Surgical options for Evans-Jensen type IV intertrochanteric femur fractures in the elderly over 65: a comparison between total hip arthroplasty and proximal femoral nail antirotati... by Ming Sun, Hai-Rui Liang, He Zhang, Tong Bai, Rong-Da Xu, Si-Yu Duan, Zhen-Cun Cai, Zhen-Cun Cai

“…General patient information, operative time, intraoperative blood loss, time to postoperative mobilization, time to weight-bearing on the affected limb, Harris hip scores at 1, 3, and 6 months postoperatively, excellent and good rates, SF-36 scores, and postoperative complications were recorded.ResultsCompared to the PFNA group, the THA group had a longer operative time (86.7 ± 9.6 vs. 51.5 ± 5.3 min, p < 0.001) and more intraoperative blood loss (212.0 ± 35.5 vs. 76.5 ± 16.1 ml, p < 0.001). However, the THA group had an earlier time to first postoperative mobilization (3.1 ± 1.4 vs. 43.3 ± 13.09 days, p < 0.001) and earlier time to full weight-bearing on the affected limb (33.5 ± 3.1 vs. 77.9 ± 12.0 days, p < 0.001). …”
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Food-related behaviors of rural (Asaase Kooko) and peri-urban (Kaadjanor) households in Ghana by Prince Kwabena Osei, Megan A. McCrory, Matilda Steiner-Asiedu, Edward Sazonov, Mingui Sun, Wenyan Jia, Tom Baranowski, Gary Frost, Benny Lo, Alex Kojo Anderson

“…The mean (SD) ages of female key informants were 35.5 (19.8) years in rural households and 38.9 (19.2) years in peri-urban households. …”
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Роль оцінювання провізорних органів у діагностуванні патології плода by G.O. Grebinichenko, O.M. Tarapurova, T.V. Nikitchina, G.F. Medvedenko, A.V. Velychko, K.V. Rachenko

“…ВШ тяжкої патології при ЗРП становило 27,8, при поєднанні ЗРП і багатоводдя - 172,1; при аплазії артерії пуповини - 15,7, її поєднанні з багатоводдям - 57,2, із ЗРП - 35,5. Досліджені маркери мали низьку чутливість, високу специфічність і точність. …”
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初次产检孕妇对HBV感染和母婴传播防治知识知晓率的横断面调查 by 韩振艳, 白小艺, 尹玉竹, 侯红瑛

“…较高的教育程度是预测取得态度高分的独立影响因素，与初中或初中以下教育程度比 较，高中和大学或大学以上教育程度的OR值分别为1.90（95% CI：1.01~3.55）和2.50（95% CI：1.44~4.33）。【结论】虽 然教育程度是影响受访者乙肝知识和对母婴阻断措施态度的独立因素，但初次产检孕妇对于乙肝相关知识的了解 存在明显不足，需要继续加强乙肝相关知识的宣教。…”
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Gender Analysis, Milk Value Chain, Kabale Uganda. Kabale: Kabale University. by Tugume, Samuel

“…A higher proportion of the male gender (35.5%) owned herds as against 17.7% of the female gender. …”
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Traumatic Bladder Ruptures: A Ten-Year Review at a Level 1 Trauma Center by John Barnard, Tyler Overholt, Ali Hajiran, Chad Crigger, Morris Jessop, Jennifer Knight, Chad Morley

“…Operative management was performed for all intraperitoneal injuries and 35.5% of extraperitoneal cases. Bladder closure in operative cases was typically performed in 2 layers with absorbable suture in a running fashion. …”
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Protocol of an open-label safety and feasibility pilot study of ketamine-assisted psychotherapy for methamphetamine use disorder (the KAPPA trial) by Jonathan Brett, Celia Morgan, Nadine Ezard, Brendan Clifford, Krista J Siefried, Robert May, Liam Acheson, Kathryn Fletcher, Harriet MacDonald, Gillinder Bedi, Alexandre Guerin, Elizabeth Knock, Michael Millard, Jess Doumany

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Microbiological Analysis Conducted on Raw Milk Collected During Official Sampling in Liguria (North-West Italy) over a Ten-Year Period (2014–2023) by Sara Antonia Chiarlone, Andrea Gori, Serena Ravetta, Andrea Armani, Lisa Guardone, Francesca Pedonese, Salvatore Bavetta, Caterina Fiannacca, Nicola Pussini, Cristiana Maurella, Elisabetta Razzuoli

