Time-Zero Biopsies in Deceased-Donor Kidney Transplantation: Predictive Value of Histological Findings on Long-Term Graft Function by Bárbara Beirão, Henrique Borges, Joana Trigo Medeiros, Filipa Fonte Rodrigues, Ana Pena, Mário Góis, Helena Viana, Cristina Jorge

“…Histologic analysis revealed 44.2% had alterations in the Banff chronic scoring system: 29.1% in vascular fibrous intimal thickening (Cv), 26.6% in arteriolar hyalinosis (Ah), and 8.3% in interstitial fibrosis (Ci)/tubular atrophy (Ct). …”
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Post-operative Analgesia with Intraperitoneal Bupivacaine Alone and with Dexmedetomidine Following Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy by Anees Ahmad, Ambreen Khan, Syed Shakeel Ahmed, Saima Noreen, Mohammad Idrees, Shahryar

“…Results: The mean DOA in the patients in group B was 4.42±3.95 hours, and in group BD, it was 7.63±2.65 hours (p=0.0002). …”
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WEB-BASED LEARNING AND STUDENTS' SCHOLASTIC ACCOMPLISHMENT AT NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA by Taofeek Gbolahan Muibi

“…Moodle (r =.206, P0.001), Blackboard (r =.417, P0.001), the Online Library (r =.594, P0.001), the Online Course Module/Study Guide (r =.395, P0.001), online learning for tutor-learner and learner-learner interaction (r =.442, P0.001), and periods of access to online learning applications (r =.625, P0.001) all had positive correlations with students. …”
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Assessment of adequacy and determinants of HIV related knowledge among senior school students in public schools in Abakaliki Southeast Nigeria by Maria-Lauretta Chito Orji, Ngozi Appolonia Ifebunandu, Chinwe Ifeoma Joe-Akunne, Mmeremikwu Appolus Chidiebere, Stella Echefu, Justus Ndulue Eze

“…A total of 687 (57.3%) and 442 (36.8%) of the students were within the 14-16- and 17-19-year age groups. …”
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Meta Analysis of Clinical Literature on Mental Retardation Treated by External Therapy of Traditional Chinese Medicine by Lili LIN, Qianwen WU, Qiang WU

“…Meta-analysis results showed that the effective rate was higher after adding body surface intervention on the basis of rehabilitation training[<italic>RR</italic>=1.21, 95%<italic>CI</italic>(1.10, 1.34), <italic>P</italic>=0.000 1&lt; 0.05]; DQ was more after adding body surface intervention[<italic>MD</italic>=4.42, 95%<italic>CI</italic>(1.85, 7.00), <italic>P</italic>=0.000 8&lt; 0.05]; in the analysis of speech DQ, subgroup analysis was performed in three studies because of the high heterogeneous (<italic>I</italic>²=92%&gt; 75%), which suggested that the cause of heterogeneity may be related to the age of the patients; IQ value was more after adding body surface intervention[<italic>MD</italic>=8.10, 95%<italic>CI</italic>(3.77, 12.43), <italic>P</italic>=0.000 2&lt; 0.05].Conclusion:External therapy of traditional Chinese medicine can promote the development of children with mental retardation, but its absolute efficacy is uncertain, so further study is need. …”
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Covid-19 Pandemisinde Genç Ergenlerin Uzaktan Eğitim ile İlgili Görüş ve Yaşadığı Durumların Belirlenmesi by Ulviye Günay, Abdullah Sarman

“…Öğrencilerin %80,3’ü uzaktan eğitimin yüz yüze eğitim kadar etkili olmadığını, %44,2’si pandemi sürecinde uzaktan eğitimin yüz yüze eğitimle birlikte harmanlamış şekilde yapılmasının yararlı olabileceğini bildirmiştir. …”
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Gastrointestinal parasites in buffalo calves in a farming context in Colon county, Zulia state, Venezuela by María Rodríguez, David Uzcátegui, Andrea González, Steward Fernández, Alfredo Sánchez

“…The variation in intensity of infection of strongylids increased from A (666.7 EPG) to C (978.6 EPG); in contrast, Strongyloi-des sp. decreased with age, being higher in A (442.3 EPG). T. vitulorum increased from A (2250 EPG) to C (9225 EPG). …”
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Phenotypic Characterization and Antibiotic Resistance Patterns of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- and AmpC β-Lactamase-Producing Gram-Negative Bacteria in a Referral Hospital, Saudi... by Mutasim E. Ibrahim, Mohammed Abbas, Abdullah M. Al-Shahrai, Bahaeldin K. Elamin

