Lower incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma with tenofovir alafenamide in chronic hepatitis B: Evidence from a large-scale cohort by Hye-Jin Yoo, Jae-Young Kim, Jeong-Ju Yoo, Hye Won Lee, Sang Gyune Kim, Young Seok Kim

“…Propensity score matching (1:1:1) resulted in 17,537 patients per group. HCC incidence rates were compared among the groups. …”
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Real-World Evidence of Clinical Outcomes of the Use of the Adalimumab Biosimilar SB5 in Rheumatic and Gastrointestinal Immune-Mediated Inflammatory Diseases: 12-Month Data from the... by Bruno Fautrel, Yoram Bouhnik, Carine Salliot, Franck Carbonnel, Mathurin Fumery, Christophe Bernardeau, Yves Maugars, Mathurin Flamant, Fabienne Coury, Ben Braithwaite, Salima Hateb, Janet Addison, the PERFUSE investigators

“…Switched patients’ remission rates remained stable between baseline and month 12 (M12) for all indications (p > 0.05). Persistence (95% CI) at M12 among naïve patients was 59% (46.5, 68.8) for RA, 65% (49.7, 77.1) for PsA, 56% (48.3, 62.6) for AS, 70% (63.0, 75.7) for CD, and 42% (30.7, 53.1) for UC, compared to 60% (42.7, 73.7) for RA, 57% (37.3, 72.1) for PsA, 55% (45.8, 64.0) for AS, 63% (53.4, 71.7) for CD, and 56% (27.2, 77.6) for UC among switched patients. …”
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Differentiation of Early Sacroiliitis Using Machine-Learning- Supported Texture Analysis by Qingqing Zhu, Qi Wang, Xi Hu, Xin Dang, Xiaojing Yu, Liye Chen, Hongjie Hu

“…Patients were classified into the nr-axSpA group if their digital radiography (DR) and/or CT results within 7 days from the MR examination showed a DR and/or CT grade < 2 for the bilateral sacroiliac joints or a DR and/or CT grade < 3 for the unilateral sacroiliac joint. …”
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Diagnosis, screening, and follow-up of patients with familial interstitial lung disease: Results from an international survey by Emil Vilstrup Moen, Thomas Skovhus Prior, Michael Kreuter, Wim A. Wuyts, Maria Molina-Molina, Marlies Wijsenbeek, Antonió Morais, Argyrios Tzouvelekis, Christopher J. Ryerson, Fabian Caro, Ivette Buendia-Roldan, Jesper M. Magnusson, Joyce S. Lee, Julie Morisett, Justin M. Oldham, Lauren K. Troy, Manuela Funke-Chambour, Maria Laura Alberti, Raphael Borie, Simon L. F. Walsh, Sujeet Rajan, Yasuhiro Kondoh, Yet H Khor, Elisabeth Bendstrup

“…The survey consisted of 74 questions divided into eight topics: characteristics of respondents, diagnosis, screening of first-degree relatives, screening tools, genetic testing methods, lung transplantation, ethical concerns, and future needs. Results Overall, 237 pulmonologists from 50 countries participated. …”
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Prevalence of Antimicrobial-Resistant Pathogens in Canadian Hospitals: Results of the Canadian Ward Surveillance Study (CANWARD 2007) by George G Zhanel, James A Karlowsky, Mel DeCorby, Kim A Nichol, Aleksandra Wierzbowski, Patricia J Baudry, Philippe Lagacé-Wiens, Andrew Walkty, Frank Schweizer, Heather Adam, Melissa McCracken, Michael R Mulvey, The Canadian Antimicrobial Resistance Alliance (CARA), Daryl J Hoban

“…Resistance rates with P aeruginosa were: amikacin 7.6%, cefepime 11.7%, gentamicin 20.8%, fluoroquinolones 23.4% to 25.1%, meropenem 8.1% and piperacillin- tazobactam 7.3%. …”
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Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential is a risk factor of gastric cancer: A Prospective Cohort in UK Biobank study by Zhihui Xi, Huolun Feng, Kunling Chen, Xin Guo, Dandan Zhu, Jiabin Zheng, Yong Li

“…The stratified OR (95 % CI) of individuals aged ≥ 57 was 1.33 (1.02 to 1.72) for overall CHIP, whereas the OR for younger individuals was 0.79 (0.37 to 1.44). …”
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Multispecies probiotics applications through feed addition on cultured tilapia to prevent streptococcosis by Nurin Dalilah Ayu Destianingrum, Munti Yuhana, Angela Mariana Lusiastuti

