Comprehensive coronary CT angiography in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Binh T Nguyen, Edward Hulten, Venkatesh L Murthy, Tarin Phillips, Gregory M Blake, Jonathan A Aun, Lisa M Conte, Ritika Gadodia, Aakash Tuli, Sara L Robinson, Travis E Harrell

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis summarise and estimate pooled effect sizes for observational studies among PLWH using comprehensive coronary CT angiography (CTA).Design Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis reporting guidelines were used.Data sources PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Clinical Trials and EBM were searched from inception to 23 February 2024.Eligibility criteria We included studies evaluating coronary atherosclerosis in adult PLWH with controls and CTA results for plaque prevalence, extent, severity and high-degree stenosis.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers used standardised methods to screen for relevance by title, abstract and full-text review. …”
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Resistance of Fry from Vaccinated Mother of Gift Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus Linn.) to Artificial Infection of Streptococcus iniae by I. Nur, . Sukenda, D. Dana

“…The protective immunity of fry was tested by challenge test, the survival rate (SR) and the relative percent survival (RPS) offish within 7 days was observed. There was no difference in the antibody level of mothers, eggs soluble extract, and the body fluid of fry at 5, 10 and 15 DPH from vaccinated mothers at one or two weeks after spawning. …”
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Effects of Exergaming on Morphological Variables, Biochemical Parameters, and Blood Pressure in Children and Adolescents with Overweight/Obesity: A Systematic Review with Meta-Anal... by Jordan Hernandez-Martinez, Joaquín Perez-Carcamo, Hassan Melki, Izham Cid-Calfucura, Edgar Vasquez-Carrasco, Pedro Delgado-Floody, Claudio Romero, Tomás Herrera-Valenzuela, Braulio Henrique Magnani Branco, Pablo Valdés-Badilla

“…However, no significant improvements were observed in diastolic blood pressure, body fat percentage, total cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, triglycerides, and glucose. …”
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Characterizing populations prioritized for PrEP in 19 African countries: a review of national guidance by Lauren A. Graybill, Caroline N. McKay, Jiayu Wang, Nadia A. Sam‐Agudu, Marcel Yotebieng, Friday Saidi, Linda‐Gail Bekker, Bonnie E. Shook‐Sa, Benjamin H. Chi, Nora E. Rosenberg

“…Few documents specified how risk was determined, and no document included validated HIV risk assessment tools to guide implementation. We observed similarities in priority populations across countries with different HIV epidemics and inconsistencies in who was prioritized for PrEP within a country's own set of policy documents. …”
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Assessment of six insulin resistance surrogate indexes for predicting stroke incidence in Chinese middle-aged and elderly populations with abnormal glucose metabolism: a nationwide... by Luqing Jiang, Tengxiao Zhu, Wenjing Song, Ying Zhai, Yu Tang, Fengxia Ruan, Zichen Xu, Lei Li, Xia Fu, Daoqin Liu, Aidong Chen, Qiwen Wu

“…Results After adjusting for potential confounders, we observed that each standard deviation (SD) increase in eGDR was associated with a reduced risk of stroke, with an adjusted odds ratio (OR) of 0.746 [95% confidence interval (CI): 0.661–0.842]. …”
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Fluid Dynamics in a Thrust Fault Inferred from Petrology and Geochemistry of Calcite Veins: An Example from the Southern Pyrenees by Daniel Muñoz-López, David Cruset, Irene Cantarero, Antonio Benedicto, Cédric M. John, Anna Travé

“…Contrary to the footwall, within the hanging wall, only randomly oriented fractures are recognized and the resulting crackle proto-breccia is sealed by a later and different calcite cement, which is also observed in the main fault plane and in the fault core. …”
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IMPLEMENTASI MODUL IPA BERBASIS ETNOSAINS MASYARAKAT BENGKULU MATERI PENGUKURAN MELALUI DISCOVERY LEARNING UNTUK MENINGKATKAN KEMAMPUAN BERPIKIR KRITIS MAHASISWA by Indra Sakti, Aprina Defianti, Nirwana Nirwana

“…Each cycle consists of four research steps, namely planning, acting, observing, and reflecting. The learning tools consist of (1) RPP Discovery Learning model; (2) Science module based on Bengkulu Community ethnoscience measurement material; (3) LKPD; (4) assessment instruments for Critical Thinking Skills and Activities. …”
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Gambaran Perubahan Tekanan Darah Pasca Olahraga Futsal pada Mahasiswa Fakultas Kedokteran Universitas Andalas by Akdri Andi, Afriwardi ., Detty iryani

“…The design is descriptive observational using a cross-sectional study. The 30 subjects were taken base on inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Prevalence and determinants of metabolic syndrome among type2 diabetic patients using different diagnosis criteria in ethiopia: systematic review and meta-analysis by Chilot Kassa Mekonnen, Hailemichael Kindie Abate, Abere Woretaw Azagew, Alebachew Ferede Zegeye

“…The pooled prevalence of metabolic syndrome varies as per the diagnosis criteria used with the highest observed in harmonized diagnosis criteria. Being female, being rural residency, alcohol intake, and duration of diabetes since diagnosis were significant predictors of metabolic syndrome among type 2 diabetic patients in Ethiopia.…”
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Health and school difficulties of children in foster care in the experience of their foster parents by B. Faltová, A. Mojžíšová, J. Holá, L. Shuranová, Z. Čermák

