Management of childbearing with hypermobile Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and hypermobility spectrum disorders: A scoping review and expert co-creation of evidence-based clinical guidelines. by Sally Pezaro, Isabelle Brock, Maggie Buckley, Sarahann Callaway, Serwet Demirdas, Alan Hakim, Cheryl Harris, Carole High Gross, Megan Karanfil, Isabelle Le Ray, Laura McGillis, Bonnie Nasar, Melissa Russo, Lorna Ryan, Natalie Blagowidow

“…<h4>Results</h4>Primary research studies (n = 14) and case studies (n = 21) including a total of 1,260,317 participants informed the co-creation of guidelines in four overarching categories: 1) Preconceptual: conception and screening, 2) Antenatal: risk assessment, management of miscarriage and termination of pregnancy, gastrointestinal issues and mobility, 3) Intrapartum: risk assessment, birth choices (mode of birth and intended place of birth), mobility in labor and anesthesia, and 4) Postpartum: wound healing, pelvic health, care of the newborn and infant feeding. …”
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The Role of Advanced Cardiac Imaging in Monitoring Cardiovascular Complications in Patients with Extracardiac Tumors: A Descriptive Review by Annamaria Tavernese, Valeria Cammalleri, Rocco Mollace, Giorgio Antonelli, Mariagrazia Piscione, Nino Cocco, Myriam Carpenito, Carmelo Dominici, Massimo Federici, Gian Paolo Ussia

Subjects: “…cardiac computed tomography (CT)…”
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Asociación entre percepción de ojo seco y uso de dispositivos electrónicos en estudiantes de medicina by Mario Valladares-Garrido, Fernando Munayco-Guillén, Araseli Verástegui-Diaz, Ramón Cámara-Reyes, Palmer José Hernández-Yépez, Mariana Huamán García, Virgilio Failoc-Rojas, Christian Richard Mejia

Subjects: “…síndromes de ojo seco…”
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Characterization of Triterpene Saponin Composition of White, Yellow and Red Beetroot ( Beta vulgaris L.) by Aneta Spórna-Kucab, Anna Tekieli, Krystyna Skalicka-Woźniak, Agnieszka Grzegorczyk, Tomasz Świergosz, Sławomir Wybraniec

“…The highest content of saponins was found in the peel of yellow B. vulgaris Boldor (20812 mg/kg fresh weight, fw), while the lowest saponin content was determined in the flesh of white B. vulgaris Snow Ball (497 mg/kg fw). In addition, the total saponin content in peel and flesh in yellow beet (26054 mg/kg fw) was much higher than the total content in peel and flesh in red beet Tytus (8364 mg/kg fw) and white beet Snow Ball (1204 mg/kg fw). …”
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De organografía, organología y etnolaudería como propuesta para el estudio de los instrumentos musicales tradicionales by Víctor Hernández Vaca

“…En el presente texto se pretende presentar una revisión acerca del estudio de los instrumentos musicales tradicionales en México, para así exponer una propuesta metodológica propia —diferente a la organología y organografía— para el estudio del instrumento desde un enfoque denominado “etnolaudería”, el cual propone estudiar los instrumentos musicales y sonoros partiendo de la tradición y desde una perspectiva procesual —como cultura y en la cultura— desde los diversos contextos de producción (atendiendo las dimensiones: corporal, material y simbólica); concentrando con ello la atención en los especialistas hacedores de instrumentos de cuerda: violeros, vigoleros, lauderos, guitarreros, ebanistas, setimuriecha, guitarrachiketl2 , kuachichiketl3 , p´as b´ometik , etc. …”
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PNPO‐Mediated Oxidation of DVL3 Promotes Multiple Myeloma Malignancy and Osteoclastogenesis by Activating the Wnt/β‐Catenin Pathway by Zhendong Deng, Shanliang Sun, Nian Zhou, Yumeng Peng, Long Cheng, Xichao Yu, Yuxia Yuan, Mengjie Guo, Min Xu, Yuexin Cheng, Fan Zhou, Nianguang Li, Ye Yang, Chunyan Gu

