Patient Preference on Age-Related Macular Degeneration Treatment: A Systematic Review by Kawasaki A, Yuki M, Nakagawa S, Iwasaki K, Ochi H, Sugitani Y

“…The convenience and cost attributes were almost equal.Conclusion: Although the definitions of treatment attributes differed among the studies, patients with nAMD considered efficacy and safety to be the most important. …”
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Epidemiological and Economic Evaluation of a Pilot Prostate Cancer Screening Program by Dariga S. Smailova, Elisa Fabbro, Serik E. Ibrayev, Luca Brusati, Yuliya M. Semenova, Umutzhan S. Samarova, Farida S. Rakhimzhanova, Sabit M. Zhussupov, Zaituna A. Khismetova, Hengameh Hosseini

“…The PCa detection rate was equal to two cases per month. Only 22.8% of all PCa cases identified in the region within specified time period were revealed as a result of the government-funded PCa screening program. …”
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Comparison of Acute Physiology and Chronic Health Evaluation II and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment intensive care unit scoring system as mortality predictors in intensive care... by Lokesh SB, Latha V

“…SOFA and APACHE II calculated at 24 h of admission and both scores provided equal efficacy in predicting 5th-day mortality in patients with sepsis.…”
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Cordyceps cicadae ameliorates inflammatory responses, oxidative stress, and fibrosis by targeting the PI3K/mTOR‐mediated autophagy pathway in the renal of MRL/lpr mice by Feng Yang, Yanyan Zhang, Lei Dong, Zhichao Song

“…MRL/lpr mice were treated with C. cicadae (4 g/kg/day, i.e., CC group, n = 8) or an equal volume of saline (model group, n = 8), and MRL/MP mice were treated with an equal volume of saline (control group, n = 8). …”
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New interpretation technique for tracer well tests by K. M. Fedorov, A. P. Shevelev, A. Y. Gilmanov, A. A. Izotov, A. V. Kobyashev

“…In the first three days, 36 samples were extracted at equal time intervals; in the following two weeks, 90 samples were extracted also at equal time intervals; during the remaining days, measurements were conducted 2—3 times per week for each well. …”
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Immunohistochemical study of uveal melanoma and its cellular microenvironment by S. V. Saakyan, L. A. Katargina, E. B. Myakoshina, G. P. Zakharova, I. P. Khoroshilova–Maslova, A. M. Maibogin

“…A smaller proportion, but in equal proportions, were  T-helpers CD4+, T-cytotoxic CD8+ and CD25+ lymphocytes (p = 0.6). …”
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AI-2 Signaling: A Potential Driver of Bacteremia in Non-Typhoidal Salmonella Infections by Li Y, Lu B, Qiang X, Lin Y, He J, Cai Y

“…The mechanisms by which NTS invades the bloodstream remain unclear.Methods: In this study, we isolated 36 NTS strains from patients with diarrhea and bacteremia at First Affiliated Hospital of Huzhou University. …”
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Navigating menstrual stigma and norms: a qualitative study on young people’s menstrual experiences and strategies for improving menstrual health by Eva Åkerman, Anna Wängborg, Maria Persson, Renita Sörensdotter, Marie Klingberg-Allvin

“…The study also aimed to identify the facilitators and barriers to achieving menstrual health. Methods We conducted a qualitative study in Sweden. …”
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Synchronizing the Interaction Between the Metering Unit and the Mung Bean Sorting Sieve by A. A. Abdurakhmanov, A. D. Rasulov, D. H. Igamberdiev

“…For synchronised operation of the metering unit and the sorting sieve; their throughput capacities must be equal; and their rotational speeds must be multiples of each other. …”
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How are the characteristics of national educational systems related to social inequality? by M. L. Agranovich, A. A. Dreneva

“…The current research is devoted to the relationship between educational indicators and social inequality representing the socio-economic development.Methodology and research methods. By having the use of correlation analysis, the authors examined the relationship between the indicators of national educational systems, including the participation of the population in education, the structure of graduation in educational programmes, the quality of secondary education, the organisation of the educational process, the volume and structure of education funding, on the one hand, and social inequality, on the other. …”
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Impact of Surgery Timing on Outcomes After Nerve Transfer to Restore Elbow Flexion by Katie Hicks, MD, Justin Haas, BSc, Moaath Saggaf, MD, Christine B. Novak, PhD, Jana Dengler, MD, MASc, FRCS(C)

