The Influence of Seasons and Weather on the Volume of Trauma Patients: 4 Years of Experience at a Single Regional Trauma Center by Se Heon Kim, Young Hoon Sul, Jin Young Lee, Joong Suck Kim

“…Methods The records of 4,665 patients treated at Chungbuk National Hospital Regional Trauma Center from January 2016 to December 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Meteorological data including hourly temperature (°C), precipitation (mm), humidity (%), and wind speed (m/s) for each district were collected retrospectively. …”
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Diagnostics of anemia and iron deficiency in patients with chronic heart failure by O.O. Khanyukov, L.A. Pesotskaya, L.V. Sapozhnychenko, O.O. Pampukha

“…Also the practical recommendations indicate that the assessment of iron deficiency is also carried out in patients with already confirmed CHF, especially if the symptoms of HF persist against the background of optimal treatment of the underlying disease, which necessitates knowledge of the diagnosis of anemia and iron deficiency in patients with CHF. The aim was review literature illustrating current data about diagnostics of iron deficiency and anemia in patients with CHF. …”
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College of American Pathologists (CAP)/American College of Medical Genetics and Genomics (ACMG) proficiency testing for urinary glycosaminoglycan analysis: A summary of performance by Kristina Cusmano-Ozog, Dietrich Matern, Thomas Long, Nicola Longo, Sarah Young

“…Conclusion: Based on the data reviewed, best patient care for those at risk of an MPS is achieved by a combination of total GAG analysis and GAG fractionation. …”
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Anatomic characteristics of the lacrimal sac and adjacent bony structures–a computed tomographic-dacryocystography research by Xin-Han Cui, Yan-Wen Fang, Li-Min Zhang, Ji-Ni Qiu, Chao-Ran Zhang, Yan Wang

“…Computed tomographic-dacryocystography (CT-DCG) scans were performed before lacrimal surgery, and image reconstruction was used to obtain continuous 0.75-mm axial, coronal, and segmental sections for review. The morphology of the lacrimal sac and its relationship with adjacent bony structures were determined for measurement, as well as the obstructed location. …”
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State of the art progress of Evolvulus alsinoides in pharmacological activity and plant tissue culture: A potent Chinese medicinal plant by Collince Omondi Awere, Valentine Chikaodili Anadebe, Rakkammal Kasinathan, Pandiyan Muthuramalingam, Ramesh Manikandan

“…Various keywords such as E. alsinoides micropropagation, phytochemistry, and pharmacology were utilized to search for information. This review extensively analyzes the applications of E. alsinoides, including extraction and quantification methodologies, secondary metabolites, and pharmacological activities. …”
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Verbal and Nonverbal Languages in Online Thesis Examinations: An Illocutionary Act Study by Hastari Mayrita, Yundi Fitrah, Amirul Mukminin, Sunda Ariana, Marzul Hidayat, Fortunasari Fortunasari

“…The collecting data used document review while data analysis utilized content analysis. …”
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Parallel Hatching: A New Method of Hand Deformity Surgery in Epidermolysis Bullosa by Siamak Farokh Forghani, MD, Rana Irilouzadian, MD, Ali Shabbak, MD, Amir Saraee, MD

“…Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the chart of the EB patients from 2013 to 2023 and included the patients that had the surgery by the same surgeon with the technique of parallel transverse hatching incisions in their hands with using amnion as a dressing and no grafts. …”
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Disorders of Adipose Tissue and Lipodystrophies: Causes, Consequences, and Treatment Perspectives by Rosińska Kamila Rosińska, Ewelina Justyna Janicka, Julia Natalia Skibicka, Monika Niedźwiedzka, Mateusz Rosiński

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study relies on scientific research, review articles, and reports on lipodystrophy syndromes, primarily sourced from PubMed, Google Scholar, and Cochrane Library. …”
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Forty years of HIV infection and AIDS in Taiwan: Reflection on the past and looking toward the future by Sung-Hsi Huang, Hsun-Yin Huang, Stephane Wen-Wei Ku, Po-Hsien Kuo, Kuan-Yin Lin, Guan-Jhou Chen, Chia-Chi Lee, Yen-Fang Huang, Chien-Ching Hung

“…We review the epidemiology, policies, and control programs of HIV infection in Taiwan in the past 40 years since the first case of HIV infection was diagnosed in 1984. …”
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Is it time to agree upon a standardised approach to the assessment of contributing factors and impacts of adolescent pelvic pain? by Dehlia Moussaoui, Olivia G. Farrell, Sonia R. Grover

