Sleep and breathing in children with Joubert syndrome and a review of other rare congenital hindbrain malformations by Jia-Der Ju-Wang, Jennifer C. Dempsey, Cristian Zhang, Daniel Doherty, Manisha Witmans, Mary Anne Tablizo, Maida Lynn Chen

“…Baseline diagnostic PSG was retrospectively reviewed for those with available studies, and the sleep parameters were compared to a referent cohort. Results: Study participants with JS were older than their unaffected siblings ( p  = 0.02). …”
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Automated multidimensional deep learning platform for referable diabetic retinopathy detection: a multicentre, retrospective study by Chi Pui Pang, Weiqi Chen, Mingzhi Zhang, Tsz Kin Ng, Yi Zheng, Guihua Zhang, Jian-Wei Lin, Ji Wang, Jie Ji, Ling-Ping Cen, Peiwen Xie, Yongqun Xiong, Hanfu Wu, Dongjie Li

“…The performance of the DL was compared with DR experts.Setting DR screening programmes from three hospitals and the Lifeline Express Diabetic Retinopathy Screening Program in China.Participants 83 465 images of 39 836 eyes from 21 716 patients were annotated, of which 53 211 images were used as the development set and 30 254 images were used as the external validation set, split based on centre and period.Main outcomes Accuracy, F1 score, sensitivity, specificity, area under the receiver operating characteristic curve (AUROC), area under the precision-recall curve (AUPRC), Cohen’s unweighted κ and Gwet’s AC1 were calculated to evaluate the performance of the DL algorithm.Results In the external validation set, the five classifiers achieved an accuracy of 0.915–0.980, F1 score of 0.682–0.966, sensitivity of 0.917–0.978, specificity of 0.907–0.981, AUROC of 0.9639–0.9944 and AUPRC of 0.7504–0.9949. …”
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Health Risk Assessment of PM2.5-bound Components in Beijing, China during 2013–2015 by Tianchu Zhang, Yangfan Chen, Xiaohong Xu

“…EPA) were employed to estimate lifetime cancer risk in Beijing using the following fine particulate matter (PM2.5) components: six elements and 16 U.S. …”
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FAM134B-mediated endoplasmic reticulum autophagy protects against cisplatin-induced spiral ganglion neuron damage by Fan Wang, Yue Xu, Yajie Wang, Qian Liu, Yanan Li, Weiwei Zhang, Huiming Nong, Junhong Zhang, Hao Zhao, Huaqian Yang, Lingchuan Guo, Jianfeng Li, Jianfeng Li, Hong Li, Qianqian Yang

“…Moreover, our work further verified the protective function of FAM134B mediated by ER-phagy in Cis-induced SGN apoptosis, at least partially, correlated with the accumulation of ROS and induction of ER stress, though the detailed regulatory mechanism through which needs much more work to reveal.…”
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Comparison Of Isoconazole Nitrate Versus Nystatin For The Treatment Of Otomycosis by Amna Kausar, Sadia Chaudhry, Nighat Qammar, Ansa Umara Akram, Ashar Alamgir, Wajid Hussain

“…Duration of study was 6 months after approval by Ethical Committee from Feb 2023 to july 2023 Materials and Methods: Total of 64 patients were selected.  The study participants were individuals who, according to operational definitions had Otomycosis and who had presented for evaluation at the Department of Otolaryngology Rawalpindi teaching Hospital, Rawalpindi. …”
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Research on the mechanism of the anti-myocardial infarction effect of the Qiliqiangxin capsule on heart failure rats via nontargeted metabolomics and lipidomics by Kuangyi Liu, Yanting Xiong, Yingli Fan, Shunhui Li, Lijuan Wu, Hui Chen, Xiaomin Wang

“…These metabolites mainly participate in the biosynthesis of unsaturated fatty acids; valine, leucine and isoleucine biosynthesis; phenylalanine, tyrosine and tryptophan biosynthesis; and glycerophospholipid metabolism. …”
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Performance Evaluation of Three Diagnostic Methods for Soil-Transmitted Helminth Infections among Schoolchildren in Amhara Region, Northwest Ethiopia by Shegaw Belay, Getaneh Alemu, Tadesse Hailu

“…An institution-based cross-sectional study was conducted among 421 schoolchildren from May to July, 2022 in the Amhara Region. Study participants were selected using a systematic random sampling technique. …”
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Exploring Medium- and Long-Term Respiratory and Functional Sequelae in Young Adults Post-COVID-19 by Büşra Ülker Ekşi, Eylül Pınar Kısa, Özge Ertan Harputlu, Begüm Kara Kaya, Zeynep Hoşbay, Buket Akıncı

“…<i>Materials and Methods:</i> Participants aged 18–25 who had COVID-19 within the last 3–6 months (Post-COVID Group 1, n = 25) and 6–12 months (Post-COVID Group 2, n = 25) and age–gender-matched healthy controls (n = 25) were included in this study. …”
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Wearable Smartphone-Based Multisensory Feedback System for Torso Posture Correction: Iterative Design and Within-Subjects Study by Amanda Polin Pereira, Olibario Jose Machado Neto, Valeria Meirelles Carril Elui, Maria da Graca Campos Pimentel

“…We assessed the Postural SmartVest in a within-subject experiment with poststroke patients (n=40, average age 57.1) and therapists (n=20, average age 31.3) during rehabilitation sessions. Participants engaged in daily activities, including walking and upper limb exercises, without and with app feedback. …”
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Major F plasmid clusters are linked with ColV and pUTI89-like marker genes in bloodstream isolates of Escherichia coli by Cameron J. Reid, Max L. Cummins, Steven P. Djordjevic

