Rapid spread of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron XDR lineage derived from recombination between XBB and BA.2.86 subvariants circulating in Brazil in late 2023 by Ighor Arantes, Kimihito Ito, Marcelo Gomes, Felipe Cotrim de Carvalho, Walquiria Aparecida Ferreira de Almeida, Ricardo Khouri, Fabio Miyajima, Gabriel Luz Wallau, Felipe Gomes Naveca, Elisa Cavalcante Pereira, Marilda Mendonça Siqueira, Paola Cristina Resende, Gonzalo Bello

“…Since November 2023, a new recombinant lineage between Omicron subvariants XBB and BA.2.86, designated XDR, has been detected mainly in Brazil. In this study, we reconstructed the spatiotemporal dynamics and estimated the absolute and relative transmissibility of the XDR lineage. …”
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The relationships of metals exposure and disturbance of the vaginal microbiota with the risk of PROM: Results from a birth cohort study by Dongyang Zhang, Rui Dong, Tingting Jiang, Shiwei Ren, Xinyu Yue, Muxin Zhai, Siyu Jiang, Bingxia He, Ran Tang, Yujie Deng, Wenjie Lyu, Baojing Zhao, Fangbiao Tao, Yuanyuan Yang, Zongzhi Yin, Zhen Yu, Dongmei Ji, Chunmei Liang

“…The vaginal microbiota is proposed to be associated with reproductive health. Exposure to metals during pregnancy is a risk factor for premature rupture of membranes (PROM). …”
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Predictors and prognosis of elderly hip fracture patients with perioperative atrial fibrillation: a nested case–control study by Wei Li, Aoying Min, Wei Zhao, Weining Li, Shuhan Li, Saidi Ran, Mingming Fu, Qili Yu, Junkai Kou, Zhiqian Wang, Zhiyong Hou

“…Abstract Background A scarcity of data exists concerning atrial fibrillation (AF) during the perioperative stage of non-cardiothoracic surgery, particularly orthopedic surgery. …”
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Shale Heterogeneity in Western Hunan and Hubei: A Case Study from the Lower Silurian Longmaxi Formation in Well Laidi 1 in the Laifeng-Xianfeng Block, Hubei Province by Peng Zhang, Junwei Yang, Yuqi Huang, Jinchuan Zhang, Xuan Tang, Chengwei Liu

“…The shales of the Longmaxi Formation in the study area have a strong adsorption and gas storage capacity; however, the pore structure is complex and the connectivity is poor, which, in turn, imposes high requirements on reservoir reformation measures during exploitation. Moreover, the fractal dimension has a positive correlation with organic matter abundance, TOC, clay mineral content, and pyrite content and a negative correlation with quartz content. …”
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Progress in Treatment of Temporomandibular Joint Disorder by Wei YANG, Minghua XIE, Yu CAI, Zhuoming CHEN

“…We review the researchs of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMD) in domestic and foreign scholars, respectively, to explain in four aspects, such as etiology, clinical characteristics, treatment methods and preventive measures. …”
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Effect of differences in vascular anatomy on surgical outcomes of left pancreatectomy: a retrospective study by Masahiro Fukada, Noriki Mitsui, Takeshi Horaguchi, Yuji Hatanaka, Itaru Yasufuku, Yuta Sato, Jesse Yu Tajima, Shigeru Kiyama, Yoshihiro Tanaka, Katsutoshi Murase, Nobuhisa Matsuhashi

“…We also performed a risk analysis of prolonged operation time, considering surgery-related factors. …”
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Comprehensive assessment of a nationwide simulation-based course for artificial life support. by Mateusz Puslecki, Marek Dabrowski, Marcin Ligowski, Bishoy Zakhary, Ahmed S Said, Kollengode Ramanathan, Elaine Cooley, Lukasz Puslecki, Sebastian Stefaniak, Piotr Ziemak, Ilona Kiel-Puslecka, Agata Dabrowska, Tomasz Klosiewicz, Maciej Sip, Radoslaw Zalewski, Malgorzata Ladzinska, Wojciech Mrowczynski, Piotr Ladzinski, Lidia Szlanga, Konrad Baumgart, Piotr Kupidlowski, Lukasz Szarpak, Marek Jemielity, Bartlomiej Perek