“…Based on the critical sites of PNPOR95/K117, Eltrombopag is identified as a potential therapeutic candidate for MM. …”
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Goitre Prevalence and Urinary Iodine Concentration in School-Aged Children in the Ashanti Region of Ghana by Daniel Gyamfi, Yaw Amo Wiafe, Enoch Ofori Awuah, Evans Asamoah Adu, Emmanuel Kodie Boadi

“…The mean values of thyroid volume in female and male school-aged children were 3.53 ± 0.09 and 3.32 ± 0.07, respectively. The thyroid size was significantly associated with age (P<0.0001), weight (P<0.0001), height (P<0.0001), BMI (P<0.05), and BSA (P<0.0001) by Pearson’s correlation in both males and females. …”
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Inosine enhances the efficacy of immune‐checkpoint inhibitors in advanced solid tumors: A randomized, controlled, Phase 2 study by Haiqing Zhao, Wei Zhang, Yuting Lu, Yin Dong, Zhihao He, Hongchao Zhen, Qin Li

“…In the inosine and non‐inosine groups, the median OS was not reached and was 29.67 (95% CI 17.40–41.94) months, respectively (HR 1.05 [95% CI 0.59–1.84], p = 0.874). …”
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Evaluation of Expanded Clay and Tuff as Lightweight Agents in Concrete Stabilized with Nopal Mucilage and Aloe Vera by Daniel Mendoza-Goden, Rocio Rafaela Gallegos-Villela, Pedro Flores-Becerra, Josue Francisco Perez-Sanchez, Edgardo Jonathan Suarez-Dominguez, Arturo Palacio-Perez

“…The compressive strengths ranged from 7.343 MPa (aloe vera-tuff) to 12.207 MPa (water-tuff), highlighting the impact of stabilizing agents on mechanical performance. …”
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Intensive Blood Pressure Control and Diabetes Mellitus Incidence for Patients with Impaired Fasting Glucose: A Secondary Analysis of SPRINT by Beiru Lin, Xiaochuan Liu, Sichen Yao, Zhigang Pan

“…There were 293 participants who developed T2D among the intensive BP control group and 256 participants who developed T2D among the standard BP control group, resulting in 56.87 (50.36–63.39) versus 49.33 (43.29–55.37) events per 1000 person-years of treatment (HR 1.18 [95% CI, 1.00–1.40], P=0.052). …”
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OMEGA-3 Fatty Acids Retention, Oxidative Quality, and Sensoric Acceptability of Spray-Dried Flaxseed Oil by Muhammad Zia Shahid, Muhammad Imran, Muhammad Kamran Khan, Muhammad Haseeb Ahmad, Muhammad Nadeem, Niaz Muhammad, Adeela Yasmin

“…The highest percentage for ALA retention was recorded as 54.7% and 53.9% at 4°C, while the lowest retention was observed as 48.6% and 46.2% at 25°C after 30 and 60 days of storage, respectively. …”
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Impact of Collagenated and Non-Collagenated Deproteinized Bovine Bone Mineral on Schneiderian Membrane Integrity in Rabbits by Rihito Yamada, Samuel Porfirio Xavier, Yasushi Nakajima, Erick Ricardo Silva, Daniele Botticelli, Yuki Teranishi, Shunsuke Baba

“…<b>Results:</b> At the 2-week time point, six sites of thinned mucosa (<40 µm) and no perforations were observed in the collagenated group, while twenty-one thinned mucosa sites (<i>p</i> = 0.027 between test and control) and two perforations (<i>p</i> = 0.175 between test and control) were found in the non-collagenated group. …”
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From Guidelines to Action: Tackling Risk Factors for Surgical Site Infections by Caterina Elisabetta Rizzo, Roberto Venuto, Paola Tripodi, Linda Bartucciotto, Elvira Ventura Spagnolo, Antonio Nirta, Giovanni Genovese, Isabella La Spina, Sabrina Sortino, Alessandro Nicita, Francesco Loddo, Bruno Romeo, Raffaele Squeri, Cristina Genovese

