Impact of English proficiency on use of Glasgow Coma Scale in geriatric patients with traumatic brain injury by Veronica Layrisse-Landaeta, Gabriela R Dincheva, Shahenda Khedr, Andrew Geng, Michele Schombs, Kazi Maisha, Steven Y Chao, Chun-Cheng Chen

“…After adjusting for multiple covariates including race, LEP did not have a significantly increased risk for GCS score <13 (OR 1.66, CI 0.99 to 2.76) or increased risk of TBI. …”
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Racial and gender disparities in patients undergoing mechanical thrombectomy for large vessel occlusion at a comprehensive stroke center by Olivia Duru, Ryan G. Eaton, Nathan Ritchey, Sharon Heaton, Ciarán J. Powers

“…Further investigation with data from multiple centers is necessary to validate these findings and identify strategies for improving utilization of thrombectomy.…”
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Exploring seasonal dynamics of sea spray aerosol bioactivity: Insights into molecular effects on human bronchial epithelial cells by Zixia Liu, Emmanuel Van Acker, Maarten De Rijcke, Filip Van Nieuwerburgh, Colin Janssen, Jana Asselman

“…To simulate environmentally relevant exposure conditions, SSA extracts were applied at scaled doses equivalent to human alveolar exposure levels (multiplicative factors M = 10, 20, 40, and 80). We found that SSA exposure influenced the expression of genes involved in critical signaling pathways: mTOR, PI3K, Akt, and NF-κB were downregulated, while AMPK was upregulated. …”
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Sources of HIV information and women’s HIV knowledge in Southwest Sumba Indonesia: a cross-sectional study with mediation analysis by Angela Kurniadi, Judith A. Levy, Timothy P. Johnson

“…Abstract Background Despite multiple years of government HIV educational efforts, the growing trend of new cases among women in Indonesia runs parallel with their seemingly overall lack of comprehensive knowledge about HIV. …”
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Key bacterial vaginosis-associated bacteria influence each other's growth in biofilms in rich media and media simulating vaginal tract secretions by Lúcia G.V. Sousa, Christina A. Muzny, Nuno Cerca

“…BV is characterized by a depletion of lactic acid-producing Lactobacillus species and an increase in strict and facultative anaerobic bacteria that develop a polymicrobial biofilm on the vaginal epithelium. Despite multiple decades of research, the etiology of this infection is still not clear. …”
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Laboratory Evaluation on Performance of Fiber-Modified Asphalt Mixtures Containing High Percentage of RAP by Yuefeng Zhu, Yanwei Li, Chundi Si, Xiaote Shi, Yaning Qiao, Haoran Li

“…For high percentage of RAP using on sites, adding multiple additives may further enhance its durability.…”
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Miniaturization and characterization of patient derived hepatocellular carcinoma tumor organoid cultures for cancer drug discovery applications by David A. Close, Paul A. Johnston

“…Complimenting cell viability readouts with multiple HCI parameters including morphological features and dead cell staining improved the analysis of drug impact and enhanced the value that could be extracted from these more physiologically relevant three-dimensional HCC organoid cultures.…”
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Occurrence of Enteric Viruses in Surface Water and the Relationship with Changes in Season and Physical Water Quality Dynamics by Wasonga Michael Opere, Maingi John, Omwoyo Ombori

“…This would be important in continuous understanding of the hydrological characteristics changes of the lake for proper management of its quality with reference to the WHO standards. A multiple varied-sampling approach in different geographical regions during different seasons is recommended to establish the geographical distribution and relatedness to seasonal distribution patterns of the viruses. …”
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Association of contraception use and pregnancy intention with perinatal depression risk among Omani mothers—a longitudinal cohort study by Atika Khalaf, Atika Khalaf, Nawal Al Amri, Pernilla Ny, Rebecca Mathew

“…Perinatal depression risk was assessed using the Edinburgh Postpartum Depression Scale during the third trimester and postpartum visits. Multiple linear regression analyses were utilized to explore relationships between the risk of perinatal depression and pregnancy-related factors, contraception use, and sociodemographic variables.ResultsThe study involved 300 participants with a mean age of 30.8 years (SD = 5.47). …”
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Novel molecular biomarkers of cancer therapy‐induced cardiotoxicity in adult population: a scoping review by Irene Cartas‐Espinel, Marcelino Telechea‐Fernández, Carlos Manterola Delgado, Andrés Ávila Barrera, Nicolás Saavedra Cuevas, Angela L. Riffo‐Campos

“…Data were extracted for 272 novel molecular biomarkers reported and evaluated in 7084 cancer patients, of which only 13 were identified in more than one study (MPO, sST2, GDF‐15, TGF‐B1, rs1056892, rs1883112, rs4673, rs13058338, rs1695, miR‐1, miR‐25‐3p, miR‐34a‐5p, and miR‐423‐5p), showing values for area under the curve > 0.73 (range 0.74–0.85), odds ratio 0.26–7.17, and hazard ratio 1.28–1.80. Conclusions Multiple studies presented a significant number of novel molecular biomarkers as promising predictors for risk assessment of cardiac dysfunction related to cancer therapy, but the characteristics of the studies carried out and the determinations applied do not allow suggesting the clinical use of these molecular biomarkers in the assessment of cancer therapy‐induced cardiotoxicity.…”
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Leveraging ChatGPT to Produce Patient Education Materials for Common Hand Conditions by George Abdelmalek, MD, Harjot Uppal, MBA, Daniel Garcia, BS, Joseph Farshchian, MD, Arash Emami, MD, Andrew McGinniss, MD

