Low-cost male urogenital simulator for penile implant surgery training: a 3D printing approach by Zixi Wang, Carlo Saija, Nicholas Raison, Abdullatif Aydin, Zhouyang Xu, Katie Zuo, Kawal Rhode, Antonia Pontiki

“…The simulator was favourably reviewed by both urology trainees and experienced surgeons, highlighting its utility as a practical training tool. …”
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Validation of biomarkers and clinical scores for the detection of uterine leiomyosarcoma: a case-control study with an update of pLMS by Marcus Vollmer, Günter Köhler, Julia Caroline Radosa, Marek Zygmunt, Julia Zimmermann, Martina Köller, Christine Seitz, Helena Bralo, Marc Philipp Radosa, Askin Cangül Kaya, Johann Krichbaum, Erich-Franz Solomayer, Lars Kaderali, Zaher Alwafai

“…Scoring systems were compared using receiver operating characteristics and proposed diagnostic cut-offs were reviewed. Missing values were imputed by random forest imputation to create the updated scoring system ‘pLMS2’ using penalized logistic regression based on the pooled data sets of 384 uLMS and 1485 LM. …”
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Future of artificial intelligence for the diagnosis and treatment of retinal diseases by E.A. Katalevskaya, D.Yu. Katalevskiy, M.I. Tyurikov, I.A. Velieva, A.V. Bol’shunov

“…Acquisition and analysis of images are critical for diagnosing and treating ophthalmic disorders, particularly retinal diseases. This paper reviews the use of AI algorithms for diagnosing and treating retinal disorders. …”
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Enseñanza del parto instrumental con fórceps basado en simulación: una revisión sistemática exploratoria by Álvaro Herrera Alcaíno, Diego Berrezueta Ocaranza, Pablo Celis Rubio, Nicolás Cruz González, Rosario Acuña Quiñones, Catalina Larraín

“…Material y métodos: Revisión sistemática de la literatura mediante el protocolo PRISMA Extension for Scoping Reviews en la base de datos de WOS y SCOPUS. Se consideraron artículos originales publicados en español e inglés, sin delimitación temporal, referidos a los métodos o modelos de enseñanza de atención de partos instrumentalizados con fórceps. …”
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Clinical outcomes following surgical fixation of acromion fractures by Tram L. Tran, MD, MPH, Molly G. Sekar, MD, Nik Bhardwaja, BS, Jessica McGraw-Heinrich, MD, Michael D. McKee, MD, Niloofar Dehghan, MD

“…Methods: This is a retrospective review of patients with acromion fractures that were treated with open reduction internal fixation between January 2014 and March 2023. …”
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Do continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) metrics predict macrovascular and microvascular complications in diabetes? The FACULTY protocol of a retrospective real-world cohort study by Eric Vicaut, Ramzi A Ajjan, J Seufert, Gérard de Pouvourville, Emmanuel Cosson, Laure Carcaillon-Bentata, Tadej Battelino, Patrick Blin, Fleur Levrat-Guillen, Michael Joubert

“…Dissemination plans include full publication of the study outcomes in peer-reviewed journal(s) with open access and presentations at national and international diabetes and cardiovascular conferences.…”
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Ocular Biometry OCR: a machine learning algorithm leveraging optical character recognition to extract intra ocular lens biometry measurements by Anish Salvi, Leo Arnal, Kevin Ly, Gabriel Ferreira, Sophia Y. Wang, Sophia Y. Wang, Curtis Langlotz, Curtis Langlotz, Vinit Mahajan, Vinit Mahajan, Chase A. Ludwig, Chase A. Ludwig

“…While PaddleOCR and Gemini demonstrated high agreement, PaddleOCR offered slightly better performance upon reviewing quantitative and qualitative results.…”
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Evaluation of the impact of the state of emergency during the COVID-19 pandemic on childhood immunizations in Benguela Province, Angola by Tadatsugu Imamura, Keiji Mochida, Balogun Olukunmi, Lino Tchicondingosse, Pedro Sapalalo, Ketha Rubuz Francisco, Ai Aoki, Akira Ishiguro, Kenji Takehara

