THE SPECTRUM OF HYPEREOSINOPHILIA AND ASSOCIATED CLONAL DISORDERS – A REAL WORLD DATA FROM A TROPICAL SETTING. by Sreejesh Sreedharanunni, Neelam Varma, Man Updesh Singh Sachdeva, Shano Naseem, Pankaj Malhotra, Deepak Bansal, Amita Trehan, Subhash Varma

“…Objective: To determine the frequency, etiological spectrum and treatment outcome of hypereosinophilia (HE) and hypereosinophilic syndrome (HES) in a tropical setting. Methods:  A retrospective analysis of hospital data of five years and a comprehensive prospective evaluation of patients presenting with HE/HES over a period of 33 months was performed. …”
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Unveiling the gendered abyss: exploring the case of women with lymphatic filariasis and the path to inclusive care in India by Arya Rahul, Anoop C. Choolayil, Dharani Govindasamy, Gnanasekaran Vijayalakshmi, Sadhasivam Anbusivam, Vijesh Sreedhar Kuttiatt

“…There has been little effort to understand the unique illness experience of women with LF. Methods To explore the interplay between gender and the illness experience of women afflicted with filarial lymphoedema, this qualitative study mapped the experience of 18 women and the perceptions of 18 men with lymphatic filariasis. …”
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A Comparative Study to evaluate the Clinical Efficacy of a Novel Alkasite-based Material (Cention N), Resin-modified Glass Ionomer Cement, and Composite Resin for Restoration of Cl... by Diksha Bhat, Monika Gupta, Inder K Pandit, Neeraj Gugnani

“…Aim: To evaluate and compare the clinical success of an alkasite-based restorative material (Cention N), resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) (3M ESPE Vitremer), and composite resin (Ceram X) when used as a restorative material in class II cavities in primary molars. Materials and methods: Around 45 primary molars were randomly divided into three equal groups—group I—Cention N, group II—RMGIC (3M ESPE Vitremer), and group III—composite (Ceram X) and restored with restorative materials, respectively. …”
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Comparison of i-Gel as a Conduit for Intubation between under Fiberoptic Guidance and Blind Endotracheal Intubation during Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation: A Randomized Simulation St... by Hyun Young Choi, Wonhee Kim, Yong Soo Jang, Gu Hyun Kang, Jae Guk Kim, Hyeongtae Kim

“…We hypothesized that IGI using wire-reinforced silicone (WRS) tube could achieve endotracheal intubation most rapidly and successfully. Methods. In 23 emergency physicians, a prospective randomized crossover manikin study was conducted to examine the three intubation techniques using two kinds of endotracheal tubes. …”
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A prospective randomised pilot study evaluating the safety of the novel LubriShield™ Foley catheter: a permanently coated indwelling urinary catheter by Anders Andreasson, Jan Andersson, Henrik Larsson, Teresa Ekerhult, Johan Stranne

“…The aim of this study is to assess the clinical safety of the catheter in patients. Materials & methods: In a prospective single-centre randomised study, 30 patients undergoing transurethral resection of bladder tumour were enrolled and randomly assigned to receive either a standard control catheter or the novel LubriShield™ catheter. …”
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Effectiveness of herbal medicines to prevent and control symptoms of urinary tract infections and to reduce antibiotic use: A literature review by Herman van Wietmarschen, Noortje van Steenbergen, Esther van der Werf, Erik Baars

“…Five TCM formulas were found to be equally or more effective than antibiotics in the treatment of UTIs. …”
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Lupin poisoning: a review by Meye Bloothooft, Pien Cremers, Sükriye Güven, Stijn J. Stoutjesdijk, Mara Jiron, Mark Wessel, Marcel A. G. Van Der Heyden

