Drug risk Factors Associated with a Sustained Outbreak of Clostridium difficile Diarrhea in a Teaching Hospital by Swapan K Nath, Suzette Salama, Devia Persaud, James H Thornley, Ian Smith, Gary Foster, Coleman Rotstein

“…Major risk factors implicated in the development of C difficile diarrhea in hospitalized patients were the following antimicrobial agents: ceftazidime (adjusted odds ratio [aor]=26.01, 95% ci 5.67 to 119.19, P=0.0001); cefuroxime (aor=5.17, ci 1.86 to 14.36, P=0.005); ciprofloxacin (aor=3.81, ci 1.05 to 13.79, P=0.04); and clindamycin (aor=15.16, ci 2.93 to 78.44, P=0.004). This is the first time that the use of ciprofloxacin has been linked to the development of C difficile diarrhea. …”
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Investigation of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 mRNA Binding Protein 2 Gene Polymorphisms in Type 2 Diabetes Patients by Duygu Yolal Ertural, Ümit Çınkır, Nurcan Aras

“…The molecular analysis of rs1470579 and rs4402960 polymorphisms of IGF2BP2 gene of each individual was performed by using Real-Time PCR (Applied Biosystems) method. Relationships of genotypes and alleles frequency of IGF2BP2 polymorphisms and T2D were examined by "Chi-square" or "Likelihood ratio" tests.Results: As a result of the genotype and allele distributions; there was association between type II diabetes patients and control group for IGF2BP2 rs1470579 (A/C) gene polymorphism (p=0.0123). …”
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Optimizing Rehabilitation Strategy for Walking after Stroke： from Assisted Walking Training to Brain-Limb Cooperative Therapy by YAN Tiebin

“…It is also the primary goal when planning rehabilitation treatment plans with patients. For a long time, experts in the field of neurological rehabilitation have been exploring effective methods to accelerate the recovery of walking function after stroke. …”
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PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitors related adverse events: A bibliometric analysis from 2014 to 2024 by Qingya Song, Zongliang Yu, Wenping Lu, Zhili Zhuo, Lei Chang, Heting Mei, Yongjia Cui, Dongni Zhang

“…The USA ranked first in publication count and total citations. Over time, publication types transitioned from case reports to clinical trials. …”
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Ethnic Architectural Heritage Identification Using Low-Altitude UAV Remote Sensing and Improved Deep Learning Algorithms by Ting Luo, Xiaoqiong Sun, Weiquan Zhao, Wei Li, Linjiang Yin, Dongdong Xie

“…First, UAV images are used as the data source to provide high-resolution images for research on ethnic architecture recognition and to solve the problems associated with the high costs, time consumption, and destructiveness of traditional methods for ethnic architecture recognition. …”
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Increasing Safety of Vulnerable Road Users in Scenarios With Occlusion: A Collaborative Approach for Smart Infrastructures and Automated Vehicles by Thiago de Borba, Ondrej Vaculin, Hormoz Marzbani, Reza Nakhaie Jazar

“…It allows AVs to react to a critical situation with a longer time-to-collision than other systems relying only on onboard sensors, increasing the chance of successful avoidance even when implementing smoother maneuvers. …”
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Features of the initial stage of digitalization of the executive authority of Ukraine: historical and legal overview by E. Najafli

“…It is highlighted that this process continued within the stage of primary digitalization (1993–2003) without a clear conceptual vision of its political and legal essence, specificity and purpose of digitalization of the executive power, and its deployment in these conditions coincided in time with the unfinished institutionalization of the system of executive power bodies in Ukraine, which was determined first by the incompleteness of the constitutional process and the conceptual ambiguity of the constitutional model of the executive power system institutionalized in Ukraine (until 1996), and later by attempts to combine the digitalization of the executive power with attempts to reform it within the framework of the administrative reform paradigm (since 1998). …”
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Radiochemistry and Preclinical PET Imaging of Ga-Desferrioxamine Radiotracers Targeting Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen by Eleni Gourni PhD, Luigi Del Pozzo BSc, Mark Bartholomä PhD, Yvonne Kiefer BSc, Philipp T. Meyer MD, PhD, Helmut R. Maecke PhD, Jason P. Holland D.Phil

“…Compared to 68 Ga-1, 68 Ga-4 and 68 Ga-7 resulted in decreased tumor uptake but enhanced blood pool clearance and reduced residence time in the kidney. The study highlights the importance of maximizing protein binding affinity during radiotracer optimization.…”
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Kinetics of carbon dioxide, methane and hydrolysis in co-digestion of food and vegetable wastes by D. Pham Van, M.G. Hoang, S.T. Pham Phu, T. Fujiwara

“…Thus, separation of fermentation and methanogenesis by various reactors may reduce the price of methane enrichment significantly. There was a lag time between methanogenesis and fermentation in reactors (λ = 7-11 days). …”
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The learning curve for laparoscopic-assisted single-port mediastinoscopic esophagectomy: an analysis of proficiency by Wenhao Li, Xiangfeng Gan, Liangzhan Lv, Yingmeng Wu, Weizhao Huang, Yi Liang, Qingdong Cao

