Establishing a preoperative predictive model for gallbladder adenoma and cholesterol polyps based on machine learning: a multicentre retrospective study by Yubing Wang, Chao Qu, Jiange Zeng, Yumin Jiang, Ruitao Sun, Changlei Li, Jian Li, Chengzhi Xing, Bin Tan, Kui Liu, Qing Liu, Dianpeng Zhao, Jingyu Cao, Weiyu Hu

“…Additionally, this study identified age, adenosine deaminase level, and metabolic syndrome as potential predictive factors for gallbladder adenomas. …”
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Towards PErsonalised PRognosis for children with traumatic brain injury: the PEPR study protocol by Jaap Oosterlaan, Marsh Königs, Job B M van Woensel, Marc Engelen, Marjan E Steenweg, Petra J W Pouwels, Cece C Kooper, Hilgo Bruining, Arne Popma, Dennis R Buis, Maayke Hunfeld

“…In addition, the potential added value of advanced neuroimaging data and the use of machine learning algorithms in the development of prognostic models will be assessed.Methods and analysis 210 children aged 4–18 years diagnosed with mild-to-severe TBI will be prospectively recruited from a research network of Dutch hospitals. …”
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Emergency Department Screening for Unhealthy Alcohol and Drug Use with a Brief Tablet-Based Questionnaire by Joshua W. Elder, Evan F. Wu, James A. Chenoweth, James F. Holmes, Aman K. Parikh, Aimee K. Moulin, Tommie G. Trevino, John R. Richards

“…Inclusion criteria were age ≥18, Emergency Severity Index 2–5, and English comprehension. …”
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Changing trends from inguinal radical orchiectomy to testis-sparing surgery in pediatric testicular tumors by Özlem Balcı, Aslı Nur Abay, Şule Yeşil, İbrahim Karaman, İsmet Faruk Özgüner, Burçak Kurucu, Derya Erdoğan, Gürses Şahin, Ayşe Karaman

“…Results A total of 47 children were identified. The median age was 6.2 years. Twenty-eight (59.6%) patients had left, 14 (29.8%) right, and 5 (10.6%) bilateral testicular tumors. …”
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Serum Magnesium Level among Acute Myocardial Infarction Patients and Its Correlation with Intra-hospital Complications: A Cross-sectional Single-center Study among Sudanese Patient... by Mohammed Taha, Ayman Azhary, Nooh Mohamed Hajhamed, Waleed Azhary Sir Alkhatim, Salahdeen Ismail Mohammed, Abdullah M Bakheit, Abdallah Elssir Ahmed, Abubakar Abdelbagi

“…Version 21.0 of SPSS was used to analyze the data. Results: The mean age of 100 patients was 60 ± 2 years, with 55 (or 55%) being female and 45 (or 45%) being male. …”
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A Simple Nomogram to Predict Contrast-Induced Acute Kidney Injury in Patients with Congestive Heart Failure Undergoing Coronary Angiography by Li Lei, Yibo He, Zhaodong Guo, Bowen Liu, Jin Liu, Zhiqiang Nie, Guanzhong Chen, Liwei Liu, Mengfei Lin, Wenhe Yan, Shiqun Chen, Chen Jiyan, Yong Liu

“…The simple nomogram including four predictors (age, intra-aortic balloon pump, acute myocardial infarction, and chronic kidney disease) demonstrated a similar predictive power as the Mehran score (area under the curve: 0.80 vs. 0.75, P=0.061), as well as a well-fitted calibration curve. …”
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Reasons for Undesirable Pregnancy Outcomes among Women with Appendicitis: The Experience of a Tertiary Center by Baris Mantoglu, Fatih Altintoprak, Necattin Firat, Emre Gonullu, Enis Dikicier, Yesim Akdeniz, Mehmet Aziret, Unal Erkorkmaz

“…Preterm delivery and abortion involved in the study as a single complication section. Results. The mean age of the pregnant patients was 28.6 ± 5. Of the 78 pregnant women with appendicitis, 47.4% had their first pregnancy, 37.2% had their second pregnancy, and 15.4% had 3 or more pregnancies. …”
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The Secondary Component of the Extremely Low Mass Ratio Massive Binary HD 165246 Revealed by GHOST by C. N. Rodriguez, T. Ansin, G. A. Ferrero, O. G. Benvenuto, R. Gamen, N. I. Morrell, J. I. Arias, R. E. Higa, C. Putkuri, C. Johnston, K. Chiboucas, E. Deibert, C. R. Hayes, J.-E. Heo, M. Jeong, V. Kalari, E. Martioli, V. M. Placco, K. A. Venn, S. Xu, R. Diaz, M. Gomez-Jimenez, R. Ruiz-Carmona, C. Simpson, A. W. McConnachie, J. Pazder, G. Burley, T. A. M. Berg, J. G. Robertson, K. Labrie, J. Thomas-Osip