“…The role of the Center is to test and promote the novel or commonly used procedures as well as to develop staff skills on management of patients needing ECMO.…”
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CORELATION OF PARENTS' PROFILES OF CHILDREN WITH LATE CLEFT REPAIR IN SURABAYA CLEFT LIP AND PALATE CENTRE (JANUARY 2015–DECEMBER 2017) by Laras Puspita Ningrum, Iswinarno Doso Saputro, Lobredia Zarasade

“…Abstract: Introduction:  Optimal time of Cleft palate repair is during the 10 to 12 month of  age.  In  this  time  produce  far  natural  results  in  terms  of  speech  because  it enabled  the  maturation  of  scar  tissue  postoperatively.  …”
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Bibliometric analysis of holographic data storage literature by K. Kumar, R. Parameswaran

“…Two-dimensional data is written using a single laser beam that spirals around the material. …”
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Enigma of the cholesterol paradox in acute myocardial infarction: lessons from an 8-year follow-up of all-cause mortality in an age-matched and sex-matched case–control study with... by Göran Nilsson, John Öhrvik, Jerzy Leppert

“…Objective To assess the impact of total cholesterol (TC) and low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) on long-term all-cause mortality (ACM) in patients with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and controls.Design Matched case–control study with 8-year follow-up.Setting Vastmanland County Hospital, Vasteras, Sweden.Participants Consecutive patients with AMI admitted to the coronary care unit from March 2005 to May 2010 and age-matched and sex-matched controls from the general population.Outcome measures ACM.Results Person-year at risk among patients with AMI and controls was 11 667 (cases: 5780 and controls: 5887). During follow-up, 199 patients and 84 controls died, implying 3.4 deaths among patients and 1.4 among controls per 100 person-years at risk. …”
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5-year migration and inducible displacement of the uncemented LCS and ATTUNE rotating platform knee systems: a secondary report of a randomized controlled RSA trial by Raymond Puijk, Lennard A Koster, Bart G C W Pijls, Jiwanjot Singh, Marjolein Schager, Bart L Kaptein, Peter A Nolte

“…In this secondary report of a randomized controlled trial (RCT) we aimed to evaluate whether the 5-year migration, inducible displacement, and the clinical outcome of the ATTUNE components were comparable to those of the LCS. …”
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Oxidative stress in critically ill neonatal foals by David Wong, Dipak Kumar Sahoo, Cosette Faivre, Jamie Kopper, Katie Dersh, Theresa Beachler, Melissa Esser

“…These variables should be considered during the treatment of ill foals.…”
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Effect of Cinnamon Essential Oil on the Chemotherapy-Induced Nausea and Vomiting of Cancer Patients by Shima Mehrabian, Batool Tirgari, Mina Beitollahi, Mansooreh Azizzadeh Forouzi, Behjat Kalantari Khandani

“…Patients in the control group used a placebo (a pad moistened with 2 ml of isotonic saline) instead of cinnamon essential oil during the intervention period. …”
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Biologic Cost per Effectively Treated Rheumatoid Arthritis Patient in a Large Managed Care Population: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Tao Gu, Neel Shah, Gaurav Deshpande, Derek H. Tang, Debra F. Eisenberg, David J. Harrison

“…The algorithm defined effectiveness during the 12-month post-index period as achieving all six of the following: high adherence (medication possession ratio ≥80% or infusions consistent with the product label); no increase in biologic dose or decrease in dosing interval; no new biologic; no new nonbiologic disease-modifying antirheumatic drug; no new or increased oral glucocorticoid use; and ≤1 glucocorticoid injection. …”
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Social-ecological perspective on the suicidal behaviour factors of early adolescents in China: a network analysis by Xueying Zhang, Yuan Li, Juan Chen, Peiying Li, Mengyuan Yuan, Yonghan Li, Gengfu Wang, Puyu Su

