Tranexamic acid administration in total shoulder arthroplasty: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jian Zhong, Guo Chen, Yan Si, Jinwei Xie

“…Secondary outcomes were drain out, postoperative change in hemoglobin (Hb), hospital stay, operation time, visual analogue score (VAS) pain score and complications. …”
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In Silico Knockout Studies of Xenophagic Capturing of Salmonella. by Jennifer Scheidel, Leonie Amstein, Jörg Ackermann, Ivan Dikic, Ina Koch

“…We introduced a new concept of knockout analysis to systematically compute and visualize the results, using an in silico knockout matrix. …”
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Our results of the quadruple procedure in combined vitrectomy by Mehmet Ozgur Zengin, Yusuf Ziya Güven, Mehmet Vural, Gozde Sahin Vural, Eyyup Karahan

“…During follow-up period, the recurrent RD was only found in one patient (4.50%) and following to second surgery, anatomical success was achieved in all of the patients (100%) in final visit. …”
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Designing of a novel chimeric antimicrobial peptide against Acinetobacter baumannii using three different bioinformatics methods and evaluation of its antimicrobial activity in vit... by Yasin Rakhshani, Jafar Amani, Hamideh Mahmoodzadeh Hosseini, Seyed Ali Mirhosseini, Fattah Sotoodeh Nejad Nematalahi

“…Conclusion and implications: Three methods were evaluated for designing new chimeric peptides, and the third method, which involved modifying the number of amino acids in the parental peptides while maintaining their similarity, was found to be the most suitable.…”
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An alternative application of Rasch analysis to assess data from ophthalmic patient-reported outcome instruments. by Richard N McNeely, Salissou Moutari, Samuel Arba-Mosquera, Shwetabh Verma, Jonathan E Moore

“…The current most advocated approach for validating questionnaires using Rasch analysis found that the questionnaire was "Rasch-valid" one month post-operatively and "Rasch-invalid" twelve months post-operatively.…”
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Associations of alleles of microsatellite markers with agronomical traits of modern bread winter wheat varieties in Southern Ukraine by О. О. Колесник, О. М. Хохлов, С. В. Чеботар

“…During four gro­wing years (2010/11, 2011/12, 2012/13, 2013/14), 47 bread winter wheat varieties were phenotypically measured and analyzed with 17 microsatellite loci. 35 marker-trait associations (MTA) for heading date, 39 for plant height, 33 for awn size, 20 for ear colour and 8 for ear size were found to be stable and significant during two–four different gro­wing years. …”
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Endoscopic Contralateral Transaxillary Discectomy for Recurrent Disc Herniation by Sohrab Gollogly, James Yue, Facundo Van Isseldyk, Jin-Sung Kim, Mazda Farshad

“…In our experience, we have found this particular approach to be useful in patients with an early take off of the S1 nerve root which creates a large axillary window. …”
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In Vitro Effects of Some Antibiotics on Purified β-Glucosidases from Rat Liver and Kidney Tissues by Hatibe Kara, Nihal Turkmen Alemdar

“…<b>Results:</b> Ampicillin was found to inhibit rat liver and kidney BGLs competitively and uncompetitively, with IC50 values of 69.56 and 25.30 mM, respectively. …”
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Effects of neurocognitive intervention in older adults. A systematic review by Elizabeth Jiménez Puig, Zoylen Fernández Fleites, Yunier Broche Pérez, Daniela Beatriz Vázquez Martínez

“…The PRISMA Declaration was used. 426 articles were found. After applying the inclusion, exclusion and exit criteria, and analyzing the overlap effect, six articles made up the sample. …”
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Exploring First-Time Mothers’ Experiences with the Mommy-Be App: A Qualitative Study on Breastfeeding Support and Technology Acceptance by Azniah Syam BScPH, MScPH, PhD, Indra Dewi MN, RN, Firawati Firawati MN, RN, Darwis Darwis RN, MSc, PhD, Imelda Iskandar MN, RN (Midwifery), PhD

