The challenges of evidence-based prehabilitation in a real-life context for patients preparing for colorectal surgery—a cohort study and multiple case analysis by A. D. Talen, N. L. U. van Meeteren, J. A. Barten, I. Pereboom, W. P. Krijnen, H. Jager-Wittenaar, B. C. Bongers, G. van der Sluis

“…Methods In this observational cohort study with multiple case analyses, all patients who underwent colorectal surgery from January 2023 to June 2023 were enrolled. …”
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SKYSURF. VI. The Impact of Thermal Variations of HST on Background Light Estimates by Isabel A. McIntyre, Timothy Carleton, Rosalia O’Brien, Rogier A. Windhorst, Sarah Caddy, Seth H. Cohen, Rolf A. Jansen, John MacKenty, Scott J. Kenyon

“…Additionally, by accounting for all known sources of measurement uncertainty, we report lower limits on the level of DL of 12, 20, and 2 nW m ^−2 sr ^−1 for F125W, F140W, and F160W.…”
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Effects of respiratory sarcopenia on the postoperative course in elderly lung cancer patient: a retrospective study by Dong Jae Han, Kwon Joong Na, Taeyoung Yun, Ji Hyeon Park, Bubse Na, Samina Park, Hyun Joo Lee, In Kyu Park, Chang Hyun Kang, Young Tae Kim

“…After IPTW adjustment, baseline characteristics, including pulmonary function, were similar between the RS and non-RS groups. All patients underwent lobectomy, with 78.8% of the RS group and 80.9% of the non-RS group undergoing minimally invasive surgery. …”
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UV-fs-LA-ICP-MS Analysis of CO2-Rich Fluid Inclusions in a Frozen State: Example from the Dahu Au-Mo Deposit, Xiaoqinling Region, Central China by Wei Jian, Moritz Albrecht, Bernd Lehmann, Jingwen Mao, Ingo Horn, Yanhe Li, Huishou Ye, Zongyan Li, Guanguan Fang, Yongsheng Xue

“…The concentrations of Li, B, Na, Al, K, Ca, Mn, Fe, Cu, Zn, Rb, Sr, Mo, Ag, Te, Cs, Ba, Au, Pb, and Bi were analyzed in 124 (not all for Al and Ca) fluid inclusions, which have low to moderate salinity and multiphase composition (liquid H2O + liquid CO2  ± vapor CO2  ± solids). …”
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Prevalence and Determinants of Home Delivery among Women with Easy Access to Health Facilities in Sub-Saharan African Countries: A Multi-level Mixed Effect Analysis by Berhan Tekeba, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye, Deresse Abebe Gebrehana, Tadesse Tarik Tamir

“…After adjusting for confounders, being above 35 years, being a rural resident, being from the poorest and lowest wealth quintile, and living in rural regions all increase the likelihood of home birth among women in sub-Saharan Africa who have easy access to healthcare. …”
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Gambaran Kadar Trombosit, Besar Limpa dan Kadar Albumin Serum pada Pasien Sirosis Hati dengan Varises Esofagus by Vella Paraditha, Saptino Miro, Eti Yerizel

“…Spleen size in most of patients with first, second, and third degree esophageal varices was ≤ S1. All of patients had hypoalbuminemia. The decrease in albumin level was not related to the increase in esophageal varices degree. …”
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Development and validation of an interprofessional collaborative educational module on the self-management of foot for individuals with type II diabetes mellitus in India [version... by Gagana Karkada, Sushma Prabhath, Ciraj Ali Mohammed, Arun G. Maiya, Harihara Prakash Ramanathan, M Ganesh Kamath, Ganesh Handady

“…Results The three-month-long module included three sessions 1: Diabetes and its health implications 2: Diabetic foot and self-management 3: Interprofessional education in diabetic foot care The mode of content delivery was via Whatsapp, and the educational resources, in the form of pamphlets, flowcharts, handouts, case-based cartoons, and videos on diabetes, including diabetic foot, its risks, and self-management, were shared regularly. All participating experts consensually validated the module and educational resources. …”
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PET imaging of 52Mn labeled DOTATATE and DOTAJR11 by James M. Omweri, Hailey A. Houson, Shannon E. Lynch, Volkan Tekin, Anna G. Sorace, Suzanne E. Lapi

“…PET images of the radiotracers in AR42J tumor bearing mice demonstrated similar biodistribution in all organs except the tumor, with [52Mn]Mn-DOTATATE showing higher tumor uptake compared to [52Mn]Mn-DOTA-JR11. …”
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Prevalence of peripheral artery disease in young coronary artery disease patients by Medikonda Malla Reddy, N. Krishna Geetha, Kakumani Jagadeswar, I. Mariraj, K.I.S.N. Vaishnavi, Fahad Dadu, Gowri Shankar A.

