Characteristics and Outcomes of Heart Failure Outpatients with Improvement in Ejection Fraction in Qatar by Rasha Kaddoura, Jassim Zaheen Shah, Mohamed Izham Mohamed Ibrahim, Rajvir Singh, Ammar Chapra, Haisam Alsadi, Maha Al Amri, Tahseen Hamamyh, Manar Fallouh, Farras Elasad, Mohamed Salah Abdelghani, Sumaya Alsaadi Alyafei, Amr Badr, Ashfaq Patel

“…Methods: This retrospective cohort study conducted at the advanced heart failure (HF) clinic in Qatar recruited patients who visited the clinic between January 2017 and December 2018. Adult patients were eligible if they were diagnosed with HFrEF (LVEF < 40%) and had two echocardiograms separated by at least 6 months. …”
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Enhanced Detection of Residual Breast Cancer Post-Excisional Biopsy: Comparative Analysis of Contrast-Enhanced MRI with and Without Diffusion-Weighted Imaging by Han Song Mun, Bong Joo Kang, Sung Hun Kim, Ga Eun Park

“…Methods: From January 2018 to December 2023, 3T breast MRI was performed to assess lesion morphology, residual size, and enhancement kinetics. …”
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Climatic drivers and temporal dynamics of sandstorms in the Hexi Corridor, China by Yanying Li, Xingwei Ma, Fucun Wang, Hongying Li, Xin Nie, Qifen Fu

“…The standardized precipitation evapotranspiration indices from January to December were also calculated. The influence of meteorological conditions at different time scales on the dust intensity in this region was then determined. …”
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Access to robot-assisted total knee arthroplasty varies significantly by race/ethnicity by Jessica Schmerler, Victoria E. Bergstein, Whitney Kagabo, Harpal S. Khanuja, Julius K. Oni, Vishal Hegde

“…Methods Patients who underwent TKA from 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 were identified in the National Surgical Quality Improvement Program database. …”
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Frailty as a mediator between sleep quality and cognitive impairment among the rural older adults: a cross-sectional study by Ping Dong, Cheng Cheng, Wenqiang Yin, Ziyuan Li, Yongli Shi, Min Gao, Xiaona Li, Dongping Ma, Hongwei Guo, Yan Wei, Zhongming Chen

“…Methods Data from a cross-sectional study conducted in rural areas of Shandong Province from September to December in 2023. A total of 695 rural older adults were included. …”
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Adoption of the Polish Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery Care Standards: a nationwide survey by Mateusz J. Świerz, Karolina Majdak, Andrzej Budzyński, Wiesław Tarnowski, Piotr Major, Małgorzata M. Bala

“…Materials and methods: An online survey was distributed between August and December 2022 to 46 Polish surgical departments performing MBS. …”
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Forecasting epidemic spread of SARS-CoV-2 using ARIMA model (Case study: Iran) by T.T. Tran, L.T. Pham, Q.X. Ngo

“…SARS-CoV-2 was first observed in Wuhan, China, on December 31, 2019; this disease has been rapidly spreading worldwide. …”
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Determining the Feasibility of Ambulance-Based Randomised Controlled Trials in Patients with Ultra-Acute Stroke: Study Protocol for the “Rapid Intervention with GTN in Hypertensive... by Sandeep Ankolekar, Gillian Sare, Chamila Geeganage, Michael Fuller, Lynn Stokes, Nikola Sprigg, Ruth Parry, A. Niroshan Siriwardena, Philip M. W. Bath

“…The trial stopped recruitment in December 2011 after 41 patients were recruited. Trial Registration. …”
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Epidemiology of respiratory viruses according to age group, 2023–24 winter season, Kyoto, Japan by Yasufumi Matsumura, Masaki Yamamoto, Yusuke Tsuda, Koh Shinohara, Yasuhiro Tsuchido, Satomi Yukawa, Taro Noguchi, Kazuo Takayama, Miki Nagao

“…We developed a regional surveillance program to define the local epidemiology of ARIs. Between December 2023 and March 2024, 2,992 upper respiratory samples collected from patients suspected of having ARIs at five facilities in Kyoto City, Japan, were tested for SARS-CoV-2, influenza virus, and respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) using RT‒PCR. …”
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The impact of primary health care on AIDS incidence and mortality: A cohort study of 3.4 million Brazilians. by Priscila F P S Pinto, James Macinko, Andréa F Silva, Iracema Lua, Gabriela Jesus, Laio Magno, Carlos A S Teles Santos, Maria Yury Ichihara, Mauricio L Barreto, Corrina Moucheraud, Luis E Souza, Inês Dourado, Davide Rasella

“…<h4>Methods and findings</h4>A retrospective cohort study carried out in Brazil from January 1, 2007 to December 31, 2015. We conducted an impact evaluation using a cohort of 3,435,068 ≥13 years low-income individuals who were members of the 100 Million Brazilians Cohort, linked to AIDS diagnoses and deaths registries. …”
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The dramatic impact of Coronavirus outbreak on air quality: Has it saved as much as it has killed so far? by R.J. Isaifan

