Real-World Persistence and Effectiveness of Upadacitinib versus Other Janus Kinase Inhibitors and Tumor Necrosis Factor Inhibitors in Australian Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Peter Youssef, Sabina Ciciriello, Talib Tahir, Joanna Leadbetter, Belinda Butcher, Miriam Calao, Nicole Walsh, Catherine O’Sullivan, Tegan Smith, Geoffrey Littlejohn

“…Methods This retrospective, non-interventional study used the OPAL dataset, derived from electronic medical records. Patients initiated UPA (N = 2624), other JAKis (baricitinib and tofacitinib [N = 925]), or TNFis (adalimumab, etanercept, certolizumab, golimumab, infliximab [N = 3540]) between May 2020 and March 2023. …”
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Melt inclusion bubbles provide new insights into crystallisation depths and CO2 systematics at Soufrière Hills Volcano, Montserrat by TiVonne A. Howe, Thomas E. Christopher, Thomas E. Christopher, Séverine Moune, Séverine Moune, Hugh Tuffen, Federica Schiavi

“…Analyses were conducted using Raman spectroscopy, ion microprobe, and electron probe analysis. Dacitic–rhyolitic MI occur within andesitic whole rock compositions. …”
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Extended-spectrum beta-lactamase and carbapenemase-producing Gram-negative bacteria in urinary tract infections in Ethiopia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Mitkie Tigabie, Getnet Ayalew, Lidetu Demoze, Kebebe Tadesse, Yalewayker Gashaw, Muluneh Assefa

“…Methods A systematic literature search of all available electronic databases such as PubMed, Hinari, Google Scholar and EMBASE, Scopus, and African journal online was performed. …”
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The Mechanical Power in Patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Undergoing Prone Positioning Can Predict Mortality by Ko-Wei Chang, Shaw-Woei Leu, Han-Chung Hu, Ming-Cheng Chan, Shinn-Jye Liang, Kuang-Yao Yang, Li-Chung Chiu, Wen-Feng Fang, Chau-Chyun Sheu, Ying-Chun Chien, Chung-Kan Peng, Ching-Tzu Huang, Kuo-Chin Kao

“…The data were obtained from the electronic medical records of each hospital by using a standard case report form. …”
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Unified Mobile App for Streamlining Verbal Autopsy and Cause of Death Assignment in India: Design and Development Study by Harleen Kaur, Stuti Tripathi, Manjeet Singh Chalga, Sudhir K Benara, Amit Dhiman, Shefali Gupta, Saritha Nair, Geetha Menon, B K Gulati, Sandeep Sharma, Saurabh Sharma

“…The World Health Organization has released an updated instrument (Verbal Autopsy Instrument 2022) that supports electronic data collection methods along with analytical software for assigning COD. …”
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ARES by Josué Miguel de Oliveira, François Isnaldo Dias Caldeira, Lucas Ribeiro Monteiro, Kellen Cristina da Silva Gasque

“…Os dados foram coletados por meio de: 1) revisão manual dos metadados do ARES, que incluem o tipo de recurso, as instituições da rede UNASUS e áreas de estudo; 2) revisão eletrônica das bases PubMed, Centro Latino-Americano e do Caribe de Informação em Ciências da Saúde (Bireme), Education Resources Information Center (ERIC), Scientific Electronic Library Online (SciELO) e Google Scholar para entender o funcionamento e a importância dos repositórios virtuais na saúde. …”
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Deciphering the role of flutamide, fluorouracil, and furomollugin based ionic liquids in potent anticancer agents: Quantum chemical, medicinal, molecular docking and MD simulation... by Danish Ali, Muhammad Arif Ali, Muhammad Sarfraz, Afifa Yousuf, Rasham Zulfiqar, Abdul Rauf, Hong-Liang Xu, Muhammad Arshad

