A U-shaped non-linear association between serum uric acid levels and the risk of Hashimoto’s thyroiditis: a cross-sectional study by Manli Yan, Wenhua Shi, Ping Gong, Yunsi Xie, Kaiyuan Zhang, Xiang Li, Hua Wei, Hua Wei

“…To further investigate the relationship between metabolic indicators and HT, we conducted a restricted cubic spline (RCS) analysis. …”
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Application and comparison of five risk assessment methods in ferrous metal foundry enterprises with silica dust concentration exceeding the limit posts by Qimeng Li, Xiaoying Li, Ge Qin, Yuanmeng Qi, Jie Liu, Xiaocui Tang, Di Wu, Changfu Hao, Sihua Wang

“…BackgroundExplore methods to accurately reflect the risk level of ferrous metal foundry workplaces when the silica dust concentration exceeds the limit, and provide a basis for the application of risk assessment techniques in key industries with occupational exposure to silica dust.MethodsThe survey was conducted in 25 ferrous metal casting industries in Henan Province, China. …”
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Prevalence of asymptomatic Leishmania donovani infection and associated factors in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Habtamu Belay, Adugna Abera, Esayas Aklilu, Tesfahun Bishaw, Ayinalem Alemu, Geremew Tasew, Berhanu Erko

“…Study heterogeneity assessed using Chi-square (χ²)-based Q test (p < 0.1) and I² subgroup analysis and meta-regression conducted with significance set at p < 0.05. Result A total of 1,288 articles were identified, with 11 studies met inclusion criteria. …”
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Multi-Class Guided GAN for Remote-Sensing Image Synthesis Based on Semantic Labels by Zhenye Niu, Yuxia Li, Yushu Gong, Bowei Zhang, Yuan He, Jinglin Zhang, Mengyu Tian, Lei He

“…The results show that MCGGAN achieves improvements of 52.86 in FID, 0.0821 in SSIM, and 0.0297 in LPIPS compared to the Pix2Pix baseline. We also conducted comparative experiments to assess the semantic segmentation accuracy of the U-Net before and after incorporating the generated images. …”
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Data-Sharing Statements Requested from Clinical Trials by Public, Environmental, and Occupational Health Journals: Cross-Sectional Study by Yingxin Liu, Jingyi Zhang, Lehana Thabane, Xuerui Bai, Lili Kang, Gregory Y H Lip, Harriette G C Van Spall, Min Xia, Guowei Li

“…Multivariable logistic regression analysis was conducted to evaluate the relationship between journal characteristics and journal requests for data-sharing statements, with results presented as odds ratios (ORs) and corresponding 95% CIs. …”
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Performance of seawater-derived Mg(OH)2 as a sustainable coating solution for hydrogen sulfide-induced corrosion mitigation in concrete pipes by Janelle Patricia S. Moa, Bea Angela C. Gaw, John Louis O. Co, Kyle Anderson C. Coo, Kenneth Jae T. Elevado, Cheryl Lyne C. Roxas

“…A life cycle assessment was also conducted for the different coating ratios, and response surface methodology (RSM) was employed to determine the optimal coating ratio. …”
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Sinking Skin Flap Syndrome following Posttraumatic Hydrocephalus by Ashish Chugh, Prashant Punia, Sarang Gotecha

“…Materials and Methods. The study was conducted over a period of 3 years, from 2016 to 2019, and included 212 patients who underwent unilateral Decompressive Craniectomy (DC) for trauma in our institute. …”
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ArfGAP with the SH3 Domain, Ankyrin Repeat and PH Domain 1 Inversely Regulates Programmed Death-Ligand 1 Through Negative Feedback of Phosphorylated Epithelial Growth Factor Recept... by Chiba N, Menju T, Shimazu Y, Toyazaki T, Sumitomo R, Miyamoto H, Tamari S, Nishikawa S, Date H

“…Multiple analysis of receptor tyrosine kinases (RTKs) was conducted using a semi-comprehensive RTKs assay.Results: We found that AMAP1 inversely regulated PD-L1 expression. …”
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Unveiling the pathways: identifying the multifaceted determinants of low birth weight among neonates in low-income countries: a case-control study by Dube Jara, Angefa Ayele, Dukele Boneya, Jitu Beka, Miesa Gelchu, Alo Edin

“…Therefore, this study aimed to determine the common determinants of low birth weight among neonates born at public hospitals in Southern Ethiopia.Methods An unmatched case–control study was conducted among 258 neonates (86 cases and 172 controls) born at public hospitals between 15 April and 25 May 2022. …”
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The Association between Type-2 Diabetes Duration and Major Adverse Cardiac Events after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Botey Katamu Benjamin, Chunguang Qiu, Zhanying Han, Wenjie Lu, Guoju Sun, Xiaofei Qin, Xule Wang, Xi Wang, Ran Li, Liang Pan

“…Angiographic and clinical follow-up were conducted 12 months after the procedures for all the patients and at any given time during the study when needed. …”
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Seizure prevalence in children aged up to 3 years: a longitudinal population-based cohort study in Japan by Kandai Nozu, Masahiro Nishiyama, Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Yusuke Ishida, Kazumi Tomioka, Hiroki Takeda, Noriyuki Nishimura, Hiroki Mishina, Kazumoto Iijima, Hiroaki Nagase

