Tobacco Use, Risk Perceptions, and Characteristics of Adults Who Used a Heated Tobacco Product (IQOS) in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Hui G Cheng, Brendan Noggle, Andrea R Vansickel, Edward G Largo, Pierpaolo Magnani

“…MethodsThe IQOS Cross-Sectional Postmarket Adult Consumer Study was a study of AUIs aged 21 years or older who were recruited from a consumer database via direct postal mail and emails. Participants completed the online survey between September and November 2021. …”
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Challenges and Strategies Adopted for Remote Teaching of Biochemistry During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Protocol for a Scoping Review by Tatiane Iembo, Helena Landim Gonçalves Cristóvão, Emerson Roberto dos Santos, André Bavaresco Gonçalves Cristóvão, Nathália Bavaresco Gonçalves Cristóvão, Cíntia Canato Martins, Natália Almeida de Arnaldo Silva Rodrigues Castro, Fernando Nestor Facio Júnior, Antônio Hélio Oliani, Alba Regina de Abreu Lima, Vânia Maria Sabadoto Brienze, Doroteia Rossi Silva Souza, Júlio César André

“…It encompasses a variety of pedagogical approaches, including online teaching tools, interactive methods, and alternatives to practical laboratory classes. The search spans databases such as MEDLINE, the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, and Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) Evidence Synthesis, with a focus on identifying systematic or scoping reviews; however, none were identified in the preliminary search. …”
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Better understanding the phenotypic effects of drugs through shared targets in genetic disease networks by Elena Díaz-Santiago, Aurelio A. Moya-García, Jesús Pérez-García, Raquel Yahyaoui, Raquel Yahyaoui, Christine Orengo, Florencio Pazos, James R. Perkins, James R. Perkins, James R. Perkins, Juan A. G. Ranea, Juan A. G. Ranea, Juan A. G. Ranea, Juan A. G. Ranea

“…The overlap of these results with the SIDER databases of known drug side effects was up to 10 times higher than random, depending on the target type, disease database and score threshold used. …”
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Comparison of Survival Outcomes of Lymphovascular Space Invasion-Negative and Lymphovascular Space Invasion - Positive Women with Stage IIIC Endometrioid Endometrial Cancer: A Case... by Zeliha Firat Cuylan, Mehmet Mutlu Meydanli, Murat Öz, Ahmet Taner Turan, Ozgur Akbayir, Murat Dede, Ali Ayhan

“…Study Design: A multicenter, retrospective, department database review was performed to identify lymphovascular space invasion-negative and lymphovascular space invasion-positive stage IIIC endometrioid endometrial cancer at five gynecological oncology centers in Turkey. …”
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Targets of influenza human T-cell response are mostly conserved in H5N1 by John Sidney, A-Reum Kim, Rory D. de Vries, Bjoern Peters, Philip S. Meade, Florian Krammer, Alba Grifoni, Alessandro Sette

“…Here, we performed an analysis of epitope data curated in the Immune Epitope Database (IEDB). We found that the patterns of immunodominance of seasonal influenza viruses circulating in humans and H5N1 are similar. …”
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Validation of the Chronic Liver Disease Questionnaire for MASH (CLDQ-MASH) by Zobair M. Younossi, Maria Stepanova, Issah Younossi, Andrei Racila

“…Methods: From our non-alcoholic fatty liver disease/non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NAFLD/NASH) database, patients who met the definition of MASH according to the new criteria were selected. …”
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Genetic Nurture Effects on Type 2 Diabetes Among Chinese Han Adults: A Family-Based Design by Xiaoyi Li, Zechen Zhou, Yujia Ma, Kexin Ding, Han Xiao, Tao Wu, Dafang Chen, Yiqun Wu

