Blood pressure, gallstones, and age at first cholecystectomy in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study by Yue Zhang, Ruifeng Duan, Xin Chen, Lijuan Wei

“…Methods Data were extracted from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database from 2017 to 2020. Weighted logistic and linear regression analyses and subgroup analyses were employed to investigate the relationships between HTN, gallstone disease (GD), and age at first cholecystectomy. …”
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Anxiety, Depression, and Stress Reaction/Adjustment Disorders and Their Associations with Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Newly Diagnosed Patients With Breast Cance... by Dingwei Dai, Henriette Coetzer, Sean R. Zion, Michael J. Malecki

“…**Methods:** This retrospective observational cohort study was conducted using a large US administrative claims database with an index date of newly diagnosed breast cancer. …”
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Crowdsourced Indicators of Flora and Fauna Species: Comparisons Between iNaturalist Records and Field Observations by Hyuksoo Kwon, Bumsuk Seo, Jungin Kim, Heera Lee

“…The taxonomic information included in the iNaturalist data were investigated using a standard global biodiversity database. The results show citizen science data effectively quantify public preferences for scenic locations, offering a novel approach to mapping cultural ecosystem services when traditional data are unavailable. …”
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The Effect of Submucosal Injection of Plasma-Rich Platelets on Blood Inflammatory Markers for Patients with Bimaxillary Protrusion Undergoing Orthodontic Treatment by Trefa Mohammed Ali Mahmood, Omar Fawzi Chawshli

“…This trial is registered with U1111-1221-8829 by Sri Lanka Clinical Trial Registry, SLCTR/2018/040, and No. 64 on 6th August 2018 at the local clinical studies database, College of Dentistry.…”
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A novel framework for uncertainty quantification of rainfall–runoff models based on a Bayesian approach focused on transboundary river basins by Thi-Duyen Nguyen, Duc Hai Nguyen, Hyun-Han Kwon, Deg-Hyo Bae

“…The proposed methodology was applied to the transboundary Imjin River basin using the Sejong University rainfall–runoff (SURR) model, a case study that involves a database of five-year extreme flood events. New hydrological insights for the region: The application of this framework in the transboundary Imjin basin demonstrated its effectiveness in quantifying and addressing the uncertainty in RRM predictions. …”
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Temporal transcriptional profiling of host cells infected by a veterinary alphaherpesvirus using nanopore sequencing by Dóra Tombácz, Zoltán Maróti, Péter Oláh, Ákos Dörmő, Gábor Gulyás, Tibor Kalmár, Zsolt Csabai, Zsolt Boldogkői

“…We also explored whether gene co-expression could be a result of their collective regulation by upstream transcription factors using the Gene Regulatory Network database. Finally, our differential transcript usage (DTU) analysis identified a number of genes that exhibited altered proportions of transcript isoforms in comparison to non-infected cells. …”
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Association between internet use and depression among the middle-aged and elderly adults with multimorbidity in China: do gender differences exist? by Jiao Zhang, Jiao Zhang, Yuheng Jia, Lixin Hong, Yixin Zhang, Lihua Li, Kan Tian, Kan Tian

“…The study aimed to explore the relationship between Internet use and depression in middle-aged and elderly adults with multimorbidity.MethodsWe selected 2550 respondents aged 45 years and above with multimorbidity from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) 2018 database. Logistic regression models were constructed to examine the effects of Internet use on depression, as well as comparing gender differences. …”
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Utilization of Interphalangeal Joint Arthroplasty and Arthrodesis in the United States From 2010 to 2019 by Erica L. Smearman, MD, PhD, Anthony L. Karzon, MD, Hayden L. Cooke, BS, Zaamin B. Hussain, MD, EdM, Musab Gulzar, BS, Nina Suh, MD, Michael B. Gottschalk, MD, Eric R. Wagner, MD, MS

“…Methods:. The IBM MarketScan database was queried using Current Procedural Terminology codes for IPJ arthrodesis and arthroplasty from January 2010 to December 2019. …”
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Peningkatan Performa Pengenalan Wajah pada Gambar Low-Resolution Menggunakan Metode Super-Resolution by Muhammad Imaduddin Abdur Rohim, Auliati Nisa, Muhammad Nurkhoiri Hindratno, Radhiyatul Fajri, Gembong Satrio Wibowanto, Nova Hadi Lestriandoko, Pesigrihastamadya Normakristagaluh

“…Dalam penelitian ini, kami menggunakan Poznan University of Technology (PUT) Face database yang terdiri atas 200 gambar dari 100 individu. …”
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Role of Platelet-rich Plasma in Unexplained Recurrent Implantation Failure – A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Control Trials by Harpreet Kaur, Meenakshi Meenu, Shivam Pandey, Anil Chauhan, Mishu Mangla

“…Materials and Methods: An electronic database search for randomised clinical trials comparing PRP against routine care in women with unexplained RIF was performed on PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS and Cochrane Central. …”
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Radiologic placement of totally implantable venous access devices: Outcomes and complications from a large oncology cohort by Sonam Tashi, Alfred Bingchao Tan, Jasmine Ming Er Chua, Gek Hsiang Lim, Nanda Venkatanarasimha, Sivanathan Chandramohan

