CT Angiography Assessment of Dorsal Pancreatic Artery and Intrapancreatic Arcade Anatomy: Impact on Whipple Surgery Outcomes by Gorkem Ozdemir, Tolga Olmez, Okan Dilek, Berkay Eyi, Alper Sozutek, Ahmet Seker

“…All data collected from medical records were compared and statistically analyzed according to the patients’ survival status and arcade subtypes. Results: After excluding cases that did not meet the study criteria, a total of 284 patients were included in the study. …”
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Comparison of the Psychological Symptoms and Disease-Specific Quality of Life between Early- and Typical-Onset Parkinson’s Disease Patients by Seyed-Mohammad Fereshtehnejad, Hasti Hadizadeh, Farzaneh Farhadi, Gholam Ali Shahidi, Ahmad Delbari, Johan Lökk

“…The impact of Parkinson’s disease (PD) on psychological status and quality of life (QoL) may vary depending on age of disease onset. …”
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Extensive Admixture Among Karst‐Obligate Salamanders Reveals Evidence of Recent Divergence and Gene Exchange Through Aquifers by Chris C. Nice, Katherine L. Bell, Zachariah Gompert, Lauren K. Lucas, James R. Ott, Ruben U. Tovar, Paul Crump, Peter H. Diaz

“…The E. neotenes species complex has historically been divided into three nominal species, but their status, and spatial extent of species ranges, have remained uncertain. …”
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Effect of tree size attributes on fruit production and animal-mediated seed dispersal web in Melia azedarach L. (Chinaberry) in north-west Himalaya, India by Sukumaran Arun, Sasidharan Sarath, Khanduri Vinod Prasad, Suraj, Rawat Shweta, Chand Vaisakhy Prem

“…We examined the trees of Melia azedarach to analyse the impact of tree size attributes (diameter, height and crown length) on fruit yield. Furthermore, we observed the seed dispersers to determine their role in fruit removal and dispersal. …”
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Evaluating the effects of chlorhexidine and vitamin c mouthwash on oral health in non-surgical periodontal therapy: a randomized controlled clinical trial by Nurdan Ozmeric, Ayaz Enver, Sila Cagri Isler, Ceren Gökmenoğlu, Merve Topaloğlu, Hilal Selamet, Gökçen Altun, Selin Aykol Sayar

“…The study assessed oral hygiene and periodontal health status, followed by scaling and root planning (SRP) and subsequent polishing. …”
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Medicinal plants as alternatives for the management of hypertension and diabetes in Nigeria: Analysis of the structured interview of Nigerian patients by Rosemary A. Sylver-Francis, Olavi Pelkonen

“…Quantitative statistical cross-analysis of the data indicated some associations between the use of TMPs by patients, their conditions and demographics. Age and marital status have statistically significant association with TMP usage while no association existed between participants’ gender, level of education or religion and their usage of TMPs (P = 0.636; P = 0.533; P = 0.419 respectively). …”
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Effect of maternal cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy on birth weight and cardiometabolic risk factors in infants, children and adolescents: a systematic re... by Eunice Bolanle Turawa, Tammy Charlene Hartel, André Oelofse, Juléy Janice Abigail De Smidt

“…Introduction Tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption during pregnancy are particularly prevalent in low socioeconomic status populations, with an adverse association with birth outcomes and cardiometabolic risk factors. …”
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3D Web Application of Wind Prediction Under Typhoon on Coastal Cities Based on Ensemble k-NN and OpenFOAM by Mamad Tamamadin, Seong-Hoon Kee, Jurng-Jae Yee

“…The study results show that this approach can performed well when compared with observed data from the wind station on the bridge, with correlation coefficient, mean absolute error (MAE), and root mean square error (RMSE) of 0.902, 1.505, and 1.927, respectively. …”
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The influence of menopause age on gynecologic cancer risk: a comprehensive analysis using NHANES data by Yiliminuer Abulajiang, Tao Liu, Ming Wang, Abidan Abulai, Yumei Wu

“…Variables including socioeconomic factors, health behaviors, nutritional status, and medical history were assessed in relation to participants’ menopausal age and gynecologic cancer prevalence. …”
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Expanding the clinical spectrum of 19p13.3 microduplication syndrome: a case report highlighting nephrotic syndrome and literature review by Wenjie Sun, Hong Yan, Mengxin Sun, Jie Wang, Kunxia Li

“…WES revealed a filamin C mutation (p.Glu309Valfs × 11). The mutation status of the patient and her father was heterozygous, whereas the mutation was not detected in the mother. …”
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Selection of promising apple genotypes for columnar growth habit and scab resistance using diagnostic DNA markers by N. I. Savel’ev, A. S. Lyzhin, N. N. Savel’eva

