A Safe Framework for Quantitative In Vivo Human Evaluation of Image Guidance by Piper C. Cannon, James M. Ferguson, E. Bryn Pitt, Jason A. Shrand, Shaan A. Setia, Naren Nimmagadda, Eric J. Barth, Nicholas L. Kavoussi, Robert L. Galloway, S. Duke Herrell, Robert J. Webster

“…<italic>Methods:</italic> This framework (called the &#x201C;bystander protocol&#x201D;) involves two surgeons, one who solely performs the therapeutic process without image guidance, and another who solely periodically collects data to evaluate image guidance. …”
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Descriptive Analysis Of Electrolyte Imbalance In Relation To Severity Of Illness In Covid-19 Pediatric Patients Admitted In A Tertiary Care Hospital In Rawalpindi Pakistan by Rai Muhammad Asghar, Muddassar Sharif, Khalid Saheel, Asad Shabbir, Abid Hussain, Muhammad Hussain

“…The age of the patients ranged from infants to 12 years. All the children who were PCR positive or those whose HRCT was suggestive of COVID-19 were included in the study. …”
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‘I can’t understand why others don’t screen more’: a qualitative study exploring why Australian general practitioners screen for primary aldosteronism by Sanne Peters, Jun Yang, Grant Russell, Abhir Krishan Nainani

“…We recruited a purposive sample of 16 GPs (6 females, 10 males) who varied in practice location, clinical experience and the number of patients screened for PA.Results Although GPs had been educated about PA, they found it challenging to explain the condition to patients and were uncertain about how to screen patients who were already taking antihypertensive medications. …”
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Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control of Hypertension and Its Associated Risk Factors: Results from Baseline Survey of SWADES Family Cohort Study by M. D. Saju, Komal Preet Allagh, Lorane Scaria, Shinto Joseph, Jotheeswaran Amuthavalli Thiyagarajan

“…Prevalence was lower among persons who did regular vigorous intensity exercise versus those who did moderate intensity exercise (32% vs. 45.7%) and among nonsmokers versus smokers (42.2% vs. 46.6%). …”
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The effects on milk marketing of cooperative partnership of dairy farmers: a case study from Türkiye by Bahar Aydin Can, Sait Engindeniz, Sait Engindeniz

“…The aim of this study is to reveal the socioeconomic characteristics, cooperative status and the effect of the cooperative on milk marketing of dairy cattle farmers who are members of the cooperative in Derince district of Kocaeli province. …”
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Clinical Significance of Prothrombin Time in Cholangiocarcinoma Patients with Surgeries by Hui-shan Wang, Xian-xiu Ge, Quan-peng Li, Jun-jie Nie, Lin Miao

“…We retrospectively analyzed the PT from 86 CCA patients who underwent curative resection in our hospital from December 2008 to August 2017. …”
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Indirect Comparison Showed Survival Benefit from Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Completely Resected Gastric Cancer with D2 Lymphadenectomy by Qiong Yang, Ying Wei, Yan-Xian Chen, Si-Wei Zhou, Zhi-Min Jiang, De-Rong Xie

“…Little data on directly comparing chemoradiotherapy with observation has yet been published in the setting of adjuvant therapy for resected gastric cancer who underwent D2 lymphadenectomy. The present indirect comparison aims to provide more evidence on comparing the two approaches. …”
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Teaching Academic English to Russian-speaking Academic Staff: The Case of the Office of Academic Writing by M. A. Chernysheva, A. O. Kozlova, E. V. Donova

“…The courses of academic writing are most popular among associate professors who have experience in publishing papers in Russian. …”
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Surgical Outcomes in Macular Telangiectasia Type 2-Related Macular Holes: A Report on Four Patients by Kinza T. Ahmad, Joseph Chacko, Ahmed B. Sallam, David B. Warner, Sami H. Uwaydat

“…To describe the outcomes of four patients who underwent surgery for FTMH associated with MacTel Type 2. …”
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Iatrogenic cerebral amyloid angiopathy and Alzheimer's disease co‐pathology by Francisco Hernández‐Fernández, Isabel Martínez‐Fernández, Rosa Barbella‐Aponte, Inmaculada Feria Vilar, Oscar Ayo‐Martín, Jorge García‐García, Rosa Collado, Alberto Andrés, Mar Hernández‐Guillamón, Francisco José Pena Pardo, Cristina Barrena, Miguel de laFuente, Gemma Serrano‐Heras, María Melero, Elena Lozano Setién, Luis López, Tomás Segura

“…We present a series of three patients under 55 years of age who underwent cranial surgery. All of them developed multiple cerebral hemorrhages, transient focal neurological deficits, and/or cognitive impairment after 3–4 decades. …”
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The art of being healthy: a qualitative study to develop a thematic framework for understanding the relationship between health and the arts by Matthew Knuiman, Peter Wright, Michael Rosenberg, Christina R Davies

