Comprehensive evaluation of compound Kushen injection combined with zoledronic acid in treating bone metastasis cancer pain based on meta-analysis and decision tree model by Xi Zhao, Tianwei Meng, Kaiqiang Wang, Xi Yan, Yuqiang Liu, Xinghua Li

“…Sensitivity analyses indicated stable results, showing that under the assumption of a willingness-to-pay threshold set at the average per capita disposable income in 2023, the combination of CKI and zoledronic acid was more cost-effective than zoledronic acid alone in treating bone metastatic cancer pain.ConclusionCompared with zoledronic acid alone, the combination of CKI and zoledronic acid offers superior efficacy, high safety, and better cost-effectiveness in the treatment of bone metastasis-induced cancer pain in malignant tumors.…”
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The Frequency of Clinic Visits Was Not Associated with Medication Adherence or Outcome in Children with Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by Cheryl Kluthe, Jenkin Tsui, Donald Spady, Matthew Carroll, Eytan Wine, Hien Quoc Huynh

“…Duration of disease was the only independent factor found to be associated with a reduction in blood work and immunomodulator adherence (“OR 0.86 and 95% CI: 0.74–0.99” and “OR 0.82 and 95% CI: 0.71–0.97”) per year, respectively. Patients who remained corticosteroid-free in the 6 months after the 2 years’ adherence review had an overall median medication adherence rate of 86% compared to only 53% for those who relapsed and required corticosteroids (p=0.01). …”
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Basic Developmental Characteristics of the Fall Armyworm, Spodoptera frugiperda (J.E. Smith) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), Reared under Laboratory Conditions by Dinah Marri, Samuel Adjei Mensah, Daniel Ashie Kotey, John Abraham, Maxwell Kelvin Billah, Michael Osae

“…Adult females laid up to 1184 eggs with a mean of 469 ± 22 eggs per female. The incubation period of eggs and percentage hatchability were 2-3 days and 80–87%, respectively. …”
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Treatment of small scale gold mining wastewater using pilot-scale sedimentation and Cocopeat filter bed system by J. Samaniego, M.A.N. Tanchuling

“…Physico-chemical parameters (temperature, pH, oxidation-reduction potential, electrical conductivity, turbidity, dissolved oxygen, total dissolved solids, salinity, total suspended solids, color) and heavy metal (As, Ba, Cd, Hg, Pb) concentrations were monitored during the 50 days experiment at a flow rate of 40 Liter per hour for 3 hours daily wastewater application. …”
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Systematic review of surface disinfection: Spraying versus wiping for COVID-19 prevention by Babasola 0. Okusanya, Muzzammil Gadanya, Anthony Nlemadim, Victoria Adaramoye, David O. Akeju, John Ehiri, Martin M. Meremiku

“…Dry fog spraying of 8 700 parts per million (ppm) of hypochlorous acid solution or 56 400 ppm of hydrogen peroxide solution reduced the infectious viral titre. …”
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Research Note: Additivity of P digestibility values previously determined using 4 dietary Ca levels for plant-based feedstuffs in broiler grower diets by B.W. Parsons, S.J. Rochell

“…There were 7 pens of 5 chickens per treatment. In diet 1, SID of P was 33 %, which was lower (P < 0.05) than the values determined for all other treatments, which ranged from 57.1 to 57.4 %. …”
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Characteristics and Outcomes of Heart Failure Outpatients with Improvement in Ejection Fraction in Qatar by Rasha Kaddoura, Jassim Zaheen Shah, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Rajvir Singh, Ammar Chapra, Haisam Alsadi, Maha Al Amri, Tahseen Hamamyh, Manar Fallouh, Farras Elasad, Mohamed Salah Abdelghani, Sumaya Alsaadi Alyafei, Amr Badr, Ashfaq Patel

“…Decreased odds ratio of improved LVEF was associated with per year increase in age (adjusted odds ratio [aOR]: 0.98, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.97–0.99, P = 0.03), presence of left bundle branch block (aOR: 0.40, 95% CI: 0.20–0.80, P = 0.001), duration of HF diagnosis (aOR: 0.85, 95% CI: 0.78–0.94, P = 0.001), and ischemic HF etiology (aOR: 0.50, 95% CI: 0.30–0.77, P = 0.001; compared with dilated etiology). …”
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Profil clinique de la goutte de 2018 à 2023 au Centre Hospitalier Universitaire National Hubert Koutoukou MAGA (CNHU-HKM) de Cotonou by SD Salam, J Djossou, H Dossou Yovo, F Badirou, Z Zomalheto

“…En cas de crise, 44 patients étaient traités par de la colchicine (53,7%), deux patients par des corticoïdes pers os (2,4%), et 40 patients par des anti-inflammatoire non stéroïdiens. …”
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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

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Studies on Microbial Quality, Protein Yield, and Antioxidant Properties of Some Frozen Edible Insects by Peter Kurdi, Patspon Chaowiwat, Jirathit Weston, Chanida Hansawasdi

