Temporal bone pneumatization: A scoping review on the growth and size of mastoid air cell system with age. by Okikioluwa Stephen Aladeyelu, Kehinde Samuel Olaniyi, Samuel Oluwaseun Olojede, Wonder-Boy Eumane Mbatha, Andile Lindokuhle Sibiya, Carmen Olivia Rennie

“…Findings also show the influence of sex on the size of mastoid air cells and growth rate with age, as females were reported to have larger air cells with rapid growth until puberty. However, the male mastoid air cell system continues a steady growth after puberty and becomes larger. …”
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Real-World Experience with Dolutegravir-Based Two-Drug Regimens by Douglas Ward, Moti Ramgopal, David J. Riedel, Cindy Garris, Shelly Dhir, John Waller, Jenna Roberts, Katie Mycock, Alan Oglesby, Bonnie Collins, Megan Dominguez, James Pike, Joseph Mrus

“…This was a retrospective chart review in adult patients in care in the US with HIV-1 who received DTG 2DR prior to July 31, 2017, with follow-up until January 30, 2018. Primary objectives of the study were to determine reasons for patients initiating DTG 2DR and to describe the demographics and clinical characteristics. …”
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Long-Term Safety and Effectiveness of Canakinumab in Patients with MKD/HIDS: Interim Analysis of the RELIANCE Registry by Prasad T. Oommen, Tilmann Kallinich, Juergen Rech, Norbert Blank, Julia Weber-Arden, Jasmin B. Kuemmerle-Deschner

“…Safety, physician- and patient-reported measures of disease activity and dosing patterns were evaluated at baseline and every 6 months until end-of-study visit. Results At the analysis cut-off date of December 2022, eight patients with MKD/HIDS were enrolled. …”
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Porphyromonas gingivalis associates with the presence of anti-citrullinated protein antibodies, but not with the onset of arthritis: studies in an at-risk population by Helga Westerlind, Linda Mathsson-Alm, Alexandra Circiumaru, Aase Hensvold, Karin Lundberg, Jan Potempa, Yogan Kisten, Charlotte De Vries, Marina Dehara, Barbara Potempa

“…Study participants were followed for ≥3 years (arthritis-free, n=165) or until arthritis onset (progressors, n=95). Anti-Rgp IgG was measured in Risk-RA (260 baseline and 247 follow-up samples) and healthy controls (n=126); anti-CCP2 IgG was measured in Risk-RA (254 baseline samples). …”
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Effectiveness and safety of herbal medicines for induction of labour: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Edward Fottrell, Carina King, Chrispin Mandiwa, Collins Zamawe, Hannah Maria Jennings

“…Thus, the use of herbal medicines for IOL should be avoided until safety issues are clarified. More studies are recommended to establish the safety of herbal medicines.…”
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Associations between neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio level and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease-cause mortality in diabetes population by Geng Shen, Yuting Liu, Can Zhou, Wei Luo, Yun-xiao Yang, Shuai Guo, Jiayi Yi, Lin Wang, Wei Li, Zhao-gong Zhi, Xiu-huan Chen, Chen Li, Yanyan Jin, Hai Gao

“…Methods This prospective cohort study included 3602 adults aged 20 or above who were diagnosed with diabetes by the American Diabetes Association criteria in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database from 1999 to 2016, and followed up until 2019. Multivariable Cox proportional hazards regression models were utilized to determine the relationship between NPAR with all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality. …”
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Magnitude of Psoriasis and Its Associated Factors, and Quality of Life of Psoriasis Patients among Patients Who Attend Dermatology Clinic at Tibebe Ghion Comprehensive Specialized... by Wosen Ketema, Solomon Ketema Bogale, Eyob Ketema Bogale

“…Systematic random sampling was applied to select study participants until the sample size (318) was fulfilled. A structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. …”
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A Pregnant Woman with Excess Vasopressinase-Induced Diabetes Insipidus Complicated by Central Diabetes Insipidus like Lymphocytic Infundibulo-Neurohypophysitis by Shinnosuke Yanagisawa, Yoichi Oikawa, Mai Endo, Kazuyuki Inoue, Ritsuko Nakajima, Shigemitsu Yasuda, Masayasu Sato, Naoko Iwata, Haruki Fujisawa, Atsushi Suzuki, Yoshihisa Sugimura, Masashi Isshiki, Akira Shimada

“…Based on laboratory findings of hypotonic urine (78 mOsm/kgH2O) with higher plasma osmolality (298 mOsm/kgH2O) and higher serum sodium levels (149 mEq/L), gestational DI was suspected, and the clinical course was monitored without therapy until the results of a measurement of plasma arginine vasopressin (AVP) levels were available. …”
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Trabeculectomy and EX-PRESS Implantation in Open-Angle Glaucoma: An Updated Meta-Analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials by Yi Sun, Bowen Zhang, Rouxi Zhou, Tao Wang, Juan Deng

“…Randomized controlled trials (RCTs) were selected through search of databases PubMed, Web of Science, Embase, and the Cochrane Library from their inception up until November 2018. The pooled mean difference (MD) for intraocular pressure reduction (IOPR) and antiglaucoma medication reduction, odds ratio (OR) for operative success, complication, and postoperative intervention was calculated using the random effects model. …”
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Comparative study for assessment of two different minimally invasive caries removal techniques by Ahmed M. Elmarakby, Shaimaa F K Habib, Ibrahim M. Alkhaldy, Rahaf M. AlJasser, Labib Mohamed Labib Elsebaey

