Development and validation of a machine learning-based model to predict survival in patients with cirrhosis after transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shuntResearch in context by Binlin Da, Huan Chen, Wei Wu, Wuhua Guo, Anru Zhou, Qin Yin, Jun Gao, Junhui Chen, Jiangqiang Xiao, Lei Wang, Ming Zhang, Yuzheng Zhuge, Feng Zhang

“…Interpretation: This study developed a RF model that better predicted 1-year survival for patients with cirrhosis after TIPS placement than the other scores. Funding: National Natural Science Foundation of China (grant numbers 81900552 and 82370628).…”
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Risk of hepatocellular carcinoma in Asian patients with primary biliary cholangitis: A nationwide and hospital cohort study by Jihye Lim, Ye-Jee Kim, Sehee Kim, Jonggi Choi

“…Methods: The data of 4,882 patients with PBC and 38,603 matched controls were extracted from the Korean National Health Insurance Service (2007–2020) and analyzed. …”
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Patrimoine juif, pouvoir marocain by Chiara Lutteri

“…The analysis focuses, first, on the creation of a nationalized memory of Moroccan Judaism. The introduction of Jewish history in Moroccan textbooks in 2020, and the project of renovation of 167 Jewish cemeteries throughout Morocco have become opportunities to underline the centrality of the monarchical institution in the survival and preservation of Jewish communities and their heritage. …”
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Hubungan Pelaksanaan Strategi Directly Observed Treatment Short Course dengan Hasil Pengobatan Tuberkulosis Paru Puskesmas Padang Pasir Kota Padang 2011-2013 by Nurmadya ., Irvan Medison, Hafni Bachtiar

“…InTB controlefforts, Indonesia hasadopted theDOTS strategysince 1995.Based on the annual report of Padang City Health Department in 2011, the treatment success rate in Padang Pasir Health Center is 71.43% and this figure has not reached the national target. The study aims to determine the relationship implementation of the DOTS strategy with pulmonary TB treatment success in health centers Padang Padang Pasir.This type of study design was cross-sectional analytic study. …”
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Electronic Health Record Data Collection Practices to Advance Standardization and Interoperability of Patient Preferences for Interpretation Services: Qualitative Study by Krysta Heaney-Huls, Rida Shams, Ruth Nwefo, Rachel Kane, Janna Gordon, Alison M Laffan, Scott Stare, Prashila Dullabh

“…Key informant discussions with EHR developers, health systems, clinicians, a practice-based research organization, a national standards collaborative, a professional health care association, and Federal agency representatives filled in gaps from the narrative review. …”
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Economic-productive analysis of a mixed cattle-bubaline model mixed model in the Northern region of Corrientes Province in Argentina by Pablo Maldonado-Vargas, Vanesa Guadalupe Mierke, Liliana Laura Pellerano, Guillermo Sebastián Grimaldi, Orlando Alberto Álvarez, Natalia Mercedes Vallejos, Margarita Rosa Itatí Romero, Francisco Daniel Romero, Alexis Sebastián Bandeo, Gonzalo Enrique Tuñón, José Luis Konrad

“…A method developed by INTA (National Institute of Agriculture and Technology) was used, with an Excel worksheet devel-oped by the technical team of the Chaco-Formosa Regional Centre and modified afterward at the Economic Department of the Experimental Agriculture Station of Colonia Benitez. …”
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Predictors of Neurological and Functional Recovery in Patients with Moderate to Severe Ischemic Stroke: The EPICA Study by Manuel Murie-Fernández, Mercedes Molleda Marzo

“…Patients having suffered acute moderate to severe ischemic stroke of moderate to severe intensity within the previous 3 months with National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) score from 10 to 20, 24 hours after arrival at emergency room (ER). …”
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Réprimer par le droit : L’intervention de la Brigade nationale de police judicaire dans les procès du Hirak El-Rif by Mariam Benalioua

“…A look at the historical development of this brigade from the late 1990s to the present day shows how it has broadened its scope of intervention, moving from a brigade dealing only with cases linked to state security, mainly dealing with the files of left-wing political opponents, to a brigade including cases of national scope and falling within the scope of the fight against organized crime (terrorism, drug trafficking, etc.). …”
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Association Between Weight-Adjusted Waist Index and Cognitive Function in Older Adults Without Diabetes: A Cross-Sectional Study by Wang Q, Yin Y, Liu W, Li L, Wang Z, Tian Y, Fan J

