Association between allergen-specific immunoglobulin E sensitization, allergic rhinitis symptoms, and quality of life in school-aged children by Daisuke Watanabe, Sanae Otawa, Megumi Kushima, Hideki Yui, Ryoji Shinohara, Zentaro Yamagata, Daiju Sakurai, Kunio Miyake, The Yamanashi Adjunct Study of the Japan Environment and Children’s Study Group

“…We analyzed data from 8-year-old children who participated in the Yamanashi Adjunct Study of the Japan Environment and Children’s Study, focusing on those with complete information on specific IgE levels and AR (1229 for perennial AR [PAR] and 1196 for seasonal AR [SAR]). …”
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Otolaryngology needs among an adult homeless population: a prospective study by Vincent Wu, Christopher W. Noel, David Forner, Florence Mok, Molly Zirkle, Antoine Eskander, Vincent Lin, John M. Lee

“…Results Of the 132 individuals who were initially approached to participant, 100 (76%) agreed. …”
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Association between Helicobacter pylori Infection and Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study in China by Sailimai Man, Yuan Ma, Cheng Jin, Jun Lv, Mingkun Tong, Bo Wang, Liming Li, Yi Ning

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted; participants who attended health checkups at Beijing MJ Health Screening Center during 2017-2018 were included. …”
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Neuroendocrine Alterations in Obese Patients with Sleep Apnea Syndrome by Fabio Lanfranco, Giovanna Motta, Marco Alessandro Minetto, Matteo Baldi, Marcella Balbo, Ezio Ghigo, Emanuela Arvat, Mauro Maccario

“…Changes of gonadal axis are common in patients with OSAS, who frequently show a hypogonadotropic hypogonadism. …”
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M-Mode in grade 3 dyspneic patients assessment by Ravikanti Karthik, Yerramsetty Venu Sashank, Kumar Ranjith K., Haward Raymond

“…Introduction/Objective Respiratory distress is a serious condition that can develop in the critically ill or those who have significant injuries. It is often fatal, and the risk of fatality increases with age and the severity of the illness. …”
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Knowledge Regarding Mechanical Ventilation and Practice of Ventilatory Care among Nurses Working in Intensive Care Units in Selected Governmental Hospitals in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia... by Kedir Abdureman Hassen, Micheal Alemayehu Nemera, Andualem Wubetie Aniley, Ararso Baru Olani, Sofoniyas Getaneh Bedane

“…Results. Of 146 nurses who participated in the study, 51.4% were males. …”
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Preoperative Predictors of Soft Tissue Releases Required for Femoral Exposure in Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty by Michael S. Barnum, MD, Bryan M. Grommersch, MD, Samuel Hovland, BS, George J. Haidukewych, MD, Cody C. Green, MD

“…Methods: A retrospective review was conducted on 133 patients (150 hips) who underwent primary THA via DAA with a single surgeon. …”
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Pediatric Traumatic Retinal Detachment: Clinical Features, Prognostic Factors, and Surgical Outcomes by Dilek Yaşa, Zeynep Gizem Erdem, Ufuk Ürdem, Gökhan Demir, Ali Demircan, Zeynep Alkın

“…Medical records of pediatric patients who underwent 23-G PPV to treat traumatic retinal detachment were retrospectively reviewed. …”
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Sperm DNA fragmentation index: limited effectiveness on predicting embryo quality in assisted reproduction technology treatments by Huan Jiang, Xiaolu Xia, Ying Luo, Haiyan Pan, Shihao Qu, Jianying Xu

“…Methods Retrospectively analyzed 913 couple’s ART cycles from 2021 to 2022, encompassing 1,476 IVF and 295 ICSI cycles, following strict criteria. The WHO guidelines directed the semen analysis, while the acridine orange test (AOT) determined the DFI. …”
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Nutritional Composition of Five Varieties of Pap Commonly Consumed in Maroua (Far-North, Cameroon) by Ponka Roger, Bouba Armand Abdou, Fokou Elie, Beaucher Eric, Piot Michel, Leonil Joëlle, Gaucheron Frédéric

“…Essential amino acids in most of the pap samples met the recommended children requirement of the FAO/WHO/UNU for 1-2 year old children except methionine+cysteine and lysine.…”
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The Effect of Maternal Body Mass Index on in Vitro Fertilization-Intracytoplasmic Sperm Injection Treatment: A Prospective Comparative Study by Zeynep Ozturk Inal, Hasan Ali Inal