“…Samples have been collected, cleaned and stored in distilled water until starting the experiment. Teeth were divided into two groups in addition to third group that represent a control group (n = 20). …”
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Discrete choice modelling of hypertension patients’ preferences for attributes of a public medical facility in Ibadan, Nigeria by Oluwaseun Aramide Otekunrin, Tekiyat Abiola Adebisi, Sururoh Adeniran-Babatunde, Olutosin Ademola Otekunrin

“…The attribute level ‘‘a lot of information’’ was the most preferred. The patients were unwilling to pay for the “little or no drugs and diagnostic equipment” attribute level. …”
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Wide Anterior Maxillary Reconstruction with Equine Bone Xenograft: A Case Report of 24-Month Follow-Up by Davide De Cicco, Giuseppe Colella, Gianpaolo Tartaro, Nicola Zerbinati, Romolo Fragola, Raffaele Rauso

“…During the follow-up, until dental mobile prosthesis was applied, clinical and instrumental examinations demonstrated a good integration of the graft. …”
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Environmental trade-offs of meeting nutritional requirements with a lower share of animal protein for adult subpopulations by J. Aubin, F. Vieux, S. Le Féon, M. Tharrey, J.L. Peyraud, N. Darmon

“…A low-animal-protein (LAP) diet was identified for each subpopulation by progressively decreasing the share of animal protein by steps of 5% until the recommended quantity of protein and/or consumption constraints were no longer satisfied. …”
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Effects of chronic exposure of specific water quality parameters in poultry drinking water on dietary amino acid digestibility and early broiler performance by Rabin Raut, Biswajit Kumar Biswas, Thyneice Taylor-Bowden, Agnes Kilonzo-Nthenge, Bharat Pokharel, Tom Tabler, Samuel N. Nahashon, Pramir Maharjan

“…Water consumption was higher for MW and HTDS until d10, but there was no difference in overall water consumption by d21 (P > 0.05). …”
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Efficacy and safety of ciprofol versus propofol for induction of general anaesthesia or sedation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Abdallah Saeed, Mariam Elewidi, Ahmad Nawlo, Amr Elzahaby, Asmaa Khaled, Abdalla Othman, Mohamed Abuelazm, Basel Abdelazeem

“…Central, PubMed, EMBASE, Scopus and WOS were searched for English literature until 26 February 2024. Meta-analysis was performed using RevMan. …”
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Effects of adding a kind of compound bio-enzyme to the diet on the production performance, serum immunity, and intestinal health of Pekin ducks by Yuxiao Li, Jie Zhou, Tong Guo, Huiya Zhang, Chang Cao, Yingjie Cai, Jiqiao Zhang, Tao Li, Jianqin Zhang

“…A total of 126 male Pekin ducks were randomly assigned to three groups: a control group (CG, no additive), a low-dose group (LG, 0.1 % bio-enzyme), and a high-dose group (HG, 0.2 % bio-enzyme), with 6 replicates per group. Ducks were raised until 35 days of age, with weekly measurements of growth performance. …”
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Study protocol: multi-centre, randomised controlled clinical trial exploring stromal targeting in locally advanced pancreatic cancer; STARPAC2 by Hemant M. Kocher, BCI-STARPAC2 team, BPTB team, Precision-Panc team, Peter Sasieni, Pippa Corrie, Mairéad G. McNamara, Debashis Sarker, Fieke E. M. Froeling, Alan Christie, Roopinder Gillmore, Khurum Khan, David Propper

“…Methods Patients with laPDAC will receive at least six cycles of GEM-NABP with 1:1 randomisation to receive this with or without ATRA to assess response, until progression or intolerance. Those with stable/responding disease may undergo surgical resection. …”
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Prognostic and diagnostic accuracy of intracoronary electrocardiogram recorded during percutaneous coronary intervention: a meta-analysis by Jun Fan, Weijie Li, Yizhi Pan, Jialin He, Jiankai Huang, Pingan Chen

“…This up-to-date meta-analysis of published studies was conducted to evaluate the prognostic and diagnostic accuracy of IC-ECG recorded during PCI.Methods Relevant studies were identified by searches of MEDLINE until 19 June 2021. Observational and diagnostic studies which reported the prognostic or diagnostic accuracy of IC-ECG were included. …”
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The Global Burden of Migraine: A 30-Year Trend Review and Future Projections by Age, Sex, Country, and Region by Lingkang Dong, Wenqi Dong, Yuchen Jin, Yumeng Jiang, Zhuangzhuang Li, Dongzhen Yu

“…Predictive analysis suggests prevalence will continue to rise until 2050, particularly among male individuals and adolescents. …”
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Associations between the Global Diet Quality Score and risk of type 2 diabetes: Tehran lipid and glucose study. by Shahrzad Daei, Firoozeh Hosseini-Esfahani, Azam Ildarabadi, Parvin Mirmiran, Fereidoun Azizi

“…Participants checked out until the sixth phase with an average follow-up of 6.65 years. …”
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