Diagnostic Accuracy of Non-Invasive Diagnostic Tests for Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease: A Systematic Review and Network Meta-Analysis by Sun Y, Hu D, Yu M, Liang SB, Zheng Y, Wang X, Tong G

“…While some results are promising, not all NITs demonstrate substantial accuracy, highlighting the need for validation with larger datasets. Future research should concentrate on studying the thresholds of NITs and enhancing the clarity of methodological reporting.Keywords: NAFLD, NIT, obesity, NMA, diagnostic…”
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Efficacy of medical thoracoscopy combined with fibrinolytic therapy in the treatment of complicated parapneumonic effusions and empyema by Feng-Fu Zhan, Mao-Hong Huang, Yan-Ping Du, Yan Chen, Han-Han Chen, Yi-Li Lin, Yi-Yuan Chen, Ling Cai, Xiao-Bin Zhang

“…The traditional treatment group received pleural catheter drainage combined with urokinase therapy. …”
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Treatment of Severe Hypercapnic Respiratory Failure Caused by SARS-CoV-2 Lung Injury with ECCO2R Using the Hemolung Respiratory Assist System by Ramiro Saavedra-Romero, Francisco Paz, John M. Litell, Julia Weinkauf, Carina C. Benson, Lisa Tindell, Kari Williams

“…ECCO2R is similar to extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) but operates at much lower blood flows (350–550 mL/min) through a smaller 15.5 French central venous catheter. Standard heparinization was provided intravenously to achieve appropriate levels of anticoagulation during ECCO2R therapy. …”
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Association of cardiac troponin I level with in-hospital and late mortality in dialysis patients by Shahram Taheri, Golbarg Ghomi, Alireza Nematollahi, Sayed Mohsen Hosseini

“…Results: cTnI level was higher in female (35.9%), hemodialysis patients (28.1%), and patients with permanent catheter vascular access (29.4%). There were significant differences in level of triglyceride (TG), low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, and high-density lipoprotein (HDL) cholesterol between patients with normal and abnormal cTnI levels (P < 0.05). …”
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Factors associated with malnutrition inflammation score among hemodialysis patients: A cross-sectional investigation in tertiary care hospital, Palestine. by Zakaria Hamdan, Zaher Nazzal, Fatima Masoud Al-Amouri, Sanaa Ishtayah, Sarah Sammoudi, Lawra Bsharat, Manal Badrasawi

“…Patients with CVDs (p = 0.006), higher months on dialysis (p = 0.002), lower BMI (p = 0.018), and using catheter for dialysis access are more likely to develop malnutrition (p = 0.018). …”
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Efficacy of Physiologically Active nutrients in the Treatment of Asthenic Disorders in Patients with Chronic Diffuse Liver Diseases by M. V. Mayevskaya, M. A. Morozova, A. G. Beniashvili, V. D. Lunkov, V. T. Ivashkin

“…In the context of prevention and treatment of these symptoms, such nutraceutical products as enriched foods in the form of tablets, sachets, etc, have been increasingly attracting research attention.Aim. …”
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Robot-assisted pyeloplasty and laparoscopic pyeloplasty in children: A comparison of single-port-plus-one and multiport surgery by Jianglong Chen, Jianglong Chen, Huihuang Xu, Huihuang Xu, Shan Lin, Shan Lin, Shaohua He, Shaohua He, Kunbin Tang, Kunbin Tang, Zhixiang Xiao, Zhixiang Xiao, Di Xu, Di Xu

“…There were no differences in fasting time, the length of time that a ureteral catheter remained in place, or the number of postoperative complications.ConclusionOur study shows that both robotic multiple-port and single-port-plus-one approaches are comparable, with laparoscopic multiple-port and single-port approaches equally effective in resolving OUPJ in children. …”
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The role of nutrient availability and resorption efficiency and their impact on nutrient conservation in mangroves by M.E.B. Gerona-Daga, R.A. MacKenzie, L.G. Sumabat-Dacones, C.F.P. Naputo, S.G. Salmo III

“…Conventional indicators of nutrient limitation are founded on the analysis of leaf nutrient and nutrient resorption ratios, drawing from datasets collected in terrestrial and temperate forest environments. …”
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Deteksi Dan Klasifikasi Hama Potato Beetle Pada Tanaman Kentang Menggunakan YOLOV8 by Daniel Geoffrey Manurung, Mohammad Ryan Pinasthika, Muhammad Azka Obila Vasya, Rania Aprilia Dwi Setya Putri, Agustinus Parasian Tampubolon, Rakan Fadhil Prayata, Septia Khoirin Nisa, Novanto Yudistira

