One-Step Hydrothermal Synthesis of Multicolour Graphene Quantum Dots and Study of Their Luminescence Mechanism by Beibei Wang, Ling Sun, Kai Liu, Di Wu, Jinqiu Wang, Fang Geng

“…By analyzing the surface states and the functional groups of the multicolour GQDs, it was found that the GQDs had a similar elemental composition, which further proved that the emission wavelengths did not depend on the surface element composition, but conformed to the luminescence mechanism regulated by the quantum-limited effect. …”
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Non-melanoma skin cancer: A study on the epidemiological profile and flow at HC-UFMG by Nathan Joseph Silva Godinho, Matheus Eduardo Soares Pinhati, Hernan Henrique de Queiroz Soares, Gustavo Moreira Costa de Souza

“…Regarding the margin, 55.8% had free margins, 41.1% had compromised margins, and 2.9% had narrow margins. …”
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The relationship between health literacy and quality of the received healthcare services and the general health of middle-aged women: A cross-sectional study by Pegah Azhand, Marzieh Araban, Saeed Ghanbari, Mehrnaz Moradi Kalboland

“…The quality of the services received had a significant relationship with the incidence of social functioning disorder and depression (P=0.05). …”
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Treatment With Propranolol for Infantile Hemangioma in 13 Taiwanese Newborns and Young Infants by Teng-Chin Hsu, Jiaan-Der Wang, Chao-Huei Chen, Te-Kau Chang, Teh-Ming Wang, Chia-Man Chou, Heng-Kuei Lin

“…Seven (53.8%) patients had solitary hemangioma and six had multiple ones. …”
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Pancytopenia and Progressive Breathlessness in a 48-Year-Old Man With a Reversed Halo Sign on Imaging by Rakesh Kodati, MD, DM, Narendra Kumar Narahari, MD, Shantveer G. Uppin, MD, Umabala Pamidimukkala, MD, Sukanya Sudhaharan, MD, Bhaskar Kakarla, MD, Paramjyothi Gongati, MD

“…He had no history of smoking and had no other substance dependencies. …”
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Perceptions of community health workers on their training, teamwork and practice: a cross-sectional study in Tshwane district, Gauteng, South Africa by S. L.N. Nyalunga, J. V. Ndimande, G. A. Ogunbanjo, A. Masango-Makgobela, T. Bogongo

“…Results: A total of 431 CHWs formed the study sample. Participants had a mean age of 36 years (SD ± 9.46). The majority (88.2%) were female. …”
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Role of Distal Femur Anatomical Plate in Fracture of Distal Femur by Aliasgar Rampurwala, Mitul Modi, Akshay Chhatrola, Arvind Kumar

“…The mean age of presentation was 40.6 years. Thirty of them had vehicular injuries and 18 had a history of fall. …”
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Healthcare resource utilization burden associated with cognitive impairments identified through natural language processing among patients with schizophrenia in the United States by Jerome Vaccaro, Mona Nili, Pin Xiang, James K. Nelson, Cory Pack, Randall Thompson, Joe Vasey, Joseph Parks

“…In the EHR cohort, 11,293 patients (14.2%) had linked claims. Patients with documented cognitive impairments had more HCRU including outpatient visits, psychosocial interventions, and all-cause healthcare claims than patients without documented cognitive impairments (all p < 0.001). …”
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HLA-DRB1 alleles in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by L A Taukumova, I A Guseva

“…Combination therapy with DMARD and steroids was used more active in pts with DRB1*04 (NS). HLA-DRBI*04 had an association with factor of beginning time of DMARDs therapy (r=0,32, p&lt;0,04) and a functional activity (r=0,35, p&lt;0,05). …”
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DIVERSITY, DISTRIBUTION AND ABUNDANCE OF SOIL MOLLUSCS IN UiTM NEGERI SEMBILAN FOREST RESERVE by Dayang Nor Shafiqah Awang Shukeran, Nursyazni Abdul Rahim

