on rice chalkiness under high temperatures during the flowering and grain-filling stages were investigated in this study. Four treatments, including ambient temperatures with basal K fertilizer (AT-K1), high temperatures with basal K fertilizer (HT-K1), high temperatures with 70% K pre-transplanting and 30% K at the heading stage (HT-K2), and high temperatures with 30% K pre-transplanting and 70% K at the heading stage (HT-K3), were conducted. …”
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Knowledge and Awareness of Diabetic Retinopathy among Diabetic Sudanese Patients, Khartoum State, Sudan, 2018 by Mohammed I. M. Ahmed, Mawahib A. E. Abu Elgasim, Mehad A. T. Mohamed, Manasik M. N. Munir, Manasik S. N. Abdelrahim, Zeinab M. M. Ali Ahmed, Lobina Abozaid

“…Information on the sociodemographic characteristics of the patients, patients’ knowledge, compliance with available treatments, and routine eye examinations was collected using a semi-structured questionnaire. …”
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Organoleptic, physical, and chemical tests of artificial feed for milk fish substituted by earthworm meal (Lumbricus sp.) by Siti Aslamyah, Muh. Yusri Karim

“…The purpose of this study to evaluate the quality of milkfish feed at different levels of fish meal substitution with earthworms (Lumbricus sp.) based on organoleptic, physical, and chemical tests. The treatments tested levels of substitution of fish meal with earthworms meal in artificial feed milkfish, namely: feed A (0%); feed B (34,62%); feed C (65,38%) and feed D (100%). …”
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Simulating cover crops impacts on soil water and nitrogen dynamics and silage yield in the semi-arid Southwestern United States by Atinderpal Singh, Prakriti Bista, Sanjit K. Deb, Rajan Ghimire

“…The cover cropping treatments were no cover crop (NCC), a mixture of grasses, brassicas, and legumes (GBL), a mixture of grasses and brassicas (GB), and a mixture of grasses and legumes (GL) under maize and sorghum silage production. …”
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Evaluate the integrative effects of irrigation water level, furrow irrigation methods, and nitrogen fertilizer rate on tomato yield in semi-arid southern Ethiopia by Edmealem Temesgen Ebstu, Mekuanent Muluneh

“…CFIM and AFIM with 100 % MAD and 100NFAR treatments yielded the highest profits, while the FFIM approach under 50%MAD and 0%NFAR conditions negatively impacted profitability. …”
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The accuracy of ultrasensitive PSA in predicting disease progression after radical prostatectomy by Heikki Seikkula, Jaakko Hyysalo, Mikael Högerman, Peter J. Boström, Otto Ettala

“…Exclusion criteria involved patients with adjuvant treatments and those who did not reach a PSA nadir <0.1 ng/ml, resulting in a final cohort of 1313 patients. …”
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