“…In this retrospective study, the results of the analyses performed on 355 raw milk samples collected in Liguria between 2014 and 2023 for the detection of <i>Campylobacter</i> spp., <i>Salmonella</i> spp., <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i>, <i>Staphylococcus aureus</i>, and <i>Escherichia coli</i> O157 were analysed to better characterise the associated risk for consumers. …”
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Validation of the efficacy of the porous medium model in hemodynamic analysis of iliac vein compression syndrome by Lingling Wei, Ke Hu, Jiaqiu Wang, Shuang Zhang, Xiaoxiao Yang, Yuanli Chen, Chenshu Li, Xinwu Lu, Kaichuang Ye, Peng Qiu, Yanqing Zhan, Yanqing Zhan

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Effects of housing conditions on health and gut microbiome of female cynomolgus monkeys and improvement of welfare by checking menstruation under socially housed condition by Yunpeng Yang, Yong Lu, Changshan Gao, Yanhong Nie, Hongfei Wang, Yufei Huang, Haiyan Dong, Qiang Sun

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Evaluation of three novel antigens and costimulatory agents for improvement of M. Tuberculosis specific interferon gamma release assays by Sandra Schwarzlose-Schwarck, Mark Reinwald, Torsten Bauer, Florian Hentschel, Til Kiderlen, Dorinja Zapf, Victor Herbst, Stefan Lüth, David Krieger, Werner Dammermann

“…The same trend was found for the prototypic EUROIMMUN Quan-T-Cell TB assay (3,355 ± 5,425 mlU/ml vs. 2,548 ± 4,145 mlU/ml, p = 0.1) and the QuantiFERON Tb-Gold Plus assay (3,627 ± 5,992 mlU/ml vs. 2,635 m ± 4,475 mlU/ml, p = 0.08, for tube 1; 3,257 ± 5,349 vs. 2,759 ± 4,446 mIU/ml, p = 0.25, for tube 2). …”
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Histopathological Characterization and Whole Exome Sequencing of Ectopic Thyroid: Fetal Architecture in a Functional Ectopic Gland from Adult Patient by Rosalinda Yasato Camargo, Cristina Takami Kanamura, Celso Ubirajara Friguglietti, Célia Regina Nogueira, Sonia Iorcansky, Alfio José Tincani, Ana Karina Bezerra, Ester Brust, Fernanda Christtanini Koyama, Anamaria Aranha Camargo, Fernanda Orpinelli R. Rego, Pedro Alexandre Favoretto Galante, Geraldo Medeiros-Neto, Ileana Gabriela Sanchez Rubio

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Direct Oral Anticoagulants Versus Vitamin K Antagonists After Mitral Valve Transcatheter Edge‐to‐Edge Repair in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Single‐Center Observational Stu... by Jan‐Hendrik Schipper, Anne‐Sophie Sommer, Richard Julius Nies, Clemens Metze, Max Maria Meertens, Jonas Wörmann, Sebastian Dittrich, Jan‐Hendrik van den Bruck, Arian Sultan, Jakob Lüker, Daniel Steven, Christopher Hohmann, Roman Pfister, Stephan Baldus, Ingo Eitel, Christian Frerker, Tobias Schmidt

“…After a median follow‐up of 833 (interquartile range, 355–1271) days, the incidence of the composite primary end point did not differ between direct oral anticoagulant and VKA groups (hazard ratio [HR], 0.51 [95% CI, 0.23–1.12]; P=0.07). …”
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Body morphometric measurements of Azakheli buffaloes: A neglected animal genetic resource of Pakistan by S. Rahman, I. Zahoor, R. Amjad, A. Basheer

