Non – Invasive, smartphone image-based screening for sickle cell disease at the point-of-need by Eudorah F. Vital, Meredith Haak LiCalzi, Robert G. Mannino, Patrick T. McGann, Wilbur A. Lam

“…This cost-effective and scalable app efficiently pinpoints and stratifies individuals, particularly those who missed early screening, for formal screening programs.…”
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Prolegomena zu einer Systematik der syntaktischen Formen ›Satz‹ und ›Periode‹. 1. Teil: Carl Dahlhaus und die Schönbergschule by Stefan Rohringer

“…The second part of this article deals with the Americanization of the German Formenlehre tradition, and in particular with the work of William E. Caplin, who has taken on the task of transferring the Dahlhaus’ concept of ›functionality‹ to the theory of musical form.…”
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Communication in Neglected Tropical Diseases' elimination: A scoping review and call for action. by Claudia Nieto-Sanchez, David M Hatley, Mario J Grijalva, Koen Peeters Grietens, Benjamin R Bates

“…To illustrate how practices conceptualized and developed within the communication field have been applied in the context of NTD elimination, we conducted a scoping review focusing on two diseases currently targeted for elimination by the WHO: lymphatic filariasis and Chagas disease.<h4>Methods</h4>We examined studies published between 2012 and 2020 in five electronic databases. …”
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Sperm Cryopreservation before Testicular Cancer Treatment and Its Subsequent Utilization for the Treatment of Infertility by Jana Žáková, Eva Lousová, Pavel Ventruba, Igor Crha, Hana Pochopová, Jaroslava Vinklárková, Eva Tesařová, Mohamed Nussir

“…Seminoma was diagnosed in 283 men (54.1%) and nonseminomatous germ cell tumors in 240 men (45.9%). 34 patients who returned for infertility treatment underwent 46 treatment cycles with cryopreserved sperm. …”
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Association of a novel nutritional index with cognitive impairment in middle-aged and elderly Chinese adults: a cross-sectional analysis from the China Health and Retirement Longit... by Guotao Liu, Jianyuan Zhang

“…Subgroup analysis indicated that the association was stronger among participants aged ≥60 years (OR = 0.655, 95% CI: 0.438–0.979), non-current drinkers (OR = 0.643, 95% CI: 0.451–0.917), and those who engaged in socializing (OR = 0.568, 95% CI: 0.371–0.871).ConclusionTCBI was significantly and negatively associated with cognitive impairment in Chinese middle-aged and elderly individuals, with the effect more pronounced in those aged ≥60 years, non-current drinkers, and socially active participants.…”
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The Clinical Characteristics and Surgical Outcomes of Epiblepharon in Korean Children: A 9-Year Experience by Jong Soo Kim, Sang Wook Jin, Mun Chong Hur, Yoon Hyung Kwon, Won Yeol Ryu, Woo Jin Jeong, Hee Bae Ahn

“…Methods. Epiblepharon patients who were followed for ≥ 6 month following surgical correction between January 2005 and December 2013. …”
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Socioeconomic and health-related inequalities in major depressive symptoms among older adults: a Wagstaff’s decomposition analysis of data from the LASI baseline survey, 2017–2018... by Manish Kumar, Shobhit Srivastava, T. Muhammad, Anjali Elsa Skariah

“…In designing prevention programmes, detection and management of older adults with depression should be a high priority, especially for those who are more vulnerable.…”
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Noninvasive high-frequency oscillation ventilation as post- extubation respiratory support in neonates: Systematic review and meta-analysis. by Rameshwar Prasad, Bijan Saha, Md Habibullah Sk, Jagdish Prasad Sahoo, Bhupendra Kumar Gupta, Subhash Chandra Shaw

“…Data sources were MEDLINE (via Pubmed), Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, China National Knowledge Infrastructure, WHO international clinical trials registry platform and Clinical Trial Registry, forward and backward citation search. …”
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Prediction of Liver Steatosis and Fibrosis Based on Clinical Variables Using a Large National Survey Database by Yanal Alnimer, Touleen Alnimer

“…However, limited robust data are available on the clinical variables strongly related to these disorders and who needs to be referred for screening. Methods. …”
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Adaptation and combination of two scales to measure dispositional gratitude in health sciences faculty: a psychometric analysis by Jesus Alfonso Beltran-Sanchez, José Moral de la Rubia, Adrian Valle de la O, Josue Omar Nava-Manzo, Angeles Dominguez

“…The Gratitude Questionnaire, Work Questionnaire and Brief Interactive Optimism-Garcia was applied to 110 women, 104 men and 2 who prefer not to specify their gender. Results The result was a unifactorial measurement model composed of 10 items with evidence of construct validity (χ 2  = 59.83, df = 20, p < 0.001, χ 2 /df = 59.83/20 = 2.99, SRMR = 0.11, GFI = 0.96; NFI = 0.93, RFI = 0.91, AGFI = 0.93), PRATIO = 0.78, PNFI = 0.73; concurrent validity with interactive optimism (r = 0.45, p < 0.001); convergent validity (AVE = 0.42); and reliability (α = 0.88; ω = 0.88). …”
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Estimating the Burden of Illness Related to Genital Warts in Russia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Vera N. Prilepskaya, Mikhail Gomberg, Smita Kothari, Karen Yee, Amit Kulkarni, Suzanne M. Garland, Anna R. Giuliano

