Vaginal Treatment of Vaginal Cuff Dehiscence with Visceral Loop Prolapse: A New Challenge in Reparative Vaginal Surgery? by Salvatore Andrea Mastrolia, Edoardo Di Naro, Luca Maria Schonauer, Maria Teresa Loverro, Beatrice Indellicati, Mario Barnaba, Giuseppe Loverro

“…Bowel evisceration, outside the vulvar introitus, can lead to serious sequelae, including peritonitis, bowel injury and necrosis, or sepsis. …”
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Diagnostic Performance of Three ELISAs for Detection of Antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in Human Samples by Cássio Meira, Dahara Silva, Ivanilson Santos, Breno Barreto, Vinícius Rocha, Emanuelle Santos, Bruna dos Reis, Afrânio Evangelista, Ricardo Ribeiro dos Santos, Bruna Machado, Guilherme Ribeiro, Roberto Badaró, Milena Soares

“…Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection that causes coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a disease with a high rate of transmission. …”
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A Pilot Analysis of Patient Portal Use and Breast Cancer Screening Among Black Patients in a Large Academic Health System by Leah M. Marcotte, MD, MS, Sara Khor, PhD, MASc, Edwin S. Wong, PhD, Nkem Akinsoto, MSc, E. Sally Lee, PhD, Susan Onstad, BA, Rachel B. Issaka, MD, MAS

“…Results: In the unadjusted model, portal use was associated with an estimated mean 24.8 percentage points (95% CI=20.7, 29.0) increased likelihood of completing breast cancer screening. …”
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Indoor Black Carbon Concentrations and their Sources in Residential Environments: Validation of an Input-adaptive Proxy Model by Jiangyue Zhao, Pak Lun Fung, Martha Arbayani Zaidan, Birgit Wehner, Kay Weinhold, Alfred Wiedensohler, Tareq Hussein

“…For different scenarios, the model achieved a satisfactory to good coefficient of determination (0.49 < R 2 < 0.77). With the aid of this model, a more accurate prediction of indoor eBC mass concentration and the resulting exposure and health risk assessment can be achieved for households under similar climatic conditions and activity habits of the occupants, e.g., in Central Europe.…”
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Comparison of the Applicability of Two Reanalysis Products in Estimating Tall Tower Wind Based on Multiple Linear Regression and Artificial Neural Network in South China by Xiangxiang Li, Xiaochen Qin, Jun Yang, Weiming Xu

“…The average Pearson’s r, RE, RMSE, and U95 of the downscaled wind from ERA5 by the MLR (ANN) method were 0.66 (0.69), 40.8% (41.8%), 2.20 m/s (2.11 m/s), 0.181 m/s (0.179 m/s), respectively, and 0.60 (0.63), 38.0% (39.7%), 2.32 m/s (2.25 m/s), 0.189 m/s (0.187 m/s), respectively, for MERRA2. …”
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Student Errors Analysis on the Subject of Class VII Algebraic Form Based on Nolting's Theory by Laily Azizah, Miftahul Khoiri

“…Berdasarkan hasil penelitian diketahui bahwa persentase jenis kesalahan yang dialami siswa adalah 50% mengalami misread direction errors, 20% mengalami careless errors, 10% mengalami concept errors, 25% mengalami application errors, 32,5% test taking errors, dan 7,5% mengalami study errors. Faktor penyebab kesalahan siswa adalah tidak memiliki referensi yang lengkap, kurang memperhatikan penjelasan guru, kurang mampu menangkap makna kata penting dalam soal, salah memahami soal, kurang memperdalam materi bentuk aljabar terutama dalam penerapan konsep operasi bentuk aljabar ke dalam bentuk soal cerita matematika, kurang melakukan latihan soal kontekstual, kurang teliti, terburu-buru, tidak mampu mengatur waktu pengerjaan. …”
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Erişkin HBsAg Pozitif Hastalarda Hepatit A Seroprevalansı by Alper Tahmaz, Süleyman Sırrı Kılıç, Özgür Günal, Sevil Alkan Çeviker

