The sex differences in diseases progression and prognosis among persons with HIV and HBV coinfection by Rongrong Yang, Qianhui Chen, Fangzhou Jiao, Xingxia Yu, Yong Xiong

“…This study comprised 752 HIV/HBV co-infected people who were diagnosed with HIV and started on combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) between January 31st, 2015 and January 31st, 2023. …”
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Assessment of Health Risks in Wheat Crop Irrigated by Manka Canal, Dera Ghazi Khan, Pakistan by Muhammad Anwar ul Hassan, Sabiha Javied, Umair Riaz, Muneera A. Saleh, Khalid H. Alamer, Naila Siddique, Ambreen Aslam, Nabeela Noor, Qamar uz Zaman

“…The significant findings of the study revealed that the concentration of heavy metals in most of the collected samples of soil, water, and wheat was above the World Health Organization (WHO) permissible limits. The mean concentrations of Cd, Cu, Mn, Ni, Pb, and Zn were at relatively higher concentrations, i.e., 4.88, 22.03, 38.2, 89.2, 19.62, and 67.9 mg/kg, respectively, in collected wheat samples. …”
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Perioperative complications following spinal fusion in idiopathic scoliosis: A review of 825 cases from the German Spine Registry (DWG-register) – Perioperative complications in id... by Juan Manuel Vinas-Rios, Vincent J. Heck, Fatima Azucena Medina-Govea, Mario Alberto Islas-Aguilar, Nikolaus Kernich

“…Methods: Retrospective multicenter study of data from the DWG-Register of patients who underwent operative treatment for IS from January 2017 to September 2022. …”
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Brodalumab: Six-Year US Pharmacovigilance Report by Mark G. Lebwohl, John Y. Koo, April W. Armstrong, Bruce E. Strober, Soo Han Yoon, Nicole N. Rawnsley, Earl L. Goehring, Gina D. Mangin, Abby A. Jacobson

“…Abstract Introduction Brodalumab is a human interleukin-17 receptor A antagonist indicated for the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis in adult patients who are candidates for systemic therapy or phototherapy and have failed to respond or have lost response to other systemic therapies. …”
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Emergency Medicine Clerkship Grading Scheme, Grade, and Rank-List Distribution as Reported on Standardized Letters of Evaluation by Alexandra Mannix, Thomas Beardsley, Thomas Alcorn, Morgan Sweere, Michael Gottlieb

“…We obtained data on SLOEs from EM residency programs accredited by the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education by reviewing all applicants who applied to either of two EM residency programs in geographically different regions. …”
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Comparing the Effectiveness of Schema Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Suicidal Behaviors in Depressed Patients with Bereavement by Maral Moraveji, Zahra Bagherzadeh Golmakani, Mahdi Akbarzadeh

“…The statistical population comprised depressed patients experiencing grief who were referred to the Toos Rehabilitation and Treatment Center in Mashhad in 2023. …”
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A comparative study between condensed polytetrafluoroethylene mesh versus other composite meshes in Endo-laparoscopic ventral herniorrhaphy by Meredeth Chin, James Lee Wai Kit, Sujith Wijerathne, Avelyn Aw, Daryl Chia Kai Ann, Sean Lee Kien Fatt, Tharun Ragupathi, Harry Ng Ho Man, Davide Lomanto

“…Method: We retrospectively collected data from 62 patients who underwent LVHR using cPTFE, as well as other mesh types from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2020. …”
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Female genital cutting in Malaysia: a mixed-methods study by Abdul Rashid, Yufu Iguchi

“…For every 1-year decrease in age, the odds of participants deciding medical doctors should perform FGC as compared with traditional midwives increase by 1.61.Qualitative: Focus group discussions showed most believed that FGC is compulsory in Islam but most traditional practitioners and the Mufti’s stated that FGC is not compulsory in Islam.Conclusion Almost everyone in the community believed FGC is compulsory in Islam and wanted the practice to continue, whereas the traditional practitioners and more importantly the Mufti’s, who are responsible in issuing religious edicts, say it is not a religious requirement.…”
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Scleral buckling in retinal detachment due to retinal dialysis – A vitreoretina fellow’s perspective by Akshaya Balaji, Saurabh Verma, Nawazish Shaikh, Shorya V Azad, Parmanand Kumar, Rohan Chawla, Vinod Kumar

“…Records of all the patients who had undergone scleral buckling (SB) for retinal dialysis-associated rhegmatogenous retinal detachment by VR fellows (with less than 2 years’ experience) between January 2017 and January 2020 were reviewed. …”
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Contrast Medium Use in Computed Tomography for Patients Presenting with Headache: 4-year Retrospective Two-Center Study in Central and Western Regions of Ghana by Bashiru Babatunde Jimah, Benjamin Dabo Sarkodie, Asare Kwaku Offei, Ewurama Andam Idun, Dorothea Anim, Edmund Brakohiapa, Benard Ohene Botwe

“…A multicenter retrospective analysis of four years’ CT head examination data at two radiology centers located in Central and Western Regions of Ghana were reviewed. Records of patients who presented with headache as principal complaint between January 2017 and December 2020 were reviewed. …”
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How Much Do We Know about the Biopsychosocial Predictors of Glycaemic Control? Age and Clinical Factors Predict Glycaemic Control, but Psychological Factors Do Not by Mohammad Farris Iman Leong Bin Abdullah, Hatta Sidi, Arun Ravindran, Paula Junggar Gosse, Emily Samantha Kaunismaa, Roslyn Laurie Mainland, Norlaila Mustafa, Nurul Hazwani Hatta, Puteri Arnawati, Amelia Yasmin Zulkifli, Luke Sy-Cherng Woon

