Maternal and Perinatal Outcome of Triplet Pregnancies in a Tertiary Care Hospital in North India: A Prospective Observational Study by Sabreen Wani, Fiza Amin, Shagufta Yasmeen Rather

“…Only 11.8% (n=4) required a prolonged hospital stay of > 7 days due to maternal complications. Ninety-four out of 102 triplets were born alive, with a mean birth weight of 1,597.3 grams ± (SD 367.74 g). …”
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Ascending Aorta Diameter Changes after Aortic Valve Replacement in Elderly Patients with Aortic Valve Stenosis by Jiamiao Gong, Kang An, Hongyuan Lin, Jianfeng Hou

“…The diameter of ascending aorta in group A increased from 37.2 ± 5.0 mm at discharge to 40.7 ± 4.7 mm at the last follow-up (P=0.001), while that of group B increased only from 33.3 ± 4.4 mm to 33.7 ± 4.1 mm (P>0.05).The ascending aorta diameter expansive rate was 0.81 mm/year in group A and 0.14 mm/year in group B. …”
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Evaluation of genetic trend in milk production of buffalo cattle in Colombia by Divier Antonio Agudelo-Gómez, Sebastián Pineda-Sierra, Diana Solano, Andrés Felipe Pérez-Rojo, Edison Julián Ramírez-Toro

“…The mean genetic value in the evaluated population was 45.42 ± 85.31 kg, with minimum and maximum values of -160.54 and 377.34 kg, respectively. When analyzing genetic values by year, the highest value was observed in 2014 (56.26 kg), while the lowest was recorded in 2017 (32.65 kg). …”
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Assessing the Relationship Between the Type of Internet Use and Internet Addiction in Early and Middle Adolescents: Cross-Sectional Study From Qatar by Khansa Chemnad, Maryam Aziz, Sanaa Al- Harahsheh, Azza Abdelmoneium, Ahmed Baghdady, Diana Alsayed Hassan, Raian Ali

“…To explore age-specific associations, participants were categorized into early (age 11-13 years) and middle (age 14-17 years) adolescents. Factorial analysis, multiple regression, and logistic regression were used for statistical analysis. …”
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Factores de riesgo asociados al parto pretérmino. Cienfuegos 2012 by Aymara Rodríguez Márquez, Esteban Hernández Barrio, Janet Villafuerte Reinante, Zulema Tamara Mesa Montero, Yoan Hernández Cabrera, Ana Margarita López Rodríguez del Rey

“…<br /><strong>Resultados:</strong> las edades extremas y el nivel de escolaridad entre séptimo y noveno grados influyeron de manera significativa a favor de las gestantes con parto pretérmino. Otros factores como el hábito de fumar, la ingestión de bebidas alcohólicas, embarazo pretérmino anterior (OR=2,32), pre-eclampsia (OR=6,31), crecimiento intrauterino retardado (OR=3,77), infecciones urinarias (OR=3, 41), y vaginales, la rotura prematura de membranas y las modificaciones cervicales (OR&gt;2), mostraron diferencias altamente significativas en las gestantes con parto pretérmino. …”
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Epidemiological Survey of Toxoplasmosis among Aborted Women in Garmian district, Kurdistan Region, Iraq by Salar Ibrahim Ali

“…The aborted women who were in contact with soil showed the higher rate of Toxoplasma seropositivity (38.7%) than those were not in contact with soil (25%). …”
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Use of cannabis during pregnancy and birth outcomes in an Aboriginal birth cohort: a cross-sectional, population-based study by Deirdre Gartland, Stephanie J Brown, Karen Glover, Fiona K Mensah, Cathy Leane, Jane Yelland, Jackie Ah Kit, Deanna Stuart-Butler, Donna Weetra, Jonathan Newbury

