Analysis of risk factors for radiation-induced oral mucositis for nasopharyngeal carcinoma and prognostic value of EGF and STREM-1 by Puyu Jiang, Po Xue, Jiani Wu

“…In addition, EGF levels in the poor prognosis group were lower than those in the better prognosis group, whereas sTREM-1 levels were higher than those in the better prognosis group (P<0.05). …”
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SARS-CoV-2 infection rates and associated risk factors in healthcare workers: systematic review and meta-analysis by Amit Bansal, Mai-Chi Trieu, Emily M. Eriksson, Fan Zhou, Jodie McVernon, Karl Albert Brokstad, Rebecca Jane Cox

“…ROBINS-E tool revealed a lower risk of bias in several domains; however, some concerns related to confounding and exposure measurement were identified. …”
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Misdiagnosis of Leprosy with Severe Reversal Reaction as Psoriatic Arthritis: A Case Report and Literature Review by Gunawan H, Hidayah RMN, Ruchiatan K, Pangastuti M, Usman HA, Amalia F

“…There were anesthetic and hypoestetic erythematous plaques covered by thick scales on both upper and lower extremities and epigastric region. Non-tender enlargements with a rubbery consistency were found on the right great auricular nerve and both common peroneal nerves. …”
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The Therapeutic Effects and Possible Mechanism of Pranoprofen in Mouse Model of Corneal Alkali Burns by Minting Chen, Abdirahman Abdinasir Gureeye, Yacouba Cissé, Lang Bai

“…Pranoprofen may alleviate inflammatory response by inhibiting the expression levels of NLRP3 and IL-1β at the early stage of corneal alkali injury, lowering the expression of MMP-13 and ultimately reducing corneal epithelial damage.…”
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Comparative Effectiveness of Rosuvastatin Versus Atorvastatin in Acute Ischemic Stroke Treatment by Joon‐Tae Kim, Ji Sung Lee, Hyunsoo Kim, Beom Joon Kim, Jihoon Kang, Keon‐Joo Lee, Jong‐Moo Park, Kyusik Kang, Soo Joo Lee, Jae Guk Kim, Jae‐Kwan Cha, Dae‐Hyun Kim, Tai Hwan Park, Kyungbok Lee, Jun Lee, Keun‐Sik Hong, Yong‐Jin Cho, Hong‐Kyun Park, Byung‐Chul Lee, Kyung‐Ho Yu, Mi Sun Oh, Dong‐Eog Kim, Jay Chol Choi, Jee‐Hyun Kwon, Wook‐Joo Kim, Dong‐Ick Shin, Kyu Sun Yum, Sung Il Sohn, Jeong‐Ho Hong, Sang‐Hwa Lee, Man‐Seok Park, Wi‐Sun Ryu, Kwang‐Yeol Park, Juneyoung Lee, Jeffrey L. Saver, Hee‐Joon Bae

“…The 1‐year cumulative event rate of the composite of recurrent stroke, myocardial infarction, and all‐cause mortality was significantly lower in the rosuvastatin group than in the atorvastatin group (9.7% [95% CI, 9.0–10.5] versus 10.7% [95% CI, 10.4–11.0]; P=0.049). …”
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The relationship between vision status and its influencing factors among primary and secondary school students: The masking effect of physical activity level and the moderating eff... by Jiyan Xu, Yanjun Li, Siyuan Ma, Shimeng Dai, Weiwei Xu, Mengjiao Sang, Kaijie Feng

“…Conclusions The prevalence rate of myopia among primary and secondary school students in Ningxia Hui Autonomous Region is lower than the national average, and its prevalence is related to lifestyle behaviors, physical activity level, and academic stress. …”
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Effect of nursing process-based nursing decision implementation on emergency patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by Tiantian Wan, Caixia Wang, Jingli Shi, Shujian Wu

“…Results Through intervention, the IG suggested visibly shorter rescue time, vein opening time, intervention procedure time, and hospital stay compared to the CG; the probability of heart failure (HF), cardiac arrest, and death in the IG was visibly lower than in the CG; the physical health, mental health, social relationships, and environmental scores in the IG were visibly higher than in the CG. …”
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Health checks for autistic adults: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial by Jeremy R. Parr, Helen Taylor, Colin Wilson, Clare Scarlett, Sarah Al-Asmori, Carole Buckley, Sally-Ann Cooper, Cristina Fernandez-Garcia, Tracy Finch, Rhianna Lees, Nicholas Lennox, Hannah Merrick, Sebastian Moss, Christina Nicolaidis, Malcolm Osbourne, Dora M. Raymaker, Tomos Robinson, Anna Urbanowicz, James M. S. Wason, Barry Ingham

“…These factors may lead to increased and earlier morbidity and lower average life expectancy for autistic people. …”
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Effect of Huolong moxibustion in the treatment of Children with phlegm-heat obstructing lung type of pneumonia (火龙罐治疗痰热闭肺型小儿肺炎喘嗽的效果观察) by PAN Xiaocui (潘小翠), CHEN Suling (陈素玲), CAI Jiaqian (蔡佳倩)

