Self-Assessment of Medical Ethics and Professionalism: Comparison Between Preclinical and Clinical Medical Students by Saima Naz Shaikh, Uzair Abbas, Tazeen Shah, Arsalan Ahmad Uqaili, Hudebia Allah Buksh, Mehreen Fatima

“…The assessment was carried out by comparing median scores assigned to the components of professionalism against each question. …”
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Gastrointestinal transit time of radiopaque ingested foreign bodies in children: experience of two paediatric tertiary centres by Chen Xiang Ang, Win Kai Mun, Marion Margaret Aw, Diana Lin, Shu-Ling Chong, Lin Yin Ong, Shireen Anne Nah

“…Results: Of the 2,122 ED visits for FB ingestion, 350 patients who were given outpatient follow-up appointments were reviewed (median age 4.35 years [range: 0.5–14.7], 196 [56%] male). …”
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Ultra-processed food intake, genetic polymorphisms, and the risk of dyslipidemia in the adult Korean population by Minsu Cho, Heejin Lee, Jung Eun Lee

“…Participants: 20,044 Korean adults aged ≥40 years in the Health Examinees (HEXA) study, the Cardiovascular Disease Association Study (CAVAS), and the Korea Association Resource (KARE) study Results: During median follow-ups of 4.09, 8.67, and 15.67 years in the HEXA, CAVAS, and KARE studies, respectively, there were a total of 7,331, 786, and 1,732 incident dyslipidemia events. …”
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Predictors of biochemical and structural response to medical therapy in patients with active acromegaly following surgery: a real-world perspective by Maryam Rafieemanesh, Manizhe Ataee Kachuee, Ali Zare Mehrjardi, Alireza Khajavi, Mohammad Ghorbani, Mohammad Reza Mohajeri-Tehrani, Nahid Hashemi-Madani, Mohammad E. Khamseh

“…They were followed for a median of 27.6 (19.2–43.2) months. At the last visit, TBR and BC were achieved in 48.3% and 51.7% of the patients. …”
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The <i>Pelvicachromis pulcher</i>: A Local Aquarium Species by A.T. Ibim, G.C. Eziefule

“…The study revealed that the Pelvicachromis pulcher, is widely distributed in southern Nigeria, western Cameroon and eastern Benin. They are a dwarf freshwater teleost fish, with males attaining a maximum length of approximately 12.5cm (4.9 in) and a maximum weight of 9.5g (0.34 oz), while the females are smaller and deeper bodied, with a maximum length of 8.1 cm (3.2 in) and a maximum weight of 9.4 g (0.33 oz). …”
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Cytotoxic evaluation of a mixture of four commonly used pesticides on mammalian cell lines by Prudence Agnandji, Eugène S. Attakpa, Fabrice Cazier

“…In this study, we investigated how four frequently used insecticides, namely cypermethrin (Cyp), cyfluthrin (Cyf), β-hexachlorocyclohexane (β-HCH), and β-endosulfan (β-End), that were previously detected in the blood of vegetable farmers in South Benin act together in mixtures. The cytotoxicity of the four insecticides and their mixture in the same concentration ratio as they had been detected in the blood (27% Cyp, 31% Cyf, 15% β-HCH, and 27% β-End) was tested on the arylhydrocarbon receptor-chemically activated luciferase expression (AhR-CALUX) assay using H4L7.5c2 cells derived from H4IIe. …”
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Eco-toxicological effects of pesticide residues on soil biological sentinels by E.I. Atuanya, T Onuoha, E Morka

“…Nitrobacter and Nitrosomonas sp. was isolated from Soil samples gotten from dumpsite in Benin City and cultured using Winogradsky medium. …”
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Multi-model Evaluation and Bayesian Model Averaging in Quantitative Air Quality Forecasting in Central China by Haixia Qi, Shuangliang Ma, Jing Chen, Junping Sun, Lingling Wang, Nan Wang, Weisi Wang, Xiefei Zhi, Hao Yang

“…We evaluated the concentrations of six pollutants in Henan Province predicted by three air quality models—the China Meteorological Administration Unified Atmospheric Chemistry Environment (CUACE) model, the Nested Air Quality Prediction (NAQP) model and the Community Multiscale Air Quality (CMAQ) model. …”
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Association of expedited review programmes with postmarketing safety events of new drugs approved by the US food and drug administration between 2007 and 2017 by Bao Liu, Xingyue Zhu

“…The duration from marketing approval to the occurrence of a safety event was measured.Method Cox models were performed to determine the factors related to the time-to-safety event.Results The FDA approved 338 new drugs between 2007 and 2017, among which 53.6% (181) were under expedited review and 32.2% (109) received two or more expedited programmes. It took median time of 1.75 years (IQR 1.10–2.93) and 2.31 years (IQR 1.33–4.21), respectively, for new drugs to be observed of their first event and first serious event. …”
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Lumbosacral Plexopathy After Carbon-ion Radiation Therapy for Postoperative Pelvic Recurrence of Rectal Cancer: Subanalysis of a Prospective Observational Study (GUNMA 0801) by Takuya Kumazawa, MD, PhD, Shintaro Shiba, MD, PhD, Yuhei Miyasaka, MD, PhD, Masahiko Okamoto, MD, PhD, Daijiro Kobayashi, MD, PhD, Tatsuya Ohno, MD, PhD

