Gardnerella vaginalis-binding IgA in the urethra of sexually experienced males by Rachel Liu, R. M. Galiwango, Daniel Park, Sanja Huibner, Maliha Aziz, Aggrey Anok, James Nnamutete, Yahaya Isbirye, John Bosco Wasswa, Deo Male, Godfrey Kigozi, Aaron A. R. Tobian, Jessica L. Prodger, Cindy Liu, Bryan Coburn, Rupert Kaul

“…The time from the last penile-vaginal sex was inversely correlated with the urethral concentrations of total IgA, G. vaginalis-binding IgA, and chemokines IL-8 and MIP-1β; these inflammatory chemokines were independently associated with higher total IgA concentration, but not with G. vaginalis-binding IgA. …”
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En plaque meningioma of the temporal bone: A systematic review on the imaging and management of a rare tumor by Arianna Burato, Giuseppe Maruccio, Livio Presutti, Ignacio Javier Fernandez, Gabriele Molteni, Giulia Molinari

“…Methods: Following PRISMA statement recommendations, 383 abstracts were screened independently by two authors. Inclusion criteria were articles of human patients affected by TB-MEP; English or Italian language; availability of the abstract articles unrelated to TB-MEP, guidelines and systematic reviews were excluded. …”
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Longitudinal associations of flare and damage accrual in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Rangi Kandane-Rathnayake, Sang-Cheol Bae, Zhanguo Li, Shereen Oon, Vera Golder, Mandana Nikpour, Masayoshi Harigai, Zhuoli Zhang, Eric Morand, Chak Sing Lau, Worawit Louthrenoo, Alberta Hoi, Sandra Navarra, Sean O’Neill, Shue-Fen Luo, Yanjie Hao, Yasuhiro Katsumata, Dominique Milea, Aisha Lateef, Laniyati Hamijoyo, Sargunan Sockalingam, Madelynn Chan, Jiacai Cho, Leonid Zamora, Fiona Goldblatt, Yeong-Jian Jan Wu, Xiaomeng Xu, Aldo A Navarro Rojas

“…For each additional flare, the risk of damage accrual increased by 7% (HR (95% CI) 1.07 (1.02 to 1.13)).Conclusions Flares independently increased the risk of damage accrual. Prevention of flares should be considered a necessary goal of SLE disease management to minimise permanent damage.…”
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Subclinical patterns of cardiac involvement by transthoracic echocardiography in individuals with mild initial COVID-19 by Anastasia Shchendrygina, Mame Madjiguène Ka, Carlos Rodriguez, Safaa Alsoufi, Jedrzej Hoffmann, Parveen Kumar, Maria Ludovica Carerj, Byambasuren Vanchin, Niels Holm, Argyro Karyou, Mijidsuren Ganbat, Eike Nagel, Valentina O. Puntmann

“…At follow-up, symptomatic patients had a lower LV end-diastolic diameter (LVEDd). Symptoms were independently associated with E/eʹ at baseline (OR (95% CI) 1.45 (1.12–1.87), p = 0.005). …”
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Incorporating insulin into alginate-chitosan 3D-printed scaffolds: A comprehensive study on structure, mechanics, and biocompatibility for cartilage tissue engineering by Afsaneh Jahani, Mohammad Sadegh Nourbakhsh, Ali Moradi, Marzieh Mohammadi, Lobat Tayebi

“…Chitosan (Cs), while enhancing scaffold mechanical properties, but does not independently provide optimal support for chondrogenesis. …”
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Are changes in pain intensity related to changes in balance control in individuals with chronic non-specific low back pain? A systematic review and meta-analysis by Daniel K.Y. Zheng, Jae Q.J. Liu, Jeremy R. Chang, Jeffrey C.Y. Ng, Zhixing Zhou, Jinlong Wu, Chelsia K.C. Cheung, Frank F. Huang, Sabina M. Pinto, Dino Samartzis, Manuela L. Ferreira, Kanchana Ekanayake, Stephen Lord, Xueqiang Wang, Arnold Y.L. Wong

