Evaluation of Paediatric Critical Care Needs and Practice in Nigeria: Paediatric Residents’ Perspective by Moses Temidayo Abiodun, Fidelis E. Eki-Udoko

“…We evaluated self-reported PCC practice, resources, and perceived challenges in various zones of the country, using paediatric residents’ perspective. Methods. This is a descriptive cross-sectional survey, carried out at an Intensive Course in Paediatrics at the University of Benin Teaching Hospital, Nigeria. …”
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The Association between Obesity and Cognitive Function in Otherwise Healthy Premenopausal Arab Women by Abdulaziz Farooq, Ann-Marie Gibson, John J. Reilly, Nadia Gaoua

“…To examine the association between obesity and cognitive function in healthy premenopausal women. Methods. From a cohort of 220 women, 98 were randomly selected that provided complete data. …”
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Moscow Population Before and After the COVID-19 Pandemic by A. A. Savina, E. V. Zemlyanova

“…The results were visually represented using cartographic tools from the Integrated Data Warehouse of the Information and Analytical System for Comprehensive Development Monitoring in Moscow.Results. …”
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Development of an Eco-Friendly Smartphone-Assisted Nystagmus Recording System for Recording Vertigo Attacks Anytime, Anywhere: Pilot App Development Study by Yumi Dobashi, Masao Noda, Tatsuaki Kuroda, Noriaki Miyata, Makoto Ito, Reiko Tsunoda, Hiroaki Fushiki

“…Additionally, we designed lightweight, recyclable cardboard goggles to securely hold the smartphone and block visual stimuli from the surrounding environment, optimizing the recording conditions. …”
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Multi-Modalities in Mobile Technology for Assisted Learning Performance in Higher Education in China by Ruichen Yuan, Habibah Ab Jalil, Muhd Khaizer Omar

“…This study employed mixed methods to investigate the current multi-modality situation in learning application utilization among 300 university students in China, where a rapid educational technology revolution is occurring. …”
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Ocular Abnormalities in Stroke: Prevalence and Risk Factors in a Tertiary Care Hospital, South-East Nigeria by David O. Ukwu, Stella N. Onwubiko, Nkiru Z. Nwachukwu, Judith C. Ezike, Favour A. Onwuasoanya, Ferdinand C. Maduka-Okafor, Birinus A. Ezeala-Adikaibe, Rich E. Umeh

“…Background: Visual challenges have been associated with stroke. …”
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Inhibition of a Myotoxic Phospholipase A2 isolated from Crotalus durissus cumanensis by Pentacyclic Triterpenes by Laura Cardona-Alzate, Lina Maria Preciado-Rojo, Isabela Barahona-Sanchez, Vanesa Cardona-Cartagena, Jaime Andres Pereañez

“…Molecular docking was also performed to identify by visual inspection the interactions between the compounds and the active site of the enzyme.  …”
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Clinical impact of nanophotonic blue-light filtering spectacles based on fullerene C60 and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) by Jankov Mirko R., Jakšić Vesna, Koruga Đuro

“…The aim of the study was to evaluate the subjective and objective impact of the spectacles on daily activities. Methods. Twenty-five healthy participants were sub-mitted to contrast sensitivity (CS) and visual field (VF) testing and a questionnaire about the influence of spectacles on daily activities: two spectacles with different concentrations of fullerene C60 vs. two commercially available blue-blocking spectacles. …”
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The Influence of Decentration on Higher-Order Aberrations in Artisan Aphakic Intraocular Lens Implantation Eyes by Aizhu Miao, Min Zhang, Tianhui Chen, Yi Lu

“…Retrospective case series. Methods. Twenty-three eyes of 18 patients were retrospectively examined. …”
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Triple Endobutton with Coracoacromial Ligament Transfer: A Modified Technique for Fixation of Acromioclavicular Joint Dislocation by Vikas Kesari, Jatin Prakash, Jyoti Garg, Divesh Jalan, Karan Maggo, Naval Bhatia

“…Therefore, the development of new techniques is imperative to enhance patient outcomes. Materials and Methods: A prospective analysis was conducted on a cohort of patients with ACJ dislocation who were treated using the triple Endobutton and CAL transfer techniques. …”
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NICOTINE IN TRADITIONAL TOBACCO AND MODERN ELECTRONIC SMOKING DEVICES: THE NATURE OF DEPENDENCE FORMATION AND COGNITIVE FEATURES OF SMOKERS by Галина Урядова Урядова, Наталья Юрьевна Русецкая