“…Results The TCM symptom integral scores were decreased in both groups after intervention, and TCM symptom integral scores in the observation group were lower than those in the control group(P＜0. 01). The length of hospital stay in the observation group was shorter than that in the control group(P＜0. 01). …”
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Wettability alteration and IFT reduction during carbonated water injection; a critical investigation into the role of pH by Zoha Dalal Isfehani, Jalal Fahimpour, Mohammad Sharifi, Hossein Khalili, Mohammad Saeid Tayebi

“…Contact angle measurements showed that lowering the pH of brine solutions from 7 to 1.5 shifts rock wettability from oil-wet (158.5°) to water-wet (64.2°). …”
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Karakteristik komposit bio-foam pati-glukomanan pada variasi formulasi perbandingan foaming agent natrium bikarbonat dengan asam sitrat by I Wayan Arnata, Early Dea Kartika Fiano, I Gusti Ayu Lani Triani

“…At the same time, its thermal stability is lower than that of bio-foam without adding a foaming agent.…”
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EU fiscal governance and budget consolidation in Visegrád countries by Zh. N. Komissarova, E. A. Sergeev

“…However, cumulative deficit change was not fully accompanied by lowering debt and was by several times less than cumulative transfers from the EU budget. …”
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Exogenous ALA applied on different plant parts promotes tomato fruit quality and GABA synthesis by Peng Bai, Junwen Wang, Yongmei He, Junfang Feng, Juanli Li, Xingpan Shang, Yue Wu, Jihua Yu, Jihua Yu, Zhongqi Tang, Jianming Xie

“…IntroductionTomato fruit are rich in γ-aminobutyric acid (GABA), which lowers blood pressure and improves sleep. An increase in GABA content is important for enhancing the nutritional quality of tomato fruit.MethodsTo investigate the effects of 5-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) on fruit quality and GABA synthesis in greenhouse tomatoes, the tomato cultivar (Solanum lycopersicum cv. ‘184’) was used as an experimental material. …”
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Enhanced renoprotective effects of combined glucagon‐like peptide‐1 receptor agonists and sodium‐glucose cotransporter 2 inhibitors in type 2 diabetes mellitus: Real‐world evidence... by Jian‐Yu Jhu, Yu‐Wei Fang, Chung‐Yen Huang, Hung‐Hsiang Liou, Mon‐Ting Chen, Ming‐Hsien Tsai

“…The GLP‐1 RA plus SGLT2i group had significantly lower risk of MAKE (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.73, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.69–0.77), AKI (HR: 0.82, 95% C0I: 0.77–0.87), ESKD (HR: 0.61, 95% CI: 0.47–0.78), and all‐cause mortality (HR: 0.54, 95% CI: 0.50–0.58) compared to the SGLT2i‐only group. …”
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Dose effects of iron on growth, antioxidant potential, intestinal morphology, and intestinal barrier in yellow-feathered broilers by J. Chen, K.W. Lei, S.Y. Li, D.P. Li, Y.L. Wang, X. Wang, X. Bai, Y.L. Huang

“…Decreased secretory immunoglobulin A (sIgA) concentration in jejunal mucosa (P < 0.001) was observed with increased dietary Fe concentration. Lower jejunal sIgA concentrations were observed in birds consuming more than 160 mg/kg of Fe (P < 0.001). …”
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Valine potentiates cefoperazone-sulbactam to kill methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus by Shao-hua Li, Yuan Tao, Zhi-cheng Yang, Huan-zhe Fu, Hui-yin Lin, Xuan-xian Peng, Hui Li

“…Viability of 18 clinical MRSA isolates was reduced by the top 276.64-fold in the presence of valine and SCF. In mouse models, lower bacterial load in liver, spleen, kidney, thigh, and higher survival were determined in the SCF + valine than valine or SCF alone. …”
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Efficient Hybrid Iterative Method for Signal Detection in Massive MIMO Uplink System over AWGN Channel by Zelalem Melak Gebeyehu, Ram Sewak Singh, Satyasis Mishra, Davinder Singh Rathee

“…When the number of users is much lower than the number of antennas, the MF algorithm performs well. …”
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Magnitude of Episiotomy and Associated Factors among Mothers Who Give Birth in Arba Minch General Hospital, Southern Ethiopia: Observation-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Kassahun Fikadu, Negussie Boti, Birtukan Tadesse, Dureti Mesele, Emenet Aschenaki, Etenesh Toka, Fistum Arega, Tsehaynesh Girma, Abebech Paulos

“…However, episiotomy should be done with judicious indication to lower perineal laceration with fewer complications. …”
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Application of Near-infrared reflectance spectroscopy in the diagnosis of varicocele in children and adolescents by V.A. Digtiar, D.G. Vernihora, Yu.V. Zavorotnya, A.P. Gladkiy, M.O. Kaminska

“…However, the NIRS study revealed significantly lower oxygen saturation (rSO2) in the testicular tissue of the left testicle in patients with varicocele compared to the control group. …”
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Sierra Espuña (Librillos, 2023) by Miguel Ángel González Espinosa

“…Declared Regional Park in 1992. In the lower part, we can see the Protected Landscape of the Barrancos de Gebas: the Algeciras reservoir (1995), which collects water from the ravine of the same name, between the Sierras de La Muela and del Cura. …”
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