Impacts of COVID-19 on Pregnancy Outcomes: A Retrospective Study by Donna Mendez, Krishna Paul, Jerome L. Yaklic, Dietrich Jehle

“…Results: The risks of maternal death (RR = 1.97), maternal intubation (RR = 3.33), and maternal (ICU) admission (RR = 1.76) were significantly higher in pregnant females with COVID-19. …”
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Height Growth of Korean Pine Seedlings Planted under Strip-Cut Larch Plantations in Northeast China by Toshiaki Owari, Shinichi Tatsumi, Liangzhi Ning, Mingfang Yin

“…The larch canopies were of varying stand age (12, 17, and 37 years) and strip-cut width (4.5, 6.0, and 7.5 m). …”
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Preoperative Intravitreal Conbercept Facilitates Vitrectomy in Proliferative Diabetic Retinopathy: Is Attention Required for the Fellow Eye? by Wei Xu, Weijing Cheng, Yao Yao, Jian Guo, Guoxing Xu

“…Preoperative IVC significantly reduced surgical duration (IVC vs. non-IVC, 88.9 ± 11.9 min vs. 97.8 ± 12.8 min, p < 0.05). In the vitrectomized eye, no significant difference existed between the IVC group and non-IVC group regarding postoperative BCVA (logMAR, 1.20 ± 0.53 vs. 1.27 ± 0.54, p = 0.68), IOP (16.5 ± 2.9 mmHg vs. 15.6 ± 3.7 mmHg, p = 0.44), and CRT (330.1 ± 35.2 μm vs. 319.2 ± 32.5 μm, p=0.34). …”
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Comparison of two techniques of administering the Valsalva manoeuvre in patients under general anaesthesia: A randomised controlled study by Shagun B. Shah, Vineet Chaudhary, Rajiv Chawla, Uma Hariharan, Neha Ghiloria, Jitendra Kumar Dubey

“…Results: Mean differences in diameter changes in IJV (in centimetres) in the mediolateral and anteroposterior directions between Group C and Group M were -0.136 (-0.227, -0.044) and -0.073 (-0.143, -0.002), respectively. …”
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Interpretation Criteria for Comparative Intradermal Tuberculin Test for Diagnosis of Bovine Tuberculosis in Cattle in Maroua Area of Cameroon by J. Awah-Ndukum, J. Temwa, V. Ngu Ngwa, M. M. Mouiche, D. Iyawa, P. A. Zoli

“…The best performance was at ≥3 mm and ≥3.5 mm cut-offs. Against detection of Tb lesions, ≥3 mm and ≥3.5 mm showed sensitivity of 67.8% and specificity of 94.7% and 96.5%, respectively. …”
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Effects of poultry manure on soil infiltration, organic matter contents and maize performance on two contrasting degraded alfisols in southwestern Nigeria by Adebayo. J. Adeyemo, Omowunmi O. Akingbola, Stephen O. Ojeniyi

“…The mean values for SOM in SCL were between 0.67 and 3.75% for 0 Mg/ha and 10 Mg/ha, while the mean values recorded for CL were between 0.80 and 4.35% at 0 Mg/ha and 10 Mg/ha. …”
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Intra-empreendedorismo e dimensão cultural: um estudo com trabalhadores de uma empresa cearense by Artilene Barros Rabelo Estevam

“…Os objetivos da pesquisa foram identificar e descrever práticas intra-empreendedoras; relacioná-las com o comportamento da alta direção; relacionar o comprometimento dos colaboradores com essas práticas e identificar o estilo de liderança predominante na empresa. …”
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侧向冲击后钢管混凝土柱剩余轴压承载力研究 by 付朝江, 高颖, 陈华艳, 罗才松, 王碧珍, 林友峰, 张泽群