“…<b>Results:</b> This study included 117 patients with an average age of 63 ± 12.36 SD years, 70.9% from the Thoracic Surgery Unit and 29.1% from the Vascular Surgery Unit. …”
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Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Metronidazole and Clindamycin against Gardnerella vaginalis in Planktonic and Biofilm Formation by Ting Li, Zhan Zhang, Fengjuan Wang, Yuanhui He, Xiaonan Zong, Huihui Bai, Zhaohui Liu

“…Moreover, the MIC of clindamycin was higher too for biofilm-forming isolates (0.099 ± 0.041 μg/mL vs. 23.7 ± 9.49 μg/mL; P=0.034); the resistance rate was 27.3%, and the MBEC of clindamycin was 28.4 ± 6.50 μg/mL. …”
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Abnormal Obesity Phenotype Is Associated with Reduced eGFR among Diabetes Mellitus and Hypertensive Patients in a Peri-Urban Community in Ghana by Richard K. D. Ephraim, Frederick Ahordzor, Kwame Kumi Asare, Evans Duah, Ibrahim W. Naveh-Fio, Grace Essuman, Justice Afrifa

“…For the total samples, when MHNO was maintained as a reference, reduced eGFR was significantly associated with MANO (aOR = 3.07 (95% CI = 1.76–5.35), P<0.001) and MAO (aOR = 5.67 (95% CI = 2.66–17.27), P<0.001) even after adjusting for age, gender, smoking, and alcohol intake. …”
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Ambient PM2.5 Temporal Variation and Source Apportionment in Mbarara, Uganda by Silver Onyango, Crystal M. North, Hatem A. Ellaithy, Paul Tumwesigye, Choong-Min Kang, Vasileios Matthaios, Martin Mukama, Nuriat Nambogo, J. Mikhail Wolfson, Stephen Ferguson, Stephen Asiimwe, Lynn Atuyambe, Data Santorino, David C. Christiani, Petros Koutrakis

“…Daily PM2.5 concentrations were 26.7 µg m−3 and 59.4 µg m−3 in Mbarara and Kampala, respectively (p < 0.001). …”
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Maximizing phonation: impact of inspiratory muscle strengthening on vocal durations and pitch range by Coşkun Yilmaz, Özgür Bostanci, Özgür Eken, Rania Alkahtani, Monira I. Aldhahi

“…Results All pulmonary function and muscle strength parameters improved in the SE group, with the highest increases in MIP (22.9%) and MEP (14.7%). No significant improvements were noted in the SC group (p > 0.05). …”
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Soft wheat cultivars grown in the Saratov region and their resistance to Septoria blotch by Yu. V. Zeleneva, E. A. Konkova

“…Using molecular markers, we performed the identification of genes encoding NEs in 220 Parastagonospora spp. fungal isolates obtained from 7 cultivars of soft winter wheat, 6 taken from the winter triticale, 5 from soft spring wheat, 3 from durum spring wheat and 1 from spring oats. …”
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Sedation/Analgesia Administration Practice Varies according to Endoscopy Facility (Hospital- or Office-Based) Setting: Results from a Nationwide Survey in Greece by Georgios Tziatzios, Dimitrios N. Samonakis, Theocharis Tsionis, Spyridon Goulas, Dimitrios Christodoulou, Konstantinos Triantafyllou

“…However, a significant contribution of anesthesiology sedation/analgesia provision was detected in private hospitals (14.7% vs. 2.8% vs. 2.4%, p<0.001) compared to the other settings. …”
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The Clinical Impact of Tumor Grade Heterogeneity in Nonmuscle- invasive Urothelial Carcinoma of the Bladder by Meftun Culpan, Ferhat Keser, Ayberk İplikci, Gözde Kır, Gökhan Atış, Asif Yıldırım

“…Patients with mixed-grade tumors had lower rates of pT1 stage diseases than those with high-grade tumors (42.5% vs. 64.0%, respectively) and higher rates than those with low-grade tumors (14.7% vs. 42.5%, respectively) (p=0.001). There was no significant difference in RFS between low-, mixed-, and high-grade tumor patients (p=0.887). …”
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