Understanding hospital length of stay in trauma laparotomy patients: a National Trauma Database Study by Jeremy Grushka, Kosar Khwaja, Hayaki Uchino, Evan G Wong

“…Stratification based on HLOS revealed distinct factors associated with short and long HLOS categories, indicating that targeted interventions for each category could potentially reduce HLOS and enhance patient outcomes in the current era of constrained healthcare resources.Level of evidence, study type Level IV, therapeutic/care management.…”
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Tele-rehabilitation for children with physical disabilities: qualitative exploration of challenges in Iran by Mahta Alsadat Aarabi, Kianoush Abdi, Farin Soleimani

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Endometriosis-associated Ovarian Cancer, from Risk Factors to Survival Rate: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Elham Askary, Saeed Alborzi, Kefayat Chamanara, Alimohammad Keshtvarz Hesam Abadi

“…This meta-analysis aims to assess the prevalence and prognosis of endometriosis-associated ovarian cancer (EAOC) in various types of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC), and compare risk factors with the non-EAOC group to improve disease management.Method: In this review, PubMed, Science Direct, Scopus, Google Scholar, and Cochrane databases were searched for "endometriosis" and "ovarian cancer risk factor" from 2010 to 2023. …”
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Case-Based Virtual Reality Simulation for Severe Pelvic Trauma Clinical Skill Training in Medical Students: Design and Pilot Study by Peng Teng, Youran Xu, Kaoliang Qian, Ming Lu, Jun Hu

“…It evaluates the acceptability, perceived ease of use, and perceived usefulness among users and investigates its impact on knowledge, skills, and confidence in managing severe pelvic trauma before and after engaging with the software. …”
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Deciphering the potential of plant metabolites as insecticides against melon fly (Zeugodacus cucurbitae): Exposing control alternatives to assure food security by Zinat Jahan Chowdhury, Anik Banik, Tanjin Barketullah Robin, Mohammed Rashed Chowdhury

“…These findings indicate that jervine and camptothecin are promising candidates for melon fly management, offering potential to prevent significant crop losses. …”
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RETRACTED ARTICLE: Single-cell omics and machine learning integration to develop a polyamine metabolism-based risk score model in breast cancer patients by Xiliang Zhang, Hanjie Guo, Xiaolong Li, Wei Tao, Xiaoqing Ma, Yuxing Zhang, Weidong Xiao

“…Single-cell technologies are being used in this context to enhance our understanding of the complex molecular terrain of breast cancer and support more effective clinical management.…”
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Evaluation of a Commercial Multiplex Real-Time PCR with Melting Curve Analysis for the Detection of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> Complex and Five Nontuberculous Mycobacterial... by Keun Ju Kim, Yunhee Chang, Seung Gyu Yun, Myung-Hyun Nam, Yunjung Cho

“…Background: Accurate and timely diagnosis of mycobacterial infections, including <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> complex (MTBC) and nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), is crucial for effective disease management. Methods: This study evaluated the performance of the NeoPlex TB/NTM-5 Detection Kit (NeoPlex assay, Seongnam, Republic of Korea), a multiplex real-time PCR assay that incorporates melting curve analysis, compared with the line-probe assay (LPA). …”
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Implementation of carceral medicaid suspension and enrollment programs: perspectives of carceral and medicaid leaders by Sachini Bandara, Brendan Saloner, Hannah Maniates, Minna Song, Noa Krawczyk

“…They offered opportunities to overcome barriers, such as the creation of specialized incarcerated Medicaid benefit categories and provision of in-reach services via managed care organizations. Participants also called for improvements to Medicaid reactivation processes, as even when facilities successfully suspended benefits, individuals faced significant challenges and delays reactivating benefits upon release. …”
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Internal and external influences on role stereotype adherence and gender dynamics on engineering design teams by Anastasia M. Schauer, Jessie Liu, Christopher Saldaña, Katherine Fu

“…Findings can be used to inform curriculum development in hands-on design project courses and management of design groups in industry.…”
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Impact of human activities on the propagation dynamics from meteorological to hydrological drought in the Nenjiang River Basin, Northeast China by Xubo Geng, Xiaoping Lei, Xiaoyan Song, Junyao Zhang, Wenbin Liu

“…This study advances our understanding of human impacts on drought propagation and informs effective water resource management during drought conditions.…”
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IUPHAR themed review: The gut microbiome in schizophrenia by Srinivas Kamath, Elysia Sokolenko, Kate Collins, Nicole S.L. Chan, Natalie Mills, Scott R. Clark, Francine Z. Marques, Paul Joyce

