Safety and efficacy of apixaban versus vitamin K antagonists in patients undergoing dialysis: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yifang Zhang, Jialiang Wang, Nannan Shen, Jie Jiang, Yanna Xie

“…Subgroup analysis of RCTs showed no difference in bleeding outcomes.Conclusions Low-quality evidence from a mix of RCTs and retrospective studies shows that apixaban may have better safety and equivalent efficacy as compared to VKA in dialysis patients. …”
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Sex Differences in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus-Related Left Ventricular Remodeling: A Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance Study by Yongning Shang, Yulin Zhang, Weiling Leng, Xiaotian Lei, Liu Chen, Xiaoyue Zhou, Ziwen Liang, Jian Wang

“…The purpose of this study was to evaluate the sex differences in myocardial structure, tissue characteristics, and myocardial function in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) patients. Methods. A total of 62 T2DM patients and 40 controls were prospectively recruited for the study. …”
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Raw Materials Synthesis from Heavy Metal Industry Effluents with Bioremediation and Phytomining: A Biomimetic Resource Management Approach by Salmah B. Karman, S. Zaleha M. Diah, Ille C. Gebeshuber

“…Heavy metal wastewater poses a threat to human life and causes significant environmental problems. …”
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Soft Tissue Stability around Single Implants Inserted to Replace Maxillary Lateral Incisors: A 3D Evaluation by F. G. Mangano, F. Luongo, G. Picciocchi, C. Mortellaro, K. B. Park, C. Mangano

“…Twenty patients (8 males, 12 females) were selected, 10 with a failing/nonrestorable lateral incisor (test group: immediate placement in postextraction socket) and 10 with a missing lateral incisor (control group: conventional placement in healed ridge). …”
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Is the Family Health Center Professionals’ Knowledge Level About Child Abuse and Neglect Sufficent? A Comprehensive Field Study by Serdar Deniz, Muhammet Bayraktar, Tufan Nayir, Elçin Balcı, Feyza İnceoğlu

“…Materials and methods: In this study, a 67-item scale with a Cronbach’s alpha value of 0.92 was used. …”
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Factors Influencing Postoperative Inpatient Rehabilitation Requirement After Surgical Intervention for Isolated Hip Fracture: A Multicenter Study by Daniel J. Lynch, Andrew Romero, James P. McFadden, Peter Zeblisky, Huazhi Liu, Darwin Ang

“…There has yet to be identified which patients have a higher likelihood of a rehab discharge after isolated hip fracture fixation. …”
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The Effect of FOXA3 Overexpression on Hepatocyte Differentiation and Liver Regeneration in a Fah cKO Mouse ModelSummary by Shao Li, Chupeng Ou, Jiajun Zhang, Min Zeng, Kangyan Liang, Qing Peng, Yi Gao

“…Methods: Experiments were performed using a HepaRG cell line that stably overexpressed FOXA3 (RF3) and hepatocyte-specific functions. …”
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A Study of the Interaction Between Implanted Pacemakers and the Power-Frequency Field Produced by Traction Transformer in High-Speed EMU by Rui Tian, Yu-Long Zhang, Mai Lu, Jian-Fang Deng

“…The above results illustrated that the electromagnetic fields generated by the traction transformer are within the recognized accepted limits for passengers with pacemaker, and we recommended that individuals with heart diseases should try to choose a pacemaker with better anti-interference ability in bipolar pacing mode and keep a distance from windows as possible when riding on high-speed trains.…”
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Circular RNA circBNC2 inhibits tumorigenesis by modulating ferroptosis and acts as a nanotherapeutic target in prostate cancer by Xiang Pan, Kailai Chen, Wei Gao, Meiqi Xu, Fanlong Meng, Mengyuan Wu, Zi Qi Wang, Yun Qi Li, Wanhai Xu, Manjie Zhang, Yakun Luo

