The outcomes of residual ametropia correction by LASIK and PRK on pseudophakic eyes depending on IOL model by E.P. Gurmizov, K.B. Pershin, N.F. Pashinova, A.Yu. Tsygankov

“…<br> <b>Patients and Methods:</b> 57 patients (77 eyes) after cataract surgery (n=37) or refractive lens exchange (n=40) were enrolled in this prospective open study. 45.6% were women and 54.5% were men. …”
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Efficacy of Functional Endoscopic Sinus Surgery and Impact of Chronic Lung Disease on its Outcome in Patients of Chronic Rhinosinusitis by Minakshmi Karmakar, V D Prasanna Kumar Vasamsetty, Bonapart Chowdhury

“…Material & Method This prospective longitudinal cohort study was carried out for 18 months’ duration with 50 patients amongst the patients attending the OPD of Otorhinolaryngology with chronic Rhinosinusitis following inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Real-world study of phakic refractive lens for correction of high myopia by An-Peng Pan, Xu Shao, Yi-Ke Li, Zi-Yue Li, Qiong Yan, Wei-Yang Sun, A-Yong Yu

“…Methods In this real-world prospective study, consecutive patients implanted with PRL in one or both eyes were enrolled. …”
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Construct validity and responsiveness of clinical upper limb measures and sensor-based arm use within the first year after stroke: a longitudinal cohort study by Johannes Pohl, Geert Verheyden, Jeremia Philipp Oskar Held, Andreas Ruediger Luft, Chris Easthope Awai, Janne Marieke Veerbeek

“…Here, we investigate the measurement properties of a comprehensive set of clinical measures and sensor-based AU metrics when gait and non-functional upper limb movements are excluded. Methods In this prospective, longitudinal cohort study, individuals with motor impairment were measured at days 3 ± 2 (D3), 10 ± 2 (D10), 28 ± 4 (D28), 90 ± 7 (D90), and 365 ± 14 (D365) after their first stroke. …”
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Peer- and community-led responses to HIV: A scoping review. by George Ayala, Laurel Sprague, L Leigh-Ann van der Merwe, Ruth Morgan Thomas, Judy Chang, Sonya Arreola, Sara L M Davis, Aditia Taslim, Keith Mienies, Alessandra Nilo, Lillian Mworeko, Felicita Hikuam, Carlos Garcia de Leon Moreno, José Antonio Izazola-Licea

“…We limited our search to articles reporting findings from randomized controlled trials as well as from quasi-experimental, prospective, pre/post-test evaluation, and cross-sectional study designs. …”
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Optical Coherence Tomography Guided Intravascular Lithotripsy in the Peripheral Vasculature: Technique and Case Series Analysis by Rohit Mehra, Vikram Patra, Rishi Dhillan, Rahul Merkhed, C V N M Dattatraya

“…Patients and Methods: A prospective, observational, two-center study case series analysis, which enrolled 24 patients with peripheral arterial disease requiring the usage of IVL. …”
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Détermination du statut du Chimpanzé, Pan troglodytes verus, dans une zone non protégée de savane boisée à Bagnomba, Sénégal : Implication pour sa conservation by Papa Ibnou Ndiaye, Landing Badji, Stacy Marie Lindshield, Cheikh Tidiane Bâ, Jill Pruetz

“…C’est dans ce contexte que nous avons effectué des prospections dans plusieurs sites dont Bagnomba pour répertorier les principaux habitats des chimpanzés. …”
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Impact of Self-Management Clustered Care on Psychological and Birth Outcomes in Gestational Diabetes by Tang S, Wang S, Wu J, Hu S, Lu T, Zhu M, Li J, Xue F

“…SMB-CPCM shows a good prospect in the management of gestational diabetes and is worth promoting. …”
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Penerapan Metode Weighted Product untuk Seleksi Kelulusan Santri pada Sistem Informasi Wisuda Taman Pendidikan Al-Quran (TPA) Universitas Darussalam Gontor by Dihin Muriyatmoko, Triana Harmini, Muhamad Nuradi Arrahmantoro

“…This study aims to apply the WP method to select prospective students graduating from TPA UNIDA Gontor in the form of information systems. …”
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Effects of a 10-week athletic performance program on match performance variables in male professional football players by Sergio Jiménez Rubio, José L. Estévez Rodríguez, Victor Escamilla Galindo, Sergio L. Jiménez-Sáiz, Juan Del Coso

“…The APP was designed to target mobility, stability, strength, multidirectional and sprint skills, which are critical for performance during competitive matches.MethodsA prospective quasi-experimental study was conducted over three consecutive seasons. …”
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Oxidative balance score and its association with chronic inflammatory airway diseases and mortality: a population-based study by Zhuanbo Luo, Shiyu Chen, Peixu Chen, Feng Qiu, Weina Huang, Chao Cao

“…Dose–response relationships were analyzed through restricted cubic spline regression (RCS). In prospective cohort studies, cumulative survival rates were determined using the Kaplan–Meier method and compared with log-rank tests. …”
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Serum Pharmacochemistry and Network Pharmacology Reveal Active Compounds and Mechanisms of the Huaxian Formula in Alleviating Radiation-Induced Pulmonary Fibrosis by Gong C, Chen J, Zou P, Fang Z, Quan L, Wang J, Yin J, Lin B, Lang J, Chen M