“…Methods We retrospectively reviewed the epidemiological data of infants born between November 2019 and February 2020 in Benguela Province, Angola. …”
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Systemic risk factors for developing of primary open-angle glaucoma by E.A. Egorov, V.P. Erichev, S.Yu. Petrov, A.V. Kuroyedov, A.A. Antonov, A.A. Vitkov

“…There is the evidence of the possible impact of hypothyroidism and obesity on the resistance of outflow of intraocular fluid and increase in intraocular pressure. The aim of this review is to summarize current data on systemic risk factors for POAG, which can contribute to a better understanding of the principles of glaucoma and to plan diagnostics taking into account the assessment of all risks. …”
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Construction of a training curriculum system for elderly care of social workers based on post competency (基于岗位胜任力的社会工作者老年照护培训课程体系构建)... by LI Xiaohua (李小花), GONG Shaohua (弓少华), GUO Hong (郭红), LIU Yu (刘宇)

“…Methods On the basis of literature review and current situation investigation, the training curriculum system of elderly care for social workers was preliminarily developed, and two rounds of letter consultation were conducted on experts by Delphi method. …”
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Comparing clinical only and combined clinical laboratory models for ECPR outcomes in refractory cardiac arrest by Chun-Chieh Chiu, Yu-Jun Chang, Chun-Wen Chiu, Ying-Chen Chen, Yung-Kun Hsieh, Shun-Wen Hsiao, Hsu-Heng Yen, Fu-Yuan Siao

“…Medical records between January 2012 and January 2019 in our institution were retrospectively reviewed. Patients who met the following criteria were enrolled in the ECPR program: age 18–75 years, CCPR started with CA in < 5 min, CA was assumed to be of heart origin, and refractory CA. …”
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Nissen-Sleeve procedure versus laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass in patients with morbid obesity and gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: protocol for a non-inferiority randomise... by Jan A Apers, Martin Dunkelgrun, Ivonne Leeuwenburgh, Judith W H 't Hart, Bo J Noordman, Laser U Biter

“…The study results will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications and conference presentations.Trial registration number NL9789; The Netherlands Trial Registry.…”
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Effects of blood flow restriction training on cardiometabolic health and body composition in adults with overweight and obesity: a meta-analysis by Hao Kong, Yilin Zhang, Mingyue Yin, Kai Xu, QingGuo Sun, Yun Xie, Olivier Girard

“…The certainty of evidence for the BFR outcomes was low.ConclusionBFR training shows promise in improving cardiometabolic health and body composition, indicating that it may serve as a beneficial, individualized exercise prescription for improving cardiovascular disease risk and fat loss in adults with excess body weight and obesity.Systematic Review Registration:https://archive.org/details/osf-registrations-uv6jx-v1.…”
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Developing and Assessing a Scalable Digital Health Tool for Pretest Genetic Education in Patients With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: Mixed Methods Design by Jessica N Rivera Rivera, Moran Snir, Emilie Simmons, Tara Schmidlen, Misha Sholeh, Melinda Leigh Maconi, Carley Geiss, Hayden Fulton, Laura Barton, Brian D Gonzalez, Jennifer Permuth, Susan Vadaparampil

“…Patients with early-onset colorectal cancer and health care providers reviewed Nest-CRC, and their reactions and recommendations were captured using a nested mixed methods approach. …”
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Benefits, limits, and risks of ChatGPT in medicine by Jonathan A. Tangsrivimol, Jonathan A. Tangsrivimol, Erfan Darzidehkalani, Hafeez Ul Hassan Virk, Zhen Wang, Zhen Wang, Jan Egger, Michelle Wang, Sean Hacking, Benjamin S. Glicksberg, Markus Strauss, Markus Strauss, Chayakrit Krittanawong, Chayakrit Krittanawong

“…Its ability to process and synthesize vast amounts of data accelerates research workflows, aiding in literature reviews, hypothesis generation, and clinical trial designs. …”
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Following Up Patients With Chronic Pain Using a Mobile App With a Support Center: Unicenter Prospective Study by Marta Antonia Gómez-González, Nicolas Cordero Tous, Javier De la Cruz Sabido, Carlos Sánchez Corral, Beatriz Lechuga Carrasco, Marta López-Vicente, Gonzalo Olivares Granados

