Chronic epidural hematoma evacuated through surgical treatment: a case report by Eui Gyu Sin

“…Epidural hematoma (EDH) can sometimes be life-threatening, although small-volume EDHs can resolve spontaneously like other intracranial hematomas. …”
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Small Medium Enterprises (SMEs), Environmental Management and Poverty Reduction in Western Uganda by Eton, Marus, Ayiga, Natal, Moses, Agaba, Fabian, Mwosi, Benard, Patrick Ogwel

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Evaluation of dried blood spot sampling for real-time PCR malaria diagnostics in a rural setting in Angola by Alejandro Mediavilla, Begoña Febrer-Sendra, Aroa Silgado, Patricia Martínez-Vallejo, Beatriz Crego-Vicente, Arlette Nindia, Carles Rubio Maturana, Lidia Goterris, Joan Martínez-Campreciós, Sandra Aixut, Pedro Fernández-Soto, María Luisa Aznar, Antonio Muro, Inés Oliveira-Souto, Israel Molina, Elena Sulleiro

“…A DBS volume of 50–100 µl appears to be optimal for malaria diagnosis and Plasmodium species determination by real-time PCR. …”
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Impact of aging on hepatic reserve after preoperative portal vein embolization in hepatectomy for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma by Shinichi Nakanuma, Takahiro Ogi, Hiroaki Sugita, Ryosuke Gabata, Tomokazu Tokoro, Ryohei Takei, Kaichiro Kato, Satoshi Takada, Mitsuyoshi Okazaki, Isamu Makino, Shintaro Yagi

“…Participants aged <70 years (n = 13) and ≥70 years (n = 12) were compared; correlation coefficients were evaluated using all cases. The FRL volume/total liver volume (FRLV/TLV) ratio and the indocyanine green (ICG) clearance rate (ICG-K) fraction of FRL to total liver (ICG-Krem) were analyzed as FRL hepatic reserves. …”
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Changes in photoperiod during the dry period impact colostrum production in Holstein and Jersey cows by K.J. Alward, A.J. Duncan, A.D. Ealy, G.E. Dahl, C.S. Petersson-Wolfe, R.R. Cockrum

“…At calving, colostrum volume was weighed and tested for relative protein concentration with a Brix refractometer and a sample was collected for component analysis (fat, protein, lactose, SNF) via infrared spectroscopy, as well as IgA, IgG, IgG1, IgM, lactoferrin, and SCS analysis. …”
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Análise do perfil de médicos matriculados no curso “Atenção aos problemas neurológicos frequentes na Atenção Básica” by Victória Flor Bretas, Thais Nara Costa Ferreira, Felipe César Soares, Leonardo Cançado Monteiro Savassi

“…Resultados: Houve 4.014 médicos matriculados, com pico de matrículas em 2021 e melhores taxas de conclusão em 2020, a maioria mulheres (61,83%), da região Sudeste (31,98%) e da faixa etária de 31 a 35 anos, com maior volume de matriculados entre 26 e 40 anos. Fatores demográficos e o sexo influenciaram no número de matrículas e nas taxas de conclusão. …”
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Comparison of Placental Doppler Ultrasound indices in Pregnant Women with Iron Deficiency Anemia, Minor Beta-Thalassemia and Healthy Pregnant in first half of pregnancy by Zahra Rahmani, Maryam Abdi Valikchali, Tahere Gelini Moghaddam, Shahabodin Gharahveysi

“…Background and purpose: Anemia during pregnancy is a public health issue, particularly in developing countries, and is linked to adverse pregnancy outcomes such as premature birth, low birth weight (LBW), and placental growth disorders (vascular changes and placental volume). Placental growth disorder is a leading cause of perinatal and maternal mortality and a significant factor in fetal growth restriction. …”
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Evaluation of Lyso-Gb1 as a biomarker for Gaucher disease treatment outcomes using data from the Gaucher Outcome Survey by Ari Zimran, Shoshana Revel-Vilk, Tama Dinur, Majdolen Istaiti, Jaco Botha, Elena Lukina, Pilar Giraldo, Patrick Deegan, Stephan vom Dahl

