Integrated intraoperative predictive model for malignancy risk assessment of thyroid nodules with atypia of undetermined significance cytology by Cheng Li, Yong Luo, Yan Jiang, Qi Li

“…A retrospective cohort study was conducted on patients with AUS/FLUS cytology and negative BRAF V600E mutation who underwent thyroid surgery. The cohort was randomly divided into training and validation sets. …”
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A Push on Job Anxiety for Employees on Managing Recent Difficult to Understand Computing Equipment in the Modern Issues in Indian Banking Quarter by Ragunathan Gopalakrishnan, Chellapa Swarnalatha

“…In our work progresses we have been taken of two main parameters for consideration and it detriment in which area stress are mainly responds, and also the paper envelopes certain valuable stress management tactics and techniques that are particularly compassionate for people who have been working in the banking sector. …”
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Patient Perspectives on the Use of Digital Technology to Help Manage Cystic Fibrosis by Alexandre H. Watanabe, Connor Willis, Russell Ragsdale, Joseph Biskupiak, Karlene Moore, Diana Brixner, David Young

“…In this prospective cohort study, a CF-specific mobile application (Phlo) was distributed to adults with CF who received care at the University of Utah Cystic Fibrosis Center, used an iPhone, and filled prescriptions through the University of Utah Specialty Pharmacy services. …”
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Results of a modified Delphi consensus on the optimal testing pathway for oesophago-gastric cancer care in the UK by Philippe Taniere, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Naureen Starling, Wasat Mansoor, Thomas Bird, Martin Eatock

“…Given the level of agreement and that the stopping criteria were met, it was decided not to undertake further Delphi rounds.Conclusion The recommendations support the use of a reflex testing approach for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2, programmed death ligand 1 and microsatellite instability high/mismatch repair deficiency in patients diagnosed with OG cancer who are suitable for treatment with targeted therapy.…”
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Management of Recurrent Ventriculoperitoneal Shunt Infections in Adult Patients by Neval Elgormus, Yusuf Elgormus, Bagnu Dundar, Fatma Bozkurt, Huseyin Dogu, Hafize Uzun

“…<b>Results:</b> In patients who developed multiple infections, Gram-negative organisms were found to be the most predominant (60%, 54/90). …”
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Neurosonograms in very preterm neonates: Findings, risk factors, and association with neurodevelopmental outcome: A retrospective study by Shyam Kumar Sasidhara Kurup, Femitha Pournami, Ajai Kumar Prithvi, Arif Abdulsalam Kolisambeevi, Anila V. Panackal, Jyothi Prabhakar, Naveen Jain

“…Yet, actual data on the proportions of abnormal findings, specific conclusions, and its ability to predict outcomes are sparse. We aimed to study these aspects in very preterm infants who are a high-risk group. …”
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Arsenic and fifteen other metal (loid)s exposure of children living around old mines in the south of France by Igor Pujalté, Zeno Loi, Alice Bernard, Lionel Moulis, Sophie Delpoux, Jacques Gardon

“…Instead, factors like age, seafood consumption, and environmental conditions were more influential. Children who ate seafood had higher arsenic levels in urine (p < 0.001). …”
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Cancer patients’ sense of coherence – psycho-oncological consultations and therapeutic alliance as salutogenic factors by Natalia Cecon-Stabel, Ibrahim Demirer, Holger Pfaff, Antje Dresen

“…Utilising psycho-oncological care (PC) can be allocated to the dimension of ‘tension management’ within this theo-ry. We aimed to evaluate tension management and SoC in the context of PC by analysing whether PC consultations and therapeutic alliance influenced patients’ SoC over time. …”
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The Saudi thoracic society guidelines for vaccinations in adult patients with chronic respiratory diseases by Mohammed Al Ghobain, Fayssal Farahat, Mohammed Zeitouni, Waleed Alsowayan, Sultan Al-Awfi, Ali AlBarrak, Shareefah Al-Basheri, Fatmah Alhabeeb, Esam H. Alhamad

“…Adult patients with chronic respiratory diseases (CRDs) are considered high risk group who are more likely to experience worse clinical outcomes if they acquire viral or bacterial infections. …”
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Faktor-Faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Kejadian Stunting pada Anak Usia 24-59 Bulan di Wilayah Kerja Puskesmas Andalas Kecamatan Padang Timur Kota Padang Tahun 2018 by Eko Setiawan, Rizanda Machmud, Masrul Masrul

