Patient Preferences and Experiences in Hyperemesis Gravidarum Treatment: A Qualitative Study by Relin van Vliet, Marieke Bink, Julian Polman, Amaran Suntharan, Iris Grooten, Sandra E. Zwolsman, Tessa J. Roseboom, Rebecca C. Painter

“…This is the first study using in-depth interviews to investigate patients’ preferences and experiences of HG treatment. Materials and Methods. We conducted individual in-depth interviews among women who had been hospitalized for HG in North Holland at least once in the past 4 years. …”
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Exploring Partners, Parenting and Pregnancy Thinking in Late Adolescents and Young Adults with Inherited Metabolic Disorders by Albina Tummolo, Giulia Paterno, Rosa Carella, Livio Melpignano, Donatella De Giovanni

“…The aim of this paper is to explore thoughts about partner choices, parenthood and pregnancy among adolescents and young adults affected by IMDs. Methods: A cross-sectional study was performed. A sample of 23 patients affected by a range of IMDs were interviewed. …”
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Inducible clindamycin resistance and erm genes in Staphylococcus aureus in school children in Kathmandu, Nepal by Roshan Timsina, Upasana Shrestha, Anjana Singh, Bivek Timalsina

“…Aim: Resistance to methicillin and Macrolide–Lincosamide and Streptogramins B and their association with erm genes in Staphylococcus aureus are unknown in Nepal. Materials & methods: Nonduplicate nasal swabs from 160 school children were collected from April to September 2018 and processed using standard microbiological procedures. …”
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Exploring the effect of nicotine pouches on users’ health in Saudi Arabia: A cross-sectional study by Emadeldin M. Elsokkary, Fahad A. Alsabhan, Abdulellah A. Alyahya, Saud A. Alsahli, Abdullah M. Almousa, Jehad A. Aldali, Glowi Alasiri

“…Symptoms such as mouth or gum irritation and nausea were more common, but no specific pattern emerged. Conclusions Within our sample, daily was the most common frequency of current nicotine pouch usage, while nausea and mouth or gum irritation were reported more frequently.…”
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Racial and gender disparities in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion at a comprehensive stroke center by Olivia Duru, Ryan G. Eaton, Nathan Ritchey, Sharon Heaton, Ciarán J. Powers

“…White patients were also more likely to undergo thrombectomy compared to nonwhite patients (58.7% vs. 39.7%; P < 0.001). …”
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Did a reform strategy in drug management improve doctors’ prescribing habits in Montenegro: The example for the cardiovascular drugs by Duborija-Kovačević Nataša, Tomić Zdenko

“…Methods. A retrospective-prospective pharmacoepidemiologic study included a sample of 100% of cardiovascular drugs that were taken with prescription from state pharmacies during 2000 and 2004. …”
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Simultaneous Inference of Past Demography and Selection from the Ancestral Recombination Graph under the Beta Coalescent by Korfmann, Kevin, Sellinger, Thibaut Paul Patrick, Freund, Fabian, Fumagalli, Matteo, Tellier, Aurélien

“…The current methods developed to detect such multiple merger events do not account for complex demographic scenarios or recombination, and require large sample sizes. …”
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Machine learning model to predicting synergy of ultrasonication and solvation impacts on crude oil viscosity by Nasir Khan, Mehdi Razavifar, Qazi Adnan Ahmad, Muhammad Siyar, Masoud Riazi, Waqar Khan, Jafar Qajar

“…Notably, after 8 min of treatment, the viscosity decreased by over 34% for samples with 16% n-heptane and by more than 47% for those with 0% n-heptane. …”
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Microbiome landscapes of the bladder, intestine, and vagina in bladder cancer: a systematic review by Jonathan Surber, Marie Semmler, Dominik Enderlin, Andres Affentranger, Thomas Scherer, Silvan Sigg, Ernest Kaufmann, Jana Gadient, Luca Truscello, Michael Scharl, Yasser Morsy, Daniel Eberli, Cédric Poyet, Uwe Bieri

“…Standardized methods and expanded investigations into viral and fungal components are needed to clarify the role of microbiota in bladder cancer.…”
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Not seeing the trees for the forest. The impact of neighbours on graph-based configurations in histopathology by Olga Fourkioti, Matt De Vries, Reed Naidoo, Chris Bakal

