Autism spectrum disorder common variants associated with regional lobe volume variations at birth: cross-sectional study in 273 European term neonates in developing human connectom... by Hai Le, Daphna Fenchel, Konstantina Dimitrakopoulou, Hamel Patel, Charles Curtis, Lucilio Cordero-Grande, A. David Edwards, Joseph Hajnal, Jacques-Donald Tournier, Maria Deprez, Harriet Cullen

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Effect of Mirror Feedback Therapy of Contralaterally Controlled Functional Electrical Stimulation on Hand Function of Apoplectic Hemiplegic Patients by Yafei ZHOU, Qingzhen CHEN, Shihong HU, Yingying LI, Lei YU, Jiaran JIN

“…The AEMG value, MF value, BBT scores and wrist AROM for group C were:(73.17±29.12), (95.67±26.54), (9.50±3.28), (41.75±17.19), which were better than group A:(57.33±18.47), (77.62±31.10), (7.15±3.13), (26.75±14.53), and Group B(55.61±20.17), (74.45±23.22), (6.50±3.78), (31.50±16.47). …”
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Addressing the toxic chemicals problem in plastics recycling by Bethanie Carney Almroth, Eric Carmona, Nnaemeka Chukwuone, Tridibesh Dey, Daniel Slunge, Thomas Backhaus, Therese Karlsson

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Cervical spine changes with functional appliance treatment: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sandhya Murali, Annapurna Kannan, Vignesh Kailasam

“…Meta-analysis revealed a decrease of the upper cervical inclination by 1.16° (95 % CI of −2.68 to 0.35, I2 = 6 %), an increase of the middle cervical inclination by 2.20° (95 % CI of 0.46–3.94, I2 = 49 %), an increase in cervical curvature angle by 1.60° (95 % CI of 0.12–3.09, I2 = 89 %) and a decrease in cervical lordosis angle by 1.54° (95 % CI of −4.16 to 1.08, I2 = 0 %). …”
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Feeding for larvae of catfish Pangasionodon sp. larvae in different ages by Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Ricky Ramadhan, Dedi Jusadi

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Macrophage phenotype after human refluxate exposure, esophageal dysmotility and their correlation with gastroesophageal reflux disease by A. V. Paraskevova, A. S. Trukhmanov, O. A. Storonova, S. V. Lyamina, S. V. Kalish, S. S. Pirogov, A. B. Ponomarev, D. E. Rumyantseva, I. Yu. Malyshev, I. V. Maev, V. T. Ivashkin

“…On HRM examination, we showed that DCI (distal contractile integral) in NERD patients was higher than in EE (p = 0.088) and BE (p = 0.076), also LES RP (lower esophageal sphincter resting pressure) in NERD patients was higher than in EE (p = 0.039) and BE (p = 0.012). The analysis of reflux characteristics showed that the total reflux time with pH < 4 for BE patients was longer than that for NERD and EE patients. …”
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A worldwide look into long COVID-19 management: an END-COVID survey by Mattia Nigro, Claudia Valenzuela, Francisco Arancibia, Mark Cohen, David C.L. Lam, Ryan C. Maves, Barbara Rath, Steven Q. Simpson, Yuanlin Song, Sotirios Tsiodras, James D. Chalmers, Stefano Aliberti

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“The impact of orthognathic surgery on articulation proficiency and speech intelligibility in skeletal Class III malocclusion: 18 months follow up” by Chaman Lal, Mukul Kumar, Sanjeev Verma, Vinay Kumar, Raj Kumar Verma, Satinder Pal Singh, Vidya Rattan, Sanjay Munjal

“…The speech sample was recorded with a digital audio tape recorder one day before surgery and at 3, 6, 9, 12 and 18 months after surgery. Three qualified and experienced speech and language pathologists evaluated articulation errors and intelligibility of speech samples. …”
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Medication Administration Through Feeding Tubes in a Tertiary Hospital: A Retrospective Observational Study by Zhu Y, Zhu B, Jin P

“…Compared to the general hospitalized population, patients in the tube feeding group exhibited a higher proportion of male patients (59.74% vs 48.91%), older age [(68.00± 14.99) vs (59.75± 16.38)], lower weight [(65.75± 13.32) vs (67.82± 12.72)], increased rates of being bedridden (18.06% vs 5.38%), longer hospital stay [(21.56± 28.12) vs (8.88± 10.38)], and a greater number of prescribed medication types [(51.21± 19.37) vs (23.35± 15.04)]. …”
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Caracterización de los factores modificables asociados a la letalidad hospitalaria del ictus by Lázaro Osmel Vila García, Wilfredo Hernández Pedroso, Beatrice Castillo López, Deyvis Ramos Ravelo, Altinay Lemer Rodríguez, Raúl Santana Sánchez

