Analysis of equity in the distribution of human resources and hospital beds and its association with the COVID-19 mortality rate: a case of Iran by Habib Jalilian, Seyed Mohammad Riahi, Somayeh Heydari, Masoomeh Taji

“…Data were drawn from an existing online database (Farabar) provided by the Public Health Department of the Ministry of Health in Iran. …”
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Bioactive potential and storage behavior of low molecular mass peptides in Pilsner and IPA style craft beers by Roberta Nogueira Pereira da Silva, Angelica Priscila Parussolo Tonin, Gabriela Soares Macello Ramos, Juliana Furtado Dias, Eduardo Cesar Meurer, Maria Gabriela Bello Koblitz

“…LC-MS/MS analysis was performed using the 46 Da neutral loss method and collision-induced dissociation, followed by peptide bioactivity screening through the BIOPEP database. Twelve di- and tripeptides, with masses ranging from 177 to 329 (m/z), were identified, exhibiting potential bioactivities such as dipeptidyl peptidase IV and III inhibition, ACE inhibition, and antioxidative properties. …”
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The Impact of Preoperative Opioid Use Disorder on Complications and Costs following Primary Total Hip and Knee Arthroplasty by Jacob M. Wilson, Kevin X. Farley, Matthew Aizpuru, Eric R. Wagner, Thomas L. Bradbury, George N. Guild

“…The Nationwide Readmission Database (NRD) was used to identify patients undergoing THA and TKA from 2011 to 2015. …”
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A Pervasive Approach to EEG-Based Depression Detection by Hanshu Cai, Jiashuo Han, Yunfei Chen, Xiaocong Sha, Ziyang Wang, Bin Hu, Jing Yang, Lei Feng, Zhijie Ding, Yiqiang Chen, Jürg Gutknecht

“…In the present study, a psychophysiological database, containing 213 (92 depressed patients and 121 normal controls) subjects, was constructed. …”
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Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation During Lobectomy for Postsurgical Pain: A Safe and Cost-Effective Intervention by Daniel L. Miller, Jacob Hutchins, Michael A. Ferguson, Yazid Barhoush, Emily Achter, John P. Kuckelman

“…Methods A retrospective, propensity matched cohort of surgical patients treated between 2016 and 2022 from a US National All-Payer Database were used. Cost and outcome comparisons were made between groups using chi-square and t tests. …”
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Comprehensive Analysis of the Mechanism of Anoikis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Dongqian Li, Qian Bao, Shiqi Ren, Haoxiang Ding, Chengfeng Guo, Kai Gao, Jian Wan, Yao Wang, MingYan Zhu, Yicheng Xiong

“…This paper’s data (TCGA-HCC) were retrieved from the database of the Cancer Genome Atlas (TCGA). Differential gene expression with prognostic implications for anoikis was identified by performing both the univariate Cox and differential expression analyses. …”
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Autonomic Nervous System Activity before Atrial Fibrillation Onset as Assessed by Heart Rate Variability by Jean-Marie Grégoire, Cédric Gilon, François Marelli, Pascal Godart, Hugues Bersini, Stéphane Carlier

“…Methods: We selected and annotated recordings with AF and atrial flutter from our database of 95,871 Holter recordings. Each recording included both sinus rhythm and one or more AF episodes. …”
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Croatian National Data and Comparison with European Practice: Data from the Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Survey II Multicenter Registry by Sandro Brusich, Ivan Zeljković, Nikola Pavlovic, Ante Anić, Zrinka Jurišić, David Židan, Marina Klasan, Zlatko Čubranić, Kenneth Dickstein, Cecilia Linde, Camilla Normand, Sime Manola

“…Data were collected prospectively by using online database. Results. A total of 115 patients were included in Croatia, which is 33.2% of all CRT implants in Croatia during the study period (total n=346). …”
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Hepatic function markers as prognostic factors in patients with acute kidney injury undergoing continuous renal replacement therapy by Takuya Nishino, Yoshiaki Kubota, Tetsuya Kashiwagi, Akio Hirama, Kuniya Asai, Masahiro Yasutake, Shinichiro Kumita

“…We included 1,899 CRRT patients from a multi-centre database. In Phase 1, participants were classified according to the total bilirubin (T-Bil) levels on the day of, and 3 days after, CRRT initiation: T-Bil < 1.2, 1.2 ≤ T-Bil < 2, and T-Bil ≥ 2 mg/dL. …”
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Elderly Patients with Nondistant Metastatic Pancreatic Head Adenocarcinoma Cannot Benefit from More Radical Surgery by Li Chen, Lanning Jia, Zhigang Tian, Yang Yang, Ke Zhao

“…Methods. 3317 elderly patients with pancreatic head cancer from the SEER database were included in the study based on the inclusion and exclusion criteria. …”
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Activation of PTGS2/NF‐κB signaling pathway enhances radiation resistance of glioma by Cheng Tan, Liang Liu, Xiaoyang Liu, Ling Qi, Weiyao Wang, Guifang Zhao, Libo Wang, Yimeng Dai

