Exploring the predictive value of serum lipids for short‐term prognosis in patients with acute‐on‐chronic liver failure by Yunfeng Fu, Kaini Wu, Sicheng Yang, Yuanping Fan, Jianhao Qiu, Qi Zhu, Yating Pan, Xiaqin Chen, Sihai Chen, Xiaodong Zhou

“…A comparison of NRI calculated using the cutoff values assigned by equal assignment revealed that the addition of HDL‐C improved the predictive ability of the MELD score by 4.6% (NRI = 0.0460, p = 0.036). …”
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Pomalidomide in relapsed and refractory multiple myeloma: multicenter retrospective study by V. G. Potapenko, E. V. Baumert, A. A. Bobrova, R. V. Vashchenkov, N. V. Dorofeeva, K. D. Kaplanov, E. V. Karyagina, A. N. Levanov, A. S. Luchinin, S. I. Moiseev, A. V. Novitskii, A. S. Nizamutdinova, О. V. Pirogova, S. A. Povzun, М. V. Platonov, V. V. Porunova, D. А. Ptashnikov, V. V. Ryabchikova, S. Ya. Simeniv, I. А. Skorokhod, Е. А. Ukrainchenko, D. А. Chaginskaya, T. V. Shelekhova, M. N. Shirokova, A. A. Shutylev, N. V. Medvedeva

“…To evaluate efficacy, safety and optimal course of the therapy with pomalidomide in routine practice in patients with double refractory multiple myeloma.Materials and methods. Overall, 71 patients with double refractory multiple myeloma were included in the retrospective analysis. …”
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Modeling the distribution of the invasive snail Physella acuta in China: Implications for ecological and economic impact by Yingxuan Yin, Anyuan Xu, Xiaowen Pan, Qing He, Aoxun Wu, Linya Huang, Yinjuan Wu, Xuerong Li

“…Gaining insight into their geographical spread in China under current and future climate scenarios is crucial for effective monitoring and control strategies against this invasive species. Methods: Global distribution data of P. acuta were collected and screened using “ENMtool”; environmental variables were screened based on contribution of environmental variables, jackknife test and variable correlation analysis using MaxEnt 3.4.1 and GraphPad Prism 8; “kuenm” package in R 4.0.4 software was used to calculate and adjust model parameters; the optimized MaxEnt model was used to predict the potential distribution range of P. acuta in China under different climate scenarios; ArcGIS 10.7 was used to process and visualize the results. …”
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Indocyanine green fluorescence-guided surgery in the emergency setting: the WSES international consensus position paper by Belinda De Simone, Fikri M. Abu-Zidan, Luigi Boni, Ana Maria Gonzalez Castillo, Elisa Cassinotti, Francesco Corradi, Francesco Di Maggio, Hajra Ashraf, Gian Luca Baiocchi, Antonio Tarasconi, Martina Bonafede, Hung Truong, Nicola De’Angelis, Michele Diana, Raul Coimbra, Zsolt J. Balogh, Elie Chouillard, Federico Coccolini, Micheal Denis Kelly, Salomone Di Saverio, Giovanna Di Meo, Arda Isik, Ari Leppäniemi, Andrey Litvin, Ernest E. Moore, Alessandro Pasculli, Massimo Sartelli, Mauro Podda, Mario Testini, Imtiaz Wani, Boris Sakakushev, Vishal G. Shelat, Dieter Weber, Joseph M. Galante, Luca Ansaloni, Vanni Agnoletti, Jean-Marc Regimbeau, Gianluca Garulli, Andrew L. Kirkpatrick, Walter L. Biffl, ICG-Fluorescence Guided Emergency Surgery Consensus Participants, Fausto Catena

“…Aim This consensus paper provides evidence-based and expert opinion-based recommendations for the standardized use of ICG fluorescence imaging in emergency settings. Methods Using the PICO framework, the consensus coordinator identified key research areas, topics, and questions regarding the implementation of ICG fluorescence-guided surgery in emergencies. …”
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Feasibility and Complications between Phacoemulsification and Manual Small Incision Surgery in Subluxated Cataract by Ruchi Goel, Saurabh Kamal, Sushil Kumar, Jugal Kishore, K. P. S. Malik, Sonam Angmo Bodh, Smriti Bansal, Madhu Singh

“…Prospective randomized intervention case series consisting of 60 eyes with visually significant subluxated cataract. Method. The patients were randomly distributed between the two groups equally. …”
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Win Ratio in Biomedical Science: A Bibliometric Analysis by Zhenyu Li, MSc, Aliya Izumi, HBSc, Dominique Vervoort, MD, MPH, CPH, MBA, Anika Ranadive, HBSc, Subodh Verma, MD, Stephen E. Fremes, MD, MSc

