A Prospective Study of Lumbar Facet Arthroplasty in the Treatment of Degenerative Spondylolisthesis and Stenosis: Early Cost-effective Assessment from the Total Posterior Spine Sys... by Jared D. Ament, Amir Vokshoor, Yaser Badr, Todd Lanman, Kee D. Kim, J. Patrick Johnson

“…**Conclusions:** In the emerging, rapidly expanding field of value-based medicine, there will be an increased demand for these analyses, ensuring surgeons are empowered to make the best, most sustainable solutions for their patients and society.…”
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Improved Risk Prediction of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients With Stable Coronary Artery Disease Using an Amino Acid-Assisted Model by Yi-Jing Zhao, Yong Li, Feng-Xiang Wang, Hao Lv, Yaoyao Qu, Lian-Wen Qi, Pingxi Xiao

“…Five amino acids—lysine, methionine, tryptophan, tyrosine, and N6-trimethyllysine—emerged as potential biomarkers (p<0.05), exhibiting significant differences in their expression levels across the two centers when comparing stable CAD with AMI patients. …”
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Medical leadership, a systematic narrative review: do hospitals and healthcare organisations perform better when led by doctors? by Jeffrey Braithwaite, Kristiana Ludlow, Robyn Clay-Williams, Luke Testa, Zhicheng Li

“…Five inter-related themes emerged from a narrative analysis: the impact of medical leadership on outcomes; doctors on boards; contribution of qualifications and experience; the medical leader as an individual or part of a team and doctors transitioning into the medical leadership role.Discussion and conclusion A modest body of evidence supports the importance of including doctors on organisational governing boards. …”
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High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol in Young Nondiabetic Coronary Heart Disease Patients by Ziyang Hu, Jingle Cui, Xueshan Li, Yaohui Zhou, Lu Cai, Shibin Zhang

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Circulating Clusterin and Osteopontin Levels in Asthma and Asthmatic Pregnancy by Brigitta Dombai, István Ivancsó, András Bikov, Dóra Oroszi, Anikó Bohács, Veronika Müller, János Rigó, Barna Vásárhelyi, György Losonczy, Lilla Tamási

“…Osteopontin and clusterin emerged as asthma biomarkers; however, their circulating levels during pregnancy are unknown yet. …”
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Analysis and Application of the Mechanical Properties of the Karst Collapse Column Fillings by Zhibin Lin, Boyang Zhang, Xiaofei Gong, Limin Sun, Wenzhen Wang, Dafang Yang, Yanlin Yang, Ming Guo, Xia-Hui Pan

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Impact of vitamin C on the reduction of opioid consumption for acute musculoskeletal pain: A double-blind randomized control pilot study. by Raoul Daoust, Jean Paquet, David Williamson, Vérilibe Huard, Caroline Arbour, Jeffrey J Perry, Marcel Émond, Simon Berthelot, Patrick Archambault, Dominique Rouleau, Judy Morris, Alexis Cournoyer

“…However, this has never been studied for acute musculoskeletal (MSK) emergency department (ED) injuries. The aim of this pilot study is to evaluate the feasibility of conducting a randomized placebo-controlled study to determine the opioid sparing and analgesic effect of vitamin C compared to placebo, in acute MSK injured ED patients.…”
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MFFTNet: A Novel 3D Point Cloud Segmentation Network Based on Multi-Scale Feature Fusion and Transformer Architecture by Hao Bai, Xiongwei Li, Qing Meng, Shulong Zhuo, Lili Yan

“…Intelligent analysis of 3D point clouds has become a frontier in emerging fields such as autonomous driving, digital twins, and the metaverse. …”
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Voices on academic accreditation: lived experiences of nurse educators, administrators, students, and alumni in nursing education by Ebtsam Aly Abou Hashish, Hend Alnajjar, Hawazen Rawas

“…Findings Six main themes emerged: (1) knowledge and experience of accreditation; (2) importance and benefits of accreditation; (3) impact of accreditation; (4) preparation for professional practice; (5) challenges of accreditation; and (6) suggestions for improvement. …”
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The economic burden of atopic dermatitis in Romania: a broad perspective by Alin Codruț Nicolescu, Stefan Strilciuc, Stefan Strilciuc, Rozalina Lăpădatu, Diana-Alecsandra Grad, Cristian Vlădescu, Cristian Vlădescu, Rodica Olteanu

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Identification of Key Genes and Prognostic Value Analysis in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Integrated Bioinformatics Analysis by Meng Wang, Licheng Wang, Shusheng Wu, Dongsheng Zhou, Xianming Wang