“…Before asking the second question, a priming phase was conducted where ChatGPT 3.5 and 4.0 were presented with a text sample written at a sixth-grade reading level and informed that this was the desired output level. Multiple readability tests were used to evaluate the output, with a consensus reading level created from the results of all eight readability scores. …”
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Progress and insights from worldwide deep coalbed methane exploration and development by Jiaqi ZHANG, Zengqin LIU, Baojian SHEN, Shihu ZHAO, Xinjun CHEN, Jincheng YE

“…The Ordos Basin has become the largest deep CBM production base. Multiple horizontal wells in the Daning-Jixian and Daniudi gas fields produce more than 100 000 m3 of gas per day. …”
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The curvilinear relationship between Framingham Steatosis Index and depression: insights from a nationwide study by Chunqi Jiang, Bo Wang, Ning Wang, Jun Wang, Yinuo Qu, Guang Zhao, Xin Zhang, Xin Zhang

“…We investigated the association between FSI and depression using a weighted multiple logistic regression model and stratified analysis. …”
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Effect of Pregnant Mothers’ Forum Participation on Birth Preparedness and Complication Readiness among Pregnant Women in Dale District, Southern Ethiopia: A Comparative Cross-Secti... by Bizuayehu Bogale, Ayalew Astatkie, Negash Wakgari

“…Data were entered and analyzed using SPSS version-20. Multiple logistic regression analysis was used to identify the effect of pregnant mothers’ forum membership on birth preparedness and complication readiness adjusting for other variables. …”
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Using Health Information Resources for People With Cognitive Impairment (digiDEM Bayern): Registry-Based Cohort Study by Florian Weidinger, Nikolas Dietzel, Elmar Graessel, Hans-Ulrich Prokosch, Peter Kolominsky-Rabas

“…Data were analyzed descriptively, and multiple 2-sample, 2-tailed t ResultsData of 924 people with cognitive impairment (531 with dementia, 393 with mild cognitive impairment) were evaluated. …”
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Airborne radiometric data for digital soil mapping of peat at broad and local scales by Dave O’Leary, Colin Brown, Jim Hodgson, John Connolly, Louis Gilet, Patrick Tuohy, Owen Fenton, Eve Daly

“…For the present study in Ireland, the supervised classification of gridded airborne radiometric data, acquired over multiple years, is performed using neural network pattern recognition to identify areas of peat and non-peat soils. …”
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History and dynamics of Fennoscandian Ice Sheet retreat, contemporary ice-dammed lake evolution, and faulting in the Torneträsk area, northwestern Sweden by K. Ploeg, K. Ploeg, K. Ploeg, A. P. Stroeven, A. P. Stroeven

“…Cross-cutting relationships between glacial landforms and fault scarp segments are indicative of the Pärvie Fault rupturing multiple times during the last deglaciation. Precise dating of the two bracketing raised shorelines or the ages of the corresponding GLOF sediments would pinpoint the age of this rupture of the Pärvie Fault. …”
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Identification of novel PfEMP1 variants containing domain cassettes 11, 15 and 8 that mediate the Plasmodium falciparum virulence-associated rosetting phenotype. by Florence E McLean, Brian R Omondi, Nouhoum Diallo, Stanley Otoboh, Carolyne Kifude, Abdirahman I Abdi, Rivka Lim, Thomas D Otto, Ashfaq Ghumra, J Alexandra Rowe

“…The increased availability of parasite genome sequence data has revolutionised the study of PfEMP1 diversity across multiple P. falciparum isolates. However, making functional sense of genomic data relies on the ability to infer binding phenotype from var gene sequence. …”
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Shared Genes and Pathways in Ulcerative Colitis and Ankylosing Spondylitis: Functional Validation and Implications for Diagnosis by Li L, An G, Li F, Zhang D, Zhu X, Liang C, Zhao Y, Xie K, Zhou P, Zhu H, Jin X, Du L

“…Lin Li,* Guangqi An,* Fuzhen Li,* Donghui Zhang, Xinyue Zhu, Chunyu Liang, Yu Zhao, Kunpeng Xie, Pengyi Zhou, Haiyan Zhu, Xuemin Jin,* Liping Du* Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Henan Province Eye Hospital, Henan International Joint Research Laboratory for Ocular Immunology and Retinal Injury Repair, Zhengzhou, Henan, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xuemin Jin; Liping Du, Department of Ophthalmology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, No. 1 Jianshe East Road, Zhengzhou, 450000, People’s Republic of China, Tel +8613603983193 ; +8613838191481, Email jinxuemin@zzu.edu.cn; dulplab@live.cnBackground: Associations between ulcerative colitis (UC) and ankylosing spondylitis (AS) have been reported in multiple studies, but the common etiologies of UC and AS remain unknown. …”
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Association between healthy lifestyle choices and mental health among students: a cross sectional study by Yan Wang, Jiayu Zhang, Lihua Huang, Xiaonan Li, Yanyan Zhong

“…Results A total of 969 (53.1%) students met standard criteria for poor mental health. Multiple analysis revealed that personal characteristics including female (1.280[1.035—1.582]), obesity (2.015[1.278—3.175]), general or poor health status (1.738[1.380—2.188]; 4.265[1.125—16.165]), occasionally attending health knowledge lectures or paying attention to health books and information (1.376[1.055—1.795]), healthy lifestyle choices including occasionally or seldom eating breakfast (1.393[1.105—1.757]; 1.825[1.287—2.587]), occasionally or seldom getting enough sleep (2.800[2.179—3.597]; 3.544[2.209—5.685]), a poor or very poor irregular schedule (1.792[1.222—2.628]; 3.619[1.380—9.486]), seldom or no physical exercise (1.395[1.053—1.847]; 1.377[1.066—1.779]), and often smoking (3.320[1.281—8.604]) were identified as significant predictors of poor mental health. …”
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