Descriptions of self-treatment for the middle-aged and elderly in Shanxi, China. by Rui Wang, Chenjin Ma, Kun Jiang, Ming Li, Shuangge Ma

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Cancer risk in HIV patients with incomplete viral suppression after initiation of antiretroviral therapy. by Jennifer S Lee, Stephen R Cole, Chad J Achenbach, Dirk P Dittmer, David B Richardson, William C Miller, Christopher Mathews, Keri N Althoff, Richard D Moore, Joseph J Eron, Center for AIDS Research (CFAR) Network of Integrated Clinical Systems (CNICS)

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Medical care costs of cancer in the last year of life using national health insurance data in Korea. by Mihai Park, Inmyung Song

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A new method of assessing microcirculation of the central retina in patients with different stages of diabetic macular edema in type 2 diabetes by S.A. Suk, S.Yu. Mogilevskyy, M.I. Kovtun, B.B. Zhupan

“…From this group, 477 patients (936 eyes) underwent various DME treatment according to protocols for a specific stage of edema. 203 patients (360 eyes) with DME were not treated due to their refusal, this group was the target of our study. …”
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Impact of ITH on PRAD patients and feasibility analysis of the positive correlation gene MYLK2 applied to PRAD treatment by Chuanyu Ma, Chuanyu Ma, Guandu Li, Xiaohan Song, Xiaochen Qi, Tao Jiang

“…The ITH-score of PRAD samples was evaluated using the DEPTH algorithm. The optimal cut-off value of RiskScore was calculated based on the difference in survival curves, and PRAD patients were classified into high ITH and low ITH groups based on the optimal cut-off value. …”
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Fixed-dose combination antihypertensive medications, adherence, and clinical outcomes: A population-based retrospective cohort study. by Amol A Verma, Wayne Khuu, Mina Tadrous, Tara Gomes, Muhammad M Mamdani

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Impact of acupuncture treatment on the lumbar surgery rate for low back pain in Korea: A nationwide matched retrospective cohort study. by Wonil Koh, Kyungwon Kang, Yoon Jae Lee, Me-Riong Kim, Joon-Shik Shin, Jinho Lee, Jun-Hwan Lee, Kyung-Min Shin, In-Hyuk Ha

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Short- and long-term survival after open versus endovascular repair of abdominal aortic aneurysm-Polish population analysis. by Bartosz Symonides, Andrzej Śliwczyński, Zbigniew Gałązka, Jarosław Pinkas, Zbigniew Gaciong

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Medicare part D prescribing for direct oral anticoagulants in the United States: Cost, use and the "rubber effect". by Panayiotis D Ziakas, Irene S Kourbeti, Loukia S Poulou, Georgios S Vlachogeorgos, Eleftherios Mylonakis

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Modified Сomplex Treatment of the Cirhotic Patients with the Hepatopulmonary Syndrome of the Different Severity Degrees: Pathogenetic Reasoning and Efficiency by Abrahamovych M., Abrahamovych O., Tolopko S., Ferko M.

“…The modified by us method of the treatment of the patients considering the investigated pathogenic mechanisms of the liver cirrhosis and the HPS, its severity, as well as the conventional one, gave the positive result, but by its quality parameters the conventional medical complex significantly yielded comparing to the modified by us algorithm. Statistical analysis of the questionnaires MOS SF­36 before and after the treatment indicated a significant (p < 0.05) improvement of the physical activity, vitality, mental and general health, reducing of the pain and the role of the emotional stress in disability, resulting into the improvement of the physical and mental status of the patients treated by the modified by us technique and shows its effectiveness. …”
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An Intraoperative Ultrasound Evaluation of Axillary Lymph Nodes: Cassandra Predictive Models in Patients with Breast Cancer—A Multicentric Study by Simona Parisi, Francesco Saverio Lucido, Federico Maria Mongardini, Roberto Ruggiero, Francesca Fisone, Salvatore Tolone, Antonio Santoriello, Francesco Iovino, Domenico Parmeggiani, David Vagni, Loredana Cerbara, Ludovico Docimo, Claudio Gambardella

