Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prescribing Practices for Dental Implant Placement in Croatia: A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Mare Ković, Ajka Pribisalić, Joško Viskić, Jure Martinić, Josipa Grubišić, Ante Vardić, Tina Poklepović Peričić

“…The questionnaire assessed the dentists’ age, working experience, education level, and whether they use antibiotics for dental implant placement, as well as the choice of antibiotics, timing, and reasons for antibiotics use. We used snowball and convenient sampling methods for recruiting dentists. …”
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Multiple use of preservative-free single dose unit dexamethasone 0.1% eye drops is safe within 24 hours by Marco Rossi, Michael A Thiel, Frank Bochmann, Philipp B Baenninger, Claude Kaufmann, Fabienne C Fierz, Silvan Locher, Lucas Bachmann, Irena Mitrovic, Jeremy P Howell

“…We investigated whether repeated use of dexamethasone 0.1% SDUs in the same patient increases the bacterial contamination rate.Methods We prospectively enrolled patients scheduled for inpatient corneal and glaucoma surgery receiving dexamethasone 0.1% SDU four times per day from the same vial. To assess contamination rates, one drop from the vial was cultured immediately after opening the SDU (t0), 10 hours later after four drop applications (t10) and 24 hours after opening without further drop applications (t24). …”
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A Cause of Diarrhea in a Patient with Selective Immunoglobulin A Deficiency by M. I. Gonik, V. S. Shcherbakha, E. Yu. Yuryeva, I. M. Kartavenko, A. S. Tertychny, P. V. Pavlov, A. E. Leonovich, T. L. Lapina, V. T. Ivashkin

“…A 46-year-old woman complained of a mushy stool without pathological impurities up to 5 times a day. An outpatient colonoscopy revealed signs of terminal ileitis. …”
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Subthreshold Micropulse Laser (577 nm) Therapy with an Individual Approach for Power Titration in Patients with Chronic Central Serous Chorioretinopathy (Pilot Study) by Taras Kustryn, Oleg Zadorozhnyy, Illia Nasinnyk, Nataliya Pasyechnikova, Andrii Korol

“…During the entire observation period, 25 patients underwent 1 session of 577 nm SML therapy, 2 patients underwent 2 sessions, and 3 patients underwent the intervention three times. Conclusion. SML 577 nm therapy with individual selection of laser power in a micropulse mode is a safe and effective method of treating patients with chronic CSC. …”
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Acute Neurotoxicity in Children Treated for Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and Lymphoblastic Lymphoma: A 10-Year Single-Centre Experience by Izabela Kranjčec, Nada Rajačić, Tamara Janjić, Monika Kukuruzović, Filip Jadrijević-Cvrlje, Maja Pavlović, Jelena Roganović

“…Early recognition and timely management are essential for rapid recovery and optimal outcomes.…”
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Elementary students' mathematics learning activities and outcomes through the application of the problem solving method by Esty Saraswati Nur Hartiningrum, Nining Yuly Agustin, Rohmatul Umami

“…This class action research was carried out in 2 times, with 34 students in class V. The data collection method uses observation to see student activities and test methods. …”
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Study of soil cover of Veronica spuria L. populations in Ile Alatau mountains, Kazakhstan by Yerkebulan Balkybek, Bekzat Tynybekov, Kanat Kulymbet, Ussen Kurmanbay, Zoya Umirbayeva, Zinat Nurakyn, Assiya Myltykbayeva, Alibek Ydyrys, Murat Toktar

“…Among microelements mobile forms of zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), lead (Pb) did not exceed MPC of these elements in all types of soils, only mobile cadmium (Cd) exceeded MPC several times. By mechanical composition of soil dark chestnut soils has light loamy (24,69 %), chestnut soils has light loamy (28,52 %), dark chestnut soils was sandy (7,32 %). …”
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Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Foot and Mouth Disease in Cattle in West Shewa Zone, Ethiopia by Beyan Ahmed, Lencho Megersa, Getachew Mulatu, Mohammed Siraj, Gelma Boneya

“…The analysis also revealed that the odds of seropositivity were 6 times higher in crossbred compared with local cattle (p=0.003). …”
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Prevalence and predictors of left atrial thrombus in patients with rheumatic atrial fibrillation undergoing cardiac surgery: a cross-sectional study by Jie Cui, Yixiao Zhang, Yulin Wang, Fangyu Liu, Hao Lai, Qiang Ji, Chunsheng Wang

“…The presence of LAT was independently associated with coronary artery disease, left atrial enlargement, and mitral valvular abnormalities. Timely screening and management of LAT are crucial to mitigate potentially fatal thromboembolic events.…”
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UAV rice panicle blast detection based on enhanced feature representation and optimized attention mechanism by Shaodan Lin, Deyao Huang, Libin Wu, Zuxin Cheng, Dapeng Ye, Haiyong Weng

