Computed tomography-based investigation of degenerative neural cervicothoracic foraminal stenosis as a potential mechanism for Horner syndrome by Joshua Ong, Mariko Kurokawa, Sangeeta Khanna, Lindsey B. De Lott, Ryo Kurokawa, Aseem Sharma

“…A neuroradiologist masked to the laterality of Horner syndrome reviewed the CT scans, documenting the presence/severity of foraminal stenosis at levels C7-T1, T1-2, and T2-3 on a 4-point Likert scale defined as follows: 0, none; 1, mild; 2, moderate; and 3, severe narrowing, with grades 1, 2, and 3 signifying <1/3rd, 1/3rd–2/3rd, and >2/3rd stenosis of the expected normal foraminal dimension.ResultsForaminal stenosis was present ipsilateral to the side of Horner syndrome in four (14.3%) patients and on the contralateral side in five (17.8%) patients. …”
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Prognostic relevance of Ki-67 and P16/INK4a markers in histological diagnosis of cervical dysplasia by T. A. Dimitriadi, D. V. Burtsev, E. A. Dzhenkova, T. N. Gudtskova, K. V. Dvadnenko

“…According to the results of a standard histological examination, the distribution of patientsinto groups occurred as follows: CIN 1–18, in CIN 2–39, in CIN 3–14 patients. …”
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When Infodemic Meets Epidemic: Systematic Literature Review by Chaimae Asaad, Imane Khaouja, Mounir Ghogho, Karim Baïna

“…ResultsFive main themes were identified in the literature, as follows: epidemic forecasting and surveillance, public opinion understanding, fake news identification and characterization, mental health assessment, and association of social media use with psychological outcomes. …”
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Development of a Copro-RPA-CRISPR/Cas12a assay to detect Echinococcus granulosus nucleic acids isolated from canine feces using NaOH-based DNA extraction method. by Guoqing Shao, Xiaowei Zhu, Ruiqi Hua, Yanxin Chen, Guangyou Yang

“…Clinical validation included testing DNA extracted from eighteen canine fecal samples, followed by comparison with quantitative PCR (qPCR) and two commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) kits.…”
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Optimal exercise dose on Body Mass Index (BMI) in children and adolescents with overweight and obesity: a systematic review and bayesian model-based network meta-analysis by Zan Huang, Gang Sun, Jiayu Li, Bin Zhang, Guangping Lai, Hongwei Jing, Yulan Zhou

“…High-intensity interval training demonstrated a significant reduction in BMI (MD = -1.33, 95% CrIs - 2.01 to -0.66), followed by combined exercise (MD = -1.25, 95% CrIs − 1.93 to -0.61), moderate-intensity continuous training (MD = -1.09, 95% CrIs - 1.73 to -0.45), and mixed aerobic exercise (MD = -1.05, 95% CrIs - 1.67 to -0.42). …”
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Protocol for prognosticating PPD using EEG changes during labor pain by uterine contractions: a prospective cohort study in the first stage of labor by Yan Wang, Wan-Ying He, Chang’ an A. Zhan, Shi-Lei Pan, Wen Wu, Feng-Xian Li, Hong-Fei Zhang

“…EEG, electrocardiography (ECG) and electrohysterography (EHG) signals will be monitored and recorded during the first stage of labor in the ward. Follow-up will be taken at the postpartum timepoints of day 3, day 42, and 3, 6 and 12 months, respectively. …”
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Evaluating the risk of underdiagnosis of invasive breast cancer in needle biopsy-diagnosed ductal carcinoma in situ eligible for radiofrequency ablation by Hideo Shigematsu, Mutsumi Fujimoto, Kanako Suzuki, Haruka Ikejiri, Ai Amioka, Emiko Hiraoka, Shinsuke Sasada, Koji Arihiro, Morihito Okada

“…The distribution of pathological T (pT) stages among these lesions was as follows: DCIS in 169 lesions (80.9%), pT1mi in 20 lesions (9.6%), pT1a in 5 lesions (2.4%), pT1b in 9 lesions (4.3%), pT1c in 5 lesions (2.4%), and pT2 in 1 lesion (0.5%). …”
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Elevational ranges of pioneer marsh species are site specific and likely shaped by different abiotic and biotic factors by Charlotte S. Steinigeweg, Ole J. Siebeneicher, Boris Schröder, Michael Kleyer, Kertu Lõhmus, Swantje Löbel

“…The fast colonizer Salicornia procumbens occurred foremost at the lowest elevations, followed by the pioneer species Spartina anglica and Salicornia europaea. …”
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Unlocking the link: predicting cardiovascular disease risk with a focus on airflow obstruction using machine learning by Xiyu Cao, Jianli Ma, Xiaoyi He, Yufei Liu, Yang Yang, Yaqi Wang, Chuantao Zhang

“…SHAP shows that education level has the greatest impact on predicting CVD risk, followed by gender and race. Conclusion AO correlates positively with CVD. …”
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Chaperones Utilization in Clinical Practice: Intimate and Sensitive Physical Examination Best Practice Strategies and Concepts in Modern Urological Medicine by Tarini Mitra, Nicolas K. Koerber, Harini Shah, Austin C. Kassels, Danyon J. Anderson, Brennen J. Cooper, Meghan B. Schaefer, Alan D. Kaye, Harish B. Bangalore Siddaiah, Jibin S. Mathew, Jeffrey R. Sterritt, Zachary S. Lee, Ivan Urits

