Predicting residual pain after vertebral augmentation in vertebral compression fractures: a systematic review and critical appraisal of risk prediction models by Siyi Wang, Mingpeng Shi, Xue Zhou, Jianan Yu, Mingze Han, Xianshuai Zhang, Zhenhua Li, Xinhua Chen

“…The overall pooled C-statistic was 0.87, with a 95% CI of 0.83 to 0.89 and a prediction interval ranging from 0.72 to 0.94. …”
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Copper Resistance in <i>Pseudomonas syringae</i> pv. <i>actinidiae</i> Strains from the Prefecture of Pella, Northern Greece, and a Comparison of the Effectiveness of Several Comme... by Thomas Thomidis, Marianthi G. Pagoulatou, Eleftherios Alexandridis, Evaggelia Mpalantinaki, Dimitrios E. Goumas

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Assessing Soil Erosion by Agricultural and Forestry Production and Proposing Solutions to Mitigate: A Case Study in Son La Province, Vietnam by X. H. Nguyen, A. H. Pham

“…Low level (1–5 ton·ha−1·year−1), medium level (5–10 ton·ha−1·year−1), and high level (10–50 ton·ha−1·year−1) eroded areas account for 8.52%, 7.88%, and 1.41%, respectively, of the area. Soil is eroded in very high level (>50 ton·ha−1·year−1), accounting for 25.7% of the study area. …”
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Los entornos sociodigitales como espacios para interpelar los discursos androcéntricos del patrimonio y construir aprendizajes coeducativos en la formación inicial del profesorado... by Laura Lucas Palacios, Ainhoa Resa Ocio

“…Para ello, a través del uso de la metodología cualitativa y el estudio de caso, se han analizado 257 publicaciones en formato digital que contienen una o varias imágenes, texto y palabras claves. …”
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The Effects of Disturbance on Plant–Pollinator Interactions in the Native Forests of an Oceanic Island (Terceira, Azores) by Mário Boieiro, Mariana Ferreira, Ana Ceia-Hasse, Fabiana Esposito, Renata Santos, Gabor Pozsgai, Paulo A. V. Borges, Carla Rego

“…Our findings also suggest that native generalist species provide ecological opportunities that can facilitate the establishment of introduced species through their broad interaction networks.…”
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Assessment of Patient’s Satisfaction and Associated Factors regarding Postoperative Pain Management at the University of Gondar Compressive Specialized Hospital, Northwest Ethiopia... by Yosef Belay Bizuneh, Girmay Fitiwi Lema, Demeke Yilkal Fentie, Yophtahe Woldegerima Berhe, Henos Enyew Ashagrie

“…The overall proportion of patients who were satisfied with pain management services was 72.2% (95% CI: 67.7–76.6). ASA1 (AOR = 3.55: 95% CI = 1.20–10.55) and ASA2 patients (AOR = 3.72: 95% CI = 1.04–13.28), absence of postoperative pain (AOR = 1.86: 95% CI = 1.02–3.39), peripheral nerve block done (AOR = 9.14: 95% CI = 3.93 20.86), received analgesic before request (AOR = 6.90: 95% CI = 3.72–12.83), and received systemic analgesics (AOR = 6.10: 95% CI = 1.17–33.91) were significantly associated with the level of satisfaction. …”
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Pregnancy in Sickle Cell Disease Is a Very High-Risk Situation: An Observational Study by Narcisse Elenga, Aurélie Adeline, John Balcaen, Tania Vaz, Mélanie Calvez, Anne Terraz, Laetitia Accrombessi, Gabriel Carles

“…We also noted that the main maternofetal complications of pregnancies were anemia (36.5%), infection (31.7%), vasoocclusive crisis (20.6%), preeclampsia (17.5%), premature birth (11.1%), intrauterine growth retardation (15.9%), abnormal fetal heart rate (14.3%), and intrauterine fetal death (4.8%). …”
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Defining remission of type 2 diabetes in research studies: A systematic scoping review. by Mireille Captieux, Regina Prigge, Sarah Wild, Bruce Guthrie

“…The most frequently used threshold was HbA1c<42 mmol/mol (6.0%) in 47 (20%) definitions. Time was frequently omitted. …”
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Чутливість і специфічність діагностичного комплексу в жінок з інтраепітеліальним ураженням шийки матки... by Kh.V. Zarichanska

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Penerapan Terapi Aktivitas Kelompok Bermain DAKON untuk Meningkatkan Fungsi Kognitif Lanjut Usia di Panti Jompo Taman Boedhi Asri Medan Sumatera Utara by Rinco Siregar, Rinawaty Sembiring, Taruli Sinaga, Elida Sinuraya, Ceria Sinaga

