Gender-based differences in career paths, parenthood and perspectives on professional barriers among Asian ophthalmologists by Claire L Peterson, Brian S.Y. Yeo, Shelley Yin-Hsi Chang, Rachel S Chong, Marcus Ang, Anna CS Tan, Tina Wong, Andrew S.H. Tsai

“…Background: Gender equality in Asia remains under-researched, especially within medical fields. …”
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Assessment of the absorbed doses in the fetus from the computed tomography of the chest for the pregnant women by A. V. Vodovatov, L. A. Chipiga, P. A. Piven, G. E. Trufanov, G. V. Berkovich, I. A. Mashchenko, P. S. Druzhinina, V. G. Puzyrev, S. A. Ryzhov

“…However, there are no existingn approved methods for the assessment of the absorbed dose in the fetus in the Russian Federation. …”
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Monitoring of liver and kidney profiles in anesthesiologists working in a regional reference teaching hospital in Northern Italy: analysis of health surveillance data using a linea... by Alborz Rahmani, Guglielmo Dini, Alfredo Montecucco, Luca Priano, Marco Leonetti, Alessia Manca, Bruno Kusznir Vitturi, Paolo Durando

“…Results One hundred seventy subjects were included in the analysis, equally divided between exposed and unexposed. At the first and last periodic examination, liver and kidney markers were not statistically different in the 2 cohorts. …”
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An Integrated Nomogram Combining Deep Learning and Radiomics for Predicting Malignancy of Pulmonary Nodules Using CT‐Derived Nodules and Adipose Tissue: A Multicenter Study by Shidi Miao, Qifan Xuan, Hanbing Xie, Yuyang Jiang, Mengzhuo Sun, Wenjuan Huang, Jing Li, Hongzhuo Qi, Ao Li, Qiujun Wang, Zengyao Liu, Ruitao Wang

“…DCA showed that the DLRCN was clinically useful. Under equal specificity, the sensitivity of DLRCN increased by 8.6% compared to radiologist assessments. …”
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Mortality risk associated with clinical signs of possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI) in young infants in Africa and Asia: protocol for a secondary pooled analysis by Adejumoke Idowu Ayede, Samir K Saha, Saifuddin Ahmed, Mohammad Shahidul Islam, Gary L Darmstadt, Fabian Esamai, Antoinette Tshefu Kitoto, Ebunoluwa A Adejuyigbe, Yasir Bin Nisar, Shamim Ahmad Qazi, Vaishnavi Bhamidi, Khusbu Adhikari, Ivana Marić, Robinson D Wammanda

“…Introduction The WHO’s Integrated Management of Childhood Illness (IMCI) in young infants <2 months of age includes the identification and management of signs of possible serious bacterial infection (PSBI). However, equal importance is given to all the PSBI signs, which signal the need for referral and hospital management, except for fast breathing in infants aged 7–59 days, for which outpatient treatment by clinical staff working at a health facility is recommended. …”
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A Phase 1/1B Trial of Pembrolizumab and Trametinib in Advanced NSCLC Enriched for KRAS Mutations by Jonathan W. Riess, MD, MS, Matthew S. Lara, BS, Guillaume Luxardi, PhD, Miguel Lopez de Rodas, MD, Michiko Shimoda, PhD, Karen Kelly, MD, Primo N. Lara, MD, Laurel Beckett, PhD, Arta Monjazeb, MD, PhD, Kurt A. Schalper, MD, PhD, Emanual Maverakis, MD, David R. Gandara, MD

“…Five patients (33%) experienced at least one grade greater than or equal to 3 treatment-related adverse event including one dose-limiting toxicity (grade 3 esophagitis). …”
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Efficacy and safety of trabeculectomy versus peripheral iridectomy plus goniotomy in advanced primary angle-closure glaucoma: study protocol for a multicentre, non-inferiority, ran... by Keith Barton, Tin Aung, Ling Jin, Ping Lu, Xiulan Zhang, Robert N Weinreb, Yi Zhang, Li Tang, Guangxian Tang, Hengli Zhang, Aiguo Lv, Huiping Yuan, Yunhe Song, Fengbin Lin, DENNIS S C LAM, Lin Xie, Kun Hu, Xiaohong Liang, Yingzhe Zhang, Wulian Song, Xiaomin Zhu, Xinbo Gao, Sujie Fan, Yuying Peng, Mengfei Liao, Xin Nie, Ki-Ho Park

