Descriptive study of the role of ultrasound in the evaluation of patients with interstitial lung disease associated with autoimmune connective tissue disorders by Varghese Koshy, Kiran Patel, Deep Yadav, Puneet Saxena, R A George, Vandana Gangadharan, George Koshy

“…Methods: In this descriptive study, 42 consecutive diagnosed cases of AICTD with clinical risk of ILD were included, between July 2016 and March 2019, attending the rheumatology outpatient department of CH WC. …”
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Determinants of Maternal Death in a Pastoralist Area of Borena Zone, Oromia Region, Ethiopia: Unmatched Case-Control Study by Jarso Sara, Yusuf Haji, Achamyelesh Gebretsadik

“…The sample included pregnant women aged 15–49 years from September 2014 to March 2017. Data were collected using a structured questionnaire adapted from Maternal Death Surveillance and Response Technical Guideline, entered into the EpiData, exported into SPSS for analyses. …”
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Clinical outcomes following shock team implementation for cardiogenic shock: a systematic review by Mohamed Abdelnabi, Ahmed Saad Elsaeidy, Aya Moustafa Aboutaleb, Amit Johanis, Ahmed K. Ghanem, Hazem Rezq, Basel Abdelazeem

“…Methods A comprehensive search was performed on March 19, 2023, covering PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, Embase, and Cochrane Library. …”
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Comparison of Mean Platelet Volume (MPV) in Patients with Psoriasis and Healthy Individuals by Komal Shehzade, Saulat Zahra, Rabia Ishfaq, Kayinat Samreen, Maria Khalid, Fahad Usman

“…Methods:  A comparative cross-sectional study was conducted at Imran Idrees Teaching Hospital, Sialkot, from October 25, 2023, to March 25, 2024, with 200 participants aged 20-60, selected via non-probability consecutive sampling. …”
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Flow-diverter stents alone and in combination with coiling as treatment options for unruptured, symptomatic true PcomA aneurysms by S. Matanov, K. Ninov, K. Minkin, K. Sirakova, G. Vladev, S. Sirakov, A. Sirakov

“…Methods: A retrospective study (March 2015–December 2023) included patients with unruptured, saccular true PcomA aneurysms presenting with ophthalmoplegia. …”
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Investigating Maternal Perception of Control and Support in the Postpartum Period and Influencing Factors in Childbirth: A Multiple Linear Regression Analysis Model by Tuğba Yazici Topçu, Ruveyde Aydin, Songül Aktaş

“…Methods The study was conducted between July 2021 and March 2022 with 400 mothers who were in their first 2 months postpartum and lived in Türkiye. …”
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Assessment of Adherence to COVID-19 Diagnosis and Treatment Guidelines in Outpatient Settings: Perspectives of Medical Interns at Tabriz University of Medical Sciences by Maryam Baradaran Binazir, Fariba Heidari, Sasan Saeedifar

“…This study was cross-sectional, involving all 100 interns who were completing their clinical rotations in COVID-19-related departments during February and March 2022. The data collection tool was a checklist, which was developed using the guideline for the diagnosis and treatment of COVID-19 published by the National Scientific Committee for COVID-19 Management in January 2022. …”
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Time to First-Line Antiretroviral Treatment Failure and Its Predictors among HIV-Positive Children in Shashemene Town Health Facilities, Oromia Region, Ethiopia, 2019 by Endale Zenebe, Assefa Washo, Abreham Addis Gesese

“…A retrospective cohort study was conducted in three health facilities of Shashamene town, Oromia Regional State, from March 1 to 26, 2019. Children aged less than 15 years living with HIV/AIDS that were enrolled on ART between January 1, 2011, and December 30, 2015, in Shashamene town health facilities were the study population. …”
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Reconstruction of the Radiation Belts for Solar Cycles 17–24 (1933–2017) by A. A. Saikin, Y. Y. Shprits, A. Y. Drozdov, D. A. Landis, I. S. Zhelavskaya, S. Cervantes

“…A nonlinear auto regressive network with exogenous inputs (NARX) neural network was trained off GOES 15 measurements (January 2011–March 2014) and used to supply the upper boundary condition (L* = 6.6) over the course of solar cycles 17–24 (i.e., 1933–2017). …”
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Intraoperative dynamics of interleukin-6 levels during planned coronary stenting with different approaches to analgesic sedation by D.О. Dziuba

“…This study was conducted from September 2018 to March 2020 in 90 patients with coronary heart disease. …”
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RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PATIENT FACTORS AND PSYCHOLOGICAL WELL-BEING IN TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS PATIENTS by Khotibul Umam, Iswatun Iswatun, Joko Susanto, Endah Sri Wijayanti, Yayuk Paramadita