“…Compared with the preliminary stage, the procedure time [275 (250–300) vs 178.5 (161.5–205.0) min, P < .001], bleeding volume [100 (100–200) vs 50 (50–80) mL, P < .001], postoperative hospital stays [15 (13–31) vs 13 (11–17) d, P = .006], and the incidence of anastomotic fistula(20.9% vs 5.2%, P = .017) were significantly lower in the proficiency stage, whereas the number of harvested total lymph nodes [17 (12–23) vs 22 (16–29), P = .002], total mediastinal lymph nodes [7 (5–11) vs 13 (9–18), P < .001] and the rate of recurrent laryngeal nerve lymph node harvest (71.4% vs 96.6%, P < .001) was significantly higher. …”
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Impact of non-participation bias due to psychiatric illness on mortality and cardiovascular event estimates: a Danish longitudinal population study by Christian Torp-Pedersen, Mads Rasmussen, Christina Ellervik, Anders Jorgensen, Henrik E Poulsen, Zerlina Rygner

“…Here, we investigate the mental health bias in a population study and the potential impact on estimates of cardiovascular morbidity and overall survival.Design Data were retrieved from nationwide registries.Setting The Danish General Suburban Population Study (GESUS), a cross-sectional community study conducted in Naestved Municipality, Denmark, from 2010 to 2013.Participants 49 707 subjects invited to participate in GESUS.Main outcome measures Factors related to non-participation were examined using multivariable logistic regression and time-to-event data using Cox proportional hazards models.Results Of 21 203 (43%) participants, 823 (3.9%) had a psychiatric diagnosis. …”
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Relationship between serum insulin-like growth factor 1 levels and ischaemic stroke: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Jinhui Li, Simiao Chen, Lan He, Yangni Li, Weinan Yang, Yishu Zhang, Lincheng Zhang, Yuyan Zhang

“…According to subgroup analysis, heterogeneity comes from country, sample size, male and the time from symptom onset to blood collection. Sensitivity analysis showed that there was no significant influence of any individual study on the pooled MD. …”
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Evaluation of placental growth factor, Vitamin D, and systemic inflammatory index as predictive biomarkers for preeclampsia severity: a retrospective cohort study by Xiaoyan Han, Hua Yang

“…These findings suggest that PlGF, Vitamin D, and PIV are valuable biomarkers for early identification of high-risk preeclampsia patients, potentially aiding in timely intervention and improved outcomes.…”
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Dinamika dan Profil Undecided Voters Menjelang Pemilu 2024 di Indonesia by Vincentius Gitiyarko Priyatno

“…Unlike abstaining from voting (golput), this position is more temporary, given that there is still time to consider their options for the upcoming elections. …”
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Application of human-in-the-loop hybrid augmented intelligence approach in security inspection system by Ying Huang, Ying Huang, XiaoKan Wang, XiaoKan Wang, Yong Zhang, Yong Zhang, Li Chen, Li Chen, HongJi Zhang

“…Additionally, it is less time-consuming, further improving the system’s overall efficiency. …”
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Tibiofemoral Joint Contact Force Estimation Based on OpenSim Musculoskeletal Modeling by WANG Xiaoling, JIAN Jiawei, XIE Qiurong, LIAN Zhanghui, GUO Chunming, GUO Jiemei, LI Yurong

“…The root mean square error of the estimated and measured peak contact force of the medial and lateral sides were 0.43±0.25 BW and 0.34±0.24 BW, and the errors at the time of peak contact force onset were 44.09±34.66 ms and 67.52±61.19 ms. …”
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Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon occlusion of the aorta in Impending Traumatic arrest: Is It Effective? by Jae Sik Chung, Oh Hyun Kim, Seongyup Kim, Ji Young Jang, Gyo Jin An, Pil Young Jung

“…Conclusions Our study suggests that if REBOA is deemed necessary in a timely manner, it is better to perform REBOA before an arrest occurs. …”
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Risk Factors of Upper Limb Lymphedema after Breast Cancer Surgery in Women by Jinghui HUANG, Feng HUANG, Pei ZHU, Shuainan SHEN, Kefan CAO, Cheng LIU, Fanfu FANG, Bai LI

“….), the tumor data (pathological type, stage, postoperative hormone receptor, the Her-2, number of lymph node dissection, number of positive lymph nodes, etc.) and the treatment data (surgery way, axillary lymph node processing way, whether to accept radiation therapy, whether to accept postoperative chemotherapy, chemotherapy program, chemotherapy cycles, whether to accept endocrine therapy, endocrine medication and medication time, etc.), establishing the clinical data bases of BCRL. …”
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Comparative assessment of the copy number of satellite repeats in the genome of Triticeae species by P. Yu. Kroupin, A. I. Yurkina, A. A. Kocheshkova, D. S. Ulyanov, G. I. Karlov, M. G. Divashuk

“…The aim of this study was to compare the copy number of satellite repeats in the genomes of Triticeae species. Quantitative real-time PCR was applied to determine the copy numbers of 22 newly discovered satellite repeats revealed in the whole-genome sequences of Pseudoroegneria species and one additional repeat previously identified in the genome of Aegilops crassa. …”
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Artesunate Restrains Maturation of Dendritic Cells and Ameliorates Heart Transplantation-Induced Acute Rejection in Mice through the PERK/ATF4/CHOP Signaling Pathway by Yuanyang Chen, Sihao Zheng, Zhiwei Wang, Xin Cai, Yanjia Che, Qi Wu, Shun Yuan, Xiaohan Zhong

“…Results. The survival time of mice in the ART treatment group was significantly prolonged and was positively correlated with the dose. …”
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