Simultaneous Debridement and Titanium Mesh Reconstruction in Patients with Compound Depressed Skull Fracture: A Retrospective Descriptive Study by Srikant Das, Acharya Suryakant Pattajoshi, Mahesh Kumar Kusta, Dibakar Sarkar

“…The mean Glasgow Coma Scale (GCS) score was 13.35 at admission, while it was 14.90 at discharge. …”
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Challenges of Corporate Misconduct: The Organisational, Social, Economic and Financial Dynamics of Workplace Sexual Harassment in the Restaurant Industry in the USA by Darrell Norman Burrell, Stacey L. Morin, Theresia Wansi, Virginia Bianco Mathis, Carlo Ninassi, Susanne Ninassi

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Suppression of epileptic seizures by transcranial activation of K+-selective channelrhodopsin by Xiaodong Duan, Chong Zhang, Yujie Wu, Jun Ju, Zhe Xu, Xuanyi Li, Yao Liu, Schugofa Ohdah, Oana M. Constantin, Yifan Pan, Zhonghua Lu, Cheng Wang, Xiaojing Chen, Christine E. Gee, Georg Nagel, Sheng-Tao Hou, Shiqiang Gao, Kun Song

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Dinámica metacomunitaria de la macrofauna bentónica de fondos blandos de la zona costera del Golfo de Arauco by Eduardo Hernández-Miranda, Rodrigo Veas, Patricio Torres-Ramírez, M. Cristina Krautz, Aldo Hernández, Cristian Chandía, Marco Salamanca

“…El análisis multivariado encontró diferencias significativas entre los tres períodos estudiados. Se identificaron 5 agrupaciones espaciales en primavera, 3 en verano y 8 en invierno. …”
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Prevalence and related factors of compassion fatigue among registered nurses and nursing students during the internship: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lijuan Yi, Suwen Hu, Mengqi Liao, Liang Cheng, Yi Liu, Xu Tian, Maria F. Jiménez-Herrera

“…For nurses, pooled mean scores for burnout and secondary traumatic stress were 26.81 (95% CI 26.28 to 27.35) and 25.88 (95% CI 25.39 to 26.37), respectively. …”
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Remote Monitoring of Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy by the NeuroDetect iOS App: Observational Cohort Study of Patients With Cancer by Ciao-Sin Chen, Michael P Dorsch, Sarah Alsomairy, Jennifer J Griggs, Reshma Jagsi, Michael Sabel, Amro Stino, Brian Callaghan, Daniel L Hertz

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Impact of early arterial-phase multidetector CT in blunt spleen injury: a clinical outcomes-oriented study by Yu-Hao Wang, Yu-Tung Wu, Huan-Wu Chen, Yu-San Tee, Chih-Yuan Fu, Chien-Hung Liao, Chi-Tung Cheng, Chi-Hsun Hsieh

“…After adjusting for covariates using inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW), the comparison between the add-on arterial phase and portal phase CT groups revealed similar overall NOM failure rates (3.0% vs. 2.2%, p = 0.721), NOM-OBS failure rates (3.8% vs. 6.2%, p = 0.703), and intra-abdominal bleeding-related mortality rates (4.8% vs. 2.1%, p = 0.335). Among the 43 patients who underwent add-on arterial CT, only one was diagnosed with a tiny pseudoaneurysm (0.7 cm) attributable to the inclusion of the arterial phase. …”
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Desempeño y Mapeo de la Producción Científica de la Relación Roca-Suelo-Vegetación by María Nereida Galván-Alonso, Ángel Bravo-Vinaja, Juan Felipe Martínez-Montoya, Jorge Palacio-Núñez, Ma. Cristina Noyola-Medrano

“…Este análisis bibliométrico abarca la producción científica desde 1935 hasta 2023, indexada en la base de datos Web of Science. …”
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Clinical Significance of Negative Costimulatory Molecule PD-1/PD-L1 on Peripheral Blood Regulatory T Cell Levels among Patients with Pulmonary Tuberculosis by Chenchen Yang, Fanchao Dai, Rexiti Pulati, Yan Jiao, Qian Xu

