Short-term Outcomes of Pancreatoduodenectomy in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Shahab Hajibandeh, MRCS, Shahin Hajibandeh, FRCS, Alwin Puthiyakunnel Saji, Ayman Ashabi, MRCS, Christopher Brown, FRCS, Nicholas G Mowbray, FRCS, Matthew Mortimer, FRCS, Guy Shingler, FRCS, Amir Kambal, FRCS, Bilal Al-Sarireh, FRCS, PhD

“…A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted in line with the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement standards. …”
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How Marine Megabenthos Fauna Responds to River Discharge and Artificial Flood in Large River Estuary by Debin Sun, Qinglu Fu, Jiao Wang, Linlin Chen, Jing Chen, Yilin Wang, Baoquan Li

“…The oceanographic investigations were conducted at the Yellow River Estuary and its adjacent area during three distinct periods of river discharge, that is, spring low‐flow (IA), summer low‐flow (IB), and artificial flood (IC) periods. …”
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Verification of Lactobacillus brevis tolerance to simulated gastric juice and the potential effects of postbiotic gamma-aminobutyric acid in streptozotocin-induced diabetic mice by Amro Abdelazez, Heba Abdelmotaal, Smith Etareri Evivie, Maha Bikheet, Rokayya Sami, Hassan Mohamed, Xiangchen Meng

“…In vivo experiments were conducted in 7 groups of C57BL/6J mice. Each group was injected with streptozotocin (ContSTZ, INSSTZ, LAC1STZ, LAC1MFDSTZ, LAC2STZ, LAC2MFDSTZ) daily except for the control (Cont). …”
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Diminished ovarian reserve is associated to euploidy rate: a single center study by Edoardo Carnesi, Stefano Castellano, Stefano Castellano, Elena Albani, Andrea Busnelli, Andrea Busnelli, Antonella Smeraldi, Ozgur Bulbul, Emanuela Morenghi, Valentina Immediata, Paolo Emanuele Levi-Setti, Paolo Emanuele Levi-Setti

“…The relationship between these biomarkers and embryo chromosomal status remains complex and poorly understood.MethodsWe conducted a retrospective analysis of in vitro fertilization (IVF) cycles performed between 2015 and 2022, involving 773 female patients who underwent IVF and pre-implantation genetic screening for aneuploidy (PGT-A). …”
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Retinal thickness and vascular density changes in Keratoconus: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Hadi Vahedi, Mirsaeed Abdollahi, Reza Moshfeghinia, Shima Emami, Navid Sobhi, Rana Sorkhabi, Ali Jafarizadeh

“…Purpose: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the changes in retinal layer thickness and vascular density in patients diagnosed with keratoconus (KC). Methods: We conducted a thorough search in PubMed, Scopus, Embase, and Web of Science, encompassing all observational studies from January 1990 to February 2024. …”
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Physio-Biochemical Indexes as Indicators of Cadmium Tolerance in <i>Brassica napus</i> L. Cultivars by Yu Qiu, Shuhe Wei, Jie Zhan, Brett H. Robinson, Lidia Skuza, Jianming Xue, Huiping Dai, Li Zhan, Ziyang Tang

“…A pot experiment was conducted in greenhouse to assess the differences in Cd accumulation and tolerance among three <i>Brassica napus</i> L. cultivars (‘Hanyou 2’, ‘Hanyou 3’, and ‘Hanyou 16’) under the treatments of CK (0.18 mg kg⁻¹ in soil), T1 (2.18 mg kg⁻¹ in soil), T2 (4.18 mg kg⁻¹ in soil), and T3 (8.18 mg kg⁻¹ in soil). …”
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Temporal Trends of Stillbirth in Brazil Disaggregated by Maternal and Gestational Age by Maria Isabel do Nascimento, Lara Miranda Marchesi, Wender Emiliano Soares, Jenaine Rosa Godinho Emiliano, Maria Auxiliadora Nogueira Saad, Glaucimara Gonzaga Nunes Hacar, Gabriel Eijiro Chiracava

“…Materials and methods: This is an ecological study conducted in Brazil. Stillbirth rates and temporal trends were calculated using data from 2011-2021, considering variables such as gestational age (≥ 22 weeks) and maternal age (10-19, 20-34, and ≥ 35 years old). …”
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Comparative Proteomic Analysis of Visceral Adipose Tissue in Morbidly Obese and Normal Weight Chinese Women by Chen Shang, Wei Sun, Chunlin Wang, Xiangqing Wang, Huijuan Zhu, Linjie Wang, Hongbo Yang, Xue Wang, Fengying Gong, Hui Pan

“…Masson’s trichrome staining and CD68 immunohistochemical staining of VAT were conducted in all subjects. Result. A total of 124 differentially expressed proteins were found with a ≥2-fold difference. …”
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Association between Chronic Pain and Diabetes/Prediabetes: A Population-Based Cross-Sectional Survey in Saudi Arabia by Khaled K. Aldossari, Mamdouh M. Shubair, Jamaan Al-Zahrani, Abdulrahman A. Alduraywish, Khalid AlAhmary, Salwa Bahkali, Sara M. Aloudah, Sami Almustanyir, Laila Al-Rizqi, Sally A. El-Zahaby, Paivi Toivola, Ashraf El-Metwally

“…A population-based cross-sectional questionnaire survey study was conducted in Al-Kharj, Saudi Arabia, from January 2016 to June 2016. …”
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Prevalence of Borrelia burgdorferi sensu lato infection in the Czech Republic by Roman Chlibek, Jan Smetana, Kateřina Kybicová, Martina Malikova, Frederick J. Angulo, Alexandra Loew-Baselli, Ye Tan, Aleš Ondřejíček, Gordon Brestrich, Andreas Pilz, Jennifer C. Moïsi, James H. Stark

