Whole-genome resequencing landscape of adaptive evolution in Relict gull (Larus relictus) by Chao Yang, Qingxiong Wang, Kuo Sun, Lei Luo, Hao Yuan, Xuejuan Li, Yuan Huang, Hong Xiao

“…In contrast, from 100 to 80 kya, L. brunnicephalus peaked in ancestral Ne, followed by distinct declines at ~ 70 kya (100,000 to 16,000). …”
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Trends and factors associated with adverse pregnancy outcomes in Zimbabwe, 2005 - 2015 by T Chibura, H Twabi, K Maluleke, A Musekiwa

“…The percentage of women who experienced adverse pregnancy outcomes among those who fell pregnant in the 5 years preceding each survey rose from 13.4% in 2005 to 13.8% in 2010, followed by a sharp increase to 16.3% in 2015. The multivariable model, belonging to the 35 - 49-year age group, was associated with almost a twofold increased odds of experiencing an adverse pregnancy outcome (adjusted odds ratio (aOR) 2.11, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.35 - 3.31, p=0.001). …”
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Evaluation of Common and Atypical Clinical Presentations of Tinea Faciei: A Cross-sectional Study from Barabanki, Uttar Pradesh, India by Suganita, Deepika Agarwal, Sonal Sachan, Vandana Yadav, Harshit Jaiswal, Divya Prajapati

“…The most common site in the face was the cheeks, affecting 45 (60%) patients, followed by areas around the eyes and nose in 26 (34.6%) patients each, the forehead in 23 (30.6%), and around the mouth and on the external ear in 22 (29.3%) patients each. …”
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Venous thromboembolism incidence and risk factors associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors among patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer by Chi Nguyen, Alok A Khorana, John Barron, Jennell Palaia, Lisa Rosenblatt, Radhika Pisupati, Ning Huang, Kerrin Gallagher, T Christopher Bond

“…Cox proportional hazards models were used to investigate the factors associated with VTE risk.Results Among 2299 eligible patients (ICI-based, n=605; chemo-based, n=1092; ICI+chemo, n=602) with a median follow-up of 9.1 months, the VTE incidence rates (95% CI) per 100 person-years were 17.8 (95% CI 16.0 to 19.5) overall, 13.5 (95% CI 10.6 to 16.5) for ICI-based, 18.0 (95% CI 15.5 to 20.5) for chemo-based, and 22.4 (95% CI 20.2 to 24.5) for ICI+chemo. …”
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Physicians’ Perceptions of the Quality of Palliative Care and of the Importance of Collaboration in Interdisciplinary Teams in Norwegian Nursing Homes by Skomakerstuen Ødbehr L, Hov R, Sanaker H, Sandsdalen T

“…The quality of care depended on good observations by healthcare professionals, as well as follow-up actions. The quality was good when the collaboration worked. …”
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Digital Surveillance of Mental Health Care Services in Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study of National e-Referral System Data by Abdullah A Alharbi, Nawfal A Aljerian, Meshary S Binhotan, Hani A Alghamdi, Ali K Alsultan, Mohammed S Arafat, Abdulrahman Aldhabib, Yasser A Alaska, Eid B Alwahbi, Mohammed A Muaddi, Ahmad Y Alqassim, Ronnie D Horner

“…Emergency cases were the most common type of referral overall, followed by routine inpatient and routine outpatient department referrals. …”
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Evaluating the impact, implementation experience and political economy of primary care networks in Kenya: protocol for a mixed methods study by Beatrice Amboko, Jacinta Nzinga, Benjamin Tsofa, Peter Mugo, Anita Musiega, Beryl Maritim, Ethan Wong, Caitlin Mazzilli, Wangari Ng’ang’a, Brittany Hagedorn, Gillian Turner, Anne Musuva, Felix Murira, Nirmala Ravishankar, Salim Hussein, Edwine Barasa

“…We shall undertake a preliminary cross-sectional analysis of the data at baseline from October to December 2023, followed by a difference-in-difference analysis at the endline from October to December 2024 to compare the outcome differences between the intervention and control counties over a 12-month period. …”
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[Translated article] Exploring the potential of artificial intelligence in traumatology: Conversational answers to specific questions by F. Canillas del Rey, M. Canillas Arias

“…Results: ChatGPT obtained 72.81% correct answers, followed by Perplexity (67.54%) and Bard (60.53%). …”
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The role of Nazi organizations in German repatriation from the Baltic states (1939-1941) by Ingrida Jakubavičienė

“…Klug controlled the community, spread the information about repatriation, and followed the instructions from Berlin. The leaders of Kulturverband were told about the place where the German minority from Lithuania would be settled down. …”
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Accuracy of Rhythm Diagnostic Systems’ MultiSense^® in Detection of Arterial Oxygen Saturation and Respiratory Rate During Hypoxia in Humans: Effects of Skin Color and De... by Charles Evrard, Amina El Attaoui, Cristina Pistea, Irina Enache, Mark Marriott, Louis Mayaud, Anne Charloux, Bernard Geny

“…The early detection of hypoxemia was crucial since it precedes significant complications, and SpO₂ follow-up allowed early hospital discharge in patients needing oxygen therapy. …”
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Evaluation on the Control Effects of Different Biogenic Pesticides Mixed with Metarhizium anisopliae CQMa421 on Empoasca onukii Matsuda by Jingjing LI, Kui KANG, Wenxuan QI, Jinghui SUN, Zhangli FENG, Daowei ZHANG