“…Assessments included change in lyso-Gb1 concentration, hemoglobin concentration, platelet counts, and spleen and liver volume from baseline to the last lyso-Gb1 assessment. …”
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Evaluating the Impacts of Procedural and Patient-Specific Factors on the Outcomes of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) by Abilkhair Kurmanaliyev, Rima Braukylienė, Ali Aldujeli, Rassul Zhumagaliyev, Serik Aitaliyev, Ramunas Unikas

“…Increased fluoroscopy time (<i>p</i> < 0.001), a higher contrast volume (<i>p</i> = 0.005), and less improvement in aortic valve velocity post-TAVI (<i>p</i> = 0.031) were significantly associated with cardiac mortality. …”
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Clinical outcomes of nephroureterectomy with bladder cuff excision or radical cystectomy for distal ureteral carcinoma invaded muscle of the ureteral orifice by Pan Li, Suoshi Jing, Yindong Kang, Bin Feng, Yunxin Zhang, Hui Ding, Juan Wang, Yingru Wang, Li Yang, Zhilong Dong, Junqiang Tian, Zhiping Wang, Zizhen Hou

“…NU-BCE reduced the median operation time, blood loss, and drainage volume. Apart from NU-RC (HR, 0.18; 95%CI: 0.08–0.44; p < 0.001) (HR, 0.28; 95%CI: 0.1–0.79; p = 0.016) and tumor volume(HR, 1.17; 95%CI: 1.06–1.29; p = 0.002) (HR, 1.21; 95%CI: 1.11–1.31; p < 0.001), which are independent prognostic factors for RFS and CSS, another independent prognostic factor for CSS is the ureteral carcinoma with renal pelvic carcinoma (HR, 4.32; 95%CI: 1.28–14.511; p = 0.018). …”
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Geomorphic time series reveals the constructive and destructive history of Havre caldera volcano, Kermadec arc by E. Spain, R. J. Carey, J. M. Whittaker, V. L. Lucieer, J. M. Fox, J. M. Fox, J. M. Fox, S. J. Watson, F. Caratori Tontini

“…One new observation reveals a significantly larger scale of cryptodome emplacement than recognized previously recognized, accounting for an additional volume of 0.0055 km3 to the 2012 eruption products. …”
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Risk of All-Cause Mortality in US Adults With Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry: An Observational Study by Xiao S, Ou J, Qiu W, Ye C, Li N, Chen S, Lai Y, Deng Z, Wu F, Shen Y

“…Shan Xiao,1,&ast; Jie Ou,2,&ast; Wangli Qiu,3,&ast; Chunxin Ye,1 Na Li,1 Sida Chen,1 Yuting Lai,1 Zhishan Deng,4 Fan Wu,4 Yan Shen1 1Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Shenzhen Longgang District Central Hospital, Shenzhen, People’s Republic of China; 2State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease, Guangzhou Chest Hospital, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Dongguan Affiliated Hospital, Guangdong Medical University, Dongguan, People’s Republic of China; 4State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease & Guangzhou Institute of Respiratory Health & National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Disease & National Center for Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yan Shen, Email drshenyan2022@163.com Fan Wu, Email wu.fan@vip.163.comBackground: Preserved ratio impaired spirometry (PRISm) is defined as forced expiratory volume in one second (FEV1)/forced vital capacity (FVC)≥ 0.70 and FEV1< 80% predicted. …”
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Increased DHEAS and Decreased Total Testosterone Serum Levels in a Subset of Men with Early-Onset Androgenetic Alopecia: Does a Male PCOS-Equivalent Exist? by Rossella Cannarella, Rosita A. Condorelli, Federica Dall’Oglio, Sandro La Vignera, Laura M. Mongioì, Giuseppe Micali, Aldo E. Calogero

“…Methods. 43 men with early-onset AGA and 36 controls were screened for DHEAS, TT, glycaemia, insulin, gonadotropins, 17α-hydroxyprogesterone (17αOH-P), testicular volume (TV), fat mass percentage, and sperm conventional parameters. …”
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Stimulation of DC-CIK with PADI4 Protein Can Significantly Elevate the Therapeutic Efficiency in Esophageal Cancer by Chunyan Liu, Yingying Zheng, Junyi Tang, Dawei Wang, Zhenshen Ma, Shutong Li, Xiaotian Chang

