Plastic deformation of anterior cruciate ligament: listen to the patient, do not just rely on imaging by Sérgio Rocha Piedade, Daniel Miranda Ferreira, Carlos Górios, Nicola Maffulli

“…Conclusion Plastic deformation of the ACL may not be clearly manifest clinically and on MRI, and physical exam may present subtle findings that do not allow to fully assess the function of the injured ligament. …”
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Maintenance IV Ketamine Therapy in the Fibromyalgia Patient: A Case Report by Ruchir Gupta, Supurna Bhar

“…The underlying causal agents of this dysfunction are not clear. Ketamine has been used to treat chronic pain in a variety of pain syndromes, including fibromyalgia, but the dosing protocols used are neither standardized nor consistent across cases. …”
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Effect of inulin in pineapple jam: physicochemical and sensory analysis among school children by Kétlin Ariane Santos, Priscila Naiverth Faix, Elisvânia Freitas dos Santos, Maria Raquel Manhani, Érica Caroline da Silva, Daiana Novello

“…The attributes of appearance, aroma, taste, texture and color were evaluated, and also the overall acceptance and purchase intent. …”
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Reframing the filter bubble through diverse scale effects in online music consumption by Dougal Shakespeare, Victor Chareyron, Camille Roth

“…In recent years, methods to concretely appraise this debate have taken a comparative turn, with emerging research strands seeking to assess the influence of algorithmic recommendations relative to users’ organic behaviour (i.e. those with a relative lack of algorithmic influence). …”
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Isolation and Screening of Highly Cellulolytic Filamentous Fungi by Ibatsam Khokhar, Muhammad Saleem Haider, Sobia Mushtaq, Irum Mukhtar

“…Cellulolytic fungi were evaluated after 7 days for the production of cellulolytic enzymes by staining with 1% Congo red. The diameter of clear zone on fungal plates, gave an approximate indication of cellulase activities. …”
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Transcriptome-wide identification and characterization of WUSCHEL-related homeobox (WOX) gene family in Pinus yunnanensis by Junfei Xu, Zhaoliu Hu, Sili Chen, Junrong Tang, Lin Chen, Peizhen Chen, Nianhui Cai, Yulan Xu

“…However, our understanding of WOX functions in conifers is limited compared to angiosperms. To address this gap, we investigated the presence, expression profiles and protein characteristics of WOX gene in P. yunnanensis. …”
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Real-world outcomes of maintenance therapy post-autologous stem cell transplantation in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma by Ka-Won Kang, Dae Sik Kim, Se Ryeon Lee, Mi Hwa Heo, Hyeon-Seok Eom, Jongheon Jung, Ji Hyun Lee, Sung-Hyun Kim, Youngil Koh, Chang-Ki Min, Seung Shin Lee, Sung-Nam Lim, Ho-Young Yhim, Myung-won Lee, Je-Jung Lee, Sung-Hoon Jung, Soo-Mee Bang, Kihyun Kim, the Korean Multiple Myeloma Working party [KMMWP]

“…Conclusion Despite practical limitations, maintenance therapy after ASCT demonstrated a gain in PFS in the real world, and there was no clear increase in the risk of secondary malignancy. …”
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PREDICTING THE LEARNING PATH TO LEARNER’S OPTIMUM COMPREHENSION by Ifeanyi Isaiah Achi, Chukwuemeka Odi Agwu, Christopher Chizoba Nnamene, Sylvester C. Aniobi, Ifebude Barnabas C., Kelechi Christian Oketa, Godson Kenechukwu Ezeh, John Otozi Ugah

“…This indicates an enhanced comprehension state for the learning students compared to the existing mean value function of 46.0. …”
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Youth Employment Programs and Youth Empowerment: A Case Study of Boda-Boda Business in Rukungiri Municipality. by Ayebazibwe, Spencer

“…The minority 11 % of the respondents disagreed as though when asked could not give clear reasons as to why they disagreed with the operations of NGOs. …”
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Examining the Impacts of Sand Mining on Physical Water Quality: A Case Study of River Minera Rukungiri District. by Nasasira, Ambrose

