Retrospective, Non-Interventional, Multicenter Study on the Effectiveness and Safety of Intravesical Bacillus Calmette–Guerin in Patients with Non-Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer: R... by Panagiotis Angelopoulos, Titos Markopoulos, Lazaros Lazarou, Andreas Skolarikos, Panagiotis Stamatakos, Georgios I. Papadopoulos, Charalampos Fragkoulis, Konstantinos Ntoumas, Napoleon Moulavasilis, Panagiotis Levis, Dimitrios Papanikolaou, Ioannis Sokolakis, Konstantinos Hatzimouratidis, Charalampos Tzanetakos, Marina Psarra, George Mavridoglou, Konstantinos Skriapas, Dimitra Akrivou, Dimitrios Karagiannis, Christos Noutsos, Andreas Georgiou, Konstantinos Hastazeris, George Gourzoulidis, Dionysios Mitropoulos

“…Methods: From January 2016 to December 2023, medical records from six hospital centers were reviewed for adult patients with histologically confirmed stage Ta or T1 NMIBC (with or without carcinoma in situ [CIS]) who received at least one maintenance course of SII-ONCO-BCG after induction. …”
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Intraoperatively identified patellofemoral osteoarthritis: no significant impact on short-term outcomes of medial unicompartmental knee arthroplasty by Bei Li, Changyu Huang, Bingqian Zheng, Zida Huang, Xinyu Fang, Xiaoyong Wang, Wenming Zhang

“…Methods This single-center, retrospective study included patients who underwent UKA by a same surgical team from March 2021 to November 2022. …”
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Evaluation of the resistome and gut microbiome composition of hospitalized patients in a health unit of southern Brazil coming from a high animal husbandry production region by Elisa Pires Coltro, Elisa Pires Coltro, Lucas Cafferati Beltrame, Lucas Cafferati Beltrame, Lucas Cafferati Beltrame, Caroline Ribeiro da Cunha, Caetana Paes Zamparette, Clarissa Feltrin, Vilmar Benetti Filho, Patrícia de Almeida Vanny, Sérgio Beduschi Filho, Taíse Costa Ribeiro Klein, Mara Cristina Scheffer, Jussara Kasuko Palmeiro, Jussara Kasuko Palmeiro, Glauber Wagner, Thaís Cristine Marques Sincero, Thaís Cristine Marques Sincero, Carlos Rodrigo Zárate-Bladés, Carlos Rodrigo Zárate-Bladés

“…Notably, unique resistance genes, including dfrF and mutations in gyrB, were identified at discharge. ARGs were associated with 55 bacterial species, with Lactobacillus fermentum, harboring the ermB gene. …”
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Antiviral Drugs and Vaccines for Omicron Variant: A Focused Review by Nidhi Garg, Ananya Sree Kunamneni, Pankaj Garg, Sandeep Sharma, Divakar Sharma, Adinarayana Kunamneni

“…For prevention, 2130 (cilgavimab) in combination with COV2-2196 (tixagevimab) has been effective against BA.2 only. LY-CoV1404 (bebtelovimab) is recently authorized as it is effective against all sublineages of the Omicron variant. …”
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Perceived costs and benefits of companion dog keeping based on a convenience sample of dog owners by Laura Gillet, Borbála Turcsán, Eniko Kubinyi

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Early Childhood Caries: Expectant Mothers’ Knowledge, Attitude, and Willingness to Treatment by Malini Venugopal, Vinitha Alex, Ektah Khosla, K. Korath Abraham, Arun Roy James, Elsa Thenumkal

“…Steps to include awareness programs among medical care providers who are in regular contact with the expectant mother are of paramount importance.…”
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OmoiwsiV Qew PROBLEMOS RABINISTINIAME IRHELENISTINIAME JUDAIZME by Kristina Gudelytė

“…OmoiwsiV Qew PROBLEMS IN RABBINISTIC AND HELLENISTIC JUDAISMS Audrius Dzikevičius Summary OmoiwsiV Qew(imitatio dei) - one of the most popular religious-philosophical categories, which allows to compare the similarities and differences between Greek and Jewish cultures, because it includes such basics as God, man and being. Both Greeks and Jews have their parallel moments in historical sources, but monotheistic conception was the point of departure for development in two different ways. …”
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Osteopathic treatment of infants with infantile colic/excessive crying: a prospective, multicentric, randomized controlled trial and nested observational trial by Florian Schwerla, Marlen Zimmer, Janine Göpfert, Petra Laux, Simone Langenmair, Michaela Rütz, Karl-Ludwig Resch

“…Infants aged 1 week to 3 months and who met Rome IV criteria for IC/EC were included. …”
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Incidence and risk factors for mortality of vertebral osteomyelitis: a retrospective analysis using the Japanese diagnosis procedure combination database by Hideo Yasunaga, Hirotaka Chikuda, Kiyohide Fushimi, Hiromasa Horiguchi, Toru Akiyama, Kazuo Saita

“…Objective To examine the incidence of vertebral osteomyelitis (VO) and the clinical features of VO focusing on risk factors for death using a Japanese nationwide administrative database.Design Retrospective observational study.Setting Hospitals adopting the Diagnosis Procedure Combination system during 2007–2010.Participants We identified 7118 patients who were diagnosed with VO (International Classification of Diseases, 10th Revision codes: A18.0, M46.4, M46.5, M46.8, M46.9, M48.9 and M49.3, checked with the detailed diagnoses in each case and all other codes indicating the presence of a specific infection) and hospitalised between July and December, 2007–2010, using the Japanese Diagnosis Procedure Combination database.Main outcome measures The annual incidence of VO was estimated. …”
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Unintended Pregnancy and Associated Factors among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care at Bako Tibe District Public Health Facility, Oromia Region, Ethiopia by Habtamu Bekele, Merga Dheressa, Bezatu Mengistie, Yitagesu Sintayehu, Gelana Fekadu

