Impact of cariprazine on body weight and blood pressure among adults with bipolar I disorder, schizophrenia, or major depressive disorder in a real-world setting by Christoph U. Correll, Andrew J. Cutler, François Laliberté, Guillaume Germain, Sean D. MacKnight, Julien Boudreau, Sally W. Wade, Nadia Nabulsi, Huy-Binh Nguyen, Mousam Parikh

“…Changes were estimated using linear mixed-effects models fitted over measurements pre-index and on treatment; 95% CIs were derived from nonparametric bootstrap procedures. Results The body weight analysis included 612 patients (BP-I, n = 331 [BP-I depression, n = 172; BP-I mania/mixed, n = 159]; schizophrenia, n = 75; MDD, n = 206). …”
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Nonspecificity of adaptogenic effects of Ukrainian phytocompositions “Balm Truskavets’” and tea ATINE® by Igor Bombushkar, Anatoliy Gozhenko, Oksana Fihura, Ivan Savytskyi, Walery Zukow, Igor Popovych

“…First of all, this study confirmed the previous position that the procedure of loading animals with daily water as a control is not physiologically neutral, but causes chronic adverse stress, which is manifested in changes in a number of variables of the neuro-endocrine-immune complex and metabolism. …”
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Patient experiences of waiting for orthopaedic care and priorities for ‘waiting well’: a qualitative study in a London NHS trust by Jodie Chan, Sharon Poon, Anna Lawrence-Jones, Fiona O’Driscoll, Carol Waugh, Abiola Awojobi-Johnson, Leila Shepherd, Kate Grailey

“…Methods We conducted semi-structured interviews with patients living in deprived areas in North West London who were currently waiting or had recently waited over 18 weeks for an orthopaedic procedure. Data were analysed using inductive thematic analysis. …”
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A systematic review of histopathological assessments in Peste des petits ruminants by Saira Awaz, Iram Maqsood, Hanif Ur Rahman, Baitullah Khan, Gul Muhammad, Imtiaz Ali Shah, Asima Azam, Ayesha Hidayat, Almas Faryal Nizam

“…Data extraction was standardised by applying a consistent and uniform procedure throughout several investigations, guaranteeing that the information acquired is comparable and credible. …”
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A novel technique- subendometrial autologous platelet rich plasma injection in patients with unresponsive thin endometrium undergoing frozen-thawed embryo transfer: a prospective c... by Yigit Cakiroglu, Yusuf Aytac Tohma, Aysen Yuceturk, Ozge Karaosmanoglu, Ilke Ozer Aslan, Sule Yildirim Kopuk, Zeynep Ece Utkan Korun, Caglar Yazicioglu, Hulusi Bulent Zeyneloglu, Bulent Tiras

“…Within ten days of the menstrual cycle ending, autologous PRP was produced by centrifuging peripheral blood and administered transvaginally into the subendometrial region under ultrasound monitoring. After the PRP procedure, 14 days of oral estradiol supplementation were started as part of the hormonal treatment on the 2-4th day of the second menstrual cycle. …”
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LE FORT I OSTEOTOMİSİNDE İKİ PLAK İLE MAKSİLLER FİKSASYON YÖNTEMİ :TEKNİK RAPOR VE VAKA SUNUMU by Nur Altıparmak, Esra Beyler

“…Le Fort I osteotomy is frequently used for the correction of dentofacial deformities and is accepted as a relatively stable procedure. Many factors affecting the stability of the mobilized maxilla have been reported. …”
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Assessing Preparedness for Self-Management of Oral Anticoagulation in Adults With the PERSONAE Scale: Protocol for a Development and Validation Study by Rosario Caruso, Gianluca Conte, Serenella Castelvecchio, Irene Baroni, Giulia Paglione, Giada De Angeli, Malgorzata Pasek, Arianna Magon

“…Data collection will be facilitated through web-based surveys distributed through social media and patient networks, ensuring a wide and representative sample. Analytical procedures will include Mokken scaling analysis for item selection and confirmatory factor analysis to validate the scale’s structure. …”
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Cellulose nanomaterials in oil and gas industry and bio-manufacture: Current situation and future outlook by Qasim Allawi Bader, Zainab T. Al-Sharify, Jameel M. Dhabab, Haider Kamil Zaidan, Ahmed Mahdi Rheima, Duaa Mohammed Athair, Tomy Muringayil Joseph, Ehsan kianfar

“…There are many manufacturing procedures that may be used to manufacture materials with different structures and physicochemical qualities. …”
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Implikasi terhadap Status Kepemilikan Hak atas Tanah dalam Transformasi UMKM Menjadi Perseroan Terbatas Perorangan by Dewinta Sukma Wijaya, Diyan Isnaeni

“…For instance, farmers or small-scale producers using their residential land for business must navigate land status conversion procedures, which can be complex and costly. This study, through a normative juridical approach, reveals a regulatory gap that may affect the operational continuity of MSMEs post-conversion. …”
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Hepatitis B status and associated factors among participants screened for simulated HIV vaccine efficacy trials in Kenya and Uganda. by Yunia Mayanja, Wasima Rida, Joshua Kimani, Ali Ssetala, Juliet Mpendo, Annet Nanvubya, Gaudensia Mutua, Omu Anzala, Matt A Price

“…The studies followed hypothetical procedures of an HIV vaccine efficacy trial and aimed to enroll HIV negative key and vulnerable populations at elevated risk of HIV acquisition. …”
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Propuesta de tareas docentes para fortalecer el proceso de enseñanza-aprendizaje de la Metodología de la Investigación by Miviam Calero Hechavarría, Osmar Rodríguez Corona, Yosvany Ramón Armas Pupo, Yuleika Núñez Rojas

