Diagnostic accuracy of CCTA-derived versus angiography-derived quantitative flow ratio (CAREER) study: a prospective study protocol by Liang Zhang, Yang Chen, Cheng Li, Ming Li, Shaofeng Guan, Xinkai Qu, Tingwen Weng, Qian Gan, Zehang Li, Wenzheng Han, Xinrong Zhai, Lin Qi, Xifeng Chang, Shengxian Tu

“…The objective of this investigator-initiated, prospective, single-centre clinical trial is to evaluate the diagnostic performance of CT-QFR with respect to angiography-derived QFR, using FFR as the reference standard.Methods and analysis A total of 216 patients who have at least one lesion with a diameter stenosis of 30%–90% in an artery with ≥2.0 mm reference diameter will be enrolled in the study. FFR will be measured during invasive coronary angiography. …”
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Nóesis: un balance de los escritos publicados sobre Economía y otros temas by Myrna Limas Hernández, Luis Enrique Gutiérrez Casas

“…La inquietud por presentar a los lectores(as) de una Revista de Ciencias Sociales y Humanidades un balance de los escritos publicados sobre Economía a lo largo de 20 años, sugiere tomar como referencia una idea central del proyecto Nóesis (parafraseando a Ferro Gay en Nóesis, 1989 y a Pedraza, 1994): la actividad propia del intelectual se propone rastrear la causa de todas las cosas. …”
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Preprocedural Mean Platelet Volume Level Is a Predictor of In-Stent Restenosis of the Superficial Femoral Artery Stents in Follow-Up by Kurtulus Karauzum, Ulas Bildirici, Emir Dervis, Irem Karauzum, Canan Baydemir

“…The consecutive 118 patients who successfully underwent endovascular stenting of the SFA were enrolled retrospectively in the study. The mean follow-up was 23 ± 12 months. …”
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Las nuevas modalidades de alojamiento turístico en Castilla-La Mancha: aparición, evolución y distribución territorial by Ana Eulalia Aparicio Guerrero, Óscar Serrano Gil, Joaquín Saúl García Marchante, María Cristina Fernández Fernández

“…Junto con la oferta tradicional de alojamientos en núcleos urbanos, en los últimos años la región ha experimentado un cambio significativo al alza de distintas modalidades de establecimientos relacionados con la importancia que va adquiriendo la práctica del turismo rural y de naturaleza y el turismo cultural y de centros urbanos.  …”
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TNF-α and Microalbuminuria in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus by I.-Th. Lampropoulou, M. Stangou, A. Papagianni, T. Didangelos, F. Iliadis, G. Efstratiadis

“…Eighty patients were enrolled and clinical and laboratory data were recorded. …”
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Autorreferencia y estilo terapéutico:su intersección en la formación de terapeutas sistémicos by Dora Isabel Garzón

“…Se realiza a través de complejos intercambios humanos contextualizados dentro de dinámicas relacionales psico-socio- antropológicas que dan marco a procesos conversacionales, reflexivos y de meta-observación, en la emergencia de significados asociados directamente al conocimiento en la formación y en la terapia. …”
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Few Associations Found between Mold and Other Allergen Concentrations in the Home versus Skin Sensitivity from Children with Asthma after Hurricane Katrina in the Head-Off Environm... by L. F. Grimsley, J. Wildfire, M. Lichtveld, S. Kennedy, J. M. El-Dahr, P. C. Chulada, R. Cohn, H. Mitchell, E. Thornton, M. Mvula, Y. Sterling, W. Martin, K. Stephens, L. White

“…We evaluated allergen concentrations, skin test sensitivities, and asthma morbidity for 182 children, aged 4–12 years, with moderate to severe asthma, enrolled 18 months after Katrina, from the city of New Orleans and the surrounding parishes that were impacted by the storm, into the Head-off Environmental Asthma in Louisiana (HEAL) observational study. …”
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La cultura y la responsabilidad social: binomio estratégico en las organizaciones by Elieth Diez

“…El propósito de esta reflexión es el análisis de la cultura organizacional y la responsabilidad social como factores estratégicos dentro de las organizaciones. La Responsabilidad Social Empresarial (RSE) parece de reciente aparición, sin embargo, existen referentes de principios de siglo XX en Venezuela. …”
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Tres perfiles de funcionarios estadísticos del Estado argentino bajo el peronismo clásico (1944-1955) by Diego Ezequiel Pereyra, Hernán Gustavo González Bollo

“…La conmemoración del 50° aniversario del Instituto Nacional de Estadística y Censos (1968-2018) es una oportunidad inmejorable para replantear la manera en que las bases de datos oficiales han contribuido a la configuración del Estado argentino del siglo XX. …”
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Enhancing social functioning using multi-user, immersive virtual reality by D. J. Holt, N. R. DeTore, B. Aideyan, L. Utter, L. Vinke, D. S. Johnson, J. Zimmerman, K. N. Dokholyan, A. Burke

