Determining the association of hyperoxia while on extracorporeal life support with mortality in neonates following Norwood operation by Beshish Asaad G., Aljiffry Alaa, Xiang Yijin, Evans Sean, Scheel Amy, Harriott Ashley, Patel Shayli, Amedi Alan, Harding Amanda, Davis Joel, Shashidharan Subhadra, Kwiatkowski David M.

“…Of the 65 patients, 52% had PaO2 > 182 mmHg and were designated as hyperoxia group. …”
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Study on Visual Quality After Cataract Surgery and Goniosynechialysis in Patients with Primary Angle-Closure Glaucoma and Cataracts by Chen M, Li J, Chen Q, Zhao Y

“…Mingrui Chen,1,2 Jianhua Li,2,3 Qinyun Chen,2,3 Yuan Zhao2,3 1Department of Ophthalmology, People’s Hospital Affiliated to Chongqing Three Gorges Medical College, Chongqing, 404100, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, 637000, People’s Republic of China; 3Medical School of Ophthalmology and Optometry, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, 637000, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jianhua Li, Department of Ophthalmology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, 637000, People’s Republic of China, Email intol@163.comObjective: To assess the visual quality in patients with primary angle-closure glaucoma (PACG) complicated by cataracts after cataract phacoemulsification with intraocular lens (IOL) implantation and goniosynechialysis, and to explore the relationship between pupil size and visual quality.Methods: A retrospective, non-randomized study was conducted, including 65 PACG patients (75 eyes) who underwent cataract surgery with IOL implantation and goniosynechialysis from July 2021 to June 2023, as well as a control group of cataract-only patients. …”
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Effects of Video-based Gesture Gaming on Hand Functions in Autistic Population: A Quasi-experimental Study by J Sangeetha Priya, Kalidasan Varathan

“…Introduction: Autism is a complex neurodevelopmental disorder with broad spectrum of intricacies and challenges, affecting 1 in 100 individuals, as estimated by World Health Organisation (WHO). Symptoms mainly are related to behavioural abnormalities, motor control deficits and social communication issues. …”
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Ejaculatory abstinence duration impacts semen parameters: Insights from a retrospective analysis in male infertility on 23,527 analyses by Giorgio Ivan Russo, Maria Giovanna Asmundo, Andrea Cocci, Ali Saber Abdelhameed, Annalisa Liprino, Filippo Giacone, Debora Lombardo, Antonino Guglielmino, Sandrine Chamayou

“…Semen parameters, including sperm concentration, motility, and morphology, were assessed post-abstinence (2–7 days) according to WHO guidelines. Group differences were analyzed, focusing on sperm parameters across abstinence periods in normospermic versus patients with sperm abnormalities.ResultsIn normospermic patients we found a trend increase from day 1 to day 7 of abstinence time regarding total sperm count (million) (92.4 vs. 191.1; p<0.01), sperm concentration (million/ml) (44.5 vs. 72.0; p<0.01) and morphology (6 vs. 12.5; p= 0.03) but not regarding motility (A+B) (50.0% vs. 48.0%; p=0.43). …”
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The effect of the fenugreek hydrolyzed protein on lipid profile in patients with mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolemia: A confirmatory triple-blind randomized-controlled clinical t... by Mahdi Badiee Gavarti, Ali Askari, Hamidreza Roohafza, Mozhde Askari, Zahra Teimouri Jervekani, Shima Kaveh, Mohammad Kermanialghoraishi, Alireza Sadeghimahoonak, Masoumeh Sadeghi

“…Methods: This study is a confirmatory, triple-blind, two-group parallel, randomized controlled trial, phase 3 conducted on patients aged 18–65 years with mild-to-moderate hypercholesterolemia and low risk for cardiovascular disease. …”
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Individual and Combined Effects of Diabetes and Glaucoma on Total Macular Thickness and Ganglion Cell Complex Thickness: A Cross-sectional Analysis by Dhruven Shah, Rita Dhamankar, Vijay Shetty, Suhas S Haldipurkar, Prakash Chipade, Shabnam Tanwar, Prachi Sankhe, Devendra Venkatramani, Paresh Mhatre, Maninder Singh Setia

