Short-term Outcomes of Pancreatoduodenectomy in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis by Shahab Hajibandeh, MRCS, Shahin Hajibandeh, FRCS, Alwin Puthiyakunnel Saji, Ayman Ashabi, MRCS, Christopher Brown, FRCS, Nicholas G Mowbray, FRCS, Matthew Mortimer, FRCS, Guy Shingler, FRCS, Amir Kambal, FRCS, Bilal Al-Sarireh, FRCS, PhD

“…Results:. Analysis of 18,184 patients from 11 studies suggested LC increased the risk of postoperative mortality (odds ratio [OR]: 3.94, P < 0.00001), major complications (OR: 2.25, P = 0.0002), and pancreatic fistula (OR: 1.73, P = 0.03); it resulted in more blood loss (mean difference [MD]: 204.74 ml, P = 0.0003) and longer hospital stay (MD: 2.05 days, P < 0.00001). …”
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Diabetic retinopathy further increases risk of cardiovascular disease mortality in a high-risk cohort by Richard Kha, Yasemin Kapucu, Mayuri Indrakumar, George Burlutsky, Aravinda Thiagalingam, Pramesh Kovoor, Paul Mitchell, Gerald Liew

“…After controlling for age, sex, BMI, diabetes, total cholesterol, smoking status, hypertension, previous myocardial infarction and stroke, any DR was associated with 1.8-fold higher risk of CVD mortality (Hazard Ratio [HR] 1.84, 95% Confidence Interval [95% CI: 1.30–2.61]). …”
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Blood Pressure in relation to 24-Hour Urinary Sodium and Potassium Excretion in a Uruguayan Population Sample by Paula Moliterno, Ramón Álvarez-Vaz, Matias Pécora, Leonella Luzardo, Luciana Borgarello, Alicia Olascoaga, Carmen Marino, Oscar Noboa, Jan A. Staessen, José Boggia

“…Participants in cluster three had systolic blood pressure values that were 23.9 mmHg (95% confidence interval: −29.5 to −1.84) lower than those in cluster one. Participants in cluster two had blood pressure levels similar to those in cluster one (P = 0.32) and worse metabolic profiles than those in cluster one and three (P < 0.05). …”
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Effect of Extrusion on the Functional Properties and Bioactive Compounds of Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) Shell by Dalia Samanta Aguilar-Avila, Hector Eduardo Martinez-Flores, Eduardo Morales-Sanchez, Rosalía Reynoso-Camacho, Ma. Guadalupe Garnica-Romo

“…The extrusion resulted in a 138.3% increase in the soluble dietary fiber content, along with 40.3% and 18.4% reductions of total phenolic and total flavonoid contents, respectively. …”
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Association of biochemical indicators with multimorbidity in 19,624 older adult individuals with chronic diseases: a study from Jindong District, Jinhua City, China by Qihuan Yao, Guozhong Chen

“…Among the biochemical indicators, hemoglobin (Hb) (OR = 1.46, 95%CI: 1.13–1.90), white blood cell count (WBC) (OR = 1.25, 95%CI: 1.02–1.54), red blood cell count (RBC) (OR = 1.36, 95%CI: 1.10–1.69), urinary protein (U-PRO) (OR = 1.10, 95%CI: 1.02–1.19), urinary glucose (U-GLU) (OR = 1.44, 95%CI: 1.23–1.67), alanine aminotransferase (ALT) (OR = 1.71, 95%CI: 1.39–2.10), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) (OR = 1.22, 95%CI: 1.05–1.41), creatinine (Cr) (OR = 1.28, 95%CI: 1.16–1.42), uric acid (UA) (OR = 1.36, 95%CI: 1.22–1.51), total cholesterol (TC) (OR = 1.76, 95%CI: 1.59–1.95), triglycerides (TG) (OR = 2.63, 95%CI: 2.46–2.82), low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) (OR = 1.84, 95%CI: 1.60–2.11), high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C) (OR = 10.99, 95%CI: 8.12–14.90), and fasting blood glucose (FBG) (OR = 1.89, 95%CI: 1.74–2.05) are associated with the risk of multimorbidity of chronic diseases (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Planta piloto bioclimática integrada: Análise de desempenho energético em um horizonte de 2 anos by Douglas Lamas Dias, Giuliano Arns Rampielli

