Development and validation of risk models to predict chronic kidney disease among people living with HIV: protocol for a systematic review by A P Kengne, Adesola Z Musa, Babatunde L Salako, Nasheeta Peer, Oluwatosin Olaseni Odubela, Nkiruka Odunukwe

“…Introduction Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is estimated to affect about 9.1% of the global population with a substantially increased risk of the condition (6.8%–17.2%) among people living with HIV (PLWH). …”
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Perinatal midwifery care demand in a tertiary hospital: A time-series analysis by Luisa C. Eggenschwiler, Giusi Moffa, Valerie Smith, Michael Simon

“…Introduction: The chronic shortage of registered midwives and nurses is a serious global problem. However, current recommendations regarding midwifery staffing do not address operational staffing difficulties that arise from wide variations in care demand. …”
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Dynamics of perceived threat and media exposure during the COVID-19 pandemic by Talia Morstead, Nancy L. Sin, Anita DeLongis

“…The findings aid in identifying targets for intervention that can be leveraged to mitigate adverse physical and mental health impacts in the context of future pandemics and other global crises.…”
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Synergistic anticancer effects of cisplatin and phenolic aglycones of the aerial part of Rumex dentatus L. in tongue squamous cell carcinoma: insights from network pharmacology and... by Amany E. Ragab, Ghada M. Al-Ashmawy, Sherin R. El Afify, Ola A. El-Feky, Amera O. Ibrahim

“…Abstract Background Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) ranks as the sixth most common malignancy globally. Cisplatin is the standard chemotherapy for OSCC, but resistance often reduces its efficacy, necessitating new treatments with fewer side effects. …”
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Quantifying Thermal Discharges from Nuclear Power Plants: A Remote Sensing Analysis of Environmental Function Zones by Xiang Wang, Xiu Su, Lin Wang, Xinxin Wang, Qinghui Meng, Jin Xu

“…Nuclear energy plays a crucial role in global carbon reduction. However, thermal discharges from nuclear power plants can potentially impact marine ecosystems. …”
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Seaweed (Porphyra) cultivation enhances production of autochthonous refractory dissolved organic matter in coastal ecosystems by Ting Wang, Ting Wang, Jiajun Xu, Jiajun Xu, Randy A. Dahlgren, Qiang Liu, Yang Jia, Yang Jia, Binbin Chen, Binbin Chen, Hanqin Xu, Hanqin Xu, Zengling Ma, Zengling Ma, Liyin Qu, Liyin Qu

“…Seaweed cultivation contributes to coastal carbon sequestration making it a compelling strategy to mitigate global climate change. Porphyra (commonly known as nori) is an economically important seaweed known to have high release rates for biogenic dissolved and particulate organic matter (DOM and POM). …”
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EARice10: a 10 m resolution annual rice distribution map of East Asia for 2023 by M. Song, M. Song, M. Song, L. Xu, L. Xu, J. Ge, J. Ge, J. Ge, H. Zhang, H. Zhang, H. Zhang, L. Zuo, L. Zuo, J. Jiang, J. Jiang, J. Jiang, Y. Ding, Y. Ding, Y. Ding, Y. Xie, Y. Xie, Y. Xie, F. Wu, F. Wu

“…East Asia (EA), a major global rice-producing region, accounts for approximately 29.3 % of the world's rice production. …”
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Association between Consumption of Fluoroquinolones and Carbapenems and Their Resistance Rates in Pseudomonas aeruginosa in Argentina by Silvia Boni, Gustavo H. Marin, Laura Campaña, Lupe Marin, Soledad Risso-Patrón, Gina Marin, Fernanda Gabriel, Alejandra Corso, Valeria Garay, Manuel Limeres

“…A great heterogeneity in resistance profile was observed among areas where ATMs were widely used. Global data at the national level might mask local realities that require specific health policies in order to control the irrational use of ATMs.…”
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Oxidative stress and inflammation in hemodialysis: a comparison of patients with or without advanced nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) by Vanja Kalacun, Robert Ekart, Sebastjan Bevc, Pavel Skok, Radovan Hojs, Nina Vodošek Hojs

“…Nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and chronic kidney disease are global public health issues associated with high morbidity and mortality. …”
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Evaluating different drought products for assessing drought and implications on agriculture in Nepal by Shishir Chaulagain, Manoj Lamichhane, Urusha Chaulagain, Sushant Gyawali, Sadina Shrestha, Vishnu Prasad Pandey

“…Using satellite-based and model-based SM observations Soil Moisture Active Passive (SMAP), Soil Moisture and Ocean Salinity (SMOS), Global Land Data Assimilation System (GLDAS-2.1), Famine Early Warning Systems Network Land Data Assimilation System (FLDAS)) along with climatology and discharge measurements, we examine the spatial and temporal drought patterns. …”
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The Continental Divide: Anti-TNF Use in Pediatric IBD Is Different in North America Compared to Other Parts of the World by Peter C. Church, Jeffrey Hyams, Frank Ruemmele, Lissy de Ridder, Dan Turner, Anne M. Griffiths

