Functional Outcome (Short Term) of Modular Cementless Bipolar HemiArthroplasty (Hydroxyapatite-Coated Stem) for Fracture Neck of Femur in the Elderly by Navin K. Shukla, Lata Keshkar, Jayanta Mukherjee, Ratnesh Kumar, Shivendra Singh, Alok C. Agrawal

“…Thirty-three patients (83.5%) had one or more comorbid conditions. The mean HHS of female and male patients was 86.41 and 85.39, respectively. …”
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Efficacy and safety of antifibrotic drugs for interstitial lung diseases other than IPF: A systematic review, meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis. by Mei Yang, Yuying Tan, Ting Yang, Dan Xu, Mei Chen, Lei Chen

“…Based on five trials with low risk of bias, no difference was observed in all-cause mortality (RR 0.87; 95% CI 0.53 to 1.43; I2 = 0%; TSA-adjusted CI 0.12 to 6.53) and SAEs (RR 0.97; 95% CI 0.83 to 1.13; I2 = 0%; TSA-adjusted CI 0.74 to 1.28) between groups. …”
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Impact of stock market indices and raw material prices on the yield movements of Caterpillar company securities by Petrović Nevena, Novićević-Čečević Bojana, Krstajić Goran

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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

“…Multivariable regression analysis revealed increasing odds of death associated with older age (odds ratio [OR], 1.037; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.009-1.066), altered consciousness (OR, 8.591; 95% CI, 2.914-25.330), gastrointestinal bleeding (OR, 1.939; 95% CI, 1.037-3.626), and leukocytosis (OR, 2.504; 95% CI, 1.124-5.578) upon arrival, as well as organ impairment during hospitalization, including acute kidney injury (OR, 2.627; 95% CI, 1.373-5.028), severe hepatitis (OR, 5.324; 95% CI, 2.199-12.889), and pneumonia (OR, 2.250; 95% CI, 1.054-4.802).…”
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The association between life’s essential 8 and gallstones: A cross-sectional study by Yang Zhao, Xuesong Liu, Jingru Han, Bin Feng, Chowtin Yan, Jianfu Zhao

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A year of COVID-19: effects of a global pandemic on a hip fracture bundled care protocol by Khai Cheong Wong, Kenny Xian Khing Tay, Suang Bee Koh, Tet Sen Howe

“…In the COVID group, similar proportion of patients were admitted to the ward within 4 h, but the mean time to surgery was longer (71.8 ± 73.0 h vs. 60.4 ± 72.8 h in the PRE-COVID group; P = 0.046) and few patients underwent operations within 48 h (41.7% vs. 60.3% in the PRE-COVID group; P < 0.001). …”
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The effect of maintenance therapy on Crohn’s disease clinical outcomes by O. B. Schukina, E. A. Kondrashina, A. M. Kharitidis, Ye. G. Vepreva, A. G. Kharitonov, A. Yu. Baranovsky

“…At mesalazine maintenance therapy in patients with inflammatory forms of CD there was no statistically significant demand in treatment enhancement for medium-term perspective (р=0,0088, OR=0,46, 95% CI=0,26-0,80). «The steroid-sparing effect» of immunosuppressors was observed generally in all patients with inflammatory form of disease, which provided reduction of steroid dependency rate by 17%. …”
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Development and Optimization of a Nanoparticle-Based Imidacloprid Insecticide for Effective Control of Blattella germanica by Ismael Saba, Amir Amani, Mozhgan Baniardalani, Hamidreza Basseri

“…The LC50 value for the nanoen­capsulated imidacloprid decreased from 4.656 to 3.081 mg/m2 and the LC90 value decreased from 8.381 to 4.486 mg/m2 when compared to imidacloprid technical. …”
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Associations between asthma and Life’s Essential 8: a cross-sectional study by Jiao Xu, Jianlei Tang

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Overuse Injury, Substance Use, and Resilience in Collegiate Female Athlete by Chelsea L Martin, Ellen Shanley, Chris Harnish, Amy M Knab, Shefali Christopher, Srikant Vallabhajosula, Garrett S Bullock

“… # Results IP for pain was 45.0% (95% CI: 38.2-51.9); Overuse injury 52.0% (45.1-58.9); Alcohol use 35.1% (28.6-41.6); Electronic cigarette use 19.5% (14.6-24.9); Cigarette use 2.8% (6-5.1); and Drug use 3.3% (0.9-5.8). …”
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Fatores associados a multimorbidades autorreferidas em trabalhadores da rede de saúde municipal by Marcus Alessandro de Alcantara, Ana Carolina Monteiro Duarte, Mariana Roberta Lopes Simões, Heloisa Helena Barroso, Rose Elizabeth Cabral Barbosa, Giovanni Campos Fonseca

