Predictive performance of emergency department-specific variables on COVID-19 pneumonia by Hann-Yee Tan, Mathew Yeo, Xin-Ying Tay, Michael Fung, Ranjeev Kumar, Say-Tat Ooi, Lina Amirah, Chalani Udhyami Ubeynarayana, Desmond Mao

“…Patients with pneumonia were older (52.0 years, P < 0.001) and had higher C-reactive protein (CRP; 33.8 mg/L, P < 0.001). …”
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Receipt of specialized palliative care and health care utilization at the end of life in hematological cancer patients – the Stockholm experience by Lena von Bahr, Peter Strang, Torbjörn Schultz, Per Fürst

“…Results: Of the 2,858 included patients (mean age 76 years, 41% women), 38% had myeloid malignancies, 41% lymphocytic malignancies, and 21% had myeloma. …”
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Comparison of Real-world Outcomes Between Patients Treated with Tapentadol ER or Oxycodone CR by Mike Durkin, Jacqueline Pesa, Jessica Lopatto, Rachel Halpern, Damon Van Voorhis, Stephanie Korrer

“…In the 6 month post-index period, lower proportions of the tapentadol ER cohort than the oxycodone CR cohort had ≥1 inpatient stay (14.6% versus 20.5%; p<0.001) and ≥1 emergency department visit (33.4% versus 37.5%; p=0.021). …”
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Symptoms and coronary risk factors predictive of adverse cardiac events in chest pain patients in an Asian emergency department: the need for a local prediction score by Ziwei Lin, Swee Han Lim, Qai Ven Yap, Cheryl Shumin Kow, Yiong Huak Chan, Siang Jin Terrance Chua, Anantharaman Venkataraman

“…We also modified the HEART score with the CRF that we had identified. The outcomes were 30-day and 1-year MACE. …”
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Unlocking the potential of cacao yield with full sun cultivation by Carolina S. Benjamin, Luiz A. S. Dias, Samuel C. V. Martins, Carlos E. Aucique-Perez, Lucas B. C. Rosmaninho

“…Clones PH 16 and PS 1319 had higher net photosynthetic rates per unit of leaf area (A), transpiration rates, and lower leaf internal CO2 concentrations. …”
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Study of Predictive Value of Middle Ear Risk Index on Hearing Improvement in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Chronic Suppurative Otitis Media by Bipin Kishore Prasad, Nitya Singh, Ramesh AV

“…Results: 92.04% and 77.27% showed hearing improvements, 4.54% and 1.13% had deterioration and 3.40% and 21.59% had no change when compared to preoperative results in AC and BC thresholds respectively. 57.95% had post-operative closure of air bone gap of ≤ 12. …”
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Characteristics of pediatric patients with febrile convulsions admitted to a tertiary care hospital in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia by Alanoud A. Abuhaimed, Nawaf A. Alghamdi, Ghadah I. Alhussin, Ghadah S. Alduhaimi, Fatmah Othman, Duaa M. Baarmah, Hamad A. Alkhalaf

“…Most of the patients (77%) convulsions were triggered by upper respiratory tract infections and median duration of the convulsion episode was 4 min; 55% of the patients had a simple FC, and 40% had recurrence of FCs. …”
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Assessment of noise pollution in sports halls in Lahijan, Iran by Maryam Hajesmaeiliyan, Ali Fahimi Nezhad, Bagher Morsal

“…Finally, there was a relationship between the urban location of sports halls and the sound level, such that halls located in the northern and western zones (the more affluent part of the city) had higher sound levels; in contrast, those located in the southern and eastern zones (poorer areas of the city) had lower sound levels.   …”
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Case Report: Intradural gout tophi without systemic gout symptoms by Peidong Qing, Shiming Xie, Chaoqun Feng, Hongda Xu, Shengxin Zhao, Lei Zhang, Haitao Deng, Yehui Wang, Youpeng Hu

“…The diagnosis of the lesion was not definitive because the patient had no history of gout or manifestations of systemic gout. …”
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Tympanoplasty in Northern Ethiopia: success rates, failure factors, and audiometric improvements by Filmawit Gebremeskel Asfaha, Bethelhem Birhanu Tesfa, Lemlem Weldegerima Gebremariam, Andom Geremew, Seid Temam, Girmatsion Fisseha Abreha

