One-stage versus two-stage video-assisted thoracic surgery for synchronous bilateral pulmonary nodules: protocol for a single center, non-randomized clinical trial (OTVATS-1) by Yu Han, Weixun Zhang, Peihang Xu, Zhoujunyi Tian, Yang Hao, Jin Zhang, Tai Ren, Chaoyang Liang

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Patients’ experiences in early satiety after total gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a phenomenological study by Salvatore Vaccaro, Matías Eduardo Díaz Crescitelli, Stefano Mastrangelo, Nadia Fornaciari, Elisabetta Reverberi, Silvia Di Leo, Luca Ghirotto

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Altered Functional Connectivity in Children with ADHD Revealed by Scalp EEG: An ERP Study by Chunli Chen, Huan Yang, Yasong Du, Guangzhi Zhai, Hesheng Xiong, Dezhong Yao, Peng Xu, Jianhua Gong, Gang Yin, Fali Li

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Higher Income and Integration into the Workforce Are the Main Factors Associated with Quality of Life in Acromegalic Patients in Northeastern Brazil by Adriana Maria GuimarãesSá, Pedro Antônio Muniz Ferreira, Marinilde Teles Souza, Gilvan Cortês Nascimento, Sabrina da Silva Pereira Damianse, Viviane Chaves de Carvalho Rocha, Manuel dos Santos Faria, Adalgisa de Souza Paiva Ferreira

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Disorder of intracellular cobalamin metabolism: Importance of rapid diagnostic illustrated by a case report of early-onset methylmalonic aciduria and homocystinuria, cobalamin C ty... by Etienne Mondesert, Bastien Baud, Agathe Roubertie, Jean-François Benoist, Pierre-Edouard Grillet, Jean-Paul Cristol, Marie Céline Francois-Heude, Manuel Schiff, Stéphanie Badiou

“…Here, we report the case of a 6-month-old child, presenting severe subacute neurological decline associated with failure to thrive. …”
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Development of a Sensitive Chemiluminescence Immunoassay for the Quantification of Folic Acid in Human Serum by Xiang Chen, Qiyang Zhou, Ting Zhang, ChunXin Wang, Zheng Yu, Hadji Ahamada, Zhonghu Bai, Xuan Huang

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Navigating ethics in HIV data and biomaterial management within Black, African, and Caribbean communities in Canada by Rusty Souleymanov, Bolaji Akinyele-Akanbi, Chinyere Njeze, Patricia Ukoli, Paula Migliardi, Linda Larcombe, Gayle Restall, Laurie Ringaert, Michael Payne, John Kim, Wangari Tharao, Ayn Wilcox

“…Findings Participants expressed significant concerns about the collection, sharing, and use of HIV data from healthcare encounters, revealing mistrust towards institutions like police, child welfare, and immigration accessing their health information. …”
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A survey of MRI-based brain tissue segmentation using deep learning by Liang Wu, Shirui Wang, Jun Liu, Lixia Hou, Na Li, Fei Su, Xi Yang, Weizhao Lu, Jianfeng Qiu, Ming Zhang, Li Song

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Combined Use of Excimer Laser and High-Speed Rotational Atherectomy to Overcome a Severely Calcified Lesion in Endovascular Therapy by Keisuke Nakabayashi, Shinya Hata, Nobuhito Kaneko, Akihiro Matsui, Kazuhiko Tanaka, Hiroshi Ando, Minoru Shimizu

“…However, no devices (minimal balloon, microcatheter, or Crosser system) were able to pass the lesion in antegrade or retrograde manner, even though the child catheter support or needle cracking technique from outside/inside was applied. …”
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Short Term Virologic Efficacies of Telbivudine versus Entecavir against Hepatitis B-Related Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Young Woon Kim, Jung Hyun Kwon, Eun Chung, Sung Won Lee, Jong-yul Lee, Jeong Won Jang, Kyu Won Chung, Soon Woo Nam

