Long-term outcomes of Fontan palliation; the influence of the dominant ventricle by Abdelmonem M. Helal, Jameel Al-Ata, Nashwa Mostafa Badawy, Ahmed Abdelwahed, Wejdan Khaled Ba-Atiyah, Anhar Ali Baeshen, Abdullah J. Alata, Ahmed F. Elmahrouk, Mohammad S. Shihata, Ahmed A. Jamjoom, Samia Bekheet

“…Codominant patients experienced more arrhythmias and complete heart block, while operative mortality rates were similar across groups. During a median follow-up of 80 months, the freedom from surgical reintervention at 5, 10, and 15 years was highest in the left-dominant group (97%) compared to right dominance (93%, 78%) and codominance (97%, 87%). …”
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A sweeping view of avian mycoplasmas biology drawn from comparative genomic analyses by Elhem Yacoub, Vincent Baby, Pascal Sirand-Pugnet, Yonathan Arfi, Helmi Mardassi, Alain Blanchard, Salim Chibani, Boutheina Ben Abdelmoumen Mardassi

“…This can stand for different evolutionary strategies followed by avian mycoplasmas and further emphasizes the diversity within this group. …”
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Factors Associated with Maternal Near Miss among Women Admitted in West Arsi Zone Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study by Fikadu Nugusu Dessalegn, Feleke Hailemichael Astawesegn, Nana Chea Hankalo

“…The major maternal near-miss morbidities were severe obstetric hemorrhage (32.5%), pregnancy-induced hypertensive disorders (31.3%), and obstructed labor (26.3%), followed by 6.3% and 3.8% of severe anemia and pregnancy-induced sepsis, respectively. …”
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From Continent to Ocean: Investigating the Multi-Element and Precious Metal Geochemistry of the Paraná-Etendeka Large Igneous Province Using Machine Learning Tools by J. J. Lindsay, H. S. R. Hughes, C. M. Yeomans, J. C. Ø. Andersen, I. McDonald

“…Of the four onshore lava types on the Paraná side of the PELIP, the Type 1 (Southern) and Type 1 (Central-Northern) localities exhibit separate PGE-enriched assemblages (Ir-Ru-Rh and Pd-Au-Cu, respectively). It follows that there is a significant asymmetry to the metallogenic character of the PELIP, with enrichment focused specifically on lavas from the South American continent edge in Paraná. …”
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Patterns of pharmacological treatment in patients with atrial fibrillation: an analysis from the prospective GLORIA-AF Registry Phase III by Bernadette Corica, Giulio Francesco Romiti, Giuseppe Boriani, Brian Olshansky, Tze-Fan Chao, Menno V. Huisman, Marco Proietti, Gregory Y. H. Lip, on behalf of the GLORIA-AF Investigators

“…All groups had higher odds of OAC use vs the Low Medicated pattern, with highest prevalences in the Heart Failure pattern (OR [95%CI]: 2.17 [1.90–2.48]) and the High Medicated pattern (OR [95%CI]: 2.08 [1.77–2.44]). Over 3-year follow-up, Heart Failure, Mixed Morbidity and High Medicated patterns were associated with higher risk of the primary composite outcome (aHR [95%CI]: 1.32 [1.14–1.53]; 1.45 [1.17–1.80] and 1.35 [1.14–1.60], respectively). …”
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Comparative Analysis of Adverse Drug Reactions Associated with Fluoroquinolones and Other Antibiotics: A Retrospective Pharmacovigilance Study by Alshareef H, Alenzi KA, Albalawi BR, Alanazi RM, Albalawi NS, Alasoufi WS, Alqifari S, Ahmed R, Ali MAS

“…ADRs caused by FQs use were the most frequently reported (177; 29.3%), followed by penicillin (100; 23.4%) and cephalosporin (90; 21%). …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Associated Factors Among Public Primary Second‐Cycle Schoolchildren in Debre Markos Town, Northwest Ethiopia: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Abtie Abebaw, Gebreselassie Demeke, Hylemariam Mihiretie Mengist, Mengistu Endalamaw, Gizew Damtie Demeke

“…The overall prevalence of intestinal parasites was 12% (41/343) with a predominance of hookworms (5.2%, 18/343), followed by Ascaris lumbricoides 2.3% (8/343), Entamoeba histolytica/dispar 1.2% (4/343), Hymenolepis nana 0.9% (3/343), Strongyloides stercoralis 0.9% (3/343), Giardia lamblia 0.9% (3/343), and Trichuris trichiura 0.6% (2/343). …”
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Attitudes and Barriers to Breastfeeding among Mothers in Princess Nourah Bint Abdulrahman University, Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia by Razan Yasser Abulreesh, Ibtihaj Abdullah Alqahtani, Zainah Yahya Alshehri, Maha Ali Alsubaie, Shatha Nasser Alburayh, Norah Mohammed Alzamil, Hayat Saleh Alzahrani

“…“Mother’s illness” was the most commonly (63%) reported barrier to “not to breastfeed,” followed by “work” (45.5%) and “father not supporting breastfeeding” (14.8%). …”
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Nutritional Analysis of Three Commonly Consumed Varieties of Sorghum (<i>Sorghum bicolor L.</i>) in Bauchi State, Nigeria by Z.S. Mohammed, A.H. Mabudi, Y. Murtala, S. Jibrin, S. Sulaiman, J. Salihu

“…The HPLC vitamin analysis showed that sorghum has low vitamin B1 (thiamine), B3 (niacin), B6 (pyridoxine) content and did not meet the recommended dietary allowance of the world health organization, although red sorghum was richer in all the vitamins analyzed, followed by yellow sorghum and then white sorghum which has the lowest vitamin content. …”
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Accelerated expansion of NATO into the Balkans as a consequence of Euro-Atlantic Discord by S. Gajić, E. G. Ponomareva

