CASE REPORT ON TWO CONSECUTIVE PATIENTS WITH NEUROINVASIVE WEST NILE VIRUS INFECTION IN AN INTENSIVE CARE UNIT by Silviya Stoyanova, Raynichka Mihaylova-Garnizova, Emilia Naseva, Severina Dakova, Iva Christova, Konstantin Ramshev

“…The second case was a 72-year-old man who had fever and lower dyspeptic syndrome for one week, mental status changes, with adynamia to inability to walk independently, and head, hand and tongue tremors. CSF analysis showed mild pleocytosis with proteinorachy. …”
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Management of Cattle Dung and Novel Bioelectricity Generation Using Microbial Fuel Cells: An Ingenious Experimental Approach by Gagandeep Kaur, Yadwinder Singh Brar, Jaspreet Kaur, Akhil Gupta, Kamal Kant Sharma, Jasgurpreet Singh Chohan, Raman Kumar, Shubham Sharma, Somnath Chattopadhyaya, Shashi Prakash Dwivedi, Alibek Issakhov, Nima Khalilpoor

“…The performance of these MFCs during the testing period is evaluated independently and compared by plotting polarization data generated by them. …”
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Quantitative Analysis of Postural Instability in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Yang Yu, Siquan Liang, Yue Wang, Yanan Zhao, Jiaojiao Zhao, Haitao Li, Jingchao Wu, Yuanyuan Cheng, Fan Wu, Jialing Wu

“…Forty-three patients (9 of Hoehn and Yahr stage I, 12 of stage II, 14 of stage III, and 8 of stage IV) met the criteria for the diagnosis of idiopathic Parkinson’s disease and could stand independently for at least 10 minutes. Twelve healthy controls with no sign of parkinsonism were also recruited. …”
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A DFT Study of Structural and Bonding Properties of Complexes Obtained from First-Row Transition Metal Chelation by 3-Alkyl-4-phenylacetylamino-4,5-dihydro-1H-1,2,4-triazol-5-one a... by Hubert Jean Nono, Désiré Bikélé Mama, Julius Numbonui Ghogomu, Elie Younang

“…Our results pointed out that the deprotonation of the ligand increases the binding affinity independently of the metal cation used. The topological parameters yielded from Quantum Theory of Atom in Molecules (QTAIM) indicate that metal-ligand bonds are partly covalent. …”
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Capacity Factor Forecasting for Generation Facilities Based on Renewable Energy Sources in Decentralized Power Systems by A. M. Bramm, P. V. Matrenin, N. A. Papkova, D. A. Sekatski

“…One of the directions of development of the electric power industry is decentralization, aimed at improving the reliability of energy supply, reducing losses during transmission of electric energy and ensuring energy independence of consumers. It is possible to simulate decentralized power systems, including distributed generation facilities, by implementation of multi-agent systems that allow solving design and control problems taking into account the needs of each participant in the process of production, transmission, distribution and consumption of electricity. …”
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Knowledge and Awareness of Medical and Dental Students About Oral Cancer Risk Factors: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Lilibeth-Stephania Escoto-Vasquez MSc, Mario Alberto Alarcón-Sánchez MSc, Ruth Rodríguez-Montaño PhD, Julieta Sarai Becerra-Ruiz PhD, Sarah Monserrat Lomelí-Martínez PhD, Artak Heboyan PhD

“…The study selection and data extraction process was performed independently by 2 investigators. The risk of bias was assessed using the JBI tool, which can be found at: https://jbi.global/critical-appraisal-tools . …”
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Systematic Review on Effect of Tai Chi Regarding to Glucolipid Metabolism and Life Quality of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Yongjin LIU, Bo DU, Bowei HUANG, Liuqing YANG, Suping HUANG

“…Objective:To systematically review the effect of Tai Chi exercise on glucolipid metabolism and life quality of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).Methods:We searched PubMed, FMRS, EMbase, The Cochrane Library, CNKI, WanFang and VIP databases to collect randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published before February 2017 about Tai Chi exercise on glucolipid metabolism and life quality of T2DM. Two reviewers independently screened literature, extracted data and assessed the risk of bias of included studies. …”
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Prevalence and patterns of substance use in West Africa: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Godwin Omokhagbo Emmanuel, Folahanmi Tomiwa Akinsolu, Olunike Rebecca Abodunrin, Oliver Chukwujekwu Ezechi

“…Multiple reviewers performed data extraction and quality assessment independently, and a random-effects meta-analysis was used to estimate the pooled prevalence of various substances. …”
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Mapping the links between climate change and human health in urban areas: how is research conducted? A Scoping review protocol by Hiago Pereira Barbosa, Anne Roué-Le Gall, Clément Deloly, Jean-Philippe Regnaux, Marie-Florence Thomas

“…An interdisciplinary team has formulated search strategies and the reviewers will independently screen eligible studies for final study selection. …”
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Prognostic Value of Creatine Phosphate and Inflammatory Markers for Mitral Valve Replacement: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Yanhui Zhu, Chengwei Zou, Jun Zhang, Lei Chen, Yanting Jia

