Aztreonam Acts as a Synergist for Ceftazidime/Avibactam Against Carbapenem-Resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) of Various Carbapenemase Phenotypes in Southwestern China by Ruan X, Gong Z, Zeng M, Zhong Z, Chen Y, Wei F, Lei C, Zhu Y, Qin X, Li M

“…Xuelian Ruan,1,* Zhiyu Gong,1,* Moqiyi Zeng,1 Ziqing Zhong,1 Yongling Chen,1 Fangyi Wei,1 Chong Lei,1 Yuanyuan Zhu,1 Xue Qin,1 Meng Li1,2 1Department of Clinical Laboratory, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, Key Laboratory of Clinical Laboratory Medicine of Guangxi Department of Education, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Fungi and Mycosis Research and Prevention, Nanning, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Meng Li, Email gxmulimeng@foxmail.com Xue Qin, Email qinxue919@126.comBackground: Carbapenem-resistant Enterobacteriaceae (CRE) presents a significant challenge due to its role in severe and multidrug-resistant infections.Purpose: This study aims to evaluate aztreonam (ATM) as a synergistic agent with ceftazidime/avibactam (CZA) for treating CRE strains with different carbapenemase phenotypes.Methods: A total of 87 non-repeated clinical CRE strains were collected from various clinical specimens at The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University. …”
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Comparison of standard radiography and magnetic resonance imaging in hand osteoarthritis by D. M. Kudinskii, A. V. Smirnov, L. I. Alekseeva, E. A. Taskina, A. M. Lila, A. S. Potapova, A. V. Volkov

“…The average age of the patients was 65.28±6.82 years, the age of onset was 48.81±7.73 years, the duration of the disease was 15.0 (10.0–19.5) years.Results. Both methods showed approximately equal identification JSN symptom in DIP and PIP, 95% definition JSN in MCP. …”
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Context matters: adapting and validating the TEDS-instruct observation instrument assessing teaching quality for its use in Norwegian primary education by Bas Senden, Armin Jentsch, Nani Teig, Trude Nilsen, Trude Nilsen, Janne Fauskanger, Janne Fauskanger, Thomas Frågåt, Marianne Maugesten, Sonja Merethe Mork, Reidar Mosvold, Reidar Mosvold, Guri A. Nortvedt, Magne Olufsen, Mari Sjøberg, Mari Sjøberg, Ragnhild Lyngved Staberg, Alexander Selling, Roar Bakken Stovner, Marianne Ødegaard

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Comparative evaluation of slide scanners, scan settings, and cytopreparations for digital urine cytology by Jen-Fan Hang, Yen-Chuan Ou, Wei-Lei Yang, Tang-Yi Tsao, Cheng-Hung Yeh, Chi-Bin Li, En-Yu Hsu, Po-Yen Hung, Yi-Ting Hwang, Tien-Jen Liu, Min-Che Tung

“…Each specimen was equally divided into 2 portions, prepared with Cytospin and ThinPrep methods and scanned for WSIs using Leica (Aperio AT2) and Hamamatsu (NanoZoomer S360) scanners, respectively. …”
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Contribution of concomitant myocarditis to the development of various clinical types of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy by Yu. A. Lutokhina, O. V. Blagova, A. V. Nedostup, S. A. Alexandrova, E. V. Evseeva, A. G Shestak, E. V. Zaklyazminskaya

“…To assess the contribution of genetic and inflammatory factors to the development of arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC).Material and methods. The study involved 54 patients with ARVC (age, 38,7±14,1 years; men, 42,6%; mean follow-up period, 21 [6; 60] months). …”
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Article RETRACTED due to manipulation by the authors and citationsEnsuring fairness and transparency in sports through compliance to legal principles and ethical stand-ards by Gusliana HB, Syaifullah Yophi Ardiyanto, Nurkadri Nurkadri, Novita Novita, Wahyu Eko Widiyanto, Hendra Setyawan, Baskoro Nugroho Putro, Harmanto Harmanto, Arief Darmawan, Nikola Radulovic