“…Método: se realizó un estudio observacional, analítico y prospectivo, en pacientes ingresados por esta afección desde el primero de enero de 2011 al 31 de diciembre del 2012, en el Centro de Urgencias del Hospital Dr. …”
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Efficacy Analysis of Hypofractionated Radiotherapy for Oligometastatic Tumors: A Retrospective Study by Qian Sun MD, Hanqing Zhao MS, Xianwen Zhang MS, Suli Zhang MS, Zelai He MD, Gengming Wang MD, Hao Jiang MS, Aili Xuan MS, Xianming Li MD

“…The planning gross tumor volume of HFRT was 82.93 cm 3 (range: 10.12-562.80 cm 3 ), and the radiation dose range was 20 Gy/5 F–60 Gy/15 F. …”
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Spectrum of bacterial keratitis at a tertiary eye center in Indonesia by Rifna Lutfiamida, Rien Widyasari, Kara Citra Kalandra

“…The data were divided into two distinct periods: January 2012 to December 2017 and January 2018 to June 2020. …”
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Classification of benign and malignant solid breast lesions on the ultrasound images based on the textural features: the importance of the perifocal lesion area by А.А. Kolchev, D.V. Pasynkov, I.A. Egoshin, I.V. Kliouchkin, О.О. Pasynkova

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The Implications of Multiple Repeat Cesarean Deliveries on Maternal Morbidity by Esra Can, Süleyman Cemil Oğlak

“…Intraabdominal dense adhesions (28.6% versus 14.1%, p=0.002), placenta previa (11.1% versus 4.1%, p=0.009), placenta accreta spectrum (PAS) (7.9% versus 2.4%, p=0.008), bladder injury (6.3% versus 1.7%, p=0.011), intraoperative massive hemorrhage (7.9% versus 2.2%, p=0.004), uterine artery ligation (4.8% versus 1.1%, p=0.012), internal iliac artery ligation (4.8% versus 1.2%, p=0.008), cesarean hysterectomy (4.8% versus 1.5%, p=0.045), blood transfusion (12.7% versus 4.1%, p=0.001), and maternal intensive care unit (ICU) admission (14.3% versus 2.0%, p<0.001) were significantly more common among women in the multiple-repeat CD group compared with the lower-order repeat CD group. …”
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MANAGING FRAUD IN CONTEMPORARY BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT, THE ROLE OF INFORMATION SECURITY MANAGEMENT: A STUDY OF QUOTED DEPOSIT MONEY BANKS (DMBs) IN NIGERIA by Onajero Kensington OHWO

“…The respondents were purposively selected from 12 listed banks as at 31st January 2024 due to the role they play in fraud risk management. …”

Helicobacter pylori Infection and Its Risk Factors: A Prospective Cross-Sectional Study in Resource-Limited Settings of Northwest Ethiopia by Markos Negash, Habtamu Wondifraw Baynes, Demeke Geremew

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Calidad de las actividades de la asignatura medicina general integral VII en los diferentes escenarios docentes by Maricel Felicia Castellanos González, Cynthia Olivia Morales Pérez, Jorge Prudencio Cañellas Granda, Adis Castro Barberena, Regla Odalys la Llama Hernández., Armando German Chamizo Avello

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Effect of the Big Five Personality on the intention to use mHealth applications among the Chinese elderly: a national-based study by Jinghui Chang, Jinghui Chang, Anqi Li, Xixi Yang, Chunnan Li, Yanshan Mai, Dayi Zhang, Wende Yan, Yibo Wu, Jiangyun Chen

“…Conversely, higher agreeableness scores (β= − 1.05, t = −3.12, p&lt;0.01) related to lower intention.ConclusionThe elderly with high extraversion, openness, and low agreeableness are more willing to adopt mHealth applications in China. …”
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Factores de riesgo cardiovasculares y su relación con las alteraciones del metabolismo de los glúcidos y lípidos by Lilian Leguen Gulgar, Maricel Castellanos, María de Jesús Sánchez Bouza, Mikhail Benet Rodríguez

“…El estudio se realizó entre los meses de junio 2011 a julio de 2012. Las variables analizadas fueron: edad, sexo, presión arterial, cintura abdominal, hábito de fumar, glucemia en ayunas, triglicéridos, colesterol, HDL colesterol, apolipoproteínas A y B, cocientes CT/cHDL y cociente Apo B/Apo A-I. …”
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Efficacy of Chinese Herbal Medicine in the Treatment of Moderate-Severe Painful Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Retrospective Study by Yujiao Zheng, Fan Yang, Lin Han, Xiaowen Gou, Fengmei Lian, Wenke Liu, Linhua Zhao, Bing Pang, Xiyan Zhao, Xiaolin Tong

“…By searching through our medical records of all the diabetic patients from January 2006 to January 2012, we identified and enrolled 30 moderate and severe pDPN patients in the study, for whom the treatment of neuropathic pain by regular pharmacotherapies had failed. …”
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