Bone Density, Geometry, and Mass by Peripheral Quantitative Computed Tomography and Bone Turnover Markers in Children with Diabetes Mellitus Type 1 by Maciej Jaworski, Elżbieta Wierzbicka, Edyta Czekuć-Kryśkiewicz, Paweł Płudowski, Maria Kobylińska, Mieczysaw Szalecki

“…Studies on the lower leg in children with T1DM by pQCT have generated conflicting results, and most of the studies published so far focused only on a selected features of the bone. …”
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Acute Renal Replacement Therapy in Children with Diarrhea-Associated Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome: A Single Center 16 Years of Experience by Silviu Grisaru, Melissa A. Morgunov, Susan M. Samuel, Julian P. Midgley, Andrew W. Wade, James B. Tee, Lorraine A. Hamiwka

“…Acute kidney injury (AKI) is becoming more prevalent among hospitalized children, its etiologies are shifting, and new treatment modalities are evolving; however, diarrhea-associated hemolytic uremic syndrome (D+HUS) remains the most common primary disease causing AKI in young children. Little has been published about acute renal replacement therapy (ARRT) and its challenges in this population. …”
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Similarities and Differences between Clavicular Bacterial Osteomyelitis and Nonbacterial Osteitis: Comparisons of 327 Reported Cases by Nan Jiang, Ping Zhang, Wei-ran Hu, Zi-long Yao, Bin Yu

“…We searched the PubMed and Embase databases to identify English published literature between January 1st, 1980, and December 31st, 2018. …”
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Mechanistic Rationale and Clinical Efficacy of Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Chronic Neuropathic Pain: An Evidence-Based Narrative Review by Simone Schiavo, Julian DeBacker, Carine Djaiani, Anuj Bhatia, Marina Englesakis, Rita Katznelson

“…This narrative review was conducted after searching the following databases (Medline, Embase, Cochrane, PsycINFO, the Web of Science, Scopus, ClinicalTrials. gov, WHO ICTRP, and ProQuest Digital Dissertation) from January 1946 to March 2020. Articles published in English that involved either animal or human studies with acute or chronic neuropathic pain evaluating any HBOT-related intervention were included. …”
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Relationship between age and delayed cerebral ischemia in patients with aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage requiring invasive mechanical ventilation: a secondary analysis by Qing-qing Wu, Wei-wen Chen, Tian-lai Lin, Cun-rong Chen, Zhi-rong Ding, You-li Chen

“…This study reanalyzed previously published data from a French university hospital. Chalard K et al. conducted a retrospective cohort study in the intensive care unit from 2010 to 2015. …”
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Detection of Masses in Mammogram Images Based on the Enhanced RetinaNet Network With INbreast Dataset by Wang M, Liu R, Luttrell IV J, Zhang C, Xie J

“…Additionally, we introduced transfer learning techniques into training process through leveraging pre-trained weights from other RetinaNet applications, and fine-tuned our improved model using the INbreast dataset.Results: The aforementioned innovations facilitate superior performance of the enhanced RetiaNet model on the public dataset INbreast, as evidenced by a mAP (mean average precision) of 1.0000 and TPR (true positive rate) of 1.00 at 0.00 FPPI (false positive per image) on the INbreast dataset.Conclusion: The experimental results demonstrate that our enhanced RetinaNet model defeats the existing models by having more generalization performance than other published studies, and it can also be applied to other types of patients to assist doctors in making a proper diagnosis. …”
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Factors Influencing Treatment-Seeking Behavior Among Caregivers of Children with Cancer: A Scoping Review by Nurhidayah I, Hendriyani D, Adistie F, Nurhaeni N, Mediani HS

“…Selected studies were based on original research, utilized either a cross-sectional or qualitative approach, focused on caregivers of children diagnosed with cancer, and were published in the last ten years (2013– 2023).Results: A total of nine articles met the criteria for inclusion: seven were cross-sectional studies, while two were qualitative studies. …”
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[18F]FDG PET-Based Radiomics and Machine Learning for the Assessment of Gliomas and Glioblastomas: A Systematic Review by Francesco Dondi, Roberto Gatta, Maria Gazzilli, Pietro Bellini, Gian Luca Viganò, Cristina Ferrari, Antonio Rosario Pisani, Giuseppe Rubini, Francesco Bertagna

“…Methods: A wide literature search of the PubMed/MEDLINE, Scopus, and Cochrane Library databases was made to find relevant published articles on the role of [18F]FDG PET-based radiomics and ML for the assessment of gliomas and GBMs. …”
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Quantifying human genome parameters in aging by V. P. Volobaev, S. S. Kunizheva, L. I. Uralsky, D. A. Kupriyanova, E. I. Rogaev

“…Although there is a wide repertoire of quantitative trait analyses based on genomic data, most opportunities are ignored by authors, which, along with the inaccessibility of published data, leads to the loss of this important information. …”
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Efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant immunotherapy combined with chemotherapy for stage II–IVa esophageal cancer: a network meta-analysis by Mingxing Wang, Wanhui Dong, Gongyi Wu, Baorui Zhang, Tong Lai, Aixin Liu, Qingming Sun

