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Open AccessInvasive pulmonary aspergillosis among patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia and influenza in ICUs: a retrospective cohort study
The prevalence, clinical characteristics, and outcomes of invasive pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in intensive care units remain underestimated because of th...
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Open AccessAmyloid deposition and small vessel disease are associated with cognitive function in older adults with type 2 diabetes
Diabetes is associated with cognitive decline, but the underlying mechanisms are complex and their relationship with Alzheimer’s Disease biomarkers is not fully understood. We assessed the association of small...
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Motivations and demographic differences in pregnant individuals in the decision to participate in research
Although many patients agree to participate in research studies, many decline. The decision of whether or not to participate is especially complex in pregnant individuals as they may be concerned about both th...
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A Comprehensive Well Productivity Evaluation Approach and Sensitivity Analysis for a HPHT Ultra-deep Water Gas Reservoir
Well testing in ultra-deep water reservoirs is crucial for well productivity evaluation, whereas well testing time is very limited due to rig days concerns, safety and drillship well testing equipment constrai...
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Race and Intention to Breastfeed are the Strongest Predictors of Exclusive Breastfeeding: a Retrospective Study
Racial disparities exist in maternal and neonatal care including breastfeeding (BF). The purpose of this study is to assess factors associated with BF success by race with a specific focus on pre-birth BF plan...
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Open AccessExposure to incense burning, biomarkers, and the physical health of temple workers in Taiwan
Incense burning releases heavy particulate matter (PM) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2), known to have adverse effects on human health. Long-term exposure to PM and NO2 increases inflammatory cytokine levels and can in...
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Open AccessSerum vascular endothelial growth factor affects tissue fluid accumulation and is associated with deteriorating tissue perfusion and oxygenation in severe sepsis: a prospective observational study
Positive fluid balance and tissue fluid accumulation are associated with adverse outcomes in sepsis. Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) increases in sepsis, promotes vascular permeability, and may affec...
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Open AccessRetraction Note: Upregulation of OSBPL3 by HIF1A promotes colorectal cancer progression through activation of RAS signaling pathway
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Study of nonequilibrium phase transitions mechanisms in exclusive network and node model of heterogeneous assignment based on real experimental data of KIF3AC and KIF3CC motors
By simulating nonequilibrium processes like biological transport, traffic transport, etc., totally asymmetric simple exclusion process (i.e., TASEP) is vital to understand stochastic dynamics of lattice system...
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Processed intraoperative burst suppression and postoperative cognitive dysfunction in a cohort of older noncardiac surgery patients
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a decline in cognitive test performance which persists months after surgery. There has been great interest in the anesthesia community regarding whether variables ...
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The relationship between INTEM/HEPTEM coagulation time ratio and heparin plasma concentration in obstetric patients: an exploratory in vitro investigation
Unfractionated heparin continues to be one of the main agents used for thromboprophylaxis in obstetrics, which can complicate the placement of neuraxial anesthetics. In this study, we explored the relationship...
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ProDisc–C versus anterior cervical discectomy and fusion for the surgical treatment of symptomatic cervical disc disease: two-year outcomes of Asian prospective randomized controlled multicentre study
Our study aimed to evaluate non-inferiority of ProDisc-C to anterior cervical discectomy and fusion (ACDF) in terms of clinical outcomes and incidence of adjacent segment disease (ASD) at 24-months post-surger...
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Nonequilibrium phase transitions in a two-channel ASEP with binding energies and analytical evaluations via Kullback–Leibler divergence
In order to reflect new physical insights in understanding nonequilibrium phase transition mechanisms of real mesoscopic transport, a new exclusion process with horizontal and vertical binding energies is cons...
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Open AccessNegative impact of the hypopnea index or duration increase after a non-frame work surgery in patients with very severe obstructive sleep apnea
A non-framework surgery could change the postoperative components of breathing disturbances and increase the frequency or duration of hypopnea in patients with very severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). Either...
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Using near-infrared spectroscopy myocardial oximetry to monitor myocardial oxygen balance in a swine model of cardiac surgery: a descriptive study
Monitoring of the adequacy of myocardial protection with cardioplegia is nearly non-existent in clinical cardiac surgical practice and instead relies on well-defined protocols for delivery of cardioplegia ofte...
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Use of tranexamic acid does not influence perioperative outcomes in ambulatory foot and ankle surgery—a prospective triple blinded randomized controlled trial
TXA is an antifibrinolytic medication widely used to reduce perioperative blood loss, but it has been seldom used during foot and ankle surgery. Our study evaluates the impact of TXA use on blood loss, post-op...
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Open AccessAnalysis of urgent/emergent conversions from monitored anesthesia care to general anesthesia with airway instrumentation
Monitored Anesthesia Care (MAC) is an anesthetic service involving the titration of sedatives/analgesics to achieve varying levels of sedation while avoiding general anesthesia (GA) and airway instrumentation....
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Open AccessAuthor Correction: A highly sensitive and specific real-time quantitative PCR for BRAF V600E/K mutation screening
An amendment to this paper has been published and can be accessed via a link at the top of the paper.
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Open AccessShifting and reducing breathing disturbance in patients with very severe obstructive sleep apnea by modified Z-palatoplasty with one-layer closure in one-stage multilevel surgery
Very severe obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) with apnea–hypopnea index (AHI) ≥ 60 events/h differs in several areas from OSA with other severities, including having a low-level daytime partial pressure of oxygen ...
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Regional cerebral oximetry is consistent across self-reported racial groups and predicts 30-day mortality in cardiac surgery: a retrospective analysis
Darker skin pigmentation appears to cause underestimation of regional oxygen saturation (rSO2) for certain cerebral oximetry devices. This presents a risk of triggering unindicated interventions and may limit its...
