Single-center experience and evaluation of rare ıntracranial abscesses in childhood by Nihal Yildiz, Zeynep Gökçe Gayretli Aydin

“…The most common complaints were headache (39.1%), fever (91.3%), focal neurological deficits (60.9%), seizures, loss of consciousness (26.1%), and meningitis findings (60.9%). …”
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Associations between asthma and Life’s Essential 8: a cross-sectional study by Jiao Xu, Jianlei Tang

“…Compared to low LE8 scores, moderate and high LE8 scores were associated with reduced asthma risk, with adjusted ORs (95% CIs) of 0.59 (0.51–0.68) and 0.48 (0.39–0.58), respectively. Non-linear correlations were observed between LE8 scores and asthma (p non-linear = 0.01) and between health factor scores and asthma (p non-linear = 0.01). …”
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The Effectiveness of Motivational Psychotherapy on Social-Emotional Competencies of Students with Type 1 Diabetes by Hossein Sahebdel, Hossein Kareshki, Hossein Mehrabi

“…Results: The findings revealed that the motivational psychotherapy program significantly increased the social-emotional competencies of the experimental group compared to the control group (P < 0.01). These results indicate that the educational package of motivational psychotherapy is an effective method for enhancing the social-emotional competencies of secondary school students with type 1 diabetes. …”
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Estudio y evolución de la calidad de leche cruda en tambos de la zona noroeste de Santa Fe y sur de Santiago del Estero, Argentina (1993-2009) by G.R. REVELLI, O.A. SBODIO, E.J. TERCERO

“…En el marco del Programa de Mejoramiento Integral de Calidad de Leche, se analizaron parámetros físico-químicos, microbiológicos y sanitarios, obteniéndose valores medios que caracterizan la zona, a saber: acidez: 16,30 ± 0,96 °D, pH: 6,68 ± 0,04, grasa butirosa: 3,48 ± 0,24%, proteína verdadera: 3,11 ± 0,12%, lactosa: 4,74 ± 0,16%, cenizas: 0,70 ± 0,09%, sólidos totales: 12,18 ± 0,42%, descenso crioscópico: -0,530 ± 0,02 °C, recuento de bacterias totales: 9,6 x 104 ± 2,2 x 105 UFC/ml, recuento de células somáticas: 407.000 ± 230.000 CS/ml e inhibidores (Antibióticos): 99,64% negativo. …”
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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). All nonunion patients had a history of ORIF (p = 0.102). …”
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Higher Levels of Income and Education are Associated with More Specialized Sport Participation Behaviors: Results from a Representative Sample of Youth Sport Parents from the Unite... by Eric G Post, Matthew J. Rivera, Darleesa Doss, Lindsey E. Eberman

“…. # Results Parents who reported an annual household income of \$75,001 or more were more likely than parents making less than \$75,000 to report that their child participated on an organized club team (OR \[95%CI\]: 1.94 \[1.15-3.27\]), participated on multiple organized teams at the same time (OR \[95%CI\]: 1.85 \[1.10-3.11\]), or specialized in a single sport (OR \[95%CI\]: 2.45 \[1.45-4.14\]). …”
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Prospective Study of Posterior Cervical Foraminotomy for Cervical Radiculopathy in Absenceof Myelopathy by Umesh D. Jain, Amol Gowaikar, Pradip Patil, Uday Ghate, Rishabh Nair

“…Methods: This was a prospective and multicentric study including patients of cervical monoradiculopathy, who underwent PCF surgery in the “department of orthopedics,” between October 2020 and November 2022. …”
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Proximate, Mineral Contents and Physicochemical Properties of <i>Chrysophyllum Albidum</i> (African Star Apple) Kernel Flour and Oil by S.S. Audu, C.I. Beetseh, D.U. Edward-Ekpu, A.A. Ewuga

“…The results obtained from the Proximate Analysis shows the kernel has a moisture content of 10.06±0.08 %, Ash content of 2.72±007 %, Crude lipid of 13.31±008 %, Crude Protein of 7.92±0.00 %, Crude Fibre of 1.59±0.00 % and Carbohydrate of 65.41±0.05 %. …”
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Diagnostic value of the appendicitis inflammatory response (AIR) score. A systematic review and meta-analysis by Roland E. Andersson, Joachim Stark

“…The area under the ROC curve for the AIR score was 0.86 (95% CI 0.83–0.88) for all patients with appendicitis and 0.93 (CI 0.91–0.96) for those with advanced appendicitis, which was greater than the corresponding areas for the Alvarado score (0.79, CI 0.76; 0.81) and 0.88, CI 0.82; 0.95), respectively. …”
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Detection of Antichlamydial Antibody in Patients With Ectopic Pregnancy and Normal Pregnancy by Srwa Jamal Murad