“…The aim of the present investigation was to study is devoted to the study of the nature of addiction formation and cognitive characteristics of smokers of traditional and modern electronic smoking systems. Materials and methods. The participants of the experiment underwent psychodiagnostic testing to assess the concentration of attention and the volume of visual, auditory, motor-auditory and combined memory, as well as a questionnaire. …”
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Running Retraining Technique and Neuromuscular Exercises in Runners with Patellofemoral Pain: A Scoping Review by Miguel Farraj, Thomas Guilhem, Joachim Van Cant, Alexandre Rambaud

“… # Study design Scoping review # Methods Databases searched included MEDLINE, ScienceDirect, and Google Scholar. …”
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Prevalence and organization problems of medical care to patients with precanceral oral cavity mucosa diseases (on the Tomsk Region example) by D. E. Mikhalev, O. D. Baydik, M. R. Mukhamedov, P. G. Sysolyatin

“…Nowadays discussed and actual issues of modern oncology are the diagnostics problems and care organization for patients with oral mucosa and lips precancerous diseases.Study purposes – to analyze the prevalence, structure, and primary diagnosis quality of oral mucosa and lips precancerous diseases and to identify the organizing medical care problems for the adult population with the oral cavity precancerous diseases in residents of Tomsk city and Tomsk Region.Materials and methods. For the period 2014–2019 1,664 patients were examined and treated for oral mucosa and lips diseases. …”
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Does local steroid injection have a prognostic value for endoscopic plantar fascia release in chronic plantar fasciopathy? by Mohamed A. Mohamed, Mohammed S. Redwan, Hassan H. Noaman, Moustafa Elsayed

“…Abstract Purpose To determine if previous local steroid injection can alter the patient response to endoscopic plantar fascia release. Methods It is a prospective non-randomized comparative study of 100 adult patients, suffered from plantar fasciopathy for at least one year, and had reported either temporary or no response to two or more of conservative treatments, including local corticosteroid injection. …”
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Proteomic selection of immunodiagnostic antigens for human African trypanosomiasis and generation of a prototype lateral flow immunodiagnostic device. by Lauren Sullivan, Steven J Wall, Mark Carrington, Michael A J Ferguson

“…The IgG-beads were incubated with detergent lysates of trypanosomes and those proteins that bound were identified by mass spectrometry-based proteomic methods. This approach provided a list of twenty-four trypanosome proteins that selectively bound to the infection IgG fraction and that might, therefore, be considered as immunodiagnostic antigens. …”
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Contribution of the EyeMAX™ 11Fr (Micro-Tech) digital single-operator cholangioscope with a wide working channel: a multicenter pilot study on the first French experiences by David Karsenti, Adrien Sportes, Sarah Leblanc, Stéphane Béchet, Jonathan Derman, Isaac Fassler, Bertrand Brieau

“…Design: A retrospective, multicenter observational study. Methods: The study on DSOC was conducted across five endoscopy units within the French Society of Private Hepato-Gastroenterology (SFHGL-CREGG). …”
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Peripheral Cone Dystrophy: Expanded Clinical Spectrum, Multimodal and Ultrawide-Field Imaging, and Genomic Analysis by Robert A. Sisk, Robert B. Hufnagel, Ailee Laham, Elizabeth S. Wohler, Nara Sobreira, Zubair M. Ahmed

“…To present new clinical features, multimodal and ultrawide-field imaging characteristics of peripheral cone dystrophy (PCD), and results of laboratory and genetic investigation to decipher the etiology. Methods. Retrospective observational case-series. …”
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Enhancing peripheral nerve regeneration: A novel nanofibrous nerve conduit with bioactive poly(ɛ-caprolactone), collagen, and retinoic acid nanofiber by Muhammad Aseer, Niloofar Nazeri, Nasrollah Tabatabaei, Zohreh Arabpour, Reza Faridi Majidi, Hossein Ghanbari

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Bovine milk and milk protein– promotor or inhibitor of bacterial biofilm formation at the tooth surface? by A. Kensche, C. Pohl, S. Basche, A. Dürasch, T. Henle, M. Hannig, C. Hannig

“…Extracellular polysaccharides were visualized by Concanavalin A/Alexa-Fluor 594-staining. …”
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STDNet: Improved lip reading via short-term temporal dependency modeling by Xiaoer Wu, Zhenhua Tan, Ziwei Cheng, Yuran Ru

“…Methods: This article presents a spatiotemporal feature fusion network (STDNet) that compensates for the deficiencies of current lip-reading approaches in short-term temporal dependency modeling. …”
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