Smartphone applications for physical activity and sedentary behaviour change in people with cardiovascular disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis. by Kacie Patterson, Rachel Davey, Richard Keegan, Nicole Freene

“…Subgroup analyses were conducted to examine differences based on diagnosis, sample size, age, intervention duration, activity tracker use, target behaviour, and self-report versus device-measured outcome.…”
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The clinical characteristics and implications of acute kidney injury during induction therapy for acute promyelocytic leukemia by Kai Shen, Chenlu Yang, Jie Huang, Xiao Shuai, Ting Niu, Hongbing Ma

“…Among them, eight patients received continuous renal replacement therapy, and 3/8 patients experienced early death (ED), which was defined as death within 3 months of diagnosis. Among the five non-ED patients, three did not recover from renal function and were still dialysis-dependent during the follow-up. …”
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Neuropathology of AIDS: An Autopsy Review of 284 Cases from Brazil Comparing the Findings Pre- and Post-HAART (Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy) and Pre- and Postmortem Correla... by Ana Cristina Araújo Lemos Silva, Blenda Sousa Carli Rodrigues, Adilha Misson Rua Micheletti, Sebastião Tostes, Antonio Carlos Oliveira Meneses, Mário Leon Silva-Vergara, Sheila Jorge Adad

“…In 91 (55.1%) of 165 cases with relevant brain lesions (or 32% of the total 284 cases), there was discordance between pre- and postmortem diagnosis; disagreement type 1 (important disease that if diagnosed in life could change the patient prognosis) occurred in 49 (53.8%) of 91 discordant cases (17.6% of the total 284) indicating the autopsy importance, even with HAART and advanced diagnostics technologies.…”
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Exploring the efficacy of psychotherapies for depression: a multiverse meta-analysis by Eirini Karyotaki, Pim Cuijpers, Constantin Yves Plessen, Clara Miguel, Marketa Ciharova

“…We included all randomised controlled trials comparing psychotherapies with control conditions without restricting the type of psychotherapy, target group, intervention format, control condition and diagnosis. We defined all possible meta-analyses emerging from combinations of these inclusion criteria and estimated the resulting pooled effect sizes with fixed-effect, random-effects, 3-level, robust variance estimation, p-uniform and PET-PEESE (precision-effect test and precision-effect estimate with SE) meta-analysis models. …”
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Treating chronic kidney disease in Danish primary care: results from the observational ATLAS study by Morten Lindhardt, Søren Tang Knudsen, Thomas Saxild, Morten Charles, Rikke Borg

“…Design An observational study of CKD prevalence, treatment patterns and comorbidities in primary care based on patient record data combined with a questionnaire on diagnosis, management and treatment of impaired kidney function in a real-world, primary care setting. …”
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A case of 49,XXXYY followed-up from infancy to adulthood with review of literature by Junko Kanno, Akinobu Miura, Sayaka Kawashima, Hirohito Shima, Dai Suzuki, Miki Kamimura, Ikuma Fujiwara, Masayuki Kamimura, Mitsugu Uematsu, Masataka Kudo, Atsuo Kikuchi

“…This report will contribute to an enhanced understanding of the 49,XXXYY phenotype, aiding in the diagnosis, treatment, and genetic counseling of future cases.…”
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A Rare Case of Mosaic 3pter and 5pter Deletion-Duplication with Autism Spectrum Disorder and Dyskinesia by Luna Bajracharya, Meena Lall, Sunita Bijarnia-Mahay, Praveen Kumar, Imran Mushtaq, Pushpa Saviour, Preeti Paliwal, Anju Joshi, Shruti Agarwal, Praveen Suman

“…Current genetic testing can clinch an exact diagnosis in 20–25% of such cases. Case Description. …”
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Fecal Proteomic Analysis in Healthy Dogs and in Dogs Suffering from Food Responsive Diarrhea by Matteo Cerquetella, Giacomo Rossi, Andrea Spaterna, Beniamino Tesei, Alessandra Gavazza, Graziano Pengo, Stefania Pucciarelli, Luca Scortichini, Gianni Sagratini, Massimo Ricciutelli, Andrea Marchegiani, Silvia Vincenzetti

“…Different laboratory markers are routinely used in the diagnosis and management of gastrointestinal (GI) disease in dogs. …”
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Posterior Urethral Valves and Fertility: Insight on Paternity Rates and Seminal Parameters by Marcello Della Corte, Simona Gerocarni Nappo, Antonio Aversa, Sandro La Vignera, Francesco Porpiglia, Cristian Fiori, Nicola Mondaini

“…Despite recent improvements in patients’ outcomes thanks to prenatal ultrasound early diagnosis, PUVs can still impact sexual function and fertility. …”
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The emerging role of blood-based biomarkers in early detection of colorectal cancer: A systematic review by Faris Shweikeh, Yuhao Zeng, Abdur Rahman Jabir, Erica Whittenberger, Saurav P. Kadatane, Yuting Huang, Mohamad Mouchli, Dani Ran Castillo

