Clinical Effect and Rotational Stability of TICL in the Treatment of Myopic Astigmatism by Manhui Zhu, Linling Zhu, Qiujian Zhu, Cailian Xu, Peng Yu, Haiyang Xiao, Ying Wang, You Yuan

“…The uncorrected and best-corrected visual acuity (UCVA and BCVA), astigmatism and spherical equivalent, intraocular pressure, vault, endothelial cell morphometry, and rotation of the TICL axis were assessed at l day, 1 week, 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months postoperatively. …”
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Prediction of successful weaning from renal replacement therapy in critically ill patients based on machine learning by Qiqiang Liang, Xin Xu, Shuo Ding, Jin Wu, Man Huang

“…We evaluated RRT weaning success based on patients being free of RRT in the subsequent week and their overall survival. Multiple logistic regression (MLR) and machine learning algorithms were adopted to construct the prediction models.Results A total of 976 patients were included, with 349 patients successfully weaned off RRT. …”
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Differential Diagnosis between Ulcerative Colitis and Clostridium Difficile-Associated Disease in a Patient with Autoimmune Polyglandular Syndrome Type 1 by Elizaveta A. Trush, Alexander V. Korolev, Elena A. Poluektova, Pavel V. Pavlov, Maria G. Pavlova, Alexander S. Tertychny, Yulia O. Sidorina, Natalia A. Ponkratova, Oleg S. Shifrin

“…A 25-year-old patient with autoimmune polyglandular syndrome type 1 (APS-1) complained of loose stools up to 10 times a day with blood admixture, rapidly growing weakness and a weight loss of 5 kg per week. When examined on the day of admission, surgical pathology was excluded. …”
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Emergency Department Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol and Drug Use with a Brief Tablet-Based Questionnaire by Joshua W. Elder, Evan F. Wu, James A. Chenoweth, James F. Holmes, Aman K. Parikh, Aimee K. Moulin, Tommie G. Trevino, John R. Richards

“…A total of 283 (57%) subjects were enrolled over a 4-week period, which represented an increase of 183% over the monthly average of patients referred for SBIRT by the CADC prior to the study. …”
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Mixed pastures and biological efficiency in buffalo production systems: determinants for a sustainable livestock by Juan Pablo Uzcátegui-Varela, Martha Gloribet Ceballos Ramírez

“…Well-managed pastures have been promoted as a key strategy to recover in a profitable way the sustainable balance of the agroecosystem, taking into account that grazing has a strong influence on grass composition and, therefore, pasture quality; many researchers consider B. bubalis herds as living tools for the remediation of pastures degraded by weed infestation thanks to their resistance and low selectivity that allows modulating grazing areas for remediation. …”
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Pre- and Post-Operative Pain Intensity and Physical Activity Levels in Individuals with Acetabular Dysplasia Undergoing Periacetabular Osteotomy: A Prospective Cohort Study by Naif Alrashdi, Robert Motl, Elroy Aguiar, Donald Lein Jr, Suzanne Perumean-Chaney, Michael Ryan, Matthew Ithurburn

“…Pain intensity was evaluated before PAO and at one week and one, three, and six months following PAO. …”
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Impact of training dairy farm personnel on milking routine compliance, udder health, and milk quality by Zelmar Rodriguez, Mario Lopez-Benavides, Marianna B. Gentilini, Pamela L. Ruegg

“…We observed a significant increase in clinical mastitis cases during the immediate week after the training. Additionally, the upward trend in bulk tank SCC was halted. …”
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Effectiveness of implementation of sickle cell disease referral guidelines and other measures in paediatric department at a tertiary hospital in Saudi Arabia by Muhammad Matloob Alam, Abdulrhman Alathaibi, Hamdan Alghamdi, Jean Barrientos De Asis, Reynan Bautista, Mansour Aladwani, Mustafa Mohamed Selim

“…Finally, the number of wrong outpatient haematology visits decreased from 2 to 4 visits/week to 0 visits.Conclusions Staff education and adherence to guidelines are major priorities for the implementation of SCD referral guidelines in the paediatric department. …”
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Management of the Striga epidemics in pearl millet production: a review by Armel Rouamba, Hussein Shimelis, Inoussa Drabo, Kwame Wilson Shamuyarira, Emmanuel Mrema

“…Among the production constraints, the parasitic weed Striga species, particularly S. hermonthica is endemic and causes up to 80% yield losses under heavy infestation. …”
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Glomerulopathy in the KK.Cg-Ay/J Mouse Reflects the Pathology of Diabetic Nephropathy by Stephen P. O'Brien, Mandy Smith, Hong Ling, Lucy Phillips, William Weber, John Lydon, Colleen Maloney, Steven Ledbetter, Cynthia Arbeeny, Stefan Wawersik

“…Compared to KK- controls, 26-week-old KK- mice had elevated HbA1c, insulin, leptin, triglycerides, and cholesterol, and Unx further elevated these markers of metabolic dysregulation. …”
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Is sleep bruxism associated with smartphone use, neck pain, and sleep features among adolescents? by Ivana Meyer PRADO, Letícia Fernanda MOREIRA-SANTOS, Gabriela de Faria e Barboza HOFFMAM, Lucas Guimarães ABREU, Sheyla Márcia AUAD, Isabela Almeida PORDEUS, Júnia Maria SERRA-NEGRA

