Assessment of the variability and correlation of biometric measurements in eyes with cataracts by Jian-Feng Zhao, Chen Yang, Jie Zhou, Hai-Yan Zhang, Yu Geng

“…Conclusions: Cataracts develop at a greater age in female patients than in males. Ocular biometric parameters, including ACD, LT, CCT, Km, and (WTW) measurement, are influenced by age and gender. …”
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Validation of a Novel Low-Cost Glaucoma Risk Calculator for Community-Based Screening in High-Risk Populations by Grimes K, Madu CT, Carrington C, Laroche D

“…Kara Grimes,1,* Chisom T Madu,2 Carena Carrington,3 Daniel Laroche4,5,* 1School of Medicine, New York Medical College, Valhalla, NY, USA; 2School of Medicine, City University of New York School of Medicine, New Yorkṭ, NY, USA; 3School of Medicine, SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University, Brooklyn, NY, USA; 4Department of Ophthalmology, New York Eye and Ear Infirmary of Mount Sinai, New York, NY, USA; 5Advanced Eye Care of New York, New York, NY, USA*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Daniel Laroche, Advanced Eye Care of New York, 49 West 127th Street, New York, NY, 10027, USA, Tel +1-212-663-0473, Email dlarochemd@aol.comPurpose: To assess the validity of a novel, low-cost glaucoma screening calculator in determining glaucoma risk in high-risk New York communities.Patients and Methods: This prognostic community-based study was conducted in New York City neighborhoods from 2022 to 2024 among participants aged 40 years and older. …”
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Serum Ferritin Levels in Pregnancy and Their Association with Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Prospective Longitudinal Study by Qin Z, Du Y, Wang Z, Qin X, Wu H, Yu X, Zhao C, Mo L, Huang B

“…Compared to controls, GDM patients had significantly higher levels of SF (1st and 2nd trimesters), MDA, CRP, and HbA1c. …”
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Reducing personal protective equipment waste in the emergency department of a large regional hospital: codesign informed by system science by Mike Forrester, Rebecca Patrick, Steven Allender, Jaithri Ananthapavan, Urvi Thanekar, Hasini Gunasiri, Minoo Naebe, Maryam Naebe

“…Participants identified five key drivers of single-use PPE waste: (1) centralised state-level procurement processes limited hospital control over reusable or single-use PPE purchasing decisions; (2) lack of clarity of minimum PPE requirements for different clinical scenarios; (3) clinical capacity for cohorting infectious patients in ED; (4) waste management processes not capitalising on recyclable material; and (5) barriers to staff using optimal waste handling processes creating excessive ‘contaminated clinical waste.’ …”
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Trends in <i>Escherichia coli</i> and <i>Klebsiella pneumoniae</i> Urinary Tract Infections and Antibiotic Resistance over a 5-Year Period in Southeastern Gabon by Yann Mouanga-Ndzime, Cyrille Bisseye, Neil-Michel Longo-Pendy, Michelle Bignoumba, Anicet-Clotaire Dikoumba, Richard Onanga

“…<b>Methods:</b> A total of 3026 urine samples from patients of all ages were analyzed over a period of five years by standard microbiological methods. …”
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Application of machine learning algorithms in predicting new onset hypertension: a study based on the China Health and Nutrition Survey by Manhui Zhang, Xian Xia, Qiqi Wang, Yue Pan, Guanyi Zhang, Zhigang Wang

“…Our goal is to predict the risk of new onset hypertension using machine learning algorithms and identify the characteristics of patients with new onset hypertension. Methods: We analyzed data from the 2011 China Health and Nutrition Survey cohort of individuals who were not hypertensive at baseline and had follow-up results available for prediction by 2015. …”
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Fatigue in living kidney donors compared to a German general population sample: an exploratory study by Dilek Akkus, Adrian Westenberger, Gunilla Einecke, Gunilla Einecke, Wilfried Gwinner, Uwe Tegtbur, Mariel Nöhre, Martina de Zwaan

“…Moreover, the association between sociodemographic and donor specific factors and fatigue in donors is not well understood.Patients and methodsFatigue scores of 358 living kidney donors on average 7.67 years post-donation were compared with 1896 subjects from the German general population in five strata of age and sex. …”
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Diversity in Adaptive Evolution of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus Clinical Isolates Under Exposure to Continuous Linezolid Stress in vitro by Han T, Jia T, Wang J

“…MRSA isolates with higher MICs for linezolid evolved more easily into resistant ones, which calls for precise monitoring of linezolid resistance levels in patients receiving treatment for MRSA infections with linezolid.Keywords: MRSA, linezolid, inducible resistance, resistance mechanism…”
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Gambaran Pola Gangguan Jiwa pada Pelaku Tindak Pidana Kekerasan yang Dimintakan Visum et Repertum Psikiatri ke RSJ Prof. HB. Saanin Padang Periode 1 Januari 2008 – 31 Desember 2012... by Bikrulmal ., Adnil Edwin Nurdin, Rika Susanti

“…Most of the offenders assessed mental disorder (75.6%) with a diagnosis of mental disorder most commonly found is schizophrenia (34.15%), especially paranoid schizophrenia (24.39%). 49% of offenders were considered not able to realize the objectives of the action and directing the will, especially in patients with schizophrenia (29.27%).<br />Keywords: patterns of mental disorders, violence criminal, visum et repertum psychiatry</p>…”
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Chronic lower back pain among occupational workers: effect of relaxation technique on quality of working life, pain and disability level with nurse-led intervention by Nabila ELSayed Sabola, Kamal Wifaq, Musaad M. Alruwaili, Rasha Kamal Mohamed Sweelam, Sabah Hassan El-Amrosy, Amal Yousef Abdelwahed

