Repeat Upper Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Patients with Functional Dyspepsia: Yield, Findings, and Predictors of Positive Findings by Supot Pongprasobchai, Natta Asanaleykha, Pongchirat Tantayakom

“…Yield and findings were analyzed and univariate and multivariate analyses were performed to identify predictors of positive repeat EGD. Results. The median time to repeat EGD was 34 months. Among 146 patients, 115 patients (79%) had negative and 31 (21%) had positive repeat EGD, including erosive gastritis (13.0%), peptic ulcer (7.5%), reflux esophagitis (1.4%), and Barrett’s esophagus (0.7%). …”
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Therapeutic alternatives for sporotrichosis induced by wild-type and non-wild-type Sporothrix schenckii through in vitro and in vivo assessment of enilconazole, isavuconazole, posa... by Vasurom Aroonvuthiphong, Norasuthi Bangphoomi

“…Two isolates were assessed using time-kill assays, checkerboard assays, and Galleria mellonella infection models. …”
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Migraine-Asthma Comorbidity and Risk of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy by Stefanie Czerwinski, Jolana Gollero, Chunfang Qiu, Tanya K. Sorensen, Michelle A. Williams

“…Reproductive age women (N=3.731) were interviewed during early pregnancy. At the time of interview, we ascertained participants’ migraine and asthma status. …”
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Cell Differentiation Trajectory Predicts Prognosis and Immunotherapeutic Response in Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma by Jin Xu, Xi Chen, Yinyu Chen, Qiushuang Wang, Yingliang Jin, Huashuo Zhao

“…Finally, we found the expression level of model DRGs was associated with a tumor-immune microenvironment (TIME) pattern and the response of 83 compounds or inhibitors was significantly different in the two risk groups. …”
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Perceptions and observations of shared decision making during pediatric otolaryngology surgical consultations by Yolanda Evong, Jill Chorney, Gilanders Ungar, Paul Hong

“…Conclusions Observed levels of SDM were consistently low, but higher levels were observed when the surgeon spent more time during the consultation. Observed levels of SDM did not match perceived levels of SDM, which were consistently rated higher by both caregivers and surgeons.…”
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Study of gonadotropin (GtH) stimulating hormone on gonad maturation of climbing perch Anabas testudineus Bloch by . Suriansyah, M. Zairin Junior, Agus Oman Sudrajat

“…Stimulation of GtH with a dose of 0.5 ml/kg of fish body weight could improve the fish gonado somato index (GSI) to 2.72 %, improve the the final egg diameter to  0.70 mm (71.50 %), and shorten ovulation time which down to 4.30 hours. Key words: Gonadotropin hormone, gonad maturation, Anabas testudineus   ABSTRAK Hormon gonadotropin dapat mempercepat proses sintesa hormon 17α-hidroksiprogesteron menjadi 17α, 20β-dihidroksiprogesteron yang berfungsi sebagai steroid yang merangsang pematangan gonad dan mempercepat proses integrasi inti sel telur menuju posisi germinal vesicle breakdowan (GVBD). …”
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Our Experience of Optimizing Outcomes in Open Globe Injuries: A Retrospective Case Series by Shilpa Umarani, Pooja Hatti, B N Nanda, Lekha Ravikumar

“…This case series aims to highlight the presentation, management and outcomes of various ocular injuries over a 1-month period, emphasizing the necessity for timely and effective intervention. Methods: This case series includes 11 patients with varying degrees of ocular trauma, who presenting to an emergency department over a month. …”
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ET-1 Promotes Differentiation of Periodontal Ligament Stem Cells into Osteoblasts through ETR, MAPK, and Wnt/β-Catenin Signaling Pathways under Inflammatory Microenvironment by Li Liang, Wei Zhou, Nan Yang, Jifeng Yu, Hongchen Liu

“…ET-1 promoted differentiation of PDLSCs into osteoblasts by increasing secretion of TNF-α, IL-1β, and IL-6 in a dose- and time-dependent manner. ET-1 also increased expression of Runx2, OCN, and COL1. …”
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Smart Frequency Control of a Multicarrier Microgrid in the Presence of V2G Electric Vehicles by Seyed Ali Seyed Beheshti Fini, Seyed Mohammad Shariatmadar, Vahid Amir

“…Both gas network load and electric load distributions are adjusted at the same time. In a multicarrier network, the frequency is regulated in a nonlinear manner. …”
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Safety assessment of the process NGR LSP used to recycle post‐consumer PET into food contact materials by EFSA Panel on Food Contact Materials (FCM), Claude Lambré, Riccardo Crebelli, Maria deSilva, Koni Grob, Maria Rosaria Milana, Marja Pronk, Gilles Rivière, Mario Ščetar, Georgios Theodoridis, Els Van Hoeck, Nadia Waegeneers, Vincent Dudler, Constantine Papaspyrides, Maria deFátima Tavares Poças, Daniele Comandella, Alexandros Lioupis, Evgenia Lampi