“…Among female participants, all were over 30 years old. In terms of ankle-brachial index (ABI) values, 40% of females exhibited abnormal ABI, compared to 25% of males. …”
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Gene mutation in diabetic patients with lung adenocarcinoma: a real-world retrospective cohort study by Lei Yang, Yang Hong, TingTing Zeng, HongMei Yue, DePeng Jiang

“…Therefore, we will compare the genetic mutations in patients with lung adenocarcinoma (ADC) who have diabetes against those who do not.MethodsWe included 279 patients diagnosed with lung adenocarcinoma (143 with diabetes and 136 without diabetes) at the Second Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University between 2016 and 2023, and analyzed the clinical characteristics and genetic mutation profiles of all participants.ResultsIn comparison to ADC patients without diabetes, those with diabetes exhibited a lower overall gene mutation rate (49.7% vs. 65.4%, P = 0.008). …”
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Magnitude of consistent condom use and associated factors among people living with HIV/AIDS in Ethiopia: Implication for reducing infections and re-infection. A systematic review a... by Firomsa Bekele, Lalise Tafese, Teshome Debushe

“…According to this study, urban residency, disclosure status, and marital status were all associated with consistent condom use among HIV/AIDS patients. …”
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Ribosomal Protein L40e Fused With a Ubiquitin Moiety Is Essential for the Vegetative Growth, Morphological Homeostasis, Cell Cycle Progression, and Pathogenicity of Cryptococcus ne... by Jingyu Zhao, Jingyu Zhao, Yali Yang, Yali Yang, Yibin Fan, Jiu Yi, Chao Zhang, Zhongkai Gu, Weihua Pan, Julin Gu, Wanqing Liao, Wei Fang

“…In addition, the ubi1Δ mutant also displayed increased cell ploidy, cell cycle arrest, and decreased intracellular survival inside macrophages. All these phenotypes were reversed by the reconstitution of the full-length UBI1 gene or RPL40a domain. …”
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Economic feasibility assessment and parameter sensitivity analysis of rainwater harvesting systems in different climatic zones of China by Chonghua Xue, Feng Xiong, Junqi Li, Xiaojing Li, Jing Li, Yu Wang, Xiangyu Li, Ziyu Cui

“…The study results indicated that the change curves of NPV and BCR in all three cities exhibit an increasing and then decreasing trend with the increase of reservoir volume under different reservoir setup scenarios. …”
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Wildlife trade at the interface between deeply-rooted animal-based traditional medicine and unregulated harvesting of wild animals in West Africa by Stanislas Zanvo, Samson Dognimon, Chabi A. M. S. Djagoun, Jiroux Akpatchémè, Akomian Fortuné Azihou, Bruno Djossa, Bruno Djossa, Etotépé A. Sogbohossou, Brice Sinsin

“…We also found that the national wildlife trade in Benin was supplied from 80% (12/15) West African Economic and Monetary countries, and all the Economic Community of West African States (except Guinea-Bissau) in violation of national laws, CITES, and regional commitments to combat wildlife trafficking (e.g., the West African Strategy for Combatting Wildlife Crime). …”
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Critical Appraisal of Materials and Methods in Observational Studies Published in Pathology Journals: A Cross-sectional Study by Supriya Siddavatam, BN Kumarguru

“…Results: Out of 15 parameters, study participants, study variables, sample size and methodology procedure details were mentioned in all 50 articles (100%). Study bias was the most underreported parameter, being mentioned in only 7 articles (14%). …”
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Identifying community-driven priority questions in acoustic backscatter research by Vincent Lecours, Benjamin Misiuk, Benjamin Misiuk, Felix Butschek, Felix Butschek, Philippe Blondel, Giacomo Montereale-Gavazzi, Vanessa L. Lucieer, Chris McGonigle

“…, and “How can we quantify seafloor backscatter quality and develop standards similar to what exists with bathymetry?”.DiscussionAll eight themes are represented in the top 10 priority questions, underscoring the need for contributions to backscatter research from multiple perspectives to advance the field. …”
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Effects of exercise intensity and diet on cardiac tissue structure and FGF21/β-Klotho signaling in type 2 diabetic mice: a comparative study of HFD and HFD + STZ induced type 2 dia... by Sevda Moharamzadeh, Majid Kashef, Mojtaba Salehpour, Meysam Torabi, Samira Vesali, Zakieh Samsonchi, Ensiyeh Hajizadeh-Saffar

“…Results Statistical analyses showed that the main effect of diabetes inducing model (DIM) was significant for all variables (p < 0.05), except vascular density (p = 0.055); the main effect of ET type on fasting blood glucose and FGF21 was significant (p < 0.001); and the interaction was significant for fasting blood glucose, heart weight and FGF21 (p < 0.001). …”
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Endoscopic Ultrasound-Guided Drainage without Fluoroscopic Guidance for Extraluminal Complicated Cysts by Hyeong Seok Nam, Hyung Wook Kim, Dae Hwan Kang, Cheol Woong Choi, Su Bum Park, Su Jin Kim, Dae Gon Ryu, Joon Ho Jeon

“…There were no complications. All patients experienced symptomatic improvement and revealed partial to complete resolution according to follow-up computed tomography findings. …”
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Application of three statistical approaches to explore effects of dietary intake of multiple persistent organic pollutants on ER-positive breast cancer risk in the French E3N cohor... by Pauline Frenoy, Ismaïl Ahmed, Chloé Marques, Xuan Ren, Gianluca Severi, Vittorio Perduca, Francesca Romana Mancini

“…The second and third approaches applied in the present study were Principal component Cox regression (PCR-Cox) and partial least squares Cox regression (PLS-Cox) respectively, both being dimension-reduction methods (respectively unsupervised and supervised) coupled to a Cox model, used to identify principal components of POPs and to estimate their associations with ER-positive breast occurrence. All models were adjusted for potential confounders previously identified using a directed acyclic graph. …”
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Marital Status and Survival in Patients Diagnosed with Melanoma by J. A. Maas, A. J. Monreal, E. L. Diaz, G. Castro, P. Rodriguez de la Vega, M. Varella

“…We performed secondary analysis of data from all participants of the Florida Cancer Data System (FCDS) and included adult melanoma patients diagnosed between 2001 and 2009 with follow-up information available until 2015. …”
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