Bacteriological Profile of Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media and its Antibiotic Sensitivity Pattern at a Tertiary Care Hospital by Geeta Geeta, Naveen G, Apoorva P, Harish MO, Arathi Nair, Harshitha MC, Kiran Revankar, Girish PB

“…Aim of this study was to identify the bacteriological profile and determine antibiotic susceptibility pattern of aerobic bacterial isolates in patients of chronic suppurative otitis media. Materials and methods: Observational cross-sectional study was conducted at the outpatient department of ENT in collaboration with the department of Microbiology from December 2022 to March 2023. …”
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Biochemical recurrence prediction after robot-assited radical prostatectomy (BCR-PRARP) by Tanan Bejrananda, Kiyoshi Takahara, Dutsadee Sowanthip, Tomonari Motonaga, Kota Yagi, Wataru Nakamura, Masanobu Saruta, Takuhisa Nukaya, Masashi Takenaka, Kenji Zennami, Manabu Ichino, Hitomi Sasaki, Makoto Sumitomo, Ryoichi Shiroki

“…Objective: This study aimed to establish a robust predictive model for biochemical recurrence (BCR) in patients with prostate cancer who underwent robot-Assisted Radical Prostatectomy. Material and methods: A cohort of 1700 patients who underwent robot-assisted radical prostatectomy (RARP) for prostate cancer between August 2009 and December 2022 was included. …”
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Five-year Survey of Bacterial Culture Isolates and Their Antibiogram in Pediatric Patients of Rural Tertiary Care Hospital of Central Gujarat by Krutika R Tandon, Prachi Vani, Rahul Tandon, Nirav Thakar, Swati Kamani, Amit Kumar

“…Therefore, we undertook this study to review data on positive culture isolates in patients from all pediatric areas of our center, excluding the neonatal unit, for their profiles and antibiotic sensitivity patterns. Materials and methods: This was a retrospective study (5 years: 2017–2021) from hospital records including indoor patients (1 month to 18 years) from the PICU and pediatric ward. …”
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Effect of Extraction and Preservation Methods on the Microbiological and Physicochemical Quality of Pentadesma butyracea Butter Produced in a Traditional Area in Benin by Marius Eric Badoussi, Yann E. Madode, Célestin K. C. Tchekessi, Laurenda Honfozo, Ifagbémi Bienvenue Chabi, Kamirou Chabi Sika, Arlette Adjatin, Joseph D. Hounhouigan, Paulin Azokpota

“…In contrast, only the type of packaging material influenced the microbiological characteristics of the butter during storage. …”
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Optimization of the management of pregnant women with new COVID-19 coronavirus infection: An open prospective cross-sectional study by Irina V. Medyannikova, Yuliya Ch. Kuklis, Irina V. Saveljeva, Galina B. Beznoshchenko, Elena G. Galyanskaya, Olga Yu. Tsygankova, Galina V. Krivchik, Elena A. Bukharova, Natalya V. Nosova, Pavel V. Davidov

“…To improve pregnancy and childbirth outcomes in women with COVID-19 by optimizing diagnostic and treatment interventions. Materials and methods. An open-label prospective continuous cross-sectional study enrolled 114 patients following SARS-CoV-2 infection. …”
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ColMA‐based bioprinted 3D scaffold allowed to study tenogenic events in human tendon stem cells by Giacomo Cortella, Erwin Pavel Lamparelli, Maria Camilla Ciardulli, Joseph Lovecchio, Emanuele Giordano, Nicola Maffulli, Giovanna Della Porta

“…Although pure ColMa has not previously been proposed as a printable hydrogel, this paper outlines a robust and highly reproducible pipeline for bioprinting this material. Indeed, we successfully fabricated a 3D bioengineered scaffold and cultured it for 21 days under perfusion conditions with medium supplemented with growth/differentiation factor‐5 (GDF‐5). …”
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Survival and Its Predictors Among Patients Receiving Transarterial Chemoembolization for Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Ethiopia: A 6-Year Follow-Up Study by Abigia Ashenafi, Soliyana Demelash, Efrata Melaku, Haymanot Abe, Meron Yitna, Fisseha Tekle, Jiksa Dabessa, Biniam Araya, Yared Nigussie, Wondmagegn Demsiss, Ashenafi Zelalem, Song Jung Kim, Nebiyu Dereje

