Predicting Discharge Location among Low-Energy Hip Fracture Patients Using the Score for Trauma Triage in the Geriatric and Middle-Aged (STTGMA) by Sanjit R. Konda, Hesham Saleh, Ariana Lott, Kenneth A. Egol

“…Overall, STTGMA risk cohorts appeared to adequately risk-stratify readmission with 3.5% of minimal-risk patients experiencing readmission compared to 24.5% of moderate-risk patients. …”
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Hydrochemistry of a Tropical harbor: Influence of Industrial and Municipal inputs by Balogun Kayode James, Ladigbolu Ismail Adejare, Olaji Ebenezer Dayo

“…Considering the values recorded for the pollution indicators, the harbor appears to be organically polluted. The temporal variability in some of these parameters could be attributed to influx of freshwater during the rainy season. …”
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Enhancing stone expulsion: The efficacy of combined medical therapy with tamsulosin and dexamethasone in renal colic patients by Reza Kazemi, Mohammad Shahrashoub, Amir Javid, Narjes Saberi, Pouria Ghasemi, Saina Paymannejad

“…Conclusion: Adding dexamethasone to standard MET with tamsulosin for distal ureterolithiasis appears to increase the stone expulsion rate, although it did not significantly shorten the expulsion time.…”
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Matching plus regression adjustment for the estimation of the average treatment effect on survival outcomes: a case study with mosunetuzumab in relapsed/refractory follicular lymph... by Danilo Di Maio, S. A. Mitchell, S. Batson, E. Keeney, Howard H. Z. Thom

“…Discussion/conclusions The proposed adaptation expands the range of available approaches for the estimation of the (local) ATE for survival outcomes in health technology assessments using “doubly robust” methods. This approach appeared relatively robust to modelling decisions in our case study.…”
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Barriers and facilitators to the implementation of PHAROS, a perioperative pharmaceutical management intervention for older adults – a qualitative interview study from the perspect... by Moritz Sebastian Schönfeld, Julia Rinke, Claudia Langebrake, Levente Kriston, Cynthia Olotu, Rainer Kiefmann, Corinna Bergelt

“…Implementation of MTM at the interface of inpatient to outpatient care before elective surgery was hampered by personal and organizational barriers as well as barriers resulting from broader health care structures in Germany. …”
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Thresholds for clinical practice that directly link handgrip strength to remaining years of life: estimates based on longitudinal observational data by Sergei Scherbov, Sonja Spitzer, Nadia Steiber

“…This confirms the importance of considering these heterogeneities when defining reference groups and risk thresholds. Moreover, survival appears to decrease at much higher levels of muscle strength than is assumed in previous literature, suggesting that medical practitioners should start to become concerned when HGS is slightly below that of the reference group.…”
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Effects of Retinol, Natural Pea Peptide and Antioxidant Blend in a Topical Formulation: In Vitro and Clinical Evidence by Brian Cook, Melanie Riggs, K. C. Holley, Helen Knaggs, Ganesh Diwakar, Edwin D. Lephart

“…The clinical assessment significantly improved hydration, transepidermal water loss, and elasticity along with incremental but significant increases in nine skin parameters (hydration, clarity, radiance/glow, smoothness, brightness, texture, appearance of pores, dark spots/hyperpigmentation, and skin tone evenness from baseline) with continuous use over 8 weeks compared to baseline values. …”
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Effectiveness of a Foam Roller Warm-Up in Professional Basketball Players: A Randomized Controlled Trial by Daniel Casado, Ivan Nacher, Juan Pardo, Javier Reina

“…Along with an active warm-up, it appears to positively affect range of motion, stability, muscle stiffness, and perceived exertion with no reductions in performance…”
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Analysis and Evaluation of Quality Indicators and Volatile Compounds of Different Rice Cultivars with Geographical Indication by WANG Qin, ZHOU Changyan, ZHAO Xiaoyan, LI Xiaobei, LI Xujiao, JIANG Zhenghui, ZHANG Yanmei

“…In order to investigate the differences in the quality of different rice cultivars with geographical indication (GI), 9 GI rice landraces were analyzed for 18 quality indicators including appearance, nutritional quality, cooking and eating quality, and volatile compounds. …”
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CHARACTERIZATION OF POTATO ACCESSIONS ACCORDING TO THEIR BIOLOGICAL AND ECONOMICALLY USEFUL TRAITS IN THE ENVIRONMENTS OF MURMANSK PROVINCE by T. E. Zhigadlo, S. N. Travina