“…Emerging evidence indicates that various functional genes with altered expression are involved in the tumor progression of human cancers. …”
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Assessment of vitamin D-related knowledge, attitudes and practices among Sultan Qaboos University students in Oman: a cross-sectional study by Rahma Said Al Hadhrami, Rehab Al Kaabi, Hajer Juma Al Shuaibi, Rawan Salim Al Abdulsalam

“…Background Vitamin D deficiency, a circulating level of 25-hydroxyvitamin D &lt;30 nmol/L, has become an emerging public health issue in recent years. Despite being a sun-rich country, vitamin D deficiency is widespread in Oman (87.5%).Aim This study aimed to evaluate knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding vitamin D among university students in Oman to assess the need for additional awareness campaigns.Methods and sitting This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted from September to December 2022 and involved 399 students enrolled in various degree programmes at the Sultan Qaboos University (SQU) in Muscat, Oman, using self-administered, 38-item vitamin D-related KAP (D-KAP-38) questionnaire to collect information regarding the participants’ vitamin D-related general knowledge, nutritional knowledge, attitudes and practices.Results Of the 399 college students, 384 (96.2%) were Omani nationals, 283 (70.9%) were women and 255 (64.1%) were between the ages of 20 and 26 years. …”
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Aspartate aminotransferase to platelet ratio correlates with poor prognosis and metabolic alterations in Dabie bandavirus infection by Chunxia Guo, Ruixue Li, Xia Wang, Xiulan Peng

“…IntroductionSevere fever with thrombocytopenia syndrome (SFTS) is an emerging infectious disease with a high mortality rate caused by Dabie bandavirus. …”
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Community services for children and youth with behavioral problems and in conflict with the law: The idea and realization of a day care center by Gajić Miona, Hrnčić Jasna, Vučinić-Jovanović Marija

“…As one of the results of the research, the importance of adequate training of experts, the need for external supervision and the fight against prejudices that are common in smaller local communities emerges. The lack of this type of service as well as other incidental services of a preventive nature in the community increases the risk of continued antisocial behavior of this group of children and youth, stigmatization and institutionalization.…”
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Challenges in the Management of Giant Carcinoma Ex-Pleiomorphic Adenoma of the Parotid Gland in a Single Tertiary Center by Miruna Bratiloveanu, Mihai Dumitru, Andreea Nicoleta Marinescu, Crenguta Serboiu, Oana Maria Patrascu, Adrian Costache, Daniela Vrinceanu

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> We performed a retrospective clinical study over the period of 2009–2023 in patients admitted to the ENT Department of the Bucharest University Emergency Hospital. <i>Results:</i> In the studied group, there was a net male predominance of 2.5:1. …”
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A Real-Time Vision Transformers-Based System for Enhanced Driver Drowsiness Detection and Vehicle Safety by Anwar Jarndal, Hissam Tawfik, Ali I. Siam, Imad Alsyouf, Ali Cheaitou

“…Drowsy driving is a leading cause of fatal traffic accidents worldwide. Drowsy driving has emerged from modern societal trends such as long working hours, heavy reliance on vehicles, and insufficient sleep. …”
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Maternal Postnatal Psychopathology Predicts Identity Diffusion in Young Adult Offspring by Jens Joas, Justine Hussong, Sena Aktürk, Kirstin Goth, Eva Möhler, Hannah Honecker-Gebauer

“…On the one hand, there is a temporary identity crisis while keeping an integrated sense of identity and, on the other hand, there is pathological identity diffusion, which is associated with a high risk of a current or emerging PD. The latter is characteristic not only of borderline PD but of all personality disorders and should be detected as early as possible to prevent chronic illness and critical life courses. …”
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Ratio of remnant cholesterol to high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in relation to gestational diabetes mellitus risk in early pregnancy among Korean women. by Jing Sheng, Chun-Fang Ma, Xiao-Fei Wu, Xiang-Xiang Li

“…Compared with traditional lipid markers, including LDL-C, HDL-C, triglycerides, TC, and the emerging marker RC, the RC/HDL-C exhibited higher diagnostic efficacy.…”
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Monkeypox: epidemiological situation, diagnostics, prevention, new challenges and problems of our time by Belyakova E.N., Shipulin G.A.

“…For example, in 2023, a new mpox outbreak began in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), with subsequent cases reported in Burundi, Kenya, Rwanda, and Uganda, and on 14 August 2024, the head of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, declared the ongoing mpox outbreak a public health emergency of international concern under the International Health Regulations (2005), noting that a coordinated international response is needed to stop the spread of the disease. …”
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Oral health status and treatment needs of military populations in Garoua, Cameroon by Ashu Michael Agbor, Karpal Singh, Clement Welyang, Tchweguem Clement, Etta Barnarbas Ebot, Anderson Tetmoun

“…Introduction: Apart from training and combat injuries, dental emergencies can affect the efficiency of military personnel in the field. …”
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