Comparative analysis of efficacy and safety of transurethral and vesicoscopic surgery of primary vesicoureteral reflux in children by A. V. Pirogov, V. V. Sizonov, M. I. Kogan

“…There were no significant differences in the frequency and severity of postoperative complications between subgroups I (I-III) and II (I-III) (p >0.05). In Subgroup I (IV-V) after the first ET, reflux was eliminated in 76.3%, after the second ET the overall efficiency was 81.4%. …”
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Increased Early‐Mortality in Children With Solid Tumors During the COVID‐19 Pandemic in a Middle‐Income Country by Oscar Ramirez, Vivian Piedrahita, Santiago Bolivar, Karina Grillo, Adriana Linares, Carlos Pardo, Martha Piña, Amaranto Suarez, Carlos A. Portilla, Jesus Ardila, Viviana Lotero, Luz A. Urcuqui, Angela Trujillo, Patricia Montenegro, Luis E. Bravo, Paula Aristizabal, VIGICANCER Working Group

“…Participants' median age was 6.7 years (IQR, 3.2–11.3), 54% were male, 7% were Afro‐descendant, and 47% had public insurance. …”
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Clinical effect of CGF blood concentration factor in extracting supernumerary teeth in the middle and high positions of the upper palate by Bing Yuan, Chunyan He, Weidong Lai

“…Postoperative pain level: after the extraction of type III buried supernumerary teeth on the maxillary palatal side, the pain level in the control group was higher than that in the experimental group on days 1, 2, and 3 after surgery (P < 0.05), while there was no statistically significant difference in pain level between the two groups on days 5 and 7 after surgery (P > 0.05). …”
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Association between congenital uterine anomalies and placenta accreta spectrum by Savvy Benipal, M.D., Matthew Givens, M.D., Amanda A. Allshouse, M.S., Michelle Debbink, M.D., Ph.D., Krista Childress, M.D., Joseph Letourneau, M.D., Robert M. Silver, M.D., Brett D. Einerson, M.D., M.P.H.

“…PAS was more frequent in patients with CUA than in those without (0.42% vs. 0.12%), with a weighted odds ratio (OR) of 3.36 (95% confidence interval [CI], 2.62–4.32; unweighted OR, 3.37 [95% CI, 2.63–4.31]). …”
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Multi-region brain transcriptomic analysis of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis reveals widespread RNA alterations and substantial cerebellum involvement by Natalie Grima, Andrew N. Smith, Claire E. Shepherd, Lyndal Henden, Thiri Zaw, Luke Carroll, Dominic B. Rowe, Matthew C. Kiernan, Ian P. Blair, Kelly L. Williams

“…We also considered whether post-mortem pTDP-43 pathological stage classification defined ALS subgroups with distinct gene expression profiles. …”
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Comparison of clinical efficacy between da Vinci® robotic surgery and laparoscopic surgery for rectal cancer: a report of 550 cases by Zhang Cheng, Ma Rui, Duan Fuxiao, Gao Guangrong, Li Da

“…The follow-up period ended in June 2023 ranged from 36 to 60 months, with an average follow-up time of (49.3 ± 8.1) months. No significant differences were found in 1-year and 3-year overall survival rates and disease-free survival rates between the two groups (P>0.05). …”
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Chemical and isotopic signatures of hot springs from east-central Sonora State, Mexico: a new prospection survey of promissory low-to-medium temperature geothermal systems by Erika Almirudis, Edgar R. Santoyo-Gutiérrez, Mirna Guevara, Francisco Paz-Moreno, Enrique Portugal

“…Hydrogeochemical classification was used to indicate the presence of sodium-sulphate (Na-SO4) waters in the North (NW and NE) and South hydrothermal zones; whereas calcium-magnesium-bicarbonate (Ca-Mg-HCO3) waters were identified for the Central zone. …”
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Zoom-in Dermoscopy for Facial Tumors by Martina D’Onghia, Francesca Falcinelli, Lorenzo Barbarossa, Alberto Pinto, Alessandra Cartocci, Linda Tognetti, Giovanni Rubegni, Anastasia Batsikosta, Pietro Rubegni, Elisa Cinotti

