Carotid artery stenosis and ischemic cerebrovascular events after radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer. by Nawaphan Taengsakul, Padungcharn Nivatpumin, Thong Chotchutipan, Sunanta Tungfung

“…The incidence of ICVE and the cumulative incidence of CAS was found to be lower in the Thai population than in other populations. …”
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Tree Diversity and Damage by Cypress Aphid, Cinara cupressi, on Juniperus procera in Gulele Botanical Garden and Entoto by Sitotaw Kebede, Tewodros Mulugeta

“…The level of aphid damage was also significantly different between the planting systems, where mixed plantations had a lower aphid infestation level. Tree damage was directly correlated with the density of aphids collected. …”
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Next-Generation Sequencing Analysis on Image-Guided Biopsy Samples in Early-Stage Lung Cancer: Feasibility Study and Comparison With Surgical Samples by Louis Gros, MD, Rowena Yip, PhD, MPH, Arel Golombeck, MD, David F. Yankelevitz, MD, Claudia I. Henschke, PhD, MD

“…Conclusion: DNA sequencing succeeded in 97.1% of biopsies of nodules 30 mm or less, whereas RNA sequencing feasibility was lower. NGS on biopsy samples is generally reliable but requires careful review.…”
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Identification of Breastfeeding Problems using LATCH Score and the Impact of Lactation Counselling: A Quasi-experimental Study by Sandhya Devi Lingala, Nerella Jwala Vasavi, Amara Jyothi Addanki, Lakshmi Prasanna Chintha, Nagireddy Anusha Reddy

“…Analysis of the association between demographic characteristics and LATCH scores showed that infants of certain subgroups, such as primi, caesarean, young, and less educated mothers, continued to experience lower LATCH scores. Conclusion: The incidence of breastfeeding problems was high during the initial days after childbirth and was particularly prevalent among certain subgroups, such as caesarean mothers, primi-parous mothers, younger mothers and less educated mothers. …”
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The BASIDIN effector of the fungus Moniliophthora perniciosa promotes positive effects on the seed germination and seedlings development of Lactuca sativa by Keilane Silva Farias, Monaliza Macêdo Ferreira, Ivina Barbosa De Oliveira, Ronaldo José Durigan Dalio, Carlos Priminho Pirovani

“…Regarding the activity of defense enzymes, seedlings treated with rBASIDIN at lower concentrations showed higher chitinase and β-glucanase activity compared to the controls. …”
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Insulin Resistance Markers to Detect Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease in a Male Hispanic Population by Maritza Pérez-Mayorga, Jose P. Lopez-Lopez, Maria A. Chacon-Manosalva, Maria G Castillo, Johanna Otero, Daniel Martinez-Bello, Diego Gomez-Arbelaez, Daniel D. Cohen, Patricio Lopez-Jaramillo

“…Our study shows that novel and lower-cost markers of IR are useful for detecting NALFD, with a performance comparable to the HOMA-IR index. …”
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A Cost-benefit Analysis of Using Polyethylene Glycol Hydrogel Sealant versus Fibrin Glue as a Dural Sealant for Posterior Fossa Surgery in the United States by Marissa J. Carter

“…The use of dural repair adjuncts has been associated with fewer CSF leaks and subsequently, lower medical costs. **Objectives:** To determine if the use of polyethylene glycol hydrogel sealant (DuraSeal dural sealant system [DuraSeal]), resulted in cost savings in the United States compared to use of fibrin glue in posterior fossa neurosurgery based on a published study of these two products. …”
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Prevalence and Trajectory of COVID-19-Associated Hypercoagulability Using Serial Thromboelastography in a South African Population by Sarah Alexandra van Blydenstein, Colin Nigel Menezes, Nicole Miller, Naomi Johnson, Bavinash Pillay, Barry F. Jacobson, Shahed Omar

“…At this time point, the K time was significantly lower (p ˂ 0,01), and the α-angle (p ˂ 0,01) and maximum amplitude (MA) (p ˂ 0,01) were significantly higher in the HC cohort. …”
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Effect on the Mechanism of PEW Moxibustion Treatment in Hemodialysis Patients based on the Variation of Amino Acid Profile by Yingshui KE, Moyan QIU, Gang CUI, Wanchun WEI, Erping YAN, Liu HE, Fujun QIU

“…The control group was treated with routine western medicine; the spleen and stomach regulating group was treated with Zusanli and Sanyinjiao moxibustion on the basis of the control group, twice a week, four weeks in each course, continuous treatment for three courses; The healthy group did not intervene.Ultra-high performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (UPLC-MS) was used to detect 10 kinds of amino acids in plasma.The difference of amino acid profiles in hemodialysis patients before and after moxibustion was compared.Results:Arg, Cit, Gly, Pro of the PEW hemodialysis group were significantly higher than that of healthy group, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05); Leu, Tyr and Val were significantly lower than that of healthy group, with statistically significant differences (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05). …”
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The Association of Economic Outcome and Geriatric Syndromes among Older Adults with Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR) by Min Ji Kwak, Rafia Rasu, Robert O. Morgan, Jessica Lee, Nahid J. Rianon, Holly M. Holmes, Abhijeet Dhoble, Dae Hyun Kim

“…The results of this study will be a great asset for health care providers and administrators in planning for efficient care strategy to lower health care expenditure in the hospital for older adults who underwent TAVR.…”
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Transcriptomic responses of sponge holobionts to in situ, seasonal anoxia and hypoxia by Strehlow, Brian W., Schuster, Astrid, Francis, Warren R., Eckford-Soper, Lisa, Kraft, Beate, McAllen, Rob, Nielsen, Ronni, Mandrup, Susanne, Canfield, Donald E.

