Digital measurement of ocular microtremor in Parkinson's disease: Protocol for a pilot study to assess reliability and clinical validation. by Lisa Graham, Rodrigo Vitorio, Richard Walker, Alan Godfrey, Rosie Morris, Samuel Stuart

“…This is an exploratory, observational study that will use a novel handheld device-The iTremor ONE, which has been developed to rapidly, non-invasively assess and evaluate OMT frequency. …”
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Feasibility and Reliability of a Novel Game-Based Test of Neurological Function in Youth: The Equilibrium Test Battery by Heather A Shepherd, Cody R van Rassel, Amanda M Black, Robert F Graham, Keith Owen Yeates, Carolyn A Emery, Kathryn J Schneider

“… # Study Design Observational study with repeated measurements. # Methods Participants completed the HIEQ test battery, a game-based platform on an iPad application, that assesses balance, cognitive function, and visual function, for up to 15 consecutive school days in a group classroom setting. …”
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Black Garlic Supplementation and Glomerular Protection in Hyperuricemic Rats: A Study on Kidney Health Prevention by Wahyudin Wahyudin, Fajar Wahyu Pribadi, Gita Nawangtantrini, Muhammad Riski Fatah, Zainuddin Zainuddin

“…Methods: This study was an analytical observational study using Biological Remnant Materials (BRM) from a previous study. …”
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D-dimer as a predictor of severity and outcome in acute pancreatitis by Joseph A, Harikrishnan CP, Oommen AN, Nair A

“…This prospective observational study, conducted at Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute, Thrissur, explored the role of D-dimer as a predictive marker for the severity and outcomes of acute pancreatitis. …”
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Risk factors for wasting in toddlers in East Nusa Tenggara by Shagti Indhira, Khomsan Ali, Dewi Mira, Latifah Melly

“…Objective: This study aims to analyze the factors associated with wasting among toddlers in NTT. Method: This observational study employed a cross-sectional design, conducted from July to August 2023 at the Panite and Kualin Health Centers in TTS, NTT Province, with a total of 150 respondents. …”
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Nomograms for Predicting High Hospitalization Costs and Prolonged Stay among Hospitalized Patients with pAECOPD by Nafeisa Dilixiati, Mengyu Lian, Ziliang Hou, Jie Song, Jingjing Yang, Ruiyan Lin, Jinxiang Wang

“…A total of 635 patients with pAECOPD were included in this observational study and divided into training and testing sets. …”
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Immunological Changes in Peripheral Blood of Ankylosing Spondylitis Patients during Anti-TNF-α Therapy and Their Correlations with Treatment Outcomes by Rongjuan Chen, Hongyan Qian, Xiaoqing Yuan, Shiju Chen, Yuan Liu, Bin Wang, Guixiu Shi

“…Thirty-five AS patients receiving the treatment of anti-TNF-α therapy were included into this prospective observational study. The frequencies of immune cells including Th1, Th2, Th17, regulatory T cell (Treg), T follicular helper cell (Tfh), and regulatory B cell (Breg) in the peripheral blood were measured by flow cytometry at baseline and 4 time points after therapy. …”
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Association between blood–urea–nitrogen-to-albumin ratio and in-hospital mortality in patients diagnosed with coronavirus disease 2019: a retrospective cohort study by Ruoqing Zhou, Dianzhu Pan

“…Methods This retrospective observational study enrolled a cohort of 1027 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 between December 2022 and March 2023. …”
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Descriptive Analysis Of Electrolyte Imbalance In Relation To Severity Of Illness In Covid-19 Pediatric Patients Admitted In A Tertiary Care Hospital In Rawalpindi Pakistan by Rai Muhammad Asghar, Muddassar Sharif, Khalid Saheel, Asad Shabbir, Abid Hussain, Muhammad Hussain

“…Methods: A retrospective observational study was done from January 2021 to July 2021 on 61 children admitted in Benazir Bhutto Hospital Rawalpindi, a tertiary care teaching hospital affiliated with Rawalpindi Medical University (RMU) Pakistan. …”
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Fundus Autofluorescence and Spectral Domain OCT in Central Serous Chorioretinopathy by Luiz Roisman, Daniel Lavinsky, Fernanda Magalhaes, Fabio Bom Aggio, Nilva Moraes, Jose A. Cardillo, Michel E. Farah

“…Cross-sectional observational study, in which patients with at least seven months of CSC underwent ophthalmologic examination, fundus photography, FAF, NIA, fluorescein angiography (FA), and spectral-domain OCT. …”
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Economics of Acute Kidney Injury in the Critical Care Setting: Kidneys Need More Time and Money! by Reema Nair, Somu G, Srinivas Vinayak Shenoy, Laxmitha Shetty, Aparna Satish

“…Despite its impact, limited studies exist on the economic burden of AKI, particularly in the Indian healthcare context.Methods: From January to April 2021, we conducted a singlecenter, cross-sectional observational study at Kasturba Medical College, Manipal. …”
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Dynamic Functional Ability in Lacrosse Players in Relation to Development of Sport-Related Onset of Musculoskeletal Pain by Zane Thompson, Joseph G. Wasser, Kevin R. Vincent, Heather K. Vincent