“…Em relação à produtividade de referência, o maior valor foi alcançado em janeiro de 2022, com 190,19 kWh/kWp, enquanto em fevereiro de 2021 o valor máximo foi de 184,85 kWh/kWp. Por fim, a razão de performance em 2021 atingiu 89%, enquanto em 2022 foi de 85%. …”
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Hubungan Status Lingkar Lengan Atas Ibu Hamil dengan Antropometri Bayi Baru Lahir di Sumatera Barat, Indonesia by Andriani Mulyono, Arif Sabta Aji, Winda Irwanti, Effatul Afifah, Nur Indrawaty Lipoeto

“…Metode: Penelitian ini merupakan penelitian data sekunder dari penelitian VDPM Study dengan total subjek sebanyak 184 pasang ibu dan anak. Variabel yang diambil dalam penelitian ini adalah LILA, Berat Badan Lahir (BBL), Panjang Badan Lahir (PBL), Lingkar Kepala Lahir (LKL), dan status Small for Gestational Age (SGA). …”
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Brief Report: Not Created Equal: Survival Differences by KRAS Mutation Subtype in NSCLC Treated With Immunotherapy by Lova Sun, MD, MSCE, Yunyun Zhou, PhD, Elizabeth A. Handorf, PhD, Hossein Borghaei, DO, Jessica Bauman, MD, Charu Aggarwal, MD

“…Results: Among the 1539 patients, 819 patients were KRAS wild type (KRASwt) and 720 were KRASm (296 KRAS G12C, 143 KRAS G12V, 97 KRAS G12D, 184 other KRASm). In the 50% or higher PD-L1 subgroup, patients with KRAS G12V had worse survival (median overall survival [mOS] = 8.2 mo) compared with KRASwt (mOS = 13.3 mo) and other KRAS subgroups (mOS ranging from 13.4 to 19.9 mo). …”
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Preventive Adolescent Health Care in Family Practice: A Program Summary by Barry Knishkowy, Moshe Schein, Alexander Kiderman, Aliza Velber, Richard Edman, John Yaphe

“…The AMA Guidelines for Adolescent Preventive Services (GAPS) has been the cornerstone of preventive care for teenagers since its publication in 1994. Despite this, there has been little documentation of their implementation in the family medicine literature. …”
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Relationship of monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio (MHR) and other inflammatory biomarkers with sarcopenia: a population-based study by Zhiwei Xue, Jian Cao, Jianhui Mou, Rui Wang, Peng Liu

“…Results In the fully adjusted model, ln SII, ln NLR, ln NHHR, ln MHR, ln MHR + ln SII, ln MHR + ln NHHR, and ln MHR + ln NLR were positively associated with low muscle mass (ln SII: OR = 1.59 [1.37–1.84]; ln NLR: OR = 1.35 [1.13–1.60]; ln NHHR: OR = 1.49[1.27–1.75]; ln MHR: OR = 1.98 [1.68–2.33]; ln MHR + ln SII: OR = 1.61 [1.46–1.79]; ln MHR + ln NHHR: OR = 1.42 [1.29–1.56]; ln MHR + ln NLR: OR = 1.58 [1.41–1.78]). …”
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Adverse events and overall health and well-being after COVID-19 vaccination: interim results from the VAC4COVID cohort safety study by Thomas M MacDonald, Andrew Duncan, Amy Rogers, Greg Guthrie, Alex Doney, Steve Morant, Isla Mackenzie, Evelien Rooke, Rebecca Barr, Filippo Pigazzani, Krists Zutis

“…Objectives To describe the incidence of adverse events (AEs), reactogenicity symptoms, menstrual changes and overall self-rated improvement in health and well-being after COVID-19 vaccination.Design VAC4COVID is an ongoing prospective, active observational, post-authorisation cohort safety study (PASS) of UK-approved vaccines for COVID-19 disease.Setting The study is conducted through a secure website (www.vac4covid.com) by MEMO Research, University of Dundee, UK.Participants 16 265 adult (18 years or older) UK residents with a valid email address and internet access.Interventions Any UK-authorised COVID-19 vaccination.Main outcome measures The outcomes reported in this interim analysis include AEs, reactogenicity-type AEs (headache, fatigue, muscle or joint pain, fever, nausea, dizziness or local vaccine reaction), menstrual changes and reported improvement in overall health and well-being.Results 11 475 consented participants (mean age 54.8 years) provided follow-up data between 2 February and 5 October 2021 (mean follow-up duration 184 days), by which date 89.2% of participants had received two vaccine doses. 89.8% of 5222 participants who completed a follow-up questionnaire in the 7 days after any COVID-19 vaccination reported no AEs. …”
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Phenolic Content and Antioxidant and Antimicrobial Activities of Malva sylvestris L., Malva oxyloba Boiss., Malva parviflora L., and Malva aegyptia L. Leaves Extract by Khalid A. Shadid, Ashok K. Shakya, Rajashri R. Naik, Nidal Jaradat, Husni S. Farah, Naeem Shalan, Nooman A. Khalaf, Ghaleb A. Oriquat

