Safety of Sofosbuvir and Ribavirin Combination Therapy in a Patient Who Developed Anemia due to Ribavirin by Hirokazu Suii, Itaru Ozeki, Ryoji Tatsumi, Masakatsu Yamaguchi, Mutsuumi Kimura, Tomohiro Arakawa, Tomoaki Nakajima, Yasuaki Kuwata, Takumi Ohmura, Shuhei Hige, Yoshiyasu Karino, Joji Toyota

“…She received five treatments including RBV and IFN therapy before SOF was approved and all of them were ineffective. Therapies that included RBV induced severe anemia and led to discontinuation of treatment. …”
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Malnutrition risk, weight loss, and subsequent survival in patients listed for heart transplantation by Tae Kyung Yoo, MD, MS, Satoshi Miyashita, MD, Ariella Stein, MSCIS-HI, Michael Wu, BS, MPH, Lauren Parsly Read-Button, MPH, RD, LDN, Masashi Kawabori, MD, Greg S. Couper, MD, Edward Saltzman, MD, Amanda R. Vest, MBBS, MPH

“…As binary variables, higher risk GNRI, PNI or CONUT scores at listing were all associated with higher mortality. Conversely, risk scores at time of HT operation were not associated with subsequent mortality. …”
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Impacted lower third molar classification and difficulty index assessment: comparisons among dental students, general practitioners and deep learning model assistance by Paniti Achararit, Chawan Manaspon, Chavin Jongwannasiri, Promphakkon Kulthanaamondhita, Chumpot Itthichaisri, Soranun Chantarangsu, Thanaphum Osathanon, Ekarat Phattarataratip, Kraisorn Sappayatosok

“…The results, as well as the Pederson DI and time taken for both groups with and without CNN assistance, were statistically analyzed. Results All the selected CNN models successfully classified ILTM angulation, class, and position. …”
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Gambaran Kejadian Hemoptisis pada Pasien di Bangsal Paru RSUP Dr. M. Djamil Padang Periode Januari 2011 – Desember 2012 by Intan Irfa, Irvan Medison, Detty Iryani

“…Mortality rate of patients with hemoptysis in this study was 6,8% of all hemoptysis cases.</p><p>Keywords: hemoptysis, prevalence, tuberculosis</p>…”
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Influence of catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation on atrial and ventricular functional mitral regurgitation by Masaharu Masuda, Kimiko Sekiya, Mitsutoshi Asai, Osamu Iida, Shin Okamoto, Takayuki Ishihara, Kiyonori Nanto, Takashi Kanda, Takuya Tsujimura, Yasuhiro Matsuda, Yosuke Hata, Hiroyuki Uematsu, Taku Toyoshima, Naoko Higashino, Toshiaki Mano

“…The composite endpoint of all‐cause death and heart failure hospitalization during the 2 year follow‐up period was more frequently observed in the VFMR than in the AFMR group (22.6% vs. 3.7%, P < 0.0001). …”
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The Identification of Molecular Ploidy Status of Abnormal Pronuclear Zygotes Reveals a Significant Number of Euploid Blastocysts Available for Conception by Blair R. McCallie, Mary E. Haywood, Lauren N. Henry, Rachel M. Lee, William B. Schoolcraft, Mandy G. Katz-Jaffe

“…Accurate identification of haploid and tripoid zygotes is critical to prevent implantation failure and pregnancy loss and allows for the identification of all euploid embryos in a cohort, which has the potential to increase cumulative live birth rates for infertility patients.…”
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Whole Exome Sequencing Uncovers Germline Variants of Cancer-Related Genes in Sporadic Pheochromocytoma by Milena Urbini, Margherita Nannini, Annalisa Astolfi, Valentina Indio, Valentina Vicennati, Matilde De Luca, Giuseppe Tarantino, Federica Corso, Maristella Saponara, Lidia Gatto, Donatella Santini, Guido Di Dalmazi, Uberto Pagotto, Renato Pasquali, Andrea Pession, Guido Biasco, Maria A. Pantaleo

