The Public Health Service “Increased Risk” 2020 Policy Change Has not Improved Organ Utilization in the United States: A Nationwide Cohort Study by Dane C. Paneitz, MD, MPH, Stanley B. Wolfe, MD, MPH, Duc Giao, BA, Shannon N. Tessier, PhD, Leigh Anne Dageforde, MD, MPH, Nahel Elias, MD, Seyed Alireza Rabi, MD, PHD, Eriberto Michel, MD, David A. D’Alessandro, MD, Asishana A. Osho, MD, MPH

“…This was a retrospective analysis of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network database which compared donor organ utilization in the 2 years before the June 2020 PHS Guideline update for increased-risk donor organs (June 2018–May 2020) versus the 2 years after the update (August 2020–July 2022). …”
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Real World Experience of Chronic Hepatitis C Retreatment with Genotype Specific Regimens in Nonresponders to Previous Interferon-Free Therapy by Dorota Zarębska-Michaluk, Iwona Buczyńska, Krzysztof Simon, Magdalena Tudrujek-Zdunek, Ewa Janczewska, Dorota Dybowska, Marek Sitko, Beata Dobracka, Jerzy Jaroszewicz, Paweł Pabjan, Jakub Klapaczyński, Łukasz Laurans, Włodzimierz Mazur, Łukasz Socha, Olga Tronina, Miłosz Parczewski, Robert Flisiak

“…Analysed population consisted of 31 nonresponders to IFN-free regimen, which received second IFN-free rescue therapy, selected from 6228 patients included in a national database EpiTer-2. Results. Age and gender distribution were similar, whereas proportion of genotype 1b was slightly higher and genotype 4 lower in the whole population compared to studied one. …”
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Peripheral blood cell counts as predictors of immune-related adverse events in cancer patients receiving immune checkpoint inhibitors: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Xinyu Zhang, Bei Zhang, Danfei Li, Yunchao Yang, Sen Lin, Ruiqi Zhao, Yijia Li, Lisheng Peng

“…This study aims to evaluate the predictive value of peripheral blood cell counts for irAEs.MethodsStudies meeting the inclusion criteria were identified through database searches. The standardized mean difference (SMD) was used to compare continuous blood cell counts. …”
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Influence of environmental variables and anthropogenic activities on soda-saline lakes chemistry in northern Tanzania: A remote sensing and GIS approach by Azaria Stephano Lameck, Brian Rotich, Abdalrahman Ahmed, Harison K. Kipkulei, Peto Akos, Emil Boros

“…Soil types were acquired from the FAO Digital Soil Map of the World, while geological characteristics were sourced from the US Geological Survey database. The findings revealed that the region's climate is ideal for enhancing evapotranspiration, leading to mineral precipitation, and altering the chemistry of soda-saline lakes. …”
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Genetic Insights Into Lipid Traits and Lipid-Modifying Drug Targets in Pregnancy Complications: A Two-Sample Mendelian Randomization Study by Shao H, Xu C, Zhang C, Li L, Wu P, Chen Z, Guan R

“…Three pregnancy complications’ summary statistics came from the FinnGen R9 database. Significant drug targets underwent further analysis using Expression Quantitative Trait Loci data, and mediation analysis identified potential mediators.Results: Increased high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) reduced the incidence of preeclampsia (OR: 0.755, 95% CI: 0.639– 0.891, p=0.001, FDR=0.012) and gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) (OR: 0.835, 95% CI: 0.741– 0.942, p=0.003, FDR=0.018). …”
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Myofascial trigger points therapy increases neck mobility and reduces headache pain in migraine patients – pilot study by Maciej Olesiejuk, Małgorzata Chalimoniuk, Tomasz Sacewicz

“…Trial registration The study protocol was retrospectively registered on December 2, 2022, as a clinical trial in the international clinical trial database ClinicalTrials.gov (identifier: NCT05646160). …”
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Life cycle assessment of paper products based on recycled and virgin fiber by J. Simamora, E.I. Wiloso, M. Yani

