Network Meta-Analysis and Trial Sequential Analysis of Randomised Controlled Trials Comparing Robotic, Laparoscopic, and Open Pancreatoduodenectomy by Nejo Joseph, MBChB, Chris Varghese, MBChB, James Lucocq, MBChB, Matthew J. McGuinness, MBChB, Samuel Tingle, MBChB, Giovanni Marchegiani, PhD, Kjetil Soreide, PhD, Mohammed Abu-Hilal, Jas Samra, Marc Besselink, PhD, Steve White, Sanjay Pandanaboyana, FRCS

“…Pairwise meta-analysis indicated that LPD was associated with shorter hospital stay (mean difference [MD], −1.39; 95% confidence interval [CI], −2.33 to −0.45) and lower intraoperative blood loss compared with OPD (MD, −131; 95% CI, −146 to −117). …”
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Conocimientos, prácticas y seroprevalencia humana de brucelosis en la zona lechera central de Cochabamba, Bolivia by Rosse Mary Yanez, Rocío Quitón, Ernesto Rojas, Tania Vargas, Daniel Eid, Jean-Jacques Letesson, Patricia Rodríguez

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长期体外反搏对犬急性心肌梗死心肌侧支循环的影响 by 伍贵富, 杜志民, 胡承恒, 梁　宏, 郑振声, 马　虹

“…②反搏组犬经过28 ～ 30 h 的反搏治疗, 其左心功能明显改善, 左室射血分数(LVEF)从 0.38±0.07 增至0.52±0.15(n =6, P <0.05), 反映心室壁运动的Cor tina 计分从14.4 ±3.5 下降至9.1 ±2.8(n =6 , P < 0.05)。…”
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Effectiveness of potent topical corticosteroids versus mild ones in primary care for children with moderate flare-ups of atopic dermatitis; results of a randomised controlled trial by Patrick J E Bindels, Arthur M Bohnen, Gijs Elshout, Suzanne G M A Pasmans, Karlijn F van Halewijn

“…The potent TCS also significantly improved the POEM at 1 week (5.5 vs 12.0, p=0.042) and 4 weeks (4.3 vs 12.7, p=0.030). Improvement in the QoL was significant at 4 weeks (1.0 vs 4.5, p=0.014) and 24 weeks (0.0 vs 2.0, p=&lt;0.000).Conclusion Despite the small sample size, the data suggests a clinical benefit from starting with a potent TCS rather than a mild TCS when a flare-up of AD is moderate.Trial registration The Netherlands National Trial Register: NTR6679.…”
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Conversion from Nonshockable to Shockable Rhythms and Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Outcomes by Initial Heart Rhythm and Rhythm Conversion Time by Wanwan Zhang, Shengyuan Luo, Daya Yang, Yongshu Zhang, Jinli Liao, Liwen Gu, Wankun Li, Zhihao Liu, Yan Xiong, Ahamed Idris

“…Of 16,516 patients with initial asystole and 8,333 patients with initial PEA, 16% and 20% underwent shockable rhythm conversions; the median rhythm conversion time was 12.0 (IQR: 6.7–18.7) and 13.2 (IQR: 7.0–20.5) min, respectively. …”
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Correlation between gallstones and fasting blood glucose to serum high-density lipoprotein cholesterol ratio among American adults by Bo Wu, Huachao Zheng, Caixiang Zhuang, Jiesheng Mao, Luo Yuncheng, Lidong Huang, Min Li, Zhao Feiyang, Sisi Lin, Pengwei Wang, Yiren Hu

“…In a fully adjusted model, the incidence of gallbladder stones increased by 7% with each 1-unit increase in GHR (OR [95% Cl] = 1.07 [1.02, 1.14]). …”
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Immunomodulatory Effects of Aerobic Training in Obesity by Thomas Nickel, Henner Hanssen, Ingrid Emslander, Verena Drexel, Gernot Hertel, Arno Schmidt-Trucksäss, Claudia Summo, Zeljka Sisic, Marius Lambert, Eva Hoster, Martin Halle, Michael Weis

