Early versus late surgical stabilisation of unstable thoracolumbar spine fractures in adult polytrauma patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Sebastian Ndlovu, Stanley Masunda, Emmanuel Oladeji, Ahmed Lashin, Ahmed Kaddah, Khalid A. Shah

“…We aimed to compare early versus late fixation of thoracolumbar spine fractures focusing on length of hospital stay (HLOS), length of stay in ICU (ICULOS), respiratory complications, mortality, and long-term functional outcome measures.Electronic database search was conducted on PubMed, Cochrane, CENTRAL, and Embase spanning 1999 to 2023 using a developed search strategy. …”
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Assessing bnAb potency in the context of HIV-1 envelope conformational plasticity. by Caio Foulkes, Nikolas Friedrich, Branislav Ivan, Emanuel Stiegeler, Carsten Magnus, Daniel Schmidt, Umut Karakus, Jacqueline Weber, Huldrych F Günthard, Chloé Pasin, Peter Rusert, Alexandra Trkola

“…Comparative analysis of neutralization data from the CATNAP database revealed a nuanced relationship between bnAb activity and Env conformational flexibility, with substantial epitope-specific variation of bnAb potency ranging from increased to decreased activity against open, neutralization-sensitive Env. …”
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A normal electrocardiogram indicates a better prognosis in patients with moderate to very severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by Martina Kulirova, Miroslav Solar, Michal Kopecky, Barbora Novotna, Marek Plutinsky, Kristian Brat, Libor Fila, Petr Vanik, Pavlina Musilova, Tomas Dvorak, Petr Safranek, Michal Svoboda, Vladimir Koblizek

“…ECG parameters were assessed in patients enrolled in the Czech Multicenter Research Database of COPD. We assessed ECGs from baseline (August 2013) until December 31, 2019, or until death. …”
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Analysis of the circadian rhythm of biological processes in mouse liver and kidney by I. N. Podkolodnyy, N. N. Tverdokhleb, O. A. Podkolodnaya

“…We performed a comparative analysis of the translatomes in these two organs based on experimental data on the daily dynamics of the level of translation of mouse genes from the GEO database (GSE67305 and GSE81283) obtained by ribosome profiling. …”
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PFAS contamination in tap water: Target and suspect screening of zwitterionic, cationic, and anionic species across Canada and beyond by Termeh Teymoorian, Gabriel Munoz, Sébastien Sauvé

“…The highest levels of total PFAS in drinking water were linked to contamination from fluorochemical industries (surface water), AFFF use (groundwater), and landfills (groundwater). This database of 275 PFAS x 153 samples provides valuable insights toward refining the lists of relevant PFAS to be monitored in drinking water.…”
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Effectiveness of skull X-RAY to determine cochlear implant insertion depth by Vinay Fernandes, Yiqiao Wang, Robert Yeung, Sean Symons, Vincent Lin

“…Methods Thirteen patients with Advanced Bionic HiRes 90 K implants, and post-operative temporal bone CT scans were selected from the CI database at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. Medical students, otology fellows, and CI surgeons evaluated insertion depths on post-op skull X-RAYs, while neuroradiologists evaluated CT scans. …”
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Examining the relationships between patients’ multimorbidity trajectories and prognostic outcomes after the initial hip fracture by Jessica Qiuhua Sheng, Da Xu, Paul Jen-Hwa Hu, Liang Li, Ting-Shuo Huang

“…From the National Health Insurance Research Database in Taiwan, we obtain a sample of 128,822 patients who suffered an initial hip fracture between 1996 and 2011. …”
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Clinical Behavior of Bladder Urothelial Carcinoma in Young Patients: A Single Center Experience by Volkan Sen, Ozan Bozkurt, Omer Demir, Ahmet Adil Esen, Ugur Mungan, Guven Aslan, Aykut Kefi, Ilhan Celebi

“…Medical records of patients listed in our cancer database were retrospectively reviewed. A total of 40 patients who were initially diagnosed with bladder urothelial carcinoma at the age less than 40 years were included in the study. …”
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Naoxintong Is Involved in the Coagulation Regulation of Warfarin Through the MAPK Pathway by Luo X, Chen L, Xu J, Li J

“…Xiao Luo,1,2,* Ling Chen,2,* Jingsong Xu,1 Juxiang Li1 1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Jiujiang City Key Laboratory of Cell Therapy, Jiujiang No. 1 People’s Hospital, Jiujiang, Jiangxi, 332000, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Juxiang Li, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, The Second Affiliated Hospital, Jiangxi Medical College, Nanchang University, No. 1, Minde Road, Donghu District, Nanchang, Jiangxi, 330000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +86 15707923841, Email ndefy87008@ncu.edu.cnObjective: To explore the effect of Naoxintong (NXT) on warfarin anticoagulation therapy and its potential mechanism.Methods: TCSMP, SwissTargetprediction, SuperPred, SEA, and Batmanic-TCM were used to search for active ingredients and targets of NXT and warfarin; the DisGENT database was used to find disease targets of coagulation disorders. …”
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NERVE 2.0: boosting the new enhanced reverse vaccinology environment via artificial intelligence and a user-friendly web interface by Andrea Conte, Nicola Gulmini, Francesco Costa, Matteo Cartura, Felix Bröhl, Francesco Patanè, Francesco Filippini

