Nowcasting to Monitor Real-Time Mpox Trends During the 2022 Outbreak in New York City: Evaluation Using Reportable Disease Data Stratified by Race or Ethnicity by Rebecca Rohrer, Allegra Wilson, Jennifer Baumgartner, Nicole Burton, Ray R Ortiz, Alan Dorsinville, Lucretia E Jones, Sharon K Greene

“…During the 2022 mpox outbreak in New York City, we applied Nowcasting by Bayesian Smoothing (NobBS) to estimate recent cases, citywide and stratified by race or ethnicity (Black or African American, Hispanic or Latino, and White). However, in real time, it was unclear if the estimates were accurate. …”
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Development of an accelerometer age- and sex-specific approach based on population-standardized values for physical activity surveillance: A proof of concept by Jairo H. Migueles, Cristina Cadenas-Sanchez, Nicole M. Butera, David R. Bassett, Dana L. Wolff-Hughes, Jennifer A. Schrack, Pedro F. Saint-Maurice, Eric J. Shiroma

“…The generic cut-point method revealed an age- and sex-related gap in the benefits of achieving 150+ min/week of MVPA, with older adults showing an 18% greater reduction in mortality rates than younger adults, and a larger difference in women than in men. This disparity disappeared when using age-sex specific cut-points. …”
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Tobacco Use, Risk Perceptions, and Characteristics of Adults Who Used a Heated Tobacco Product (IQOS) in the United States: Cross-Sectional Survey Study by Hui G Cheng, Brendan Noggle, Andrea R Vansickel, Edward G Largo, Pierpaolo Magnani

“…Of the 688 participants, 424 (61.6%) were male, 502 (73.0%) were non–Hispanic White, and the mean age was 45 years. The vast majority (680/688, 98.8%) of AUIs had ever smoked combusted cigarettes before first trying THS and 628 (91.3%) had smoked cigarettes in the 30 days before first using THS. …”
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Validation of a Novel Low-Cost Glaucoma Risk Calculator for Community-Based Screening in High-Risk Populations by Grimes K, Madu CT, Carrington C, Laroche D

“…Ostend, Belgium) with 95% confidence intervals.Results: Of the 823 study participants, 716 (mean age 62.9 ± 11.9 years) were eligible to participate and completed the comprehensive follow-up exam. 68% identified as Black, 6.7% identified as Hispanic/Latino, and 52.5% identified as female. The Laroche glaucoma calculator had a sensitivity of 93.5% (CI 89.1– 96.5%), specificity of 91.3% (CI 88.5– 93.6%), positive predictive value of 80.5% (CI 75.7– 84.6%), negative predictive value of 97.3% (CI 95.5– 98.4%) and accuracy of 91.9% (CI 89.6– 93.8%).Conclusion: The Laroche glaucoma calculator shows high sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and accuracy using affordable screening methods to determine glaucoma risk.Keywords: glaucoma risk calculator, affordable glaucoma screening, glaucoma screening tools, community-based glaucoma study, Laroche glaucoma calculator, eye screening…”
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Cannabis use characteristics and associations with problematic use outcomes, quitting-related factors, and mental health among US young adults by Carla J. Berg, Cassidy R. LoParco, Katelyn F. Romm, Yuxian Cui, Darcey M. McCready, Yan Wang, Y. Tony Yang, Hannah S. Szlyk, Erin Kasson, Rishika Chakraborty, Patricia A. Cavazos-Rehg

“…Methods We analyzed 2023 survey data among 4,031 US young adults (Mage=26.29, 59.4% female, 19.0% Hispanic, 13.5% Black, 13.6% Asian). Among those reporting past-month use (48.8%), latent class analysis (LCA) indicators included: days used (1–5; 6–20; 21–30), use/day (1; 2–4; ≥5), and type usually used (herb/flower; edibles; oils/vape; concentrates/other). …”
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Association between major depressive disorder or depressive symptoms and the risk of vascular complications among patients with type 2 diabetes, and the mediating role of metabolic... by Guochen Li, Yongfu Yu, Chunqing Lin, Shichen Zheng, Hong Tu, Wanghong Xu