“…Methods: a study in Superior Medical Education was carried out, in which theoretical and empiric methods were used as well as procedures of mathematical statistics to fortify the learning-teaching process in the 2nd year students of Dentistry Career. …”
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Decision to delivery interval and predictors for delayed decision to delivery interval among women delivering by emergency caesarean section at a tertiary hospital, Southwestern Ug... by Julius Businge, Stuart Turanzomwe, Mathiang Agany Akol, Caxton Kakama, Rogers Kajabwangu, Michael Kanyesigye, Henry Mark Lugobe, Musa Kayondo, Joseph Ngonzi, Onesmus Byamukama

“…Abstract Background Emergency caesarean section (EMCS) is a life-saving procedure carried out with urgency appropriate to the risk posed to the safety of baby and/or the mother. …”
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Bounce effect or local recurrence after low-dose-rate brachytherapy of the prostate? When prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography–computed tomography is fal... by Tamas Rozsos, Daniel S. Engeler, Hans-Peter Schmid, Christoph Schwab

“…Case presentation A 66-year-old Caucasian (western European) male patient achieved a prostate-specific antigen nadir of 1.37 µg/l at 9 months after undergoing brachytherapy. At 21 months post-procedure, his prostate-specific antigen rose to 4.16 µg/l—following a period of stable and low prostate-specific antigen levels—prompting his general practitioner to refer him for prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography–computed tomography (298 MBq F-18-PSMA). …”
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Bariatric Surgery in the United Kingdom: A Cohort Study of Weight Loss and Clinical Outcomes in Routine Clinical Care. by Ian J Douglas, Krishnan Bhaskaran, Rachel L Batterham, Liam Smeeth

“…Weight measures were available for 3,847 patients between 1 and 4 mo, 2,884 patients between 5 and 12 mo, and 2,258 patients between 13 and 48 mo post-procedure. Bariatric surgery patients exhibited rapid weight loss for the first four postoperative months, at a rate of 4.98 kg/mo (95% CI 4.88-5.08). …”
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Business’ Attitudes Towards Corruption in Selected Central European Countries by Nenad Vretenar, Ana Marija Filipas, Martina Briš Alić

“…In the group where there is little difference between de jure and de facto transparency levels, business attitudes towards corruption are also associated with perceptions of adequacy of infrastructure and complexity of administrative procedures. In the countries where these differences are substantial, attitudes towards corruption are related to perceptions of problems arising from frequent changes in the law, problems with debt collection, and differences in views regarding the severity of bribery depending on the value of the bribe. …”
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A novel multiple marker microarray analyzer and methodology to predict major obstetric syndromes using surface markers of circulating extracellular vesicles from maternal plasma by Malene Møller Jørgensen, Rikke Bæk, Jenni K. Sloth, Rami Sammour, Adi Sharabi‐Nov, Manu Vatish, Hamutal Meiri, Marei Sammar

“…Results were validated by comparison with EVs purified using standard procedures. Results Heatmaps differentiated surface profiles of preeclampsia, preterm delivery, and term delivery receptors on total EVs and PEVs. …”
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The Application of Three-dimensional Shear Wave Elastography in the Detection of Inguinal Lymph Node Metastasis in Gynecological Malignancies by Yuping Shen, Jiulong Dai, Jiami Li, Man Lu

“…Serving as a dependable diagnostic method for lymph nodes, 3D-SWE may help reduce the necessity for invasive biopsy procedures in some cases.…”
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DOES BMI/BSA AFFECT STEM CELL MOBILISATION?: SINGLE CENTRE EXPERIENCE by Seda Yılmaz, Ayşe Günay, Salih Cırık, Abdulkadir Baştürk

“…While 46.3% of the patients were mobilised with cyclophosphamide+filgrastim, 41.5% with filgrastim, 4.9% with other chemotherapeutic agents+ filgrastim, 4.9% with filgrastim+plerixafor, 2.4% of the patients had stem cell collection by harvest procedure. On day 1 of stem cell mobilisation, there was no difference between those who collected sufficient CD34 positive stem cells and those who failed in terms of gender, height, weight, BMI, BSA, chronic habits, presence of comorbidities, vitamin D level and number of chemotherapy received. …”
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Neural Network-Based Prediction of Amplification Factors for Nonlinear Soil Behaviour: Insights into Site Proxies by Ahmed Boudghene Stambouli, Lotfi Guizani

“…A database of <i>AF</i>s for 324 nonlinear soil profiles of sand and clay under multiple records with different intensities and frequency contents is obtained by wave propagation, where soil nonlinearity is accounted for through the equivalent linear model and an iterative procedure. Then, a Generalized Regression Neural Network (GRNN) is used on the obtained database to determine the most significant parameters affecting the <i>AF</i>s. …”
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A More Efficient and Safer Improved Percutaneous Pedicle Screw Insertion Technique—Trajectory Dynamic Adjustment Technique, Technical Note, and Clinical Efficacy by Hao Li, Zhiguo Ding, Bin Wei, Zhihao Ma, Jing Xie, Yonghao Tian, Lianlei Wang, Xinyu Liu, Suomao Yuan

“…Conclusion Compared to traditional PPSF technique, TDA technique is a safer and more effective procedure which has shorter surgical time, lower radiation exposure, and lower facet joint violation rate.…”
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