A Relationship between Epithelial Maturation, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Abraham B. Roos, Tove Berg, Magnus Nord

“…Lung immaturity and impaired epithelial differentiation contribute together with invasive oxygen treatment to BPD onset and disease progression. Substantial evidence suggests that prematurity is associated with long term pulmonary consequences. …”
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Epidemiology and risk factors of self-reported systemic allergic reactions to a Hymenoptera venom in beekeepers worldwide: a protocol for a systematic review of observational studi... by Igor Locatelli, Tanja Carli, Mitja Košnik, Andreja Kukec

“…For the certainty of evidence, the Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation approach will be used. …”
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Patient adherence, satisfaction and changes in anthropometric parameters with e-health versus in-person monitoring in metabolic bariatric surgery patients: A study protocol for a s... by Maíra Ribas Goulart, Karine Elisa Schwarzer Schmidt, Gustavo Waclawovsky, Izabele Vian

“…<h4>Discussion and conclusion</h4>Our study can offer evidence that shows the benefits of e-health patient monitoring of individuals undergoing MBS and supports scaling up this care modality to reduce waiting times and health care costs.…”
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Voluntary Medical Male Circumcision's (VMMC) strategy for HIV prevention in Sub-Saharan Africa, prevalence, risks, costs, benefits and best practice: A scoping review study protoco... by Charles Maibvise, Takaedza Munangatire, Nestor Tomas, Daniel O Ashipala, Priscilla S Dlamini

“…This article proposes a scoping review that aims at synthesizing and consolidating that evidence into a baseline for a further systematic review aimed at developing sound recommendations for the future of the VMMC strategy for HIV prevention. …”
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Practice patterns in pediatric myopia management: Insights from a 2023 survey among Indian ophthalmologists by Lav Kochgaway, Anuradha Chandra, Ipsita Basu, Debarpita Chaudhury, Jitendra Jethani, Arup Bhaumik

“…These findings indicate a shift towards early intervention and evidence-based strategies in myopia control. Conclusions: The survey highlights a shift towards early intervention and evidence-based myopia control strategies among practitioners. …”
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Immunotherapy in the Treatment of Metastatic Melanoma: Current Knowledge and Future Directions by Massimo Ralli, Andrea Botticelli, Irene Claudia Visconti, Diletta Angeletti, Marco Fiore, Paolo Marchetti, Alessandro Lambiase, Marco de Vincentiis, Antonio Greco

“…Melanoma is one of the most immunologic malignancies based on its higher prevalence in immune-compromised patients, the evidence of brisk lymphocytic infiltrates in both primary tumors and metastases, the documented recognition of melanoma antigens by tumor-infiltrating T lymphocytes and, most important, evidence that melanoma responds to immunotherapy. …”
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Blood Borne Viral Infections in Transplantation: Hepatitis Viruses and Retroviruses by RP Bryce Larke

“…Difficulty in obtaining historical evidence of possible recent exposure from a critically ill prospective organ donor may make the residual risk of infection slightly higher than the risk estimated per unit of transfused products from serologically screened volunteer blood donors. …”
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Canonical Wnt Signaling Pathway on Polarity Formation of Utricle Hair Cells by Di Deng, Xiaoqing Qian, Binjun Chen, Xiaoyu Yang, Yanmei Wang, Fanglu Chi, Yibo Huang, Yu Zhao, Dongdong Ren

“…In conclusion, our results not only confirm that the regulation of canonical Wnt signaling affects the number of hair cells in the utricle but also provide evidence for its role in polarity development.…”
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Metabolic Derangements Contribute to Reduced sRAGE Isoforms in Subjects with Alzheimer’s Disease by Kelly N. Z. Fuller, Edwin R. Miranda, John P. Thyfault, Jill K. Morris, Jacob M. Haus

“…These characterizations of sRAGE contribute evidence to the link between impaired metabolism and cognitive decline due to AD.…”
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The “Mother Load” and Return to Sport: A Case Report of Returning to Professional Netball Following Cesarean Section by Alexandra Diggles