“…To improve user-friendliness, NERVE was shifted to a tutored, web-based interface, with a noSQL-database to consent the user to submit, obtain and retrieve analysis results at any moment. …”
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Advancing Slope Stability and Hydrological Solutions Through Biocementation: A Bibliometric Review by Armstrong Ighodalo Omoregie, Tariq Ouahbi, Fock-Kui Kan, Qurratu Aini Sirat, Hafsat Omolara Raheem, Adharsh Rajasekar

“…This study addresses this gap through a bibliometric analysis of 685 articles (2013–2023) from the Scopus database, employing VOSviewer and RStudio to explore global research trends, key contributors, and emerging themes. …”
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The economic evaluation of Cystic echinococcosis control strategies focused on zoonotic hosts: A scoping review. by Jo Widdicombe, María-Gloria Basáñez, Mahbod Entezami, Daniel Jackson, Edmundo Larrieu, Joaquín M Prada

“…<h4>Methodology/principal findings</h4>Database searches of Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science, CABI Direct and JSTOR were conducted and comprehensively reviewed in March 2022, using predefined search criteria with no date, field or language restrictions. …”
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Training and education provided to local change champions within implementation trials: a rapid systematic review by Laura Jolliffe, Natasha A. Lannin, Stacy Larcombe, Brendan Major, Tammy Hoffmann, Elizabeth Lynch

“…We searched the Scopus database to identify systematic reviews on champions, knowledge brokers, facilitators, and implementation support practitioners. …”
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Unsupervised detection of novel SARS-CoV-2 mutations and lineages in wastewater samples using long-read sequencing by Ignacio Garcia, Rasmus K. Riis, Line V. Moen, Andreas Rohringer, Elisabeth H. Madslien, Karoline Bragstad

“…HERCULES identifies and quantifies mutations and lineages without requiring database-guided deconvolution, enhancing the detection of novel variants. …”
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A Review: Potential of Earth Observation (EO) for Mapping Small-Scale Agriculture and Cropping Systems in West Africa by Niklas Heiss, Jonas Meier, Ursula Gessner, Claudia Kuenzer

“…Through a systematic literature review comprising 163 SCI papers sourced from the Web of Science database (Filter I), followed by a full-text review (Filter II), we analyze the RS sensors, spatiotemporal distribution, temporal scales, the crop types examined, and thematic foci employed in existing research. …”
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Gaze Assistance for Efficient Segmentation Correction of Medical Images by Leila Khaertdinova, Tatyana Shmykova, Ilya Pershin, Andrey Laryukov, Albert Khanov, Damir Zidikhanov, Bulat Ibragimov

“…Our model is specifically trained for the abdominal CT imaging task using the publicly available WORD database. While surpassing state-of-the-art segmentation models, comprehensive studies with medical experts demonstrated that our gaze-assisted interactive approach led to significant improvements in segmentation quality. …”
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A comprehensive analysis and comparative study of the trends in thyroid cancer burden in China and globally from 1990 to 2021, with projections for the next 15 Years by Yulai Yin, Xiaoyu Zhang

“…ObjectiveThis study aims to analyze the trends in incidence, prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life years (DALYs) of thyroid cancer across gender and age groups in China and globally from 1990 to 2021, using data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) database. Additionally, it projects the trends in thyroid cancer burden for the next 15 years for both China and the global population.Materials and methodsThyroid cancer-related data were extracted from the 2021 GBD dataset. …”
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A Novel Insight into Paraptosis-Related Classification and Signature in Lower-Grade Gliomas by Xi-Feng Qian, Jia-Hao Zhang, Yue-Xue Mai, Xin Yin, Yu-Bin Zheng, Zi-Yuan Yu, Guo-Dong Zhu, Xu-Guang Guo

“…The relevant data of LGG patients were acquired from The Cancer Genome Atlas database, and we found that LGG patients could be divided into three different clusters based on paraptosis via consensus cluster analysis. …”
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Examining the effectiveness of psychological interventions for marginalised and disadvantaged women and individuals who have experienced gender-based violence: protocol for a scopi... by Dillon Thomas Browne, Busra Yalcinoz-Ucan, Laura Zilney, Agnes Zientarska-Kayko, Timothy Ireland

“…The database search will be completed in June 2022. An additional search will be conducted before the completion of the study in December 2022. …”
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Safety Effects of Horizontal Curve Design and Lane and Shoulder Width on Single Motorcycle Accidents in Norway by Sara Kvasnes, Petr Pokorny, Jan Kristian Jensen, Kelly Pitera

“…In order to identify the segments, a GIS analysis was performed on data collected from the National Road Database (NVDB). In case-control studies, matching allows us to control for confounding variables. …”
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