Distinguishing glioblastoma from brain metastasis; a systematic review and meta-analysis on the performance of machine learning by Mohammad Amin Habibi, Reza Omid, Shafaq Asgarzade, Sadaf Derakhshandeh, Ali Soltani Farsani, Zohreh Tajabadi

“…While more research is needed before clinical deployment, preliminary results are encouraging.…”
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A rare case of Ewing's sarcoma in a 4-year-old child treated by tumor endoprosthetics using 3D printing by Vladimir Stavrev, Luben Stokov, Petko Ganev, Georgi Georgiev

“…Future expectations are that non-invasive lengthening mechanisms or a biological approach will be able to meet the special needs of this population. …”
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Fast In-House Next-Generation Sequencing in the Diagnosis of Metastatic Non-small Cell Lung Cancer: A Hospital Budget Impact Analysis by Ubong Silas, Maximilian Blüher, Antonia Bosworth Smith, Rhodri Saunders

“…The heterogeneity of hospital inputs and the cost of send-out NGS means context-specific inputs are needed. **Conclusion:** Using in-house NGS testing could reduce the testing turnaround time and increase the number of patients on targeted therapy. …”
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Emergency care utilization by refugee children compared to controls: A statewide database analysis. by Anna H Abrams, Jan Leonard, Sarah E Brewer, Janine Young, Kathleen M Adelgais

“…<h4>Conclusion</h4>Proportion of ED claims was higher in a refugee population compared to controls with no differences in LOS, indicating higher ED utilization among refugees for all acuity levels. Further study is needed to determine if healthcare disparities account for this difference and if population specific services may support the care of the refugee children.…”
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Effects of Neoadjuvant Denosumab on Radiological and Histological Responses in Patients Undergoing En Bloc Resection for Giant Cell Tumor of Bone: A Systematic Review by Hendra Aditama, Yo Tendy Pratama, Dhanan Prastanika S, Dita Anggara K, Rhyan Dharma S

“…However, further research is needed to confirm these findings.…”
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Implementing Dementia Care Mapping in Dementia Care: A Narrative Realist Literature Review by Andreia Fonseca de Paiva, Ana Barbosa, Lindsey Collins, Siobhan Reilly

“…While the research has demonstrated the positive impact of DCM in care homes, more needs to be understood about the contexts and underlying mechanisms that may affect its implementation and uptake. …”
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Method comparison and overview of refractive measurements in children: implications for myopia management by Lihua Li, Arne Ohlendorf, Siegfried Wahl, Jonas Müller, Xiaoqin Chen

“…The observed bias increased with the amount of myopic refractive error for comparisons 2 and 3, which needs to be considered when interpreting wavefront-refraction data.Trial registration number NCT05288335.…”
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Long-term survey of intertidal rocky shore macrobenthic community metabolism and structure after primary succession by Migné, Aline, Bordeyne, François, Davoult, Dominique

“…Given the long life-span of Fucus and Patella, the survey needs to be pursued to test for cyclical changes of dominance.…”
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Rural Development in Community Empowerment Through the Governance of Village-Owned Enterprises (BUMDES) by Sofyan Hadi, Auradian Marta, Raja Muhammad Amin, Rury Febrina

“…In an effort to build Indonesia from villages, among others, village-owned enterprises are needed, which are supported by the legislation of Law Number 6 of 2014 concerning villages. …”
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Akram’s lifestyle: An effective remedy for the management of gastroesophageal reflux disease by Sadia A. Khan, Javeria Z. Khan, Tayyab S. Akhter, Hamama-Tul-Bushra Khaar, Talay Yar, Mohammad A. Randhawa

“…Further investigations with larger samples are needed to confirm the findings.…”
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Assessing the impact on mode competitiveness of improvements of the Trans-Eurasian railway network by Seyed Mohseni, Edwin van Hassel, Thierry Vanelslander

“…Fourth, looking at what would be needed to make a further shift to rail materialize on the Eurasian connection, three items pop up: rail border crossing capacity, traffic balance between both directions and backups to the TEN-T rail network.…”
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Training and education provided to local change champions within implementation trials: a rapid systematic review by Laura Jolliffe, Natasha A. Lannin, Stacy Larcombe, Brendan Major, Tammy Hoffmann, Elizabeth Lynch

“…Most programs were not individualized, and details of training and support were poorly reported. Conclusions Training needs and educational outcomes of change champions are poorly reported in implementation trials. …”
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A comprehensive analysis and comparative study of the trends in thyroid cancer burden in China and globally from 1990 to 2021, with projections for the next 15 Years by Yulai Yin, Xiaoyu Zhang

“…The formulation of proactive and effective health policies is urgently needed.…”
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Health Care Costs attributable to Hospital-diagnosed Back Pain: A Longitudinal Register-based Study of the Danish Population by Rikke Søgaard, Jan Sørensen

“…Analytical studies that guide the management of this disease are strongly needed, but there is a lack of cost estimates for the attributable cost of severe or chronic back pain in particular. …”
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Existence of a weak solution to a regularized moving boundary fluid-structure interaction problem with poroelastic media by Kuan, Jeffrey, Čanić, Sunčica, Muha, Boris

“…This is why in this manuscript we consider a regularized problem by employing convolution with a smooth kernel only where needed. The resulting problem is still very challenging due to the nonlinear coupling and the motion of the fluid and Biot domains. …”
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Microbial dysbiosis in periodontitis and peri-implantitis: pathogenesis, immune responses, and therapeutic by Ziwei Cui, Peng Wang, Weiyue Gao

“…Strategies focusing on controlling pathogenic bacteria, modulating immune responses, and promoting tissue regeneration are key to restoring periodontal stability. Further research is needed to clarify the mechanisms underlying the transition from peri-implant mucositis to peri-implantitis and to optimize prevention and treatment approaches, considering the complex interactions between the microbiome and host immunity.…”
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Gender-specific secular trends and related factors of high perceived stress level among Korean older adults: a nation-wide serial cross-sectional study by Eunjeong Choi, Hyun-Ju Seo, Kye Ha Kim, Sun-Young Jung

“…Public health policies should prioritize stress reduction strategies tailored to address gender-specific needs and socio-economic disparities in older adults.…”
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Travel Burden and the Direct Medical Costs of Urologic Surgery by Daniel J. Olson, John L. Gore, Kenn B. Daratha, Kenneth P. Roberts

“…However, travel may also be associated with a decision by the healthcare provider to increase the length of stay due to a decreased ability to return to the primary hospital should complications arise. Thus, research is needed to understand the relationship between the distance a patient must travel and their outcomes following urologic surgery. …”
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Contributions of Biomass Burning and Other Sources to Fine Particle Level and Oxidative Potential in Suburban Tokyo, Japan by Akihiro Fushimi, Ana M. Villalobos, Akinori Takami, Kiyoshi Tanabe, James J. Schauer

“…To develop effective countermeasures against PM2.5 emission sources, its origin needs to be efficiently characterized. Atmospheric PM2.5 samples were collected from a suburban Tokyo city, Tsukuba, Japan in 2012–2013 to estimate source contributions, with a focus on biomass open burning. …”
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Mpox gastrointestinal manifestations: a systematic review by Rahul Ramakrishnan, Atira Shenoy, Ranganathan Madhavan, Damon Meyer

“…Although there is a plethora of research regarding the dermatological and influenza-like symptoms of mpox, particularly following the 2022 mpox outbreak, more research is needed on the gastrointestinal (GI) effects.Objectives This systematic review is to outline the GI manifestations of the monkeypox virus.Methods The authors conducted this systematic review using guidelines outlined in the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses. …”
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