“…Tissue enrichment of type 2 diabetes-associated genes on different genetic effect types was performed using publicly available gene expression data from the Human Protein Atlas database. We observed significant gene enrichment in paternal genetic nurture effects in the gallbladder, smooth muscle, and adrenal gland tissues. …”
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Course of COVID-19 in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease: Regional Experience by L. M. Kupkenova, E. N. Belousova, E. S. Bodryagina, D. D. Mukhametova, A. Kh. Odintsova, D. G. Iskhakova, D. I. Abdulganieva

“…In a comparative analysis of patients with IBD and COVID-19 from the SECURE-IBD database and own data, it was found that the average age of patients was comparable (42.7 vs 41.0). …”
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Machine learning prediction of obesity-associated gut microbiota: identifying Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum as a potential therapeutic target by Hao Wu, Yuan Li, Yuxuan Jiang, Xinran Li, Shenglan Wang, Changle Zhao, Changle Zhao, Ximiao Yang, Baocheng Chang, Juhong Yang, Juhong Yang, Jianjun Qiao, Jianjun Qiao

“…Utilizing machine learning (ML) algorithms to predict obesity-associated gut microbiota and validating their efficacy with specific bacterial strains could significantly enhance obesity management strategies.MethodsWe leveraged gut microbiome data from 1,563 healthy individuals and 2,043 overweight patients sourced from the GMrepo database. We assessed the anti-obesity effects of Bifidobacterium pseudocatenulatum through experimentation with Caenorhabditis elegans and C3H10T1/2 cells.ResultsOur analysis revealed a significant correlation between gut bacterial composition and body weight. …”
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Iron deposition is associated with motor and non-motor network breakdown in parkinsonism by Fangda Leng, Yue Gao, Fan Li, Luhua Wei, Yunchuang Sun, Fang Liu, Ying Zhu, Jianxing Qiu, Zhaoxia Wang, Yiwei Zhang

“…To further validate the findings, 13 healthy controls and 37 PD patients who had available T1 and rs-fMRI scans were selected from Parkinson’s progression markers initiative (PPMI) database, and network analysis was performed.ResultsIn local cohort, compared to PD, MSA patients showed greater iron deposition in putamen, while PSP patients had greater iron deposition in caudate nucleus and thalamus. …”
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Facial Anthropometry and Self-expressed Behaviours: A Systematic Review by Ankit Srivastava, Vilas Chimurkar, Nisha Mani Pandey, Anand Bihari

“…Materials and Methods: A PubMed database search was performed using the following keywords: Behaviour* OR Threat* OR Aggress* OR trait* OR Socia* AND Personality Mesh term and fWHR OR Facial* AND Anthropometry Mesh term. …”
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Oura Ring as a Tool for Ovulation Detection: Validation Analysis by Nina Thigpen, Shyamal Patel, Xi Zhang

“…MethodsThe study sample contained 1155 ovulatory menstrual cycles from 964 participants recruited from the Oura Ring commercial database. Ovulation prediction kits served as a benchmark to evaluate the performance. …”
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Relationship Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Enuresis in Children: Current Perspectives and Beyond by Wang Z, Zhang P, Shi R, Yang S, Liu K, Zhou Z, Li Q

“…This review summarizes the relationship between NE and OSA and how to treat them, aiming to provide a reference for the clinical treatment of OSA and NE in children.Methods: All pertinent original publications to this point from PubMed database have been collected, including investigations on the connection between OSA and NE as well as studies on the mechanism and therapeutic strategy of NE in children with OSA.Results: There is a bidirectional relationship between OSA and NE in children. …”
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Life cycle assessment of cocoa farming sustainability by implementing compound fertilizer by I. Idawati, N.A. Sasongko, A.D. Santoso, A.W. Sani, H. Apriyanto, A. Boceng

“…In addition, the environmental impact was determined using the Midpoint Recipe method and the ecoinvent 3.8 database. This was conducted based on the International Standard Organization of life cycle assessment 14040 and 14044 with a function unit of 1 kilogram chocodate cashew production.FINDINGS: The results showed that reducing chemical fertilizer was environmentally preferable to decreasing all the impact categories assessed since the total potential global warming impact from chocodate cashew production was 2.092 kilogram carbon dioxide equivalent. …”
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A synthesis of academic literature on eco-spirituality by A.H.A. Adow, M.M. Safeer, M.G.H. Mohammed, M. Sayeed Alam, M.M. Sulphey