“…Adolescents experiencing nightmares once a week (OR = 3.209, 95% CI: 1.202– 8.565) had a higher prevalence of mild thrusting. …”
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The Effectiveness of Acupuncture on Myofascial Trigger Points Versus Traditional Chinese Medicine Acupoints for Treating Plantar Fasciitis With Low Back Pain: A Study Protocol for... by Huang Z, Liang X, Luo Y, Fang Z, Xu M, Xu Y, Cheng S, Li L

“…Eligible participants will receive acupuncture for 30 minutes per session over 8 total sessions, with a 12-week follow-up period. The primary outcome measure will be the change from baseline in the worst first-step pain intensity in the morning after treatment. …”
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Cardiovascular toxicity of tisagenlecleucel in children and adolescents: analysis of spontaneous reports submitted to FAERS by Ganggang Wang, Lin Su, Yanjun Liu, Xiaohan Yang, Yi Li, Qi Mei, Qi Mei, Wen Gao

“…Most CVAEs were associated with cytokine release syndrome, and older patients had a more favorable prognosis.ConclusionsChildren and adolescents who receive tisagenlecleucel should be closely monitored for CVAEs, particularly during the first week of treatment.…”
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Effects of Tert-Butylhydroquinone on Intestinal Inflammatory Response and Apoptosis following Traumatic Brain Injury in Mice by Wei Jin, Hongbin Ni, Yuxiang Dai, Handong Wang, Tianyu Lu, Jun Wu, Jian Jiang, Weibang Liang

“…As a result, we found that oral treatment with 1% tBHQ prior to TBI for one week markedly decreased NF-κB activation, inflammatory cytokines production, and ICAM-1 expression in the gut. …”
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Telaprevir: options of application in separate patient groups by M. V. Mayevskaya, I. N. Tikhonov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…The potential of decreasing of antiviral therapy (AVT) duration to 24 wks is proved, based on dynamics of viral load at AVT, at week 4 and 12 of treatment in patients who receiving no AVTs earlier, and in groups, representing as a rule, difficulty for treatment (patients with CHC relapse or absence the response/incomplete response to previous AVT). …”
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A maChine and deep Learning Approach to predict pulmoNary hyperteNsIon in newbornS with congenital diaphragmatic Hernia (CLANNISH): Protocol for a retrospective study. by Ilaria Amodeo, Giorgio De Nunzio, Genny Raffaeli, Irene Borzani, Alice Griggio, Luana Conte, Francesco Macchini, Valentina Condò, Nicola Persico, Isabella Fabietti, Stefano Ghirardello, Maria Pierro, Benedetta Tafuri, Giuseppe Como, Donato Cascio, Mariarosa Colnaghi, Fabio Mosca, Giacomo Cavallaro

“…<h4>Methods and analytics</h4>Patients with isolated CDH from singleton pregnancies will be enrolled, whose prenatal checks were performed at the Fetal Surgery Unit of the Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico (Milan, Italy) from the 30th week of gestation. A retrospective data collection of clinical and radiological variables from newborns' and mothers' clinical records will be performed for eligible patients born between 01/01/2012 and 31/12/2020. …”
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Time Perception Test in IntelliCage System for Preclinical Study: Linking Depression and Serotonergic Modulation by Olga Sysoeva, Rauf Akhmirov, Maria Zaichenko, Ivan Lazarenko, Anastasiya Rebik, Nadezhda Broshevitskaja, Inna Midzyanovskaya, Kirill Smirnov

“…<b>Results</b>: Rats successfully learned the task within about a week of training. The slightly increased D50 after clomipramine confirmed previous studies. …”
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Fostering transformative learning and whole patient care among teaching hospital staff through artistic creation: a qualitative study by Kang-Ju Chou, Ying-Yao Cheng, Wen Cheng, Hsueh-Hua Chuang, Chun-Teng Tsai, Hua-Chang Fang

“…Results From 2019 to 2021, 226 art projects were presented in the annual week-long exhibition. Postgraduate-year physicians and other hospital staff created 140 and 86 artworks, respectively. …”
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Interest Rates and Financial Performance of Small and Medium Enterprise in Uganda: A Case Study of Muhanga Town Council. by Nabaasa, Innocent

“…The researcher then obtained an introductory letter from Kabale University to be presented to the Town Clerk, and this was used to seek permission to collect data from small and medium enterprises. Then, after one week, the research was collected, and when all the targeted respondents were finished filling out the questionnaire, the researcher then collected, classified, coded, edited, and presented the data using tables. …”
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Estimation of Radiological Effects from Consumption of milk from Volcanic areas of Kisoro, South-western Uganda. by Vianney, Habakwiha, Bosco, Oruru, Winston, Tumps Ireeta

“…Since the differences from the safe values are very small, the quantity of milk to be consumed was estimated to be 0.105 litres per day (0.74 litres per week) in order to keep the Radiological Effects low.…”
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