“…We used random effects multivariate analysis to adjust for potential confounders. …”
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An Analysis of the Vocational-Educational Problematics for Substantiating Production Specialist Competencies by V. E. Steinberg, L. V. Vakhidova, E. M. Gabitova

“…We present a recommendation for the organisational and content-based improvement of specialist education in terms of key SVE tasks and factors. …”
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Effects of contralaterally controlled neuromuscular electrical stimulation on the connectivity pattern of poststroke patients with hemiplegia by ZHU Lan, SUI Youxin, WANG Qinglei, XU Sheng, SHEN Ying, GUO Chuan

“…In the observation group，two 4 cm×4 cm surface electrodes and one reference electrode were placed on the extensor side of the healthy forearm，and two 4 cm×4 cm stimulating electrodes were placed on the extensor side of the affected forearm to generate wrist extension. …”
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Real-world safety of linaclotide in Chinese patients with irritable bowel syndrome with constipation: a multicenter, single-arm, prospective observational study by Yinglian Xiao, Xianmei Meng, Qingfeng Luo, Xiaohua Hou, Jie Jin, Xianfei Zhong, Wei Gong, Xiuling Li, Minhu Chen

“…Methods: Adults with IBS-C who had taken or planned to take at least one dose of linaclotide 290 μg were enrolled and followed up for 3 months. …”
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Comparing the clinical efficacy of prostate enucleation by the Millin method and enucleation performed using a holmium laser (HoLEP) with a prostate volume more than 80 cm³ by S. N. Volkov, V. S. Stepanchenko, V. I. Tereshchenko, A. R. Dzharimok, O. R. Grigoryan, R. K. Mikheev

“…The results were obtained illustrating a shorter inpatient stay for patients who underwent HoLEP (4.3 ± 0.6 days versus 10.0 ± 2.4 during Millin surgery), which is correspondingly associated with a faster recovery after this intervention compared with the classic one. …”
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Correlation between the Serum Platelet-Derived Growth Factor, Angiopoietin-1, and Severity of Coronary Heart Disease by Sisi Pang, Zhengxian Tao, Xiaoyan Min, Chuanwei Zhou, Dijia Pan, Zhen Cao, Xiangming Wang

“…Serum PDGF and Ang-1 levels were measured by ELISA. We calculated the Gensini score of each patient with CHD according to the result of CAG. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Overweight and Obesity among Primary School Children Aged 7–17 Years in Urban Mbarara, Uganda by Benedict Twinomugisha, Abdon Marius Birungi

“…Girls who participated in our study were more overweight than boys. …”
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Diagnostic value of interleukins 23 and 17 in the assessment of ulcerative colitis severity by M.V. Stoikevych, O.M. Tatarchuk, T.S. Tarasova

“…Materials and methods. We examined 32 patients with UC who were treated at the Department of Intestinal Diseases of the State Institution “Institute of Gastroenterology of the National Academy of Medical Sciences of Ukraine”. …”
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Genetic diversity and transmission pattern of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis based on whole-genome sequencing in Wuhan, China by Liqing Wei, Jun Chen, Zhen Deng, Zefang Zhang, Zhengbin Zhang, Qionghong Duan

“…Whole genome sequencing (WGS) was used to identify resistance-conferring mutations, examine their associations with specific Mycobacterium tuberculosis lineages or sublineages, and assess clustering profiles.ResultsAmong the 149 analyzed strains, the most prevalent mutations associated with resistance to 11 anti-tuberculosis drugs were identified as follows: rpoB Ser450Leu (59.73%, rifampicin), katG Ser315Thr (62.42%, isoniazid), embB Met306Val (42.86%, ethambutol), rpsL Lys43Arg (68.13%, streptomycin), pncA Trp68Arg (10.53%, pyrazinamide), gyrA Asp94Gly (22.50%, fluoroquinolones), and rrs 1401A > G (50.00–100.00%, second-line injectable aminoglycosides). …”
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Evaluation of The Effect of Pre-Operative Informed Consent Form on Pre-Operative Anxiety by Sultan Zortul