“…Abstract Objective The objective of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant immunochemotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced, resectable esophageal cancer. Methods Literature published before November 2023 on the clinical efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant immunotherapy in resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma was searched in CNKI, VIP, Wanfang, Chinese Biomedical Literature, PubMed, Embase, Cochrane, and the Web of Science. …”
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American Orthopaedic Foot and Ankle Society (AOFAS) Ankle-Hindfoot Score: a study protocol for the translation and validation of the Dutch language version by Cornelis H Van der Vlies, Esther M M van Lieshout, Michael H J Verhofstad, Duncan E Meuffels, A Siebe de Boer, Wim E Tuinebreijer, P Ted Den Hoed

“…The results of the study are planned to be published in an international, peer-reviewed journal.Trial registration number NTR5613. pre-result.…”
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Modern challenges facing electric vehicle adoption: a review of barriers to adoption, supply chain challenges, and equity by Hala Alshahapy, Joe F Bozeman III, Sanya Carley, Destenie Nock, Daniel Matisoff

“…Conducting a systematic review using Google Scholar and ScienceDirect, we focused on articles related to EV supply chain disruptions, equity, and adoption barriers published in English post-2009. We analyzed 130 articles for topical focus and key findings. …”
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Gaps in Study Design for Immune Parameter Research for Latent Tuberculosis Infection: A Systematic Review by Mariana Herrera, Cristian Vera, Yoav Keynan, Zulma Vanessa Rueda

“…To determine the IP associated with LTBI, compared to active TB and individuals not infected by M. tuberculosis published in literature. Methods. We conducted a systematic search using Google Scholar and PubMed databases, combining the MeSH terms latent tuberculosis, Mycobacterium tuberculosis, cytokines, and biological markers, with the free terms, biomarkers and cytokines. …”
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Efficacy of linaclotide in combination with polyethylene glycol for bowel preparation in Chinese patients undergoing colonoscopy polypectomy: protocol for a randomised controlled t... by Jing Xu, Ping-ping Chen, Dong Chen, Hui-Ying Zhao, Xiao-Feng Cai, Xiao-Bin Wang, Chao-Xu Liu

“…Study findings will be disseminated to participants, presented at professional society meetings, and published in peer-reviewed journals. This trial was registered on the Chinese Clinical Trial Registry with registration number ChiCTR2300075410…”
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Peculiarities of in-Stent Thrombosis and Restenosis in Coronary Arteries Post-COVID-19: A Systematic Review of Clinical Cases and Case Series by Pivina L, Batenova G, Omarov N, Ygiyeva D, Messova A, Alibayeva G, Jamedinova U, Kurumbayev R, Pivin M

“…In the patients with COVID-19 in intensive care units, the proportion of those with elevated troponin levels reached 25%.Objective: Evaluation of the association between COVID-19 and the development of in-stent thrombosis and restenosis of the coronary arteries based on the analysis of clinical cases and case series.Materials and Methods: We searched the PubMed and Scopus databases for relevant case reports and case series of stent restenosis and in-stent thrombosis associated with coronavirus infection (CVI) published between 2020 and the present. Thirty-eight full-text publications were screened and manually checked for analysis. …”
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Diagnostic accuracy of drooling, reluctance, oropharynx, others, and leukocytosis score as a predictor of mortality and complications following acute corrosive ingestion by Fawaz Poonthottathil, Soorya Suresh, Jamshed Nayer, Praveen Aggarwal

“…Literature in this regard is limited and published studies have shown that clinical features fail to predict the severity of injury. …”
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Impact of time-varying exposure on estimated effects in observational studies using routinely collected data: protocol for a cross-sectional study by Ling Li, Xin Sun, Jing Tan, Mei Liu, Wen Wang, Kevin Lu, Guowei Li, Jiayue Xu, Jeff Jianfei Guo

“…We will conduct a cross-sectional study to comprehensively address this question.Methods and analysis We have developed a comprehensive search strategy to identify all studies exploring drug treatment effects including both effectiveness and safety that used RCD and were published in core journals between 2018 and 2020. We will collect information regarding general study characteristics, data source profile, methods for handling time-varying exposure, results and the interpretation of findings from each eligibility. …”
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High-Density Genetic Map Construction and QTL Detection for Cotyledon Color in Faba Bean Based on Double Digest Restriction-Site Associated DNA Sequencing (ddRAD-Seq) by Changcai Teng, Hongyan Zhang, Wanwei Hou, Ping Li, Xianli Zhou, Yujiao Liu

“…The above interval contained 2021 genes, 20 of which were involved in photosynthesis, but no <i>SGR</i> or genes with similar functions were identified. However, the published faba bean <i>vfSGR</i> was located within the <i>vfGC</i> candidate interval, confirming that our localization interval was reliable. …”
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The Impact of Physical Activities on Male Fertility: A Systematic Review by Albert Kapla, Alicja Černohorská, Daria Bednarczyk, Julia Białeta, Karolina Siembab, Katarzyna Rowińska, Michalina Jurkiewicz, Wiktor Garbarczyk, Wiktoria Pysiewicz, Agnieszka Napieralska

“…The search was limited to articles published in English between 1991 and 2023 to ensure the relevance and accuracy of the data. …”
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Diagnostic and prognostic values of tsRNAs in lung cancer: a meta-analysis by Cheng Tang, Su-Xia Sun, Chao Gu, Chao-Juan Li, Jin Xu, Ke-Lei Su, Dan-Dan Zhou, Kuai Yu, Qing-Ling Xiao, Xiao-Li Chen

“…Methods PubMed and Web of Science were searched for articles published up to January 10, 2024. Diagnostic odds ratios (DORs) and areas under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUCs) were used to evaluate the potential of tsRNAs as diagnostic markers for LC. …”
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