Associations of infection burden with Kawasaki disease in a population-based setting during 30 years by Johannes Mofors, Håkan Eliasson, Gunnar Bergman, Sven-Erik Sonesson, Marie Wahren-Herlenius, Göran Elinder, André Rudolph, Bodil Schiller

“…Prescription of antibiotics and infections in family members were also considered in separate analyses.Results The study comprised n=1774 (61% male) cases and n=17 731 controls. Overall, a history of infections was associated with Kawasaki disease with an OR of 2.3 (95% CI 2.0 to 2.5). …”
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Recurrent Herpes Zoster Ophthalmicus Preceded by Anabolic Steroids and High-Dose L-Arginine by Stephen A. LoBue, Adam Goldman, Richard A. Giovane, Stacy M. Carlson, Michael Bivona, Sinan Albear, Thomas D. LoBue

“…The patient had no significant past medical or past ocular history, including systemic immunosuppressive agents or HIV. …”
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Sex differences in prevalence and determinants of hypertension among adults: a cross-sectional survey of one rural village in Bangladesh by Jessica Yasmine Islam, M Mostafa Zaman, Jasim Uddin Ahmed, Sohel Reza Choudhury, Hasanuzzaman Khan, Tashfin Zissan

“…We collected data on demographics, behavioural factors, physical measurements and health history.Primary outcome measures Our primary outcome was hypertension (systolic blood pressure ≥140 or diastolic blood pressure ≥90 mm Hg).Results The average age of participants was 41.6 years and 53.7% were women. …”
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Multiple Roles of the Y Chromosome in the Biology of Drosophila melanogaster by Roberto Piergentili

“…Notwithstanding its long history – almost 100 years in terms of genetic studies – most of the features of the Y chromosome are still a mystery. …”
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Case report: The value of early application of mNGS technology in the diagnosis and treatment of severe Legionnaires’ disease: reports of two cases with different outcomes by Jianqing Fang, Zhe Wang, Yu Shen, Xuenong Wu, Hao Fang, Xiaokui Sun, Ting Yu, Qingqing Zhang

“…We discuss experience with them and the shortcomings in their treatment by summarizing their medical history, disease evolution, tests, and diagnostic and therapeutic processes.ResultsIn both patients, the diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease was confirmed through analysis of the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). …”
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Chloroplast Genome Sequencing and Comparative Analysis of Six Medicinal Plants of Polygonatum by Jinchen Yao, Zhaohuan Zheng, Tao Xu, Duomei Wang, Jingzhe Pu, Yazhong Zhang, Liangping Zha

“…Among these, medicinal plants of this genus, which have a long history, have garnered attention of scholars. This study sequenced and analyzed the chloroplast genomes of six species of Polygonatum medicinal plants (P. zanlanscianense, P. kingianum, P. sibiricum, P. cyrtonema, P. filipes, and P. odoratum, respectively) to explore their interspecific relationships. …”
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Dietary Total Antioxidant Capacity and Gastric Cancer: A Case-Control Study by Saba Narmcheshm, Fatemeh Toorang, Bahareh Sasanfar, Maryam Hadji, Ahmadreza Dorosty Motlagh, Kazem Zendehdel

“…Dietary intakes were collected using a validated 146-item diet history questionnaire (DHQ), and dTAC was analyzed using Ferric reducing antioxidant potential (FRAP) assay. …”
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Evaluation of One Step Nucleic Acid Amplification for detection of lymph node metastases compared to histopathological ultrastaging in women with endometrial cancer: a protocol for... by Jan Kostun, Alessandra Mescalchin, Martin Pešta, Robert Slunečko, Khaled M. Ismail, Vendula Smoligová, Jiri Presl

“…Endometrial cancer patients ≥ 18 years listed for surgical treatment with sentinel lymph node mapping, with no history of other types of cancer and who provide a valid written consent will be considered potentially eligible for the study. …”
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A Prediction Model for Prediabetes Risk in Middle-Aged and Elderly Populations: A Prospective Cohort Study in China by Jiahua Wu, Jiaqiang Zhou, Xueyao Yin, Yixin Chen, Xihua Lin, Zhiye Xu, Hong Li

“…In the univariate analyses, fasting plasma glucose (FPG), fasting serum insulin (FINS), 2 h plasma glucose (2hPG), HbA1c, serum uric acid (SUA), waist circumference (WC), smoking, and family history of diabetes (FHD) were found to be significantly correlated with prediabetes. …”
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When to Consider a Diagnosis of Maturity-Onset Diabetes of the Young: Precise Diagnosis Leads to Better Management and Quality of Life for the Patients by Yujia Gao, Kalyan Mansukhbhai Shekhda, Sarah N. Ali