“…To further characterize the LB burden in the Czech Republic, we conducted a seroprevalence study and estimated the incidence of symptomatic Bbsl infections. …”
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Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis on Treating Hormone Receptor-Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer After CDK4/6 Inhibitors by Neha Pathak, Abhenil Mittal, Sudhir Kumar, Chitrakshi Nagpal, Eitan Amir, Partha Haldar, Bharath B. Gangadharaiah, Akash Kumar, Ashutosh Mishra, Atul Batra

“…Introduction: The optimal treatment of estrogen receptor-positive (ER +) metastatic breast cancer (MBC) after progression on cyclin-dependent 4/6 kinase inhibitors (CDK4/6i) is unknown. Methods: We conducted a systematic review and network meta-analysis (NMA) of phase-II/-III randomized trials of ER + MBC post CDK4/6i + ET progression. …”
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Isolation and molecular detection of Peste des petits ruminants virus in an outbreak investigation in Benishangul Gumuz, Ethiopia by Mengesha Abebe, Yimer Lama, Aliy Abdi, Shegu Dereje, Abdeta Debela, Waktole Hika, Hirpa Tola Eyob

“…An outbreak investigation was conducted from May to November 2022 in Bambase district of Benishangul Gumuz regional state to determine the presence of PPR virus, and morbidity, mortality and case fatality rates. …”
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A Performance Evaluation and Inter-laboratory Comparison of Community Face Coverings Media in the Context of COVID-19 Pandemic by Soleiman Bourrous, Mathieu Barrault, Victor Mocho, Stéphane Poirier, Nathalie Bardin-Monnier, Augustin Charvet, Dominique Thomas, Alexandre Bescond, Axel Fouqueau, Tatiana Mace, François Gaie-Levrel, François-Xavier Ouf

“…The same exercise has been conducted to link the filtration efficiency measured at 3 µm to the one for lower diameters. …”
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A novel virulent core genome multilocus sequence type CT 11424 of Listeria monocytogenes isolate causing stillbirth in Bangladesh by Muntasir Alam, Md Saiful Islam, M. Ishrat Jahan, Arpita Shyama Deb, Afruna Rahman, Zahidul Islam, Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, Kazi Munisul Islam, Mohammad Zahid Hossain, Dilruba Ahmed, Shams El Arifeen, Emily S. Gurley, Mustafizur Rahman

“…Genetic divergence and phylogenetic analyses were conducted to determine the relationship with other reported isolates globally. …”
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Postoperative Harris Hip Score Versus Harris Hip Score Difference in Hip Replacement: What to Report? by Nikolai Ramadanov, Maximilian Voss, Robert Hable, Hassan Tarek Hakam, Robert Prill, Mikhail Salzmann, Dobromir Dimitrov, Roland Becker

“…The aim of this study was to conduct a systematic review of the literature to identify randomized controlled trials (RCTs) that reported the HHS for hip replacement treatment groups and to test whether there was a substantial difference between reporting only the postoperative HHS or the HHS difference (HHSdiff). …”
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Therapeutic efficacy and prognostic indicators in re-resection for recurrent hepatocellular carcinoma: Insights from a retrospective study by Qi Fan, MM, Pengcheng Wei, MM, Delin Ma, MD, Qian Cheng, MD, Jie Gao, MD, Jiye Zhu, MD, Zhao Li, MD

“…Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 130 rHCC patients undergoing re-resection and 60 primary HCC patients undergoing initial hepatectomy at Peking University People's Hospital (2014–2022). …”
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Peptide P2 targeting Vibrio parahaemolyticus PirB toxins blocks the cytotoxic effects to shrimp Litopenaeus vannamei by Xin Zhang, Ting Chen, Chunhua Ren, Yanhong Wang, Xiao Jiang, Jiasheng Huang, Bo Ma, Boxiang Zhu, Jiayue Yin, Chaoqun Hu, Peng Luo

“…Docking analysis of Peptide-Lv-APN1 and PirB-Lv-APN1 was conducted using the MDockPeP server, with comparative analysis implied. …”
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The relationship between stress levels and the habits of consuming high-sugar food among undergraduate students by Zulfa 'Azizah, Dittasari Putriana, Agil Dhiemitra Aulia Dewi

“…Data collection was conducted both online and offline. Spearman rank correlation analysis was performed, with a significance threshold of p < 0.05. …”
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Effect of crystalline lens decentration and tilt on visual performance in eyes implanted with bifocal or extended depth of focus intraocular lenses by Yu Zhang, Jiaqing Zhang, Chen Liang, Yifan Xu, Jiaying Wu, Junming Wu, Yifan Zhang, Aixia Jin, Xuhua Tan, Lixia Luo

“…A further comparison of visual outcomes was conducted based on the inflection points suggested by the curves. …”
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Iron Overload in Transfusion-Dependent Indonesian Thalassemic Patients by Pandji Irani Fianza, Anita Rahmawati, Sri Hudaya Widihastha, Shofura Afifah, Mohammad Ghozali, Andre Indrajaya, Dilli Marayuzan Akbar Pratama, Dimmy Prasetya, Teddy Arnold Sihite, Mas Rizky A. A. Syamsunarno, Djatnika Setiabudi, Suthat Fucharoen, Ramdan Panigoro

“…Additionally, subgroup analysis in patients with T2∗ MRI assessment was conducted. In terms of age of first blood transfusion, subjects with ferritin >5000 ng/mL were the youngest among others. …”
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