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Intraoperative neuromonitoring as an independent predictor for postoperative delirium in ICU following aneurysm clipping by Abdullah M. Al-Qudah, Pooja S. Tallapaneni, Donald J. Crammond, Jeffrey Balzer, Katherine M. Anetakis, Varun Shandal, Jingyuan Biaesch, Malik Ghannam, Neelesh Nadkarni, Bradley A. Gross, Michael Lang, Kathirvel Subramanium, Senthilkumar Sadhasivam, Parthasarathy D. Thirumala

“…Significant IONM changes and POD were respectively evaluated based on visual review of data and clinical documentation. …”
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Efficacy of fluoride varnish, low-level laser therapy, and the association of therapies in dentin hypersensitivity: a randomized split-mouth clinical trial by Ana Carolina Barbosa Nascimento da Silva, Aline Kataki Paixão, Camilla Magnoni Moretto Nunes, Tainá Ribeiro de Moraes, Leticia Cavassini Torquato, Taciana Marco Ferraz Caneppele, Ivan Balducci, Dimas Renó de Lima, Andrea Carvalho de Marco

“… Objective: The present study aimed to compare the efficacy of 5% sodium fluoride varnish, LLLT, and the association of fluoride varnish with LLLT in dentin hypersensitivity (DH). Material and Methods: Fifteen patients meet the inclusion criteria. …”
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Visceral leishmaniasis in heavily pretreated multiple myeloma patients a case series of 17 patients from the Mediterranean Coast of Spain by Ana Monreal Bernal, Mercedes Berenguer Piqueras, Pedro Ortiz Salvador, Marina Suarez Terron, Ana Bataller Alfonso, Soledad Delgado Palacio, Maria Leonor Senent Peris, Monica Roig Pellicer, Ana Villalba Valenzuela, Carmen Benet Campos, Clara Espinosa Arnandis, Elena Fernández Poveda, Eduardo Salido Fierez, Isabel Rodenas Quiñonero, Felipe de Arriba de la Fuente, Jaime Ortiz Andrade, Javier Marco Ayala, Maria L. Lozano, Francisco J. Ortuño

“…VL diagnosis was confirmed in all patients through visual analysis of bone marrow smears, while PCR and serological tests yielded inconsistent results. …”
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Individual metabolic brain network abnormalities associated with drug-resistant mTLE vary in surgical outcomes by Xinyi Wang, Xinyi Wang, Pan Zhang, Pan Zhang, Dandan Lin, Chunlei Zhao, Chunlei Zhao, Zhifeng Huang, Zhifeng Huang, Ziqian Chen, Ziqian Chen, Hui Li, Hui Li, Shangwen Xu, Shangwen Xu

“…ObjectiveThis investigation aimed to elucidate alterations in metabolic brain network connectivity in drug-resistant mesial temporal lobe epilepsy (DR-MTLE) patients, relating these changes to varying surgical outcomes.MethodsA retrospective cohort of 87 DR-MTLE patients who underwent selective amygdalohippocampectomy was analyzed. …”
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The Effect of Protein and Protein Source on Appetite in Older Adults: Preliminary Findings from the FortiPhy Study by Ezgi Ozen, Katherine Roberts-Thomson, Rachel Smith, Claire Sulmont-Rosse, Lisa Methven, Miriam Clegg

“…Appetite was assessed using a 100mm visual analogue scale at baseline and every 30 mins throughout the test day and total daily energy intake was assessed by a weighed food diary. …”
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Network localization of regional homogeneity alterations in Parkinson’s disease by Yuanying Song, Hucheng Yang, Hucheng Yang, Siyu Gu, Yingling Zhu, ZhenYu Dai, Pinglei Pan, Xianxian Zhang

“…This network showed significant spatial overlap primarily with the visual (49.24%), somatomotor (32.35%), dorsal attention (44.49%), and ventral attention (67.97%) canonical networks. …”
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Scarf osteotomy combined with akin osteotomy for the treatment of patients with moderate hallux valgus: a retrospective study combining plantar pressure testing and gait analysis by Peng Lu, Songchuan Su, Xin Li, Liqi Ng, Xiaotian Xiong, Qiuping Zhang, Yusong Liu, Yu Zhou

