An integrated alarm with clamp system to mitigate vascular access bleeding in hemodialysis: a prospective cohort mixed methods study by Ryan J. Chan, Margaret McGrath-Chong, Christopher T. M. Chan

“…Quantitative data was presented as a heat map depicting participants’ scoring of the Redsense system. …”
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Acute measles encephalitis in partially vaccinated adults. by Annette Fox, Than Manh Hung, Heiman Wertheim, Le Nguyen Minh Hoa, Angela Vincent, Bethan Lang, Patrick Waters, Nguyen Hong Ha, Nguyen Vu Trung, Jeremy Farrar, Nguyen Van Kinh, Peter Horby

“…Treatment with immune-modulators is based on theories that post-infectious autoimmune responses cause demyelination. …”
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Advanced interatrial block predicts ineffective cardioversion of atrial fibrillation: a FinCV2 cohort study by Arto Relander, Tapio Hellman, Tuija Vasankari, Ilpo Nuotio, Juhani K. E. Airaksinen, Tuomas Kiviniemi

“…P-wave duration and morphology were analyzed in post-procedure or the most recent sinus rhythm electrocardiograms and compared with rates of CV failure and AF recurrence within 30 days after CV as well as their combination (ineffective CV).Results CV was unsuccessful in 63 out of 715 patients (8.8%) and AF recurred in 209 out of 652 (29.2%) patients within 30 days after CV. …”
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Constraint Therapy with and Without Virtual Reality for Children with Unilateral Cerebral Palsy: A Randomized Trial by Heather Roberts, Nancy J. Clegg, Wayni Wang, Sydney Chapa, Briana Arellano, Madison Trahan, Fabiola Reyes, Mauricio R. Delgado, Sue Ram, Angela Shierk

“…Background/Objectives: Cerebral palsy (CP) is the most common childhood motor disorder, with unilateral cerebral palsy (UCP) presenting with asymmetrical motor function that can cause decreased upper limb function. …”
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Study protocol for a pilot clinical trial to understand neural mechanisms of response to a psychological treatment for pain and anxiety in pediatric functional abdominal pain disor... by Natoshia R Cunningham, Michelle A Adler, Brittany N Barber Garcia, Taylor Abounader, Alaina K Miller, Mariela Monzalvo, Ismaeel Hashemi, Ryan Cox, Samantha L Ely, Yong Zhou, Mark DeLano, Todd Mulderink, Mathew J Reeves, James L Peugh, Susmita Kashikar-Zuck, Robert C Coghill, Judith E Arnetz, David C Zhu

“…<h4>Background</h4>Functional abdominal pain disorders (FAPD) are the most common chronic pain conditions of childhood and are made worse by co-occurring anxiety. …”
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Clinicopathological characteristics of herbal medicine-induced acute tubulointerstitial nephritis by WANG Ya-fang, SU Tao, LI Xiao-mei, CUI Yi-min, YANG Li

“…Objective To study the clinicopathological characteristics and renal outcome of herbal medicine-induced acute tubulointerstitial nephritis（Herbal-DATIN）.Methods Eleven cases of HerbalDATIN were enrolled from a cohort of clinicopathologically diagnosed DATIN in Peking University First Hospital.Ten cases of-Lactam antibiotics-induced DATIN（Lactam-DATIN） were included as disease controls.The clinicopathological characteristics and renal outcome at one year after renal biopsy were investigated and compared between the two groups.Results Compared to the Lactam-DATIN group,patients in the Herbal-DATIN group were of more female in gender（10/11）,less likely to present allergic symptoms,had longer duration of medication use and larger interval from starting taking medication to clinical onset The degree of inflammatory response and renal dysfunction（serum creatinine） were similar between the two groups,but the levels of urinary N-acetyl-β-D-glucosaminidase（NAG） and microalbumin（mAlb） in Herbal-DATIN group were significantly lower than those in Lactam-DATIN group[NAG:18（12.5,19.5） vs.28（14,72.5）,P = 0.05;mAlb:62.4（47,85.6） vs.107（76.4,172.5）,P= 0.031].There was no significant difference in the semi-quantitative scores of acute lesions in renal pathology between the two groups,whereas patients in Herbal-DATIN group had higher scores of tubular atrophy and interstitial fibrosis than those in Lactam-DATIN group[1.0（0,1.0） vs.0（0,0）,P= 0.033].The eGFR levels in Herbal-DATIN group by one month and one year post-renal biopsy seemed to be lower than those in Lactam-DATIN group[one month;(40.1 ± 19.6 vs.50.8 ±15.8 ml·min·（1.73 m²）^-1,P= 0.207);one year:(64.9±21.7 vs.73.1 ± 24.5 ml·min·（1.73m²）^-1,P= 0.448)],whereas the difference did not reach statistical significance.Conclusions HerbalDATIN is easily to be late diagnosed since the onset of the disease is most often insidious.More attention should be paid to patients on herbal medication and surveillance of kidney injury should be monitored during and after the treatment…”
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Pulmonary embolism and atrial fibrillation: analysis of data from the SIRENA Russian registry by E. Kh. Alieva, L. I. Syromyatnikova, A. D. Erlikh, V. S. Sheludko