“…To compare D30 with D150 and D150 with FAV, the Gwet AC1 concordance index and the correct classification rate (CCR) were estimated. <b>Results</b>: Among 85 facial lesions analyzed, LM/LMM exhibited distinctive dermoscopic features at D30, including a blue–white veil (38.9% vs. 1.7%, <i>p</i> < 0.001), regression structures (55.6% vs. 21.7%, <i>p</i> = 0.013), irregular dots or globules (50.0% vs. 10%, <i>p</i> = 0.001), angulated lines (72.2% vs. 6.7%, <i>p</i> < 0.001), an annular granular pattern (61.1% vs. 20%, <i>p</i> = 0.002), asymmetrical pigmented follicular openings (100.0% vs. 21.7%; <i>p</i> < 0.001), and follicular obliteration (27.8% vs. 3.3%). …”
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Dietary misreporting: a comparative study of recalls vs energy expenditure and energy intake by doubly-labeled water in older adults with overweight or obesity by Leinys S. Santos-Báez, Michele N. Ravelli, Diana A. Díaz-Rizzolo, Collin J. Popp, Dympna Gallagher, Bin Cheng, Dale Schoeller, Blandine Laferrère

“…With Method 2, 26.3% and 23.7% recalls were plausible and over-reported, respectively. …”
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Peroral endoscopic myotomy as a new approach in the treatment of patients with achalasia cardia by O.M. Kiosov, M.B. Danyliuk, M.A. Kubrak

“…The group was equal in terms of gender: 16 men (45.7 %) and 19 women (54.3 %), p = 0.9654. Inclusion criteria: age over 18 years, stage II–III achalasia cardia, informed consent of a patient. …”
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Nursing-centered development of an AI-based decision support system in pressure ulcer and incontinence-associated dermatitis management - a mixed methods study by Khalid Majjouti, Vanessa Priester, Michaela Tapp-Herrenbrueck, Alexander Brehmer, Hannah Pinnekamp, Michael Aleithe, Uli Fischer, Jens Kleesiek, Bernadette Hosters

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Markers of Epstein–Barr virus in clinical assessment of Russian patients with nasopharyngeal cancer by K. V. Smirnova, N. B. Senuta, I. V. Botezatu, A. V. Ignatova, T. E. Dushenkina, A. A. Zolotarev, A. V. Lichtenstein, V. E. Gurtsevich

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A generalized deep learning model to detect and classify volcano seismicity by David Fee, Darren Tan, John Lyons, Mariangela Sciotto, Andrea Cannata, Alicia Hotovec-Ellis, Társilo Girona, Aaron Wech, Diana Roman, Matthew Haney, Silvio De Angelis

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Development and internal validation of a nomogram for sleep quality among Chinese medical students: a cross-sectional study by Zhen Lv, Hao Xu, Jun Chen, Handong Yang, Jishun Chen, Dongfeng Li, Ying Wang, Huailan Guo, Ningrui Zhang, Zhixin Liu, Xinwen Min, Wenwen Wu

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Clinical relevance of inflammatory markers in the evaluation of severity of ulcerative colitis: A retrospective study by He Tao, Song Lian-Qiang, Weng Xiao-Yu, Pan Peng, Ding Hui, Liu Mei-Qin, Qiu Shi-Lin, Sun Shan-Ming

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Systematic scoping review of the noma evidence landscape: current knowledge and gaps by Prabin Dahal, Philippe J Guérin, Elinor Harriss, Yuka Makino, Brittany J Maguire, Rujan Shrestha, Roland Ngu, Lionel Nizigama, Sumayyah Rashan, Poojan Shrestha, Paul Newton, Benoit Varenne

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The role of molecular biomarkers in the diagnosis, prognosis, and treatment stratification of oral squamous cell carcinoma: A comprehensive review by Saravanan Ravindran, Srinivasan Ranganathan, Karthikeyan R, Nandini J, Shanmugarathinam A, Senthil Kumar Kannan, Durga Prasad K, Jalaiah Marri, Rajaganapathi K

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Left bundle branch block in coronary artery disease: toward novel electrocardiographic markers by Yuri N. Fedulaev, Irina V. Makarova, Alisa V. Grigorieva, Dzhamilya R. Kapitonova, Gulfiya A. Khairetdinova

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Proteína C reactiva como predictor de colecistitis aguda complicada: Estudio de cohortes by G. Renau, D. Abelló, F. Sabench, J. Doménech, A. Sánchez

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Development and validation of a small-sample machine learning model to predict 5–year overall survival in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma by Tingting Jiang, Xingyu Liu, Wencan He, Hepei Li, Xiang Yan, Qian Yu, Shanjun Mao

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