“…Background: The win ratio (WR), introduced in 2012, has emerged as a method to analyze hierarchical composite outcomes by prioritizing clinically significant events, unlike traditional composite time-to-event analyses, which treat events equally. …”
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The effect of language typology on the students’ writing skills: A case of the undergraduate students of Arabic language and literature at Arak University by Tahereh Khanabadi, Isa Motaghizadeh, Hayat Ameri, hadi nazarimonazam

“…Dabir Moghadam et al. (2021), focusing on the typological components of word order, identified similarities and differences between Persian and Arabic for the purpose of teaching Persian grammar to the Arabic-speaking learners of Persian.   Materials and methods This study is a quasi-experimental research employing a descriptive-analytical method. …”
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Muqarada sukuk as an Investment Tool in Endowment Funds and the Possibility of its Application in Iraq an Analytical Study by Ardawan Mustafa Ismael, Abdulrrahman Ibrahim Ubaeed

“…Among the contemporary methods for investing endowments are Muqarada instruments, as they are an Islamic alternative to investment bonds in usurious banks, and the first to be used by the Jordan Islamic Bank in the eighties of the last century, and they represent common shares in the speculative capital, which is of equal value, and has a prospectus that contains all the information required by Sharia, such as knowledge of the capital and distribution of profits, and it is tradable in the stock market if it mostly represents assets and benefits. …”
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THE STATE OF HARD TISSUE OF TEMPORARY TEETH IN CHILDREN FROM ORPHANAGES AND BOARDING-SCHOOLS by O.T. Narepekha, I.S. Dubetska-Hrabous

“…Also was found that in the structure of the index "df" of children from boarding- schools where no dentist offices, the indicator of treated teeth "f" is often equal "0" in all age groups and on average was only 0,34 ± 0,03 treated tooth, which is significantly lower than in children, staffed by dental offices, and index f = 1,79 ± 0,12 (p <0,001). …”
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Prevalence, Awareness, and Factors Associated with Hypertension Among Adults in Rural Southwestern Uganda: A Baseline Survey by Kansiime G, Nuwagira E, Obwoya PS, Baluku JB, Kanyesigye M, Twesiime C, Ssebutinde P, Muhindo R, Muyingo A, Kananura K, Tusingwire PD, Atukunda EC, Kalyesubula R, Bajunirwe F, Muiru A

“…This study examines the prevalence, awareness, and associated factors of hypertension among adults in a rural community in southwestern Uganda.Methods: We conducted a baseline survey in Ngango, Mbarara district, enrolling adults aged 18– 79 years from eleven villages. …”
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N4BP3 Activates TLR4-NF-&amp;kappa;B Pathway in Inflammatory Bowel Disease by Promoting K48-Linked I&amp;kappa;B&amp;alpha; Ubiquitination by Jiang W, Yin J, Han M, He W, Zhao Y, Hu J, Wang M, Wang S, Xu J, Deng C, Li J, Gong X, Shen Y

“…It is crucial to investigate whether N4BP3 regulates inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) through the TLR4 signaling pathway and to elucidate the underlying mechanisms.Methods: Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) were used to activate the TLR4 pathway in THP-1/Caco-2 cells. …”
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From Reductionist Skills to Meaningful Learning: Trust and Humility in Bedside Cardiac Assessment by Meisel JL, Navedo DD, Opole IO, Cohen GM, Bernard SA, Carmona H, Nahas AH, Eiduson CM, Papps N

“…We explored how an original bedside cardiac assessment (BCA) curriculum that supported professional attitudes, knowledge, and skills scaffolded clinical learning in a cohort of internal medicine clerkship students.Methods: The curriculum urged students to hear patients’ perspectives with humility and as key to diagnostic reasoning. …”
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Seroprevalence and Risk Factors for Toxoplasma gondii Infection in People Living with HIV: A Cross-Sectional Study from Maputo Central Hospital, Mozambique by Manuel L, Comia IR, Miambo RD, Sousa IM, Cuboia N, Carimo A, Massuanganhe SJ, Buene TP, Banze LR, Paraque BP, Nhancupe N, Schooley RT, Santos-Gomes GM, Noormahomed EV, Benson CA

“…Additionally, it aimed to assess the prevalence of neurological and psychiatric disorders (NPD) among study participants and its possible association with toxoplasmosis seropositivity.Methods: We conducted a descriptive, cross-sectional study of 200 patients aged &gt; 18 years who were admitted to Maputo Central Hospital, Maputo, Mozambique, between March 2020 and October 2021. …”
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Risk of exacerbations, hospitalisation, and mortality in adults with physician-diagnosed chronic obstructive pulmonary disease with normal spirometry and adults with preserved rati... by Oskar Wallström, Caroline Stridsman, Helena Backman, Sigrid Vikjord, Anne Lindberg, Fredrik Nyberg, Lowie E.G.W. Vanfleteren

