Different properties of the hemodynamic response and its relation to trait mental fatigue and proactive cognitive control by Simon Skau, Lina Bunketorp-Käll, Birgitta Johansson, Hans-Georg Kuhn

“…The proactive mode is used to optimize performance in more challenging tasks and is thought to be a more demanding activity. …”
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Early Diagnosis of Acute Kidney Injury during Open Heart Surgery under Extracorporeal Circulation by E. A. Tabakyan, S. A. Partigulov, M. G., Lepilin, I. V. Burmistrova, V. D. Vodyasov, T. I. Kotkina, V. N. Titov

“…AKI developed in patients who had more prolonged EC, transverse aortic ligation, low hemoglobin levels and received more doses of donor blood. …”
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Investigation, Optimization of Energy Consumption and Yield Modeling of Two Paddy Cultivars with Genetic-Artificial Bee Colony Algorithm by S. Sharifi, N. Hafezi, M. H. Aghkhani

“…An artificial bee colony (ABC) algorithm with a novel and straightforward elitism structure was utilized to enhance the fitness function of the genetic algorithm (GA). The Sphere, Repmat, and Unifrnd functions were employed to determine the objective function, define the position of the bee colony, and quantify the position of the bee colony, respectively. …”
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Impact of congenital cytomegalovirus infection on vestibular dysfunction and hearing outcomes in a cohort of children by Malesci Rita, Salomè Serena, Freda Giovanni, Serra Nicola, Manna Giuseppe, Del Vecchio Valeria, Quatrano Chiara, Capasso Letizia, Raimondi Francesco, Fetoni Anna Rita

“…Finally, about time of maternal CMV infection the first trimester was associated to children with VD, while the third trimester to children without VD. cCMV infection can involve the entire inner ear: vestibular function seems to be more affected than cochlear function. …”
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Effect of Esketamine Compared with Sufentanil Combined with Propofol in Patients Undergoing First Trimester Surgical Abortion: A Randomized, Double-Blinded Clinical Trial by Guan Y, Wang H, Cong X, Zhang B, Lin Y, Wang X

“…Secondary outcomes included body movement, apnea, hypoxemia, postoperative nausea and vomiting (PONV), dizziness, anesthesia recovery time, Richmond Agitation and Sedation Scale (RASS) score, and postoperative pain.Results: Patients in Group E had a more stable intraoperative SBP (p=0.001), DBP (p=0.014), MBP (p=0.003), and HR (p=0.001). …”
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Do preoperative interventions affect patient satisfaction or expectation fulfilment following total hip arthroplasty? A systematic review by April-Rose Matt, Joanne L. Kemp, Andrea B. Mosler, Lucy Salmon, Diogo Almeida Gomes, Alysha De Livera, Erica Hateley, Adam L. Semciw

“…Participants who received preoperative interventions were more satisfied (SMD -0.54 [-0.87, −0.21] p ​= ​0.001), and had better function postoperatively when compared to controls (SMD -1.86, 95%CI, −3.11, to 0.61, p ​= ​0.004). …”
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Cohort profile: pulmonary early assessment of the lung in paediatric cancer patients (SWISS-PEARL Study) by Christine Schneider, Gabriele Raffler, Maša Žarković, Christina Schindera, Jochen Rössler, Claudia E. Kuehni, Philipp Latzin, Alexander Moeller, Rahel Heule, Jakob Usemann, on behalf of the SWISS-PEARL study group

“… BACKGROUND: Due to the limited sensitivity of conventional lung function tests in detecting small airway abnormalities, cancer treatment-related pulmonary toxicity may be underdiagnosed. …”
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Exploring the landscape of symptom-specific inflammatory cytokines in post-COVID syndrome patients by Chafik Tilikete, Imen Zamali, Zeineb Meddeb, Ghassen Kharroubi, Soumaya Marzouki, Tarak Dhaouadi, Ahlem Ben Hmid, Samar Samoud, Yousr Galai, Selma Charfeddine, Leila Abid, Salem Abdessalem, Jihène Bettaieb, Saloua Hamzaoui, Kamel Bouslama, Mélika Ben Ahmed

“…Elevation of IL-8 level was more common in patients with profound impairment of endothelial function. …”
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Comparison of the clinical effects of robot-assisted total mesorectal excision and transanal total mesorectal excision by Zhang Cheng, Duan Fuxiao, Li Da, Gao Guangrong, Ma Rui

“…[Conclusion] Both RoTME and taTME are safe and effective surgical options for low rectal cancer. taTME provides a more precise determination of the distal resection margin and may better preserve male urinary function, but it has a greater impact on postoperative anal function.…”
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Early weaning-induced intestinal barrier dysfunction associates with Th17/Treg imbalance in squabs by Qianqian Xu, Zhiying Luo, Tianliang Ling, Wenyan Zhao, Xinyang Dong