“…While acknowledging limitations such as database constraints and language bias, the study offers a nuanced understanding of the multifaceted impacts of eco-spirituality on individuals and communities. …”
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Outcomes, Healthcare Resource Utilization, and Costs of Overall, Community-Acquired, and Hospital-Acquired Acute Kidney Injury in COVID-19 Patients by Jay L. Koyner, Rachel H. Mackey, Ning A. Rosenthal, Leslie A. Carabuena, J. Patrick Kampf, Paul McPherson, Toni Rodriguez, Aarti Sanghani, Julien Textoris

“…**Methods:** This retrospective cohort study included inpatients with COVID-19 discharged from US hospitals in the Premier PINC AI™ Healthcare Database April 1–October 31, 2020, categorized as AKI, CA-AKI, HA-AKI, or no AKI by ICD-10-CM diagnosis codes. …”
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When can cancer patient treatment nonadherence be considered intentional or unintentional? A scoping review. by Leon Wreyford, Raj Gururajan, Xujuan Zhou

“…The review was registered in the Prospero database CRD42020210340 and follows the PRISMA-S: an extension to the PRISMA Statement for Reporting Literature Searches in Systematic Searches. …”
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Disproportionality analysis of upadacitinib-related adverse events in inflammatory bowel disease using the FDA adverse event reporting system by Shiyi Wang, Xiaojian Wang, Jing Ding, Xudong Zhang, Hongmei Zhu, Yihong Fan, Changbo Sun

“…This study evaluates upadacitinib-related adverse events (AEs) utilizing data from the US Food and Drug Administration Adverse Event Reporting System (FAERS).MethodsWe employed disproportionality analyses, including the proportional reporting ratio (PRR), reporting odds ratio (ROR), Bayesian confidence propagation neural network (BCPNN), and empirical Bayesian geometric mean (EBGM) algorithms to identify signals of upadacitinib-associated AEs for treating inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).ResultsFrom a total of 7,037,004 adverse event reports sourced from the FAERS database, 37,822 identified upadacitinib as the primary suspect drug in adverse drug events (ADEs), including 1,917 reports specifically related to the treatment of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). …”
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Effects of 24-hour urine-output trajectories on the risk of acute kidney injury in critically ill patients with cirrhosis: a retrospective cohort analysis by Jia Wang, Dongdong Niu, Xiaolin Li, Yumei Zhao, Enlin Ye, Jiasheng Huang, Suru Yue, Xuefei Hou, Jiayuan Wu

“…Thus, we explored the influence of 24-h urine-output trajectory on AKI in patients with cirrhosis through latent category trajectory modeling.Materials and Methods This retrospective cohort study examined patients with cirrhosis using the MIMIC-IV database. Changes in the trajectories of urine output within 24 h after admission to the intensive care unit (ICU) were categorized using latent category trajectory modeling. …”
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Enhanced antitumor activity of combined hepatic arterial infusion chemotherapy with Lenvatinib and PD-1 inhibitors in unresectable hepatocellular carcinoma: a meta-analysis by Lingling Zhao, Cheng Xu, Jiewen Deng, Yang Ni

“…This meta-analysis aims to assess whether the integration of HAIC with lenvatinib and PD-1 inhibitors (referred to as the HAIC-L-P group) leads to better treatment effectiveness and security compared to lenvatinib and PD-1 inhibitors alone (L-P group) in uHCC.MethodsAn exhaustive search of the literature was conducted, including PubMed, the Cochrane Library, Embase, ClinicalTrials.gov, and Web of Science, from the start of each database until September 2024, to ensure a thorough and up-to-date compilation of relevant studies. …”
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