“…In patients with advanced TNM stage cancer (stage 3 or 4) and poor liver function (Child-Pugh class B or C), the virologic response rates at weeks 12 and 24 were 25% (1/4) and 42.8% (3/7) in the TLV group and 33.3% (1/3) and 33.3% (1/3) in the ETV group, respectively (P=0.424, P=0.800). …”
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Knowledge of Essential Newborn Care and Associated Factors among Nurses and Midwives: A Cross-Sectional Study at Public Health Facilities in Wolaita Zone, Southern Ethiopia, 2019 by Aseb Arba, Zerihun Zana

“…Therefore, the head of labor ward and institution, zonal and woreda health units, and nongovernmental organizations who are working on maternal and child health should work on providing continuous education, providing incentives and motivators to improve interest to work in delivery unit, and providing guidelines in the unit.…”
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Outcomes and Prognostic Factors of Intravitreal Bevacizumab Monotherapy in Zone I Stage 3+ and Aggressive Posterior Retinopathy of Prematurity by Simona Delia Nicoară, Constanța Nascutzy, Cristina Cristian, Iulian Irimescu, Anne Claudia Ștefănuț, Gabriela Zaharie, Tudor Drugan

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Survival status and determinants of under-five mortality in Sudan: Evidence from the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2014 by Huda Mohamed Mukhtar AHMED, Hiba Abbas Omer ELKARIB, Mutaz Fikri Mohamed Osman DIGNA

“…Discussion: Based on our findings, all intervention plans targeted to reduce child mortality in Sudan should consider specific determinants of risk. …”
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Association between JAK2 rs4495487 Polymorphism and Risk of Budd-Chiari Syndrome in China by Peijin Zhang, Yanyan Zhang, Jing Zhang, Hui Wang, He Ma, Wei Wang, Xiuyin Gao, Hao Xu, Zhaojun Lu

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Diagnostic utility of LEF1 and β-catenin in WNT pathway tumors with CTNNB1 mutation by Can Li, Lingdan Dong, Li Zhu, Wenbin Guan

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Factors Associated with Psychological Well-Being Among Children Under 18 Years Old with Cancer: A Scoping Review by Alya FP, Hendrawati S, Mediani HS

“…Inclusion criteria were included by keywords Psychological well-being OR Psychological AND Children OR Child OR Pediatric OR Childhood AND Adolescent OR Teenagers OR Youth AND Cancer OR Neoplasms OR Tumors OR Malignancy OR Cancer Survivors AND predictor OR factors OR determinant. …”
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A COMBINATION TECHNIQUE OF AUTOLOGOUS AUGMENTATION AND BREAST LIFTING IN HYPOPLASTIC-THIRD GRADE PTOTIC BREAST: A CASE REPORT by Beta Subakti Nataatmadja, Nida' Fahima Amatullah, Loelita Marcelia Lumintang

“…Case Illustration: A 30-year-old woman had breast ptosis after her 2nd child and wanted a breast lift to have lifted and firmer breasts. …”
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Resilience in the time of crisis: A review of the maternal, perinatal and reproductive health effects of COVID-19 in South Africa by S Fawcus, S Gebhardt, R Niit, R Pattinson

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The Neural Development of Chinese Lexical Tone Perception: A Mismatch Negativity Study Across Childhood, Adolescence, and Adulthood by Han Wu, Yixiao Zhang, Yiru Liu, Shijun Zhang, Linjun Zhang, Hua Shu, Yang Zhang

“…However, the MMN amplitudes varied significantly across groups, with the child group showing smaller responses compared to the adolescent and adult groups, while the latter two groups had similar MMN amplitudes. …”
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Factors affecting the quality of postoperative rehabilitation in children with cochlear implants based on the theory of knowledge, attitude and practice by Jing Ma, Xia Li, Ken Lin, Yiyun Zhang, Wenyue Chi, Xiuli Ma, Dong Su, Yuling Du, Tiesong Zhang

“…Household income and education levels directly influenced KAP scores, while certain child characteristics were significantly associated with higher scores on the Infant–Toddler Meaningful Auditory Integration Scale (IT-MAIS). …”
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