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> Sixty-three women diagnosed with BC and treated at two Italian hospitals were enrolled in the study. …”
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Monitoring the Landscape Changes Applying Gradient Analysis Case Study (County Behbehan) by Mir Mehrdad Mirsanjari, Fatemeh Mohammadyari

“…The images were classified in software IDRISI using the maximum likelihood algorithm, and AVI and MNF indices. Final land use plans were made in the six-class residential areas, agricultural land, water, forest, grassland and bare land preparation. …”
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Сombat wounds microflora in modern warfare by V. P. Kovalchuk, N. S. Fomina, V. M. Kondratiuk, О. О. Fomin, Y. V. Lazarenko, K. V. Gumenyuk

“…Results from bacteriological studies of 151 wounded individuals treated in the same hospitals during the period from 2017 to 2020 were used for comparative analysis. …”
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APPLICATION ELEMENTS OF LITHOTHERAPY IN COMPLEX TREATMENT OF NEUROPATHY FACIAL NERVE by V.L. Melnik, V.K Shevchenko, E.V. Shevchenko, I.V. Melnik

“…As a result of the treatment algorithm applied to the first group of 11 patients (91,2%) received long-term remission of the disease. …”
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Comparison of Clinical Outcomes between the Fourth Day and the Fifth Day Embryo Transfer in IVF/ICSI Cycles: A Retrospective Cohort Study before and after PSM by Yasong Geng, Fangfang Dai, Meiyang Du, Linlin Tao, Haoyang Dai, Bo Zheng, Shusong Wang

“…The nearest neighbor random match algorithm was employed to determine the matches for each individual in the study population. …”
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Effectiveness and priority of irradiation and six NSAIDs in prevention heterotopic ossification after total hip arthroplasty: a network meta-analysis of randomized controlled studi... by Fei Yang, Fei Yang, Lei Wen, Lei Wen, Changshun Chen, Changshun Chen, Qiao Zhao, Zhiwei Feng, Zhiwei Feng, Bin Ran, Xuwei Luo, Dongqin Xiao, Qifan Fang

“…The probabilities derived from the surface under the cumulative ranking curve (SUCRA) algorithm are as follows: Diclofenac (78.0%), etoricoxib (71.6%), irradiation (67.3%), naproxen (66.7%), indomethacin (53.2%), celecoxib (38.8%), ibuprofen (18.6%), and a control group (6.8%). …”
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Prognostic value of quickSOFA as a predictor of 28-day mortality among febrile adult patients presenting to emergency departments in Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. by Noémie Boillat-Blanco, Zainab Mbarack, Josephine Samaka, Tarsis Mlaganile, Aline Mamin, Blaise Genton, Laurent Kaiser, Thierry Calandra, Valérie D'Acremont

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Assessment of the relationship between diabetes treatment intensification and quality measure performance using electronic medical records. by Renée J G Arnold, Shuo Yang, Edward J Gold, Sepehr Farahbakhshian, John J Sheehan

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Ambulatory Oxygen for Pulmonary Fibrosis (OxyPuF): a randomised controlled trial and acceptability study by Rachel L Adams, Alisha Maher, Nicola Gale, Anjali Crawshaw, David Thickett, Alice M Turner

“…The trials unit’s web-based randomisation algorithm minimises on factors potentially influencing response to ambulatory oxygen therapy, such as severity of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, desaturation to < 88% present on walking, current or recent (within 6 months) pulmonary rehabilitation, and recruitment centre. …”
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El método de elementos finitos como alternativa en el cálculo de engranajes. // The finite elements method as altenative in gear design. by G. González Rey, P. Frechilla Fernández, R. José García Martín

“…In this paper, bases for the generation method of teeth profile of spur gears, an algorithm for bending stresses<br />calculation and the comparison of results obtained by one and another method are exposed.…”
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