“…Hastaların HBsAg ve Anti-HAV Ig G tetkikleri Elisa yöntemi ile Arcitect I 2000 system Abbott Laboratories Abbott Park, IL,USA ile mikrobiyoloji laboratuvarında çalışıldı.Bulgular: Çalışmaya dahil edilen 486 vakanın yaş ortalaması 36,4 ±14,6 olup, 375’i %77,2 kadın, 111’i %22,8 erkekti. HBsAg pozitif hastalarda Anti-HAV Ig G pozitifliği; 18-30 yaş arası 59/157 %37.5 ve tüm yaş gruplarında 486/340 %69.9 idi.Sonuç: Çalışmamızda hepatit B virüs enfeksiyonu olan 30 yaş altındaki kişilerde, HAV ile karşılaşma oranı %37.5 olup, bu yaş grubunun yaklaşık %63’ünün HAV enfeksiyonuna karşı risk altında olduğu saptanmıştır. …”
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Treatment of small scale gold mining wastewater using pilot-scale sedimentation and Cocopeat filter bed system by J. Samaniego, M.A.N. Tanchuling

“…Significant reduction was achieved on heavy metals; As (97.11%), Ba (39.75%), Cd (74.24%), Hg (97.02%), Pb (98.82%) from small-scale gold mining (SSGM)wastewater in sedimentation phase and further reductions on As (1.39%), Ba (28.00%), Cd (4.95%), Hg (2.91%), Pb (0.97%) were achieved by adsorption in the Cocopeat filter bed. …”
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Optic Disc Vascularization in Glaucoma: Value of Spectral-Domain Optical Coherence Tomography Angiography by Pierre-Maxime Lévêque, Pierre Zéboulon, Emmanuelle Brasnu, Christophe Baudouin, Antoine Labbé

“…In the glaucoma group, total and temporal ONH vessel density were reduced by 24.7% (0.412 versus 0.547; p<0.0001) and 22.88% (0.364 versus 0.472; p=0.001), respectively, as compared with the control group. …”
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Correlation Between the Koebner Phenomenon and Clinical Features in Vitiligo by Tang X, Hao C, Fan M, Dong P, Qi Y, Gao J, Huang H, Chen M, Wang W

“…Binary logistic regression analysis found that progressive stage (P = 0.003, OR = 1.60, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.17– 2.18), area of skin lesion ≥ 2% (P = 0.008, OR = 1.44, 95% CI: 1.10– 1.88) and comorbid immune-related diseases (P = 0.001, OR = 1.63, 95% CI: 1.21– 2.20) were significantly associated with KP.Conclusion: The presence of KP in patients with vitiligo is associated with clinical progression, the acrofacial type, comorbid immune-related disease and a larger lesion area. …”
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Polymorphism of MTHFR C677T Gene and the Associations with the Severity of Essential Hypertension in Northern Chinese Population by Junli Song, Jie Hou, Qiang Zhao, Xuezhi Liu, Qian Guo, Donghong Yin, Yan Song, Xiaoxia Li, Shuyun Wang, Xinchun Wang, Jinju Duan

“…The plasma homocysteine level of the homozygous TT in individuals was significantly higher than in those with CC or CT P<0.01. MTHFR677CT genotype, MTHFR677TT genotype, smoking, family history of hypertension, Hcy, and triglycerides (TG) were independent risk factors for the severity of hypertension (OR = 2.29, 2.24, 2.04, 1.81, 1.04, 1.26). …”
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Stability and changes in meaning in life profiles and their impact on mental health among chinese university students: a latent transition analysis by Sylvia Y. C. L. Kwok, Siqi Fang, Bella Meici Huang, Alebel Addis Tesfaw, Xi Deng

