Prulifloxacin Effectiveness in Moderate-to-Severe Acute Exacerbations of Chronic Bronchitis: Α Noninterventional, Multicentre, Prospective Study in Real-Life Clinical Practice—The... by Konstantinos Gourgoulianis, Alessandro Ruggieri, Alessandra del Vecchio, Fabrizio Calisti, Alessandro Comandini, Giovanna Esposito, Giorgio Di Loreto, Nikolaos Tzanakis

“…Prulifloxacin improved symptoms in 99.7% of the patients after a mean (SD) of 5.47 (3.57) days, while symptoms fully recovered after a mean (SD) of 10.22 (5.00) days in 95.4%. …”
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Achieving Complete Remission of Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Significant Predictor for Recurrence-Free Survival after Liver Transplantation by Christin Bürger, Miriam Maschmeier, Anna Hüsing-Kabar, Christian Wilms, Michael Köhler, Martina Schmidt, Hartmut H. Schmidt, Iyad Kabar

“…Vascular invasion proved to be an independent risk factor for HCC recurrence (p = 0.004; OR = 11.357, 95% CI 2.142-60.199). Conclusion. Achieving CR prior to LT results in a significant risk reduction of HCC recurrence after LT independent of the treatment modalities applied.…”
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Association between Serum Albumin Concentration and Ketosis Risk in Hospitalized Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by Po-Chung Cheng, Shang-Ren Hsu, Yun-Chung Cheng

“…The prevalence of ketonuria was 48% in hypoalbuminemic subjects compared to 30% in normoalbuminemic controls (odds ratio (OR): 2.15; 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.26–3.57; P=0.004). Moreover, among the 156 subjects with serum beta-hydroxybutyrate measurement in addition to urine ketone, 33% of the hypoalbuminemic individuals had ketonemia exceeding 3 mmol/L compared to 19% of those with normoalbuminemia (OR: 2.12, 95% CI: 0.99–4.48, P=0.051). …”
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The relationship between serum progesterone level on the day of HCG trigger in IVF/ICSI cycles and oocyte maturation and embryo quality: a retrospective observational study by Elham Hokmabadi, Elnaz Salahi, Marzieh Ghasemi

“…However, no significant correlations were found between progesterone levels and other factors, including patient age (p = 0.327), fertilization rate (p = 0.603), or embryo quality at other stages. …”
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Sağlık Kurumlarındaki Yöneticilerin Stratejik Yönetim Araçları Kullanım Görüşleri by Altuğ Çağatay, Zekai Öztürk

“…Araştırma sonucunda katılımcıların stratejik yönetim araçları kullanımına ilişkin bakış açılarını ortaya koyan ifadelere yüksek düzeyli (Ort.=3.67) bir katılım sağladıkları görülmüştür. Anket uygulaması sonucu elde edilen verilerin çözümlenmesinde, T-Testi ve Tek Yönlü Varyans (ANOVA) Analizi testi, Post Hoc testlerinden Hochberg’s GT2 testi kullanılmıştır.…”
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HIV-Associated Central Nervous System Disease in Patients Admitted at the Douala General Hospital between 2004 and 2009: A Retrospective Study by Henry Namme Luma, Benjamin Clet Nguenkam Tchaleu, Elvis Temfack, Marie Solange Doualla, Daniela Pamela Ntchankam Ndenga, Yacouba Njankouo Mapoure, Alfred Kinyuy Njamnshi, Vincent-de-Paul Djientcheu

“…The most common clinical presentations were headache (83%), focal signs (40.6%), and fever (37.7%). Toxoplasma encephalitis and cryptococcal meningitis were the leading aetiologies of HIV-associated CNS disease in 32.3% and 25% of patients, respectively. …”
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Dual-Band MIMO Antenna Design for 5G Smartphones Mobile Communications by Atta Ullah, Naser Ojaroudi Parchin, Mohamed Abdul-Al, Waqas Manan, Abubakar Salisu, Ibrahim Gharbia, Chan Hwang See, Raed Abd-Alhameed

“…This proposed antenna has six antenna elements that can operate in dual band sub-6 GHz for 5G band spectrums at 3.42–3.77 GHz and at 5.30–5.63 GHz. …”
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What sustain Chinese adult second language (L2) learners' engagement in online classes? A sequential mix-methods study on the roles of L2 motivation and enjoyment. by Yanyan Li, Wentao Liu, Shuai Ren

“…We employed a sequential mixed-methods approach with 367 adult L2 learners enrolled in online language courses at three universities in China. …”
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Study of the mechanism of photocatalytic activity of zinc oxide in the presence of synthetic zeolite by V. I. Loganina, A. D. Ryzhov, I. A. Pronin, A. A. Karmanov, N. D. Yakushova

“…It was revealed that the optical band gap of zinc oxide in combination with synthetic zeolite is 2.96 and 2.70 eV, which is significantly less than the value of 3.37 eV characteristic of zinc oxide.Conclusions. …”
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ASSESSMENT OF WATER RESOURCES OF THE BOLSHOY KINEL RIVER FOR SUSTAINABLE WATER SUPPLY by Aleksandra V. Selezneva, Ksenia V. Bespalova

“…Analysis of inter/annual runoff of the Bol Kinel River showed that the average flow rate was 37.7 m3/s, the largest – 72.6 m3/s (1991), the smallest – 8.54 m3/s (1935). …”

