Predictive factors of fibrotic interstitial lung abnormality on high-resolution computed tomography scans: a prospective observational study by Kazuya Ichikado, Hidenori Ichiyasu, Kazuhiro Iyonaga, Kodai Kawamura, Yuko Yasuda, Keisuke Anan, Hiroko Okabayashi, Kimitaka Akaike, Noritaka Higashi, Takeshi Johkoh, Kiminori Fujimoto, Tetsuo Saito, Jun Morinaga, Minoru Yoshida, Katsuhiko Mitsuzaki, Takuro Sakagami

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An atmospheric correction method for Himawari-8 imagery based on a multi-layer stacking algorithm by Menghui Wang, Donglin Fan, Hongchang He, You Zeng, Bolin Fu, Tianlong Liang, Xinyue Zhang, Wenhan Hu

“…Validation results indicate that the MSM AC exhibits strong performance in the validation bands (470 nm, 510 nm, and 640 nm) on the in-situ dataset, with R2 values of 0.64, 0.91, and 0.82 and root-mean-square logarithmic deviation (RMSLD) values of 0.007 sr−1, 0.004 sr−1, and 0.005 sr−1, respectively. …”
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Reconstruction and computational analysis of the microRNA regulation gene network in wheat drought response mechanisms by M. A. Kleshchev, A. V. Maltseva, E. A. Antropova, P. S. Demenkov, T. V. Ivanisenko, Y. L. Orlov, H. Chao, M. Chen, N. A. Kolchanov, V. A. Ivanisenko

“…Using the ANDSystem software and the specialized Smart crop knowledge base adapted for wheat genetics and breeding, we reconstructed a wheat gene network responding to water deficit, comprising 144 genes, 1,017 proteins, and 21 wheat miRNAs. Analysis revealed that miRNAs primarily regulate genes controlling the morphogenesis of shoots and roots, crucial for morphological adaptation to drought. …”
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Factors associated with failure of humerus nonunion surgery in patients with initial nonoperative management by Alexander Hysong, MD, Noah Harrison, MD, Samuel Posey, MD, Ziqing Yu, MS, Andrew T. Chen, MD, Patrick Pallitto, MD, Joseph R. Hsu, MD, William Obremskey, MD, Evidence-Based Musculoskeletal Injury and Trauma Collaborative (EMIT), Hassan Mir, MD, Roman M. Natoli, MD, PhD, Ishani Sharma, MD, MBA, Jenna Jones, Med, Luke A. Lopas, MD, Hassan Farooq, MD, Robert D. Zura, MD, Alexander Padovano, MD, Nathaniel Koutlas, MD, Steve Hemmerly, BS, Elsa Rodriguez, MD, Daniel E. Pereira, MD, Sharon Babcock, MD, Gabriel James Sowards, BS, Martha Holden, AAS, AA, Anna N. Miller, MD, Marc Schatz, MD, Jessica Rivera, MD, PhD, Katrina Bang, MD, Kamryn King, BS, Zachery Hong, BA, Jarrod Dumpe, MD, Gabriella Lea Stribling, BS, Merritt John Thompson, MD, Tracy Johns, MSN, RN-BC, Rachel Seymour, PhD, Susan Odum, PhD, Stephen Sims, MD, Olivia Rice, MD, Ainsley Bloomer, MD, Katheryn Peterson, BSPH, Amber Stanley, BSPH, Mario Cuadra, MD, Gisele Bailey, MS, Matthew Braswell, MD, Landon Bulloch, MD, William Haynes, MD, Josef Jolissaint, MD, Julia Mastracci, MD, Andrew Wohler, MD, Eddie Komie Afetse, BS, BA, Cara Girardi, Juliette Sweeney, BS, Benjamin Averkamp, MD, Meghan Wally, PhD, Madhav Karunakar, MD, Kevin Phelps, MD, Laurence Kempton, MD, Christine Churchill, MA, CCRP, David Macknet, MD, Hannah Pollock, BS, Rodney Arthur, MS, Samuel Cohen-Tanugi, Isaac Boateng, James Michael Ruth, BS, Joseph Michalski, MD, Anna Hemminger, BS, Kathryn Leighty, Mir Ibrahim Sajid, MD, Thea Lance, BA, William Hunter Waddell, MD, Andres Fidel Moreno Diaz, MD, Joseph Gutbrod, BS, Christopher G. Herbosa, BS