“…In the present investigation, we conducted a systematic review of prospective, case-control, and retrospective studies and followed the PRISMA 2020 guidelines for data reporting. …”
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Analysis of pulmonary sequestration cases, based on the 11-year birth defects surveillance data of Changsha hospitals by Ruobin Xie, Tao-Sha Wang, Yanling Wang, Wei-Dong Wang

“…Given the increase in the number of surviving children with PS, the value of prenatal consultation, followed by development of the best treatment plan through timely multidisciplinary consultation after birth, was highlighted. …”
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Initial ASIA impairment scale and its association with improvement in cervical spinal cord injury by Aman Singh, Somil Jaiswal, Anil Chandra, Amit Srivastava, Suresh Jaiswal, Awadhesh Yadav, B.K. Ojha, Chhitij Srivastava

“…Results: The cohort comprised 565 patients, with age distribution as follows: 1-20 years (12.9%, n=73), 21-40 years (47.6%, n=269), 41-60 years (31.4%, n=177), and over 60 years (8.1%, n=46). …”
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Native Oils from Apple, Blackcurrant, Raspberry, and Strawberry Seeds as a Source of Polyenoic Fatty Acids, Tocochromanols, and Phytosterols: A Health Implication by Marek Pieszka, Władysław Migdał, Robert Gąsior, Magdalena Rudzińska, Dorota Bederska-Łojewska, Magdalena Pieszka, Paulina Szczurek

“…The richest sources of phytosterols were blackcurrant oil (6824.9 μg/g) followed by raspberry (5384.1 μg/g), strawberry (4643.1 μg/g), and apple oil (3460.0 μg/g). …”
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Retrospective Analyses of Potential Risk Factors for Posterior Capsule Opacification after Cataract Surgery by Shuang Wu, Nianting Tong, Lin Pan, Xiaohui Jiang, Yanan Li, MeiLing Guo, Hehuan Li

“…All patients were diagnosed with PCO/non-PCO and had <3 years of follow-up after surgery. The numbers of PCO and non-PCO were 108 eyes and 544 eyes, respectively. …”
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Association between oral microbiome diversity and all-cause mortality: a longitudinal study of NHANES, 2009–2012 by Bo Lin, Liang Zheng, Wanna Chen, Ju Yu, Zhanqiang Zhang, Weiming Lv

“…Cox proportional hazards regression models were used to estimate the HR and 95% CI for all-cause mortality according to the quartiles of ASV number, adjusted for potential confounders.Results Among the 8224 participants (mean (SD) age: 42.0 (15.1) years; 49.9% male; 37.2% white, 23.8% black, 27.2% Hispanic and 11.8% other race/ethnicity), the median follow-up time was 108 months (IQR, 95–120 months) and 429 (5.2%) deaths were identified. …”
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Impact of social isolation during the COVID-19 pandemic on the mental health of university students and recommendations for the post-pandemic period: A systematic review by Tamiris Beppler Martins, Joaquim Henrique Lorenzetti Branco, Taís Beppler Martins, Gilmar Moraes Santos, Alexandro Andrade

“…Anxiety was the most commonly investigated variable (79.4%), followed by depression (75%) and stress (42.6%). Less frequently, studies highlighted the increase in alcohol and drug consumption and suicidal ideation. …”
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Developing and validating a drug recommendation system based on tumor microenvironment and drug fingerprint by Yan Wang, Xiaoye Jin, Rui Qiu, Bo Ma, Sheng Zhang, Xuyang Song, Jinxi He

“…The model was trained and validated using the Genomics of Drug Sensitivity in Cancer (GDSC) database, followed by independent validation with the Cancer Cell Line Encyclopedia (CCLE) dataset. …”
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One-Year Outcomes in Subjects Developing Macular Neovascularization While Undergoing Avacincaptad Pegol Therapy for Geographic Atrophy by Rush RB, Klein W, Rush SW, Reinauer R

“…Both cohorts had a baseline Snellen visual acuity of ≥ 20/200, a baseline GA total area of ≥ 1 mm2and ≤ 17.5 mm2, and 12 months of follow-up after initiation of IVA for GA.Results: There were 56 patients analyzed. …”
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Sistem Identifikasi Kesehatan Pencernaan Berdasar Suara Usus Menggunakan Embedded System by Ryzaldi Ananda Fabiana, Barlian Henryranu Prasetio, Eko Setiawan, Syahrul Chilmi, Edita Rosana Widasari

“…Meanwhile, Convolutional Neural Network with tensor follow model is used as the classification method and MFCC Technique as the feature extraction. …”
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Prevalence of Intestinal Parasites and Gastrointestinal Carriage of Pathogenic Gram Negative Enteric Bacteria among Apparently Healthy Food Handlers of Public Hospitals, Addis Abab... by Tegegn Belhu, Kinfe Fissehatsion, Abraham Tesfaye, Dr Yohannes Woldekidan, Kassu Desta

“…The most prevalent parasite was Entamoeba histolytica/dispar 48 (13%), followed by Giardia lamblia 36 (9.78%), Taenia Species 21 (5.7%), Ascaris lumbricoide 8 (2.2%), Trichuris trichiura 5 (1.4%), and Hook worm 1 (0.3%). …”
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