Attitudes towards transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) in Australia: a national survey of TIPS centres by Jacob George, Avik Majumdar, Golo Ahlenstiel, Stuart K Roberts, Scott Read, Eric Kalo

“…This study aimed to address this gap in knowledge and benchmark the current landscape of TIPS services in Australia against international guidelines.Methods We designed a 42-item questionnaire according to practice-based recommendations and standards of international guidelines to investigate current landscape of TIPS service across four key domains: (1) service provision, (2) patient selection and indications, (3) best procedure practice, and (4) postoperative care.Results Gastroenterologist/hepatologists from 23 major liver centres (67.6%) across Australia currently performing TIPS completed the questionnaire. …”
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Preterm nutrition and brain development by Chiara Nava, Gianluca Lista, Enrica Lupo

“…Eventually, current knowledge on the role of micronutrient supplementation (e.g,. iron, lutein, iodine), is still scarce. …”
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Strengthening health systems to tackle oral diseases in Africa: Africa centers for disease control and prevention’s role by Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Moréniké Oluwátóyìn Foláyan, Adeyinka Ganiyat Ishola, Ahmed Bhayat, Ahmed Bhayat, Maha El Tantawi, Maha El Tantawi, Nicaise Ndembi

“…By leveraging its position and resources, the Africa CDC can take strategic actions to strengthen surveillance and data-driven policy development, provide technical assistance to Africa Union Member States for health system integration, support capacity building for oral health workforce development, promote preventive and community-based oral health interventions, facilitate cross-border collaboration and knowledge sharing, mobilize resources and funding for oral health programs, and support the local production of oral health products. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of Snakebite Envenomings in Taiwan by Yan-Chiao Mao, Po-Yu Liu, Kuo-Lung Lai, Yi Luo, Kuang-Ting Chen, Chih-Sheng Lai

“…By identifying gaps in current knowledge and practice, this work contributes to the global literature on envenoming management and serves as a foundation for advancing clinical protocols and reducing snakebite-related morbidity and mortality in Taiwan.…”
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Scientific basis for design low-speed synchronous permanent magnet generators for wind power plants by A. A. Tatevosyan

“…In this paper, the scientific basis for designing wind power plants (WPP) with low-speed synchronous generators on permanent magnets (SGPM) is understood as a system of scientific knowledge that forms the theoretical basis for the practice of designing a complex object, such as WPP consisting of interconnected equipment and structures designed to convert wind energy into electrical energy. …”
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Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Awareness Month (BCAM) Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic: Google Trends Analysis by Majed Ramadan, Walaa Alshekhi, Doaa Aboalola, Siham Aouabdi, Haneen Alzahrani, Abrar Ashi, Rawiah Alsiary

“… Background: Breast cancer awareness month (BCAM) strategy has been established in Saudi Arabia to promote national knowledge about Breast Cancer, as the Saudi Cancer Registry annual reports reported that breast cancer has ranked first among other cancerous diseases in women. …”
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When Things Are Not as They Appear: Assessing the Adequacy of Cluster Randomization When Outcome Events Are Rare at Baseline by Veronica Dinaj-Koci, Nanika Brathwaite, Lynette Deveaux, Sonya Lunn, Lesley Cottrell, Carole Harris, Bonita Stanton, Xiaoming Li, Sharon Marshall, Perry Gomez, Xinguang Chen

“…Results demonstrate the importance of adequate randomization where outcomes of interest are rare events at baseline or differ by gender and there is an unequal gender distribution and the importance of the local research team’s knowledge of potential inequalities in environmental risk (i.e., school performance). …”
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Transcriptomic Profile Analysis of Brain Tissue in the Absence of Functional TRPM8 Calcium Channel by Erick B. Saldes, Alexandra Erdmier, Jai Velpula, Timothy E. Koeltzow, Michael X. Zhu, Swapna Asuthkar

“…<b>Conclusions:</b> These results should bridge the existing gaps in the knowledge regarding TRPM8 and inform potential targets for future studies to elucidate its role in the behavior changes and pathology of the diseases associated with TRPM8 activity.…”
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Therapeutic effects of acupuncture therapy for kidney function and common symptoms in patients with chronic kidney disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Shan Liu, Fan Zhang, Yan Bai, Liuyan Huang, Yifei Zhong, Yi Li

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis aim to examine the therapeutic role of acupuncture therapy in kidney function and common symptoms in CKD patients.Methods We searched Embase, PubMed, Scopus, Web of Science, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WanFang, and WeiPu for randomized controlled trials comparing acupuncture treatment with control or placebo groups. …”
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Does the Harvesting Site Influence the Osteogenic Potential of Mesenchymal Stem Cells? by Van Thi Nguyen, Irene Tessaro, Antonio Marmotti, Camilla Sirtori, Giuseppe M. Peretti, Laura Mangiavini