“…Aim. To present the clinical characteristics and in-hospital prognosis in patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) and atrial fibrillation (AF).Material and methods. …”
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The relationship between decision regret, quality of life, and mindfulness in early-stage breast cancer survivors by Yu-Ling Kao, Ming-Shen Dai, Wan-Chen Tsai, Fei-Hsiu Hsiao

“…Mindfulness awareness significantly mediated the relationship between decision regret and QOL, while self-compassion was not identified as a mediator. Conclusion: Most breast cancer survivors experienced mild or moderate decision regret. …”
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MmuPV1 infection of Tmc6/Ever1 or Tmc8/Ever2 deficient FVB mice as a model of βHPV in typical epidermodysplasia verruciformis. by Margaret Wong, Hsin-Fang Tu, Ssu-Hsieh Tseng, Rebecca Mellinger-Pilgrim, Simon Best, Hua-Ling Tsai, Deyin Xing, Chien-Fu Hung, Paul F Lambert, Richard B S Roden

“…However, the complex is also present in lymphocytes and its loss may compromise cellular immune control of βHPV infection. …”
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Temporal and Severity-Dependent Alterations in Plasma Extracellular Vesicle Profiles Following Spinal Cord Injury by Jamie Cooper, Scott Tait Airey, Eric Patino, Theo Andriot, Mousumi Ghosh, Damien D. Pearse

“…We observed an SCI-dependent increase in sEVs during the subacute (7 days) phase, most notably in moderate injuries (50 kdyne), with overall vesicle counts lower chronically (3 months). …”
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The first experience of allogeneic bone marrow transplantation in a patient with Mycosis Fungoides (clinical report) by I. A. Kuklin, M. M. Kokhan, O. G. Rimar, T. S. Konstantinova, I. V. Anisimova, M. K. Kuklina

“…Thanks to the application of a multidisciplinary approach to the management of a patient with Mycosis Fungoides, it has become possible to implement the most effective method of treating this disease.Results. …”
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Molecular Basis of Fracture Pseudarthrosis Associated with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 by Aysha Khalid, PhD, Nandina Paria, PhD, Jonathan J. Rios, PhD

“…Long bone dysplasia and post-fracture pseudarthrosis are among the earliest skeletal manifestations observed in children with NF1. …”
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Russia’s Network Diplomacy in Eurasia: From the EAEU to the Greater Eurasian Partnership by Valeriia I. Bulva, Alexander K. Bobrov

“…The present study is of particular pertinence in the context of the transformation of the mechanisms of diplomatic interaction that has occurred in the wake of the expansion of the composition of participants and the diversification of the areas of international cooperation. …”
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Digital morphometry of onion seeds by F. B. Musaev, M. I. Ivanova, N. S. Priyatkin, S. V. Kuznets

“…Post-harvest refinement and pre-treatment of seeds is also not carried out at the proper level. …”
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Patterns of housing markets in Hawassa city: the quest for social inclusion by Tesfaye Gebeyehu Admasu, John Modestus Lupala, Fredrick Bwire Magina

“…Purpose – In the era of rapid urbanization, fostering an inclusive housing market system for most low-income urban residents remains a challenge in Sub-Saharan African countries. …”
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Multi-split nitrogen application via drip irrigation improved dry matter accumulation, nitrogen uptake and utilization efficiency in flue-cured tobacco by Abdullah Khan, Chuanxi Peng, Keling Chen, Xinghua Ma

“…T1 also retained the most N in the soil, whereas T3 had the highest N residues after the first top dressing. …”
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The Space of an Image Existence. What do the Internet the Ancient City and the Medieval Temple Have in Common? by M. A. Vasilyeva

“…In this sense, both “city” and “text” are presented in the article as concepts, semantic fields and structures, and not as physical objects. …”
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Evaluation of Salivary Biomarkers in the Early Detection of Oral Squamous Cell Carcinoma by Ibrahim A. AlZoubi, Mohammad Khursheed Alam, Reef Bashar Saad Alkayid, Haya Okab Alruwaili, Ethar Oqab Alruwaili, Taif Abdulaziz Alsaleh, Fawaz Talal F Alanazi, Nor Farid Bin Mohd Noor

“…Background: The most prevalent cancer of the oral cavity is oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC), which often presents at an advanced stage with a poor prognosis and high death rates. …”
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Changes in community knowledge and attitudes related to female genital fistula following the implementation of a multi-component intervention in Nigeria and Uganda by Karen Kirk, Pooja Sripad, Charity Ndwiga, Emmanuel Nwala, George Odwe, Charlotte Warren

“… # Methods This study adopts a pre-post qualitative design with a comparison site and draws on focus group discussions with female and male community members from three sites in Nigeria and Uganda. …”
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Incidence, Clinical Features, Associated Factors and Outcomes of Intensive Phase Antituberculosis Drug Induced Liver Injury Among Patients With Tuberculosis at a Tertiary Care Hosp... by Ravi Ranjan Pradhan, Ajay Kumar Yadav

“…Outcomes were tracked up to 60 days post‐DILI. Data were analyzed using SPSS v21. Statistical significance was set at p < 0.05. …”
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