Changes in patterns of plastic surgery emergencies at a level I trauma center in India during the COVID-19 pandemic by Veena Singh, Ansarul Haq, Sarsij Sharma, Sanjeev Kumar, Aditya Kumar, Amarjeet Kumar, Neeraj Kumar, Anil Kumar

“…Road traffic accidents remained the most common mechanism of injury in both groups (45.8% vs. 39.0%) but decreased in number during the lockdown (77 vs. 39). …”
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Association of Fatty Acid Synthase with Level of Fatty Acids in Osteoporosis Patients by Abeer Hassan Alwan, Ekhlass M. Taha

“…Osteoporosis, the most common type in postmenopausal women, is characterized by decreased bone mineral density, skeletal microstructure disintegration, and increased bone fragility. …”
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Unusual presentation of a patient with partial anomalous pulmonary venous connections without a septal defect: a case report and literature review by Pouya Ebrahimi, Mohammad Hossein Mandegar, Mehrdad Jafari Fesharaki, Negar Ghasemloo, Pedram Ramezani, Tooba Akbari, Fatemeh Naderi

“…Consequently, missed or late diagnoses are common, highlighting the importance of optimal diagnostic modalities. …”
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Diagnosis of Malignant Endometrial Lesions from Ultrasound Radiomics Features and Clinical Variables Using Machine Learning Methods by Shanshan Li, Jiali Wang, Li Zhou, Hui Wang, Xiangyu Wang, Jian Hu, Qingxiu Ai

“…Then, the radiomics features were extracted. Six common machine learning algorithms, including Support Vector Machine (SVM), Logistic Regression, Decision Tree, Random Forest, Gradient Boosting Tree, and k-Nearest Neighbors, were employed to identify benign and malignant changes in endometrial tissue. …”
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Identification of Critical Signature in Post‐Traumatic Stress Disorder Using Bioinformatics Analysis and in Vitro Analyses by Lifen Liu, Yang Liu, Rui Li, Yue Teng, Shuyang Zhao, Jinhong Chen, Changjiang Li, Xinyu Hu, Lin Sun

“…Results A total of 157 common upregulated DEGs and 53 common downregulated DEGs were identified in the amygdala (AMY) and the hippocampus (HIP). …”
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Changes and continuities in gambling careers during the COVID-19 pandemic: a longitudinal qualitative study of regular sports bettors in Britain by Ashley Brown, Craig Donnachie, Nathan Critchlow, Christopher Bunn, Fiona Dobbie, Cindy M Gray, Richard Purves, Gerda Reith, Heather Wardle, Kate Hunt

“…Results Individual patterns of gambling were episodic: it was common for gambling to increase during some periods of the pandemic and to decrease during others, reflecting the dynamic and (often) challenging circumstances which people were living through at the time. …”
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Surgical Treatment and Complications of Pectus Excavatum in Childhood, Adolescence and Adulthood: A Literature Review on the Nuss Technique by Alicija Šavareikaitė, Paulius Valatka

“…Intraoperative complications accounted for 1.29%, while postoperative complications accounted for 98.71%. The most common complications were pneumothorax (29.91%), displacement of the steel bar (11.32%), and pleural effusion (9.65%). …”
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Hematological profile of pulmonary tuberculosis patients before and after 1 month of taking anti-TB drugs by Ririh Jatmi Wikandari, Surati, Siti Nuryani, Sistoyono

“…Normocytic normochromic anemia is the most common form of anemia in tuberculosis patients before treatment, while microcytic hypochromic anemia is more common after 1 month of treatment.…”
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Electronic cigarette use in relation to changes in smoking status and respiratory symptoms by Linnéa Hedman<sup>+<sup>, Gustaf Lyytinen<sup>+<sup>, Helena Backman, Magnus Lundbäck, Caroline Stridsman, Anne Lindberg, Hannu Kankaanranta, Lina Rönnebjerg, Eva Rönmark, Linda Ekerljung

“…A validated postal questionnaire containing identical questions was used in OLIN and WSAS at baseline in 2006–2008 and at follow-up in 2016. …”
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Falling sex ratios and emerging evidence of sex-selective abortion in Nepal: evidence from nationally representative survey data by Mahesh Puri, Melanie Dawn Frost, Peter Richard Andrew Hinde

“…While sex-selective abortion is common in some Asian countries, it is not clear whether the legal status of abortion is associated with the prevalence of sex-selection when sex-selection is illegal. …”
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Diagnostic interval of inflammatory bowel disease in Chinese children and its relationship with growth parameters: a retrospective study by Juan Zhou, BinRong Chen, ZhiCheng Wang, Li Liu, HongJuan OuYang, YanHong Luo, WenTing Zhang, ChenXi Liu, MeiZheng Zhan, JiaQi Duan, CanLin Li, Na Jiang, JieYu You, HongMei Zhao