“…We identified the occurrence of seizure/febrile seizure in 74 017 children, whose gestational ages at birth were noted. We conducted a multivariate analysis with the parameter, gestational age at birth, to analyse the risk of seizure. …”
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A novel technique of blindly positioning bronchial blockers for one-lung ventilation: a prospective, randomized, crossover study by Seihee Min, Susie Yoon, Jiwon Han, Jeong-Hwa Seo, Jae-Hyon Bahk

“…Methods This prospective, randomized, crossover study was conducted at a tertiary university hospital and included 94 patients requiring OLV for elective thoracic surgery under general anesthesia. …”
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Survey of medication history of patients with stroke after discharge from an acute hospital ward: a case series study by Yuko Fukuda, Risa Ito, Misaki Kakihana, Tsutomu Takahashi, Tetsuji Kanemoto, Toshiyuki Sahara, Masahiko Tsujikawa, Mitsuko Onda

“…Methods We enrolled patients who were discharged from an acute ward between June 11, 2022, and March 31, 2023, after receiving inpatient care at the Japan Community Healthcare Organization, Hoshigaoka Medical Center for acute stroke, and transferred to other outpatient hospitals. This study was conducted between June 2022 and April 2023. We extracted and assessed prescription continuity and carefully examined clinically relevant discrepancies after comparing the discharge prescription with that at the first outpatient visit. …”
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Evaluation of Two Different Solvents for Azolla pinnata Extracts on Chemical Compositions and Larvicidal Activity against Aedes albopictus (Diptera: Culicidae) by Rajiv Ravi, Nor Shaida Husna Zulkrnin, Nurul Nadiah Rozhan, Nik Raihan Nik Yusoff, Mohd Sukhairi Mat Rasat, Muhammad Iqbal Ahmad, Zulhazman Hamzah, Intan H. Ishak, Mohamad Faiz Mohd Amin

“…Thus, our study suggests that future research can be conducted on A. pinnata bioactive ingredients against Ae. albopictus larvae in small-scale field trials as botanical insecticide for environmentally friendly approach.…”
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Self-perception of risk for HIV acquisition among people in prisons in Iran: A nationwide survey in 2017 by Zahra Abdolahinia, Seyed Aria Nejadghaderi, Soheil Mehmandoost, AliAkbar Haghdoost, Abedin Iranpour, Mohammad Karamouzian, Hamid Sharifi

“…Methods In 2017, we conducted a cross-sectional study in Iran using multistage random sampling approach to recruit participants from 33 prisons in Iran. …”
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Study of the Influence Hormone LHRH-a and 17a-MT of Hemocytology on Orange Spot Grouper Broodstock, Epinephelus coioides by F. Johnny, A. Priyono, D. Roza

“… An experiment to study the influence of the chronic hormone LHRH-a and 17a-MT on haematology orange spot grouper, Epinephelus coioides broodstock was conducted at Gondol Research Institute for Mariculture, Bali.  …”
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Association between primary dysmenorrhoea on quality of life, mental health and academic performance among medical students in Indonesia: a cross-sectional study by Reynardi Larope Sutanto, Herbert Situmorang, Kevin Tjoa, Rivaldo Rivaldo

“…Objectives To investigate the association between primary dysmenorrhoea and quality of life, mental health and academic performance among medical students in Indonesia.Design A cross-sectional study using an online survey was conducted among Indonesian medical students. Primary dysmenorrhoea occurrence and severity, as well as their associations with quality of life, mental health and academic performance, were assessed using validated questionnaires. …”
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Role of the professional critical care team in improving the quality of critical care in the hospital (危重症专业小组在提升医院危重症护理水平中的作用探讨) by PENG Jine (彭金娥), WANG Siyi (王思懿), WU Xuehua (吴雪花)

“…According to the statistics of the work of the critical care professional team in 2020, 95 times of consultations, 4 times of general nursing training, 10 times of training for N3-grade nurses, 35 times of multidisciplinary nursing rounds and 300 times of department visits were conducted, respectively. Conclusion A professional critical care team can improve the quality of nursing, improve nursing satisfaction, and promote the level of intensive care. …”
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Unraveling the genetic spectrum of inherited deaf-blindness in Portugal by Telma Machado, Telmo Cortinhal, Ana Luísa Carvalho, Francisco Teixeira-Marques, Rufino Silva, Joaquim Murta, João Pedro Marques

“…Methods This was a cross-sectional study conducted at a tertiary hospital in Portugal. Patients were identified through the national, web-based inherited retinal dystrophies registry (IRD-PT, retina.com.pt). …”
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Localized Drug Delivery in Different Gastrointestinal Cancers: Navigating Challenges and Advancing Nanotechnological Solutions by Hasan AM, Cavalu S, Kira AY, Hamad RS, Abdel-Reheim MA, Elmorsy EA, El-kott AF, Morsy K, AlSheri AS, Negm S, Saber S

“…Finally, the review discusses in detail the recent therapeutic and diagnostic applications of NDDs that have been conducted in oral, esophageal, gastric, colon, and liver cancers, aiming to offer valuable insights into the current and future state of utilizing NDDs for the local treatment of GI cancers. …”
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