“…Summarily, EW could lead to impaired growth, compromised intestinal epithelial barrier function and an imbalance in the differentiation of Th cell subsets in squabs, among which the dysbalance between Th17 and Treg cells appeared to be more closely associated with the damage of the intestinal epithelial barrier function in early weaned squabs.…”
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Efficacy of Laparoscopic versus Open Donor Nephrectomy in the Living Kidney Donor: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Sashikant Asabe, Shivam Singh, Sunil Mhaske, Vilas P Sabale

“…Secondary outcomes included length of hospital stay, postoperative pain, recipient graft function, and donor renal function at the time of discharge. …”
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CHIVID: A Rapid Deployment of Community and Home Isolation During COVID-19 Pandemics by Parpada Piamjinda, Chiraphat Boonnag, Piyalitt Ittichaiwong, Seandee Rattanasonrerk, Kanyakorn Veerakanjana, Khanita Duangchaemkarn, Warissara Limpornchitwilai, Kamonwan Thanontip, Napasara Asawalertsak, Thitikorn Kaewlee, Theerawit Wilaiprasitporn

“…The progress note is a function that healthcare practitioners most frequently use and are satisfied with. …”
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The determinants of angioedema attacks related to dental and gingival procedures in hereditary angioedema patients by Nihal M. Gokmen, Reyhan Gumusburun, Asuman Camyar, Semiha Ozgul, Melih Ozısık, Tugba Turk, Aytul Z. Sin

“…Higher annual attack frequency (p = 0.038), lower C1INH function (p = 0.044), and female gender (p = 0.047) related to acute attacks due to dental interventions in pre-diagnosis period. …”
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Comparison of preference-based health-related quality of life measures for chronic neck pain: a pooled analysis of data from three RCTs by Eun-Jung Kim, In-Hyuk Ha, Yoon Jae Lee, Dongwoo Nam, Yeon Cheol Park, Seong Min Lee, Soo-Jin Kim

“…For functional outcomes, EQ-5D-5L demonstrated stronger negative correlations with function-related measures such as NDI (−0.636 to −0.711) compared with SF-6Dv1 (−0.506 to −0.579). …”
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Factors associated with head circumference and indices of cognitive development in early childhood by Matthew R Grigsby, William Checkley, Tahmeed Ahmed, Zulfiqar Ahmed Bhutta, Laura Nicolaou, Pascal Bessong, Margaret Kosek, Aldo A M Lima, Sanjaya Shrestha, Ram Chandyo, Estomih R Mduma, Laura Murray-Kolb, Brooks Morgan

“…HCAZ showed no association with cognitive, gross motor or language skills at 6, 15 and 24 months of age.Conclusions The main risk factors associated with HC are similar to those associated with body length, and HC is not related to cognitive function.…”
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Ovarian blood supply in women of reproductive age and echo-graphic evaluation of influence of subtotal hysterectomy on it by Т. V. Lescheva

“…Change in blood flow is early and more sensitive sign of impaired ovarian function. …”
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A Rare Case of Lateral Femoral Condyle Osteonecrosis of Knee in a Young Patient Treated with Robotic Total Knee Replacement: A Case Report by K T Rajashekhar, Kartik Mangsuli, Adarsh Krishna K Bhat

“…Introduction: Femoral condyle osteonecrosis of the knee leading to osteoarthritis is a rare entity, which is noticed more commonly in elderly women. Usually, the medial condyle is involved; lateral condyle involvement is extremely rare. …”
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Significant improvement of olfactory performance in sleep apnea patients after three months of nasal CPAP therapy - Observational study and randomized trial. by Bettina Boerner, Gabrielo M Tini, Patrick Fachinger, Sereina M Graber, Sarosh Irani

“…<h4>Results</h4>Twenty five of the 35 patients used the nCPAP therapy for more than four hours per night, and for more than 70% of nights (adherent group). …”
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PREDICTION OF CRUDE OIL PRICES IN INDONESIA USING FOURIER SERIES ESTIMATOR AND ARIMA METHOD by Alma Khalisa Rahma, Qumadha Zaenal Abidin, Juan Krisfigo Prasetyo, Berliani Larasati, Dita Amelia, Nur Chamidah

“…Crude oil exports become more profitable, which can increase state revenue through royalties and taxes levied on the oil and gas sector. …”
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Diagnostic value of blood urea and bilirubin levels determination in patients with gastroduodenal zone diseases by I. B. Zhakun, O. O. Sorokopud, L. M. Strilchuk, Z. M. Kit, M. O. Kondratyuk

“…The bilirubin concentration decrease was more pronounced (37.1 % vs. 3.5 %) and significant (p < 0.05) in patients with HP-aGDP. …”
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