Clinical course of patients relisted for orthotopic heart transplantation: A national study by David Rekhtman, BS, Amit Iyengar, MD, MSE, Nikhil Ganjoo, BA, Cindy Song, BA, Noah Weingarten, MD, Max Shin, MD, Michaela Asher, MPhil, John DePaolo, MD, PhD, Marisa Cevasco, MD, MPH, Pavan Atluri, MD

“…Center quality based on aggregated 1-year mortality was also assessed. Results: Two hundred and seventeen patients were delisted and subsequently relisted. …”
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A combined diagnostic model including middle rectal artery visualization for predicting lateral lymph node metastasis in rectal cancer by Ning Wang, Yiping Li, Yiping Li, Yiping Li, Kun Lu, Kaikai Wei, Shize Jia, Shuhong Fan, Donglin Ren, Donglin Ren, Donglin Ren, Yuanji Fu, Yuanji Fu, Yuanji Fu, Zhimin Liu, Zhimin Liu, Zhimin Liu

“…PurposeThis study attempted to establish a combined diagnostic model encompassing visualization of the middle rectal artery (MRA) and other imaging features to improve the diagnostic efficiency of lateral lymph node (LLN) metastasis, which is crucial for clinical decision-making in rectal cancer.MethodOne hundred eleven patients receiving bilateral or unilateral lymph node dissection were enrolled, and 140 cases of LLN status on a certain unilateral pelvic sidewall were selected. …”
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Distribution and Numbers of Three Globally Threatened Waterbird Species Wintering in Morocco: The Common Pochard, Marbled Teal, and White-Headed Duck by Asmaâ Ouassou, Mohamed Dakki, Mohammed-Aziz El Agbani, Abdeljebbar Qninba, R’himou El Hamoumi

“…The population of Aythya ferina, which is declining, is largely distributed in the country, in over a hundred wetlands, 26 of which verify the national importance criteria. …”
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Rapid Screening for Cognitive Impairment in Parkinson’s Disease: A Pilot Study by YanHong Dong, Way Inn Koay, Leonard Leong Litt Yeo, Christopher Li-Hsian Chen, Jing Xu, Raymond Chee Seong Seet, Erle Chuen Hian Lim

“…This study sought to establish the discriminant validity of a rapid cognitive screen, that is, the National Institute of Neurological Disease and Stroke-Canadian Stroke Network (NINDS-CSN) 5-minute protocol, and compare its discriminant validity to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) and Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) in detecting cognitive impairment (CI) in PD patients. Methods. One hundred and one PD patients were recruited from a movement disorders clinic in Singapore and they received the NINDS-CSN 5-minute protocol, MoCA, and MMSE. …”
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Prevalence of Proteinuria in Owned Dogs from Italy: A Multicentric Study by M. Gizzarelli, X. Roura, P. Scarpa, P. D'Ippolito, V. Foglia Manzillo, G. Oliva, A. Tarducci, A. Borrelli, G. Melis, F. Quintavalla, A. Uva, A. Guarraci, A. Zatelli

“…Among the NP dogs 225 out of 414 (54.3%) were in northern Italy and 430 of 742 (57.9%) in southern Italy. One hundred eighty-nine of 414 (45.7%) SP dogs were identified in northern Italy and 312 of 742 (42.1%) in southern Italy. …”
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Comorbidities, long‐term outcome and poststroke epilepsy associated with ischemic stroke – A multicenter observational study of 125 dogs by Cecilia‐Gabriella Danciu, Rita Gonçalves, Carrete Jordina Caldero, Christoforos Posporis, Javier Espinosa, Steven deDecker, Hanne Gredal, Sophie Elizabeth Wyatt

“…Hypothesis/objective Document comorbidities, long‐term outcome (survival and stroke recurrence), and occurrence of epileptic seizures associated with ischemic stroke. Animals One hundred and twenty‐five client‐owned dogs. Methods Multicenter observational study including dogs diagnosed with ischemic stroke between 2000 and 2021. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Nickel–Titanium Instrumentation Systems for Root Canal Anatomy Preservation: An In Vitro Study by Eszter Nagy, Niki Kotaki, Máté Dudás, Dániel Gerhard Gryschka, Gábor Braunitzer, Mark Adam Antal