“…Identifying modifiable risk factors during this critical phase is a priority to inform effective suicide prevention strategies.Aims To explore the risk and protective factors of suicidal behaviours (ie, suicidal ideation, plans and attempts) in early adolescence in China using a social-ecological perspective.Methods Using data from the cross-sectional project ‘Healthy and Risky Behaviours Among Middle School Students in Anhui Province, China’, stratified random cluster sampling was used to select 5724 middle school students who had completed self-report questionnaires in November 2020. …”
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Associations between local COVID-19 policies and anxiety in the USA: a longitudinal digital cohort study by Jeffrey E Olgin, Gregory M Marcus, Rita Hamad, John Kornak, Carmen R Isasi, Ana Sanchez-Birkhead, Mark Pletcher, Soo Park, Natasha Williams, Thomas Carton, Aaron E Cozen, Madelaine Faulkner Modrow, Amy Chiang, Matthew Brandner, Jaime H Orozco, Kristen Azar, Sylvia E K Sudat, Pelin Ozluk, Heather Kitzman, Sara J Knight

“…Local government policies may have contributed to increases in anxiety and mental health disparities during the COVID-19 pandemic.Methods We analysed associations between composite policy scores for containment and closure, public health or economic support from the US COVID-19 County Policy Database and self-reported anxiety scores (Generalised Anxiety Disorder-7) from COVID-19 Citizen Science participants between 22 April 2020 and 31 December 2021.Results In 188 976 surveys from 36 711 participants in 100 counties across 28 states, associations between anxiety and containment and closure policy differed by employment (p<0.0001), with elevated anxiety under maximal policy for people working in hospitality and food services (+1.05 vs no policy; 95% CI: 0.45, 1.64) or arts and entertainment (+0.56; 95% CI 0.15, 0.97) and lower anxiety for people working in healthcare (−0.43; 95% CI −0.66 to –0.20) after adjusting for calendar time, county-specific effects and COVID-19 case rates and death rates. …”
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The Association between Type-2 Diabetes Duration and Major Adverse Cardiac Events after Percutaneous Coronary Intervention by Botey Katamu Benjamin, Chunguang Qiu, Zhanying Han, Wenjie Lu, Guoju Sun, Xiaofei Qin, Xule Wang, Xi Wang, Ran Li, Liang Pan

“…We divided patients into three groups based on diabetes duration: <5 years group (n=165), 5–10 years’ group (n=72), and ≥10 years’ group (n=65). …”
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A brief instrument measuring the water, sanitation and hygiene domain of menstrual health among women who inject drugs. by Alhelí Calderón-Villarreal, Lourdes Johanna Avelar Portillo, Daniela Abramovitz, Shira Goldenberg, Shawn Flanigan, Penelope J E Quintana, Alicia Harvey-Vera, Carlos F Vera, Gudelia Rangel, Steffanie A Strathdee, Georgia L Kayser

“…Using this scale we identified disparities in MH-WASH access among PWID and who menstruate in the US-Mexico border region.…”
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A novel technique of blindly positioning bronchial blockers for one-lung ventilation: a prospective, randomized, crossover study by Seihee Min, Susie Yoon, Jiwon Han, Jeong-Hwa Seo, Jae-Hyon Bahk

“…After tracheal intubation, the deflated rigid-angle BB was inserted into the endotracheal tube (ET) until a pre-marked point indicating that the BB was just protruding from the ET tip. …”
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Evolution laws and control technology of near and far stress field in hard roof mining roadway by Jie HE, Peng CHENG, Le WU, JunPing FAN

“…Furthermore, this condition exacerbates the deterioration of the near-field stress environment surrounding the roadway during its evolution, which is the underlying issue leading to deformation and failure of the roadway’s surrounding rock.The stress fields of the surrounding rock in roadways exhibit a close interaction; fluctuations in the distant stress field can induce changes in the range and magnitude of the local stress field, thereby affecting the deformation and failure timing and extent of the roadway surrounding rock.Based on this understanding, the principle of regulating both the distant and local stress fields of roadway surrounding rock has been proposed. …”
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