Validated HPLC method for simultaneous determination of azelastine hydrochloride fluticasone propionate and oxymetazoline in nasal mucosa and nasopharyngeal swabs from real human s... by Neven N. Mikawy, Nancy Magdy, Marwa H. Mohamed, Amira M. El-Kosasy

“…Calibration curves were linear in nasal mucosa samples at concentration ranges of 8–125, 10–100, and 10–125 µg/mL, with average recoveries ± SD of 101.56%±0.39, 102.45%±0.86, and 104.61%±4.52 for AZT, FP, and OXY; respectively. …”
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Evaluation of Sialic Acid Levels in the Umbilical Cord Blood of Newborns of Diabetic and Non-Diabetic Mothers and the Relation with Poor Neonatal Outcome by Yuksel Kurban, İbrahim Uyar, Koza Murat, Murat Alan

“…The others, in decreasing order, were participants with Type II diabetes (33.00±4.1) and gestational diabetes (20.87±3.7) and the difference was statistically significant (p=0.001). …”
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Incorporation of anthocyanin into zein nanofibrous films by electrospinning: Structural characterization, functional properties, and ammonia color-responsiveness by Jun Wang, Wenpeng Zhao, Dongli Qin, Hongyan Shan, Xiaoman Zhu, Lilan Chen, Ying Liu, Songnan Li

“…In the ammonia color-responsiveness test, an obvious color change with ΔE values of 13.1 and 20.0 was observed for Z-FF incorporated with A at concentrations of 0.2 % and 0.5 %, respectively. …”
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Phase I trial on the safety of olprinone for low central venous pressure management aimed at haemorrhage control during open and laparoscopic hepatectomy: a study protocol by Katsuhiko Uesaka, Yuya Miura, Teiichi Sugiura, Ryo Ashida, Katsuhisa Ohgi, Mihoko Yamada, Shimpei Otsuka, Yoshiyasu Kato, Takuya Oyakawa, Eiji Ando, Sunao Tamai

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A longitudinal study of the association between the outcome of bariatric surgery and mental health indicators in Chinese patients: an examination of the interaction effect by Hung-Yen Lin, Te-Chang Changchien, Tsung-Jen Hsieh, Cheng-Sheng Chen, Yung-Chieh Yen

“…The average body mass index (BMI) decreased by 13.46 (SD 8.28), the CHQ scores decreased by 1.52 (SD 2.76), and the TDQ scores decreased by 5.08 (SD 8.58). …”
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Development and validation of a risk prediction model for PICC-related venous thrombosis in patients with cancer: a prospective cohort study by Zeyin Hu, Mengna Luo, Ruoying He, Zhenming Wu, Yuying Fan, Jia Li

“…Four risk factors were identified as key predictors of PICC-RVT, including “diabetes requiring insulin (OR: 8.016; 95% CI 1.157–55.536), major surgery (within 1 month and operation time > 45 minutes) (OR: 0.023; 95% CI 1.296–30.77), reduced limb activities of the PICC arm (OR: 6.687; 95% CI 2.024–22.09)” and “catheter material (OR: 3.319; 95% CI 0.940–11.723)”. …”
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A synergistic effect of secondhand smoke with vitamin D deficiency on cognitive impairment in older adults: a cross sectional study by Yan Li, Qianqian Shen, Chengyu Chen, Xueru Yin, Xinru Wang, Xiyue Yang, Xueqian Zhang, Lei Chen, Jian Xu, Guifang Gong

“…ObjectivesTo investigate whether exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) aggravates the detrimental effect of vitamin D deficiency (VDD) on cognitive performance in the elderly.MethodsBased on National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES) 2011–2014, 1,446 non-smoking participants (≥ 60 years old) with detailed serum 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], concentration of cotinine and tests score of cognitive function were included. …”
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Evaluating the risk of underdiagnosis of invasive breast cancer in needle biopsy-diagnosed ductal carcinoma in situ eligible for radiofrequency ablation by Hideo Shigematsu, Mutsumi Fujimoto, Kanako Suzuki, Haruka Ikejiri, Ai Amioka, Emiko Hiraoka, Shinsuke Sasada, Koji Arihiro, Morihito Okada