“…RILSP was graded according to the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0. Results: Median follow-up was 24 months. The incidence of all RILSP (grades 1 and 2) and grade 2 RILSP was 22.5% (9/40) and 10% (4/40) of 40 lumbosacral plexuses in 20 patients, respectively, and no grade ≥ 3 toxicity was observed. …”
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Early and Late Complications Associated with Penile Cancer Surgery and the Impact of Human Papillomavirus Status: Findings from a Retrospective Norwegian Cohort Study by Patrick Juliebø-Jones, Ida M. Nordanger, Christian Beisland, Tor K. Thorkelsen, Alfred Honoré, Christian A. Moen

“…Key findings and limitations: The median follow-up time was 39 (interquartile range 21, 76) mo. …”
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Machine learning identifies the association between second primary malignancies and postoperative radiotherapy in young-onset breast cancer patients. by Yulin Lai, Peiyuan Huang

“…SPSMs were more common in YWBC individuals who were black, had a lower median household income and had fewer lymph nodes examined. …”
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Prognostic factors in severe dengue patients: A multi-center retrospective cohort study. by Cheng-Hsun Yang, Ing-Kit Lee, Yi-Chun Chen, Wen-Chi Huang, Jui-Chi Hsu, Chien-Hsiang Tai, Chung-Hao Huang, Chun-Yu Lin, Yen-Hsu Chen

“…Among the 286 patients with available alanine aminotransferase (ALT) data, 41 (14.3%) experienced severe hepatitis (ALT>1000U/L). The median time from illness onset to death among the 91 SD patients who died was 5 days. …”
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Revealing viral hepatitis epidemiology in the Democratic Republic of Congo: insights from yellow fever surveillance reanalysis by Patrick Mukadi-Kakoni, Yannick Munyeku-Bazitama, Gracia Kashitu-Mujinga, Marguerite Manwana-Pemba, Niclette Zenga-Bibi, Patient Okitale-Talunda, Christelle Mbelu-Kabongo, Fleurette Domai-Mbuyakala, Elisabeth Pukuta-Simbu, Pierre Mutantu-Nsele, Yoshinao Kubo, Sheila Makiala-Mandanda, Steve Ahuka-Mundeke, Koya Ariyoshi, Jean-Jacques Muyembe-Tamfum

“…Results Among 1239 participants (58.8% male; median age: 16 years), seroprevalence was 16.1, 11.2, 5.0, and 3.1% for HAV, HBV, HCV and HEV, respectively. …”
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Role of Janus Kinase inhibitors in the management of pulmonary involvement due to Long COVID-19 disease: A case control study by Pawan Kumar Singh, Vinod Kumar Sharma, Lokesh Kumar Lalwani, Dhruva Chaudhry, Manjunath B. Govindagoudar, Chaudhari Pramod Sriram, Aman Ahuja

“…The number of patients off oxygen support at 4 weeks was higher in the JAKi group (85% in the corticosteroid group vs. 95.2% in the JAKi group, P = 0.269), and the median time to liberation from oxygen support was significantly lower in JAKi group (19 days in corticosteroid group vs. 9 days in JAKi group, P < 0.001). …”
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Dyslipidaemia in patients with chronic kidney disease – a neglected cardiovascular risk factor by M R Essop, F Seedat, F J Raal

“…Lipograms, the use of LLT and achievement of target lipid levels were examined. Results. The median (interquartile range) age of this cohort was 58 (46 - 69) years; 50.4% were males and 64.4% black African. …”
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The effect of probiotic-fortified kefir on depression, appetite, oxidative stress, and inflammatory parameters in Iranian overweight and obese elderly: a randomized, double-blind,... by Mehran Noori, Zainab Shateri, Siavash Babajafari, Mohammad Hadi Eskandari, Karim Parastouei, Mohammad Ghasemi, Hoseein Afshari, Mohammad Samadi

“…The differences between the two groups were compared using the independent samples T-test. Results The median age of participant in both groups was 65 years. …”
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CHATGPT: ATTITUDES AND EXPERIENCES OF TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY STUDENTS IN UKRAINE by Oksana Chugai, Kateryna Havrylenko

“…Statistical analysis, specifically the calculation of median (Mdn) and Inter-Quartile Range (IQR), revealed a consensus regarding ChatGPT’s positive impact on academic performance and its suitability for peer recommendation. …”
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A vueltas con el derecho a la vivienda y la normativa actual que lo regula by Carolina del Carmen Castillo Martínez

“…Pero la realidad demuestra que intervenir, como se pretende, el mercado inmobiliario no resulta la vía idónea para solucionar el problema y, ante la confrontación argumental con trasfondo ideológico que nos ocupa, la más autorizada doctrina defiende la necesidad de no topar los precios y renunciar a la imposición de normas que tensan el escenario provocando un mercado constreñido, extremadamente regulado y marcadamente punitivo. …”
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Congestive heart failure adherence redesign trial: a pilot study by Ashvarya Mangla, Rami Doukky, Lynda H Powell, Elizabeth Avery, DeJuran Richardson, James E Calvin

“…Exploratory outcomes included changes in medication and sodium intake for patients and adherence to EBT for physicians.Results Eighty-seven per cent and 82% of patients received &gt;80% of interventions at 1 month and by study completion, respectively. Median sodium intake declined (3.5 vs 2.0 g; p&lt;0.01). …”
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