Vigabatrin-Induced Encephalopathy in a 5.5-Month-Old Girl with Infantile Spasms due to Tuberous Sclerosis by Eleni Klinaki, Ioanna Argyri, Georgia Amountza, Gerina Ioannidou, Despoina Maritsi, Anastasia Garoufi, George Vartzelis

“…Discontinuation of vigabatrin quickly improved her symptoms and reversed the EEG slowing. A high index of suspicion is required in order to diagnose vigabatrin-induced encephalopathy, especially as the underlying disorders of these patients can be erroneously considered the cause of the observed encephalopathy.…”
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Natural Resource Rent and Financial Development: Testing Financial Resource Curse Hypothesis in Iran by Majid Aghaei, Mahdieh Rezagholizadeh, mohammad abdi, rawa mosavi

“…Findings:  Results indicate that impact of natural resource abundance on the banking development index is not significant in the short term, while the lagged values of natural resources have a positive and significant impact on the banking development index in Iran. …”
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The Groundwater Geochemistry and the Human Health Risk Assessment of Drinking Water in an Area with a High Prevalence of Chronic Kidney Disease of Unknown Etiology (CKDu), Sri Lank... by W. S. M. Botheju, J. A. Liyanage, S. D. P. Kannangara

“…The random distribution patterns were shown by the result in Moran’s index values. Noteworthy, the results have emphasized a strong association between fluoride and water hardness. …”
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Multi-modal characterisation of early-stage, subclinical cardiac deterioration in patients with type 2 diabetes by Ambre Bertrand, Andrew Lewis, Julia Camps, Vicente Grau, Blanca Rodriguez

“…QRS duration and Sokolow-Lyon index showed a positive association with the development of cardiovascular disease in cohorts with and without T2DM, respectively. …”
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Construction and evaluation of a prognostic model for cervical cancer based on dynamic hematological and clinical features by Huangrong Ma, Lingyu Ma, Li Yang, Miaoying Cai, Yifu Wang, Yue Li, Chunyu Liang, Zhiyuan Xu

“…Two multivariate analyses integrating different groups of variables were conducted independently. Concordance index (C-index), receiver operating characteristic (ROC), and Kaplan-Meier curves were used to evaluate the nomograms. …”
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Spatial characteristics and health risks assessments of trace metal pollution from road dusts in the industrialized city of Bangladesh by Masum Howlader, Ashik Md Mamun, Mohammad Mahfuzur Rahman, Md Hasibur Rahman, Sadhon Chandra Swarnokar, Mahfuza Sultana, Md Tanvir Rahman, Tusar Kumar Das

“…The average calculated pollution load index is 0.68. The results of the dendrogram showed that those toxic trace metallic pollutants mainly originate from two different sources. …”
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Sustainability status of amphidromous nike fish, postlarva Gobioidei, in estuarine water by F.M. Sahami, S.N. Hamzah, A.H. Tome, S.A. Habibie, M.R.U. Puluhulawa

“…Meanwhile, only one of the five dimensions studied has an index value of more than 50—the technological dimension. …”
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The effect of Camellia sinensis ointment on perineal pain and episiotomy wound healing in primiparous women: A triple-blind randomized clinical trial. by Masoumeh Sayahi, Azam Jahangirimehr, Zahra Hatami Manesh, Faraz Mojab, Maryam Nikbina

“…REEDA index and VAS scale changed during different times (time-variable) (p < .001). …”
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Patterns of Comorbidity and Multimorbidity Among Patients With Multiple Sclerosis in a Large US Commercially Insured and Medicare Advantage Population by Dingwei Dai, Ajay Sharma, Amy L. Phillips, Carroline Lobo

“…Eligibility criteria were (1) at least 3 MS-related inpatient/outpatient (ICD-10-CM: G35), or disease-modifying therapy claims within 1 year (date of first claim = index date); (2) Aetna commercial health plan or Medicare Advantage medical and pharmacy benefits at least 12 months pre-/post-index; and (3) age 18 and older. …”
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Dyslipidemia and metabolic syndrome in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus: is it time to screen? by Sirin Nuntasri, Sirirat Charuvanij, Kraisoon Lomjansook, Puthita Saengpanit, Kwanjai Chotipanang, Maynart Sukharomana