“…., and P. aeruginosa. β-Lactamase producers were predominantly found in the surgical department (56.5%) and ICUs (44.2%). ESBL producers revealed high resistance for cefuroxime (96.4%), cefotaxime (92.9%), and trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole (90.5%). …”
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High-risk fertility behavior and associated factors among mothers attending antenatal care at public health facilities in Hossana Town, Central Ethiopia Region: facility based cros... by Yishak Sinebo, Tekle Ejajo, Awoke Girma, Tadele Yohannes

“…Among these, 41.90% were identified as having a single high-risk factor (95% CI: 39.78, 44.2), while 25.47% were classified as facing multiple high-risk factors (95% CI: 24.13, 26.8). …”
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大鼠心肌肥厚模型中血清白细胞介素-18及-10 的变化

“…【目的】 观察不同时限大鼠心肌肥厚模型血清中白细胞介素-18(IL-18)65380;IL-10浓度的变化,探讨IL-18 和IL-10 在心肌肥厚发生发展中的可能作用65377; 【方法】 采用大鼠腹主动脉缩窄心肌肥厚模型,64只F344大鼠分成8组:缩窄时限为265380;365380;465380;8周组和相应对照组,每组8只, 使用心脏超声确定心肌肥厚,采用酶联免疫吸附法检测大鼠血清IL-18 和IL-10的浓度65377;【结果】 腹主动脉缩窄2 ~ 8周后,大鼠心脏超声检查舒张期室间厚度隔(IVSTd)65380;舒张期左室后壁(PWLVd)明显不同程度的增厚65377;大鼠血清中IL-18 65380;IL-10 浓度明显高于相应对照组65377;2 ~ 8周时IL-18(pg/mL)两组分别为461 ± 387 vs 529 ± 39465380;516 ± 428 vs 458 ± 36765380;816 ± 442 vs 470 ± 35565380;462 ± 343 vs 466 ± 424;IL-10(pg/mL)两组分别为926 ± 634 vs 717 ± 66465380;1033 ± 661 vs 736 ± 54465380;1221 ± 568 vs 700 ± 60165380;891 ± 569 vs 735 ± 57965377;实验组随缩窄时限延长而明显增加(2,3,4周时P < 0.05),但缩窄8周时增加不明显(P > 0.05),各对照组之间无明显变化(P > 0.05)65377;【结论】 大鼠心肌肥厚模型血清中IL-1865380;IL-10水平明显升高, 且在一定程度上反映了心肌肥厚病变的严重程度65377;…”
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Administration of anticoagulation strategies for portal vein thrombosis in cirrhosis: network meta-analysis by Hui-Jun Li, Fu-Qiang Yin, Yu-Tong Ma, Teng-Yu Gao, Yu-Ting Tao, Xin Liu, Xian-Feng Shen, Chao Zhang

“…Comparison with control in network meta-analysis, direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) (RR = 2.15, 95%CI: 1.33, 3.48), LMWH (RR = 1.41, 95%CI: 1.01, 1.99), TIPS (RR = 5.68, 95%CI: 2.63, 12.24), warfarin (RR = 2.16, 95%CI: 1.46, 3.21), EBL plus propranolol (RR = 2.80, 95%CI: 1.18, 6.60), LMWH-DOACs sequential (RR = 7.92, 95%CI: 2.85, 21.99) and LMWH-warfarin sequential (RR = 2.26, 95%CI: 1.16, 4.42) significantly improved the incidence of complete recanalization. …”
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The Role of Youth Social Activity in the Expression of Identities and their Consistency by R.M. Shamionov, E.E. Bocharova

“…<br><strong>Participants.</strong> 442 residents of Russia (average age 21,8; 33,5% men, 66,5% women). …”
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The Effect of Blood Flow Restriction Therapy on Shoulder Function Following Shoulder Stabilization Surgery: A Case Series by John H. McGinniss, John S. Mason, Jamie B. Morris, Will Pitt, Erin M. Miller, Michael S. Crowell

“…Statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvements were reported on the Single Assessment Numeric Evaluation (*p* \< 0.001; mean difference, 17.7; CI: 9.4, 25.9) and Shoulder Pain and Disability Index (*p* \< 0.001; mean difference, -31.1; CI: -44.2, -18.0) from six to 12 weeks postoperatively. …”
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Smoking relapse reasons among current smokers with previous cessation experience in Shanghai: A cross-sectional study by Ruiping Wang*, Lingzi Shenfan*, Yu Song*, Qingliang Wang*, Rui Zhang, Le Kuai, Bin Li

