Clinical Efficacy Between Intravenous Paracetamol and Intravenous Fentanyl for Propofol Deep Sedation in Colonoscopy: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Thiparporn T, Supan W, Amornyotin S

“…Sedation-related complications were relatively lower in the propofol deep sedation with iv paracetamol group compared to the propofol deep sedation with iv fentanyl group.Registration: This trial was registered with the Thai Clinical Trial Registry (TCTR 20190321002).Keywords: colonoscopy, propofol, deep sedation, intravenous paracetamol, fentanyl…”
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Adaptation for Staphylococcus aureus to hosts via insertion mutation in the accessory gene regulator agrC gene: decreased virulence and enhanced persistence capacity by Jiawei Chen, Yun Wu, Ying Zhu, Li Zhang, Yingchun Xu, Yali Liu

“…Experimental findings showed that strain 23B had decreased hemolytic activity, lower cytotoxicity against human alveolar epithelial A549 cells and in the Galleria mellonella model, and a reduced ability to survive intracellularly after infecting macrophages, in comparison to 23H. …”
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A brief instrument measuring the water, sanitation and hygiene domain of menstrual health among women who inject drugs. by Alhelí Calderón-Villarreal, Lourdes Johanna Avelar Portillo, Daniela Abramovitz, Shira Goldenberg, Shawn Flanigan, Penelope J E Quintana, Alicia Harvey-Vera, Carlos F Vera, Gudelia Rangel, Steffanie A Strathdee, Georgia L Kayser

“…Scale scores were significantly lower among participants experiencing unsheltered homelessness compared to participants experiencing sheltered homelessness or living in permanent housing.…”
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A decomposition analysis of sociodemographic factors and non-cigarette tobacco use as contributors to the change in smoking rates in South Africa between 2017/18 and 2021 by K Kali, O Ayo-Yusuf

“…A decomposition analysis showed that increased waterpipe/hubbly and RYO use explained 52% and 15%, respectively, of the increase in smoking rates, while lower employment during 2021 compared with 2017/18 explained 15% of the increase in smoking rates during 2021. …”
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Hubungan antara Self Esteem dan Religiusitas terhadap Celebrity Worship pada deman K-Pop di Kalangan Remaja by Lutfiyatur Risqiya, Mochamad Widjanarko

“…These results suggest that higher levels of self-esteem and religiosity are associated with lower tendencies for excessive celebrity worship. …”
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Combined multi-scale characterization of pores in ultra-thick coal seams of Jurassic Xishanyao Formation, Tiaohu-Malang sags, Santanghu Basin by Yue CHEN, Qiqi LEI, Dongmin MA, Xin WANG, Xinggang WANG, Diefang HUANG, Gaoxiang RONG

“…The ultra-thick coal seams in the middle and lower parts of the Jurassic Xishanyao Formation in the Santanghu Basin are widely distributed. …”
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Effect of Cluster Acupuncture of Scalp-point combined with Rehabilitation Training for Daily Living Ability of Patients with Parkinson's Disease by Linjing WANG, Yuan TIAN, Chunying WANG, Lu WANG, Lili SHANG, Wei AN, Hong CHANG

“…Compared with the control group, UPDRS-Ⅲscores of the observation group were significantly lower, Fugl Meyer and Barthel scores were significantly higher, with statistical significance (<italic>P</italic>&lt;0.05).Conclusion:Cluster acupuncture of scalp-point combined with rehabilitation training can improve the motor function and balance function of patients with Parkinson's disease, and improve their daily living ability.…”
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The plasma metabolome of juvenile idiopathic arthritis varies according to subtype and underlying inflammatory status by Jooa Kwon, Melanie R. Neeland, Justine A. Ellis, Jane Munro, Richard Saffery, Boris Novakovic, Toby Mansell

“…Results JIA was associated with higher GlycA (mean difference = 0.93 standard deviations, 95% confidence interval = [0.370, 1.494], P adj = 0.039) and docosahexaenoic acid (1.06, [0.51, 1.60], P adj = 0.021), and lower acetate (-0.92, [-1.43, -0.41], P adj = 0.024) relative to controls. …”
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Delirium at the intensive care unit and long-term survival: a retrospective study by Ignazio De Trizio, Maria Angeliki Komninou, Jutta Ernst, Reto Schüpbach, Jan Bartussek, Giovanna Brandi

“…Overall, patients in the group D had a significantly lower probability of survival than patients in the group ND (p < 0.0001, ARD = 11.8%). …”
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Advancements in Hyaluronic Acid Effect in Alveolar Ridge Preservation: A Narrative Review by Paul Andrei Nistor, Andreea Cândea, Iulia Cristina Micu, Andrada Soancă, Carmen Silvia Caloian, Alina Bârdea, Alexandra Roman