“…PURPOSETo analyze survival and its predictors among patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) receiving transarterial chemoembolization (TACE) in Ethiopia.MATERIALS AND METHODSWe conducted a retrospective cohort study among patients who received TACE for HCC at MCM Hospital from December 1, 2016, to December 31, 2022. …”
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Is the Use of Tourniquets More Advantageous than Other Bleeding Control Techniques in Patients with Limb Hemorrhage? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Roberto Cirocchi, Dominica Prigorschi, Luca Properzi, Matteo Matteucci, Francesca Duro, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Bruno Cirillo, Paolo Sapienza, Gioia Brachini, Sara Lauricella, Diletta Cassini, Antonia Rizzuto, Andrea Mingoli

“…The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to summarize data from the available scientific literature on the effectiveness of prehospital tourniquet use for extremity bleeding. <i>Materials and Methods:</i> A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed between March 2022 and March 2024, adhering to PRISMA guidelines, to determine whether prehospital tourniquets are clinically effective. …”
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Evaluation of the Level of Salivary sHLA-G in Children Aged 3–5 Years with or without Dental Caries by Mansoureh Bijani, Amrollah Mostafazadeh, Mina Motallebnejad, Ali Bijani, Roghiyeh Pourbagher, Samaneh Gharekhani

“…The study aimed to investigate and compare the concentration of sHLA-G in the saliva of children with or without dental caries. Methods and Materials. This analytic cross-sectional study was carried out on 83 healthy children aged 3 to 5 years of both genders, who were divided into three groups based on decayed dental surfaces (ds): group 1, caries-free children (CF, n = 29); group 2, children with 1 ≤ ds ≤ 3, 1 ≤ ds ≤ 4, and 1 ≤ ds ≤ 5 for age 3, 4, and 5 years, respectively (ECC, n = 20); and group 3, children with ds ≥ 4, ds ≥ 5, and ds ≥ 6 for age 3, 4, and 5 years, respectively (S-ECC, n = 34). …”
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Validation of insurance claims data on aetiology, surgical type and prosthesis for isolated valve surgery: a retrospective observational surgery by Shao-Wei Chen, Victor Chien-Chia Wu, Pao-Hsien Chu, An-Hsun Chou, Chun-Yu Chen, Feng-Cheng Chang, Yi‐Hsin Chan, Chia-Pin Lin, Yu-Ting Cheng, Bo-Cheng Hou, Jo-Ting Huang

“…Claims data, including ICD diagnostic codes, ICD procedural codes and NHI supply codes for surgical materials, were validated. Positive predictive values (PPVs) were calculated as the number of true positives divided by the total claims data.Results The PPVs (95% CI) for aortic valve (AV) surgery aetiologies were as follows: infectious endocarditis (IE), 94.1% (87.6%–97.7%); rheumatic heart disease (RHD), 88.2% (67.3%–97.5%); bicuspid AV, 93.3% (83.3%–98.1%); and degeneration, 91.7% (85.3%–95.8%). …”
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Preparation of slow-release fertilizer derived from rice husk silica, hydroxypropyl methylcellulose, polyvinyl alcohol and paper composite coated urea by Idayatu Dere, Daniel T. Gungula, Semiu A. Kareem, Fartisincha Peingurta Andrew, Abdullahi M. Saddiq, Vadlya T. Tame, Haruna M. Kefas, David O. Patrick, Japari I. Joseph

“…Characterization techniques such as Fourier Transform Infrared (FTIR) spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction (XRD) Scanning Electron microscopy (SEM) and Brunauer-Emmett-Teller (BET) analysis were used to examine the materials. The rice-husk-derived silica exhibited a pore size of 2.140 nm and a BET surface area of 690 m2/g, providing an excellent surface for nutrient encapsulation. …”
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Fracture resistance, failure mode and restorability of CAD CAM Zirconia endocrowns with different pulpal extension depths bonded to maxillary molars: an in-vitro study by Sarah Salah Gaafar, Dana El Ballouli, Mohammad Rayyan, Mohamed Sayed, Doaa Gamal Basta, Maha Fouad