“…The results shows that the mean age of normal pregnancy were (28.3±4.6) group compared with mean age ectopic pregnancy (29.5±4.9) group. The mean IgG (6.3±5.1) of patients with ectopic pregnancy was found to be significantly higher than mean IgG (2.8±1.1) for normal pregnant patients (P-value 0.01) and IgM mean (4.5±2.4) of patients with ectopic pregnancy was significantly higher than mean IgM (1.6±1.2) for normal pregnant patients with P-value 0.01. …”
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Mastalgia Assesment and Hormonal Correlations in Patients with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome by Emel Kıyak Çağlayan, Levent Seçkin, Ayşe Yeşim Göçmen, Aylin Okur, Ergin Arslan, Halil İbrahim Serin, Kasım Çağlayan, Yaprak Engin Üstün

“… OBJECTIVE: The aim of this study is the assesment of relationship between mastalgia and hormonal parameters and frequency of mastalgia in polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). STUDY DESIGN: 141 patients who are admitted to our clinic were included in this study after taking their informed consent. 78 patients who were diagnosed as PCOS according to the Rotterdam Criteria constitute the patient group. 63 patients who are admitted for routine control and had no hormonal pathology constitute the control group. …”
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Prevalence and outcomes associated with hypocalcaemia and hypercalcaemia among pre-dialysis chronic kidney disease patients with mineral and bone disorder by Mei Hui Amanda Yong, Jun Jie Benjamin Seng, Ying Lin Cheryl Tan, Jiunn Wong, Priscilla How

“…Severity of hypercalcaemia was classified as ‘mild’ (Ca2+: between 2.47 and 3.00 mmol/L), moderate (Ca2+: between 3.01 and 3.50 mmol/L) and severe (Ca2+: >3.50 mmol/L). …”
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Management and outcomes among older adults with generalized epilepsy in routine clinical practice by MarieElena Byrnes, Majed Alzahrany, Vineet Punia

“…The odds of active epilepsy at the last follow‐up were significantly higher among those with polyspikes (odds ratio [OR] = 2.42; 95% confidence interval [CI] = 1.01–6.01), myoclonic seizure history (OR = 2.88, 1.23–6.96), and developmental delay (OR = 4.75, 1.45–19.3). …”
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Gender-specific secular trends and related factors of high perceived stress level among Korean older adults: a nation-wide serial cross-sectional study by Eunjeong Choi, Hyun-Ju Seo, Kye Ha Kim, Sun-Young Jung

“…Among women, low household income (OR: 1.68, 95% CI: 1.56–1.81), smoking (OR: 1.63, 95% CI: 1.49–1.79), and living with a spouse (OR: 1.51, 95% CI: 1.34–1.70) were significant predictors. …”
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Pengembangan Automated Image Analysis untuk Menentukan Jumlah Bakteri Tahan Asam (BTA) pada Kasus Tubercolosis by Safri Adam, Puji Astuti, Puspa Amalia, Fadli Sukandiarsyah

“…The evaluation results show an RMSE (Root Mean Squere Error) of 2,484 obtained at the 0.11 . threshold …”
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Application of oral nutritional supplements to control body weight loss in postoperative patients suffering from solid tumors: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ying Liu, Zhen Wu, Tingting Shao, Wanzhen Zheng, Jing Huang

“…The group receiving oral nutritional supplements demonstrated a statistically significant reduction in weight loss compared to the control group, with a mean difference of 1.11 (95% CI: 0.52–1.70), an I2 statistic of 97.0%, and a p-value less than 0.01.ConclusionThe meta-analysis provide evidence that ONSs effectively reduce BWL in postoperative patients with solid tumors. …”
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Трансформація економіки космосу в контексті сталого розвитку країн by Лариса Антонюк, Ганна Нямещук

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Examine the Role of Psychological Resilience in Predicting Social and Professional Performance in Patients with Diabetes, Multiple Sclerosis, and Rheumatism by Ahmad S Alsheikh Al, Ashraf Alqudah

“…The present study aimed to examine the role of psychological resilience in the social and professional functioning of patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), diabetes mellitus, and rheumatoid arthritis (RA). A total of 301 individuals (58.8% female) participated in the study. …”
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The General Condition of Agriculture in Kalmykia at the beginning of collectivization by Namsyr A. Shikhanov

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Recomendaciones para la Detección y Mitigación de la Marchitez del Laurel en Árboles de Aguacates y Especies Relacionadas en Jardines y Patios Hogareños by Jonathan Henry Crane, Jeff Wasielewski, Daniel Carrillo, Romina Gazis, Bruce Schaffer, Fredy Ballen, Edward Evans, Rubén Regalado

“…This new 8-page publication of the UF/IFAS Horticultural Sciences Department provides home owners recommendations for identifying and mitigating laurel wilt disease in the home landscape. Written by Jonathan H. Crane, Jeff Wasielewski, Daniel Carrillo, Romina Gazis, Bruce Schaffer, Fredy Ballen, and Edwards Evans. https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/hs1384 …”
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