“…As morbidades mais prevalentes foram: sobrepeso (27,0%), hipertensão (17,2%) e depressão/estresse (16,2%). A presença de multimorbidades (28,6%) foi significativamente associada à idade superior a 48 anos (Odds ratio - OR: 4,28; intervalo de confiança de 95% - IC95%: 1,66;11,04), à presença de transtornos mentais comuns (OR: 3,23; IC95%: 1,50;6,96), enquanto o apoio social adequado no trabalho permaneceu como fator de proteção (OR: 0,25; IC95%: 0,11;0,57). …”
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Preoperative Predictors for the Presence of Motile Spermatozoa in the Epididymis and Patency of Anastomosis During Microsurgical Vasoepididymal Anastomosis in Patients with Obstruc... by Bhopesh Kadian, Aditya Prakash Sharma, Manish Rohilla, Ujjwal Gorsi, Japleen Kaur, Ravimohan S. Mavuduru

“…Mean follow-up was 9 months (6–18 months). Predictors of higher patency were grade 2 epididymis (firm, turgid and tense) (P = 0.003), low LH levels (P = 0.03), low sertoli cell index (P = 0.006), high sperm-Sertoli index (P = 0.002) and better surgeon satisfaction (P = 0.01). …”
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Diagnostic Algorithm for Joint Pain in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disorders by A. I. Dolgushina, G. M. Khusainova, O. B. Nesmeyanova, N. V. Kirsh, O. V. Solovieva, E. A. Bogdanova

“…A total of 349 IBD patients hospitalised for gastroenterological complaints at the Chelyabinsk Regional Clinical Hospital during 2017–2020 have been examined.Results. Upon survey, 97 (27.8%) IBD patients complained of joint pain. Ulcerative colitis (UC) predominated (79 patients; 81.4%), Crohn’s disease (CD) had a 18.6% incidence. …”
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Evaluation of Small Intestinal Permeability in Patients with Overlap Syndrome (Autoimmune Hepatitis/Primary Biliary Cholangitis) by D. R. Akberova, A. Kh. Odintcova, D. I. Abdulganieva

“…The average age of patients was 49.7 ± 13.8 years, healthy volunteers — 48.6 ± 9.2 years. …”
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New Parameters for Impedance–pH Monitoring in Diagnosing Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Predicting its Severity by O. A. Storonova, A. S. Trukhmanov, A. A. Makushina, A. V. Paraskevova, V. T. Ivashkin

“…In turn, MNBI correlated with LES resting pressure (r = 0.46; p = 0.0004), DCI (r = 0.36; p = 0.005), peristaltic break (r = -0.37; p = 0.004), and GER number (r = -0,42; p = 0,0000).In the group of NERD patients, the median values of PSPW and MNBI constitute 0.56 [0.51; 0.75] and 3.3 [2.57; 4.8], respectively. …”
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Machine learning analysis of pathological images to predict 1-year progression-free survival of immunotherapy in patients with small-cell lung cancer by Hirotaka Matsumoto, Hiroaki Akamatsu, Nobuyuki Yamamoto, Yuki Sato, Daichi Fujimoto, Yoshihiko Taniguchi, Motohiro Tamiya, Yasuhiro Koh, Junya Fukuoka, Hisashi Tanaka, Naoki Furuya, Ryota Shibaki, Tsukasa Nozawa, Akira Sano, Yuka Kitamura, Takashi Kijima, Toshihide Yokoyama, Satoru Miura, Akito Hata, Jun Sugisaka

“…The primary outcome was the mean area under the curve (AUC) of machine learning models in predicting the 1-year PFS.Results We analyzed 100,544 patches of pathological images from 78 patients. The mean AUC values of patient information, pathological image, and combined models were 0.789 (range 0.571–0.982), 0.782 (range 0.750–0.911), and 0.868 (range 0.786–0.929), respectively. …”
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Managing Native Vegetation for Wildlife by Rick Williams, Tim Baxley

“…FOR-186, a 5-page illustrated fact sheet by Rick Williams and Tim Baxley, discusses key plants that are beneficial to several species of wildlife, and how to manage them to improve the quality of forage available to wildlife. …”
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Economic Impacts of Artificial Reefs: Lee County, FL by Joy Hazell

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Rust by Monica L. Elliott, Philip F. Harmon

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A Survey of Educational Program Needs for the Florida Association of Counties County Commissioner Training Program, 2002-2004 by Rodney L. Clouser

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