“…HPV is one of the most frequent sexually transmitted viral infections, and nearly 65% of individuals with partners who have GW also develop GW. In Russia, as in many other countries, overall GW prevalence data are scarce. …”
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Comparison of Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation and Parasternal Block for Postoperative Pain Management after Cardiac Surgery by Nilgun Kavrut Ozturk, Elif Dogan Baki, Ali Sait Kavakli, Ayca Sultan Sahin, Raif Umut Ayoglu, Arzu Karaveli, Mustafa Emmiler, Kerem Inanoglu, Bilge Karsli

“…Parasternal block was more effective than TENS in the management of early postoperative pain and the reduction of opioid requirements in patients who underwent cardiac surgery through median sternotomy. …”
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Integralna ochrona środowiska w nauczaniu Jana Pawła II by Wojciech Bołoz

“…In John Paul’s II opinion, so-called “anthropological mistake” is the basis for thoughtless degradation of natural environment. A human being who discovers his ability to transform and, to some extent, to create the world through his own work believes he can disobediently rule the Earth and bring it under his absolute control. …”
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Epidemiological characterization of congenital heart disease at different altitudes in Ecuador: a four-year retrospective study in a pediatric referral hospital by Juan S. Izquierdo-Condoy, Fabian D. Arias-Rodríguez, Walter I. Díaz-Chamba, Diego A. Mena-Noroña, Lizbeth Cueva Toaquiza, Beanjuly Espín-Sambache, Emilia J. Valdivieso-Andrade, Amanda Cangas-Isacaz, Susana García-Cañarte, Mario Rubio-Niera, Esteban Ortiz-Prado

“…BackgroundCongenital heart disease (CHD) is one of the main causes of hospital admissions and infant mortality, especially in developing regions.ObjectivesThis study aims to describe the epidemiological and clinical features of CHD in pediatric patients, from one of the largest tertiary-level national referral pediatric hospitals in Ecuador.Materials and methodsAn epidemiological, retrospective cohort study was conducted among patients with CHD who were hospitalized at “Hospital Baca Ortiz” between January 2019 to December 2022 in Quito, Ecuador.ResultsA total of 1,000 pediatric patient medical records were reviewed from 2019 to 2022. …”
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Lynch Syndrome—Impact of the Type of Deficient Mismatch Repair Gene Mutation on Diagnosis, Clinical Presentation, Surveillance and Therapeutic Approaches by Tudor Razvan Grigorie, Gheorghe Potlog, Sorin Tiberiu Alexandrescu

“…For carriers of the high-risk variants (MLH1, MSH2 and EPCAM) who have already developed colon cancer, it is strongly recommended a subtotal or total colectomy is performed, while partial colectomy followed by endoscopic surveillance is an appropriate management approach to treat colon cancer in carriers of the low-risk variants (MSH6 and PMS2). …”
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The Clinical Significance of High Antimicrobial Resistance in Community-Acquired Urinary Tract Infections by Maria G. Zavala-Cerna, Midrori Segura-Cobos, Ricardo Gonzalez, Isidro G. Zavala-Trujillo, Silvia F. Navarro-Perez, Jose A. Rueda-Cruz, Fernando A. Satoscoy-Tovar

“…We conducted a cross-sectional study in 296 patients with community-acquired UTI who underwent clinical and microbiologic analysis, and clinical associations to MDR uropathogens were investigated. …”
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Assessment of retinal pigment epithelium tears in eyes with submacular hemorrhage secondary to age-related macular degeneration by Tomoko Ueda-Consolvo, Syogo Takahashi, Toshihiko Oiwake, Tomoko Nakamura, Masaaki Ishida, Shuichiro Yanagisawa, Atsushi Hayashi

“…This study was a retrospective, observational case series that included 24 eyes of 24 patients who underwent PPV with subretinal tissue plasminogen activator and air for SMH. …”
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The Role of NMP22 and CSTB Levels in Predicting Postoperative Recurrence of Bladder Cancer by Changkun Huang, Xiaolin Ai, Liping Hu, Da Ren

“…The clinical case data of 102 patients with bladder cancer who underwent surgical treatment from January 2017 to January 2022 were collected, and the patients were divided into a recurrence group (n=54) and nonrecurrence group (n=48) according to whether the patients recurred after surgery, and the preoperative NMP22 and CSTB expression levels between the two groups were compared. …”
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Long-term clinical outcomes of isolated orbital floor fracture reconstruction using nonresorbable implants by Ayman E Abd El Ghafar, Nashaat Shawky, Mahrous Hassan Shaheen, Khalid Abdel Aziz, Mostafa Mohamed Diab

“…Methods: The medical records of patients with unilateral pure orbital floor fractures who underwent orbital reconstruction using non-resorbable alloplastic implants at two tertiary referral centers between January 2017 to December 2021 were reviewed. …”
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The Effect of Nintedanib in Post-COVID-19 Lung Fibrosis: An Observational Study by Narongkorn Saiphoklang, Pimchanok Patanayindee, Pitchayapa Ruchiwit

“…A retrospective, matched case-control study was performed on hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia. Patients who received nintedanib treatment for COVID-19 pulmonary fibrosis (nintedanib group) were compared to patients with standard treatment (control group). …”
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