Indications, contributing factors, and short-term outcomes of pneumonectomy: an 8-year retrospective study in a resource-limited setting by Mekonnen Feyissa Senbu, Dereje Gulilat, Hiwot Tadesse Habtamu

“…To reduce the need for pneumonectomy, strategies should focus on tuberculosis prevention, screening, and proper patient evaluation and diagnosis before treatment, to prevent extensive lung damage that often necessitates this procedure.…”
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Short-Term Postoperative Pain and Function of Unilateral Biportal Endoscopic Discectomy versus Percutaneous Endoscopic Lumbar Discectomy for Single-Segment Lumbar Disc Herniation:... by Weihao Zhu, Yu Yao, Jie Hao, Wenbin Li, Feng Zhang

“…Computer searches of PubMed, Embase, Cochrane Library, Web of Science, CNKI, and Wanfang databases were performed to search for studies on UBE versus PELD for single-segment lumbar disc herniation (ssLDH) from the time of database construction to Mar. 2022, and two investigators independently performed literature screening and data extraction, and evaluation of the quality of the included studies was observed as operation time, complications, and visual analogue scale (VAS) at each preoperative and postoperative stage as well as Oswestry Disability Index (ODI), and meta-analysis was performed by applying the Review Manager 5.4 software. …”
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Le sensorium synthétique : réflexion sur l’utilisation de l’expographie immersive numérique et muséale by Dominique Gélinas

“…The use of 3D models, augmented reality, and wide screens to enhance exhibits often comes with enthusiastic claims that promise the moon and the stars. …”
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Effect of Isoniazid Preventive Therapy on the Incidence of Tuberculosis among Seropositive Children Attending HIV/AIDS Care in Two General Hospitals, Northwest Ethiopia, 2021 by Fassikaw Kebede, Birhanu Kebede, Tsehay Kebede, Melaku Agmasu

“…Undertaking in-depth TB screening and frequent follow-up among all these children is critical in order to prevent and control tuberculosis.…”
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Combining ability, floral biology, and seed producibility of promising cytoplasmic male-sterile (CMS) lines for hybrid rice development by Victoriano V. Casco, Rosemarie T. Tapic, Jerwin R. Undan, Anna Ma. Lourdes S. Latonio, Roel R. Suralta, Norvie L. Manigbas

“…Abstract Background A combining ability analysis is a useful tool of plant breeders in screening and identifying promising parental lines with high potential for developing competitive rice hybrids. …”
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Exploring RNA cargo in extracellular vesicles for pleural mesothelioma detection by Agnieszka Kraft, Michaela B. Kirschner, Vanessa Orlowski, Manuel Ronner, Caroline Bodmer, Valentina Boeva, Isabelle Opitz, Mayura Meerang

“…Abstract Background Pleural Mesothelioma (PM) is a highly aggressive cancer, for which effective early detection remains a challenge due to limited screening options and low sensitivity of biomarkers discovered so far. …”
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Virtual reality-based fine motor skills training in paediatric rehabilitation: a protocol for a scoping review by Christelle Pons, Sylvain Brochard, Johanne Mensah-Gourmel, Danielle E Levac, Jeromine Hervo, Lexie Lançon, Rodolphe Bailly

“…One reviewer will complete title, abstract and full paper screening, with consultation by a second reviewer in case of uncertainty. …”
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Stress assessment instruments for hospitalized preterm newborns: scoping review by Mónica Costa, Maria Filomena Gaspar, Maria Alice Curado, Ana Brantes

“…The research was carried out in three distinct phases supported by the Medline, CINALH databases through the EBSCO, Scielo and PubMed platform. Two reviewers screened all citations, abstract data and full-text articles, independently. …”
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Seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 virus antibodies and sociodemographic features of pregnant women in Mogadishu, Somalia: a cross-sectional survey study by Maryan Abdullahi Sh. Nur, Hassan Abdullahi Dahie, Nima Abdi Hassan, Bashiru Garba, Jamal Hassan Mohamoud, Najib Isse Dirie, Mohamed Hussein Adam

