Exploring Acute Kidney Injury Incidence in Hip Periprosthetic Joint Infection Treatment With Combined Intravenous and Intra-articular Antibiotic Infusion by Wenbo Mu, MD, PhD, Boyong Xu, MD, Fei Wang, MD, Wentao Guo, MD, PhD, Xiaogang Zhang, MD, Li Cao, MD

“…Methods: A retrospective review of 151 patient records from May 1, 2010 to December 30, 2022 was conducted at a single academic hospital. Patients were treated for hip PJIs using debridement, antibiotics, and implant retention or single-stage revision surgeries. …”
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Appendicular Skeletal Muscle Index Is Positively Related to Mediterranean Diet Adherence in University Students by Paraskevi Detopoulou, Olga Magni, Ioanna Pylarinou, Despoina Levidi, Vassilios Dedes, Milia Tzoutzou, Konstantina Argyri, Evangelia Fappa, Aristea Gioxari, George Panoutsopoulos

“…The MedDietScore was positively related to log-aSMI in the total sample (B = 0.009, SE = 0.004, <i>p</i> = 0.05, R² for total model = 71%) irrespective of gender, age, ΒΜΙ, smoking, physical activity, and academic year and in males (B = 0.027, SE = 0.011, <i>p</i> = 0.023 R² for total model = 37%) irrespective οf age and ΒΜΙ. …”
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Stentless Strategy by Drug-Coated Balloon Angioplasty following Directional Coronary Atherectomy for Left Main Bifurcation Lesion by Norihiro Kobayashi, Masahiro Yamawaki, Shinsuke Mori, Masakazu Tsutsumi, Yohsuke Honda, Kenji Makino, Shigemitsu Shirai, Masafumi Mizusawa, Yoshiaki Ito

“…Secondary endpoints included procedure-related major events during the hospitalization, major adverse cardiac events at 12 months, ischemia-driven target lesion revascularization (TLR) at 12 months, and bleeding complications defined as the Bleeding Academic Research Consortium criteria ≥2 at 12 months. …”
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Initial ASIA impairment scale and its association with improvement in cervical spinal cord injury by Aman Singh, Somil Jaiswal, Anil Chandra, Amit Srivastava, Suresh Jaiswal, Awadhesh Yadav, B.K. Ojha, Chhitij Srivastava

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Remote symptom monitoring with patient-reported outcomes and nudges during lung cancer immunotherapy in China (PRO-NET): protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Ping He, Yanan Luo, Zhenyu Shi, Yiqi Xia, Xiaolong Guan

“…The results of this study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and academic conferences.Trials registration number ChiCTR2400088408.…”
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CT-based radiomics predicts HRD score and HRD status in patients with ovarian cancer by Yujiao Wu, Qianhui Zhang, Wenyan Jiang, Yuhua Gao, Bin Qu, Xingling Wang

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Challenges and motivating factors for integrating geostatistical models in targeted schistosomiasis control: A qualitative case study in Northwestern Tanzania. by Jake D Mathewson, Linda van der Spek, Dunstan J Matungwa, Anna Samson, Harry L S Coleman, Ente J J Rood

“…Key informants included decision-making staff in the Ministry of Health's neglected tropical diseases (NTD) control program, WHO NTD staff, schistosomiasis MDA implementing partners, academic experts studying the control of schistosomiasis, and central-level NTD coordinators.…”
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Investigating the implementation of a Trial of Labour After Caesarean (TOLAC) delivery bundle with respect to decreasing caesarean delivery rates: a multisite quality improvement i... by Eliane M Shore, Elizabeth Miazga, Cheyanne Reed, Alisha Olsthoorn, Isabella Fan, Eliya Zhao, Jodi Shapiro, Amanda Cipolla, Modupe Tunde-Byass

“…Objectives To study the effect of implementing a Trial of Labour After Caesarean (TOLAC) delivery bundle with respect to decreasing caesarean delivery rates across five hospitals.Design Prospective quality improvement study.Setting Five Canadian hospital sites participated, two academic centres and three community hospitals, with annual delivery rates ranging from 2500 to 7500 per site.Participants All obstetrical patients with a singleton gestation in cephalic presentation and only one previous caesarean delivery were included.Interventions A TOLAC bundle was introduced at each hospital site, consisting of three main interventions: (1) education for healthcare providers, (2) a TOLAC discussion sheet and (3) patient educational tools.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was the caesarean delivery rate in eligible patients. …”
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A Systematic Review of Maternal and Child Health Policies in Addressing Stunting: Trends and Challenges by Pratiwi Ramlan, Phill Sukri, Muh. Tang Abdullah, Muhammad Akmal Ibrahim, Jamaluddin Ahmad, Khaeriyad Adri

