Large-Scale Survey of Unselected Automated Visual Fields in a Major Reading Center: Patterns and Data Analysis by Lilly Zborowski-Naveh, Rita Ehrlich, Moshe Luski, Dov Weinberger, Mona Boaz, Dan D. Gaton

“…A prospective, randomized study was conducted to survey a large number of automated perimetry examinations in a central reading institute, obtaining practical information on unselected referred patients and their clinician “consumers”. …”
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Evaluation of the Bacterial Infections and Antibiotic Prescribing Practices in the Intensive Care Unit of a Clinical Hospital in Romania by Sándor Szabó, Bogdan Feier, Alina Mărginean, Andra-Elena Dumitrana, Simona Ligia Costin, Cecilia Cristea, Sorana D. Bolboacă

“…More than one-third of the patients died. The deceased patients were older (median age of 74 years), had longer hospitalization (median of 9 days) and bacteria detected (55.3%), and had higher antibiotic consumption than the discharged patients. …”
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Can Peak Expiratory Flow Measurements Differentiate Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease from Congestive Heart Failure? by John E. Gough, Kori L. Brewer

“…Mean percentage of predicted PEFR with COPD was 26.36%, CHF 48.9% (𝑃=0.04). Patients presenting with acute COPD had significantly lower percentage of predicted PEFR than those with CHF. …”
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β2-Microglobulin and Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin, Potential Novel Urine Biomarkers in Periodontitis: A Cross-Sectional Study in Japanese by Mayuka Nakajima, Michihiro Hosojima, Koichi Tabeta, Sayuri Miyauchi, Miki Yamada-Hara, Naoki Takahashi, Haruna Miyazawa, Yumi Matsuda-Matsukawa, Keisuke Sato, Noriko Sugita, Yasutaka Komatsu, Tomomi Ishikawa, Kazuhiro Akiishi, Kazuhisa Yamazaki, Kiminori Kato, Akihiko Saito, Hiromasa Yoshie

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The e-STROKE Study: The Design of a Prospective Observational Multicentral Study by Kateřina Dvorníková, Veronika Kunešová, Svatopluk Ostrý, Robert Mikulík, Michal Bar

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Cancer in ANCA-Associated Glomerulonephritis: A Registry-Based Cohort Study by Sanjeevan Sriskandarajah, Leif Bostad, Tor Åge Myklebust, Bjørn Møller, Steinar Skrede, Rune Bjørneklett

“…The study cohort included 419 patients. During 3010 person-years, cancer developed in 41 patients (9.79%); the expected number of cancer cases was 37.5 (8.95%). …”
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Pengaruh Positifitas Leukosit Esterase dan Nitrit Urine Terhadap Nilai Neutrophil Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) pada Pasien Infeksi Saluran Kemih by Citra Dian Kholisha, Siti Zaetun, Yudha Anggit Jiwantoro, Ersandhi Resnhaleksmana

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The Renoprotective Actions of Peroxisome Proliferator-Activated Receptors Agonists in Diabetes by M. C. Thomas, K. A. Jandeleit-Dahm, C. Tikellis

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Personalized metronomic radiopharmaceutical therapy through injection profile optimization via physiologically based pharmacokinetic (PBPK) modeling by Aryan Golzaryan, M. Soltani, Farshad Moradi Kashkooli, Babak Saboury, Arman Rahmim

“…Our framework applied to five patients led to increased AD between 2 and 358 Gy (between 2 and 146%) higher than normally administered to patients, safeguarding OARs. …”
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Traditional Chinese acupuncture versus minimal acupuncture for mild-to-moderate knee osteoarthritis: a protocol for a randomised, controlled pilot trial by Guang-Xia Shi, Cun-Zhi Liu, Ning Sun, Yi Du, Jian-Feng Tu, Yong-Ting Li, Li-Wen Zhang, Yan Cao, Jing-Jie Zhao, Da-Chang Xiong, Hai-Kun Hou

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Single-cell transcriptomics reveals novel chondrocyte and osteoblast subtypes and their role in knee osteoarthritis pathogenesis by Yuan Liu, Wacili Da, Ming-Jie Xu, Chao-Xin Xiao, Tao Deng, Sheng-Liang Zhou, Xiao-Ting Chen, Yao-Jia Zhou, Li Tang, Yong Nie, Yi Zeng, Hui-Qi Xie, Bin Shen

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Diagnosis and management of septal deviation and nasal valve collapse - a survey of Canadian otolaryngologists by Yiqiao Wang, James P. Bonaparte

“…When evaluating which patients with a septal deviation also required nasal valve surgery, 27.9% of responders believed the current physical examination methods provided a high accuracy, while 55.8% indicated moderate accuracy and 16.3% indicated low accuracy. …”
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Design and Implementation of an Educational Program in Advanced Airway Management for Anesthesiology Residents by Zana Borovcanin, Janine R. Shapiro

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Chinese herbal formula Tongxie Yaofang granules for diarrhoea-predominant irritable bowel syndrome: a randomised, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase II trial by Nicola Robinson, Mei Han, Ling Yan, Vincent Chi Ho Chung, Jian-Ping Liu, Hui-Juan Cao, Shi-Bing Liang, Hong-Jie Cheng, Qiao-Yan Zhang, Yu-Fei Li, Ze-Yu Yu, Ling-Yao Kong, Yan-Mei Cai, Li-Bao An, Bao-Tuan Zhao, Shan-Shan Xu, Nai-Wei Zhang, Bo-Yi Jia, Wei-Fang Liu, Fang Niu, Ba-Teer Wu, Jin-Ming Song, Shu-Xin Jia, Meng-Meng Shi, Xiao-Na Zhang

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The Importance of Dose Escalation in the Treatment of Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension with Treprostinil by Piotr Kędzierski, Marta Banaszkiewicz, Michał Florczyk, Michał Piłka, Rafał Mańczak, Maria Wieteska-Miłek, Piotr Szwed, Krzysztof Kasperowicz, Katarzyna Wrona, Szymon Darocha, Adam Torbicki, Marcin Kurzyna

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Why Are There So Many Ways to Measure Pain? Epistemological and Professional Challenges in Medical Standardization by Hanna Grol-Prokopczyk

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Circulating Tumor Cells Measurements in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Franck Chiappini

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Biological treatment options for eosinophilic asthma, with consideration of markers of eosinophilic inflammation as predictors of treatment efficacy by Aleksandra Niemiec, Olga Branicka, Barbara Rymarczyk, Radosław Gawlik

“…However, the conventional therapy may provide insufficient control of severe asthma and may induce a number of adverse effects when used long-term. These limitations prompted the development of targeted biological drugs that inhibit the mediators involved in T helper 2-inflammation, which is linked to the pathogenesis of asthma, such as interleukin 4, 5, 9, 13 and immunoglobulin E. …”
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Risk Factors and Options to Improve Engraftment in Unrelated Cord Blood Transplantation by Anna D. Petropoulou, Vanderson Rocha

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Rates of Tobacco Use Disorder, Pharmacologic Treatment, and Associated Mental Health Disorders in a Medicaid Claim Review Among Youth in Indiana, USA by Corey McBrayer DO, FAAP, Fangqian Ouyang MS, Zachary Adams PhD, Leslie Hulvershorn MD, Matthew C. Aalsma PhD

“…Purpose This study delineates a number of Medicaid youth with tobacco use disorder (TUD), prescribing habits for treatment, and associated externalizing disorders. …”
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