Impact of Preventive Intravenous Amiodarone on Reperfusion Ventricular Fibrillation in Patients With Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Undergoing Open-Heart Surgery: Randomized Controll... by Chan-Juan Gong, Xiao-Kai Zhou, Zhen-Feng Zhang, Yin Fang

“…ResultsThe incidence of VF was lower in group A than in group P (30% vs 70%, PPPPPPPP ConclusionsIn patients with LVH who undergo open-heart surgery, amiodarone can be safely used to reduce the incidence of VF, the duration of VF, the frequency of defibrillation, and the energy of defibrillation after ACC removal.…”
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E-cigarettes on Instagram: Exploring vape content via an Australian vaping influencer by Jonine Jancey, Renee N. Carey, Becky Freeman, Tama Leaver, Katharina Wolf, Marilyn Bromberg, Kevin Chai, Stella Bialous, Phoebe Adams, Meghan Mcleod, Kahlia McCausland

“…Methods We identified the accounts followed by an Australian Instagram influencer who primarily posts e-cigarette-related content. …”
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Pensando sobre los "centros abiertos": Una contribución desde Brasil by Verónica Regina Müller

“…It emphasizes the thorough respect that should be kept towards the culture of children and youngsters who live in the streets and attend the center. First, the concept of citizenship is discussed, a concept that means a principle in the "open centers". …”
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Immunological Dynamics Associated with Direct-Acting Antiviral Therapies in Naive and Experimented HCV Chronic-Infected Patients by Grenda Leite Pereira, Andréa Monteiro Tarragô, Walter Luiz Lima Neves, Pedro Vieira da Silva Neto, Priscila Sarmento de Souza, Juliana dos Santos Affonso, Keyla Santos de Sousa, Jéssica Albuquerque da Silva, Allyson Guimarães Costa, Flamir da Silva Victoria, Marilu Barbieri Victoria, Adriana Malheiro

“…This fact led us to investigate the immune system of naive and experienced patients, who we followed before the therapy and three months after the end of treatment. …”
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Prevalence of peripheral neuropathy in children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia: A hospital-based cross-sectional study by Aniruddha Rathore, Mukesh Dhankar, Sharmila B. Mukherjee, Suvasini Sharma, Shailaja Shukla, Piali Mandal

“…Conclusion: In children with transfusion-dependent thalassemia who do not exhibit any neurological signs or symptoms, however, it is not uncommon to observe abnormal NCS at an average hemoglobin (Hb) level of less than 9.5 g/dl. …”
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Dünya’da ve Türkiye’de Covid-19 Pandemisinin Ekonomik Etkileri by Hilal Aktaş, İclal Ünüvar

“…Türkiye’de ilk vaka 11 Mart 2020 tarihinde görülmüştür. Dünya sağlık örgütü (WHO) 11 Mart 2020 tarihinde “pandemi” ilan etmiş ve ülkeler virüs vakalarına son verebilmek adına çeşitli tedbirler almışlardır. …”
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Restoration of the Ellipsoid Zone and Visual Prognosis at 1 Year after Surgical Macular Hole Closure by Hiruma Hasebe, Naoki Matsuoka, Hiroko Terashima, Ryo Sasaki, Eriko Ueda, Takeo Fukuchi

“…EZ disruption was restored in 10 eyes (53%, Group A) and remained in 9 eyes (47%, Group B) at 1 year after surgery. In Group B, the diameter of the residual EZ disruption was 54.7±33.1 μm. …”
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Determinating the STEM Education Compentencies of Pre-Service Teachers by Dilber Acar, Yasemin Büyükşahin, Tuğba Ecevit

“…In this context, it is the teachers who will provide students with these knowledge and skills and apply STEM education. …”
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His Master’s Voice: Sound Devices in Bram Stoker’s Dracula by Maria Parrino

“…From Renfield’s calling in of the vampire (a master who needs a servant to be welcomed in), to Dracula’s attempt at mastering oral English in order to conceal his foreignness, the novel proves to be an important example of how literature deals with sound devices.…”
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Hobbit: Providing Fall Detection and Prevention for the Elderly in the Real World by Markus Bajones, David Fischinger, Astrid Weiss, Daniel Wolf, Markus Vincze, Paloma de la Puente, Tobias Körtner, Markus Weninger, Konstantinos Papoutsakis, Damien Michel, Ammar Qammaz, Paschalis Panteleris, Michalis Foukarakis, Ilia Adami, Danai Ioannidi, Asterios Leonidis, Margherita Antona, Antonis Argyros, Peter Mayer, Paul Panek, Håkan Eftring, Susanne Frennert

“…We provide lessons learned regarding the need for adaptive behavior coordination, support during emergency situations, and clear communication of robotic actions and their consequences for fellow researchers who are developing an autonomous, low-cost service robot designed to interact with their users in domestic contexts. …”
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Increased Expression of VEGF and CD31 in Postradiation Rectal Tissue: Implications for Radiation Proctitis by G. Karamanolis, I. Delladetsima, V. Kouloulias, K. Papaxoinis, I. Panayiotides, D. Haldeopoulos, K. Triantafyllou, N. Kelekis, S. D. Ladas

