Does hospital strategic alliance affect the paediatric service capacity of local hospitals? A difference-in-differences econometric analysis by Zhanchun Feng, Qian Fu, Li Zhang, Xiaolu Yu, Cuiping Xiao, Cuili Yang

“…Background Health inequality caused by the scarcity and uneven distribution of paediatric service resources is common worldwide. …”
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The effect of malaria prevention and control interventions on malaria morbidity among children under 5 years and pregnant women in Kintampo North Municipality, Ghana by Christopher Tamal, Chrysantus Kubio, Delia Akosua Bandoh, Maurice Owiny, Ernest Kenu, Edwin Andrew Afari, Samuel Oko Sackey, Donne Kofi Ameme, Priscillia Nortey, Timothy Letsa, Alice Vorleto, Charles Gyamfi, Isaac Addisi

“…We used linear regression models to determine the association between Long-Lasting Insecticide-treated Nets (LLINS) distribution, Intermittent Preventive Treatment in Pregnancy (IPTp) and episodes of malaria in children <5 years old and pregnant women. …”
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Misdiagnosis and Chemotherapy Delaying Reduces the Chemosensitivity of Choriocarcinoma Patient: Analysis of 36 Cases by Lin-Jing Yuan, Yu-Ying Chen, Cai-Xia Zhu, Yi-Zi Wang, Guo-Fen Yang

“…Methods: We analyzed 36 choriocarcinoma cases who were treated in our department about their clinical characteristics, and their diagnosis and treatment processes together with the serum β-hCG variation. …”
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Fate of Microplastic Pollution Along the Water and Sludge Lines in Municipal Wastewater Treatment Plants by Thibaut Saur, Florian Paillet, Samuel Robert, Jean-Claude Alibar, Jean-François Loret, Bruno Barillon

“…Quantification analyses were performed and then coupled with operational data to assess pollution flow rates and the microplastic balance. …”
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Early administration of anamorelin improves cancer cachexia in gastrointestinal cancer patients: an observational study by Toshihiko Matsumoto, Sien Cho, Akio Nakasya, Hiroki Nagai, Hironaga Satake, Hisateru Yasui

“…We retrospectively collected real-world data from patients diagnosed with colorectal and gastric cancers experiencing cachexia who were treated with anamorelin. …”
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Optimization of wastewater treatment plant based on polymer and electricity consumption - A case study of Finland by Ana Carolina Méndez-Ecoscia, Francisco Javier Farfan Orozco, Carl-Eric Wilén, Henrik Saxén

“…The reduction of the amount of polymer was determined by tracking the sedimentation kinetics at different polymer concentrations, combining zeta potential measurement and particle size distribution. Sedimentation data were obtained by interpreting the transmission and backscattering profile using a TurbiScan Lab&reg;. …”
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Exploring the Spatial Patterns of Accessibility to Metro Services Considering the Locations of Station Entrances/Exits by Congxiao Yan, Yueer Gao, Yifu Yang

“…This study employed multi-source geospatial data from Xiamen, China, to examine the supply and demand dynamics of metro stations with a particular emphasis on entrances/exits. …”
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Epidemiology of severe heart disease among Unified Health System (SUS) users in Rio Grande do Norte: a cross-sectional study by Gustavo Gomes Torres, Angelo Giuseppe Roncalli

“…METHODS: This cross-sectional study analyzed data derived from patients treated at Hospital Onofre Lopes, UFRN, from 2006 to 2021, including sociodemographic characteristics, procedures, and health conditions. …”
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Shear Bond Strength and Finite Element Stress Analysis of Composite Repair Using Various Adhesive Strategies With and Without Silane Application by Elif Ercan Devrimci, Hande Kemaloglu, Cem Peskersoy, Tijen Pamir, Murat Turkun

“…The highest bond strength was found in G2 (21.54 MPa) while G1 showed the lowest (8.86 MPa). Silane-treated groups exhibited favorable stress distribution and a strong correlation between experimental and simulated outcomes. …”
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Mapping the spatial and temporal frequency of systemic lupus erythematosus in Brazil by Andreza Martyres, Alice Ramos-Silva, Fabiana Rabe Carvalho, Rodrigo Cutrim Gaudio, Katia Lino Baptista, Elisangela Costa Lima, Thalia Medeiros, Andrea Alice Silva