“…Results There were 82 successful grafts take out of the 92 tympanoplasty procedures with an overall success rate of 89.1%. Females, who had tympanoplasty had 45 (91.8%) successful grafts while 37 (86.0%) successful grafts for male. …”
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The unique activity of the bone morphogenetic protein TGH4 affects the embryonic development of Trichinella spiralis and the establishment of vaccine protection by Wenjie Shi, Yi Liu, Yan Liu, Xue Bai, Yue Liang, Yaming Yang, Fangwei Wu, Mingyuan Liu, Ning Xu

“…The BMP homologue TGH4 was identified from Trichinella spiralis (T. spiralis), and recombinant C-terminal mature rTGH4-m had BMP activity and exerted regulatory effects on both mouse fibroblast and T. spiralis embryonic development. …”
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‘Scrotal “Sack” – A Bag of Worms’: Scrotal Arteriovenous Malformation by Shruti Thakur, Suresh Kumar Thakur, Anupam Jhobta, Charu Smita Thakur

“…He had oligospermia on semen analysis with a normal testosterone level and no history of testicular infection or scrotal surgery. …”
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Phytochemicals, Nutritional and Elemental Composition of different plant parts of Rinorea oblongifolia (C.H Wright) C. Marquand ex Chipp by Adeniyi Ohunayo, Olusola Elekofehinti, Muftau Kolawole Oladunmoye, Anthony Kayode Onifade

“…Proximate analysis showed that the leaves had the highest moisture (9.17%), crude protein (9.91%), and carbohydrate (75.26%) contents, while roots had the highest ash (2.45%) and crude fat (4.61%). …”
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Lipid - Lowering Effect of a Mixture of Allium cepa bulb and Camellia sinensis Leaf Extracts in Rats fed on High fat Diet by R, Kimanje K, K, Ssekatawa, M, . Tirwomwe, Hellen, W. Kinyi

“…Allium cepa and Camellia sinensis mixture in a ratio of 3:7 had the highest antioxidant activity. It reduced body weight, total cholesterol, triacylglycerides, LDL-cholesterol and increased HDL, and in addition it had no toxicity to the liver of the animal models used. …”
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MICA TIGANIADA OU L’AVENTURE DU FOLK-ROCK ROUMAIN PENDANT LA PÉRIODE COMMUNISTE by Luana STAN

“…Therefore, the composers had to adapt their rock music to the “accepted” items: the folklore. …”
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EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES REGARDING THE RISK-FREE WORK OF THE GANTRY CRANES by GHEORGHE N. RADU, IOANA SONIA COMĂNESCU

“…The research has as main goal the increase of the work safety and the elimination of the risk of accidents. The tests had in view both the truss answer to dynamic forces in wind-bracings and the dynamic regime of the main beam. …”
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The transcription factor combination MEF2 and KLF7 promotes axonal sprouting in the injured spinal cord with functional improvement and regeneration-associated gene expression by Callan L. Attwell, Inés Maldonado-Lasunción, Ruben Eggers, Bastiaan A. Bijleveld, Ward M. Ellenbroek, Natascha Siersema, Lotte Razenberg, Dédé Lamme, Nitish D. Fagoe, Ronald E. van Kesteren, August B. Smit, Joost Verhaagen, Matthew R. J. Mason

“…In vitro screening identified two TF combinations, KLF7/MEF2 and ATF3/KLF7/MEF2, that had potent neurite-growth promoting activity, the latter being the more powerful. …”
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Dietary and plasma atherogenic and thrombogenic indices and cardiometabolic risk factors among overweight and individuals with obesity by Reyhaneh Mokhtari, Mahdieh Abbasalizad Farhangi

“…Participants in the lower tertile of AIP had higher HDL cholesterol levels (HDL: 60 ± 5 mg/dL vs. 45 ± 4 mg/dL in higher tertile, p < 0.001). …”
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Real-World Assessment of Weight Change in People with HIV-1 After Initiating Integrase Strand Transfer Inhibitors or Protease Inhibitors by Yen-Wen Chen, Helene Hardy, Christopher D. Pericone, Wing Chow

“…At baseline, 46% were <50 years old, 26% were females, 12% had Type II diabetes and 30% had hypertension (mean baseline weight: INSTI: 83 kg (183 lb), PI: 82 kg (181 lb); P = 0.3). …”
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Assessment of Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Health Workers Towards Hepatitis B Virus Infection Prevention in Health Centers of Bushenyi District. by Byamukama, Julius

“…However, only 5 (2 %) health workers had completed the three doses schedule of HBV vaccination. …”
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