“…The result of K3 survival rate shown 89.33±6.11%, significantly different from the K + and K- wich were 66.67±4.62% and 88.00±8.00%. The highest increased immune value shown by K3 were wich phagocytic index value 64.00±2.65% and respiratory burst activity value 0.07±0.00 OD.   …”
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New proposal for a multimodal imaging approach for the subclinical detection of hydroxychloroquine-induced retinal toxicity in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Ricard Cervera, Alfredo Adan, Gerard Espinosa, Jose Rios, Olga Araujo, José Hernández-Rodríguez, Laura Pelegrín, Ricardo P Casaroli-Marano, Halbert Hernández-Negrín, Marc Figueras-Roca, Vanesa Budi, Montse Morató

“…Regarding functional analysis, VF was less specific than mfERG in detecting subclinical retinal toxicity (VF specificity 47.5%). En face OCT and en face OCTA structural findings showed better concordance, with a kappa index &gt;0.8, and both identified the same cases of toxicity as FAF.Conclusion Although structural OCT and VF are frequently used to screen for hydroxychloroquine-induced retinal toxicity, our findings suggest that a combination of mfERG, en face OCT and en face OCTA could improve the diagnostic accuracy for subclinical retinal damage. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with burnout syndrome in resident physicians: A cross-sectional study in Italy by Luca DI GIAMPAOLO, Andrea ROSSETTI, Teresa GALANTI, Simone DE SIO, Luca COPPETA, Hector NIETO, Hiroo WADA, Niu QUIAO, Younes RAMI, Hicham KHABBACHE, Driss AIT ALI, Amelia RIZZO, Kavita BATRA, Murat YILDIRIM, Mahmood BAHRAMIZADEH, Francesco CHIRICO

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Identification and quantification of transposable element transcripts using Long-Read RNA-seq in Drosophila germline tissues by Rebollo, Rita, Gerenton, Pierre, Cumunel, Eric, Mary, Arnaud, Sabot, François, Burlet, Nelly, Gillet, Benjamin, Hughes, Sandrine, S. Oliveira, Daniel, Goubert, Clément, Fablet, Marie, Vieira, Cristina, Lacroix, Vincent

Subjects: “…long-read sequencing, ONT, transposable elements, regulation, RNA-seq, full-length cDNA…”
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Bisphenol S exposure interrupted human embryonic stem cell derived cardiomyocytes differentiation through ER-NF-κB/ERK signaling pathway by Yongru Zhou, Lin Tian, Liang Wang, Wenjing Wu, Baofang Liang, Wei Xiong, Lishi Zhang, Xiaomeng Li, Jinyao Chen

“…The benchmark dose lower confidence limit (BMDL) of the relative expression of cTnT mRNA exposed by BPS during DP3 was the lowest among all the BMDLs of a good fit, with BMDL5 of 1.96 × 10−2 µg/mL, which is lower than the current reported exposure levels of BPS in maternal serum (0.03–0.07 ng/mL) and maternal umbilical cord serum (0.03–0.12 ng/mL).…”
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Tumor mutational burden and survival on immune checkpoint inhibition in >8000 patients across 24 cancer types by Vivek Subbiah, Samuel J Klempner, Neeraj Agarwal, David P Carbone, Amit Mahipal, Shilpa Gupta, David Fabrizio, Jeffrey S Ross, Gerald Li, David R Gandara, Miles C Andrews, Jonathan W Riess, Ramez N Eskander, Ryon P Graf, Geoffrey R Oxnard, Sarah Sammons, Jeremy Snider, Lilia Bouzit, Cheryl Cho-Phan, Megan Price, Julia C F Quintanilha, Richard Sheng Poe Huang

“…Adjusting for aforementioned factors, increasing TMB was significantly associated with rwOS across tumor types; HRs (95% CIs) relative to TMB&lt;5: TMB 5 to &lt;10: 0.95 (0.89 to 1.02), TMB 10 to &lt;20: 0.79 (0.73 to 0.85), TMB≥20: 0.52 (0.47 to 0.58). …”
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The First Large Identification of 3ANX and NX Producing Isolates of <i>Fusarium graminearum</i> in Manitoba, Western Canada by Maria Antonia Henriquez, Srinivas Sura, Sean Walkowiak, David Kaminski, Anne Kirk, Mark W. Sumarah, Parthasarathy Santhanam, Nina Kepeshchuk, Jules Carlson, E. RoTimi Ojo, Pam de Rocquigny, Holly Derksen

“…A significant correlation was observed between 3ADON and 3ANX (r² = 0.87), as well as between DON and 3ANX (r² = 0.89). …”
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Torrefaction of bamboo pellets using a fixed counterflow multibaffle reactor for renewable energy applications by W. Hidayat, B.A. Wijaya, B. Saputra, I.T. Rani, S. Kim, S. Lee, J. Yoo, B.B. Park, L. Suryanegara, M.A.R. Lubis