“…This IUPHAR review collates the current literature landscape of the gut-brain axis and its intricate relationship with schizophrenia while advocating for integrating microbiome assessments and therapeutic management. Such a fundamental shift in proposing microbiome-informed psychotropic prescriptions to optimise therapeutic efficacy and reduce adverse metabolic impacts would align antipsychotic treatments with microbiome safety, prioritising 'gut-neutral' or gut-favourable drugs to safeguard long-term patient outcomes in schizophrenia therapy.…”
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Associations between cerebral blood flow and progression of white matter hyperintensities by Siriluk Thammasart, Danielle J. Harvey, Pauline Maillard, Charles DeCarli, Corinne A. Donnay, Gregory J. Wheeler, Audrey P. Fan, Audrey P. Fan

“…Longitudinally, WMHs that increased in size over a two-year period had lower baseline rCBF than those that remained stagnant, particularly in juxtaventricular and periventricular regions.DiscussionThis study not only highlights the predictive value of rCBF in WMH progression but also provides location-specific hemodynamic information about WMHs that can guide clinical management of WMH-related brain changes and their clinical manifestations.…”
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Strategic selection of polliniser trees can improve fruit quality of lychee, a crop that exhibits mixed-mating by Stephen J. Trueman, Joel Nichols, Christopher J. Burwell, Wiebke Kämper

“…Fruit trees are often planted in single-cultivar blocks that allow convenient orchard management. This planting design can reduce the opportunities for cross-pollination, decreasing fruit quality if many harvested fruit result from selfing rather than outcrossing. …”
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Tracheal Resection for Critical Airway Obstruction in Morquio A Syndrome by Claire Frauenfelder, Elizabeth Maughan, Johnny Kenth, Reema Nandi, Simon Jones, Robert Walker, Bill Walsh, Nagarajan Muthialu, Iain Bruce, Richard Hewitt, Colin Butler

“…Enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) and multidisciplinary management continue to improve life expectancy for Morquio A patients by slowing many of the multisystem pathological consequences of the disease but are not as effective at reversing established pathology. …”
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Factors Affecting the Presence of Renal Cortical Cysts in Kidney Donors by Sevim Nuran Kuşlu Çiçek, Amil Huseynov

“…These findings should be considered during the evaluation of potential kidney donors, particularly regarding the associated risks and management of SRCs.…”
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A biomechanical comparison of posterior malleolar fracture fixation using screws and locking plates in Trimalleolar fractures: a finite element study by Chih-Wei Chang, Yen-Nien Chen, Guan-Heng Jhong, Kuo-Chih Su, Chun-Ting Li

“…Abstract Background The aim of the study is to compare the mechanical stability of posterior malleolar fractures fixed with different screw types and locking plates in the management of trimalleolar ankle fractures using the finite element (FE) method. …”
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« La baraque [les camps], on y était ! » Faire la preuve administrative de son statut d’enfant de harki by Alice Baudy

“…It was a matter of determining which of the many sites that had housed harki families had been subject to exceptional administrative management, giving rise to a right to compensation. …”
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Prevalence, Dispersion and Nature of Bioaerosols over a Solid Landfill Site in Central India by Priyanka D. Bhoyar, Pooja Kamdi, Amit Bafana, Panuganti C. S. Devara, Saravanadevi Sivanesan, Amrit Kumar, Kannan Krishnamurthi

“…The effects of bioaerosols, originating due to the processes, such as wastewater management, handling of sludge, composting, municipal solid waste, and animal facilities, on human health are well recognized. …”
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The Association between Atopic Dermatitis Severity and Mood Disturbance among Adults: A Cross-sectional Study by Farah F. Albakr, Maee M. Barakeh, Layan F. Alsanad, Sultan B. Obaid, Feras Alhawas, Seham Alsalamah, Shahad B. Obaid, Alya Alsuwayhib, Abdullah O. Alangari, Sulaiman O. Obaid, Eman Almukhadeb

“…Conclusion: Given the high prevalence of mood disturbances among AD patients, it is critical for health-care professionals and caregivers to recognize the mental health impact of AD and incorporate appropriate psychiatric screening methods into the management plan of AD patients so that they can be properly assessed and referred for appropriate therapy.…”
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Investigating neutropenic enterocolitis: a systematic review of case reports and clinical insights by Samane Nematolahi, Ali Amanati, Hossein Molavi Vardanjani, Mohammadreza Pourali, Mahnaz Hosseini Bensenjan, Farnoosh Nozari, Mohebat Vali, Seyed Reza Abdipour Mehrian, Seyed Ali Nabavizadeh, Farima Safari

“…It identifies typical clinical features and helps characterize risk factors and prognostic indicators to aid in the early diagnosis and management of this potentially lethal complication.…”
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