“…The identified mediators jointly accounted for 7.29%–26.87% of the disparities in incident vascular complications between patients with and without MDD. …”
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Reinfección por sífilis gestacional: reporte de caso y revisión sistemática de la literatura by Harold Villamizar, Natalia Vergara, Daniela Martínez-Barreto, Jaime Moreno-Chaparro, Hernando Gaitán-Duarte

“…El diagnóstico se realizó en mayor medida con pruebas no treponémicas (83,3 %). La información disponible respecto al tratamiento de la gestante con reinfección, el seguimiento, el tratamiento del compañero y los resultados perinatales es limitada. …”
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CMV Pancreatitis in an Immunocompromised Patient by Jaffer Ahmad, Najia Sayedy, Raghavendra Sanivarapu, Jagadish Akella, Javed Iqbal

“…Case Summary. A 45-year-old Hispanic female with no past medical history presented to the emergency department (ED) for three days of abdominal pain associated with nausea, vomiting, and diarrhea. …”
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Comparative analysis of clinical efficacy of unilateral biportal endoscopic and open transforaminal lumbar interbody fusion in the treatment of lumbar degenerative by Tao Ma, Xiaoshuang Tu, Junyang Li, Yongcun Geng, Yongcun Geng, Jingwei Wu, Senlin Chen, Dengming Yan, Dengming Yan, Ming Jiang, Ming Jiang, Gongming Gao, Luming Nong

“…No statistically significant disparities were observed between the two groups with respect to age, gender, BMI, diagnosis, and surgical segment. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden of esophageal cancer: a systematic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Weiqiu Jin, Kaichen Huang, Ziyin Ding, Mengwei Zhang, Chongwu Li, Zheng Yuan, Ke Ma, Xiaodan Ye

“…Conclusion EC burden remains significant, with disparities across sexes, age groups, and regions. Region-specific and age-targeted measures are crucial to addressing these inequalities, especially in light of increasing EC burdens in older men and in African regions. …”
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Hanefi Belh Fıkhının Ekolleşmesi by Adnan Koşum, Obaidullah Mohammadullah

“…Bu da gösteriyor ki Hanefi mezhebi içindeki müçtehitler her ne kadar kendi aralarında bilimsel olarak çekişseler de aralarındaki dostane ilişkileri ve karşılıklı saygıyı bırakmamışlardır. …”
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Diversity in the medical research ecosystem: a descriptive scientometric analysis of over 49 000 studies and 150 000 authors published in high-impact medical journals between 2007... by Leo Anthony Celi, Jonathan Shaffer, Marie-Laure Charpignon, Liam G McCoy, Luis Filipe Nakayama, Jack Gallifant, Urvish Jain, Joao Matos, Pia Gabrielle I Alfonso, Marisa Cobanaj, Amelia Morel Fiske, Alexander J Gates, Frances Dominique V Ho, Mohammad Kashkooli, Naira Link

“…In addition, we computed article-level diversity metrics and contrasted their distributions across the journals.Results We studied 151 536 authors across 49 764 articles published in five top medical journals, over a period spanning 15 years. On average, approximately one-third (33.1%) of the authors of a given paper were inferred to be women; this result was consistent across the journals we studied. …”
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Survey on first-line therapeutic management of relapsing–remitting multiple sclerosis in clinical practice in Spain by M. Llaneza, G. Fontes, L. Benedito-Palos, E. Moral

“…Sin embargo, la información disponible sobre los factores que influyen en la elección de la terapia de primera línea (1 L) es limitada. …”
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El impacto del sistema tributario y el gasto social en la distribución del ingreso y la pobreza en América Latina: Argentina, Bolivia, Brasil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador,... by Nora Lustig

