Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and heart failure in real life: the tip of the iceberg in the sea of comorbidities. A prospective observational study by Ombretta Para, Marco Vanetti, Chiara Dibonaventura, Davide Salerno, Lorenzo Caruso, Christian Carleo, Asim Raza, Carlo Nozzoli, Antonio Spanevello

“…This result is consistent with the literature, which suggests a higher prevalence of COPD in patients with HFpEF compared to HFrEF. …”
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Predicting kidney graft function and failure among kidney transplant recipients by Yi Yao, Brad C. Astor, Wei Yang, Tom Greene, Liang Li

“…A model with the features above is not yet available in the literature and is the focus of this research. Methods We built and internally validated a prediction model on 3,893 patients from the Wisconsin Allograft Recipient Database (WisARD) who had a functioning graft 6 months after kidney transplantation. …”
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The Difficult Airway Trolley: A Narrative Review and Practical Guide by Martin F. Bjurström, Mikael Bodelsson, Louise W. Sturesson

“…Death and severe morbidity attributable to anesthesia are commonly associated with failed difficult airway management. …”
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Successful Outpatient Management of Children at a Secondary Care Hospital in Pakistan in a Dengue Fever Epidemic and Their Clinical Outcomes by Ammara Farooq, Brekhna Aurangzeb, Taimur Khalil Sheikh, Huma Bashir, Maryam Ghuncha, Tehmina Mustafa

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Efficacy and safety of ciprofol versus propofol for induction of general anaesthesia or sedation: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials by Abdallah Saeed, Mariam Elewidi, Ahmad Nawlo, Amr Elzahaby, Asmaa Khaled, Abdalla Othman, Mohamed Abuelazm, Basel Abdelazeem

“…Recently, ciprofol has emerged as a promising anaesthetic drug that may overcome many drawbacks associated with propofol. In this systematic review and meta-analysis, we assess the efficacy and safety of ciprofol compared to propofol in different anaesthesia procedures. …”
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Review of Commercial Documents from Mohammad Ibrahim Malek Al-Tojjar Esfahani Company by Hasan Zandiyeh, Arefe Soleymani

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Direct-Acting Oral Anticoagulants in the Management of Cerebral Venous Sinus Thrombosis—Where Do We Stand? by Nikhil Vojjala, Supriya Peshin, Lakshmi Prasanna Vaishnavi Kattamuri, Rabia Iqbal, Adit Dharia, Jayalekshmi Jayakumar, Rafi Iftekhar, Shagun Singh, Mamtha Balla, Claudia S. Villa Celi, Ramya Ramachandran, Rishab Prabhu, Sumeet K. Yadav, Geetha Krishnamoorthy, Vijendra Singh, Karan Seegobin

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Binge eating and personality traits: A gender-specific analysis among patients affected by obesity by Amelia RIzzo, Rossella Alfa, Alessia Giuffrida, Giuseppina Selene Spina, Veronica Currò, Maria Letizia Caracciolo

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Redefining diagnostic parameters: the role of overvaluation of shape and weight in binge-eating disorder: a systematic review by Bernou Melisse, Alexandra Dingemans

“…It was found that overvaluation of shape and weight was associated with the severity of eating disorder psychopathology, and was comparable in severity with that of individuals diagnosed with anorexia nervosa and bulimia nervosa. …”
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Metformin for Treating Gestational Diabetes: What Have We Learned During the Last Two Decades? A Systematic Review by Angeliki Gerede, Ekaterini Domali, Christos Chatzakis, Chrysoula Margioula-Siarkou, Stamatios Petousis, Sofoklis Stavros, Konstantinos Nikolettos, Evanthia Gouveri, Sotirios Sotiriou, Panagiotis Tsikouras, Konstantinos Dinas, Nikolaos Nikolettos, Nikolaos Papanas, Dimitrios G. Goulis, Alexandros Sotiriadis

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Examining effects of climate information utilization by climate-vulnerability groups in the northern region of Ghana by Iddisah Alhassan, Philip Antwi-Agyei, William Adzawla, Mihaela Sima, Alexander Siegmund, Alexander Siegmund, Emmanuel Eze, Emmanuel Eze, Emmanuel Eze

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A Critical Evaluation of Hegel and Phenomenology by Mohammad Meshkat

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Call for Papers: How attractive are political parties and trade unions to young people? by IF and FRFG

“…• How great is the reluctance of young people to engage in and for political parties and trade unions from an internationally comparative perspective, for instance OECD-wide? …”
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Optimal needle characteristics for classical inferior alveolar nerve block anesthesia: a systematic review by Mennat Allah Ashraf Abd-Elsabour, Ayat Gamal-AbdelNaser

“…After de-duplication and excluding ineligible studies by title and abstract then by full text, the review included nine eligible studies. The compared needle interventions included: gauges (23G, 24G, 25G, 26G, 27G and 30G), lengths (12 mm, 25 mm, 32 mm, 35 mm, 42 mm), and internal diameters (0.265 mm, 0.215 mm, 0.3 mm and 0.4 mm). …”
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Does completion of radical hysterectomy improve oncological outcomes of women with clinical early-stage cervical cancer and intraoperative detection of nodal involvement?: protocol... by Hui Xu, Qing Liu, Yu Xu, Yi Du, Ai Zheng, Cui Hu, Ya Jia, Qianwen Zhang, Yue-Dong He, Shuang-Shuang Cui, Yong Tian, Lin Ran, Fengmei Ke

“…The primary outcome of this proposed study will be comparing the risk of recurrence or death from cervical cancer and the risk of all-cause death in patients with two different treatments (completion of radical hysterectomy or abandonment of radical hysterectomy); the secondary outcome of this proposed study will be comparing the risk of the grade 3/4 toxicities associated with the two types of management. …”
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大學教師學術發表影響力之影響因素 Factors Influencing Publication Impact of Faculty by 郭玲玲 Ling-Ling Kueh, 許清芳 Ching-Fan Sheu

“…Conversely, assistant or associate professors may be required to dedicate more time and effort to publishing research papers because of the pressures associated with earning promotions and tenure (Hesli et al., 2012). …”
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Social Acceptance of Smart Glasses in Health Care: Model Evaluation Study of Anticipated Adoption and Social Interaction by Niek Zuidhof, Oscar Peters, Peter-Paul Verbeek, Somaya Ben Allouch

“…ConclusionsThe empirical findings of this study provide new insights into how the mediation perspective can increase the explained variance compared to existing knowledge about adoption. Against expectations based on previous literature and despite the social issues raised earlier, these social aspects do play important roles for health care professionals but are ultimately not decisive for the intention to use. …”
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Streptococcus pneumoniae Coinfection in COVID-19 in the Intensive Care Unit: A Series of Four Cases by Shrey Shah, Chaitanya Karlapalem, Pratik Patel, Nikhil Madan

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In vitro antitumor and immunomodulatory activities of 1,2,4-oxadiazole derivatives by Héverton Mendes Araújo, Gabriel Acácio de Moura, Yasmim Mendes Rocha, Cristian Vicson Pinheiro Gomes, Valentina Nascimento e Melo de Oliveira, Ronaldo Nascimento de Oliveira, Larissa Deadame de Figueiredo Nicolete, Emanuel Paula Magalhães, Ramon R.P.P.B. de Menezes, Roberto Nicolete

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Disseminated Necrotizing Leukoencephalopathy Complicating Septic Shock in an Immunocompetent Patient by Pedro Gaspar-da-Costa, Sofia Reimão, Sandra Braz, João Meneses Santos, Rui M. M. Victorino

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