Characteristics and Clinical Course of Adult Inpatients with SARS-CoV-2 Pneumonia at High Altitude by Javier Leonardo Galindo, Juan Ricardo Lutz, María Alejandra Izquierdo, Katherine Parra, Lina María Prieto, Jorge Alberto Carrillo

“…Univariate and multivariable methods were performed to investigate the relationship between each variable and outcomes at 28 days of follow-up. Results. 377 adults (56.8% male) were included in the study, of whom 85 (22.6%) died. …”
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Microbiological Isolates and Antibiotic Susceptibilities in Cases of Posttraumatic Endophthalmitis: A 15-Year Review by Chunhong Liu, Jian Ji, Zhujian Wang, Huiwen Chen, Wenjun Cao, Xinghuai Sun

“…The susceptibilities of the 109 Gram-negative isolated organisms were as follows: levofloxacin (95.8%), meropenem (95.7%), ciprofloxacin (93.5%), tobramycin (90.8%), imipenem (88.9%), trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SMX) (87.7%), ertapenem (80%), and ceftazidime (79.1%). …”
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Comparative technoeconomic analysis of centralised and decentralised water source heat pump systems using CATHeaPS by Orestis Angelidis, Anastasia Ioannou, Daniel Friedrich, Alan Thomson, Gioia Falcone

“…It is found that discount rate has the largest impact for both networks, followed by CAPEX and energy costs. This study aims to help stakeholders and decision makers in two ways. …”
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Projecting Water Yield Amidst Rapid Urbanization: A Case Study of the Taihu Lake Basin by Rui Zhou, Yanan Zhou, Weiwei Zhu, Li Feng, Lumeng Liu

“…WY is expected to vary across scenarios, with the highest yield observed under the UD scenario, followed by the ND scenario, while the EP scenario exhibits the lowest yield. …”
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Oxytocin as a physiological correlate of dyadic music therapy relationships — a randomized crossover pilot study by Paula Kristin Busse, Lutz Neugebauer, Götz Kaschubowski, Dennis Anheyer, Dennis Anheyer, Dennis Anheyer, Thomas Ostermann

“…The aim of this pilot study (Clinical Trial No: DRKS00035174) is to investigate whether oxytocin is usable and feasible as a biomarker of attachment to demonstrate the development of therapeutic alliance between therapist and patient in a dyadic music therapy setting.MethodsIn a single-measure crossover design, children aged 6–12 years from a special school for social and emotional disorders, were randomly with either music therapy followed by a waiting list control group that performed silent work, or vice versa. …”
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Darker Skin Color Measured by Von Luschan Chromatic Scale and Increased Sunlight Exposure Time Are Independently Associated with Decreased Odds of Vitamin D Deficiency in Thai Ambu... by Nipith Charoenngam, Sutin Sriussadaporn

“…The eligibility criteria were as follows: aged >18 years, stable medical conditions, and no conditions directly affecting vitamin D status. …”
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The effect of preoperative deep breathing exercise with incentive spirometer initiated in the preoperative period on respiratory parameters and complications in patients underwent... by Hatice Öner Cengiz, Zeynep Uluşan Özkan, Eylem Gani

“…Data were collected with the Sociodemographic and Medical Data Form and Patient Follow-up Form (respiratory rate, oxygen saturation (SpO2) level, arterial blood gas parameters and posteroanterior chest X-ray were monitored with this form prepared by the investigators). …”
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Investigation of peripheral markers of inflammation in patients with different diagnoses on the psychosis spectrum: an observational cross-sectional study by Ezgi Sıla Ahi Üstün, Serkan Yazıcı, Rifat Serav İlhan, Kazım Cihan Can, Meram Can Saka

“…Our hypotheses are as follows: patients with a common history of psychosis but with different diagnoses have higher severity of peripheral inflammation compared to healthy controls, regardless of the specific diagnosis. …”
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Incidence Density Rate of Neonatal Mortality and Predictors in Sub-Saharan Africa: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Zebenay Workneh Bitew, Ayinalem Alemu, Ermias Getaneh Ayele, Desalegn Abebaw Jember, Michael Tamene Haile, Teshager Worku

“…Results. Neonates were followed for a total of 1,095,611 neonate-days; 67142 neonate-days for neonates treated in neonatal intensive care units and 1,028,469 neonate-days for community-based studies. …”
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Analysis of drug release models from biodegradable nanomodified chitosan based materials by М. О. Кумеда, Л. Б. Суходуб, Л. Ф. Суходуб

“…The release index took values from n = 0.56 to n = 0.92, which corresponds to the release kinetics that does not follow Fick's law, and close to the first-order release kinetics model. …”
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Evaluation of TNF-α, IL-10 and IL-6 Cytokine Production and Their Correlation with Genotype Variants amongst Tuberculosis Patients and Their Household Contacts. by Lavanya Joshi, Meenakshi Ponnana, Ramya Sivangala, Lakshmi Kiran Chelluri, Prathiba Nallari, Sitaramaraju Penmetsa, Vijayalakshmi Valluri, Sumanlatha Gaddam