“…Multivariate analysis found that the use of bone graft or bone graft substitute was not associated with successful nonunion surgery (95% odds ratio confidence interval [CI] [0.67–5.3], P = 0.23). Tobacco use was associated with an increased risk of persistent nonunion (P = 0.0041). …”
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Inflammatory Markers and Severity in COVID-19 Patients with Clostridioides Difficile Co-Infection: A Retrospective Analysis Including Subgroups with Diabetes, Cancer, and Elderly by Teodor Cerbulescu, Flavia Ignuta, Uma Shailendri Rayudu, Maliha Afra, Ovidiu Rosca, Adrian Vlad, Stana Loredana

“…Of these, 98 had concurrent CDI. We collected baseline demographics, comorbidities, and laboratory parameters including C-reactive protein (CRP), Interleukin-6 (IL-6), ferritin, neutrophil and lymphocyte counts, albumin, platelet counts, and calculated indices (C-reactive protein to Albumin Ratio (CAR), Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio (NLR), Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), SII). …”
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Cardiac Response Dynamics in Newly Diagnosed Light-Chain Amyloidosis Patients With Early and High-Quality Hematologic Response by Cheng-yang Xu, MD, Ai Guan, MD, Lu Zhang, MD, Zhuang Tian, MD, Dao-bin Zhou, MD, Kai-ni Shen, MD, Jian Li, MD

“…At 3 months, an NT-proBNP concentration ≥3,716 pg/mL was the only factor associated with a decreased likelihood of achieving a carPR within 12 months (OR: 0.269; 95% CI: 0.137-0.512; P < 0.001). …”
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High-grade liver injury: outcomes with a trauma surgery–liver surgery collaborative approach by J Wallis Marsh, Abhinav Humar, Jason L Sperry, David A Geller, Deepika Mohan, Timothy R Billiar, Juan Carlos Puyana, Brian Zuckerbraun, Joshua B Brown, Matthew D Neal, Matthew R Rosengart, David Newhouse, Christine Leeper, Andrew B Peitzman, Raquel Forsythe, Rafael G Ramos-Jimenez, Andrew-Paul Deeb, Evelyn I Truong, Sowmya Narayanan, Louis Alarcon, Graciela M Bauza, Vaishali Dixit Schuchert, Gregory Watson, Amit D Tevar

“…Operative mortality attributable to the liver injury was 15.7%. 19.4% of patients failed NOM with one death (1.4%).Conclusion We report an operative mortality of 23.4% for HGLI in a trauma care system characterized by a collaborative approach by trauma surgeons and liver surgeons.Level of evidence III…”
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Clinical Outcomes in Diabetic Females Presenting with STEMI: A Cohort Study by Anjana Ajith Beena, Priya Shanmukhan, Veena Felix, Alummoottil George Koshy, Kunjukrishnapilla Sivaprasad

“…Primary angioplasty was performed in 77%, while thrombolysis was done in 16.7%. The composite outcome was observed in 26.3% of the patients, with heart failure occurring in 19%, cardiogenic shock in 27.9% and death in 16.2%. …”
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Bacillus subtilis HGCC-1 improves growth performance and liver health via regulating gut microbiota in golden pompano by Ming Li, Hui Liang, Jian Zhang, Jie Chen, Shichang Xu, Wenhao Zhou, Qianwen Ding, Yalin Yang, Zhen Zhang, Yuanyuan Yao, Chao Ran, Zhigang Zhou

“…Interestingly, the ratio of “Functional Group 2/Functional Group 1” was linked to the growth traits (Spearman, P < 0.05), while the intestinal abundance of Bacillus was correlated with serum TG in fish (Spearman, R = 0.47, P = 0.00091), suggesting a role of the intestinal microbiota in HGCC-1 mediated effect on growth and lipid metabolism. …”
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Transcriptomic Analysis of Menstrual Blood-Derived Stem Cells Transplantation Combined with Exercise Training in Promoting Spinal Cord Injury Recovery in Rats by QI Longju, CHEN Shiyuan, LIAO Zehua, SHI Yuanhu, SUN Yuyu, WANG Qinghua

