Effects of proton pump inhibitors and histamine-2 receptor antagonists on response to fidaxomicin or vancomycin in patients with Clostridium difficile-associated diarrhoea by Thomas Louie, Karl Weiss, Mark A Miller, Kathleen Mullane, Derrick W Crook, Sherwood L Gorbach

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Body Condition Scores and Evaluation of Feeding Habits of Dogs and Cats at a Low Cost Veterinary Clinic and a General Practice by Stephanie A. Sapowicz, Deborah E. Linder, Lisa M. Freeman

“…Eighty-six cats and 229 dogs (and their owners) were enrolled from 2 clinics: a low cost clinic (n=149) and a general practice (n=166). …”
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Results from Ad Hoc and Routinely Collected Data among Celiac Women with Infertility or Pregnancy Related Disorders: Italy, 2001–2011 by Francesca Fortunato, Domenico Martinelli, Rosa Prato, Biagio Pedalino

“…Celiac disease (CD) is a chronic autoimmune illness triggered by gluten consumption in genetically predisposed individuals. Worldwide, CD prevalence is approximately 1%. …”
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An Electrosurgical Endoknife with a Water-Jet Function (Flushknife) Proves Its Merits in Colorectal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Especially for the Cases Which Should Be Remove... by Yoji Takeuchi, Toshio Shimokawa, Ryu Ishihara, Hiroyasu Iishi, Noboru Hanaoka, Koji Higashino, Noriya Uedo

“…A total of 48 superficial colorectal neoplasms that underwent ESD using either the Flexknife or the Flushknife in a referral center were enrolled. The differences of operation time between the Flexknife and the Flushknife groups in each subgroup (tumor size, location, and macroscopic type) were analyzed. …”
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Espaços de Formação Matemática: Laboratórios, Feiras e Mostras by Dora Soraia Kindel, Rosana de Oliveira

“…Um lugar torna-se espaço pela presença dos indivíduos, de suas interações e utilização desse lugar. Dentro dessa perspectiva entendemos que os laboratórios, feiras e mostras na área de educação matemática contribuem para a formação matemática de futuros professores da Educação Básica e estão intrinsicamente ligados à forma como se compreende a produção do conhecimento matemático. …”
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Inovação, Burocracia e Corrupção: Uma Análise do Global Innovation Index by Aldemir Freire Moreira, Ezequiel Alves Lobo, Elda Fontenele Tahim

“…Para tanto são comparados 99 (noventa e nove) países que têm diversos níveis de burocracia os quais são combinados com países com elevados a reduzidos graus de corrupção e se verifica como estes países estão comportados dentro do ranking de inovação mundial mensurados pelo Global Innovation Index (GII-2020).  …”
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Left ventricular trabecular complexity for risk stratification of cancer therapy–related cardiac dysfunction in breast cancer by Hesong Shen, Qian Xu, Chunrong Tu, Yangling Peng, Yuhang Xie, Zhiming Miao, Rui Yang, Jiuquan Zhang

“…We also compare the performance of LVTFD‐based score with the Heart Failure Association‐International Cardio‐Oncology Society (HFA‐ICOS) score using C‐index. This study enrolled 370 participants, of whom 73 participants developed CTRCD. …”
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Relationship between Sustained Reductions in Plasma Lipid and Lipoprotein Concentrations with Apheresis and Plasma Levels and mRNA Expression of PTX3 and Plasma Levels of hsCRP in... by Claudia Stefanutti, Fabio Mazza, Michael Steiner, Gerald F. Watts, Joel De Nève, Daniela Pasqualetti, Juergen Paal

“…Eleven patients, aged 55±9.3 years (mean ± SD), were enrolled in the study. PTX3 soluble protein levels in plasma were unchanged by 2 sessions of LA; however, a downregulation of mRNA expression for PTX3 was observed, starting with the first session of LA (p<0.001). …”
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Producción y empleo en el sector industrial argentino: 1998-2014 by Fernando Porta, Juan Santarcángelo, Daniel Schteingart

“…Ya a partir de fines de 2011, la industria argentina entró en una etapa de estancamiento, que perdura hasta hoy, debido al resurgimiento de la restricción externa. …”
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Association of High Vitamin D Status with Low Circulating Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Independent of Thyroid Hormone Levels in Middle-Aged and Elderly Males by Qingqing Zhang, Zhixiao Wang, Min Sun, Mengdie Cao, Zhenxin Zhu, Qi Fu, Yuan Gao, Jia Mao, Yanyun Li, Yun Shi, Fan Yang, Shuai Zheng, Wei Tang, Yu Duan, Xiaoping Huang, Wei He, Tao Yang