“…Results Of the 1745 smokers included, 1452 (83.2%) were males, with an average age of 44.2 years, and 48.0% (838/1745) had cessation experience but relapsed. …”
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Evaluation of the long-term effects of COVID-19 on pulmonary functions in recovered patients by K Naja, Durga Shankar Meena, Deepak Kumar, Naveen Dutt, Gopal K. Bohra, Ravisekhar Gadepalli, Mithu Banerjee, Mahendra K. Garg, Sanjeev Misra

“…Results: A total of 52 post-COVID-19 patients were enrolled in the study, with a median age of 43 years (78.8% males). 44.2% of patients had mild disease, 26.9% had moderate disease and 23.1% had severe disease at hospital admission. …”
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Petrogenesis of REE-rich two-mica granite from the Indosinian Xiekeng pluton in South China Block with implications for REE metallogenesis by Defu Zhang, Defu Zhang, Tingting Lv, Xiangaung Wang, Xiangaung Wang, Mingxuan Cao, Xiquan Chen, Xiquan Chen, Yongwen Zhang, Liangxin Gong

“…The rock features high contents of SiO2 (71.3–77.73 wt%), K2O (4.42–5.62 wt%), K2O/Na2O (1.36–1.87), and with an A/CNK value of 1.11–1.27, a differentiation index (DI) of 90.28–94.47, zircon saturation temperatures of 780°C–806°C, and K/Rb, Nb/Ta, and Zr/Hf ratios of 8.40–11.04, 2.38–9.24, and 25.42–35.37, respectively. …”
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Unveiling the digital future: perspectives of Hungarian physicians under 35 years old on eHealth solutions by Zsuzsa Győrffy, Zsuzsa Győrffy, Bence Döbrössy, Julianna Boros, Julianna Boros, Edmond Girasek

“…Besides descriptive statistical analyses, cluster analysis and binary logistic regression were applied to analyse the digital health related attitudes of the young age group.ResultsOur cluster analysis confirmed that younger doctors perceived more advantages (on average 7.07 items vs. 8.52 items) and disadvantages (on average 4.06 vs. 4.42) of digital health solutions. They also demonstrated greater familiarity with (8.27 vs. 9.79) and use of (1.94 vs. 2.66) a broader spectrum of technologies. …”
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Reliability of an Observational Biomechanical Analysis Tool in Adolescent Baseball Pitchers by Steven F DeFroda, Dai Sugimoto, Steven J Staffa, Donald S Bae, Ellen Shanley, Charles A Thigpen, Peter K Kriz

“…Regarding identification of biomechanical errors, “front side position” was rated erroneous in 84/120 ratings (70%), stride length in 52/120 ratings (43.3%) and lead hip position in 53/120 ratings (44.2%). # Conclusions The 20-item ACES scoring tool with 2D video analysis demonstrated excellent intra- and interrater reliability when utilized by raters of different musculoskeletal disciplines. …”
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Fruktozdan zengin beslenen sıçanlarda istemli fiziksel aktivitenin metabolik ve kardiyak işlevlere etkisi by Selma Arzu Vardar, Necdet Süt, Nurşen Uzun, Orkide Palabıyık, Pınar Tayfur

“…Kardiyak işlev açısından,dp/dt maks düzeyinin FA grupta 2351,6±442,2 , F grubu 1320,7±542,2 ve K grubundan 1756,5±468,7 yüksek olduğubelirlendi p=0,01 ve p=0,05 . …”
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Trends in the incidence of the Epstein-Barr virus-associated malignancies extranodal NK/T-cell lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma in Taiwan. by Shyh-An Yeh, Liang-Chun Chiu, Hsin-Chieh Lin, Hung-Ju Li, Sheng-Fung Lin, Yu-Chieh Su

“…The incidence rates of NPC from 1995 to 2021 in the 20-44-, 45-64-, and ≥65-year-old age groups decreased from 5.23 to 4.42 per 100,000 person-years (AAPC = -0.45, p = 0.011), from 15.28 to 11.36 per 100,000 person-years (AAPC = -1.21, p < 0.001), and from 10.48 to 7.24 per 100,000 person-years (AAPC = -1.91, p < 0.001), respectively. …”
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