“…Additionally, occupational health nurses’ roles in the early detection and referral of LBP patients in diverse industrial settings should be strengthened.…”
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Externally validated nomogram for predicting short-term pregnancy outcome of singleton pregnancies with fetal growth restriction (FGR) by Yang Li, Xiaohong Zhang, Junshu Xie, Fufen Yin, Mingrui Jin, Yujing Li, Xiuju Yin

“…Furthermore, the calibrations of the nomograms predicting the 28th and 34th TOP-free gestation week strongly corresponded to the actual survival outcome.Conclusion This prediction model may help clinicians in decision-making for singleton pregnancies with FGR, especially for patients with a single abnormal umbilical arterial flow or fetal anomaly, without induced labour indications for these abnormalities.…”
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Evaluating the Nolla Method for Dental Age Estimation in Children from Northwestern Romania by Ligia Ioana Moga, Abel Emanuel Moca, Raluca Iurcov, Dan Slăvescu, Ligia Luminița Vaida

“…Methods: A retrospective analysis was conducted on 860 panoramic radiographs from pediatric patients aged 3–15.9 years in Oradea, Romania. The Nolla method was applied to estimate dental age, and the results were compared with chronological age. …”
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CEMP-1 Levels in Periodontal Wound Fluid during the Early Phase of Healing: Prospective Clinical Trial by Claudia Dellavia, Elena Canciani, Giulio Rasperini, Giorgio Pagni, Matteo Malvezzi, Gaia Pellegrini

“…Materials and Methods. In 36 patients, 18 intrabony periodontal defects were treated with regenerative therapy (REG group) and 18 suprabony periodontal defects were treated with open flap debridement (OFD group). …”
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Effects of Nutritional Strategies on Glucose Homeostasis in Gestational Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Shixiao Jin, Liyan Sha, Jianli Dong, Jing Yi, Yang Liu, Zhongxian Guo, Bing Hu

“…Nutrient supplementation seemed to have an effect on glucose homeostasis maintenance in patients with GDM and may be considered an adjunctive therapy.…”
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Evaluating pre-processing and deep learning methods in medical imaging: Combined effectiveness across multiple modalities by Thien B. Nguyen-Tat, Tran Quang Hung, Pham Tien Nam, Vuong M. Ngo

“…These datasets include two X-ray collections: the COVID-19 Pneumonia Normal Chest PA Dataset and the Osteoporosis Knee X-ray Dataset; two CT scan datasets: the Chest CT-Scan Images Dataset and the Brain Stroke CT Image Dataset; two MRI datasets: the Breast Cancer Patients MRI and the Brain Tumor MRI Dataset; and two ultrasound datasets: the Ultrasound Breast Images for Breast Cancer and the MT Small Dataset. …”
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Hubungan Tingkat Keteraturan Berolahraga Terhadap Komplikasi Penyakit pada Pasien DM Tipe 2 di Poliklinik Endokrin RSUP DR. M. Djamil Padang by Reza Ekatama Rajasa, Afriwardi ., Setia Budi Zein

“…</p><p><strong>Kata kunc</strong><strong>i:</strong> keteraturan berolahraga, komplikasi DM tipe 2</p><p><strong><em>Abstract</em></strong></p><p><em>There are many factors correlate </em><em>to </em><em>complications in  type </em><em>2</em><em> diabetes mellitus (DM) patients, one of them is exercise regularity. Lack of physical activity can lead to the hiperglycemia condition</em><em>. …”
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Identification of Crucial lncRNAs for Luminal A Breast Cancer through RNA Sequencing by Xinjian Jia, Hai Lei, Xuemei Jiang, Ying Yi, Xue Luo, Junyan Li, Yu Chen, Sha Liu, Chengcheng Yang

“…Nevertheless, a few studies have focused on identifying key lncRNAs for patients with luminal A breast cancer. In our study, we tried to find key lncRNAs and mRNAs in luminal A breast cancer. …”
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Method for predicting the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus development in persons with visceral obesity and prediabetes by Yulia V. Nelaeva, Alsu A. Nelaeva, Anna E. Yuzhakova, Ivan M. Petrov, Igor F. Sholomov

“…Clinical and laboratory data of 330 patients were analyzed. Multivariate regression and cosinor analysis determined the most sensitive parameters influencing the development of DM 2. …”
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Protective and Ameliorative Effects of Hydroethanolic Extract of Piper nigrum (L.) Stem against Antiretroviral Therapy-Induced Hepatotoxicity and Dyslipidemia in Wistar Rats by Doreen Enyang, Mubo A. Sonibare, Armelle D. Tchamgoue, Lauve R. Y. Tchokouaha, Fanta S. Yadang, Gael N. Nfor, Christelle W. Kom, Patrick D. H. Betote, Cedric F. Tchinda, Steveng S. K. Tiogo, Gabriel A. Agbor

“…However, ART-associated hepatotoxicity and metabolic disorders in HIV/AIDS patients are growing concerns to clinicians, especially due to the long-term use of the drugs. …”
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Changes in oxygen uptake kinetics after exercise caused by differences in loading pattern and exercise intensity by Yuri Ichikawa, Tomoko Maeda, Tetsuya Takahashi, Kohei Ashikaga, Shiori Tanaka, Yuki Sumi, Haruki Itoh

“…Submaximal exercise tests may be considered as convenient methods for evaluating exercise tolerance in patients with cardiac failure.…”
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