Dysfunctional immunity in the comorbidity of vitamin A deficiency and tuberculosis identifies therapeutic potential of vitamin A supplementation by Dr. Faye Lanni, Revanth Krishna, David Forrest Ackart, Victoria Mitcham, Sarah K Cooper, Connor King, Hadley Gary, Dr. Chuangqi Wang, Dr Brendan Podell

“…Results: Vitamin A deficient guinea pigs develop granuloma pathology devoid of necrosis, the hallmark feature of this model species. …”
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The blood urea nitrogen-to-creatinine ratio is associated with acute kidney injury among COVID-19 patients by Xiaoli Zhong, Xuejie Wang, Xiaobei Feng, Haijin Yu, Zijin Chen, Xiaonong Chen

“…Among all patients, 17 patients developed AKI, and 30 patients died during hospitalization. …”
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Enhancing the quality of kinesthetic motor imagery for complex motor skills through simulated muscle activation color visualization: Evidence from time-frequency and functional con... by Xiaogang Ma, Bing Shi

“…A 64-channel EEG cap was utilized for data acquisition. Changes in alpha and beta range oscillations during kMI were examined, and region of interest (ROI) analysis was conducted to extract the correlation coefficient matrix among kMI-related subcortical nuclei. …”
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Ameliorative Effects of Grape Seed Proanthocyanidin Extract on Histomorphological Changes in Rat Mandible Induced by Intramuscular Injection of Botox in Masseter by Maria Iram, Muhammad Rizwan Bashir Kiani, Abdullah Qamar, Muhammad Fahad Atta, Maryam Shan, Muhammad Sarwar Zia

“…H&E and Toluidine Blue after decalcification of the mandible were used for staining. Data was analyzed using the SPSS 23. The P-value of ≤0.05 was considered significant. …”
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Investigating Urinary Complications in Young Infant Surgical Patients with Indwelling Epidural Catheters: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Mihaela Visoiu, Dahye Park, Erin E. Simonds, Senthilkumar Sadhasivam

“…Methods: A retrospective chart analysis conducted at UPMC Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh included 103 infants who had surgery with CEA. …”
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The role of social media in public health crises caused by infectious disease: a scoping review by Chaojie Liu, Fei Yang, Qiang Yao, Kirsty Terry

“…A three-stage screening process against inclusion and exclusion criteria was conducted.Findings A total of 338 studies were identified for data extraction, with the earliest study published in 2010. …”
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Emotional labor and empathic concern as predictors of exhaustion and disengagement in college teachers by Xiaohui Zhai, Shazia Rehman, Abdullah Addas, Qingke Liu, Erum Rehman, Muhammad Nasir Khan

“…These findings have important implications for developing targeted support strategies for teachers, particularly within the cultural context of Pakistan. …”
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Psychological Distress among Internal Displaced Persons in Baghdad City by Hassan A. Hussein, Qahtan Q. Mohammed, Kareem R. Sajit

“…Determination of the stability of the validity for the resolution was done through the inductive study. On other hand, data were analyzed by descriptive statistical and deductive analysis method, which included redundancy, frequency, percentage, mean and the coefficient correlation of Pearson and chi square. …”
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Long-term risk of allergic disorders following Kawasaki disease: a population-based cohort study by Jae-Hee Seol, Lucy Youngmin Eun, Ji-Ho Lee

“…Methods A nationwide population-based cohort study was conducted utilizing data from the Korean National Health Insurance database. …”
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Acceptability of Guided Symptom Entry and Asynchronous Clinical Communication Software Among Primary Care Staff: Qualitative Study by Riina Raudne, Taavi Tillmann

“…Two family doctors provided feedback on the final analysis. ResultsStaff perceived unstructured communication (via email and phone calls) as a burden that increased their cognitive load. …”
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Determinants of the time period from stroke onset to arrival at the emergency department: a GIS integrated hospital-based cross-sectional study by Shashank Kaggere Srinivasa, Madhu Basavegowda, Sulochanadevi B. Chakrashali, Suraj B. Manjunath, Mounika Sree Manivasagan

