Parameters Suggesting Spontaneous Passage of Stones from Common Bile Duct: A Retrospective Study by Tawfik Khoury, Mohamed Adileh, Ashraf Imam, Yosef Azraq, Avital Bilitzky-Kopit, Muhamad Massarwa, Ari Benson, Zaher Bahouth, Samir Abu-Gazaleh, Wisam Sbeit, Rifaat Safadi, Abed Khalaileh

“…We compared groups A versus B and groups E versus D. …”
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Abdominopelvic Tuberculosis Secondary to a Nontuberculous Mycobacterium in an Immunocompetent Patient by Beng Kwang Ng, Kembang Aziah Yakob, Wendy Yin Ling Ng, Pei Shan Lim, Rahana Abd Rahman, Abdul Kadir Abdul Karim, Ani Amelia Zainuddin, Zaleha Abdullah Mahdy

“…Infection with nontuberculous Mycobacterium (NTM) is even rarer especially in an immunocompetent patient. We report a case of NTM in abdominopelvic TB. A 37-year-old foreign worker, para 3, presented with a one-week history of suprapubic pain associated with fever. …”
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Reframing Perceptions in Restorative Dentistry: Evidence-Based Dentistry and Clinical Decision-Making by Ayah A Al-Asmar, Ahmad S Al-Hiyasat, Motasum Abu-Awwad, Hakam N Mousa, Nesreen A Salim, Waed Almadani, Furat Rihan, Faleh A Sawair, Nigel B Pitts

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Service delivery and the role of clinical pharmacists in UK primary care for older people, including people with dementia: a scoping review by Alice Burnand, Abi Woodward, Vladimir Kolodin, Jill Manthorpe, Yogini Jani, Mine Orlu, Cini Bhanu, Kritika Samsi, Victoria Vickerstaff, Jane Wilcock, Jane Ward, Greta Rait, Nathan Davies

“…Method This review was conducted following the framework for scoping reviews in accordance with the Joanna Briggs Institute (JBI) methodology. The search of Scopus, EMBASE, CINAHL, Web of Science, PsycINFO, and Cochrane was initially conducted in September 2022, and updated in August 2024. …”
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Hypocholesterolemic Activity of Monascus Fermented Product in the Absence of Monacolins with Partial Purification for Functional Food Applications by Zahra Ajdari, Maaruf Abd Ghani, Mohd Khan Ayob, Saadi Bayat, Mazlin Mokhtar, Sahar Abbasiliasi, Anahita Khoramnia, Heshu Sulaiman Rahman, Parvaneh Mehrbod, Daniel Ajdari, Arbakariya B. Ariff

“…The GC-MS results of the active fraction revealed two main compounds, isosorbide and erythritol, which act as coronary vasodilator compounds.…”
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Lupus activity in lupus nephritis patients with end-stage renal disease treated with hemodialysis by Caroline Samy Morad, Shams ElDoha Galal Zaiema, Eman Ahmed Hafez, Mohammed Maher Mohammed Mohammed Mansour, Amr Elsayed Mohammed Abd-Allah Khalil, Shaymaa Gamal Arafa Hassan

“…Methods A number of 70 LN patients diagnosed by renal biopsy were divided into age- and sex-matched two groups: They were divided into two groups: the HD Group, which were LN patients who progressed to ESRD treated with HD (n = 35), and the CKD Group, which contains LN patients’ stage III, IV by renal biopsies and HD free (n = 35). …”
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Glaucomatous Visual Field Defect Severity and the Prevalence of Motor Vehicle Collisions in Japanese: A Hospital/Clinic-Based Cross-Sectional Study by Takeshi Ono, Kenya Yuki, Ryo Asaoka, Keisuke Kouyama, Takayuki Abe, Sachiko Tanabe, Kazumi Fukagawa, Miki Uchino, Masaru Shimoyama, Yoko Ozawa, Naoki Ozeki, Daisuke Shiba, Kazuo Tsubota

“…This is a cross-sectional study. Japanese patients who have had driver’s licence between 40 and 85 years of age were screened for eligibility. …”
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MARVEL Analysis of the Measured High-resolution Spectra of 12C16O by Salman Mahmoud, Nayla El-Kork, Nariman Abu Elkher, Mubarak Almehairbi, Malathe Samir Khalil, Tibor Furtenbacher, Attila G. Császár, Olga P. Yurchenko, Sergey N. Yurchenko, Jonathan Tennyson