“…Combining HYA with a bone graft and a free palatal graft resulted in significantly greater amounts of newly formed and mature bone, reduced clinical bone width changes, lower radiographic crestal bone loss (<i>p</i> < 0.01), and diminished radiological volumetric and linear bone resorption (<i>p</i> = 0.018). …”
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Anticholinergic burden and behavioral and psychological symptoms in older patients with cognitive impairment by Sabrina Pistorio, Gianluca Scotto di Tella, Vittoria Canzanella, Raffaella Merenda, Gianluigi Cuomo, Paola Iacotucci, Vincenzo Carnovale, Leonardo Bencivenga, Maria Vargas, Annalaura Manes, Mauro Cataldi, Giuseppe Rengo, Giuseppe Rengo, Michela Zanetti, Grazia Daniela Femminella, Grazia Daniela Femminella

“…Patients with ACB ≥ 3 showed lower MMSE (18.5 ± 8.6 versus 22.4 ± 7, p = 0.004) and more IADLs lost. …”
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Pathway to care among adolescents and young adults with breast cancer in Nigeria: a mixed methods study by Atara Ntekim, Ayorinde Folasire, Oluwaponmile A. Odukoya, Anthonia Sowunmi, Adewunmi Alabi

“…Most had higher education, were married, and were in a lower earning bracket. Majority participants had low knowledge of symptoms and signs of breast cancer. …”
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Hubungan Obesitas dengan Hormon Testosteron pada Mahasiswa STIKes Indonesia Padang by Ibrahim , Fadil Oenzil, Arni Amir

“…Obesity research results with testosterone showed weak correlation and weak negative patterned means increasing weight, the lower hormone testosterone. The conclusion of this study is no significant association between obesity and hormone testosterone.…”
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DIGITAL TOOLS FOR MATCHING QUALIFICATIONS TO THE LEVELS OF THE NATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS FRAMEWORK by Volodymyr Kovtunets, Sergiy Londar, Serhii Melnyk, Oles Kovtunets

“…It is proven that each problem of qualification comparison with NQF level may be reduced to three options of decision. At the lower level of the decision-making process, there are 3-4 descriptors of qualification. …”
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Source rock characterization of the Dingo Claystone, Barrow Sub-basin, Australia – Influence of contamination on geochemical analyses by Ummi Fayyadhah Binti Haji Talipudin, Mohamed Ragab Shalaby

“…To improve the accuracy of thermal maturity estimations, only samples with S2 greater than 1 were considered due to potential issues with peak integration and uncertainties of Tmax determination in samples with lower S2 values. Furthermore, Rock-Eval data from the Bambra wells may be unreliable due to the contamination of cuttings and side-wall core (SWC) samples by drilling mud additives and natural hydrocarbons, which could impact the reliability of the data for determining thermal maturity. …”
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Assessment of healthcare facilities’ readiness to provide antenatal care in Ethiopia: facility based study using service provision assessment data by Addisu Alehegn Alemu, Alec Welsh, Theodros Getachew, Marjan Khajehei

“…Regression results showed lower availability of medicines and commodities, infection prevention tools, and diagnostic tests in clinics and rural facilities. …”
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Fertilization Induced Soil Microbial Shifts Show Minor Effects on <i>Sapindus mukorossi</i> Yield by Juntao Liu, Zhexiu Yu, Yingyun Gong, Jie Chen, Ling Zhou, Weihua Zhang, Liming Jia

“…The increase in the application rates of nitrogen or phosphorus fertilizers significantly reduced the soil pH value. (2) Compared with control, the α-diversity of bacterial communities was significantly lower in N₃P₂K₂ and N₁P₁K₂ treatments. …”
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Mapping the landscape of Hospital at home (HaH) care: a validated taxonomy for HaH care model classification by Kerstin Denecke

“…Abstract Background Hospital at home (HaH) care models have gained significant attention due to their potential to reduce healthcare costs, improve patient satisfaction, and lower readmission rates. However, the lack of a standardized classification system has hindered systematic evaluation and comparison of these models. …”
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Time to first antenatal care visit and its predictors among women in Kenya: Weibull gamma shared frailty model (based on the recent 2022 KDHS data) by Bizunesh Fantahun Kase, Beminate Lemma Seifu, Kusse Urmale Mare, Abdu Hailu Shibeshi, Hiwot Altaye Asebe, Kebede Gemeda, Zufan Alamrie Asmare, Yordanos Sisay Asgedom, Bezawit Melak Fente, Afework Alemu Lombebo, Tsion Mulat Tebeje

“…These findings underscore the need for targeted interventions to promote timely ANC, especially among women with limited media exposure, high parity, lower socioeconomic status, and specific religious followers.…”
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Comparison of the STANDARD M10 C. difficile, Xpert C. difficile, and BD MAX Cdiff assays as confirmatory tests in a two-step algorithm for diagnosing Clostridioides difficile infec... by Hyunseul Choi, Minhee Kang, Sun Ae Yun, Hui-Jin Yu, Eunsang Suh, Tae Yeul Kim, Hee Jae Huh, Nam Yong Lee

“…Offering similar performance and turnaround time to these widely used assays at a slightly lower cost, the M10 assay serves as a practical alternative in this setting.…”
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