“…Several questionnaires were administered, including the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) to measure depressive symptoms, the Generalized Anxiety Disorder-7 (GAD-7) to assess anxiety symptoms, the Big Five Inventory (BFI) to evaluate personality traits, and the WHO Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) to assess QOL. …”
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Satisfaction and Preferences for Infusion Therapies in Advanced Parkinson’s Disease—Patient Perspective by Julia Węgrzynek-Gallina, Tomasz Chmiela, Michał Borończyk, Aleksandra Buczek, Patrycja Hudzińska, Hubert Bigajski, Damian Waksmundzki, Justyna Gawryluk, Joanna Siuda

“…<i>Results:</i> Among the original cohort of 64 patients, 50 completed the survey, including 31 who might choose between infusion therapies. The average patient ages were 70.6 ± 4.7 (CSAI) and 71.2 ± 7.2 years (LCIG), with disease durations of 15 (IQR: 12–19) and 18 (IQR: 13–19) years, respectively. …”
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Bilateral Leydig Cell Hyperplasia: A Rare Cause of Postmenopausal Hirsutism by S. Pathmanathan, S. D. N. De Silva, M. Sumanatilleke, D. Lokuhetty, U. V. V. Ranathunga

“…Postmenopausal hirsutism could be due to a myriad of causes, including ovarian and adrenal tumours, ovarian hyperthecosis, exogenous androgens, and Cushing’s syndrome. We report a patient who was found to have a rare cause of postmenopausal hirsutism. …”
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Saudi urologists’ treatment pattern for high-risk Bacillus Calmette–Guérin naïve and Bacillus Calmette–Guérin unresponsive nonmuscle invasive bladder cancer by Mohammad Alghafees, Mohamad Abou Chakra, Abdullah Alkhayal, Mohamad Moussa, Mohammad Alkhamees, Bader Alsaikhan, Ahmed Alasker, Abdulrahman Alsayyari, Abdullah Alsaghyir, Ali Alkahtani, Michael A. O'Donnell

“…In the 6 months before survey administration, the majority of urologists (67% of those surveyed) had treated over five NMIBC patients who had failed BCG therapy. The preferred course of treatment for these patients was a radical cystectomy, as advised by 79% of the participants. …”
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Parental conflicts and resource sharing: Evolutionary trade-off by Ruby Dhar, Arun Kumar, Subhradip Karmakar

“…However, given that resources are finite, parents must determine the amount of their available resources to distribute among each child or prospective child as well as who will contribute what. Mothers and fathers possess distinct reproductive priorities. …”
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Enhancing epidemic preparedness: a data-driven system for managing respiratory infections by Moslem Sarani, Katayoun Jahangiri, Manoochehr Karami, Mohammadreza Honarvar

“…Phase 3 involved usability testing with health professionals who evaluated navigation, data accuracy, decision-support features, providing feedback to enhance visualization clarity and filtering capabilities. …”
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Factors Associated with Anemia among People Living with HIV/AIDS Taking ART in Ethiopia by Ketema Bizuwork Gebremedhin, Tadesse Bedada Haye

“…Factors that were found to affect anemia among these patients include gender (OR = 2.26 [95% CI: 1.22, 4.16]), occupation (OR: 0.57 [95%CI: 0.35, 0.92]), WBC count (OR = 2.30 [95% CI: 1.29, 4.09]), platelet count (OR = 2.89 [95% CI: 0.99, 8.41]), nutritional status (OR = 2.05 [95% CI: 0.69, 6.02]), and WHO clinical stage of HIV/AIDS (OR = 3.69 [95% CI: 1.86, 7.31]). …”
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Deep immunophenotyping of circulating immune cells in major depressive disorder patients reveals immune correlates of clinical course and treatment response by Fabiola Stolfi, Claudio Brasso, Davide Raineri, Virginia Landra, Camilla Barbero Mazzucca, Ali Ghazanfar, Lorenza Scotti, Riccardo Sinella, Vincenzo Villari, Giuseppe Cappellano, Paola Rocca, Annalisa Chiocchetti

“…Traditional treatment strategies often follow a one-size-fits-all approach obtaining suboptimal outcomes for many patients who fail to experience response or recovery. Several studies have reported an association between MDD and immune system dysregulation, but few have focused on the deep characterization of circulating cells, during the acute phase of MDD. …”
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Early and midterm results of Cook Formula stent in children with right heart disease: A single-center experience by Haritha Girija, Chinnasamy Sivaprakasam Muthukumaran, Rajaguru Ganesan, Sankarakuttalan Ramkishore, Vijay Arun, Vellusamy Mahitha, Neville Solomon, Swaminathan Vaidyanathan

“…Materials and Methods: We studied the clinical and angiographic data of children with congenital heart disease who underwent stenting for RVOT obstruction and branch PA stenosis using the Formula stent (Cook Medical, Limerick, Ireland) between 2018 and 2024 in a tertiary pediatric cardiac center in southern India. …”
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Hamstring vs Peroneus Longus Tendon Autograft in Anterior Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction: A Comparative Study by Khadri M Khalid, Adarsh Vajrangi, Eswara Reddy, Nagesh Sherikar, Rakshith Chakravarthy Harish Yellappa, Ranganatha B Kurupati

“…Materials and methods: We conducted a prospective randomized study involving 80 patients who underwent ACLR. These patients were divided into two equal groups randomly—the HT group and the peroneus longus tendon (PLT) group. …”
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