Association between the triglyceride-glucose index and contrast-induced nephropathy in chronic total occlusion patients undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention by Serdar Söner, Adem Aktan, Raif Kılıç, Hamdullah Güzel, Ercan Taştan, Metin Okşul, Adnan Duha Cömert, Mehmet Sait Coşkun, Hülya Tosun Söner, Tuncay Güzel

“…Methods Two hundred eighteen individuals from three separate medical centers who underwent procedural PCI between February 2010 and April 2012 and had a CTO lesion in at least one coronary artery were recruited. …”
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Effectiveness of antipsychotic medication in patients with schizophrenia in a real world retrospective observational study in Ethiopia by Mulualem Kelebie, Getasew Kibralew, Gebresilassie Tadesse, Gidey Rtbey, Mekidem aderaw, Wondale Endeshaw, Mitiku Belachew, Mulu Muche, Diemesew Getnet, Setegn Fentahun

“…Medication adherence, symptom relapse, and suicidal thoughts significantly impacted antipsychotic effectiveness in individuals with schizophrenia disorder.…”
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Assessing the potential of germplasm collections for the management of genetic diversity: the case of the French National Cryobank by Jacques, Alicia, Duclos, Delphine, Danchin-Burge, Coralie, Mercat, Marie-José, Tixier-Boichard, Michèle, Restoux, Gwendal

“…Within a breed, IDI can be computed individually and thus be used to select the best sires for a given objective. …”
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Detecting Deception and Ensuring Data Integrity in a Nationwide mHealth Randomized Controlled Trial: Factorial Design Survey Study by Krista M Kezbers, Michael C Robertson, Emily T Hébert, Audrey Montgomery, Michael S Businelle

“…This resulted in 1409 individuals being eligible after all deception checks were completed. …”
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Exploring the Psychological and Physiological Insights Through Digital Phenotyping by Analyzing the Discrepancies Between Subjective Insomnia Severity and Activity-Based Objective... by Ji Won Yeom, Hyungju Kim, Seung Pil Pack, Heon-Jeong Lee, Taesu Cheong, Chul-Hyun Cho

“…MethodsA total of 250 participants, including both individuals with and without insomnia aged 19-70 years, were recruited from March 2023 to November 2023. …”
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Association Between Liver Fibrosis and Risk of Incident Stroke and Mortality: A Large Prospective Cohort Study by Zijie Wang, Zhitao Gong, Jianshang Wen, Shanyu Zhang, Xiao Hu, Wenliang Guo, Yanghua Tian, Qi Li

“…Noninvasive indices of liver fibrosis may serve as an easily accessible marker to detect individuals facing elevated risk of stroke and death in the primary prevention settings.…”
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Real-World Life Analysis of a Continuous Glucose Monitoring and Smart Insulin Pen System in Type 1 Diabetes: A Cohort Study by Paola Pantanetti, Giovanni Cangelosi, Sara Morales Palomares, Gaetano Ferrara, Federico Biondini, Stefano Mancin, Gabriele Caggianelli, Mauro Parozzi, Marco Sguanci, Fabio Petrelli

“…While Type 2 diabetes (T2D) is more prevalent, Type 1 diabetes (T1D) presents unique therapeutic challenges, particularly in younger individuals. Advances in diabetes management, such as continuous glucose monitoring (CGM), insulin pumps (IP), and, more recently, smart multiple dose injection (MDI) pens, have significantly enhanced glycemic control and improved patients’ quality of life. …”
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Distribution of Major HLA-A, -B, -DR, and -DQ Loci Potentially Associated with Multiple Sclerosis in a Healthy Population from Southern Morocco by Abir Fguirouche, Fatimazahra Ouahmani, Ikram Brahim, Raja Hazime, Nissrine Louhab, Najib Kissani, Mohamed Chraa, Brahim Admou

“…<b>Materials and Methods:</b> A cross-sectional study was carried out over the 2016–2023 period on 685 Moroccan healthy individuals, including 355 males and 330 females. Of the total sample tested, 685 underwent HLA class I typing, of which 305 also benefited from HLA class II typing. …”
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Impact of Methotrexate and 7‐Hydroxymethotrexate Exposure on Renal Toxicity in Pediatric Non‐Hodgkin Lymphoma by Hao Bing, Yi Ma, Jiamin Xu, Qixian Ling, Yanlong Duan, Libo Zhao

“…Moreover, the Cmax of MTX and 7‐OHMTX showed significant differences (p < 0.0001, p = 0.0472, respectively) among patients with or without nephrotoxicity. Similarly, individuals with nephrotoxicity also exhibited substantially higher ratio of 7‐OHMTX to MTX peak concentration and the sum of MTX + 2.25 times the concentration of 7‐OHMTX (p < 0.0001, p = 0.0426, respectively). …”
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Profiles of innovative behavior and associated predictors among clinical nurses: a multicenter study using latent profile analysis by Husheng Li, Yue Qiao, Tianxiang Wan, Chun Hua Shao, Fule Wen, Xiaoxin Liu

“…Results Among the respondents, individuals aged 25 to 35 accounted for 55.9%, and females comprised 94.6%. …”
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The utilization of seagrass and macroalgae substrate for settlement of sandfish Holothuria scabra larvae by Lisa Fajar Indriana, , Marjuky, Sitti Hilyana