“…In this work, we explored the electronic interionic interactions, stability, and reactivity of FDA approved drug-based cations flutamide ([FT1]+, [FT2]+), fluorouracil ([FU1]+), and furomollugin ([FM1]+, [FM2]+), paired with amino acid [NH]−, nitrate [NO3]−, and triflate [CF3]− anions, in gas and solvent phases (benzene and water). …”
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Tumor mutational burden and survival on immune checkpoint inhibition in >8000 patients across 24 cancer types by Vivek Subbiah, Samuel J Klempner, Neeraj Agarwal, David P Carbone, Amit Mahipal, Shilpa Gupta, David Fabrizio, Jeffrey S Ross, Gerald Li, David R Gandara, Miles C Andrews, Jonathan W Riess, Ramez N Eskander, Ryon P Graf, Geoffrey R Oxnard, Sarah Sammons, Jeremy Snider, Lilia Bouzit, Cheryl Cho-Phan, Megan Price, Julia C F Quintanilha, Richard Sheng Poe Huang

“…Deidentified data from electronic health records from approximately 280 cancer treatment facilities were captured into a clinico-genomic database. …”
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Clinical outcomes of early remdesivir administration in hospitalized patients at high risk for severe COVID-19 during the Omicron wave by Yeon Ju La, Won Sup Oh, Changhyup Kim, Myoung-nam Lim, Yong Duk Jeon

“…Methods This study aimed to analyze the effects of early remdesivir administration during the Omicron wave in hospitalized patients. Electronic medical records of hospitalized patients with confirmed COVID-19 between February 2022 and February 2023 were reviewed. …”
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Post-acute sequelae of hospitalised COVID-19 re-infection compared with hospitalised first-time infection: a population-based retrospective cohort study in Hong Kong by Yin Zhang, Francisco T T Lai, Shirley Chiu Wai Chan, Chak Sing Lau, Xue Li, Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Lung Yi Mak, Celine S L Chui, Ivan F N Hung, Esther Wai Yin Chan, Vincent Ka Chun Yan, Deliang Yang, Carlos Wong, Ian Chi-Kei Wong

“…Although preliminary studies have suggested that COVID-19 re-infection may have a cumulative effect on long-term outcome, differential effects of COVID-19 re-infection severe enough to be hospitalised on post-acute sequelae compared with hospitalised first-time infection have not been explored.Methods Retrospective cohort study using territory-wide electronic medical records databases in Hong Kong. Adults hospitalised with COVID-19 between 1 January and 30 November 2022, who survived the first 28 days after infection and was discharged, were categorised into re-infection and first-time infection groups. …”
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High-risk human papillomavirus: prevalence, association with clinical and morphological characteristics of invasive cervical cancer by L. S. Mkrtchian, V. I. Kiseleva, B. V. Boyko, L. I. Krikunova, V. A. Petrov, V. R. Gusarova, S. A. Ivanov, A. D. Kaprin, I. A. Zamulaeva

“…A literature search was conducted in electronic databases including the National Center for Biotechnology Information Search database (PubMed/Medline), ResearchGate, Scopus, Web of Science, Cancer Tomorrow, Global cancer observatory, Cochrane Library, eLIBRARY, DisserCat. …”
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Perspectives on Swedish Regulations for Online Record Access Among Adolescents With Serious Health Issues and Their Parents: Mixed Methods Study by Josefin Hagström, Charlotte Blease, Arja Harila, Päivi Lähteenmäki, Isabella Scandurra, Maria Hägglund

“… BackgroundWith the increasing implementation of patient online record access (ORA), various approaches to access to minors’ electronic health records have been adopted globally. …”
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Diagnostic criteria for asthenic accommodative asthenopia in patients with computer vision syndrome by I.G. Ovechkin, I.S. Gadzhiev, Kozhukhov A.A, E.I. Belikova

“…Major inclusion criteria were occupational daily activities (at least 2 years) regarded as a visually intensive work related to electronic chart displays (at least 8 hours daily) with a high level of responsibility for a final result; complaints which are typical of accommodative asthenopia and evident of its subcompensation or decompensation; low myopia (SE <3.0 diopters) or emmetropia; no ocular disorders (excepting refractive errors).…”
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Dual Clinical Practice (DCP) policy to improve the retention of human resources for health in Rwanda: a mid-term review using a cross-sectional and retrospective study design by Kizito Kayumba, Corneille Ntihabose, Sabine Musange Furere, Bernard Ngabo, Piero Irakiza, Felix K. Rubuga, Nathalie Umutoni, Ina Rukundo Kalisa, Pascal Birindabagabo, Emile Rwamasirabo, Emmanuel Kayibanda, Patience Mukundirukuri, Gashaija Absolomon, Sumana Dhanani, Jeanine Condo