“…The findings of the study showed that turbidity levels were significantly higher at sites Onsite to and downstream of sand mining activities compared to the control sites upstream. The control sites exhibited turbidity levels ranging from 10 to 12 NTU, indicative of relatively clear water. …”
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Giant and irregular pituitary neuroendocrine tumors surgery: comparison of simultaneous combined endoscopic endonasal and transcranial and purely endoscopic endonasal surgery at a... by Jun Fu, Wenwei Luo, Chunlin Zhang, Zhicheng Wang, Wenjian Fan, Yuanxiang Lin, Dezhi Kang, Jianping Song, Changzhen Jiang, Xiaorong Yan

“…Currently, there is limited research comparing CECS to EES for GIPitNETs. This study aims to compare the efficacy and short outcome of CECS and purely EES in the management of GIPitNETs to better understand the advantages and limitations of each surgical approach. …”
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Study on the efficacy of furosemide nebulization in transient tachypnea of newborn – A case–control study by A. Kaivalya, R. H. Gobbur, S. S. Kalyan Shettar, M. M. Patil

“…OBJECTIVE: This study compares the efficacy of furosemide nebulization versus normal saline nebulization in treating transient tachypnea of the newborn (TTN). …”
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The Analgesic Effect of Morphine on Peripheral Opioid Receptors: An Experimental Research by Jafal Nader-Mugurel, Stoleru Smaranda, Zugravu Aurelian, Orban Carmen, Popescu Mihai, Marin Ruxandra Cristina, Fulga Ion-Gigel

“…Our results showed that paw withdrawal time was significantly higher in rats treated with morphine compared to those in the control group 9.18 ± 3.38 compared to 5.14 ± 2.21 seconds, p=0.012). …”
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A cross-sectional survey on the effects of ambient temperature and humidity on health outcomes in individuals with chronic respiratory disease by Samantha Mekhuri, Shirley Quach, Caroline Barakat, Winnie Sun, Mika L Nonoyama

“…Health status was significantly lower, and PA amount and difficulty level were reduced in hot/humid and cold/dry conditions compared with ideal conditions. The number of exacerbations in hot/humid was significantly higher compared to ideal conditions…”
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Use of metallic ureteric stents for chronic ureteric obstruction and its association with value-based care by Yu Xi Terence Law, Ang Zhou, David Terrence Consigliere, Benjamin Yen Seow Goh, Ho Yee Tiong

“…Introduction: We aimed to compare the real-world data and our clinical experience with metallic stents (MSs) and conventional polymeric stents (PSs) in the management of both malignant and benign chronic ureteric obstruction (CUO), in terms of clinical outcomes and costs. …”
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Effect of the application of humanized nursing care on the clinical outcomes of neonates with hyperbilirubinemia by Sahar Mahmoud Elkhedr Abdelgawad, Eman Salah Elmetwaly Abdelrahman Galalah, Heba Saied El-mahdy, Nagafa Hafez Farag Elmahdy

“…Additionally, oxygen saturation increased significantly on the 7th day in the study group compared to the control group; the mean amount of daily milk intake was 752.8 ± 262.9 ml in the study group compared with 600.76 ± 290.31 ml in the control group. …”
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The Cost Effectiveness of Hand Held Ultrasound Scanning for Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm in Older Males with a History of Smoking by Denver Phiri, Peter J. Mallow, John A. Rizzo

“…These treatment strategies were compared to a control group that received no scanning. …”
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Comparison of a combined torus tank with a composite isogrid support with existing design solutions by Andrii Diadiuk, Volodymyr Lipovskyi

“…It should be noted that composite materials have a significant advantage due to their higher specific strength compared to metals. When designing aircraft or launch vehicles, opposing criteria must be met. …”
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Surgical management of metastatic lesions in the proximal femur: a systematic review by Afrim Iljazi, Mads Sten Andersen, Stig Brorson, Michael Mørk Petersen, Michala Skovlund Sørensen

“…Results: The quality of the included studies was low to moderate, with median scores of 6/16 for non-comparative studies and 10/24 for comparative studies. …”
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MSVPWM Based-SAPF For Harmonic Mitigation in The Distribution Network Under Unbalanced Condition by Haider Muhamad Husen, Salar Ahmed Qadir

“…Furthermore, the MSVPWM technique was compared with and without compensation under unbalanced input source voltages and the results shows that the proposed method achieved reduction in source current THD of 3.96 % as compared to 29.76 % after and before compensation respectively. …”
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