“…These patients are symptomatic, might suffer from exacerbations and are commonly treated with inhaled therapy, equally to sCOPD. Patients with PRISm had a high prevalence of obesity, diabetes and cardiovascular disease. …”
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Monitoring the Ecological Security of Esfahan with an Ecosystem Service Approach by Mostafa Keshtkar, Romina Sayahnia

“…The per capita ecological deficit in the city of Esfahan is equal to -3.5. In addition, the rate of resource using raises the potential concerns at this level. …”
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Peculiarities of Clinical Indices, Duration and Complication of Acute Pancreatitis in Patients With Comorbid Obesity by Kebkalo A., Tkachuk O., Reiti A.

“…The obtained data were statistically processed in Exel 2010 using a descriptive method with relative, absolute numbers, mean square deviations and their errors. …”
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Ordovician conodonts of the Katkoyeh formation in the Kuh-e-Bonorg section, Kalmard Horst (west of Tabas) by Mohammad Nezhadabbas, Abbas Ghaderi, Hadi Jahangir, Ali Reza Ashouri

“…The obtained conodonts demonstrate the faunal assemblages equal to the proteus, elegans-evae and diprion Zones which confirm the age of Early Ordovician (late Tremadocian–Floian) for the studied section. …”
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Interprofessional education in geriatric medicine: towards best practice. A controlled before–after study of medical and nursing students by Sanja Thompson, Kiloran Metcalfe, Katy Boncey, Clair Merriman, Lorna Catherine Flynn, Gaggandeep Singh Alg, Harriet Bothwell, Carol Forde-Johnston, Elizabeth Puffett, Caroline Hardy, Liz Wright, James Beale

“…The optimal learner group size was determined. The equal numbers of participants from each profession for successful IPE are not necessary. …”
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Multidimensional outcome after endovascular or microsurgical occlusion of ruptured intracranial aneurysms – Comparative analysis of a prospective Swiss multicenter study by Vincens Kälin, Martin N. Stienen, Olivia Zindel-Geisseler, Noemi Dannecker, Yannick Rothacher, Ladina Schlosser, Julia Velz, Martina Sebök, Noemi Eggenberger, Adrien May, Philippe Bijlenga, Ursula Guerra-Lopez, Rodolfo Maduri, Daniele Starnoni, Valérie Beaud, Alessio Chiappini, Thomas Robert, Sara Bonasia, Stefania Rossi, Johannes Goldberg, Christian Fung, David Bervini, Klemens Gutbrod, Nicolai Maldaner, Severin Früh, Marc Schwind, Anna-Maria Zeitlberger, Isabel C. Hostettler, Oliver Bozinov, Peter Brugger, Menno R. Germans, Luca Regli

“…Research question: Are there significant differences in multidimensional outcomes between clipping and coiling treatments for alert aSAH patients when treatment selection is individualized? Material and methods: Within the prospective MoCA-DCI study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03032471), patients with a GCS of 13–15 72h post-aSAH in six neurovascular centers underwent neuropsychological (Montreal Cognitive Assessment; MoCA), neurological (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale; NIHSS), headache (visual analog scale; VAS), disability (modified Rankin Scale; mRS) and health-related quality of life (EuroQol Five Dimensions; EQ5D) assessments within 72h, 14 days and three months after aSAH. …”
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Epidemiological trends and forecasting of tuberculosis burden in the Gulf Cooperation Council countries: Evidence from global burden of disease 1990–2021 by Akashanand, Shailesh Kumar Samal, Shilpa Gaidhane, Diptismita Jena, R. Roopashree, Mandeep Kaur, Deepak Nathiya, Aryantika Sharma, G.V. Siva Prasad, Aashna Sinha, Lara Jain, Vaibhav Jaiswal, Muhammed Shabil, Ganesh Bushi, Sanjit Sah, Ghaya Alqurainees, Jawaher Alotaibi, Maha A. Alshiekheid, Amal A. Sabour, Nawal A. Al Kaabi, Hayam A. Alrasheed, Muhammad A. Halwani, Zainab H. Almansour, Fatimah S. Aljebaly, Mubarak Alfaresi, Ali A. Rabaan

“…Understanding trends in TB burden in these countries is essential for guiding public health strategies. Methods: We analyzed TB trends in GCC countries from 1990 to 2021 using data from the Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study. …”
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