Comparative retrospective analysis of cord blood transplantation with ATG-containing conditioning regimens and haploidentical stem cell transplantation: similar survival outcomes w... by Yongjia Liu, Zeyin Liang, Hanyun Ren, Yujun Dong, Wei Liu, Yue Yin, Bingjie Wang, Qingyun Wang, Qingya Wang, Yuan Li

“…The cord blood transplantation (CBT) with anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG)-containing conditioning regimens shows promise in this regard.Methods We conducted a retrospective review of data from patients who underwent CBT at our centre from August 2003 to December 2022. …”
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Outcomes of laparoscopic transabdominal preperitoneal hernia repair in the elderly population: a retrospective cohort study by Dawid Golik, Krzysztof Jędras, Przemysław Sroczyński, Grzegorz Dobkowski, Michał R. Janik

“…Materials and methods: Our retrospective study reviewed data of patients who underwent elective unilateral TAPP repair for primary inguinal hernia between September 2021 and December 2023. …”
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Clinical Characteristics and Prognostic Factors of Posterior Segment Intraocular Foreign Body: Canadian Experience from a Tertiary University Hospital in Quebec by Jean-Philippe Rozon, Guillaume Lavertu, Mélanie Hébert, Eunice You, Serge Bourgault, Mathieu Caissie, Eric Tourville, Ali Dirani

“…A retrospective chart review was performed for all consecutive patients operated for posterior segment IOFB removal between January 2009 and December 2018. …”
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Caudal vena cava isolation using ablation index‐guided radiofrequency catheter ablation (CARTO™ 3) to treat sustained atrial tachycardia in horses by Eva Buschmann, Glenn Van Steenkiste, Ingrid Vernemmen, Marie Demeyere, Stijn Schauvliege, Annelies Decloedt, Gunther vanLoon

“…Methods Records from 10 horses with sustained AT treated by three‐dimensional electro‐anatomical mapping and ablation index‐guided RFCA (CARTO™ 3) were reviewed. Results Three‐dimensional electro‐anatomical mapping of the right atrium identified a macro‐reentry circuit in the caudomedial right atrium (n = 10). …”
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Scalable information extraction from free text electronic health records using large language models by Bowen Gu, Vivian Shao, Ziqian Liao, Valentina Carducci, Santiago Romero Brufau, Jie Yang, Rishi J. Desai

“…Eight advanced open-source LLMs were evaluated against a baseline pattern-matching model. Two human reviewers provided the manual labels, achieving 93% inter-annotator agreement. …”
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Management of acute bacterial meningitis in a limited resource setting: an Egyptian consensus model by Samy Zaky, Mohamed Elbadry, Maysaa A. Saeed, Hanaa Fathelbab, Fatma Abdelsalam, Mohammed Gamal Abdel-Hamid, Alshaimaa Eid, Asmaa Bakr, Amira Maher, Mona Mohammed Abdelrahman, Mohamed A. Metwally, Mahmoud Saad Berengy, Enaam Ali AlMowafy, Hassan Goabar, Amin Abdel Baki, Ahmed Corie, Osama Hammad, Entesar Elsharkawy, Ahmed Saad, Fatma Ali-Eldin, Ahmed Mahdy, Ramadan Zaky, Reham Hammad, Gamal Essmat

“…They collaborated on the statements` writing, reviewing, and voting to reach the final version. Each statement was voted as strongly, moderately, or weekly recommended. …”
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Recent insights into the transformative role of Graphene‐based/TiO2 electron transport layers for perovskite solar cells by T. Sewela, R. O. Ocaya, T. D. Malevu

“…Of the added materials, graphene has exceptional electrical conductivity, high electron mobility, large surface area, and excellent mechanical properties, making it a near‐ideal candidate to improve the performance of TiO2. This review examines the important advances in graphene‐TiO2 (g‐TiO2) composites for ETL application. …”
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Hirudiniasis in Cattle in Mpwapwa District, Dodoma Region of Tanzania by Misheck A. Mulilo, Joyce Siwila, Philbert B. Madoshi, Richard S. Silayo

“…In this report, clinical cases of hirudiniasis in twenty-seven (27) cattle in Mpwapwa, Tanzania, are presented. The report further reviews the morphological features of leeches and creates awareness among the affected cattle farmers and the general public. …”
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25 years of the Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine: Achievements and prospects for development by Ірина Драч, Світлана Калашнікова, Олена Слюсаренко, Юрій Скиба, Олександр Жабенко, Леся Червона

“…The Institute of Higher Education of the NAES of Ukraine has celebrated the 25th anniversary of its activity. This review is dedicated to summarizing the fruit­ful academic research, methodical and educational activities of the Institute dur­ing its 25-year history, as well as to outlining the prospects for its further devel­opment. …”
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Using stated-preferences methods to develop a summary metric to determine successful treatment of children with a surgical condition: a study protocol by Nigel Hall, Marian Knight, Nick Lansdale, Lisa Hinton, Charles Opondo, Simon Kenny, Stefano Giuliani, John Buckell, Oliver Rivero-Arias, Kokila Lakhoo, Alexander Macdonald, Crispin Jenkinson, Benjamin Allin, Rema Ramakrishnan, Gregor Walker, Timothy Bradnock, Karolina Kuberska, Benjamin M Craig, Goher Ayman, Anna May Long, Joanne Shepherd