“…We systematically analyzed all case reports describing lupin poisoning in humans in order to define most observed clinical findings, treatment options and outcome.MethodsWe screened Pubmed and Google scholar for human case reports on lupin poisoning. …”
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Use of view-adjustable video laryngeal mask versus endotracheal intubation for airway management during anaesthesia for arthroscopic surgery: a randomized trial by Chun-Jing Geng, Guang-Lei Su, Ying Deng, Zhu-Kai Cong, Dan-dan Feng, Si-Yuan Zhang, Hai-Li Cao, Hong Zeng

“…Introduction The objective of this study was to compare the practicality and efficacy of utilizing a view-adjustable video laryngeal mask (SafeLM) versus endotracheal intubation (ETI) in the context of arthroscopic shoulder surgery.Patients and Methods A randomized controlled trial enrolled 100 patients undergoing arthroscopic shoulder surgery, randomly assigned to the SafeLM group (n = 50) or ETI group (n = 50). …”
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Application of response surface methodology in modeling and optimization of ceftriaxone decomposition with activated persulfate through zero valence zinc nanoparticles/ultrasonic w... by Zohreh Berizi, Mohammad Reza Zare, Leila rezaei, Ali Parvizimehr, salehe salehnia, Mohsen Rezaei, Nezamaddin Mengelizadeh

“…Therefore, the aim of our study was to remove ceftriaxone through the activation of persulfate with zero valence zinc/ultrasonic waves (Zn0/US). Methods: In this laboratory study, the sample containing the antibiotic ceftriaxone was subjected to persulfate activation through an ultrasonic probe with a frequency of 40 kHz. …”
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Clinical accuracy assessment of a dynamic navigation system and surgical guide using an oral appliance-secured patient tracker targeting anterior teeth by Manabu Okubo, Koudai Nagata, Yurie Okuhama, Kana Wakamori, Hayato Tsuruoka, Kurumi Saito, Ryota Fumimoto, Hiromasa Kawana, Shinji Kuroda

“…Therefore, this study aimed to compare accuracy between a dynamic navigation system with a patient tracker fixed to an oral appliance and a surgical guide. Methods This observational study was conducted on patients who had undergone complete implant treatment at Kanagawa Dental University from 2020 to September 2024. …”
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Tax Incentives for Supporting Competitiveness of Telecommunication Manufacturers by Irina Dezhina, Tamam Nafikova, Timur Gareev, Alexey Ponomarev

“…The relevance of the research is justified by critical significance of this market for economic, information and technological security of Russian Federation in a changed geopolitical environment. The present methods of tax burden calculation analyzed in the article reveal the subindustry level measurement to be the least studied. …”
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Short- and long-term outcomes of patients with anterior vaginal wall prolapse after abdominal paravaginal cystocele repair by Kazila Bhutia, Xinyi Li, Jun Long Ernest Ong, Keryi Wong, How Chuan Han, Hong Liang Chua

“…Therefore, the short- and long-term outcomes were investigated to evaluate the efficacy of treatment. Materials and methods: Thirty-one women were followed up for 3 years post-surgery, to assess the subjective cure rate (patients not complaining of a lump at the introitus) and objective cure rate (cystocele less than and equal to Baden–Walker Grade 1). …”
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Effects of an intervention combining physical activity and components of Amygdala and Insula Retraining (AIR) on sleep and working memory among older male adults by Monireh Asadi Ghaleni, Forouzan Fattahi Masrour, Narjes Saryar, Alexandra J. Bratty, Ebrahim Norouzi, Matheus Santos de Sousa Fernandes, Georgian Badicu

“…The effectiveness of Physical Activity plus selected components of Amygdala and Insula Retraining (PAAIR) was tested to improve sleep quality, depression, working memory, and emotion regulation among older males.MethodsThis was a parallel, randomized control trial. …”
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Housing Price Modeling Using a New Geographically, Temporally, and Characteristically Weighted Generalized Regression Neural Network (GTCW-GRNN) Algorithm by Saeed Zali, Parham Pahlavani, Omid Ghorbanzadeh, Ali Khazravi, Mohammad Ahmadlou, Sara Givekesh