“…Tingkat pendidikan ibu memiliki hubungan paling dominan dengan kejadian stunting. …”
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Immature granulocytes predict severe acute pancreatitis independently of systemic inflammatory response syndrome by Michał Lipiński, Grażyna Rydzewska

“…On admission, SIRS was present in 25 (32%) patients. We found that in patients who fulfilled at least two criteria for SIRS, SAP could be predicted with 75% sensitivity and 75.4% specificity, positive predictive value 36%, negative predictive value 94.2%. …”
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Self-Regulated Learning and Academic Stress of Islamic School Students: Mediating Effect of Student Engagement by Shalsabilla Novarizka, Tri Na'imah, Retno Dwiyanti, Nia Anggri Noveni, Dian Bagus Mitreka Satata, Ayşenur Şen

“…This study used a saturated sample of 154 students who were analyzed quantitatively by testing the outer model and inner model with the SmartPLS application. …”
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Retrospective Review of Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) Outcomes at a Tertiary Hospital in Zambia by Nancy Kasongo, Chiza Kasungu, Nixon Miyoba, Herbert T. Nyirenda, Muleta Kumoyo

“…From the database, we identified patients who underwent LEEP between January 2015 and June 2018. …”
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Clinical outcomes of intravenous urography-assisted shockwave lithotripsy for radiolucent ureteral stones by Shinya Somiya, Shigeki Koterazawa, Katsuhiro Ito, Takao Haitani, Yuki Makino, Ryuichiro Arakaki, Norio Kawase, Yoshihito Higashi, Hitoshi Yamada, Toru Kanno

“…Objective: We aimed to compare the clinical outcomes of intravenous urography-assisted fluoroscopy-guided shockwave lithotripsy for radiolucent ureteral stones and standard shockwave lithotripsy for radiopaque ureteral stones. …”
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Exploratory Investigation of Intestinal Structure and Function after Stroke in Mice by Diya Ye, Yuting Hu, Ning Zhu, Weizhong Gu, Gao Long, Enfu Tao, Marong Fang, Mizu Jiang

“…Hematoxylin-eosin (HE) staining showed the accumulation of leucocytes in the intestinal mucosa. Myeloperoxidase (MPO) activity and inflammatory proteins (nuclear factor kappa-B (NF-κB), inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS)) in the small intestine were significantly increased in mice after stroke. …”
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THE DEMOCRACY RHETORIC: A RESEARCH ON THE GRADUATE DISSERTATIONS by Mehmet Çakır

“…Juntas,memorandums, coups, post modern coups and civilian coups can be defined asoverall actions have the characteristics of social, political and militaryorganizations; which are bloody, hurtful, restrictor the individual rights andfreedoms; we have experienced many times since Turkey was established, ignorethe national will. …”
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Voluntary isometric contractions at maximal shortening as a new technique to achieve neuromuscular re-education in healthy subjects by Julio-Artemi Hernández-Trujillo, María-Dolores González-Rivera, Jorge M. González-Hernández

“…Methods: Sixty healthy, recreationally active participants (mean age: 46.4 ± 5.5), were randomly assigned to three groups (VICAMS, ballistic stretching, and control) who were trained for eight weeks. To assess chronic effects, active range of motion, maximal isometric strength, and countermovement jump height were determined before and after the intervention. …”
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Clinical Factors Predicting Voluntary Driving Cessation among Patients with Parkinson’s Disease by Hidetada Yamada, Masahiro Nakamori, Tomohisa Nezu, Teppei Kotozaki, Juri Kitamura, Tomohiko Ohshita, Yoshimasa Sueda, Hirofumi Maruyama

“…Cognitive function was evaluated using the Japanese version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA-J). We excluded patients with dementia or motor impairment (Hoehn−Yahr stage>3). …”
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Frequency Of Prolonged Qtc in Patients With Decompensated Chronic Liver Disease In A Rural Cohort Of Sindh by Adeel Ahmed, Bushra Rabbani, Muhammad Kamran, Ammarah Saeed, Jameel Ahmed

“…Pregnant females, patients with other major co-morbid illnesses, electrolyte imbalances and those on medications affecting QTc interval were excluded. …”
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Anthropometric Parameters in Celiac Disease: A Review on the Different Evaluation Methods and Disease Effects by Allysson Costa, Gleisson A. P. Brito

“…Body mass index is lower in WGFD and GFD compared to control group, and is lower in WGFD compared to GFD. We observed lower values of FM and FFM in WGFD and GFD versus the control group. …”
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