Epidemiological Study of Uveal Melanoma from US Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (2010–2015) by Yufeng Xu, Lixia Lou, Yijie Wang, Qi Miao, Kai Jin, Menglu Chen, Juan Ye

“…Uveal melanoma is the most common intraocular malignancy, and the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) changed its staging methodology from 2010, incorporating notable changes into the T-staging. …”
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Frequency Of Hyponatremia In Children Admitted To The Pediatric Intensive Care Unit In A Tertiary-Care Hospital: A Cross-Sectional Study by Ammar Yasir Khan, Arooba Idris, Asad Shabbir, Sobia Rashid, Asad Iqbal Danish, Syeda Mamoona Qudrat

“… Objective: Hyponatremia is relatively common in children with acute diarrhoea, occurring in around 10-15% of cases. …”
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PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT IN HEALTHCARE: LINGUISTIC AND STYLISTIC FEATURES AS A REFLECTION OF SOCIETAL CHANGE by Natalia P. Chikunova, Liliia K. Khalitova

“…Despite the differences, the analysis showed significant similarities in the use of universal linguistic stylistic techniques such as metaphors, epithets and repetitions, which indicates the commonality of the basic mechanisms of influence on the audience. …”
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Evaluation of Antiplatelet/Anticoagulant Use and Prognosis in Primary Thrombophilia Patients with COVID-19 by Cenk Sunu, Alper Erkin, Ayşe Çelik Yılmaz

“…There was no significant difference in thromboembolism complications among patients who did not use any medication, those who used ASA/clopidogrel, and those who used low molecular weight heparin during COVID-19 infection. The most common gene mutation in the study was plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) mutation, and there was no statistically significant difference between PAI-1 gene mutation and new thrombotic events (p=0.988). …”
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Risk of sound-induced hearing loss from exposure to video gaming or esports: a systematic scoping review by Shelly Chadha, Carolina Der, Xinxing Fu, Lauren K Dillard, Peter Mulas

“…Among the five peer-reviewed studies that evaluated associations or correlations of gaming with hearing loss or tinnitus, four reported significant associations or correlations with gaming and hearing loss or tinnitus.Conclusions The limited available evidence suggests that gaming may be a common source of unsafe listening, which could place many individuals worldwide at risk of permanent hearing loss and/or tinnitus. …”
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Effect of Hydroxychloroquine and Azithromycin on QT Interval Prolongation and Other Cardiac Arrhythmias in COVID-19 Confirmed Patients by Seyed Parsa Eftekhar, Sohrab Kazemi, Mohammad Barary, Mostafa Javanian, Soheil Ebrahimpour, Naghmeh Ziaei

“…Hydroxychloroquine with or without azithromycin was one of the common therapies at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury in Pediatric Treated with Vancomycin and Piperacillin-Tazobactam in Tertiary Care Hospital by Mohammed Al Nuhait, Laila C. Abu Esba, Khalid Al Harbi, Meshary Al Meshary, Rami T. Bustami

“…Vancomycin and piperacillin-tazobactam (PTZ) are commonly used as empirical therapy for patients with health care associated infections. …”
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Effects of Hsa-miR-4741/LILRB2 on Senescence of Nucleus Pulposus Cells and Their Prognostic Values in Lumbar Disc Herniation by Zhendong He, Nan Zheng, Xiu-Quan Guo, Gang-Gang Wang, Mingjian Lin

“…Background The incidence of lumbar disk herniation (LDH) is usually caused by lumbar disk degeneration. Surgery is a common treatment strategy for LDH, but it can recur, resulting in recurrent disk herniation (RDH).Purpose To explore the predictive value of hsa-miR-4741 and LILRB2 in the prognosis of LDH surgery and the mechanism of nucleus pulposus senescence.Method The ROC curves of RDH based on hsa-miR-4741 and LILRB2 were constructed to evaluate their predictive values in the prognosis of LDH surgery. …”
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‘I can’t understand why others don’t screen more’: a qualitative study exploring why Australian general practitioners screen for primary aldosteronism by Sanne Peters, Jun Yang, Grant Russell, Abhir Krishan Nainani

“…Most of these practical barriers could be addressed by relatively simple educational and practice modifications to increase PA screening rates and optimise detection for the most common cause of secondary hypertension in primary care.…”
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46, XY Complete Gonadal Dysgenesis (Swyer Syndrome) Presenting as Primary Amenorrhea in a Normomorphic Adult Female From Kakamega, Kenya by Christian Omoaghe

