A Longitudinal Study on Campylobacter spp. in an Integrated Broiler Complex in the Southeast Region of the United States: Prevalence and Phylogenetic Analysis by Yagya Adhikari, Matthew A. Bailey, Dianna V. Bourassa, Sabin Poudel, Richard J. Buhr, Kenneth S. Macklin

“…Odds ratio and 95% confidence intervals were compared among different stages and sample types (α = 0.05). Altogether 17% (137/790) of samples and 61% (23/38) of production houses were positive for Campylobacter spp. …”
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Beyond reliability: assessing rater competence when using a behavioural marker system by Samantha Eve Smith, Scott McColgan-Smith, Fiona Stewart, Julie Mardon, Victoria Ruth Tallentire

“…Inter-rater reliability in each group was calculated using the two-way random, absolute agreement single-measures intra-class correlation co-efficient (ICC). Differences in individual rater competence in each domain were compared using Pearson’s chi-squared test. …”
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RapidBenthos: Automated segmentation and multi‐view classification of coral reef communities from photogrammetric reconstruction by Tiny Remmers, Nader Boutros, Mathew Wyatt, Sophie Gordon, Maren Toor, Chris Roelfsema, Katharina Fabricius, Alana Grech, Marine Lechene, Renata Ferrari

“…Validation resulted in an overall classification accuracy of 0.96 and a segmentation accuracy of 0.87, when compared to a manually digitised replica. …”
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An increase in flow-diverter oversizing values as an independent risk factor for developing more severe in-stent stenosis. A retrospective single-center study based on flow diversi... by Georgi Vladev, Georgi Vladev, Alexander Sirakov, Alexander Sirakov, Svetozar Matanov, Kristina Sirakova, Kristian Ninov, Stanimir Sirakov, Stanimir Sirakov

“…This complication, although mostly placid in its clinical course, can have dire consequences if patients become symptomatic. …”
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First Report of SNPs Detection in TMEM154 Gene in Sheep from Poland and Their Association with SRLV Infection Status by Magdalena Materniak-Kornas, Katarzyna Piórkowska, Katarzyna Ropka-Molik, Adrianna Dominika Musiał, Joanna Kowalik, Anna Kycko, Jacek Kuźmak

“…In total 107 sheep, representing three breeds, were screened for their SRLV infection status by serological and PCR testing. …”
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Validation of a tele-robotic ultrasound system for abdomen and thyroid gland explorations: a comparison with standard ultrasound by Andreu Antolin, Nuria Roson, Marina Planes, Mar Castillo, Anna Alberti, Manuel Escobar

“…The mean time of exploration for the tele-robotic US for abdomen and thyroid gland examinations were 18.33 ± 6.26 min and 4.64 ± 0.97 min respectively. Most participants (> 70%) felt comfortable and safe while being examined by the tele-robotic US. …”
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Low-threshold surface-emitting colloidal quantum-dot circular Bragg laser array by Yangzhi Tan, Yitong Huang, Dan Wu, Yunjun Wang, Xiao Wei Sun, Hoi Wai Choi, Kai Wang

“…Subsequently, surface-emitting lasers based on CQD-integrated circular Bragg resonator (CBR) have been achieved, wherein the near-unity mode confinement factor (Γ of 89%) and high Purcell factor of 22.7 attributed to the strong field confinement of CBR enable a low lasing threshold of 17 μJ cm− 2, which is 70% lower than that (56 μJ cm− 2) of CQD vertical-cavity surface-emitting laser. …”
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Use of disease modifying anti-rheumatic drugs and risk of multiple myeloma in US Veterans with rheumatoid arthritis by Kate Tokareva, Alexander C. Peterson, Aaron Baraff, Sarah P. Chung, Jennifer Barton, Joshua F. Baker, Bryant R. England, Ted R. Mikuls, Nicholas L. Smith, David G. Coffey, Noel S. Weiss, Namrata Singh