“…This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of various nickel–titanium (Ni-Ti) root canal instrumentation systems in preserving root canal anatomy, focusing on their capacity to limit changes in canal angulation. One hundred canals in fifty extracted human molars were prepared with different techniques: Step-Back, Reciproc, MTwo, ProTaper Universal (PTU), and ProTaper Next (PTN). …”
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Effects of photobiomodulation therapy in patients with chronic non-specific low back pain: protocol for a randomised placebo-controlled trial by Lucíola da Cunha Menezes Costa, Shaiane Silva Tomazoni, Leonardo Oliveira Pena Costa, Layana de Souza Guimarães, Amanda Costa Araujo, Dafne Port Nascimento, Flávia Cordeiro de Medeiros, Marina Athayde Avanzi

“…Therefore, the objective of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effects of PBMT in patients with chronic non-specific LBP in the short, medium and long term.Methods and analyses This is a prospectively registered, two-arm randomised placebo-controlled trial with blinded patients, assessors and treatment providers. One hundred and forty-eight patients with chronic non-specific LBP will be recruited. …”
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Angiographic Complete versus Clinical Selective Incomplete Percutaneous Revascularization in Heart Failure Patients with Multivessel Coronary Disease by Chieh-Yu Chang, Chun-Chi Chen, I-Chang Hsieh, Ming-Jer Hsieh, Cheng-Hung Lee, Dong-Yi Chen, Ming-Lung Tsai, Ming-Yun Ho, Jih-Kai Yeh, Yu-Chang Huang, Yu-Ying Lu, Chao-Yung Wang, Shang-Hung Chang, Ming-Shien Wen

“…Clinical selective incomplete revascularization (IR) may be reasonable for these high-risk patients, but its role in long-term outcomes remains uncertain. Methods. Six hundred patients with HF and MVD submitted to PCI were enrolled. …”
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Detecting respiratory impairment in newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis by MRC dyspnoea scale and microfibrillar-associated protein 4 by Bjørk K. Sofiudottir, Sören Möller, Robin Christensen, Stefan Harders, Grith L. Sørensen, Jesper Blegvad, Mette Herly, Dzenan Masic, Grazina Urbonaviciene, Frank Andersen, Christin Isaksen, Brian Bridal Løgstrup, Charlotte Hyldgaard, Torkell Ellingsen

“…The primary outcomes were the MRC and MFAP4’s sensitivity, specificity, and diagnostic odds ratio (DOR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI).Results One hundred and thirty-one patients had available baseline tests. …”
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Diagnostic Performance of Soluble Triggering Receptor Expressed on Myeloid Cells-1 in Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia of Patients with Ischemic Stroke by Yuetian Yu, Cheng Zhu, Chunyan Liu, Yuan Gao, Rong Yin, Jianguo Cao

“…To investigate the effect of soluble triggering receptor expressed on myeloid cells-1 (sTREM-1) in serum, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF), endotracheal aspiration (ETA), and exhaled breath condensate (EBC) samples as early biomarkers for the diagnosis of ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) in patients with ischemic stroke. Methods. One hundred and thirty-two patients with clinically suspected VAP were enrolled in this study. …”
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Age and Sex Variation in the Duration of Action and Corneal Touch Threshold (CTT) following Instillation of 0.5% Topical Ophthalmic Proparacaine and Tetracaine Hydrochlorides by Samuel Kyei, Nana Yaw Abaka Dadzie, Ebenezer Zaabaar, Kwasi Antwi Asamoah Dwomoh, Kofi Asiedu

“…A prospective, randomized, subject-masked, crossover study design was used. Two hundred and forty human volunteers were enrolled in the study. …”
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Translation and validation of the Polish-language version of the Birth Satisfaction Scale-Revised (BSS-R) and its relationship to the type of delivery and the baby’s Apgar score by Paulina Pawlicka, Wiktor Wróbel, Barbara Baranowska, Daria Macewicz, Michał Olech, Caroline J. Hollins Martin, Colin R. Martin

