Assessment of awareness of keratoconus and its relation to eye rubbing among Saudi Arabia population by Nuwayyir Abdullah Alqasimi, Lujain Hatim Aljohani, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Renato Ambrósio, Bader Saad AlQahtani, Bader Saad AlQahtani, Nasser Saleh Al Haydar, Bdour Raja Alanazi, Danah Tariq Alfurayhan, Lina Sami Hussain Saber, Fatemah Saleh Alsalem, Nawaf Abdullah Alqahtani, Jose Manuel Vargas

“…In total, 44% of respondents reported having allergic disorders, while 57.6% demonstrated a lack of knowledge regarding KC. …”
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The Risk Factors of Patients with Cruris Fracture Nonunion in Dr. Mohamad Soewandhie Hospital in 2021-2022: A Case-Control Study by Regina Clarissa, Bimo Sasono, Ni Njoman Juliasih

“…High-energy trauma was reported in almost all nonunion cases (91.7%) (p < 0.001). …”
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Achieving universal health coverage in India: a scoping review on the requisite public health actions by Avani Radheshyam, Vinod K. Ramani, Radheshyam Naik

“…This scoping review includes 12 citations and 3 other published reports which address the determinants of UHC and its impact on the healthcare system in India.ResultsUHC aims to address the concept of health in all its dimensions and not merely as a response to illness. …”
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Unaccountable counting: the folly of incorporating open ocean carbon sinks in Nationally Determined Contributions by Berger, Manon, Comte, Adrien, Kwiatkowski, Lester, Bopp, Laurent

“…Consequently, the measurement, reporting, and verification requirements for national stocktakes would be highly challenging. …”
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Current and future burden of breast cancer in Asia: A GLOBOCAN data analysis for 2022 and 2050 by Mengxia Fu, Zhiming Peng, Min Wu, Dapeng Lv, Yanping Li, Shuzhen Lyu

“…In Asia, an estimated 985.4 thousand new cases and 315.1 thousand deaths were reported, corresponding to age-standardized incidence and mortality rates of 34.3 and 10.5 per 100,000, respectively. …”
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Ultrasound radiomics-based logistic regression model for fibrotic NASH by Fei Xia, Wei Wei, Junli Wang, Yuhe Wang, Kun Wang, Chaoxue Zhang, Qiwei Zhu

“…To forecast the non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) probability accompanied by significant fibrosis, we propose to develop and validate a nomogram liver imaging reporting and data system, providing robust evidence for preventing and treating clinical liver diseases. …”
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Effect of age on the treatment duration and proposed “impacted incisor severity score” of impacted maxillary incisor: A retrospective study by Umer Mukhtar, Manoj kumar Jaiswal, Rigzen Tamchos, Ashima Goyal, Satinder Pal Singh, Aditi Kapur

“…Patients were then divided into group 1 (<11years) and group 2 (11–15years) with a mean age of 9.51 ± 1.2 and 13.31 ± 1.74, respectively. Patients who reported at 11–15 years of age were significantly more as compared to <11years (p = 0.014). …”
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Evaluation of patient comfort and satisfaction after the surgical removal of mandibular impacted molars using a piezo-electric technique: A randomized double-blind clinical trial by Khalid Zabin Alotaibi, Waleed Mohammed Al Rasheed, Jiingade Krishnojirao Dayashankara Rao, Abdulrahman Altwaijri, Gharam Mefleh Alharbi, Shatha saleh Aljaber

“…Tactile sensation was less in the Piezo group (1.24 ± 0.436) vs (2.28 ± 0.678) (p = 0.001). Less pain was reported in the piezo group patients and the difference between the two groups was statistically significant only during the third day follow up (p = 0.001). …”
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Biphasic anaphylaxis in a Canadian tertiary care centre: an evaluation of incidence and risk factors from electronic health records and telephone interviews by Anne K. Ellis, Lubnaa Hossenbaccus, Sophia Linton, Hannah Botting, Eman Badawod, Alyssa Burrows, Sarah Garvey

“…Abstract Background Our previous 2007 study reported a 19.4% rate of biphasic anaphylaxis in Kingston, Ontario. …”
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Exploring the role of spiritual leadership among nurse colleagues: an associative analysis of its impact on passion and altruism by Huda Gaber Hamzaa, Mohamed Hussein Ramadan Atta, Heba Mostafa Ali Taha, Mervat Amin Sayed, Asmaa Kamal Ahmed, Ahmed Abdellah Othman, Nadia Mohamed Ibrahim Wahba

“…Data collection tools Personal and Job-related Data Questionnaire, Spiritual Leadership Questionnaire (SLQ), Passion Scale, and 9- Self-Report Altruism Scale (9- SRA) were utilized to collect data. …”
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MRI findings in patients with psychogenic non‐epileptic seizures: Prevalence, distribution, and classification of the findings. A single tertiary epilepsy center experience by Aleix Jareno‐Badenas, Mario Matute‐González, Luis Pintor, Estefanía Conde‐Blanco, Mar Carreño, Xavier Setoain, Camilo Pineda, Fernando Diego Choque‐Chávez, Tomás Fernández, Núria Bargalló, Sofía González‐Ortiz

