Clinical presentation and predictors of hospital mortality of diphtheria in Nigeria, July 2023 to April 2024: a single-center study by Abdurrazzaq Alege, Olayinka Rasheed Ibrahim, Rasheedat Mobolaji Ibraheem, Olajide Aladesua, Abubakar Sani Lugga, Yunusa Yusuf Yahaya, Abdallah Sanda, Bello Muhammed Suleiman

“…After adjusting for confounders, predictors of hospitalization deaths were neck swelling with an adjusted odds ratio (AOR) of 9.80 (95% CI 1.68–56.47), abnormal respiratory findings (AOR, 149.99 [95% CI, 15.60–1442.02] ), hypoxemia (AOR, 37.79 [95% CI, 4.26–331.96] ), and elevated serum creatinine above 1.5 mg/dL (AOR 107.78, 95% CI, 7.94–1462.38). …”
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Experience of Two-Stage Treatment of Rectal Fistulas Using Low-Thrombin Fibrin Glue “Kriofit” by S. А. Frolov, A. M. Kuzminov, D. V. Vyshegorodtsev, V. Yu. Korolik, I. S. Bogormistrov, A. N. Ryndin

“…Disease recurrences were diagnosed in 3 (10.7 %) patients. According to the sphincterometry data, no anal holding dysfunction was detected in any of 28 patients.Conclusion. …”
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Oxidative Stress in Endometrial Flushing Fluid of Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Endometrioma and Uterine Leiomyoma: Comparison with Healthy Controls by Mustafa Demir, Onur Ince, Bulent Yilmaz, Mert Ulas Barut, Ulviye Cansu Ozturk, Avni Kılıc, Ahmet Berkiz Turp, Recep Sutcu, Seyithan Taysi

“…RESULTS: Mean age of groups was 28.90±5.45, 37.25±2.73, 32.84±6.62 and 32.15±5.18 in Polycystic ovary syndrome, myoma uteri, endometrioma and control groups, respectively (p<0.05). …”
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Nasal Carriage of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus among Health Care Workers in Tertiary and Regional Hospitals in Dar es Salam, Tanzania by Agricola Joachim, Sabrina J. Moyo, Lillian Nkinda, Mtebe Majigo, Sima Rugarabamu, Elizabeth G. Mkashabani, Elia J. Mmbaga, Naboth Mbembati, Said Aboud, Eligius F. Lyamuya

“…Among 379 HCWs enrolled, 157/379 (41.4%) were colonized with S. aureus, of whom 59 (37.6%) were MRSA carriers giving an overall prevalence of 59/379 (15.6%). …”
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Hidden Metabolic Disturbances in Women with Normal Glucose Tolerance Five Years after Gestational Diabetes by Yvonne Winhofer, Andrea Tura, Anita Thomas, Thomas Prikoszovich, Christine Winzer, Giovanni Pacini, Anton Luger, Alexandra Kautzky-Willer

“…Five years postpartum, pGDM had increased glucose concentrations during the OGTT (AUC: 1.12 ± 0.15 versus 1.0 ± 0.12 mol/L * min, P=0.003) and insulin sensitivity was decreased compared to CON (OGIS: 467.2 ± 64.1 versus 510.6 ± 53.1 mL/min * m2, P=0.01). pGDM had lower adiponectin (8.1 ± 2.6 versus 12.6 ± 5.3, P<0.008) but increased waist circumference and CRP compared to CON. …”
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Characterization and Evaluation of Zeolite A/Fe3O4 Nanocomposite as a Potential Adsorbent for Removal of Organic Molecules from Wastewater by Emmanuel Nyankson, Jonas Adjasoo, Johnson Kwame Efavi, Reuben Amedalor, Abu Yaya, Gloria Pokuaa Manu, Kingsford Asare, Nii Amarkai Amartey

“…The maximum Langmuir adsorption capacity was 2.57 mg/g at 25°C. The maximum adsorption efficiency was 97.5%. …”
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Predictors of client satisfaction with family planning services in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yeshiwas Ayale Ferede, Worku Chekol Tassew, Agerie Mengistie Zeleke