Maternal and Fetal Lipid and Adipokine Profiles and Their Association with Obesity by Mario Solis-Paredes, Salvador Espino y Sosa, Guadalupe Estrada-Gutierrez, Sonia Nava-Salazar, Veronica Ortega-Castillo, Mario Rodriguez-Bosch, Eyerahi Bravo-Flores, Aurora Espejel-Nuñez, Maricruz Tolentino-Dolores, Rubí Gaona-Estudillo, Nancy Martinez-Bautista, Otilia Perichart-Perera

“…A significant inverse association between maternal resistin and fetal LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) (r=-0.327; p=0.022) was observed. A positive correlation was found between maternal and fetal resistin (r=0.358; p=0.013). …”
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What types of pornographic content are people using? A mixed-method analysis that highlights differences by gender and relationship context of use by Taylor Kohut, Kiara Fernandez, William A. Fisher, Lorne Campbell

“…To begin to address this gap, N = 367 participants who were in predominately mixed-sex relationships were asked open-ended questions about the pornography they used alone and the pornography they used with a romantic partner. …”
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Galactic Cosmic Radiation in the Interplanetary Space Through a Modern Secular Minimum by F. Rahmanifard, W. C. deWet, N. A. Schwadron, M. J. Owens, A. P. Jordan, J. K. Wilson, C. J. Joyce, H. E. Spence, C. W. Smith, L. W. Townsend

“…We used these results to determine the most conservative permissible mission duration (PMD, 290.4−35.9+37.7 and 204.3−25.2+26.6 days for 45‐year‐old male and female astronauts, respectively) based on a 3% risk of exposure‐induced death (REID) at the upper 95% confidence interval in interplanetary space.…”
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Remediation of Soils Contaminated by Fluoride Using a Fermentation Product of Seaweed (Eucheuma cottonii) by Ruth Lorivi Moirana, Josephine Mkunda, Marcos Paradelo, Revocatus Machunda, Kelvin Mtei

“…The amount of water soluble-fluoride (Ws-F) dropped from 81.7 ± 3.1 mg/kg to 42.7 ± 2.4, 33.7 ± 1.2, 19.6 ± 0.9, and 12 ± 1.3 mg/kg following 0, 1.25, 3, and 5% amendment dosage, respectively. …”
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Characterization and simulation of AlGaN barrier structure effects in normally-off recessed gate AlGaN/GaN MISHEMTs by An-Chen Liu, Hsin-Chu Chen, Po-Tsung Tu, Yan-Lin Chen, Yan-Chieh Chen, Po-Chun Yeh, Chih-I Wu, Shu-Tong Chang, Tsung-Sheng Kao, Hao-Chung Kuo

“…The device with a 5 nm AlGaN remaining thickness exhibited excellent performance, with an I _D,max current of 347 mA mm ^−1 , a V _TH of +2.6 V, and a breakdown voltage (BV) of 830 V, compared to the AlGaN barrier with remaining thicknesses of 3 nm and 2 nm, which only reached 120 V and 75 V, respectively. …”
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Teenage Pregnancy: Obstetric and Perinatal Outcome in a Tertiary Centre in Indonesia by Junita Indarti, Adly Nanda Al Fattah, Zulfitri Dewi, Rachmat Dediat Kapnosa Hasani, Fitri Adinda Novianti Mahdi, Raymond Surya

“…We found higher prevalence of eclampsia (AOR: 4.03; 95% CI: 1.73–9.39), preterm delivery (AOR: 1.5; 95% CI: 0.88–2.53), anaemia at labour (AOR: 2.42; 95% CI: 1.60–3.67), postpartum haemorrhage (AOR: 2.59; 95% CI: 0.86–7.37), and low birth weight (AOR: 2.28; 95% CI: 1.60–3.25) among teenagers. …”
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EFFECT OF ANCHOR BORROWER PROGRAMME ON FARM PRODUCE OF BENEFICIARIES IN LAPAI LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, NIGER STATE, NIGERIA 2016-2021 by USMAN A. U., S. M. NIWORU, UMAR M

“…The research employed a descriptive survey research design with a population of 5,800. The sample size of 377 was randomly selected using Slovin’s formula, and Information was gathered using a formalized questionnaire. …”
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Prevalence of chlamydia trachomatis in patients subjected to assisted reproduction techniques. Cienfuegos, 2016-2018 by Práxedes Rojas Quintana, Dainalith Dulciree Guedez Villalobos, Aimé María Reyes Pérez, Neisy Chávez González, Elodia Rivas Alpízar

“…<br /><strong>Results:</strong> the age was between 19 and 40 years old, with an average of 35.7 years. The germ was detected in 42% of the couples, with a predominance of those from Cienfuegos. 47.6% of the patients who had chlamydiasis reported having had from one to three partners. 54%, due to their involvement, required in vitro fertilization. …”
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Genome Characterization of Mammalian Orthoreovirus and Porcine Epidemic Diarrhea Virus Isolated from the Same Fattening Pig by Xiaoxuan Li, Jiakai Zhao, Jingjie Li, Yangzong Xiri, Zhixiang Liu, Qin Zhao, Yani Sun

“…Phylogenetic analysis showed that it was classified into the G2a genotype. Compared with CV777 and other PEDV variant strains, its spike (S) protein exhibited two unique mutations (S663T and L966M). …”
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Evaluation of the Knowledge and Attitudes of Dentists Working in a University Hospital in Afyonkarahisar Regarding Rational Drug Use by Ömer Ekici

“…The most frequently used information sources by the participants while prescribing drugs were the internet (27.56%) and colleagues (24.35%), respectively. Allergic status and pregnancy status were the most frequently asked questions by the participants in the anamnesis of the patients while prescribing drugs (94.2%). approximately one-third (32.7%) of the dentists stated that they did not inform the patient about the "side effects of the drug". …”
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