Challenges in diagnosing polyethylene glycol and polysorbate 80 allergies: implications for allergic reactions in COVID-19 mRNA vaccination program: experience from Qatar by Sami Aqel, Sherin Thalappil, Asaad Imameldin, Dalal Mudawi, Muna Al Maslamani, Abdullatif Al-Khal, Hassan Mobayed, Maryam Ali Al-Nesf, Tayseer Ibrahim

“…Twenty-three percent of patients with negative test results could receive additional vaccine doses without adverse reactions.ConclusionManaging patients with a history of allergic reactions to the COVID-19 vaccine is challenging, as the exact mechanisms and accurate and valid allergy testing are yet to be determined. In our cohort, most patients had mild allergic reactions following vaccination. …”
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Current status and factors influencing kinesiophobia in patients with meniscus injury: a cross-sectional study by Faqiang Tang, Pan Xu, Cai Jiang, Xiaohua Ke, Dunbing Huang, Yaling Dai, Zhonghua Lin, Shizhong Wang

“…The knee range of motion test was used to determine limitations in knee joint mobility, whereas magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was used to assess the severity of meniscus damage. …”
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sB7H3 in Children with Acute Appendicitis: Its Diagnostic Value and Association with Histological Findings by Xiaochen Du, Yan Chen, Jie Zhu, Zhenjiang Bai, Jun Hua, Ying Li, Haitao Lv, Guangbo Zhang

“…Several efforts have been made to find out a valuable marker to assist the diagnosis and differentiation of gangrenous/perforated appendicitis. We aimed to determine the diagnostic capacity of soluble B7H3 (sB7H3) in acute appendicitis (AA) and its accuracy as a predictor of the severity of appendicitis. …”
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PENTAHELIX ANALYSIS DALAM UPAYA MITIGASI BENCANA DI DESA SELOK ANYAR KECAMATAN PASIRIAN KABUPATEN LUMAJANG by Achmad Fathoni, Kalvin Edo Wahyudi

“…This research was conducted to determine the role of 5 parties in the pentahelix theory expressed by Sudiana, namely the Government, Academics, Business People, Media, and the Community Community. …”
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Beneficiaries’ satisfaction with health insurance and associated factors in Sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Abubeker Alebachew Seid, Bizunesh Fantahun Kase, Abdu Hailu Shibeshi, Molla Getie Mehari, Abdulkerim Hassen Moloro

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the proportion of beneficiaries satisfied with health insurance and identify factors associated with their satisfaction in Sub-Saharan Africa (SSA).Design A systematic review and meta-analysis were conducted in accordance with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis guidelines.Data sources PubMed/MEDLINE, African Journals Online, Cumulative Index to Nursing & Allied Health Literature and Google Scholar were searched up to 23 May 2024.Eligibility criteria Observational and quantitative studies conducted in SSA that reported the proportion of health insurance beneficiaries satisfied with the scheme and/or determined factors associated with satisfaction were included.Data extraction and synthesis Data were extracted using Microsoft Excel and analysed with STATA V.17 software. …”
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A Comparison of Medial-congruent, Ultracongruent, and Cruciate-retaining Bearings Using a Single Cruciate-retaining Total Knee Design by Alexander V. Strait, MS, Eric J. Wilson, MD, Henry Ho, MS, Kevin B. Fricka, MD, Robert A. Sershon, MD

“…Clinically important differences favoring MC bearings were found with Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System Global Health Physical scores at 1 year; however, longer follow-up is necessary to determine if this trend holds.…”
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Ultrasound-Guided Percutaneous Balloon Aortic Valvuloplasty for Aortic Stenosis by Yedan Li, Kunjing Pang, Yao Liu, Muzi Li, Hao Wang

“…Aortic peak jet velocity, aortic valve orifice area (AVA), mean transvalvular pressure gradient (MTPG), left ventricular end-diastolic diameter (LVDD), left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and left ventricular end-systolic diameter (LVESD) were determined before and immediately after PBAV using Doppler echocardiography. …”
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Predictive Value of Lung Ultrasound Scores Combined with Serum ANGPTL4 Levels on Severity and Prognosis of Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome by Wang L, Ji P, Yin J, Xue M, Wang J, Wan Y, Dong B

“…In both groups, lung ultrasound scores and serum ANGPTL4 levels, lung ultrasound scores and serum ANGPTL4 levels of newborns with NRDS of different severity, the risk factors affecting the poor prognosis of NRDS neonates, and the value of serum ANGPTL4 levels combined with lung ultrasound scores in determining the severity and prognosis of newborns with NRDS were analyzed.Results: The NRDS groups had higher lung ultrasound scores and serum ANGPTL4 levels, and lower Apgar scores than the control group; lung ultrasound scores and serum ANGPTL4 levels were higher in the moderate and severe groups than in the mild group, and those were higher in the severe group than in the moderate group (all p < 0.05). …”
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Effectiveness of Gastric Cancer Endoscopic Screening in Intermediate-Risk Countries: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Maria Beatriz Mourato, Nuno Pratas, Andreia Branco Pereira, Filipa Taré, Raphael Chança, Inês Fronteira, Rui Dinis, Miguel Areia

“…ObjectiveWe aimed to determine the effectiveness of endoscopic GC screening in IR countries. …”
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A Nomogram Based on Laboratory Data, Inflammatory Bowel Disease Questionnaire and CT Enterography for Activity Evaluation in Crohn&rsquo;s Disease by Zhang H, Shen Y, Cao B, Zheng X, Zhao D, Hu J, Wu X