“…Abstract Background Rice blast is one of the most destructive diseases in rice cultivation, significantly threatening global food security. Timely and precise detection of rice panicle blast is crucial for effective disease management and prevention of crop losses. …”
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Genetic classification and geochemical evaluation of Upper Cretaceous carbonate reservoir oils in Dezful Embayment and Abadan Plain, SW Iran by Hossein Saadati, Ali Kadkhodaie, Mehrab Rashidi, Hossein Bahrami, Hashem Sarafdokht, Dmitriy A. Martyushev, Amir Abbass Jahangard

“…Additionally, the study underscored the impact of source rock maturity, organofacies, and trap formation timing as crucial factors influencing the geochemical characteristics of these reservoir oils across the studied area.…”
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Clinical Consultation in the Workplace: Are There Implications for Response Attitudes? by Bárbara Gonzalez, Rosa F. Novo, Maria João Afonso, Matilde Fernandes, Ana Vieira

“…Under-reporting is five times more frequent in the COS, which presents Defensiveness (11%), and Desirability (5%). …”
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Riesgo de contagio por COVID-19 en un entorno urbano (Málaga, noviembre del 2020) by Ángel Miramontes Carballada, Rubén Lois González, María Jesús Perles Roselló, Jesús Miranda Páez

“…Research in these troubled times has had to respond immediately to the search for explanatory causes of risk distribution. …”
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Experimental and modeled analysis of contaminant mobility in coal fly ash landfills under continuous rainfall regimes by Shuyuan Xu, Yongbo Zhang, Jiangbo Guo, Aijing Wu, Xinghua Xiang, Haodong Sun

“…Among these contaminants, Pb contamination was the worst, with concentrations 26.67 times above the standard. The flow rate of the leachate is lower when the degree of compaction of the Ma’lan loess and the CFA is higher, and it takes longer for the leachate to start flowing. …”
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Intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM)-derived perfusion fraction mapping for the visual evaluation of MR-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) ablation of uterine fibroi... by Derk J. Slotman, Lambertus W. Bartels, Ingrid M. Nijholt, Martijn Froeling, Judith A. F. Huirne, Chrit T.W Moonen, Martijn F. Boomsma

“…Background A method for periprocedural contrast agent-free visualization of uterine fibroid perfusion could potentially shorten magnetic resonance-guided high intensity focused ultrasound (MR-HIFU) treatment times and improve outcomes. Our goal was to test feasibility of perfusion fraction mapping by intravoxel incoherent motion (IVIM) modeling using diffusion-weighted MRI as method for visual evaluation of MR-HIFU treatment progression.Methods Conventional and T2-corrected IVIM-derived perfusion fraction maps were retrospectively calculated by applying two fitting methods to diffusion-weighted MRI data (b = 0, 50, 100, 200, 400, 600 and 800 s/mm2 at 1.5 T) from forty-four premenopausal women who underwent MR-HIFU ablation treatment of uterine fibroids. …”
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Unveiling the epidemiology and community perspectives on bovine brucellosis in North Shewa, Central Highlands of Ethiopia by Aweke Engdawork, Abdela Bulbula, Awoke Melak, Haileleul Negussie

“…Cows older than 6 years were four times more likely to be seropositive (OR = 3.82; 95% CI: 1.71–7.97; P = 0.004), while local breeds had a six-fold higher risk (OR = 6.2; 95% CI: 2.08–8.21; P = 0.016). …”
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Development and Evaluation of a Deep Learning–Based Pulmonary Hypertension Screening Algorithm Using a Digital Stethoscope by Ling Guo, Nivedita Khobragade, Spencer Kieu, Suleman Ilyas, Preston N. Nicely, Emmanuel K. Asiedu, Fabio V. Lima, Caroline Currie, Emileigh Lastowski, Gaurav Choudhary

“…A new readily available screening tool to identify elevated pulmonary artery systolic pressures is needed to help with the prognosis and timely treatment of underlying causes such as heart failure or pulmonary vascular remodeling. …”
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Diagnostic Accuracy of Mammography, Ultrasound, and Fine-Needle Aspiration in Detecting Breast Cancer in Patients with Painful Breast Masses:A Medical Record-Base Study by Hassan Vafapour, Sajad Borzoueisileh, Fatemeh Vafapour, Zafar Masoumi Moghaddam, Frough Nikeghbali, Yaghoub Barfar, Amir Hekmatifar

“…This is particularly important in the early stages of cancer when timely and accurate diagnosis is crucial for effective treatment. …”
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Provider Adherence to the 2020 US Multi-Society Task Force Guidelines for Surveillance After Colonoscopy With Polypectomy by Benjamin E. Cassell, Katherine Scholand, Wyatt Tarter, Camille J. Hochheimer, Colleen Long, Gregory L. Austin

“…Bayesian changepoint analysis was applied to identify timing of change in adherence. Multinomial logistic regression was used to identify predictors of variability within the guidelines. …”
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A community-based father education intervention on breastfeeding practice in Ethiopia: a quasi-experimental study by Wolde Melese Ayele, Tesfaye Birhane Tegegne, Asnakew Molla Mekonen

“…Mothers in the intervention group were found to be nearly five times more likely to initiate breastfeeding within the first hour of their infants’ lives (AOR: 4.85, 95% CI: 1.36—17.32). …”
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