“…The validated line centers and the empirical rovibrational energy levels of ^12 C ^16 O, with appropriate uncertainties and assignments, are provided in the appendix to this paper. …”
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Phase II Study of Personalized Peptide Vaccination with Both a Hepatitis C Virus-Derived Peptide and Peptides from Tumor-Associated Antigens for the Treatment of HCV-Positive Advan... by Shigeru Yutani, Kazuomi Ueshima, Kazumichi Abe, Atsushi Ishiguro, Junichi Eguchi, Satoko Matsueda, Nobukazu Komatsu, Shigeki Shichijo, Akira Yamada, Kyogo Itoh, Tetsuro Sasada, Masatoshi Kudo, Masanori Noguchi

“…Peptide-specific cytotoxic T lymphocyte (CTL) and IgG responses were measured before and after vaccination. Results. Forty-two patients were enrolled. Grade 3 injection site skin reaction was observed in 2 patients, but no other PPV-related severe adverse events were noted. …”
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Explainable AutoML models for predicting the strength of high-performance concrete using Optuna, SHAP and ensemble learning by Muhammad Salman Khan, Tianbo Peng, Tianbo Peng, Muhammad Adeel Khan, Asad Khan, Mahmood Ahmad, Mahmood Ahmad, Kamran Aziz, Mohanad Muayad Sabri Sabri, N. S. Abd EL-Gawaad

“…This study introduces four explainable Automated Machine Learning (AutoML) models that integrate Optuna for hyperparameter optimization, SHapley Additive exPlanations (SHAP) for interpretability, and ensemble learning algorithms such as Random Forest (RF), Extreme Gradient Boosting (XGB), Light Gradient Boosting Machine (LGB), and Categorical Gradient Boosting (CB). The resulting interpretable AutoML models O-RF, O-XGB, O-LGB, and O-CB are applied to predict the compressive and tensile strengths of HPC. …”
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Optimization, characterization and biosafety of oregano, rosemary and mint oil mixture against Penicillium digitatum in citrus using L-optimal mixture design by Rahaf Khaled, Sara Mohamed, Amira Mohamed, Aya Khairy, Hesham Elhariry, Ashraf Bakry, Neima K. Elsenosy, Naglaa Ebeed, Salem S. Salem, Thanaa ElNoby, Samah H. Abu-Hussien

“…This study demonstrates the potential of optimized essential oil mixtures as effective and eco-friendly alternatives for postharvest disease control.…”
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Safety, Efficacy, and Predictive Factors of Conventional Epithelium-Off Corneal Crosslinking in the Treatment of Progressive Keratoconus by Rebecca Farhat, Mohamad Khaled Ghannam, Georges Azar, Joseph Nehme, Marwan Sahyoun, Najib Georges Hanna, Mariana Abi Karam, Charbel El Haber, Alexandre Schakal, Alexandre Jalkh, Ameed Samaha

“…All patients with progressive keratoconus who underwent CXL between January 2008 and January 2016, with minimal 3-years follow-up were included. …”
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Phase II study with sorafenib plus radiotherapy for advanced HCC with portal and/or hepatic vein tumor thrombosis by Yirui Zhai, Liming Wang, Hong Zhao, Fan Wu, Lingxia Xin, Feng Ye, Wei Sun, Yan Song, Lijuan Niu, Huiying Zeng, Jingbo Wang, Yuan Tang, Yongwen Song, Yueping Liu, Hui Fang, Ningning Lu, Hao Jing, Shunan Qi, Wenwen Zhang, Shulian Wang, Ye-Xiong Li, Jianxiong Wu, Bo Chen

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Optimization and management practice of specialist nurses in outpatient nursing of integrated Traditional Chinese and western medicine (中西医结合门诊护理专科护士管理模式优化实践)... by NIU Liqiang (牛丽强), TIAN Li (田丽), YANG Zhe (杨喆), GUAN Yingzhi (管迎芝), WANG Jian (王健), CAO Yanchen (曹艳晨), GUO Haifeng (果海凤), CHEN Bo (陈博), LI Xuejian (李雪健), PEI Xiaolu (裴晓璐)