“…Abstract Background Metastasis is a leading cause of cancer-related death in castration-resistant prostate cancer (CRPC) patients. …”
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Cell-Sonar, an Easy and Low-cost Method to Track a Target Protein by Expression Changes of Specific Protein Markers by Sabrina Brockmöller, Lara Molitor, Franz Worek, Simone Rothmiller

“…Our protocol illustrates a method to track a target protein by detecting expression changes of user-selected marker proteins that directly or indirectly interact with the target. …”
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State and culture in sustainability transformations: structural power, democracy, and the promise of a Marcusian cultural politics of critical meaning-making by Marit Hammond

“…This makes the cultural realm at once a possible emancipatory force and a site of domination of its own. …”
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The Role of Mandibular Third Molars on Lower Anterior Teeth Crowding and Relapse after Orthodontic Treatment: A Systematic Review by Khalid H. Zawawi, Marcello Melis

“…A high risk of bias was found in most of the trials, and the outcomes were not consistent. …”
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An Unusual Case of Gastrointestinal Bleeding from Isolated Gallbladder Varices in a Patient with Pancreatic Cancer Complicated by Portal Biliopathy by Mahir Gachabayov, Kubach Kubachev, Elbrus Abdullaev, Nonna Zarkua, Abakar Abdullaev, Artur Fokin

“…We report a case of a 55-year-old male patient with the history of pancreatic cancer and cholecystoenteric anastomosis presenting with gastrointestinal bleeding from gallbladder varices via the anastomosis.…”
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Is Rolf Engelsig's theory of intensive and extensive reading true, false or something else? (translated from English by A. Navickienė) by Ilkka Mäkinen

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Which, renewable or non-renewable energy, is more vital for the economic growth of OECD countries? A Bayesian hierarchical analysis by Nguyen Ngoc Thach

“…In light of this issue, a Bayesian mixed-effects (hierarchical) regression framework provides a flexible and efficient alternative. …”
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An Analysis of Linguistic Resources for Sports Tourism Media Discourse: A Case Study of the Women’s World Cup Final in Sydney by María Luisa Blanco-Gómez, María-José Gómez-Ortiz

“…Sports have historically played a significant role in influencing travel, the twenty-first century witnessing a notable surge in sports tourism attributed largely to increasing globalisation and the pervasive influence of social media. …”
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The association between the amount of fetal fraction in cell-free DNA testing and adverse pregnancy outcomes: A cohort study by Maryam Aryavand, Maryam Nurzadeh, Marjan Ghaemi, Sina Eskandari Delfan, Vajiheh Marsoosi

“… Background: Noninvasive perinatal testing is a new method of screening for aneuploidy called cell-free DNA (cfDNA). …”
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Long-Term Follow-Up of SAPHO Syndrome for 15 Years Led to a Diagnosis of Temporomandibular Joint Pain and Trismus by Koki Takamatsu, Hitoshi Sato, Takashi Moriya, Arisa Yasuda, Takaaki Kamatani, Tatsuo Shirota

“…This disease rarely involves the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). Although it is a disease with a good long-term prognosis, its treatment remains challenging. …”
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Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis in diagnostic accuracy studies: A guide to interpreting the area under the curve value by Şeref Kerem Çorbacıoğlu, Gökhan Aksel

“…ROC analysis is a powerful tool for assessing the diagnostic performance of index tests, which are tests that are used to diagnose a disease or condition. …”
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Novel machine learning algorithm in risk prediction model for pan-cancer risk: application in a large prospective cohort by Chi-Pang Wen, Xifeng Wu, Qingfeng Hu, Huakang Tu, Shan Pou Tsai, David Ta-Wei Chu

“…Objective To develop and validate machine-learning models that predict the risk of pan-cancer incidence using demographic, questionnaire and routine health check-up data in a large Asian population.Methods and analysis This study is a prospective cohort study including 433 549 participants from the prospective MJ cohort including a male cohort (n=208 599) and a female cohort (n=224 950).Results During an 8-year median follow-up, 5143 cancers occurred in males and 4764 in females. …”
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