“…The aim of the current study was to compare Fracture resistance, failure mode, and restorability of CAD-CAM zirconia endocrowns with different pulpal extension depths bonded to maxillary molars. Materials and methods Forty maxillary 1st molars were selected, decoronated, and randomly divided into 4 main groups (n = 10) according to the PED measured from the pulpal floor to the occlusal end of the wall height into; group D2, PED was 2 mm, group D3, PED was 3 mm, group D4, PED was 4 mm, group D5 PED was 5 mm. …”
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Evaluating a targeted selective speech, language, and communication intervention at scale – Protocol for the Happy Talk cluster randomised controlled trial. [version 2; peer review... by Pauline Frizelle, Darren Dahly, Aoife O'Shea, Aileen Murphy, Cristina McKean

“…More details on the composition, roles and responsibilities of each committee can be found in the supplemental material.…”
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Laser Applications in Metal Orthodontic Bracket Debonding: A Systematic Review by Patryk Woś, Sylwia Kiryk, Tomasz Dyl, Jan Kiryk, Tomasz Horodniczy, Magdalena Szablińska, Magdalena Aleksandra Dubowik, Wojciech Dobrzyński, Marcin Mikulewicz, Jacek Matys, Maciej Dobrzyński

“…The primary outcomes assessed were enamel damage, pulp temperature changes, adhesive remnant index (ARI), and shear bond strength (SBS). Materials and Methods: In September 2024, an electronic search was performed across the PubMed, Web of Science (WoS), and Scopus databases, adhering to the PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) guidelines and the PICO framework. …”
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Creep enhancement and sliding in a temperate, hard-bedded alpine glacier by J.-P. Roldán-Blasco, A. Gilbert, L. Piard, F. Gimbert, C. Vincent, O. Gagliardini, A. Togaibekov, A. Togaibekov, A. Walpersdorf, N. Maier

“…<p>Glacier internal deformation is usually described by Glen's flow law using two material parameters: the creep factor (<span class="inline-formula"><i>A</i></span>) and the flow law exponent (<span class="inline-formula"><i>n</i></span>). …”
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Safety and efficacy of total colectomy with D3 lymph node dissection at colorectal cancer, developed at inflammatory bowel diseases (case control study) by P. V. Tsarkov, I. A. Tulina, S. K. Efetov, Yu. E. Kitsenko, D. N. Fedorov

“…To compare results of radical surgery in IBD-associated colorectal cancer (IBD-CRC) and sporadic colorectal cancer (spCRC) patients. Material and methods. The main group included retrospective cases of IBD-CRC with total colectomy and D3 lymph node (LN) dissection. …”
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Delineation of reduced CTV2 on the basis of the characteristics and distribution of cervical lymph node metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma by Zhiqiang Wang, Yi Yang, Chunlei Ge, Rui Tian, Sheng Cheng, Jingyu Gao, Yan Wang, Qi Yue, Zhiwei Wang, Qingqing He, Yuchuan Xu, Yan Li, Xudong Feng, Yanli Yang, Yong Zhang

“…Ultimately, we reassessed the differences in dosimetry of organs at risk (OARs) between reduced target volume (reduced CTV2) radiotherapy and standard radiotherapy. Methods and materials A total of 209 patients participated in the study. …”
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COMBINED TREATMENT OF LOCALLY-ADVANCED BLADDER CANCER by I. V. Chernyshev, Y. V. Samsonov, D. V. Perepechin, A. M. Ulbashev

“…Improvement of the results of treatment of patients with locally advanced bladder cancer. Materials and methods. The main treatment for muscle-invasive bladder cancer is radical cystectomy. …”
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Mitigation of environmental impacts in ornamental rock and limestone aggregate quarries in arid and semi-arid areas by M.A. Peñaranda Barba, V. Alarcón Martínez, I. Gómez Lucas, J. Navarro Pedreño

“…BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Open-pit mining is an important activity to obtain mineral resources that supply society with raw materials to improve people's quality of life. However, this extractive activity causes negative environmental impacts and, it is therefore necessary to identify and evaluate these impacts in order to design preventive and control measures to reduce them and thus safeguard the environment and natural resources. …”
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Evaluation of Corrosion Potential Stability of Stainless Steels in Dilute Electrolyte Solution for Application to a Quasi-Reference Electrode Used in Electrochemical Sensing System by Kyosuke Sawada, Shinji Okazaki, Tatsuki Inaba, Motohiro Sakuma, Koichi Azuma

“…The results of this study show that SS can be used as a quasi-reference electrode material. We expect the findings presented herein to strongly affect the development of electrochemical sensors that can be easily used in long term continuous measurements and in situ applications.…”
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