“…The average index of the adjusted coefficient of determination in other methods, including the MLR, GWR, GTWR, GRNN, GCW-GRNN, and the proposed GTCW-GRNN in different modes of using Euclidean or travel distance and fixed or adaptive kernel was equal to 0.760, 0.797, 0.854, 0.777, 0.774, and 0.813, respectively, which showed the success of the proposed GTCW-GRNN algorithm. …”
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Perioperative effects of anesthesia and surgery on inflammation-coagulation interaction by Hanan F. Khafagy, Nadia A. Hussein Hussein, Mona E. Madkour, Ola Mahmoud Mahmoud, Amr Z. Mansour, Mohamed F. Yussif, Ahmed A. Abbas, Yasser M. Samhan

“…Background: The extent of perioperative cross-talk between coagulation and inflammatory markers depends on the type of surgery and anesthesia. Methods: After obtaining ethical committee approval and patients' written informed consents, 68 patients aged 25–65 years of either sex, ASA physical status I–II were randomly assigned to one of four equal groups: Open or Laparoscopic cholecystectomy groups anesthetized with either Isoflurane (IO or IL groups) or Sevoflurane (SO or SL groups) in order to assess coagulation, anticoagulation, fibrinolytic and inflammatory markers preoperatively, immediately postoperative, 24 and 72 hours after surgery. …”
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Atrial fibrillation in breast cancer therapy: does tamoxifen confer a lower risk than aromatase inhibitors? by Patrick A. Kwaah, Samuel A. Mensah, Emmanuel A. Agyemang, Joseph S. Kekrebesi, Daniil Katkov, Abraham Carboo, Grace Appah, Hamza A. Rashid, Jennifer M. Kwan

“…This study investigates the risk of AF associated with AI use compared to tamoxifen in breast cancer patients. Methods A retrospective cohort analysis was conducted using the TriNetX database from 2015 to 2024. …”
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Lithuania's Poles and Russians: two different perspectives by Virginijus Savukynas

“…For that sake semiotic methods are used. The study discovered that the two studied national minorities of Lithuania share different perspectives, somewhat different self-interpretations and choices for adaptation in dominated by the other national group: for Lithuania's Poles, author claims, segregation-like perspective (attitude, disposal) is characteristic, whereas incorporation-like perspective is characteristic for the Russians of Lithuania. …”
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Phytotea “ATINE” enhances the immunomodulatory effect of adaptogenic factors of the Truskavets’ Spa in patients after radical treatment of oncological pathology by Igor Bombushkar, Mykhaylo Korda, Anatoliy Gozhenko, Ivan Savytskyi, Oleksandr Chebanenko, Nataliya Badiuk, Walery Zukow, Anatoliy Anchev, Viktor Duzhar, Dariya Popovych, Igor Popovych

“…The state of cellular, humoral and phagocytic links of immunity was assessed using routine methods, and two equal groups were formed on this basis. …”
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On using dynamical seasonal forecasts to develop management-driven wildland fire outlooks in Alaska by Cecilia Borries-Strigle, Uma S. Bhatt, Peter A. Bieniek, Mitchell Burgard, Eric Stevens, Heidi Strader, Richard L. Thoman, Alison York, Robert H. Ziel

“…Throughout this work, we have taken an operational perspective, aiming to keep methods computationally efficient to accommodate the large data volumes and time-sensitive decision-making. …”
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Data-sharing and trustworthiness of trials evaluating cervical ripening in induction of labour: a meta-epidemiological study of randomised controlled trialsResearch in context by Malitha Patabendige, Daniel Lorber Rolnik, Wanlin Li, Ben Willem Mol, Wentao Li

“…It is still unclear whether there are substantial differences in trial characteristics, trustworthiness, effect sizes, and the certainty of evidence between RCTs that share data and those that do not. Methods: In this meta-epidemiological study of RCTs comparing different methods of induction of labour, we included nine IPD meta-analyses. …”
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