“…Han Zhang,1,&ast; Yi Shen,1,&ast; Bo Cao,2 Xiaomin Zheng,1 Dehan Zhao,3 Jing Hu,4 Xingwang Wu1 1Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu, 210011, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Precision Machinery and Precision Instrumentation, University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Gastroenterology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jing Hu, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Department of Gastroenterology, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 139-5510-7753, Email hujing810@163.com Xingwang Wu, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Department of Radiology, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 153-7533-0696, Email duobi2004@126.comBackground: Accurately assessing the activity of Crohn’s disease (CD) is crucial for determining prognosis and guiding treatment strategies for CD patients.Objective: This study aimed to develop and validate a nomogram for assessing CD activity.Methods: The semi-automatic segmentation method and PyRadiomics software were employed to segment and extract radiomics features from the spectral CT enterography images of lesions in 107 CD patients. …”
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Estimation of Apolipoprotein A1, Haptoglobin and Alpha 2macroglobulin with some Biochemical Metabolic Markers in Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Iraqi Patients by hiba abid Al-hussein hassan, Dawood Salman Dawood, Raghad Jawad Hussein

“… "non-alcoholic fatty liver disease" starts with hepatic lipid accumulation and is a dangerous factor for disease development. Thus, we aimed to determine the serum levels of haptoglobin,alpha2 macroglobulin, apolipoprotein A1, gamma-glutamyl transferase, hemoglobin A1c, Total bilirubin, Triglyceride, cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, very low-density lipoprotein, urea, and creatinine among patients with nonalcoholic fatty liver disease and healthy individuals. …”
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A dynamic knee function scoring system for anterior cruciate ligament injuries based on normative six-degree-of-freedom gait pattern by Junqiao Li, Yunhe Mao, Tian Lan, Liang Huangfu, Yan Xiong, Jian Li

“…Spearman’s correlation coefficient (ρ) was used to determine the correlations between the 6-DOF score and the Lysholm score, International Knee Documentation Committee (IKDC) subjective score, and Tegner activity scale. …”
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Hubungan Tindakan Pemberantasan Sarang Nyamuk dengan Keberadaan Larva Vektor DBD di Kelurahan Lubuk Buaya by Ayu Azlina, Adrial ., Eliza Anas Anas

“…The objective of this study was to determine the relationship between mosquito breading place eradication practice and the presence of larvae DHF’s vector. …”
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Prevalence of sexually transmitted infections and associated factors among male prisoners in Great Tehran Prison by active case finding by Behnam Farhoudi, Elnaz Shahmohamadi, Seyedahmad Seyedalinaghi, SeyedAlireza Nadji, Fatemeh Pahlaviani, Mehrzad Tashakorian

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Position-based assessment of head impact frequency, severity, type, and location in high school American football by Amirhossein Bagherian, Alireza Abbasi Ghiri, Mohammadreza Ramzanpour, James Wallace, Sammy Elashy, Morteza Seidi, Marzieh Memar

“…Head impact kinematics were input into a head finite element model to determine the 95th percentile of the maximum principal strain and strain rate. …”
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Exogenous ALA applied on different plant parts promotes tomato fruit quality and GABA synthesis by Peng Bai, Junwen Wang, Yongmei He, Junfang Feng, Juanli Li, Xingpan Shang, Yue Wu, Jihua Yu, Jihua Yu, Zhongqi Tang, Jianming Xie

“…The study investigated the application of exogenous ALA to different parts of the plant to determine the optimal ALA concentrations for each application site (10 mg·L−1 for root application, 100 mg·L−1 for foliar application, and 100 mg·L−1 for fruit surface application). …”
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Capital formation and production of carbon emissions in low-carbon development by E.S. Siregar, S.U. Sentosa, A. Satrianto

“…But, deforestation, land transportation, agricultural land and industrialization have a negative impact on low-carbon development. Together, these determinants account for 77.55 percent of the variance. …”
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Assessment of nurses’ knowledge and practice of pressure injuries prevention for critically ill patients in Rwanda: a cross-sectional study by Sophie Mukantwari, Emmanuel Bikorimana, Liberatha Rumagihwa, Ime U. Akaninyene, Christian Ntakirutimana, Joseph Mucumbitsi, Thierry Claudien Uhawenimana, David Ikwuka

“…Methodology A cross-sectional study involving 129 health nurses was conducted to determine their knowledge and practice levels regarding the prevention of pressure injuries in critically ill patients, and barriers impeding practice in this area. …”
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Elite Alleles of EPE1 Identified via Genome-wide Association Studies Increase Panicle Elongation Length in Rice by Hao Sun, Qiqi Yao, Mei Hai, Tianhu Li, Jinghan Sun, Zhengbo Liu, Yang Ang, Yingying Zhao, Yanan Zhang, Xianping Cheng, Tao Huang, Yinping Chang, Mingyu Du, Erbao Liu

“…Abstract Panicle elongation length (PEL), which determines panicle exsertion, is an important outcrossing-related trait. …”
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Administration of Phyllanthus niruri to control IMNV (myonecrosis infectious virus) infection white shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by Sukenda ., Sri Nuryati, Isni Rahmatika Sari

“…This research was conducted to determine the effect of Phyllanthus niruri extract in white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei) against IMNV infection. …”
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