“…The age-adjusted incidence rate (IR) of MM among b/tsDMARD-naïve patients was 0.37 (95% CI 0.28–0.49) per 1000 person-years and 0.42 among current or former b/tsDMARD users (95% CI 0.25–0.65). …”
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Chronic Myeloid Leukemia: Part II—Cost of Care Among Patients in Advanced Phases or Later Lines of Therapy in Chronic Phase in the United States from a Commercial Perspective by Ehab L. Atallah, Rodrigo Maegawa, Dominick Latremouille-Viau, Carmine Rossi, Annie Guérin

“…Three-month outpatient incidence rates (IRs) were 7.6, 8.3, and 7.0 visits in the CML-CP On Treatment, CML-CP Post-Discontinuation, and CML-AP/BC cohort, respectively, with mean costs of $597 per service. …”
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Cáncer colorrectal: factores de riesgo en pacientes mayores de 50 años en Cienfuegos by Grissel Utrera Díaz, Lianet Pérez Rodríguez, Pedro Toledo Yanes

“…<br /><strong>Resultados:</strong> prevaleció el grupo de edad de 50-59 años, el sexo masculino, el 55,2 % con factores de riesgo y el 24,1 % con algún síntoma, de ellos los más frecuentes fueron los cambios en hábitos de la deposición, diarreas, constipación y tenesmo así como dolor abdominal en ocasiones. …”
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Hubungan Kadar Gula Darah saat Masuk Rumah Sakit dengan Jenis Sindroma Koroner Akut di RS Dr. M. Djamil Padang by Willy Valerian, Masrul Syafri, Zelly Dia Rofinda

“…On the results of data processing can be seen that the value of p=0.592, which means there is no significant correlation between blood sugar levels upon hospital admission and the type of SKA. …”
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A machine learning approach for predicting treatment response of hyponatremia by Tamaki Kinoshita, Shintaro Oyama, Daisuke Hagiwara, Yoshinori Azuma, Hiroshi Arima

“…The model was validated externally using the data of patients with hyponatremia (median s-Na: 117.0 mEq/L; range: 112.9–120.0 mEq/L) from another hospital. …”
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Place of injuries of elbow joint in the structure of primary permanent disability among Ukrainian population by L.Y.  Naumenko, T.O. Zub, A.O. Mametyev

“…Consequences of elbow injuries which led to primary permanent disability were caused by bone fractures (61.5%), elbow contractures and elbow ankyloses (19.0%), injuries of an ulnar nerve (8.7%), traumatic amputation at the elbow level (6.2%), forearm dislocations (3.1%), open wounds of elbow (1.0%), elbow ligaments ruptures (0.5%). …”
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Analysis of panel physician inquiries to U.S. TB Centers of Excellence, 2018–2022 by E. Leithead IV, S. Subramanian, K. Pimenta, N.D. Goswami, A. Patrawalla, A. Lardizabal, C. Haley, L. Chen, L. Armitige, B. Seaworth, B. Sylvester, R. Bhavaraju

“…BACKGROUND: Applicants seeking entry into the United States are examined overseas for TB by panel physicians and international immigration clinicians guided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) TB Technical Instructions. To support this effort, CDC-funded TB Centers of Excellence (COEs) provide web-based expert consultation, with documentation stored in a medical consultation database (MCD). …”
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周边虹膜切除术对原发性闭角型青光眼眼前段结构的影响