“…Antecedentes: Este artículo aplica el método de incidencia fiscal tradicional y los nuevos desarrollos del Instituto Compromiso con la Equidad (CEQ) para estimar el impacto de la política fiscal en la desigualdad y la pobreza en 16 países de América Latina alrededor del año 2010.Método: A partir de la información disponible sobre ingresos y gastos y otras dimensiones en las encuestas de hogares y del conocimiento de las características del sistema fiscal, el método del CEQ consiste en asignar a cada individuo según corresponda la carga de los impuestos a la renta y al consumo, y los beneficios de las transferencias monetarias, los subsidios al consumo y el gasto en educación y salud. …”
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Algunas aplicaciones recientes de la técnica de radio ocultamiento satelital en el estudio de procesos atmosféricos by Alejandro de la Torre, Pedro Alexander, Pablo Llamedo, Rodrigo Hierro, Horacio Pessano, Andres Odiard

“…Dicho análisis será complementado con simulaciones numéricas con el modelo de mesoescala WRF, versión 3.2. y con perfiles de T de RO disponibles en las regiones de interés. En particular, se mostrará: i) la distribución espacial de ondas internas de gravedad (OIG) estacionarias, ii) su propagación en las atmósferas baja y media y iii) la posible importancia relativa de las ondas de montaña como mecanismo de detonación de procesos de convección profunda con generación de granizo. …”
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Pressure Methods for Primary Hemorrhage Control: A Randomized Crossover Trial

“…Résultats : Trente-trois participants ont été engagés et tous avaient des données disponibles pour analyse. La compression appliquée avec une pile de 10-4x4 pouce de compresse de gaz a généré une force supérieure qu’avec 30 compresses de gaz |3.20 (95% Cl : 2.80-3.59) Ibs. …”
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Implementasi Sistem Peramalan Pengadaan Kebutuhan Bahan Baku Pangan Dengan Metode Weighted Moving Average by Reza Ena Erlinda, Uky Yudatama, Endah Ratna Arumi

“…Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk memudahkan dan meminimalisir kesalahaan dalam melakukan proses pendataan serta mengetahui perkiraan kebutuhan bahan baku pangan dalam jangka waktu ke depan sebagai acuan dalam proses pengambilan keputusan manajerial. …”
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Klasifikasi Pola Pergerakan Bola Mata Menggunakan Metode Multilayer Backpropagation by Karina Amadea, Fitra A. Bachtiar, Gusti Pangestu

“…Data citra yang digunakan pada penelitian ini berjumlah 65 citra wajah berukuran 1280 x 720 pixel yang akan diklasifikasikan menjadi 5 label yaitu, mata menghadap atas, bawah, depan, kanan, dan kiri. Data citra akan disegmentasi menggunakan framework Deep-VOG untuk kemudian didapatkan 107 hasil dari ekstraksi fitur pupil menggunakan metode Sector Line Distance. …”
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Potensi Terapi Fitokanabinoid Mayor dalam Pengobatan Cedera Otak Traumatik: sebuah Tinjauan Literatur Farmakologis by Arief Gunawan Darmanto

“…Pemahaman yang lebih dalam tentang mekanisme kerja fitokanabinoid dapat membuka jalan bagi pengembangan terapi berbasis fitokanabinoid untuk COT di masa depan. Kata kunci:  cedera otak traumatis, neuroproteksi, cannabis sativa l., fitokanabinoid mayor, kanabidiol, tetrahidrokanabinol …”
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Implementasi Protokol Aodv Menggunakan Esp-Now Pada Wireless Sensor Network Berbasis ESP32 by Nanda Amaliatus Sholicha, Agung Setia Budi

“…Penelitian ini penting karena membantu dalam mengatasi tantangan operasional dalam Wireless Sensor Network (WSN) yang merupakan bagian integral dari IoT, dan kontribusinya terletak pada pengembangan dan implementasi protokol AODV dengan ESP-NOW pada ESP32, yang berpotensi meningkatkan efisiensi dan adaptabilitas WSN, sehingga mendukung perkembangan dan peningkatan aplikasi IoT di masa depan.   Abstract   In the rapidly evolving era of the Internet of Things (IoT), Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN) play a crucial role in connecting devices, facilitating data exchange, and conserving resources. …”
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