Virtual 3D reconstruction of complex congenital cardiac anatomy from 3D rotational angiography by Ernesto Mejia, Shannon Sweeney, Jenny E. Zablah

“…Results Comparing results with local reconstructions by expert operators, five different patient anatomies were analyzed, showcasing Axial3D’s ability to produce highly detailed reconstructions with improved visual appeal, including color-coded segments for implanted materials like stents. …”
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Traditional Medicinal Vegetables in Northern Uganda: An Ethnobotanical Survey by Rebecca Nakaziba, Maxson Kenneth Anyolitho, Sharon Bright Amanya, Crispin Duncan Sesaazi, Frederick Byarugaba, Jasper Ogwal-Okeng, Paul E. Alele

“…Qualitative and quantitative approaches of data collection and analysis were employed using semistructured, interviewer-administered questionnaires as well as key informant interviews following international ethical codes. Fidelity levels and informant consensus factors were also calculated. …”
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Familial Lymphoproliferative Malignancies and Tandem Duplication of NF1 Gene by Gustavo Fernandes, Mirela Souto, Frederico Costa, Edite Oliveira, Bernardo Garicochea

“…We evaluated a patient who presented with few clinical signs of neurofibromatosis type 1 and a conspicuous personal and familiar history of different types of cancer, especially lymphoproliferative malignancies. The coding region of the NF-1 gene was analyzed by real-time polymerase chain reaction and direct sequencing. …”
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Depression Following Thrombotic Cardiovascular Events in Elderly Medicare Beneficiaries: Risk of Morbidity and Mortality by Christopher M. Blanchette, Linda Simoni-Wastila, Fadia T. Shaya, Denise Orwig, Jason Noel, Bruce Stuart

“…Baseline characteristics, antidepressant utilization, and death were ascertained from the survey, while indexed TCE, recurrent TCE, and depression (within 6 months of indexed TCE) were taken from ICD-9 codes on Medicare claims. Time to death and first recurrent TCE were assessed using descriptive and multivariate statistics. …”
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Detection of the effect of cloud microphysical structure on precipitation in Khuzestan province using MODIS cloud products by danesh nasiri, reza borna, Manijeh Zohourian Pordel

“…Finally, by generating a matrix with 64000 information codes, and performing spatial correlation analysis at a confidence level of 0.95, the relationship between the Cloud microphysical structure and the spatial values and distribution of selected precipitates was revealed. …”
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Watershed conservation prioritization using geomorphometric and land use-land cover parameters by G.R. Puno, R.C.C. Puno

“…Arbitrarily, fourteen subwatersheds coded as SW₁ to SW₁₄ were delineated using a digital elevation model and geographic information system tool. …”
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The Development of Human-Robot Interaction Design for Optimal Emotional Expression in Social Robots Used by Older People: Design of Robot Facial Expressions and Gestures by Sujin Jo, Seongsoo Hong

“…Accordingly, we collected and analyzed human facial expression images using the Facial Action Coding System to identify action unit combinations and facial landmarks. …”
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Axial Spondyloarthritis in Black Americans: An Observational Study From Five Centers in Shelby County, Tennessee by Krishna Kommineni, Iman Abutineh, Cathy Chapman, Debendra Pattanaik, Mohamad Bittar

“…Patients were identified using International Classification of Diseases codes. Data on demographics, clinical characteristics, and imaging were collected. …”
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Candidate antirheumatic genotherapeutic plasmid constructions have low immunogenicity by T. S. Nepomnyashchikh, T. V. Tregubchak, S. N. Yakubitskiy, O. S. Taranov, R. A. Maksyutov, S. N. Shchelkunov

“…Genetic therapy might provide a good and effective solution. Viral genes coding for immunomodulatory factors could be used to create new gene therapy products to treat RA and other human disease. …”
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Prevalence of Neonatal Sepsis and Associated Factors among Neonates in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit at Selected Governmental Hospitals in Shashemene Town, Oromia Regional State, Et... by Aytenew Getabelew, Mihret Aman, Endashaw Fantaye, Tomas Yeheyis

“…Then the collected data was coded and entered in to SPSS for windows version 20.0 for cleaning, editing, and analysis. …”
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Not All SLAPs Are Created Equal: A Comparison of Patients with Planned and Incidental SLAP Repair Procedures by Mark C. Dougherty, J. Erik Kulenkamp, Haroutioun Boyajian, Jason L. Koh, Michael J. Lee, Lewis L. Shi

