Gambaran Pasien Tuli Mendadak di Bagian THT-KL RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Hedo Hidayat, Yan Edward, Noza Hilbertina

“…</em><em>Hearing improvement was found equally in </em><em>very good </em><em>and good </em><em>category</em><em> (</em><em>6 cases</em><em>)</em><em> and </em><em>followed by</em><em> recover </em><em>category </em><em>(</em><em>1 case</em><em>)</em><em>. …”
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Risk Factors of Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis in Adults with Fever of Unknown Origin: A Retrospective Study by Tian F, Xie N, Sun W, Zhang W, Zhang W, Chen J, Ruan Q, Song J

“…Fangbing Tian,1 Nana Xie,1 Wenjin Sun,2 Wencong Zhang,1 Wenyuan Zhang,1 Jia Chen,1 Qiurong Ruan,3,&ast; Jianxin Song1,&ast; 1Department of Infectious Diseases, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Infectious Diseases, Ezhou Central Hospital, Ezhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jianxin Song, Department of Infectious Diseases, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China, Email songsingsjx@sina.com Qiurong Ruan, Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, People’s Republic of China, Email ruanqiurong@sina.comPurpose: Hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis (HLH) is a critical syndrome with a high mortality rate. …”
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Does Health Education Through Videos and E-Leaflet Have a Good Influence on Improving Students&rsquo; Reproductive Health Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices? an Intervention Study... by Yuliasih ND, Sari P, Bestari AD, Martini N, Sujatmiko B

“…The comparison results between the intervention group and the control group did not show a significant difference in knowledge improvement (p> 0.001); however, they showed differences in attitude and behavior improvement (p< 0.001).Conclusion: Reproductive health education through video and e-leaflets is equally effective in improving first-year students’ knowledge, attitude, and practice. …”
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A Nomogram for Predicting Overall Survival in Primary Central Nervous System Lymphoma: A Retrospective Study by Ling Y, Miao X, Zhou X, Ma J, Lin Z, Li Q, Zhang M, Ma Y, Chen B

“…Yunan Ling,&ast; Xiaqi Miao,&ast; Xiang Zhou,&ast; Jingjing Ma, Zhiguang Lin, Qing Li, Mengxue Zhang, Yan Ma, Bobin Chen Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, Shanghai, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Bobin Chen, Department of Hematology, Huashan Hospital, Fudan University, 12 Urumuqi Road (Middle), Shanghai, 200040, People’s Republic of China, Email bbchen@fudan.edu.cnPurpose: Current prognostic scoring systems for newly diagnosed primary central nervous system lymphoma (PCNSL), such as IELSG prognostic score and MSKCC prognostic score, are widely used but have limitations in clinical practice. …”
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Evaluation and Comparison of the Academic Quality of Open-Access Mega Journals and Authoritative Journals: Disruptive Innovation Evaluation by Yuyan Jiang, Xue-li Liu, Liyun Wang

“…However, the absolute number was roughly equal to that of authoritative journals. OAMJs surpassed authoritative journals in publishing innovative papers in 24 research directions (eg, Allergy), accounting for 40.68% of all research directions in clinical medicine. …”
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Does bladder outflow obstruction obfuscate the traditional clinical factors that are used to assess the risk of prostate cancer at rapid‐access diagnostic clinics? by Thomas Philip Cahill, Samuel Joseph Withey, Steve Hazell, Declan Cahill, Netty Kinsella

“…The cohort characteristics between the groups were compared and logistic regression analyses were performed to assess associations between clinical predictive factors (age, PSA density, ethnicity, family history, digital rectal examination, urinary symptom severity and magnetic resonance imaging using the PI‐RADS scoring system) and clinically significant prostate cancer (csPCa) on biopsy (defined as International Society of Urological Pathology grade of greater than or equal to two). Results The obstructed group (n = 80) had significantly larger prostates and worse symptom severity (p < 0.05). …”
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Sociodemographic Characteristics, Dietary Practices, and Nutritional Status of Adults with Hypertension in a Semi-Rural Community in the Eastern Region of Ghana by Esi K. Colecraft, Matilda Asante, Aaron K. Christian, Seth Adu-Afarwuah

