Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Ulcerative Colitis Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Qing Zhou, Zhao-Feng Shen, Ben-sheng Wu, Cheng-biao Xu, Zhong-qi He, Tuo Chen, Hong-tao Shang, Chao-fan Xie, Si-yi Huang, Yu-gen Chen, Hai-bo Chen, Shu-tang Han

“…In a systematic review of the literature, we found that disease extent, disease duration, and geography were strong, independent risk factors in UC-associated CRC development.…”
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Artificial intelligence for image recognition in diagnosing oral and oropharyngeal cancer and leukoplakia by Benedikt Schmidl, Tobias Hütten, Steffi Pigorsch, Fabian Stögbauer, Cosima C. Hoch, Timon Hussain, Barbara Wollenberg, Markus Wirth

“…The results and the accuracy of the LLM were rated by two independent reviewers and the overall performance was evaluated using the modified Artificial Intelligence Performance Index (AIPI. …”
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The organizational challenges of municipal call centers as a health service in Norway-a multiple case study by Linda Grøndal-Eeles, Janne Dugstad, Hilde Eide, Etty Nilsen

“…Abstract Background To maintain sustainability in the health care system, technology such as social alarms and sensors has been implemented in people’s homes with the goal of increasing independent living for elderly and multimorbid health care recipients. …”
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Association of inflammatory markers and endothelial dysfunction with depression in patients with ischemic cerebrovascular disease by Julcileia Imara D De Carvalho Muenho, Marisol Peña Sanchez, Alina González-Quevedo Monteagudo, Danay Martínez Puentes, Sergio González García, Marianela Arteche Prior, Asdrubal Arias Morales

“…In the multivariate analysis, C-reactive protein showed an independent association with the degree of depression by the Hamilton test.…”
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Electronic nudge tool technology used in the critical care and peri-anaesthetic setting: a scoping review protocol by Frank Kee, Martin Dempster, Bronagh Blackwood, Lisa McIlmurray, Lynne Lohfeld, Murali Shyamsundar, Charles Gillan, Rachael Hagan

“…Citation screening and data extraction will be performed by two independent reviewers. Extracted data will include context, e-nudge tool type and design features, development, implementation strategies and associated impact on end users.Ethics and dissemination This scoping review will synthesise published literature therefore ethical approval is not required. …”
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Awareness and Attitudes of Medical Students, Interns, and Residents Toward Telemedicine in Medical Education During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Survey-Based Cross-Sectional Study From... by Rahmat Allah Sharififar, Mahdi Mazandarani, Narges Lashkarbolouk, Somayeh Ghorbani

“…The data were analyzed descriptively, and group differences were tested using chi-square, independent samples T-test, Mann–Whitney, and Kruskal–Wallis tests. …”
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Amphetamine use as a predictor of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular mortality and morbidity: a longitudinal cohort study of criminal justice clients by Ada Åhman, Jonas Berge, Anders Håkansson

“…Amphetamine was not significantly associated with cardiovascular or cerebrovascular events, compared to the main drug heroin or polysubstance use.ConclusionIn this study on substance-using criminal justice clients, while the highest incidence rates of both cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events were found among amphetamine-using individuals, the study did not provide evidence of an independent association. The study highlights the need to take co-factors into account, such as comorbidities and socio-economic factors. …”
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Prognostic Impact of Potentially Curative Resection for Synchronous Peritoneal Carcinomatosis with Lavage Cytology Positivity in Colorectal Cancer: A Retrospective Observational St... by Kentaro Sato, Shimpei Matsui, Tomohiro Chiba, Tatsuki Noguchi, Takashi Sakamoto, Toshiki Mukai, Tomohiro Yamaguchi, Takashi Akiyoshi, Yosuke Fukunaga

“…Multivariate analysis identified colon cancer as an independent risk factor of recurrence. Conclusions: In resectable cases, the resection of synchronous peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal cancer can be considered even if intraoperative lavage cytology is positive.…”
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Echogenic Technology Improves Cannula Visibility during Ultrasound-Guided Internal Jugular Vein Catheterization via a Transverse Approach by Konstantinos Stefanidis, Nicos Pentilas, Stavros Dimopoulos, Serafim Nanas, Richard H. Savel, Ariel L. Shiloh, John Poularas, Michel Slama, Dimitrios Karakitsos

“…There was strong agreement between the procedure operators and independent observers (k=0.9; 95% confidence intervals assessed by bootstrap analysis = 0.87–0.95; P<0.01). …”
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Lived experiences of people with chronic kidney disease on maintenance dialysis: a systematic review and thematic synthesis of qualitative studies by Maya Annie Elias, Wim Van Damme, Grace Marie V Ku, Mahesh Kadammanavar, Edwin Wouters

