Our Fascinating and Complex World by Jackson Kelly

“…Informed by this experience, I enrolled in Advanced Placement courses in high school to expand my knowledge and understanding of history, geopolitics, and international relations. …”
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Comparison of fluorescence in situ hybridization (FISH) and urine cytology in diagnosing urothelial carcinoma: a single-center retrospective cohort study by WANG Zhiting, ZHU Xiaoli

“…Results: A total of 283 patients were enrolled in this study, 136 were diagnosed with UC, and 147 were not. …”
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Recruitment of Young Gay, Bisexual, and Other Men Who Have Sex With Men for a Web-Based Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Intervention: Differences in Participant Characteristics an... by Daniel J Marshall, Amy L Gower, Mira L Katz, José A Bauermeister, Abigail B Shoben, Paul L Reiter

“…ResultsMost demographic and health-related characteristics differed by web-based recruitment source, including race or ethnicity (P<.001), relationship status (P<.001), education level (P<.001), employment status (P<.001), sexual self-identity (P<.001), health insurance status (P<.001), disclosure of sexual orientation (P=.048), and connectedness to the LGBTQ (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer) community (P<.001) The type of device used by participants during study enrollment also differed across groups, with smartphone use higher among participants recruited via dating apps (n=660, 96.6%) compared to those recruited via social media (n=318, 78.9%) or other digital sources (n=85, 60.3%; P<.001). …”
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Pre-treatment nutrition-related indicators and the prognosis of patients with newly diagnosed epithelial ovarian cancer: an ambispective cohort study by Shirui Wang, Jingyu Zhu, Ningjuan Wu, Nannan Wang, Xiaohe Dang, Minyi Zhao, Juan Zhao, Ding Ma, Xiaofeng Yang

“…Thus, this study aimed to explore the effects of pre-treatment nutrition-related indicators on the prognosis of patients with newly diagnosed EOC.MethodsIn this ambispective cohort study, 1,020 patients with EOC diagnosed by pathology examination were enrolled and followed-up until December 31, 2023. Univariate and multivariable analyses were conducted on nutrition-related indicators, including body mass index (BMI), albumin (ALB), hemoglobin (Hb), diabetes mellitus (DM), and hyperlipidemia, along with clinicopathological characteristics that might affect patients’ first-line chemotherapy response, progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS). …”
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The role of airway management group in tracheotomy decannulation in patients with severe acquired brain injury (气道管理小组在重度获得性脑损伤患者拔除气切套管中的作用)... by LIU Yuewei (刘月伟), WANG Yuan (王远), ZHANG Jimin (张继敏), SONG Lu (宋璐)

“…Methods This retrospective study enrolled sABI patients with tracheotomy tubes who underwent rehabilitation in Rehabilitation Medicine Center from October 2017 to December 2021. …”
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Effectiveness and Safety of the TRIO Optimal Health Management Program in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus Initiating Basal Insulin Therapy: Prospective Observational Real-Wo... by Chenxi Li, Lixin Guo, Lixin Shi, Li Chen, Liming Chen, Yaoming Xue, Hong Li, Yuzhen Liang, Jing Yang, Weimin Wang, Dalong Zhu

“…MethodsPatients aged 18-85 years with inadequate glycemic control (baseline hemoglobin A1c [HbA1c] ≥7%) starting BI therapy were enrolled in outpatient and inpatient settings. The study lasted 3 months, with health education and phone-based follow-up assessments. …”
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New avenues of preoperative evaluation before corneal refractive surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic by S.N. Sakhnov, O.A. Klokova, A.V. Piskunov, R.O. Damashauskas, M.S. Geidenrich, E.I. Dyakonova

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Patients and Methods: </b>124 patients (248 eyes) aged 18–45 years (mean age 25.24±7.5 years) were enrolled. Refractometry, IOP levels, and pachymetry measured by Visionix VX130+ system (LLC “Visionix Rus” — affiliated company of Luneau Technology Operations) were compared to the readings produced by Topcon KR-800 Auto Kerato-Refractometer (Topcon, Japan), Nidek NT-530P non-contact tonometer (Nidek, Japan), CT200 Goldman applanation tonometer (Reichert, USA), ALLEGRO Oculyzer (WaveLight AG, Germany), and RTVue-100 (Optovue, USA).…”
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Transurethral Water Vapor Ablation: Potential for a Novel Prostate Cancer Management Strategy by Warlick CA, Spilseth BD, Dixon CM

