Using routine data to examine factors associated with stillbirth in three tertiary maternity facilities in Kabul, Afghanistan by Zainab Ezadi, Sayed Murtaza Sadat Hofiani, Aliki Christou

“…Data on the risks and causes of stillbirths are critical to target prevention measures and are currently lacking. …”
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Monocarboxylate Transporters: Role and Regulation in Corneal Diabetes by Pawan Shrestha, Amy E. Whelchel, Sarah E. Nicholas, Wentao Liang, Jian-Xing Ma, Dimitrios Karamichos

“…Further, MCT10 was only expressed at 4 weeks for all cocultures and was limited to HCFs and T1DMs in monocultures. …”
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Treatment for Nontype 1 Retinopathy of Prematurity by Intravitreal Injection of Antivascular Endothelial Growth Factor Drugs by Haitao Zhang, Xin Yang, Fangfang Zheng, Xiangke Yin, Suhua Wan

“…Compared with the type 1 ROP group, the nontype 1 ROP group had slightly later treatment time (39.8 ± 2.7 weeks vs 38.1 ± 2.6 weeks, P<0.05) and a higher proportion of fusion protein drugs (87.2% vs 54.5%, P<0.05). …”
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Monetary policy shocks and multi-scale positive and negative bubbles in an emerging country: the case of India by Oguzhan Cepni, Rangan Gupta, Jacobus Nel, Joshua Nielsen

“…Abstract We employ the Multi-Scale Log-Periodic Power Law Singularity Confidence Indicator (MS-LPPLS-CI) approach to identify positive and negative bubbles in the short-, medium, and long-term for the Indian stock market, using weekly data from November 2003 to December 2020. We use a nonparametric causality-in-quantiles approach to analyze the predictive impact of monetary policy shocks on bubble indicators. …”
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Incremental long-term benefit of drug therapies for chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in quality of life but not mortality: a network meta-analysis by Qiong Pan, Jiongzhou Sun, Shiyuan Gao, Zian Liu, Yiwen Huang, Yixin Lian

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The Impact of Debate Lessons, Powered by Generative AI, on Student Learning by Seow Yongzhi

“…Humanities education in Singapore at the secondary level emphasises the inquiry-based learning pedagogical approach to engage students, inculcate critical thinking skills, and achieve the necessary knowledge and skills outcomes stipulated by the national curriculum. …”
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A Case of Sevoflurane Use during Pregnancy in the Management of Persistent Status Asthmaticus by Jessica Parrott, Mitch Tener, Katie Dennis, Matthew Sharpe, Cecily Clark-Ganheart

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Effect of Artery Diameter and Velocity and Vein Diameter on Upper Limb Arteriovenous Fistula Outcomes by Morwan Bahi

“…AVF success and patency are critical to allow access for haemodialysis. Failure to mature and thrombosis are key factors involved in AVF failure. …”
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New Regulations on Supplementary Income for Transfer Recipients: a Great Challenge by Kerstin Bruckmeier, Jürgen Wiemers

“…In doing so, it takes up a frequently voiced criticism of the design of the basic income support for job-seekers under Book II of the Social Code. …”
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Limb Body Wall Complex: First Trimester Ultrasonographic Diagnosis of a Case with Exencephaly and Megacystis by Mert Turğal, Aslıhan Yazıcıoğlu, Özgür Özyüncü, M. Sinan Beksaç

“…Today, this mortal anomaly can be diagnosed during the early weeks of gestation by ultrasonography. Prenatal detection of the anomaly is critical since offers an option of pregnancy termination.…”
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Recurrence of Minimal Change Disease Following a Motor Vehicle Trauma: An Atypical Cause and Review of Literature by Jayaramakrishna Depa, George Coritsidis

“…MCD was confirmed by normal light microscopy, podocyte effacement on electron microscopy and absence of any deposits on immunofluorescence 3 weeks after the incident due to critical illness. …”
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Growth Stages and Tuber Development of FL1867 Potato under Full and Reduced Irrigation Scheduling by Seth A. Byrd, Diane L. Rowland, Lincoln Zotarelli

“…Knowledge of the timing and duration of the tuber initiation and tuber bulking stages for ‘FL 1867′ is critical for timing fertilizer and irrigation applications. …”
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Complications of Uterine Fibroids and Their Management, Surgical Management of Fibroids, Laparoscopy and Hysteroscopy versus Hysterectomy, Haemorrhage, Adhesions, and Complications by Liselotte Mettler, Thoralf Schollmeyer, Andrea Tinelli, Antonio Malvasi, Ibrahim Alkatout

“…A critical analysis of the surgical treatment of fibroids compares all available techniques of myomectomy. …”
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Growth Stages and Tuber Development of FL1867 Potato under Full and Reduced Irrigation Scheduling by Seth A. Byrd, Diane L. Rowland, Lincoln Zotarelli

“…Knowledge of the timing and duration of the tuber initiation and tuber bulking stages for ‘FL 1867′ is critical for timing fertilizer and irrigation applications. …”
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Association of epidural labor analgesia with maternal and neonatal outcomes in women with preeclampsia: a propensity score-matched single-center retrospective cohort study by Xi-Zhu Wu, Tuan-Fang Fang, Yi-Han Zheng, Su-Jing Zhang, Yi Xie, Xiang Gao, Guo-Lin Lu

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A Unique Case of Lemierre Syndrome Associated with Thrombophilia in an Adult and the Role of Anticoagulation by Pradeep H. Lakshminarayana, Matthew E. Woodske

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Intermittent Fasting Protects Against the Progression from Acute Kidney Injury to Chronic Kidney Disease by Yoonjoo Jang, Young Suk Kim, Seo Rin Kim, Dong Won Lee, Soo Bong Lee, Il Young Kim

“…Using a unilateral ischemia-reperfusion injury (UIRI) model in male C57BL/6 mice, we evaluated the impact of IF on tubulointerstitial fibrosis and tubular epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) over 8 weeks. Mice in the IF group followed a 5:2 regimen, fasting for 24 h twice weekly. …”
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Repeated heart rate variability monitoring after myocardial infraction – Cohort profile of the MI-ECG study by Teemu Pukkila, Jani Rankinen, Leo-Pekka Lyytikäinen, Niku Oksala, Kjell Nikus, Esa Räsänen, Jussi Hernesniemi

“…HRV was measured via Holter monitoring during the acute phase around the time of discharge and again two weeks later during recovery. Our findings show that HRV parameters remained stable during the initial weeks post-MI, indicating that the timing of Holter monitoring in this period is not critical.Several HRV parameters were significantly correlated with MI type, Killip class, and left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), with reduced HRV observed in STEMI patients and those with decompensated heart failure. …”
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Nerve Blockage Attenuates Postoperative Inflammation in Hippocampus of Young Rat Model with Surgical Trauma by Yi He, Zhi Li, Yun-Xia Zuo

“…It is hypothesized that central nervous system inflammation induced by systematic inflammation due to surgical trauma plays a critical role in postoperative cognitive dysfunction. …”
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Lung Ultrasound Diagnostic Accuracy in Neonatal Pneumothorax by Luigi Cattarossi, Roberto Copetti, Giacomo Brusa, Stefano Pintaldi

“…Twenty-three had PTX requiring aspiration or chest drainage (birth weight 2120 ± 1640 grams; gestational age = 36 ± 5 weeks), and 26 were suffering from respiratory distress without PTX (birth weight 2120 ± 1640 grams; gestational age = 34 ± 5 weeks). …”
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