“…Methods: Randomized controlled trials were identified from 5 databases (MEDLINE, Cochrane Library, Embase, Web of Science, and PsycINFO). Two reviewers independently screened and identified relevant studies that investigated the effects of non-surgical or non-pharmacological CNSLBP treatments on both pain intensity and balance control. …”
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Multi-task aquatic toxicity prediction model based on multi-level features fusion by Xin Yang, Jianqiang Sun, Bingyu Jin, Yuer Lu, Jinyan Cheng, Jiaju Jiang, Qi Zhao, Jianwei Shuai

“…Furthermore, to validate the advantages of multi-task learning, we independently construct prediction models, named ATFPGT-single, for each fish species. …”
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Effect of crystalline lens decentration and tilt on visual performance in eyes implanted with bifocal or extended depth of focus intraocular lenses by Yu Zhang, Jiaqing Zhang, Chen Liang, Yifan Xu, Jiaying Wu, Junming Wu, Yifan Zhang, Aixia Jin, Xuhua Tan, Lixia Luo

“…Moreover, the bifocal group exhibited a decline in spectacle-independence from 98.67% to 83.33% (P = 0.049), along with a reduction in CS (P < 0.05). …”
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Impact of Acute Myocardial Injury on Short‐ and Long‐Term Outcomes in Patients With Primary Intracerebral Hemorrhage by Shenghui Ma, Jiawen Li, Qi Kong, Zhiming Xu, Haojie Wu, Yujia Jin, Xianghua Ye, Dong Luo, Lusha Tong, Feng Gao

“…Of 600 patients included, 115 had AMI (19.2%). AMI independently conferred an increased risk for major adverse cardiac events (adjusted hazard ratio, 1.69 [95% CI, 1.12–2.53]) and 90‐day unfavorable outcomes (adjusted odds ratio, 2.15 [95% CI, 1.26–3.67]) compared with patients without AMI. …”
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Dorsal cortex line is more reliable than transepicondylar axis for rotation in revision total knee arthroplasty with severe bone loss by Mikhail Salzmann, Ellen Kropp, Robert Prill, Nikolai Ramadanov, Marco Adriani, Roland Becker

“…Methods: A total of 75 randomly selected CT scans were measured by three experienced surgeons independently. The DCL was defined in the coronal plane as a tangent to the dorsal femoral cortex located 75 mm above the joint line in the frontal plane. …”
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Prevalence of thyroid diffuse goiter and its association with body mass index and the presence of cysts and nodules in children and adolescents: the Fukushima Health Management Sur... by Nana Nakahata, Mahiro Asano, Norikazu Abe, Haruka Ejiri, Hisashi Ota, Satoshi Suzuki, Ayako Sato, Rina Tazaki, Natsuki Nagamine, Chisato Takahashi, Yukie Yamaya, Manabu Iwadate, Takashi Matsuzuka, Tetsuya Ohira, Seiji Yasumura, Satoru Suzuki, Fumihiko Furuya, Hiroki Shimura, Shinichi Suzuki, Susumu Yokoya, Hitoshi Ohto, Kenji Kamiya

“…The age-dependent increase in the prevalence of diffuse goiter was independently associated with increased BMI and positive prevalence of nodules in young individuals.…”
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Tackling antimicrobial resistance in Bangladesh: A scoping review of policy and practice in human, animal and environment sectors. by Roksana Hoque, Syed Masud Ahmed, Nahitun Naher, Mohammad Aminul Islam, Emily K Rousham, Bushra Zarin Islam, Shaikh Hassan

“…Two members of the study team independently reviewed these documents for inclusion in the analysis. …”
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Representation of Hispanic Patients in Clinical Trials for Respiratory Failure: A Systematic Review by Emily A. Harlan, MD, MA, MSc, Kaitlin Malley, BS, Grecia Quiroga, MD, Eman Mubarak, MD, Pema Lama, BS, Amanda Schutz, PhD, Adolfo Cuevas, PhD, Catherine L. Hough, MD MSc, Theodore J. Iwashyna, MD PhD, Mari Armstrong-Hough, PhD, Thomas S. Valley, MD, MSc