“…Mothers gave positive feedback on the visually appealing interface and found the application helpful in tracking breastfeeding routines and nutritional intake. …”
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Fish biodiversity and substrate composition on coral reef ecosystem at Penimbangan, Buleleng Regency, Bali by Diah Ayu Safitri, Sapto Andriyono, Akhmad Taufiq Mukti, Mike van Keulen

“…Percentage composition substrate basis in Penimbangan, namely dead coral with algae (106.74), coral (90.27), and sand (70). Lifeform coral is found in as many as ten types; the most are CM (39.00), CE (23.20), and ACS (10.07). …”
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Bronchoalveolar lavage affects thorax computed tomography of healthy and SARS-CoV-2 infected rhesus macaques (Macaca mulatta). by Annemiek Maaskant, Lisette Meijer, Zahra Fagrouch, Jaco Bakker, Leo van Geest, Dian G M Zijlmans, Babs E Verstrepen, Jan A M Langermans, Ernst J Verschoor, Marieke A Stammes

“…In the infected animals, a significant difference in both the lung density and CT score was still found 24 hours after BAL. Furthermore, the differences between time points in CT score were increased for the second BAL. …”
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Passive acoustic monitoring reveals seasonal patterns in European green toad calling activity but fails to accurately reflect population abundance by Mikołaj Kaczmarski, Jan M. Kaczmarek, Agata Radzińska, Michał Budka

“…The calling intensity index showed a significant correlation with the number of calls detected manually (r = 0.727). Additionally, we found moderate but significant correlations between acoustic indices (Acoustic Complexity Index and Bioacoustic Index) and both the manually and automatically detected call counts. …”
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Ocular Manifestations of Coronavirus Disease 2019: A Hospital-Based Prospective Study at a Coronavirus Disease Dedicated Tertiary Center by Anchal Tripathi, Rajat Chaudhary, Saurabh Kushwaha, Lav Pathak

“…The mean logMAR best-corrected visual acuity was found to be 0.30 ± 0.60. The mean duration between COVID-19 diagnosis and development of the first ophthalmic symptom was 10.4 ± 9.8 days. …”
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Sentinel NOSE: Prospective feasibility study on sentinel lymph node biopsy in bulky nasal vestibule cancer. by Michal D Czerwinski, Ellen M Zwijnenburg, Anne I J Arens, Adriana C H Van Engen, Jimmie Honings, Willem L J Weijs, Robert P Takes, Johannes H A M Kaanders, Cornelia G Verhoef

“…Occult lymph node metastases were found in 50% of patients. The procedure was well-tolerated.…”
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Survival in patients with muscle-invasive bladder cancer after robot-assisted radical cystectomy with intracorporeal urinary derivation by V. N. Pavlov, M. F. Urmantsev, M. R. Bakeev

“…In the pN (+) patient group, patients with advanced pT stage were found to be predominant as compared to the pN (–) group.Conclusion. …”
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Studying ocular blood flow in patients with retinitis pigmentosa using laser speckle flowgraphy by T. D. Okhotsimskaya, N. V. Neroeva, I. V. Zolnikova, N. E. Deryugina, O. I. Markelova

“…In patients with low visual acuity, the deficit of blood flow in the macular area was found to be more pronounced.Conclusion. …”
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Clinical Profiles of Patients with Keratoconus Visiting a Tertiary Eye Center in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia by Norsyariza Razak, Bariah Mohd Ali, Wan Haslina Wan Abdul Halim

“…No significant association was found between the patient’s demographics and KCN severity (P > 0.05). …”
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No Experimental Evidence For Yawn Contagion In Galahs (Eolophus Roseicapilla) by Jonas C. P. van Oosten, Lisa-Claire Vanhooland, Tom S. Roth, Andrew C. Gallup, Jorg J. M. Massen

“…We found no evidence for yawn contagion in galahs in either study, which contrasts with findings in budgerigars. …”
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Development and validation of CNN-MLP models for predicting anti-VEGF therapy outcomes in diabetic macular edema by Xiangjie Leng, Ruijie Shi, Zhaorui Xu, Hai Zhang, Wenxuan Xu, Keyin Zhu, Xuejing Lu

“…No statistical difference was found between the actual and predicted values in all clinical indicators. …”
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