Primordial Germ Cells Quality of Chicken Embryo from Post Cryopreservation Blood Samples by Nurul Azizah, Tatan Kostaman, Yuli Arif Tribudi, Diana Andrianita Kusumaningrum, Suyatno Suyatno, Zultinur Muttaqin, Eko Koswara, Muhammad Gunawan

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Prediction model study focusing on eHealth in the management of urinary incontinence: the Personalised Advantage Index as a decision-making aid by Huibert Burger, Henk van der Worp, Marco H Blanker, Marjolein Y Berger, Anne Martina Maria Loohuis, Nienke Wessels, Janny Dekker, Alec GGA Malmberg

“…For each participant, we then predicted treatment outcomes and calculated a Personalised Advantage Index (PAI).Results Baseline UI severity (prognostic) and age, educational level and impact on quality of life (modifiers) independently affected treatment effect of eHealth. The mean PAI was 0.99±0.79 points, being of clinical relevance in 21% of individuals. …”
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Does drug dispensing influence patients’ medication knowledge and medication adherence? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Elizabete Priscila Costa Santana, Haidelucia Rodrigues Vieira Javarini, Dyego Carlos Souza Anacleto de Araújo, Sabrina Cerqueira-Santos, Tiago Marques Reis, Genival Araujo dos Santos-Junior, Kérilin Stancine Santos Rocha

“…The results indicated that there was no statistically significant difference in medication adherence post-dispensing (RR: 1.19; 95%CI 0.99 to 1.43, p = 0.07). Six studies met more than 70% of the quality assessment criteria. …”
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Association of Vitamin D Levels and Clothing Pattern in Women of Reproductive Age Group Having Chronic Back Pain by Shubham Saraswat, Anuj Rastogi, Farid Mohammad, Rachhanaa Pawaskar

“…Vitamin D levels ranged from 7.2 to 99.2 ng/mL with a mean of 26.31 ± 18.75 ng/mL. The prevalence of Vitamin D deficiency, insufficiency and sufficiency was 46.2%, 21.9% and 31.9% respectively. …”
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Profiling of the Major Phenolic Compounds and Their Biosynthesis Genes in Sophora flavescens Aiton by Jeongyeo Lee, Jaeeun Jung, Seung-Hyun Son, Hyun-Bi Kim, Young-Hee Noh, Sung Ran Min, Kun-Hyang Park, Dae-Soo Kim, Sang Un Park, Haeng-Soon Lee, Cha Young Kim, Hyun-Soon Kim, Hyeong-Kyu Lee, HyeRan Kim

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Predictive Value of Albumin to Fibrinogen Ratio and CALLY Index for Diagnosis of Ulcerative Colitis and Mucosal Healing After Vedolizumab Treatment by Su K, Xiao S, Wang M, Wang K, Fan Q, Sha S, Cheng Y, Liu X, Shi H

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Effectiveness of dignity therapy on advanced cancer patients: A meta-analysis (尊严疗法对晚期癌症患者干预效果的Meta分析) by ZHANG Saina (张赛娜), FAN Na (范娜), ZHANG Qin (张琴)

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Dissemination of Staphylococcus epidermidis in Swedish bovine dairy herds: minimal overlap with human isolates by Karin Persson Waller, Mattias Myrenås, Hyeyoung Kim, Micael Widerström, Tor Monsen, Stefan Börjesson, Stefan Börjesson, Stefan Börjesson, Emma Östlund, Wonhee Cha

“…Sixty unique sequence types (STs) of S. epidermidis were identified. ST99, ST100, and ST570 were the most common among bovine isolates, collectively accounting for 49% (63/128) of the milk isolates and detected on multiple farms, while ST2 and ST215 were the most prevalent among human isolates. …”
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The clinical value of short-term insemination: a retrospective analysis of 3496 patients by Xinyue Zhang, Yufeng Wang, Jihong Yang, Yangbai Li, Yao Chen, Yingying Yang, Ting Feng, Suying Li, Li Chen, Yun Qian

“…Results The rate of high-quality embryos was significantly lower in the short-term IVF group compared to the routine IVF group (59.89% vs. 68.16%) (P = 0.000), the rate of blastocyst formation was significantly lower in the short-term IVF group compared to the routine IVF group (44.99% vs. 61.34%) (P = 0.000). There were no significant differences in clinical outcomes or neonatal outcomes between the two groups, irrespective of whether fresh or frozen embryos were used (both P > 0.05). …”
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Financial Cost of Treating Polytrauma in a Public Tertiary Hospital in the South-Eastern Democratic Republic of Congo: A Case Series Study by Kabeya Diyoka C, Ngongo Mwanvua L, Shauri Kalemera M, Pambi Mukanga P, Koba Mjumbe C

“…The study was based on the operational definitions of Heinrich and the economic burden of care at the individual level was calculated by dividing the average direct costs by the GDP per capita, PPP of the country.Results: The present study comprised forty patients with polytrauma, with a mean age of 29.73 ± 9.9 years, ranging from 9 to 45 years.Approximately 65% of cases were attributed to road accidents, with a male predominance of 82.5%.The most frequently observed form of vital distress was neurological, accounting for 60% of cases, and le parage chirurgical comme acte chirurgical (28.11%). …”
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Power-free plasma separation based on negative magnetophoresis for rapid biochemical analysis by Lin Zeng, Chao Liu, Yi Yang, Shi Hu, Ruihan Li, Xiaotian Tan, Jienan Shen, Yi Zhang, Shaohui Huang, Hui Yang

