Investigation of the Prevalence of Infectious Myonecrosis Virus (IMNV) from 2022 to 2023 by Ruidong XU, Jitao XIA, Ping LI, Xingtong YU, Liang YAO, Wenqiang LI, Tianchang JIA, Qingli ZHANG

“…The IMNV-positive rates of samples collected in 2022 and 2023 were 6.27% (23/367) and 15.80% (73/462), respectively. …”
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Blood coagulation system in patients with chronic kidney disease: a prospective observational study by Xi Yang, Yang Wang, Ri-bao Wei, Ting-yu Su, Meng-jie Huang, Ping Li, Xiang-mei Chen, Ping Di, Qing-ping Li

“…The platelet count, platelet aggregation, von Willebrand factor antigen (vWF:Ag), vWF ristocetin cofactor activity (vWF:RCo), fibrinogen, factor V (FV), FVII, FVIII, antithrombin III, protein C, protein S, D-dimer, standard coagulation tests and thromboelastography were measured in patients with CKD and controls. …”
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Treatment of metastatic brain lesion by A. M. Zaytsev, M. I. Kurzhupov, E. A. Potapova, O. N. Kirsanova

“…Metastases of colorectal cancer identified in 7.8%, cases of lung cancer in 34%, melanoma 9.3 %, breast cancer in 26%, kidney cancer in 11%, with non-identified primary tumor in 4.5%, other tumors accounted for 6.7%. …”
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Cerebral vascular shunting and oxygen metabolism in sickle cell disease by Alexander K. Song, Wesley T. Richerson, Megan A. Aumann, Spencer L. Waddle, R. Sky Jones, Samantha Davis, Lauren Milner, Chelsea Custer, L. Taylor Davis, Sumit Pruthi, Dann Martin, Lori C. Jordan, Manus J. Donahue

“…Participants with VHS of 2, indicative of the most rapid arteriovenous transit, had significantly reduced blood oxygen content (CaO2; 10.90 ± 1.69 mL O2/100 mL blood), oxygen extraction fraction (OEF; 33.52% ± 5.54%), and cerebral metabolic rate of oxygen consumption (CMRO2; 2.91 ± 0.69 mL O2/100 g tissue per minute) compared with their counterparts with VHS = 0 (CaO2 = 12.42 ± 1.58 mL O2/100 mL blood; OEF = 39.03% ± 3.80%; CMRO2 = 3.77 ± 0.84 mL O2/100 g tissue per minute) or VHS = 1 (CaO2 = 11.86 ± 1.73 mL O2/100 mL blood; OEF = 36.37% ± 5.11%; CMRO2 = 3.59 ± 0.78 mL O2/100 g tissue per minute). …”
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Operationalising routinely collected patient data in research to further the pursuit of social justice and health equity: a team-based scoping review by Katie Chadd, Anna Caute, Anna Pettican, Pam Enderby

“…The literature was diverse in terms of the professions that were represented: physiotherapy (33.7%) and psychology/mental health professions (15.8%) predominated. …”
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Trends in incidence, prevalence, and mortality of non-communicable diseases in Iraq (2003–2021) by Mohammed Merzah

“…The ASPR of all NCDs increased slightly (change %: 0.1, 95% UI: -2.2 to 2.4), with a notable decline in chronic respiratory diseases (change %: −14.4, 95% UI: (-30.9 to 6.1) and a significant rise in neoplasms (change %: 32.7, 95% UI: -5.9 to 81.3). The ASIR of diabetes and kidney diseases showed the largest increase (change %: 42.9, 95% UI: 28.4 to 59.3), while chronic respiratory diseases had the greatest decline (change %: −12.1, 95% UI: -36.8 to 22.5). …”
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Use of Imaging Modalities in Real Life: Impact on Visual Acuity Outcomes of Ranibizumab Treatment for Neovascular Age-Related Macular Degeneration in Germany by Joachim Wachtlin, Georg Spital, Steffen Schmitz-Valckenberg, Sandra Liakopoulos, Jessica Vögeler, Bettina Müller, Focke Ziemssen, Ocean study group