“…Otherwise, a fixed-effects model was employed.ResultsIndependent factors influencing clients' satisfaction with family planning services included waiting times of less than one hour (POR = 4.37; 95% CI: 2.05, 9.32), ensuring privacy (POR = 6.31; 95% CI: 2.78, 14.28), convenient opening hours (POR = 5.91; 95% CI: 1.61, 21.63), education level above primary school (AOR = 2.61; 95% CI: 1.02, 6.68), being informed about side effects (AOR = 3.08; 95% CI: 1.22, 7.74), and receiving adequate information (POR = 4.2; 95% CI: 1.87, 9.44).ConclusionThe findings indicate that key factors significantly influencing client satisfaction with family planning services include reduced waiting times, privacy protection, convenient service hours, higher education levels, being informed about potential side effects, and receiving comprehensive information. …”
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Successful External Cephalic Version: Factors Predicting Vaginal Birth by Pei Shan Lim, Beng Kwang Ng, Anizah Ali, Mohamad Nasir Shafiee, Nirmala Chandralega Kampan, Nor Azlin Mohamed Ismail, Mohd Hashim Omar, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy

“…The mean gestational age at ECV was 263±6.52 days (37.5 weeks ± 6.52 days). Spontaneous labour and transient cardiotocographic (CTG) changes were the commonest early adverse effects following ECV. …”
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Profile of Progesterone Levels After Administration of Gonadotropins in Dairy Cattle with Ovarian Hypofunction by Erprinanda Galuh Berliana, Suzanita Utama, Wurlina Wurlina, Pudji Srianto, Tita Damayanti Lestari, Hermin Ratnani

“…As a result, the average time of heat in ovarian hypofunction cows was 7,4 days. Progesterone levels in F1 were 1,027 ng/ml, 2,774 ng/ml, 1,476 ng/ml, 2,256 ng/ml, 1,258 ng/ml, 1,758 ng/ml, 2,393 ng/ml, 0,592 ng/ml, 0,755 ng /ml, 1,876 ng/ml, respectively. …”
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Two studies in one: A propensity-score-matched comparison of fingolimod versus interferons and glatiramer acetate using real-world data from the independent German studies, PANGAEA... by Jonathan Alsop, Jennie Medin, Christian Cornelissen, Stefan Viktor Vormfelde, Tjalf Ziemssen

“…A higher proportion of patients in PANGAEA (n = 1234) than PEARL (n = 401) were free from relapses and 3-month (65.7% vs 38.7%; p < 0.001) or 6-month (68.2% vs 39.2%; p < 0.001) CDP. …”
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The utility of artificial intelligence in identifying radiological evidence of lung cancer and pulmonary tuberculosis in a high-burden tuberculosis setting by Z Z Nxumalo, E M Irusen, B W Allwood, M Tadepalli, J Bassi, C F N Koegelenberg

“…The overall sensitivity of the qXR in detecting lung cancer was 84% (95% confidence interval (CI) 80 - 87%), specificity 91% (95% CI 84 - 96%) and positive predictive value of 97% (95% CI 95 - 99%). …”
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Assessment of T Regulatory Cells and Expanded Profiling of Autoantibodies May Offer Novel Biomarkers for the Clinical Management of Systemic Sclerosis and Undifferentiated Connecti... by Paola Cordiali-Fei, Anna Mussi, Giovanna D'Agosto, Elisabetta Trento, Valentina Bordignon, Silvana Trincone, Antonella Vento, Isabella Sperduti, Antonio Cristaudo, Fabrizio Ensoli

“…Beside the well-recognized association between lcSSc and anti-centromeric or dcSSC and anti-topoisomerase-I antibodies, we found a significative association between dcSSc and anti-SRP or anti-PL-7/12 antibodies. In addition, two distinct groups emerged on the basis of anti-RNP or anti-PM-Scl 75/100 antibody production among UCTD patients. …”
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Impact of Underweight after Treatment on Prognosis of Advanced-Stage Ovarian Cancer by Se Ik Kim, Hee Seung Kim, Tae Hun Kim, Dong Hoon Suh, Kidong Kim, Jae Hong No, Hyun Hoon Chung, Yong Beom Kim, Yong Sang Song

“…Furthermore, NLR was higher in patients with underweight than in those with obesity after treatment (median value, 2.15 versus 1.47; P=0.03), in spite of no difference in CA-125 among the three groups at the three treatment times. …”
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Effects of Dietary Vitamin C on the Growth Performance, Biochemical Parameters, and Antioxidant Activity of Coho Salmon Oncorhynchus kisutch (Walbaum, 1792) Postsmolts by Cong-mei Xu, Hai-rui Yu, Ling-yao Li, Min Li, Xiang-yi Qiu, Xiao-qian Fan, Yan-lin Fan, Ling-ling Shan