“…The difference between the two groups regarding the presence of anxiety was statistically significant (P = .04). …”
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Prevalence of Food Insecurity and Its Associated Factors among Adult People with Human Immunodeficiency Virus in Ethiopia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Hagos Degefa Hidru, Haftay Gebremedhine, Alem Gebretsadik, Hirut Teame, Hadush Negash, Meresa Berwo Mengesha

“…Cluster of differentiation 4 CD4 count<350 cell/mm3 [AOR=1.29 (95% CI, 1.08, 1.54)], develop opportunistic infection [AOR=4.09 (95% CI, 2.47, 6.78)], rural residence [AOR=1.59 (95% CI, 1.09, 2.34)], and World Health Organization (WHO) clinical stages III and IV [AOR=1.98 (95% CI, 1.23, 3.19)] was among the significantly associated factors. …”
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Hypergammaglobulinemia in Hidradenitis Suppurativa Patients: A New Emerging Association by Martora F, Battista T, Giordano A, Potestio L, Megna M

“…It was also associated with increased disease severity, particularly in younger patients, who showed a reduced clinical response to Adalimumab (average HiSCR difference of 25%). …”
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Dietary practice and associated factors among lactating mothers in Dangila District in the Awi Zone Amhara region Ethiopia, 2022: a cross-sectional study by Sileshi Mulatu, Getasew Mulatu, Azeb Gedif

“…Additionally, daily laborers exhibited a striking 9.35 times higher likelihood of poor dietary practices (AOR = 9.35; 95% CI: 8.02, 19.96), and food-insecure mothers had 4.93 times higher odds of inadequate nutrition (AOR = 4.93; 95% CI: 3.40, 7.16).ConclusionIn conclusion, the dietary practices of lactating mothers were found to be suboptimal, falling below WHO and FAO recommendations. Factors such as family size, birth intervals, maternal occupation (especially daily laborers), and food insecurity were identified as significant contributors. …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude, and Practices toward Knee Pain and Its Various Treatment Modalities among Patients by Akhil Bhalla, Sidharth Verma, Sanjog Ramrao Mekewar, Sasmit Dipak Lotliker, Aanchal Sharma, Oshin Agrawal, Maitri Shah, Hritik Madan, Dhriti Sood

“…Pain severity varied, with mild pain being the most reported. The majority relied on medical practitioners for information but also turned to nonprofessional sources. …”
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Deep Learning for Obstructive Sleep Apnea Detection and Severity Assessment: A Multimodal Signals Fusion Multiscale Transformer Model by Zhang Y, Zhou L, Zhu S, Zhou Y, Wang Z, Ma L, Yuan Y, Xie Y, Niu X, Su Y, Liu H, Hei X, Shi Z, Ren X, Shi Y

“…Yitong Zhang,1 Liang Zhou,2 Simin Zhu,1 Yanuo Zhou,1 Zitong Wang,1 Lina Ma,1 Yuqi Yuan,1 Yushan Xie,1 Xiaoxin Niu,1 Yonglong Su,1 Haiqin Liu,1 Xinhong Hei,2 Zhenghao Shi,2 Xiaoyong Ren,1 Yewen Shi1 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of China; 2School of Computer Science and Engineering, Xi’an University of Technology, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Xiaoyong Ren; Yewen Shi, Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Address: NO. 157 Xi Wu Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, Email cor_renxiaoyong@126.com; shiyewen59@outlook.comPurpose: To develop a deep learning (DL) model for obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) detection and severity assessment and provide a new approach for convenient, economical, and accurate disease detection.Methods: Considering medical reliability and acquisition simplicity, we used electrocardiogram (ECG) and oxygen saturation (SpO2) signals to develop a multimodal signal fusion multiscale Transformer model for OSA detection and severity assessment. …”
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