Comparative Analysis of COVID‐19 Severity and Mortality Among Vaccinated and Unvaccinated Individuals During the Delta Variant Surge in a Tertiary Care Center: A Cohort Study by Fatemeh Hasani, Zahra Norouzi, Kimia Jazi, Gholamreza Roshandel, Alireza Norouzi

“…Results A total of 2962 patients were enrolled. Being vaccinated was associated with a 4.14‐fold increase in survival (adjusted OR = 4.14; 95% CI: 2.22–7.69; p < 0.01), and individuals in a younger age group demonstrated a 5.58‐fold higher likelihood of surviving (adjusted OR = 5.58; 95% CI: 4.25–8.14; p < 0.01). …”
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Calidad de vida individual en niños y adolescentes con discapacidad intelectual y múltiple: una propuesta de atención basada en el modelo de Schalock y Verdugo by Jhon Elkin Enciso Luna, Leonor Córdoba Andrade, Laura Elisabet Gómez Sánchez

“…El objetivo de este estudio fue analizar el constructo de calidad de vida individual en niños y adolescentes con discapacidad intelectual y múltiple, a partir de una revisión de los trabajos teóricos y empíricos realizados conforme a los postulados del modelo propuesto por Schalock y Verdugo, como marco de referencia para el desarrollo de estrategias de atención dirigidas a promover como fin último, un estado pleno de bienestar para estos niños y adolescentes dentro del contexto colombiano. Se formularon algunas reflexiones de carácter práctico, fundamentadas en un caso, que dieran cuenta de los procesos de atención basados en la evidencia que responden efectivamente a las necesidades de los niños y los adolescentes con discapacidad intelectual y múltiple, sus familias y las instituciones y organizaciones. …”
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Padlet: a tool for fostering collaborative learning and feedback literacy in dental education by Avita Rath

“…This study investigated the impact of Padlet, a digital pinboard, on collaborative learning and feedback literacy among undergraduate dental students during a formative assessment activity guided by Nicol and MacFarlane's feedback principles.MethodsA convenience sample of 39 Year 3 dental students (25 women and 14 men, mean age = 22) enrolled in a Bachelor of Dental Surgery program at a private dental school in Malaysia participated in a week-long Padlet-based peer feedback activity focused on periodontics. …”
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Dermatological Manifestations in Immunocompromised Pediatric Patients on Chemotherapy: A Cross-sectional, Observational Study by Tulika Rai, Rajendra Kumar Mahawar, Priyanka Aggarwal

“…Results: A total of 76 patients were enrolled in the study. The ages of the patients ranged from 1 to 18 years with the mean age (years ± standard deviation) being 8.27 ± 4.24 years. …”
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The Impact of Radiation Dose on Preoperative Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy Effects for Patients with Locally Advanced Squamous Cell Esophageal Carcinoma: A Propensity Score-Matched... by Yanru Mu, Hui Wang, Tao He, Li Xu

“…Forty-two patients were enrolled in this study, with 21 patients in each group after PSM. …”
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ABOUT BARRIERS ON THE WAY OF REVIVAL OF THE RUSSIAN EDUCATION by V. I. Zagvyazinsky

“…It is emphasized that the immediate urgent task is transition from a formula of «double negative selection» (not the best graduates of school enter pedagogical educational institutions and not the best graduates get a job and stay at pedagogical educational institutions) to work on a formula of the «double positive selection» including real tenders in case of enrollment in higher educational institutions and competitive replacement of pedagogical positions. …”
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Tissue-Specific Autoantibodies Improve Diagnosis of Primary Sjögren’s Syndrome in the Early Stage and Indicate Localized Salivary Injury by Yuebo Jin, Jing Li, Jiali Chen, Miao Shao, Ruijun Zhang, Yichen Liang, Xia Zhang, Xiaoying Zhang, Qin Zhang, Fangting Li, Yaobin Cheng, Xiaolin Sun, Jing He, Zhanguo Li