“…Placing a strong focus on ethical principles in sports research, which includes providing clear rules for research methods and addressing clinical obstacles that may arise in specific situations, can reinfornce the importance of maintaining integrity and credibility in sports science. …”
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Examining relationships between U.S. children's physical activity levels during recess, school days, and weekend days by Christopher M. Murphy, Erin K. Howie, Matthew J. Barenie, Kari A. Weber, Michael R. Thomsen

“…Children spent 16.7 % of recess in MVPA equaling 26.8 % of their total school MVPA, and 15.5 % of weekday MVPA. …”
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Intravenous lidocaine as an adjuvant to propofol sedation for elderly patients undergoing same-visit bidirectional endoscopy: protocol for a multicenter randomized controlled trial by Ying Liu, Nan Song, Jing-tao Zhang, Jing Yan, Ke Peng, Hong Liu, Xi-sheng Shan, Fu-hai Ji

“…All patients will receive sufentanil (0.1 μg/kg) followed by either lidocaine (1.5 mg/kg) or an equal volume of normal saline, and then propofol (1.0 mg/kg) for induction. …”
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A Triple Therapeutic Regiment Consisted of Colchicine, Thalidomide and Total Glucosides of Paeony Is Effective and Well‐Tolerated for Treating Mucocutaneous Involvement in Patients... by Jian‐Fei Cai, Ya‐Rong Wei, Yong Chen, Jun Zou, Shen Yan, Jian‐Long Guan

“…Conclusions A triple therapy consisting of colchicine, thalidomide and TGP is more effective and equally tolerated compared to colchicine alone in treating BD patients with mucocutaneous involvement.…”
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Personality traits and academic attitudes of medical students in the COVID-19 pandemic: a person-centered approach, empirical research, Korea by Jaesang Hwang, Ji Hye Yu, Janghoon Lee, Ikhan Kim, Su Jin Chae, Mijin Lee, Janghee Park

“…Methods During the 2021–2022 academic year, when online-based education was implemented due to the pandemic, a survey was conducted among medical students in Korea (N=325). …”
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Brazilian Journal of Plastic Surgery: analysis of articles published between 2010-2019 by Murilo Sgarbi Secanho, Isabella Dalsico Silva, Merimar Maria Chequim, Ana Beatriz Pedroso Maciel de-Oliveira, Balduino Ferreira de Menezes, Aristides Augusto Palhares-Neto

“…This work aims to carry out an analysis of articles published in RBCP between 2010 and 2019. Methods: Descriptive retrospective analysis of articles published in RBCP between 2010 and 2019. …”
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Complicated Relationship between Genetic Mutations and Phenotypic Characteristics in Transient and Permanent Congenital Hypothyroidism: Analysis of Pooled Literature Data by Wei Long, Lingna Zhou, Ying Wang, Jiaxuan Liu, Huaiyan Wang, Bin Yu

“…Mutations and phenotypic characteristics remain unclear in patients with congenital hypothyroidism (CH), and no study concerning whether the outcome of transient CH (TCH) or permanent CH (PCH) is determined by mutations has been reported. Methods. We searched the literature up to April 2019. …”
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Reconstruction options in pediatric population with hemi or total mandibulectomy defects: A systematic review by Adity Bansal, Shakil Ahmed Nagori, Ashi Chug, Ashutosh Dixit, Rebecca Chowdhry, Srinivas Gosla Reddy

“…The main aim is to provide optimum esthetics and function. Materials and methods: PubMed, Cochrane CENTRAL, Embase, MEDLINE and Scopus databases were searched for articles published only in English language up to May 2021, involving reconstruction of hemi or total mandibulectomy defects in patients with the age of 8 years or less, associated with benign or malignant pathology. …”
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Psychiatric Implication of Deficiency of Vitamin B 12 and Vitamin D: A Cross-sectional Study from North India by Robin Victor, Rohit Gondwal, Priyaranjan Avinash, Kiran Bhat