“…The condition results from abnormal gonadal development due to mutations in testis‐determining factors, most commonly the SRY gene. Patients typically present with primary amenorrhea and seldom have secondary sexual characteristics as this patient had. …”
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Historical development of accelerometry measures and methods for physical activity and sedentary behavior research worldwide: A scoping review of observational studies of adults. by Kelly R Evenson, Elissa Scherer, Kennedy M Peter, Carmen C Cuthbertson, Stephanie Eckman

“…Accelerometers were more commonly worn on the hip (48.4%) as compared to the wrist (22.3%), thigh (5.4%), other locations (14.9%), or not reported (9.0%). …”
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Chitosan’s Ability to Remove the Smear Layer—A Systematic Review of Ex Vivo Studies by Ana Ferreira-Reguera, Inês Ferreira, Irene Pina-Vaz, Benjamín Martín-Biedma, José Martín-Cruces

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: This systematic review aimed to compare the effect of chitosan in smear layer removal with other commonly used chelators during root canal treatment. …”
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Presentating a multi-objective optimization model for resource-constrained project scheduling regarding financial costs, time delays and the reliability function by Saeideh Naderi, Mohsen Vaez-Ghasemi, Farzad Movahedi Sobhani

“…The common presuppositions and limitations regarding the Resource Constrained Project Scheduling Problem (RCPSP) were investigated in addition to their reliability in modeling in order to investigate the possibility of availability of renewable resources using a new attitude. …”
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Hybridization of stochastic hydrological models and machine learning methods for improving rainfall-runoff modeling by Sianou Ezéckiel Houénafa, Olatunji Johnson, Erick K. Ronoh, Stephen E. Moore

“…Hybrid models combining hydrological models with machine learning improve discharge simulation and offer better interpretability than standalone machine learning models. However, the commonly used models are deterministic. This study introduces an innovative extension to stochastic hydrological models, offering a novel combination that has not been previously explored. …”
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Development of the Italian version of the Motricity Index and evaluation of its reliability in adults with stroke by Diego Longo, Stefano Doronzio, Michele Piazzini, Angela Maria Politi, Tommaso Ciapetti, Filippo Gerli, Monica Barnabé, Francesca Ciullini, Chiara Castagnoli, Ilaria Pellegrini, Marta Cannobio, Donata Bardi, Marco Baccini, Francesca Cecchi

“…Background: The Motricity Index (MI) is a commonly used method of measuring muscle strength in post-stroke hemiparesis. …”
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Interlimb coordination in Parkinson’s Disease is minimally affected by a visuospatial dual task by Hill, Allen, Nantel, Julie

“…Multi-tasking when walking is common during real-world activities, and affects some gait characteristics, like gait speed and variability. …”
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Identification of a New Prognostic Risk Signature of Clear Cell Renal Cell Carcinoma Based on N6-Methyladenosine RNA Methylation Regulators by Yan Zhang, Yao Yao, Xiaochen Qi, Jianyi Li, Meihong Liu, Xiangyu Che, Yingkun Xu, Guangzhen Wu

“…Finally, we explored the role of the genes in the signature in some common pathways. Gene distribution between the two subgroups was different; cluster 2 was gender-related and had a worse prognosis. …”
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The palisade cartilage tympanoplasty technique: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Caroline C. Jeffery, Cameron Shillington, Colin Andrews, Allan Ho

“…Abstract Background Tympanoplasty is a common procedure performed by Otolaryngologists. Many types of autologous grafts have been used with variations of techniques with varying results. …”
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<i>AcOTApks</i> Gene-Based Molecular Tools to Improve Quantitative Detection of the Mycotoxigenic Fungus <i>Aspergillus carbonarius</i> by Angelo Agnusdei, Rita Milvia De Miccolis Angelini, Francesco Faretra, Stefania Pollastro, Donato Gerin

“…Ochratoxin A (OTA) is a mycotoxin, a common contaminant of grapes and their derivatives, such as wine, and classified as possible human carcinogen (group 2B) by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). …”
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Specific and sensitive detection of bovine coronavirus using CRISPR-Cas13a combined with RT-RAA technology by Zili Liang, Ruxing Luo, Qifu He, Cheng Tang, Zhidong Zhang, Yanmin Li, Zijing Guo

“…The specific primers for RT-RAA and CRISPR RNA (crRNA) were designed in the conserved region of the BCoV nucleocapsid (N) gene.ResultsThe detection limit of the RT-RAA CRISPR/Cas13a assays for BCoV detection was 1.72 copies/μl, and there were no cross-reactions with the other 10 common bovine enteric and respiratory disease-associated pathogens. …”
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