“…Data were obtained from the MarketScan database from 2003 to 2013. CPT and ICD-9 codes were used to identify SLAP surgery patients and concomitant procedures. …”
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Magnitude of Psoriasis and Its Associated Factors, and Quality of Life of Psoriasis Patients among Patients Who Attend Dermatology Clinic at Tibebe Ghion Comprehensive Specialized... by Wosen Ketema, Solomon Ketema Bogale, Eyob Ketema Bogale

“…A structured interviewer-administered questionnaire was used to collect data. Collected data were coded and entered into EPI data version 3.1 and then exported to SPSS version 27 for analysis. …”
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Biosynthesized ZnO NPs loaded-electrospun PVA/sodium alginate/glycine nanofibers: synthesis, spinning optimization and antimicrobial activity evaluation by El-Refaie Kenawy, Elbadawy A. Kamoun, Amany Shehata, Shahira H. El-Moslamy, Adel A.-H. Abdel-Rahman

“…Results revealed that NF formula coded AS3.3; composed of (10%PVA/1.5%SA/10%CA/0.75%ZnO/0.5% glycine), in contrast to all the other formulations examined; showed marked reduced percentages of biofilm development of both Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in relation to fungal cells. …”
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Design and implementation of an asynchronous online course-based undergraduate research experience (CURE) in computational genomics. by Seema B Plaisier, Danielle O Alarid, Joelle A Denning, Sara E Brownell, Kenneth H Buetow, Katelyn M Cooper, Melissa A Wilson

“…Scores from identical learning assessments administered before and after completion of each CURE showed significant learning gains across biology and coding course objectives. Open-response progress reports were submitted weekly and identified self-reported adaptive coping strategies for challenges encountered throughout the course. …”
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LncRNA HOTAIR: A Novel Biomarker for the Diagnosis of Asymptomatic Carotid Artery Stenosis and Prediction of the Onset of Cerebral Ischemic Events by Pengcheng Feng, Chenguang Tong, Yuan Li, Li Liu

“…The purpose of the research was to reveal the diagnostic accuracy of long non-coding RNA hox transcript antisense intergenic RNA (HOTAIR) in asymptomatic carotid artery stenosis (ACAS) patients and its predictive significance in CIE incidence. …”
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Predictors of county-level diabetes-related mortality risks in Florida, USA: a retrospective ecological study by Nirmalendu Deb Nath, Agricola Odoi

“…The 10th International Classification of Disease codes E10-E14 were used to identify diabetes-related deaths which were then aggregated to the county-level. …”
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Practitioner, patient and public views on the acceptability of mobile stroke units in England and Wales: A mixed methods study. by Lisa Moseley, Peter McMeekin, Christopher Price, Lisa Shaw, Anna Laws, Michael Allen, Gary A Ford, Martin James, Stephen McCarthy, Graham McClelland, Laura J Park, Kerry Pearn, Daniel Phillips, Phil White, David Wilson, Jason Scott

“…Qualitative data were thematically analysed, prior to triangulation using a convergent coding matrix.<h4>Results</h4>The study results, drawn from 25 respondents to the survey and 21 participants in qualitative workshops, found that almost all participants had positive affective attitudes to the concept of MSUs. …”
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Association of Pregnancy Complications with Endometrial or Ovarian or Breast Cancer: A Case Control Study by Lin Cheng Han, Henry W. C. Leung, Heng-Jun Lin, John Hang Leung, Agnes L. F. Chan

“…<i>Materials and Methods</i>: This was a population-based case–control study linked to the National Health Insurance Research Database from 2008 to 2020, using ICD codes to identify parous gynecological cases (n = 6714). …”
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FishPi: a bioinformatic prediction tool to link piRNA and transposable elements by Alice M. Godden, Benjamin Rix, Simone Immler

“…Abstract Background Piwi-interacting RNAs (piRNA)s are non-coding small RNAs that post-transcriptionally affect gene expression and regulation. …”
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Autoantibodies to Zinc Transporter 8 and SLC30A8 Genotype in Type 1 Diabetes Childhood: A Pioneering Study in North Africa by Raouia Fakhfakh, Sana Kmiha, Safa Tahri, Sawsan Feki, Ferjeni Zouidi, Olfa Abida, Mongia Hachicha, Thouraya Kammoun, Hatem Masmoudi

“…As no data on ZnT8-Ab in Tunisian patients has been reported, we aim to evaluate the relationships between ZnT8-Ab, ZnT8 coding gene (SLC30A8) promoter polymorphism, and T1D risk in newly diagnosed children. …”
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