“…This study aims to determine the prevalence of COVID-19 among pregnant women seeking antenatal care in the Benadir region (Mogadishu) of Somalia and to assess their knowledge and preventive practices towards COVID-19.Setting A hospital-based cross-sectional study involving two major referral maternity hospitals in Mogadishu, Somalia.Participants Pregnant women seeking antenatal services were included in our study.Methods A total of 477 blood samples were collected from pregnant women attending the two referral hospitals in Mogadishu and screened for COVID-19. The participants were subjected to questionnaire interviews where their detailed history and practice of prevention against COVID-19 were evaluated.Results The results showed that 175 (36.7%) were positive while 302 (63.3%) samples were negative for SARS-CoV-2 virus antibodies. …”
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Factors of suicide-related behaviors based on stress-vulnerability model and prevention strategies among nurses: a scoping review by Xiaoyu Yang, Xiaoyu Yang, Deying Hu, Lecheng Li, Lecheng Li, Rezvanguli Rezak, Rezvanguli Rezak

“…Two researchers independently screened the literature, and disagreements were debated until a consensus was reached. …”
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The Prevalence and Diagnostic Ratio of Familial Hypercholesterolemia (FH) and Proportion of Acute Coronary Syndrome in Japanese FH Patients in a Healthcare Record Database Study by Tamio Teramoto, Tomohiro Sawa, Satoshi Iimuro, Hyoe Inomata, Takashi Koshimizu, Iori Sakakibara, Katsutoshi Hiramatsu

“…Of the 187,781 patients screened, 1547 had definite or suspected FH (0.8%) based on data from the entire period; 832 patients with definite (n=299, 0.16%) or suspected FH (n=533, 0.28%) before the index date were identified in the main analysis cohort. …”
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The trajectory of changes in cognitive frailty and factors influencing it in elderly patients with cerebral infarction by Shengnan Xu, Qin Liang, Li Zhang, Shihua Liu

“…[Objective] The trajectory of cognitive frailty in elderly patients with cerebral infarction was analyzed, and the influencing factors were discussed. [ Methods] A total of 100 elderly patients with cerebral infarction hospitalized in Suzhou Hospital of Anhui Medical University from January to September in 2023 were selected for the study.Clinical data were collected on the patients, and cognitive frailty was assessed using the Frailty Screening Scale and the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Questionnaire (MoCA) at the time of admission and 1, 3, 6 months after treatment.Failty score ≥3 scores and MoCA <26 scores were defined as cognitive fraily.Potential categories of cognitive frailty change trajectories were identified by latent category growth modeling, and multifactorial logistic regression analyzed the factors influencing patients' cognitive frailty change trajectories. [ Results] The trajectory of cognitive frailty change in elderly patients with cerebral infarction identified by model fitting can be categorized into a group with a persistently low level of frailty (30 cases), a group with a slow rise in frailty (52 cases), and a group with a persistently high level of frailty (18 cases).Multifactorial logistic regression analysis showed that older age, poor sleep quality, and the number of comorbid chronic diseases > 4 were all risk factors for the development of persistent low levels of cognitive frailty into a slow rise in cognitive decline in elderly patients with cerebral infarction (P<0.05), Higher body mass index and high self-care ability were both protective factors for the development of persistent low levels of cognitive decline into a slow rise in cognitive decline in elderly patients with cerebral infarction (P<0.05).Older age, poor sleep quality and the number of comorbid chronic diseases >4 were risk factors for the progression of persistent low levels of cognitive decline to persistent high levels of cognitive decline in elderly patients with cerebral infarction (P < 0.05), and higher self-care ability were protective factors for the progression of persistent low levels of cognitive decline to persistent high levels of cognitive decline in elderly patients with cerebral infarction (P < 0.05). …”
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Refining and conching alter the volatile composition of dark chocolate — Revealing profile changes in aroma-active volatiles and volatile organic compounds by Yvonne Guckenbiehl, Eva Ortner, Isabell Rothkopf, Andrea Buettner

