Athletic Shoulder Test Differences Exist Bilaterally in Healthy Pitchers by Aaron Trunt, Brandon T. Fisher, Lisa N. MacFadden

“… # What is known about the subject Data from the ASH test has been published previously in non-throwing athletes and was shown to be valid and reliable in that group. …”
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Application of artificial intelligence in the health management of chronic disease: bibliometric analysis by Mingxia Pan, Mingxia Pan, Rong Li, Junfan Wei, Huan Peng, Ziping Hu, Yuanfang Xiong, Na Li, Yuqin Guo, Weisheng Gu, Hanjiao Liu, Hanjiao Liu

“…Keyword co-occurrences among countries, authors, and institutions were analyzed with Vosviewer, while CiteSpace was employed to assess keyword frequencies and trends.ResultsA total of 341 publications were retrieved, originating from 775 institutions across 55 countries, and published in 175 journals by 2,128 authors. A notable surge in publications occurred between 2013 and 2024, accounting for 95.31% (325/341) of the total output. …”
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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

“…JumpstartMD produced generally greater weight loss than published reports for other real-food and prepackaged-meal commercial programs and somewhat greater or comparable losses to meal replacement diets. …”
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Depot-specific acetylation profiles of adipose tissues—therapeutic targets for metabolically unhealthy obesity by Haoyue Guo, Zhiyi Zhang, Juntao Yang, Jiangfeng Liu, Hongwei Lin, Ningbei Yin

“…Overlap analysis was performed between our datasets and previously published proteomic datasets in obesity populations. …”
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Effects of virtual reality technology on early mobility in critically ill adult patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Yansha He, Yansha He, Qin Yang, Xiaoxia Dai, Tian Chen, Huan Wu, Kunjie Li, Shiqiong Zhu, Yanlin Liu, Hua Lei

“…To evaluate the quality of the included studies, the risk of bias was assessed using the RevMan 5.4 tool.ResultsA total of 11 randomized controlled trials (RCTs) published over 10 years were included, involving 880 critically ill adult patients: 435 in the experimental group and 445 in the control group. …”
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Erratum to “The usefulness of surgical drains on short term outcomes among patients undergoing craniotomy at the Bugando Medical Centre, Mwanza Tanzania” [World Neurosurgery: X(22C... by Dennis Onsombi, Gerald Mayaya, Vladimir Herrera, Anton Manyanga, Washington Leonald, Samuel Byabato, James Lubuulwa

“…However, with the paucity of published data regarding utility in Tanzania, we sought out to determine the occurrence of SFC, incidence of SSI and the length of hospital stay among patients who underwent craniotomies. …”
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Prognostic significance of p27 in colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis and bioinformatics analysis by Jing Zou, Dong Wang, Gaoping Yin, Kexiang Lu, Kaibin Chang, He Li

“…BackgroundIn the past, numerous investigations have delved into the influence of p27 (p27kip) on the prognosis and clinicopathological characteristics of colorectal cancer (CRC), yielding conclusions that are not universally statistically significant, thus rendering the discourse rather contentious.MethodsWe collected available articles published before August 2024 and extracted data to analyze the association between the expression of p27 and the prognosis and clinicopathological features of CRC. …”
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Cancer Cachexia: Innovations in Pharmacotherapy for Terminal-Stage Patients - Review of the latest reports by Kinga Witowska, Karolina Sacher, Negar Hosseinnejad, Mikolaj Biskupski, Mariola Turemka, Aneta Mandziuk, Urszula Korotko, Krystyna Zabojska, Aneta Klaudia Wojtas, Aleksandra Cygnarowicz

“…Material and methods The review was based on research of articles published from 2019 to 2024 on the PubMed database using the following keywords: cancer cachexia, palliative care, and cachexia pharmacotherapy.  …”
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Mismatch repair deficiency and microsatellite instability in urothelial carcinoma: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ninet Sinaii, Guru Sonpavde, Amin H Nassar, Min Yuen Teo, Andrea B Apolo, Jonathan E Rosenberg, Giovanni Maria Iannantuono, Elias B A Chandran, Saad O Atiq, Dilara Akbulut, Nicholas I Simon, Abdul Rouf Banday, Salah Boudjadi, Sandeep Gurram, Gisela Butera, Jonathan A Coleman

“…We searched for studies published up to 26 October 2022 in major scientific databases. …”
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Prognostic factors of thalamic and thalamopeduncular low-grade gliomas in children: A systematic review and recommendations for surgical management by Jana Táborská, Adéla Bubeníková, Petr Skalický, Jakub Táborský, David Horváth, Michal Zápotocký, Ondřej Bradáč, Vladimír Beneš, 3rd

“…Discussion and conclusion: The reported factors considered significant for prognosis align with previously published data. The maximal safe resection, as a potentially curative modality for thalamic low-grade glioma, and the multidisciplinary approach to each patient should be a standard of care. …”
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Blockchain-Based Value-Added Tax System: A Systematic Review by Vahideh Ghanooni Shishavan, Shaban Elahi, Sadegh Dorri Nogoorani, Ali Yazdian Varjani

“…The first article in this field was published in 2017, and the number of articles has risen significantly since then.ResultsThe increasing number of papers reflects the growing interest in implementing blockchain technology. …”
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Microvascular decompression: a contemporary update by Inibehe Ime Okon, Sidharth Sunil Menon, Mahmoud Osama, Maidan Aiman, Luis F. Fabrini Paleare, Don Lucero-Prisno Eliseo, Muhammad Danish Shafqat, Chizowa Okwuchukwu Ezeaku, Márcio Yuri Ferreira, Youssef Razouqi, Marianna Kapsetaki, Jovy Dia Remolino Saniel, Naneta M. Panit, Asad Gul Rao, Umer Iqbal, Daniel David Otobo, Ibraheem M. Alkhawaldeh, Felipe Salvagni Pereira, Imad Akbar, Omar Kasimieh, Bipin Chaurasia

