Perioperative outcomes in an age-adapted analysis of the German StuDoQ|Pancreas registry for PDAC by Tengis Tschaidse, Felix O. Hofmann, Bernhard Renz, Maximilian Hungbauer, Carsten Klinger, Heinz J. Buhr, Waldemar Uhl, Sören Torge Mees, Tobias Keck, Christoph Reissfelder, Michael Ghadimi, Jan G. D’Haese, Jens Werner, Matthias Ilmer

“…This study investigated the influence of age and tumor location on postoperative morbidity and mortality in a large, real-world dataset. Methods Patients with confirmed PDAC undergoing pancreatic surgery between 01/01/2014 and 31/12/2019 were identified from the German StuDoQ|Pancreas registry. …”
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Impact of Thrombocytopenia on In-Hospital Outcome in Patients Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Zhongxiu Chen, Zheng Liu, Nan Li, Ran Liu, Miye Wang, Duolao Wang, Chen Li, Kai Li, Fangbo Luo, Yong He

“…However, controversial results exist, and the real-world clinical impact of thrombocytopenia in patients undergoing PCI is largely unknown. …”
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Flood Analysis with HEC-RAS: A Case Study of Tigris River by Selman Ogras, Fevzi Onen

“…There are three bridges, and one of which are historical bridges, as well as fertile agricultural lands, facilities, and hospitals in the Dicle University campus, the Hevsel Gardens on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List, and some residential areas on the route under study. …”
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Benefits, problems, and optimal timing of administration of indocyanine green fluorescence cholangiography in laparoscopic cholecystectomy by Hitoshi Saito, Shinichi Kinami, Kaori Maruyama, Yuta Sannomiya, Hiroyuki Takamura

“…ICG fluorescence cholangiography is not a substitute for intraoperative cholangiography or preoperative biliary imaging; however, it would be desirable in all patients who undergo cholecystectomy.Trial registration number jRCTs041180006.…”
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Use of Sildenafil in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension: Findings from a U.S. Healthcare Claims Database by Ariel Berger, John Edelsberg, Simon Teal, Marko A. Mychaskiw, Gerry Oster

“…**Conclusions:** In “real-world” clinical practice, many PAH patients beginning treatment with sildenafil remain on therapy for extended periods and are relatively compliant with treatment.…”
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Protocol for a scoping review study on the prevalence and public health consequences of non-medical use (NMU) of tramadol in Africa. by Saidou Sabi Boun, Olumuyiwa Omonaiye, Sanni Yaya, Sanni Yaya

“…<h4>Background</h4>Tramadol is one of the most prescribed painkillers in the world. It is a synthetic opioid that is an excellent alternative to morphine and its derivatives in African countries. …”
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Scoping review: relationship between glucose tolerance and pulmonary decline in cystic fibrosis by Raina Tomoda, Deborah Jane Holmes-Walker

“…This scoping review examines the existing literature on the relationship between oral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) and continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) values, and percent predicted forced expiratory volume in one second (%FEV1) and forced vital capacity (FVC) to determine whether alternative glucose levels would be more appropriate for defining CFRD based on lung function decline. …”
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How Earth System Models Can Inform Key Dimensions of Marine Food Security in the Alaskan Arctic by Georgina A. Gibson, Hajo Eicken, Henry P. Huntington, Clara J. Deal, Olivia Lee, Katherine M. Smith, Nicole Jeffery, Josephine-Mary Sam

“…We investigate how Earth System Model output could contribute to exploring questions related to aspects of Arctic food security such as accessibility and availability and highlight present model shortcomings that, if addressed, would move Earth System Models closer to being a useful tool for understanding environmentally driven changes to the availability and accessibility of harvestable food resources. …”
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Electroacupuncture Improves Clearance of Amyloid-β through the Glymphatic System in the SAMP8 Mouse Model of Alzheimer’s Disease by Pei-zhe Liang, Li Li, Ya-nan Zhang, Yan Shen, Li-li Zhang, Jie Zhou, Zhi-jie Wang, Shu Wang, Sha Yang

“…EA treatment lasted for 8 weeks. In each week, EA would be applied once a day for the first five consecutive days and ceased at the remaining two days. …”
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Mesothelial cell responses to acute appendicitis or small bowel obstruction reactive ascites: Insights into immunoregulation of abdominal adhesion. by Melissa A Hausburg, Kaysie L Banton, Christopher D Cassidy, Robert M Madayag, Carlos H Palacio, Jason S Williams, Raphael Bar-Or, Rebecca J Ryznar, David Bar-Or

“…Between groups, 26 analytes were differentially abundant including innate immune response, wound healing, and mucosal defense proteins. Factors that contributed to the differences between groups were rA-induced highFIB and history of PAS. …”
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Stunting and Its Determinants among Children Aged 6–59 Months in Northern Ethiopia: A Cross-Sectional Study by Shiferaw Abeway, Bereket Gebremichael, Rajalakshmi Murugan, Masresha Assefa, Yohannes Mehretie Adinew