“…The sampling technique used consecutive sampling, samples were taken on March 24 - April 2, 2022 at the Tikung Lamongan Health Center UPT with a total of 57 respondents. …”
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Gastric precancerous conditions or lesions and Helicobacter pylori by M Areia, M. Dinis-Ribeiro

“…A PubMed literature search was performed to obtain relevant publications associated with gastric precancerous conditions or lesions and H. pylori, published between April 2023 and March 2024. Articles that were considered the most pertinent to the topic were selected. …”
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A clinical audit on the utilization of group O-negative red cells and the lesson learnt by Arzina Aziz Ali, Hira Qadir, Areeba Khalid, Bushra Moiz

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: During April 2017 to March 2018, patients who received ONEG RBCs units were studied for their demographics, primary reason for admission, location, and clinical condition. …”
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Analysis of Influencing Factors and Construction of a Column Chart Model for Postoperative Pulmonary Infection in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury by Wu G, Zhong X, Chen J

“…Gaoyi Wu,1 Xiwen Zhong,2 Jing Chen1 1Department of Emergency, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, 325000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics, Wenzhou Central Hospital, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, 325000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jing Chen, Department of Emergency, Wenzhou Central Hospital, No. 252, Baili East Road, Lucheng District, Wenzhou City, Zhejiang Province, 325000, People’s Republic of China, Email Chenioung7643@126.comObjective: To analyze the influencing factors of postoperative pulmonary infection in patients with severe traumatic brain injury, and establish and validate a column chart prediction model.Methods: A retrospective study was conducted on 314 patients with severe traumatic brain injury in our hospital from January 2022 to March 2024. They were separated into an internal validation group of 235 cases and an external validation group of 79 cases randomly. …”
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Perceptions of access to harm reduction services during the COVID-19 pandemic among people who inject drugs in metropolitan Chicago. by Kathleen Kristensen, Basmattee Boodram, Wendy Avila, Juliet Pineros, Carl Latkin, Mary-Ellen Mackesy-Amiti

“…<h4>Methods</h4>A COIVD-19 survey module was administered from March 2020-February 2022 to participants of an ongoing longitudinal study of PWID ages 18-30, who were English-speaking, and were residing in the Chicago Metropolitan Area. …”
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On the utilization of the induced pluripotent stem cell (iPSC) model to study substance use disorders: A scoping review protocol. by Wasiri Niemis, Shenita R Peterson, Chrisabella Javier, Amy Nguyen, Sanchi Subiah, Rohan H C Palmer

“…Primary research, systematic reviews, and meta-analyses were included and limited to studies published in English, at the time from 2007 to March 2022. This is an "ongoing" scoping review. …”
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ADOPTERs of Innovation in a Crisis: The History of Vera Gedroits, Kanehiro Takaki and the Russo-Japanese War of 1904–1905 by Pratik Raichurkar, BMed, Devesh Kaushal, MBBS, MS, FRACS, Robert Beaumont Wilson, MBBS (Hons 1), BSc, FRACS, FACS

“…Despite this success, the Japanese Army failed to change the white rice rations until March 1905. During the 1904–1905 Russo-Japanese War, an estimated 250,000 Japanese soldiers developed beriberi, of whom 27,000 died. …”
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Evaluation of the Presentation of Newly Diagnosed Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus in Children During and After the COVID-19 Pandemic by Semine Özdemir Dilek, Fatma Özgüç Çömlek

“…Between October 2020 and December 2021 was defined as the pandemic period, and between January 2022 and March 2023 as the post-pandemic period. The clinical and laboratory parameters of the newly diagnosed T1D patients who applied in these two time periods were compared. …”
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Effects of planting window on grain yield and oil yield under rainfed sunflower (Helianthus annuus L.) in Kilwa District, Lindi, Tanzania by Charles O. Joseph, Kassim Kambwily, Sangu M. Emmanuel

“…The first planting window (PW1) occurred in late January, the second (PW2) in mid-February, and the third (PW3) in early March. Weather parameters evaluated included minimum and maximum temperatures, average monthly rainfall and rainfall during the growth period. …”
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Anemia in Children with Congenital Heart Disease: A Finding from Low-Resource Setting Hospitals by Henok Kumsa, Rediet Woldesenbet, Feven Mulugeta, Rajalakshmi Murugan, Tamirat Moges

“…Institutional-based cross-sectional study was conducted on CHD children at selected governmental hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, from February to March 2021. During this period, 373 children with acyanotic and cyanotic heart disease between 0 months and 15 years of age were included in this study. …”
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