“…To measure the feasibility of this approach, 33 young adults experiencing social discomfort were enrolled in a study of a VR-based application called Reconnecting with Ourselves and Others in virtual Meetings (ROOM), which delivered a previously validated, mindfulness-based intervention. …”
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Pregnancy after Cancer Treatment and Pregnancy Associated Cancer: A Single Center Experience with 96 Cases by Mert Turğal, Kemal Beksaç, Derman Başaran, Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu, Özgür Özyüncü, Ömer Aran, M. Sinan Beksaç

“…STUDY DESIGN: The clinical records of 96 pregnant women including previously received treatment for cancer and association of cancer with pregnancy who admitted to our department were enrolled between 2002 and 2012. Demographics, pregnancy outcomes, maternal and fetal complications, perinatal outcomes, cancer types and treatments performed were evaluated. …”
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Adaptation and Feasibility Study of a Digital Health Program to Prevent Diabetes among Low-Income Patients: Results from a Partnership between a Digital Health Company and an Acade... by Valy Fontil, Kelly McDermott, Lina Tieu, Christina Rios, Eliza Gibson, Cynthia Castro Sweet, Mike Payne, Courtney R. Lyles

“…In the feasibility study, 54% of eligible contacted patients expressed interest in enrolling (n=23). Although some participants’ computer access and literacy made registration challenging, they were highly satisfied and engaged (80% logged in at least once/week). …”
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Motor Recovery of the Affected Hand in Subacute Stroke Correlates with Changes of Contralesional Cortical Hand Motor Representation by Jitka Veldema, Kathrin Bösl, Dennis Alexander Nowak

“…Methods. 17 patients with motor impairment of the affected hand were enrolled in an in-patient neurological rehabilitation program. …”
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La integración regional centroamericana en ciencia, tecnología e innovación: un nuevo desafío by Mónica Casalet Ravenna, Edgar Buenrostro Mercado

“…Las incipientes redes impulsadas por las políticas nacionales, las instituciones de educación superior, los centros de investigación y los agentes productivos de la región pueden contribuir a una nueva gobernanza que impulse la formación de un sistema regional de innovación. …”
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Comparison of clinico-pathological characteristics and survival of recurrent ovarian cancer patients on seven different chemo-protocols by Sattar Saima, Ahmad Mobasher, Saeed Hamid, Saleem Zikria, Danish Zeeshan, Akhlaq Muhammad

“…An observational study was conducted by enrolling 251 recurrent OC patients on 7 different chemo-protocols, from a specialized cancer care hospital, Lahore, Pakistan, using convenient judgmental sampling. …”
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O acesso à assistência social em quilombos do Vale do Mucuri (MG) by Sidimara Souza, André Augusto Pereira Brandão Brandão, João Bôsco Góis

“…Ao mesmo tempo, apontou que, embora os ganhos derivados dos programas de transferência de renda não sejam suficientes para a erradicação da pobreza naquele meio, eles são capazes de mitigar as inúmeras dificuldades de sobrevivência que atingem aquela população. …”
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Diseño de espacios educativos significativos para el desarrollo de competencias en la infancia by Yenny Otálora Sevilla

“…Este artículo ofrece elementos conceptuales y metodológicos de la psicología educativa que facilitan el diseño de espacios educativos significativos para el desarrollo de competencias infantiles dentro y fuera del aula. Por una parte, se brinda una definición de ambiente de aprendizaje que permite comprenderlo como un espacio dinámico y complejo de construcción de conocimiento. …”
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Una mirada al campo semántico de la bioética by Gustavo Liberatore, Celeste Bogetti

“… El presente trabajo se propone dimensionar, de forma empírica, el modo en el que las cuestiones relativas a la ética en investigación se estructuran dentro del campo semántico de la bioética, y, en función de ello, transferir los resultados e inferencias a una posible articulación con el área de la investigación en el terreno de la psicología. …”
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Epidemiology of pediatric dengue virus infection, Scenario from a tertiary level hospital in Bangladesh by Kinkar Ghosh, Selim Reza Tony, Khaleda Islam, Reaz Mobarak, Md. Jahangir Alam, Md. Kamruzzaman, Sumaira Alam, Muhammad Talha, Abdullah Al Faisal, Nahidul Islam, Md Mobarok Hossain, Mst. Noorjahan Begum, Mustafizur Rahman

“…Among 1102 admitted patients, 722 who were positive for dengue rapid test were enrolled. Results: The highest number of positive patients were 1–5 years old (38 %) followed by 5–10 years (32 %). …”
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The Benefits and Risks of Prophylactic Central Neck Dissection for Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma: Prospective Cohort Study by Doh Young Lee, Kyoung Ho Oh, Jae-Gu Cho, Soon-Young Kwon, Jeong-Soo Woo, Seung-Kuk Baek, Kwang-Yoon Jung

“…A total of 257 patients with stage T1 or T2 PTC and without preoperative evidence of lymph node involvement (N0) were enrolled in this prospective study. The patients were randomly assigned to two groups: (1) a total thyroidectomy (TT) group (n=104) or (2) a TT plus CND group (n=153). …”
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