Does a Provider Contact Wristband Reduce Emergency Department Visit Rates Following Hip or Knee Arthroplasty? by David C. Hein, MD, Ajay K. Srivastava, MD, Seann E. Willson, MD, Paul M. Telehowski, MD, Patrick J. Atkinson, PhD, Theresa S. Atkinson, PhD

“…Results: At 2 years after implementation, a total of 1023 joint replacements produced 273 calls or 1 call per 3.75 patients. Nearly half (48.1%) of the calls were received during weekday work hours when the patients had been directed to call the office. …”
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Effect of trans-cinnamaldehyde and peracetic acid alone or in combination on multidrug-resistant Salmonella Heidelberg on broiler drumsticks under scalding alone or with chilling a... by C. Peichel, D.V.T. Nair, S. Manjankattil, K.M. Reed, R.B. Cox, A.M. Donoghue, A. Kollanoor Johny

“…At least six replicates per treatment were present in each experiment. Results revealed that PAA and its combination with TC (0.5 or 1 %) resulted in the significant reduction of S. …”
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Lower respiratory tract infection admissions and deaths among children under 5 years in public sector facilities in the Western Cape Province, South Africa, before and during the C... by K Kehoe, E Morden, N Zinyakatira, A Heekes, H E Jones, S R Walter, T Jacobs, J Murray, H Buys, M T Redaniel, M-A Davies

“…The average LRTI admission trend increased on average by 2% per month during the pandemic (IRR 1.02, 95% CI 1.02 ‐ 1.04). …”
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Lattice-based interpenetrating phase composite metamaterial fabricated with hybrid material extrusion process for tunable mechanical properties by Ritik Raj, Jung-Ting Tsai, Mayur Jiyalal Prajapati, Jeng-Ywan Jeng

“…IPC-type I demonstrated a substantial improvement in mechanical performance, exhibiting a compressive strength up to 5 times higher and an energy absorption per unit volume up to 2.5 times greater than empty or single-phase metamaterials. …”
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Sexual distress among men with cancer – a cross-sectional study by Jonas Nahavandipour, Christoffer Johansen, Annamaria Giraldi, Bolette Skjøft Rafn, Annika von Heymann

“…Results: Six hundred and ninety-six patients, most frequently diagnosed with testicular (26%) or multiple (16%) cancers, completed the SCS. Forty-one per cent experienced sexual distress, 60% sexual impairment, and 34% overlapping sexual distress and impairment. …”
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Five-year carry-over effects in dune slack vegetation response to hydrology by Lisanne van Willegen, Hilary Wallace, Angela Curreli, Ciara Dwyer, John Ratcliffe, Davey L. Jones, Graham Williams, Martin Hollingham, Laurence Jones

“…MSL is also flexible to implement within manual monitoring programmes, which could be targeted to 3-months per year over the spring as a minimum requirement. …”
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The Early Results of the Laparoscopic Mini-Gastric Bypass/One Anastomosis Gastric Bypass on Patients with Different Body Mass Index by Mohsen Mahmoudieh, Behrouz Keleidari, Naser Afshin, Masoud Sayadi Shahraki, Shahab Shahabi Shahmiri, Erfan Sheikhbahaei, Hamid Melali

“…This study has aimed to assess short-term metabolic and nutritional effects of laparoscopic mini-gastric bypass/one anastomosis gastric bypass (MGB/OAGB) with a loop bypass length of 180 centimeters (cm) and compare these factors among patients with a body mass index (BMI) of 40–45 and 45–50 kilograms per square meter (kg/m2). Methods. 25 patients were put in group 1 (BMI = 40–45 kg/m2) and 25 patients in group 2 (BMI = 45–50 kg/m2). …”
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Pharmacological and Toxicological Threshold of Bisammonium Tetrakis 4-(N,N-Dimethylamino)pyridinium Decavanadate in a Rat Model of Metabolic Syndrome and Insulin Resistance by Samuel Treviño, Alfonso Díaz, Eduardo Sánchez-Lara, Víctor Enrique Sarmiento-Ortega, José Ángel Flores-Hernández, Eduardo Brambila, Francisco J. Meléndez, Enrique González-Vergara