“…Good elbow flexion strength was found: Medical Research Council grade greater than or equal to 3 in 352 (86.3%) and Medical Research Council grade greater than or equal to 4 in 288 (70.6%). …”
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Impact of body mass index and waist-to-hip ratio on mortality in middle-aged Koreans: a prospective cohort study based on a Health Examinees study by Sooyoung Cho, Aesun Shin, Ji-Yeob Choi, Jong-Koo Lee, Daehee Kang

“…OBJECTIVES We aimed to assess the impact of obesity on mortality in middle-aged Koreans using data from a Health Examinees study. METHODS We used data from the participants who had complete information on body size and gave informed consent for the linkage of their data with the national death certificate data. …”
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Functional and histological changes of the pancreas and the liver in the rats after the acute and subacute administration of diazinon by Ivanović Saša R., Borozan Nevena, Janković Radmila, Ćupić-Miladinović Dejana, Savić Mila, Ćupić Vitomir, Borozan Sunčica

“…The first 30 rats were divided into four equal diazinon groups (n = 6) and the control one (corn oil). …”
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Abstract 242: Clinical Validation Trial Of BraiN20® Medical Device. PROMISE20 Study Protocol by Alicia Martinez, Jordi Cortes, Mónica Millán, Natalia Pérez de la Ossa, Marc Ribó, Joaquín Serena, Gisela Ruiz, Jaume Coll‐Canti, Antoni Dávalos

“…This study aims to validate BraiN20®, a portable, non‐invasive, AI‐based device to monitor in real‐time the presence and characteristics of N20 in AIS. Methods 65 patients with AIS and anterior Large Vessel Occlusion (LVO) undergoing EVT within 24 hours from onset are included in three comprehensive stroke centers of Catalonia, Spain. …”
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FEATURES OF MONOCYTE POLARIZATION AT DIFFERENT OUTCOMES IN WOMEN WITH RECURRENT MISCARRIAGE by E. V. Grigushkina, N. Yu. Sotnikova, N. V. Kroshkina, A. I. Malyshkina, I. E. Talanova

“…With a relative content of IL-4+ monocytes equal to 26.7% or less, preterm labor is predicted. …”
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The impact of social determinants of health on feminicide in the second-largest state of the Brazilian Amazon: a spatial epidemiological analysis by Ana Karoline Souza da Silva, Iaron Leal Seabra, Euriane Castro Costa, Mary Elizabeth de Santana, Vera Lúcia de Azevedo Lima, Glenda Roberta Oliveira Naiff Ferreira, Eliã Pinheiro Botelho

“…Abstract Introduction Despite global advancements in gender equality and legal frameworks, feminicide remains a persistent issue worldwide. …”
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Characteristics of B-lymphocyte subpopulations in renal transplant recipients by S. V. Zybleva, S. L. Zyblev

“…To study the indices of B-lymphocyte subpopulations and determine their role in the development of immunological tolerance after kidney transplantation.Material and methods. We have examined 197 recipients who underwent kidney transplantation. …”
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The Role of Vacuum-Assisted Wound Closure Therapy after the Surgical Treatment of the Pilonodal Sinus by M. F. Cherkasov, K. M. Galashokyan, Yu. M. Startsev, D. M. Cherkasov, A. A. Pomazkov, S. G. Melikova, V. Yu. Katsiyaev, A. A. Matvienko

“…This study is aimed at improving the treatment of patients with the pilonidal sinus (PS) by open wound healing methods.Materials and methods. The study included 54 patients with PS. …”
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Study of Anterior Chamber Aqueous Tube Shunt by Fourier-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography by Chunhui Jiang, Yan Li, David Huang, Brian A. Francis

“…At the AC entrance, growth of fibrous scar tissue was present between the tube and the corneal endothelium in all 16 eyes in which the entrance could be clearly visualized. It’s a new finding that could not be visualized by slitlamp examination or lower resolution OCT. …”
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Holotomographic microscopy reveals label-free quantitative dynamics of endothelial cells during endothelialization by William D. Leineweber, Gabriela Acevedo Munares, Christian Leycam, Raul Michael, Juliette Noyer, Patrick Jurney

“…HTM overcomes the limitations of traditional microscopy methods in capturing the real-time dynamics of ECs by leveraging the refractive index (RI) to map 3D distributions label-free. …”
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