“…The study utilized a cradle-to-grave system and combined primary data from a paper factory in Indonesia with secondary data from the Ecoinvent database, representing processes in background systems. …”
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The Relationship of Conduction Disorder and Prognosis in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome by Wei-Chieh Lee, Yen-Nan Fang, Tien-Yu Chen, Yun-Yu Hsieh, Yi-Hsuan Tsai, Hsiu-Yu Fang, Po-Jui Wu, Huang-Chung Chen, Ping-Yen Liu

“…Patients with ACS were enrolled between January 2005 and December 2019, and their medical history (International Classification of Diseases codes) was obtained from the Chang Gung Research Database. Age, sex, comorbidities, left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), and drug use were compared between the patients with and without conduction disorders. …”
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Explaining the effective variables in measuring intellectual capital and providing the optimal model by hatef mollazadeh jebdreghi, mahdi zeinali, ali akbar nonahal, ahmad mohamadi

“…In two parts in this research; descriptive and inferential meta-analysis, the analysis of the intellectual capital of the researches published in the period of 1366 to 1399, extracted from the Irandoc database, in the number of 51 studies (102 variables - including repeated variables, finally 53 variables) was analyzed. …”
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Designing a cyber insurance implementation model using foundational data theory by Behzad Esmaeilifar, manouchehr Ansari

“…The existence of the database, the government and its policies, the insurance attitude, the performance of insurance companies, and insurance regulations as the central and determining components of the insurance landscape (as the main component), have played the role of interventionist in extractive model of the research. …”
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The analgesic effectiveness of auriculotherapy for acute postoperative pain: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Guilin Zhang, Guixing Xu, Yao Tang, Lingxue Zhang, Xi Chen, Xingyu Liang, Ling Zhao, Dehua Li

“…Systematic Review Registration: PROSPERO database, CRD42024506989.…”
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Causally inferred evidence of the impact of green and blue spaces (GBS) on maternal and neonatal health: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Rukun K S Khalaf, Selin Akaraci, Faye D Baldwin, Rebecca S Geary, Ruwanthi Kolamunnage-Dona, Ruth F Hunter, Sarah E Rodgers

“…We searched seven online databases (Medline, Scopus, Web of Science, PsycInfo, Embase, Environment Complete, and Maternity & Infant Care Database) and excluded cross-sectional studies without mediation analysis. …”
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RatDEGdb: a knowledge base of differentially expressed genes in the rat as a model object in biomedical research by I. V. Chadaeva, S. V. Filonov, K. A. Zolotareva, B. M. Khandaev, N. I. Ershov, N. L. Podkolodnyy, R. V. Kozhemyakina, D. A. Rasskazov, A. G. Bogomolov, E. Yu. Kondratyuk, N. V. Klimova, S. G. Shikhevich, M. A.  Ryazanova, L. A. Fedoseeva, О. Е. Redina, О. S. Kozhevnikova, N. A. Stefanova, N. G. Kolosova, A. L. Markel, M. P. Ponomarenko, Yu. D. Oshchepkov

“…RatDEGdb is novel in that, unlike any other biomedical database, it offers the manually curated annotations of DEGs in model rats with the use of independent clinical data on equal changes in the expression of homologous genes revealed in people with pathologies. …”
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Evaluation of Medical Care for Diabetic and Hypertensive Patients in Primary Care in Mexico: Observational Retrospective Study by Agustin Lara-Esqueda, Sergio A. Zaizar-Fregoso, Violeta M. Madrigal-Perez, Mario Ramirez-Flores, Daniel A. Montes-Galindo, Margarita L. Martinez-Fierro, Iram P. Rodriguez-Sanchez, José Guzman-Esquivel, Carmen Meza-Robles, Gabriel Ceja-Espiritu, Pablo A. Kuri-Morales, Josuel Delgado-Enciso, Armando Barriguete-Melendez, Hector R. Galvan-Salazar, Carlos E. Barajas-Saucedo, Elvin Guillermo-Espinosa, Agustin D. Lara-Basulto, Jesus F. Gonzalez-Roldan, Ivan Delgado-Enciso