“…The operating parameters to control the performance of step 4 are the pressure, the temperature, the residence time and the characteristics of the reactor. It was demonstrated that this recycling process ensures that the level of migration of potential unknown contaminants into food is below the conservatively modelled migration of 0.0481 or 0.0962 μg/kg food, depending on the molar mass of a contaminant substance. …”
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Anodal Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation (atDCS) of the Primary Motor Cortex (M1) Facilitates Nonconscious Error Correction of Negative Phase Shifts by Bettina Pollok, Martin Jurkiewicz, Vanessa Krause

“…Accurate motor timing requires the temporally precise coupling between sensory input and motor output including the adjustment of movements with respect to changes in the environment. …”
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Early Stone Manipulation in Urinary Tract Infection Associated with Obstructing Nephrolithiasis by Megan L. Swonke, Ali M. Mahmoud, Elias J. Farran, Tamer J. Dafashy, Preston S. Kerr, Christopher D. Kosarek, Joseph Sonstein

“…Despite this, no consensus guidelines clarify the optimal time to undergo definitive stone management following decompression. …”
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Vegetation restoration effectiveness with main factors in the Beijing-Tianjin sandstorm source region during 2000-2020, China. by Xingshuo Zhang, Jingfang Yuan, Xiaoman Liu, Cheng Zong

“…Our results showed that the vegetation restoration effectiveness has significantly increased over time. From 2000 to 2020, 60.9% of the area achieved significant vegetation restoration, and the area with higher vegetation restoration effectiveness was concentrated in the southern part of the study area. …”
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Stability Analysis of Ecological Slopes Based on a 3D Finite Element Model by ZiFan Sui, Weijia Yuan, Wen Yi, Weihuan Yang

“…When the rainfall intensity does not change, as the rainfall time increases, the effect of plants on the slope safety factor first gradually increases and eventually stabilizes. …”
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Goal-Setting of Modern Students: Inverse Analysis by D. A. Sevostyanov, A. R. Gainanova

“…In this case, there is an inversion, as a result of which prosocial motives are inferior to selfish motives, and this inspires some anxiety. At the same time, we observe an evident desire of the vast majority of students to arrange their own family life, despite the crisis of family values identified by many researchers. …”
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From Location Advantage to Innovation: Exploring Interprovincial Co-Funding Networks in Mainland China by Feifei Wang, Hanbai Wang, Yuxuan An, Rui Xue, Yuanke Zhang, Tianqi Hao

“…The findings reveal that the co-funding network has become increasingly balanced over time, significantly enhancing the location-based innovation advantages of individual provinces and strengthening the network’s overall capacity to foster innovation. …”
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Psychosocial and Quality of Life Outcomes of Prosthetic Auricular Rehabilitation with CAD/CAM Technology by Chi Keung Tam, Colman Patrick McGrath, Samuel Mun Yin Ho, Edmond Ho Nang Pow, Henry Wai Kuen Luk, Lim Kwong Cheung

“…Different treatment outcomes including QoL and psychological changes were assessed at different time points. Results. A significant reduction in severity of depressive symptoms (P=0.038) and an improving trend of satisfaction with life were found at 1 year postoperatively when compared with the preoperative findings. …”
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Impact of Local Soil Conditions on Earthquake Sensitivity in Erzincan City by Emre Özşahin, İlker Eroğlu

“…In recent years, uncontrolled growth of cities as a result of rapid population rise has caused people to go towards inappropriate areas in terms of local soil conditions. At the same time, this situation, which increased the depression-sensitive areas in urban centers compared to the old ones, also caused the earthquakes to acquire the features of urban earthquakes. …”
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Predefined and data-driven CT radiomics predict recurrence-free and overall survival in patients with pulmonary metastases treated with stereotactic body radiotherapy. by Pascal Salazar, Patrick Cheung, Balaji Ganeshan, Anastasia Oikonomou

“…<h4>Methods</h4>111 patients with 163 metastases treated with SBRT were included with a median follow-up time of 927 days. First-order radiomic features were extracted using two methods: 2D CT texture analysis (CTTA) using TexRAD software, and a data-driven technique: functional principal components analysis (FPCA) using segmented tumoral and peri-tumoural 3D regions.…”
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Patient Satisfaction and Associated Factors among Clients Admitted to Obstetrics and Gynecology Wards of Public Hospitals in Mekelle Town, Ethiopia: An Institution-Based Cross-Sect... by Taklu Marama, Hinsermu Bayu, Mulualem Merga, Wakgari Binu

“…Respondents live in rural area, stayed < 4 days, admitted for the first time, admitted in Mekelle General Hospital, and who reported their feeling on ways privacy was assured were more likely satisfied than their counterparts. …”
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