Serum amylase level measurement in acute abdominal pain by Taher Abdullah Hawramy, Dara Ahmed Mohammed, Botan H. Tahir

“…The aim of this study was to appraise the role of serum amylase level in diagnostic workup of non-traumatic adult patients presented with acute abdominal pain to surgical emergency department (ED). …”
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The impact of patient- and family-centered care interventions on intensive care unit outcomes: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials by Yangjin LV, Peng Li, Ronghui Li, Ting Zhang, Kaifang Cai

“…Therefore, this review aims to estimate the effect of Patient and Family-Centered Care Interventions on specific outcomes in adult patients admitted to Intensive Care Units (ICUs). …”
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Clinical Microbiological Aspects of Epileptic Seizures in the Tropical Countries with Specific Focus on Nigeria by Ijeoma Kanu, Ebere C. Anyanwu, Nkechi C. Nwachukwu, John E. Ehiri, Joav Merrick

“…Malaria was found to cause more than 88% of childhood epileptic seizures and 12% of adult seizures. Generalized tonic-clonic seizures occurred in more than 40% of adult patients. …”
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Dental and Periodontal Treatment Need after Dental Clearance Is Not Associated with the Outcome of Induction Therapy in Patients with Acute Leukemia: Results of a Retrospective Pil... by Gerhard Schmalz, Lulzim Tulani, Rilana Busjan, Rainer Haak, Tanja Kottmann, Lorenz Trümper, Justin Hasenkamp, Dirk Ziebolz

“…This retrospective pilot study aimed to detect whether remaining dental/periodontal treatment need and periodontal inflammation after dental clearance would be associated with the initial therapy outcome of adult patients with acute leukemia undergoing induction chemotherapy. …”
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Age- and Gender-Based Differences in Nest-Building Behavior and Learning and Memory Performance Measured Using a Radial Six-Armed Water Maze in C57BL/6 Mice by Xiang-Dong Xiong, Wei-Dong Xiong, Shang-Shen Xiong, Gui-Hai Chen

“…RAWM performance also declined in aged versus nonaged adult mice, while no significant gender differences were observed in average RAWM performance regardless of age. …”
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The impact of the COVID-19 virus and pandemic on healthcare utilization, access, delivery, experiences, and outcomes in the spinal cord injuries/dysfunction population: A scoping r... by Arrani Senthinathan, Stephanie Cimino, Susan B Jaglal, B Catharine Craven, Karen Tu, Sara Guilcher

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To identify and summarize what is reported in the literature on the impact the COVID-19 virus and pandemic had on healthcare, health outcomes, and experiences in the adult SCI/D population.<h4>Methods</h4>Electronic databases and grey literature were searched for articles that included an adult population with a SCI/D and investigated the impact the COVID-19 virus and pandemic had on healthcare-related outcomes and experiences. …”
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Qualitative systematic review on the lived experience of functional neurological disorder by Loyola McLean, Andrea Szasz, Anthony Korner

“…This paper addresses this gap to ask: ‘What is the subjective life experience of adult patients living with FND?’Methods From 1980 to 2020, Medline, PsycInfo, Scopus, Science Direct, PubMed, CINAHL and Embase were searched for English language qualitative adult research. …”
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New therapies in pulmonary arterial hypertension: Recent insights by Giulia Guglielmi, Konstantinos Dimopoulos, S. John Wort

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ChatGPT in healthcare education: a double-edged sword of trends, challenges, and opportunities by Michael Agyemang Adarkwah, Samuel Anokye Badu, Evans Appiah Osei, Enoch Adu-Gyamfi, Jonathan Odame, Käthe Schneider

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Cell autonomous TLR4 signaling modulates TGF-β induced activation of human cardiac fibroblasts by Gayathri Vijayakumar, Anisha Latha, Aiswaria P. Anil, Yogini Surve, Aiswarya R, Bipin G. Nair, Indulekha CL. Pillai

“…Inhibition of TLR4 signaling reduces TGF-β induced fibrotic changes such as contractibility and migration of adult human cardiac fibroblasts in TGF-β treated fibrotic conditions. …”
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Prospects of employing modern European cultivars of spring bread wheat in the breeding for powdery mildew resistance in the Northwestern region of Russia by T. V. Lebedeva, E. V. Zuev, A. N. Brykova