“…We hypothesise that their abundance in BSI E. coli is partially driven by carriage of backbone genes previously shown to contribute to virulence in models of bloodstream infection. …”
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The prevalence of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder and its associated factors among children in Ethiopia, 2024: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Molla Azmeraw, Dessie Temesgen, Amare Kassaw, Alemu Birara Zemariam, Gashaw Kerebeh, Gebremeskel Kibret Abebe, Addis Wondmagegn Alamaw, Biruk Beletew Abate

“…Sensitivity analysis was also applied.ResultThis study included a total of six articles with 4,338 participants. The pooled prevalence estimate of ADHD was 8.81% [95% confidence interval (CI), 4.52–13.11; I2 = 96.95%; P = 0.001]. …”
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Barriers and facilitators of integrated hepatitis B, C, and HIV screening among pregnant mothers and newborns attending maternal and newborn clinics in Koboko District, Uganda: a q... by John Bosco Alege, John Paul Oyore, Rose Clarke Nanyonga, Philippa Musoke, Alloys S. S. Orago

“…Methods An exploratory qualitative descriptive study that used an inducted and deductive thematic analysis approach was used at Health Centre III (HC IIIs) level in an institutional setting. The study participants (Key Informants) were both clinical and administrative health workers involved in the delivery of Hepatitis B, C, and HIV services. …”
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Abundancia de trébol rojo y trébol blanco en pasturas del centro y norte de la provincia de Buenos Aires by P. BARLETTA, J. CAMARASA, H. CARTA, A. DE ANDRÉS, D. MÉNDEZ, J.M. O'GORMAN, C. OJUEZ, G. PEREZ, O. SCHENEITER, I. VAREA

“…Se relevaron la densidad de plantas de trébol rojo y la cobertura de trébol blanco en 140 pasturas de 2 a 3 años de edad en 68 campos de los partidos de 9 de Julio, Bolívar y Lobos. Para cada pastura se determinó la ocurrencia de enfermedades y el daño por insectos en raíces de trébol rojo, las características químicas del suelo, la tecnología empleada por el productor en la implantación, la producción y el manejo de las pasturas. …”
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Reducing medical cannabis use risk among Veterans: A descriptive study by Laura M. Harris-Lane, Mitchell Sheehy, Courtney A. Loveless, Joshua A. Rash, David P. Storey, Gregory K. Tippin, Vikas Parihar, Nick Harris

“…Methods Canadian Armed Forces Veterans living with chronic pain (N = 582) were recruited online and through the Chronic Pain Centre of Excellence for Canadian Veterans. Participants completed measures on: cannabis use (never, past, current use), sources of cannabis knowledge, mental health, and awareness of and interest in receiving the LRCUG. …”
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Measuring the impact introducing NHS 111 online had on the NHS 111 telephone service and the wider NHS urgent care system: an observational study by Richard M Jacques, Rebecca M Simpson, Tony Stone, Janette Turner, Jon Nicholl

“…Objectives To explore what impact introducing the National Health Service (NHS) 111 online service had on the number of phone calls to the NHS 111 telephone service and the NHS urgent care system.Design Observational study using a dose–response interrupted time series model and random-effects meta- analysis to estimate the average effect.Setting and participants NHS 111 telephone and online contacts for 18 NHS 111 area codes in England. …”
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Investigación sobre la formación inicial del profesorado de educación secundaria para la atención educativa a los estudiantes con necesidades especiales by Antonio SÁNCHEZ PALOMINO

“…Por ello queremos mostrar a través de nuestra investigación cómo hasta el año académico 2005/06 se está desarrollando dicha formación, al tiempo que denunciar una situación de partida en contradicción con los ideales normativos y las necesidades sociales. …”
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Analyzing special needs reports for children: sociodemographic trends, diagnoses, and support areas over five years (2019–2024) by Semih Canpolat, Mehmet Emin Parlak, Esra Kurt Canpolat, Erdogan Oz

“…The study included 420 children for whom all the data in the evaluation reports could be accessed. All data of the participants were collected and analyzed through the Hospital Information Management System (HIMS).ResultsThe mean age at the time of health board admission was 7.41 years with 58.3% boys and 41.7% girls. …”
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Design and psychometric testing of a moral intelligence instrument for pre-hospital emergency medical services personnel: a sequential-exploratory mixed-method study by Fateme Mohammadi, Rasoul Salimi, Salman Khazaei, Mostafa Bijani

“…A total of 210 prehospital EMS personnel participated for exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis. …”
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Associations of pro-inflammatory factors and IL-10 levels with degree of suicide risk in adolescents with depression by Wenyuan Liu, Wenyuan Liu, Wenyuan Liu, Wenyuan Liu, Hongyu Zheng, Hongyu Zheng, Hongyu Zheng, Xiaofei Wen, Xiaofei Wen, Xiaofei Wen, Longxing Liu, Longxing Liu, Longxing Liu, Longxing Liu, Yue Yang, Yue Yang, Yue Yang, Yue Yang, Hui Zhong, Hui Zhong, Hui Zhong, Hui Zhong

“…Plasma levels of IL-6, TNF-α, IFN-γ, IL-1β, and IL-10 in all participants were measured.ResultsPlasma levels of IL-6, TNF-α, IFN-γ, and IL-10 differed between the suicide risk subgroups, and the differences remained significant after controlling for severity of depressive symptoms using covariance analysis. …”
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Distribution of University Admission Quotas: Problems of Competitive Selection Process by L. M. Nurieva, S. G. Kiselev

“…The main reason for the inability of the competitive mechanism to carry out the correct ranking of participants in terms of success is the major methodological and mathematical errors inherent in the algorithms for determining the effectiveness of educational organisations. …”
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