A Comparative Study on Fixation of Unstable Lateral End Clavicle Fractures with Tightrope and Endobutton by Transcoracoid and Subcoracoid Cerclage Techniques by M. Kishor Kumar, Akshay Mylarappa

“…The patients were followed up at 6 months and 1 year, and visual analog scale (VAS) pain score, American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons (ASES) score, and subjective shoulder value (SSV) were analyzed along with range of motion and radiographic evaluation. …”
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Head rotation and the perception of eyelid height and contour by Daniel B Rootman, Elana Meer, Nicholas J Jackson, Stefania B Diniz, John M Nesemann

“…This study investigates surgeons’ and laypeople’s accuracy and efficiency in perceiving eyelid asymmetry from different spatial perspectives.Methods A prospective psychometric experiment was conducted where oculoplastic surgeons were recruited from the American Society of Ophthalmic Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery and the Brazilian Oculoplastic Surgery Society, and control participants were recruited via crowdsourcing (Amazon’s Mechanical Turk). …”
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Effect of exercise based on ACSM recommendations on blood pressure and heart rate in hypertensive patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials. by Jiu Chen, Wenlai Cui, Jun Xie

“…A systematic search was conducted across four electronic databases (PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane), focusing on the impact of exercise on BP and HR in hypertensive patients, followed by literature screening. Based on the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) recommendations for aerobic, resistance, and flexibility exercises in hypertensive patients, the intervention measures from 29 randomized controlled trials were evaluated and categorized as high adherence and low/uncertainty adherence groups according to ACSM recommendations. …”
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Gastronomy vs gastro-anomie? Japan’s foodscape by А. V. Malov, S. V. Chugrov

“…It is proved that, along with the import of foreign food products, which undermined the food self-sufficiency of the state, the patterns of the Euro-American civilization were imported, which modified the model of social behavior, ingrained eating habits, and age-old culinary foundations of Japanese society. …”
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What is the current state of precision rehabilitation? Protocol for a scoping study with a consultation phase by Annie Pouliot-Laforte, Evemie Dubé, Dahlia Kairy, Danielle E Levac

“…The consultation phase will involve a purposeful sampling of key stakeholders (clinicians, researchers and managers) in large North American rehabilitation centres. Semi-structured individual interviews will be conducted and analysed using deductive thematic analysis. …”
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Comparison between sevoflurane and propofol induction in I-gel insertion in pediatric patients undergoing inguinal herniotomy by Harshita Singh, Harpreet Kaur, Shirin Parveen, Narendra Singh Bafila, Kirtika Yadav, Anam Rizwan, Dhruvraj Singh

“…Materials and Methods: The prospective observational study included 66 children aged 6 months–8 years with American society of anesthesiologists physical status I and II, scheduled for elective herniotomy. …”
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Cytogenetics and Molecular Abnormalities in Pediatric Patients with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in a Referral Center in Tehran, Iran by Mahshid Heidary Sadegh, Maniya Mozafari, Mohammad Vasei, Sajjadeh Movahedinia, Marzieh Hosseini, Moeinadin Safavi

“…We aimed to evaluate the cytogenetic abnormalities of pediatric AML in association with prognosis.Method: In this retrospective cross-sectional study, 46 cases of pediatric AML, diagnosed using French-American-British (FAB) criteria, admitted to a referral center during 2018-2023, who had not yet received chemotherapy, were included. …”
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Compliance of cardiopulmonary resuscitation during in hospital cardiac arrest in a teaching institution by R. Arun Kumar, S. Chandresh, Ahamed Ashar Ali

“…Aims: The primary objective of this audit is to determine compliance with the American Heart Association 2020 guidelines by measuring multiple parameters of in hospital CPR quality. …”
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La ecología política de la crisis global y los límites del capitalismo benévolo by Eduardo Gudynas

“…The environmental dimension is assumed merely as an instrumental adjustment that results in generating the illusion of a benevolent capitalism, which is defended even by progressive South American governments.…”
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US-county level variation in intersecting individual, household and community characteristics relevant to COVID-19 and planning an equitable response: a cross-sectional analysis by Mathew V Kiang, Nancy Krieger, Caroline O Buckee, Jarvis T Chen, Taylor Chin, Rebecca Kahn, Ruoran Li, Satchit Balsari

“…This threshold can be changed using the online tool.Setting US counties.Participants Analyses are based on publicly available county-level data from the Area Health Resources Files, American Community Survey, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Atlas file, National Center for Health Statistic and RWJF Community Health Rankings.Results Our findings demonstrate significant intercounty variation in the distribution of individual, household and community characteristics that affect risks of infection, severe disease or mortality from COVID-19. …”
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Efficacy of short term non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in Indian patients with axial spondyloarthritis by Shubha Bhalla, Shallu Verma, Anand Narayan Malaviya

