Risk of Symptomatic Intracranial Hemorrhage After Mechanical Thrombectomy in Randomized Clinical Trials: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Abdullah Reda, Alireza Hasanzadeh, Sherief Ghozy, Hossein Sanjari Moghaddam, Tanin Adl Parvar, Mohsen Motevaselian, Ramanathan Kadirvel, David F. Kallmes, Alejandro Rabinstein

“…We performed a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials to estimate and compare risks of sICH after mechanical thrombectomy (MT) depending on the location of the large vessel occlusion, concomitant use of intravenous thrombolysis, timing of treatment, and core size. …”
Get full text

Effect of JumpstartMD, a Commercial Low-Calorie Low-Carbohydrate Physician-Supervised Weight Loss Program, on 22,407 Adults by Sean Bourke, John Magaña Morton, Paul Williams

“…Completers lost (mean ± SE) 8.7 ± 0.04 kg, 9.5 ± 0.04% with 44.5 ± 0.5% achieving ≥10% weight loss at 3 months (mo, N = 14,999 completers); 11.8 ± 0.1 kg, 12.6 ± 0.1% with 66.4 ± 0.6% achieving ≥10% weight loss at 6 mo (N = 11,805); and 11.5 ± 0.2 kg, 12.0 ± 0.2% with 57.6 ± 0.9% achieving ≥10% weight loss at 12 mo (N = 8514). LOCF estimates were −6.5 ± 0.03 kg, −7.2 ± 0.03% with 27.1 ± 0.3% achieving ≥10% weight loss at 3 mo; −7.7 ± 0.04 kg, −8.5 ± 0.04% with 36.3 ± 0.3% achieving ≥10% weight loss at 6 mo; and −7.7 ± 0.1 kg, −8.4 ± 0.1% with 34.6 ± 0.3% achieving ≥10% weight loss after 12 mo. …”
Get full text

Evaluation and Management of Patients with Seizures in the Emergency Department: A One-Year Analysis by K. Puteikis, K. Zdanytė, R. Mameniškienė

“…The study aims to determine the prevalences of causes of TLoC in the ED, analyse the characteristics of patients with seizures or established epilepsy in particular and estimate the level of evaluation and management they receive in respect to available international guidelines. …”
Get full text

Image-based analysis of quantitative morphological characteristics of wild potato tubers using the desktop application SeedСounter by K. A. Ivanova, E. G. Komyshev, M. A. Genaev, A. A. Egorova, K. A. Koloshina, N. A. Chalaya, D. A. Afonnikov, A. V. Kochetov, E. V. Rogozina, S. V. Gerasimova

“…For this purpose, the mobile application SeedSounter developed previously for grain analysis was specifically adapted for tuber phenotyping. The application estimates the number and shape of objects scattered on a standard sheet of white paper (i. e. …”
Get full text

sST2 as a New Biomarker of Chronic Kidney Disease-Induced Cardiac Remodeling: Impact on Risk Prediction by Maëlle Plawecki, Marion Morena, Nils Kuster, Leila Chenine, Hélène Leray-Moragues, Bernard Jover, Pierre Fesler, Manuela Lotierzo, Anne-Marie Dupuy, Kada Klouche, Jean-Paul Cristol

“…A retrospective study was carried out on 218 CKD patients enrolled from 2004 to 2015 at Montpellier University Hospital. sST2 was measured by ELISA (Presage ST2® kit). GFR was estimated by the CKD-EPI equation (eGFR). Indices of cardiac parameters were performed by cardiac echography. …”
Get full text

An Explainable Artificial Intelligence Text Classifier for Suicidality Prediction in Youth Crisis Text Line Users: Development and Validation Study by Julia Thomas, Antonia Lucht, Jacob Segler, Richard Wundrack, Marcel Miché, Roselind Lieb, Lars Kuchinke, Gunther Meinlschmidt