“…Study Design: A total of 869 patients who had undergone in vitro fertilization-intracytoplasmic sperm injection treatment between 2012 and 2017 were included in this study. …”
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Evolving perspectives on aortic stenosis: the increasing importance of evaluating the right ventricle before aortic valve intervention by Vitaliy Androshchuk, Omar Chehab, Joshua Wilcox, Benedict McDonaugh, Natalie Montarello, Ronak Rajani, Bernard Prendergast, Tiffany Patterson, Simon Redwood

“…Contemporary data indicates that RV dilatation or impairment identifies the AS patients who are at increased risk of adverse clinical outcomes after aortic valve replacement (AVR). …”
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Analisis Metode AHP dan Promethee pada Sistem Pendukung Keputusan Penilaian Kompetensi Soft Skills Karyawan by Yuminah yuminah, Rusydi Umar, Abdul Fadlil

“…Abstract Companies that really need employees who need competencies (soft skills) Good attitudes and relationships to complete other people's work, for example communication, honesty, cooperation and interpersonal. …”
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Evaluation and Comparison of the Academic Quality of Open-Access Mega Journals and Authoritative Journals: Disruptive Innovation Evaluation by Yuyan Jiang, Xue-li Liu, Liyun Wang

“… BackgroundSome scholars who are skeptical about open-access mega journals (OAMJs) have argued that low-quality papers are often difficult to publish in more prestigious and authoritative journals, and OAMJs may be their main destination. …”
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Gene Expression Differences Predict Treatment Outcome of Merkel Cell Carcinoma Patients by Loren Masterson, Bryan J. Thibodeau, Laura E. Fortier, Timothy J. Geddes, Barbara L. Pruetz, Rajwant Malhotra, Richard Keidan, George D. Wilson

“…While sixty-two patients were identified who were treated for MCC at our institution, only seventeen patients had adequate formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded archival tissue and followup to be included in the study. …”
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Indigenous university students' perceptions regarding nature, their daily lives and climate change: a photovoice study by Ieda M. A. V. Dias, Antonio Jose Grande, Paulo T. C. Jardim, Alessandra Aparecida Vieira Machado, Jacks Soratto, Maria Inês da Rosa, Luciane Bisognin Ceretta, Leonardo Roever, Xanthi Zourntos, Seeromanie Harding

“…These challenges are exacerbated for Indigenous communities, who often face marginalisation and rely heavily on the land for their livelihoods. …”
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Acute metabolic decompensation after liver transplant in a patient with maple syrup urine disease by Shao Ching Tu, Marium Khan, Katie Wolfe, Sakil S. Kulkarni, Elizabeth Toolan, Dorothy K. Grange

“…We report a case of a 7‐year‐old male with MSUD Type IA, status post‐liver transplant at 2 years of age, who presented with profound encephalopathy following poor oral intake and vomiting for 3 days. …”
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Engaging Primary Care Professionals and People at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes in the Design of PREDIABETEXT, a Multifaceted Digital Intervention Aimed at Preventing Type 2 Diabetes: A... by Maria Jesús Serrano-Ripoll, Rocío Zamanillo-Campos, Sofía Mira Martínez, Maria Antònia Fiol-deRoque, Narges Malih, Escarlata Angullo-Martínez, Ignacio Ricci-Cabello

“…Individuals at risk of T2DM, who faced challenges maintaining a healthy diet and exercise routine, viewed SMS as potentially motivational and informative, offering suggestions on content, format, and frequency to enhance its intended benefits. …”
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A Survey of Parents’ Perspective of Receiving a Developmental Diagnosis for Their Child by Stacey D. Miller, Maria Juricic, Jaimy Coates, Jeffrey N. Bone, Ash Sandhu, Kishore Mulpuri, Maureen O’Donnell

“….: Caregivers of children and youth aged 0–18 years with CP or a similar physical condition completed a survey investigating who first provided a diagnosis, and the way it was provided. …”
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Management for Patients with De Novo or Recurrent Tumors in the Residual Kidney after Surgery for Nonfamilial Bilateral Renal Cell Carcinoma by Noboru Hara, Tsutomu Nishiyama, Norihiko Yoshimura, Satoshi Takaki, Kyoichiro Yamakado, Yasuo Kitamura, Kazuya Suzuki, Kota Takahashi

“…We reviewed 5 patients who experienced such a situation. Three patients had had metachronous bilateral RCC, treated with radical nephrectomy in one kidney and nephron-sparing surgery (NSS) in the other. …”
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