Effectiveness of implementation of sickle cell disease referral guidelines and other measures in paediatric department at a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia by Muhammad Matloob Alam, Abdulrhman Alathaibi, Hamdan Alghamdi, Jean Barrientos De Asis, Reynan Bautista, Mansour Aladwani, Mustafa Mohamed Selim

“…Also, 86% of patients were investigated with unnecessary investigations followed by outpatient haematological clinic visits which cause financial burden to the hospital, job load for medical staff and psychological burden for families.Methods and interventions We carried out an initial audit of PHO referrals and requested laboratory tests over a 3-month period (October–December 2022). …”
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Management of the Striga epidemics in pearl millet production: a review by Armel Rouamba, Hussein Shimelis, Inoussa Drabo, Kwame Wilson Shamuyarira, Emmanuel Mrema

“…The first section of the review assesses the impact of Striga infestation on pearl millet production, followed by the developmental stages of Striga, Striga infestation and damage management strategies, breeding for Striga resistance and other Striga control methods. …”
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Antimicrobial use in animal farms in Egypt: rates, patterns, and determinants by Nada ElSayed, Amira Amine, Laila El-Attar, Mohamed E. K. Amin

“…The most used antimicrobials were penicillins (81%), followed by macrolides (78%) and tetracyclines (72%). …”
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Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Esophageal Dilatation in Pediatric Patients with Esophageal Strictures by Hasan M. A. Isa, Khadija A. Hasan, Husain Y. Ahmed, Afaf M. Mohamed

“…Surgical intervention was required in one patient with caustic strictures. The median follow-up period was six years (interquartile range=2.25–9.0). …”
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Evaluation of Short-Term Freeway Speed Prediction Based on Periodic Analysis Using Statistical Models and Machine Learning Models by Xiaoxue Yang, Yajie Zou, Jinjun Tang, Jian Liang, Muhammad Ijaz

“…The important conclusions can be summarized as follows: (1) the multi-step ahead prediction accuracy improves when considering the periodic component of speed data for both three statistical models and three machine learning models, especially in the peak hours; (2) considering the impact of periodic component for all models, the prediction performance improvement gradually becomes larger as the time step increases; (3) under the same prediction horizon, the prediction performance of all models for 15-minute speed data is generally better than that for 5-minute speed data. …”
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Evaluation of high-value bioproducts production by marine endophytic fungus Arthrinium sp. FAKSA 10 under solid state fermentation using agro-industrial wastes by Mohammad J. Alsarraf, Fuad Ameen, Abdullah Alfalih, Zirak Sajjad

“…A cost-effective strategy using 11 agro-industrial residues was applied, followed by optimization of the solid-state fermentation system. …”
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Evaluation of mobile clinics by MSF in pastoralist community in Doolo Zone, Somali region, Ethiopia by Birhanu Sahelie, Luke Baertlein, Bashir AIi Dubad, Mohammed Osman, Nathan Post, Beverley Stringer, Turid Piening, Hanna Majanen, Istifanus Chindong Damulak, Elburg Van Boetzalaer, Anna Kuehne, Patrick Keating

“…However, there were gaps in continuity of care. The ratio of follow-up-to-first antenatal care visits was 0.82, and the ratio of third-to-first dose of DTP/Hib/HepB vaccine was 0.39. …”
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Personalized auricular vagus nerve stimulation: beat-to-beat deceleration dominates in systole-gated stimulation during inspiration - a pilot study by Johannes Tischer, Jozsef Constantin Szeles, Eugenijus Kaniusas

“…The first session started with the non-gated open-loop aVNS, followed by the systole-gated closed-loop aVNS, then the non-gated, diastole-gated, and non-gated aVNS, each for 5min. …”
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Genetic influences on non-syndromic cleft lip palate: The impact of BMP4, RUNX2, PAX7, and TGFB3 allelic variations by Praveen Kumar Neela, Rajeshwari B.V, Mahamad Irfanulla Khan, Shahistha Parveen Dasnadi, Gosla Srinivas Reddy, Akhter Husain, Vasavi Mohan

“…The Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (HWE) was computed using a genotype distribution, the PLINK software was utilized to make statistical comparisons, and allelic associations were analyzed for the selected polymorphisms. All polymorphisms followed the HWE. None of the polymorphisms on these four genes showed a significant p-value in the allelic association. …”
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Contexts as The Determining Roles of Javanese Phatic ‘Monggo’: Culture-Specific Pragmatics Perspective by Kunjana Rahardi

“…The research result shows the roles of contexts as follows: (a) determine the phatic meaning of ‘monggo’, (b) provide a background of the phatic meaning of ‘monggo’, (c) confirm the phatic meaning of ‘monggo’, and (d) describe the phatic meaning of ‘monggo.’ …”
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Achieving Medication‐Free Remission in Patients With Juvenile Dermatomyositis by Ilaria Maccora, Hermine I. Brunner, Amy Cassedy, Mekibib Altaye, Megan Quinlan‐Waters, Daniel J. Lovell, Alexei Grom, Sheila T. Angeles‐Han

“…Methods In this retrospective study, patients diagnosed with JDM according to Peter & Bohan criteria and followed for ≥18 months at a tertiary care center from 2006 through 2022 were included. …”
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The Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Myofascial Trigger Points Versus Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupoints for Treating Plantar Fasciitis With Low Back Pain: A Study Protocol for... by Huang Z, Liang X, Luo Y, Fang Z, Xu M, Xu Y, Cheng S, Li L

