Targeted Variant Assessments of Human Endogenous Retroviral Regions in Whole Genome Sequencing Data Reveal Retroviral Variants Associated with Papillary Thyroid Cancer by Erik Stricker, Erin C. Peckham-Gregory, Stephen Y. Lai, Vlad C. Sandulache, Michael E. Scheurer

“…However, HERV regions are often overlooked in genome-wide association studies because of their highly repetitive nature, low sequence coverage, and decreased sequencing quality. Using targeted whole-genome sequence analysis in conjunction with high sequencing depth to overcome methodological limitations, we identified associations of specific HERV variants with PTC. …”
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How delays in seeking medical care for cervical cancer patients are affected by their health-seeking behaviour: a qualitative study by Jing Fang, Yuying Cheng, Yu Liu, Qing Yang

“…Health-seeking behaviours were collected through semi-structured interviews. Data were analyzed using a theory-driven thematic approach, guided by the Health Belief Model (HBM). …”
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Evaluation of the Quality and Educational Value of YouTube Videos on Class IV Resin Composite Restorations by Rashed A. AlSahafi, Hesham A. Alhazmi, Israa Alkhalifah, Danah Albuhmdouh, Malik J. Farraj, Abdullah Alhussein, Abdulrahman A. Balhaddad

“…The videos were evaluated using the Video Information and Quality Index (VIQI) and specific content criteria derived from the dental literature. …”
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Mortality and risk factors in hospitalised adult patients with tetanus: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Junbin Huang, Wenbin Zhang, Zhenlin Chen, Zhijie Lin, Hantian Hong, Zhishi Cai

“…Risk factors for mortality were determined using relative risk (RR) and 95% CI. The I2 statistic was calculated to describe heterogeneity between studies. …”
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High-resolution surface soil moisture retrieval: A hybrid machine learning framework integrating change detection and downscaling for precision water management by Zihao Wang, Qi Gao, Michele Crosetto, Maria Jose Escorihuela

“…While in-situ measurements provide high accuracy, their limited spatial coverage and high costs necessitate alternative approaches. …”
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Determinants of poor access to health care among women of reproductive age in Sierra Leone: a cross-sectional study by Augustus Osborne, Peter Bai James, Camilla Bangura

“…A mixed-effect multilevel binary logistic regression analysis was conducted, determining the factors associated with poor access to healthcare using a four-modeled approach. The results were presented as adjusted odds ratios (aOR) with a 95% confidence interval (CI). …”
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Estimating the Public Health and Economic Impact of Annual mRNA COVID-19 Vaccination for Adults Aged 50 and Older in South Korea’s Endemic Era by Jaehee Jung, Dain Lee, Hee-Do Yang, Ah-Young Kim, Haeun Lee, Minkyoung Kang, Ekkehard Beck, Keya Joshi, Youngju Kang, Hye-Young Kang

“…Incidence rates among the unvaccinated with an annual vaccine were derived by adjusting overall infection rates based on vaccination coverage and VE against COVID-19 hospitalization rates. …”
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Neurocutaneous flaps for soft tissue reconstruction of the knee, lower leg, ankle and foot: Clinical experience with 32 patients by Jovanović Mladen, Janjić Zlata, Komarčević Aleksandar, Mijatović-Jovanović Vesna, Marinković Marija, Tomić Miroslav

“…Distally based sural flaps were used in a majority of patients (56.2%), followed by the distally based saphenous (21.9%), lateral sural (12.5%) and proximally based sural flaps (9.4%). …”
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Spectrum and trends of cancer among HIV patients in Southwestern Uganda. by Raymond Atwine, Mitala Yekosani, Abraham Birungi, Brian Ssenkumba, Barbra Tuhamize, Richard Ezinga, Keneth Male, Taseera Kabanda

“…Data were statistically analyzed using STATA version 17 (Stata Corp, Texas, US) at P <  0.05.…”
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Decreasing prevalence of anaemia in pregnant women at delivery: a quality improvement initiative by Vidushi Kulshrestha, K Aparna Sharma, Neena Malhotra, Anushka Rathi, Swati Sharma, Tanisha Gupta, Aditya Sarkar, Srinidhi Y Reddy, Nambrath Sunita, Joby Titto

