Silent witnesses: unveiling the epidemic of femicides in North-west Tshwane, South Africa – a decade of analysis by Yaseen Bismilla, K. K. Hlaise, C. Van Wyk

“…The study found that the most common months for femicides were September and December, with most incidents occurring at home, followed by residential areas and medical facilities. …”
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Low skeletal muscle mass as a proxy marker of sarcopenia is a risk factor for major complications in older patients undergoing curative colon resections for colon cancer by İsmail Tırnova, Maya Gasimova, Hatice Akay, Çağla Sarıtürk, Aslıhan Güven Mert, Özlem Yenidünya, Feza Yarbuğ Karakayalı

“…Univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to investigate the factors related to the postoperative complications, OS and DFS.ResultsIn total, 98 cases (mean age 75.2 ± 6.9, 55.1% male) were included in the study. The median follow-up time was 38.3 (0.5–113) months. There were 64 patients (65.3%) in the Low SMMI group and 34 patients (34.7%) in the Normal SMMI group. …”
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Comparison of the effects of different teaching methods on the effectiveness of teaching neurology in China: a bayesian network meta-analysis and systematic review by Xiangyu Li, Longsheng Zhang, Wenjun Sun, Min Lei, Ying Li, Jiacheng Zhang, Xing Huang

“…The effectiveness ranking of these methods was as follows: CBL > PBL > TBL > FCM > EBM > CP > LBL. In terms of practical skills examinations, a similar pattern of effectiveness was observed. …”
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Combined negative pressure wound therapy with new wound dressings to repair a ruptured giant omphalocele in a neonate: a case report and literature review by Shulin Hou, Zeyao Shi, Xiaowen Li, Ru Yang, Yan Song, Zhaolan Zeng

“…Vaseline gauze (VG), followed by silver-containing sodium carboxymethylcellulose dressing(CMC-Ag)was used to control infection. …”
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Association of Diabetes Mellitus with Carotid Artery Stenosis Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Graft in Bangladesh: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study by Chowdhury MAT, Joshi D, Magdum M, Adhikary D, Saklayen S, Alauddin M, Ranjan R, Adhikary AB

“…Initially, a univariate analysis curtails the risk patterns, followed by a Pearson correlation analysis of significant CAS and glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c).Results: Although the majority of patients were male, females were higher in the diabetic than non-diabetic group (38.1% vs 15.5%; p=0.01). …”
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Study of Radioclinical and Risk Factors of Cerebral Venous Thrombosis: A Retrospective Analysis of Patients Presenting to a Tertiary Hospital in Mogadishu, Somalia by Adam BA, Osman AA, Sheikh Hassan M, Sidow NO, Osman Hidig MF, Mohamed AA, Ibrahim AA, Mohamed SA, Mohamed YG, Ahmed SA, Jeele MOO, Hassan MO

“…Headache was the predominant symptom (98.53%), followed by altered mental status (83.82%), focal motor deficits (80.88%), and seizures (70.59%). …”
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The sexually dimorphic expression of glutamate transporters and their implication in pain after spinal cord injury by Jennifer M. Colón-Mercado, Aranza I. Torrado-Tapias, Iris K. Salgado, José M. Santiago, Samuel E. Ocasio Rivera, Dina P. Bracho-Rincon, Luis H. Pagan Rivera, Jorge D. Miranda

“…Male and female rats received a moderate contusion to the thoracic spinal cord followed by subcutaneous slow-release treatment of tamoxifen or matrix pellets as a control (placebo). …”
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The valve-sparing aortic root replacement: Results of the David I technique by B. M. Todurov, I. O. Stetsyuk, O. V. Zelenchuk, I. Yu. Mokryk, L. R. Stetsiuk, V. B. Demyanchuk, N. V. Malova

“…An average duration of the follow-up period was 2.59 ± 0.27 years ranging from 1.0 to 9.0 years. …”
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Interaction effect between overweight/obesity and alcohol consumption on hypertension risk in China: a longitudinal study by Xiaoqin Wang, Zhaozhao Hui, Jiaru Sun, Paul D Terry, Xiaohan Ren, Shuangyan Lei, Caihua Wang, Mingxu Wang

“…A total of 13 121 residents from 12 provinces were included and completed physical examinations and questionnaires at baseline.Outcome First incidence of hypertension.Results Over a mean follow-up of 4 years, 690 incident hypertension cases were reported. …”
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The Two Sides of Placebo Analgesia: Differential Functional Connectivity Reveals Mechanisms of Placebo Analgesic Response by Bush NJ, Cushnie AK, Boissoneault J, Aghabeigi S, Alexander C, Staud R, Robinson ME

“…Participants completed a baseline followed by a placebo session involving the application of an inactive cream in the context of an expectancy-enhancing instruction set while undergoing a functional magnetic resonance imaging scan (fMRI). …”
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Population Pharmacokinetic of Epidural Sufentanil in Labouring Women: A Multicentric, Prospective, Observational Study by Nie Y, Sun X, Cao R, Tang S, Zhou Q, Zhou M, Chen Z, Huang S

