Outcome of Different Preemptive Analgesia Modalities in Patients Undergoing Total Knee Replacement Surgeries: A Prospective Randomized Study by Narendra Vaidya, Gourav S. Pawar, Anup P Gadekar, Nilesh A. Patil, Pravin Rameshrao Kutemate, Mohit Kolhapure

“…Results: The average Visual Analog Scale score was the least in Group 2, followed by Group 1 and Group 3 (P < 0.001). …”
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Drawing the mind: assessing cognitive decline through self-figure drawings by Limor Goldner, Limor Goldner, Amit Pery, Johanna Czamanski-Cohen, Alex Nisara Jaroenkajornkij, Aviel Ben-Bassat, Gefen Avraham, Bussakorn Binson, Rachel Lev-Wiesel

“…MANCOVA was used to examine differences between the drawing groups, t-tests were used to examine cultural differences, and Chi-square tests were used to examine differences and associations between the drawing groups and the MoCA-5 scores or categories.ResultsWe found that normative cognitive performance was associated with adapted portraits, whereas moderate to severe impairment correlated with schematic, disorganized, and unusual portraits. …”
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Plasma antibodies from humans infected with zoonotic simian foamy virus do not inhibit cell-to-cell transmission of the virus despite binding to the surface of infected cells. by Mathilde Couteaudier, Thomas Montange, Richard Njouom, Chanceline Bilounga-Ndongo, Antoine Gessain, Florence Buseyne

“…We detected gorilla SFV Env in the perinuclear region, cytoplasmic vesicles and at the cell surface. We found that plasma antibodies bind to Env located at the surface of cells infected with primary gorilla SFV strains. …”
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Challenges facing physicians in death certification of under-five mortality in Egypt by Mirette M Aziz, Nevein Dous

“…Physicians of hospitals had a negative attitude regarding death registration. They were found to have deficient knowledge about standards of death certification. …”
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MATERNAL AND INFANT MORTALITY IN WEST JAVA, INDONESIA: SPATIAL CLUSTERS AND DETERMINANTS by Vidya Nahdhiyatul Fikriyah, Rose Fatmadewi, Tegar Abdul Hafid, Nirma Lila Anggani, Habid Al Hasbi, Pritta Yunitasari

“… Utilizing geographic information systems (GIS) for spatial analysis is crucial for examining, assessing, and visualizing the health status of different regions. …”
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Prospective validation of the Barcelona scale for the assessment of mucosal cleanliness during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy by Henry Córdova, Irina Luzko, Javier Tejedor-Tejada, Edgar Castillo-Regalado, Eva Barreiro-Alonso, Pedro Delgado-Guillena, Pilar Diez Redondo, Martin Galdin, Ana García-Rodríguez, Luis Hernández, Ma Henar Núñez Rodríguez, Agustín Seoane, Javier Jiménez Sánchez, Joaquín Cubiella, Rodrigo Jover, Antonio Rodríguez-D’Jesús, Cautar El Maimouni, Leticia Moreira, Oswaldo Ortiz, Joan Llach, Gloria Fernández-Esparrach

“…Only five cases of neoplasia were found, all in segments scored “2” (global score ⩾ 9). …”
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Preoperative Incongruent Subtalar Joint Predicts Less Favorable Clinical Outcome in Total Ankle Arthroplasty by Min Gyu Kyung MD, PhD, Jahyung Kim MD, Joonhee Kim MD, Hye Ran Lee, Ji Hye Kim, A Ro Yoon, Min Ju Kim, Dong Yeon Lee MD, PhD

“…In multiple regression analysis, the female sex (p=0.006) and incongruency of the subtalar joint (p=0.013) were found to be significant contributing factors to the final AOFAS score. …”
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A PROPOSAL OF PROCESS VALIDATION IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES IN BRACHYTHERAPY SOURCES PRODUCTION by Tatyana Spinosa Baptista, Anselmo Feher Feher, Bruna Teiga Rodriguez, Carlos Alberto Zeituni, João Augusto Moura, Maria Elisa Rostelato

“…The welding efficiency doesn’t have an established parameter, since is visually evaluated by the operator, and the leakage detection must be under 5 nCi / 185 Bq, accordingly with the ISO 9978. …”
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Investigation of HPV DNA, in-silico validation and role of E6 protein in colorectal carcinogenesis by S. Khan, M. Ur Rehman, Q. Shakeela, S. Ahmed, A. Hayat

“…E6 protein structures were retrieved and visualized in MOE 2015.10. The structure of P16INK4A was also retrieved from Pdb, and docking was performed between E6 and P16INK4A to generate a docking complex.…”
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Glaucoma Disease‐Specific Adherence Measurement Tools Validated for Measuring Adherence to Glaucoma Medications: A Systematic Review by B. Abaidoo, K. P. Mashige, P. Govender‐Poonsamy, N. N. Tagoe, V. A. Essuman, S. Y. Adam

