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Open AccessA fast, easy and reliable method for hamstrings graft size prediction in anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction
The aim of this study is to describe and validate a simple and reliable method to pre-operatively predict the size of the ACL graft in the double strand technique with autologous semitendinosus–gracilis tendon...
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Open AccessA novel likely pathogenic CLCN5 variant in Dent’s disease
The majority of cases of Dent’s disease are caused by pathogenic variants in the CLCN5 gene, which encodes a voltage-gated chloride ion channel (ClC-5), resulting in proximal tubular dysfunction. We present three...
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Low genetic confirmation rate in South Indian subjects with a clinical diagnosis of maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) who underwent targeted next-generation sequencing for 13 genes
To screen for maturity-onset diabetes of the young (MODY) variants in subjects with an early age of onset and positive family history of diabetes mellitus.
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Machine Learning Approaches to Admixture Design for Clay-Based Cements
Replacement of 30% of ordinary Portland cement (OPC) by metakaolin (MK) reduces the CO2 intensity but negatively impacts the workability. A critical challenge facing adoption of this next-generation infrastruc...
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It’s time to change perspective! New diagnostic tools for lateral elbow pain
The presence of intra-articular findings that may complement the extra-articular pathology in lateral epicondilytis has been suggested, and a role for minor instability of the elbow as part of the causative pr...
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Colorectal cancer is reliably excluded in the frail and elderly population by minimal preparation CT
This study aimed to retrospectively assess the accuracy of minimal preparation computed tomography (MPCT) in the detection of colorectal cancer (CRC) within the frail and elderly population and to evaluate the...
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Il planning pre-operatorio nelle protesi totali di ginocchio
Preoperative planning is a fundamental step to successfully perform knee replacement surgery. Detailed knowledge of the surgical procedures and careful organisation of the medical staff are an important respon...
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Comparing laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair in octogenarians
To compare outcomes of laparoscopic and open inguinal hernia repair in elderly patients.
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Il controllo del sanguinamento nella protesi totale di ginocchio
Total knee arthroplasty is associated with high blood loss and high incidence of blood transfusion. In order to reduce the bleeding after total knee replacement, several strategies have been used simultaneousl...
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Hints of R-parity violation in B decays into τν
In this article we show that the recently observed enhanced semi-leptonic and leptonic decay rates of the B meson into τν modes can be explained within the frame work of R-parity violating (RPV) MSSM. In particul...
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Factors Influencing Mental Health in Zambian Adolescents with HIV and AIDS
Background and aims: In develo** countries information provision for young people about HIV and AIDs has tended to focus on prevention. Since knowledge underpins effective self-management of chronic conditions,...
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Implications of Zambian Adolescents' Knowledge about HIV and AIDS for Adherence to Treatment and Perceived Stigma
Background and aims: A previous randomised trial found that a leaflet designed to promote self-management skills in HIV and AIDS was effective in increasing knowledge and reducing HIV related stigma in a school p...
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Impacts of Public Policies and Farmer Preferences on Agroforestry Practices in Kerala, India
Agroforestry systems are fundamental features of the rural landscape of the Indian state of Kerala. Yet these mixed species systems are increasingly being replaced by monocultures. This paper explores how publ...
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160 Cluster Randomised Trial of An Information Leaflet Designed to Promote Self-Management of Hiv/Aids in Zambian Adolescents
Objective: The study aimed to examine whether an information leaflet designed to promote self-management of health in adolescents with HIV/AIDS was effective in increasing knowledge about HIV, reducing perceiv...
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A review of tuberculosis-related referrals among children in Ireland
Immigration has been shown to have an increasingly important effect on the epidemiology of tuberculosis (TB) in developed countries.
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On the stiction of MEMS materials
Stiction is a serious problem in microelectromechanical systems (MEMS) due to their large surface area-to-volume ratio. Stiction is closely related to surface forces, which greatly depend on the materials used...
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Non-epidermidis coagulase-negative staphylococcal bacteremia: clinical predictors of true bacteremia
In order to explore the clinical significance and risk factors for true bacteremia caused by coagulase-negative staphylococci (CNS) other than Staphylococcus epidermidis, a retrospective cohort study of 160 patie...
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Effects of the farnesyl transferase inhibitor R115777 on normal and leukemic hematopoiesis
Patients with acute myelogenous leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome may respond to farnesyl transferase inhibitors (FTIs) with partial or complete response rates noted in about 30% of such patients. FTIs prev...
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Long-term outcome of undifferentiated spondylarthropathy
Undifferentiated spondylarthropathy is one of the common disease subsets in the group of so-called seronegative spondarthritides. It is not exactly known how often it differentiates into ankylosing spondylitis...
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