Complications In The Management Of High-Energy Closed Fractures Of Proximal Tibial Plateau. A Retrospective Study by Rahman Rasool Akhtar, Waqas Ali, Riaz Ahmed, Muhammad Nadeem Kashmiri, Hira Waris, Muhammad Haider

“…Routine dressing changes and antibiotic treatment were carried out in patients who had superficial infections.9 out of 25 patients who had faced a deep-seated infection underwent repeated implant removal, debridements, amputation, and flap covering depending on the reaction of the host. …”
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Survival outcomes of surgery and adjuvant chemotherapy in early-stage small cell and large cell lung cancer: a novel focus on tumors less than 1 cm by Jorge Raul Vazquez-Urrutia, Junjia Zhu, Shinkichi Takamori, Max Greenberg, Priyanka Bhatia, Takefumi Komiya

“…Materials and methods Data from the National Cancer Database (NCDB) was extracted for patients with SCLC (n = 11,962) and LCNEC (n = 6821) who underwent surgical resection between 2004 and 2020. …”
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Depressive Symptoms among Fourth Form Students in St. Kitts and Nevis High Schools by Gillian A. Lowe, Garth Lipps, Sharon Halliday, Amrie Morris, Nelson Clarke, Rosemarie N. Wilson

“…Additionally, 34% of females were in the moderate to severe or severe range of depressive symptoms, while 15% of males were in the same range. Students who were older than expected for their grade (i.e., 17 years or older) reported significantly higher BDI-II scores (F(2,740) = 2.88, p < 0.05) than students who were younger or at the expected age (i.e., 14–16 years). …”
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Factors Influencing the Practice of Breast Self-Examination among Female Tertiary Students in Ho, Ghana by Rosemary Ami Amegbedzi, Joyce Komesuor, Hubert Amu, Elvis Enowbeyang Tarkang

“…Out of the respondents who have ever practiced BSE, 79% were practising it at the time of the study. …”
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Factors Related to Personal Hygiene of Traditional Jamu Handler in Bantul District, Indonesia by Dyah Suryani, Atika Rahma Indriani, Suyitno Suyitno

“…Traditional jamu handlers, people who process conventional jamu, need to implement and understand the importance of personal hygiene to avoid bacterial contamination. …”
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Understanding parental choices related to infant sleep practices in the United States using a mixed methods approach by Hannah Sahud, Rachel P. Berger, Megan Hamm, Emily Heineman, Flor Cameron, Julia Wasilewski, Ashley Griffin, Gysella B. Muniz

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to gather information about parental practices, knowledge, and attitudes regarding infant sleep habits and environments, among families who practice non-recommended sleep practices. Methods We conducted one-on-one phone interviews with parents who had practiced non-recommended sleep methods with their infant and had or had not experienced an undesirable sleep event such as a fall. …”
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Simultaneous total hip and knee arthroplasties in hemophilic arthropathy: series of 5 cases by Özgür Mert Bakan, Arman Vahabi, Elcil Kaya Biçer, Fahri Şahin, Kaan Kavaklı

“…Objective: This study aimed to compare preoperative and postoperative measures in haemophiliacs who had simultaneous total hip and knee arthroplasties. …”
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Risk Factors Associated With Pediatric Asthma Hospitalization: A Retrospective Case-Control Study by Lucy Grace de los Angeles Luna Muñoz, Silvia Ursula Revoredo Llanos, Karina Ordaya-Gonzales, Liliana Arriola-Montenegro, Andres Chaponan-Lavalle, Jose Arriola-Montenegro

“…Materials and methods: An analytical study of retrospective cases and controls was carried out in which 258 clinical histories of children between 5 to 14 years of age who were hospitalized in the Hospital Belen de Trujillo (HBT) during the period 2015-2019 were included, which were grouped into 129 histories of children who had been hospitalized for asthma (cases) and 129 histories of children hospitalized for a different cause (controls). …”
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Blood from septic patients with necrotising soft tissue infection treated with hyperbaric oxygen reveal different gene expression patterns compared to standard treatment by Julie Vinkel, Alfonso Buil, Ole Hyldegaard

“…We discovered one gene MTCO2P12 that distinguished individuals who altered their endotype in response to treatment from non-responders. …”
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Early results of laparoscopic single‑anastomosis duodeno‑ileal bypass with sleeve gastrectomy: a case series from a single Polish bariatric center by Mateusz Wityk, Maciej Bobowicz, Mateusz Pryt, Natalia Dowgiałło-Gornowicz