“…We report safety and oncological results of transurethral hemigland vapor ablation in a prospective, single-arm study in men with unilateral, intermediate-risk localized prostate cancer.Patients and Methods: Men with biopsy confirmed Gleason Grade Group 2 (GG2) adenocarcinoma of the prostate, mean age 64.6 years, PSA 5.2 ng/mL, and prostate volume 46.8 cc on TRUS were enrolled. Using cystoscopy and transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) guidance, water vapor (~103°C) was delivered to prostate zones for hemigland ablation inclusive of cancers identified by multiparamertric MRI (mpMRI) and biopsy. …”
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A logistic regression model to predict long-term survival for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer patients with upfront surgery by Jin-Can Huang, Shao-Cheng Lyu, Bing Pan, Han-Xuan Wang, You-Wei Ma, Tao Jiang, Qiang He, Ren Lang

“…Results 104 patients were enrolled in the study, and the median OS was 15.5 months, the 0.5-, 1-, and 2- years OS were 81.7%, 57.7%, and 30.8%, respectively. …”
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Optical coherence tomography in differential diagnosis of optic neuropathy of various genesis by S.I. Zhukova, D.Yu. Samsonov, T.N. Yur’eva, T.V. Prozorova

“…A Group 1 included 19 patients with an initial stage of primary open-angle glaucoma. 12 patients with altered RNFL and GCC, ineligible for glaucoma ON (GON), were enrolled in a non-glaucoma ON (non-GON) group. As a result of a detailed analysis of complaints, systemic and neurological status, chronic non-arteritic ischemic ON was diagnosed in 5 patients of the Group 2. …”
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Noel Hernández Rodríguez, scalpel in hand plastic surgeon by Tatiana Hernández González, Yaneisy Valdés Gutierrez, Yurisbel Tomás Solenzal Alvarez

“…Once he finished this education level he enrolled in a medical career, he graduated as a first-degree specialist in Plastic Surgery and Caumatology in april 1975 and he worked at the Las Villas Provincial Hospital; He was granted the teaching rank on june 2, 1977 at the Santa Clara Medical Sciences Institute. …”
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Engaging fathers(to-be): a pilot study on the adaptation and programme experience of SMS4baba intervention in Kenya’s informal settlements by Vibian Angwenyi, Richard Fletcher, Paul Murimi Mwangi, Margaret Kabue, Rachel Odhiambo, Stephen Mulupi, Emmanuel Kepha Obulemire, Eunice Njoroge, Eunice Ombech, Mercy Moraa Mokaya, Moses Wesala, Joyce Marangu, Amina Abubakar

“…In the intervention phase, 72 fathers were recruited to receive SMS4baba messages thrice weekly from late pregnancy until over six months postpartum. A pre-enrolment questionnaire captured fathers’ socio-demographic characteristics. …”
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Partner conflict during their index pregnancy and its correlates among a cohort of six weeks postpartum women in Ethiopia by Solomon Abrha Damtew, Niguse Tadele Atnafu, Mahari Yihdego Gidey, Tesfamichael Awoke Sisay, Metages Yohannes

“…This study used Performance Monitoring for Action Ethiopian (PMA_ET) merged cohort one baseline and six weeks postpartum data which had enrolled and collected data from currently pregnant women. …”
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De mexicanos perjudicados: mujeres e hijos ilegítimos de inmigrantes franceses en México by Leticia GAMBOA OJEDA C.A.