“…Compared with mothers not using cannabis or cigarettes, mothers using cannabis had babies on average 565 g lighter (95% CI −762 to −367), and were more likely to have infants with a low birth weight (OR=6.5, 95% CI 3.0 to 14.3), and small for gestational age (OR=3.8, 95% CI 1.9 to 7.6). …”
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Identification of novel autoantibodies in Sjögren’s disease by Fiona Engelke, Petra Budde, Salvatore De Vita, Thomas Dörner, Diana Ernst, Jan Gras, Harald Heidecke, Annika Loredana Kilian, Katja Kniesch, Ann-Sophie Lindemann, Luca Quartuccio, Jacob Ritter, Kai Schulze-Forster, Benjamin Seeliger, Hans-Dieter Zucht, Torsten Witte

“…We aimed to identify novel autoantibodies in SjD that may facilitate the diagnostic procedure for Ro/SSA negative SjD.MethodsIgG and IgA autoantibody reactivity of 94 potential candidate autoantigens for SjD, selected from a discovery screen of 1,629 human antigens coupled to Luminex beads and prior knowledge about potential biological relevance, were examined in serum of SjD patients (n=347) using Luminex and ELISA technology. …”
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Clinical Efficacy and Safety of Stem Cell-Based Therapy in Treating Asherman Syndrome: A System Review and Meta-Analysis by Yiming Zhao, Qifan Luo, Xiao Zhang, Yafei Qin, Jingpeng Hao, Dejun Kong, Hongda Wang, Guangming Li, Xiangying Gu, Hao Wang

“…There were 3 patients (3.57%) reported with lost appetite, mild gastritis, vomiting, or abdominal cramps, whereas, these symptoms relieved subsequently. …”
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Antimicrobial Therapy as a Risk Factor of Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter Infection in COVID-19 Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit by P. Mihalov, J. Hodosy, A. Koščálová, M. Čaprnda, M. Kachlíková, J. Jurenka, M. Bendžala, P. Sabaka

“…Prior exposure to ceftriaxone (odds ratio (OR) 4.1; 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.4–11.9; P<0.05), tocilizumab therapy (OR 4.7; 95% CI 1.3–15.0; P< 0.05), and ICU length of stay exceeding 11 days (OR 3.7; 95% CI 1.3–10.3; P< 0.05) were independent predictors of MDR-Ab infection. …”
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The clinical value of short-term insemination: a retrospective analysis of 3496 patients by Xinyue Zhang, Yufeng Wang, Jihong Yang, Yangbai Li, Yao Chen, Yingying Yang, Ting Feng, Suying Li, Li Chen, Yun Qian

“…Of these, 1307 patients underwent IVF, 1656 patients were treated with short-term IVF, 166 patients received early rescue intracytoplasmic sperm injection (R-ICSI) and 367 patients were treated with ICSI. The clinical and neonatal outcomes were compared between the two groups. …”
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High-resolution spatiotemporal analysis of chikungunya epidemics between 2019 and 2020 in Salvador, Brazil: a municipality-level transmission dynamics studyResearch in context by Hernan D. Argibay, Cristiane W. Cardoso, William M. de Souza, Raquel L. Souza, Maysa Pellizzaro, Geraldo M. Cunha, Julie Clennon, Scott C. Weaver, Mitermayer G. Reis, Uriel Kitron, Guilherme S. Ribeiro

“…We found nine spatiotemporal clusters in 2019 and seven in 2020, with 17.2% (387 of 2252) overlap of census tracts between the two years. …”
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Intervención cognitivo-conductual en ancianos hipertensos by René García Roche, Armando Rodríguez Salvá, Addys Díaz Piñera, Susana Balcindes Acosta, Esteban Londoño Agudelo, Patrick Van der Stuyft

“…<strong><br />Métodos:</strong> se realizó un estudio de intervención, con los ancianos hipertensos en dos municipios del país: Santiago de Cuba y Cárdenas. …”
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Minimal disease activity and associated factors in patients with psoriatic arthritis: cross-sectional study from a single center by Murat Bektas, Berk Çelik, Burak İnce, Yasemin Yalçınkaya, Bahar Artım Esen, Ahmet Gül, Murat İnanç