“…We subsequently computed discrimination, calibration, clinical utility, and explainability information using a Shapley Additive Explanations value-based post hoc estimation model. ResultsThe dataset comprised 1348 help-seeking encounters (1011 for training and 337 for testing). …”
Get full text

Peningkatan Akurasi Metode Weighted Fuzzy Time Series Forecasting Menggunakan Algoritma Evolusi Differensial dan Fuzzy C-Means by Agus Fachrur Rozy, Solimun Solimun, Ni Wayan Surya Wardhani

“…This transformation process involves multiplying the weights obtained from the Fuzzy C-Means estimation with the mid-point values of each cluster.The optimization process is performed using the DE algorithm. …”
Get full text

Mixed methods evaluation of the Getting it Right First Time programme in elective orthopaedic surgery in England: an analysis from the National Joint Registry and Hospital Episode... by Stephen Morris, James Mason, Rosalind Raine, Peter Martin, Naomi J Fulop, Elena Pizzo, Andrew Hutchings, Helen Barratt, Jean Ledger, Raj Mehta, Sarah Jasim, Fiona Aspinal, Rafael Gafoor

“…Staff reported that GIRFT’s influence ranged from procurement changes to improved regional collaboration.Conclusion Nationally, we found substantial improvements in care, but the specific contribution of GIRFT cannot be reliably estimated due to other concurrent initiatives. Our approach enabled additional analysis of the discrete impact of GIRFT visits.…”
Get full text

Establishing a new human pneumococcal standard reference serum, MPRSS-01 by Joseph M. Antonello, Rocio D. Murphy, Chitrananda Abeygunawardana, Juliana C. Malinverni, Rajam Gowrisankar, Tina Green, Rebecca Greway, Jenna Schmauch, Adrienne Howlett, Cyrille J. Bonhomme, Katrina M. Nolan

“…Potential systematic bias from using a unique serotype for calibration was identified and addressed by further adjusting the estimated IgG concentrations of the nine novel serotypes. …”
Get full text

Global, regional, national prevalence, mortality, and disability-adjusted life-years of cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma and trend analysis from 1990 to 2021 and prediction to 204... by Chengling Liu, Xingchen Liu, Pengjuan Cao, Xin Li, Haiming Xin, Sailin Zhu

“…We assessed the age-standardized prevalence rate (ASPR), mortality rate (ASMR), disability-adjusted life years (ASDR), and estimated annual percentage changes (EAPCs), with trends stratified by region, country, age, sex, and Sociodemographic Index (SDI). …”
Get full text

Faktor-faktor yang Berhubungan dengan Tingkat Pengetahuan Wanita Usia Subur Tentang “SADARI” di Nagari Painan by Vitro Darma Yusra, Rizanda Machmud, Yenita Yenita

“…</p><p><strong>Kata kunci: </strong>kanker payudara, factor resiko, pencegahan</p><p> </p><p><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong></p><p><em>It is estimated that one in ten to twelve women at risk for breast cancer. …”
Get full text

Risk factors for dengue mortality: a 7-year retrospective cohort in Honduras by Dilcia Sauceda-Acosta, Sandra Paola Paz Almendares, Elsy Cárcamo, Melba Zúniga-Gutiérrez, Briana Beltrán, María Félix Rivera, Marlon Meléndez Rodríguez, Judy Enamorado

“…Crude odds ratios (cOR) with their respective 95% confidence intervals (CIs), were estimated to determine the risk of death due to dengue. …”
Get full text

Sleep quality during pregnancy following assisted reproductive technology and natural conceiving: a prospective birth cohort study by Yidong Xie, Yidong Xie, Ruoti Peng, Li Xiao, Li Xiao, Shangwei Li, Shangwei Li, Xiaohong Li, Xiaohong Li

“…Multivariable logistic regression models with adjustments for influencing factors were used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) for the associations of sleep quality.ResultsIn the IVF/ICSI group, 61.1%, 55.5%, and 66.5% of participants in T1, T2, and T3 reported poorer sleep quality compared to the NC group, which had 43.2%, 37.4%, and 46.4% throughout the same trimesters. …”
Get full text