“…Two random literature reviewers independently screened the literature and extracted data, using Review Manager (RevMan) (Computer program), version 5.3 (The Nordic Cochrane Centre, The Cochrane Collaboration, Copenhagen, 2014). …”
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Knowledge, attitude and practice towards multiple myeloma among medical staff in Enshi Region by Luping Zou, Jinhua Li, Hang Xiang, Jun Tan, Yan Zeng

“…Several demographic factors independently associated with KAP scores were identified, including education level, age, occupation type, and frequency of academic conferences or medical education activities per year. …”
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Cognitive prehabilitation for geriatric patients undergoing elective surgery: a PRISMA-P-compliant protocol for a systematic review by Yu He, Nianyi Sun, Wenchen Zou, Anren Zhang, Xiaochai Han, Caitao Chen

“…Two reviewers will independently complete the study screening, selection, data extraction and quality rating. …”
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Gestational stress disrupts dopamine and oxytocin signaling in the postpartum reward system of rats: implications for mood, motivation and mothering by Achikam Haim, Christopher Albin-Brooks, Holly Brothers, Michaela Breach, Benedetta Leuner

“…Exposure to stress during pregnancy as well as dysregulation in the mesolimbic dopamine (DA) reward system and its upstream modulator oxytocin (OT) have been independently linked to PPD. However, no studies have directly examined DA or OT signaling in the postpartum brain after gestational stress. …”
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EXISTENTIAL CHOICE. AN ESSAY ABOUT THREE AFRICANS (REFLECTION ON AUGUSTINE’S CONFESSIONS) by S. V. Sannіkov

“…Augustine's openness to accepting Truth from Above and at the same time understanding the inability to seize it independently distinguishes him from similar searches of Jacques Darrida. …”
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Effectiveness of integrated chronic care interventions for older people with different frailty levels: a systematic review protocol by Gurch Randhawa, David Hewson, Nimra Khan

“…A literature search will be conducted on the databases Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, and clinical trial registers. Two authors will independently conduct search and screening for eligible studies. …”
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Examining the effects of race/ethnicity and other factors on outcomes of care for complex regional pain syndrome type 1 in the United States. by Anh Khoa Vo, James A G Crispo, Lisa J W Liu, Dylan Thibault, Allison W Willis, Donald E G Griesdale, John L K Kramer, Jacquelyn J Cragg

“…Secondary findings included: 1) ED visits by Black individuals (compared with White) were significantly negatively associated with immediate hospitalization (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) 0.74, 95% CI 0.55 to 0.99); 2) hospitalizations by Black patients (compared with White) were independently associated with increased length of stay (odds ratio (OR) 1.45, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.96), though the association diminished with adjustment; and 3) drug abuse was significantly associated with hospitalization (AOR 4.67, 95% CI 3.53 to 6.18) and longer length of stay (AOR 1.81, 95% CI 1.34 to 2.46). …”
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Shared genetic factors and the interactions with fresh fruit intake contributes to four types squamous cell carcinomas. by Mengqing Mo, Can Hou, Huangbo Yuan, Renjia Zhao, Mingyang Chen, Yanfeng Jiang, Kelin Xu, Tiejun Zhang, Xingdong Chen, Chen Suo

“…We identified HLA-A*01 and six HLA-A amino acid position were associated independently with SCCs. Credible risk variants were annotated to 469 target genes, further GO and KEGG Pathway Enrichment Analysis showed that SCCs genes were primarily involved in immune-related pathways, espechially regulated by HLA region. …”
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Factors Affecting Proximal Colon Cleansing Based on Bowel Movement Kinetics: A Prospective Observational Study by Dae Bum Kim, Kang-Moon Lee, Sung-Goo Kang, Sung Hoon Jung

“…A multivariate analysis revealed that female gender (P=0.029), small waist circumference (P=0.027), and the long “first defecation time” (P=0.034) were independently associated with inadequate bowel preparation in the proximal colon. …”
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The impact of combined age-related vision loss and dementia on the participation of older adults: A scoping review. by Colleen McGrath, Inaara Karsan, Ann Marie Corrado, Taylor Ashley Lyons, Melanie Blue

“…<h4>Methods</h4>This study utilized a scoping review, informed by the framework by Arksey and O'Malley [1]. Two researchers independently ran a total of 62 search terms across four categories in six databases (PubMed, CINAHL, Scopus, Embase, Medline, PsycINFO), with an initial yield of 2,053 articles. …”
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Best practice guidelines for professional nurses to provide self-management support to adults with tuberculosis-human immunodeficiency virus coinfection: A scoping review. by Eric Tornu, Portia Jordan, Michael McCaul

“…The title, abstract and full-text screening of guidelines were conducted independently and in duplicate by two reviewers based on predetermined eligibility criteria. …”
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