“…Over four PDSA cycles, screening coverage reached 95%–100%, with a median anaemia prevalence of 20.04% at delivery, reduced from 35.57% at baseline. …”
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A pattern of local failure after preoperative 5 × 5 Gy in soft tissue sarcomas: A long-term real-world experience by Konrad Zasadziński, Aneta Borkowska, Tadeusz Morysiński, Hanna Koseła-Paterczyk, Piotr Rutkowski, Mateusz Jacek Spałek

“…Introduction: Preoperative radiotherapy (RT) is used to improve local control (LC) and facilitate limb-sparing procedures in patients with localized soft tissue sarcomas (STS). …”
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Assessment of current patient reported outcome measures for three core outcome domains for single-sided deafness device intervention trials by Roulla Katiri, Deborah A. Hall, Derek J. Hoare, Sandra Smith, Bethany Adams, Kathryn Fackrell, Adele Horobin, Nicholas Hogan, Nóra Buggy, Pádraig T. Kitterick

“…Thematic analysis was used to determine conceptual elements of each domain. …”
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Construction and Spatiotemporal Distribution of a Seamless Daily XCO2 Dataset for China by Liu Zhaohua, Xie Peng, Zeng Zhaoliang, Gui Ke, Wang Yaqiang

“…Although satellite missions specifically designed for XCO2 observation provide extensive spatial coverage, the data collected often exhibit significant gaps due to interference from clouds, aerosols, and other environmental factors. …”
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Vulnerability in research ethics: A systematic review of policy guidelines and documents. by Asia Grigis, Giorgia Beretta, Pascal Borry, Virginia Sanchini

“…No automation tools were used at any stage of the review.<h4>Results and discussion</h4>Seventy-nine policy documents were included in the review. …”
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Access to head and neck cancer specialists: a geospatial analysis of U.S. travel time by Bradley L. Goodnight, Glenn J. Hanna, Dandan Zheng, Magdiel Habila, Marie Cassese, Alexander Fortman, Harold Walbert, Fred Sieling, Christopher M. Black

“…Socioeconomic and demographics factors, including lower household income, lower insurance coverage, and higher median age, were associated with increased travel times. …”
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Modelagem da infiltração em solos com encrostamento superficial. Parte I: modelo GAML para solos estratificados Modelling of the soil water infiltration in crusting soil. Part I: G... by João H. Zonta, Mauro A. Martinez, Fernando F. Pruski, Demetrius D. da Silva, Marcelo R. dos Santos

“…The infiltration tests were performed on a Cambisol without coverage and three successive precipitations were applied at intervals of 24 h. …”
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Geospatial Trends in Insurance Payor Reimbursements Based on Area Deprivation Index for Total Ankle Arthroplasty across Southwestern Pennsylvania by Garcia Findlay BS, Marfred Umanes Munoz BS, MS, Kenzo M. Cotton BS, Devon Scott, Richard Michael Smith MD, Jarrett D. Cain DPM MSc, Lauren Lewis MD MPH, Macalus V. Hogan MD, MBA

“…Home addresses were converted to geographic coordinates using Google Maps API and visualized with R-Tool geospatial mapping based on insurance payor. …”
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A novel, multi-component contingency management intervention in the context of a syndemic of drug-related harms in Glasgow, Scotland: First year of the ‘WAND’ initiative by S. Smith, K.M.A. Trayner, J. Campbell, A. McAuley, J. Craik, C. Hunter, S. Priyadarshi, S.J. Hutchinson

“…These findings suggest contingency management could be a useful tool for harm reduction services.…”
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Clinical lipidomics reveals high individuality and sex specificity of circulatory lipid signatures: a prospective healthy population study by Jessica Medina, Nicolas Goss, Gonçalo dos Santos Correia, Rebecca Borreggine, Tony Teav, Zoltan Kutalik, Pedro Marques Vidal, Hector Gallart-Ayala, Julijana Ivanisevic

“…This was achieved by combining semiautomated sample preparation using a stable isotope dilution approach and the alternate analysis of National Institute of Standards and Technology plasma reference material, as a quality control. …”
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Coronoid height index: a reliable and reproducible technique for quantifying coronoid bone loss in elbow instability by Olamide Oyelade, BMBS, Mithun A. Joshi, MBBS (Hons), FRACS (Orth), FAOrthA, Joideep Phadnis, MBChB, FRCS (Tr &amp; Orth), PhD

“…Conclusion: CHI is a reliable CT-based technique to assess coronoid height and bone loss that is independent of patient size and can be used for clinical and research purposes.…”
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