Croatian National Data and Comparison with European Practice: Data from the Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Survey II Multicenter Registry by Sandro Brusich, Ivan Zeljković, Nikola Pavlovic, Ante Anić, Zrinka Jurišić, David Židan, Marina Klasan, Zlatko Čubranić, Kenneth Dickstein, Cecilia Linde, Camilla Normand, Sime Manola

“…Croatian patients significantly more often received CRT-pacemaker when compared with European population (58.3 vs. 29.9%, OR 3.27, 95%CI 2.25–4.74, p<0.001). …”
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Family Support Moderates the Relationship Between Pregnancy Stress, Depressive Symptoms, and Insomnia by Liu S, Huang M, Zhang F, Tao J, Wen D, Deng W, Lin Y, Zhang P, Li M

“…ShanYan Liu,1 Meijiao Huang,2 FengYing Zhang,2 Jing Tao,1 Dan Wen,1 WeiYuan Deng,1 YaoHua Lin,3 Ping Zhang,2 Min Li2 1The Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Department of Obstetrics, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421002, People’s Republic of China; 2The Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Department of Neurology, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421002, People’s Republic of China; 3The First Affiliated Hospital, Institute of Obstetrics, Hengyang Medical School, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421001, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Ping Zhang; Min Li, The Affiliated Nanhua Hospital, Department of Neurology, Hengyang Medical College, University of South China, Hengyang, Hunan, 421002, People’s Republic of China, Email 516387382@qq.com; lim-usc@qq.comObjective: Insomnia is a common issue that pregnant women often have to deal with. …”
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Hubungan Perilaku Merokok dengan Ketahanan Kardiorespirasi (Ketahanan Jantung-Paru) Siswa SMKN I Padang by Amanda Besta Rizaldy, Afriwardi ., Yessy Susanty Sabri

“…Setelah dilakukan analisis melalui uji <em>chi-square</em>, disimpulkan bahwa terdapat hubungan antara perilaku merokok dengan ketahanan kardiorespirasi (p&lt;0,05).…”
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Hepatic function markers as prognostic factors in patients with acute kidney injury undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy by Takuya Nishino, Yoshiaki Kubota, Tetsuya Kashiwagi, Akio Hirama, Kuniya Asai, Masahiro Yasutake, Shinichiro Kumita

“…In Phase 2, T-Bil ≥1.2 mg/dL on day 3 was a significant independent prognostic factor, even after PSM [hazard ratio: 2.41 (95% CI; 1.84-3.17), p < 0.001]. T-Bil ≥1.2 mg/dL 3 days after CRRT initiation predicted 90-day mortality. …”
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Numerical investigation of combined convective heat transfer using fractal barriers in a circular cavity filled with nanofluid by Reza Mougouei, Ali B.M. Ali, Omid Ali Akbari, Gholamreza Ahmadi, Soheil Salahshour, Sh Baghaei

“…An increase in Ri increases the speed of the cap, which will result in better heat penetration and mixing between the fluid layers in different parts of the cavity. …”
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Investigation of the Feasibility and Safety of a Highly Intensive Penetration Technique for Recanalization in Severe Calcified Femoropopliteal Occlusive Lesions: A Retrospective Ob... by Shinsuke Mori, Keisuke Hirano, Yusuke Setonaga, Toshihiko Kishida, Tomoya Fukagawa, Kohei Yamaguchi, Masafumi Mizusawa, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Norihiro Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Ito

“…The reference vessel diameter was 5.3 ± 0.6 mm, and the lesion length was 19.7 ± 12.0 cm. The target lesions were predominantly located in the superficial femoral artery (76%). …”
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Association Between GSK3β Gene Polymorphisms (rs334558 and rs3755557) with Schizophrenia Risk by Maryam Montazeri Dehbarez, Dormohammad Kordi Tamandani, Nasim Naeimi, Shahram Vaziri, Mohammad Shekari