“…【结果】 与术前相比，ＡＰＡＣＧ眼术后较术前ＡＯＤ（０．０９６ ± ０．０６３ ｖｓ ０．０５２ ± ０．０６５， ｍｍ）、ＴＩＳＡ（０．０５４ ± ０．０２４ ｖｓ ０．０３０ ± ０．０２９， ｍｍ２）、ＡＲＡ（０．０９５ ± ０．０４２ ｖｓ ０．０５９ ± ０．０５７， ｍｍ２）和ＡＣＶ（９０ ± １７ ｖｓ ７３ ± １７， ｍｍ３）增加（Ｐ ＜ ０．００１ ～ ０．０３２），而ＡＣＤ、ＡＣＷ及ＣＬＲ无明显变化（Ｐ ＝ ０．１０２ ～ ０．６０９）；ＣＰＡＣＧ眼术后较术前ＡＲＡ（０．０７８ ± ０．０３６ ｖｓ ０．０６５ ± ０．０２４， ｍｍ２）及ＡＣＶ（９１ ± ２２ ｖｓ ８３ ± ２２， ｍｍ３）明显增加（Ｐ ＝ ０．０４２和 ＜ ０．００１），而ＡＯＤ、ＴＩＳＡ、ＡＣＤ、ＡＣＷ和ＣＬＲ无明显变化（Ｐ ＝ ０．１０２ ～ ０．７７４）。…”
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Plasmodium Parasitaemia and Urine Alterations among Pregnant Women Attending Antenatal Care in Aba Metropolis, Abia State, Nigeria by Paula Melariri, Chioma Ihemanma, Udoka Chigbo, Kirstie Eastwood, Chika Uche, Paschal Etusim

“…The primigravidae were mostly infected at the rate of 27.7% (n=125) whereas the multigravidae recorded the least prevalence of 85 (18.9%). …”
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Discovery of the Richest Pulsating Ultramassive White Dwarf by Francisco C. De Gerónimo, Murat Uzundag, Alberto Rebassa-Mansergas, Alex Brown, Mukremin Kilic, Alejandro H. Córsico, Gracyn C. Jewett, Adam G. Moss

“…The discovery of pulsations in ultramassive (UM) white dwarfs (WDs) can help to probe their interiors and unveil their core composition and crystallized mass fraction through asteroseismic techniques. …”
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Trajectories of self-rated health in an older general population and their determinants: the Lifelines Cohort Study by Barbara C van Munster, Nynke Smidt, Sophia E de Rooij, Marlies Feenstra, Janet L MacNeil Vroomen

“…Being women (OR: 1.4; 95% CI: 1.0 to 1.9), low education (OR: 2.1; 95% CI: 1.5 to 3.0), one (OR: 10.4; 95% CI: 7.4 to 14.7) or multiple chronic diseases (OR: 37.8; 95% CI: 22.4 to 71.8), smoking (OR: 1.8; 95% CI: 1.0 to 3.2), physical inactivity (OR: 3.1; 95% CI: 1.8 to 5.2), alcohol abstinence (OR: 2.2; 95% CI: 1.4 to 3.2) and deviating physiological markers (OR: 1.5; 95% CI: 1.1 to 2.0) increase the odds for a higher probability of poor SRH trajectory membership compared with excellent SRH trajectory membership.Conclusion SRH of community-dwelling older adults is stable over time with the majority (65%) having moderate SRH. …”
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Pharmacognostic Characterization of Panchatikta, an Ayurvedic Polyherbal Combination—Exploring the Role of Botanical and Phytochemical Techniques in the Standardization and Validat... by C. M. Harinarayanan, M. Deepak, S. P. Geetha, Arun Karnwal, Gaurav Kumar, Anupam Kumar, Tabarak Malik

“…The physicochemical evaluation of parameters such as ash content (5.53 ± 0.29), water-insoluble ash (4.57 ± 0.32), acid-insoluble ash (1.55 ± 0.31), alcohol-soluble extract (5.9 ± 1.21), water-soluble extract (9.19 ± 0.21), fiber content (33.27 ± 1.37), total sugar (1.83 ± 0.65), and reducing sugar (1.73 ± 0.40) were evaluated for the Panchatikta combination. …”
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Outcome of dual implantation in distal end femur fractures among patients attending a tertiary care hospital in Karnataka by Kumar SVA, Vishnuprasad SH, Vittal V, Diwakar P, Zai SAK

“…Plate-plate constructs were common (73.3%), with favorable outcomes in 83.3% showing complete healing and 66.7% normal working capacity. Complications occurred in 60.0%, mainly limb length discrepancy (43.3%), valgus deformity (36.7%), and infection (16.7%). …”
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