“…The MRI findings were evaluated and classified by two radiologists, who reported the category of the findings, laterality, and location. …”
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The association between TyG index and cardiovascular mortality is modified by antidiabetic or lipid-lowering agent: a prospective cohort study by Changchang Fang, Nanqin Peng, Jiang Cheng, Xiyu Zhang, Wenli Gu, Zicheng Zhu, Xiaoping Yin, Zhiwei Yan, Jing Zhang, Peng Yu, Xiao Liu

“…Data on the use of antidiabetic and hypolipidemic medications (including prescribed insulin, diabetic pills, and cholesterol-lowering agents) were self-reported by participants. Results A total of 5,046 adults (representing 42,753,806 individuals, weighted mean age 61.08 years [SE: 0.24]; 49.35% female) were analyzed. …”
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Exposure to high-temperature and high-humidity environments associated with cardiovascular mortality by Yalan Wu, Xiangrong Feng, Jinmei Li, Mengjun Li, Yao Wang, Weihui Lu, Huanhuan Luo

“…Most relevant studies reported the effect of temperature on cardiovascular disease (CVD)-related mortality in aging populations. …”
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Nourishing change in Houston, Texas: exploring grocery shopping behaviours and fruit and vegetable consumption among low-income families in the Brighter Bites program by Victoria Kwentua, Allison Marshall, Ru-Jye Chuang, Jessica Chen, Christine Markham, Mallika Mathur, Mike Pomeroy, Megan Hall, Shreela Sharma

“…Children sometimes bring their own grocery lists, select their produce or help by counting produce; (2) the importance of balancing quality and affordability of fruits and vegetables purchased – both when selecting stores and choosing produce; (3) exposure to new varieties and higher quality of fruits and vegetables through Brighter Bites programming – parents/caregivers reported purchasing new fruits and vegetables as a result of participating in Brighter Bites. …”
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Did the resurgence of childhood lower respiratory infections offset the initial benefit of COVID-19-related non-pharmaceutical interventions in children? A time-series analysis by Inès Fafi, Zein Assad, Léa Lenglart, Zaba Valtuille, Florentia Kaguelidou, Camille Aupiais, Aurélie Bourmaud, Alexis Rybak, Stéphane Bechet, Corinne Levy, Robert Cohen, Bruno Frandji, Andreas Werner, François Angoulvant, Romain Basmaci, Naïm Ouldali

“…Abstract Background Following non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPI) lifting in 2021, an important surge in childhood lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI) was reported in several countries, raising major concerns about the middle-term consequences of such interventions. …”
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Dependence on Humidity and Aerosol Composition of the Gas-particle Partitioning of Weakly and Moderately Polar VOCs by Jeonghyeon Ahn, Guiying Rao, Eric P. Vejerano

“…This work is a companion to our earlier study on the temperature dependence of VOC partitioning. Here, we report our measurement of the gas-particle partition coefficient (Kp) for weakly polar (trichloroethylene, TCE) and moderately polar (n-butanol, n-BuOH) VOCs under varying relative humidity (RH) levels onto organic and inorganic aerosols. …”
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Impact of elexacaftor-tezacaftor-ivacaftor in lung transplantation for cystic fibrosis in the United States by Tahuanty A. Pena, MD, MS, Brittany Wright, PharmD, Kalpaj R. Parekh, MBBS, Julia Kleney-Tait, MD, PhD

“…Methods: Data on lung transplants performed in the United States since 1988 were retrieved from the Organ Procurement &amp; Transplantation Network. Custom reports were generated to compare the number of lung transplants and waitlist additions before and after ETI approval in 2019. …”
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Protocol of a randomised trial of teriparatide followed by zoledronic acid to reduce fracture risk in adults with osteogenesis imperfecta by Jennifer Walsh, Catriona Keerie, Stuart H Ralston, Christopher J Weir, Muhammad K Javaid, WAYNE LAM, Bente L Langdahl, Jannie D Hald, Patricia Osborne

“…Secondary endpoints will include participant reported fractures, BMD and changes in pain and HRQoL.Ethics and dissemination The study received ethical approval in December 2016. …”
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Newly isolated halotolerant Gordonia terrae S-LD serves as a microbial cell factory for the bioconversion of used soybean oil into polyhydroxybutyrate by Song Xu, Ruiqin Han, Lidan Tao, Zhipeng Zhang, Junfei Gao, Xinyuan Wang, Wei Zhao, Xiaoxia Zhang, Zhiyong Huang

“…This study explored the feasibility of repurposing used soybean oil (USO) as a cost-effective carbon substrate for the production of PHB by the strain Gordonia terrae S-LD, marking the first report on PHB biosynthesis by this rare actinomycete species. …”
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Functional Outcome of Mesenchymal Stem Cells Vs. Hyaluronic Acid in Knee Osteoarthritis Kellgren-Lawrence Grade I-III At 6-and 12-Months Follow-Up: A Meta-Analysis by I Gusti Ngurah Wien Aryana, Febyan, Shianita Limena

“…Methods: This study was a meta-analysis conducted through a search for relevant scientific reports in PubMed, Embase, and Google Scholar, using some keywords such as "mesenchymal stem cell," "hyaluronic acid," and "osteoarthritis." …”
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