A Clinical Study on Functional Outcome of Percutaneous Transforaminal Endoscopic Discectomy under Local Anesthesia by Suryansh Nema, Varun Kumar Agarwal

“…The postoperative VAS and ODI scores were dramatically improved at each follow-up interval (P < 0.0001). Out of 66 patients who underwent operation, 4 patients developed surgical site infection and 2 were found to have dysesthesia, and no serious complications were noted. …”
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Religion and politics of belonging in digital times: youth religiosity in focus by Astrid Mattes, Miriam Haselbacher, Katharina Limacher, Christoph Novak

“…The discursive and structural maintenance of boundaries that separate people into those who belong and those who do not is more than a top-down process. …”
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Mortality trends during the first three waves of the COVID-19 pandemic at an urban district hospital in South Africa: A retrospective comparative analysis by O Hirachund, C Pennefather, M Naidoo

“…This was a retrospective cohort study at a district level hospital of 311 adults who died within the first three waves of COVID‐19. …”
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Learning curve and complications of unilateral biportal endoscopy–unilateral laminectomy bilateral decompression for lumbar spinal stenosis by Jiashen Shao, Zihan Fan, Hai Meng, Qi Fei

“…Results: A total of 122 consecutive patients who underwent single-segment UBE-ULBD were included in this study. …”
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Hubungan Anxietas dengan Kejadian Amenore Sekunder pada Mahasiswi Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas by Flora Oktavia, Desmiwarti ., Yaslinda Yaunin

“…Result of this study found that incidence of secondary amenorrhea is more common in women who experience anxiety (36,3%), when compared with who did not has anxiety (2,1%). …”
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Polymorphous Adenocarcinoma: A Rare Case Report with Unique Radiographic Appearance on CBCT by Jagadish Chandra, Junaid Ahmed, K. M. Veena, M. Vijayakumar, Nandita Shenoy, Nanditha Sujir

“…However, according to the most recent WHO Classification of Salivary Gland Tumors (2017), the cancer is classified as Polymorphous AdenoCarcinoma (PAC). …”
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Exploring knowledge, attitudes, practices, and determinants regarding emergency contraception use among female university students in Goma, Democratic Republic of the Congo: a cros... by Patricia Lukusa Mishika, Olivier Mukuku, Amos Kamundu, Kaymarlin Govender, Stanislas Okitotsho Wembonyama, André Kabamba Mutombo

“…Methods A cross-sectional survey was conducted with 677 female students from two universities in Goma who were selected via a cluster sampling method. …”
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Correlation between acute mountain sickness and body constitution of Tibetan medicine and other factors: A case–control study by Hui Luo, Qian Wang, Dan Re

“…Methods: A case–control study was conducted to recruit participants who experienced or did not experience AMS after entering a plateau. …”
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Efficacy and safety of avacopan in antineutrophil cytoplasmic autoantibody-associated vasculitis: a retrospective cohort study in Japan by Genri Tagami, Makoto Yamaguchi, Hirokazu Sugiyama, Hiroshi Kinashi, Kentaro Imai, Keisuke Kamiya, Takayuki Katsuno, Takahiro Imaizumi, Shogo Banno, Yasuhiko Ito, Takuji Ishimoto

“…Methods We performed a single-centre retrospective analysis and evaluated 21 patients with newly diagnosed or relapsed AAV who received avacopan. The co-primary outcomes were clinical remission at 6 and 12 months. …”
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The status of women in the Ancient East: peculiarities of marriage and family relations in Mesopotamia by I. A. Lohvynenko, Ye. S. Lohvynenko

“…The most influential in society were the high priestesses – entum and naditum, who were related by blood to the famous families of Mesopotamia. …”
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Good Tolerance of Citrate Accumulation due to Plasma Exchange among Patients with Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure: A Prospective, Observational Study by Yuanji Ma, Yan Xu, Fang Chen, Ying Wang, Lang Bai, Hong Tang

“…A prospective, observational study was conducted among patients with ACLF who received heparin anticoagulation during PE-centered therapy without filtration and dialysis. …”
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Evaluation of Risk Factors for Antibiotic Resistance in Patients with Nosocomial Infections Caused by Pseudomonas aeruginosa by Meliha Cagla Sonmezer, Gunay Ertem, Fatma Sebnem Erdinc, Esra Kaya Kilic, Necla Tulek, Ali Adiloglu, Cigdem Hatipoglu