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Neutrophil elastase inhibitor (Sivelestat) in the treatment of acute respiratory distress syndrome induced by COVID-19: a multicenter retrospective cohort study by Yuting Li, Jianjun Zhao, Jiahui Wei, Yanhong Zhang, Haitao Zhang, Ying Li, Ting Liao, Yang Hu, Bo Yuan, Xinmei Zhang, Wanyan Liu, Changgang Liu, Qingsong Cui, Shunzi Wu, Hongmei Jiang, Wenge Liu, Weiheng Liu, Hongguang Xu, Gang Li, Yuyan Cai, Liting Chen, Bingwei Chen, Dong Zhang

“…We used propensity score matching to compare the outcomes of patients treated with sivelestat to those who were not. …”
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Interobserver Agreement in the Diagnosis of Inflammatory Bowel Disease-Associated Neoplasia in China in Comparison to Subspecialized American Gastrointestinal Pathologists by Xian-rui Wu, Hua-shan Liu, Xue-ying Shi, Wei-xun Zhou, Zhi-nong Jiang, Yan Huang, Dipti M. Karamchandani, John R. Goldblum, Shu-yuan Xiao, Hong-fa Zhu, Michael M. Feely, Amy L. Collinsworth, Ashwini Esnakula, Hao Xie, Bo Shen, Ping Lan, Xiu-li Liu

“…A total of 50 colonic biopsies from patients with a clinical history of IBD from 8 medical centers in China were included. …”
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Hepatic Steatosis Aggravates Vascular Calcification via Extracellular Vesicle‐Mediated Osteochondrogenic Switch of Vascular Smooth Muscle Cells by Zhao‐Lin Zeng, Zhi‐Bo Zhao, Qing Yuan, Shi‐Qi Yang, Zhen‐Xing Wang, Zuo Wang, Shi‐Yu Zeng, An‐Qi Li, Qian Chen, Guo‐Qiang Zhu, Xin‐Hua Xiao, Guang‐Hua Luo, Hai‐Yan Luo, Jiao‐Yang Li, Xu‐Yu Zu, Hui Xie, Jiang‐Hua Liu

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Anti-proteolytic regulation of KRAS by USP9X/NDRG3 in KRAS-driven cancer development by Han Koo, Kyung Chan Park, Hyun Ahm Sohn, Minho Kang, Dong Joon Kim, Zee-Yong Park, Sehoon Park, Sang Hyun Min, Seong-Hwan Park, Yeon-Mi You, Yohan Han, Bo-Kyung Kim, Chul-Ho Lee, Yeon-Soo Kim, Sang J. Chung, Young Il Yeom, Dong Chul Lee

“…Mechanistically, KRAS protein binds to the C-terminal serine/threonine-rich region of NDRG3, subsequently going through deubiquitination by USP9X recruited to the complex. …”
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The Accuracy of the Passive Leg Raising Test Using the Perfusion Index to Identify Preload Responsiveness—A Single Center Study in a Resource-Limited Setting by Marialessia Casazzo, Luigi Pisani, Rabiul Alam Md Erfan Uddin, Abdus Sattar, Rashed Mirzada, Abu Shahed Mohammad Zahed, Shoman Sarkar, Anupam Barua, Sujat Paul, Mohammad Abul Faiz, Abdullah Abu Sayeed, Stije J. Leopold, Sue J. Lee, Mavuto Mukaka, Mohammed Abul Hassan Chowdhury, Ketsanee Srinamon, Marja Schilstra, Asok Kumar Dutta, Salvatore Grasso, Marcus J. Schultz, Aniruddha Ghose, Arjen Dondorp, Katherine Plewes

“…<b>Background:</b> We investigated the accuracy of predicting preload responsiveness by means of a passive leg raising test (PLR) using the perfusion index (PI) in critically ill patients showing signs of hypoperfusion in a resource-limited setting. …”
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ANGPTL4: A Predictive Marker for Diabetic Nephropathy by Eman Al Shawaf, Mohamed Abu-Farha, Sriraman Devarajan, Zahra Alsairafi, Irina Al-Khairi, Preethi Cherian, Hamad Ali, Aditi Mathur, Fahd Al-Mulla, Abdulnabi Al Attar, Jehad Abubaker

“…Methods. We quantified circulating ANGPTL4, IGFBP1, IGFBP3, and IGFBP4 in fasting plasma samples of 122 Kuwaiti participants using a multiplexing assay. …”
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