Utilization of CT Pulmonary Angiography in Suspected Pulmonary Embolism in a Major Urban Emergency Department by Adil Shujaat, Janet M. Shapiro, Edward Eden

“…The prevalence of PE was 20.7%. Among the 136 patients with low clinical probability of PE, a d-dimer test was done in 54.4%, and it was normal in 24.3%; none of these patients had PE. …”
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Synthesis and Spectroscopic Characterization of Water-Soluble Fluorescent Ag Nanoclusters by Chengzhi Zheng, Huiping Wang, Lingzhi Liu, Manjun Zhang, Jiangong Liang, Heyou Han

“…Resonant absorptions are observed at 203 nm and 277 nm in the absorption spectrum, which can be used to establish the electronic levels in the Ag NCs system.…”
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Markers of Sleep Disordered Breathing and Diabetes Mellitus in a Multiethnic Sample of US Adults: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (2005–2008) by Charumathi Sabanayagam, Srinivas Teppala, Anoop Shankar

“…Compared to those without any sleep disturbance, the multivariable odds ratio (OR) (95% confidence interval (CI)) of diabetes among those with ≥3 sleep disturbances was 2.04 (1.46–2.87). …”
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Research on thermal aging characteristics of silicone rubber composite materials for dry-type distribution transformers by Li Woyang, Zhou Lijun, Qian Yunyun, Lei Qian, Xia Yingyi, Wang Dongyang

“…The silicone rubber composite material doped with 21.42 phr h-BN, 1.58 phr carbon nanotubes, and 2.67 phr Al2O3, based on the optimal initial performance, is projected to have a lifetime of 3,128 h under accelerated thermal aging at 200°C and 27.40 years under stable operating conditions of D-DTs, making it suitable for widespread application.…”
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Oncocitoma suprarrenal by Roxana Soranyer Horroutinel Scull, Tomás Lázaro Rodríguez Collar, Yaimara Zunen Hernández Puentes, Eduardo Morales Díaz

“…El ultrasonido informó un tumor de unos 7 cm de diámetro, localizado haciael polo superior del riñón derecho. …”
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Adsorption of Reactive Brilliant Blue XBR onto Polymeric Adsorbents from Single- and Binary-Solute Solutions by Lu Zhaoyang, Long Chao, Li Aimin, Jiang Zhenmao, Liu Wei, Chen Jinlong, Zhang Quanxing

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Nonlinear Numerical Modeling of the Wire-Ring Net for Flexible Barriers by Zhixiang Yu, Chun Liu, Liping Guo, Lei Zhao, Shichun Zhao

“…To investigate the nonlinear mechanical behavior of the wire-ring net, this paper presents a new numerical model that can collectively consider equivalence between numerical and actual wire rings. …”
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Primary Pericardial Sarcoma with Right Atrial Invasion and Multiple Bilateral Pulmonary Metastases in a Patient with Hereditary Nonpolyposis Colorectal Cancer by Eugene Wong, Lawrence J. Oh, Kazi Nahar, Adrian Lee, Stephen Clarke

“…Previous studies have reported that these tumours account for only 6.7–12.8% of all mediastinal tumours with an overall prevalence of 0.001% to 0.007%. …”
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Wound Morphology and Topography in the Diabetic Foot: Hurdles in Implementing Angiosome-Guided Revascularization by Dimitri Aerden, Nathalie Denecker, Sarah Gallala, Erik Debing, Pierre Van den Brande

“…Angiosome-guided revascularization is an approach that improves wound healing but requires a surgeon to determine which angiosomes are ischemic. This process can be more difficult than anticipated because diabetic foot (DF) wounds vary greatly in quantity, morphology, and topography. …”
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The relationship between sexual function and sexual dysfunction beliefs after postpartum in primiparous women by Elahe Amirkhalili, Mansoureh jamshidimanesh