“…The results showed that the methanolic extract of M. oxyloba has the highest contents of phenols (191.54 ± 2.84 mg of GAE/g) and has the best antioxidant capacity with an IC50 value of 1.94 ± 1.84 µg/ml, which is very close to Trolox. …”
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Coproantigen detection and molecular identification of Cryptosporidium species among newborn and adult farm animals by Dina Aboelsoued, Nagwa I. Toaleb, Kadria N. Abdel Megeed

“…The percentage of positivity was 45.1%, 50%, 20%, 18.4%, 31.25%, 38.3%, 18.8%, and 11% in buffalo calves, cattle calves, lambs, goat kids, adult buffaloes, adult cattle, sheep, and goats, respectively. …”
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Glia control experience-dependent plasticity in an olfactory critical period by Hans C Leier, Alexander J Foden, Darren A Jindal, Abigail J Wilkov, Paola Van der Linden Costello, Pamela J Vanderzalm, Jaeda Coutinho-Budd, Masashi Tabuchi, Heather T Broihier

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Comparisons of adverse events associated with immune checkpoint inhibitors in the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer: a real-world disproportionality analysis based on the FDA... by Ruichen Gao, Wenjun Liang, Jintao Chen, Mingxia Yang, Xiaowei Yu, Xiaohua Wang

“…In terms of respiratory AEs, pembrolizumab exhibited a higher risk compared to durvalumab (OR = 2.48, 95% CI: 1.72–3.59), atezolizumab (OR = 1.84, 95% CI: 1.07–3.16), and nivolumab (OR = 4.21, 95% CI: 1.72–10.28), while ipilimumab exhibited a higher risk compared to durvalumab (OR = 2.76, 95% CI: 1.14–6.65) and nivolumab (OR = 4.67, 95% CI: 1.14–15.51). …”
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Social inequalities in the use of online food delivery services and associations with weight status: cross-sectional analysis of survey and consumer data by Jean Adams, Martin White, Frank de Vocht, Emma Boyland, Steven Cummins, Laura Cornelsen, Amy Yau, Thomas Burgoine, Cherry Law, Alexandra Irene Kalbus

“…In contrast, households with lower social grade were more likely to use takeaway food delivery apps compared with households in the highest grade (OR 2.31, 95% CI 1.38 to 3.87). While takeaway food delivery app use was positively associated with living with obesity (relative risk ratio 1.84, 95% CI 1.20 to 2.82), use of online grocery delivery services was not.Discussion Findings indicate that use of online food delivery services is patterned by markers of social position and weight status, which may lead to dietary inequalities. …”
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El apego, la comunicación y las finanzas como factores que explican la satisfacción marital by Victoria Eugenia Cabrera-García, María del Carmen Docal-Millán, Jerson Fabián Bermúdez-Orjuela, Leisy Mondragón-Rubiano, Martha Lucía Chica-Guzmán

“…De 266 participantes, 82 hombres y 184 mujeres de nacionalidad colombiana. Como batería de instrumentos se utilizó: la Escala de Satisfacción de la Pareja (ESP-10), Experiencias en Relaciones Cercanas (ECR), Escala de Estilos de Comunicación Marital y Escala de comportamiento de gestión financiera (FMBS). …”
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Top-down and bottom-up approach to competence management implementation: A case of two central banks by Jerzy Rosinski, Jacek Klich, Agata Filipkowska, Richard Pettinger

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The Influence of Network Position on Executives’ Preference for Imitation over Innovation: A Scenario-Based Experimental Approach by Guojian Zhang, Francis Boadu, Yu Xie

“…Through a scenario-based experimental approach involving 1024 responses from 64 senior executives, we examine how network centrality, structural equivalence, and structural autonomy shape these strategic preferences. …”
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Endothelial activation and dysfunction caused by influenza A virus (<i>Alphainfluenzavirus influenzae</i>) by Vladimir A. Marchenko, Irina N. Zhilinskaya

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