Evaluation of the Safety of Percutaneous Dilational Tracheostomy Compared with Surgical Tracheostomy in the Intensive Care Unit by Yuta Suzuki, Takeshi Suzuki, Yuko Yamamoto, Ayano Teshigawara, Jun Okuda, Tomohiro Suhara, Tomomi Ueda, Hiromasa Nagata, Takashige Yamada, Hiroshi Morisaki

“…Tracheostomy is a necessary procedure for patients who require long-term mechanical ventilation support. …”
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Is tattooing associated with increased seroprevalence of transfusion-transmitted infections among blood donors: A single-center study from Southeastern India by Charumathy Arjunan, Abhishekh Basavarajegowda

“…However, the seroprevalence among donors who had undergone more than one tattooing experience was higher than those who had a single tattooing event.…”
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Experience in the treatment of type C congenital esophageal atresia using a staged approach by Yong Zhao, Shihui Tan, An Wang, Shuangshuang Li, Junmin Liao, Dingding Wang, Kaiyun Hua, Yichao Gu, Yanan Zhang, Jinshi Huang

“…Those diagnosed with type C EA who were not amendable to primary anastomosis were included for analysis. …”
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Association between health insurance coverage and stage of diagnosis for cervical cancer among females in Indiana from 2011 - 2019 by Mrithula Suresh Babu, Monica L. Kasting, Natalia M. Rodriguez

“…Additionally, Black (OR = 1.98, 95 % CI = 1.21–3.24) and Hispanic females (OR = 2.19, 95 %CI = 1.04–4.61) were significantly more likely to be diagnosed at the regional stage than the in-situ stage when compared to Non-Hispanic White females. Females who are uninsured (OR = 4.43, 95 % CI = 2.23–8.44) and those who have Medicaid (OR = 3.03, 95 % CI = 1.91–4.80) were significantly more likely to be diagnosed at the distant stage than in-situ, compared to females with private insurance. …”
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Smartphone video games for cognitive functions and negative symptoms in male with chronic schizophrenia: A randomized controlled trial by Wenhui Wang, Mengting Ye, Yongjie Zhong, Miaomiao Zhang, Yue Wang, Chuanchuan Chen, Yitan Yao, Ziqiao Feng, Xiaoping Yuan, Shenya Shi, Xiaoqin Zhou, Kai Zhang

“…We recruited schizophrenic patients who met the eligibility criteria from July 2021 to February 2022. …”
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Role of Interleukin-28B in clearance of HCV in acute and chronic hepatitis patients in Kirkuk city by Muhannad Abdullah Alazzawy

“…These patients admitted to Hepatology and Gastroenterology centers of Kirkuk. The control group who were matched to the patients studied, included 30 individuals who admitted to blood bank for blood donation, for molecular test of HCV Real-time quantitative test and serum IL-28B ELISA. …”
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A Descriptive Study of Orgasm in Sexual Satisfaction and Intimacy among Females in India by R Vikhram Ramasubramanian, Veerabalajikumar

“…Through simple random sampling, 128 females who were married, people who can understand English, and who provided informed consent were selected for the study. …”
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Access to mass media and teenage pregnancy among adolescents in Zambia: a national cross-sectional survey by David Mukunya, Daniel Mwamba, Quraish Sserwanja, Abigail Sitsope Sepenu

“…Majority of the adolescents resided in rural areas (55.9%) and had secondary education (53.6%). Adolescents who had exposure to internet, newspapers or magazines, radio and television were 10.5%, 22.6%, 43.1% and 43.1%, respectively. …”
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Psychophysical and cognitive adverse effects of smart phones overuse on children and adolescent by Noorjan Abdullah Muhammed, Mufeed Akram Taha

“…Children and adolescents who used smartphones for less than 1 hour daily show an increment in their scores, whereas those who used smartphones for more than 1 hour daily gradually decreased their scores with the time used. …”
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Some Basic Aspects of Militia Activities in Ukrainian SSR in 1933 by V. A. Grechenko, V. V. Rossikhin

“…The result of these processes was a massive flight of peasants from villages who tried to survive and escape from the Holodomor. …”
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Annual versus biannual azithromycin mass drug administration for the elimination of infectious trachoma in Africa: protocol for a systematic review and meta-analysis using data fro... by Jeremy David Keenan, Solomon Aragie, Taye Zeru, Getu Degu