“…A complex within-subjects design with an embedded between-subjects component was used to determine the key psychometric characteristics of the PL-BSS-R. Two hundred ninety-four Polish-speaking women in Poland completed the follow-up component of the study where the PL-BSS-R was administered. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury after Major Abdominal Surgery: A Retrospective Cohort Analysis by Catarina Teixeira, Rosário Rosa, Natacha Rodrigues, Inês Mendes, Lígia Peixoto, Sofia Dias, Maria João Melo, Marta Pereira, Henrique Bicha Castelo, José António Lopes

“…A two-tailed P value <0.05 was considered significant. Results. One hundred one patients (22.4%) had postoperative AKI. …”
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Outcomes of anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction surgery from private and public healthcare services in AustraliaKey points by Thomas J. West, Andrea M. Bruder, Kay M. Crossley, Michael A. Girdwood, Laura K. To, Jamon L. Couch, Mark J. Scholes, Sebastian C.S. Evans, Melissa J. Haberfield, Christian J. Barton, Ewa M. Roos, Alysha De Livera, Adam G. Culvenor

“…Results: A total of 314 participants were included (median age 29 years, 35 ​% female). One hundred and thirty-nine (44 ​%) underwent ACLR using private healthcare. …”
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Nighttime Magnetic Perturbation Events Observed in Arctic Canada: 3. Occurrence and Amplitude as Functions of Magnetic Latitude, Local Time, and Magnetic Disturbance Indices by Mark J. Engebretson, Viacheslav A. Pilipenko, Erik S. Steinmetz, Mark B. Moldwin, Martin G. Connors, David H. Boteler, Howard J. Singer, Hermann Opgenoorth, Audrey Schillings, Shin Ohtani, Jesper Gjerloev, Christopher T. Russell

“…Abstract Rapid changes of magnetic fields associated with nighttime magnetic perturbation events (MPEs) with amplitudes |ΔB| of hundreds of nT and 5–10 min duration can induce geomagnetically induced currents (GICs) that can harm technological systems. …”
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Psychological Status and Quality of Life in relation to the Metabolic Syndrome: Isfahan Cohort Study by Hamidreza Roohafza, Masoumeh Sadeghi, Mohammad Talaei, Zahra Pourmoghaddas, Nizal Sarrafzadegan

“…Current study was designed to investigate the association of metabolic syndrome (MetS) with depression, anxiety, psychological distress, and quality of life (QoL). Design. Two hundred and fifteen contributors with MetS and 253 participants without MetS were randomly selected from 2151 participants of Isfahan Cohort Study who were residents of Isfahan city. …”
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Experience with the implementation of central venous catheters by medical oncologists in a non-surgical setting by Alfonso Revuelta, Luka Mihic, Alfredo Castillo, Axel Mariño, Lucía Mateos, Claudia Iglesias, Carmen Sáenz de Jubera, Cristina Fernández, David Rodríguez-Rubí, Paula Jiménez-Fonseca, José Pablo Berros, Emilio Esteban

“…From January 2015 to March 2019, five hundred port systems were implanted, with a median age of 62 years (range 18–81), male 286/female 214. …”
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Practices of Breast Self-Examination and Associated Factors among Female Debre Berhan University Students by Kalayu Birhane, Miskir Alemayehu, Belayneh Anawte, Gebru Gebremariyam, Ruth Daniel, Semeneh Addis, Teshome Worke, Abdurrahman Mohammed, Wassie Negash

“…Only 14 (3.5%) had family history of breast cancer. Two hundred fifty-six (64%) of the participants had heard about BSE and 30.25% had good knowledge about BSE. …”
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An Improved One-Pot Procedure for Preparation Of N,N -Diethyl-m-Toluamide from m-Toluic Acid by Thinh Pham Duc, Thu Nguyen Van, Phuong Bui Thu, Chau Phan Dinh, Duc Viet Le, Duong Vu Binh

“…Introduction: Recent statistics have shown that there are hundreds of diseases caused by insects that have a significant impact on human health and they are often fatal. …”
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