“…Of the 150 cultivars, resistance at the seedling stage was shown by 12,7%, and at the adult stage by 20,1%. The cultivars ‘Dacke’, ‘SW Estrad’, ‘Sparrow’ and ‘Aranka’ were resistant in all phases of plant growth. …”
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Long-Term Effects of Maternal Smoking on Quality of Life. Results from the Copenhagen Perinatal Birth Cohort 1959–61 by SØren Ventegodt, Joav Merrick

“…It seems that exposure to tobacco smoke during pregnancy has a small but significant effect on the quality of life in later adult life. However, the underlying causal factor for this reduction in quality of life remains unclear. …”
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Spatial and Seasonal Patterns of Tick Infestations in Kassena-Nankana Livestock by Seth Offei Addo, Ronald Essah Bentil, Bernice Olivia Ama Baako, Jane Ansah-Owusu, Christopher Nii Laryea Tawiah-Mensah, Eric Behene, Victor Asoala, James C. Dunford, John Asiedu Larbi, Philip Kweku Baidoo, Michael David Wilson, Joseph W. Diclaro, Samuel K. Dadzie

“…A total of 1,550 ticks including nymphs (303) and adults (1,247) were collected. Adult ticks were found to be significantly associated with season (p<0.001), with a high burden in the wet season. …”
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Carrion in Bomas: Multiple Observations of Cheetah (Acinonyx jubatus) Scavenging Events and Potential Causes in Managed Populations by Elizabeth Kennedy Overton, Robert S. Davis, Franck Prugnolle, Virginie Rougeron, Terry‐Lee Honiball, Olivia Sievert, Jan A. Venter

“…We hypothesise that these contributing factors, combined with the prior exposure of the adult individuals to eating carrion, could be a potential explanation for our observations of cheetahs scavenging. …”
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Training and education provided to local change champions within implementation trials: a rapid systematic review by Laura Jolliffe, Natasha A. Lannin, Stacy Larcombe, Brendan Major, Tammy Hoffmann, Elizabeth Lynch

“…Specific champion training was provided in 12 studies (80%), but none reported incorporating adult learning principles into their education program. …”
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Female sex is associated with short-term mortality in coronary artery bypass grafting patients: A propensity-matched analysis by Mostafa Abbas, Thomas Morland, Rohit Sharma, Jeffrey Shuhaiber, H. Lester Kirchner, Yasser El-Manzalawy

“…Methods: We created a retrospective cohort of adult patients underwent isolated CABG surgery between 2006 and 2020 in a large rural healthcare system. …”
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The relationship between the atherogenic index of plasma and postoperative myocardial injury following non-cardiac surgery under general anaesthesia: a retrospective cohort study by Yuanjun Zhou, Liping Zhong, Yilin Liao, Yuting Zhong

“…Methods This retrospective study included adult patients who underwent non-cardiac surgery under general anaesthesia. …”
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PCR-Based Detection of Babesia ovis in Rhipicephalus bursa and Small Ruminants by Bijan Esmaeilnejad, Mousa Tavassoli, Siamak Asri-Rezaei, Bahram Dalir-Naghadeh, Karim Mardani, Ghader Jalilzadeh-Amin, Mostafa Golabi, Jafar Arjmand

“…This study aimed to assess the prevalence of Babesia ovis infection in adult Rhipicephalus bursa and small ruminants in West Azerbaijan province, Iran. …”
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Electrophysiological properties of vestibular hair cells isolated from human crista by Nesrien Mohamed, Mohammad Al-Amin, Frances L. Meredith, Olivia Kalmanson, Anna Dondzillo, Stephen Cass, Samuel Gubbels, Katherine J. Rennie

“…Rapid access to surgically obtained adult human vestibular neuroepithelia allows translational studies crucial for improved understanding of human peripheral vestibular function.…”
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American Dog Tick, Dermacentor variabilis (Say) (Arachnida: Ixodida: Ixodidae) by Wai-Han Chan, Phillip E. Kaufman

“…It describes this tick commonly found on dogs as an adult — its distribution, description, life cycle, seasonality, medical and veterinary importance, removal, and management. …”
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