“…The factors that had significant association with unintended pregnancy were family size≥6 (AOR=8.0, 95% CI: 1.38–46.66), women who did not communicate about family planning with their husbands (AOR=2.8, 95% CI: 1.50–5.20), and parity≥5 (AOR=3.0, 95% CI: 1.34–6.8). …”
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Evaluation of the Level of Salivary sHLA-G in Children Aged 3–5 Years with or without Dental Caries by Mansoureh Bijani, Amrollah Mostafazadeh, Mina Motallebnejad, Ali Bijani, Roghiyeh Pourbagher, Samaneh Gharekhani

“…This analytic cross-sectional study was carried out on 83 healthy children aged 3 to 5 years of both genders, who were divided into three groups based on decayed dental surfaces (ds): group 1, caries-free children (CF, n = 29); group 2, children with 1 ≤ ds ≤ 3, 1 ≤ ds ≤ 4, and 1 ≤ ds ≤ 5 for age 3, 4, and 5 years, respectively (ECC, n = 20); and group 3, children with ds ≥ 4, ds ≥ 5, and ds ≥ 6 for age 3, 4, and 5 years, respectively (S-ECC, n = 34). …”
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Antibiotic Prophylaxis Prescribing Practices for Dental Implant Placement in Croatia: A Questionnaire-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Mare Ković, Ajka Pribisalić, Joško Viskić, Jure Martinić, Josipa Grubišić, Ante Vardić, Tina Poklepović Peričić

“…<b>Methods</b>: We conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire-based study including dentists in Croatia who perform dental implant therapy. …”
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A Comparative Study between outcome of 25% glucose in glycerin and submucosal human placental extract injection in the management of Primary Atrophic Rhinitis by Amlan Debbarma, Bidhan Das, Santanu Saha

“…BRAM Teaching Hospital, Tripura, India, from January 2024 to June 2024 with a sample size of 10 after satisfying inclusion and exclusion criteria. Patients who had been diagnosed with primary atrophic rhinitis were divided into 2 groups, i.e., Group A and Group B. …”
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Efficacy of high-dose steroids versus low-dose steroids in the treatment of immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated myocarditis: a case series and systematic review by Xiuyue Man, Hong Wang, Chen Chen, Xiaofeng Cong, Lemeng Sun, Xueru Sun, Chen Chen, Jing Zhang, Lei Yang

“…The primary aim was to compare clinical outcomes and therapeutic responses between patients treated with high-dose versus low-dose methylprednisolone.ResultsPatients receiving an initial high-dose intravenous methylprednisolone (1 g/day) exhibited a more rapid reduction in myocardial injury markers, including troponin I/T (cTnI/T), creatine kinase (CK), and N-terminal pro b-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), compared to those receiving lower doses. …”
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Gender Disparities in Medical and Dental Admissions: Students' Perspectives on Barriers by Nabiha Farasat Khan, Muhammad Ilyas, Usama Saeed Usama, Muhammad Saeed, Muhammad Saim, Raz Muhammad

“…In addition, the study examined the availability and accessibility of MDCAT preparation resources, specifically for students from rural backgrounds, who reported more challenges in accessing coaching and educational materials. …”
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“Listening to understand,” exploring postpartum women’s perceptions of their social networks and social support in relation to their health behaviors and weight: A qualitative expl... by Jacqueline Kent-Marvick, Kristin G Cloyes, Ana Clark, Monica Angulo, Kayla de la Haye, Michelle Precourt Debbink, Cristina Creal, Bob Wong, Sara E Simonsen

“…Results: Thirty-eight participants (38.4%) returned to or weighed less than pre-pregnancy weight. We identified two overarching themes grounded in social-network and support theories. …”
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Blind Spot in the Radar of MEST-C Score: Type and Severity of Tubulointerstitial Nephritis in IgA Nephropathy by Iram Asrar, Mudassar Hussain, Aurangzeb Afzal, Usman Hassan, Sheeba Ishtiaq

“…Renal biopsies of patients who had a history of transplant, autolyzed tissue, no glomeruli on histological examination, and/or a tubular atrophy/interstitial fibrosis score of 2 (T2) in MEST-C scoring were excluded. …”
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Effects of a Groin Pain Prevention Program in Male High School Soccer Players: A Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial by Kazuki Fujisaki, Kiyokazu Akasaka, Takahiro Otsudo, Hiroshi Hattori, Yuki Hasebe, Toby Hall

“…Players were allocated to either group A (three schools, 66 players) receiving the CAE alone, or group B (two schools, 73 players) receiving the CAE and NHE, or control group C (two schools, 63 players) who performed their usual training. …”
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Impact of parathyroidectomy on inflammatory and cardiovascular risk parameters in primary hyperparathyroidism: a retrospective analysis by Nese Bulbul, Suat Sen, Fettah Acibucu

“…Objectives This study aimed to evaluate inflammatory and cardiovascular risk markers in patients with Primary Hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) before and one month after successful parathyroidectomy (PTX). Methods We retrospectively analyzed PHPT patients who visited the outpatient clinic between 2015 and 2020. …”
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Clinical Effect and Aesthetic Evaluation of Minimally Invasive Implant Therapy by Kefei Li, Fang Liu, Pan Liu, Cuifang Wei, Xue Li

“…From April 2020 to May 2021, 60 patients who received implant restoration were collected as the research objects. …”
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