“…., anti-CA6, anti-SP1, and anti-PSP antibodies, we enrolled 137 pSS patients, 32 secondary Sjögren’s syndrome (sSS) patients, and 127 healthy controls (HCs), whose serum and saliva samples were collected. …”
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Visfatin Related to the Severity of Non-ST-Segment Elevation Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Retrospective Study of 164 Patients at a Tertiary Chest Pain Center by Meifan Zheng, Zhongwei Wu, Chaoquan Liu, Fei Xiao

“…A total of 164 patients undergoing coronary angiography were enrolled, with a control group (n = 55) exhibiting less than 50% coronary stenosis. …”
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Sudden cardiac death after acute myocarditis with arrhythmic presentation: hunting for risk predictors − a systematic review and meta-analysis by Massimo Imazio, Valentino Collini, Maria Lucia Narducci, Federico Ballacci, Federica Giordano

“…Random-effect models were used to calculate pooled ORs and CIs.Results Five observational studies enrolling 322 patients were identified. The pooled proportion of patients who experienced VA recurrence was 0.41 (95% CI 0.30 to 0.53, p=0.13). …”
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Reduction of Hepatic Fat Content by Dulaglutide for the Treatment of Diabetes Mellitus: A Two‐Centre Open, Single‐Arm Trial by Chuanfeng Liu, Yu Xin, Yajing Huang, Lili Xu, Ruizhi Zhou, Yangang Wang, Wei Wang

“…A total of 38 patients with T2DM and NAFLD were enrolled in the GLP‐1RA treatment group. The included patients were tested for biochemical and blood glucose levels, adiponectin and FGF21 levels, and liver fat content was measured using MRI. …”
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Infection Dynamics of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 Wild-type and Delta Variant of Concern in a Pediatric Cohort in Southern India by Asha Jyothi Penugonda, Deepayan Biswas, Murugan Thimiri Palani, Sangeetha Priya, Rajesh Kumar Subaschandrabose, Koshy Alan Valiaveetil, Belavendra Antonisamy, Rajeev Zachariah Kompithra, Leni Grace Mathew, Mahesh Moorthy

“…Materials and Methods: Between November 2020 and August 2021, we enrolled children under 16 years testing positive for SARS-CoV-2 by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). …”
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Does Anemia Have a Potential Effect on Type 2 Hepatorenal Syndrome? by Sondes Bizid, Haythem Yacoub, Ghanem Mohamed, Bahaa Ben Slimane, Khouloud Boughoula, Hatem Ben Abdallah, Riadh Bouali, Nabil Abedelli

“…This prospective study, in which all consecutive patients with cirrhosis were enrolled, was performed at a tertiary-level hospital (Military Hospital of Tunis) from January 2019 to June 2019. …”
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Cardiovascular function shows early impairment in asymptomatic adolescents diagnosed with type 1 diabetes mellitus: an ultrasound-derived myocardial work study by Martina Ghirardo, Martina Ghirardo, Irene Cattapan, Irene Cattapan, Jolanda Sabatino, Jolanda Sabatino, Alice Pozza, Alice Pozza, Jennifer Fumanelli, Jennifer Fumanelli, Martina Avesani, Joaquin Gutierrez De Rubalcava Doblas, Carlo Moretti, Biagio Castaldi, Giovanni Di Salvo

“…This study aims to provide a comprehensive non-invasive cardiovascular evaluation of T1D adolescents using both conventional and advanced echocardiography.MethodsWe enrolled 31 patients, aged between 13 and 19 years, who were diagnosed with T1D for at least 10 years and were followed up by the Paediatric Diabetology Unit of our institution. …”
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Inspiratory muscle training facilitates liberation from mechanical ventilation in subacute critically ill patients—a randomized controlled trial by Shu-Jane Wang, Tien-Pei Fang, Tien-Pei Fang, Daniel D. Rowley, Nan-Wei Liu, Jui-O Chen, Jui-Fang Liu, Jui-Fang Liu, Hui-Ling Lin, Hui-Ling Lin, Hui-Ling Lin

