Continuous atrial fibrillation monitoring using a wearable smartwatch: Using long-term Holter as reference by Yannan Pan, Erdong Chen, Shihui Jie, Dongbo Huo, Zhongru Ding, Jing Zhou, Jie Jiang, Jianping Li, Yong Huo

“…Methods This prospective study enrolled AF patients from 2020 to 2023. Diagnostic efficacy of the Amazfit smartwatch, with AF-identifying algorithms from photoplethysmography (PPG) and single-lead electrocardiogram (ECG), was compared with a 7-day Holter. …”
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Improved diagnosis of small cervical lymph node metastasis using postvascular phase perfluorobutane CEUS in cancer patients by Naxiang Liu, Zhaoming Zhong, Wenrong Lin, Zhongshi Du, Zhougui Wu, Songsong Wu, Lina Tang

“…Methods This prospective study enrolled consecutive cancer patients with small cervical LNs suspected to be malignant on US from May 2023 to January 2024. …”
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Teaching accounting principles using augmented reality and artificial intelligence-generated IsiZulu language translations by Abejide Ade-Ibijola, Aneetha Sukhari, Solomon Sunday Oyelere

“…In South Africa, and Africa as a whole, the majority of the population speak in their mother tongue as a first language, which is problematic for students enrolled at English medium universities. This study focuses on accounting education from a South African perspective. …”
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Distribución, gama de huéspedes y especificidad de cinco poblaciones de Heterorhabditis bacteriophora (NEMATODA: HETERORHABDITIDAE) del Alto Valle de Río Negro y Neuquén, Argentina by A. L. Giayetto, L. I. Cichón

“…Se realizaron muestreos de suelo a fin de detectar nematodos entomopatógenos en el Alto Valle de Río Negro y se evaluó su gama de huéspedes y la especificidad en condiciones de laboratorio. …”
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Prognostic value of neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio dynamics in patients with septic acute kidney injury: a cohort study by Wei Wei, Caihong Liu, Guojiao Song, Letian Yang, Jian Li, Bo Wang, Ting Yin, Yingying Yang, Liang Ma, Ling Zhang, Ping Fu, Yuliang Zhao

“…Background Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) has been suggested to be a prognostic marker for various diseases, but whether NLR dynamics (ΔNLR) is related to mortality and disease severity in patients with septic acute kidney injury (AKI) has not been determined.Methods Between August 2013 and August 2021, septic AKI patients at our center were retrospectively enrolled. ΔNLR was defined as the difference between the NLR at septic AKI diagnosis and at hospital admission. …”
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Evaluation of oral cholera vaccine (Euvichol-Plus) effectiveness against Vibrio cholerae in Bangladesh: an interim analysis by Amanda Tiffany, Ashraful Islam Khan, Firdausi Qadri, John D Clemens, Faisal Ahmmed, Farhana Khanam, Tahmina Shirin, Fahima Chowdhury, Md. Taufiqul Islam, Md Nazmul Islam, Md Nazmul Hasan Rajib, Md Ismail Hossen, Md. Taufiqur Rahman Bhuiyan, Shahinur Haque, Prasanta Kumar Biswas, Amirul Islam Bhuiyan, Zahid Hasan Khan, Mohammad Ashraful Amin, Aninda Rahman, S M Shahriar Rizvi, Lucy Breakwell

“…We conducted systematic surveillance in two key facilities, enrolling patients with acute watery diarrhoea who were eligible for vaccination from the campaign’s start and who presented for care between 21 August 2022 and 20 August 2023. …”
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Blunting Occam’s razor, or when less is not best: pluralism in the global health care marketplace by Silvia Waisse

“…Como estudio de caso, se analiza la reciente (mayo de 2019) inclusión de la llamada Medicina Tradicional en la 11ª edición de la Clasificación Internacional de Enfermedades (CIE-11), que entrará en vigor el 1º de enero de 2022.…”
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A Study of Trichomonas vaginalis Infection and Correlates in Women with Vaginal Discharge Referred at Fann Teaching Hospital in Senegal by Roger C. Tine, Khadime Sylla, Rougyatou Ka, Lamine Dia, Doudou Sow, Souleye Lelo, Khardiata Diallo, Babacar Faye, Thérèse Dieng, Cheikh T. Ndour, Ahmet Y. Sow

“…Overall, 3893 women were enrolled with a mean age at 31.2 ± 10 years. The prevalence of Trichomoniasis represented 4.8%, 95%CI(3.1-5.7) and it was lower among women less than 30 years (4.1%), while divorced women more likely to be infected compared to married and single women (aOR:2.1, 95%CI (1.2-3.7)). …”
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Evolución de la competitividad de las entidades federativas mexicanas en el siglo XXI. ¿Quién gana o pierde? by Kurt Unger

“…Antecedentes: En este artículo retomo el análisis de la competitividad económica de las 32 entidades del país para el 2013, mismo que antes se había hecho con los Censos Económicos 2003 y 2008.Método: Tomamos las 81 actividades que representan poco más de 96% de la actividad del país en 2013 y se calcula la competitividad con base en dos dimensiones: la productividad laboral y los salarios. …”
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Soluble ST2 protein as a new biomarker in patientswith precapillary pulmonary hypertension by Marta Banaszkiewicz, Arkadiusz Pietrasik, Szymon Darocha, Michał Piłka, Michał Florczyk, Anna Dobosiewicz, Piotr Kędzierski, Ewa Pędzich-Placha, Janusz Kochman, Grzegorz Opolski, Adam Torbicki, Marcin Kurzyna