“…Eligible participants will receive acupuncture for 30 minutes per session over 8 total sessions, with a 12-week follow-up period. The primary outcome measure will be the change from baseline in the worst first-step pain intensity in the morning after treatment. …”
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Impact of duration of treatments with metformin and sulfonylureas, individually or in combination, on diabetic retinopathy among newly diagnosed type 2 diabetic patients: a pooled... by Mansour Bahardoust, Yadollah Mehrabi, Farzad Hadaegh, Davood Khalili, Ali Delpisheh

“…The Cox proportional hazards (CPH) model was used to calculate the hazard ratio (HR) (95% CI) for the outcomes while adjusting for confounding factors such as fasting Blood Sugar (FBS), age, statin, aspirin, and anti-hypertensive medications. Results During follow-up, DR occurred in 519 DM. Metformin alone, SUs alone, and the combination of both reduced the hazard of DR by 10%, 7%, and 11% for each year of use, respectively (p < 0.05). …”
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Association between serum total indoxyl sulfate, intraperitoneal inflammation, and peritoneal dialysis technique failure: a 3-year prospective cohort study by Natalia Stepanova, Victoria Driianska, Lesya Korol, Lyudmyla Snisar

“…Methods In this prospective cohort study, 84 patients were followed up for three years and analyzed. Stratification into low-tIS (< 22.6 µmol/L) and high-tIS (≥ 22.6 µmol/L) groups was based on the median serum tIS concentration. …”
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The VertiGO! Trial protocol: A prospective, single-center, patient-blinded study to evaluate efficacy and safety of prolonged daily stimulation with a multichannel vestibulocochlea... by Bernd L Vermorken, Benjamin Volpe, Stan C J van Boxel, Joost J A Stultiens, Marc van Hoof, Rik Marcellis, Elke Loos, Alexander van Soest, Chris McCrum, Kenneth Meijer, Nils Guinand, Angélica Pérez Fornos, Vincent van Rompaey, Elke Devocht, Raymond van de Berg

“…A total of minimum eight, with a maximum of 13, participants suffering from bilateral vestibulopathy and severe sensorineural hearing loss in the ear to implant will be included and followed over a five-year period. Efficacy will be evaluated by collecting functional (i.e. image stabilization) and more fundamental (i.e. vestibulo-ocular reflexes, self-motion perception) outcomes. …”
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Weldability study of dual phase and transformation induced plasticity automotive steels by Akela A.K., Shashikumar H., Mohapatra J.N., Singh R., Kumar D.S., Balachandran G.

“…The Coach peel strength was highest at 3.2 kN for DP780, 2.2 kN for DP980, 2 kN for TRIP 690 and 1.7kN for TRIP 980 and follows the trend in TSS. The observed failure may be attributed to the high fusion strength in TRIP steel due to sound nugget and a microstructure of martensite with retained austenite. …”
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Body composition, mitochondrial oxygen metabolism and metabolome of patients with obesity before and after bariatric surgery (COMMITMENT): protocol for a monocentric prospective co... by Sina M Coldewey, Charles Neu, Philipp Baumbach, Utz Settmacher, Kornel Skitek, Hermann Kissler, Ricardo Esper Treml

“…This study aims to quantify the patient’s body composition before and after laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy and to correlate these findings with changes in mitochondrial oxygen metabolism, metabolome and immune status.Methods and analysis In this prospective monocentric cohort study, patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (n=30) at Jena University Hospital (Germany) will be assessed before surgery and at four time points during a 1-year follow-up. Body composition will be measured by bioimpedance analysis. …”
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Combined surgery for large macular hole in complicated cataract: case report (retracted article) by M.M. Bikbov, O.I. Orenburkina, A.A. Zinnatullin, A.L. Yarmukhametova, A.E. Babushkin, M.R. Kalanov

“…</p> <p> <b>Keywords:</b> vision, idiopathic macular hole, retina, anterior les capsule, surgery, postoperative follow-up. </p> <p> <b>For citation: </b>Bikbov M.M., Orenburkina O.I., Zinnatullin A.A., Yarmukhametova A.L., Babushkin A.E., Kalanov M.R. …”
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Discriminatory power of trabeculectomy bleb internal reflectivity and morphology in surgical success using anterior segment optical coherence tomography by Jeremy C.K. Tan, Matthew Roney, Matteo Posarelli, Abdus Samad Ansari, Mark Batterbury, Neeru A. Vallabh

“…Results 100 eyes of 65 patients were included, with a median post-operative follow up of 7.0 years (IQR 3.2–16 years). The proportion of complete success, qualified success and failure was 45%, 33%, and 22% respectively. …”
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THE RESULTS OF MODULAR ENDOPROSTHESIS OF PERIACETABULAR REGION IN TUMOR LESIONS OF THE ACETABULUM AND HIP JOINT by G. D. Iluridze, V. Yu. Karpenko, V. A. Derzhavin, A. V. Bukharov

“…The positive edge of resection according to the results of the planned morphological study was revealed in 3 (10%) patients. The average follow-up period was 36 months (4-73 months). Disease progression in terms of 6 to 40 months was revealed in 10 (33%) patients. 8 (27%) patients from disease progression. …”
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