Global elective breast- and colorectal cancer surgery performance backlogs, attributable mortality and implemented health system responses during the COVID-19 pandemic: A scoping r... by Sonia Haribhai, Komal Bhatia, Maryam Shahmanesh

“…Globally, 28.4 million non-emergent ('elective') surgical procedures have been deferred during the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Experiences of working as a clinical nurse while pregnant during the coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic: a qualitative study by Lin Ye Wu, Wing Fai Yeung, Yao Lin Pei, Ling Xi Chen, Meng Qi Li, Jia Yin Ruan

“…Four themes and twelve subthemes emerged: (1) still adhering to work as a clinical nurse despite being pregnant during the pandemic; (2) working during pregnancy under pandemic is still an ordinary nurse; (3) still staying in the special life phase as a pregnant mother; and (4) growth and gains as pregnant mother. …”
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The predictive value of radiomics and deep learning for synchronous distant metastasis in clear cell renal cell carcinoma by Wan-Bin He, Chuan Zhou, Zhi-Jun Yang, Yun-Feng Zhang, Wen-Bo Zhang, Han He, Jia Wang, Feng-Hai Zhou

“…With these 15 features, the support vector machine (SVM) model emerged as the most effective, demonstrating areas under the curve (AUC) of 0.860 and 0.813 in the training and validation cohort, respectively. …”
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Biosensors and their widespread impact on human health by Dinesh Bhatia, Sohini Paul, Tania Acharjee, Shrimanata Sundar Ramachairy

“…‘Give a man a biosensor, and you enable him to unlock a world of cost-effective solutions for research, diagnosis, and personalized healthcare’.Biosensors have emerged as a game-changer in the realms of research sciences and healthcare, offering exceptional value for money. …”
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Microhabitat accessibility determines peptide substrate degradation by soil microbial community by Carlos Arellano-Caicedo, Pelle Ohlsson, Saleh Moradi, Edith C. Hammer

“…The different rates of enzymatic activity in different levels of complexity suggest emergent properties of microbial communities in complex microhabitats which could have important implication for microbial processes, such as soil carbon storage and nutrient cycling.…”
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SALIVARY SPECIFIC IgE TO D1 AND G6 IN PATIENTS WITH RHINITIS WITH OR WITHOUT S. AUREUS COLONIZATION by Diana Hristova, Antoaneta Decheva, Deyan Donchev, Damyan Vangelov, Vancho Donev, Georgi Nikolov, Maria Nikolova

“…No significant difference emerged between serum allergy-specific IgE levels in S. aureus positive and negative rhinitis patients (χ2 = 0.38). …”
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Surgical Challenges in Multi-Vessel Minimally Invasive Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting by Jia-Ji Liu, Qing-Yu Kong, Bin You, Lin Liang, Wei Xiao, Xiao-long Ma, Feng Pan, Li-Qun Chi

“…Minimally invasive coronary artery bypass grafting (MICS CABG) has emerged as an alternative treatment for patients with multi-vessel coronary artery disease, but there are certain surgical challenges inherent in the adoption of this approach. …”
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A Sparse Feature-Based Mixed Signal Frequencies Detecting for Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Communications by Yang Wang, Yongxin Feng, Fan Zhou, Xi Chen, Jian Wang, Peiying Zhang

“…As drone technology develops rapidly and many users emerge in airspace networks, various forms of interference have caused the wireless spectrum to exhibit a dense, diverse, and dynamic trend. …”
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Enhancing pediatric congenital heart disease detection using customized 1D CNN algorithm and phonocardiogram signals by Ihtisham Ul Haq, Ghassan Husnain, Yazeed Yasin Ghadi, Nisreen Innab, Masoud Alajmi, Hanan Aljuaid

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The well-being of Polish general practitioners during the COVID-19 pandemic-cross-sectional questionnaire-based study by Katarzyna Nessler, Krzysztof Studziński, Esther Van Poel, Sara Willems, Ewa Wójtowicz, Elżbieta Kryj – Radziszewska, Adam Windak