“…The data were entered using EPI INFO version 3.5.1, and analysis was done by SPSS version 21 and ENA, 2007 software for anthropometric calculation. World Health Organization standard 2006 was used to analyse anthropometric data. …”
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Implementing essential diagnostics-learning from essential medicines: A scoping review. by Moriasi Nyanchoka, Mercy Mulaku, Bruce Nyagol, Eddy Johnson Owino, Simon Kariuki, Eleanor Ochodo

“…The World Health Organization (WHO) model list of Essential In vitro Diagnostic (EDL) introduced in 2018 complements the established Essential Medicines List (EML) and improves its impact on advancing universal health coverage and better health outcomes. …”
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Comparison of Serum Potassium, MagnEsium, and Calcium Levels between Kanamycin and Capreomycin-BASEd Regimen-Treated MultiDrug-Resistant TuBerculosis Patients in Bandung (CEASE MDR... by Arto Yuwono Soeroto, Guntur Darmawan, Rudi Supriyadi, Panji Gugah Bhaskara, Prayudi Santoso, Bachti Alisjahbana, Ida Parwati

“…Moreover, our study supported the 2018 World Health Organization treatment guideline recommendations for removal of kanamycin and capreomycin from the MDR-TB regimens.…”
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Deep-learning-based extraction of circle of Willis topology with anatomical priors by Dieuwertje Alblas, Iris N. Vos, Micha M. Lipplaa, Christoph Brune, Irene C. van der Schaaf, Mireille R. E. Velthuis, Birgitta K. Velthuis, Hugo J. Kuijf, Ynte M. Ruigrok, Jelmer M. Wolterink

“…Previous work has sought to extract CoW topology from voxel-based semantic segmentation masks. …”
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A globalizáció és a kohéziós politika hatása Magyarországon a 2014-2020-as időszakban (Globalisation and the Effect of the Cohesion Policy in Hungary in 2014-2020) by Csaba Sarido, Péter Bertalan

“…Globalisation entails social, political, technological, environmental and cultural cross-border exchange and links, which connect individuals, communities and governments, all over the world. Major environmental problems, such as air pollution, deforestation, the hole in the ozone layer and global warming, have to be solved, because they affect everyone living on earth. …”
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Arlington Park: Variations on Virginia Woolf’s Mrs Dalloway by Monica LATHAM

“…Thus, Arlington Park constitutes a twenty-first-century cover version of Mrs Dalloway. I would like to observe Cusk’s narrative, stylistic and thematic features, which seem to situate her novel at the confluence of two traditions: firstly, her writing stems from modernism and prolongs modernist techniques, more particularly the Woolfian legacy; Cusk can thus be said to be a neo-modernist writer.2 Secondly, her work belongs to the current “literary fiction” genre: it is an elitist, lyrical, “writerly” type of fiction born with modernist aesthetics.…”
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Relationship Between the Results of the Landing Error Scoring System and Trunk Muscle Thickness by Yuki Muramoto, Hironobu Kuruma

“…It was hypothesized that athletes with poor activation of deep trunk muscle (transversus abdominis and internal oblique) would have lower LESS scores. # Study Design Cross-sectional study # Methods The trunk muscle thickness at rest and during the plank was measured using ultrasonography. …”
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Detection of low frequency artemisinin resistance mutations, C469Y, P553L and A675V, and fixed antifolate resistance mutations in asymptomatic primary school children in Kenya by Victor Osoti, Kevin Wamae, Leonard Ndwiga, Paul M. Gichuki, Collins Okoyo, Stella Kepha, Kibor Keitany, Regina Kandie, Stephen Aricha, Rosebella Kiplagat, Charles Mwandawiro, Philip Bejon, Robert W. Snow, Lynette Isabella Ochola-Oyier

“…These signals in asymptomatic and mixed infections would have been missed without deep sequencing.…”
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The effect of counseling with a positive approach on anxiety about giving birth to an Infant with Anomalies in pregnant mothers over 35 years of age by Hadis Jalilvand, Mojghan Mokhtari Zanjani, Taraneh Emamgholi Khooshehchin

“…Since advanced maternal age is recognized as a risk factor for adverse pregnancy outcomes and fetal complications, there is a heightened potential for increased anxiety and worry among those who become pregnant at older age. …”
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Thyroid Storm with Multiorgan Failure Treated with Plasmapheresis by Ann Miller, Kristi D. Silver

“…While current guidelines for plasmapheresis for thyroid storm recommend individualized decision making, no further clarification is provided on who would be a good candidate for the procedure. We present a patient with thyroid storm and multiorgan failure who was treated with plasmapheresis after failing maximal medical therapy. …”
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