Assessing the impact of long-term inhaled corticosteroid therapy on patients with COVID-19 and coexisting chronic lung disease: A multicenter retrospective cohort study by Adela Pina Belmonte, Manuel Madrazo, Laura Piles, Manuel Rubio-Rivas, Lucía de Jorge Huerta, María Gómez Antúnez, Juan Francisco López Caleya, Francisco Arnalich Fernández, Martin Gericó-Aseguinolaza, Paula Maria Pesqueira Fontan, Nicolás Rhyman, Marina Prieto Dehesa, Juan Luis Romero Cabrera, Gema María García García, Gonzalo García-Casasola, Ane Labirua-Iturburu Ruiz, Francisco Javier Carrasco-Sánchez, Sara Martínez Hernández, Maria de los Reyes Pascual Pérez, José López Castro, José Luis Serrano Carrillo de Albornoz, José F. Varona, Ricardo Gómez-Huelgas, Juan-Miguel Antón-Santos, Carlos Lumbreras-Bermejo

“…Patients with chronic ICS had a longer hospital stay in both asthma and COPD patients (9 vs. 8 days, *p =* 0.031 in asthma patients), (11 vs. 9 days, *p =* 0.018 in COPD patients); although they also had more comorbidity burden…”
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Pulmonary hypertension in Finland 2008-2020: A descriptive real-world cohort study (FINPAH) by Markku Pentikäinen, Piia Simonen, Helena Tuunanen, Pauliina Leskelä, Terttu Harju, Pertti Jääskeläinen, Christian Asseburg, Minna Oksanen, Erkki Soini, Christina Wennerström, Airi Puhakka, Terttu Harju, Elina Heliövaara, Pertti Jääskeläinen, Katriina Kahlos, Pentti Korhonen, Tiina Kyllönen, Pauliina Leskelä, Kirsi Majamaa-Voltti, Piia Simonen, Anu Turpeinen, Helena Tuunanen, Ville Vepsäläinen, Tapani Vihinen

“…PEA patients were younger, had fewer comorbidities, and had longer survival than non-PEA patients. …”
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Women’s recommendations: vacuum extraction or caesarean section for prolonged second stage of labour, a prospective cohort study in Uganda by Barbara, Nolens, Thomas, van den Akker, John, Lule, Sulphine, Twinomuhangi, Roosmalen, Jos van, Josaphat, Byamugisha

“…Of women who had given birth by CS in a previous pregnancy and had vacuum extraction this time, 31/32 (96.9%) recommended vacuum extraction. …”
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Evaluation of functional outcome in patients treated with locking compression plate for distal femur fractures by Kevin Sebastian, Dr Sanoj P. Poulose, Dr. Akhil K. Thomas, Dr. Shery Valsan

“…Serial follow up was done at 4, 8, 12, 24 weeks and functional outcome was assessed at the end of 24 weeks using NEERS criteria. 18 patients were treated with open reduction and internal fixation. 2 of the fractures were stabilized via MIPPO technique. No patients had implant failure and none of the cases were complicated by deep infection. 5 of the 20 patients had ‘Excellent’ Neers scores and 14 had ‘Good’ scores. …”
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Validation of MyDiagnostick tool to identify atrial fibrillation in a multi-ethnic Asian population by Colin Yeo, Aye Aye Mon, Vern Hsen Tan, Kelvin Wong

“…MyDiagnostick had a sensitivity of 100.0% and a specificity of 96.2%. …”
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A Woman with Double Intra Uterine Device: A Case Report by Işık Gönenç, Zeynep Tuzcular Vural, Nurettin Aka, Can Ertuğrul Tüfekçi, Gültekin Köse

“…The patient’s medical history revealed that a copper-T intra uterine device (IUD) had been inserted ten years ago, and that she had a normal vaginal delivery seven years after, when she was informed by her physician that her IUD had been expelled and she conceived afterwards. …”
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Decisions about the use of psychotropic medication during pregnancy: a qualitative study by Irene Petersen, Vanessa Pinfold, Sarah Hamilton, Fiona Stevenson, Charlotte Walker, Ceri R J Dare, Harminder Kaur, Ruth Lambley, Paulina Szymczynska, Vicky Nicolls

“…Objective To understand the perspectives of women with severe mental illness concerning the use of psychotropic medicines while pregnant.Design Interviews conducted by female peer researchers with personal experience of making or considering decisions about using psychotropic medicines in pregnancy, supported by professional researchers.Participants 12 women who had had a baby in the past 5 years and had taken antipsychotics or mood-stabilisers for severe mental illness within the 12-month period immediately prior to that pregnancy. …”
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Functional equivalence and the new Dutch translation project by K. F. de Blois, T. Mewe

“… In this article De Blois and Mewe demonstrate how functional-equivalent principles had been originally defined with regard to the Netherlands Bible Society’s Nieuwe Bijbelvertaling (New Bible Translation) and had to be redefined in light of the need for a better theoretical model. …”
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Results of the ORION open comparative randomized trial: evaluation of efficacy of the Russian drugs Altevir and Phosphogliv in combined treatment of chronic hepatitis C by V. T. Ivashkin, M. V. Mayevskaya, P. O. Bogomolov, I. G. Nikitin, A. O. Buyeverov, A. V. Lapshin