“…The tolerance of some sponges to prolonged anoxia warrants further investigation and could give them an advantage in future oceans following climate change as well as in ancient oceans when oxygen concentrations were lower than at present.…”
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Distribution and frequency of genetic mutations in three insecticide targets in field populations of Culex tritaeniorhynchus in Mianyang City, Sichuan Province, China by Hongwei Xie, Meilin Tang, Hongying Sun, Zhengzheng Huang, Mengmeng Dong, Xianying Wen

“…The frequency of the resistant Rdl 296S allele was 62.04% to 94.00%, while the V327I mutation was present at a much lower frequency ranging from 0.93% to 1.8%. Overall, the prevalent co-existence of resistance-conferring mutations in multiple insecticide target proteins in Cx. tritaeniorhynchus populations in Mianyang City indicates a worrying status of insecticide resistance, and suggests that it is highly required to monitor the phenotypic resistance of Cx. tritaeniorhynchus on a regular basis.…”
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Effect of RAS mutations and related immune characteristics on the prognosis of patients with MSI-H/dMMR colorectal cancer by Yupeng Jiang, Yuyao Liu, Hong Huang, Tiantian Zhao, Zengyi Zhao, Yawen Gao

“…Results RAS-mutant MSI-H colorectal patients were more likely to have: (1) higher platelet values; (2) shorter disease-free survival (DFS); (3) lower infiltrated numbers of CD11c+ dendritic cells, CD4+ T lymphocytes, and CD8+ T lymphocytes, and higher infiltrated numbers of Foxp3+ Treg cells. …”
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Statistical Analysis of Relationships between Monthly Maximum Temperatures in Iran and Global Mean Land-Ocean Temperature Anomalies by Yosouf ghavidel rahimi, Manochehr farajzadeh, Mehdi alijahan

“…According to the results impact of global warming on the maximum temperature in the cold months like January, December and November should be much lower, and the highest in spring and summer season in the southern stations such as Abadan, Ahwaz and Shiraz seen. …”
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Can primary care research be conducted more efficiently using routinely reported practice-level data: a cluster randomised controlled trial conducted in England? by Jeremy Horwood, Alastair D Hay, Patricia Jane Lucas, Clare Clement, Peter S Blair, Jodi Taylor, Christie Cabral, Martin C Gulliford, Jenny Ingram, Padraig Dixon, Nick Francis, Athene Lane, Grace Young, Elizabeth Beech, Penny Seume, Scott Bevan, Sam T Creavin

“…Included practices were slightly larger, had slightly lower baseline prescribing rates and were located in more deprived areas reflecting the national distribution. …”
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Survey with Innovations to Increase Response Rate Reveals Low Compliance with Guidelines among Youth Baseball Coaches - Including a Survey of Differences between Cities - by Yoichi Kaizu, Yuki Oyama, Yamato Ishihara, Yusuke Honma

“… # Conclusion The results of this research revealed that compliance with pitch count limits in this sample of youth baseball coaches was much lower than previously reported. Differences between cities were identified in rates of compliance with pitch count limits. …”
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Efficacy and safety of repetitive transcranial magnetic stimulation in the treatment of male smokers with tobacco use disorder: a randomized controlled trial by Salma W. Mousa, Adel A. Badawy, Gehan F. Attia, Wesam A. Ghareeb

“…Urinary cotinine levels, a biomarker of nicotine intake, were also significantly lower in the active r-TMS group during the follow-up period (p = 0.011). …”
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The Conditions of Public Opinion Action in Soviet Lithuania by Valdemaras Klumbys

“…In a struggle with inner enemies, KGB used the method of discreditation, which aims to damage authority, good name of an opponent, and trust of society in him by leaking out or interpreting negatively the facts of his life and activity in order to suppress their activity, lower the number of supporters and to justify the repression. …”
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Seismic Fragility Analysis of Bridge Group Pile Foundations considering Fluid-Pile-Soil Interaction by Chao Zhang, Chengwang Wu, Piguang Wang

“…The seismic responses of Sec E (a pile section located at the interface of the soil layer and water layer) are much lower than other sections. The parameter analysis shows that pile-water interaction has slight influence (less than 5%) on the fragility curves of the bridge pier. …”
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Frailty and Sarcopenia Assessment in Patients with Advanced Chronic Liver Disease in a Tertiary Center in Romania by Petruta Violeta Filip, Denisa Cuciureanu, Corina Silvia Pop, Andreea Nicoleta Marinescu, Florentina Furtunescu, Laura Sorina Diaconu

“…Survival rates in the short and long term were lower for the patients who associated both sarcopenia and frailty compared to those without sarcopenia and frailty. …”
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