“…Abstract Stroke is a serious public health problem in developing countries like India, leading to rising deaths and disability-adjusted life years related to stroke. …”
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Preventing reduction loss following proximal humerus fractures after locking compression plate fixation: a new clinical prediction model by Yiyuan Yang, Zhuo Chen, Yuanyu Hu, Fang Zhou, Zhishan Zhang, Yang Lv, Hongquan Ji, Yan Guo, Guojin Hou, Yun Tian

“…Decision curve analysis (DCA) was performed to assess the clinical benefit of the nomogram. …”
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Case study: problem-based learning model for soccer basic movement skills and learning activity by Nurhadi Santoso, Nugroho Puji Santoso

“… Background: The education curriculum is developed to prepare students to gain comprehensive experiences and life skills. …”
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Patient voices and student insights into LGBTQ+ healthcare: a call for equitable healthcare through medical education by Michael X Fu, Simisola Onanuga, Xinyu Ye, Raksha Aiyappan, Tangming Zou, Susan Smith, Ana Baptista

“…This study garners LGBTQ+ patients’ healthcare experiences, where limited qualitative evidence exists, and explores whether students have insight into these experiences.Method Thirty LGBTQ+ patients and twenty students, evenly divided between Singapore and the United Kingdom (UK), two legally and culturally different countries, consented to semi-structured interviews in 2022 to evaluate their LGBTQ+ healthcare perceptions. Thematic analysis was conducted using a collaborative, iterative process involving five investigators, with frequent auditing of data interpretation.Results Most patients described implicit biases with a lack of support and professionalism from doctors, hindering health outcomes. …”
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Blood Glucose Management Protection Motivation Trajectory and Its Associated Factors in Pregnant Women with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Longitudinal Study by Gao Y, Liu J, Zhu Q, Zhang Z, Dai Q, Guo Y, Zhang W, Jia M

“…Future research should prioritize developing targeted interventions that consider not only different developmental trajectories but also factors such as age, per capita monthly household income, and pregnancy complications. …”
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Costs of Adverse Event Management Associated with First-Line Cetuximab or Panitumumab in Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Patients in Saudi Arabia by Gihan Elsisi, Hana Abdul Kareem, Abdelaziz Alaseiri, Abdullah Alsharm, Mohammed Algarni, Hajer Al-Mudaiheem, Fouad Alnagar, Hazem Lotfy, Mohamed Ouda, Ahmed Elshehri

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Exploring and determining traditional medicines used for bleeding control and termination of pregnancy among Suri people, South West Ethiopia, 2022: mixed method exploratory sequen... by Alemnew Wale, Aychew Kassie, Nahom Solomon, Desalegn Girma

“…SPSS version 26 and Atlas.ti version 22 software were used for data analysis for the quantitative and qualitative parts, respectively. …”
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Anticoagulant therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation and an implanted cardiac resynchronization therapy device by M. A. Kirgizova, G. M. Savenkova, I. O. Kurlov, S. N. Krivolapov, R. E. Batalov, S. V. Popov

“…All patients received anticoagulants for the prevention of thromboembolic events: a vitamin K antagonist (warfarin) or DOAC. The analysis of medical records, as well as ECG records, echocardiographic, 24-hour ECG monitoring data and information from implanted device was carried out. …”
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Indicators of the psycho-emotional status of adolescents khakassia with different online behavior by L. S. Evert, N. Yu. Grishkevich, Yu. R. Kostyuchenko, S. A. Bakhshieva

“…The purpose of the study is to conduct a comparative analysis of the features of psycho-emotional characteristics of teenagers in Khakassia with different online behavior. …”
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WORK WITH ENGLISH CORPORA AS A MEANS OF PROMOTING LEARNER AUTONOMY by A. N. Oveshkova

“…The research findings based on the pre-experiment and post-experiment data comparison suggest that foreign language teaching is more effective with corpus tasks as they promote learner autonomy. …”
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