Multimodal marvels of deep learning in medical diagnosis using image, speech, and text: A comprehensive review of COVID-19 detection by Md Shofiqul Islam, Khondokar Fida Hasan, Hasibul Hossain Shajeeb, Humayan Kabir Rana, Md. Saifur Rahman, Md. Munirul Hasan, AKM Azad, Ibrahim Abdullah, Mohammad Ali Moni

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Percutaneous Radiofrequency Ablation of Small (1–2 cm) Hepatocellular Carcinomas Inconspicuous on B-Mode Ultrasonographic Imaging: Usefulness of Combined Fusion Imaging with MRI an... by Min Woo Lee, Hyo Keun Lim, Hyunchul Rhim, Dong Ik Cha, Tae Wook Kang, Kyoung Doo Song, Ji Hye Min, Geum-Youn Gwak, Seonwoo Kim, David S. K. Lu

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Efficacy of sacubitril/valsartan among patients with chronic heart failure with reduced ejection fraction by Madiha Butt, Ayesha Niazi, Zahra Rafique, Nadia Shams, Lubna Meraj, Asma Rauf

“…After six months, 16 patients had no MR, 13(trace MR), 37(mild MR), 13(moderate MR) and 2 had severe MR. The statistically significant difference found in pro-BNP, creatinine, SBP, ejection fraction, E/e, E/A ratio, left ventricular end-diastolic volume (LEDV) and left ventricular end-systolic volume (LVESV) between baseline versus at six months (p<0.05). …”
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Serum Level Alteration of IL-6, IL-1β, and IFN-γ in Groups of Healthy Adults with Oxidative DNA Damage in Najaf Governorate by Dhuha S. Saleh, Hayder S. Hussain, Hasan N. Al-Haidari, Samia K. Abbas, Ayaid K. Zgair, Seenaa M. Ali

“…The results showed significant statistical elevation with the corresponding p value cut-off p≤0.01 in IL-6, IFN-γ, and IL-1β in the sera of three test groups as compared with the results of the control group. …”
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Adherence to the Mediterranean diet and colorectal cancer risk: a large case control study in the Moroccan population by Khaoula El Kinany, Zineb Hatime, Achraf El Asri, Abdelilah Benslimane, Meimouna Deoula, Btissame Zarrouq, Pagona Lagiou, Karima El Rhazi

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UAE pharmacists’ perceptions of the causes of unwanted or unused medications, their practices, and barriers to promoting safe medication disposal by the public by Maram O. Abbas, Semira Beshir, Doaa Kamal AlKhalidi, Eiman Shamseldin Al Gailani Ali, Yosra Lozon, Rizah Anwar Assadi, Hana Ghdaiba, Rahaf Adnan AL-Zeer

“…The data was analysed using the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software version 29. …”
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Job satisfaction amongst special education teachers by Z. S. Alkayed, S. M. Al Ali, M. M. Al Masa’deh

“…Stepwise regression method adopted in the study introduced predicted variables into the regression equation stepwise, resulting in two statistically significant predictive models at the significance level α ≤ 0.05. …”
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Changes of Lacrimal Puncta by Anterior Segment Optical Coherence Tomography after Topical Combined Antibiotic and Steroid Treatment in Cases of Inflammatory Punctual Stenosis by Islam Awny, Elshimaa A. Mateen Mossa, Tasneem Mohammed Bakheet, Hany Mahmoud, Amr Mounir

“…Both groups were comparable regarding mean age (49 ± 13 vs 53 ± 11 years, P value = 0.2) and sex (males were 38.6% vs 31.8%, female were 61.4% vs 68.2%, P value = 0.6), respectively, with no statistically significant difference between both groups. …”
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Association between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and osteoporosis: Mendelian randomization combined with bibliometric analysis by Fangjun Yang, Huaming Wang, Miaomiao Liu, Shengtai Pei, Xiaoming Qiu

“…These BMD measurements were derived primarily from a genome-wide association study (GWAS) and summary statistics from the International Genetic Factors Consortium for Osteoporosis (GEFOS). …”
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Imaging and Clinical Characteristics of 8 Cases of COVID-19 Complicated with Pneumomediastinum in Children by FU Qiang, REN Zuolei, LIN Zhiqiang, GONG Jianfeng, WANG Changzheng, WANG Ting, HU Yalan, TAN Jufang

“…In addition to fever and cough, the clinical manifestations were obvious shortness of breath, pulmonary auscultation, but dry or moist rales were not significant. Four children with mycoplasma infection were treated with azithromycin, and one with B. catarrhalis. was treated with azithromycin. …”
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Assessing Physician and Patient Agreement on Whether Patient Outcomes Captured in Clinical Progress Notes Reflect Treatment Success: Cross-Sectional Study by Sarah B Floyd, Jordyn C Sutton, Marvin Okon, Mary McCarthy, Liza Fisher, Benjamin Judkins, Zachary Cole Reynolds, Ann Blair Kennedy