“…BDCA-1 expression at baseline was lower in ONE compared to both other groups (ONE 0.15%; LNE 0.27%; LE 0.33%; 𝑃<.05), but significantly increased in ONE after training (+50%; 𝑃<.05). …”
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Gait spatiotemporal alterations in schoolchildren with overweight or obesity: a cross-sectional study by José Omar Larios-Tinoco, Xochiquetzalli Tejeda-Castellanos, Carlos Maximiliano Sánchez-Medina, Ma. Elena Ortiz-Cornejo, Horacio Márquez-González, María de Lourdes Martín-López, Salvador Villalpando-Carrión, Claudia Gutiérrez-Camacho, José Luis Alaniz-Arcos

“…Results The stride length in both limbs was lower in schoolchildren with obesity compared to the overweight group, with a mean difference of 0.08 m on the right side (CI 95% 0.01–0.16; p = 0.02) and 0.09 m on the left side (CI 95% 0.01–0.17; p = 0.02); also, on the left side, the swing speed (m/s) was lower in the children with obesity than in the normal weight group, with a mean difference of 0.23 m/s (CI 95% 0.03–0.43; p = 0.01). …”
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The Lipo-DIEP Flap Breast Reconstruction: A Valuable Innovation for Maximizing Abdominal Tissue Volume by Benedetto Longo, MD, PhD, Gennaro D’Orsi, MD, Alessio Farcomeni, PhD, Martina Giacalone, MD, Elettra Gagliano, Lisa Vannucchi, MD, Maximilian Catenacci, MD, Gianluca Vanni, MD, Claudio Oreste Buonomo, MD, Valerio Cervelli, MD

“…Six months after the procedure, the mean retropectoral fat volume calculated through magnetic resonance imaging was 48.64 mL (SD 14.15), whereas the mean graft integration rate was 45.98% (range, 30.7%–64.2%). Conclusions:. The lipo-DIEP flap is a valuable technique for patients with insufficient donor-site volume. …”
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بررسی و سنجش تاب‌آوری شبکه ارتباطی شهر کرج (مطالعه موردی: خیابان‌های شهید بهشتی و آزادی) by حسن حکمت نیا, اسماعیل نصیری هنده خاله, فضل اله اسمعیلی, بهروز نظافت تکله, داوود فتاحی, داوود مقدم

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COGEVIS: A New Scale to Evaluate Cognition in Patients with Visual Deficiency by Claire Meyniel, Dalila Samri, Farah Stefano, Joel Crevoisier, Florence Bonté, Raffaella Migliaccio, Laure Delaby, Anne Bertrand, Marie Odile Habert, Bruno Dubois, Bahram Bodaghi, Stéphane Epelbaum

“…Cognitive impairment was diagnosed in 37.5% of participants. The COGEVIS score cutoff point to screen for cognitive impairment was 24 (maximum score of 30) with a sensitivity of 66.7% and a specificity of 95%. …”
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The APOE∗3-Leiden Heterozygous Glucokinase Knockout Mouse as Novel Translational Disease Model for Type 2 Diabetes, Dyslipidemia, and Diabetic Atherosclerosis by Marianne G. Pouwer, Suvi E. Heinonen, Margareta Behrendt, Anne-Christine Andréasson, Arianne van Koppen, Aswin L. Menke, Elsbet J. Pieterman, Anita M. van den Hoek, J. Wouter Jukema, Brendan Leighton, Ann-Cathrine Jönsson-Rylander, Hans M. G. Princen

“…Female E3L.GK+/−, E3L, and GK+/− mice were fed fat- and cholesterol-containing diets for 37 weeks, and plasma parameters were measured throughout. …”
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Intra-articular Glenoid Fracture Managed by Arthroscopic Fixation and Open Reduction and Internal Fixation Techniques: An Analytical Study by Prahalad K Singhi, Sivakumar Raju, Chidambaram Muthu, Gopi Kumarasamy, Vinoth Thangamani, Muthukishore Marichamy