“…Sebelum dilaksanakan TAK Dakon nilai rata-rata fungsi kognitif lansia adalah 21.7 (SD=1.218). Setelah dilakukan TAK Bermain Dakon fungsi kognitif lansia meningkat dengan rata-rata skor 22.6 (SD =1.429). …”
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Computed tomography-based investigation of degenerative neural cervicothoracic foraminal stenosis as a potential mechanism for Horner syndrome by Joshua Ong, Mariko Kurokawa, Sangeeta Khanna, Lindsey B. De Lott, Ryo Kurokawa, Aseem Sharma

“…PurposeTo investigate the presence and/or severity of cervicothoracic foraminal stenosis between the C7 and T3 segments could account for Horner syndrome, otherwise deemed to be idiopathic in nature.MethodsThis study was an IRB-approved, retrospective study that included 28 patients [mean ± standard deviation (age: 54.5 ± 18.7 years)] with a confirmed diagnosis of Horner syndrome, absence of any identifiable cause, and availability of a neck CT/CT angiogram obtained within 6 months of the diagnosis. …”
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Investigation of Randomly Populated Cylindrical, Spherical, and Cubical Arrays for Application in Space, Aerial, and Underwater Collaborative Beamforming by Kristopher R. Buchanan, Roanne Manzano-Roth, Annie Lin, Gabriella Loaiza, Meghan Sills, Jin Li, Sara R. Wheeland, Sounak Chakrabarti, Angelica R. Rodriguez, Gregory H. Huff, Mark Patefield, Anthony Jones

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The effect of vitamin D and vitamin A supplementation on T cell levels of patients with pneumosepsis: A double-blind, randomized clinical trial by Abolfazl Jokar, Alireza Sistani, Ghasem Mosayebi, Atefeh Poyandeh

“…Lymphocytes expressing CD3+, CD4+, CD25+, CD3,4+, and CD3,4,25+ markers significantly differed in the combined vitamin A + D group versus the control. …”
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Risiko Perdarahan Saluran Cerna pada Pasien COVID-19 berdasarkan Jenis Obat Antivirus di Rumah Sakit Umum Pusat Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Arnelis Arnelis, Saptino Miro, Nasrul Zubir, Vesri Yoga, Andry Kurniawan, Alexander Kam, Abdul Alim Rahimi, Jersivindo Ranazeri, R. Ifan Arief Fahrurozi

“…Results: 30 patients were involved in this study. 43,3% COVID-19 Moderate stage and 56,7% Severe stage. 63,3% were treated with remdesivir and 36,7% were treated with favipiravir. …”
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Prognostic Significance of Admission CRP Levels as a Predictor of Mortality in Burn Patients by Maria Syed, Qaiser Jehangir, Ijaz Hussain Shah, Sana Shaukat Siddiqui, Sara Ishaq, Sarah Zaka

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Assessment of satisfaction of using socially marketed health consumables at government settings among beneficiaries in a rural area of Hooghly District, West Bengal by Aditi Sur, Bobby Paul, Lina Bandyopadhyay, Monalisha Sahu, Rivu Basu, Ankush Banerjee

“…The majority of users of male condoms (90%), IFA tablets (52.9%), ORS (51.1%), and generic medicines (55.7%) were not satisfied after using those products. …”
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Clinical Patterns and Outcome of Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Patients with Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease by Seon Young Ahn, Suk Bae Kim, Il Han Song

“…HBV, 14.0 months [95% CI, 2.0–26.0] vs. 12.0 months [95% CI, 4.3–17.8]; P=0.573). …”
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Histopathologic Outcomes of Robotic Radical Prostatectomy by Vipul R. Patel, Sagar Shah, David Arend

“…Ninety-five percent of patients (n = 500) have undetectable PSA (<0.1) at average follow-up of 9.7 months. Recurrence has only been seen with nonorgan-confined tumors. …”
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Optimal exercise dose on Body Mass Index (BMI) in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and bayesian model-based network meta-analysis by Zan Huang, Gang Sun, Jiayu Li, Bin Zhang, Guangping Lai, Hongwei Jing, Yulan Zhou

“…High-intensity interval training demonstrated a significant reduction in BMI (MD = -1.33, 95% CrIs - 2.01 to -0.66), followed by combined exercise (MD = -1.25, 95% CrIs − 1.93 to -0.61), moderate-intensity continuous training (MD = -1.09, 95% CrIs - 1.73 to -0.45), and mixed aerobic exercise (MD = -1.05, 95% CrIs - 1.67 to -0.42). …”
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Performance Evaluation of a Preclinical SPECT Scanner with a Collimator Designed for Medium-Sized Animals by Yohji Matsusaka, Rudolf A. Werner, Paula Arias-Loza, Naoko Nose, Takanori Sasaki, Xinyu Chen, Constantin Lapa, Takahiro Higuchi

“…The CNRs of the rod size 2.5 mm were 1.37, 1.24, 1.20, and 0.85 for activity concentration of 29.2, 1.0, 0.5, and 0.1 MBq/mL, respectively. …”
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