“…As an initiative of the international Pediatric IBD Network (PIBDNet), we compared global pediatric IBD anti-TNF practice patterns. Methods. …”
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Pericardial Involvement in Hereditary Hemorrhagic Telangiectasia by Abir Derbel, Mouna Snoussi, Raida Ben Salah, Faten Frikha, Leila Abid, Imed Frikha, Sameh Marzouk, Zouhir Bahloul

“…Physical examination revealed signs of global heart failure. Biological investigations found anemia, inflammatory biological syndrome, cytolysis and cholestasis. …”
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Associations between intake of different types of vegetables and metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease: a population-based study by Chong Liu, Yubo Liu, Jie Liu, Jia Liu, Ting Lu, Jingjia Yu, Guogang Zhang, Kai Xu

“…Abstract Background Metabolic dysfunction-associated fatty liver disease (MAFLD) presently poses a threat to approximately 24% of the global population. The consumption of healthy diets rich in an abundant assortment of vegetables has been scientifically validated to mitigate the progression of MAFLD. …”
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Attribution of a record-breaking cold event in the historically warmest year of 2023 and assessing future risks by Yangbo Ye, Cheng Qian, Aiguo Dai, Yuting Zhang, Jiacheng Jiang, Xiaoye Zhang

“…The manner in which such an extraordinary cold event was formed under global warming is unclear, as is the way in which anthropogenic climate change may affect the present and future frequency and intensity of similar cold events. …”
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The SIRT5-JIP4 interaction promotes osteoclastogenesis by modulating RANKL-induced signaling transduction by Kecheng Zhu, Chunxiang Sheng, Linlin Zhang, Yuying Yang, Xiaojing Chen, Tao Jiang, Jiaxi Song, Deng Zhang, Xiao Wang, Hongyan Zhao, Lihao Sun, Libin Zhou, Bei Tao, Jianmin Liu

“…The RANKL-induced signaling activation was suppressed in SIRT5-deficient osteoclasts but enhanced by SIRT5 overexpression. Mice with global or conditional monocytic lineage knockout of SIRT5 had increased bone mass and reduced osteoclast numbers. …”
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Integrating social narratives of flood events into a text network analysis-based decision support framework to reduce vulnerability to climate change in Africa by Thomas E. O’Shea, Lena C. Grobusch, Mary Zhang, Jeff Neal, Joseph Daron, Richard G. Jones, Christopher Jack, Alice McClure, Gilbert Siame, Dorothy Ndhlovu, Sukaina Bharwani

“…Local flood inundation maps were created using global rainfall and GIS datasets and then analysed across two interactive “Learning Labs” with local stakeholders. …”
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Extrication following a motor vehicle collision: a consensus statement on behalf of The Faculty of Pre-hospital Care, Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh by Tim Nutbeam, Rob Fenwick, Charlotte Haldane, Caroline Leech, Emily Foote, Simon Todd, David Lockey

“…Abstract Background Road traffic injury is the leading cause of death among young people globally, with motor vehicle collisions often resulting in severe injuries and entrapment. …”
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PET-Assessed Metabolic Tumor Volume Across the Spectrum of Solid-Organ Malignancies: A Review of the Literature by Anusha Agarwal, Chase J. Wehrle, Sangeeta Satish, Paresh Mahajan, Suneel Kamath, Shlomo Koyfman, Wen Wee Ma, Maureen Linganna, Jamak Modaresi Esfeh, Charles Miller, David C. H. Kwon, Andrea Schlegel, Federico Aucejo

“…Solid-organ malignancies represent a significant disease burden and remain one of the leading causes of death globally. In the past few decades, the rapid evolution of imaging modalities has shifted the paradigm towards image-based precision medicine, especially in the care of patients with solid-organ malignancies. …”
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YOLO-IRS: Infrared Ship Detection Algorithm Based on Self-Attention Mechanism and KAN in Complex Marine Background by Limin Guo, Yuwu Wang, Muran Guo, Xiaohai Zhou

“…By utilizing a shifted window multi-head self-attention mechanism, the window field of view is expanded, enhancing the model’s ability to focus on global features during feature extraction, thereby improving small target detection. …”
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Changes in kidney function after adrenalectomy in patients with primary aldosteronism by Yumi Tomiie, Yatsuka Hibi, Rie Nobe, Keito Yokoi, Yusuke Koshima, Kimio Ogawa, Tsuneo Imai, Zenichi Morise

“…To evaluate kidney dysfunction unmasked by adrenalectomy, we investigated changes in the eGFR after adrenalectomy according to the clinically assessable indication of “a certain drop in eGFR” as defined by the 2012 Kidney Disease Improving Global Outcomes clinical practice guideline. Methods: This study included 54 patients with PA who underwent unilateral adrenalectomy between 2005 and 2022 at our institution. …”
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