“…From the beginning of the Yugoslav Civil War in 1991, followed by Western recognition of secessionist republics in 1992 and NATO attacks on Serbs in Bosnia-Herzegovina in 1994-1995 and on the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia in 1999, the US, NATO and EU have been actively involved in the Balkan crisis. …”
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Characteristics and Health Risks of PM2.5-bound Metals in a Central City of Northern China: A One-year Observation Study by Jinhe Wang, Shuang Zhang, Xiaoguo Qiu, Kai Li, Jiarong Li, Yangang Ren, Chao Zhu, Xi Zhang

“…The seasonal variation of PM2.5-bound metals followed the order of spring (3.5 μg m−3) > winter (2.2 μg m−3) > summer (1.4 μg m−3) > autumn (1.1 μg m−3). …”
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The Utility of Synovial Fluid Interleukin-10 in Diagnosing Chronic Periprosthetic Joint Infection: A Prospective Cohort Study by Zou Y, Yang Y, Yang J, Zhang Y, Zhao C, Qin L, Hu N

“…However, limited research has explored the diagnostic potential of SF IL-10 in chronic PJI patients.Objective: The study aimed to investigate the relationship between SF IL-10 and incidence of chronic PIJ, and to evaluate its diagnostic reliability.Design and Methods: We analyzed data from 137 patients who underwent revision surgery for aseptic loosening or chronic PJI between 2017 and 2019 in our hospital. PJI diagnoses followed the 2013 International Consensus Meeting criteria. …”
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Comprehensive safety evaluation of isatuximab in multiple myeloma using disproportionality analysis of FAERS and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Muhammed Favas Karimbanathottathil, Beema T Yoosuf, M Mamatha, Dipika Bansal

“…Considering these findings, future research might benefit from longer follow-up periods to capture delayed and less frequent AEs.…”
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Characteristics and Determinants of Partial Remission in Children with Type 1 Diabetes Using the Insulin-Dose-Adjusted A1C Definition by Aurore Pecheur, Thierry Barrea, Valérie Vandooren, Véronique Beauloye, Annie Robert, Philippe A. Lysy

“…Clinical and biological features were collected at diagnosis and during follow-up. PR was defined using the insulin-dose-adjusted A1C definition. …”
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Relation between occupation, gender dominance in the occupation and workplace and suicide in Sweden: a longitudinal study by Gun Johansson, Theo Bodin, Anette Linnersjö, Vladimir Carli, Gergö Hadlaczky, Nuria Matilla Santander, Bianca Blazevska

“…Objectives To describe the association between occupations and suicide, and to explore the effect of gender dominance in the occupation and in the workplace on the risk of suicide.Design Register-based cohort study.Participants 3 318 050 workers in Sweden in 2005 and followed up until 2010. Exclusion criteria for the study were: missing information in the occupational codes, yearly income of &lt;100 Swedish krona, missing information of the employer, death or migration, and registered occupational code reported from more than 5 years ago.Outcome Suicides occurring during 2006–2010 identified in the cause of death register by the International Classification of Diagnoses-10 codes X60–84 and Y10–34.Results Occupations with increased suicide were life science and health professionals (OR: 2.8, 95% CI: 1.50 to 5.26) among women. …”
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Development of Personas and Journey Maps for Artificial Intelligence Agents Supporting the Use of Health Big Data: Human-Centered Design Approach by Yoon Heui Lee, Hanna Choi, Soo-Kyoung Lee

“…ResultsThe general characteristics of participants (n=16) were as follows: the majority were in their 40s (n=6, 38%) and held a PhD degree (n=10, 63%). …”
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Sistem Informasi Geografi untuk Zonasi Kerentanan Kebakaran Lahan dan Hutan di Kecamatan Malifut, Halmahera Utara by Sahrul S Adam, Mochammad Gamal Rindarjono, Puguh Karyanto

“…Moderate vulnerability fire land class covers an area of 13,601.9 hectares or 38.72% most of which land cover by production forest, followed by dryland agriculture, secondary mangrove forest and secondary dryland forest. …”
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The impact of successive Montessori programmes on cognitive achievement by Maria Angelica Paez-Barrameda

“…Group A students, who attended the full spectrum of Montessori programmes, achieved the highest GPAs (92−93), followed by Group B (90−91), and Group C (87−88). Statistical analysis revealed highly significant differences in GPA scores among the groups (alpha ≤ 0.01, P = 0.000 to 0.001). …”
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Beclin-1 as a potential prognostic marker in correlation with E-cadherin in oral lichen planus and oral squamous cell carcinoma: an immunohistochemical analysis by Heba N. Shalash, Radwa R. Hussein, Fatma Seragel-Deen

“…They were classified into three groups (20 each) as follows: group 1: the negative control group; group 2: comprised OLP cases, subdivided into two groups (10 each): group 2A, the erosive type and group 2B, the nonerosive type and group 3: comprised the OSCC cases, subdivided into two groups (10 each): group 3A, well-differentiated OSCC and group 3B, moderately differentiated OSCC. …”
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Preparation of curcumin submicron particles by supercritical antisolvent method with external adjustable annular gap nozzle by Yechen Wang, Zirui Li, Sun Fayu, Fei Li, Weiqiang Wang

“…Experimental results show that, flow ratio of CO2/solution had the greatest effect of particle size, followed by crystallizer temperature and solution concentration, while crystallizer pressure had the least influence. …”
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