Inequalities in disease burden and care quality of neglected tropical diseases and malaria, 1990-2021: Findings from the 2021 Global Burden of Disease Study. by Ran He, Wenhao Zhu, Shirong Hui, Meijie Yu, Haochang Li, Yihao Li, Peng Huang, Rongbin Yu

“…QCI showed a positive correlation with a country's level of economic development, with lower quality of care observed in those under 10 and over 95 years, and largely equal quality of care received between genders.<h4>Conclusions</h4>This study revealed differences in the quality of care for NTDs and malaria across regions, genders, and age groups. …”
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Evaluation of Single-Shade Composite Resin Color Matching on Extracted Human Teeth by Erika Thaís Cruz da Silva, Caroline de Farias Charamba Leal, Samille Biasi Miranda, Mariana Evangelista Santos, Sônia Saeger Meireles, Ana Karina Maciel de Andrade, Marcos Antonio Japiassú Resende Montes

“…This study aimed to instrumentally and visually evaluate the color correspondence of two single-shade composite resins in extracted human teeth multishade composite resins. Methods. Upper central incisors and upper and/or lower molars with intact buccal surfaces were selected. …”
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Current strategies in the farm practices and post-harvest pesticidal defence by Luciano Suss, Fabio Molinari

“…The quantitative reduction is the first objective, obtained by various means such as the use of efficient equipment and the qualitative selection based on the priority use of minor impact means, effectiveness being equal. At post-harvest, the anti-parasitary defence is undergoing deep changes in our country. …”
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Analysis of Trends in the Development of Availability of Medical Services for Rural Population by Yevheniia Ziabina, Karolina Goncharova, Hlib Lieonov

“…The methodological tools of the study were survey methods and expert assessments, comparative and bibliometric analysis, the study period was chosen 2011-2021. …”
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Advancing lakes algal chlorophyll estimation in the contiguous USA: A comparative study of machine learning models and satellite data by Md Mamun, Xiao Yang

“…Both bagging regressor and random forest performed equally well on all AquaSat data or data from each sensor separately (R2 = 0.35–0.54, RMSE = 20.48–23.90 μg/L). …”
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Health disparities between native and foreign-born older population in India: Does migration status matter in later life? by Vasim Ahamad, Ram B. Bhagat

“…This study examines the health disparities between foreign-born and native populations in India. Methods The data drawn for the study from the Longitudinal Ageing Study in India (LASI) Wave-I (2017-18). …”
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Demographic Characteristics Associated With Adolescent Receipt of Provider E-Cigarette Screening and Advice and the Impact on Harm Perception by John S. Acosta-Peñaloza, MS, Karen W. Geletko, MPH, Jon Mills, PhD

“…The study also examines associations between provider intervention and adolescent harm perception. Methods: Using data from the 2021 National Youth Tobacco Survey, the authors examined provider E-cigarette screening and advice to not use from 16,910 participants who self-reported receiving medical care within the preceding year. …”
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Abutment connection structural changes in dual-retained and screw-retained metal-ceramic implant-supported restorations: an in vitro study, part I by Sareh Habibzadeh, Safoura Ghodsi, Marzieh Alikhasi, Seyed Ali Mosaddad, Hosein Mohebbi

“…Abstract Background This study sought to compare the rotational freedom and structural changes of abutment connections in dual-retained and screw-retained metal-ceramic implant restorations at different fabrication stages and following thermomechanical loading. Methods Twenty metal-ceramic restorations were equally divided into two groups. …”
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Treatment and Survival Outcomes in Rhino-Orbital Mucormycosis with and without Orbital Exenteration: A Retrospective Case Series and Literature Review by Boqaaiya S, Cohen Y, Beiruti Wiegler K, Chassid O

“…Our findings, in line with the literature, show that early-stage ROM can be treated successfully with less invasive methods, while advanced cases may require orbital exenteration. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of sino-nasal outcome test-22 and lund-kennedy endoscopic score for chronic rhinosinusitis in pre-bone marrow transplantation assessment by Abolfazl Taheri, Arvin Shahzamani, Mahboobe Asadi

“…Patients with a Lund Mackay score higher than or equal to four or with any evidence of sino-nasal fungus ball in their paranasal sinus CT were considered CRS. …”
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ADULT SICKLE CELL ANAEMIA PATIENTS IN BONE PAIN CRISIS HAVE ELEVATED PRO-INFLAMMATORY CYTOKINES by Adekunle Emmanuel Alagbe, John Ayodele Olaniyi, Oladapo Wale Aworanti

“…In addition, the plasma levels of these cytokines were correlated with the severity of BPC of the patients. Methods and Materials: Sixty adult SCA patients (30 during BPC and 30 during steady state) and 30 haemoglobin A controls were enrolled for this cross-sectional study. …”
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Mapping Trends and Hotspots Regarding the Use of Lung Ultrasound in the Field of Anesthesiology: A Bibliometric Analysis of Global Research by Jiang W, Kang K, Zhou X, Chen X, Yu H, Zhang X