“…We will disseminate all of our results in peer-review publications and scientific presentations. …”
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Robotic assisted TKA may allow for smaller polyethylene liner sizes compared to manual TKA with simultaneous removal of Hardware by Andrew D. Lachance, Alexander Edelstein, Shaya Shahsavarani, Roman Steika, Mason Stilwell, Jeffrey Lutton

“…A retrospective chart review was performed on patients undergoing simultaneous ROH and TKA over a 10-year period at a single institution. …”
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Assessing Utilization of Information Access Tools in Academic Libraries: A Case Study of National Teachers College Kabale. by Arimpwera, Phiona

“…Observation method, interviewing method and document review method were the data collection methods used by the researcher. …”
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One Parent Type Family and Social Welfare: A Case Study of Nyarusiza Sub-County Kisoro District. by Duhimbaze, Emmanuel

“…In chapter two, there was a critical review of the issues that have been explored and studied both theoretically and empirically in the existing literature on one-parent type family as an independent variable and social welfare as the dependent variable. …”
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The Effect of Board Risk Management on Financial Performance of Selected Saccos in Kiruhura District, Uganda. by Kyabarong, Benon, Agaba, Moses, Munyabonera, Francisis, Byamukama, Eliab Mpora, Kikawa, Cliff, Ahabwe, Oliver

“…The study's conclusions were: The financial performance of savings and credit co-operative societies (Sacco’s) in Uganda was found to be significantly positively impacted by board risk management (BRM) (=1.322**), boosting Ha, The study concludes that SACCOs would experience greater financial gains or better financial performance if they are more stringent about the processes they follow to review their risk profile and the policies they put in place. …”
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The Rise of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and the Role of Convalescent Plasma Therapy for Management of Infections by Keneth Iceland, Kasozi

“…Clinical trials can inform and guide treatment policy, leading to mainstream adoption of convalescent therapy. This review examines the limited number of clinical trials published, to date that have deployed this therapy and explores clinical trials in progress for the treatment of COVID-19.…”
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The Rise of SARS-CoV-2 Variants and the Role of Convalescent Plasma Therapy for Management of Infections by Mohamed, Moubarak, Keneth Iceland, Kasozi, Helal F., Hetta, Hazem M., Shaheen, Abdur, Rauf, Hayder M., Al-kuraishy, Safaa, Qusti, Eida M., Alshammari, Emmanuel Tiyo, Ayikobua, Fred, Ssempijja, Adam Moyosore, Afodun, Ritah, Kenganzi, Ibe Michael, Usman, Juma John, Ochieng, Lawrence Obado, Osuwat, Kevin, Matama, Ali I., Al-Gareeb, Emmanuel, Kairania, Monica, Musenero, Susan, Christina Welburn, Gaber, El-Saber Batiha

“…Clinical trials can inform and guide treatment policy, leading to mainstream adoption of convalescent therapy. This review examines the limited number of clinical trials published, to date that have deployed this therapy and explores clinical trials in progress for the treatment of COVID-19…”
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Erectile Dysfunction Preceding Clinically Diagnosed α-Synucleinopathies: A Case-Control Study in Olmsted County by Shemonti Hasan, Michelle M. Mielke, J. Eric Ahlskog, James Bower, Pierpaolo Turcano, Rodolfo Savica

“…Each male case was matched by age (±1 year) of symptom onset and sex to a control. We reviewed complete medical records of cases and controls to detect erectile dysfunction prior to the clinical-motor onset of α-synucleinopathies of any type. …”
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Electronic Shooting Simulator Family "STrIzh": Implementation Levels and Free Software Structure by S. F. Egorov

“…Mathematical models of external ballistics of thrown equipment for Kalashnikov assault rifle, Makarov pistol, hand-held anti-tank grenade launcher 7 products are described in detail, taking into account changes in atmospheric factors (temperature, air pressure, wind force) and dispersion of various types of ammunition. The above review of rifle simulators and their experience revealed the main trends of improvement – use of virtual reality and training not only direct shooting skills, but also training in the eligibility of the use of weapons, safe handling of them and even tactical interaction in the group.…”
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Drug administration errors among anaesthesia providers in South Africa: a cross-sectional descriptive study by René van Wyk, Ryan Alroy Davids

“…Method A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted using a peer-reviewed survey questionnaire, circulated to 2217 anaesthetists via a national communication platform. …”
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Social Anxiety Symptoms in The Visually Impaired Versus Healthy Control: Saudi Arabian Samples by Alsubaie SS

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