The Effectiveness of Self-Expandable Metallic Stent Insertion in Treating Right-Sided Colonic Obstruction: A Comparison between SEMS and Decompression Tube Placement and an Investi... by Rintaro Moroi, Katsuya Endo, Ryo Ichikawa, Hiroshi Nagai, Hirohiko Shinkai, Tomoya Kimura, Fumitake Ishiyama, Kei Yaguchi, Shoichi Kayaba, Tooru Shimosegawa

“…The data from thirty-seven patients who underwent SEMS or conventional decompression tube placement for malignant colonic obstruction in our hospital were analyzed retrospectively. …”
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From an allergic reaction to a superior vena cava syndrome by Milutinović Vojislava, Milutinović Vladimir

“…SVCS can be the initial presentation of a previously undiagnosed tumor in up to 60% of cases. We are presenting the case of a patient with SVC syndrome who was initially diagnosed with an allergic reaction. …”
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Preoperative Nutritional Therapy Reduces the Risk of Anastomotic Leakage in Patients with Crohn’s Disease Requiring Resections by Zhen Guo, Dong Guo, Jianfeng Gong, Weiming Zhu, Lugen Zuo, Jing Sun, Ning Li, Jieshou Li

“…The rate of anastomotic leakage and temporary diverting stoma was compared between patients who received preoperative nutritional therapy and those on a normal diet before surgery. …”
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Of Human Bondage and the Question of Free Will by Mahinur Akşehir Uygur

“…Of Human Bondage (1915) by Somerset Maugham might be considered to be the story of a boy’s rite of passage, of a troubled love affair or to have a touch of Maugham’s own growth from boyhood to adulthood. …”
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Can Occupational Stress be Reduced by Gamification? A Study of Newcomers by Žigimantas Pečiūra

“…The study involved 575 employees from various fields living in the United Kingdom or the United States who have been working in their new jobs for no longer than one year. …”
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Analysing the manipulation of the youths, election violence and democratic retrogression in South Africa by Ibrahim Yusuf Didamson

“…Through this, they will be able to shape policies and direction of government, and the future of many unborn generations. …”
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Pathways to transform urban food systems: feminist action research from Cape Town and Nairobi by Nicole Paganini, Vanessa Farr, Jes Weigelt

“…Conducted in partnerships between the Urban Food Futures program and people who were permanently displaced during the colonial era, the study is informed by an emerging body of analysis that responds to the complex trauma of undernutrition, and approaches health as something far beyond an individual’s own somatic/bodily state of being. …”
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The Origin, Applications, and Breeding Goals of Jujube in China by Menghan Wu, Yaoxi Liu, Tingjian Jiang, Yiteng Liu, Zhuo Chen, Xiaofei Wang, Huafeng Yue, Fangdong Li, Gaopu Zhu, Mengmeng Zhang

“…In this review, we summarize the origin, classification, and historical, as well as modern, uses of jujube. …”
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Clinical Value of 99Tcm-MDP SPECT Bone Scintigraphy in the Diagnosis of Unilateral Condylar Hyperplasia by Bing Wen, Ying Shen, Chang-Yin Wang

“…One hundred forty-nine patients who underwent mandibular 99Tcm-MDP SPECT between January 2009 and December 2012 were studied, including 105 cases that were clinically suspected of UCH and 44 comparable cases without UCH as a control group. …”
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Clinically Significant Minor Blood Group Antigens amongst North Indian Donor Population by Divjot Singh Lamba, Ravneet Kaur, Sabita Basu

“…This data base will help us to prevent alloimmunisation in young females, pregnant women, and patients who are expected to require repeated transfusions in life by providing them with antigen matched blood. …”
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Increased Mortality in Diabetic Foot Ulcer Patients: The Significance of Ulcer Type by N. K. Chammas, R. L. R. Hill, M. E. Edmonds

“…Diabetic foot ulcer (DFU) patients have a greater than twofold increase in mortality compared with nonulcerated diabetic patients. We investigated (a) cause of death in DFU patients, (b) age at death, and (c) relationship between cause of death and ulcer type. …”
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Os etnoconhecimentos botânicos dos Paiterey e as repercussões no território: uma prévia análise na Aldeia Paiter da Linha 09 - Terra Indígena Sete de Setembro by Tássia Karina Alexandre de Medeiros, Adnilson de Almeida Silva, Gasodá Wawaeitxapôh Suruí, Isaac Costa Araújo Filho, Nicolas Floriani

