Feasibility study of ‘Triple-Low’ technique for coronary artery computed tomography angiography (CCTA) by Shaochuan Wang, Zhengwen Sun, Yihong Zeng, Xinyu Xu, Yan Wang, Xueqin Liu, Yonggui Yang

“…The heart rate of all patients was ≤ 70 bpm, and breath-hold scanning was performed after breathing training. The study compared the CT values of the left anterior descending artery, left circumflex artery, right coronary artery, and aorta, as well as background noise, signal-to-noise ratio (SNR), volumetric CT dose index, dose-length product, effective radiation dose, and total iodine dose between the two groups. …”
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High prevalence of resistance to macrolides and fluoroquinolones in Mycoplasma genitalium isolated from patients in two Russian megalopolises – Moscow and St. Petersburg in 2021– 2... by Edelstein I.A., Gushchin A.E., Gladin D.P., Romanov A.V., Negasheva E.S., Frigo N.V., Kozlov R.S., Potekaev N.N., Kozlova N.S., Borukhovich D.G.

“…Screening in local laboratories was performed using commercially available kits for isolation and detection of M. genitalium DNA. …”
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Impact of remnant cholesterol on short-term and long-term prognosis in patients with prediabetes or diabetes undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting: a large-scale cohort study by Zhongchen Li, Chunyu Yu, Heng Zhang, Runze Chen, Yan Zhao, Zhe Zheng

“…Logistic regression, Cox regression, and restricted cubic spline analyses were performed with multivariate adjustments. Results In terms of perioperative outcomes, patients with elevated remnant-C had a higher incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI) stage 2/3 (high vs. low remnant-C: 3.2% vs. 2.4%; OR: 1.404, 95% CI 1.080–1.824). …”
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Beneficial and harmful effects of duloxetine versus placebo, ‘active placebo’ or no intervention for adults with major depressive disorder: a systematic review with meta-analysis a... by Christian Gluud, Marija Barbateskovic, Joanna Moncrieff, Faiza Siddiqui, Janus C Jakobsen, Mathias Maagaard, Sophie Juul, Johanne Juul Petersen, Caroline Barkholt Kamp, Mark Abie Horowitz, Kiran Kumar Katakam

“…Intervention effects were assessed by both random-effects and fixed-effect model meta-analyses, risk of bias assessments were performed by two independent review authors using Cochrane’s risk of bias tool V.2 and the certainty of evidence was assessed using Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation.Results We included 28 trials randomising a total of 7872 participants. …”
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The potential of bacteriophage for controlling Vibrio parahaemolyticus as in-vitro by Bagus Ansani Takwin, Dinamella Wahjuningrum, Widanarni Widanarni, Hasan Nasrullah

“…However, the antibiotic control performed better than phage density treatments (0.61 ± 0.01). …”
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[Translated article] Preoperative instillation of epinephrine and lidocaine can reduce surgical time in the endoscopic treatment of GTPS by R. Seijas Vazquez, F. Montaña I Pararols, A. Ferré-Aniorte, P. Laiz Boada, M. Vázquez Gómez, R. Cugat

“…Although conservative treatment shows good results, some patients may still require surgical bursectomy, which can be performed either openly or endoscopically. One of the main technical difficulties of the endoscopic procedure is intraoperative bleeding, which can hinder the medical team's vision and increase the operation time for endoscopic treatment of GTPS. …”
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Unveiling chemical industry secrets: Insights gleaned from scientific literatures that examine internal chemical corporate documents-A scoping review. by Miaoran Dong, Marc-André Gagnon

“…Propose a theoretical framework for categorizing and examining the different form of corporate capture at play.<h4>Design</h4>Performed a scoping review to pinpoint scientific papers employing internal industry/corporate documents within the chemical sector.…”
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Early and high-volume administration of sodium bicarbonate in sepsis-associated acute kidney injury in patients with malignancies, during continuous renal replacement therapy by Lamei Ouyang, Yin Pan, Ya-Fei Wu, Qiang Tang, Dao-Feng Wang, Ning Lou

“…The goal is to provide valuable clinical data for the management of cancer patients with sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (SAKI).Materials and methods A retrospective study was performed on 88 patients who were admitted to the ICU and received continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) for acute renal failure secondary to sepsis at the Cancer Center of Sun Yat-sen University from March 2010 to October 2021. …”
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La instilación preoperatoria de epinefrina y lidocaína puede reducir el tiempo quirúrgico del tratamiento endoscópico del SDTM by R. Seijas Vazquez, F. Montaña I Pararols, A. Ferré-Aniorte, P. Laiz Boada, M. Vázquez Gómez, R. Cugat

“…Although conservative treatment shows good results, some patients may still require surgical bursectomy, which can be performed either openly or endoscopically. One of the main technical difficulties of the endoscopic procedure is intraoperative bleeding, which can hinder the medical team's vision and increase the operation time for endoscopic treatment of GTPS. …”
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Prevailing Antibiotic Resistance Patterns in Hospitalized Patients with Urinary Tract Infections in a Vietnamese Teaching Hospital (2014 &ndash; 2021) by Le HHL, Thuc LC, Ta TB, Tran TV, Hung DV, Kien HT, Le MN, Luong VH, Nguyen VTH, Pham HQ, Le HV, Viet NH, Hoang LH, Nguyen TT, Latsavong M, Le TD, Trong Tuan D, An NV

“…Statistical analysis was performed using R software, with the chi-square test applied and significance set at p < 0.05.Results: Of 4060 urine samples collected, 892 (22.0%) had positive results for common infections. …”
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Association between non-insulin-based insulin resistance indicators and frailty progression: a national cohort study and mendelian randomization analysis by Hui Tian, Yong-meng Li, Cheng-qiang Wang, Guo-qiang Chen, Ying Lian

