Comparison of Nasopharyngeal Airway with Endoscopic Respiratory Mask for Hypoxemia in Painless Gastrointestinal Endoscopy in Obese Outpatients: Study Protocol for a Randomized Controlled Trial by Xiang D, Deng L, Zhou R, Zhang X, Tian L, Jiang W, Zhou Y, Chen W, Peng Y

“…This study aims to investigate the effects of the nasopharyngeal airway in mitigating hypoxemia via alleviating upper airway obstruction in obese outpatients during painless gastrointestinal endoscopy procedure.Methods: This is a prospective single-center randomized controlled study. After signing the written informed consent, eligible outpatients scheduled for painless gastrointestinal endoscopy will be randomly allocated into the nasopharyngeal airway group (group N) and control group (group C), with 88 patients in each group. …”
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Factors that influence the adoption of a school-based eHealth alcohol prevention program among Spanish personnel: a mixed methods study by Ester Alejandra Rosado-Pulido, Pablo Fernández-León, Marta Lima-Serrano, Hein de Vries

“…This study aims to identify the factors that influence the adoption of a computer-tailored eHealth alcohol prevention program among school personnel in Spain. …”
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Tone or tissue? A comparison of trends and risk factors of severe postpartum hemorrhage according to uterine atony or retained tissue in a hospital setting. by Silje Pettersen, Ragnhild Sørum Falk, Siri Vangen, Lill Trine Nyfløt

“…<h4>Objective</h4>To compare trends, outcomes and risk factors for severe postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) due to uterine atony and retained tissue separately.…”
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Predicting soil CO2 emissions and sinks due to soil management factors of Brachiaria decumbens pastures using Tier 2 IPCC Methodology by A. Silva-Parra, J. Mora-Delgado, L. M. Barrera-Rojas

“…El objetivo de esta investigación fue hacer una simulación de cómo los factores de manejo del suelo en pasturas, pueden contribuir a mitigar el cambio climático al reducir las emisiones de CO2-eq del suelo debido a los aumentos de acumulación de carbono orgánico en el suelo. …”
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Sociodemographic, lifestyle, and psychological factors as controllable predictors of academic self-efficacy after reforming a medical education system; the Egyptian Nationwide experience by Ahmed Amir Samir, Ahmed Hussein Elamir, Mohamed Basyouni Helal, Yomna Goudy, Khaled Elbarbary, Mohamed El-Mezayen, Wesam Abo-Elenien, Ebtehal Hashem Abdelazim, Manar Alaa Mabrouk, the ASE-Egypt Group, Kerollos Abdelsayed

“…Abstract Background Academic self-efficacy (ASE), influenced by various sociodemographic, lifestyle, and psychological factors, is a critical determinant of academic performance in medical students. …”
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Effects of Ciprofol and Propofol General Anesthesia on Postoperative Recovery Quality in Patients Undergoing Ureteroscopy: A Randomized, Controlled, Double-Blind Clinical Trial by Shi S, Wu J, Wu Y, Han X, Dai H, Chen X, Sun Z, Wang F

“…Shuqi Shi,1,2,&ast; Jimin Wu,1,&ast; Yini Wu,1 Xin Han,1 Hong Dai,1 Xuedong Chen,3 Zhangnan Sun,4 Faxing Wang1,2 1Department of Anesthesiology, Lishui People’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University Lishui Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Lishui University, Lishui, People’s Republic of China; 2Oujiang Laboratory (Zhejiang Lab for Regenerative Medicine, Vision and Brain Health), Wenzhou Medical University, Wenzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Urology, Lishui People’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University Lishui Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Lishui University, Lishui, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, People’s Republic of China&ast;These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Faxing Wang, Department of Anesthesiology, Lishui People’s Hospital, Wenzhou Medical University Lishui Hospital, The First Affiliated Hospital of Lishui University, No. 15, Dazhong Street, Lishui, Zhejiang Province, 323000, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected] Zhangnan Sun, Department of Anesthesiology, The Second Hospital of Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, Hebei, 050000, People’s Republic of China, Email [email protected]: This study compares postoperative recovery quality between Ciprofol and Propofol, providing a reference for the clinical application of anesthetics.Methods: We randomized 112 patients undergoing ureteroscopic surgery into two groups: the Ciprofol group (Group C), with an induction dose of 0.4 mg/kg and a maintenance dose of 0.8– 1.5 mg/(kg·h), and the Propofol group (Group P), with an induction dose of 2 mg/kg and a maintenance dose of 4– 10 mg/(kg·h). …”
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Measles neutralising antibody levels in patients receiving intravenous immunoglobulin treatment - a sub-analysis of a randomized, cross-over bioequivalence trial. by Vatsala Rajendram, Martyn Paddick, John More

“…The trial included 15 paediatric patients who were not randomized, receiving only five infusions of 10% product. …”
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Elevated Type 2 Inflammatory Factors, Th2/Th1 Balanced Status, and Exosomes as a Marker of Severity in Chronic Actinic Dermatitis by Tang Jun-Ting, Tu Ying, Nong Xiang, Sun Dong-Jie, He Li

“…Conclusion: Severe CAD demonstrates a shift toward Th2 immunity from Th2/Th1, accompanied by elevated with inflammatory factors such as IL-4, IL-5, IL-31, IL-8, and IFN-γ in skin lesions, as well as increased CD63 exosomes in PB. …”
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Effects of balanced opioid-free anesthesia on post-operative nausea and vomiting in patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery: a randomized trial by Xiang Yan, Chen Liang, Jia Jiang, Ying Ji, An-Shi Wu, Chang-Wei Wei