“…Notably, genes such as Bdnf, Hmox1, Sd4, Mmp3, and Cd163 were significantly upregulated [|log2(FoldChange)|≥0.66, P<0.05]. …”
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Fecal propionate is a signature of insulin resistance in polycystic ovary syndrome by Sitong Dong, Sitong Dong, Xinrui Yao, Xinrui Yao, Jiao Jiao, Jiao Jiao, Bei Lin, Bei Lin, Bei Lin, Fujie Yan, Xiuxia Wang, Xiuxia Wang, Xiuxia Wang

“…Additionally, higher fecal propionate levels were associated with IR in PCOS (p = 0.039; OR, 1.115; 95% CI, 1.006–1.237). The abundance of Prevotella copri and Megamonas funiformis was higher in PCOS-IR women compared to PCOS-NIR women (LDA score &gt; 3) and correlated with fecal propionate levels (adjusted R² = 0.145, p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Serum Soluble ST2 Correlated with Symptom Severity and Clinical Response of Sublingual Immunotherapy for House Dust Mite-Induced Allergic Rhinitis Patients by Kang Zhu, Cui Xia, Jingguo Chen, Chao Yu, Tianxi Gao, Jing Yan, Na Shao, Pin Zhu, Bin Sun, Xiaoyong Ren, Yanni Zhang

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多囊卵巢综合征及不同受孕方式对妊娠结局的影响

“…【目的】 探讨多囊卵巢综合征(PCOS)患者与普通孕妇妊娠结局的差别及不同受孕方式与妊娠结局的关系【方法】 选择2007年1月至2010年12月在中山大学孙逸仙纪念医院妇产科确诊为PCOS并通过不同方式受孕的220例孕妇为PCOS组,同时期在本院就诊有妊娠结局(包括自然流产人工流产活产及死胎畸形引产)无PCOS史的普通孕产妇11 778例为对照组,比较两组孕妇的妊娠并发症及妊娠结局同时对PCOS组中三种受孕方式(自然促排卵及体外受精胚胎移植受孕)的妊娠结局进行比较 【结果】 PCOS组与对照组妊娠并发症发生率分别为自然流产34.54% vs 8.86%,妊娠期糖代谢异常49.31% vs 8.22%,妊娠期高血压疾病10.42% vs 2.17%,早产18.75% vs 10.13%,双胎22.92% vs 4.26%,胎儿生长受限7.64% vs 2.11%新生儿黄疸17.36% vs 8.95%,PCOS孕妇高于普通孕妇,差异有统计学意义(P < 0.05)两组巨大胎儿胎儿畸形及新生儿窒息的发生率分别为4.17% vs 2.46%,2.08% vs 2.52%,10.42% vs 7.84%,无明显差异PCOS患者体外受精胚胎移植(IVF-ET)组及促排卵组与自然受孕组相比,双胎发生率分别为45.24% vs 2.90%,36.36% vs 2.90%;胎儿生长受限发生率分别为11.90% % vs 1.45%,15.15%% vs 1.45%,IVF-ET组及促排卵组大于自然受孕组,差别有统计学意义;IVF-ET组促排卵组自然受孕组早产发生率分别为26.19%27.27%10.14%,三组相比差别有统计学意义,但两两比较时任意两组相比差别均无统计学意义;其余妊娠并发症在3种不同方式受孕组无显著差别【结论】 PCOS患者妊娠后自然流产妊娠期糖代谢异常妊娠期高血压疾病早产双胎胎儿生长受限及新生儿黄疸的发病率显著升高,两组巨大胎儿畸形及窒息的发生率无明显差异除双胎胎儿生长受限及早产外不同受孕方式对妊娠并发症及妊娠结局无明显影响…”
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Subjective Taste and Smell Changes in Conjunction with Anxiety and Depression Are Associated with Symptoms in Patients with Functional Constipation and Irritable Bowel Syndrome by Jie Liu, Chaolan Lv, Dandan Wu, Ying Wang, Chenyu Sun, Ce Cheng, Yue Yu