“…Twelve cultivars out of 40 appeared to be the most adaptable to the local growing conditions: ‘Muromets’, ‘Express’, ‘Pamyati Kanaeva’, ‘Volynskaya mestnaya’ (k25274), ‘Dovgenka’ (k-25275), ‘Sorokadenka’ (k-25293), ‘Gala’ (k-25270), ‘Reggi’ (k-25313), ‘Izmir’, form 2 (k-25272, Turkey), ‘Daphne’ (k-25296), and two local cultivars from Ukraine (k-25286 and k-25282).Conclusions. …”
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Evaluating the Constructive Alignment of Learning Objectives Within Haptics Simulation in the Dental Undergraduate Curriculum by Susha Rajadurai, Tapan Hebballi, Zahra Sharif, Guneet Kaur Kukreja, Ithar Derdour

“…Conclusion: This study highlights that CA appears to only hold true to an extent. Numerous aspects of weakness in student performance were noted, such as troubleshooting, changing position when working on different shapes, and using indirect vision when required. …”
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Outcomes of operative and nonoperative management of myotendinous Achilles tendon ruptures: a systematic review by Darius L. Lameire, Luca Ramelli, Mansur Halai, David Wasserstein, Sam Si-Hyeong Park

“…Given that nonoperative treatment appears to yield good strength and return to activity, it may be preferred for the majority of patients. …”
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Alkaloids of narrow-leaved lupine as a factor determining alternative ways of the crop’s utilization and breeding by M. A. Vishnyakova, A. V. Kushnareva, T. V. Shelenga, G. P. Egorova

“…The first varieties of scientific breeding were created only in the 1930s after the appearance of low-alkaloid mutants. Despite wide prospects for use in various areas of the national economy, unstable productivity and susceptibility to diseases hinder the production of this crop. …”
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A Research Synthesis of Therapeutic Interventions for Whiplash-Associated Disorder: Part 1 – Overview and Summary by Robert W Teasell, J Andrew McClure, David Walton, Jason Pretty, Katherine Salter, Matthew Meyer, Keith Sequeira, Barry Death

“…For patients with chronic WAD who do not respond to conventional treatments, it appears that radiofrequency neurotomy may be the most effective treatment option. …”
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Improving follow-up survey completion rates through pilot interventions in the All of Us Research Program: Results from a non-randomized intervention study. by Robert M Cronin, Xiaoke Feng, Ashley Able, Scott Sutherland, Ben Givens, Rebecca Johnston, Charlene Depry, Katrina W Le Blanc, Orlane Caro, Brandy Mapes, Josh Denny, Mick P Couper, Qingxia Chen, Irene Prabhu Das

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Telephone appointments appeared to be the most successful intervention in our study. …”
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Optimizing the gelation, structure, and thermal stability of alkali-induced duck egg white gels with calcium chloride by Pin-Chun Tseng, Wen-Yuan Yang, Yi-Chen Chen, Yen-Po Chen, Jia-Shian Shiu, Sheng-Yao Wang

“…Calcium ions, which are safer than other metal cations, contributed to maintaining the gel's soft-solid state during heat treatment, enhanced its appearance, reduced free thiol content, and decreased free alkalinity. …”
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The characters of fairy tales in the children's book illustration: a dragon and a witch by Ingrida Korsakaitė

“…The most common physical appearance of the Lithuanian witch is a big crooked (long pointed) nose, loose hair hanging about and soaring in the air. …”
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Characterization of Two Historical Postage Stamps Made from Cotton Fibers and Their Restoration Trials Based on the Experimental Studies by Maisa M.A. Mansour, Yassin E. Zidan, Abou El Fettouh A Abd El Hakim, Mohamed Mahmoud Allam, Hayssam M. Ali, Mohammad Akrami, Mohamed Z. M. Salem

“…Model stamps were made from the cotton pulp in the book house to simulate historical stamp paper with an average thickness of 11 microns. The unprinted and printed paper samples with printing inks that aged and unaged were treated with 0.7% Klucel G, 0.2% TiO2 NP, or a mixture of 0.7% Klucel G + 0.2% TiO2 NP, and the color change was measured and compared with the blank samples. …”
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The effect of weather conditions on the seasonal rhythm of plant development of Amur cork tree (<i>Phellodendron amurense</i> Rupr.) in the forest-steppe of the Ob region by N. N. Likhenko, T. N. Kapko, A. P. Epanchintseva, I. E. Likhenko

“…At the same time, in the coldest year (2018), the plants did not have time to complete their leaf fall before the snow cover appeared. The vegetation of Amur cork tree was observed to start in mid-May. …”
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Exploration of Cosmetic Factors Contributing to Rhinoplasty among Both Genders in Iraqi Kurdistan by Aram Salih Mohammed Amin Kamali, Hedi Hassan Rostam, Awat Alla Khdir, Omer Aula Mina

“…Moreover, about (61%) of participants interested to surgically alter the appearance of their nose, closely two-third (74%) of participants wanted to surgically change the function of their nose. …”
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