“…The values of mean plus- minus standard error for male morphometry were 183.43±1.140 (CG), 147.26±0.556 (BL), 69.85±0.523 (BD), 130.22±0.500 (HW), 125.60±0.558 (HH), 50.06±0.416 (FL), 24.38±0.325 (FW), 23.08±0.919 (EL), 16.10±0.289 (EW), 42.2402±0.957 (HL), 17.34±0.355 (HC), 55.93±0.403 (NL), 44.09±0.568 (NW), 42.59±0.309 (RL), 51.91±0.614 (RW), 46.83±0.708 (TW), 24.05±0.375 (PBD), 67.86±1.551 (TL), 17.19±0.292 (TC), 9.85±0.332 (TesL), 7.46±0.248 (TesW), and 19.32±0.584 (SC). …”
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Hyperglycemia and Correlated High Levels of Inflammation Have a Positive Relationship with the Severity of Coronavirus Disease 2019 by Wen Zhang, Chuanwei Li, Yu Xu, Binfeng He, Mingdong Hu, Guoqiang Cao, Li Li, Shuang Wu, Xia Wang, Chun Zhang, Jianping Zhao, Jungang Xie, Zihui Xu, Qi Li, Guansong Wang

“…Hyperglycemia was an independent predictor of critical (OR 4.00, 95% CI 1.72-9.30) or severe (OR 3.55, 95% CI 1.47-8.58) COVID-19, and of increased inflammatory levels (high leucocyte count (OR 4.26, 95% CI 1.65-10.97), NLR (OR 2.76, 95% CI 1.24-6.10), and CRP level (OR 2.49, 95% CI 1.19-5.23)), after adjustment for age, sex, BMI, severity of illness, and known diabetes. …”
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The chromosome-level genome provides insights into the adaptive evolution of the visual system in Oratosquilla oratoria by Daizhen Zhang, Xiaoli Sun, Lianfu Chen, Lianyu Lin, Chijie Yin, Wenqi Yang, Jun Liu, Qiuning Liu, Huabin Zhang, Senhao Jiang, Yongxin Li, Boping Tang, Gang Wang

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Impact of carbapenem-resistant infections on mortality in mechanically ventilated acute respiratory distress syndrome patients: A comparison with hypoxemia severity – An observatio... by Thejesh Srinivas, Shwethapriya R, Gagana Hanumaiah, Pratibha Todur, Souvik Chaudhuri, Ganesh Paramasivam, Prithvishree Ravindra, Vinutha R. Bhat, Sagar Shanmukhappa Maddani, Shobha U. Kamath, Danavath Nagendra, Vishwas P, Likith Hanumaiah, Pratik Paran Medhi, Prabha Prakash

“…Methods: This secondary analysis included 355 adult ARDS patients on invasive mechanical ventilation from two prospective observational studies conducted between September 2020 and July 2024 at a single-center tertiary care facility. …”
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Sacubitril/valsartan in patients with heart failure with reduced ejection fraction with end‐stage of renal disease by Seonhwa Lee, Jaewon Oh, Hyoeun Kim, Jaehyung Ha, Kyeong‐hyeon Chun, Chan Joo Lee, Sungha Park, Sang‐Hak Lee, Seok‐Min Kang

“…The level of hsTnT was significantly reduced from 236.2 ± 355.3 to 97.0 ± 14.0 pg/mL (P = 0.002), and the sST2 level was significantly reduced from 40.4 ± 44.0 to 19.6 ± 14.1 ng/mL (P = 0.005). …”
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Proposal for a revised Barthel index classification based on mortality risk assessment in functional dependence for basic activities of daily living by Vicente Martín Moreno, Vicente Martín Moreno, María Inmaculada Martínez Sanz, Amanda Martín Fernández, Sara Guerra Maroto, Eva Sevillano Fuentes, Elena Pérez Rico, Irene Sánchez González, Miriam Fernández Gallardo, Julia Herranz Hernando, María Palma Benítez Calderón, Laura Calderón Jiménez, Elena Sánchez Rodríguez, Miguel Recuero Vázquez, Helena Alonso Samperiz, Irene León Saiz, Juana Marcos Guerra

“…Also, individuals with severe (HR 0.492; CI 0.290–0.865) and moderate (HR 0.574; CI 0.355–0.927) ADL dependence had a reduced mortality risk when more independent in chair-to-bed transfers. …”
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Shi-Zhen-An-Shen Decoction, a Herbal Medicine That Reverses Cuprizone-Induced Demyelination and Behavioral Deficits in Mice Independent of the Neuregulin-1 Pathway by Chao Ma, Yan Wu, Xinyao Liu, Yi He, Yuan Jia, Pei Chen, Dongqing Yin, Yanzhe Ning, Guoqiang Xing, Zuoli Sun, Hongxiao Jia

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