“…This study aims to analyze the status and trends in this area from a macroscopic perspective.Methods: A bibliometric analysis was conducted using the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection. …”
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Impact of regional anesthesia on left and right ventricular performance after off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting: randomized controlled study by K. V. Paromov, D. A. Svirskii, A. Hussain, L. A. Neledova, M. Yu. Kirov

“…The objective of our study was to evaluate effect of regional anesthesia on systolic and diastolic myocardial function in off-pump coronary artery bypass grafting (OPCAB).Materials and methods. A prospective randomized controlled trial included 45 patients who underwent elective OPCAB, equally divided into 3 groups – general anesthesia in combination with epidural anesthesia (GA+EA), general anesthesia with erector spinae plane block (GA+ESPB) and general anesthesia without regional anesthesia (GA). …”
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The Possible Inhibition Effect of Lycium barbarum Polysaccharides on Rat Intracerebral Hemorrhage Secondary Neuronal Apoptosis through Intervening Endogenous/Exogenous Pathways of... by Yourui Zou, ShengYu Sun, Usama Ilyas Sharif, Abdul Wasie, Hui Ma

“…Objective The aim of this study was to explore the inhibition effect and possible mechanism of Lycium barbarum polysaccharides (LBP) on rat intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) secondary neuronal apoptosis. Materials and Methods High-, medium-, and low-dose LBP (50, 100, and 200 mg•kg) and nimodipine (10 mg•kg) groups were given once daily by 15-day gavage before operation, while the sham operation and ICH groups were given the equal volume of saline. …”
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The Participation of HPV-Vaccinated Women in a National Cervical Screening Program: Population-Based Cohort Study. by Eva Herweijer, Adina L Feldman, Alexander Ploner, Lisen Arnheim-Dahlström, Ingrid Uhnoo, Eva Netterlid, Joakim Dillner, Pär Sparén, Karin Sundström

“…We therefore investigated the association between opportunistic HPV-vaccination and attendance after invitation to cervical screening.<h4>Methods</h4>A cohort of all women resident in Sweden, born 1977-1987 (N=629,703), and invited to cervical screening, was followed October 2006 - December 2012. …”
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Carbon dioxide elimination pattern in assessing the risk of an unfavorable outcome in cardiac surgery by O. V. Kamenskaya, I. Yu. Loginova, A. S. Klinkova, D. N. Ponomarev, S. A. Alsov, V. N. Lomivorotov, A. M. Chernyavskiy

“…To assess the influence of resting partial pressure of end-tidal carbon dioxide (PetCO2) levels on the long-term results of cardiac surgery.Materials and methods. This prospective cohort study included 454 patients with coronary artery disease who underwent elective coronary artery bypass graft surgery. …”
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What matters to women during childbirth: A systematic qualitative review. by Soo Downe, Kenneth Finlayson, Olufemi T Oladapo, Mercedes Bonet, A Metin Gülmezoglu

“…Safety and psychosocial wellbeing are equally valued. Maternity care should be designed to fulfil or exceed womens' personal and socio-cultural beliefs and expectations.…”
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Intercultural sensitivity among nursing students: a latent profile analysis by You-Ran Liu, Yan Wang, Tengfei Liang, Shumei Zhuang, Xi Wang, Jie Wang, Hui Xie

“…Therefore, this study aims to investigate the potential types of intercultural sensitivity and related variables among nursing students. Methods A total of 599 nursing students (mean age:20.24, 439 female) from Anhui Province, China, were recruited. …”
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Neutrophil-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR) Reflects Myocardial Inhomogeneities in Hemodialyzed Patients by Kamila Bołtuć, Arkadiusz Bociek, Robert Dziugieł, Martyna Bociek, Tomasz Zapolski, Wojciech Dąbrowski, Andrzej Jaroszyński

“…The study is aimed at evaluating whether inflammation process can contribute to the wide QRS-T angle. Patients and Methods. The retrospective study was performed on 183 HD patients. …”
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Anterior Subcutaneous versus Submuscular Transposition of the Ulnar Nerve for Cubital Tunnel Syndrome: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. by Chun-Hua Liu, Chang-Xian Chen, Jie Xu, Han-Long Wang, Xiao-Bin Ke, Zhi-Yong Zhuang, Zhan-Long Lai, Zhi-Qiang Wu, Qin Lin

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To pool reliable evidences for the optimum anterior transposition technique in the treatment of cubital tunnel syndrome by comparing the clinical efficacy of subcutaneous and submuscular anterior ulnar nerve transposition.<h4>Methods</h4>A comprehensive search was conducted in PubMed MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, Web of Science, OVID AMED, EBSCO and potentially relevant surgical archives. …”
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