“…Analysis of post-HXF administration serum samples identified 21 enriched compounds as potential active compounds, with 430 corresponding prospective targets. Overlapping these compounds with 991 RIPF-related genes yielded 127 genes primarily associated with the PI3K-Akt signaling pathway, EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitor resistance, and the MAPK signaling pathway. …”
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Target Groups for a Short Dexamethasone Course among Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients by Armen Oganesyan, Ruslan Menzulin, Yury Surovoy, Andrei Nikiforchin, Kirill Zykov

“…A retrospective cohort study was conducted using a prospectively collected single-center ICU database (April 1–October 1, 2020). …”
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Predicting Iran Cooperative Development Bank's Profit/Loss: Two-stage Collective Learning by Seyed Bagher Fattahi, Seyed Mozafar Mirbargkar, Ebrahim Chirani, Mohammadreza Vatanparast

“…Based on this method, and under normal conditions without abnormal or non-normal circumstances, the obtained results indicate a prospective decrease in the accumulated losses of the Cooperative Development Bank in future years, leading to an ultimate increase in profits by the year 1405. …”
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Evaluating Whether Nonimmersion Virtual Reality Simulation Training Improves Nursing Competency in Isolation Wards: Randomized Controlled Trial by Dandan Zhang, MuLi Fu, Jianzhong Zhang, Yuxuan Li, Li Chen, Yong-Jun Chen, Zhefeng Zhong, Yin-Ping Zhang

“…MethodsThis study was a prospective, parallel, open-label, randomized controlled trial. …”
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A Phase II Trial of Melphalan Based Reduced-Intensity Conditioning for Transplantation of T-Replete HLA-Haploidentical Peripheral Blood Stem Cells with Posttransplant Cyclophospham... by Melhem M. Solh, Gabriel Hinojosa, Justin Laporte, Scott R. Solomon, Lawrence E. Morris, Xu Zhang, H. Kent Holland, Asad Bashey

“…To this end, we enrolled 25 patients on a prospective phase II trial utilizing a regimen of fludarabine 30 mg/m2/day × 5 days and Melphalan 140 mg/m2 on day -1 (flu/Mel) followed by infusion of unmanipulated PBSC graft from a haploidentical donor. …”
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Impact of Methotrexate and 7‐Hydroxymethotrexate Exposure on Renal Toxicity in Pediatric Non‐Hodgkin Lymphoma by Hao Bing, Yi Ma, Jiamin Xu, Qixian Ling, Yanlong Duan, Libo Zhao

“…Method A total of 280 plasma concentration data (140 for MTX and 140 for 7‐OHMTX) for 60 pediatric patients with non‐Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) were prospectively collected. Plasma MTX and 7‐OHMTX concentrations were determined using a high‐performance liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry (HPLC–MS/MS) method. …”
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The effects of contralateral limb cross-education training on post-surgical rehabilitation outcomes in patients with anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction: a randomized control... by Chao Liu, ShiJia Li, JianPing Li, HongHao Zhang, GuQiang Li, XiangZhan Jiang

“…Conclusion CE training markedly enhanced knee function, kinematic metrics, dynamic stability, and plantar pressure in postoperative ACLR patients providing initial evidence for the prospective utilization of CE theory in rehabilitation. …”
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Association of Serum Ferritin Levels With Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Overweight/Obese US Populations: A Population-Based Study From the NHANES by Zhang Y, Zhou P, Xu C, Su H, Li R, Sun L, Yang Y

“…Yang Zhang,1,&ast; Pinglang Zhou,2,&ast; Chuan Xu,3,&ast; Hua Su,1 Rendong Li,1 Longhua Sun,2 Yihan Yang1 1Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Jiangxi Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, People’s Republic of China; 2The Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Thoracic Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330006, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Yihan Yang, Jiangxi Provincial Key Laboratory of Respiratory Diseases, Jiangxi Institute of Respiratory Diseases, The Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, People’s Republic of China, Email yangyihan@email.ncu.edu.cn Longhua Sun, The Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, 330006, People’s Republic of China, Email ndyfy05715@ncu.edu.cnObjective: To investigate the relationship between serum ferritin levels and OSA in overweight/obese individuals and assess the association between ferritin levels and all-cause mortality in overweight/obese female OSA patients.Methods: Cross-sectional (n = 4,809) and prospective (n = 832) data from overweight/obese adults from the 2005– 2008, and 2015-March 2020 NHANES cycles were analyzed. …”
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Outcome and Management of Sepsis at RozhHalat Emergency Hospital in Erbil –Kurdistan region of Iraq by Samir Qader Ahmad, Shakawan Muhamad Ismaeel, Dara Ahmed Mohammed Ahmed Mohammed, Halgurd Fathulla Ahmed

“…Sepsis is a complex condition characterized by activation of inflammatory process and coagulation system in response to microbial insult. An observational prospective study was carried out at RozhHalat emergency hospital in Erbil-Kurdistan region of Iraq between February 2017 to January 2018.The study was approved by the scientific and ethical committee of Kurdistan board of medical specialties. 50 patients aged between (10 - 80) years old presented to this hospital with sign and symptoms of infection were recruited to this study. 50 patients with signs and symptoms of sepsis were recorded in this study. …”
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