“…Aim: This study aimed to present the outcomes of patients who underwent SADI-S or revisional SADI. Materials and methods: This retrospective, single-center cohort study included 12 patients who underwent SADI-S or SADI between February 2023 and March 2024. …”
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Study on the correlation between serum IgG4/IgG levels and the development of Graves’ ophthalmopathy by Yuanyuan Deng, Zejin Hao, Shanshan Li, Junping Zhang, Jie Zhang, Huaxia Gan, Wei Cai, Yang Liu, Jixiong Xu

“…Abstract Graves’ ophthalmopathy (GO) with elevated IgG4 levels has different characteristics from patients with GO who do not have elevated IgG4 levels, but the study findings are contradictory. …”
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Unveiling the Burden of Pruritus: Its Prevalence and Impact on Sleep Quality in Hemodialysis Patients in Somalia by Jeele MOO, Adam AM, Addow ROB

“…Also, age group, sex, presence of comorbidities, duration of hemodialysis, sessions of hemodialysis per week, and pruritus have shown R2 =  0.34, F (6,292) =  26, p < 0.001.Conclusion: Pruritus is associated with poor sleep and patients who were living with co-morbidities and patients who were going to hemodialysis for a long time tend to develop pruritus. …”
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Assessment of Factors Affecting the Implementation of Integrated Management of Neonatal and Childhood Illness for Treatment of under Five Children by Health Professional in Health... by Ayele Mamo Abebe, Mesfin Wudu Kassaw, Fikir Alebachew Mengistu

“…Seven in ten of these deaths are due to acute respiratory infections (mostly pneumonia), diarrhea, measles, malaria or malnutrition. The WHO Department of Child and Adolescent Health and Development (CAH), in collaboration with eleven other WHO programmes and UNICEF, has responded to this challenge by developing the Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) strategy. …”
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Peripheral Tumor Location Predicts a Favorable Prognosis in Patients with Resected Small Cell Lung Cancer by Yina Gao, Yangyang Dong, Yingxu Zhou, Gongyan Chen, Xuan Hong, Qingyuan Zhang

“…We collected data on a retrospective cohort of 119 limited-stage SCLC patients who underwent lobectomy with mediastinal lymph node dissection from March 2013 to March 2020 at Harbin Medical University Cancer Hospital. …”
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Changes in Corneal Parameters after DMEK Surgery: A Swept-Source Imaging Analysis at 12-Month Follow-Up Time by Anna Machalińska, Agnieszka Kuligowska, Karolina Kaleta, Monika Kuśmierz-Wojtasik, Krzysztof Safranow

“…Results. In patients who underwent DMEK surgery, BCVA improved gradually at the subsequent visits during the 12-month follow-up. …”
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Assessment of factors associated with improved glycemic control after switching from intermittently scanned to real-time continuous glucose monitoring in Japanese patients with typ... by Eijiro Yamada, Yasuyo Nakajima, Kazuhiko Horiguchi, Shuichi Okada, Masanobu Yamada

“…To that end, all patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus who used the DEXCOM rtCGM device (Terumo Corporation, Tokyo, Japan) at our institution were reviewed, and 16 individuals with type 1 diabetes who switched from isCGM to rtCGM were investigated. …”
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Clinicopathological Factors Influencing Lymph Node Yield in Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Study by Elena Orsenigo, Giulia Gasparini, Michele Carlucci

“…More than 12 lymph nodes were reported in surgical specimens in 1094 (86.9%) cases in the colon cohort and in 425 (63%) cases in the rectal cohort, and patients who underwent neoadjuvant chemoradiation were analysed separately. …”
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The patient perspective on transanal irrigation treatment for low anterior resection syndrome after rectal cancer surgery - a qualitative and quantitative study by Boglarka Rethy, Anna Schandl, Caroline Nordenvall, Gabriella Jansson Palmer, Charlotta Bergström, Maria Williamson, Emil Pieniowski, Asif Johar, Pernilla Lagergren, Mirna Abraham-Nordling

“…Methods The study included a qualitative and quantitative analysis of patients who developed major LARS after rectal cancer surgery between 2016 and 2019 and have undergone treatment with TAI. …”
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Eunugs in die Bybel by F. P. Retief, S. J. P. K. Riekert, J. F. G. Cilliers

“…Matthew 19:12 refers to three kinds of “eunuchs”, viz. castrates, congenital eunuchs and those who voluntarily renounce marriage (asceticism). …”
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Association between impaired brachial flow-mediated dilation and early neurological deterioration in acute ischemic stroke: a retrospective analysis by Sang Hee Ha, Bo Hye Yoon, Bon Gook Koo, Dong Hoon Shin, Yeong-Bae Lee, Bum Joon Kim

“…Abstract Background Early neurological deterioration (END) occurs in individuals who had experienced acute ischemic stroke (AIS), impacting long-term functional outcomes. …”
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