“…BackgroundDelayed diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) is common in Europe and North America, with limited research in Asia. …”
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Management and Outcome of Invasive Clindamycin-Resistant MRSA Community-Associated Infections in Children by Amanda E. Macias, Grant Stimes, Sheldon L. Kaplan, Jesus G. Vallejo, Kristina G. Hulten, J. Chase McNeil

“…Results: Thirty-four subjects met inclusion criteria. The most common diagnoses were osteomyelitis (n = 17) and deep abscess (n = 7). …”
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New insights into the stipitate hydnoid fungi Sarcodon, Hydnellum, and the formerly informally defined Neosarcodon, with emphasis on the edible species marketed in Southwest China by Di Wang, Hui Feng, Jie Zhou, Tian-Hai Liu, Zhi-Yuan Zhang, Ying-Yin Xu, Jie Tang, Wei-Hong Peng, Xiao-Lan He

“…Abstract Sarcodon and Hydnellum are two ectomycorrhizal genera of important ecological and economic value in Southwest China, and they are common in the free markets in this region. It was estimated that more than 1,500 tonnes of them were sold as edible per year, but there was little information about the taxonomic placements of these edible mushrooms sold in the markets. …”
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Antimalarial, Antioxidant, and Toxicological Evaluation of Extracts of Celtis africana, Grosseria vignei, Physalis micrantha, and Stachytarpheta angustifolia by Michael Konney Laryea, Lawrence Sheringham Borquaye

“…The use of herbal remedies to treat various ailments, including malaria and malaria-like ailments in Ghana is common. We herein report on the antiplasmodial and antioxidant activities as well as toxicological evaluation of four medicinal plants (Celtis africana, Grosseria vignei, Physalis micrantha, and Stachytarpheta angustifolia) commonly used to treat malaria in Ghana. …”
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Estimating relative risks and risk differences in randomised controlled trials: a systematic review of current practice by Jacqueline Thompson, Samuel I. Watson, Lee Middleton, Karla Hemming

“…When the reporting was clear (n = 65, 79%), the log-binomial model (used in 65% of studies; 95% CI: 52–76%) and modified Poisson (29%; 95% CI: 19–42%) were most commonly used. Of the 92 studies that reported an adjusted risk difference, when the reporting was clear (n = 56, 61%), the binomial model (used in 48% of studies; 95% CI: 35–62%) and marginal standardisation (21%; 95% CI: 12–35%) were the common approaches used. …”
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Alendronate partially rescues the periodontal defects in OIM mouse model of osteogenesis imperfecta by Po-Jung Chen, Ke Wang, Meng-Hsuan Lin, Radhika Sharma, Zana Kalajzic, Mara O’Brien, Sumit Yadav

“…In addition, bisphosphonates (e.g., alendronate) are commonly used therapeutics for the treatment of OI. …”
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An analysis of the burden of migraine and tension-type headache across the global, China, the United States, India and Japan by Rongjiang Xu, Ruonan Zhang, Liang Dong, Xiaonuo Xu, Xiaoping Fan, Jiying Zhou

“…Migraines and tension-type headache TTH) are the most common primary headaches and a prominent cause of disability globally. …”
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Efficacy of Inhaled Steroid Over Systemic Steroid in Stabilizing Acute Asthma in Emergency Room by B.V. Siva Vara Prasad Rao, Santhosh K B, Anil Sankol S M

“…Background: Acute exacerbation of asthma is one of the most common illnesses presenting to Emergency Department. …”
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The Effects of Preeclampsia Severity and Thrombocytopenia on the Prognosis of Hypertensive Pregnant Women by Emre Beşe, Fatma Devran Bıldırcın, Erdal Malatyalıoğlu

“…Eclampsia (n=17; 12%) and HELLP syndrome (n=30; 21.1%) were more common in the patients with severe preeclampsia. On the other hand, no significant difference was noted between the two groups in terms of fetal outcomes (p>0.05). …”
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Residual ciprofloxacin in chicken manure inhibits methane production in an anaerobic digestion system by Yiting Wang, Qing Liu, Hongli Ran, Pingcai Peng, Yan Wang, Guoliang Peng, Yinbao Wu, Xin Wen

“…Anaerobic digestion (AD) is commonly used to dispose of laying hen manure. However, veterinary antibiotic residues present in chicken manure may affect the AD process. …”
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