“…To address this, many graph-based methods have been proposed, where each WSI is represented as a graph with tiles as nodes and edges defined by specific spatial relationships. …”
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Comparative Analysis of Swirl Burner and Cross Jet Burner in Terms of Efficiency and Environmental Performance by Mikhail G. Zhumagulov, Maxim V. Dolgov, Askar A. Baubek, Alexander M. Gribkov

“…The article contains a comparative analysis of two types of burners used in different methods of fuel-air mixture preparation: (1) vortex mixing and (2) mixing with transverse jets. …”
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Patterns of cannabidiol use among marijuana users in the United States by Ji-Yeun Park

“…Background: As more and more states are legalizing marijuana use for medical purposes, cannabidiol (CBD) products have gained significant popularity as self-medications for treating conditions. …”
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Female Perception of Cohabitation and Marriage in Metropolitan Arequipa by Analucía Torres Flor, Lila Cerellino Cernades, Renzo Rivera

“…Conclusion: For a great percentage of cohabiters and single women from the sample, marriage is important. The majority of women do not consider cohabitation more convenient than getting married. …”
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Clostridium difficile in Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A Retrospective Study by William Gillespie, Neil Marya, Julien Fahed, Gregory Leslie, Krunal Patel, David R. Cave

“…To investigate the epidemiology and risk factors of Clostridium difficile infections (CDI) in patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Methods. This is a retrospective study of patients diagnosed with IBD. 1006 charts were screened and 654 patients met the inclusion criteria. …”
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The impact of the COVID- 19 pandemic on women’s mental health: empirical evidence from Vietnam by Nguyen Thi To Vy, Luong Vinh Quoc Duy

“…Abstract Background Women’s mental health has emerged as a growing concern amid the COVID- 19 as studies show women are more likely to suffer symptoms of depression and anxiety than men. …”
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Agro-Morphological Evaluation of Hybrid Maize (Zea mays) in the Subtropical Region of Nepal by Aayushma Shrestha, Bijay Mahato, Pratik Gurung

“…The results suggested that, while low-performing genotypes like PAC-7202309 need more research or breeding and agronomic methods to improve their performance, high-performing genotypes like RH-6, Star-56, and Superking-4455 are excellent possibilities for enhancing maize output in Saranamati, Jhapa. …”
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A Comparison of Nested PCR Assay with Conventional Techniques for Diagnosis of Intestinal Cryptosporidiosis in AIDS Cases from Northern India by Beena Uppal, Ompal Singh, Sanjim Chadha, Arun Kumar Jha

“…Taking nested PCR as the gold standard, specificity of both modified ZN staining and Cryptosporidium antigen detection ELISA was 100% while the sensitivity of the tests was 37.8% and 86.6%, respectively. PCR was more sensitive than the other two diagnostic modalities but required a more hands-on time per sample and was more expensive than microscopy. …”
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The Prevalence of Infectious Keratitis after Keratorefractive Surgery: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis Study by Shahla Afsharpaiman, Musa Zare, Masoud Yasemi, Tannaz Jamialahmadi, Amirhossein Sahebkar

“…Meta-regression showed no significant association between IK after KRS and either sample size or publication year of the studies. IK prevalence after KRS in the right eye was more than that in the left one. …”
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Self-Regulation, Emotional Symptomatology, Substance Use, and Social Network Addiction in Adolescent Self-Harm by Luis Fernando López-Martínez, Eva M. Carretero, Miguel A. Carrasco, Ana M. Pérez-García

“…It is thus crucial to examine the factors associated with this behaviour. Methods: A sample of 354 adolescents (51.7% boys), with a mean age of 15.01 years (ranging from 12 to 20 years), was analysed to explore the relationships between NSSI and self-regulation strategies, substance use, dependence on social networks, and symptomatology. …”
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Members of Kemerovo Regional Counsil in the VKontakte Social Network: Engagement Metrics and Maria S. Gorodeshtyan’s Case by Filimonov Fedor, Mitin Aleksandr

“…The research contributes to the role of social networks as platforms of regional political campaigns and introduces a set of effective SMM methods.…”
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