“…Statistically significant differences in dynamics of viral load and frequency of achievement of sustained virologic response in patients with identical HCV genotype between groups A and B was revealed. …”
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Pengenalan Jalan Berlubang Berbasis Vision Menggunakan Pyramid Histogram Of Oriented Gradients by Ahmad Habib Fitriansyah, Ema Rachmawati, Risnandar Risnandar

“…Abstract Potholes on roads can damage vehicles and endanger drivers, potentially leading to accidents. …”
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Usability Testing pada Simulator Media Pembelajaran Lalu Lintas Berbasis Android by I Made Ari Saputra, I Putu Agung Bayupati, Ni Kadek Dwi Rusjayanthi

“…Furthermore, the traffic simulators can be used by the people to explore the functions of traffic signs and road markings in the real world without any risk. …”
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Organizational Support and Work Engagement: Onsite, Hybrid, and Remote Work during COVID-19 by Kirsikka Selander, Tuomo Alasoini

“…Results showed that the remote workers had highest job autonomy, but no other significant differences were found. …”
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Institutional Pressures and Procurement Cycle Time in Uganda’s Central Government Procuring and Disposing Entities: The Mediating Role of Opportunistic Behavior Ab by Olupot,Simon Peter

“…This study was carried out because most PDEs had failed to perform well in terms of PCT, and beneficiaries had often complained of the lengthy PCT.…”
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Retrospective Analysis of Pregnancy Terminations: 9-Years Experience at a Tertiary Hospital in Southeastern Turkey by Neslihan Bayramoglu Tepe, Reyhan Gunduz, Omer Faruk Dizibuyuk, Huseyin Caglayan Ozcan, Ozge Komurcu Karuserci, Seyhun Sucu, Tanyeli Guneyligil Kazaz, Ali Irfan Kutlar

“…Comparison of prenatal ultrasound findings with pathology results, 275 (70.3%) patients had full consistency, 46 (11.8%) had other findings at autopsy besides the confirmed sonographic findings, 34 (8.7%) had some sonographic findings not confirmed at autopsy, and 4 (1%) had no consistency between the findings. …”
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Dengue virus infection among renal transplant recipients in Singapore: a 15-year, single-centre retrospective review by Sophie Seine Xuan Tan, Quan Yao Ho, Sobhana Thangaraju, Thuan Tong Tan, Terence Kee, Shimin Jasmine Chung

“…Nineteen (61.3%) patients had dengue without warning signs, nine (29.0%) had dengue with warning signs, three (9.7%) had severe dengue and 30 (96.8%) were hospitalised. …”
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Sleep quality and mental health among medical students in Imphal, Manipur: A cross-sectional study by Jalina Laishram, Sandra Fernandez, Pangambam A. Devi, Mani R. Bhowmick, Roshnee Heigrujam, Hanjabam S. Devi

“…Most participants, 236 (55.5%) had poor sleep quality. Among the participants, 168 (39.5%) had depression, 167 (39.3%) had anxiety, and 95 (22.4%) had stress. …”
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Knowledge, Attitude and Practice of Medical Students of Sulaimani Regarding Modern Lifestyle and Its Effect on Health by Bushra M. Ali, Saman Mohammed, Shajwan Akram, Saya Salar, Lezan Baxtiar, Lawen Ismail, Shad Nawzad

“…Participants in general had good knowledge and positive attitude regarding the topic, but they had a negative practice with managing stress, time and depression and had negative habits regarding exercise and having healthy diet. …”
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Florida 4-H Tailgate: Cooking Safety by Chad Carr, Brian Estevez, Sonja Crawford, Jason Scheffler, George Baker, Ed Jennings, Mark Mauldin

“…This 3-page fact sheet is the second publication in the Florida 4-H Tailgate series, and it addresses cooking safety. Written by Chad Carr, Brian Estevez, Sonja Crawford, Jason Scheffler, George Baker, Ed Jennings, and Mark Mauldin, and published by the 4-H Youth Development Department, December 2016. ­http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/4h373 …”
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Splicing behaviour of GFRP, BFRP, and steel bars in reinforced concrete beams by Hala Mamdouh, Ahmed Hassan, Nasr Zenhom, Amr Ali, O. A. Mohamed, Amany Salman

“…Applying a modification factor of 1.3 to the development length of FRP bars notably enhances serviceability criteria, load capacity, deflection, crack pattern, and bond strength of non-contact splice specimens. …”
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Which impacts matter for pavement management decisions? Quantifying social sustainability based on a capability approach by Jessica Boakye, Egemen Okte

“…These impacts are particularly relevant during the use and maintenance stages of pavement life cycle, where management decisions directly affect road users and surrounding communities. A case study illustrates the application of this framework, analyzing pavement conditions and their social impacts on communities. …”
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