“…Qing Wang,1,* Yishan Yin,2,* Wei Liu,3,* Lingyu Li,1 Zhen Wang,1 Yue Tian,1 Jing Fan1 1Department of Laboratory Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital, Dezhou, Shandong, 253000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Orthopedics, The Armed Police Forces Hospital of Shandong, Jinan, Shandong, 250000, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Emergency Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital, Dezhou, Shandong, 253000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jing Fan, Department of Laboratory Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University Dezhou Hospital, Dezhou, Shandong, 253000, People’s Republic of China, Email sddzfanjing@163.comBackground: This study investigates the correlation between the weight-adjusted waist index (WWI) and cognitive performance in the senior American population, focusing on those without diabetes from 2011 to 2014.Methods: We analyzed data from the 2011– 2012 and 2013– 2014 National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys (NHANES), focusing on non-diabetic participants aged 60 and older who completed cognitive tests: Establish a Registry for Alzheimer’s disease (CERAD), the Animal Fluency test (AFT), and Digit Symbol Substitution test (DSST). …”
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Development of Stylistics and Rhetoric in Lithuania by Irena Smetonienė, Marius Smetona

“…In Lithuania, works on stylistics in the national language appeared later, only at the end of the 1910s. …”
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Ukrainian Patients’ Perspectives on Advanced Pharmaceutical Services Provided by Polish Pharmacists: A Cross-Border Support Initiative by Merks P, Religioni U, Borowska M, Hechman R, Konstanty M, Kaźmierczak J, Chełstowska B, Vaillancourt R, Drab A, Wdowiak K

“…Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland; 2The Polish Pharmacy Practice Research Network (PPPRN), Warsaw, Poland; 3Trade Union of Pharmacy Workers (ZZPF), Warsaw, Poland; 4European Association of Employed Community Pharmacists (Epheu), Vienna, Austria; 5School of Public Health, Centre of Postgraduate Medical Education of Warsaw, Warsaw, Poland; 6Cancer Epidemiology and Primary Prevention Department, Maria Skłodowska-Curie National Cancer Institute, Warsaw, Poland; 7Farmaceuci.org, Katowice, Poland; 8Polish Pharmaceutical Chamber, Warsaw, Poland; 9Silesian Pharmacy Chamber, Katowice, Poland; 10Department of Biochemistry and Laboratory Diagnostics, Faculty of Medicine, Collegium Medicum, Cardinal Stefan Wyszyński University, Warsaw, Poland; 11Department of Medical Informatics and Statistics with e-Health Lab, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland; 12Faculty of Medicine, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, PolandCorrespondence: Mariola Borowska, Email mariola.borowska@nio.gov.plIntroduction: Pharmacists are essential healthcare professionals which play a pivotal role in public health protection by offering diverse pharmacy services. …”
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Intermittent auscultation fetal monitoring during labour: A systematic scoping review to identify methods, effects, and accuracy. by Ellen Blix, Robyn Maude, Elisabeth Hals, Sezer Kisa, Elisabeth Karlsen, Ellen Aagaard Nohr, Ank de Jonge, Helena Lindgren, Soo Downe, Liv Merete Reinar, Maralyn Foureur, Aase Serine Devold Pay, Anne Kaasen

“…Studies from all countries, international guidelines and national guidelines from Denmark, United Kingdom, United States, New Zealand, Australia, The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark, and Norway were included. …”
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Dose-Weighted Network Pharmacology: Evaluating Traditional Chinese Medicine Formulations for Lumbar Disc Herniation by Zhou C, Xiang T, Yu Y, Ma H, Liu C, Yang F, Yang L

“…Changwen Zhou,1 Ting Xiang,2 Yu Yu,3 Hongzhong Ma,1 Ce Liu,1 Feng Yang,1,4,* Lixue Yang1,4,* 1The First Clinical Medical College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Rehabilitation Department, Xiang Xi Autonomous Prefecture National Hospital, Hunan, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Chinese Medicine, Minda Hospital of Hubei Minzu University, Hubei, People’s Republic of China; 4Department of Orthopedic Hospital, The Affiliated Hospital of Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Shaanxi, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Lixue Yang; Feng Yang, The First Clinical Medical College, Shaanxi University of Chinese Medicine, Vice No. 2, West Weiyang Road, Qindu District, Shaanxi, 712000, People’s Republic of China, Email ylx18391076233@163.com; yangfengdudu@163.comBackground and Purpose: Lumbar disc herniation (LDH) significantly impacts individuals, particularly those aged 40– 45. …”
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Quality Control of Fetal Wharton’s Jelly Mesenchymal Stem Cells-Derived Small Extracellular Vesicles by Krishnan I, Ng CY, Kee LT, Ng MH, Law JX, Thangarajah T, Zainuddin AA, Mahmood Z, Rajamanickam S, Subramani B, Lokanathan Y