“…The data used for training is divided into training, validation, and testing datasets using the PyTorch framework. The research results indicate that the developed model achieves an adequate level of accuracy in detecting and classifying potato beetles. …”
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Changes in DNA methylation profile in liver tissue during progression of HCV-induced fibrosis to hepatocellular carcinoma by I. A. Goncharova, A. A. Zarubin, N. P. Babushkina, I. A. Koroleva, M. S. Nazarenko

“…A significantly lower number of differentially methylated sites (DMS) were found between HCC of non-viral etiology and normal liver tissue, as well as between HCC and fibrosis (32 and 40), than between HCC and cirrhosis (2450 and 2304, respectively, according to GSE73003 and GSE37988 datasets). As the pathological changes in the tissue surrounding the tumor progress, the ratio of hyper-/ hypomethylated DMSs in the tumor decreases. …”
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A FAIR and open geographic data collection for the Massaciuccoli Lake basin wetland in ItalyZenodoZenodo by Gian Luca Vannini, Pasquale Bove, Gianpaolo Coro

“…The geodata and their corresponding legends were exposed through Web Map Service (WMS) and Web feature Service (WFS) standards on a GeoServer instance and catalogued in a GeoNetwork instance, compliant with the ISO19139 standard and the INSPIRE European Directive.The collection contains 148 geo-datasets, representing 75 climatic, agro-environmental, pedo-geological, morphological, ecological, biological, and socio-economic information distributed across five temporal reference time frames: a remote past (1950–1980), a near past (1981–2015), the present (2016–2024), a near future (2025–2050), and a far future (2051–2100). …”
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Coronary Heart Disease Risk Prediction Model Based on Machine Learning by YUE Haitao, HE Chanchan, CHENG Yuyou, ZHANG Sencheng, WU You, MA Jing

“…A random sample comprising 10% of the participants (11 261 individuals) was drawn and then randomly divided into training and testing datasets at an 8∶2 ratio. To address data imbalance, two over-sampling techniques were employed: random oversampling and the Synthetic Minority Over-sampling Technique (SMOTE). …”
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A comprehensive, population level evaluation of previously reported drug triggers of pemphigus highlights immunomodulatory capacity as a common characteristic by Justin Baroukhian, Kristina Seiffert-Sinha, Animesh A. Sinha

“…Despite anecdotal reports linking multiple drugs to PV, corroborating evidence from large datasets is missing.ObjectiveTo examine the extent to which previously reported associations between a comprehensive list of 36 drugs implicated in PV pathogenesis could be replicated using population-level pharmacovigilance data.DesignSeries of observational, retrospective, case-control, pharmacovigilance analyses (one analysis/drug, 36 total).SettingPopulation based.ParticipantsIndividuals who submitted a report of a drug-related adverse event to the FDA from Q4 of 2003 to Q2 of 2023.ExposureCases were identified by the presence of adverse events described by the MedDRA preferred term “pemphigus” (10034280) and then sorted based on exposure to each of the drugs of interest.Main outcomes and measuresReporting Odds Ratios (RORs) quantifying the association between a given drug exposure and reports of pemphigus adverse events.ResultsThe analyses revealed statistically significant associations between reports of pemphigus and exposure to 11/36 previously reported drugs, two of which had particularly high RORs (&gt;200) [gold sodium thiomalate (ROR, 266.0; 95% CI, 202.6-349.3) and hydroxychloroquine (ROR, 282.6; 95% CI, 261.0-306.1)], three had very strong RORs (14-45) [penicillamine (ROR, 30.5; 95% CI, 11.4-81.7), piroxicam (ROR, 14.8; 95% CI, 8.2-26.7), and imiquimod (ROR, 42.3; 95% CI, 26.2-68.3)], and six had modestly strong RORs (2-5) [rifampin (ROR, 2.8; 95% CI, 1.4-5.6), hydrochlorothiazide (ROR, 1.6; 95% CI, 1.2-2.1), irbesartan (ROR, 2.7; 95% CI, 1.6-4.4), lisinopril (ROR, 5.3; 95% CI, 4.5-6.2), nivolumab (ROR, 2.7; 95% CI, 1.8-4.1), and nifedipine (ROR, 3.0; 95% CI, 1.9-5.0)]. …”
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Development and Validation of a Cost-Effective Machine Learning Model for Screening Potential Rheumatoid Arthritis in Primary Healthcare Clinics by Wu W, Hu X, Yan L, Li Z, Li B, Chen X, Lin Z, Zeng H, Li C, Mo Y, Wu Y, Wang Q

