Unreliable information and fear: Barriers to vaccination among IBD patients in China by Jingwen Liu, Zelin Yan, Wen Hu, Shuyan Li, Yan Chen

“…Bivariate analyses and logistic regression models were used to identify relevant factors. Two hundred and three patients from 243 non-vaccinated respondents were included in the analysis. …”
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Trace elements levels in growing camels’ (Camelus dromedarius) biological tissues from semi-arid areas by Mutassim M. Abdelrahman, Ibrahim A. Alhidary, Mohsen M. Alobre, Abdulkareem M. Matar, Mohammed A. Al-Badwi, Mohammed M. Qaid, Riyadh S. Aljumaah

“…This study focused on the variation of copper (Cu), zinc (Zn), manganese (Mn), selenium (Se), iron (Fe), and iodine (I) concentrations in whole blood, rumen fluid, and tissues of slaughtered growing camels (>one-year-old) raised in five regions of Saudi Arabia in spring. One hundred and forty-three samples were collected and wet digested to analyze the concentrations of Cu, Zn, Mn, Se, Fe, and I by Inductively Coupled Plasma Optical Emission Spectroscopy (ICP-OES). …”
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The association of serum phospholipids levels with chronic kidney disease: A systematic review of observational studies by Zahra Shahveghar Asl, Faezeh Ghalichi, Mohadeseh Badpeyma, Zohreh Ghoreishi

“…Results: A total of 28977 articles were included. One hundred and fifty duplicated articles were removed, 28827 studies were excluded, 343 full-text articles were reviewed and sixteen studies were included at the end. …”
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Pan-cancer drivers of metastasis by Ryan Lusby, Engin Demirdizen, Mohammed Inayatullah, Paramita Kundu, Oscar Maiques, Ziyi Zhang, Mikkel Green Terp, Victoria Sanz-Moreno, Vijay K. Tiwari

“…We investigate this through single-cell transcriptome analysis encompassing over two hundred patients with metastatic and non-metastatic tumours across six cancer types. …”
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Fluoxetine for reducing postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients after total knee replacement: study protocol for a single-centre, double-blind, randomised, parallel... by Yusheng Yao, Hong Ye, Yushan Wu, Daoyi Lin, Lulu Yu, Jiaxin Chen

“…Given the antineuroinflammatory and neuroprotective effects of fluoxetine, we hypothesise that fluoxetine may reduce the cumulative incidence of POCD in elderly patients undergoing total knee arthroplasty (TKA).Methods and analysis This is a prospective, randomised, double-blind, parallel-group, placebo-controlled, superiority trial. Five hundred elderly patients undergoing unilateral TKA will be randomly assigned to the fluoxetine and placebo groups. …”
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A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Suture-Fixation Mucopexy and Doppler-Guided Hemorrhoidal Artery Ligation in Patients with Grade III Hemorrhoids by Min Zhai, Yong-An Zhang, Zhen-Yi Wang, Jian-Hua Sun, Jie Wen, Qi Zhang, Jin-De Li, Yi-Zheng Wu, Feng Zhou, Hui-Lei Xu

“…This was a randomized controlled trial. One hundred patients with grade III hemorrhoids were randomly assigned to receive suture-fixation mucopexy (n=50) or DGHAL (n=50). …”
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Weather Support for the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Sailing Events by Yan Ma, Rongzhen Gao, Yunchuan Xue, Yuqiang Yang, Xiaoyun Wang, Bin Liu, Xiaoliang Xu, Xuezhong Liu, Jianwei Hou, Hang Lin

“…During the period of OPSC, almost one hundred people were involved in the weather service with innovative service concept, and the weather support was found to be successful and helpful to the OPSC.…”
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Effect of “Time To Surgery” on the Endometrial Cancer Prognosis by Engin Celik, Harika Yumru Celiksoy, Hamdullah Sozen, Hale Goksever Celik, Semen Onder, Mehmet Yavuz Salihoglu, Samet Topuz

“…STUDY DESIGN: Patients who were diagnosed with epithelial type endometrial cancer and did not receive preoperative chemotherapy, radiotherapy, or hormonal therapy were included in the study. RESULTS: Two hundred eighty-five patients were included in the study. …”
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Elevated Preoperative Serum CA19-9 Levels in Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Is Associated with Poor Prognosis after Resection by Yu-Ling Chen, Chien-Hung Chen, Rey-Heng Hu, Ming-Chih Ho, Yung-Ming Jeng

“…On receiver operating characteristic curve analysis, the cut off value of CA19-9 was determined to be 27 U/mL. One hundred and six patients had preoperative CA19-9 values >27 U/mL. …”
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Exploring Vocational Evaluation Practices following Traumatic Brain Injury by Christina Dillahunt-Aspillaga, Tammy Jorgensen Smith, Ardis Hanson, Sarah Ehlke, Mary Stergiou-Kita, Charlotte G. Dixon, Davina Quichocho