“…While most patients had polyarticular involvement (33.7%), mono-oligoarthritis was present in 30.2%, mixed type in 26.2%, isolated distal interphalangeal arthritis in 5.8%, isolated spondylitis in 2.9%, and arthritis mutilans in 1.2%. …”
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Aprendizaje a través de estrategias lúdicas: una herramienta para la Educación Ambiental by Reichel Rodríguez-Miranda, Luis Palomo-Cordero, Michael Padilla-Mora, Andrea Corrales-Vargas, Berna van Wendel de Joode

“…La metodología se aplicó en 37 escuelas rurales costarricenses a 2757 estudiantes y 387 adultos durante 148 encuentros. …”
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Assessment of Bendopnea and Its Association With Clinical and Para‐Clinical Findings in Systolic Heart Failure: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Elmira Javanmardi, Tara Reshadmanesh, Sepehr Gohari, Amir Hossein Behnoush, Hassan Ahangar

“…Symptoms of HF such as dyspnea of exertion (DOE) and orthopnea were significantly related to the presence of bendopnea (p = 0.001, odds ratio (OR): 6.87, and p = 0.016, OR: 3.18, respectively). The bendopnea‐positive group had a higher New York Heart Association (NYHA) class (p = 0.005). …”
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Prospective Study of Surgical Management of Midshaft Clavicle Fractures by Pawan Kumar, Mritunjay Kumar

“…The functional outcome according to Constant and Murley score is excellent in 17 (60.7%) patients, good in 10 (35.7%) patients and satisfactory in 1 (3.6%) case. …”
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Pengaruh Pemberian Dadih dengan Perubahan Jumlah Lactobacillus fermentum Pada Feses Ibu Hamil by Ranne Balqis, Andani Eka Putra, Bobby Indra Utama, Helmizar Helmizar

“…Hasil uji statistik didapatkan nilai P = 0.367. Sementara pada kelompok kontrol didapatkan bahwa rata-rata jumlah koloni pada ibu hamil yang tidak mengonsumsi dadih saat pengambilan sampel pertama (awal kehamilan) adalah 3,999 log CFU/g (log x = 8x10³), sedangkan saat pengambilan sampel kedua (akhir kehamilan) rata-rata jumlah koloninya adalah 4,436 log CFU/g (log x = 24x10³). …”
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Low transthyretin is associated with the poor prognosis of colorectal cancer by Zhe Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Zhe Zhang, Chenhao Hu, Chenhao Hu, Chenhao Hu, Feiyu Shi, Feiyu Shi, Feiyu Shi, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Lei Zhang, Ya Wang, Ya Wang, Yujie Zhang, Yujie Zhang, Yujie Zhang, Xiaojiang Zhang, Xiaojiang Zhang, Xiaojiang Zhang, Junjun She, Junjun She, Junjun She

“…Nomograms were then developed to predict CSS. Furthermore, an additional cohort of 377 CRC patients enrolled between January 2014 and December 2015 was included as an external validation.ResultsBased on the optimal cut-off value of 121.3 mg/L, we divided the patients into the TTR-lower group (&lt;121.3 mg/L) and the TTR-higher group (≥121.3 mg/L). …”
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Evaluating programmatic reactive focal drug administration impact on malaria incidence in northern Senegal: an interrupted time series analysis by Ellen Leah Ferriss, Yakou Dieye, Moustapha Cissé, Gnagna Dieng Sow, Jean Louis Lankia, Damien Diedhiou, Abiboulaye Sall, Tamba Souane, Tidiane Thiam, Doudou Sene, Elhadji Doucouré, Ibrahima Diallo, Adam Bennett, Caterina Guinovart

“…Over the study period, RFDA and rMFDA were estimated to avert 2,070 (95% CI = 577, 4,367) of 4,108 (95% CI = 2,620, 6,425) malaria cases. …”
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