“…Similarly, the GA genotype and the combination of GA+AA genotypes at the rs334558 (G/A) locus also notably increase the risk of schizophrenia, (OR= 6.62; 95% CI: 3.4-13; P< 0.001) and OR = 7.63; 95%CI: 3.95-14.7; P< 0.001), respectively. …”
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Greener and rapid magnetic solid phase microextraction method using Fe3O4@Al2O3/AC for chromatographic determination of neonicotinoid pesticides in vegetable oils by Musiiwa V. Sengane, Masixole Sihlahla, Philiswa N. Nomngongo, Nomvano Mketo

“…Additionally, the obtained limit of detection (LOD) ranged from 0.5–1.76 ng µL-1, the limit of quantification (LOQ) ranged from 1.87–6.62 ng µL-1 and satisfactory high preconcentration factors (73.02- 407.0) were comparable with literature reported studies. …”
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Population characteristics, prescription patterns and glycemic control of users of flash glucose monitoring systems in Brazil: a real-world evidence study by Karla Santo, Josué Nieri, Karine Risério, Karla F. S. Melo

“…Methods This study is a cross-sectional retrospective study using anonymized aggregated data manually inputted by Glic™ users who self-reported a diagnosis of type 1 diabetes (T1DM), type 2 diabetes (T2DM), gestational diabetes (GDM) and latent autoimmune diabetes in adults (LADA). Results Of the 12,727 individuals included in this study, 11,007 (86.5%) reported their glucose monitoring method to be BGM, while 1720 (13.5%) reported using fCGM. …”
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Chemical Characterization of Marine Aerosols in a South Mediterranean Coastal Area Located in Bou Ismaïl, Algeria by Sidali Khedidji, Konrad Müller, Lyes Rabhi, Gerald Spindler, Khanneh Wadinga Fomba, Dominik van Pinxteren, Noureddine Yassaa, Hartmut Herrmann

“…The total concentrations of semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOC) recorded in Bou Ismaïl ranged from 7.06 to 58.8 ng m−3 for n-alkanes, from 2.44 to 35.3 ng m−3 for polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), from 0.14 to 1 ng m−3 for hopanes, and from 0.67 to 13.2 ng m−3 for n-alkan-2-one. …”
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The invisible enemy: A systematic review and meta-analysis of maternal smokeless tobacco use as a risk factor for low birth weight. by Akanksha Mahajan, Bhawna Gupta, Michael Tong

“…Subgroup analysis found a significant association between mishri consumption during pregnancy and low birth weight (n = 646 participants, OR = 10.98 [2.03, 59.34], P = 0.005), but not betel nut (n = 8007 participants, OR = 1.02 [0.84, 1.25]), betel quid (n = 483 participants, OR = 1.51 [0.47, 4.89]) or khat (n = 475 participants, OR = 1.41 [0.64-3.09]).…”
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Is There Any Point in a Corticosteroid Treatment of Intermittent Asthma? by Ivana Stankovic, Tatjana Pejcic, Branislava Milenkovic, Dragana Jovanovic, Milan Rancic

“…In Group B, there was a statistically significant decrease of lung function parameters FEV1 (3.80 vs. 3.71) (p < 0.001), forced vital capacity (FVC) (4.43 vs. 4.37) (p < 0.001), FEV1/FVC (88.2 vs. 85.3) (p < 0.05), PEF (8.05 vs. 7.51) (p < 0.01), PEF variability (17.85 vs. 18.33) (p < 0.001), increased BHR (PD20 1.04 vs. 0.62) (p < 0.05), and symptom scores (0.46 vs. 0.62) (p < 0.01), as well as the use of rescue medication during the day (p < 0.001). …”
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Association between stress hyperglycemia ratio and all-cause mortality in critically ill patients with sepsis: results from the MIMIC-IV database by Shijie Zhang, Hechen Shen, Yuchao Wang, Meng Ning, Jianghui Zhou, Xiaoyu Liang, Yun Chang, Wenqing Gao, Tong Li