“…Rectal mucosa biopsies from 11 patients who underwent irradiation for prostate cancer were examined immunohistochemically for the expression of VEGF and CD31 at three time settings—before, at the completion of, and 6 months after radiotherapy. …”
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MOBILITAS PEKERJA PEMBANTU RUMAH TANGGA DARI DAERAH PINGGIRAN KE KOTA MEDAN (Studi Kasus di Kecamatan Percut Sei Tuan Kabupaten Deli Serdang) by Indra Muda

“…District government's efforts Percut Sei Tuan to reduce the rate of mobility of people to the city of Medan was essentially no specific steps, only asked that the district government to travel to their place of work more carefully so it does not have an accident. The conclusion of this research is, the mobility of families due to economic factors, the availability of jobs in their village. …”
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Strategies for Overcoming University Researchers’ Writer’s Block by V. M. Evdash, N. N. Zhuravleva

“…To overcome the block, we offer the researchers a variety of activities during courses and special projects. …”
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Pharmacological Therapy of Gastroesophageal Reflux in Preterm Infants by Luigi Corvaglia, Caterina Monari, Silvia Martini, Arianna Aceti, Giacomo Faldella

“…A step-wise approach should be advisable, firstly promoting nonpharmacological interventions and limiting drugs to selected infants unresponsive to the conservative measures or who are suffering from severe GER with clinical complications. …”
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Misdiagnosis of Bipolar Disorder: Rare or Frequent? by Sevda Korkmaz, Murad Atmaca, Gülay Taşcı, Şuheda Kaya

“…On the other hand, we did not find any research in Turkey. For this reason, we wondered what is situation in our country in terms of misdiagnosis of bipolar disorder. …”
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Traumatic Uterine Rupture in Second Trimester: Two Departments, Two Patients, Two Survivors by Kaggwa H, Deogratious E, Ndiwalana BR, Luweesi H, Kaduyu P

“…Prompt diagnosis is necessary to treat this emergency, given its quick onset and progression, to prevent potentially life-threatening complications to the mother and fetus, notably fetal death, which commonly occurs in such cases. Here, we present a case of a 33-year-old female, Gravida 3 Para 2+0, with two previous uterine scars who sustained a traumatic uterine rupture at gestation of 18 weeks due to blunt abdominal trauma after a bathroom fall. …”
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Screen time, physical activity and cardiovascular risk factors in adolescents by Gabriel Gustavo Bergmann, Rafael Miranda Tassitano, Mauren Lúcia de Araújo Bergmann, Maria Cecília Marinho Tenório, Jorge Mota

“…Cardiovascular risk factors were sum of triceps and subscapular skin- folds (∑SF), total cholesterol (TC) and blood pressure (BP). Predictors and outcome variables were dichotomized using standardized cut o points. …”
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The Effectiveness of ROMATIF Therapy (Mirror Therapy and Positive Affirmation) on Strength of Muscle and Self-acceptance in Post Stroke Patients by Putu Sintya Arlinda Arsa, Lie Liana Fuadiati, Desy Rinawaty

“…The inclusion criteria were patients aged 21–74 years who were compos mentis and experiencing upper limb hemiparesis after a stroke. …”
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Anaesthetic Management of a Neonate with Ebstein’s Anomaly Undergoing a Meningomyelocele Surgery: A Case Report by Prakriti, Monika Yadav, Vaishali Gupta, Komal Yadav, Shikha Garg

“…Hereby the authors discuss a 16-day-old female neonate with EA who underwent surgery for a ruptured meningocele. …”
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Postpartum haemorrhage following vaginal delivery: a comprehensive analysis and development of predictive models for aetiological subgroups in Chinese women by Hong Lin, Dandan Zhang, Jinke Li, Mengyuan Shao, Xiaoxue Wang, Xueting Chen, Yangzi Zhou, Zixuan Song

“…Our goal was to craft and validate predictive models to guide clinical decision-making and optimise resource allocation.Design A retrospective cohort study.Setting Shengjing Hospital of China Medical University, Liaoning Maternal and Child Health Hospital, and Shenyang Women’s and Children’s Hospital.Participants 29 842 women who underwent vaginal delivery were enrolled in the study across three hospitals from 2016 to 2022.Primary outcome measures PPH, categorised into uterine atony (UA), placental factors (PF), cervical trauma (CT), and coagulation abnormalities (CA) by aetiology.Results The logistic regression for overall PPH and UA-PPH showcased high discrimination (AUCs of 0.807 and 0.794, respectively), coupled with commendable calibration and DCA-assessed clinical utility, culminating in the development of a nomogram for risk prediction. …”
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