“…Additionally, a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) was performed to assess the causality of observed associations. …”
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Carriage of Extended-Spectrum-β-Lactamase- and AmpC-β-Lactamase-Producing Enterobacteriaceae (ESBL-PE) in Healthy Community and Outpatient Department (OPD) Patients in Nepal by Dipendra Kumar Mandal, Shiv Kumar Sah, Shyam Kumar Mishra, Sangita Sharma, Hari Prasad Kattel, Sanjeet Pandit, Pranav Kumar Yadav, Ujjwal Laghu, Rajani Lama, Niranjan Prasad Sah, Jeevan Bahadur Sherchand, Keshav Parajuli, Anup Bastola, Sher Bahadur Pun, Basista Prasad Rijal, Bharat Mani Pokharel

“…Antibiotic susceptibility test was performed for ESBL-positive isolates as per the Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method, and interpretation was done according to CLSI (Clinical and Laboratory Standard Institute). …”
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Effects of Intrathecal Bupivacaine with Adjuvants Midazolam versus Magnesium Sulphate in Tibia Fibula Surgeries: A Randomised Clinical Study by Tejash H Sharma, Jagrati Jain, Aanal Sha, Dushyant Chavda, Dinesh K Chauhan

“…Statistical analysis was performed using International Business Machines (IBM) Statisical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) statistics for Windows software. …”
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Design and Implementation of a Deep Learning-Based Hand Gesture Recognition System for Rehabilitation Internet-of-Things (RIoT) Environments Using MediaPipe by Nurul Hanis Mohd Dhuzuki, Ahmad Anwar Zainuddin, Nur Anis Sofea Kamarul Zaman, Alin Nur Maisarah Ahmad Razmi, Wonderful Shammah Kaitane, Asmarani Ahmad Puzi, Mohd Naqiuddin Johar, Maslina Yazid, Nor Azlin Mohd Nordin, Shahrul Naim Sidek, Hasan Firdaus Mohd Zaki

“…The system's objective is to provide precise, real-time tracking of hand movements, enabling patients to perform exercises at home by maintaining an optimal distance between the camera and hand placement, ensuring ideal room lighting conditions across IoT devices such as mobile phones' front cameras and webcams, while healthcare professionals remotely monitor their progress. …”
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The Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness Between Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy and Provocative Discography in the Identification of Chronic Low Back Pain Surgery Candidates by Wilson L, Beall DP, Eastlack RK, Berven S, Lotz JC

“…The intervertebral disc MRS data post-processing was performed using the NOCISCAN-LS software algorithm. …”
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Identification of positive selection signatures associated with milk and composition traits in Murciano-Granadina and Barki by Hossein Mohammadi, amir hossien khaltabadi farahani, Mohammad Hossein Moradi

“…Quality control measures were performed in Plink by setting an animal call rate of 0.90, SNP call rate of 0.95, and SNPs with minor allele frequencies (MAF) lower than 0.05 or that do not conform to the Hardy–Weinberg expectation (P value ≤ 0.000001) and unknown position. …”
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Barriers and Facilitators to Adherence to a Healthy Diet Across the Spectrum of Chronic Kidney Disease by Trigueros-Flores XB, Luna-Hernández G, Santos-Lopez MF, Pérez-Galván L, Flores-Camacho KJ, Díaz-Canchola LM, Cueto-Manzano AM, Chávez-Chávez HE, Cerrillos-Gutiérrez JI, Rojas-Campos E, Martín-del-Campo F

“…A second analysis was performed with the ATLAS.ti software.Results: Frequency of malnutrition was 50% in people receiving dialysis. …”
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Compositional Design, Microstructure, and Thermal Processing of Aluminum-Based Complex Concentrated Alloys by Spyridon Chaskis, Constantinos Tiktopoulos, Evangelos Gavalas, Marianthi Bouzouni, Fotis Tsiolis, Spyros Papaefthymiou

“…Heat treatments with different soaking times were performed in order to evaluate the possibility of improving the mechanical properties of the alloys. …”
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Prospective Single-Arm Study of Remifentanil-Propofol Anesthesia with Manual Right Hypochondrial Compression for Painless Gastroscopy in Obese Patients by Wang M, Tang J, Pan Z, Jiang H, Hu D, Zhu B, Liang Z, Zhao X, Li Y

“…The finding might provide some new schedules for anesthetic management in the absence of advanced airway support instruments.Clinical Trial Registration: ChiCTR2300077889.Plain Language Summary: With the advancement of comfortable-oriented medication, gastroscopy is mostly performed under sedation and anesthesia. However, for obesity, there are changes in airway anatomy structure such as short neck, round chin, and large tongue, which makes them prone to airway obstruction after sleep or anesthesia, blocking the passage of oxygen in and out, which will cause hypoxemia over time and further cause damage to the body. …”
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Pratiques de l’automédication à l’ère de la pandémie COVID-19 dans trois villes de l’Ouest algérien [Practices of self-medication in the COVID-19 pandemic era in three cities of We... by Derouicha Matmou, Asma Memou, Yassine Merad, Ayoub Bouzid, Sohaïb Abd-El-Koudous Bouzid, Aissa Brik, Mounia Sakouhi

“…Data entry, statistical analysis and editing of results were perfor­med using SPSS software version 20. Results- In total, 90 pharmacies participated in the study, the majority of pharmacy staff (98.89%) having perceived that the pandemic amplified self-medication, the various symp­tomsof COVID-19 were the main cause (44.53%) of the tendency to this practice. …”
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