“…As it was said, this research is a study of case among the Paiterey, and it follows a qualitative approach with technical designs and experimental doings. So it investigates the use of medicinal products from the forest of this region as a basis for health which is related to the indigenous practices, as well as its re-signification as an important element in the cooperation strategies among social actors such as the Academy, while these peoples look for the visibility of their culture and the recognition of their socio-territorial rights associated with the training and qualification of future indigenous leaders – even against the external pressure which implies losses of the biodiversity on their territory.…”
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We did our Best!: The Experience of Frontline Workers in Long-Term Care during COVID-19 Outbreaks by Jillian Gratton, Lenora Duhn, Rosemary Wilson, Pilar Camargo-Plazas

“…In Canada, the COVID-19 pandemic had devastating effects for those living in long-term care (LTC) homes, yet little is known about the experiences of the frontline workers who endured in those settings with COVID-19 outbreaks. …”
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Intentional Manipulations? A Further Analysis of Selected English-Yoruba Humorous Translations by Ibukunolu Isaac Olodude

“…It concludes that humorous translations are often used by comedians who intentionally manipulate the translations of certain texts for the purpose of comedy. …”
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Skinner Sweet, American Vampire by James J. Donahue

“…In the full-length collections of their current series, Snyder and Albuquerque explore issues of American identity through the improbable birth and activities of this new breed and those who encounter it. Reborn as a vampire during the American west of the 1880s, Skinner Sweet embodies an American identity defined by the myth of the west and the American Dream it gave birth to. …”
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3D BIOPRINTING IN DENTISTRY: BIBLIOMETRIC ANALYSIS by Peter Frantsevich Litvitskiy, Alexander Tsymbal, Zhangirkhan Bolat, Yelaman Bazarbayev, Madina Bekentayeva, Raushan Nauryzbay, Azhar N. Zhexenova, Gulbanu Mukyshova, Lida Aliyeva, Aliya Zhylkybekova

“…The journal "Bioprinting" ranks among the top six journals, followed by "Cells" and "Biofabrication". Chen J, Guo W, and Zhang X stand out, each having three published works. …”
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Serum-Free Thyroxine Levels Were Associated with Pulmonary Hypertension and Pulmonary Artery Systolic Pressure in Euthyroid Patients with Coronary Artery Disease by Bingjie Wu, Jingjing Jiang, Minghui Gui, Lin Liu, Qiqige Aleteng, Shanshan Wang, Xiaojing Liu, Yan Ling, Xin Gao

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted in individuals who underwent coronary angiography and were diagnosed as CAD from March 2013 to November 2013. 811 subjects (185 women and 626 men) were included in this study. …”
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Long COVID in transgender and gender nonbinary people in the United States by Andrea L. Wirtz, Sari L. Reisner, S. Wilson Cole, Darya Adams, J. D. Davids, Alison K. Cohen, Carter Brown, Marissa Miller, Tonia C. Poteat

“…Data were restricted to 817 participants who reported confirmed or suspected COVID-19 to estimate the prevalence of long COVID, defined as symptoms persisting for ≥ 3 months. …”
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Prevalence and Clinical Spectrum of Liver Disease in Nepalese HIV-Sero-Positive Patients Undergoing Antiretroviral Therapy: A Cross-Sectional Hospital Based Study by Roshan Kumar Jha, Shiv Kumar Sah

“…The study revealed high rate of liver injury in a substantial proportion of HIV individuals, stressing that a regular clinic follow-up is necessary for the HIV individuals who are undergoing ART.…”
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Effect of Long-Term Proton Pump Inhibitor Use on Glycemic Control in Patients with Type Two Diabetes Mellitus by Amy Trang, Jordan Bushman, Alexandra Halalau

“…Medical records across 8 hospitals between 2007 and 2016 were reviewed for 14,602 patients with T2DM (not on insulin therapy) taking PPIs. Values of HbA1c (baseline, follow-up, and the difference between the two) in those prescribed with PPIs and years of therapy were compared to HbA1c values of those who had no record of PPI use. …”
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