“…Method: Data from January 2019 to January 2022, obtained from a hospital-approved secure database application called the Research Electronic Data Capture registry, were reviewed and analysed retrospectively. …”
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Protocol for a meta-review of interventions to prevent and manage ICU delirium by Andrew Booth, Maria Pufulete, Ben Gibbison, Burak Kundakci, Katherine Louise Jones

“…The objective of this meta-review is to systematically map the quantity and certainty of the available evidence from reviews and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, which will be used to design a multicomponent intervention to prevent and manage ICU delirium.Methods and analysis A systematic search strategy was performed in MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Elsevier), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PsycINFO and Web of Science (from inception to 26 September 2023), as well as Epistemonikos (from inception to 19 July 2023). …”
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Individualized drug therapy and survival prediction in ICU patients with acute kidney injury: construction and validation of a nomogram by Rui Yang, Xiaozhe Su, Ziqi Liu, Shuai Shao, Yinhuai Wang, Hao Su, Haiqing He

“…Methods Critically ill AKI patients were sourced from the MIMIC-IV database. To ascertain significant, drug-related, independent predictors of survival, univariate Cox analysis and stepwise Cox regression were performed. …”
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Association of Baseline Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio with Clinicopathological Characteristics of Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma by Dimitrios K. Manatakis, Sofia Tseleni-Balafouta, Dimitrios Balalis, Vasiliki N. Soulou, Dimitrios P. Korkolis, George H. Sakorafas, Georgios Plataniotis, Emmanouil Gontikakis

“…Methods. 205 patients with papillary carcinoma were identified from the institutional thyroid cancer database between 2006 and 2015 (55 males, 150 females, mean age 51.2 ± 14.7 years). …”
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Análise da produção científica do Programa Antártico Brasileiro (PROANTAR) by Paula Carina de Araújo, Roberto Dantas de Pinho, Andrea Cancela da Cruz Kaled

“…Utiliza os dados obtidos por meio do Arquivo da Marinha do Brasil, dados públicos do Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico, o Currículo Lattes, o ORCiD e a Global Research Identifier Database como fontes de dados para a identificação dos pesquisadores do programa, o que levou a um total de 3.660 nomes identificados. …”
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Dietas vegana en comparación con la dieta vegetariana como tratamiento coadyuvante en Diabetes y Obesidad by Diana Lorena Jordán-Fiallos, Alisson Gibelly Jimenes-Hinojosa, Emily Lissette Mancheno-Gavilánez, Leandro Ricardo Gómez-Carrera

“…Método: Se realizó una revisión sistemática en artículos publicados en el periodo de 2019-2024, en las bases de datos Scielo, Repositorios universitarios, Pubmed, Google académico, Dialnet plus, Elsevier y metabuscadores como EPISTEMONIKOS (Cochrane Library, Pubmed, EMBASE, CINAHL, LILACS, PsycINFO, DARE, The campbell colaboracion online library, EPI-Centre evidence library, JBI database of sistematic reviews and implementation) y Redalyc. …”
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Improving the publication activity of Ukrainian scientists: problems, solutions, the use of mathematical and statistical methods by S. O. Serbenyuk

“…The definitions of the concepts “mechanism of state support and financing of publications of Ukrainian scientists in foreign professional journals included in leading international databases”, “leading international databases” and “foreign professional journal” have been proposed. …”
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Real-Life Analysis of Therapeutic Management and Its Correlation With the Dermatology Life Quality Index Score in 108 Patients With Pustular Psoriasis: An Italian Monocenter Study by Dario Buononato, Emanuele Scala, Pierfrancesco Benvenuto, Stefano Caccavale, Eugenia Veronica Di Brizzi, Roberta Di Caprio, Giuseppe Argenziano, Anna Balato

“…Objective: We explored the therapies used for PP and their correlation with patient QoL scores, through a cross-sectional study using retrospective data from a monocentric database in the period 2017-2021. Method: Patient characteristics were summarized using descriptive statistics and treatment predictors of QoL were identified by multiple regression analysis. …”
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Effects of water nutrient concentrations on stream macroinvertebrate community stoichiometry: a large-scale study by Beck, Miriam, Billoir, Elise, Usseglio-Polatera, Philippe, Meyer, Albin, Gautreau, Edwige, Danger, Michael

“…Relying on a stoichiometric database for >200 taxa and >1300 standardized sampling events of macroinvertebrate assemblages from the French national monitoring programme, we investigated the effect of water phosphorus and nitrogen load on stream macroinvertebrate community stoichiometry. …”
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Do The Facts of Voting Rights Support Chief Justice Roberts’s Opinion in Shelby County? by Morgan Kousser

“…Based on the largest database of voting rights “events” – successful lawsuits, Section 5 Justice Department objections and “more information requests,” and consent decrees or settlements out of court that led to pro-minority changes – ever compiled, this paper provides a unique overview of the history of U.S. voting rights from 1957, when the first U.S. civil rights law in 82 years passed, through 2013. …”
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