“…Objective: To explore about the deficiency of vitamin D and vitamin B12 in patients presenting to the psychiatry OPD and admitted in indoor wards and explore its relation with various psychiatric disorders. Materials and methods: In our cross-sectional, observational study, data were taken out retrospectively from the psychiatry and biochemistry record system of patients who had visited psychiatry OPD and IPD in the last 6 months and had undergone vitamin B12 and vitamin D investigations. …”
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A Nonlinear Three-Dimensional Finite Element Analysis of Stress Distribution and Microstrain Evaluation in Short Dental Implants with Three Different Implant–Abutment Connections i... by Karishma S. Talreja, Shobha J. Rodrigues, Umesh Y. Pai, Thilak Shetty, Sharon Saldanha, M. Mahesh, Puneeth Hegde, Satish B. Shenoy, Nithesh Naik, Sandipan Mukherjee, Ann Sales, Vignesh Kamath, Prashant Bajantri

“…This study evaluated the von Mises stress and microstrain in the peri-implant bone and the implant–abutment junction of short dental implants with three different implant–abutment connections in splinted and unsplinted conditions using finite element analysis (FEA). Materials and Methods. In this experimental study, nine transversely isotropic finite element models were developed, and randomly divided into three equal groups (n = 3): control, (Group AC) single-standard 4.3 × 10 mm bone level implant-supported restorations with external hexagonal (EH) connection, internal conical (IC) and internal trichannel (ITC) connection, single short implant-supported restorations (Group AT), and splinted short implant-supported restorations (Group B) for each of the three implant–abutment connections, respectively. …”
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Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese body shape questionnaire short form for assessing eating disorder symptoms among university students by Zeng Gao, Zeng Gao, Jing Zhao, Xi Liu, Haitao Wang, Miaoling Zhang, Han Yuan

“…This study aims to evaluate the reliability and validity of the Chinese version of the BSQ in the context of eating disorder symptoms among Chinese university students.MethodsA stratified random sample of 858 Chinese university students (age, mean ± SD = 19.91 ± 1.18) participated in the study. …”
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Progestin-primed ovarian stimulation outcomes in in-vitro fertilization (IVF) – A systematic review of the literature by Vyacheslav Notanovich Lokshin, Aigerim Temirkhanovna Abshekenova, Gian Carlo Di Renzo, Michael Feichtinger, Sholpan Kenesovna Karibayeva, Dana Margulanovna Syzdykova

“…Results: Overall we concluded that PPOS for IVF/ICSI in ART results in a higher number of obtained embryos, lower incidence of OHSS, equal duration of stimulation, number of retrieved oocytes, and number of MII oocytes. …”
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Percutaneous reduction of thoracolumbar fractures using monoaxial screws: Comparison of two instruments based on initial reduction and loss of reduction by Esra Aydin, Philipp Schenk, Arija Jacobi, Thomas Mendel, Friederike Klauke, Bernhard Wilhelm Ullrich

“…Results: Both systems achieved equally good reduction (9° mean, 95%-CI: 8°–11°, p < 0.001). …”
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Effects of external ankle support and dual-tasking on gait in patients with chronic lateral ankle instability by Jianing Xu, Yonglei Huang, Ming Li, Shasha Liu, Wenxin Niu, Taoli Wang

“…The present study aims to assess the therapeutic efficacy of McConnell taping, McDavid A101 semi-rigid ankle braces, and dual-tasking on gait patterns in individuals with CLAI, thereby informing evidence-based rehabilitation protocols. Methods Employing a self-controlled pre-post design, the study included individuals with CLAI treated at our facility, paired with an equal number of healthy controls. …”
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A randomized controlled trial to evaluate genotyping and therapeutic drug monitoring vs. only therapeutic drug monitoring as a strategy for risk minimization in epileptic patients... by Hina Khimsuriya, Sanchita Ambre, Swati More, Vinayak A, Mahesh Belhekar

“…Hence, we planned to evaluate the use of genotyping and therapeutic drug monitoring (TDM) vs. only TDM in epileptic patients on CBZ as a strategy for risk minimization. Methods: This double-blind, randomized controlled trial included 60 epileptic patients taking carbamazepine, divided into two equal groups. …”
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