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Large sample size with follow-up at different time points may further illuminate the role of IL-10 and IL-6 cytokines as a prognostic marker in house hold contacts.…”
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Late Glacial and Holocene Paleoenvironmental Reconstruction of the Submerged Karst Basin Pirovac Bay on the Eastern Adriatic Coast by Nikolina Ilijanić, Dea Brunović, Slobodan Miko, Valentina Hajek Tadesse, Ozren Hasan, Ivan Razum, Martina Šparica Miko, Saša Mesić

“…First, the floodplain developed in Pirovac Bay, with intermittent pools and ponds, followed by wetland environment. The formation of a shallow freshwater paleolake during the Middle Holocene at 10 cal kyr BP was enabled by the rising sea level and high freshwater input from the karstified underground from the adjacent Lake Vrana (Biograd na Moru). …”
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Comparative efficacy of GLP-1 RAs/SGLT-2 inhibitors in reducing cardiovascular events in type 2 diabetes according to baseline use of metformin: a systematic review and meta-analys... by Yuxin Zhang, Zhaoji Li, Yongchen Hao

“…Results A total of 81,738 patients (median age: 62–66 years, 53.7–71.5% men, median follow-up: 1.3–5.4 years) from 11 studies (7 studies of SGLT-2i and 4 of GLP-1 RAs) were included in the study. …”
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Primary Retroperitoneal Approach to the Superior Mesenteric Vessels in Minimally Invasive Surgical Treatment of Right Colon Cancer with D3 Lymph Node Dissection. Technique and Firs... by S. K. Efetov, B. S. Semchenko, A. K. Rychkova

“…The specimen was extracted through the incision for the single port, followed by the formation of an anastomosis extracorporeally. …”
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Quality of life of older adults and associated factors in Ghanaian urban slums: a cross-sectional study by Jos M G A Schols, Priscilla Yeye Adumoah Attafuah, Irma Everink, Aaron Asibi Abuosi, Christa Lohrmann

“…Regression analysis revealed that QoL was influenced mostly by the environmental (46.2%), followed by the psychological (43.7%), physical (31%) and social (20.4%) domains.Conclusions The findings from this study show that older adults living in slums had moderate psychological, social and environmental QoL and poor physical QoL. …”
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Comprehensive Monitoring of Construction Spoil Disposal Areas in High-Speed Railways Utilizing Integrated 3S Techniques by Xiaodong Hu, Bo Xia, Yongqi Guo, Yang Yin, Huihua Chen

“…In scenario 3, Sentinel-1 data were used to analyze elevation changes through the differential interferometric synthetic aperture radar method, followed by the estimation of spoil volume changes. …”
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Preoperative Risk Assessment of Lymph Node Metastasis in cT1 Lung Cancer: A Retrospective Study from Eastern China by Chengyan Zhang, Guanchao Pang, Chengxi Ma, Jingni Wu, Pingli Wang, Kai Wang

“…Univariate analysis followed by polytomous logistic regression was performed to estimate different risk factors of lymph node metastasis between N1 and N2 diseases. …”
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Near-infrared spectroscopy–guided personalized repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation for bipolar depression: a case report by Chun-Hung Chang, Chun-Hung Chang, Chun-Hung Chang, Wen-Chun Liu, Po-Han Chou

“…Although the treatment led to side effects such as dizziness and headache, these effects resolved after the treatment. At the 6-month follow-up, the patient’s condition was still stable, with HAMD, BDI, and BAI scores of 10, 13, and 7, respectively.ConclusionOur case suggests that NIRS can guide the selection of appropriate TMS protocols for patients with bipolar depression. …”
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Treatment of e-cigarette use among hospitalised adolescents and young adults: a protocol for intervention development and evaluation of preliminary efficacy and implementation outc... by Delwyn Catley, Kimber P Richter, Karen Wilson, Shelbie Wooten, Melissa K Miller, Abbey Masonbrink

“…Our primary outcome is self-reported 30-day point prevalence e-cigarette abstinence at the 3-month follow-up with biochemical salivary cotinine confirmation. …”
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Exploring the association between pro-inflammatory diets and chronic liver diseases: evidence from the UK Biobank by Lili Pan, Lili Pan, Zhengrong Xu, Yining Li, Guoen Cai, Haibing Gao, Shenglong Lin

“…Cox proportional hazards models and Fine-Gray competing risk models were employed to evaluate the association between DII and CLD incidence, adjusting for potential confounders.ResultsOur analysis included 121,329 participants with a median follow-up of 604.43 weeks, during which 4,018 developed CLD. …”
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