“…It was established the economic costs required for applying different combinations of pesticides in a 333 m2 tested tea garden, from lowest to highest, were as follows: spinetoram (20 yuan), veratrine (22 yuan), azadirachtin (24 yuan), spinetoram + CQMa421 (35 yuan), veratrine + CQMa421 (36 yuan), azadirachtin + CQMa421 (37 yuan), and CQMa421 (50 yuan).…”
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HistoNeXt: dual-mechanism feature pyramid network for cell nuclear segmentation and classification by Junxiao Chen, Ruixue Wang, Wei Dong, Hua He, Shiyong Wang

“…Specific F1 scores for various cell types were as follows: 0.653 for malignant or dysplastic epithelial cells, 0.516 for normal epithelial cells, 0.659 for inflammatory cells, and 0.587 for spindle cells. …”
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Soil moisture partitioning strategies in blowouts in the Hulunbeier grassland and response to rainfall by Zhixin Bao, Limin Yuan, Limin Yuan, Limin Yuan, Zhongju Meng, Ezhen Zhang, Lei Zhu, Jinwang Liu

“…This research provides important theoretical support for the soil moisture distribution and vegetation restoration in the blowouts of the Hulunbuir Grassland.Results and discussionThe volumetric water content of the soil in the blowouts was 15.95%, the volumetric soil water content in different parts of the soil varied from low to high as follows: sand pit-I < sand-grass transition zone-IV < fringe zone-II < CK < sand accumulation zone-III. …”
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Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury for Critically Ill Cardiogenic Shock Patients with Machine Learning Algorithms by Zhang X, Xiong Y, Liu H, Liu Q, Chen S

“…ROC curves were generated via python software to assess the overall performance of machine learning algorithms and the SHAP analysis was adopted to reveal the impact of prediction for each feature.Results: The ensemble model exhibited the best predictive ability (AUC:0.91, 95% CI, 0.88– 0.94), followed by random forest (AUC:0.90, 95% CI, 0.86– 0.94) and XGBoost (AUC:0.89, 95% CI, 0.84– 0.92). …”
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Les vestiges fauniques de la rue Lecointre à Reims/Durocortorum : une carrière utilisée comme dépotoir by Frédéric Poupon

“…The first corresponds to a butchery activity illustrated by a surplus of vertebrae and foot bones (primal cut), followed by scapulae and ribs (secondary cut). The meat portions from these two bones (chuck steak, and short ribs) may have been subject to specific preparation techniques in the form of salting or smoking. …”
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Administration of anticoagulation strategies for portal vein thrombosis in cirrhosis: network meta-analysis by Hui-Jun Li, Fu-Qiang Yin, Yu-Tong Ma, Teng-Yu Gao, Yu-Ting Tao, Xin Liu, Xian-Feng Shen, Chao Zhang

“…Heparin plus DOACs plus warfarin was recommended for reducing the occurrence of hepatic encephalopathy, and protocols that involve TIPS were generally associated with a higher risk of hepatic encephalopathy. However, a longer follow-up period is necessary to comprehensively evaluate the efficacy of active anticoagulants therapy in patients with PVT in cirrhosis.…”
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Medical student experiences of Case-Based Learning (CBL) at a multicultural medical school by Catherine Bruen, Jan Illing, Ronan Daly, Frances Meagher, Caroline Delany, Gozie Offiah, Sally Doherty, Ellen Stuart, Martina Crehan, Helen Kelly

“…It has long been acknowledged that adapting to more active ways of learning form part of the challenge for new university students as the pedagogical distance between the didactical approach largely followed by secondary school systems the world over differs quite significantly from the often more student-led, critical approach taken by universities. …”
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Exploring the benefits and prescribing informations of combining East Asian herbal medicine with conventional medicine in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis: A systematic review... by Hee-Geun Jo, Jihye Seo, Eunhye Baek, Donghun Lee

“…Methods: We conducted a comprehensive search across 11 databases in English, Chinese, Korean, and Japanese for randomized controlled trials. The review followed the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses guidelines, using the American College of Rheumatology (ACR) 20/50/70 Response Criteria and the incidence of adverse events (AEI) as primary outcomes. …”
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RETRACTED: Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Patients With Transcatheter Tricuspid Valve Implantation—Implications for Physiotherapists by Peng-Ming Yu, Peng-Ming Yu, Yu-Qiang Wang, Ze-Ruxing Luo, Raymond C. C. Tsang, Oystein Tronstad, Oystein Tronstad, Jun Shi, Ying-Qiang Guo, Alice Y. M. Jones

“…One patient died before the 30 day follow up. Pre-operative pulmonary risk assessment score, diabetes mellitus, a low baseline MIP and 6MWD were associated with a high incidence of PPCs. …”
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A murine model of acute and prolonged abdominal sepsis, supported by intensive care, reveals time-dependent metabolic alterations in the heart by Bart Jacobs, Inge Derese, Sarah Derde, Sarah Vander Perre, Lies Pauwels, Greet Van den Berghe, Jan Gunst, Lies Langouche

“…Methods In 24-week-old C57BL/6J mice, sepsis was induced by cecal ligation and puncture, followed by intravenous fluid resuscitation, subcutaneous analgesics and antibiotics, and, in the prolonged phase, by parenteral nutrition. …”
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