“…Signifcantly more participants in the age group above 50 than the younger participants had elevated SBP (83.3 vs. 16.7:P=0.027) and those with BMI equal to or greater than 25 were more likely to have both elevated SBP and DBP (P=0.047). …”
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Transthyretin-Related Familial Amyloidosis Polyneuropathy with Spinal Cord Damage: A Case Report by Liu H, Huang C, Du Y, Liu J, Ren X, Wang H, Ye J, Zhou H, Duan Z

“…Hailin Liu,1,&ast; Chao Huang,1,&ast; Yanjiao Du,1 Jiacheng Liu,1,2 Xiangyang Ren,1 Huilin Wang,1 Jingna Ye,1 Haitao Zhou,1 Zhihui Duan1 1Department of Neurology, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Clinical Medical Research Center, Regional Medical Center for Neurological Diseases of Henan Province, Luoyang, People’s Republic of China; 2Xinxiang Medical College, Xinxiang, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Zhihui Duan, Department of Neurology, Luoyang Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Luoyang Cerebrovascular Disease (Stroke) Clinical Medical Research Center, Regional Medical Center for Neurological Diseases of Henan Province, Xigong District, Luoyang, Henan, 471000, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +0086-0379-63892044, Email 54487843@qq.comIntroduction: Transthyretin protein-related familial amyloidosis polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP) is an autosomal dominant genetic disease caused by mutations in the TTR gene. …”
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Clinical Outcome of Achilles Tendon Rupture Repaired by a Modified Minimally Invasive Percutaneous Suturing by Qi X, Zheng D, Lei Z, Yu J, Qiu X, Chen Y

“…Xiaoyang Qi,1,&ast; Danxia Zheng,2,&ast; Zhijie Lei,3,&ast; Jianglin Yu,3 Xusheng Qiu,1,3 Yixin Chen2 1Department of Orthopedics, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Orthopedics, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Orthopedics, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital Clinical College of Jiangsu University, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yixin Chen, Department of Orthopedics, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, No. 321, Zhongshan Road, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, 210000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15005149964, Email Chenyixin93@126.comPurpose: Minimally invasive percutaneous techniques offer a promising alternative to open surgical repair of the Achilles tendon. …”
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Causal Associations Between Sarcopenia and Gestational Diabetes Mellitus by Huang Y, Zhao S, Hong J, Shen L, Wang Z, Wang D

“…Yihong Huang,1,2,&ast; Shanshan Zhao,1,2,&ast; Jiajun Hong,1,2 Lixia Shen,1,2 Zilian Wang,1,2 Dongyu Wang1,2 1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 2Guangdong Provincial Clinical Research Center for Obstetrical and Gynecological Diseases, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Dongyu Wang; Zilian Wang, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, No. 58 Zhongshan Er Road, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China, Email wangdy28@mail.sysu.edu.cn; wangzil@mail.sysu.edu.cnIntroduction: Sarcopenia may affect the onset of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). …”
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ON-LINE PLATFORM FOR COMPETENCES DEVELOPMENT IN CORPORATE EDUCATIONAL SYSTEMS by L. G. Andreeva, O. A. Burukina, I. A. Vorob’eva, A. R. Denisov, V. A. Markova, V. P. Novikova, M. M. Stepanova

“…The aim of the study is to present the model of interaction of university and business corporations in uniform information and educational space, which consists of the uniform requirements to the contents and quality of education and requirements of science; education and business are equally satisfied.Methods. The methods involve summing up the results of the national and international researchers’ findings on the problem of vocational pedagogical education; methods of expert survey and system analysis.Results. …”
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Using possihilities of sugar heet pulp silage prcduced in different ways in lamb and dairy cut diets iv. milk composition, some blood and rumen fluid parameters by Suphi Deniz, Şakir D. Tuncer, Murat Demirel, Nihat Denek