“…The device demonstrates a separation efficiency of 99.9% for cells larger than 1 μm in both rat and human blood samples, with a plasma recovery rate of 72.7%. …”
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The prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio in nasopharyngeal cancer by Mustafa Kandaz, Atalay Balsak, Hatice Bengü Çobanoğlu

“…In all patients, mean overall survival (OS) was 159.37±13.66 (132.97-185.76) months, median 205±31.11 (144-265.99) months, The 1-, 2- , 3- and 5-year survival rates were 87.3%, 81.5%, 74.3%, and 65.3%, respectively. …”
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Plant Disease Classifier: Detection of Dual-Crop Diseases Using Lightweight 2D CNN Architecture by Hasibul Islam Peyal, Md. Nahiduzzaman, Md. Abu Hanif Pramanik, Md. Khalid Syfullah, Saleh Mohammed Shahriar, Abida Sultana, Mominul Ahsan, Julfikar Haider, Amith Khandakar, Muhammad E. H. Chowdhury

“…Also, the precision, recall, F1-score of the proposed model is 97 % and Area Under Curve (AUC) score of the model is 99.9% which is an indicator of the very good performance of the model. …”
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Outcome of Pleural Empyema Treated With Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery in Patients With Severe Co-Morbidities: An Observational Study by Vu HA, Nguyen NV, Le TD, Nguyen ST, Viet Le A, The Vu A, Van Nguyen B, Van Nguyen B, Thanh Quan N, An NV, Duc Nghiem T

“…The length of postoperative stay was 16.8 ± 9.9 days. Pleural drainage was removed in 11 out of 12 cases after an average of 60.1 ± 8.5 days, while one patient had their drainage retained due to esophageal cancer. …”
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Unanchored simulated treatment comparison on survival outcomes using parametric and Royston-Parmar models with application to lenvatinib plus pembrolizumab in renal cell carcinoma by Christopher G. Fawsitt, Janice Pan, Philip Orishaba, Christopher H. Jackson, Howard Thom

“…Difference in RMST OS was 6.90 months (95% CI: 1.95, 11.36), 5.31 (3.58, 7.28), 5.99 (1.82, 9.42), and 11.59 (8.41, 15.38) versus NIVO + IPI (over 64.8 months follow-up), AVE + AXI (46.7 months), PEM + AXI (64.8 months), NIVO + CABO (53.0 months), respectively. …”
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Poor sleep quality remains a major challenge among tertiary education students in Ghana: A cross-sectional study in a Ghanaian University by David Larbi Simpong, Ansumana Bockarie, Akosua Bema Kumah, Alex Bismark Atta-Owusu, Mordecai Eshun, Bernice Akua Frimpong, Beatrice Bachella, George Nkrumah Osei

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De novo transcriptome assembly of Aureobasidium melanogenum CGMCC18996 to analyze the β-poly(L-malic acid) biosynthesis pathway under the CaCO3 addition by Genan Wang, Haisong Yin, Tingbin Zhao, Donglin Yang, Shiru Jia, Changsheng Qiao

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Factors associated with retention in Quitline counseling for smoking cessation among HIV-positive smokers receiving care at HIV outpatient clinics in Vietnam. by Nam Truong Nguyen, Trang Nguyen, Giap Van Vu, Charles M Cleland, Yen Pham, Nga Truong, Reet Kapur, Gloria Guevara Alvarez, Phuong Thu Phan, Mari Armstrong-Hough, Donna Shelley

“…Smokers living with HIV aged 35 or older (OR = 5.53, 95% CI 1.42-21.52), who had a very low/low tobacco dependence level (OR = 2.26, 95% CI 1.14-4.51), had a lower score of perceived importance of quitting cigarettes (OR = 0.87, 95% CI 0.76-0.99), had a household ban or partial ban on cigarettes smoking (OR = 2.58, 95% CI 1.39-4.80), and had chosen a quit date during the Quitline counseling (OR = 3.0, 95% CI 1.63-5.53) were more likely to retain in the Quitline counseling than those smokers living with HIV whose ages were less than 35, who had a high/very high tobacco dependence level, had a higher score of perception of the importance of quitting cigarettes, did not have a household ban on cigarettes smoking, and did not choose a quit date during counseling.…”
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No association of ABO blood groups and Rh factor with primary liver cancer in cirrhotic patients: a single-center cross-sectional study by Liyan Dong, Liyan Dong, Yuhang Yin, Yuhang Yin, Huiyuan Lu, Huiyuan Lu, Di Sun, Di Sun, Dongyang Wang, Deli Zou, Xingshun Qi

“…In the subgroup analysis of HBV-related cirrhotic patients, the proportion of A blood group was significantly lower in cirrhotic patients with PLC than in those without PLC (24.17% vs. 33.99%, p < 0.001); however, in HCV- and alcohol-related cirrhotic patients, the proportions of ABO blood groups and Rh factor were not significantly different between the two groups.ConclusionABO blood groups and Rh factor may not be associated with the presence of PLC in cirrhotic patients.…”
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Sex-specific differences in children attending the emergency department: prospective observational study by Joany M Zachariasse, Henriette A Moll, Ian K Maconochie, Ewout W Steyerberg, Daan Nieboer, Dorine M Borensztajn, Claudio F Alves, Frank J Smit, Susanne Greber-Platzer, Claudia M G Keyzer-Dekker

“…There was no difference in hospital admission between the sexes (pooled OR 0.99, 95% CI 0.95 to 1.04).Conclusion In childhood, boys represent the majority of ED visits and they receive more inhalation medication. …”
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