Endoscopy-assisted anterior cervical discectomy and fusion with internal fixation vs conventional surgery in the treatment of cervical disc herniation by Haicun Zhang, Yanbo Lin, Canglu Wu, Fangling Cheng, Danqing Bao, Yuyan Chen

“…Following operation, there were significant differences between the 2 groups with respect to RIS at 1 week and 6 months postsurgery and hemoglobin levels on postoperative day 2. …”
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Quality of care delivery in patients with acute heart failure: insights from the international REPORT-HF registryResearch in context by Wan Ting Tay, Tiew-Hwa Katherine Teng, Wouter Ouwerkerk, Christiane E. Angermann, Kenneth Dickstein, John G.F. Cleland, Ulf Dahlstrom, Georg Ertl, Mahmoud Hassanein, Sergio V. Perrone, Mathieu Ghadanfar, Anja Schweizer, Achim Obergfell, Sean P. Collins, Gerasimos Filippatos, Carolyn S.P. Lam, Jasper Tromp

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Ischemic Heart Disease and Work Disability in Patients Treated at the Internal Medicine Consultation and Assessed by the Expert Medical Labor Commission by Belkis Vicente Sánchez, Ernesto Vicente Peña, Tania Cuellar Torres, Miriam Costa Cruz

“…Forty two point nine percent were previously assessed by the commission. Two hundred one point thirteen days of sick leave were granted and social security expenditure in a month was high. …”
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Steroids In caRdiac Surgery (SIRS) trial: acute kidney injury substudy protocol of an international randomised controlled trial by Michael Walsh, Salim Yusuf, Chirag Parikh, Jessica Vincent, P J Devereaux, Francois Lamontagne, Matthew T V Chan, Richard Whitlock, Meaghan Cuerden, Amit X Garg, Andre Lamy, Daniel I Sessler, Kevin Teoh, Ainslie Hildebrand, Yunxia Zuo, Pallav Shah, Seyed Hesameddin Abbasi, Mackenzie Quantz, Jean-Pierre Yared, Nicolas Noiseux, Georgios Tagarakis, Antoine Rochon, Janice Pogue, Abbas Salehiomran

“…Introduction Steroids In caRdiac Surgery trial (SIRS) is a large international randomised controlled trial of methylprednisolone or placebo in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with the use of a cardiopulmonary bypass pump. …”
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Significant role of biomass burning in heavy haze formation in Nanjing, a megacity in China: molecular-level insights from intensive PM_2.5 sampling on winter hazy days by M. Kang, M. Kang, M. Bao, M. Bao, M. Bao, W. Song, W. Song, A. Abulimiti, A. Abulimiti, C. Wu, C. Wu, F. Cao, F. Cao, S. Szidat, Y. Zhang, Y. Zhang

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Proliferin-1 Ameliorates Cardiotoxin-Related Skeletal Muscle Repair in Mice by Hiroki Goto, Aiko Inoue, Limei Piao, Lina Hu, Zhe Huang, Xiangkun Meng, Yusuke Suzuki, Hiroyuki Umegaki, Masafumi Kuzuya, Xian Wu Cheng

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Usefulness of a TDM-Guided Approach for Optimizing Teicoplanin Exposure in the Treatment of Secondary Bloodstream Infections Caused by Glycopeptide-Susceptible <i>Enterococcus faec... by Milo Gatti, Matteo Rinaldi, Maddalena Giannella, Pierluigi Viale, Federico Pea

“…Teicoplanin trough concentrations (C_min) ranging from 20 to 30 mg/L were defined as the desired target of efficacy based on international guidelines. Univariate analysis was performed for assessing variables potentially associated with microbiological failure (defined as persistence at the infection site of the index <i>Enterococcus faecium</i> strain after more than 7 days from starting treatment as documented by follow-up blood cultures). …”
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Oral Health Knowledge and Behaviors among Adolescents with Type 1 Diabetes by Valerie A. Orlando, Lonnie R. Johnson, Anne R. Wilson, David M. Maahs, R. Paul Wadwa, Franziska K. Bishop, Fran Dong, Elaine H. Morrato

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Increasing Quantity and Internal Quality of Japanese Quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) Eggs by Shooting Laser Puncture at Reproductive Acupuncture Points by Sunaryo Hadi Warsito, Tatang Santanu Adikara, Septiana Megasari, Ilham Radifan Pratama, Mirni Lamid, Herry Agoes Hermadi

“…So, on the first day, laser puncture shooting was carried out at 4 points, on the 4th day, only at 1 point, and then, on the 7th day, it returned to 4 points. …”
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Utilization of Animal Solid Waste for Electricity Generation in the Northwest of Iran 3E Analysis for One-Year Simulation by Azher M. Abed, Holya A. Lafta, Reza Alayi, Hossein Tamim, Mohsen Sharifpur, Nima Khalilpoor, Behnam Bagheri

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The Role of circTmeff-1 in Morphine Addiction Memory of Mice by Hailei Yu, Boyang Wen, Yun Lu, Bing Xie, Feng Yu, Minglong Zhang, Chunling Ma, Bin Cong, Di Wen, Haitao Bi