“…All information was taken from the electronic medical record database. Each patient record was compared against the standard to test the quality of medical care. …”
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Mapping outcomes for recovery of consciousness in studies from 1986 to 2020: a scoping review protocol by Monica Steiner, Elizabeth Burns, Trudy Mallinson, Joshua Rosenow, Jennifer Weaver, Alison Cogan, Parie Bhandari, Erica Jacobs, Ariana Pape, Chantal Nguyen, Ann Guernon, Tom Harrod, Theresa Bender Pape, Marilyn Pacheco, Catherine Burress Kestner, Kelsey Watters, Elizabeth Yost, Henk Eilander, Berno Overbeek, Sophie Leeds, Kelly Krese, Haylee Winden, Mary Philbin, Stefani Cleaver, Vanessa Silva, Konner Nelson, André Lindsey, Angela Hartman, Kristen Maisano, Erika Cooley, Jessica Rudin Portnoff, Bailey Widener, Sarah Hollingsworth, Coty Wardwell, Julianne Angel, Ladan Hakima, Jennifer Nebel, Bint-e Zainab Awan

“…We will identify relevant studies by searching the following electronic bibliographic databases: PubMed, Scopus, EMBASE, PsycINFO and The Cochrane Library (including Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials and Cochrane Methodology Register). …”
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The infiltration risk prediction models by logistic regression for ground-glass pulmonary nodules: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mengqian Li, Mengqian Li, Xiaomei Zhang, Yuxin Lai, Yunlong Sun, Tianshu Yang, Xinlei Tan

“…MethodsCNKI, Wanfang, VIP, Sinomed, Pubmed, Web of Science, Embase, and other databases were searched. The retrieval time was from the establishment of the database to January 31, 2024. …”
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Vision impairment and associated daily activity limitation: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Masoud Rahmati, Lee Smith, Laurent Boyer, Guillaume Fond, Dong Keon Yon, Hayeon Lee, Tarnjit Sehmbi, Mapa Prabhath Piyasena, Shahina Pardhan

“…<h4>Methods</h4>We conducted a systematic review of relevant literature from the inception of the databases to February 2024, using electronic database searches, including PubMed, MEDLINE (Ovid), EMBASE, Cochrane CENTRAL, and CDSR. …”
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Isocitrate Dehydrogenase 1 and 2 Mutations in Pediatric Neuroblastoma Patients by Emre LEVENTOGLU, Gurses SAHIN, Sule YESIL, Ceyhun BOZKURT, Nazmiye YUKSEK, Ali FETTAH, Sule TOPRAK, Burcak KURUCU BILGIN, Emre CAPKINOGLU, Nilgun EROGLU, Sibel AKPINAR TEKGUNDUZ, Ayse Ulya ERTEM

“…The clinical and laboratory features of the patients with/without mutation were retrospectively analyzed from a hospital database. Results: A total of 25 patients for whom genetic analysis could be performed were included in the study (60% male, n=15). …”
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Ventricular assist device implantation in children with a mechanical valve: An ACTION registry analysis by Sabena F. Hussain, MD, MSc, Elyse Miller, MD, Othman Aljohani, MBBS, MPH, Scott Auerbach, MD, David Bearl, MD, Victor Benvenuto, MD, Erica Bonura, MD, Richard L. Crawford, Anna Joong, MD, Jameson Dyal, MD, Christina Hartje-Dunn, MD, Sujit Jana, MD, Sonia Kaushal, MD, Melanie Lynn, MD, Joseph Spinner, MD, Laura Radel, MD, Alexander Raskin, MD, Diana Torpoco-Rivera, MD, Sarah J. Wilkens, MD, MPH, Chet R. Villa, MD

“…Methods: All patients with a history of CHD (n = 433) in the Advanced Cardiac Therapies Improving Outcomes Network database were included in the study (January 2012-January 2023). …”
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Cis‐Regulation of an m6A Eraser by an Insertion Variant Associated with Survival of Patients With Non‐Small Cell Lung Carcinoma by Lei Cheng, Qiangsheng Hu, Yanan Wang, Wei Nie, Haijiao Lu, Bo Zhang, Genming Zhao, Shiyun Ding, Feng Pan, Yinchen Shen, Runbo Zhong, Ruoxin Zhang

“…Here, 7273 expression quantitative trait loci potentially regulating 30 m6A pathway genes are identified from the GTEx database, with 69 single nucleotide polymorphisms significantly associated with survival of non‐small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients (n = 1523) from the ongoing genome‐wide association study after false positive probability tests. …”
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