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BACKGROUND new alternatives for entry site closure (ESC) in per-oral endoscopy myotomy (POEM) and gastric peroral endoscopy myotomy (G-POEM) have appeared. OBJECTIVE to compare the over-the-scope-clip (OTSC®) and conventional clips (CC) for ESC in POEM and G-POEM. MATERIAL AND METHODS a retrospective review of a prospective POEM and G-POEM…[Read more]

Most prevalent food allergies during early childhood are caused by foods with a high allergenic protein content, such as milk, egg, nuts, or fish. In older subjects, some respiratory allergies progressively lead to food-induced allergic reactions, which can be severe, such as urticaria or asthma. Oral mucosa remodeling has been recently proven to…[Read more]

A higher Lund-Mackay (LM) computed tomography score (

=0.023) and older age (

=0.018) were significantly associated with decreased disease resolution. No other factors were significantly associated with the use of endoscopic sinus surgery within one year of otolaryngology presentation or resolution of CRS in this cohort.

The risk…[Read more]

Through this framework, our model also learns meaningful image representations in a lower dimensional latent space and semantically associate separate parts of the encoded vector with both the person’s identity and facial attributes. This opens up the possibility of generating new faces and other transformations such as making the face thinner or…[Read more]

Purpose Sexual and gender minority (SGM) young adults report disproportionately higher rates of tobacco and nicotine product use. This study assessed the role of adverse childhood experiences (ACEs) in nicotine and tobacco product use among SGM young adults. Methods A cross-sectional survey was administered to 11,694 college students (ages 18-29…[Read more]

Given the hierarchical structure of the data, we used a multilevel mixed-effect logistic regression to explore the determinants. Twenty-seven percent of 432 health workers ever engaged in informal payment. This was more common amongst younger ( less then 35 years) health workers and those higher in the hierarchy (specialists and heads of d…[Read more]

The present investigationwas carried out to determine the effect of germination on pasting, rheological, morphological properties of Kodo millet flour and in-vitroantioxidant characteristics of its phenolic and γ-amino butyric acid extracts. Rheological analysis depicted complex flour viscosity decreased with an improvement in shear intensity,…[Read more]

Furthermore, our time-resolved analytic approach is applicable across other professional athletes for understanding their brain plasticity and superior behavior.

To present urologists with guidance on how to approach and manage lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) in patients who have undergone radiation therapy (RT) for prostate…[Read more]

lood insulin concentration; however, a greater RUPRDP ratio showed marginal effects on growth performance during the postweaning period.Differences in breeds and sire lines suggest the presence of a genetic component for heifer livability (HLIV). Genomic evaluation for this trait can increase profitability and improve animal health and welfare.…[Read more]