“…Here, we trained mice on a conditional place preference (CPP) model and collected nucleus accumbens (NAc) tissues from day 1 (T0) and day 8 (T1) for high-throughput RNA sequencing. …”
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Cucumeropsis mannii seed oil shields against cyclophosphamide-induced hepatorenal toxicity by modulating redox imbalance and iNOS/IL-β1 signalling in rats by Amaka Cecilia Agbara, Ejike Daniel Eze, Christian Emeka Offor, Adam Moyosore Afodun, Ezebuilo Ugbala Ekpono, Peter Chinedu Agu, Chinyere Aloke, Nkeiru Nwaamaka Ezeani, Emmanuel Orire Ikuomola, Ekom Monday Etukudo, Ilemobayo Victor Fasogbon, Angela Mumbua Musyoka, Patrick Maduabuchi Aja

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The Elite Paradigm Driving Australian Aid Policy: Learning to Live With the ‘Cautious Consensus’ by Benjamin Day, Tamas Wells

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Healing of Benign Gastric and Prepyloric Ulcers: A Prospective, Endoscopy-Controlled, Randomized, Double-Blind, Canadian Multicentre Study of Omeprazole 20 and 40 mg Daily and Rant... by Pierre Paré, Robert J Bailey, André P Archambault, Henri Navert, C Noel Williams, ABR Thomson, Denis Levesque, Alain Farley

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Prognostic analysis of endovascular mechanical thrombectomy in stroke patients with acute internal carotid artery obstruction based on circle of Willis variation by Tianlun Qiu, Huagang Luo, Wuqiao Bao

“…However, prognosis did not reveal any significant differences among the various subtypes within the same grade (p &gt; 0.05).ConclusionThe assessment of the degree of Willis compensation can be improved by evaluating the integrity of the circle of Willis, as well as the size and location of the clot in cases of isolated internal carotid artery occlusion (iICAo). This approach provides valuable prognostic indicators and important insights for the pre-selection of patients prior to endovascular mechanical thrombectomy (EVMT).…”
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Maternal Diet Supplementation with n-6/n-3 Essential Fatty Acids in a 1.2 : 1.0 Ratio Attenuates Metabolic Dysfunction in MSG-Induced Obese Mice by Josiane Morais Martin, Rosiane Aparecida Miranda, Luiz Felipe Barella, Kesia Palma-Rigo, Vander Silva Alves, Gabriel Sergio Fabricio, Audrei Pavanello, Claudinéia Conationi da Silva Franco, Tatiane Aparecida Ribeiro, Jesuí Vergílio Visentainer, Elton Guntendeorfer Banafé, Clayton Antunes Martin, Paulo Cezar de Freitas Mathias, Júlio Cezar de Oliveira

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How many stroke survivors develop problematic spasticity requiring pharmacological therapy? An international (Europe and USA) observational study protocol by Pascal Maisonobe, Sergiu Groppa, Simon Page, Richard D Zorowitz, Laura Serrano Barrenechea, Simon Butet, David Hernández Herrero, Rama Prasad, Susan Sandars, Seema Meloni, Alessandro Picelli

“…While studies have explored the incidence and prevalence of PSS, little is known about how early PSS develops and how many stroke survivors develop ‘problematic’ PSS that would benefit from pharmacological treatment.Methods and analysis EPITOME is a prospective, international, observational, epidemiological study of participants (aged 18–90 years) who develop paresis within days 3–14 of a first-ever stroke that occurred within the past 4 weeks. …”
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The influence of internal spatial coupling characteristics of blue-green space on cooling benefit in metropolitan areas: Evidence form Hangzhou, China by Qianru Lu, Weifeng Qi, Dongye Yang, Mingyu Zhang

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Application of the <italic>International Classification of Functioning，Disability and Health Rehabilitation Set</italic> in Rehabilitation of Patients with Knee Osteoarthritis in t... by YAO Dong, HE Yiqi, ZHANG Qin, LIU Changhua, LI Taibiao, YAO Caiming, WANG Xiangfeng, WANG Qinfeng, HU Hongjun

“…Personalized rehabilitation programs were formulated based on the severity of functional disorders of the patients, referring to the "Clinical Practice Guidelines of Traditional Chinese Medicine Rehabilitation for Knee Osteoarthritis", once a day, 6 days a week, for a total of 2 weeks. ICF-RS was used to evaluate the overall functional level, rehabilitation efficacy and rehabilitation treatment costs of the patients.ResultsThe main physical functional disorders of KOA patients were b280 pain sensation, b455 exercise tolerance, b130 energy and drive function, and b134 sleep function in sequence; the main activity functional disorders were d410 changing basic body postures, d455 moving around, and d415 maintaining a body posture; the main participation functional disorders were d850 paid employment and d920 recreation and leisure. …”
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MOBILIZATION OF VEGETABLE PLANT GENETIC RESOURCES TO THE VIR COLLECTION FROM THE TERRITORY OF ARMENIA (BASED ON THE DATA OF VIR'S INTERNATIONAL EXPEDITION TO ARMENIA IN 2017) by T. N. Smekalova, V. A. Bortnikov

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