“…There was a significant correlation between dysfunctional beliefs and sexual functioning in primiparous women after childbirth (p = 0.001, β = -0.237), predicting a 10 percent variance in sexual functioning. …”
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To Assess the Impact of Oral Quality of Life (QoL) in Teenage Population with Habit History of Tobacco/Areca Nut/Gutka/Smoking Using OHIP-14 in Bhilai Region by Swati Prasad, Alok Avinash, M. C. Shashikanth, Umesh C. Chaudhary

“…Results: Mean scores of two different domains of OHIP-14, including Physical Pain (4.82 ± 2.85) and Physical Disability (4.04 ± 2.45) was found to be more in study group when compared to control (0.57 ± 0.98 & 0.34 ± 0.63). Subjects with the smokeless form of tobacco consumption and both form (smoking and smokeless) had significantly higher mean in domain of Physical pain as compared to those who had the habit of only smoking. …”
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Vitamin D and Chronic Pain in Immigrant and Ethnic Minority Patients—Investigation of the Relationship and Comparison with Native Western Populations by Sebastian Straube, R. Andrew Moore, Sheena Derry, Ernst Hallier, Henry J. McQuay

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Surface mass balance modelling of the Juneau Icefield highlights the potential for rapid ice loss by the mid-21st century by Ryan Nicholas Ing, Jeremy Charles Ely, Julie Margaret Jones, Bethan Joan Davies

“…The icefield's mass balance decreased from a mean of −0.22 ± 0.38 m w.e. a−1 (1981–2019) to −1.52 ± 0.27 m w.e. a−1 (2031–2060), with many glaciers shifting from positive to negative mass balances at the start of the 21st century. …”
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Comparative molecular study of Enterococcus faecalis in endodontic treatment pre and postdiode laser application by Israa Hadi Hashim, Fatima Abood Malik, Ahmed Ghanim Mahdi

“…Results: This study included 30 patients with root canal infection presented with a mean age of 31.7 ± 8.6 years and a range of 18–50 years; Female patients were more than males (34.3% vs. 36.7%). …”
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Community Participation Process for the Sustainable Business Development of Local Wisdom Learning Centers by Thussaneeya Boripis, Shubham Pathak, Wachiraporn Poungjinda, Josephine Chen Yii Ling

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Conventional Rapid Latex Agglutination in Estimation of von Willebrand Factor: Method Revisited and Potential Clinical Applications by Marianor Mahat, Wan Zaidah Abdullah, Che Maraina Che Hussin

“…A substantial agreement (κ=0.77) was found between qualitative latex agglutination test and the reference assay. …”
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الکفاءات المهنیة للنشر الالکترونى :انعکاس للواقع فى العالم العربى by د. خالد عبد الفتاح محمد, د. منى فاروق على

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Common and distinct neural underpinnings of the association between childhood maltreatment and depression and aggressive behavior by Yuan Li, Ting Zhang, Xin Hou, Xiaoyi Chen, Yu Mao

“…Abstract Background Although childhood maltreatment (CM) is widely recognized as a transdiagnostic risk factor for various internalizing and externalizing psychological disorders, the neural basis underlying this association remain unclear. …”
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A Novel Intrinsic Foot Muscle Strength Dynamometer Demonstrates Moderate-To-Excellent Reliability and Validity by Jennifer Xu, Dante D Goss, Susan A Saliba

“… # Study design Descriptive Laboratory Study # Methods Two assessors measured IFM strength of 34 healthy volunteers (4 male, 30 female; age=21.14±2.57, height=164.66 ±7.62 cm, mass=64.45±11.93 kg) on two occasions 6.62±0.78 days apart with the novel dynamometer to assess intra- and inter-rater reliability. …”
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Australian water quality trends over two decades show deterioration in the Great Barrier Reef region and recovery in the Murray-Darling Basin by Danlu Guo, Qian Zhang, Camille Minaudo, Rémi Dupas, Clément Duvert, Shuci Liu, Kefeng Zhang, Ulrike Bende-Michl, Anna Lintern

“…Here we present a comprehensive nation-wide water quality trend assessment across Australia with 287 catchments from 2000 to 2019. About half of the catchments show significant trends in the flow-normalised concentration for each parameter analysed. …”
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