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Comparing Balance Performance on Force Platform Measures in Individuals with Parkinson’s Disease and Healthy Adults by Cathy C. Harro, Amanda Kelch, Cora Hargis, Abigail DeWitt

“…Between groups, comparisons of FP performance were analyzed using independent t-test. Within the group, comparisons for the PD cohort were analyzed using ANOVA for comparing disease stage and Mann–Whitney U test for PD subtypes. …”
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Fenofibrate Enhances the In Vitro Differentiation of Foxp3+ Regulatory T Cells in Mice by Zhou Zhou, Ying Liang, Yanxiang Gao, Wei Kong, Juan Feng, Xian Wang

“…Our work reveals a new PPAR𝛼 independent anti-inflammatory mechanism of fenofibrate in up-regulating mouse Treg differentiation.…”
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Socioeconomic status correlates with clinical outcomes in patients with acral melanoma by Rong Huang, Jiayu Wang, Kelin Zheng, Mengke Zhao, Zhengyun Zou, Zhengyun Zou, Zhengyun Zou

“…However, socioeconomic level was not found to be an independent prognostic factor for acral melanoma patients after multivariable adjustment. …”
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Awareness and attitude about mental illness in the rural population of India: A mixed method study by Kaustubh S. Kulkarni, Mudita N. Joshi, Harshal S. Sathe, Chetna Maliye

“…Thematic analysis was done for the qualitative part whereas for the quantitative part, Pearson’s correlation coefficient, independent t-test, ANOVA and Kruskall-wallis test were used. …”
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Increased Serum ANGPTL8 Concentrations in Patients with Prediabetes and Type 2 Diabetes by Yanhua Yin, Xiaoying Ding, Liang Peng, Yanqiang Hou, Yunxia Ling, Mingyu Gu, Yufan Wang, Yongde Peng, Haiyan Sun

“…Multivariate analysis suggested FPG and fasting C-peptide as independent factors associated with serum ANGPTL8 levels. …”
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Obesity and Cardiometabolic Risk Stratification in Schoolchildren from Santa Clara by Elizabeth Fernández Martínez, Clara Luz Rodríguez Cervera, Emilio González Rodríguez, Yosvani García Nóbrega, Alianny Rodríguez Urrutia, Merlin Gari Llanes

“…Non-parametric tests were applied, such as Chi Square for factor independence and proportion difference hypothesis test for independent groups. …”
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The Effect of IFN-γ, Alum and Complete Freund Adjuvant on TNP-KLH Induced Ig.G1, IgE and IgG2a Responses in Mice by R. van Ommen, A. E. C. M. Vredendaal, M. de Gooyer, A. van Oudenaren, H. F. J. Savelkoul

“…The presented results suggest that upon immunization with TNP-KLH high IL-4 levels are produced, resulting in an antibody response that is dominated by IgG1, independent of the adjuvant employed. The IL-4 inducing property of TNP-KLH is substantiated by the finding that repeated immunization of mice with TNP-KI, without adjuvant, increases the serum total IgE level. …”
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Distribution and clinicopathological characteristics of G-CSF expression in tumor cells and stromal cells in upper tract urothelial carcinoma by Go Kobayashi, Yohei Sekino, Hikaru Nakahara, Kohei Kobatake, Keisuke Goto, Tetsutaro Hayashi, Kazuhiro Sentani, Nobuyuki Hinata

“…G-CSF expression in SCs was associated with poor prognosis and was an independent prognostic factor. Public data showed that G-CSF expression was also associated with decreased progression-free survival and disease-specific survival. …”
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Crotonylation-Related Prognostic Model of Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Based on Transcriptome Analysis and Single-Cell Sequencing Analysis by Lin RY, Chen RP, Lin FQ

“…Univariate and LASSO regression analyses were conducted to select prognostic genes, which were then used to construct risk models. Independent prognostic analysis and nomogram construction followed. …”
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General principles of combating corruption in the countries of the Visegrad Four: the experience of the Czech Republic by V. S. Makarenko, O. S. Bakumov

“…The priority areas of combating corruption, determined by the government of the Czech Republic and enshrined in the Anti-corruption agenda, have been considered, including: creation of an independent, efficient, professional, integrated and corruption-resistant state administration; transparency and efficiency of the decision-making process and the legislative process; regulation of the system of free access to information, etc. …”
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