“…In chondrogenic and adipogenic conditions, bone marrow cells possessed a predominant differential capacity compared with the others, illustrated by high collagen type II expression together with a cartilage-like lacuna structure and the presence of fat-specific markers, respectively. To our knowledge, this is the first study comparing and demonstrating that the progenitor cells obtained from diverse surgical sites in hip replacement procedure share common characteristics of MSC but differ about plasticity and may provide rational for clinical application in cell therapy and bone grafting. …”
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Absence of Rejection in a Facial Allograft Recipient with a Positive Flow Crossmatch 24 Months after Induction with Rabbit Anti-Thymocyte Globulin and Anti-CD20 Monoclonal Antibody by Bruce E. Gelb, J. Rodrigo Diaz-Siso, Natalie M. Plana, Adam Jacoby, William J. Rifkin, Kimberly S. Khouri, Daniel J. Ceradini, Eduardo D. Rodriguez

“…Conclusions. To our knowledge, this is the first report of targeted B cell agents used for induction immunosuppression in skin-containing vascularized composite tissue allotransplantation. …”
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Sex and Age Comparisons in Neuromuscular And Biomechanical Characteristics of the Knee in Young Athletes by Erin R Pletcher, Travis J Dekker, Scott M Lephart, Tim C Sell

“…What this study adds to existing knowledge: The current study looks at multiple neuromuscular and biomechanical variables in male and female participants at different maturation statuses. …”
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Corrosion and wear study of medium entropy Pb-Sn-Cu alloy for coating application by Gokul M. Pillai, Kuldeep Singh, Shanmugasundaram Thangaraju, Shashinath Jha, Vinod Kumar

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The Increase of Circulating PD-1- and PD-L1-Expressing Lymphocytes in Endometriosis: Correlation with Clinical and Laboratory Parameters by Monika Walankiewicz, Ewelina Grywalska, Grzegorz Polak, Izabela Korona-Glowniak, Elzbieta Witt, Agata Surdacka, Jan Kotarski, Jacek Rolinski

“…The expression of PD-1 and its ligand (PD-L1) may contribute to continuous T cell activation and development of inflammation and injury of the tissue. To our knowledge, this is the first study evaluating frequencies of PD-1-positive T CD3+ cells (CD4+ and CD8+) and B cells (CD19+) in patients with endometriosis. …”
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Optimal needle characteristics for classical inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia: a systematic review by Mennat Allah Ashraf Abd-Elsabour, Ayat Gamal-AbdelNaser

“…Materials and methods A systematic search was performed on MedLine via Pubmed, Cochrane Library, LILACS, Science Open, EBSCOhost, Scopus, Egyptian Knowledge Bank (EKB), and Google scholar; beside searching grey literature and hand searching. …”
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CSF shunts as conduits for metastasis: is there a discrepancy between retrograde and antegrade spread? by Andrea Cuschieri, Robert Pisani, Shawn Agius

“…Although rare, the dissemination of neoplastic cells along ventriculoperitoneal shunts is well documented, a gap in knowledge exists regarding differences in the direction of neoplastic dissemination along CSF shunts. …”
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Semi-automated data provenance tracking for transparent data production and linkage to enhance auditing and quality assurance in Trusted Research Environments by Katherine O'Sullivan, Milan Markovic, Jaroslaw Dymiter, Bernhard Scheliga, Chinasa Odo, Katie Wilde

“…Results The resulting Provenance Explorer for Trusted Research Environments (PE-TRE) interactive tool displays the data linkage information extracted from a knowledge graph described using the derived SHP ontology and results of rule-based validation checks. …”
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A Strategic Study about Quality Characteristics in e-Health Systems Based on a Systematic Literature Review by F. J. Domínguez-Mayo, M. J. Escalona, M. Mejías, G. Aragón, J. A. García-García, J. Torres, J. G. Enríquez

“…Thus, we can conclude that this paper contributes to implementing knowledge with regard to the mission and view of e-Health (Systems) quality management and helps understand how current researches evaluate quality in e-Health Systems.…”
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Vitamin D Deficiency Contributes to the Reduction and Impaired Function of Naïve CD45RA+ Regulatory T Cell in Chronic Heart Failure by Yan-hui Ma, Yun-lan Zhou, Chao-yan Yue, Guang-hui Zhang, Lin Deng, Guo-hua Xie, Wei-ping Xu, Li-song Shen

“…The results of this study might provide tangible evidence to our knowledge of the impact of vitamin D supplementation on naïve Tregs, which may offer new means of preventing and treating CHF.…”
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International standards and doctrinal understanding of legal authority as the basis for the formation of the democratic Ukrainian state by Kelbya S.

“…The following methods of scientific knowledge were used during the research: dialectical, systemic-structural, terminological, systemic-functional, historical, normative-dogmatic, generalization method. …”
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