Radiological abnormalities persist following COVID-19 and correlate with impaired health-related quality of life: a prospective cohort study of hospitalised patients by Rhian M Touyz, Ninian N Lang, Kevin G Blyth, Naveed Sattar, Patrick B Mark, Stefan Siebert, Colin Berry, Iain McInnes, Giles Roditi, Neil Basu, David Corcoran, Kenneth Mangion, Alex McConnachie, David Carrick, Jaclyn Carberry, Stuart Watkins, Paul Welsh, Sabrina Nordin, Katherine Scott, Christian Delles, Bernard Kelly, Fraser Goldie, John GF Cleland, Sharon Kean, Peter Kellman, David J Lowe, Andrew J Morrow, Antonia Ho, Rosemary Woodward, Tracey Hopkins, Ryan Wereski, Massimo Palmarini, Alasdair McIntosh, Campbell Rogers, Ammani Brown, Catherine Bagot, Kathryn Scott, Robert Sykes, Colin Church, Claire Rooney, Nicola Ryan, Clare Orange, Dirk Husmeier, Xiaoyu Luo, PETER W MACFARLANE, Heerajnarain Bulluck, Iain Findlay, Evonne McLennan, Michael Briscoe, Oliver Peck, Alastair J Rankin, Gruschen Veldtman, Varun Sharma, Kathryn McLaren, Elaine Butler, Sarah Mullen, Andrew Morrow, Patrick Mark, Daniel Doherty, Alexander Payne, Jennifer S Lees, Kaitlin J Mayne, Louise Inglis, Anna Kamdar, Hannah Bayes, Vivienne B Gibson, Lynsey Gillespie, Douglas Grieve, Pauline Hall Barrientos, Christopher McGinley, Connor Mckee, Sarah Allwood-Spiers, Sarah Weeden, Laura Knox, Lynn Abel, David Stobo, Andrew Dougherty, Liam Peng, David Barrie Stobo, Sylvia Wright, Stephen Dobbin, Keith Gillis, Sarah A Spiers, Ian Fergus, Kirsty Fallon, Lesley Gilmour, Chloe Cowan, Jurgen Van-Melckebeke, Kim Moran-Jones, Debra Stuart, Maureen Travers, Laura Dymock, Fiona Savage, Nicola Tynan, Sau Lee Chang, Mhairi Dupre, Lindsey Norton, George Bruce, Rosario Gonzalez-Lopez, Rebecca Stace, Dionne Russell, Jean Watt, Shahid Latif, Nick Hill, Amy Collinsworth, Ross McGeoch Vera Lennie, Robin P Weir

“…These features were very infrequent among a group of age-matched, sex-matched and cardiovascular risk factor-matched controls (n=29). …”
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Joint effects of temperature and humidity with PM2.5 on COPD by Huan Minh Tran, Feng-Jen Tsai, Yuan-Hung Wang, Kang-Yun Lee, Jer-Hwa Chang, Chi-Li Chung, Chien-Hua Tseng, Chien-Ling Su, Yuan-Chien Lin, Tzu-Tao Chen, Kuan-Yuan Chen, Shu-Chuan Ho, Feng-Ming Yang, Sheng-Ming Wu, Kian Fan Chung, Kin-Fai Ho, Kai-Jen Chuang, Hsiao-Chi Chuang

“…The joint effect models show that high temperatures (> 23.5 °C) and both extremely low (69.3%) and high (80.9%) RH levels generally exacerbate the effects of PM2.5 on OR for COPD, especially over longer exposure durations. …”
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Association of blood manganese and selenium levels with hepatic steatosis among adolescents: a nationwide cross-sectional analysis by Bin You, Bin You, Bin You, Bin You, Zhiyuan Chen, Zhiyuan Chen, Zhiyuan Chen, Zhiyuan Chen

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to investigate the association between blood manganese and selenium levels and hepatic steatosis among adolescents, using data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2017–2023.MethodsA cross-sectional analysis was conducted using data from 2,459 adolescents (aged 12–19 years) with complete data on liver ultrasound transient elastography, blood manganese, and selenium levels. …”
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Evaluating a novel team learning approach for integrating drugs in sports education in preclinical medical training by Samuel Pelobello, Grayson Potter, Daniel K. Rogstad, Andrew J. Mock, Sean M. Wilson

“…Results of the quantitative data showed that MS1 students rated the session more positively than MS2 students. …”
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Evaluation of the effect of temperature on cyclic fatigue resistance of three types of Nickel-Titanium rotary files with various alloy properties: An in vitro study by Dara H. Saeed, Fadi A. Rafea

“…Six groups were formed for all instruments (total number = 60), with ten files in each group. The number of cycles to fracture was recorded, and statistical analysis was completed using analysis of variance and independent t-test with significance at a (P<0.05). …”
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Assessing the impact on mode competitiveness of improvements of the Trans-Eurasian railway network by Seyed Mohseni, Edwin van Hassel, Thierry Vanelslander

“…Fourth, looking at what would be needed to make a further shift to rail materialize on the Eurasian connection, three items pop up: rail border crossing capacity, traffic balance between both directions and backups to the TEN-T rail network.…”
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Extraction Socket Seal Technique for Socket Preservation after Tooth Extraction: An Innovative Approach. by Abduljaleel Azad Samad, Jodal M Ahmed, Hundren M Ali, Omed Shihab, Ahmed Haider, Dainius Karpavicius