“…The trends of sufentanil blood concentrations in the mothers and umbilical cord were predicted by the model.Results: Sufentanil disposition after continuous epidural administration in laboring women followed a two-compartment pharmacokinetic model. The estimated sufentanil central clearance (CL), central volume of distribution (V1), clearance between central compartment and umbilical cord compartment (CL2), and umbilical cord volume of distribution (V2) were 176 L/h, 519 L, 0.0134 L/h, and 0.187 L. …”
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Ni-kshay Poshan Yojana: receipt and utilization among persons with TB notified under the National TB Elimination Program in India, 2022 by Kathiresan Jeyashree, Jeromie W V Thangaraj, Devika Shanmugasundaram, G Sri Lakshmi Priya, Sumit Pandey, Venkateshprabhu Janagaraj, Prema Shanmugasundaram, Sabarinathan Ramasamy, Joshua Chadwick, Sivavallinathan Arunachalam, Rahul Sharma, Vaibhav Shah, Aniket Chowdhury, Swati Iyer, Raghuram Rao, Sanjay K Mattoo, Manoj V Murhekar, NPY Evaluation Group

“…Most of the recipients utilised NPY for nutrition. Longitudinal follow-up studies are required to study the impact of NPY on treatment outcomes.…”
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Disposition of emergency department patients presenting with angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor-induced angioedema by Blake Briggs, David Cline, Iltifat Husain

“…A structured data abstraction process was utilized to select patients of interest, followed by descriptive statistics, chi-square tests and odds ratios for categorical data, and Kruskal Wallis tests for continuous data. …”
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A genogeographic study of the Kyrgyz mountain merino via microsatellite markers by A. В. Bekturov, Zh. T. Isakova, V. N. Kipen, T. Dzh. Chortonbaev, S. B. Mukeeva, S. K. Osmonaliev, К. A. Aitbaev

“…The most significant of them were as follows: with regard to the McM042 locus, allele 87 was major in the TALAS and OSH groups (35.6 and 45.7 %, respectively), whereas allele 95 was major in the ISSYK-KUL group (36.2 %); allele 154 was major in all groups with regard to the INRA172 locus, but it was 1.25 times less prevalent in the ISSYK-KUL and 1.66 times less prevalent in the OSH groups compared to TALAS (55.2 and 41.4 %, respectively), whereas alleles 156 and 158 were found only in the ISSYK-KUL group. …”
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Comparative evaluation of pattern and distribution of stresses in single- and double-implant overdenture using ball-ring, positioner, and magnet-keeper attachment under different l... by Jatin Jain, Rajesh Sethuraman, Sayam Sachin Shah

“…Anterior loading produced maximum stress followed by unilateral and lastly bilateral loading. …”
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Process Optimization and Flavor Substance Analysis of Probiotic Fermented Apple Juice by Xiaomin WU, Fang WANG, Yingyin GAO, Xiaobo WEI, Haitian FANG, Huiyan LIU

“…Results indicated that the optimal fermentation conditions were determined as follows: 27 h of fermentation time, a fermentation temperature of 30.0 ℃, and an initial sugar content of 15.0ºBx. …”
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Motivational interviewing to improve self‐care in heart failure patients (MOTIVATE‐HF): a randomized controlled trial by Ercole Vellone, Paola Rebora, Davide Ausili, Valentina Zeffiro, Gianluca Pucciarelli, Gabriele Caggianelli, Stefano Masci, Rosaria Alvaro, Barbara Riegel

“…Over 1 year, self‐care maintenance, management, and confidence scores in Arms 1 and 2 were significantly higher than in Arm 3 in several follow‐ups. Over 1 year, Arm 2 had the best scores in self‐care management. …”
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Identification of most motivating resource for estimation of social hierarchy in water buffaloes by Sunil Dutt, M.L. Kamboj

“…Several agonistic interactions were statically significant (p<0.01) for possession of concentrate (25.4±0.54), followed by green fodders (15.80±0.42) and foggers (7.80±1.13). …”
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Traumatic Blunt Force Renal Injury in a Diseased Horseshoe Kidney with Successful Embolization to Treat Active Bleeding: A Case Report and Literature Review by Chonlada Krutsri, Pongsasit Singhatas, Preeda Sumpritpradit, Chunlaches Chaijareenont, Wit Viseshsindh, Tharin Thampongsa, Pattawia Choikrua

“…His recovery was uneventful. At the 6-month follow-up, his serum creatinine level had returned to normal. …”
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Adding salt to foods and risk of incident depression and anxiety by Weiwei Wang, Xiaotian Chang, Feifei Lin, Lei Feng, Mengying Wang, Jie Huang, Tao Wu

“…Results During a mean follow-up period of 14.5 years, 16,319 incidents of depression and 18,959 incidents of anxiety were documented. …”
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