Aetiology and Outcomes of Thrombocytopenia in Pregnancy: A Cross-Sectional Study in a University Hospital, India by Sudha V. Hooli, Neelima Shah, Prashant Shah, Shrradha Suresh, Bali Sukeshani Sunil

“…Correct aetiological diagnosis, and promptly administered adequate and specific therapy are, therefore, essential to significantly improve the outcomes of pregnant patients and their offspring.…”
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The Prevalence of Dermoscopy Use Among Dermatology Residents in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia: Cross-Sectional Study by Abdullah Almeziny, Rahaf Almutairi, Amal Altamimi, Khloud Alshehri, Latifah Almehaideb, Asem Shadid, Mohammed Al Mashali

“…Statistical analysis revealed significant associations between the participants’ ages (PPP ConclusionsDermoscopy has been widely adopted by dermatology residents in their daily clinical practice due to its benefits in early detection and diagnosis of skin diseases. However, the overall extent of dermoscopy use within the dermatology community remains unclear, highlighting the need for further education. …”
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Apoptotic PET Imaging of Rat Pulmonary Fibrosis With [F]ML-8 by Ying Xiong MM, Dahong Nie BM, Shaoyu Liu PhD, Hui Ma BM, Shu Su BM, Aixia Sun PhD, Jing Zhao MD, PhD, Zhanwen Zhang PhD, Xianhong Xiang MD, PhD, Ganghua Tang MD, PhD

“…Conclusions: 2-(3-[ 18 F]fluoropropyl)-2-methyl-malonic acid PET/CT could be used for noninvasive diagnosis of pulmonary fibrosis in a rat model.…”
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Benefits Conferred by Peer-Support Nursing Intervention to Pulmonary Function and Quality of Life in Nonsmoking Patients with COPD by Xiaoling Yao, Xiaoyu Wang, Jing Yuan, Zhikang Huang, Dan Wu, Hongyan Xu

“…All nonsmoking patients were in accordance with the guidelines of COPD diagnosis and treatment issued by the Respiratory Medicine Branch of Chinese Medical Association, and they were not in the habit of smoking. …”
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2-Heptanone Produces Sensorial-Emotional Changes, Depending on Length of Exposure / La 2-heptanona produce cambios sensorio-emocionales, dependiendo del tiempo de exposición by Ana Gloria Gutiérrez-García, Carlos M. Contreras, María Remedios Mendoza-López

“…As exclusion criteria, women with anxiety (based on the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, Spielberger), mood disorders (based on the Clinical Diagnosis of Depression Questionnaire), and premenstrual dysphoric disorder (based on the Daily Symptoms Report) were not included in the study. …”
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Blood-based DNA methylation markers for lung cancer prediction by Marc Chadeau-Hyam, Paolo Vineis, Caroline Relton, Mattias Johansson, Gianluca Severi, Roger L Milne, Melissa C Southey, Pierre-Antoine Dugué, Florence Guida, Mikael Johansson, Torkjel Sandanger, Justina Ucheojor Onwuka, Ryan Langdon, Therese Haugdahl Nøst, Hilary A. Robbins, Matthew Suderman

“…We evaluated if blood-based DNA methylation markers can improve a traditional lung cancer prediction model.Methods and analysis This study used four prospective cohorts with blood samples collected prior to lung cancer diagnosis. The study was restricted to participants with a history of smoking, and one control was individually matched to each lung cancer case using incidence density sampling by cohort, sex, date of blood collection, age and smoking status. …”
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Preliminary study assessing the long-term surgical outcomes of TBX6-associated congenital scoliosis (TACS) patients using the propensity score matching method: exploring the clinic... by Guanfeng Lin, Yang Yang, Zefu Chen, Sen Zhao, Yuchen Niu, You Du, Yiwei Zhao, Shengru Wang, Nan Wu, Jianguo Zhang