“…Meeting Indonesia’s goal of achieving a 23 percent mixed energy composition by 2025 through co-firing demands a substantial increase in the availability of renewable energy sources. …”
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Development of Multimorbidity Indexes Based on Common Mental Health Conditions by Junko Kose, Emmanuelle Kesse-Guyot, Pauline Duquenne, Serge Hercberg, Serge Hercberg, Pilar Galan, Mathilde Touvier, Valentina A. Andreeva, Léopold K. Fezeu

“…We developed mental multimorbidity indexes as epidemiological tools.MethodsParticipants in the French NutriNet-Santé cohort (73.5% women; mean age = 59.5 ± 13.7 years; index development N = 20,000; index comparison N = 7,259) completed self-report questionnaires (2020–2022) regarding depressive symptoms, anxiety, eating disorders, insomnia, alcohol use disorders, cognitive difficulties, and the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0 (WHODAS 2.0). …”
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Physical and molecular identification of fish and shrimp diseases in some farms of West Java, Banten and Jakarta, Indonesia by Adam Saba Anggara, Ida Ayu Mirah Meliana Dewi, Kismono Kudoasmoro, Putu Eka Sudaryatma, Putu Angga Wiradana

“…The results showed that of the 24 species samples collected, 17 species showed normal clinical symptoms and seven species showed clinical symptoms. …”
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Abnormal Liver Tests during Hospitalization Predict Mortality in Patients with COVID-19: A Multicenter Study from South America by Domingo Balderramo, Angelo Z. Mattos, Victoria Mulqui, Talita Chiesa, Zuly Plácido-Damián, Jaysoom Abarca, Andrea Bolomo, Yanina Carlino, Isadora Z. Bombassaro, Denusa Wiltgen, Laura Tenorio Castillo, Karina Díaz, Johana Acuña, Estela Manero, Jhon Prieto, Enrique Carrera, Javier Díaz-Ferrer, Jose D. Debes

“…ALEx2 on admission was present in 87 (29.2%) patients and was found to be independently associated with 1-week mortality (odds ratio (OR) = 3.55; 95% confidence interval (95%CI) 1.05–12.05). …”
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Ambient air pollution exposure in relation to cerebral small vessel disease in Chinese population: A cranial magnetic resonance imaging-based study by Yudiyang Ma, Ying Hui, Linxi Tang, Jianing Wang, Meiqi Xing, Lei Zheng, Feipeng Cui, Shuohua Chen, Shouling Wu, Zhenchang Wang, Yaohua Tian

“…For each interquartile range increase in air pollutant exposure during the examination year, the odds ratios and 95% confidence intervals of the increased white matter hyperintensity burden were 1.45 (1.15, 1.84) for PM2.5, 1.72 (1.27, 2.34) for PM10, 1.26 (1.05, 1.51) for SO2, 1.52 (1.16, 2.00) for NO2, and 1.63 (1.26, 2.13) for CO. …”
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El impacto del sistema tributario y el gasto social en la distribución del ingreso y la pobreza en América Latina: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, México, Nicaragua, Perú, República Dominicana, Uruguay y Venezuela Una aplicación del marco metodológico del proyecto Compromiso con la Equidad (CEQ) by Nora Lustig

“…Antecedentes: Este artículo aplica el método de incidencia fiscal tradicional y los nuevos desarrollos del Instituto Compromiso con la Equidad (CEQ) para estimar el impacto de la política fiscal en la desigualdad y la pobreza en 16 países de América Latina alrededor del año 2010.Método: A partir de la información disponible sobre ingresos y gastos y otras dimensiones en las encuestas de hogares y del conocimiento de las características del sistema fiscal, el método del CEQ consiste en asignar a cada individuo según corresponda la carga de los impuestos a la renta y al consumo, y los beneficios de las transferencias monetarias, los subsidios al consumo y el gasto en educación y salud. …”
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Polymorphisms in immunosuppression-related genes are associated with AML by Mingying Li, Mingying Li, Jingjing Ye, Jingjing Ye, Mengyuan Chang, Mengyuan Chang, Lei Feng, Lei Feng, Tingting Liu, Tingting Liu, Di Zhang, Di Zhang, Yuyan Wu, Yuyan Wu, Yuechan Ma, Yuechan Ma, Guangqiang Meng, Guangqiang Meng, Chunyan Ji, Chunyan Ji, Tao Sun, Tao Sun

“…We detected nine single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) in five immunosuppression-related genes (CIITA, CD200, CD163, MRC1 and LILRB4) in these samples. …”
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