Accuracy of Intraoperative Transesophageal Echocardiographic Doppler Parameters in Assessing the Right Ventricular Diastolic Function After Repair of Tetralogy of Fallot in Pediatr... by Nagarjuna Panidapu, Saravana Babu, Baiju S. Dharan, Barsha Sen, Thomas Koshy

“…Methods: This prospective, observational study was done at a tertiary care hospital involving 40 pediatric TOF patients aged less than 2 years who underwent complete intracardiac repair with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB). …”
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Does the healthy plate model workshop improve nutrition knowledge, behaviors, and habits in school-age children? The impact of workshop on dietary habits by Hatice Şimşek Şahin, Volkan Özkaya

“…While the proportion of students who consumed whole fruit with skin was 35.3% before the training, this rate increased to 47.1% after the training (p < 0.05). …”
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« J’ai lu votre livre » by Marion Marx

“…In this text which, a priori, never reached its main recipient, Marina Tsvetaeva, at that time a solitary star exiled and marginalized in France, tries to establish if not a communication, at least a communion, fictitious but sensitive, with two lesbian writers, two “white visions”: one contemporary but inaccessible, and the other who became a mythical image or an ethereal reflection. …”
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Association Between Weight Loss and Changes in Optimal Positive Airway Pressure Levels in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea by Ji Ho Choi, Dong Yun Lee, Tae Kyoung Ha, Ji Eun Moon

“…Methods Adult patients with OSA, who had undergone PAP therapy and achieved a significant weight loss of at least 5 kg, were included in the study. …”
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Biochemical Assessment of Insulin and Dopamine 2 Receptors in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes by Khitam Abed Sahil, Nazar Shiyaa Mohammed, Yousr Majd Jmeel, Anil K Sharma

“…It can be concluded from our study that those who had type 2 diabetes mellitus had higher levels of dopamine and insulin when compared with the control group. …”
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Prevalence, correlates and explanatory models of cognitive deficits in patients with schizophrenia—A cross sectional study by Chithra Uppinkudru, Rajesh Gopalakrishnan, Joseph Noel, Anju Kuruvilla

“…Methods: Consecutive outpatients with schizophrenia who met eligibility criteria were recruited after obtaining informed consent. …”
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A Safe Method for Early Rehabilitation of Articular Fracture at the Base of Thumb Metacarpal Bone by Yunus Oc, Bekir Eray Kilinc, Ali Varol, Adnan Kara

“…Patients over 18 years of age, who had isolated fracture at the base of the first metacarpal bone, had no previous functional limitations and pain complaints, were regularly followed up, and had fixation using K-wire combined with an external fixator, were included. …”
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Preoperative anemia is associated with prolonged hospital stay and increased facility discharges after glioblastoma resection by Ahmad K. Almekkawi, Ammar Adenwalla, James P. Caruso, William H. Hicks, Benjamin Rail, Carlos A. Bagley, Jonathan D. Breshears, Tarek Y. El Ahmadieh, Tomas Garzon-Muvdi, Samuel A. Goldlust

“…As such, we provide a novel analysis that examines associations between preoperative hematologic data and postoperative outcomes following GBM resection.MethodsWe performed a retrospective analysis of patients who underwent GBM resection from January 2016 to December 2020. …”
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Lysozyme-based spray for treatment of radiotherapy-induced oral mucositis by Zdenka Gojković, Jelena Rožić, Nataša Gašpar, Aziz Šukalo, Meliha Mehić, Amna Tanović Avdić, Una Glamočlija

“…Methods: A prospective, open-label study was conducted on patients with ulcerative inflammation of the oral cavity and pharynx mucous membranes clinically assessed for oral mucositis according to the World Health Organization (WHO) Oral Toxicity Scale. Patients were randomly divided into a lysozyme group (using a spray containing lysozyme + cetylpyridinium + lidocaine) and a control group (using a compounded preparation containing gentamicin + dexamethasone + lidocaine). …”
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A retrospective comparative study on the treatment of non-metastatic pancreatic cancer using high-intensity focused ultrasound versus radical surgery by Li Yu, Yunfei Liu, Zhiqiang Li, Yanyan Huang, Guangping Tu, Qiuling Shi, Lang Chen, Xiao Yu