“…A group of 2 patients then reviewed the sample of 100 clinical notes and labeled each note as reflecting treatment success or failure. Cohen κ statistics were used to assess the degree of agreement between physicians and patients on clinical note content. …”
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Determinants of Anemia among HIV-Positive Children on Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy Attending Hospitals of North Wollo Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, 2019: A Case-Control St... by Biruk Beletew, Ayelign Mengesha, Mohammed Ahmed, Awet Fitwi, Mesfin Wudu

“…Data were analyzed by using the SPSS version 24 statistical software and bivariate and multivariate logistic regression was used to identify predictors. …”
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Study of a Deep Learning Reconstruction Algorithm for Displaying Small- and Medium-sized Blood Vessels in Upper Abdominal Energy Spectrum CT by Qin WANG, Weijie YAN, Yuan YUAN, Hehan TANG, Liping DENG

“…The three reconstruction algorithms were adaptive statistical iterative reconstruction (ASIR-V), DLIR-M, and DLIR-H. …”
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Racial/ethnic differences in post-acute sequelae of SARS-CoV-2 in children and adolescents in the United States by Dazheng Zhang, Bingyu Zhang, Qiong Wu, Ting Zhou, Jiayi Tong, Yiwen Lu, Jiajie Chen, Huiyuan Wang, Deena J. Chisolm, Ravi Jhaveri, Rachel C. Kenney, Russell L. Rothman, Suchitra Rao, David A. Williams, Mady Hornig, Linbo Wang, Jeffrey S. Morris, Christopher B. Forrest, Yong Chen

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Parastomal hernia repair: A 10-year retrospective study at District General Hospital—Recurrence and complications by Ali Javaid, Karim Muhammad, Nafees Qureshi

“…In our cohort, highest recurrence was noted after the keyhole technique followed by primary suture repair and Sugarbaker technique with values of 41.6%, 33.3%, and 30.7%, respectively. No statistically significant difference was noted when data were compared for the risk of recurrent PSH in terms of the type of mesh or the repair technique of the hernia. …”
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Potentiality of algorithms and artificial intelligence adoption to improve medication management in primary care: a systematic review by Gianfranco Damiani, Antonio Oliva, Gerardo Altamura, Massimo Zedda, Mario Cesare Nurchis, Giovanni Aulino, Aurora Heidar Alizadeh, Francesca Cazzato, Gabriele Della Morte, Matteo Caputo, Simone Grassi, Maria Teresa Riccardi, Martina Sapienza, Giorgio Sessa

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Assessment of Convergence Angle of Tooth Preparations for Complete Crowns Among Dental Students: Typodont vs Simulator by Meriem Amine, Hafsa Oumayma Wahid, Saliha Fahi, Safaa Lehmouddi, Mouna Hamza, Samira Elarabi

“…The STL files were read by the 3D-TOOL-FREE software, two images were extracted for each preparation using the screen capture tool, and the two mediodistal (MD) and buccolingual angles (BL) were measured by the MB-RULER software. The statistical data were analyzed using the SPSS, software and comparisons were made by Student’s t-test. …”
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Effect of Melatonin as an Antioxidant Drug to Reverse Hepatic Steatosis: Experimental Model by Blanca Martínez Soriano, Antonio Güemes, Guillermo Pola, Azucena Gonzalo, Pilar Palacios Gasós, Ana C. Navarro, Roberto Martínez-Beamonte, Jesús Osada, José J. García

“…As for lipid metabolism, animals that maintain the steatotic diet and take melatonin lower total and LDL cholesterol levels and increase HDL levels, although these results do not acquire statistical significance. Conclusions. In this study, it has not been possible to demonstrate a beneficial effect of melatonin in the improvement or reversal of liver steatosis once established and induced by diet in the porcine model. …”
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High-Grade Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia: Impact of Colposcopic Lesion Area on Systemic Immune Responses by Mantoani PTS, Micheli DC, Jammal MP, Vieira JH, Michelin MA, Ferreira CGX, Silva HN, Murta EFC, Nomelini RS

“…ROC curves were calculated to verify a cut-off value for serum cytokine levels that could be used to distinguish between lesion areas < 1 cm2 vs ≥ 1 cm2. Values with statistical significance were IL-1 > 13.3 pg/mL and IL-12 ≤ 349.6 pg/mL. …”
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Prevalence, Characterization, and Proteomic Relatedness Among β-Lactam-Resistant Bacteria Throughout the Poultry Production Chain in Greece by Anestis Tsitsos, Alexandros Damianos, Konstantinos Kiskinis, Vasilios Tsiouris, Ilias Tirodimos, Nikolaos Soultos, Anna Papa, Vangelis Economou

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