“…Soil molluscs have long been used as bioindicators due to their high distribution and functional importance in terrestrial ecosystems. However, their distribution is poorly documented and there is insufficient research about soil molluscs studies. …”
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Percutaneous Vertebroplasty under Local Anesthesia for Osteoporotic Vertebral Compression Fractures: A Prospective Interventional Study by Dhruv Gupta, Varun Kumar Agarwal

“…Sixty-five percent of patients had lumbar vertebral fractures and 35% had dorsal vertebral fractures. …”
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High-Performance Hydroxyapatite Scaffold Combined with Selenium and Reduced Graphene Oxide for Bone Regeneration Applications by Y. Beygi-Khosrowshahi, S. Zakhireh

“…The Se/RGO/HA nanocomposite had cytotoxic effects on the KHOS-240S cancer cells. …”
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Analysis of quality and volatile flavor substances of six kinds of commercial Douchi by QIN Fangli, WANG Siyuan, ZOU Yuxiao, LI Erna, MU Lixia, LIU Jun, XING Dongxu

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Therapy efficacy assessment in patients with rheumatoid arthritis by quality of life measures by V. N. Antirdjanova

“…The mean age was 51,4± 11,6 years, duration of the disease varied from 1 to 18 years (mean 9,0±8,7 years). 58,8% of pts had rheumatoid factor. 39,9% of pts had moderate and 54,3% - high activity of the disease according to DAS 28. 50,4% of pts had III or IV radiological stage, 42,7% of pts had III or IV functional class (FC). …”
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Lessons learned: Chronic idiopathic constipation patient experiences with over-the-counter medications. by Brian E Lacy, Elizabeth P Shea, Machelle Manuel, Jessica L Abel, Hancheng Jiang, Douglas C A Taylor

“…A high proportion of patients had used one or more OTC medications (70% had ≥1 OTC; 19% had ≥3 OTCs), with the majority being bisacodyl (33%) and polyethylene glycol (30%). …”
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Prevalence of Upper Gastrointestinal Symptoms and Gastric Dysrhythmias in Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Indian Populations: A Real-World Retrospective Analysis from Electrogastrography... by Sanjay Bandyopadhyay, Ajit Kolatkar

“…<b>Results:</b> The study population had a mean age of 43.18 years. GCSI scores indicated that patients had symptoms that were mild (55%), moderate (33%), and severe (8%). …”
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Langroud river water quality assessment using NSFWQI qualitative indicators by Parisa Kazemi, Fatemeh Shariati, Abdolkarim Keshavarz Shokri

“…Comparison of the values of NSFWQI at seven stations of Langroud River in different seasons showed that the second station (Darvishanbar, upstream) had the highest value (63) in the winter, and Khalkyaser station (downstream) had the lowest value (56) in the summer. …”
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Headache types and characteristics in patients with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis by Radwa Soliman, Nagia Fahmy, Mahmoud S. Swelam

“…Fifteen ALS patients had secondary headaches; among them 12 had headache secondary to respiratory insufficiency and 3 patients developed headache after the initiation of Riluzole therapy. …”
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Production and Assessment of Biscuit from Wheat and Bambara Nut as Fat Substitute by Izuwa Iwanegbe, Joseph Oghenewogaga Owheruo

“…The moisture level of the biscuit varied significantly (p<0.05), X5 had the highest percentage (7.03%), while Xo had the lowest (6.22%) moisture content. …”
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Cognitive Impairment after Severe Traumatic Brain Injury, Clinical Course and Impact on Outcome: A Swedish-Icelandic Study by Maud Stenberg, Alison K. Godbolt, Catharina Nygren De Boussard, Richard Levi, Britt-Marie Stålnacke

“…Patients aged 18–65 years with acute Glasgow Coma Scale 3–8 were assessed with the Barrow Neurological Institute Screen for Higher Cerebral Functions (BNIS) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). …”
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