“…In this clinical study, we investigated the risk factors in patients who were diagnosed with P. aeruginosa-related nosocomial infection. …”
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Malignant Spinal Cord Compression Syndrome as an Initial Presentation of Testicular Cancer by Carlos Eduardo Salazar-Mejía, Edio Llerena-Hernández, David Hernández-Barajas, Oscar Vidal-Gutiérrez, Adriana González-Gutiérrez, Rolando Jacob Martínez-Granados, Blanca Otilia Wimer-Castillo

“…We present the case of a 24-year-old man who arrived at the emergency department with dysesthesia and paraparesis as well as urinary incontinence. …”
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Long-term outcomes of drainless anatomical lung resection surgery for pulmonary malignancies by Ting-Fang Kuo, Mong-Wei Lin, Ke-Cheng Chen, Shuenn-Wen Kuo, Pei-Ming Huang, Jang-Ming Lee

“…This study aimed to investigate the perioperative outcomes, 3-year overall, and disease-free survival rates of patients who underwent minimally invasive anatomical lung resection surgery with the drainless technique for pulmonary malignancies. …”
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Use and impact of social prescribing: a mixed-methods feasibility study protocol by Uy Hoang, Harshana Liyanage, Simon de Lusignan, Victoria Tzortziou Brown, Filipa Ferreira, Ivelina Yonova, Lucy Moore, Anant Jani

“…The advisory group outputs will be analysed using framework analysis and will be used to create a survey instrument consisting of statements that surveyees, who will consist of primary care practitioners within the RCGP RSC, can agree or disagree with.Ethics and dissemination All RCGP RSC data are pseudonymised at the point of data extraction. …”
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Rash with DERMABOND PRINEO Skin Closure System Use in Bilateral Reduction Mammoplasty: A Case Series by R. W. Knackstedt, J. A. Dixon, P. J. O’Neill, F. A. Herrera

“…Retrospective chart review of bilateral reduction mammoplasty patients who received DERMABOND PRINEO Skin Closure System dressing at our institution was performed. …”
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Determination of Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in Patients Using Quinolone Group Antibiotics by Cengizhan Ceylan, Erdenay Erden, Cansu Göncüoğlu, Harun Kızılay, Şeyma Tetik Rama, Yeşim Şerife Bayraktar, Jale Bengi Çelik, Görkem Yılmazer, Esranur Kıratlı, Nazlım Aktuğ Demir, Şua Sümer, Onur Ural

“… Aim: The aim of the study was to determine the potential drug drug interactions of patients receiving inpatient treatment in the intensive care unit and infectious diseases ward and using quinolone group antibiotics by using different interaction software programs.Material and Methods: The prescriptions of 100 patients who received inpatient treatment in infectious diseases service and intensive care unit at Selçuk University Faculty of Medicine Hospital between January 2022 and December 2022 and who were treated with quinolone group antibiotics during treatment were analyzed retrospectively.Results: Of the patients included in the study, 62 were male and 38 were female. …”
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Pregnancy and cardiovascular outcomes among patients post Fontan surgery: a 25-year single-centre retrospective cohort study by Ran Kornowski, Eran Hadar, Daniel Yehuda, Omri Soudry, Eyal Schwartz, Ilan Richter, Alexander Dadashev, Shahar Vig, Shimon Kolker, Ohad Houri, Rafael Hirsch, Nili Schamroth Pravda

“…We aimed to evaluate the immediate and long-term outcomes among these patients who were followed at our centre.Methods We included adult patients who had undergone Fontan surgery for congenital heart disease and were pregnant between 1994 and 2021. …”
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Do Human Papilloma Virus and Cytological Testing Results Before Colposcopy Alter the Pathological Grading of Colposcopy Acetic Acid Visual Examination?: A Retrospective Study by Gao S, Qian B, Wang T, Wang J

“…Positive and negative predictive values for cervical inflammation, LSIL, and HSIL in patients diagnosed using vaginal colposcopy, based on cervical pathological grouping, and differences in HPV and TCT results among patients who underwent vaginal colposcopy, were analyzed.Results: The age of patients diagnosed with cervicitis, LSIL, and HSIL using colposcopy gradually decreased, and the proportion of HPV16/18 infection in the HSIL group was significantly higher than the other 2 groups. …”
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Characteristics of Newly Diagnosed Type 2 Diabetes in Chinese Older Adults: A National Prospective Cohort Study by Fang Lv, Xiaoling Cai, Dayi Hu, Changyu Pan, Danyi Zhang, Jie Xu, Linong Ji

“…To investigate the metabolic profiles of newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes (NEW2D) in Chinese older adults (≥65 years) and assess the proportion of patients who achieved the targeted goals of blood glucose, blood pressure, and blood lipid. …”
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