“…The nutnnve value ol th ıs silage may equal LOthe nutritive value ol com silage. Results obtained in dairy cow experiment were verv enceuraging, the use of sugar beet pulp silage.…”
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Maternal and Neonatal Complications of Methamphetamine Use during Pregnancy by Suthanud Premchit, Nawabhorn Orungrote, Sinart Prommas, Buppa Smanchat, Kornkarn Bhamarapravatana, Komsun Suwannarurk

“…The total number of women was 206 who were equally divided into a study and control group. Pregnant women who tested positive for methamphetamine in urine tests during the intrapartum period were compared to the control group with no history of drug abuse. …”
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Some Problems of the Realization of Marital Relation with Foreigners by S. S. Myrza, I. A. Serednytska

“…It has been noted that marriage under current law of different countries can take place only if the established requirements are followed: conclusion of marriage contract, lack of close blood ties, compliance with the requirements of religion, reaching marriage age, mutual consent of both parties, equality, presence of witnesses while concluding a marriage contract and marriage, observance of folk traditions. …”
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Extracellular Vesicles in Periodontitis: Pathogenic Mechanisms and Therapeutic Potential by Zhang L, Li X, Zhang B, Li R

“…Ling Zhang,1,&ast; Xiaotong Li,2,&ast; Bin Zhang,3 Ruiji Li4 1School of Nursing, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272067, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Stomatology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, Shandong, 250021, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Laboratory Medicine, Affiliated Hospital of Jining Medical University, Jining Medical University, Jining, Shandong, 272001, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Rizhao, Shandong, 276826, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Ruiji Li, School of Pharmacy, Jining Medical University, Xueyuan Road 669, Rizhao, Shandong, 276826, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86-15762380824, Email li-ruiji@mail.jnmc.edu.cnAbstract: Periodontitis is a prevalent yet frequently overlooked oral disease that is linked to a range of systemic conditions. …”
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Deep learning in gonarthrosis classification: a comparative study of model architectures and single vs. multi-model methods by Sahika Betul Yayli, Kutay Kılıç, Salih Beyaz

“…(3) What is the impact of CLAHE (Contrast Limited Adaptive Histogram Equalization) on classification performance?ApproachWe created a dataset of 14,607 annotated knee AP X-rays from three hospitals. …”
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Species specificity and specificity diversity (SSD) framework: a novel method for detecting the unique and enriched species associated with disease by leveraging the microbiome het... by Zhanshan Sam Ma

“…Nevertheless, virtually, all species-level approaches such as differential abundance and differential network analysis methods exclusively rely on species abundances without considering species distribution information, while it can be said that distribution is equally, if not more, important than abundance in shaping the spatiotemporal heterogeneity of community compositions. …”
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Integralna ochrona środowiska w nauczaniu Jana Pawła II by Wojciech Bołoz

“…However, destruction of “human environment” is equally dangerous. Alike with the Earth, which should be used respectfully in accordance with its initial intention, a human ought to value his own “natural and moral construction he was equipped with”. …”
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Late Onset of Antiretroviral Therapy in Adults Living with HIV in an Urban Area in Brazil: Prevalence and Risk Factors by Priscila Ribeiro Guimarães Pacheco, Ana Laura Sene Amâncio Zara, Luiz Carlos Silva e Souza, Marília Dalva Turchi

“…Overall, 38.8% of patients had HIV viral load equal to or greater than 100,000 copies/mL. Late onset of ART was associated with higher mortality. …”
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Spin-orbital conversion of the light field immediately behind an ideal spherical lens by V.V. Kotlyar, A.A. Kovalev, S.S. Stafeev, E.S. Kozlova, M.A. Telegin

“…However, the total spin is equal to zero because the two vortices have the same amplitudes. …”
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