“…In addition, Pearson correlation analysis revealed a positive correlation between PD-1 and PD-L1 expression on peripheral blood CD4+CD25+CD127low Tregs among patients with active pulmonary TB (r = 0.435, P=0.016) and a negative correlation between the proportion of peripheral blood CD4+CD25+CD127low Tregs and PD-1 (r = ‒0.344, P=0.024) and PD-L1 expression among patients with active pulmonary TB (r = ‒0.310, P=0.043). …”
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Anti-influenza effects of Aloe vera gel on MDCK cells: protective efficacy against ultraviolet-C exposure and analysis of biochemical characteristics and microbial activities by Rasha A. Al-Eisa, Rokayya Sami, Ruqaiah I. Bedaiwi, Roqayah H. Kadi, Suzan A. Abushal, Doaa Mahmoud Johari, Afnan M. Alnajeebi, Reham M. Algheshairy, Abeer A. Abu-Zaid, Sami A. Al-Dhumri

“…The highest values were detected in the Aloe vera gel samples in the following sequence: magnesium (28.43 mg/100 g), phosphorus (2.98 mg/100 g), zinc (143.01 μg/100 g), selenium (137.18 μg/100 g), iron (19.78 μg/100 g), chromium (15.40 μg/100 g), aluminum (12.35 μg/100 g), and vanadium (8.70 μg/100 g). On the other hand, trace elements such as cadmium, cobalt, and nickel showed the lowest concentrations (0.05, 0.12, and 0.23 μg/100 g, respectively). …”
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L’évolution forestière dans les massifs alpins et jurassiens : conséquence directe sur l'état physico-chimique des niveaux profonds des lacs ? by Van Tuan Nghiem, Rachid Nedjai, Nacer Nasreddine Messaoud

“…Cette différence est souvent interprétée comme étant le résultat d’une combinaison de trois sources qui sont : les précipitations acides, les rejets polluants directs et finalement le développement forestier (résineux essentiellement). …”
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The Concentration of Micronutrients and Heavy Metals in Maternal Serum, Placenta, and Cord Blood: A Cross-Sectional Study in Preterm Birth by Rima Irwinda, Noroyono Wibowo, Atikah Sayogo Putri

“…Term group had higher concentration of maternal serum AtRA (0.22 ± 0.07 ng/mL versus 0.12 ± 0.03 ng/mL, p <0.001), higher placental concentration of manganese {0.99 (0.38 – 1.78) μg/g versus 0.42 ± 0.18 μg/g, p <0.001}, iron (252.16 ± 170.61 μg/g versus 78.45 ± 51.73 μg/g, p <0.001), copper {2.96 ± 1.80 μg/g versus 1.62 (0.70 – 3.88) μg/g, p 0.019}, zinc {58.34 (27.88 – 124.05) μg/g versus 28.41 (1.46 – 137.69) μg/g, p 0.011}, selenium (0.31 ± 0.31 ng/g versus 0.14 ± 0.20 ng/g, p 0.024), AtRA {21.7 ± 10.69 ng/g versus 0.7 (0.42 – 5.10) ng/g, p <0.001}, and 25(OH)D {75.84 ± 45.12 ng/g versus 18.00 (5 – 88) ng/g, p <0.001}, lower placental concentration of mercury (0.20 ± 0.17 ng/g versus 20.47 ± 41.35 ng/g, p 0.019) and lead (0.02 ± 0.01 ng/g versus 0.81 ± 1.43 ng/g, p 0.009), and higher cord blood concentration of copper {32.20 (16.30 – 69.60) μg/dL versus 20.60 (5.80 – 53.30) μg/dL, p 0.006} and AtRA (0.16 ± 0.04 versus 0.07 ± 0.01, p <0.001). …”
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L’alimentation hydraulique de Saint-Romain-en-Gal (Rhône), quartier de Vienne antique (Isère) by Laurence Brissaud, Jean-Luc Prisset

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Green synthesis of titanium dioxide photocatalyst using Lactobacillus bulgaricus for processing palm oil mill effluent by L. Agustina, M. Romli, P. Suryadarma, S. Suprihatin

“…The factors investigated were the molarity of titanium oxyhydroxide (0.025 molar; 0.035 molar and 0.045 molar) and temperature (40; 50 and 60 degrees Celsius). …”
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Construction of a nursing management program for early fluid resuscitation in patients with acute pancreatitis: a Delphi study in China by Fang He, Xiaohong Zhang, Jiao Liu, Shaojian Mo, Lei Zhang, Xifeng Fu, Yanzhang Tian, Fei Gao, Yan Liu

