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White AB, Reid R, Graham GD et al. · 2026 · Journal of pediatric orthopedics
Background This prospective observational cohort study evaluates the clinical, radiographic, and functional differences between pins and screw fixation for displaced pediatric lateral condyle fractures of the elbow. Methods Skeletally…
View details →Zhang T, Xiang J, Yu N et al. · 2026 · Frontiers in microbiology
Mastitis in dairy cows is one of the most prevalent infectious diseases in the dairy industry, leading to reduced milk production, increased production costs, and substantial economic losses. Antibiotics are commonly used to prevent and…
View details →Nicholas J Douville, Lisa Bastarache, Emily Bertucci-Richter et al. · 2024 · PLoS ONE
Background Kidney dysfunction is a common complication in septic patients. Studies have identified numerous risk factors for sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (S-AKI), yet there is wide variability in the incidence even among patients with similar risk factors, suggesting the presence of additional uncharacterized risk factors, including genetic differences. The expansion of biobanks, advances in genotyping, and standardized diagnostic criteria have enabled large-scale, hypothesis-generating studies into the genetic mechanisms underlying S-AKI. We hypothesize that the genetic pathway behin
View details →Yuka Takahashi, Toshiyuki Himichi, Ayumi Masuchi et al. · 2023 · PLoS ONE
Previous studies have revealed that reading fiction is associated with dispositional empathy and theory-of-mind abilities. Earlier studies established a correlation between fiction reading habits and the two measures of social cognition: trait fantasy (i.e., the tendency to transpose oneself into fictitious characters) and performance on the Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET; a test of the ability to identify others’ mental states based on their eyes). Recently, experimental studies have shown that brief exposure to fiction enhances RMET performance. Nevertheless, these studies have been
View details →Princiotta SD, Ostergaard E, Carroll E · 2026 · microPublication biology
Lakes often exist in two alternative stable states: clear waters dominated by submerged aquatic vegetation and turbid states with an abundance of phytoplankton. Management decisions must balance the value of primary producers with…
View details →Li P, Xu S, Chen C et al. · 2026 · Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases
Objectives To evaluate whether early antifungal prophylaxis reduces the incidence of influenza-associated pulmonary aspergillosis (IAPA) in critically ill adults with influenza. Methods We emulated a target trial using a multicentre cohort…
View details →Pavlasová K, Bizovská L, Rupčík L et al. · 2026 · European journal of sport science
The aim of this study was to assess the effect of gaze direction instruction on postural stabilisation and muscle activity during landings after various motor tasks in artistic gymnastics. Eighteen female gymnasts (aged 14.0 ± 2.7 years)…
View details →Artyszak A, Gozdowski D, Litwińczuk-Bis M · 2026 · Plants (Basel, Switzerland)
In 2017-2019, in a field experiment in Sahryń, Poland (50°40'42″ N, 23°47'35″ E), the effect of foliar application of various forms of silicon (calcium silicate-CS, sodium metasilicate-SM, and micronized silica-MS) and the timing of their…
View details →Lorenzo Porta, Sih-Shiang Huang, Chen Wei et al. · 2022 · PLoS ONE
Objectives While corticosteroids have been hypothesized to exert protective benefits in patients infected with SARS-CoV-2, data remain mixed. This study sought to investigate the outcomes of methylprednisone administration in an Italian cohort of hospitalized patients with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection. Methods Patients with confirmatory testing for SARS-CoV-2 were retrospectively enrolled from a tertiary university hospital in Milan, Italy from March 1st to April 30th, 2020 and divided into two groups by administration of corticosteroids. Methylprednisolone was administered to patients not r
View details →Hopkins S, Banks E, Bentley SA et al. · 2026 · Optometry and vision science : official publication of the American Academy of Optometry
Purpose To evaluate whether luminance-matching of non-target elements (Study 1) and incorporating artwork (Study 2) within the newly designed turtle optotype would impact visual acuity (VA) measures. Methods Study 1 evaluated the…
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