“…Over the remaining study course, this combination was used infrequently (range: 7.6% to 13.4%) and continually decreased over time; most patients received only OCT examinations (range: 48.9% to 52.5%; median: 3 within 12 months and 4 within 24 months). …”
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Віддалені результати радикальних хірургічних втручань із приводу злоякісних новоутворень панкреатодуоденальної зони, ускладнених синдромом механічної жовтяниці... by P.T. Muravіov, B.S. Zaporozhchenko, І.Ye. Borodaiev, V.V. Kolodiy, V.H. Shevchenko, F.T. Muravіov

“…До основної групи увійшло 33 (32,7%) пацієнти, у яких ПДР поєднано із розширеною лімфодисекцією; до групи порівняння увійшло 68 (67,3%) пацієнтів із перенесеним аналогічним оперативним втручанням, але лімфодисекцію, виконаною в стандартному обсязі. …”
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Uncovering mercury accumulation and the potential for bacterial bioremediation in response to contamination in the Singalila National Park by Sukanya Acharyya, Soumya Majumder, Sudeshna Nandi, Arindam Ghosh, Sumedha Saha, Malay Bhattacharya

“…Particular focus was on Sandakphu (3636 m), the highest peak in West Bengal, India. It harboured 6.77 ± 0.01 mg/kg of total mercury in its topsoil. …”
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Aukštų pareigūnų skyrimas pusiau prezidentiniame modelyje: Lietuvos atvejis* by Mažvydas Jastramskis

“…Analizei naudojamas originalus duomenų rinkinys. Jį sudaro 337 Lietuvos prezidentų 1993–2023 m. Seimui teikti dekretai, kuriais buvo skiriami valstybės pareigūnai. …”
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Conservative Treatment of Spontaneous Rectus Sheath Hematomas: Single Center Experience and Literature Review by Banu Karapolat, Halil Afsin Tasdelen, Hatice Ayca Ata Korkmaz

“…The age of the patients ranged between 47 and 93 with a mean age of 66.5 ± 12.1. Anticoagulant treatments were being administered to 5 (35.7%) patients, antiplatelet treatments to 4 (28.5%) patients, and both anticoagulant and antiplatelet treatments to 4 (28.5%) patients. …”
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Estimation of antioxidant and hypolipidemic activities of extracts of Citrus x aurantium leaves in vitro by Loulia Al Hawat, Loai Alallan

“…All extracts showed bile acid binding activity with IC50 values of 0.347 ± 0.011, 0.388 ± 0.004, and 0.400 ± 0.011 mg/mL for water, hydroalcoholic, and hexanic extracts, respectively. …”
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Incomplete recovery in patients with minor head injury directly discharged home from the emergency department: a prospective cohort follow-up study by Bram Jacobs, Joukje van der Naalt, Jan Cornelis ter Maaten, Sophie Maria Coffeng, Laura Jane Kim

“…Incomplete recovery was associated with headache directly postinjury (OR 3.27, 95% CI 1.28 to 8.34), age (OR 1.02, 95% CI 1.00 to 1.05) and the number of post-traumatic complaints (OR 1.24, 95% CI 1.09 to 1.40) and depression (OR 6.31, 95% CI 1.24 to 32.00) 2 weeks postinjury. …”
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Predicting Poor Outcome of COVID-19 Patients on the Day of Admission with the COVID-19 Score by Luke Tseng, Erin Hittesdorf, Mitchell F. Berman, Desmond A. Jordan, Nina Yoh, Katerina Elisman, Katherine A. Eiseman, Yuqi Miao, Shuang Wang, Gebhard Wagener

“…Out of 2545 patients, 833 (32.7%) experienced the primary endpoint. 53 laboratory tests were analyzed, and of these, 47 tests (and age) were significantly different between patients with and without the endpoint. …”
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Therapeutic potential of short-chain fatty acids for acute lung injury: a systematic review and meta-analysis of preclinical animal studies by Liying Xie, Linyan Wang, Yongxin Liao, Miaoen Yao, Miaoen Yao, Miaoen Yao, Tong Mai, Rongrong Fan, Rongrong Fan, Rongrong Fan, Yun Han, Yun Han, Yun Han, Gengbiao Zhou, Gengbiao Zhou, Gengbiao Zhou