“…Methods A comprehensive literature review was conducted using databases such as PubMed, SpringerLink, Google Scholar, BioMed Central, Scopus, and ScienceDirect. Studies published between 1970 and 2024 were analyzed, emphasizing surgical techniques, clinical outcomes, and technological innovations in MVD. …”
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A dual-band microwave sensor for glucose measurements utilizing an enclosed split ring metamaterial-based array by Abhishek Kandwal, Ziheng Ju, Louis W.Y. Liu, Rohit Jasrotia, Choon Kit Chan, Zedong Nie, Ali M. Almuhlafi, Hamsakutty Vettikalladi

“…Diabetes is currently a major public health concern, partly exacerbated by the recent outbreak of coronavirus. Most of the published EM-wave based glucose sensors of this date allow a glucose concentration to be determined through a resonance frequency shift, inevitably with a questionable accuracy. …”
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AI-assisted detection for chest X-rays (AID-CXR): a multi-reader multi-case study protocol by Fergus Gleeson, Alex Novak, Indrajeet Das, Ruchir Shah, Edwin van Beek, Sarim Ather, Howell Fu, Nabeeha Salik, Alan Campbell, Farhaan Khan, Abdala Trinidad Espinosa Morgado, Marusa Kotnik, Louise Wing, John Murchison, Jong Seok Ahn, Sang Hyup Lee, Ambika Seth

“…The results will be presented at relevant conferences and published in a peer-reviewed journal.Trial registration number Protocol ID 310995-B (awaiting approval), ClinicalTrials.gov…”
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Impact in Clinical Practice of the European Medicines Agency Health Alert About the Restriction of the Use of JAK Inhibitors by Elisabet Castañeda-Estévez, Cristina Vergara-Dangond, Martina Steiner, Maria Beatriz Paredes-Romero, Ana Esteban-Vázquez, Tatiana Cobo-Ibañez, Laura Trives-Folguera, Maria Liz Romero-Bogado, Isabel De La Cámara-Fernández, Patricia Richi-Alberti, Ana Acosta-Alfaro, Iría De la Osa-Subtil, Santiago Muñoz-Fernández

“…When the health alert was published, 75 patients were on treatment with JAKi, and 33 met the alert criteria. …”
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Outcomes Following Metabolic Bariatric Surgery at a Single Center in the United Arab Emirates by Allum M, Buckley A, Suliman SGI, Suliman M, Hamdan K, Al Hadad M

“…Matthew Allum,1 Adam Buckley,1 Sara GI Suliman,1 Mohamed Suliman,1 Khaled Hamdan,2 Mohamed Al Hadad2 1Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; 2Department of Bariatric and Metabolic Surgery, Healthpoint Hospital, Abu Dhabi, United Arab EmiratesCorrespondence: Matthew Allum, Consultant Endocrinologist, Department of Endocrinology, Imperial College London Diabetes Centre, Abu Dhabi, PO Box 48338, United Arab Emirates, Tel +971 24040800, Email mallum@icldc.aeIntroduction: While the benefits of metabolic bariatric surgery (MBS) are well described, only few studies have been published from the Gulf region, where the impact of regional patient characteristics on outcomes remains poorly understood.Methods: Data were reviewed for patients attending metabolic follow-up three or more months after primary MBS at our center in the UAE from 2016 to 2022. …”
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An Areal Assessment of Subseafloor Carbon Cycling in Cold Seeps and Hydrate-Bearing Areas in the Northern South China Sea by Yanping Zhang, Min Luo, Yu Hu, Hongbin Wang, Duofu Chen

“…In order to better understand the carbon turnover in the cold seeps and gas hydrate-bearing areas of the northern South China Sea (SCS), we collected geochemical data of 358 cores from published literatures and retrieved 37 cores and corresponding pore water samples from three areas of interest (i.e., Xisha, Dongsha, and Shenhu areas). …”
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Emerging Trends and Knowledge Domains of B2B Loyalty: A Scientometric Analysis by Seyed Javad Mohammadi, Abolghasem Ebrahimi, Shahrzad Tayaran, Sedighe Tootian Esfehani

“…Overall, since 2014, B2B loyalty research has garnered increasing attention, with a significant rise in the number of articles published annually. The field has transitioned from a conceptualization stage to a cognitive psychology stage. …”
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Is the Use of Tourniquets More Advantageous than Other Bleeding Control Techniques in Patients with Limb Hemorrhage? A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Roberto Cirocchi, Dominica Prigorschi, Luca Properzi, Matteo Matteucci, Francesca Duro, Giovanni Domenico Tebala, Bruno Cirillo, Paolo Sapienza, Gioia Brachini, Sara Lauricella, Diletta Cassini, Antonia Rizzuto, Andrea Mingoli

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> A systematic review and meta-analysis was performed between March 2022 and March 2024, adhering to PRISMA guidelines, to determine whether prehospital tourniquets are clinically effective. The protocol was published on PROSPERO (ID number: CRD42023450373). …”
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BenchAMRking: a Galaxy-based platform for illustrating the major issues associated with current antimicrobial resistance (AMR) gene prediction workflows by Nikolaos Strepis, Dennis Dollee, Donny Vrins, Kevin Vanneste, Bert Bogaerts, Catherine Carrillo, Amrita Bharat, Kristy Horan, Norelle L. Sherry, Torsten Seemann, Benjamin P. Howden, Saskia Hiltemann, Leonid Chindelevitch, Andrew P. Stubbs, John P. Hays

“…The platform currently comprises four well-characterised and published workflows that have previously been used to identify AMR genes using WGS data from several different bacterial species. …”
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