“…Polynomial analysis showed that the optimal VC levels in the diet of coho salmon postsmolts were 188.10, 190.68, 224.68, 132.83, 156.57, 170.12, 171.00, 185.50, 142.77, and 93.08 mg/kg on the basis of specific growth rate (SGR), feed conversion ratio (FCR), liver VC concentration, catalase (CAT), hepatic superoxide dismutase (SOD) activities, malondialdehyde (MDA) content, and serum total antioxidative capacity (T-AOC), AKP, AST, and ALT activities, respectively. …”
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胚胎干细胞来源造血细胞的细胞表型和功能分析

“…【目的】 分析经卵黄囊(YS)、胎肝(FL)和骨髓来源(BM)的基质细胞条件培养液(SCCM)诱导产生的胚胎干细胞(ES)来源造血细胞的细胞表型与功能差异【方法】 制备YS-SCCM FL-SCCM及BM-SCCM,将3种基质细胞条件培养液分别加入ESE 14.1细胞分化培养体系培养7 d,通过对分化ESE14.1细胞造血发育表面标志FLK-1Integrin-α4(整联蛋白-α4、Sca-1(干细胞抗原-1)CD34的检测体外高增殖潜能集落形成细胞(HPP-CFC)分析及体内脾集落形成单位(CFU-S)检测,评价3种基质细胞条件培养液对ESE14.1细胞体外造血发育的调控作用【结果】 经FL-SCCM诱导的EB细胞Flk-1、Integrinα4+ 和Sca-1+ 细胞均高于YS-SCCM和BMSC-CM诱导组,分别为3.03%2.9%和13.74%;经BMSC-CM诱导产生的CD34+ 细胞比例最高,为1.07% 经FLSC-CM或BMSC-CM诱导产生的造血细胞其HPP-CFC产率明显高于对照组,分别为7.4个/105细胞(P < 0.01)和5.8个/105细胞(P < 0.05);经FLSC-CM或BMSC-CM诱导产生的造血细胞其CFU-S产率亦明显高于对照组,分别为8.5个/5 × 105细胞和6.75个/5 × 105细胞(P < 0.001)【结论】 YS-SCCM FL-SCCM及BM-SCCM均可诱导ESE14.1向造血细胞分化,FL-SCCM和BM-SCCM造血定向诱导效率较高,所产生的细胞具备造血细胞的正常功能,FL-SCCM诱导产生的造血细胞原始程度高于BM-SCCM诱导产生的造血细胞…”
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Las Ciencias Sociales en el currículum de la carrera de IngenieríaIndustrial by Frank Cruz-Ortega

“…Se empleó una metodología de tipo exploratoria, quepermitió observar y evaluar la interacción de los estudiantes con los contenidos de CienciasSociales y su impacto en su formación profesional. …”
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Is There Any Association between PEEP and Upper Extremity DVT? by Farah Al-Saffar, Ena Gupta, Furqan Siddiqi, Muhammad Faisal, Lisa M. Jones, Vandana Seeram, Mariam Louis, James D. Cury, Abubakr A. Bajwa, Adil Shujaat

“…The mean ± SD duration of MV was 13.2±9.5 days. Average PEEP was 7.13±2.97 cm H2O. Average PEEP was ≥10 cm H2O in 23 (20.5%) patients. …”
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Surveillance of SARS-CoV-2 variants in Henan, China from 2023 to 2024 by Yun Song, Bicong Wu, Hongxia Ma, Yafei Li, Su Yan, Jingjing Pan, Haifeng Wang, Ying Ye, Xueyong Huang, Wanshen Guo

Subjects: “…SARS-CoV-2…”
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Influence of Injection Pressure on the Dual-Fuel Mode in CI Engines Fueled with Blends of Ethanol and Tamanu Biodiesel by M. Parthasarathy, P. V. Elumalai, M. Murunachippan, P. B. Senthilkumar, Saboor Shaik, Mohsen Sharifpur, Nima Khalilpoor

“…The injection pressure (IP) of the primary fuel changes between 200 and 240 bar, while the CNG induction rate is kept constant at 0.17 kg/h. …”
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Determinants of Cesarean Section Deliveries in Public Hospitals of Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, 2018/19: A Case-Control Study by Areaya Gebreegziabher Hailu, Tsegaye Kebede Fanta, Fissaha Tekulu Welay, Natnael Etsay Assefa, Surafel Aregawi Hadera, Gebrekiros Aregawi Gebremeskel, Hagos Weldeslassie Gebremedhin, Guesh Gebreayezgi Asefa

“…Nearly more than 1/3rd of the participants (32.7% cases and 34.6% controls) have attended primary school. …”
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