Disturbed sleep after lung transplantation is associated with worse patient-reported outcomes and chronic lung allograft dysfunction by Aric A. Prather, PhD, Ying Gao, MS, Legna Betancourt, BS, Rose C. Kordahl, BS, Anya Sriram, BS, Chiung-Yu Huang, PhD, Steven R. Hays, MD, Jasleen Kukreja, MD, Daniel R. Calabrese, MD, Aida Venado, MD, Bhavya Kapse, PhD, John R. Greenland, MD, PhD, Jonathan P. Singer, MD, MS

“…Background: Many lung transplant recipients fail to derive the expected improvements in health-related quality of life (HRQL) and survival. Sleep may represent an important, albeit rarely examined, factor associated with lung transplant outcomes. …”
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COVID-19 death toll predictions show that triggering counterfactual thinking deteriorates judgmental performance by Matthias Seifert, Jeeva Somasundaram

“…Methods Based on 6731 incentivized daily forecasts collected over 377 days (from April 2020–May 2021), we investigate the role of triggering counterfactual thinking when interpreting public information regarding the daily US death toll from COVID-19. …”
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Assessment of asymptomatic fungal infections in COVID-19 positive and COVID-19 negative pneumonia: A comprehensive epidemiological analysis by Dheerendra Kumar Mishra, Pramod Kushwaha, Pooja Gangwar, Ajeet Singh, Umesh Pratap Singh

“…Understanding these infections prevalence and their associated factors is crucial for comprehensive patient care and may influence treatment strategies, emphasizing the need for targeted interventions in viral respiratory illnesses.…”
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A Retrospective Analysis of Thymoma: Clinical Radiological Pathological Features and Treatment Modalities – Insights from a Tertiary Care Center by A. Vasudevan, Keerthi Prakash, Ajay Narasimhan, R. Sridhar, R. Narasimhan, C Ganapathy Arumugam

“…Methods: This retrospective observational study was conducted at Apollo Hospital, Chennai, from May 2021 to October 2023. Forty-eight patients with thymoma attended during the above period. …”
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Reverse Sural Artery Flap – A Versatile Option in Distal Lower-limb Reconstruction by Om Prakash, Sheikh Sarfraz Ali, Mohammed Fahud Khurram, Mohd. Yaseen

“…However, the option of microsurgery may not be available at all centers. The reverse sural artery flap (RSAF) provides a reliable alternative for covering soft-tissue defects of the distal parts of the lower extremity. …”
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ANALYSIS OF RAINFALL ONSET, CESSATION AND LENGTH OF THE GROWING SEASON AND ITS VARIABILITY EFFECTS ON CROP PRODUCTION IN KARASUWA LOCAL GOVERNMENT AREA, YOBE STATE, NIGERIA by MOHAMMED BUKAR NGAMDU, Ahmadu Waibe GONI

“…On 4th August 2011 is the earliest cessation date at Karasuwa Local Government Area that occurred and the late cessation date of rain occur on 28 October 2019 which is the highest within the 30 years of the study. the lowest length of the growing season is determining on 2004 (46 days), 2007 (51 days), 2015 (56days) and other years like 1993, 1995, 1998, 2001,2008, 2009, and 2020 respectively which the length of the growing season is below average and it affect the crop production in the study area. …”
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Design of a Waste Water Treatment System for Kampala International University-Western Campus. by Tayebwa, Gift

“…The anaerobic pond was designed basing on volumetric loading and the pond depth is 3.5m, pond area is 85.62m2, pond volume is 342.47m3 and a retention time of 1.2 days. The facultative pond is designed basing on surface loading which is dependent on temperature (200C) and the pond depth is 2m, pond area is 1467m2, pond volume is 2934m3 and retention time is 110.3 days. …”
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Effect of Dietary Inclusion of Chitosan on Survival and Selected Cellular Antioxidants in <i>Drosophila melanogaster</i> by O.G. Igharo, L.I. Abadaike, J.O. Osunbor, I.C. Owie, A.I. Aruomaren, E.L. Igharo, K.I. Ikeke

“…Flies were raised on diet supplemented with chitosan for 7 days and 14 days for survival assay. The survival assay was used to evaluate their survival rate. …”
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Effect of Paraquat on Tilapia Fingerlings under laboratory condition by D.K. Nkeeh, N.A. Jamabo

“… A total of 150 fingerlings of Tilapia guinensis, were acclimated for a period of 14days. A static bioassay was used during the period of the experiment. …”
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Prevalence of Bacterial Urinary Tract Infections and Associated Factors among Patients Attending Hospitals in Bushenyi District, Uganda by Martin, Odoki, Adamu, Almustapha Aliero, Julius, Tibyangye, Josephat, Nyabayo Maniga, Eddie, Wampande, Charles, Drago Kato, Ezera, Agwu, Joel, Bazira