“…Results and discussion: The mean constant score at 1 and 2 years follow-up were 63.2 ± 9.3 and 78 ± 9.7, respectively. The mean UCLA score at 1 and 2 years follow-up were 23.7 ± 4.4 and 28.3 ± 3.7, respectively. …”
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Assessment of hand hygiene practices among nurses at a regional hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan: A cross-sectional study based on the World Health Organization (WHO) ‘Your 5 Mome... by Abdul Qadeer Baseer, Asmatullah Usmani, Shafiqullah Mushfiq, Mohammad Hassan Hassand, Bilal Ahmad Rahimi, Abdul Wahid Monib, Mohammad Salim Daqiq, Parwiz Niazi

“…Hand hygiene training was positively associated with better compliance (88.3% vs. 61.9%, p = 0.004, AOR = 1.5, 95% CI: 0.07–0.6). Conclusion: While overall compliance was relatively high, significant gaps persist, particularly among younger, less educated, and male nurses, as well as those in high-burden wards. …”
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Risk factors and outcomes in patients who switched from peritoneal dialysis to physician-oriented or patient-oriented kidney replacement therapy by Liu Zhang, Xu Guan, Liang Liu, Yinghui Huang, Jiachuan Xiong, Jinghong Zhao

“…The association of physician-oriented or patient-oriented KRT conversion with outcomes after the conversion was assessed by using Cox proportional hazards models.Results A total of 257 PD patients were included in the study. …”
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Co-design and content validation of psychosis care assessment material for medical, pharmacy, nursing, and occupational therapy curricula by Jenny Chen, Jack Charles Collins, Justin Newton Scanlan, Andrea McCloughen, Rosa Howard, Claire Ashton-James, Claire L. O’Reilly, Rebekah J. Moles, Tina X. Ung, Carl R. Schneider, Bandana Saini, Jennifer Ong, Paul Beckett, Karen Watson, Margaret McGrath, Timothy F. Chen, Sarira El-Den

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Using RES Surpluses to Remove Overburden from Lignite Mines Can Improve the Nation’s Energy Security by Leszek Jurdziak, Witold Kawalec, Zbigniew Kasztelewicz, Pawel Parczyk

“…The other domestic lignite power plants are located in Central Poland at Patnów (0.47 GW from the new unit and 0.6 GW from its three retrofitted counterparts) and located in the Lusatian lignite basin at Turów (operating a brand new unit rated at 0.5 GW and retrofitted units with a total rating of 1.5 GW). …”
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Uptake of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis and contraception in South African hair salons: a study protocol for a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial by Christina Psaros, Ingrid Bassett, Sabina Medal Govere, Jana Jarolimova, Joyce Yan, Sthabile Shezi, Lungile M Ngcobo, Shruti Sagar, Dani Zionts, Nduduzo Dube, RA Parker

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Association between the attentional network efficiency and change of direction speed ability in young male Indian footballers by Debabrata Chatterjee, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Santi Ranjan Dasgupta, Arkadeb Dutta, Arkadeb Dutta

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Plasmodium falciparum genetic diversity and multiplicity of infection based on msp‑1, msp‑2, glurp and microsatellite genetic markers in sub-Saharan Africa: a systematic review and... by Mwesigwa, Alex, Ocan, Moses, Musinguzi, Benson, Nante, Rachel Wangi, Nankabirwa, Joaniter I., Kiwuwa, Steven M., Kinengyere, Alison Annet, Castelnuovo, Barbara, Karamagi, Charles, Obuku, Ekwaro A., Nsobya, Samuel L., Mbulaiteye, Sam M., Byakika‐Kibwika, Pauline

“…For MSP-2, East Africa had 60% and 55% for I/C 3D7 and FC27 alleles, while West Africa had 62% and 50%, respectively. …”
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