“…The results indicated that the SCFAs significantly reduced lung wet-to-dry weight (SMD = −2.75, 95% CI = −3.46 to −2.03, p < 0.00001), lung injury scores (SMD = −5.07, 95% CI = −6.25 to −3.89, p < 0.00001), myeloperoxidase (SMD = −3.37, 95% CI = −4.05 to −2.70, p < 0.00001), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (SMD = −3.31, 95% CI = −4.45 to −2.16, p < 0.00001) and malondialdehyde (SMD = −3.91, 95% CI = −5.37 to −2.44, p < 0.00001) levels in animal models of ALI. …”
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Systolic Blood Pressure, Cardiac Index and Eisenmenger Syndrome are Predictors of Mortality in Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension-associated with Congenital Heart Disease: An Analysis... by Muflihatul Baroroh Rochmat, Budi Yuli Setianto, Dyah Wulan Anggrahini, Lucia Kris Dinarti, Anggoro Budi Hartopo

“…The multivariable analysis showed that systolic blood pressure <100 mmHg (OR 10.99; 95% CI 2.54-47.51, p=0.001), cardiac index <2.5 L/min/m2 (OR 8.13; 95% CI: 1.59-42.28, p=0.011) and Eisenmenger syndrome (OR 3.87; 95%CI: 1.06-14.07) were the independent predictors for mortality. …”
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Prevalence of metal implants among US adults aged 40 years and older by Qiu-Fu Wang, Yu-Chen Tang, Hao-Ran Liao, Miao Lei, Wei Dong, Ze-Yu Liu, Jie Hao, Zhen-Ming Hu

“…All analyses were conducted based on 3,736 participants from the NHANES 2015–2016 and 6,387 participants from the NHANES 2017–March 2020. …”
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Determinants of Active Tuberculosis Occurrences after ART Initiation among Adult HIV-Positive Clients in West Showa Zone Public Hospitals, Ethiopia: A Case-Control Study by Gerbaba Guta Nugus, Mergitu Eliyas Irena

“…This study identified that patient’s previous TB history (AOR = 2.41; 95% CI: 1.49, 3.90; P value<0.001), haemoglobin level (AOR = 3.67; 95% CI: 1.98, 6.79; P value<0.001), CD4 cells count (AOR = 2.02; CI: 1.24, 3.29; P value=0.004), adherence level (AOR = 19.00; CI: 5.59, 64.59; P vaue<0.001), and WHO HIV/AIDS clinical stage (AOR = 2.58; CI: 1.59, 4.18; P vaue<0.001) were found to be statistically significant determinants for the occurrence of tuberculosis among PLHIV after ART initiation. …”
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Determination of Carbapenemase-Producing OXA- 48 and KPC Genes in Antibiotic-Resistant Gram-Negative Bacilli Isolated from Infectious Samples of Cardiovascular Patients Hospitalize... by Mina Owrang, Ebrahim Taheri Hossein Abad, Shakiba Shafaie

“…The most frequently collected samples from patients included urine (52.45%), trachea (29.50%), wound (11.47%), and surgical site secretions (3.27%). The most common types of bacteria isolated were E. coli (86.27%), Enterobacter (67.19%), Pseudomonas (67.19%), and Citrobacter (16.39%). …”
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Exploring female otolaryngologists’ experiences with gender bias and microaggressions: a cross sectional Canadian survey by Amanda C. Hu, Kelly Nguyen, Tanya K. Meyer

“…Participants scored mild to moderate on the Sexist MESS—Frequency (mean ± standard deviation) 55.8 ± 24.2 (42.3% ± 18.3%), Severity 46.0 ± 23.9 (34.8% ± 18.1%), Total 104.5 ± 43.7 (39.6% ± 16.6%) and high on GSES (32.7 ± 5.7). …”
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