“…DC-CIK cells stimulated with lysate from PADI4-overexpressing cells suppressed tumor volume by 18.6% in the tumor-bearing mice. The recombinant PADI4 protein showed a similar effect on CIK cell proliferation and cytotoxicity as that of the lysate from PADI4-overexpressing cells. …”
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Fabrication of Nano-Silver Composite Using Amomum longiligulare Fruit Polysaccharides and Their Biological Activities by Lian Y, Ma N, Cheng Q, Luo M, Xu Z, He F, Zhou X, Zhang Y, Jin D, Kong Y, Wang Y, Wei N

“…Finally, the in vitro antioxidant activity, antibacterial activity and anticancer activity of the nano-silver composite were evaluated.Results: Single-factor experiments identified the optimal synthesis conditions for ALP(D)-AgNPs as a reaction time of 180 min, a temperature of 100 °C, and a 10:1 volume ratio of silver nitrate to ALP-D. The free radical scavenging activity of ALP(D)-AgNPs against DPPH and ABTS was significantly enhanced compared with that of ALP-D. …”
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Lymphatic leaks – success of intranodal lymphangiogram first strategy by Alan Campbell, Diana Velazquez-Pimentel, Matthew Seager, Richard Hesketh, Julian Hague, Jowad Raja, Jocelyn Brookes, An Ngo, Miles Walkden, Anthie Papadopoulou, Daron Smith, Borzoueh Mohammadi, Ravi Barod, Mohammed Rashid Akhtar, Jimmy Kyaw Tun, Deborah Elise Low, Ian Daniel Renfrew, Tim Fotheringham, Conrad von Stempel

“…The aim of the study is to describe the technical and clinical success of ILAG and adjunctive lymphatic interventions performed as first line interventional techniques for lymphatic leaks refractory to conservative and medical management in a multicentre cohort of patients with symptomatic large volume lymphatic leaks. Methods Multicentre retrospective study of all lymphatic interventions performed between 2017–2023 in patients with large volume lymphatic leaks (> 500 ml a day). …”
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Virtual Frisch grid perovskite CsPbBr3 semiconductor with 2.2-centimeter thickness for high energy resolution gamma-ray spectrometer by Haoming Qin, Bao Xiao, Xuchang He, Xiao Ouyang, Tingting Gao, Yuquan Wang, Luyao Wang, Qihao Sun, Nannan Shen, Xiaoping Ouyang, Yihui He

“…Abstract High intrinsic detection efficiency is as decisive as high energy resolution. Scaling up detector volume has presented great challenges, preventing perovskite semiconductors from reaching sufficient detection efficiency. …”
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Ultrasound-guided percutaneous thermal ablation of parotid tumors: experience from two-centers by Min Zhuang, Yucheng Lin, Songsong Wu, Man Lu, Zirui Jiang, Ting Wei, Lu Wang, Shishi Wang, Jie Zou, Yi He

“…Change in tumor size (maximum diameter, tumor volume(V), volume reduction rate (VRR)) and cosmetic score (CS) were evaluated during a one-year follow-up period. …”
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Damage of Green Synthetic Cement Slurry to Clastic Rock Reservoir by Meng Xu, Xin Tan, Libo Yang, Hanlie Cheng, David Cofell

“…Furthermore, hydration, tightly bonding the inert admixture and the clastic rock formation, forms a tight sealing layer, which reduces the permeability of the reservoir sharply; the expansive clay particles in the reservoir absorb the moisture of the cement slurry filtrate and expand. The volume of the particles increases, and the porous formation containing expansive clay minerals absorbs moisture and causes internal expansion, and the volume expansion rate can reach 9%, which eventually causes the porosity and permeability of the reservoir to decrease, resulting in reservoir damage and solid phase in the cement slurry. …”
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Activation of Hippocampal Microglia Mediates Chronic Stress-induced Depression-like Behavior in Rats with Ischemic Stroke by TAO Xi, YANG Chen, TANG Wenjing, WU Siyuan, DENG Jinggui

“…TTC staining showed different degrees of atrophy of corpus callosum and striatum in each group, but the ratio of residual brain volume was not statistically different (<italic>P</italic>&gt;0.05). …”
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