“…Participants were randomly selected from a pool of general population nominees who engaged in the arts for enjoyment, entertainment or as a hobby (response rate=100%).Results A thematic analysis was conducted using QSR-NVivo10. …”
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Comparison of Survival Rates of Stainless-Steel Crowns Placed with and without Pulpotomy: A Two-Year Retrospective Study by Fatmah N. AlMotawah, Sharat Chandra Pani, Tala AlKharashi, Saleh AlKhalaf, Mohammed AlKhathlan, Fahad AlSultan, Ahmad AlMughirah

“…This study aimed to retrospectively compare the survival outcomes over two years between teeth with proximal dental caries that were restored with stainless-steel crowns to those that were pulpotomized and then restored with a stainless-steel crown in patients who were rehabilitated under general anesthesia. …”
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Metastatic Renal Cell Carcinoma Presenting as Prolonged Pyrexia and Stauffer’s Syndrome: Can a Routine Ultrasound Scan Fail to Detect a Renal Cell Carcinoma? by C. L. Fonseka, A. G. T. A. Kariyawasam, S. A. G. L. Singhapura, C. M. de Silva, T. E. Kanakkahewa, I. G. T. M. Senarathna, C. K. Bodinayake

“…We report a 54-year-old female who was investigated for a poorly resolving fever and recent weight loss for two months. …”
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Role of Serum Fibrinogen Levels in Patients with Rotator Cuff Tears by Umile Giuseppe Longo, Stefano Petrillo, Alessandra Berton, Filippo Spiezia, Mattia Loppini, Nicola Maffulli, Vincenzo Denaro

“…We found no statistically significant differences in serum concentration of fibrinogen when comparing patients with RC tears and patients who underwent arthroscopic meniscectomy (P = 0.5). …”
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Utility of AD8 for Cognitive Impairment in a Chinese Physical Examination Population: A Preliminary Study by Yue Xie, Ya Gao, Jianjun Jia, Xiaohong Wang, Zhenfu Wang, Hengge Xie

“…Methods. Military cadres who took routine physical examination in Chinese PLA General Hospital from Jan 1, 2013, to Dec 31, 2013, were subjected to AD8 scale. …”
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Autologous Cytokine-Induced Killer Cell Immunotherapy Enhances Chemotherapy Efficacy against Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis by Peijun Tang, Xingnian Chen, Junchi Xu, Yunlong Hu, Zhijian Ye, Xiafang Wang, Yumei Xiao, Xinghua Shen, Jianping Zhang, Yanjun Feng, Cuilin Shi, Xin Yu, Lixian Yi, Xinchun Chen, Binfeng Lu, Ping Xu, Zhongwen Sun, Meiying Wu

“…We performed a retrospective study of MDR-TB patients who received CIK immunotherapy in combination with anti-TB chemotherapy and those who had standard chemotherapy. …”
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Metastatic Small Cell Carcinoma of the Urinary Bladder That Recurred in the Vagina 6 Years after Radical Cystectomy: A Case Report by Makoto Isono, Keiichi Ito, Shinsuke Hamada, Masahiro Takahashi, Hidenori Sasa, Hideyuki Shimazaki, Tomohiko Asano

“…Herein, we report a patient with recurrent SCC of the urinary bladder who experienced an unusually long-term disease-free duration after radical cystectomy. …”
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Increasing Contraception Documentation in an Academic Rheumatology Clinic: A Quality Improvement Approach by Caroline H. Siegel, Deanna Jannat‐Khah, Avi L. Mikhaylov, Patrick Fritz, Erika L. Abramson, Lisa R. Sammaritano, Nancy Pan

“…Future interventions will focus on increasing contraception counseling and referrals for patients in rheumatology clinics who were high risk.…”
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Peripheral Artery Disease Intervention: Drug-Coated Balloon vs Drug-Eluting Stent, A Long-Term Comparison by Nathan Marzlin, M. Fuad Jan, Louie Kostopoulos, Ana Cristina Perez Moreno, Tanvir Bajwa, Suhail Q. Allaqaband

“…A retrospective analysis was completed on patients who had femoral-popliteal interventions from June 2014 to June 2018 with either DCB or DES. …”
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Decellularized Human Stromal Lenticules Combine with Corneal Epithelial-Like Cells: A New Resource for Corneal Tissue Engineering by Shuai Qin, Shuai Zheng, Bing Qi, Rui Guo, Guanghui Hou

“…The lack of donor corneal tissue or the immunological rejection remains a challenge for individuals with limbal stem cell deficiency (LSCD) who are treated with keratoplasty. Numerous lenticules which were extracted by small incision lenticule extraction (SMILE) appear to be useful materials for keratoplasty. …”
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