“…LGSRS was also significantly correlated with HAMA (Spearman’s rho=0.357, P=0.017) and HAMD (Spearman’s rho=0.377, P=0.012). …”
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A survey of team culture and learning organization in the resuscitation of neonates with congenital anomalies: A single center experience by Anna Bostwick, Anne Ades, Carolina Rodriguez-Paras, Madeline Dombroski, Charis Lim, Maria Ordoñez Paredes, Lauren Heimall, Leane Soorikian, Sara C. Handley, Heidi M. Herrick

“…Results: The response rate was 52% (159/307) with all roles represented. Psychometric assessment produced a 25-item survey with high reliability and validity. …”
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Multicriteria assessment of recently implemented conservation agriculture cropping systems across farmers’ plots in northwestern Cambodia by Sambo Pheap, Alexis Thoumazeau, Jun Murase, Vang Seng, Jean-Pierre Sarthou, Veng Sar, Linda Kimbo, Soklin Kheam, Pheakdey Chan, Pao Srean, Samrith Leang, Lyda Hok, Florent Tivet

“…The experiment was set up in 2020 comparing CT and CA with one cover crop (CAS) and CA with a mix of three cover crops (CAM). …”
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A Case of Medullary Carcinoma of the Jejunum Combined with the Intestinal Lymphangiectasia Accompanied by the Malabsorption Syndrome by O. A. Lobanova, D. S. Trusova, M. A. Afonina, V. E. Varentsoy, D. D. Protsenko, N. V. Kretova, N. B. Serezhnikova, M. A. Peshkova, N. V. Zharkov, S. E. Kochetkova, Yu. Yu. Stepanova, Z. D. Shtanev, K. A. Vekhova, V. A. Yumasheva, A. O. Kolesnikova, M. Akan, M. O. Chanturiya, T. V. Serebrov, A. S. Tertychnyy, H. Guski, E. E. Rudenko, T. A. Demura, E. A. Kogan

“…The medullary carcinoma with positive expression of СD117, DOG1, EMA, PanCK, PDL-1, vimentin, mosaic non-intense expression of CA19-9, calretinin, CD10, CDX2, CEA, MUC-5AC, SATB2, and negative reaction to ALK, CD3, CD8, CD20, CD30, CD31, CD34, CD45, CD56, chromogranin, CK7, CK20, desmin. …”
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Disease-Related Knowledge, Stress, and Quality of Life of Parental Caregivers of Children with Cleft Lip and Palate in a Selected Hospital in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam by Phung Le Thi Kim, Leonora Collantes, Phuong Lam Hoai, An Phan Huynh, Nghia Le Trung, Tu Nguyen Thanh, Anh Nguyen Viet, Kieu Nguyen Thi Thanh, Truc Pham Thanh Luu, Phi Duong Nguyen

“…Although the caregivers reported good overall QoL (M=3.97, SD=0.47), psychological health scored lower (M=3.45, SD=0.84). …”
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Gender Analysis, Milk Value Chain, Kabale Uganda. Kabale: Kabale University. by Tugume, Samuel

“…While comparing the challenges faced by the male and female genders, men have better access to education and training than women(4.2 vs. 2.2) women perform a larger share of unpaid or underpaid labour(4.6 vs. 1.7), women face greater challenges in accessing markets and value-addition opportunities. (4.6 vs. 2.1); women likely have less time to dedicate solely to farm activities (4.2 vs. 2.3); men hold more decision-making authority (3.9 vs. 2.7) while both genders might face challenges in accessing these services, but women are still disadvantaged (4.7 vs. 4.5). …”
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Caracterización genética de aislamientos de SARS-CoV-2 en las diferentes etapas pandémicas de COVID-19 en Cuba by Liuber Yans Machado Zaldívar, Enrique Noa Romero, Laura Sofía López Rizo, Madeline Blanco de Armas, Nibaldo Luis González Sosa, Juliet Enríquez Puertas, Dania Romay Franchi, María Teresa Pérez Guevara, Danay Carrillo Valdés, Marta Dubed Echevarría, Otto Cruz Sui, Mireida Rodríguez Acosta

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