Factors associated with prolonged length of stay following cardiac surgery in a major referral hospital in Oman: a retrospective observational study by Paul Aylin, Ahmed Almashrafi, Hilal Alsabti, Mirdavron Mukaddirov, Baskaran Balan

“…The second was to devise a predictive model for prolonged LOS in the cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) based on preoperative factors available at admission and to compare it against two existing cardiac stratification systems.Design Observational retrospective study.Settings A tertiary hospital in Oman.Participants All adult patients who underwent cardiac surgery at a major referral hospital in Oman between 2009 and 2013.Results 30.5% of the patients had prolonged LOS (≥11 days) after surgery, while 17% experienced prolonged ICU LOS (≥5 days). …”
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Potência aeróbia de praticantes de handebol em cadeira de rodas através de um teste de quadra by Lucinar J. Forner Flores, Natacha Manchado Pereira, Anselmo de Athayde Costa e Silva, Luis Felipe Castelli Correia de Campos, Rafael Botelho Gouveia, Luiz Gustavo de Souza Pena, Mariane Borges, Fernando Rosch de Faria, Décio Roberto Calegari, José Irineu Gorla

“…O teste consistiu em percorrer 12 minutos o percurso de 25 x 15 metros utilizando-se da cadeira de rodas específica para a prática esportiva e, cada atleta fez uso de sua cadeira. …”
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Fermentable oligosaccharides, disaccharides, monosaccharides, and polyols (FODMAPs) and mortality among survivors of liver cirrhosis: a prospective cohort study by Danial Fotros, Azita Hekmatdoost, Fereshteh Pashayee-khamene, Sara Karimi, Saleheh Ahmadzadeh, Mehdi Saberifiroozi, Behzad Hatami, Zahra Yari

“…The study classified participants into three groups based on their FODMAPs consumption and assessed the risk of mortality using Cox proportional hazards regression models. …”
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ALKALOHALOPHILIC BACTERIA OF THE FAMILY BACILLACEAE IN THE LAKES OF THE BADAIN JARAN DESERT (CHINA) by E. B. Erdyneeva, A. A. Radnagurueva, N. L. Belkova, Z. B. Namsaraev, E. V. Lavrentieva

“…With respect to the substrates used, the isolated cultures are noted for extensive metabolic activity and, when in their natural habitats, are supposedly active participants of the destruction of organic matter. To study the hydrochemical indicators of water, the following methods were used: atomic emission spectrometry with inductively coupled plasma, ion chromatography and capillary electrophoresis. …”
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Percepção dos professores e alunos sobre a relação entre o comprometimento organizacional e os resultados da avaliação institucional by Suzete Antonieta Lizote, Marisa Luciana Schvabe de Morais, Marcos Aurélio Batista, Josiane da Luz, Maria das Graças Corrêa Mendes

“…No tempo de serviço o afetivo se mantém estável nos primeiros anos e aumenta a partir do oitavo ano, já no instrumental ocorre o mesmo que no normativo, isto é, os profissionais com até um ano são mais comprometidos. …”
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Point Mutations in the folP Gene Partly Explain Sulfonamide Resistance of Streptococcus mutans by W. Buwembo, S. Aery, C. M. Rwenyonyi, G. Swedberg, F. Kironde

“…Therefore, folP point mutations only partially explain bacterial resistance to sulfonamide.…”
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The role of simultaneous stereotactic biopsy and radiofrequency ablation in the management of brain neoplasms in countries with limited financial resources by Mohamed Ashraf Mahmoud, Abdelrahman El Gayar, Shafik T El Molla, Hesham Radwan, Tarek H El Serry, Ashraf Al Abyad

“…Results A total of 22 participants have been enrolled; follow-up period was 12 months. …”
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Systematic identification and quantification of factors and their interactions with age, sex, and panel wave influencing cognitive function in Korean older adults by Eunmi Kim, Eunmi Kim, Jinkyung Oh, Jinkyung Oh, Jungsoo Gim, Jungsoo Gim, Jungsoo Gim, Iksoo Huh, Iksoo Huh

“…Thus, identifying these factors including their interactions with age, sex, and panel wave and conducting a systematic quantification of their influences on cognitive function are both necessary for developing efficient intervention strategies.MethodsTo identify the influencing factors and their interactions, we applied a systematic stepwise variable selection using 2,535 community-dwelling older adults who participated in the Korean Longitudinal Study of Aging from Wave 5 (2014) to Wave 8 (2020). …”
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Role of Renal Nerves in the Treatment of Renovascular Hypertensive Rats with L-Arginine by Sonia Alves Gouvea, Renata V. Tiradentes, Cintia H. Santuzzi, Vinícius Mengal, Henrique de A. Futuro Neto, Nyam F. Silva, Gláucia R. Abreu

“…Our results suggest that renal sympathetic activity participates in the genesis and the maintenance of the hypertension and also demonstrate that treatment with L-arg alone is incapable of normalizing the MAP and that the effect of such treatment is not additive with the effect of kidney denervation.…”
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A Study on Differences between Professional Endoscopists and Gastroenterologists in Endoscopic Detection and Standard Pathological Biopsy of Inflammatory Bowel Diseases by Dong Yang, Yuqin Li, Haibo Sun, Chuan He, Geng Chen, Zhuo Zhao, Tongyu Tang

“…Doctors including gastroenterologists (group G) and professional endoscopists (group E) participated in the study. The data divided into CD or UC and group G or group E were compared. …”
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Matching Into Integrated Plastic Surgery: The Impact of USMLE Step 1 Transition to Pass/Fail: Did the 2019 Predictions Come True in 2024? by Lyndsay R. Boyd, MD, Lawrence O. Lin, MD, Jeffrey E. Janis, MD, FACS