“…DATA EXTRACTION:. Two authors independently screened studies and extracted data for each included study. …”
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Early Outcomes With Cerebral Embolic Protection During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation by Shashank Shekhar, MD, Amar Krishnaswamy, MD, Grant Reed, MD, MSc, James Yun, MD, Rishi Puri, MD, PhD, Samir Kapadia, MD

“…Results: Of 100,928 eligible TAVR patients with AF, CPD was used in 6.9% of patients with a mean age of 80 years. CPD use was independently associated with lower overall stroke (1.7% vs. 2.2%; odds ratio [OR] 0.81 [95% CI 0.68-0.98]; p = 0.032), major stroke (1.2% vs. 1.8%; OR 0.69 [0.55-0.86]; p = 0.001), in-hospital mortality (0.9 vs. 1.5%; OR 0.56 [0.43-0.72]; p < 0.001), and lower 30-day readmission rates (12.7% vs. 14.7%; OR 0.87 [0.81-0.94]; p < 0.001). …”
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A systematic review and meta-analysis: prevalence and clinical implications of anatomical variants of the hepatic portal vein by Juan José Valenzuela-Fuenzalida, Benjamín Rodríguez-Osorio, Cristian Salgado-Torres, Pablo Nova-Baeza, Mathias Orellana-Donoso, Alejandro Bruna-Mejías, Roberto Avila-Sepulveda, Álvaro Becerra-Farfán, Macarena Rodríguez-Luengo, Juan Sanchis-Gimeno, Guinevere Granite, Héctor Gutiérrez-Espinoza

“…The databases Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, Google Scholar, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature and Latin American and Caribbean Literature in Health Sciences were researched until January 2024. Tree authors independently performed the search, study selection and data extraction. …”
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Relationship Between Perilesional Skin Condition and Survival in Terminally Ill Patients with Pressure Ulcers by María Isabel Pastor-Orduña, Federico Palomar-Llatas, David Palomar-Albert, María Teresa Murillo-Llorente, Ignacio Ventura, Francisco Tomás-Aguirre, Marcelino Pérez-Bermejo

“…In addition, a positive correlation was found between Barthel Score and survival, suggesting that patients with greater functional independence have a longer life expectancy. On the other hand, the negative correlation between total lymphocyte count and survival suggests that lymphocytopenia may be a marker of adaptive immunosuppression. …”
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Influence of Cardiorespiratory Fitness on PPARG mRNA Expression Using Monozygotic Twin Case Control by Marcos Roberto Queiroga, Ricardo Augusto Barbieri, Sandra Aires Ferreira, André Ducati Luchessi, Rosario Dominguez Crespo Hirata, Mario Hiroyuki Hirata, Eduardo Kokubun

“…In conclusion, the cardiorespiratory fitness may modulate PPARG expression in childhood and adolescence, independently of the genetic background.…”
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Efficacy of rituximab as second-line therapy for autoimmune encephalitis: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Lin-ming Zhang, Xuan-lin Xing, Bing-ran Zhang, Qiu-juan Zhang, Yan-lin Zhu, Shu-ji Gao, Ming-wei Liu

“…Data on rituximab's efficacy as a second-line therapy in AE were independently screened and extracted by two researchers. …”
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Excess ventilation and chemosensitivity in patients with inefficient ventilation and chronic coronary syndrome or heart failure: a case–control study by Prisca Eser, Dominic Käesermann, Pietro Calamai, Anja Kalberer, Laura Stütz, Sarina Huber, James Duffin, Matthias Wilhelm

“…Both patient groups had lower resting PETCO2 than controls, but only patients with HF had increased breathing frequency and rapid shallow breathing at rest.ConclusionIn patients with HF and/or CCS and excess ventilation, central chemoreflex VRT was reduced independently of the presence of HF. Low VRTs were related to resting excess ventilation in patients with CCS or HF; however, rapid shallow breathing at peak exercise was present only in patients with HF.Clinical trial registration numberNCT05057884.…”
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