“…Clinical assessment measures encompassed the Visual Analogue Scale (VAS) and the Japanese Society for Surgery of the Foot (JSSF) HV scale. …”
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Evaluating Sperm Recovery Time and Efficacy of Monotherapy vs. Combination Therapies in Men with Congenital Hypogonadotropic Hypogonadism: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Edoardo Pozzi, Vishal Ila, Francis Petrella, Christian Corsini, Armin Ghomeshi, Rohan Dureja, Daniel Boaretto, Tharun Somasundar, Andrea Salonia, Ranjith Ramasamy

“…Forrest plots were generated to visually present the pooled effect sizes for time to recover spermatogenesis, specifically employing the standardized mean difference (SMD). …”

Mobile Therapeutic Attention for Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia (m-RESIST) Solution for Improving Clinical and Functional Outcomes in Treatment-Resistant Schizophrenia: Prospect... by Jussi Seppälä, Eva Grasa, Anna Alonso-Solis, Alexandra Roldan-Bejarano, Marianne Haapea, Matti Isohanni, Jouko Miettunen, Johanna Caro Mendivelso, Cari Almazán, Katya Rubinstein, Asaf Caspi, Zolt Unoka, Kinga Farkas, Elisenda Reixach, Jesus Berdun, Judith Usall, Susana Ochoa, Iluminada Corripio, Erika Jääskeläinen

“…ObjectiveWe aim to evaluate the effects of m-RESIST on the clinical and functional outcomes and on the perceived quality of life in people with TRS. MethodsA feasibility study without a control group was performed to test the m-RESIST solution on patients with TRS. …”
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PROGNOSTIC FACTORS FOR THE RESPONSE TO TOCILIZUMAB THERAPY IN PATIENTS WITH JUVENILE IDIOPATHIC ARTHRITIS WITHOUT SYSTEMIC MANIFESTATIONS: A COHORT STUDY by Ekaterina I. Alexeeva, Tatyana M. Dvoryakovskaya, Kseniya B. Isaeva, Tatyana V. Sleptsova, Rina V. Denisova, Margarita A. Soloshenko, Olga L. Lomakina, Anna N. Fetisova, Mariya G. Rudnickaya, Dariya D. Vankova, Alina A. Alshevskaya, Andrei V. Moskalev, Anna V. Mamutova

“…Our aim was to reveal early predictors for the response to tocilizumab therapy in patients with JIA without systemic symptoms.Methods. A retrospective cohort study enrolled patients with JIA without systemic symptoms who received tocilizumab therapy between July 2009 and August 2017. …”
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Comparison of three sacral screw internal fixation techniques in the treatment of L4–S1 lumbar degenerative disease with osteoporosis: a retrospective observational study by Guo-ning Gu, Teng Liu, Jie Ding, Hui-zhi Guo, Guo-ye Mo, Yong-xian Li, Kai Yuan, Zhi-dong Yang, Shun-cong Zhang, Yong-chao Tang

“…We aimed to compare the clinical efficacy and imaging results of sacral bicortical, tricortical, and polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA)-augmented pedicle-screw fixation in the treatment of L4–S1 LDD with osteoporosis. Methods This is a retrospective study, 72 patients were enrolled and divided into three groups according to the S1-screw fixation method: PMMA-augmented pedicle-screw fixation (Group A, n = 26), bicortical fixation (Group B, n = 22), and tricortical fixation (Group C, n = 24). …”
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Dynamic Anterior Shoulder Stabilization Using a Long Head of the Biceps Transfer and Bankart Repair Improves Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Subcritical Bone Loss: A Systematic... by Neil Jain, M.D., Jonathan McKeeman, M.D., M.B.A., Margaret Higgins, M.D., Alexander Johnson, M.D., Tyler Smith, D.O., Brian Waterman, M.D.

“…Forest plots were created to visualize mean differences in variables of interest. …”
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The Use of Specialized Neuropsychological Training for the Rehabilitation of Patients with Neglect Syndrome by Maria S. Kovyazina, Nataliya A. Varako, Georgiy K. Stepanov, Daria D. Yurina, Victoria A. Propustina, Svetlana A. Vasilyeva, Vadim D. Daminov, Yury P. Zinchenko

“…Currently, insufficient attention is being paid to methods of rehabilitation of patients with negleсt syndrome. …”
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