“…Results During the study period, 606 lesions were diagnosed as DCIS via needle biopsy. Of these, 209 lesions met the criteria for RFA, with underdiagnosis determined in 40 lesions (19.1%). …”
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Chaperones Utilization in Clinical Practice: Intimate and Sensitive Physical Examination Best Practice Strategies and Concepts in Modern Urological Medicine by Tarini Mitra, Nicolas K. Koerber, Harini Shah, Austin C. Kassels, Danyon J. Anderson, Brennen J. Cooper, Meghan B. Schaefer, Alan D. Kaye, Harish B. Bangalore Siddaiah, Jibin S. Mathew, Jeffrey R. Sterritt, Zachary S. Lee, Ivan Urits

“…Two studies reported the percentage of patients who believed chaperones should be offered to all urology patients, ranging from 73-88.4%. …”
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Polymorphism of renin — angiotensin system genes in progression of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic hepatitis C by O. V. Taratina, T. N. Krasnova, L. M. Samokhodskaya, T. N. Lopatkina, V. A. Tkachuk, N. A. Mukhin

“…Assessment of polymorphism of studied genes was carried out by molecular genetic methods.Results. In CHC patients of «rapidly progressing fibrosis» group in comparison to «slowly progressing fibrosis» group minor A-allele (50,0 and 33,3% respectively, p=0,0126) and «mutant» АА-genotype (27,3 and 11,1%, р=0,0324; OR АА=3,00; 95% CI 1,07-8,45), AGT gene on locus G-6A, as well as minor T-allele (р=0,0407) of AGT gene in M235T locus were significantly more common while MM genotype of M235T polymorphism of AGT gene (20,8 and 44,4%, respectively, p=0,0090; OR MM=0,33; 95%-CI 0,15–0,73) were significant less frequent. …”
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Assessing the Health and Economic Outcomes of a 9-Valent HPV Vaccination Program in the United Kingdom by Kwame Owusu-Edusei, Cody Palmer, Olga Ovcinnikova, Giampiero Favato, Vincent Daniels

“…The 2 vaccination strategies were (1) universal vaccination 4-valent (UV4V), using the 4-valent HPV vaccine (4vHPV), and (2) universal vaccination 9-valent (UV9V), using the 9-valent HPV vaccine (9vHPV). …”
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ГОТОВНІСТЬ УЧИТЕЛІВ ГЕОГРАФІЇ СПЕЦІАЛЬНИХ ШКІЛ СЛОВАЦЬКОЇ РЕСПУБЛІКИ ДО ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ЕЛЕКТРОННОГО ДИДАКТИЧНОГО ПОСІБНИКА З IT-ПІДТРИМКОЮ... by Віктор Гладуш, Барбора Ковачова, Славка Бендікова, Марцела Чарницька

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Balloon dilation for the treatment of male urethral strictures: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Tianyu Cai, Xiaoyu Li, Jian Lin, Chunru Xu, Xing Ji, Zhenpeng Zhu, Zhenke Guo

“…The maximum urinary flow rate at 3 months (risk ratio [RR]= 2.6510, 95% CI: 1.0681 to 4.2338, p<0.01) and the maximum urinary flow rate at 1 year (RR= 1.6637, 95% CI: 1.1837 to 2.1437, p<0.05) were significantly different after dilation. …”
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The Role of Motivation to Promote Personal and Social Responsibility Through PE and Sport: A Comparative Exploratory Investigation of Prospective PE Teachers and Sports Leaders in... by Istvan Soos, Ian Whyte, Diana Szekeres, Karoly Ozsvath, Attila Szabo, Jonathan Ling, Jose Francisco Jiménez-Parra, Alfonso Valero-Valenzuela

