The antimicrobial susceptibility patterns of diabetic foot ulcers in the South African public healthcare sector by M J Turner, S Leigh-de Rapper, T P Mokoena, S van Vuuren

“…Amoxicillin/clavulanic acid, the first-line treatment according to the STGs, was found to be ineffective for many of the isolated pathogens. …”
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The Uncoupling of Disease Activity from Joint Structural Progression in Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis Treated with Filgotinib by Yoshiya Tanaka, Tatsuya Atsumi, Daniel Aletaha, Hendrik Schulze-Koops, Haruhiko Fukada, Chris Watson, Tsutomu Takeuchi

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Monocyte/Lymphocyte Ratio and Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Peritoneal Dialysis Patients by Yueqiang Wen, Xiaojiang Zhan, Niansong Wang, FenFen Peng, Xiaoran Feng, Xianfeng Wu

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Measurement of Gallbladder Volume with Ultrasonography in Pregnant Women by Sait Kapicioglu, Sevgi Gürbüz, Ahmet Danalioglu, Ömer Sentürk, Mehmet Uslu

“…After administration of a test meal, the postprandial gallbladder volumes decreased during the first few minutes compared with baseline values. …”
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Axial Length Shortening after Combined Repeated Low-Level Red-Light Therapy in Poor Responders of Orthokeratology in Myopic Children by Mengting Yu, Xianghua Tang, Jinyun Jiang, Fengqi Zhou, Lili Wang, Chuqi Xiang, Yin Hu, Xiao Yang

“…Study participants were 100 myopic children who completed two years of ortho-k treatment in a retrospective study. In the first year of ortho-k treatment (phase one), they experienced axial elongation of 0.30 mm or greater (defined as poor responders to ortho-k). …”
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Inhibition of the anti-apoptotic protein BCL2 in EML4-ALK cell models as a second proposed therapeutic target for non-small cell lung cancer. by Richard Junior Zapata Dongo, Diletta Fontana, Luca Mologni, Juan Enrique Faya Castillo, Stefany Fiorella Infante Varillas

“…The anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) oncoprotein plays a crucial role in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) by activating signaling pathways involved in cell proliferation and survival through constitutive phosphorylation. While first-line crizotinib can regulate phosphorylation, mutations in the ALK gene can lead to resistance against ALK inhibitors (ALKi) such as ceritinib and alectinib. …”
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Comparing growth velocity of HIV exposed and non-exposed infants: An observational study of infants enrolled in a randomized control trial in Zambia. by Obvious Nchimunya Chilyabanyama, Roma Chilengi, Natasha Makabilo Laban, Masuzyo Chirwa, Michelo Simunyandi, Luiza Miyanda Hatyoka, Innocent Ngaruye, Najeeha Talat Iqbal, Samuel Bosomprah

“…Of these 97 (45.3%) were female, 35 (16.4%) were stunted, and 59 (27.6%) were exposed to HIV at baseline. Growth velocity was consistently below the 3rd percentile of the WHO linear growth standard for HEU and HUU children. …”
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The safety and efficacy of neutral electrolyzed water solution for wound irrigation: post-market clinical follow-up study by Veronika Valdová, Vladimíra Štěpánová, Lenka Lapčíková

“…There are numerous gaps in knowledge in the treatment of chronic wounds. First, it is difficult to follow patients through different types of care. …”
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Efficient and Secure Traffic Scheduling Based on Private Sketch by Yang Chen, Huishu Wu, Xuhao Ren

“…Experimental evaluations on real and synthetic datasets demonstrate that ESTS significantly improves the accuracy of feature distribution estimation and privacy preservation. Compared to baseline methods, the ESTS framework achieves a 25% reduction in average relative error and a 30% improvement in tail contributor identification accuracy. …”
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Shaping ability of NiTi reciprocating file systems R-motion and waveOne gold in mesial canals of mandibular molars; micro CT study by Mona Alsulaiman, Loai Alsofi, Mey A. Alhabib

“…Twenty-four mesial canals of 12 double-rooted extracted mandibular first molars were randomly assigned to either the RM or WG groups, with the mesiobuccal (MB) and mesiolingual (ML) canals allocated accordingly. …”
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Short-Term Effects of a Novel Eye Mask Producing Heat and Vibration for the Treatment of Meibomian Gland Dysfunction: A Pilot Study by Luca Vigo, Marco Pellegrini, Francesco Carones, Vincenzo Scorcia, Giuseppe Giannaccare

