Comparison of the Efficacy and Safety of Levocetirizine versus Bilastine for the Treatment of Chronic Spontaneous Urticaria in the Pediatric Population: An Observer-blinded Randomi... by Debashree Sahoo, Maitreyee Panda, Ajaya Kumar Jena, Anil Kumar Panda

“…Conclusion: Both levocetirizine and bilastine are equally effective and safe in the treatment of CSU at the end of 3 months. …”
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The Evolution of Price Competition Game on Complex Networks by Feng Jie Xie, Jing Shi

“…The well-known “Bertrand paradox” describes a price competition game in which two competing firms reach an outcome where both charge a price equal to the marginal cost. The fact that the Bertrand paradox often goes against empirical evidences has intrigued many researchers. …”
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Experiments on image data augmentation techniques for geological rock type classification with convolutional neural networks by Afshin Tatar, Manouchehr Haghighi, Abbas Zeinijahromi

“…Results demonstrate that augmentation techniques like Equalize significantly enhance the model's classification capabilities, achieving an F1-Score of 0.9869 for igneous rocks, 0.9884 for metamorphic rocks, and 0.9929 for sedimentary rocks, representing improvements compared to the baseline original results. …”
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Evaluation of a transverse perineal approach to the canine vagina and vestibule by Sarah E. Saylor, Kyle G. Mathews

“…Ten canine, female cadavers were obtained and randomly split into two equally sized groups. Cadavers in Group A (n = 5) had a vaginal resection-anastomosis cranial to the urethral papilla. …”
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Women and partners’ experiences of critical perinatal events: a qualitative study by Marianne Johansen, Jette Led Sørensen, Stinne Høgh, Laura Emdal Navne, Mette Nordahl Svendsen

“…In future healthcare planning, it is important to to align expectations and guide parental involvement in birth events and to acknowledge the postnatal period as equally crucial.…”
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Antiarrhythmic Effects of Carvedilol and Flecainide in Cardiomyocytes Derived from Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia Patients by R. P. Pölönen, K. Penttinen, H. Swan, K. Aalto-Setälä

“…Carvedilol and flecainide were equally effective in CPVT iPSC-CMs. However, flecainide induced arrhythmias in 61% of control cells. …”
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The effect of preoperative topical magnesium sulfate spraying in the oropharyngeal region on postoperative sore throat following gynecological laparoscopic surgery: a randomized cl... by Linxin Wang, Fangfang Li, Yuqing Liu, Xingyu Xiong, Qin Qiu, Guanglei Wang

“…In the magnesium sulfate group, 25% magnesium sulfate was sprayed at a dose of 15 mg/kg on the mucous membrane of the pharynx and posterior wall of the larynx near the glottis using a laryngoscope under visual guidance during intubation; in the control group, an equal volume of normal saline was used instead. The primary outcome measure was the overall incidence of postoperative sore throat 48 h after surgery. …”
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Effect of Task Specific Exercises, Gait Training, and Visual Biofeedback on Equinovarus Gait among Individuals with Stroke: Randomized Controlled Study by Mohamed Elsayed Khallaf, Ahmed Maher Gabr, Eman Elsayed Fayed

“…Sixteen subjects with ischemic stroke were randomly assigned to two equal groups (G1 and G2). All the patients were at stage 4 of motor recovery of foot according to Chedoke-McMaster Stroke Assessment without any cognitive dysfunction. …”
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Racism in German healthcare: uncovering the construction and silencing of the “other” by Tanja Gangarova, Melike Yildiz, Lina Kabangu

“…By doing so, it draws attention to areas for change and transformation, to larger power structures that must be challenged in order to ensure responsive and equal healthcare for all healthcare users. The application of CBPR and, particularly, the engagement of racialized healthcare users in the research process offered pathways for analyzing the subtle, otherwise hard-to-detect mechanisms of racism, and for learning from the wisdom of situated knowledges.…”
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Improved estimates for extinction probabilities and times to extinction for populations of tsetse (Glossina spp) by Damian, Kajunguri, Elisha B., Are, John W., Hargrove

“…We also show that, while the published equations hold good for the case where tsetse produce male and female offspring in equal proportion, a different solution is required for the more general case where the probability (β) that an offspring is female lies anywhere in the interval (0, 1). …”
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Development Projects of Non-Governmental Organisations towards Social-Economic Welfare in Kisoro Municipality. by Pius, Ngarama