“…In conclusion, the title compound administration produces regulation on lipids and carbohydrates, regardless of dose, but the pharmacological and toxicological threshold for cell regulation are suggested to be up to 5 µmol (2.43 mg·V/kg/day) dose twice per week.…”
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Dose-Dependent Hemodynamic, Biochemical, and Tissue Oxygen Effects of OC99 following Severe Oxygen Debt Produced by Hemorrhagic Shock in Dogs by William W. Muir, Carlos L. del Rio, Yukie Ueyama, Bradley L. Youngblood, Robert S. George, Carl W. Rausch, Billy S. H. Lau, Robert L. Hamlin

“…Subsequently twenty-four dogs were randomly assigned to one of four groups (n=6 per group) and administered: 0.0, 0.065, 0.325, or 0.65 g/kg of OC99 combined with 10 mL/kg lactated Ringers solution administered in conjunction with 20 mL/kg Hextend IV over 60 minutes. …”
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Virtual reality and speech analysis for the assessment of impulsivity and decision-making: protocol for a comparison with neuropsychological tasks and self-administered questionnai... by Marta Ruiz, Maria Luisa Barrigon, Antonio Artes, Philippe Courtet, Enrique Baca-Garcia, Jorge Lopez-Castroman, Santiago de Leon-Martinez, Elena Parra-Vargas, Irene Chicchi-Giglioli, Alejandro Albán Porras-Segovia

“…The target sample size was established at 300 participants (100 per group). Participants will complete the Barratt Impulsiveness Scale 11; the Urgency, Premeditation, Perseverance, Sensation Seeking, Positive Urgency, Impulsive Behaviour Scale; Iowa Gambling Task; Continuous Performance Test; Stop signal Task, and Go/no-go task, three questions of emotional affect, the Spheres & Shield Maze Task and two satisfaction surveys. …”
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Characterization of the Droplet Population Generated by Centrifugal Atomization Nozzles of UAV Sprayers by Fábio Henrique Rojo Baio, Job Teixeira de Oliveira, Marcos Eduardo Miranda Alves, Larissa Pereira Ribeiro Teodoro, Fernando França da Cunha, Paulo Eduardo Teodoro

“…The experimental design was implemented in a completely randomized scheme, containing variations in the nozzles (hydraulic nozzle and centrifugal atomization nozzle) and application rate (AR) (5, 10, and 15 L ha⁻¹ in the test with the hydraulic nozzle; and 9.2, 12.8, and 15.6 L ha⁻¹ in the test with the centrifugal nozzle), with five replicates per treatment. The hydraulic nozzle test data showed a coefficient of variation of 6.8% VMD for all treatments, with droplet sizes within the fine classification ranging from 132.8 to 163.2 µm. …”
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COVID-19 among staff and their family members of a healthcare research institution in Bangladesh between March 2020 and April 2021: a test-negative case–control study by Subhasish Das, Mustafa Mahfuz, Shah Mohammad Fahim, Tahmeed Ahmed, Shams E Arifeen, Md Ashraful Alam, Mustafizur Rahman, John D Clemens, S M Tafsir Hasan, Ishita Mostafa, Monira Sarmin, Shahana Parveen

“…Multivariable logistic regression was done to identify the factors associated with COVID-19 positivity by contrasting test positives with test negatives.Result Forty-three per cent of the participants were tested positive for SARS-CoV-2. …”
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Chaetoceros muelleri sulfated polysaccharides: chain conformation, physical characteristics, and morphology by Valeria Miranda-Arizmendi, Jorge Marquez-Escalante, Agustin Rascon-Chu, Karla Martínez-Robinson, Francisco Brown-Bojorquez, Elizabeth Carvajal-Millan

“…The biopolymer registered weight-average molar mass, intrinsic viscosity ([η]), radius of gyration (RG), hydrodynamic radius (Rh), and sulfate degree of substitution of 1933 kDa, 577 mL/g, 62 nm, 44 nm, and 0.5 (sulfates per disaccharide repeat unit), respectively. The exponent α and the coefficient K in the Mark-Houwink-Sakurada (MHS) equation were 0.76 and 9.76 x 10−3 mL/g, respectively. …”
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Effect of Flowering Shading on Grain Yield and Quality of Durum Wheat in a Mediterranean Environment by Giancarlo Pagnani, Alfredo Lorenzo, Nausicaa Occhipinti, Lisa Antonucci, Sara D’Egidio, Fabio Stagnari, Michele Pisante