“…Therefore, many efforts should be aimed to better define the pathogenetic role of all these germline variants for discovering novel potential therapeutic targets for this disease still orphan of effective treatments.…”
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Functional and structural connectivity of the subregions of the amygdala in ADHD children with or without ODD by Zhao-Min Wu, Peng Wang, Xue-Chun Liu, Qing-Chao Zhou, Xiao-Lan Cao, Li Sun, Lu Liu, Qing-Jiu Cao, Li Yang, Yu-Feng Wang, Ying Qian, Bin-Rang Yang

“…Results The ADHD + ODD group had more anxious/depressed moods, more delinquent and aggressive behaviors, more emotional control problems, and more inhibition deficits than the ADHD-only group (all P Bonferroni−corrected < 0.05). Compared with the control and ADHD + ODD groups, the ADHD-only group displayed increased FC strength between the amygdala subregions and the left caudate, left putamen, and frontal cortex. …”
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The use of bacterial culture for Leptospirosis di- agnosis in female water buffaloes by Rosaura Pérez-Gil, Oriana Gavidia, Juan Torres

“…In conclusion, these preliminary results suggest that the MAT cannot diagnose all Leptospirosis cases correctly, especially chronic infections characterized by low antibodies. …”
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Esophageal Endoscopic Submucosal Dissection Assisted by an Overtube with a Traction Forceps: An Animal Study by Ken Ohata, Kuangi Fu, Eiji Sakai, Kouichi Nonaka, Tomoaki Tashima, Yohei Minato, Akiko Ohno, Takafumi Ito, Yosuke Tsuji, Hideyuki Chiba, Makoto Yamawaki, Hideyuki Hemmi, Teruo Nakaya, Junichi Fukushima, Nobuyuki Matsuhashi

“…After circumferential mucosal incision for the target lesion, structured as the isolated pig esophagus 3 cm long, either C-ESD or OTF-ESD was randomly selected for submucosal dissection. All the ESD procedures were completed as en bloc resections, while perforation only occurred in a beginner’s C-ESD procedure. …”
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Burden of esophageal cancer in global, regional and national regions from 1990 to 2021 and its projection until 2050: results from the GBD study 2021 by Chengcheng Zhang, Linzhi Chen, Yuqi Xiu, Hongling Zhang, Yuejuan Zhang, Wenjuan Ying

“…Males had higher incidence and mortality rates across all age groups. By 2050, the ASIR is projected to decrease to 6.17 per 100,000, and the ASDR to 5.23 per 100,000, though the absolute number of cases and deaths is expected to rise.ConclusionsThe global burden of EC remains significant, with ongoing challenges in regions such as Africa and East Asia. …”
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Anti-thermal-quenching and colour-tuneable Tb3+/Ce3+-doped phosphor from natural wollastonite by Yu Xinhong, Chen Feng, Yang Ming, Ruan Min, Feng Wei

“…Under 352 nm light excitation, the Tb3+/Li+ co-doped wollastonite phosphors with Tb3+/Li+ content between x = 0.08-0.18 achieved tuneable luminescence from green to yellow through energy transfer from Tb3+ to minor impurity Mn2+ existing in the matrix. All of the Ce3+/Li+ co-doped wollastonite phosphors with Ce3+/Li+ content between y = 0.02-0.10 emitted intense purple-blue light centred at 382 nm. …”
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Human Factors Studies to Assess the Usability of the Faricimab Prefilled Syringe by Barakat MR, Kwong Jr HM, Marcon G, O'Leary OE, Paris LP, Schneider P, Tang Y, Graff JM

“…Injections were performed into single eyes of 35 patients with nAMD or DME in three US clinics and patients were followed for 7 days for safety reporting (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT05569148).Results: In the simulated-use study, most retina specialists and ophthalmic assistants completed all tasks deemed essential for PFS preparation and administration correctly and without error. …”
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Topical riboflavin versus 5-aminolevulinic acid photodynamic therapy for the treatment of mild to moderate acne: A split-face randomized study by Aijia Ding, Li Shi, Feng Jiang, Chong Wang, Jianglin Zhang

“…Results: Both ALA and riboflavin-PDT significantly reduced non-inflammatory and inflammatory lesions at weeks 4, 6, and 10 compared to baseline (P all <0.001). For the primary outcome, the difference in the improvement rate of total lesions between the Ribo and ALA side was 2.6 % (-4.3 %, 12.5 %; p = 0.71), which didn't reach the inferiority margin. …”
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Exploring SLEEPINESS through home monitoring with ultra-long-term subcutaneous EEG and ecological momentary assessment in sleepy treatment naïve obstructive sleep apnea patients st... by Mathias Sarkez-Knudsen, Martin Ballegaard, Martin Ballegaard, Henning Piilgaard, Esben Ahrens, Martin Christian Hemmsen, Tobias Søren Andersen, Jakob Eyvind Bradram, Preben Homøe, Preben Homøe