“…Results: The results showed a significant increase in publications addressing the relationship between health policies and stunting prevalence. Academic discussions on policy and stunting have also increased, especially in the fields of medicine and nursing, which reveal the health impacts on stunted children. …”
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Coffee, including caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee, and the risk of hepatocellular carcinoma: a systematic review and dose–response meta-analysis by Paul Roderick, Peter Clive Hayes, Julie Parkes, Ryan Buchanan, Oliver John Kennedy, Jonathan Andrew Fallowfield

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Food environments in the Pacific region and efforts to improve them: a scoping review by Sela Ki Folau Fusi, Clara Gómez-Donoso, Kathryn Backholer, Jennifer Browne, Megan Ferguson, Adrian J Cameron

“…Design: Systematic searches were conducted for articles related to food environments or factors influencing food choices from 1993 to 2024 in five academic databases, Google, Google Scholar and relevant organisations’ websites. …”
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Shifting Paradigms: A Deep Dive Into Public Perceptions of Gender-affirming Surgery by Justin M. Camacho, MBA, Michael Alfertshofer, MD, Heli S. Patel, MBA, Daniel Najafali, BS, Noelle Thompson, BS, Victoria Stoffel, MS, Chris M. Reid, MD, Michael Alperovich, MD, Samuel Knoedler, BS, Leonard Knoedler, MD

“…This cross-sectional study used the Prolific Academic platform to distribute an online survey among adult participants residing in the United States in August 2023. …”
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Cytogenetic features of intergeneric amphydiploids and genome-substituted forms of wheat by E. D. Badaeva, R. O. Davoyan, N. A. Tereshchenko, E. V. Lyalina, S. A. S.A. Zoshchuk, N. P. Goncharov

“…They can be used both in academic research and for breeding purposes as an original material for developing wheatalien addition and substitution lines followed by translocation induction with the aid of irradiation or nonhomologous chromosome pairing. …”
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Kleinia (Asteraceae): comprehensive review of ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemical profiles, ethnopharmacological applications, and toxicological insights by Bantayehu Addis Tegegne, Tesfa Begashaw, Wubetu Yihunie Belay, Mengistie Kassahun Tariku, Tirsit Ketsela Zeleke, Mohammed Jemal, Mamaru Getinet, Agumas Alemu Alehegn, Abebe Dagne

“…It encourages global pharmaceutical companies and academic institutions to conduct thorough investigations of the genus Kleinia to uncover new therapeutic possibilities.…”
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Nurturing care during COVID-19: a rapid review of early evidence by Bernadette Daelmans, Tarun Dua, Vanessa Cavallera, Kristy Hackett, Kerrie Proulx, Rachel Lenzi-Weisbecker, Rachel Hatch, Carina Omoeva

“…A rapid review of evidence was conducted to examine emerging evidence on the effects of the pandemic on three components of nurturing care, including responsive caregiving, early learning, and safety and security.Design Two academic databases, organisational websites and reference lists were searched for original studies published between 1 January and 25 October 2020. …”
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Factors creating favorable conditions for activating innovative entrepreneurship and startups in post-war Ukraine by Oksana Khymych, Enno Masurel

“…We would like to express our sincere gratitude to the colleagues at Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam for their invaluable support in conducting the research and for fostering an environment conducive to academic excellence and innovation.…”
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Number plate recognition smart parking management system using IoT by Allah Ditta, Muhammad Maroof Ahmed, Tehseen Mazhar, Tariq Shahzad, Yazan Alahmed, Habib Hamam

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Socio-spatial vulnerability index of type 2 diabetes mellitus in Mexico in 2020 by Enríque Ibarra-Zapata, Darío Gaytán-Hernández, Yolanda Terán-Figueroa, Verónica Gallegos-García, Carmen del Pilar Suárez-Rodríguez, Sergio Zarazúa Guzmán, Omar Parra Rodríguez

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Malignancy within a Tail Gut Cyst: A Case of Retrorectal Carcinoid Tumour by A. A. Abukar, B. J. Parcell, C. B. Lim, P. V. Patil, A. Ramsanahie, F. Carey, R. J. C. Steele, M. A. Thaha

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Incorporating low haemoglobin into a risk prediction model for conversion in minimally invasive gynaecologic oncology surgeries by Kevin H. Nguyen, Hyundeok Joo, Solmaz Manuel, Lee-may Chen, Lee-lynn Chen

“…The purpose of this study was to identify novel patient risk factors for conversion from minimally invasive to open surgeries for gynaecologic oncology operations.Methods This was a retrospective cohort study of 1356 patients ≥18 years of age who underwent surgeries for gynaecologic masses or malignancies between February 2015 and May 2020 at a single academic medical centre. Multivariable logistic regression was used to study the effects of older age, higher body mass index (BMI), higher American Society of Anaesthesiologist (ASA) physical status, and lower preoperative haemoglobin (Hb) on odds of converting from minimally invasive to open surgery. …”
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