“…The top 3 most important metrics for determining applicant interview invitations after step 1 P/F conversion were participation in an away rotation, letters of recommendation, and involvement in research, while ultimately match rank list order emphasized quality of the applicant’s interview. …”
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Assessing patient risk, benefit and outcomes in drug development: an observational study of regorafenib clinical trials by Matt Vassar, Vinay Prasad, Ryan McIntire, Alyson Haslam, Brody Dennis, Chance Bratten, Griffin K Hughes, Andriana M Peña, Chase Ladd, Brooke Gardner, William Nowlin, Reagan Livingston, Jordan Tuia

“…Studies were deemed positive, negative or indeterminate based on their pre-specified endpoints and tolerability.Results 56 clinical trials were included in our final sample, with 4960 total participants across 13 indications. Most studies (44 of 56; 78.75%) were non-blinded, and a majority were non-randomised (41 of 56; 73.21%). …”
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Des terres pour l’agro-industrie internationale ? Un dilemme pour la politique foncière malgache by André Teyssier, Landry Ramarojohn, Rivo Andrianirina Ratsialonana

“…Les manœuvres d’appropriation foncière à grande échelle tentées fin 2008 par les entreprises Daewoo Logistics et Varun International, largement relayées par les médias et dénoncées par diverses organisations, ont participé à la déstabilisation du gouvernement Ravalomanana. …”
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A new method of distracting attention: Is it effective for pain and fear during phlebotomy in children? by Mine Aydemir Sahin, Yeliz Cigerci, Hamide Nur Cevik Ozdemir

“…A total of 246 children who underwent phlebotomy between January and March 2019 in the pediatric blood collection unit were included in this randomized controlled trial. The participants (n = 246) were randomized to the intervention (n = 123) and control groups (n = 123). …”
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Impact of fluoxetine exposure on Lymnaea stagnalis and its developing eggs: integrating untargeted lipidomics, targeted metabolomics, and classical risk assessment by Diana Ilyaskina, Yumi Nakadera, Yumi Nakadera, Marja H. Lamoree, Joris M. Koene, Pim E. G. Leonards

“…Removal of eggs from the contaminated environment partially reversed these developmental effects, suggesting potential recovery if fluoxetine levels decrease. …”
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Questionnaire to Survey Cosmetic Outcomes in Laparoscopic Surgery for Colorectal Cancer by Masaaki Miyo, MD, PhD, Ichiro Takemasa, MD, PhD, Koichi Okuya, MD, PhD, Tatsuya Ito, MD, PhD, Emi Akizuki, MD, PhD, Tadashi Ogawa, MD, PhD, Ai Noda, MD, Masayuki Ishii, MD, PhD, Ryo Miura, MD, Momoko Ichihara, MD, Maho Toyota, MD, Akina Kimura, MD, Mitsugu Sekimoto, MD, PhD

“…The scores for cosmetic outcomes (6.2–7.1 points) were almost equal to those of the length of hospital stay (6.2–7.1 points), which was associated with medical costs and pain (10.0–11.1 points), one of the main reasons for fear of surgery. Participants who were female, younger, and in the nonmedical group placed great importance on cosmetic outcomes. …”
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Sleeplessness and incident diabetes above the Arctic circle: a secondary analysis of cohort data from the Tromsø Study by Charlotte Warren-Gash, Sarah Cook, Olena Iakunchykova, Nick Chindanai Uthaikhaifar

“…Multivariable logistic regression was used to examine the association between sleeplessness measured in Tromsø4 and incident diabetes measured in participants followed up to Tromsø7, adjusted for other diabetes risk factors.Results Among 10 875 individuals (mean 41 years of age at baseline, 53.6% women), 21.2% (n=2302) reported experiencing sleeplessness at baseline. …”
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High fructose rewires gut glucose sensing via glucagon-like peptide 2 to impair metabolic regulation in mice by Eya Sellami, Paulo Henrique Evangelista-Silva, Caio Jordão Teixeira, Khoudia Diop, Patricia Mitchell, Fernando Forato Anhê

“…Methods: Mice were fed diets where carbohydrates were either entirely glucose (70 %Kcal) or glucose partially replaced with fructose (8.5 %Kcal). Glp2 receptor (Glp2r) was inhibited with Glp2 (3-33) injections. …”
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Role of cardiac CT in the diagnostic evaluation and risk stratification of patients with myocardial infarction and non-obstructive coronary arteries (MINOCA): rationale and design... by Konstantinos Tsioufis, Haralambos Karvounis, George Giannakoulas, Theodoros Karamitsos, Ronny R Buechel, Konstantinos Kouskouras, Ioannis Vogiatzis, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Nathaniel R Smilowitz, Georgios P Rampidis, Polydoros Ν Kampaktsis, Athanasios Samaras, Georgios Benetos, Andreas Α Giannopoulos, Alexandros Kallifatidis, Antonios Samaras, Stavros Hadjimiltiades, Antonios Ziakas, Catherine Gebhard, Panagiotis Prassopoulos, Harmony Reynolds

“…A total of 60 consecutive adult patients across 4 participating study sites are expected to be enrolled. …”
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Systematic review of surface disinfection: Spraying versus wiping for COVID-19 prevention by Babasola 0. Okusanya, Muzzammil Gadanya, Anthony Nlemadim, Victoria Adaramoye, David O. Akeju, John Ehiri, Martin M. Meremiku

“…Results: We found no studies that compared spraying with wiping or had human participants. Three studies with indirect evidence, published between 2021 and 2022 in Japan, South Korea and Spain, were included. …”
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