“…Data was analysed by IBM SPSS v. 29.0 statistical software package. Results: Results showed that university students’ academic motivations were influenced both by internal and external reasons; however, autonomous motivation demonstrated a medium correlation with personal responsibility, social responsibility, emotional repair, and resilience. …”
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Efficacy, Feasibility, and Acceptability of an Emotional Competence Tele-Intervention for Mandarin-Speaking Children Aged 5 to 7 Years With Developmental Language Disorder: Pilot S... by Hsin-Hui Lu, Shih-Yuan Liang, Yi-Chia Huang

“…The children with DLD were, on average, aged 5.79 (SD 0.47) years, whereas the children with TLD were, on average, aged 5.93 (SD 0.31) years. We assessed the children’s emotional competence, nonverbal ability, verbal comprehension, vocabulary acquisition, and expressive language skills. …”
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Visual, clinical and quality of life outcomes of a new multifocal IOL with optimized diffractive grating: a non-randomized clinical trial by João Marcelo de Almeida Gusmão Lyra, Mariana Silva Gois de Almeida, Lucila de Albuquerque Barbosa Lira, Laís Oliveira dos Santos, Mateus Lins dos Santos, Jorge Artur Peçanha de Miranda Coelho

“…Visual acuity assessments were performed under photopic conditions, with a range of defocus from + 1.5 D to -3.0 D. Results Significant improvements were observed in uncorrected distance visual acuity (UDVA), corrected distance visual acuity (CDVA), and near visual acuity (UNVA) at both 30 and 90 days post-surgery (p < 0.001). …”
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ВИКОРИСТАННЯ ЗАСОБІВ ІКТ ДЛЯ РОЗВИТКУ НАВИЧОК АУДІЮВАННЯ ЗДОБУВАЧІВ ВИЩОЇ ОСВІТИ by Любов Башманівська, Ірина Башманівська, Оксана Кучерук, Олена Юрчук, Валерій Башманівський

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Dyslipidemia among Patients with End Stage Renal Disease on Maintenance Hemodialysis by Mohammed Ghazi Abdulhadi, Mohammed Omer Mohammed, Fenk Bakir Maarouf

“…Results: Age of the participants ranged between 18 - 70 years and the mean age was (44.45 ± 13.6) years. In HD group, the mean cholesterol  was  (3.29 + 0.73) mmol/l, serum TG (2.38 ± 0.56) mmol/l, LDL (1.91 ± 0.66) mmol/l, HDL (0.88 ± 0.2) mmol/l, atherogenic index (0.434 ± 0.16), while in control group, the mean cholesterol  was (4.17 ± 0.69) mmol/l, serum TG (1.6 ± 0.43) mmol/l, LDL (2.69 ± 0.63 ) mmol/l, HDL (1.066 ± 0.13) mmol/l, atherogenic index (0.177 ± 0.12).  …”
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Radiographic Features of Spinal Meningioma and Schwannoma: A Novel Specific Feature―Ginkgo Leaf Sign by Yu Toda, Masashi Miyazaki, Takaomi Kobayashi, Yoshiaki Egashira, Deokcheol Lee, Hideaki Hamanaka, Shigeo Ueda, Hiromu Yoshizato, Masatsugu Tsukamoto, Tomohito Yoshihara, Hirohito Hirata, Hiroaki Konishi, Tatsuya Tanaka, Koji Otani, Masaaki Mawatari, Tadatsugu Morimoto

“…Results: The average age of patients was older (67.6 vs. 58.9 years), and the frequency of females was higher (72% vs. 46%) for meningioma than for schwannoma. …”
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Long-term efficacy and safety of alemtuzumab in participants with highly active MS: TOPAZ clinical trial and interim analysis of TREAT-MS real-world study by Tjalf Ziemssen, Ann D. Bass, Bart Van Wijmeersch, Sara Eichau, Stephan Richter, Frank Hoffmann, Nicole M. Armstrong, Magdalena Chirieac, Janete Cunha-Santos, Barry A. Singer

“…Paul-Ehrlich-Institut (TREAT-MS, NIS 281).…”
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