“…Yeasts and mold as well as Enterobacteriaceae numbers were found to be no more than 6.3 and 6.6 log cfu/g, respectively, while Clostridium spp. enumeration detected 3.2-3.6 cfu per gram frozen insect samples. The protein content in cases of cricket and bamboo caterpillar after the Soxhlet defatting method and the Folch lipid extraction combined with isoelectric point precipitation were similar when compared at pH 3.5 or pH 4.5. …”
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Significant room for improvement in the prehospital assessment and treatment of acute abdominal pain: a retrospective observational study by Rasmus Bjerén, Carl Magnusson, Johan Herlitz, Denise Bäckström

“…The region had a population density of 15.7 inhabitants per square kilometer spread over a mix of small urban and rural settings. …”
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Comparative analysis of consistency of adaptations to interval interventions individualized using sport-specific techniques in well-trained soccer players by Hongjun Zhang, Sheng Li, Bingyuan Yang

“…Before and after a 6-week intervention consisting of three sessions per week, participants underwent a lab-based cardiorespiratory fitness test using breath-by-breath gas analyzer and non-invasive impedance cardiography to evaluate aerobic fitness and cardiac function measures. …”
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Finding Ways to Lift Barriers to Care for Chronic Pain Patients: Outcomes of Using Internet-Based Self-Management Activities to Reduce Pain and Improve Quality of Life by Kevin Rod

“…Patients were encouraged to visit two Internet sites (a blog and Twitter postings) for educational postings written by the author about exercise, nutrition, mindfulness meditation, disease management methods, evidence-based supplements, daily relaxation exercises, and overall self-management methods 15 minutes per day for six months. Patients were also encouraged to share their ideas and comments on a blog. …”
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Impact of Compression Ratio on Combustion Characteristics of VCR-CRDI Type Diesel Engine Fueled with Moringa Oleifera Methyl Ester by V. Patel, V. Buch

“…Notably, the diesel exhibited the highest CP of 70.83 bar, CHRR of 1.36 kJ, and ROPR of 6.42 bar/°CA (degree per crack angle) at a CR of 18:1. Among the biodiesel blends, MB30 showed the highest CP of 69.21 bar, while MB10 displayed highest CHRR and ROPR of 1.5 kJ and 6.17 bar/°CA, respectively. …”
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Development of the RP-HPLC Method for Simultaneous Determination and Quantification of Artemether and Lumefantrine in Fixed-Dose Combination Pharmaceutical Dosage Forms by Simon Nyarko, Kwabena Ofori-Kwakye, Raphael Johnson, Noble Kuntworbe, Desmond Asamoah Bruce Otu, Denis Dekugmen Yar, Yaa Asantewaa Osei

“…The developed analytical method proved satisfactory as per ICH guidelines and hence can be used for the determination and quantification of artemether and lumefantrine in bulk drug and pharmaceutical dosage forms.…”
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Integration of planetary health in undergraduate and postgraduate medical education: protocol for a scoping review by Lindsey Sikora, Daniel I McIsaac, Husein Moloo, Rajajee Selvam, Nieve Seguin, Lisa Zhang, Ariane Lacaille-Ranger

“…This scoping review is being conducted as per methodology that has been previously outlined. …”
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Assessment of derangement in biochemical profile in primary open angle glaucoma patients presenting at a tertiary care hospital by Fatima Tuz Zuhra, Mehnaz Khattak, Sana Nadeem, Noreen Atzaz, Attika Khalid, Sami Saeed

“…Material and methods: Comparative cross-sectional study conducted between April 2021 and October 2021 at departments of Ophthalmology and Pathology, --removed for blind review----44 POAG patients and 54 healthy controls volunteered to participate in the study. POAG was diagnosed as per criteria. Venous blood was drawn for analysis of serum cholesterol, uric acid, creatinine, bilirubin, ALT and hs-CRP.  …”
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A Nation-Wide Survey of High School Baseball Coaches’ Perceptions Indicates their Arm Care Programs Play a Role in Injury Prevention by K A Matsel, E E Weiss, R J Butler, M C Hoch, P M Westgate, T R Malone, T L Uhl

“…Although 42% of 654 coaches recognized reduced shoulder mobility as a major contributor to injury, risk factors such as throwing with a fatigued arm, previous injury history, and throwing \> 8 months per year were not consistently identified as primary risk factors…”
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Feasibility of Endobronchial Ultrasound Guided Miniforceps Biopsy for PD‐L1 Expression and Quantitative Tissue Analysis by Max T. Wayne, Nathaniel G. Moulton, Cody Weimholt, Praveen Chenna, Alexander C. Chen

“…Results Among 20 patients, 65% were male with a mean age of 66 years with a total procedure time of 50 min and an average of 14 biopsy passes per procedure. 15 (75%) patients were diagnosed with NSCLC, and PD‐L1 analysis was successfully performed in 12 of the 15 (80%). …”
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Review: Feed efficiency and metabolic flexibility in livestock by W.M. Rauw, L.H. Baumgard, J.C.M. Dekkers

“…Livestock feed efficiency is the amount of product produced per unit of feed intake. Feed efficiency also depends on processes that are not directly related to economically important phenotypes, which can be considered ‘waste’ from a production point of view but are vital maintenance-related functions that are closely associated with environmental flexibility and adaptation. …”
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