“…This exploratory case study used a forty-six-item online survey which was distributed to VRPs. Results. One hundred and nine VRPs accessed the survey. Of these, 74 completed the survey. …”
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The Usefulness of Homeostatic Measurement Assessment-Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) for Detection of Glucose Intolerance in Thai Women of Reproductive Age with Polycystic Ovary Syndr... by Thanyarat Wongwananuruk, Manee Rattanachaiyanont, Pichai Leerasiri, Suchada Indhavivadhana, Kitirat Techatraisak, Surasak Angsuwathana, Prasong Tanmahasamut, Chongdee Dangrat

“…Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital. Subject. Two hundred and fifty Thai PCOS women who attended the Gynecologic Endocrinology Unit, during May 2007 to January 2009. …”
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Nasal Dilators (Breathe Right Strips and NoZovent) for Snoring and OSA: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Macario Camacho, Omojo O. Malu, Yoseph A. Kram, Gaurav Nigam, Muhammad Riaz, Sungjin A. Song, Anthony M. Tolisano, Clete A. Kushida

“…Four databases, including PubMed/MEDLINE, were searched through September 29, 2016. Results. One-hundred twelve studies were screened, fifty-eight studies were reviewed, and fourteen studies met criteria. …”
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Geospatial Relationships between Awareness and Utilization of Community Exercise Resources and Physical Activity Levels in Older Adults by Christopher J. Dondzila, Ann M. Swartz, Kevin G. Keenan, Amy E. Harley, Razia Azen, Scott J. Strath

“…The purpose of this study was to determine whether awareness and utilization of fitness resources and physical activity differed depending on residential distance from CBFR. Methods. Four hundred and seventeen older adults (72.9±7.7 years) were randomly recruited from three spatial tiers (≤1.6, >1.6 to ≤3.2, and >3.2 to 8.0 km) surrounding seven senior centers, which housed CBFR. …”
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A Study of Success Rate of Miniscrew Implants as Temporary Anchorage Devices in Singapore by Song Yi Lin, Yow Mimi, Chew Ming Tak, Foong Kelvin Weng Chiong, Wong Hung Chew

“…Materials and Methods. Two hundred and eighty-five orthodontic miniscrew implants were examined from NDCS patient records. …”
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Crystalline structures in foams: guided mechanical self-assembly of bubbles in fiber arrays by Marwan Chammouma, Manon Jouanlanne, Antoine Egelé, Damien Favier, Jean Farago, Aurélie Hourlier-Fargette

“…The long-range crystalline architectures achieved in samples spanning hundreds of bubbles are then quantified through a theoretical approach analysing the orientational order in the samples. …”
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Exclusive Breastfeeding Practice and Associated Factors among Mothers Attending Private Pediatric and Child Clinics, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Laykewold Elyas, Amha Mekasha, Amha Admasie, Etagegnehu Assefa

“…From 380 mothers, only 44.2% of the mothers practiced EBF. Two hundred (52.6%) mothers started breastfeeding within 1 hour of delivery; 161 (42.4%) of the mothers gave extra food before six months, and 244 (64.2%) believed that exclusive breastfeeding was sufficient. …”
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Genetic Variants in the SCN9A Gene are Detected in a Minority of Erythromelalgia Patients by Mari Skystad Kvernebo, Celene Grayson, Ioannis M. Stylianou, Virginia Woloshen, Christopher Radomski, Cato Mørk, Knut Kvernebo

“…This study investigated the frequency of SCN9A variants in a cohort of primary erythromelalgia patients collected at a single centre, and examined the clinical signs and symptoms associated with identified variants. One hundred patients with possible erythromelalgia were collected prospectively and evaluated by clinical examination. …”
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Liver Surgery for Hepatocellular Carcinoma: Laparoscopic versus Open Approach by C. G. Ker, J. S. Chen, K. K. Kuo, S. C. Chuang, S. J. Wang, W. C. Chang, K. T. Lee, H. Y. Chen, C. C. Juan

“…Patients and Methods. One hundred and sixteen patients underwent laparoscopic liver resection (LR) and another 208 patients went for open liver resection (OR) for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). …”
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Development of small molecule non-covalent coronavirus 3CL protease inhibitors from DNA-encoded chemical library screening by Hengrui Liu, Arie Zask, Farhad Forouhar, Sho Iketani, Alana Williams, Daniel R. Vaz, Dahlya Habashi, Karenna Choi, Samuel J. Resnick, Seo Jung Hong, David H. Lovett, Tian Bai, Alejandro Chavez, David D. Ho, Brent R. Stockwell

“…Abstract Variants of SARS-CoV-2 have continued to emerge across the world and cause hundreds of deaths each week. Due to the limited efficacy of vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 and resistance to current therapies, additional anti-viral therapeutics with pan-coronavirus activity are of high interest. …”
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Naturally Occurring Hepatitis B Virus B-Cell and T-Cell Epitope Mutants in Hepatitis B Vaccinated Children by Yu-Min Lin, Guey-Mei Jow, Shu-Chi Mu, Bing-Fang Chen

“…The aim of this study was to investigate the role of B-cell and T-cell epitope variations of HBsAg and polymerase in HBV infection in vaccinated children. One hundred sixty-three sera from vaccinated children were enrolled randomly. …”
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