“…A total of 1,424 Chinese adults, aged 41–78 years, were enrolled in this cross-sectional study. Serum levels of 25(OH)D, TSH, thyroid hormones, and thyroid autoantibodies were measured. …”
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Exenatide with Metformin Ameliorated Visceral Adiposity and Insulin Resistance by Xuan Du, Wen Lu, Zijun Lu, Xinyu Shao, Chunhong Hu, Bimin Shi

“…Methods. 20 newly diagnosed obese type 2 diabetic patients were enrolled, and 2-month washout treatment of metformin, 6-month exenatide treatment, and 6-month glargine treatment were administrated sequentially accompanied with previous metformin. …”
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Remoção dos corantes alaranjado de metila e verde de bromocresol de soluções aquosas por meio da adsorção em carvão ativado by Kessi Jhony de Araújo Silva, Layanny Samara da Silva Souza, Karine Oliveira Moura

“…O tempo de equilíbrio de adsorção foi alcançado em 1850 e 1440 min para AM e VB, respectivamente, sendo suas capacidades máximas de adsorção (Qt) de 2,98 e 2,46 mg g-1, dentro das condições estudadas. …”
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The Effect of Tracheal Intubation-Induced Autonomic Response on Photoplethysmography by Pekka Talke

“…Methods. 15 surgical patients having general anesthesia were enrolled into this clinical study. PPG was recorded electronically from a pulse oximeter. …”
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Enhanced Apoptosis of Monocytes from Complication-Free Juvenile-Onset Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 May Be Ameliorated by TNF-α Inhibitors by Jolanta Myśliwska, Monika Ryba-Stanisławowska, Marcin Smardzewski, Bartosz Słomiński, Małgorzata Myśliwiec, Janusz Siebert

“…Sixty randomly selected DM1 patients (14.5 ± 3.2 years) and 30 healthy (13.5 ± 2.8 years) volunteers were enrolled in the study. Our results indicate that three monocyte subsets are distinguishable in the groups of young diabetic patients and the healthy, similarly to in the blood of adults. …”
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Plasma levels of immunosuppressive mediators during cardiopulmonary bypass by E. Borrelli, P. Giomarelli, A. Naldini, E. Luzzi, S. Silvestri, M. Gardinali, V. Bocci

“…Sixteen patients undergoing hypothermic (n = 8, group 1) and normothermic (n = 8, group 2) cardiopulmormry bypass (CPB) were enrolled in this study. As a control, we evaluated four patients undergoing thoracovascular operations without CPB. …”
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Prognosis of erosions development at gastric metaplasia of esophageal mucosa in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease by Ye. K. Mastykova, M. R. Konorev, M. E. Matveyenko

“…To determine prognostic value of diagnostics of gastric metaplasia of esophageal mucosa in development of erosions in patients with gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD).Material and methods. Overall 100 patients with GERD have been enrolled in prospective comparative study: men – 57 (57%), women – 43 (43%), mean age was 50,2±18,1 years. …”
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Evaluation of Cognitive Schemas Based on the Presence of Anxiety Disorder among Coronary Artery Disease Patients by Huri ASLAN, &Yacute;brahim TAYMUR, Mehmet Hakan T&Uuml;RK&Ccedil;APAR

“…Method: A total of 35 coronary artery disease patients with anxiety disorder and 20 coronary artery disease patients without comorbid anxiety disorders were enrolled into the study. Beck Anxiety Inventory and the Young Schema Questionnaire-Short Form 3 were applied to each participant. …”
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Un enfoque multidisciplinar para el análisis del comportamiento de compra en el turista by Rafael Fabricio Matos Cámara, Sonia San Martín Gutiérrez

“…En este sentido, la percepción que tiene el turista por un lugar sin haber estado y los estímulos que condicionan su intención de ir generan una oportunidad de estudio dentro de la literatura. Este trabajo presenta un marco teórico integrador de tres perspectivas que influyen en la intención de compra del turista, con aportaciones de la teoría de señales, las teorías de emociones y el enfoque de marketing de relaciones. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward COVID-19 and its prevention among medical and dental students in an educational institution in Telangana by Preeti U. Deshpande, Anuradha Basavaraju, Nagapraveen Veerapu, Ashish Akula

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted among undergraduate students enrolled in MBBS and BDS courses, and KAP scores were calculated using a self-administered questionnaire. …”
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Prevalence of Albuminuria in Cardiology and Endocrinology Departments and Its Influencing Factors: A Multicenter, Real-World Evidence Study in China by Qian Ren, Changsheng Ma, Jiguang Wang, Xiaohui Guo, Linong Ji

“…Of the 2510 patients enrolled in the study, 1515 underwent UACR testing and were included in the present analysis. …”
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