Research progress on characteristics of secondary aluminum dross and its detoxification and utilization by Kun LIN, Yuanbo ZHANG, Zijian SU, Jiamei XU, Tao JIANG

“…The annual output of secondary aluminum dross in China has estimated to be over 3 million tons based on the aluminum production in 2023. …”
Get full text

Pegloticase and Methotrexate Cotherapy in Patients With Uncontrolled Gout With Prior Pegloticase Monotherapy Failure: Findings of an Open‐Label Trial by Orrin M. Troum, John K. Botson, Katie Obermeyer, Bo Chao, Yang Song, Jennifer Zarzoso, Kjerstina Gutierrez, Supra Verma, Lissa Padnick‐Silver, Brian LaMoreaux

“…Key exclusion criteria were moderate‐to‐severe IR or anaphylaxis to pegloticase, MTX contraindication, immunosuppressant administration, glucose‐6‐phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency, and estimated glomerular filtration rate <30 mL/min/1.73m2. …”
Get full text

Photoelectrochemical characterization and photocatalytic properties of mesoporous <mml:math alttext="${{{ext{TiO}}_{ext{2}} } mathord{left/ {vphantom {{{ext{TiO}}_{ext{2}} } {{ext...

“…Band gap energy and the position of flatband potentials were estimated by photoelectrochemical measurements. Enhancing of photocatalytic activity of zirconia-doped films relative to pure <mml:math alttext="${ext{TiO}}_{ext{2}} $"> <mml:mrow> <mml:msub> <mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>TiO</mml:mtext> </mml:mrow> <mml:mtext>2</mml:mtext> </mml:msub> </mml:mrow> </mml:math> originates from an anodic shift of the valence band edge potential. …”
Get full text

Prediction accuracy of discrete choice experiments in health-related research: a systematic review and meta-analysisResearch in context by Ying Zhang, Thi Quynh Anh Ho, Fern Terris-Prestholt, Matthew Quaife, Esther de Bekker-Grob, Peter Vickerman, Jason J. Ong

“…Pooled sensitivity and specificity estimates were 89% (95% CI:77–95, I2 = 97%) and 52% (95% CI:32–72, I2 = 95%), respectively. …”
Get full text

Ovarian cancer prevention through opportunistic salpingectomy during abdominal surgeries: A cost-effectiveness modeling study. by Angela Kather, Habib Arefian, Claus Schneider, Michael Hartmann, Ingo B Runnebaum

“…Based on a lifetime cost saving of €20.89 per capita if OS was performed at any suitable abdominal surgery, the estimated total healthcare cost savings in Germany could be more than €10 million annually.…”
Get full text

Linear association between high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and postoperative delirium after general anesthesia: a cross-sectional study by Xiao Qin, Junming Ren, Chunping Xing, Lijiao Chen, Renjie Wang, Shouyuan Tian

“…Compared to the lower Hs-CRP group, patients in the higher Hs-CRP group exhibited higher age, heart rate, white blood cell count, blood urea nitrogen, creatinine, uric acid, fasting glucose, hemoglobin A1c, fibrinogen, D-dimer, and a higher prevalence of CKD, but lower hemoglobin, high-density lipoprotein cholesterol, albumin and estimated glomerular filtration rate. Additionally, the prevalence of POD was higher in the higher Hs-CRP group (24.7% vs. 9.5%, p &lt; 0.001). …”
Get full text

Pembrolizumab hybrid dosing is non-inferior to flat dosing in advanced non-small cell lung cancer: a real-world, retrospective bicenter cohort study by Egbert F Smit, Willemijn S M E Theelen, Michiel M Smeenk, Vincent van der Noort, Jeroen M A Hendrikx, Hanieh Abedian Kalkhoran

“…Overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS) were assessed by Kaplan-Meier estimation, compared by log-rank test and HRs were calculated with the Cox proportional hazards model in both unweighted and inverse probability of treatment weighted (IPTW) cohorts. …”
Get full text