“…结果表明：混凝土强度等级对剩余承载力影响较小，当从C50增大C65时，剩余承载力仅提高了1.44%；当冲击质量从330 kg增大到630 kg时，剩余承载力减小了10.64%；冲击高度由4 m增大到7 m时，剩余承载力减小了10.15%；采用Q420钢材的钢管混凝土柱的剩余承载力比采用Q235钢材的钢管混凝土柱的相应值提高了39.54%；冲击位置越靠近跨中，剩余承载力越小；随着边界条件的自由度增加，剩余承载力减小。…”
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Physical Properties of Macroporous Tungsten Oxide Thin Films and Their Impact on the Photocurrent Density by I. Riech, M. Acosta, M. A. Zambrano-Arjona, F. Peñuñuri, M. Rosado-Mendoza, E. Marín, P. Rodríguez-Fragoso, J. G. Mendoza-Álvarez

“…The optical band gap energies have been determined by photoacoustic spectroscopy as 3.17 eV, and this value was not affected by sample morphology. …”
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¿Pueden los investigadores influir en la política educativa? by Pablo Latapí Sarre

“…Lo hace a partir de sus propias interacciones con nueve secretarios de educación en México, entre los años 1963 y 2006, como su asesor. …”
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Switch of Intravitreal Therapy for Macular Edema Secondary to Retinal Vein Occlusion from Anti-VEGF to Dexamethasone Implant and Vice Versa by Amelie Pielen, Anima Desiree Bühler, Sonja Ute Heinzelmann, Daniel Böhringer, Thomas Ness, Bernd Junker

“…Mean BCVA improvement after switch to dexamethasone implant was 4 letters (p=0.08), and treatment naïve eyes gained 10 letters (p=0.66), while we noted no change in eyes after switch to anti-VEGF (p=0.74). Median CFT decrease was most pronounced in treatment naïve patients (−437 μm, p=0.002) compared to anti-VEGF refractory eyes (−170 μm, p=0.003) and dexamethasone-refractory eyes (−157, p=0.31). …”
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Vaccination coverage and its determinants in patients with multiple sclerosis—a multicenter cross-sectional study by Paula Schade, Hai-Anh Nguyen, Julia Steinle, Kerstin Hellwig, Teodor Pelea, Philipp Franken, Birte Elias-Hamp, Veit Becker, Stefan Merkelbach, Stephan Richter, Bert Wagner, Christian Geis, Matthias Schwab, Florian Rakers

“…Results: VI tended to be lower in pwMS ( n  = 397) compared to healthy controls ( n  = 300; 0.58 ± 0.30 vs 0.62 ± 0.31, p  = 0.057). …”
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تقييم إمكانية تطبيق بنود المواصفة (ISO 45001:2018) في عدد من تشكيلات وزارة الإعمار والإسكان والبلديات العامة: بحث مقارن... by Ali Abbas Fadel, Azzam Abdel Wahab Abdel Karim

“…لذا توصلت الدراسة الى مجموعة من الاستنتاجات كان أهمها حصول شركة المنصور للمقاولات المحدودة على أعلى درجة في تطبيق بنود المواصفة الدولية (ISO 45001: 2018) بلغت (78،3) وحجم الفجوة بلغ (21،7%) وتليها بالترتيب كل من (دائرة الطرق والجسور حيث تم حصولها على مستوى تطبيق (48،3%) وبلغ نسبة حجم الفجوة (51،7%) اما دائرة الأشغال والصيانة العامة بلغ نسبة التطبيق (43،3%) ونسبة حجم الفجوة بلغت (56،7%). …”
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Lipodystrophy among HIV-Infected Patients Attending Care and Treatment Clinics in Dar es Salaam by Marina Njelekela, Rose Mpembeni, Alfa Muhihi, Nzovu Ulenga, Eric Aris, Deodatus Kakoko