“…Among the development projects included agriculture through empowering the local people with quicker growing crop varieties, better breeds of cattle and goats and supporting poultry farming among others; in addition to promoting and advocating for gender equality where NGOs had invested in boosting the potentials of women in the participation of household, national and international development in many capacities. …”
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Intervention effect and mechanism of Dracocephalum moldavica L. extract on bleomycin-induced pulmonary fibrosis in rats by Xiaoyu SUN, Li CHEN, Ruifang GAO, Hui YU, Min JIN

“…A rat model of pulmonary fibrosis was constructed using bleomycin (5 mg·kg−1) intratracheal instillation, and an equal volume of saline was instilled into the control group. …”
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A Predictive Model for Pulmonary Aspergillosis in ICU Patients: A Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study by Li Y, Ren X, Wang Q, Shen S, Li Y, Qian X, Tang Y, Jia J, Zhang H, Ding J, Song Y, Zhang S, Wang S, Xu Y, Jiang Y, He X, Dai M, Zhong L, Xiong Y, Pan Y, Wang M, Shao H, Cai H, Huang L, Wang H

“…Nevertheless, the significance of other concurrently detected microorganisms in IPA patients is equally noteworthy. This study aimed to develop a risk prediction model for IPA by integrating clinical and microbiological characteristics.Methods: This retrospective study was conducted in adult intensive care units (ICUs) of 17 medical centers in China. …”
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Osiąganie kompromisu potrzeb człowieka i przyrody by Karol Lewandowski

“…Ecoengineering as proceeding equivalent and alternative to environment technology should be considered as equal in every situation where a given ecosystem is influenced by anthropopression. …”
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Designing a model of institutionalization of organizational culture based on synergy in the tourism holding of Parsian Hotels Group by Behnam Rahemi, Majid Jahangirfard, Farshad Hajalian

“…However, the growth of the organization as a planned process is equal to the transformation of the organizational culture, and any changes and transformations in the organization will not be effective without considering the organizational culture. …”
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Delivery of dendritic cells targeting 3M2e-HA2 nanoparticles with a CpG adjuvant via lysosomal escape of Salmonella enhances protection against H9N2 avian influenza virus by Futing Jia, Wenfeng Wang, Yawen Tian, Ainul Zahra, Yingkai He, Chongbo Ge, Tongyu Zhang, Mingyue Wang, Jingshuo Gong, Gerui Zhang, Guilian Yang, Wentao Yang, Chunwei Shi, Jianzhong Wang, Haibin Huang, Xin Cao, Yang Zeng, Nan Wang, Zhannan Wang, Chunfeng Wang, Yanlong Jiang

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Massa mediastinal em lactente - relato de caso by Thiago Rezende Silveira, Daniel Pinheiro Ferreira, Elina Tosta Oliveira, Danielle Paula de Oliveira Gonçalves, Eliene Machado de Freitas Félix, Adriana Cartafina Perez Bóscollo

“…They are uncommon in children and equally incident among sexes. Commonly, diagnosis is made after birth due to the emergence of respiratory symptoms, often being incidental. …”
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Delayed diagnosis of popliteal artery injury after traumatic knee dislocation in Korea: a case report by Chung-Eun Lee, In-Seok Jang, Sang-Yoon Song, Jung-Woo Lim, Kun-Tae Kim

“…This case illustrates that, even if ankle-brachial index >0.9 or equal pedal pulse to the uninjured extremity, serial vascular evaluation is required if there are soft signs such as diminished pulses, neurologic signs, or high-energy damage such as multiple ligament ruptures since delayed diagnosis of artery injury can be the major cause of limb amputation. …”
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Genotyping and drug susceptibility profiling of Prototheca sp. strains isolated from cases of protothecosis in dogs by Angelika Proskurnicka, Mateusz Iskra, Sylwia Wronka, Zofia Bakuła, Patrizia Danesi, Marconi Rodrigues deFarias, Fábio Vinícius Ramos Portilho, Márcio Garcia Ribeiro, Uwe Rösler, Rui Kano, Richard Malik, Tomasz Jagielski

“…Of the 6 drugs tested, efinaconazole (EFZ) was the most potent in vitro, with its median MIC and MAC values equal to 0.125 mg/L. The lowest activity was found for fluconazole (FLU), with MIC and MAC medians of 48 mg/L and 64 mg/L, respectively. …”
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Climatic impacts on mortality in pre-industrial Sweden by T. T. Chen, T. T. Chen, R. Edvinsson, K. Modig, H. W. Linderholm, F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist, F. C. Ljungqvist

“…A statistically significant negative correlation was found between late winter and spring temperatures and mortality (i.e. lower temperatures equal higher mortality, and vice versa). We demonstrate that colder late winter and spring seasons were linked to higher mortality levels, not only for the same year but also for the following year. …”
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