“…Sound knowledge of factors associated with UTI may allow timely intervention that can easily bring the disease under control. …”
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Assessing the Effect of Cassava Peel Flour as an Admixture on the Properties of Concrete. by Opiyo, Junior Ronney

“…Compressive strength tests were conducted on cubes (150x150x150 mm) at 7, 14, and 28 days. At 7 days, compressive strength decreased with increasing CPF dosage, from 15.2 MPa at 0% CPF to 10.3 MPa at 6% CPF. …”
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Effect of Fireworks, Chinese New Year and the COVID-19 Lockdown on Air Pollution and Public Attitudes by Peter Brimblecombe, Yonghang Lai

“…Ozone noticeably increases as there is less NO available for titration, but such change may not be widespread geographically. Beijing, where restrictions were less stringent, showed some improvement in air quality, though this is more difficult to detect, even within the 5th Ring Road.…”
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Quantification of onion (Allium cepa L.) evapotranspiration and crop coefficient via weighable lysimeter under semi-arid climate of Melkasa, Ethiopia by Nigusie Kebede, Mekonen Ayana, Boja Mekonnen

“…This study was conducted at Melkasa Agricultural Research Centre in Ethiopia during February to May in 2023 and 2024 and focused on quantifying the water requirement and crop coefficient of onion (Allium cepa L.), Nafis variety. …”
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Eco-toxicological effects of pesticide residues on soil biological sentinels by E.I. Atuanya, T Onuoha, E Morka

“…The bacterial isolate was characterized and identified based on its cultural, morphological and biochemical characteristics. After 4 to 5 days of growth, Nitrobacter and Nitrosomonas Counts obtained from Winogradsky medium ranged from 1.87±0.95 to 2.43 ± 1.1 x 104cfu/g. …”
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Willingness-to-pay to access Ingenol Mebutate Gel for Actinic Keratosis Treatment in the U.S. Setting by Michael Willis, Sandra Erntoft, Sofie Persson, Jenny M. Norlin, Ulf Persson

“…Ingenol mebutate gel, a recently introduced treatment for AK, is administered for 2 or 3 days, and LSR’s are predicable in onset and duration. …”
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Assessment of the Sphericity of Submicrometer Particles Using a Single-particle Polar Nephelometer at an Urban Site in Japan by Maho Nakagawa, Tomoki Nakayama, Hiroshi Sasago, Yuki Kuruma, Hikari Yai, Shuhei Ogawa, Yange Deng, Michihiro Mochida, Yutaka Matsumi

“…During the daytime, the proportion of the low-sphericity particles decreased, whereas the average sphericity of the high-sphericity particles increased, which can be attributed to photochemical formation and/or aging processes. On days with extremely high relative humidity, the diurnal variation in the average sphericity displayed another peak during the early morning, which may have been due to the secondary formation of nitrate.…”
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Severe Diverticulitis Associated to <i>Clostridioides difficile</i> Infection in a 91 Year Old Patient (Clinical Case) by A. A. Makushina, L.  N. Androsova, K. B. Puzakov, A. V. Okhlobystin, M. A. Tatarkina, O. S. Shifrin

“…If the patient develops a clinical picture of C. difficile-associated disease, treatment may be initiated before laboratory confirmation.…”
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Association of early versus late care seeking for sport-related concussion in adolescent athletes in Canada: a historical cohort study by Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Carolina Cancelliere, Cameron Marshall, Darrin Germann, Mohsen Kazemi, David Youngwoo Oh

“…The median time to recovery was 18 versus 22 days in the early and late groups, respectively.Conclusion Adolescent athletes with SRC have favourable recovery trajectories when presenting for care up to 28 days. …”
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Deferiprone ameliorates cisplatin induced peripheral neurotoxicity via ferritinophagy adjustment by Hanan Seddiek, Mira Hanna, Amany Elsayed Mohamed Hamoud, Marawan Abd Elbaset, Ahmed M. A. Akabawy, Mohamed Zakaria Kotb, Mohamed Mansour Khalifa

“…Twenty-four male Wistar albino rats were arranged into four groups: (I) Control group, rats were given vehicle; (II) Def group, rats received deferiprone (200 mg/kg orally once daily for 10 days); (III) Cis group, rats were injected by Cis 2 mg/Kg once daily for 3 consecutive days i.p.; and (IV) Cis + Def group, rats received deferiprone (200 mg/kg orally once daily for 10 days, rats were injected with Cis in the 4th, 5th, and 6th days). …”
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Clinical Outcomes of Carotid Artery Stenting for Carotid Artery Stenosis in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients by Shuki OKUHARA, Tomoaki MURAKAMI, Shingo TOYOTA, Kosei OKOCHI, Koichi NAKASHIMA, Kazuhiro TOHARA, Shuhei YAMADA, Takamune ACHIHA, Maki KOBAYASHI, Haruhiko KISHIMA

“…CAS in hemodialysis patients may be safe and effective.…”
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