“…WHO initially recommended mass drug administration (MDA) with azithromycin once per year for several years, followed by reassessment. …”
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Table ronde autour d’une performance dans un panier en osier by Baptiste Buob, Jérémy Demesmaeker, Laurence Maillot, Carl Lavery, Vincent Rioux

“…In place of an abstract, here are a few lines written by a reader of this article, someone who is himself a contributor to this issue on “Plastic Anthropologies”, and is keen on Lacan’s topology.Four people—Laurence, Baptiste, Vincent and Jérémy, who have been working together for a few years on a re-imagining, a re-writing, a re-situating, a performance and an (“incremental”) re-programming inspired by the film Les Maîtres fous by Jean Rouch—were invited by a fifth person, Carl, to show and talk about what they have done, in such a way that the article itself re-enacts and therefore transforms the academic ritual of the “round-table discussion”. …”
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Influence of COVID-19 Lockdown on Self-Efficacy in Endodontics among Dental Students by Jelena Vidas Hrstić, Ema Paljević, Ivana Brekalo Pršo, Ivana Vidović Zdrilić, Luka Šimunović, Elvis Božac, Romana Peršić Bukmir

“…Data for this longitudinal study were obtained from two generations of students who have completed the same three self-efficacy questionnaires at the end of each academic year over a three-year period. …”
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Problematic issues related to forensic examination of written language and handwriting in pre-trial investigation by O. O. Yukhno, H. V. Smirnov

“…The role, essence and significance of written language, handwriting and documentary studies in their historical aspect in terms of formation, improvement and use in establishing and identifying the person who executed a certain document or written text are determined. …”
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Factors Influencing the Choice Between Multi-Target Stool DNA and Colonoscopy for Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Alaska Native Peoples by Lauren A. Jeffries, Christie A. Flanagan, Lila J. Finney Rutten, John B. Kisiel, Diana G. Redwood

“…The Alaska Tribal Health System is increasing colorectal cancer (CRC) screening among Alaska Native (AN) peoples, who experience the highest CRC rate in the world. …”
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Early versus Delayed Phacoemulsification and Intraocular Lens Implantation for Acute Primary Angle-Closure by Yun-Hsuan Lin, Cheng-Hsiu Wu, Shih-Ming Huang, Chen Hsieh, Henry Shen-Lih Chen, Wan-Chen Ku, Ming-Hui Sun, Wei-Wen Su

“…The number of antiglaucoma medications used was significantly higher in Group C than in Groups A and B. Conclusions. Patients who underwent phaco/IOL had better IOP control, improved vision, deeper ACD, and wider angle and required less antiglaucoma medications than those who underwent LPI alone. …”
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The impact of undernutrition on the association between hypomagnesemia and dynapenia in older women by Ozcan Uzun, Cihan Heybeli, Lee Smith, Nicola Veronese, Masoud Rahmati, Andre Hajek, Pinar Soysal

“…Hypomagnesemia is associated with dynapenia in older women who are undernourished, even after adjusting for nutritional status, but not in those who are well nourished. …”
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Inadequate Lymph Node Yield: An Inadequate Indication for Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage II Colon Cancer by Alan Zambeli-Ljepović, MD, MHS, Daniel Hoffman, MD, Katherine E. Barnes, BS, Fernanda Romero-Hernandez, MD, Amir Ashraf Ganjouei, MD, MPH, Mohamed A. Adam, MD, Ankit Sarin, MD, MHA

“…Unadjusted 5- and 10-year survival rates were 84% and 75%, respectively, among patients who received ACT and 70% and 50% among patients who did not (log-rank P < 0.01). …”
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30-Day and 1-Year Mortality after Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: The Impact of Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty as a Bridging Therapy in a Portuguese Tertiary Center by Francisco B. Albuquerque, Bárbara L. Teixeira, André Grazina, Rúben Ramos, António Fiarresga, Alexandra Castelo, Tiago Mendonça, Inês Rodrigues, Duarte Cacela, Rui Ferreira

“…Patients with severe aortic stenosis (SAS) who underwent TAVR without prior BAV (woBAV group) and patients who were performed TAVR with prior BAV (wBAV group) as a bridging therapy were included. …”
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The Prevalence of Occult Celiac Disease among Patients with Functional Dyspepsia: A Study from the Western Region of Iran by Ali Asghar Keshavarz, Homayoon Bashiri, Alireza Ahmadi, Shahrzad Bazargan-Hejazi

“…This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of occult CD among dyspeptic patients who presented at a gastroenterology clinic in the Western region of Iran. …”
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