“…Material and methods A total of 57 patients with chronic thromboembolic PH and 43 patients with idiopathic arterial PH were enrolled in this study. All patients were evaluated for World Health Organization (WHO) functional class (FC), N-terminal prohormone B-type natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP), troponin T (TnT), and hemodynamics. …”
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Límites y equilibrios de poder en la disputa por un territorio insular caribeño: el caso de San Andrés (1970-1991) by Rafael Andrés Sánchez-Aguirre

“…En esta oportunidad, se ha recurrido a la revisión y análisis de algunas investigaciones históricas y reportajes periodísticos -estos últimos publicados entre 1970 y 1991-, con miras a detallar posibles factores estructurales dentro de las dinámicas de validación e imposición gubernamental. …”
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Focal therapy of prostate cancer: Use of artificial intelligence to define tumour volume and predict treatment outcomes by Wayne G. Brisbane, Alan M. Priester, Anissa V. Nguyen, Mark Topoozian, Sakina Mota, Merdie K. Delfin, Samantha Gonzalez, Kyla P. Grunden, Shannon Richardson, Shyam Natarajan, Leonard S. Marks

“…Subjects/patients and methods Subjects were 204 men with prostate cancer (PCa) of grade groups 2–4 (GG ≥ 2), who were enrolled in a trial of partial gland cryoablation (PGA) at UCLA from 2017 to 2022. …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy of Combined Intravaginal Estriol Therapy and Kegel Exercises in Managing Menopausal Atrophic Vulvovaginitis by Lucian Șerbănescu, Vadym Rotar, Dragoș Brezeanu, Sebastian Mirea, Elena-Valentina Ionescu, Paris Ionescu

“…<b>Methods</b>: Fifty postmenopausal women diagnosed with VVA were enrolled and divided into three severity groups: mild, moderate, and severe. …”
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Predicting Outcomes in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Using scRNA‐Seq and Bulk RNA‐Seq: A Model Development and Validation Study by Jiaqi Zhang, Shunzhe Song, Yuqing Li, Aixia Gong

“…Methods A total of 8, 99, and 140 individuals from The Gene Expression Omnibus database, The Cancer Genome Atlas database, and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, respectively, were encompassed in the investigation. …”
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Baseline liver fibrosis-4 score correlates to the progression of anxiety and cognitive impairment in patients with Parkinson’s disease by Yongqing Cheng, Yongqing Cheng, Li Chen, Honghong Zhu, Yingchao Ge, Lei Li, Yan Guo, Xin Wang, Shuangfei You, Guojun He, Shouru Xue

“…This study aimed to explore their correlation between PD and liver fibrosis using the fibrosis-4 score (FIB-4) as a surrogate marker.MethodsWe analyzed Parkinson’s Progression Markers Initiative (PPMI) data and enrolled PD patients with comprehensive baseline and 5-year follow-up time-point clinical data. …”
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EL POTENCIAL “EN MOVIMIENTO” DEL COMERCIO JUSTO LATINOAMERICANO by Marco Coscione

“…En este artículo intentaré evidenciar los elementos que apoyan la idea del comercio justo latinoamericano como un nuevo movimiento social y, por tanto, la importancia que éste debería asumir dentro de las ciencias sociales de la región.…”
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Interest in digital health tools for miscarriage support: A qualitative assessment of Canadian women facing early pregnancy loss by Breanna Flynn, Anjali Sergeant, Genevieve Tam, Megan Gomes, Roopan Gill

“…Participants between 18 and 45 years of age who resided in Canada and experienced EPL up to 12 + 6 week gestation within the last 2 years were included. Enrolled participants who provided informed consent completed a single in-depth interview. …”
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Low-Dose Ketamine Infusion for Perioperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass: A Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial by Mitchell T. Seman, Shawn H. Malan, Matthew R. Buras, Richard J. Butterfield, Kristi L. Harold, James A. Madura, David M. Rosenfeld, Andrew W. Gorlin

“…This is a single-center, prospective randomized controlled study enrolling 35 patients in total. Patients were randomized equally into the ketamine and control group. …”
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Multidrug-Resistant Tuberculosis and Its Association with Adrenal Insufficiency: Assessment with the Low-Dose ACTH Stimulation Test by René Rodríguez-Gutiérrez, Adrian Rendon, Maximiliano Barrera-Sánchez, Kevin Erick Gabriel Carlos-Reyna, Neri Alejandro Álvarez-Villalobos, Gloria González-Saldivar, José Gerardo González-González

“…Forty-seven percent of subjects had primary MDR-TB; 43.8% had type 2 diabetes; none were HIV-positive. We found at enrollment 2 cases (4.2%) of adrenal insufficiency taking 500 nmol/L as the standard cutoff point value and 4 cases (8.3%) alternatively, using 550 nmol/L. …”
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Effect of galectin-3 and brain natriuretic peptide levels on echocardiographic parameters of left heart chamber following coronary artery bypass grafting by Yulia A. Styazhkina, Irina F. Grishina, Nina B. Poletaeva, Tatyana F. Peretolchina, Olga V. Nikolaenko

“…MATERIALS AND METHODS: In total, 100 men with CAD following CABG were enrolled. Group 1 included 58 patients who returned to work 4 months after the surgery. …”
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