A Systematic Literature Review of the Epidemiology, Health-Related Quality of Life Impact, and Economic Burden of Immunoglobulin A Nephropathy by Christina Soeun Kwon, Patrick Daniele, Anna Forsythe, Christopher Ngai

“…**Introduction:** This systematic literature review analyzed published evidence on IgA nephropathy (IgAN), focusing on US epidemiology, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), and economic burden of illness. **Methods:** Using Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, Embase®, MEDLINE®, Cochrane, and Econlit (January 2010 to June 2020) were searched, along with relevant congresses (2017-2020). …”
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Ground-level Particulate Sulphate and Gaseous Sulphur Dioxide Downwind of an Aluminium Smelter by Dane Blanchard, Julian Aherne

“…Furthermore, the increasing pSO4 2−/vanadium (V) ratio (used as a tracer of smelter emissions) relative to distance confirmed particulate formation was occurring within the emission plume during the sampling period. …”
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Contributions of Biomass Burning and Other Sources to Fine Particle Level and Oxidative Potential in Suburban Tokyo, Japan by Akihiro Fushimi, Ana M. Villalobos, Akinori Takami, Kiyoshi Tanabe, James J. Schauer

“…The particulate mass, elemental carbon, organic carbon (OC), water-soluble organic carbon, inorganic ionic species, elements, organic markers, and biological oxidative potentials were measured using the PM2.5 samples. Results showed remarkably high levoglucosan concentrations in fall, suggesting enhanced open burning contributions during this season. …”
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The impact of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic on hospital admissions and treatment management of ectopic pregnancy by Hande Gurbuz, Gulfem Basol, Mehmet Mustafa Altintas, Betul Kuru

“…Furthermore, surgical treatment methods were used more than conservative therapies during the outbreak.…”
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Clinical and Economic Outcomes in Low-risk Pulmonary Embolism Patients Treated with Rivaroxaban versus Standard of Care by W. Frank Peacock, Craig I. Coleman, Phil Wells, Gregory J. Fermann, Li Wang, Onur Baser, Jeff Schein, Concetta Crivera

“…# Study Design Adult patients with continuous health plan enrollment for ≥12 months pre- and 3 months post-inpatient PE diagnosis (index date=discharge date) between October 1, 2011- June 30, 2015 and an anticoagulant claim during the index hospitalization were included…”
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Effect of platelet-rich plasma on angiogenic and regenerative properties in patients with critical limb ischemia by Hamid Tanzadehpanah, Sima Nobari, Ava Jalalian Hoseini, Farzaneh Ghotbani, Mohsen Mehrabzadeh, Jamal Jalili shahri, Amirreza Alipour, Mohsen Sheykhhasan, Hamed Manoochehri, Susan Darroudi, Hanie Mahaki

“…A comprehensive search was conducted on Web of Science, PubMed, Google Scholar, and Scopus to find studies published during PRP therapy in critical limb ischemia up to June 2024. …”
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A Study of the Solid Waste Chain in Benin Metropolis, Nigeria by Dennis Iyeke Igbinomwanhia, Ejovo Nena Ohwovoriole

“…Solid waste is seen in huge heaps on any piece of unused land, around buildings, in the open market places and in drainage and water ways. …”
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Preliminary Studies on the Development of Meat Balls by JO Igene, KS Akinjobi, SE Evivie

“…Meat ball is a value-added meat product made from beef. Three different types of meat balls: Cured Spiced Fried Ball (CSFB), Uncured Spiced Fried Ball (USFB) and Uncured Unspiced Fried Ball (UUFB) were developed all from beef, with variation in spices used and weighing from 17.67g to 18.03g respectively. …”
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Concurrent Force Feedback on Load Symmetry in Total Knee Arthroplasty Patients by Steni Sackiriyas, Becky Heinert, Drew Rutherford, Gwen M Fritz, Thomas W Kernozek

“… # Conclusions A reduction in the mean load symmetry index following concurrent feedback training suggests improved use of the surgical limb during both leg press and squat exercises during the same therapy session but the more symmetric loading pattern was not retained one week later. …”
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Mesenchymal Stem Cell Therapy for Acute Myocardial Infarction: Protocol for a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Michael Vincent DiCaro, Brianna Yee, KaChon Lei, Kavita Batra, Buddhadeb Dawn