“…Objective To compare the efficacy and safety of high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) and radical surgery for non-metastatic pancreatic cancer (PC).Materials and methods We retrospectively analyzed 89 stage I/II/III PC patients who underwent HIFU (n = 43) or surgery (n = 46) at the Third Xiangya Hospital from January 2020 to December 2021. …”
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Effect of epileptiform discharges and hippocampal volume on cognitive dysfunction following clipping of ruptured aneurysms in the anterior circulation by Kunitoshi Otsuka, Shigeki Sunaga, Hiroyuki Jimbo, Yoshinori Suzuki, Michihiro Kohno

“…This study aimed to evaluate the changes in hippocampal volume, cognitive function, and interictal epileptiform discharges after clipping in patients with aSAH of anterior circulation.MethodsPatients with modified Rankin Scale scores of 0–3 points who underwent clipping were evaluated. Aneurysmal locations were classified as middle cerebral artery (MCA), internal carotid artery (ICA), and anterior cerebral artery (ACA). …”
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COVID-19 vaccination: Knowledge and perception of beneficiaries at a tertiary care center in Haryana, India by Garima Sangwan, Nitika Sharma, Rajesh Garg

“…The study aims to assess the level of knowledge about vaccines available in India, the perception of people towards COVID-19 vaccine and the experiences of people who took the vaccine. Methods The study was carried out over a period of four months from 15th July 2021 to 15th November 2021. …”
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PICC catheterization and maintenance for severely and critically ill patients with COVID-19 in the isolation ward (隔离病房重型和危重型新型冠状病毒肺炎患者PICC置管管理)... by HAN Huishan (韩会山), LI Naxin (李纳新), LYU Yuan (吕源), LI Yuhua (李玉华), LI Yali (柳雅立)

“…PICC catheterization was performed to 9 patients who were diagnosed with COVID-19 and treated in the isolation ward. …”
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Success or Failure in the City? Social Mobility and Rural-Urban Migration in Nineteenth- and Early-Twentieth-Century Groningen, the Netherlands by Richard Paping, Jacek Pawlowski

“…Children of unskilled workers, who rarely went to large cities, were far more successful than rural stayers. …”
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Racial/ethnic differences in the associations between social support and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA) by Jeanean B. Naqvi, Taynara Formagini, Matthew A. Allison, Namratha R. Kandula, Jee Won Park, Britta A. Larsen

“…Method Participants (N = 6,814) were 45–84 years of age who identified as White, Black, Hispanic/Latino, or Chinese without known clinical CVD at baseline (2000–2002). …”
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Percutaneous paravertebral endoscopic decompression for the treatment of far-out syndrome involving the L5 nerve root: technical report and preliminary results by Fei Yang, Chaoqun Feng, Ke Li, Xiaohong Fan, Rigao Chen

“…Methods From April 2021 to June 2023, a retrospective study was conducted on patients with far-out syndrome who underwent percutaneous paravertebral endoscopic decompression at Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine. …”
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Normative Values of Peripapillary Retinal Nerve Fiber Layer Thickness in a Middle Eastern Population by Mouna M. Al-Sa’ad, Amjad T. Shatarat, Justin Z. Amarin, Darwish H. Badran

“…A retrospective chart review of 74 patients was conducted. Outpatients who had presented to the ophthalmology clinic at the Jordan University Hospital between January 2016 and July 2018 were consecutively sampled. …”
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Online selfie behavior and consideration of cosmetic surgery in teenage girls: The mediating roles of appearance comparisons and body dissatisfaction. by Yunduan Li, Hong Chen, Yan Zou, Yanshuo Guo, Liying Gao, Xinyu Xu

“…The study included 762 teenage girls with an average age of 16.85 years who completed the Online Selfie Behavior, Appearance Comparison, Body Dissatisfaction, and Consideration of Cosmetic Surgery scales. …”
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Tsarist Doctors in the Implementation of Peter the Great’s Foreign Policy Initiatives in 1716–1721 by A. V. Morokhin

“…With the help of his relatives, who actively supported the overthrown dynasty, Areskin negotiated with representatives of the Swedish King Charles XII and with other European diplomats during the second European trip of Peter the Great. …”
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The Problem of Methodological Fixation of Analytical Jurisprudence by D. G. Alova, A. A. Iljushkin

“…The fourth part of the article examines the foundations of analytical jurisprudence in the form of the legal theory of Herbert Hart, who, being the founder of analytical jurisprudence, defined the entire subsequent analytic tradition in jurisprudence in such a way that its focus is not limited only to issues of legal language. …”
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