“…Overall, these findings have practical implications and can contribute to advancing research on mental health and meaning.…”
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Production of novel theranostic nano-vector based on superparamagnetic iron oxide nanoparticles/miR-497 targeting colorectal cancer by Asmaa M. Elfiky, May M. Eid, May El-Manawaty, Zeinab A. Elshahid, Elham Mohamed Youssef, Khaled Mahmoud

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Awareness and perception of genetically modified maize crops among farmers in Abia State, Nigeria by Obiageri Oparaojiaku Joy, Uzoma Izuogu Chibuzo, Ikpeoha Kakie Njoku Joachim, Martha Ekweanya Ndidiamaka, Amah Okorie David, Ekunyi Umeh Ngozi

“…Data were collected with a structured questionnaire and analysed with percentages, means and regression analysis. Majority (67.4%) of the farmers are not aware of genetically modified maize crops and the crops are not in adequate supply (x̄=1.5). …”
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Large-scale data mining of four billion human antibody variable regions reveals convergence between therapeutic and natural antibodies that constrains search space for biologics dr... by Pawel Dudzic, Dawid Chomicz, Jarosław Kończak, Tadeusz Satława, Bartosz Janusz, Sonia Wrobel, Tomasz Gawłowski, Igor Jaszczyszyn, Weronika Bielska, Samuel Demharter, Roberto Spreafico, Lukas Schulte, Kyle Martin, Stephen R. Comeau, Konrad Krawczyk

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Prevalence of Hypertension, Obesity, Diabetes, and Metabolic Syndrome in Nepal by Sanjib Kumar Sharma, Anup Ghimire, Jeyasundar Radhakrishnan, Lekhjung Thapa, Nikesh Raj Shrestha, Navaraj Paudel, Keshar Gurung, Maskey R, Anjali Budathoki, Nirmal Baral, David Brodie

“…Results. 34% of the participants had hypertension, and 6.3% were diabetic. 28% were overweight, and 32% were obese. 22.5% of the participants had metabolic syndrome based on IDF criteria and 20.7% according to the NCEP definition. Prevalence was higher in the less educated, people working at home, and females. …”
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Analysis of the Concentration of Heavy Metals in Khat Grown in Meru County and the Assessment of Their Associated Health Risks by Albert M. Oyugi, Joshua K. Kibet, John O. Adongo

“…The mean heavy metal concentrations (mg/kg) in dry khat samples of six toxic heavy metals were Cd (7.81 ± 1.56), Cr (15.98 ± 2.22), Cu (15.81 ± 2.84), Fe (97.35 ± 32.67), Ni (0.37 ± 0.02), and Pb (32.36 ± 9.95). …”
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Patient Complications after Interscalene Block: A Retrospective Comparison of Liposomal Bupivacaine to Nonliposomal Bupivacaine by Jacob L. Hutchins, Jason Habeck, Zac Novaczyk, Richard Campbell, Christopher Creedon, Ellen Spartz, Michael Richter, Jeremy Wolter, Gaurav Suryawanshi, Alexander Kaizer, Aaron A. Berg

“…The LB group had 3.2% of patients call compared to 5.6% in the nonliposomal bupivacaine group (aOR = 1.71 (95% CI: 1.04–2.87), p=0.036). We found no significant difference in any of the other secondary outcomes. …”
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Reliability of a Low-Cost Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) to Measure Punch and Kick Velocity by Lukas Pezenka, Klaus Wirth

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Extraction and Purification of Flavonoids and Antiviral and Antioxidant Activities of <i>Polygonum perfoliatum</i> L. by Chan Zhao, Jian Xu, Yao Liu, Peng Xu, Jin Yi, Lin Feng, Yanyan Miao, Yongping Zhang

“…Further purification was carried out using a 1:9 hybrid column of macroporous resin and polyamide, and the purity of flavonoids was enhanced to 59.02 ± 2.23%, which is 1.37 times higher than that of the macroporous resin purifier (43.00 ± 2.55%) and 4.63 times higher than that of the crude extract (12.74 ± 1.04%). …”
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