“…Illayaraja Krishnan,1 Chiew Yong Ng,1 Li Ting Kee,1 Min Hwei Ng,1 Jia Xian Law,1 Thavachelvi Thangarajah,2 Ani Amelia Zainuddin,3 Zalina Mahmood,4 Shathiya Rajamanickam,5 Baskar Subramani,5 Yogeswaran Lokanathan1,6 1Department of Tissue Engineering and Regenerative Medicine (DTERM), Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 2Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Hospital Angkatan Tentera (HAT) Tuanku Mizan, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 3Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 4Production and Blood Supply Management Division, National Blood Centre, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia; 5Medixcell Sdn. …”
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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

“…Abstract Background The relict gull (Larus relictus, Charadriiformes, Laridae) classified as vulnerable in the IUCN Red List is defined as a first-class national protected bird in China. However, our knowledge of the evolutionary history of L. relictus is limited. …”
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Temporal trends in characteristics and outcome of heart failure patients with and without significant coronary artery disease by Entela Bollano, Björn Redfors, Araz Rawshani, Dimitrios Venetsanos, Sebastian Völz, Oskar Angerås, Charlotta Ljungman, Joakim Alfredsson, Tomas Jernberg, Truls Råmunddal, Petur Petursson, J. Gustav Smith, Oscar Braun, Henrik Hagström, Ole Fröbert, David Erlinge, Elmir Omerovic

“…Our objective was to assess temporal trends in CAG utilization, patient characteristics, and prognosis in HF patients undergoing CAG at a national level. Methods and results We used data from the Swedish Coronary Angiography and Angioplasty Registry. …”
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Unveiling Cuproptosis-Driven Molecular Clusters and Immune Dysregulation in Ankylosing Spondylitis by Wei B, Wang S, Li S, Gu Q, Yue Q, Tang Z, Zhang J, Liu W

“…Bowen Wei,1,2,* Siwei Wang,1,2,* Suiran Li,1,2,* Qingxiang Gu,3 Qingyun Yue,4 Zhuo Tang,1,2 Jiamin Zhang,1,2 Wei Liu1,2 1Department of Rheumatism and Immunity, First Teaching Hospital of Tianjin University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 2National Clinical Research Center for Chinese Medicine Acupuncture and Moxibustion, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China; 3Center of Preventive Treatment of Disease, Cangzhou Hospital of Integrated Traditional Chinese and Western of Hebei Province, Cangzhou, Hebei, People’s Republic of China; 4School of Chinese Materia Medica, Beijing University of Chinese Medicine, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Wei Liu, Email fengshiliuwei@163.comBackground: Ankylosing spondylitis (AS) is a chronic autoimmune disease characterized by inflammation of the sacroiliac joints and spine. …”
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The Mechanisms of Guaranteeing the Right to Clean Air in Iran and International Documents by Fatemeh Hamidi, Maryam Afshari, Ali Mashhadi

“…First, these documents and laws were studied in the form of a library, then according to the questions and conceptual framework, the documents and laws in the national and international system were analyzed, and finally the documents and laws were implemented. …”
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Cardiovascular disease attenuates the protective effect of folate on global cognitive function in an elderly population: a cross-sectional study by Jianqiang Zhang, Di Yue, Huifeng Zhang

“…Participants aged ≥ 60 years from the national health and nutrition examination survey (NHANES) 2011–2014 were included. …”
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<i>ACE</i> I/D Genotype and Risk of Non-Contact Injury in Moroccan Elite Athletes: A Pilot Study by El Mokhtar El Ouali, Jihan Kartibou, Juan Del Coso, Rashmi Supriya, Ismail Laher, Zineb El Kettani, Hassan Ghazal, Najib Al Idrissi, Ayoub Saeidi, Abdelhalem Mesfioui, Hassane Zouhal

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> Forty-three elite male athletes (19 cyclists and 24 field hockey players) from the Moroccan national team participated voluntarily. Non-contact injuries were recorded for all athletes and classified according to the IOC consensus statement by the medical staff of the teams. …”
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