“…Wadah pemeliharaan berupa wadah plastik dengan volume air laut 10 L, kepadatan awal 1.000 individu/wadah. Perhitungan akhir STS dilakukan pada hari ke-13 masa pemeliharaan. …”
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Exploring the barriers to cervical screening and perspectives on new self-sampling methods amongst under-served groups by Stephanie Gillibrand, Helen Gibson, Kelly Howells, Sean Urwin, Jennifer C. Davies, Emma J. Crosbie, Caroline Sanders

“…Addressing this research gap, the study aims to understand experiences during and barriers to attending cervical screening for under-screened groups and; explore the views of individuals eligible for screening towards self-sampling (vaginal swabbing and urine sampling) as alternative screening methods and how this may address existing barriers to screening. …”
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Patterns of general and abdominal obesity and their association with hypertension control in the iranian hypertensive population: insights from a nationwide study by Fataneh Esmaeili, Keyvan Karimi, Samaneh Akbarpour, Mohammadreza Naderian, Shirin Djalalinia, Ozra Tabatabaei-Malazy, Ali Golestani, Nazila Rezaei

“…This study targeted the association between uncontrolled HTN—defined according to the JNC8 guidelines— and different obesity patterns (general and abdominal) among adult hypertensive individuals. Methods Data for the present investigation were obtained from the 2021 STEPwise Approach to NCD Risk Factor Surveillance (STEPS) national survey in Iran. …”
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Short-term effects of combined environmental factors on respiratory disease mortality in Qingdao city: A time-series investigation. by Xin Zhang, Zijian Xi, Min Yang, Xiuqin Zhang, Ruikai Wu, Shuang Li, Lu Pan, Yuan Fang, Peng Lv, Yan Ma, Haiping Duan, Bingling Wang, Kunzheng Lv

“…Subgroup analysis showed that females, elderly individuals, and those exposed during warm seasons demonstrated greater susceptibility to PM exposure.…”
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Joint fluid multi-omics improves diagnostic confidence during evaluation of children with presumed septic arthritis by Yolanda Peña-López, Naureen G. Tareen, Bo Zhang, Indu Raman, Carlos A. Arana, Chengsong Zhu, Yang Liu, Pratibha Selvakumar, Nicolai S. C. van Oers, Simrat Morris, Lora V. Hooper, Lawson A. B. Copley, Prithvi Raj

“…A multi-omics strategy comprising metagenomic and proteomic technologies were undertaken for children diagnosed with presumed septic arthritis to advance clinical diagnoses and care for affected individuals. Methods Twelve children with suspected septic arthritis were prospectively enrolled to compare standard of care tests with a rapid multi-omics approach. …”
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Robotic Assistance is Associated With No Intraoperative Fluoroscopy or Radiation Exposure During Direct Anterior Total Hip Arthroplasty by Sean Sequeira, MD, Alan Brett, PhD, Joseph Nessler, MD, Benjamin Frye, MD, Michael A. Mont, MD

“…As more surgeons, patients, and surgical staff are exposed to an increasing number of orthopaedic procedures that require ionizing radiation to generate images, such as fluoroscopy and CT, it is important to consider the radiation dosage for all individuals and understand the positives and negatives of each treatment. …”
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The Degree of Cervical Intervertebral Disc Degeneration Is Associated With Denser Bone Quality of the Cervical Sub‐endplate and Vertebral Body by Jia‐Yu Chen, Jia‐Chen Yang, Ruo‐Yao Li, Zu‐Cheng Huang, Zhi‐Ping Huang, Xiu‐Hua Wu, Qing‐An Zhu, Yin Ding

“…Additionally, a moderate correlation (0.4 < R < 0.6, p < 0.05) was noted between vertebral body BMD and VBQ at each cervical level. Conclusion In individuals over 50 years with cervical spondylosis, the severity of disc degeneration was closely correlated with denser bone quality in both the caudal vertebral body and sub‐endplate, as measured by VBQ and EBQ scores. …”
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Buffalo genetic improvement program in Vene- zuela by José A. Aranguren-Méndez, Rafael M. Román-Bravo, Ricardo A. Briceño-Rojas, Mauricio G. Briceño-Rojas, Luis A. Pacheco-Díaz

“…Moreover, in the American tropics, the crossing of Murrah with the Mediterranean buffalo breed should be avoided since both breeds have a good adaptation to the environment and excellent production levels, which is why an absorption program for the pure breed is recommended in programs for individuals of each breed. The results obtained from the implementation of Artificial Insemination (AI) from 2007 and this index from 2016 to 2023 have allowed us to go from 1445 ± 430 to 1597±415 kg of milk adjusted to 244d and an CI from 420±65.4 to 413±60.7 days. …”
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Sprengel deformity: What is the functional outcome of conservative treatment versus surgical correction? by C. Antfang, A. Frommer, G. Gosheger, G. Toporowski, A. Laufer, J. D. Rölfing, R. Roedl, B. Vogt

“…Abstract Background Sprengel deformity is a rare congenital malformation of the scapula defined by malposition during embryonic development. Affected individuals have limited range of motion of the shoulder and torticollis. …”
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Predatory Functional Response of Harmonia sedecimnotata to Aphis craccivora by Jiaru DENG, Zhiwei LIU, Lizhi HUO, Longhua SUN

“…When the predator density reached 5 individuals per plate, the predation rates of female and male adults was the lowest, which were 0.198 and 0.172, and the intensity of scramble competition was the highest, which were 0.548 and 0.558, respectively.…”
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