“…The patients were evaluated for a three-month interval for any complications and success of Extraction Socket Seal (ESS) technique. The data were tested by descriptive data analysis using the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS, version 29). …”
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Comparative Evaluation of fluoride releasing and recharging ability for various pit and fissure sealants (An in vitro study). by Vian O. Majeed

“…Methods: Four different pit and fissure sealants: GIC Ketac® Cem radiopaque, 3M ESPE, Photac Fill, 3M ESPE (light-curing, GIC), Palfique (Universal flow, Tokuyama) and Charisma (composite) were used in this study, ten cylindrical specimens were prepared of each material (10 mm in diameter and 1 mm in thickness). …”
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A minimally invasive animal model of atherosclerosis and neointimal hyperplasia for translational research by Max L. A. Ebert, Vanessa F. Schmidt, Osman Öcal, Anne von Thaden, Olaf Dietrich, Bastian Popper, Sandra Elges, Max Seidensticker, Jens Ricke, Melanie A. Kimm, Astrid Jeibmann, Moritz Wildgruber

“…The stent-retriever method was compared with a conventional rabbit model (n = 10) using balloon denudation via surgical access, and both models were analyzed with a particular focus on animal welfare. …”
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Impact of parathyroidectomy on inflammatory and cardiovascular risk parameters in primary hyperparathyroidism: a retrospective analysis by Nese Bulbul, Suat Sen, Fettah Acibucu

“…Correlation analysis demonstrated a negative association between postoperative PTH and vitamin D (p = 0.010, r = -0.292**) and a positive association between postoperative PTH and both calcium (p = 0.008, r = 0.309**) and NLR (p = 0.046, r = 0.227**). …”
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How does the ultrasonic assist CO2 immiscible flooding? by Hengli Wang, Leng Tian, Yanzhong Zhen, Yating Li, Yi Gao, Gaorun Zhong, Kaiqiang Zhang

“…However, the challenges of low recovery rates and poor economic benefits in CO2 immiscible flooding significantly hinder its widespread application. …”
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Mortality and risk of cardiac complications among immediate survivors of accidental electric shock: a Danish nationwide cohort study by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Sam Riahi, Lars Køber, Steen Møller Hansen, Peter Søgaard, Rikke Mortensen, Søren Hjortshøj

“…Each patient was matched for age and sex with five random controls from the Danish population.Main outcome measures Mortality, cardiac procedures and cardiac diseases following electric shock.Results A total of 7390 electric shock patients were seen at an emergency ward and 4072 electric shock patients were admitted to a hospital. …”
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The good, the bad, and the ugly: Compliance of e-pharmacies serving India and Kenya with regulatory requirements and best practices. by Gautam Satheesh, Sammy Masibo, Sasi Kumar Tiruttani, Irene Khayoni, Benjamin Palafox, Devaki Nambiar, Jaison Joseph, Emmanuel Kweyu, Abdul Salam, Francis Wafula, Catherine Goodman

“…We identified the universe of e-pharmacies through online searches, and captured data using a structured questionnaire (Jan-May 2023). …”
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Assessing the Economic Burden and Health Care Utilizations of U.S. Veteran Patients with Schizophrenia by Lin Xie, M. Furaha Kariburyo, Juan Du, Yuexi Wang

“…Patients in both groups were required to be at least age 18 years and have continuous medical and pharmacy benefits 1 year pre- and 1 year post-index date. …”
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Machine learning-based plasma metabolomics for improved cirrhosis risk stratification by Jingru Song, Ziwei Gao, Liqun Lai, Jie Zhang, Binbin Liu, Yi Sang, Siqi Chen, Jiachen Qi, Yujun Zhang, Huang Kai, Wei Ye

“…The model performance was assessed in both the derivation and validation cohorts. Results A total of 2,738 eligible patients were included in the analysis. …”
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Exploring the genetic correlation and causal relationships between breast cancer and meningioma using bidirectional Mendelian randomization by Lu Ding, Bo Chen, Zhou Zhou, Zhaojun Mei, Kan Cao, Xinyu Lu, Wei Chen

“…ER-related signaling pathways and the regulation of DNA damage may play a critical role in the pathogenesis of both diseases.…”
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The Impact of Abatwa Settlement Patterns on their Social Economic Development: A Case Study of Kisoro Municipality. by Ahishakiye, Vincent

“…Purposive and simple random sampling techniques were used in selecting respondents. Data collection was done using focus group discussions and interviews. …”
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Unique Design of Learning Studio Spaces: A Case Study of The Department of Applied Design and Fine Art Kabale University. by Akatwijuka, Onesmus

“…The studio of any artist, especially from the 15th to the 19th centuries, characterized all the assistants, thus the designation of paintings as "from the workshop of..." or "studio of..." …”
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Unique Design of Learning Studio Spaces: A Case Study of the Department of Applied Design and Fine Art Kabale University. by Akatwijuka, Onesmus

“…The studio of any artist, especially from the 15th to the 19th centuries, characterized all the assistants, thus the designation of paintings as "from the workshop of..." or "studio of..." …”
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Assessment of the Social-Economic Contributions of Mgahinga National Park to Local Communities in Muramba Sub-County, Kisoro District, South-Western Uganda. by Mahoro, Shallon

“…The study employed descriptive cross-sectional survey design utilizing both qualitative and quantitative data collection and analyses methods. …”
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