“…However, these strategies are inadequate for replacing cells lost during tissue ischemia, thereby leaving behind noncontractile scar tissue. …”
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Analysis of Surface Level PM2.5 Measured by Low-Cost Sensor and Satellite-Based Column Aerosol Optical Depth (AOD) over Kathmandu by Jeevan Regmi, Khem N. Poudyal, Amod Pokhrel, Nabin Malakar, Madhu Gyawali, Lekhendra Tripathee, Mukesh Rai, Srikanthan Ramachandran, Katrina Wilson, Rudra Aryal

“…The observation shows that hourly averaged PM2.5 fluctuates bimodally in four seasons (Winter: December, January, and February; Spring: March–May; Summer: June–September; and Autumn: October–November), with the highest levels occurring during morning and evening rush hours. …”
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Feasibility of remote robot empowered teleultrasound scanning for radioactive patients by Ying Liang, Lu Wang, Manuel Escobar Amoresa, Zirui Jiang, Bo Yu, Jiami Li, Man Lu

“…Although 7 patients felt slightly painful during teleultrasound scan, the pain intensity was acceptable (0.31vs0, P = 0.02). …”
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Carbapenem resistance in gram-negative pathogens in an Iranian hospital: high prevalence of OXA-type carbapenemase genes by Setareh Mamishi, Reihaneh Hosseinpour Sadeghi, Sadaf Sajedi Moghaddam, Babak Pourakbari, Shiva Poormohammadi, Maryam Sotoudeh Anvari, Shima Mahmoudi

“…Purpose This study aimed to investigate the prevalence of carbapenem resistance in gram-negative bacteria isolated from patients at the Children's Medical Center Hospital, Tehran, Iran, to understand the molecular mechanisms underlying this resistance. Methods During the period spanning from June 2019 to June 2020, 777 gram-negative bacterial strains were isolated. …”
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Progress towards 90-90-90 and 95-95-95 strategy implementations and HIV positivity trends in the City of Johannesburg by J C Y Nyasulu, I Maposa

“…The 95-95-95 strategy implementation is a positive initiative for moving the HIV tide towards elimination, with a focus on addressing the huge inequalities in existence in access to HIV services. …”
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Dominant Arm Internal and External Rotation Strength is Related to Arm Pain in Youth Baseball Players by Jeffrey Paskewitz, Fred Breidenbach, Philip Malloy, P Michael Eckrich, Ryan Zarzycki

“…# Background and Purpose The prevalence of arm pain in youth baseball players is high with approximately half reporting arm pain during the season, and the number of ulnar collateral ligament reconstructions in youth baseball players is increasing. …”
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Characteristics and Sources of Organic Aerosol Markers in PM2.5 by Zheng Li, Ruiwen Zhou, Yuanyuan Li, Min Chen, Yachen Wang, Tonglin Huang, Yanan Yi, Zhanfang Hou, Jingjing Meng, Li Yan

“…The higher ratios of both secondary OC/OC (SOC/OC) and C18:1/C18:0 was observed during the clean days than those during haze days, implying that OAs during clean periods were more aged. …”
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Cortical representation of novel tool use: Understanding the neural basis of mechanical problem solving by Clara Seifert, Thabea Kampe, Cilia Jäger, Jennifer Randerath, Afra Wohlschläger, Joachim Hermsdörfer

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The Concurrent Validity and Reliability of Single Leg Squat Among Physically Active Females with and without Dynamic Knee Valgus by Nazatul Izzati Jamaludin, Farhah Nadhirah Aiman Sahabuddin, Nur Syahmina Rasudin, Shazlin Shaharudin

“…# Background The single leg squat (SLS) motion imitates various maneuvers in sports. It is commonly used as a functional test for the lower limb. SLS with two-dimensional (2-D) video analysis is regularly performed in the clinical setting to assess dynamic knee valgus (DKV). …”
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Complementary feeding and the early origins of obesity risk: a study protocol by Daniel D Reidpath, Ireneous N Soyiri, Naleena Devi Muniandy, Pascale A Allotey

“…Hence, this study is designed to determine if the variation in complementary feeding practices poses a risk for the development of obesity later in life. A mixed methods approach will be used in conducting this study.Methods and analysis The target participants are infants born from January to June 2015 in the South East Asia Community Observatory (SEACO) platform. …”
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Impacts of Effluents on the Limnology of a Tropical River, Southwestern Nigeria by Abeke Adedolapo Ayoade, A Olajumoke Olusegun

“…Sci. Environ. Manage. June, 2012, Vol. 16 (2) 201 - 207…”
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