“…Conclusions TACS patients had better surgical outcomes than NTACS patients, which means that genetic diagnosis of the TBX6 gene mutation in CS before surgery can help predict better surgical outcomes. …”
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Predicting risk factors for Epstein-Barr virus reactivation using Bayesian network analysis: a population-based study of high-risk areas for nasopharyngeal cancer by Zhiwen Zeng, Kena Lin, Xueqi Li, Xueqi Li, Tong Li, Xiaoman Li, Jiayi Li, Zule Ning, Qinxian Liu, Shanghang Xie, Sumei Cao, Sumei Cao, Jinlin Du

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Protocol for a multicentre, prospective, open-label, randomised controlled trial to compare PROs and safety outcomes between preoperative and postmastectomy radiotherapy in locally... by Li Zhang, Jiong Wu, Guangyu Liu, Shuang Hao, Jianjing Hou, Changming Zhou, Yifeng Hou, Keda Yu, Zhen Hu, Genhong Di, Zhi Min Shao, Xiaoli Yu

“…Stratification will be performed by cancer centre at initial diagnosis. The radiation volumes will include the ipsilateral breast/chest wall, supraclavicular lymph nodes, undissected axilla and internal mammary nodes. …”
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Comparing International Guidelines for the Remission of Hypertension After Bariatric Surgery by Carina Vieira Dias, Ana Lúcia Silva, Joana Dias, Paulo Cardoso, Rute Castanheira, Andreia Fernandes, Filipa Nunes, Tina Sanai, Mercedes Sanchez, João Maia-Teixeira, Ana Luísa De Sousa-Coelho

“…The main goal of this study was to compare the effects of applying stricter (AHA) versus looser (ESC) blood pressure criteria on hypertension diagnosis pre-bariatric surgery and remission assessment one year post-op. …”
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Nicotine dependence is associated with an increased risk of developing chronic, non-communicable inflammatory disease: a large-scale retrospective cohort study by Khalaf Kridin, Khalaf Kridin, Khalaf Kridin, Cristian Papara, Katja Bieber, David A. De Luca, Jan Philipp Klein, Marlene A. Ludwig, Philip Curman, Philip Curman, Philip Curman, Philip Curman, Artem Vorobyev, Astrid Dempfle, Ralf J. Ludwig

“…Using propensity score matching (PSM) to control for age, sex, ethnicity, and other CID risk factors, we contrasted the risk of developing any or any of the 38 CIDs in 881,192 EHRs from individuals with nicotine dependence to PSM-matched unexposed counterparts.ResultsThe analytical pipeline was validated by demonstrating an increased risk of individuals exposed to nicotine dependence for subsequent diagnosis of myocardial infarction, malignant neoplasm of the lung, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. …”
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Outcomes in heart failure patients discharged to skilled nursing facilities with delirium by Jacob Lafo, Mriganka Singh, Lan Jiang, Stephen Correia, Caroline Madrigal, Rachel Clements, Wen‐Chih Wu, Sebhat Erqou, James L. Rudolph

“…Methods and results The study population included Veterans hospitalized for a primary diagnosis of HF and discharged to SNFs between 2010 and 2015. …”
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Enhancing Diagnostic Accuracy of Lung Nodules in Chest Computed Tomography Using Artificial Intelligence: Retrospective Analysis by Weiqi Liu, You Wu, Zhuozhao Zheng, Mark Bittle, Wei Yu, Hadi Kharrazi

“… BackgroundUncertainty in the diagnosis of lung nodules is a challenge for both patients and physicians. …”
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Melting curve analyses in the quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction of methylated/non-methylated DNA toward the detection of oral cancer using gargle fluid by Yusaku Noma, Hayate Sawayama, Kouta Yamashiro, Keitaro Nishi, Haruka Yoshinaga, Ryota Takaoka, Tsuyoshi Sugiura, Tomonori Sasahira, Tomofumi Hamada, Yasuo Suda, Tatsuo Okui