“…The investigation into DNA biomarkers revealed that cfDNA and ctDNA carry significant potential for early CRC diagnosis. For instance, methylation patterns in genes such as MYO1-G and NDRG4 exhibited high diagnostic accuracies with AUCs reaching up to 0.996. …”
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Large Language Models in Dental Licensing Examinations: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Mingxin Liu, Tsuyoshi Okuhara, Wenbo Huang, Atsushi Ogihara, Hikari Sophia Nagao, Hiroko Okada, Takahiro Kiuchi

“…Overall, the current LLMs are not yet suitable for use in dental education and clinical diagnosis.…”
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The global impact of COVID-19 on tuberculosis: A thematic scoping review, 2020-2023. by Michael H Marco, Sevim Ahmedov, Kenneth G Castro

“…The themes encompassed TB's care cascade, patient-centered care, psychosocial issues, and health services: 1) case-finding and notification (n = 45; 26%); 2) diagnosis and laboratory systems (n = 19; 10.7%) 3) prevention, treatment, and care (n = 22; 12.2%); 4) telemedicine/telehealth (n = 12; 6.8%); 5) social determinants of health (n = 14; 8%); 6) airborne infection prevention and control (n = 8; 4.6%); 7) health system strengthening (n = 22; 13%); 8) mental health (n = 13; 7.4%); 9) stigma (n = 11; 6.3%); and 10) health education (n = 10; 5.7%).…”
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Associations between Macular OCT Angiography and Nonproliferative Diabetic Retinopathy in Young Patients with Type 1 Diabetes Mellitus by Nina C. B. B. Veiby, Aida Simeunovic, Martin Heier, Cathrine Brunborg, Naila Saddique, Morten C. Moe, Knut Dahl-Jørgensen, Hanna D. Margeirsdottir, Goran Petrovski

“…Optical coherence tomography angiography (OCTA) is increasingly used to supplement ophthalmoscopy in the diagnosis and follow-up of diabetic retinopathy. Our objective was to confirm if OCTA parameters can predict the development of nonproliferative diabetic retinopathy (NPDR) and to clarify if any single OCTA parameter is associated with NPDR independently of well-known risk factors in young type 1 diabetes (T1D) patients. …”
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A glimpse into the future: Integrating artificial intelligence for precision HER2‐positive breast cancer management by Xinpei Deng, Yixuan Yan, Zekai Zhan, Jindong Xie, Hailin Tang, Yutian Zou, Jian Tu, Peng Liu

“…In the field of medicine, AI is an emerging modality that is gaining momentum for facilitating cancer diagnosis and treatment, particularly in the effective management of breast cancer. …”
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Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms in Subjects with Subclinical Cerebral White Matter Lesions by Chi-Hang Yee, Ching Leung, Yuki Yu-Ting Wong, Sylvia Lee, Jenny Li, Pauline Kwan, Winnie Chiu-Wing Chu, Vincent Chung-Tong Mok, Chi-Fai Ng

“…Multiple logistic regression analysis did not show the presence of WML to be associated with the diagnosis of OAB (adjusted OR 1.13, 95% CI 0.65–1.96, p=0.659). …”
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Colorectal Cancer and Polyps in Diverticulosis Patients: A 10-Year Retrospective Study in 13680 Patients by Fadi Abu Baker, Jesus Alonso Z'cruz De La Garza, Amir Mari, Abdel-Rauf Zeina, Amani Bishara, Oren Gal, Yael Kopelman

“…Diverticulosis was located mainly to the sigmoid and left colon (94.4%). The CRC diagnosis rate was lower in the diverticulosis group (2% vs. 4.5%, odds ratio=0.472, P<0.001, and 95%CI=0.382‐0.584). …”
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EMA/CO Combination Chemotheraphy in Gestational Trophoblastic Neoplasia: Update of Our Results by Tolga Taşçı, Işın Üreyen, Günsu Kimyon, Alper Karalök, Sevgi Koç, M. Faruk Köse, Gökhan Tulunay, Taner Turan

“…When the antecedent pregnancy was term pregnancy or the histopathological diagnosis was choriocarcinoma or when there was liver metastasis, the treatment success decreased. …”
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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

“…Subjects were included if they had a schizophrenia diagnosis (International Classification of Diseases, 9th Revision, Clinical Modification [ICD- 9-CM] code 295.xx), were between the ages of 18 and 62, and had been released from incarceration. …”
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Cooccurrence of Metastatic Papillary Thyroid Carcinoma and Salmonella Induced Neck Abscess in a Cervical Lymph Node by Jae-Myung Kim, Ju-Yeon Kim, Eun Jung Jung, Eun Jin Song, Dong Chul Kim, Chi-Young Jeong, Young-Tae Ju, Young-Joon Lee, Soon-Chan Hong, Sang-Kyung Choi, Woo-Song Ha

“…Thus, culturing of specimen can be option to make accurate diagnosis and to provide proper postoperative management.…”
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Gastric cancer incidence, mortality and burden in adolescents and young adults: a time-trend analysis and comparison among China, South Korea, Japan and the USA by Jian Li, Yao Zhang, Si Lin Wu, Yi Fu, Ji Sheng Wang

“…Investigating the reasons behind the varying disease burden and changing trends of GCAYA across countries will inform recommendations for prevention measures and timely diagnosis specific to this underserved population to further decrease the GC burden.…”
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