“…This study aimed to evaluate whether Inspiratory Muscle Training (IMT) facilitates weaning from mechanical ventilation and enhances muscle strength in critically ill, subacute adult patients, while examining the relationship between IMT and relevant clinical laboratory values.MethodsIn this randomized clinical trial, patients admitted to the intensive care unit requiring mechanical ventilation for more than 2 days, with stable hemodynamics and resolved acute conditions, were enrolled. Participants were randomly assigned to the IMT or no-IMT group. …”
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Early sST2 Liberation after Implantation of a Left Ventricular Assist Device in Patients with Advanced Heart Failure by Philipp Opfermann, Elisabeth Simader, Alessia Felli, Michele Bevilacqua, Caroline Holaubek, Martin Dworschak, Mohamed Mouhieddine, Daniel Zimpfer, Jan Hendrik Ankersmit, Barbara Steinlechner

“…Methods. We prospectively enrolled 20 heart failure patients and measured sST2, IL-33, and IL-6 serum concentrations over three weeks after LVAD implantation. …”
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Neoadjuvant pyrotinib and trastuzumab in HER2-positive breast cancer with no early response (NeoPaTHer): efficacy, safety and biomarker analysis of a prospective, multicentre, resp... by Fei Wang, Yongjiu Wang, Bin Xiong, Zhenlin Yang, Jingfen Wang, Yumin Yao, Lixiang Yu, Qinye Fu, Liang Li, Qiang Zhang, Chao Zheng, Shuya Huang, Liyuan Liu, Chun Liu, Huaibo Sun, Beibei Mao, Dong-Xu Liu, Zhigang Yu

“…Patients with co-mutations of TP53 and PIK3CA exhibited lower rates of early partial response compared to those without or with a single gene mutation (36.0% vs. 60.0%, P = 0.08). These findings suggest that adding pyrotinib may benefit patients who do not respond to neoadjuvant trastuzumab plus chemotherapy. …”
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Estudo de Caso: Avaliação dos Materiais Empregados na Construção de Celas Coletivas de uma Unidade Prisional Paraense by Luciano Silva Dametto

“…Atentando para o propósito do aprisionamento, os custodiados receberão um ambiente, dentro das limitações que o sistema prisional de hoje proporciona, com materiais que podem proporcionar um mínimo de conforto frente às variáveis regionais e a segurança. …”
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Survival outcome prediction of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma patients based on radiomics and mutation signature by Ting Yan, Zhenpeng Yan, Guohui Chen, Songrui Xu, Chenxuan Wu, Qichao Zhou, Guolan Wang, Ying Li, Mengjiu Jia, Xiaofei Zhuang, Jie Yang, Lili Liu, Lu Wang, Qinglu Wu, Bin Wang, Tianyi Yan

“…Methods A total of 205 patients with ESCC were enrolled and randomly divided into a training cohort (n = 153) and a test cohort (n = 52) at a ratio of 7:3. …”
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Caracterização de polpas de frutas de produtores artesanais de Porto Franco-MA by Déborah Lopes da Silva Costa, Virlane Kelly Lima Hunaldo, Leandro Alves de Souza, Marcos Silva de Sousa, Leticia Nunes dos Santos, Adriana Crispim de Freitas, Maria Alves Fontenele, Leonardo Hunaldo dos Santos, Paulo Roberto Barros Gomes, Ana Beatriz Nunes Moreira

“…Dos resultados obtidos, todas as polpas encontraram-se dentro dos Padrões de Identidade e Qualidade (PIQ) quanto a pH e sólidos solúveis. …”
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Praxe tradicional do desenvolvimento comunitário e a emergência do apoio para continuidade dos projectos comunitários em Moçambique by Artur Horacio Macuácua

“…Este trabalho traz elementos constitutivos da emergência de uma nova abordagem do intervencionismo comunitário que incita as organizações da sociedade civil, levar às comunidades, não só, mais um programa/projecto mas sim, acções que se constituem como solução consistente e continua que responda aos anseios das comunidades numa perspectiva de actuação inovadora e desafiadora no âmbito da funcionalidade das organizações da sociedade civil moçambicanas. A criação de centros de apoio é a proposta que nasce da emergência do apoio para mitigar impactos negativos derivados da descontinuidade dos projectos comunitários. …”
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