“…Certaines ont même tenté d’exercer une sorte de chantage sur leur compagnon: les menacer du scandale d’un procès public flétrissant l’honneur de l’homme et de sa famille (si toutefois il y en avait une) pour qu’il leur verse une somme d’argent et qu’elles se taisent.La législation libérale va désavantager la plupart d’entre elles pour deux raisons: parce que hommes et femmes ne sont pas égaux devant elle; ensuite, parce qu’elle ne permet plus d’enquête sur la filiation afin de protéger l’honorabilité masculine (la parole d’honneur du père suffit). Et c’est pourquoi il ne désormais resta plus à ces femmes que la menace du scandale pour espérer recevoir un peu d’argent en s’attaquant à l’honneur des hommes, une des valeurs suprêmes aux yeux des libéraux. …”
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Incidence of self-reported tuberculosis treatment with community-wide universal testing and treatment for HIV and tuberculosis screening in Zambia and South Africa: A planned analy... by L Telisinghe, S Floyd, D MacLeod, A Schaap, R Dunbar, J Bwalya, N Bell-Mandla, E Piwowar-Manning, D Donnell, K Shaunaube, P Bock, S Fidler, R J Hayes, H M Ayles, HPTN 071 (PopART) study team

“…In a cohort of randomly selected adults (18 to 44 years) enrolled between 2013 and 2015 from all 21 communities (total size 38,474; 27,139 [71%] female; 8,004 [21%] HIV positive) and followed-up annually for 36 months to measure the population-level impact of the interventions, data on self-reported TB treatment in the previous 12 months (self-reported TB) were collected by trained research assistants and recorded using a structured questionnaire at each study visit. …”
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Contribution à l’étude du régime alimentaire du Chimpanzé, Pan troglodytes verus (Schwarz, 1934), à Fongoli (Kédougou, Sénégal) by Landing Badji, Papa Ibnou Ndiaye, Stacy Marie Lindshield, Cheikh Tidiane Bâ, Jill Pruetz

“…J’adresse mes sincères remerciements à tous les professeurs, intervenants, et à toutes les personnes qui par leurs paroles, leurs écrits, leurs conseils et leurs critiques ont guidé mes réflexions et ont accepté de me rencontrer et de répondre à mes questions durant mes recherches. …”
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Serum Leptin Is not a Diagnostic Marker for Familial Mediterranean Fever Attacks

“…<p>The aim of our study is to determine whether there is a relationship between familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) attacks and serum leptin levels. We enrolled 25 patients (22 males and 3 females) and 25 healthy controls (21 males and 4 females) with a mean age of <mml:math alttext="$24.42pm 1.22$"> <mml:mrow><mml:mn>24.42</mml:mn><mml:mo>&#x00B1;</mml:mo><mml:mn>1.22</mml:mn> </mml:mrow></mml:math> (Mean <mml:math alttext="$pm$"><mml:mo>&#x00B1;</mml:mo></mml:math> SEM) years and <mml:math alttext="$24.30pm1.19$"><mml:mrow><mml:mn>24.30</mml:mn><mml:mo>&#x00B1;</mml:mo><mml:mn>1.19</mml:mn></mml:mrow></mml:math> years (Mean <mml:math alttext="$pm$"><mml:mo>&#x00B1;</mml:mo></mml:math> SEM), respectively. …”
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Acute phase responses in clinically healthy multiparous Holsteins with and without calcium dysregulation during the early postpartum period by J.A. Seminara, C.R. Seely, J.A.A. McArt

“…Multiparous Holstein cows at 2 commercial dairy farms in central New York were enrolled from a parent study based on tCa at 4 DIM, at a 2:1 ratio of eucalcemic (tCa >2.3 mmol/L; n = 32) to dyscalcemic cows (tCa <2.2 mmol/L; n = 16). …”
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Association between relative telomere length and a genetic variant of SIRT1 gene and age-related macular degeneration by L.K. Moshetova, O.P. Dmitrenko, O.I. Abramova, N.S. Karpova, K.I. Turkina, I.N. Saburina

“…</i> </p> <p> <i><b>Patients and Methods:</b> 100 patients (200 eyes) were enrolled, i.e., 50 patients with AMD (AREDS category 4) and 50 patients without AMD. …”
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Awake prone positioning and ventilation distribution as assessed by electric impedance tomography in patients with non-COVID-19 acute hypoxemic respiratory failure: A prospective p... by Jingjing Wang, Changxing Chen, Zhanqi Zhao, Puyu Deng, Chenchen Zhang, Yu Zhang, Hui Lv, Daonan Chen, Hui Xie, Ruilan Wang

“…Results: Ten patients were enrolled. The PaO2/FiO2 ratio was (111.4±33.4) mmHg at the time of recruitment. …”
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