“…Patients with dyslipidemia were significantly younger at cSLE diagnosis, had higher percentage of hypertension and active features of organ involvement, lower percentage of Lupus Low Disease Activity State, more use of mycophenolate mofetil and antihypertensive medications, higher uric acid level, higher waist circumference, body mass index, body mass index z-score, and fat mass (P < 0.05). …”
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IGJR issue 1/2018 by IF and FRFG

“…Youthonomics (2015): Youthonomics global index 2015: Putting the young at the top of the global agenda. …”
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Post-ERCP Emphysematous Cholecystitis in a Young Woman: A Rare and Potentially Fatal Complication by Roisin Stack, Joseph McLoughlin, Amy Gillis, Barbara M. Ryan

“…A 45-year-old woman with suspected Functional Biliary Sphincter Disorder (FBSD) developed Clostridium perfringens related emphysematous cholecystitis after ERCP. A low index of suspicion for emphysematous cholecystitis in this young, otherwise healthy woman led to a significant delay in making the correct diagnosis, and air in the gallbladder was wrongly attributed to a possible gallbladder perforation. …”
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On the Existence of Positive Periodic Solutions for Second-Order Functional Differential Equations with Multiple Delays by Qiang Li, Yongxiang Li

“…Our discussion is based on the fixed-point index theory in cones.…”
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Attributes of a Relationship Management Model for the Public Sector (CiRS Exec) by Júlio Medeiros, Gisela Demo

“…Thus, this research aims at identifying evidence for validity and reliability of a citizen relationship scale (CiRS Exec) for the Federal Executive Branch in Brazil, as well as a citizen’s satisfaction index. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses have been used, through structural equation modeling. …”
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THE EFFICIENT USE OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN RUSSIA IN CONDITIONS OF CATCHING-UP DEVELOPMENT by G. Ryazanova, P. Tolkachev

“…The relationship of labor productivity with other macroeconomic indicators has been analyzed: the level of wages in current prices and taking into account the Paasche deflator index; dynamics of the gross domestic product; the dynamics of the share of food in the consumer basket; the indicators of changes in clean investments, that is a key factor in economic growth in the national economy. …”
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Diagnosis and Management of Bacterial Meningitis in the Paediatric Population: A Review by Catherine L. Tacon, Oliver Flower

“…Over recent decades new vaccines have led to a change in epidemiology of the disease; however, it remains a condition that requires a high index of suspicion, prompt diagnosis, and early management in the emergency department. …”
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Fuzzy Set Qualitative Comparative Analysis (fsQCA) Applied to the Driving Mechanism of Total Factor Productivity Growth by Qibo Diao, Yuanchun Liu

“…This paper calculates the total factor productivity index and analyzes its development trend based on relevant economic development theories and China’s inter-provincial panel data from 1999 to 2019. …”
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An Improved Piecewise Linear Chaotic Map Based Image Encryption Algorithm by Yuping Hu, Congxu Zhu, Zhijian Wang

“…The order of processing pixels is not in accordance with the index of pixels, but it is from beginning or end alternately. …”
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Adolescent Fat Embolism Syndrome after Closed Tibial Shaft Fracture: Treatment with Emergent External Fixation by Dillon C. O’Neill, Graham J. Dekeyser, Alexander J. Mortensen, Christopher A. Makarewich

“…Pediatric fat embolism syndrome is uncommon, and a high index of suspicion is required to facilitate appropriate orthopaedic involvement. …”
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Multiplicity of Positive Solutions for a Singular Second-Order Three-Point Boundary Value Problem with a Parameter by Jian Liu, Hanying Feng, Xingfang Feng

“…Finally, existence, multiplicity, and nonexistence results for positive solutions are derived in terms of different values of λ by means of the fixed point index theory.…”
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