“…This phenomenon poses a significant challenge for agricultural production in many regions worldwide, with a global radiation decrease estimated between 1.4% and 2.7% per decade in areas between 25° N and 45° N. In particular, in Mediterranean regions, the production of durum wheat (<i>Triticum turgidum</i> L. subsp. …”
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Association of geriatric nutritional risk index with renal prognosis and all-cause mortality among older patients with chronic kidney disease: a secondary analysis of CKD-ROUTE stu... by Lei Chen, Mengyao Yan, Jie Li, Xue Zhao, Lu Zeng, Zhumei Gao, Hongli Jiang, Limin Wei

“…Multivariable linear mixed regression models with random intercepts were used to assess the association between GNRI and estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) decline per year.Results During the median follow-up period of 2.92 years, there were 123 (22.86%) CKD progression events, 44 (8.18%) deaths, and 76 (14.13%) cardiovascular events. …”
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Understanding the vaginal microbiome among women with different genotypes of human papillomavirus infection in remote Andaman islands by Rehnuma Parvez, Santhiya Vijayakumar, Alwin Vins, Sudha Ramaiah, Anand Anbarasu, Lipika Biswas, Nisha Beniwal, Harpreet Kaur, Nagarajan Muruganandam

“…To assess diversity, samples were rarefied to 49,000 sequence reads per sample, and alpha and beta diversity metrics were calculated.ResultsThe study analyzed the presence of 21 assigned phyla, with Firmicutes, Actinobacteria, Bacteriodetes, and Proteobacteria emerging as the predominant taxa. …”
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Real-World Efficacy and Safety of Avelumab Plus Axitinib in Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma: Results from the Ambispective RAVE-Renal Study by Ilya Tsimafeyeu, Vyacheslav Chubenko, Olga Baklanova, Alexey Kalpinskiy, Sufia Safina, Andrei Lebedinets, Vladislav Petkau, Elvira Parsadanova, Maria Turganova, Aleksei Shkurat, Natalia Tovbik, Elena Tkacheva, Yulia Anzhiganova, Olga Novikova, Varvara Bragina, Ruslan Zukov, Rashida Orlova

“…The study included adult patients with histologically confirmed mRCC, measurable disease per RECIST version 1.1, and no prior systemic therapy. …”
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Surveillance on the coverage of herpes zoster vaccine and post-marketing adverse events in Jiangsu province, China by Xiang Sun, Lei Zhang, Tingting Zhang, Jinning Sun, Yan Xu, Li Liu, Yuan Bao Liu, Ran Hu, YaLi Fu, Zhiguo Wang, Hui Sun

“…A total of 43 and 217 cases of AEFIs following vaccination were reported after administration of the HZ vaccine during the periods of 2020–2021 and 2022–2023, respectively, resulting in reporting rates (RRs) of 240.7 and 201.2 per 100,000 doses, correspondingly. The majority of AEFIs following vaccination with HZ vaccines were common reactions, while rare reactions and coincidental events accounted for only 1.5% and 0.4% of cases, respectively. …”
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Improving capacity for advanced training in obstetric surgery: evaluation of a blended learning approach by Helen Allott, Alan Smith, Sarah White, Irene Nyaoke, Ogoti Evans, Michael Oriwo Oduor, Steven Karangau, Sheila Sawe, Nassir Shaaban, Ochola Ephraim, Charles Anawo Ameh

“…The blended course achieved a cost-saving of £204 per participant compared to the 5-day face-to-face delivery approach. …”
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Impact of diabetes remission or progression on the incidence of cardiovascular disease in Japan: historical cohort study using a nationwide claims database by Chihiro Shimayama, Kazuya Fujihara, Laymon Khin, Hiroki Takizawa, Chika Horikawa, Takaaki Sato, Masaru Kitazawa, Yasuhiro Matsubayashi, Takaho Yamada, Hirohito Sone

“…The rates of CVD in the DM+/no remission, DM+/remission, DM−/no progression, and DM−/progression groups were 7.96, 4.76, 1.99, and 5.47 per 1000 person-years, respectively. Compared with DM+/no remission, DM+/remission reduced the risk of CVD [hazard ratio (HR) = 0.71, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.57–0.89]. …”
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