“…Aroma-active volatiles were analyzed applying gas chromatography-mass spectrometry/olfactometry combined with aroma extract dilution analysis and VOC profiles were screened by gas chromatography-ion mobility spectrometry. …”
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Access to support services for individuals who experience intimate partner violence during stressful life events (SLEs) in high-income countries: Protocol for a scoping review. by Dina Idriss-Wheeler, Ziad El-Khatib, Sanni Yaya

“…Google, Google Scholar, and the WHO website will be used to search for grey literature, books/chapters, and programme reports as well as references of relevant reviews. Studies will be screened and extracted by two reviewers and conflicts resolved through discussion or a third reviewer. …”
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Investigation of Association with First-Trimester Free Human Chorionic Gonadotropin-ß, Pregnancy - Associated Plasma Protein-A, and Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes by Gokhan Gonen, Yasam Kemal Akpak, Murat Muhcu

“… OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to investigate the association between first-trimester screening maternal serum markers (free human chorionic gonadotropin-beta (β-hCG), pregnancy-associated plasma protein-A, and adverse pregnancy outcomes (gestational hypertension, preeclampsia, preterm delivery, intrauterine growth restriction, oligohydramnios, intrauterine ex-fetus, abruptio placentae, and gestational diabetes mellitus). …”
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Determinants of Chronic Kidney Disease among Young Adults attending a Tertiary Care Hospital in Madurai- A Case-Control Study by Sridevi PN, Thirukumaran R, Kannan Muthuraman A, Arunkumar Yograj, Priya S, Hemamalini B

“…In addition this study predicted that, rural population was more vulnerable to CKD, so the screening service to these populations through primary health care approach is essential. …”
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LC-MS Analysis, 15-Lipoxygenase Inhibition, Cytotoxicity, and Genotoxicity of Dissotis multiflora (Sm) Triana (Melastomataceae) and Paullinia pinnata Linn (Sapindaceae) by Alian Désiré Afagnigni, Maximilienne Ascension Nyegue, Steve Valdi Djova, François-Xavier Etoa

“…This study aims to evaluate the anti-inflammatory, cytotoxicity, and genotoxicity activities of Dissotis multiflora (Sm) Triana and Paullinia pinnata Linn used traditionally in Cameroon to treat infectious diseases. Phytochemical screening was carried out using the LC-MS procedure. …”
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Impact of pharmacist-led medication review among hemodialysis patients: a systematic review by Ganesh Sritheran Paneerselvam, Chen Kah Yee, Muhammad Junaid Farrukh, Ana Yuda, Andi Hermansyah, Mohd. Fadli Mohd. Asmani, Ibrahim Abdullah, Long Chiau Ming

“…The Newcastle-Ottawa Scale (NOS) was used to evaluate the quality of selected studies.Results After screening 343 articles, 10 studies (involving 1342 HD patients) were included. …”
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Comparison of Modified Biophysical Profile with Doppler Ultrasonographic Analysis in Determining Fetal well Being in the Third Trimester by Kadir Bakay, Ahmet Varolan, Ali Yazgan, Atif Akyol, İnci Davas

“…In conclusion, in order to effectively predict acute fetal distress and to maintain a reliable screening method, combined use of these tests, namely modified biophysical profile and umbilical artery Doppler analysis, has proven to be the most valuable and effective method as shown in our study. …”
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Application of Clustering and Stepwise Discriminant Analysis Based on Hydrochemical Characteristics in Determining the Source of Mine Water Inrush by Weitao Liu, Jie Yu, Jianjun Shen, Qiushuang Zheng, Mengke Han, Yingying Hu, Xiangxi Meng

“…The results showed that the combination of HCA and hydrochemical analysis was more effective in screening water samples, and the 3 clustering groups could be qualified samples to represent 3 major aquifers (Taiyuan Formation limestone aquifer, Shanxi Formation sandstone aquifer and Ordovician limestone aquifer). …”
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