“…This is a pilot study including the first 20 consecutive patients (6 males, 14 females; mean age 52.4 ± 16.8 years) who were treated with a novel eye mask producing heat (42°) and vibration (up to 20 Hz) (Activa, SBS Sistemi, Turin, Italy) for 15 minutes. …”
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A bibliometric analysis of the effects of electronic waste on the environment by M. Maphosa, V. Maphosa

“…Finally, using network analysis techniques, four key themes are identified. The first theme relates to the strategies employed in recovering minerals from e-waste. …”
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Smoking Cessation by Phone Counselling in a Lung Cancer Screening Program: A Retrospective Comparative Cohort Study by Ankita Ghatak, Sean Gilman, Siobhan Carney, Anne V Gonzalez, Andrea Benedetti, Nicole Ezer

“…This is a retrospective cohort study of participants referred to provincial smoking cessation quit line in contemporaneous cohorts: self-referred participants, healthcare worker referred, and those referred by a lung cancer screening program if they were still actively smoking at the time of first contact. Baseline, covariates (sociodemographic information, smoking history, and history of mental health disorder) and quit intentions (stage of change, readiness for change, previous use of quit programs, and previous quit attempts) were compared among the three cohorts. …”
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Human Immune System Increases Breast Cancer-Induced Osteoblastic Bone Growth in a Humanized Mouse Model without Affecting Normal Bone by Tiina E. Kähkönen, Mari I. Suominen, Jenni H. E. Mäki-Jouppila, Jussi M. Halleen, Azusa Tanaka, Michael Seiler, Jenni Bernoulli

“…This study reports characterization of the first breast cancer bone growth model in huNOG mice. …”
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The outcome of trachomatous trichiasis surgery in Ethiopia: risk factors for recurrence. by Saul N Rajak, Esmael Habtamu, Helen A Weiss, Amir B Kello, Bayeh Abera, Mulat Zerihun, Teshome Gebre, Clare E Gilbert, Peng T Khaw, Paul M Emerson, Matthew J Burton

“…All participants received a detailed trachoma eye examination at baseline and 6, 12, 18 and 24 months post-operatively. …”
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Protocol for a feasibility study evaluating a supported self-management intervention for stroke survivors with aphasia (StarStep study) by Faye Wray, Madeline Cruice, Ian Kellar, Anne Forster

“…Following informed consent, participants will complete a baseline data collection questionnaire which will include measures of quality of life, symptoms of depression and perceived communicative effectiveness. …”
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Impact of parathyroidectomy on inflammatory and cardiovascular risk parameters in primary hyperparathyroidism: a retrospective analysis by Nese Bulbul, Suat Sen, Fettah Acibucu

“…Conclusion Our findings highlight a potential link between PHPT and inflammatory-cardiovascular risk, with parathyroidectomy exerting a beneficial effect within the first month post-surgery. The study also suggests that these risk factors may be modifiable with timely surgical intervention. …”
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INTENSITY OF OXIDATIVE STRESS DEVELOPMENT IN RAT MAJOR CEREBRAL HEMISPHERES UNDER COMBINED CONDITIONS OF SYSTEMIC INFLAMMATORY RESPONSE, CHANGES IN THE NORMAL LIGHT-DARK CYCLE, AN... by O.A. Volkova, V.O. Kostenko

“…SIR was reproduced via intraperitoneal injection of Salmonella typhi lipopolysaccharide in the first week of 0.4 μg/kg 3 times a week, and in the following seven weeks – once a week. …”
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Association of Pathology Markers with Somatostatin Analogue Responsiveness in Acromegaly by George Kontogeorgos, Vyron Markussis, Eleni Thodou, Efi Kyrodimou, Theodossia Choreftaki, Panagiotis Nomikos, Kostas I. Lampropoulos, Stylianos Tsagarakis

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Association between neutrophil-to-eosinophil ratio and efficacy outcomes with avelumab plus axitinib or sunitinib in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma: post hoc analyses... by Brian Rini, Mariangela Mariani, Alessandra di Pietro, Paul Nathan, Christian Kollmannsberger, Marc-Oliver Grimm, Martin H Voss, Bradley A McGregor, Mehmet A Bilen, Yoshihiko Tomita, Bo Huang, Robert Amezquita, Matthew Tucker, Yu-Wei Chen

“…Objective We report post hoc analyses of efficacy with first-line avelumab plus axitinib or sunitinib according to baseline neutrophil-to-eosinophil ratio (NER) in patients with advanced renal cell carcinoma (aRCC) from the JAVELIN Renal 101 phase 3 trial.Methods and analysis Progression-free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS) and objective response per baseline NER were analysed in the overall population and in patients with programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1+) tumours. …”
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