“…The in-hospital and 1-year mortality was 11.96% and 17.96% in Cohort 1 and 2, respectively. SHR was associated with an elevated risk of in-hospital mortality (OR: 2.08, 95%CI 1.66–2.61) and 1-year mortality (HR: 1.70, 95% CI 1.42–2.04). …”
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Biologic Cost per Effectively Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient in a Large Managed Care Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Tao Gu, Neel Shah, Gaurav Deshpande, Derek H. Tang, Debra F. Eisenberg, David J. Harrison

“…Average first-year biologic cost per effectively treated patient was significantly lower for etanercept ($50 217) than for golimumab ($56 427, p<0.001) adalimumab ($56 879, p<0.001), abatacept ($68 062, p<0.001), certolizumab pegol ($76 427, p<0.001), and infliximab ($95 126, p<0.001). …”
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Laparoscopic Reversal of Hartmann’s Procedure: State of the Art 20 Years after the First Reported Case by Adriana Toro, Annalisa Ardiri, Maurizio Mannino, Antonio Politi, Andrea Di Stefano, Zia Aftab, Abdelrahman Abdelaal, Maria Concetta Arcerito, Andrea Cavallaro, Marco Cavallaro, Gaetano Bertino, Isidoro Di Carlo

“…A total of 83 patients (12.1%) were converted and the causes were reported in 67.4%. The length of stay was between 3 and 12 days. 5 patients (0.7%) died. …”
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Analysis of Risk Factors for Infection in Orthopedic Trauma Patients by Gi Ho Moon, Jae-Woo Cho, Beom Soo Kim, Do Hyun Yeo, Jong-Keon Oh

“…Of the 35 infected patients, nine (25.7%) were female and five (14.0%) were upper extremity fractures. …”
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Relación entre el estado redox celular y marcadores sistémicos de inflamación by Gretel Riverón Forment, Tatiana Acosta Sánchez, Lilia Caridad Marín Padrón, Yaíma Zúñiga Rosales, Bárbara Torres Rives, Jacqueline Pérez Rodríguez

“…El estado redox celular se correlacionó negativamente con los valores de la eritrosedimentación (r=-0,41; p=0,017). …”
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Immunoreactivity of the SARS-CoV-2 entry proteins ACE-2 and TMPRSS-2 in murine models of hormonal manipulation, ageing, and cardiac injury by Susan Bengs, Alexia Rossi, Martina Haberecker, Nidaa Mikail, Alexander Meisel, Achi Haider, Muriel Grämer, Angela Portmann, Atanas Todorov, Christof Schönenberger, Caroline E. Gebhard, Gabriela M. Kuster, Vera Regitz-Zagrosek, Catherine Gebhard

“…Abstract Previous work indicates that SARS-CoV-2 virus entry proteins angiotensin-converting enzyme 2 (ACE-2) and the cell surface transmembrane protease serine 2 (TMPRSS-2) are regulated by sex hormones. …”
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Development and Videographic Evaluation of a Vascular Access Simulation-Based Curriculum for Surgical and Medical Trainees by Alaska Pendleton, MD, MPH, Tiffany R. Bellomo, MD, Srihari K. Lella, MD, Kristen Jogerst, MD, Ada Stefanescu, MD, MSc, Douglas Drachman, MD, Nikolaos Zacharias, MD, Anahita Dua, MD, MBA, MSc

“…The global rating for the overall ability to obtain femoral arterial access under ultrasound guidance (0 = fail, 4 = excellent) improved following the curriculum (0.87 ± 0.15, 2.79 ± 1.26, P < 0.0001). Fourteen participants (54%) were unable to independently complete the procedure before training, compared to only 2 participants (8%) following the curriculum. …”
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荷载初偏心对K6型网壳稳定性的影响研究 by 李会军, 饶颢, 肖姚

“…通过200例网壳算例分析,结果表明:对于矢跨比为1/4～1/7的网壳,随着荷载初偏心的增大,网壳的稳定承载力近似线性降低;当荷载初偏心较小时,满跨荷载作用下大矢跨比网壳的稳定承载力低于不对称分布的情况;当荷载初偏心较大时,情况正好相反。…”
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