“… # Discussion This case highlights the need for a holistic and individualised RTS management approach that includes women's and pelvic health risk factors in a professional athlete. # Level of Evidence 5…”
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Cultural foundations of global health: a critical examination of universal child feeding recommendations by Gabriel Scheidecker, Leberecht Funk, Nandita Chaudhary, Bambi L. Chapin, Wiebke J. Schmidt, Christine El Ouardani

“…We argue that the global promotion of Responsive Feeding—a set of allegedly best practices for child feeding promulgated by the WHO and others—is based on a tacit conviction that certain Western middle-class feeding practices are universally best, along with a promise that future evidence will demonstrate their superiority. These recommendations denounce feeding practices that diverge from this style as Non-Responsive Feeding, thereby pathologizing the many valued ways of feeding children in communities all over the world without sound scientific evidence. …”
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Recent advances in genetics of aggressive behavior by J. D. Davydova, S. S. Litvinov, R. F. Enikeeva, S. B.  Malykh, E. K. Khusnutdinova

“…In addition, there is evidence that the hypothalamic-pituitary system genes (OXT, OXTR, AVPR1A, AVPR1B), the sex hormone receptors genes (ER1, AR), neurotrophin (BDNF) and neuronal apoptosis genes (CASP3, BAX) may also be involved in development of aggressive behavior. …”
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Early recovery following new onset anosmia during the COVID-19 pandemic – an observational cohort study by Claire Hopkins, Pavol Surda, Emily Whitehead, B. Nirmal Kumar

“…Abstract Background A rapidly evolving evidence suggests that smell and taste disturbance are common symptoms in COVID-19 infection. …”
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Posttraumatic Spinal Cord Injury without Radiographic Abnormality by Kivanc Atesok, Nobuhiro Tanaka, Andrew O’Brien, Yohan Robinson, Dachling Pang, Donald Deinlein, Sakthivel Rajaram Manoharan, Jason Pittman, Steven Theiss

“…“Spinal Cord Injury without Radiographic Abnormality” (SCIWORA) is a term that denotes objective clinical signs of posttraumatic spinal cord injury without evidence of fracture or malalignment on plain radiographs and computed tomography (CT) of the spine. …”
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Environmental Sustainability Initiatives in the Operating Room: A Scoping Review by Emre Gorgun, MD, Sumudu Dehipawala, MPH, Matthew O’Hara, MBA, Elena Naoumtchik, MSc, Gaurav Gangoli, PharmD, Crystal Ricketts, PhD, Giovanni A. Tommaselli, MD, PhD

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Major Care Gaps in Asthma, Sleep and Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Road Map for Knowledge Translation by Louis-Philippe Boulet, Jean Bourbeau, Robert Skomro, Samir Gupta

“…Large gaps between best evidence-based care and actual clinical practice exist in respiratory medicine, and carry a significant health burden. …”
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Capital Punishment without Capital Trials in Japan’s Lay Judge System by David T. Johnson

“…In May 2010, newspapers reported that the new system "has had a smooth first year," though they also stressed that it "has yet to be really tested by cases involving complex chains of evidence or demands by prosecutors for the death sentence."…”
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Contributions of a Child's Built, Natural, and Social Environments to Their General Cognitive Ability: A Systematic Scoping Review. by Jazmin Del Carmen Ruiz, James J Quackenboss, Nicolle S Tulve

“…The aim of this systematic scoping review was to collate evidence associated with children's cognitive health, including inherent factors as well as chemical and non-chemical stressors from the built, natural, and social environments. …”
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Positive airway pressure therapy adherence and outcomes in obstructive sleep apnea: An exploratory longitudinal retrospective randomized chart review by Daniel Stevens, Michaela Title, Kathleen Spurr, Debra Morrison

“… # Conclusion The present study supports a steadily growing body of literature calling for more consideration and evidence to support a definition of PAP therapy adherence that is clinically meaningful.…”
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An Atypical Presentation of a Male with Oral-Facial-Digital Syndrome Type 1 Related Ciliopathy by Sheena Sharma, Jennifer M. Kalish, Ethan M. Goldberg, Francis Jeshira Reynoso, Madhura Pradhan

“…We present a male patient with OFD1 mutation who lacks the classic OFD1 phenotype who presented with end-stage renal disease without evidence of polycystic changes within the kidneys.…”
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