“…Statistical testing of the hypothesis utilised the non-parametric Mann-Whitney test with the test results being significant at the level of significance p<0.05. Correlation was observed for each difficulty and exploratory cluster analysis shows their interrelationships. …”
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Therapeutic effect of auricular acupoint sticking and pressing on postoperative pain of patients with granulomatous lobular mastitis (耳穴贴压治疗肉芽肿性小叶性乳腺炎术后疼痛疗效观察)... by LI Suna (李苏娜), LIU Kexin (刘可欣), CHEN Hong (陈宏)

“…Objective To observe the effect of auricular acupoint sticking and pressing on postoperative pain of patients undergoing surgical treatment for granulomatous lobular mastitis (GLM). …”
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Un programme d’éducation à l’environnement en RDC : la malle pédagogique « les grands singes et leur habitat », présentation des résultats d’une campagne de sensibilisation en pays... by Louis Ledo, Jean Christophe Bokika Ngawolo, Samy Mankoto, Richard Dumez, Sabrina Krief

“…Pour les Batéké, les bonobos possèdent des stratégies de chasse et de pêche, s’organisent en société dans laquelle les femelles occupent un rôle particulier. Certaines de ces observations recoupent celles des scientifiques, d’autres non. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of Programmed Cell Death-Related Genes in Diagnosis and Synovitis During Osteoarthritis Development: Based on Bulk and Single-Cell RNA Sequencing Data by Zhou J, Jiao S, Huang J, Dai T, Xu Y, Xia D, Feng Z, Chen J, Li Z, Hu L, Meng Q

“…Additionally, a correlation was observed between the expression levels of Hub PCD-DEGs, immune cell infiltration, and inflammatory cytokine levels. …”
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Effects of Neuromuscular Training on Performance and Injury Prevention in Youth Team Sports: Development of an Evidence-Based Educational Program by Markus Tschopp, Nicklaus Hess, Pascal Andrey, Adrian Rothenbühler, Fabian Studer

“…Over the past 15 years, a widening performance gap in explosiveness and speed has been observed between Swiss youth and elite athletes in team sports. …”
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Comparison of the effects of production and processing parameters on the eating quality of lamb by L.J. Farmer, A.W. Gordon, D.W. Sanderson, J.S. Speers, T.D.J. Hagan, E.L. Swancott, J.L. Evans, D.J. Richards, E.M. Thomas

“…There was a significant muscle × hanging method interaction, with the greatest effect of “cross-legged” hanging observed in the loin. There was no significant effect of lamb finishing diet, abattoir, preslaughter daily liveweight gain or transportation time on any of the consumer sensory scores. …”
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Evaluation of dietary coffee Coffee canephora husk supplementation on the growth, blood chemicals, and antioxidative activity of red Nile tilapia Oreochromis sp. by Azmi Afriansyah, Mia Setiawati, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Ichsan Achmad Fauzi

“…Fish were reared for 8 weeks and fed three times a day. Parameters observed contained growth performance and antioxidative activity. …”
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Phase II clinical trial assessing the addition of hyperthermia to salvage concurrent chemoradiotherapy for unresectable recurrent head and neck cancer in previously irradiated pati... by Kai-Lin Yang, Mau-Shin Chi, Chung-Yu Hao, Hui-Ling Ko, Yi-Ying Huang, Ren-Hong Wu, Hung-Chih Lai, Ying-Chu Lin, Sheng-Po Hao, Kwan-Hwa Chi

“…No grade 5 toxicity was observed. Conclusions Adding hyperthermia to salvage CCRT greatly enhances tumor response and survival rates compared to historical re-irradiation outcomes for previously irradiated unresectable recurrent head and neck cancer, with manageable toxicities. …”
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Longitudinal assessment of diffusion-weighted imaging during magnetic resonance-guided radiotherapy in head and neck cancer by Simon Boeke, Jonas Habrich, Sarah Kübler, Jessica Boldt, Fritz Schick, Konstantin Nikolaou, Jens Kübler, Cihan Gani, Maximilian Niyazi, Daniel Zips, Daniela Thorwarth

“…Significant differences from 0 for mean ADC were observed starting from week 1, for tumor volumes from week 2 for GTV-P and week 1 for GTV-N and for HRS in week 1 for GTV-P and week 2 for GTV-N. …”
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Clinical Study of Sentinel Lymph Node Detection to Evaluate Pelvic Lymph Node Metastasis to Determine the Prognosis of Patients with Early Cervical Cancer by Peipei Li, Shuai Feng, Guodong Zhou, Lu Zhang, Xiugui Sheng, Dapeng Li

“…The detection rates, accuracy, sensitivity, coincidence rate, false negative rate, and negative predictive values of these cases were estimated, and the follow-up outcomes were carefully observed. Chi squared test or Fisher’s exact test was employed for a comparison of the categorical variables. …”
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Lenvatinib Therapy in Patients with Unresectable Hepatocellular Carcinoma in Real Clinical Practice by V. V. Petkau, A. V. Sultanbaev, K. V. Menshikov, A. S. Antipin, M. V. Volkonsky, V. M. Filippova, Yu. V. Vasilyeva, A. A. Tarkhanov, M. R. Mukhitova, M. Zh. Murzalina, A. R. Safarova

“…A multicenter retrospective observational study included 58 patients with a confirmed uHCC diagnosis receiving lenvatinib. …”
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