“…Methods: We conducted an ecological study based on data from patients treated in the Unified Health System. …”
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Onset for Active Swimming of Microorganisms to Shape Their Transport in Turbulent Open Channel Flows by Zi Wu, Li Zeng, Guangmiao Li, Zheng Gong, Jie Zhan, Weiquan Jiang, Mengzhen Xu, Xudong Fu

“…This manifests as the characteristic of inducing a non‐uniform vertical concentration distribution, in competition with the mechanism of turbulent diffusion, which leads to a uniform distribution. …”
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Effect and toxicity of PF chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy in the treatment of advanced cervical cancer: Medical thermography test by Caixia Gou, Wang Qi, Pengbing Han, Chunlin Zhang

“…This is a prospective clinical trial in which patients were treated with PF chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy. …”
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Neural Networks in Forecasting Disease Dynamics by A. G. Hasanov, D. G. Shaybakov, S. V. Zhernakov, A. M. Men’shikov, F. F. Badretdinova, I. F. Sufiyarov, J. R. Sagadatova

“…A retrospective study of the medical histories of patients treated for erysipelas at the Ufa Clinical Hospital No.8 during 2006–2015 was carried out. …”
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Assessing the interactions between time series signals using weighted horizontal visibility graphs by Arya Teymourlouei, James Reggia, Rodolphe Gentili

“…Individual timepoints are treated as nodes, and edges are formed by some criterion of visibility between data points. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Treatment of temporomandibular joint internal derangement using MESNA injection by Ahmed A. Mosleh

“…MESNA exhibits minimal tissue distribution, with the material being swiftly and thoroughly eliminated via the kidneys. …”
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Characteristics of hospitalized patients during a large waterborne outbreak of Campylobacter jejuni in Norway. by Nicolay Mortensen, Solveig Aalstad Jonasson, Ingrid Viola Lavesson, Knut Erik Emberland, Sverre Litleskare, Knut-Arne Wensaas, Guri Rortveit, Nina Langeland, Kurt Hanevik

“…We investigated factors that contributed to hospitalization and treatment choices. Data were collected from electronic patient records during and after the outbreak. …”
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Updating the taxonomy of polymorphic plant taxa: six Atlantic Forest species segregated from the widely circumscribed Oxalis polymorpha Mart. ex Zucc. (Oxalidales, Oxalidaceae) by Pedro Fiaschi, Fernando Santos Cabral, Leonardo Ronald Gaspar Caballero, Duane Fernandes Lima

“…We propose the segregation of six species from this widely circumscribed O. polymorpha by combining morphological and molecular systematic data from the nuclear and plastid genomes. Thus, Oxalis decipiens Progel, previously treated under O. polymorpha, is accepted as a distinct species. …”
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Weakening the Anisotropic Property and Refining Prior-β Grains via Hammer Peening Treatment During Wire Arc Additively Manufacturing of Ti-6Al-4V by Guo Xian, Jingbang Pan, Junghoon Lee, Namhyun Kang

“…This study demonstrates improved microstructure and anisotropic properties in Ti-6Al-4V specimens fabricated by WAAM and treated with hammer peening, resulting in a transition from columnar grains to fine equiaxed grains (~300 μm) in both single-pass and four-bead WAAM walls. …”
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Autocrine signaling by receptor tyrosine kinases in urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. by Young H Lee, Molly M Lee, Dinuka M De Silva, Arpita Roy, Cara E Wright, Tiffany K Wong, Rene Costello, Oluwole Olaku, Robert L Grubb, Piyush K Agarwal, Andrea B Apolo, Donald P Bottaro

“…Extending these studies within the tyrosine kinase (TK) family to identify disease drivers could improve our use of TK inhibitors to treat specific patient groups or individuals. We examined the expression distribution of TKs as a class (n = 89) in The Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA) muscle invasive BCa data set (n >400). …”
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Comparison of Elderly Patients With Younger Age Patients Who Were Diagnosed With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer in Terms of Operability by Aykut Eliçora, Hüseyin Fatih Sezer, Aslı Gül Temel

“…Among the patients with adequate data, 244 patients aged &lt;70 years (Group I, control group) and 44 patients aged &gt;70 years (advanced age) (Group II, study group) were retrospectively analyzed.ResultsThere were no statistically significant differences between two groups in terms of distribution of medical history of patients (p= 0.083), and resection types (p= 0.557). …”
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