“…Methods One hundred and sixty-eight adults undergoing video-assisted thoracic assisted surgery were randomly assigned to receive balanced opioid-free anesthesia or balanced opioid-based anesthesia (OBA). …”
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Letter to Editor on “Tuina versus physiotherapy or a combination of both for the management of chronic nonspecific low back pain: A randomized controlled trial” by Swarup Ghosh, Krishnagopal Mondal

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Association between Loa loa microfilaremia and anatomical hyposplenia in a rural area of the Republic of Congo: a population-based cross-sectional study by Charlotte Boullé, Elodie Lebredonchel, Jérémy T. Campillo, Valentin Dupasquier, Marlhand C. Hemilembolo, Sébastien D. S. Pion, Jean Claude Djontu, Ludovic Rancé, Philippe Souteyrand, François Missamou, Michel Boussinesq, Francine Ntoumi, Cédric B. Chesnais

“…The primary outcomes included SV, splenomegaly (cranio-caudal-distance ≥ 13 cm), and anatomical hyposplenia (AH) (SV ≤ 80, ≤ 110 or ≤ 150 cm3). …”
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A community-based study to estimate the internet usage and its associated factors among elderly residing in an urban slum area in North India by Garima Sangwan, Nitika Sharma, Rajesh Garg

“…Aims and Objectives The study aimed to estimate the prevalence of internet addiction among the elderly and to determine the various factors associated with internet addiction. Methods This community-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 200 study participants. …”
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Factors influencing the natural history of non-IgE-mediated gastrointestinal food allergies in paediatric age: a prospective multicentre cohort study by Giorgio Bedogni, Roberto Berni Canani, Laura Carucci, Rita Nocerino, Serena Coppola, Pasqualina Capasso, Veronica Giglio

“…The presence of multiple FAs at baseline was associated with an increased risk of developing allergic march (OR=2.22, 95% CI 1.07 to 4.61) at 24-month follow-up.Conclusions The results of the study suggest the potential role of modifiable and non-modifiable risk factors influencing the natural history of paediatric patients affected by non-IgE-GIFA.…”
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Weight loss-independent changes in human growth hormone during water-only fasting: a secondary evaluation of a randomized controlled trial by Benjamin D. Horne, Benjamin D. Horne, Benjamin D. Horne, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Jeffrey L. Anderson, Heidi T. May, Tami L. Bair, Viet T. Le, Viet T. Le, Leslie Iverson, Kirk U. Knowlton, Kirk U. Knowlton, Joseph B. Muhlestein, Joseph B. Muhlestein

“…Basal HGH and fasting-induced HGH changes correlated inversely with cardiometabolic risk factors.Clinical Trial Registration: clinicaltrials.gov, identifier NCT01059760.…”
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Potenciamiento de la comunicación científica con base en sus latitudes y a los factores fundamentales de la virtud by Yesenia Mendoza Villalobos, Javier Tarango, Juan Daniel Machin-Mastromatteo

“…Este artículo identifica los pilares que fundamentan su, analizando y contrastando diferentes aspectos encontrados en la literatura citada. Se proponen tres factores: hecho moral, carácter y voluntad, que se plantean y justifican como elementales y necesarios para que prevalezca como tal. …”
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Serum PM20D1 levels are associated with nutritional status and inflammatory factors in gastric cancer patients undergoing early enteral nutrition by Jin Zhengyu, Chen Yuning

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Factors affecting the risk of gender-based violence among 2SLGBTQIA+ adolescents and youth: a scoping review of climate change-related vulnerabilities by Szymon Parzniewski, Xing Luo, Siyu Ru, Nevcihan Ozbilge, Kyle Breen, Haorui Wu

“…This study aimed to synthesize the factors affecting the risk of GBV among 2SLGBTQIA+ adolescents and youth. …”
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Diabetes distress among immigrants of south Asian descent living in New York City: baseline results from the DREAM randomized control trial by Farhan Mohsin, Laura Wyatt, Hayley Belli, Shahmir Ali, Deborah Onakomaiya, Supriya Misra, Yousra Yusuf, Shinu Mammen, Jennifer Zanowiak, Sarah Hussain, Haroon Zafar, Sahnah Lim, Nadia Islam, Naheed Ahmed

“…Conclusions Findings highlight the rate and risk factors of DD among individuals of South Asian descent living in NYC. …”
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Exploring the relationship between established HIV risk factors and depressive symptoms amongst young women without HIV in two sites in South Africa. by Zanenhlanhla Gumbi, Celia Mehou-Loko, Lindi Masson, Makhosazana Mdladla, Nokuthula Maphumulo, Jo-Ann Passmore, Sanele Mbeje, Linda Gail Bekker, Disebo Potloane, Heather Jaspan, Nina Radzey, Andrea Abrahams, Rushil Harryparsad, Pamela Mkhize, Hilton Humphries

“…Therefore, this study aims to determine the prevalence of depressive symptomology and explore the convergence of HIV risk factors with depressive symptoms amongst cis-gender adolescent girls and young women (AGYW) in rural KwaZulu-Natal (KZN) and peri-urban Western Cape (WC) communities in South Africa.…”
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La incorporación de las TIC en las empresas. Factores de la brecha digital en las Mipymes de Aguascalientes by Héctor Edgar Buenrostro Mercado, María del Carmen Hernández Eguiarte

“…En el presente trabajo el objetivo es identificar cuáles son los factores internos de las Mipymes que inciden en la incorporación de las TIC dentro de sus actividades de producción, a partir de las etapas de propuestas por la ONU y Cepal, por medio de un modelo Probit, realizado con los datos de una encuesta aplicada a 1,006 empresas del estado de Aguascalientes. …”
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