“…ABSTRACT Background Reviewing validated glaucoma disease‐specific tools for measuring adherence could encourage adherence monitoring to avoid progressive visual field losses in people living with glaucoma. …”
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Failure iridocapsular fixation of IOL in patients with lens subluxation (preliminary report) by I. E. Ioshin, A. I. Tolchinskaya, S. A. Dubrovskaya

“…After 10 days, one patient was found to develop a relative pupillary block with the anterior chamber becoming shallower and IOP increased to reach 28 mm Hg. …”
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Angular vs. circular: the role of shapes on food packaging graphics in purchase intentions, perceived healthiness, and self-construal by Shichang Liang, Yizheng Zhou, Qiuju Qin, Xiaochuan Zhang, Junrong Li, Tingting Zhang, Jingyi Li, Miao Zhu

“…In Experiment 2, perceived healthiness was found to mediate the relationship between SFPG and purchase intentions. …”
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Prevalence and Associated Factors of Dysmenorrhea Among University Students in Tamil Nadu, India: A Cross-Sectional Study by Benson Thomas M, Daniyal J, Venmathy S, Kowsalya B, Janmejaya Samal

“…It was found that 45.45%, 28.90%, 17.01% and 8.64% of the university students experienced mild, moderate, severe, and worse pain, respectively, as measured using the VAS. …”
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Antibiotic type and dose variably affect microbiomes of a disease-resistant Acropora cervicornis genotype by Sunni Patton, Denise P. Silva, Eddie Fuques, Grace Klinges, Erinn M. Muller, Rebecca L. Vega Thurber

“…Over a 96-hour, aquarium-based antibiotic exposure experiment, we collected and processed coral tissue and water samples for 16S rRNA gene analysis. Results We found that antibiotic type and dose distinctively impact microbiome alpha diversity, beta diversity, and community composition. …”
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Smile perception among dental students and interns: the role of gender and academic level by Huma Farid, Shameen Haroon, Aisha Sher, Ayesha Yasir

“…Participants rated esthetic smiles using a 10-point visual analogue scale. Descriptive statistics were used to summarize sample characteristics. …”
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Chinese handwriting performance in preterm children in grade 2. by Hui-Ning Shih, Wen-Hui Tsai, Shao-Hsia Chang, Chung-Ying Lin, Rong-Bin Hong, Yea-Shwu Hwang

“…However, no group difference was found in the dimensions of accuracy and directionality. …”
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Identification of Sexual Dimorphism in Nyctixalus margaritifer Based on Morphometric Analysis at Situ Gunung Sukabumi by Wahyu Prihatini, Rouland Ibnudarda, Mutia Anggraeni, Boby Darmawan

“…The results showed that there were 6 males and 10 females of N. margaritifer in 4.34-hectare home range found at 10-80 cm height from the ground, attached to the leaves or stems of fern Shillaginella sp., taro Homalomena sp., Cyrtandra sp., and Laportea sp. …”
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Shallow seamounts are "oases" and activity hubs for pelagic predators in a large-scale marine reserve. by Sam B Weber, Andrew J Richardson, Christopher D H Thompson, Judith Brown, Fabio Campanella, Brendan J Godley, Nigel E Hussey, Jessica J Meeuwig, Paul Rose, Nicola Weber, Matthew J Witt, Annette C Broderick

“…Hydroacoustic biomass of low- and mid-trophic level "prey" was also significantly elevated within 2.5 km of shallow seamounts. However, we found no evidence of enhanced primary productivity over any feature, suggesting high faunal biomass is sustained by exogenous energy inputs. …”
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THE BLOOD FLOWS IN THE LEFT VENTRICLE AS PREDICTORS FOR MYOCARDIAL DYSFUNCTION IN DILATED CARDIOMYOPATHY by V. A. Sandrikov, T. Yu. Kulagina, A. S. Krylov, A. M. Yatchenko

“…The control consisted of 110 volunteers with the menian age 37±8 y.o.To all patients the echocardiography was applied using expert class Vivid E9 (GE, USA) machine with multifrequency sensor 3,5-5,0 MHz. To visualize flows in the left ventricle the flow velocity was registered in the areas of fiber ring, middle and apical areas.Results. …”
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Assessment of joint pain in teenagers with juvenile arthritis by T A Shelepina

“…Pain above 70 mm on VAS was found in pts with polyarticular damage in systemic and polyarticular variants in active phase of the disease and in severe functional disability. …”
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