“…The risk for lipodystrophy was 1.6 times (AOR = 1.66, 95% CI = 1.01–2.72) for male participants and 13.3 times (AOR = 13.3, 95% CI = 6.4–27.7) for those on HAART. …”
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Enraizamiento in vitro y la influencia de cuatro tipos de sustrato en la aclimatación de Queñoa Polylepis rugulosa Bitter by Carmen Rosa Mollohuanca Ccuno, Edwin Bustamante Salas, Luis Fernando Mayta Anco, ROXANA MARGARITA BARDALES ALVAREZ

“…The best response in the rooting percentage was 98%, this result was obtained with the concentration of 0.5 μM AIB + 0.05 μM BAP, which presented 1.9 roots and an average root length of 7mm. A survival percentage of 87.5% was reached during acclimatization; cow manure-basedtreatments showed higher values regarding the variable’sseedling height, number of leaves and root length. …”
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Sechium edule (jacq) sw: potencia fitoterapéutica como agente antibacteriano by Javier Ángel Frías Tamayo, Gladis Ramírez Peña, Caridad de la Paz Lorente, Carmen Herrero Pacheco, Yudit Acosta Campusano

“…La emergencia de la resistencia bacteriana ha generado nuevos intereses en la búsqueda de medicamentos con poder antibacteriano, prueba de ello es el aumento en los últimos años del número de publicaciones relacionando productos naturales fitoterapéuticos con actividad antibacteriana. …”
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Erratum to ‘Should post-operative stereotactic radiosurgery be the standard of care in Craniopharyngioma patients?’ [World Neurosurgery: X (22C) (2024) 100327] by Saurabh Gupta, Deepak Agrawal, Shweta Kedia, Shashank Sharad Kale

“…In the control group there were a total of 44 patients, with a median age of 16 years (range 3–48 years), and a median follow-up of 47.4 months (range 12.7–61.7 months). Kaplan–Meier analysis, and log-rank tests showed better 3-year PFS (92.3 % vs. 77.7 %, p = 0.03), and 3-year OS (97.1 % vs. 74.6 %, p = 0.009) for patients who received post-operative GKRS. …”
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Determinación de límites de referencia de analitos hematológicos en cabras lecheras adultas en el Altiplano Mexicano by R. E. Martínez-Grimaldo, G.F. Quiroz-Rocha, Y. Domínguez

“…Las medias obtenidas para cada analito fueron: hematocrito (0,22-0,36 L/L), cuenta de eritrocitos (9,07-18,47 x1012/L), volumen globular medio (VGM) (14,44-27,91), plaquetas (229-3 1 63 x109/L), solidos totales (65,64-84,64 g/L), fibrinógeno (0-6 g/L), cuenta de leucocitos (3,75-11,47 x109/L), neutrófilos segmentados (0,95-4,98 x109/L), neutrófilos en banda (0-0,16 x109/L), linfocitos (1,76-6,44 x109/L), monocitos (0-0,65 x109/L), eosinófilos (0-1,36 x109/L) y basófilos (0 - 0,37 x109/L). …”
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Pregabalin Prescription for Neuropathic Pain and Fibromyalgia: A Descriptive Study Using Administrative Database in Japan by Mikito Hirakata, Satomi Yoshida, Sachiko Tanaka-Mizuno, Aki Kuwauchi, Koji Kawakami

“…The mean initial and maximum daily doses were 97.3 mg and 127.8 mg, respectively, and decreased yearly. …”
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Electrochemical Determination of Doxorubicin in the Presence of Dacarbazine Using MWCNTs/ZnO Nanocomposite Modified Disposable Screen-Printed Electrode by Somayeh Tajik, Hadi Beitollahi, Fariba Garkani Nejad, Zahra Dourandish

“…To evaluate the electrochemical response of the MWCNTs/ZnO/SPCE towards doxorubicin, cyclic voltammetry (CV) was applied. The MWCNTs/ZnO nanocomposite showed a significant synergistic effect on the electrochemical response of the electrode for the redox reaction of doxorubicin. …”
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