“…ObjectiveOur objective was to evaluate patient adherence to remote follow-up using a system that includes a mobile app and a remote support center. MethodsAfter review of the literature and approval of the design of the follow-up system by a multidisciplinary committee, a team of experts developed a system based on a mobile app, a website for health care professionals, and a remote support center. …”
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Efficacy and safety of NeoAdjuvant chemotherapy with or without tIslelizumab followed by debulking surgery for oVarian cancEr (NAIVE study) in China: study protocol of an open-labe... by Ying Zhu, Jianwei Zhou, Zhigang Zhang, Jiaojiao Zhang, Jing Fei, Xiaoqing Zhu

“…Presentations at scientific and professional meetings and publication in peer-reviewed journals will disseminate the results of the study.Trial registration number NCT04815408.…”
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Serial measurements in COVID-19-induced acute respiratory disease to unravel heterogeneity of the disease course: design of the Maastricht Intensive Care COVID cohort (MaastrICCht) by Steven J R Meex, Walther N K A van Mook, Iwan C C van der Horst, Jeanette Tas, Coen D A Stehouwer, Rob J J van Gassel, Serge J H Heines, Mark M G Mulder, Nanon F L Heijnen, Melanie J Acampo-de Jong, Julia L M Bels, Frank C Bennis, Marcel Koelmann, Rald V M Groven, Moniek A Donkers, Frank van Rosmalen, Ben J M Hermans, Otto Bekers, Astrid M L Oude Lashof, Fabian H Tijssen, Jan-Willem E M Sels, Chahinda Ghossein-Doha, Rob G H Driessen, Pieter L Kubben, Marcus L F Janssen, Gerry A F Nicolaes, Ulrich Strauch, Zafer Geyik, Thijs S R Delnoij, Kim H M Walraven, Jeanine A M C F Verbunt, Susanne van Santen, Ronny M Schnabel, Marcel J H Aries, Marcel C G van de Poll, Bas C T van Bussel, Joachim E Wildberger, Sander M J van Kuijk, Dennis C J J Bergmans, Paul H M Savelkoul, Alma M A Mingels, Wolfgang F F A Buhre

“…The results will be published in peer-reviewed academic journals, with a preference for open access journals, while particularly considering deposition of the manuscripts on a preprint server early.Trial registration number The Netherlands Trial Register (NL8613).…”
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Research involvement among undergraduate medical students in Bangladesh: a multicenter cross-sectional study by Mohammad Jahid Hasan, Salwa Islam, Hasnat Sujon, Fahmida Islam Chowdhury, Muna Islam, Mostak Ahmed, Mahbuba Shabnam, Mahbub Mayukh Rishad, Mohammad Nurunnabi, Md Marufur Rahman, Jannatul Fardous, Mir Susmita Zaman, Mir Paramita Zaman, Mir Ahsan Ali, Md Rabiual Awal, Taha Choudhury, Ahmed Ullah Shuvo, Sabrina Sultana, Tanjina Tabassum, Monjur Rahman, Anindita Das Barshan, Tamanna Tabassum, Md. Abdur Rafi, Sharmeen Yasmeen

“…Approximately 7% (n = 205) had undergone formal research training, and 6.5% (n = 187) had experience in publications in peer-reviewed journals as first authors or coauthors. A total of 45.5% of the students faced multiple challenges during participating in research, with the two most difficult tasks being designing a study (26.7%) and data collection and recruitment of study participants (19.6%). …”
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Frequency of viral etiology in community-acquired pneumonia by Zain Ahmad Khan, Akbar Shoukat Ali, Imran Ahmed, Joveria Farooqi, Muhammad Irfan

“…Medical records of CAP patients admitted to Aga Khan University Hospital (Karachi, Pakistan) from March 2022 to February 2023 were retrospectively reviewed, patients who had microbiological tests performed within 48 hours of the hospital admission were included, and the frequency of viral and bacterial etiology was calculated. …”
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