“…The presence of the dominant allele of the Co gene was diagnosed with primers 29f1 and JWI1r flanking the 5’-end of the insert at the Co locus controlling columnar genotypes. Allelic status of the Rvi6 gene was determined with the AL07-SCAR marker mapping at about 0.2 cM from the Rvi6 locus. …”
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A longitudinal study on the professional identity formation of health promotion practitioners: evidence from undergraduate students in Switzerland by Verena Biehl, Verena Biehl, Andreas Bänziger, Frank Wieber, Frank Wieber

“…Factors such as gender, self-esteem, insecurity about the study program, the perceived social status of the profession, and planned behavior during and after the program were found to influence health promotion students’ PI formation.DiscussionUndergraduate health promotion students lack a strong PI, especially compared to physiotherapy students. …”
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Land Rights, Land Ownership, and Land Governance among Rural Communities in River Tana County, Kenya: A Gender Perspective by Wilson Ndenyele, Marie-Emmanuelle, Halimu Suleimani Shauri, Godffrey Nato

“…Goal and Objectives: Therefore, this study assessed the influence the status of land rights, land ownership, and land governance among rural communities in River Tana County using a gender based perspective. …”
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Prediction of stunting and its socioeconomic determinants among adolescent girls in Ethiopia using machine learning algorithms. by Alemu Birara Zemariam, Biruk Beletew Abate, Addis Wondmagegn Alamaw, Eyob Shitie Lake, Gizachew Yilak, Mulat Ayele, Befkad Derese Tilahun, Habtamu Setegn Ngusie

“…Investigating growth and nutrition status during adolescence, in addition to infancy and childhood is very crucial. …”
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Risk of myocardial infarction (MI) and death following MI in people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD): a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jennifer K Quint, Liam Smeeth, Kieran J Rothnie, Ruoling Yan

“…However, meta-analysis showed an increased risk of death after MI for patients with COPD during follow-up (HR 1.26, 1.13 to 1.40).Conclusions There is good evidence that COPD is associated with increased risk of MI; however, it is unclear to what extent this association is due to smoking status. There is some evidence that the risk of MI is higher during AECOPD than stable periods. …”
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Prevalence, Risk Factors and Outcomes Associated with Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Hospitalized for COVID-19: A Comparative Study between Diabetic and Nondiabetic Patients by Shayesteh Khalili, Tahereh Sabaghian, Meghdad Sedaghat, Zahra Soroureddin, Elham Askari, Neda Khalili

“…Hematuria and proteinuria were observed in 38.1% and 55% of patients, respectively. …”
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Angiogenic Response to Major Lung Resection for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer with Video-Assisted Thoracic Surgical and Open Access by Calvin S. H. Ng, Song Wan, Randolph H. L. Wong, Anthony M. H. Ho, Anthony P. C. Yim

“…Major lung resection for early stage NSCLC leads to a pro-angiogenic status, with increased Ang-2 and decreased Ang-1 productions. …”
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Improving the Competitiveness of the Leading Universities of the North Caucasus Federal District in Sync with the Objectives of Regional Development by D. V. Petrosyants, V. V. Zubenko, P. S. Seleznev, I. V. Arzhanova

“…The authors note the lack of intelligible parameters used in the formation of the target admission levels in the universities of the North Caucasus Federal District, the weak connection of these figures with the real economy. The absence of status universities in the North Caucasus Federal District, in particular a flagship university, contributes to the outflow of talented students to central Russian and foreign universities.Application area. …”
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Hyoid Bone Position in Patients with and without Temporomandibular Joint Osteoarthrosis: A Cone-Beam Computed Tomography and Cephalometric Analysis by Xueman Zhou, Xin Xiong, Zhebin Yan, Chuqiao Xiao, Yingcheng Zheng, Jun Wang

“…The present cross-sectional study was conducted in 427 participants whose osseous status was evaluated using cone-beam computed tomography and classified into normal, indeterminate osteoarthrosis (OA), and OA. …”
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Allergic conditions and risk of rheumatoid arthritis: a Swedish case–control study by Johan Askling, Lars Klareskog, Lars Alfredsson, Marie Holmqvist, Helga Westerlind, Cynthia S Crowson, Vanessa L Kronzer

“…Objective To determine the association of allergic conditions with incident rheumatoid arthritis (RA), especially in relation to smoking history and anti-citrullinated peptide antibody (ACPA) status.Methods This case–control study included 3515 incident RA cases and 5429 matched controls from the Epidemiological Investigation of Rheumatoid Arthritis study 1995 to 2016, including questionnaire-based information on eight allergic conditions composed from a list of 59 unique allergies. …”
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