“…A 33-year-old South Asian lady was referred to a diabetes clinic for suspected T2DM due to strong family history of T2DM, ethnicity, and persistently elevated fasting blood glucose levels. …”
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Pre-Mongolian Medieval Nomadic Monuments from the Saratov Region by Aleksey B. Malyshev, Aleksey I. Rakushin

“…The following tasks are solved: cultural and chronological attribution of the complexes; their mapping; generalization and analysis of the data obtained in the context of the history of the Eastern European nomads. Various methods were used in the work: diachronic (periodization of the nomads existence in the studied territory), historical-systemic (study of nomadic society as a system) and historical-comparative (identification of general developmental patterns of nomadic societies), typological (typology and classification of the archaeological materials and complexes), and chronological (study of gradual development of the nomadic culture in the Lower Volga region). …”
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Contributing factors to postoperative surgical site infections in pituitary neuroendocrine tumors undergoing endonasal transsphenoidal resection by Lei Wang, Shanxian Liu, Jie Zheng, Rui Li, Zhenyi Xing

“…Univariate analysis showed no significant association of intracranial infections with factors like smoking history, previous craniotomy, operation time, hypertension, preoperative sphenoid sinusitis, BMI, and age. …”
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Ranolazine Induced Bradycardia, Renal Failure, and Hyperkalemia: A BRASH Syndrome Variant by Syed Arsalan Akhter Zaidi, Danial Shaikh, Muhammad Saad, Timothy J. Vittorio

“…Her medical comorbidities included hypertension, diabetes, CAD, heart failure with preserved ejection fraction, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, hypothyroidism, and a history of cerebrovascular accident without any residual deficits. …”
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How and why small volcanic ocean islands collapse and move vertically up and down by Fernando O. Marques, Luísa P. Ribeiro, Christian Hübscher, Ana C. G. Costa, Anthony Hildenbrand

“…From the vertical distribution of submarine and subaerial lavas, we can infer a complex subsidence and uplift history (seamount-island-seamount-island, meaning that Santa Maria has been an island twice), which is most likely the consequence of alternating volcanic construction (loading = subsidence) and large-scale destruction by sector collapse (unloading = uplift). …”
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Factor Structure and Reliability of the Lithuanian Version of the Public Speaking Anxiety Scale by Livija Arcimavičiūtė, Olga Zamalijeva, Goda Gegieckaitė, Emily M. Bartholomay, Jonas Eimontas

“…The diagnostic validity confirmed that the PSAS-LT effectively differentiated between participants with and without history of anxiety disorders. The total score of the PSAS-LT had excellent internal consistency. …”
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Enquiry into Gunpowder Weapons Used by Hülegü in the Middle East Campaign by Oğuz A.Y.

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Navigating challenges and maximizing potential: Handling complications and constraints in minimally invasive surgery by Qadrie Zulfkar, Maqbool Mudasir, Dar Mohd Altaf, Qadir Afshana

“…Thorough preoperative planning, including a comprehensive assessment of patient history and anatomical considerations, helps anticipate potential challenges. …”
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Forecasting the Probability of Large Rates of Change of the Geomagnetic Field in the UK: Timescales, Horizons, and Thresholds by A. W. Smith, C. Forsyth, I. J. Rae, T. M. Garton, T. Bloch, C. M. Jackman, M. Bakrania

“…We assess the ability of three different machine learning model architectures to process the time history of the incoming solar wind and provide a probabilistic forecast as to whether the rate of change of the ground magnetic field will exceed specific high thresholds at a location in the UK. …”
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Factors Contributing to Massive Blood Loss on Peripartum Hysterectomy for Abnormally Invasive Placenta: Who Bleeds More? by Hironori Takahashi, Akihide Ohkuchi, Rie Usui, Hirotada Suzuki, Yosuke Baba, Shigeki Matsubara

“…Of the 18, 14 (78%) had a prior cesarean section (CS) history and the other 4 (22%) were primiparous women. …”
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The theoretical cognition and research paradigm of land system science by LONG Hualou, CHEN Kunqiu, ZHENG Yuhan, ZHANG Yingnan

“…On the basis of clarifying the connotation and characteristics of land system science, this article analyzes the development history and constructs the theoretical and technological system, research paradigm and discourse system of land system science. …”
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