“…The efficacy of NSAIDs observed in this study was much higher than that reported in European/North American patients. The reason for this difference needs further study.…”
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Factores de riesgo ateroscleróticos en pacientes con artritis reumatoide by Arelys de Armas Hernández, Urbano Solís Cartas, Dinorah Marisabel Prada Hernández, Yosniel Benítez Falero, Regla Lidia Vázquez Abreu

“…Para el diagnóstico positivo se tuvieron en cuenta los criterios del American College of Rheumatology. Se aplicó un cuestionario creado para la investigación y se realizaron exámenes complementarios y determinación de medidas antropométricas para explorar la presencia de factores de riesgo de ateroesclerosis. …”
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Calculated parameters for the diagnosis of Wilson disease by Nada Syazana Zulkufli, Pavai Sthaneshwar, Wah-Kheong Chan

“…Similarly, molar NCC below the European cut-off of 1.6 umol/L showed higher accuracy than the American cut-off of 3.9 umol/L (80.3% vs. 59.6%) (P < 0.001). …”
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Climate and gypsum parent material shape biocrust communities and moss ecology in the Chihuahuan and Mojave Deserts by Katelyn G. Gobbie, Nicole Pietrasiak, Brian M. Jusko, Rebecca E. Drenovsky

“…Moss species richness was greater on gypsum soils and, surprisingly, in the hottest and driest North American Desert, the Mojave. Differences in species richness across deserts were strongly correlated to mean annual and seasonal temperatures, as well as mean winter precipitation. …”
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Strategic triangle ‘Russia — India — China’: Structure and problems of interaction by Xu Zhu

“…At the same time, unlike the Sino-American-Soviet ‘strategic triangle’, it is the logic of cooperation, rather than rivalry, which generally prevails within the framework of the RIC.However, the RIC ‘triangle’ can also be described as an inherently inconsistent system. …”
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Effect of Multicomponent Exercise Program on Temporomandibular Joint Dysfunction in Oral Cancer Survivors by Sandeep Shinde, Ishana Kadam, Shivanee Dalvi, Pooja Jain, Sanjaykumar Patil, Anand Gudur

“…Outcome measures used were a Visual Analog Scale, assessment of range of motion (ROM) and manual muscle testing (MMT) and the American Academy of Orofacial Pain questionnaire. Pre- and post-assessment of the above measures was taken to confirm the results. …”
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Neuropsychiatric Involvement in Juvenile-Onset Systemic Lupus Erythematosus by Mohammad-Amin Khajezadeh, Gholamreza Zamani, Bobak Moazzami, Zahra Nagahi, Mahdie Mousavi-Torshizi, Vahid Ziaee

“…Classification of neuropsychiatric JSLE was according to the 1999 American College of Rheumatology (ACR) neuropsychiatric manifestations of SLE case definitions. …”
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Lineage Distribution Using Whole-Genome Sequencing and Bedaquiline, Clofazimine, and Linezolid Phenotypic Profiles among Rifampicin-Resistant Isolates fr... by Andriansjah Rukmana, Cynthia Gozali, Linda Erlina

“…Using Mykrobe and TB-Profiler to determine the lineage distribution, the isolates were found to belong to lineage 4 (Euro-American; 48.33%), lineage 2 (East Asian/Beijing; 46.67%), and lineage 1 (Indo-Oceanic; 5%). …”
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3D CT/MRI fusion image-assisted treatment of lumbar burst fractures with laminar fractures by Zhenhui Zhang, Qiangqiang Pan, Qingde Wang, Wei Mei, Xuyi Chen

“…CT and MRI examinations were performed before surgery, and the 3D fusion images of CT and MRI were reconstructed by Medraw software to determine whether lumbar burst fractures with interlaminar herniation of the cauda equine and entrapped nerve root. The American Spinal Injury Association (ASIA) scale was used to evaluate neurological function before and after surgery. …”
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Tear Strength Analysis of MDX4-4210 and A-2186 Silicones with Different Intrinsic Pigments Incorporated by Mechanical and Industrial Methods by Marcelo Coelho Goiato, Adhara Smith Nobrega, Emily Vivianne Freitas da Silva, Daniela Micheline dos Santos, André Pinheiro de Magalhães Bertoz, Mariana Vilela Sonego, Clovis Lamartine de Moraes Melo Neto

“…Twenty-four groups were created according to the American Society for Testing and Materials D-624/type C, half nonaged and half aged (n = 10): bronze mechanical MDX4-4210, bronze industrial MDX4-4210, black mechanical MDX4-4210, black industrial MDX4-4210, pink mechanical MDX4-4210, pink industrial MDX4-4210, bronze mechanical A-2186, bronze industrial A-2186, black mechanical A-2186, black industrial A-2186, pink mechanical A-2186, and pink industrial A-2186. …”
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