“… # Study Design Prospective observational study. # Methods Lacrosse players (N=128) were stratified into three groups: 12-14.9 yrs, 15-18 yrs and >18 yrs. …”
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Determinants of nosocomial infections and emerging antibiotic resistance in the Intensive Care Unit: A prospective evidence-based study by Pranali Patil, Amol Muthal, Jignesh Shah, Asavari Raut

“…Methods: The present prospective observational study was conducted in the multidisciplinary ICU of a tertiary care hospital for 6 months. …”
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Comparing Assisted Reproductive Outcomes in Women with Different Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Phenotypes Undergoing Frozen Embryo Transfer by Anubhuti Patel, Anviti Saraf, Vyshnavi A. Rao, Kamini A. Rao

“…Settings and Design: This was a prospective observational study conducted at a tertiary care centre. …”
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Double Barreled Wet Colostomy: Initial Experience and Literature Review by Luis Salgado-Cruz, Eloy Espin-Basany, Francesc Vallribera-Valls, Jose Sanchez-Garcia, Luis Miguel Jimenez-Gomez, Marc Marti-Gallostra, Ana Garza-Maldonado

“…A retrospective and observational study of six patients who underwent a pelvic exenteration and urinary tract reconstruction with a double barreled wet colostomy (DBWC) was done, describing the preoperative diagnosis, the indication for the pelvic exenteration, the complications associated with the procedure, and the followup in a period of 5 years. …”
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Nilai Diagnostik Ultrasonografi Hepatobilier sebagai Prediktor Atresiabilier pada Kolestasis Bayi di RSUP Sanglah Denpasar Tahun 2017 - 2021 by Kristin Agustina, Pande Putu Yuli Anandasari, Firman Parulian Sitanggang, I Wayan Gede Artawan Eka Putra, Made Widhi Asih, Putu Patriawan

“…Methods: This was an observational study with a diagnostic test to determine the validity of hepatobiliary ultrasound as a predictor of biliary atresia with cholangiography as the gold standard. …”
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Visual Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction of Two Continuous Range of Vision Intraocular Lenses by Micheletti JM, Hall B, Smiley HG, Langston WJ

“…J Morgan Micheletti,1 Brad Hall,2 Hayden G Smiley,3 William J Langston4 1Berkeley Eye Center, Houston, TX, USA; 2Sengi, Penniac, NB, Canada; 3Baylor Scott and White Medical Center, Temple, TX, USA; 4Long School of Medicine, San Antonio, TX, USACorrespondence: J Morgan Micheletti, Berkeley Eye Center, Houston, TX, USA, Tel +1-713-526-1600, Email morgan.micheletti@gmail.comPurpose: To determine if visual outcomes with PanOptix are non-inferior to visual outcomes with Synergy.Methods: This was an ambispective, single center, comparative, bilateral, observational study. Patients received bilateral implantation with either PanOptix or Synergy intraocular lenses (IOLs) and were enrolled at least 5 months after surgeries. …”
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PRV-1b and PRV-3a infection is associated with the same clinical disease in coho salmon (Oncorhynchus kisutch) farmed in Chile: unraveling the pathogenesis of the orthoreoviral car... by Marco Rozas-Serri, Ricardo Ildefonso, Andrea Peña, Victoria Jaramillo, Rodolfo Correa, Soraya Barrientos, Ariel Muñoz, Lucerina Maldonado, Estefanía Peñaloza

“…The objective of this study was to comparatively describe the clinical manifestations, pathological changes, and pathogenesis associated with PRV infection in two different farms of farmed coho salmon in Chile through a prospective longitudinal descriptive observational study. The results demonstrated that PRV-1b and PRV-3a are independently associated with the same clinical and pathological presentation in farmed coho salmon. …”
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Intraocular Pressure and Anterior Segment Morphometry Changes after Uneventful Phacoemulsification in Type 2 Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients by João N. Beato, David Reis, João Esteves-Leandro, Manuel Falcão, Vítor Rosas, Ângela Carneiro, Fernando Falcão Reis

“…Forty-five diabetic (45 eyes) and 44 (44 eyes) age- and sex-matched non-DM patients with age-related cataract were enrolled in this prospective observational study. Goldmann applanation tonometry and AS Scheimpflug tomography (Pentacam® HR) were performed preoperatively and at 1- and 6-month follow-up. …”
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Economic Impact of Postoperative Urinary Retention in the US Hospital Setting by Weijia Wang, Arielle Marks-Anglin, Vladimir Turzhitsky, Robert J. Mark, Aurelio Otero Rosales, Nathaniel W. Bailey, Yiling Jiang, Joseph Abueg, Ira S. Hofer, Toby N. Weingarten

“…**Methods:** This was a retrospective observational study of adult patients undergoing select surgeries who were administered neuromuscular blockade agent (NMBA), which was pharmacologically reversed between February 2017 and November 2021 using data from the PINC-AI™ Healthcare Database. …”
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