“…Quantitative and qualitative data were collected through key informant interviews (KIIs) and joint interviews (JIs), as well as through the analysis of health facility records obtained from the Health Management Information System (HMIS) and the Electronic Medical Record (EMR). Qualitative data were analyzed using Atlas.ti software, while quantitative data were analyzed using Microsoft Excel. …”
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The Croton genera (Euphorbiaceae) and its richness in chemical constituents with potential range of applications by Carlos Andrés Coy-Barrera, Laura Galvis, Maria Juliana Rueda, Sergio Alejandro Torres-Cortés

“…After extraction from electronic databases, articles were selected based on eligibility criteria. …”
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Pink1/Parkin signaling mediates pineal mitochondrial autophagy dysfunction and its biological role in a comorbid rat model of depression and insomnia by Zirong Li, Yi Shu, Deguo Liu, Sheng Xie, Liangbo Xian, Jiaqi Luo, Xiuwen Huang, Haixing Jiang

“…Sleep deprivation further disrupted the levels of autophagy damage factors, including histamine (MDA), glutathione (GSH), and catalase (CAT), in the cerebrospinal fluid of CUMS+ SD rats. Transmission electron microscopy of the pineal gland in CUMS+SD rats revealed damage to mitochondrial autophagy. …”
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A Digital Parenting Intervention With Intimate Partner Violence Prevention Content: Quantitative Pre-Post Pilot Study by Moa Schafer, Jamie Lachman, Paula Zinser, Francisco Antonio Calderón Alfaro, Qing Han, Chiara Facciola, Lily Clements, Frances Gardner, Genevieve Haupt Ronnie, Ross Sheil

“…Quantitative data from women in Jamaica (n=28) and South Africa (n=19) and men in South Africa (n=21) were collected electronically via weblinks sent to caregivers’ phones using Open Data Kit. …”
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Influence of substrate bias on the properties of CrAlN wear-resistant coating prepared by arc/magnetron composite technology by Xiaoyan NIU, Mingze LIU, Guoqiang DONG, Yujiang WANG, Haoliang TIAN

“…The research comprehensively analyzes how varying substrate bias voltage influences the microstructural morphology, mechanical properties, and frictional behavior of the coatings using scanning electron microscopy, energy-dispersive spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, nanoindentation, scratch test, and friction and wear tests. …”
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Real‐world clinical diagnostics of heart failure patients with reduced or preserved ejection fraction by Jenni Huusko, Timo Purmonen, Iiro Toppila, Mariann Lassenius, Heikki Ukkonen

“…Among patients with an International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD‐10) code for HF, only 50% had ejection fraction (EF) data to be found by data mining from the electronic health records. Of these patients, 39% (n = 4042) had EF ≤ 40% [HF with reduced EF (HFrEF)] and 61% (n = 6347) had EF > 40%. …”
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Brucella suis ΔmapB outer membrane vesicles as an acellular vaccine against systemic and mucosal B. suis infection by Florencia Muñoz González, Florencia Muñoz González, Magali G. Bialer, Maria L. Cerutti, Silvia M. Estein, Lila Y. Ramis, Pablo C. Baldi, Pablo C. Baldi, Ángeles Zorreguieta, Ángeles Zorreguieta, Mariana C. Ferrero, Mariana C. Ferrero

“…In this study, we characterize the outer membrane vesicles (OMVs) of B. suis 1330 (wt) and those of B. suis ΔmapB (ΔmapB) mutant strain and evaluate their vaccine potential in mice.MethodsOMVs were isolated using the ultracentrifugation method and characterized through electron microscopy, Dynamic Light Scattering, SDS-PAGE and proteomics. …”
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