Long term sequelae from childhood pneumonia; systematic review and meta-analysis. by Karen Edmond, Susana Scott, Viola Korczak, Catherine Ward, Colin Sanderson, Evropi Theodoratou, Andrew Clark, Ulla Griffiths, Igor Rudan, Harry Campbell

“…Evaluation of childhood pneumonia interventions should include potential impact on long term respiratory sequelae.…”
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BANK-SPECIFIC FACTORS AND LENDING BEHAVIOUR IN SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA by Ibrahim Bello Abdullahi, Hussain Umar

“… The intermediary function carried out by commercial banks in moving financial resources from surplus units to deficit units continues to be most critical to economic activities across the globe including sub-Saharan Africa. …”
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Effects of Subhalos on Interpreting Highly Magnified Sources Near Lensing Caustics by Lingyuan Ji, Liang Dai

“…We find that the source size constraint (≲0.3 pc) previously derived from macrolens models should be relaxed by a factor of a few to 10 when subhalos are accounted for, therefore allowing the possibility of a compact star cluster. …”
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Integrating asthma care guidelines into primary care electronic medical records: a review focused on Canadian knowledge translation tools by Matheson McFarlane, Alison Morra, M. Diane Lougheed

“…Additionally, the priorities of primary care physicians should be considered in future KT tool research to improve end-user uptake and overall asthma management practices.…”
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Expert Consensus on Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation Combined with Cognitive Training in the Treatment of Early Alzheimer's Disease by 白玉龙, 狄海波, 侯文生, 胡昔权, 李增勇, 刘颖, 吕泽平, 彭亮, 孙俊峰, 唐敏, 王永慧, 谢海群, 谢平, 许东升, 张丽君, 李伟

“…Its core is to enhance the cognitive function of the brain with CT intervention, while using tDCS to regulate the excitability of the cerebral cortex to promote neural plasticity and functional recovery. …”
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New approach to evaluate the exit dose quality for high radioprotection and radiotherapy efficiency by Mohamed Bencheikh, Abdelmajid Maghnouj, Jaouad Tajmouati, Abdessamad Didi, Abdesslam Lamrabet, Yassine Benkhouya

“…The medical physicists and physicians should take this law in radiotherapy treatment of the cancer.…”
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Neurofeedback as a form of cognitive rehabilitation therapy following stroke: A systematic review. by Tian Renton, Alana Tibbles, Jane Topolovec-Vranic

“…Future investigations should aim to standardize NFT protocols in an effort to understand the dose-response relationship between NFT and improvements in functional outcome. …”
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Benign mature teratoma of the conus medullaris in a 57-year-old-female: case report and literature review by Daniel Yamba Yamba, Dramane Cissé, Oualid Mohammed Hmamouche, Faycal Lakhdar, Mohammed Benzagmout, Khalid Chakour, Mohammed El Faiz Chaoui

“…Surgical excision is the most effective treatment, and total resection should be the aim. However, the surgical excision should be made under neurophysiological monitoring to avoid some injury to the surrounding neural tissue. …”
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Rare Case of Subscapularis Myositis Ossificans with Intra-articular Extension by Sundarajan Silvampatti, Shivam Shah, Terence D Souza, Ramakanth Rajgopalakrishan, Shanmuganath Rajsekaran

“…Treatment of this condition is usually conservative; however, surgical treatment is indicated should be considered for those with impaired joint function, continued symptoms, or neurovascular problems. …”
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Perspectives of family medicine residents on artificial intelligence for survival estimation in patients with serious illness. by Gemma Postill, Anglin Dent, Jill Dombroski, Amol A Verma, Jeff Myers, Tavis Apramian

“…As technology for artificial intelligence (AI) in medicine has rapidly proliferated, research is needed on how AI should be used in healthcare. Family physicians could deploy AI to predict survival in serious illness which is a particularly difficult task given the breadth of diseases encountered in primary care. …”
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The Airways’ Mechanical Stress in Lung Disease: Implications for COPD Pathophysiology and Treatment Evaluation by Pierachille Santus, Matteo Pecchiari, Francesco Tursi, Vincenzo Valenti, Marina Saad, Dejan Radovanovic

“…In fact, stretching of the airways influences lung function and the secretion of airway mediators, which in turn may cause a potentially injurious inflammatory response. …”
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The Value of Tshivenḓa Proverbs in the Upbringing of a Child in the 21st Century by Tshinetise David Raphalalani

“…ḽa fhira muḓi ḽo kovhela (The raven said none should advise her! and it flew past the village after sunset). …”
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Idiopathic Atrial Flutter Associated with Dilated Cardiomyopathy in a Preterm Newborn: A Case Report by Nitin Unde, Mahmoud ElHalik, Arif Faquih

“…The baby was discharged on oral medications in perfect clinical condition, and follow-up showed no recurrence AF with improved cardiac function. Conclusion: Despite the rare occurrence, AF should be considered in differential diagnosis of newborn arrhythmia and diagnosed after intravenous adenosine injection. …”
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THE USE OF ENOXAPARIN IN ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME by E. A. Smirnova, S. S. Yakushin

“…In patients with impaired renal function with glomerular filtration rate (GFR)<30 mL/min/1.73m2 enoxaparin dose should be reduced to 1 mg/kg, 1 time a day, with GFR <15 mL/min/1.73m2 the drug is contraindicated. …”
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Urban Futures: Cities as Agents of Globalization and Innovation by Marina Boykova, Irina Ilina, Mikhail Salazkin

“…One can envision a city from a holistic perspective and see challenges as opportunities. A city should function as a single system, in other words, serving as one large project in which creativity and innovation are core elements. …”
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De l’obsolescence dans la médiation by Véronique Dagues

“…If it is generally understood that “the learner” who is “at the center of learning” should be considered to be the main “actor” and “vector” of learning, little attention has been paid to the “teacher” in the Communicative Approaches and Action oriented Perspectives supported by the Common European Framework of Reference for Languages. …”
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Effect of mass of parts on removal rate under vibroabrasive machining by V. I. Butenko, A. V. Stel'makh

“…Introduction. It should be noted that the study on the problem of the effect of the mass of parts on the vibration-abrasive processing is insufficient. …”
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Application Value Assessment of Grid Side Energy Storage Under Typical Scenarios in China by Bibin HUANG, Jing HU, Liping JIANG, Qionghui LI, Kaihui FENG, Bo YUAN

“…The grid side energy storage should be integrated into power planning with comprehensive consideration of the security, economic and social benefits, and it is necessary to optimize the total scale, layout and technical types of grid side energy storage. …”
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Influence of age on biochemical serum parameters in female alpacas – A retrospective study by Matthias Gerhard Wagener, Max Kornblum, Frederik Kiene, Martin Ganter, Ulrike Teichmann

“…The determination of biochemical parameters plays an important role in the veterinary care of alpacas, as it can provide an overview of the integrity and function of various organs and metabolic states. Various reference intervals are available for interpreting biochemical results in alpacas, but physiological variations due to age, sex or season should also be considered. …”
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A review of water-based suppressants for coal dust suppression by Fangwei Han, Mei Liu, Fuhong Hu, Guirui Niu, Diandian Xue, Yue Zhao, Shengyong Hu, Hetang Wang

“…The review results show that coal dust suppressants are no longer limited to a single dust suppression function. For example, it is necessary to develop multi-functional coal suppressants to meet the needs for synergistic suppression both coal dust and coal spontaneous combustion. …”
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