“…The positive coefficient of experts was 100%, the authority coefficient was 0.970 and 0.975, respectively; the coefficient of variation coefficient was 0.05–0.21 and 0.00–0.20, respectively; the expert coordination coefficients of all levels of indices in this study are 0.166–0.335 and 0.189–0.364, respectively. The P values of the first, second, and third level indices are < 0.05 according to the test of Kendall’s harmony coefficient. …”
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Thermodynamic Assessment of Different Feedstocks Gasification Using Supercritical Water and CO₂ for Hydrogen and Methane Production by Luis David García Caraballo, Julles Mitoura dos Santos Junior, Icaro Augusto Maccari Zelioli, York Castillo Santiago, Juan F. Perez Bayer, Adriano Pinto Mariano

“…Methane formation in CO₂ gasification was significantly lower, with RDF increasing from 0.0035 to 0.35 mol, followed by Energy Sugarcane (0.0024 to 0.24 mol), Coffee Husk (0.0002 to 0.058 mol), and Eucalyptus Biochar (0.0002 to 0.028 mol). …”
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Clinical benefits of modifying the evening light environment in an acute psychiatric unit: A single-centre, two-arm, parallel-group, pragmatic effectiveness randomised controlled t... by Håvard Kallestad, Knut Langsrud, Melanie Rae Simpson, Cecilie Lund Vestergaard, Daniel Vethe, Kaia Kjørstad, Patrick Faaland, Stian Lydersen, Gunnar Morken, Ingvild Ulsaker-Janke, Simen Berg Saksvik, Jan Scott

“…Inpatients exposed to the blue-depleted evening light showed higher improvement during admission (CGI-I difference 0.28 (95% CI [0.02, 0.54]; p = 0.035), Number Needed to Treat for clinically meaningful improvement (NNT): 12); lower illness severity at discharge (CGI-S difference -0.18 (95% CI [-0.34, -0.02]; p = 0.029), NNT for mild severity at discharge: 7); and lower levels of aggressive behaviour (difference in BVC predicted serious events per 100 days: -2.98 (95% CI [-4.98, -0.99]; p = 0.003), NNT: 9). …”
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Lipoprotein Lipase and PPAR Alpha Gene Polymorphisms, Increased Very-Low-Density Lipoprotein Levels, and Decreased High-Density Lipoprotein Levels as Risk Markers for the Developme... by Márcia Dias Teixeira Carvalho, Diego Peres Alonso, Célia Maria Vieira Vendrame, Dorcas Lamounier Costa, Carlos Henrique Nery Costa, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, Paulo Eduardo Martins Ribolla, Hiro Goto

“…A polymorphism analysis of the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene using HindIII restriction digestion (N = 156 samples) (H+ = the presence and H− = the absence of mutation) revealed an increased adjusted odds ratio (OR) of VL versus noninfected individuals when the H+/H+ was compared with the H−/H− genotype (OR = 21.3; 95% CI = 2.32–3335.3; P = 0.003). The H+/H+ genotype and the H+ allele were associated with elevated VLDL-C and TAG levels (P < 0.05) and reduced HDL-C levels (P < 0.05). …”
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Epigenome-wide DNA methylation profiling in septic and non-septic patients with similar infections: potential use as sepsis biomarkers by Ian López-Cruz, Ian López-Cruz, José Luis García-Giménez, José Luis García-Giménez, José Luis García-Giménez, Manuel Madrazo, Manuel Madrazo, Judit García-Guallarte, Laura Piles, Federico V. Pallardó, Federico V. Pallardó, Federico V. Pallardó, Arturo Artero, Arturo Artero

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Epidemiological Dynamics of Extended-Spectrum β-Lactamase- or AmpC β-Lactamase-Producing Escherichia coli Screened in Apparently Healthy Chickens in Uganda by Steven Kakooza, Damien Munyiirwa, Paul Ssajjakambwe, Edrine Kayaga, Dickson Stuart Tayebwa, Dickson Ndoboli, Loreen Basemera, Esther Nabatta, Maria Agnes Tumwebaze, John Baligwamunsi Kaneene

“…Birds aged 4 months and below were more susceptible to ESBL-/AmpC-EC carriage compared with those aged 1 month and below being 6.33 times (CI = 1.65–24.35) likely to be carriers. The occurrence of ESBL-/AmpC-EC in flocks suggests possible treatment failures while managing colibacillosis. …”
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