“…Moreover, the secondary star is identified as a pre-main-sequence object, progressing toward the zero-age main sequence. This paper illustrates the power of high-resolution spectrographs such as GHOST in finding much lower mass, previously unseen stellar components of binary star systems.…”
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Optimizing athletic engagement and performance of obese students: an adaptive approach through basketball in physical education by Oumayma Slimi, Oumayma Slimi, Antonella Muscella, Santo Marsigliante, Mourad Bahloul, Georgian Badicu, Abdullah F. Alghannam, Fatma Hilal Yagin

“…This study evaluated the effects of a 7-week adapted basketball program on the performance and athletic engagement of students with obesity.MethodsSixty-two students with obesity (23 boys, 39 girls, aged 15-17) were randomly assigned to an experimental group (EG, n = 30; 11 boys, 19 girls) participating in adapted basketball sessions or a control group (CG, n = 32; 12 boys, 20 girls) attending standard basketball lessons. …”
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Combined surgical and interventional cardiology approach for central venous access salvage in children with intestinal failure: A case series by Emily Byrd, M. Jake Petersen, Minna M. Wieck, Frank Ing, Shinjiro Hirose

“…Methods: This is a retrospective review of six pediatric patients with intestinal failure (IF) and long-term total parenteral nutrition (TPN) dependence who underwent one or more hybrid procedures for achieving complex vascular access, vascular mapping, and/or salvage of vascular access sites. Results: Median age at the time of intervention was 1.4 years (range 2.5 weeks – 2.6 years) with a median weight of 10 kg (range 3.3–13.8 kg). …”
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Phase 1 study of safety, tolerability, and efficacy of intradermal DNA vaccine ASP2390 in adults allergic to house dust mites by Thomas Kayser, MD, BS, Ronald Smulders, MD, PhD, Tomohiro Kusawake, PhD, Erik Wambre, PhD, Gurunadh R. Chichili, PhD, Mary B. Blauwet, DrPH, Anna Spence, MS, Melanie Patton, BS, Rima Tabash, PhD, Hannah A. DeBerg, PhD, Sugandhika Khosa, MS, Philipp Badorrek, MD, Jens M. Hohlfeld, MD, Brian C. Ferslew, PharmD, PhD

“…Results: Twenty-eight adults (mean age, 26.9 years; 23 male participants), with 7 receiving 1 mg and 13 receiving 4 mg ASP2390, 8 receiving placebo, showed no serious adverse events or withdrawals due to treatment-emergent adverse events. …”
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Real World Experience of Chronic Hepatitis C Retreatment with Genotype Specific Regimens in Nonresponders to Previous Interferon-Free Therapy by Dorota Zarębska-Michaluk, Iwona Buczyńska, Krzysztof Simon, Magdalena Tudrujek-Zdunek, Ewa Janczewska, Dorota Dybowska, Marek Sitko, Beata Dobracka, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Paweł Pabjan, Jakub Klapaczyński, Łukasz Laurans, Włodzimierz Mazur, Łukasz Socha, Olga Tronina, Miłosz Parczewski, Robert Flisiak

“…Analysed population consisted of 31 nonresponders to IFN-free regimen, which received second IFN-free rescue therapy, selected from 6228 patients included in a national database EpiTer-2. Results. Age and gender distribution were similar, whereas proportion of genotype 1b was slightly higher and genotype 4 lower in the whole population compared to studied one. …”
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Baricitinib treatment for hospitalized patients with severe COVID-19 on invasive mechanical ventilation: a propensity score-matched and retrospective analysis by Yanxiong Mao, Anyi Guo, Ying Zhang, Jianxing Lai, Dian Yuan, Hao Zhang, Wenqi Diao, Weisong Chen, Fugui Yan