“…We therefore sought to develop a simple screening method for the diagnosis of oral cancer by conducting a melting curve analysis in a quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qPCR). …”
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Effect of nirmatrelvir/ritonavir (Paxlovid) on hospitalization among adults with COVID-19: An electronic health record-based target trial emulation from N3C. by Abhishek Bhatia, Alexander J Preiss, Xuya Xiao, M Daniel Brannock, G Caleb Alexander, Robert F Chew, Hannah Davis, Megan Fitzgerald, Elaine Hill, Elizabeth P Kelly, Hemalkumar B Mehta, Charisse Madlock-Brown, Kenneth J Wilkins, Christopher G Chute, Melissa Haendel, Richard Moffitt, Emily R Pfaff, N3C Consortium

“…Treatment was defined as receipt of a Paxlovid prescription within 5 days of the patient's COVID-19 index date (positive test or diagnosis). To emulate randomization, we used the clone-censor-weight technique with inverse probability of censoring weights to balance a set of covariates including sex, age, race and ethnicity, comorbidities, community well-being index (CWBI), prior healthcare utilization, month of COVID-19 index, and site of care provision. …”
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Clinicopathological and molecular characteristics of papillary thyroid carcinoma in adolescent and young adult patients by Van Phu Thang Nguyen, Hirokazu Kurohama, Yuko Akazawa, Thi Ngoc Anh Nguyen, Katsuya Matsuda, Yuki Matsuoka, Zhanna Mussazhanova, Kenichi Yokota, Shinya Satoh, Hiroyuki Yamashita, Thi Nhung Nguyen, Yerkerzhan Sailaubekova, Masahiro Nakashima

“…This retrospective study enrolled 1,677 patients diagnosed with PTC from January 2018 to December 2022, with 400 AYA patients and 1,277 older adults. At the time of diagnosis, AYA patients with PTC had higher rates of presentation in females, larger tumor size (>2.0 cm), lymphatic vessel invasion, chronic thyroiditis, clinical lymph node metastasis, and pathologic lymph node metastasis, but lower rates of multifocality and extrathyroidal extension compared with PTC in older adults. …”
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Clinical Characteristics of COVID-19 in Neonates and Infants Younger Than 3 Months by Fatemeh Varshoei, Mohammad Sadegh Rezai, Roya Farhadi, Azin Hajialibeig, Saeid Mohammadi, Masoud Moradi, Fatemeh Hosseinzadeh

“…Methods: This retrospective analysis included children with a COVID-19 diagnosis admitted to Bouali and Imam Khomeini tertiary hospitals in Sari City, Iran, between March 2019 and March 2022. …”
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Bioinformatics combining machine learning and single-cell sequencing analysis to identify common mechanisms and biomarkers of rheumatoid arthritis and ischemic heart failure by Ziyi Sun, Jianguo Lin, Xiaoning Sun, Zhangjun Yun, Xiaoxiao Zhang, Siyu Xu, Jinlong Duan, Kuiwu Yao

“…These insights not only identify valuable biomarkers and therapeutic targets but also offer promising directions for early diagnosis, personalized treatments, and preventive strategies for IHF in the context of RA. …”
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Study of Soluble HLA-G in Congenital Human Cytomegalovirus Infection by Roberta Rizzo, Liliana Gabrielli, Daria Bortolotti, Valentina Gentili, Giulia Piccirilli, Angela Chiereghin, Claudia Pavia, Silvia Bolzani, Brunella Guerra, Giuliana Simonazzi, Francesca Cervi, Maria Grazia Capretti, Enrico Fainardi, Dario Di Luca, Maria Paola Landini, Tiziana Lazzarotto

“…Our results suggest the determination of sHLA-G molecules in both maternal blood and amniotic fluid as a promising biomarker of diagnosis of maternal HCMV primary infection and fetal HCMV disease.…”
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AI-based analysis of fetal growth restriction in a prospective obstetric cohort quantifies compound risks for perinatal morbidity and mortality and identifies previously unrecogniz... by Raquel M. Zimmerman, Edgar J. Hernandez, Mark Yandell, Martin Tristani-Firouzi, Robert M. Silver, William Grobman, David Haas, George Saade, Jonathan Steller, Nathan R. Blue

“…Abstract Background Fetal growth restriction (FGR) is a leading risk factor for stillbirth, yet the diagnosis of FGR confers considerable prognostic uncertainty, as most infants with FGR do not experience any morbidity. …”
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