“…The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported from Wuhan, China, on December 31^st, 2019. As the number of coronavirus infections has exceeded 100,000 with toll deaths of about 5000 worldwide as of early March, 2020, scientists and researchers are racing to investigate the nature of this virus and evaluate the short and long term effects of this disease. …”
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Distal Radial Artery Access in comparison to Forearm Radial Artery Access for Cardiac Catheterization: A Randomized Controlled Trial (DARFORA Trial) by Yunis Daralammouri, Zaher Nazzal, Yahya S. Mosleh, Heba K. Abdulhaq, Zafer Y. Khayyat, Yousef El Hamshary, Murad Azamtta, Ahmed Ghanim, Fateh Awwad, Sajed Majadla, Mosab Maree, Jihad Hamaida, Yahia Ismail

“…The patients were chosen from An-Najah National University Hospital’s catheterization laboratory between December 2019 and November 2020. A total of 209 patients were randomized into two groups: DRA group (n = 104) and FRA group (n = 105). …”
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Outlook of Present Organic Agriculture Policies and Future Needs in Sri Lanka by S.H. Pushpa Malkanthi

“…In the second stage, two field surveys were carried out using pre-tested questionnaires, from December 2019 to May 2020, in order to gather farmers’ and extension officers’ information related to organic farming policy suggestions. …”
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Co-design for stroke intervention development: Results of a scoping review. by Hardeep Singh, Natasha Benn, Agnes Fung, Kristina M Kokorelias, Julia Martyniuk, Michelle L A Nelson, Heather Colquhoun, Jill I Cameron, Sarah Munce, Marianne Saragosa, Kian Godhwani, Aleena Khan, Paul Yejong Yoo, Kerry Kuluski

“…<h4>Materials and methods</h4>A scoping review informed by Joanna Briggs Institute and Arksey & O'Malley methodology was conducted by searching nine databases on December 21, 2022, to locate English-language literature that used co-design to develop a stroke intervention. …”
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Implementation of rural provider-to-provider telehealth in country Western Australia: a retrospective observational analysis via the RE-AIM framework by Kaylie Toll, Suzanne Robinson, Stephen Andrew, Aled Williams, Justin Yeung, Richard Varhol, Joanna C. Moullin

“…Methods A retrospective observational analysis was conducted of all patient contacts managed by clinical telehealth streams of the Command Centre, between 31 August 2012 and 31 December 2023. Utilising descriptive statistics, analyses was informed by the expanded Reach, Effectiveness, Adoption, Implementation, Maintenance (RE-AIM) Framework and Implementation Outcomes Framework (IOF) definitions. …”
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Perspectives on AI-based recommendations for mask-wearing and COVID-19 vaccination for transplant recipients in the post-COVID-19 era by Oscar A. Garcia Valencia, Charat Thongprayoon, Jing Miao, Jackrapong Bruminhent, Iasmina M. Craici, Wisit Cheungpasitporn

“…Through a series of scenarios reflecting diverse environmental settings and health statuses in December 2023, we evaluated the AI’s responses to gauge its precision, adaptability, and potential biases in advising high-risk patient groups. …”
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How does news coverage of suicide affect suicidal behaviour at a high-frequency location? A 7-year time series analysis by Lisa Marzano, Ruth Spence, Ian Kruger, Ian Marsh, Arianna Barbin

“…We investigated the relationship between news coverage of suicide and incidents at a high-frequency coastal location in the UK over a 7-year period.Methods We analysed bidirectional associations (with daily and weekly lags) and Granger causality between suicide-related news in the UK (n=38 595, of which 789 focused on cliff locations) and suspected suicides (n=278) and crisis interventions (n=3050) at the site between 1 January 2017 and 31 December 2023. Separate subanalyses explored associations with repeat coverage and with headlines featuring explicit location/method details.Results While coverage of incidents at the study site and other coastal locations represents a small and decreasing proportion of all UK news of suicide, 51% of all cliff-related news focused on the study site, often explicitly identified in the story’s headline (81%). …”
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Long-Term Effects of Sinus Floor Elevation with and Without Bone Graft: A Systematic Analysis of Randomized Clinical Trials by Andrei Paul Tent, Ioan Andrei Țig, Simion Bran, Andra Zlotu, Alexandru Mester, Florin Onisor

“…PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases were electronically searched until December 2023. The risk of bias was assessed according to Cochrane Risk of Bias tool guidelines. …”
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Direct-Acting Antivirals in Hepatitis C Treatment for Renal Impairment: Liver Safety Concerns and Effectiveness in Peritoneal Dialysis by Hsuan-Yu Hung, Wei-Liang Hung, Ye Gu, Chung-Yu Chen

“…<b>Methods:</b> A retrospective cohort study was conducted using data from the Ditmanson Research Database, including patients with CHC treated with G/P or EBR/GZR from 1 August 2017 to 31 December 2020. Patients were categorized into CKD and normal kidney function (NKF) groups. …”
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Simultaneous Measurements of PM2.5- and PM10-bound Benzo(a)pyrene in a Coastal Urban Atmosphere in Poland: Seasonality of Dry Deposition Fluxes and influence of Atmospheric Transpo... by Patrycja Siudek, Wiesława Ruczyńska

“…The peak BaP concentrations of 6.14 ng m–3 and 6.65 ng m–3, respectively in fine and coarse PM fractions were observed in December. They were directly attributed to local emission from major industrial (i.e., coal-fired power plants, refinery, solid waste burning, metal recycling plants) and residential sources (domestic heating units), and to the meteorological situation that led to the reduced dissipation of air pollutants and their transport outside the study domain. …”
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