“…But in severe COVID-19 patients, the effectiveness of baricitinib is still controversial.MethodsA propensity score-matched and retrospective study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of baricitinib in severe COVID-19 patients requiring invasive mechanical ventilation (IMV).ResultsA total number of 48 patients treated with baricitinib were included, and 48 patients were assigned to control group by propensity score matching. The mean ages were high in both group (baricitinib group vs. control group: 78.80 ± 9.04 vs. 82.57 ± 9.27), and most were unvaccinated (62.5% vs. 66.7%. …”
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Nurses' Sleep Quality and Its Influencing Factors During the First Explosive COVID‐19 Outbreak in Zhejiang, China, After the Relaxation of Epidemic Prevention and Control Measures:... by Lifen Lu, Di Sheng, Yaling Zhu, Xiaowei Xia, Guanghui Chen, Jiali Liang, Xiulan Shen, Gui Zheng

“…The regression analysis revealed that anxiety, the BRS score, comorbidities, hospital grade, clinical front‐line, age and COVID‐19 infection independently predicted sleep quality. …”
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Prescription of Strong Opioids in Chronic Non-Cancer Pain in the Province of Valladolid (Spain) by Rodrigo Enríquez de Salamanca Gambara, Ana María Sierra Santos, Ana María Ruiz San Pedro, Federico Montero Cuadrado, Irene Muñoz León, Miguel Ángel Castro Villamor, Alicia Córdoba Romero, Ana María Del Olmo Tornero, Lucía Pérez Pérez, León Morales-Quezada

“…Of the patients, 62.4% were aged 70 or older, 39.8% lived in rural areas, and 9.9% resided in nursing homes. …”
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Trends and Clinical Implications of Pediatric Pulmonary Function After Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Systematic Review by Xiaowei Zhao, Yuqi Zhao, Guoyu Ding, Xue Li, Xiaoyue Zhang, Yanli Leng, Hongmei Wang

“…However, trends in post‐transplant pulmonary function vary due to factors such as pre‐transplant lung conditions, patient age, and treatment protocols. Innovative diagnostic methods, such as parametric response mapping (PRM) and multiple breath washout (MBW), show promise in enhancing early detection and management of pulmonary complications. …”
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Clinical characteristics and treatment outcomes of patients with insulinoma–a single center's experience of 76 cases over a 10-year period by Wei Li, Yali Cheng, Qingyong Ma, Zheng Wu, Zheng Wang

“…Results: Our cohort consisted of 48 females and 28 males with an average diagnosis age of 52 years. Loss of consciousness (68 %), sweating (59 %), vertigo (56 %) are three most shown symptoms. …”
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Clinical findings of acute necrotizing esophagitis complicated by diabetic ketoacidosis by Yuichiro Iwamoto, Tomohiko Kimura, Takashi Itoh, Shigehito Mori, Taku Sasaki, Mana Ohnishi, Haruka Takenouchi, Hideyuki Iwamoto, Junpei Sanada, Yoshiro Fushimi, Yukino Katakura, Fuminori Tatsumi, Masashi Shimoda, Shuhei Nakanishi, Tomoatsu Mune, Kohei Kaku, Hideaki Kaneto

“…We compared the clinical parameters and computed tomography (CT) between the groups. The mean age of participants was 57.7 ± 20.4 years, and their mean HbA1c was 11.1 ± 3.3%. …”
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A 10-year review of isoniazid-resistant TB management in Uzbekistan 2009-2020 by M.L. Rekart, P. Thit, M. Oluya, S. Moe, T. Hasan, N. Parpieva, K. Safaev, A. Khristusev, T. Zinaida, J. Singh, S. Allamuratova, I. Azamat, C.G. Restrepo, N. Sitali, J. Achar, J.L. Alvaraez, A. Sinha

“…Unsuccessful outcomes were more common with older age, diabetes, chest X-ray cavities, smear positivity, smear-positive persistence, and male sex. …”
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Comparison of In Vitro Fertilization Outcomes between Normal and T-Shaped Uteri, Diagnosed by Hysterosalpingography in Women with infertility: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Fattaneh Pahlavan, Shohreh Irani, Mehri Mashayekhi, Samira Vesali, Fatemeh Niknejad, Firoozeh Ahmadi, Narges Bagheri-Lankarani

“…Using the Chi-square test, the success rate of IVF in those groups was compared.Results: Of 468 cases, 91 cases had T-shaped uterus and 377 cases had normal uterus. The mean age of patients was34 ± 3. The frequency of positive chemical pregnancy in the T-shaped uterus group was 42.9%, but 48% in the normaluterus group. …”
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