“…The experience of collaboration with neighbouring practices and the provision of adequate governmental support emerged as significant protective factors against distress. …”
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The role of financial technology and entrepreneurial finance practices in funding small and medium-sized enterprises by Piotr Łasak

“…Both, financial technology and enterprises based on this technology contribute significantly to the improvement of efficiency of financing SMEs in emerging markets. They also provide a broader range of services, than were offered by the traditional financial sector. …”
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Blockchain transactions as a promising mechanism to ensure sustainable development of the construction complex under sanctions (by the example of the Russian economy) by M. R. Safiullin, L. A. Elshin, A. A. Dinmukhametova, A. R. Sharapov

“…This paper is devoted to the review of emerging macroeconomic effects in the context of leveling the risks of the growth dynamics of the construction industry of the Russian Federation within the framework of the transition of the national payment system to blockchain (DLT) in the context of solving the issue of import substitution. …”
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Tracing the origin of Traditional Chinese Medicine exercise therapy (中医运动疗法溯源) by ZHOU Jie (周洁), CHEN Hong (陈宏), MA Tao (马涛), MA XueLing (马雪玲), WANG HuaXin (王华新), SHU BaoZhen (舒宝珍), TANG Ling (唐玲)

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Investigating the relationship of hydration status on the clinical outcomes of COVID-19 patients by Mahdiye Rezaei, Nader Salari, Amirhossein Naghibzadeh, Mohammad Mohammadi, Alireza Abdi

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A Comparative Study between Ultrasound-guided Concomitant Infraclavicular Plus Distal Median, Radial, and Ulnar Nerve Blockade Versus Infraclavicular Block Alone by T Jaya Priya, TG Sivathangavel, K. Soundarya Priyadharsini, T. Krishna Prasad

“…Materials and Methods: This study was a prospective randomized control study conducted among 60 patients undergoing elective and emergency wrist and hand surgeries. A group of 30 patients received an infraclavicular block with 30 mL of a local anesthetic mixture containing 1% lignocaine with adrenaline and 0.25% bupivacaine from Group A. …”
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Early results of laparoscopic single‑anastomosis duodeno‑ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy: a case series from a single Polish bariatric center by Mateusz Wityk, Maciej Bobowicz, Mateusz Pryt, Natalia Dowgiałło-Gornowicz

“…Single-anastomosis duodeno-ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy (SADI-S) is emerging as an effective treatment option with promising short-term outcomes. …”
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Association between the dietary inflammatory index and depressive symptoms in adults with metabolic syndrome: a cross-sectional study from the NHANES database by Jinshun You, Jinshun You, Shujie Xia

“…ObjectiveThe comorbidity of metabolic syndrome (MS) and depressive symptoms has emerged as a growing public health concern, contributing to a substantial global economic burden. …”
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KLEBSIELLA PNEUMONIAE NECROTIZING FASCIITIS OF THE LOWER EXTREMITY IN A 7-MONTH-OLD MALE: A CASE REPORT by Marelno Zakanito, Iswinarno Doso Saputro

“…Case Illustration: A 7-month-old male presented with large areas over both left and right inferior side of the lower limbs to the emergency department of Dr. Soetomo General Academic Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia. …”
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Visual and Auditory fMRI Paradigms for Presurgical Language Mapping: Convergent Validity and Relationship to Individual Variables by Antonina Omisade, Christopher B. O’Grady, Matthias H. Schmidt, John D. Fisk

“…Functional MRI (fMRI) has emerged as a safe alternative to invasive procedures for determining hemispheric language dominance prior to neurosurgery. …”
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Comparative analysis of real-world data on the efficacy and safety of and adherence to ICS/LABA combinations in asthma management by Hee Sun Park, Jungkuk Lee, Hasung Kim, Seong-Dae Woo

“…Outcomes assessed included treatment adherence, asthma exacerbations, hospitalizations, emergency-department visits, mortality, and safety outcomes within 3-month and 1-year post-index periods. …”
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