“…Methods We downloaded the microarray data from the Gene Expression Omnibus (GEO) database. We verified transfection successfully through QRT‐PCR analysis. …”
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Exploring the Kidney-Brain Crosstalk: Biomarkers for Early Detection of Kidney Injury-Related Alzheimer&rsquo;s Disease by Cai Y, Huang G, Ren M, Chai Y, Fu Y, Yan T, Zhu L

“…Moreover, the relationship between hub biomarkers and immune infiltration was assessed using CIBERSORT, and the potential drugs or small molecules associated with the core biomarkers were identified via the DGIdb database.Results: MR analysis showed that KI may be a risk factor for AD. …”
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Clinical course of patients relisted for orthotopic heart transplantation: A national study by David Rekhtman, BS, Amit Iyengar, MD, MSE, Nikhil Ganjoo, BA, Cindy Song, BA, Noah Weingarten, MD, Max Shin, MD, Michaela Asher, MPhil, John DePaolo, MD, PhD, Marisa Cevasco, MD, MPH, Pavan Atluri, MD

“…Methods: The United Network for Organ Sharing database was queried for adults listed for first-time isolated heart transplantation between October 18, 2018 and September 30, 2023. …”
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A bibliometric study on organization citizenship behavior for the environment by M.M. Sulphey, N.S. AlKahtani, N.A.M. Senan, A.H.E. Adow

“…These limitations include limiting the study to the Scopus database and methodology used. For instance, the bibliometric method is sensitive to the selection criteria and filters used to construct a sample. …”
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Medicaid Eligibility and Time to Re-incarceration Among Previously Incarcerated Subjects With Schizophrenia by Chris Kozma, Michael Dickson, Jacqueline Pesa, Carmela J. Benson

“…**Methods:** Study subjects were selected between January 1, 2006 and September 30, 2011 from a single state Medicaid database that was combined with department of corrections data. …”
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Prognostic assessment of early-stage liver cirrhosis induced by HCV using an integrated model of CX3CR1-associated immune infiltration genes by Haozheng Cai, Jing Zhang, Chuwen Chen, Junyi Shen, Xiaoyun Zhang, Wei Peng, Chuan Li, Haopeng Lv, Tianfu Wen

“…GSE15654 was downloaded from the GEO database. The Cox regression model, CIBERSORT, and LASSO technique were utilized to identify CX3CR1-associated immune infiltration genes (IIGs). …”
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Unmasking MRSA antibiotic resistance: the impact of environment, pollution, and healthcare quality—a nationwide exploration in China: a comprehensive analysis spanning 2014 to 2021... by Yi-Chang Zhao, Ming-Xuan Xiao, Zhi-Hua Sun, Jia-Kai Li, Huai-yuan Liu, Bi-Kui Zhang, Hua-Lin Cai, Wei Cao, Feng Yu, Miao Yan

“…Environment and medical care data were obtained either from the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) database or the National Ministry of Ecology and Environment (NMEE). …”
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A real-world Pharmacovigilance study of brodalumab based on the FDA adverse event reporting system by Ke He, Kaidi Zhao, Tingyi Yin, Meng Liu, Jiashu Liu, Wenqian Du, Xinyi Liu, Baochen Cheng, Dewu Zhang, Yan Zheng

“…This study employed disproportionality analysis to assess the safety of brodalumab by examining all adverse event reports that identified brodalumab as the primary suspected drug in the FDA Adverse Event Reporting System database since 2017. Techniques such as the Reporting Odds Ratio, Proportional Reporting Ratio, Multi-item Gamma Poisson Shrinker, and Bayesian Confidence Propagation Neural Network were utilized to analyze the adverse events associated with brodalumab. …”
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Global Gene Expression Profiling in PPAR-γ Agonist-Treated Kidneys in an Orthologous Rat Model of Human Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease by Daisuke Yoshihara, Masanori Kugita, Tamio Yamaguchi, Harold M. Aukema, Hiroki Kurahashi, Miwa Morita, Yoshiyuki Hiki, James P. Calvet, Darren P. Wallace, Takafumi Toyohara, Takaaki Abe, Shizuko Nagao

“…Their relevant pathways were identified using the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Gene and Genomes database. Stearoyl-coenzyme A desaturase 1 is a key enzyme in fatty acid metabolism found in the top 5 genes downregulated by PIO treatment. …”
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Independent Heath Facility Meets Cancer Care Ontario and Canadian Association of Gastroenterology Guidelines for Endoscopic Procedure Wait Times While Meeting Quality Indicators: A... by Fraser Kegel, Niv Sne, Timothy Rice, Eric Joy, Shayan Shahsavar, Celeste A. Collins, Maria Gagarine, Alexandra Allard-Coutu, Lisa Klotz, Angela Coates, Kamyar Kahnamoui, Marko Simunovic

“…We conducted a retrospective review of a prospective database at a large-volume urban IHF. The primary outcomes were wait times, and the secondary outcomes were colonoscopy quality indicators and complication rates. …”
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