“…In an external test on two primary healthcare datasets with these features, RF demonstrated an accuracy of 88.435% (95% CI 85.55% to 91.32%), sensitivity of 98.55% (95% CI 97.47% to 99.63%), specificity of 85.56% (95% CI 82.39% to 88.73%), and an AUC of 92.055% (95% CI 89.62% to 94.49%).Conclusion: The screening model excels in automating prompt identification of RA in primary healthcare, improving the early detection of RA, and reducing delays and associated costs. …”
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Characterization of RAP Signal Patterns, Temporal Relationships, and Artifact Profiles Derived from Intracranial Pressure Sensors in Acute Traumatic Neural Injury by Abrar Islam, Amanjyot Singh Sainbhi, Kevin Y. Stein, Nuray Vakitbilir, Alwyn Gomez, Noah Silvaggio, Tobias Bergmann, Mansoor Hayat, Logan Froese, Frederick A. Zeiler

“…Further research is needed to enhance artifact management and broaden applicability across varied datasets.…”
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Genetic evidence for the causal effects of air pollution on the risk of respiratory diseases by Yanjuan Wu, Yuting Zhang, Jingcun Wang, Qiming Gan, Xiaofen Su, Sun Zhang, Yutong Ding, Xinyan Yang, Nuofu Zhang, Kang Wu

“…Methods: We utilized a two-sample Mendelian randomization (TSMR) approach to explore the impact of PM2.5, PM2.5–10, PM10, NO2, and NOX on the incidence of nine respiratory diseases using data from large-scale European GWAS datasets (N = 423,796–456,380 for exposures; N = 162,962–486,484 for outcomes). …”
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Enhanced recovery pathway in adult patients with spinal deformity undergoing open thoracolumbar surgery by Qingyang Huang, Lang Xiao, Shuaikang Wang, Peng Cui, Di Han, Peng Wang, Shibao Lu

“…Multivariate logistic regression showed that fewer ERAS (P = 0.015) and later drain removal (P = 0.041) were significantly associated with more complications, and more ERAS (P = 0.009), earlier postoperative LOS (P = 0.020), and earlier urinary catheter removal (P = 0.034) were significantly associated with the 90-day readmission rates. …”
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Comparison of integrated versus parallel continuous renal replacement therapy combined with veno-venous extracorporeal membrane oxygenation in patients with COVID-19 ARDS by Kristina Schönfelder, Felix Helmenstein, Frank Herbstreit, Johanna Reinold, Andreas Kribben, Michael Jahn, Justa Friebus-Kardash

“…In-hospital mortality (p = 0.99), catheter associated infections (p = 0.47), bacteraemia (p = 0.96), filter clotting (p = 0.58) and unplanned CRRT system changes (p = 0.45) within the first 72 h of CRRT were comparable between both groups. …”
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Change in Atrial Fibrillation Burden over Time in Patients with Nonpermanent Atrial Fibrillation by Philipp Krisai, Stefanie Aeschbacher, Matthias Bossard, Elena Herber, Steffen Blum, Pascal Meyre, Thilo Burkard, Michael Kühne, Stefan Osswald, Beat A. Kaufmann, David Conen

“…Main exclusion criteria were permanent AF or previous catheter ablation for AF. AF burden was calculated as time in AF divided by total recording time using yearly continuous 7-day Holter-ECG recordings. …”
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Patent Ductus Arteriosus Stenting via Percutaneous Common Carotid Artery Access for Ductus Dependent Pulmonary Blood Flow in Newborns and Infants: Experience in Latvia by Zanda Grīnberga, Elizabete Zaharāne, Pauls Sīlis, Valts Ozoliņš, Normunds Sikora, Elīna Ligere

“…Carotid access for newborn cardiac catheterisation avoids femoral arterial injury and improves the catheter course for certain transvasal procedures. …”
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