“…We aim to prove a new concept of monitoring sleepiness symptoms in OSA patients and gain new insights into CPAP-related sleepiness rehabilitation.Ethics and disseminationAll participants will provide written informed consent to participate in this study. …”
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A Decade of GRB Follow-Up by BOOTES in Spain (2003–2013) by Martin Jelínek, Alberto J. Castro-Tirado, Ronan Cunniffe, Javier Gorosabel, Stanislav Vítek, Petr Kubánek, Antonio de Ugarte Postigo, Sergey Guziy, Juan C. Tello, Petr Páta, Rubén Sánchez-Ramírez, Samantha Oates, Soomin Jeong, Jan Štrobl, Sebastián Castillo-Carrión, Tomás Mateo Sanguino, Ovidio Rabaza, Dolores Pérez-Ramírez, Rafael Fernández-Muñoz, Benito A. de la Morena Carretero, René Hudec, Víctor Reglero, Lola Sabau-Graziati

“…Follow-ups by BOOTES-1B from 2005 to 2008 were given in a previous article and are here reviewed and updated, and additional detection data points are included as the former article merely stated their existence. The all-sky cameras CASSANDRA have not yet detected any GRB optical afterglows, but limits are reported where available.…”
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Spatiotemporal Assessment of PM2.5 Exposure of a High-risk Occupational Group in a Southeast Asian Megacity by Jarl Tynan Collado, Jose Gabriel Abalos, Imee de los Reyes, Melliza T. Cruz, Gabrielle Frances Leung, Katrina Abenojar, Carlos Rosauro Manalo, Bernell Go, Christine L. Chan, Charlotte Kendra Gotangco Gonzales, James Bernard B. Simpas, Emma E. Porio, John Q. Wong, Shih-Chun Candice Lung, Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza

“…Real-time PM2.5 exposures of PUJ drivers for a high-traffic route in Metro Manila, Philippines were assessed using Academia Sinica-LUNG (AS_LUNG) portable sensing devices. From all 15-second measurements obtained, the mean concentration of PM2.5 is 36.4 µg m−3, seven times greater than the mean annual guideline value (5.0 µg m−3) set by the World Health Organization (WHO). …”
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Low-cost phone-based LiDAR scanning technology provides sub-centimeter accuracy when measuring the main dimensions of motor-manual tree felling cuts by Stelian Alexandru Borz, Andrea Rosario Proto

“…By the commonly used error metrics such as the bias (−0.73–0.10), mean absolute error (0.51–0.78) and root mean squared error (0.68–0.92), the differences between the two were in the sub-centimeter domain. Taken individually, all the measurements agreed well in a ± 2 cm range, with an obvious dominance in much lower ranges and no evident trends in variance related to the measurement size. …”
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Biomarkers for Predicting Left Atrial or Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus in Anticoagulated Patients with Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation by Xue Zhou, Zuolan Wang, Shuang Dou, Kangyin Chen, Enzhao Liu, Tong Liu, Guangping Li, Jingjin Che

“…The results of multivariate logistic regression analysis showed that N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) (OR, 2.179; 95% CI: 1.191–3.987; p=0.012) and red cell distribution width (RDW) (OR, 2.398; 95% CI: 1.075–5.349; p=0.033) were independently correlated with the presence of LA/LAA thrombus but not D-dimer (OR, 0.999; 95% CI: 0.998–1.000; p=0.210). When all patients were divided into four groups based on the combination between RDW (cutoff value: 12.95%) and NT-proBNP levels (cutoff value: 368.9 ng/L), the rate of LA/LAA thrombus was the highest in the high RDW and NT-proBNP group. …”
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Tradition and Development of Lithuanian Terminology by Antanas Smetona

“…Despite the complex situation and language dynamics, the publication of term dictionaries in diverse scientific fields flourished. Notably, all education, from primary school to dissertation defence, was available in the Lithuanian language. …”
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