“…However, there is a lack of standardised instruments – or their use – to assess risk factors and their impact on pelvic pain in both clinical and research settings. This review aims to identify validated tools used to assess known contributory factors to pelvic pain, as well as the validated tools to measure the impact of pelvic pain in adolescents and young adults, in order to provide a framework for future standardised, adolescent specific assessment and outcome tools.Methods Literature searches were performed in MEDLINE, PsycInfo and PubMed. …”
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Compressive Strength of Fly-Ash-Based Geopolymer Concrete by Gene Expression Programming and Random Forest by Mohsin Ali Khan, Shazim Ali Memon, Furqan Farooq, Muhammad Faisal Javed, Fahid Aslam, Rayed Alyousef

“…A widespread, reliable, and consistent database of compressive strength of FGPC is set up via a comprehensive literature review. The database consists of 298 compressive strength data points. …”
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Case report: Clinical characteristics and Genetical analysis of HSD11B2 in three Chinese children with apparent mineralocorticoid excess: a case series by Yuan Ding, Yuan Ding, Ming Cheng, Ming Cheng, Bingyan Cao, Bingyan Cao, Min Liu, Min Liu, Xuyun Hu, Xuyun Hu, Di Wu, Di Wu, Di Wu

“…This article aims to enhance the understanding of the course and prognosis of AME, by detailing the management protocols employed for patients with genetically confirmed diagnoses.MethodsAn analysis comprising three cases and a review of relevant literature were conducted to synthesize the insights and experiences derived from gathering clinical and laboratory data on patients.ResultsAll three patients were born to non-consanguineous parents, were small for gestational age and exhibited severe hypokalemia, metabolic alkalosis, hypertension, nephrocalcinosis, and hypercalciuria. …”
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Prospective cohort protocol examining the perioperative indicators for complications and early mortality following hip fracture surgery in the frail patient by Louis de Jong, Veronique van Rijckevorsel, Taco M A L Klem, Martijn Kuijper, Gert R Roukema

“…Results will be published in peer-reviewed publications and at international conferences.Trial registration number NL8313.…”
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Current treatment modalities for dry eye disease by E.B. Tatarnikova, O.I. Krivosheina

“…Modern and effective treatments for DED are needed. This paper reviews domestic and foreign published data on the important therapies for DED and novel tools to promote symptom relief. …”
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Effectiveness of the self-fatigue assessment in guiding early postoperative ambulation in gynaecological oncology patients: study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Bo Chen, Xu Wang, Hong He, Xiaojie Huang, Qian Du, Shaoyong Xu, Xiaomin Qin, Tongting Kang

“…The results of the trial will be disseminated through open access peer-reviewed journals and abstracts will be submitted to relevant national and international conferences.Trial registration number CTR2100046035.…”
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On expansions for nonlinear systems Error estimates and convergence issues by Beauchard, Karine, Le Borgne, Jérémy, Marbach, Frédéric

“…In particular, intrinsic formulas allowing to decouple time-dependent features from geometry-dependent features of the solution have been extensively studied.First, we give a didactic review of classical expansions for formal linear differential equations, including the celebrated Magnus expansion (associated with coordinates of the first kind) and Sussmann’s infinite product expansion (associated with coordinates of the second kind). …”
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“Lung-on-a-chip” as an instrument for studying the pathophysiology of human respiration by Oksana A. Zhukova, Iuliia V. Ozerskaya, Dmitry V. Basmanov, Vsevolod Yu. Stolyarov, Vladimir G. Bogush, Vladimir V. Kolesov, Kirill A. Zykov, Gaukhar M. Yusubalieva, Vladimir P. Baklaushev

“…Besides the LoC imitating the hematoalveolar barrier, there are modifications for studying the specific pathophysiological processes, for the screening of medicinal products, for modeling specific diseases, for example, lung cancer, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease or asthma. In the present review, we have analyzed the existing types of LoC, the biomaterials used, the methods of detecting molecular processes within the microfluidic devices and the main directions of research to be conducted using the “lung-on-a-chip”.…”
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Rural-Urban Differences in Health Care Expenditures: Empirical Data from US Households by Wei-Chen Lee, Luohua Jiang, Charles D. Phillips, Robert L. Ohsfeldt

“…However, rurality does have important effects on those who make the most use of outpatient care and prescription medications. Reviewing total health expenditures for urban and rural populations is not enough. …”
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A critical analysis of Purnomo and colleagues’ interpretation in Matthew 6:9–13 by Harman Z. Laia, Sri Binar

“…This study aimed to evaluate the validity of Purnomo et al.’s research by focussing on their interpretation of the aorist tense in imperative and/or subjunctive verbs, research methodology, use of literature, critique of the LAI translation and theological implications. A comprehensive review of literature and exegesis was conducted to analyse the grammatical, linguistic, methodological and theological aspects of the text. …”
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Direct imaging of exoplanets: Legacy and prospects by Chauvin, Gael

“…In this paper, I will briefly review the genesis of this observing technique, the main instrumental innovation and challenges, stellar targets and surveys, to then present the main results obtained so far about the physics and the mechanisms of formation and evolution of young giant planets and planetary system architectures. …”
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