Suicide, other externally caused injuries and cardiovascular death following a cancer diagnosis: study protocol for a nationwide population-based study in Japan (J-SUPPORT 1902) by Tatsuo Akechi, Yosuke Uchitomi, Saki Harashima, Maiko Fujimori, Tomohiro Matsuda, Kumiko Saika, Takaaki Hasegawa, Keisuke Inoue, Kazuhiro Yoshiuchi, Isao Miyashiro, Yutaka J Matsuoka

“…Introduction A growing body of literature has demonstrated that cancer patients have a higher risk of suicide and cardiovascular mortality compared with the general population, especially immediately after a cancer diagnosis. Using data from the National Cancer Registry in Japan launched in January 2016, we will conduct the first nationwide population-based study in Japan to compare incidence of death by suicide, other externally caused injuries (ECIs) and cardiovascular disease following a cancer diagnosis with that of the general population in Japan. …”
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Inherent safety evaluation of a long-life fast reactor (SALUS-100) under unprotected loss of heat sink conditions by Junkyu Han, Nam-il Tak, Sun Rock Choi, Hyun-Sik Park, Jonggan Hong, Ji-woong Han, In Sub Jun, Huee-Youl Ye, Jeong Ik Lee

“…To verify that these inherited technologies still provide the intrinsic sodium-cooled fast reactors (SFR) safety features—negative reactivity feedback and passive decay-heat removal via the diverse residual heat-removal system (DRHRS)—an unprotected loss-of-heat-sink (ULOHS) analysis was performed.The transient calculations employed GAMMA+ 2.0, a system code validated against data from JOYO, PFBR, Monju, EBR-II, FFTF and other SFR facilities. …”
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VMGP: A unified variational auto-encoder based multi-task model for multi-phenotype, multi-environment, and cross-population genomic selection in plants by Xiangyu Zhao, Fuzhen Sun, Jinlong Li, Dongfeng Zhang, Qiusi Zhang, Zhongqiang Liu, Changwei Tan, Hongxiang Ma, Kaiyi Wang

“…The VMGP framework, with its simplicity, stable predictive prowess, and open-source code, is exceptionally well-suited for broad dissemination within plant breeding programs. …”
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Neighborhood socioeconomic disadvantage is not associated with adverse outcomes following elective spine surgery in older Veterans by Andrea L. Strayer, PhD, ARNP, Yubo Gao, PhD, Michael A. Jacobs, MS, Heather Davila, PhD, MPA, Carly A. Jacobs, MPH, Susanne Schmidt, PhD, Leslie R.M. Hausmann, PhD, MS, Paula K. Shireman, MD, MS, MBA, George Wehby, PhD, Daniel E. Hall, MD, MDiv, MHSc, Mary Vaughan Sarrazin, PhD, Katherine E. Hadlandsmyth, PhD

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Le sanctuaire romain du Vigneau à Pussigny (Indre-et-Loire) : un lieu de mémoire, de vie et d’accueil by Arnaud Coutelas, Sébastien Lepetz

“…The present state of the data means that it is difficult to see them as simple annexes of the temple. …”
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Experiences of Home‐Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation With mHealth and Centre‐Based Pulmonary Rehabilitation in People With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Qualitative Study... by Hannah Rutherford, Marita Dale, Sally Wootton, Rashmi Pithavadian, Sarah Dennis, Sarah Brown, Jennifer A. Alison, Andrew S. L. Chan, Ian A. Yang, Zoe McKeough

“…Interview transcripts were inductively coded and thematically analysed using a critical realist approach. …”
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Functioning of post-COVID-19 patients: a cross-sectional study at the outpatient clinic for long-term effects by Sanna Stålnacke, Helena Liira, Velina Vangelova-Korpinen, Hélène Virrantaus, Mari Kanerva, Kirsi Kvarnström, Markku Sainio, Antti Malmivaara, Aki Vuokko, Mikko Varonen, Mikko Venäläinen, Jari Arokoski

“…Lifestyle was assessed by questionnaire and comorbidities were collected as ICD-10 codes from the HUS Data Lake on the HUS Acamedic platform.Results The WHODAS 2.0 average total score was 34 (SD 18) (moderate functional limitation) for patients with PCC and 6 (SD 8) (normal or mild limitation) for the controls. …”
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Alteration in ATR protein level does not account for the inherent radiosensitivity of HPV-positive head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Sibylla Kohl, Florentine S.B. Subtil, Vanessa Climenti, Houmam Anees, Ann C. Parplys, Rita Engenhart-Cabillic, Sebastian Adeberg, Ekkehard Dikomey, Ulrike Theiß

“…HPV-positive cells also show pronounced instability of chromosome 3, which codes for the kinase ataxia-telangiectasia and Rad3-related (ATR) protein, a central player of HR. …”
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Blood pressure levels and risk of end-stage renal disease in patients with type 2 diabetes who underwent percutaneous coronary intervention: a nationwide population-based study by Hyunglae Kim, Yong-Moon Park, Seung-Hyun Ko, Yun-Jung Cho, Hyung Wook Kim, Yong Kyun Kim, Kyung-Do Han, Jae-Seung Yun, Kyuho Kim, Donggyu Moon

“…Using health check-up data from the Korean National Health Insurance Service (2015–2016), we analyzed 80,187 T2DM patients with a history of PCI. …”
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Dual Fine-Grained network with frequency Transformer for change detection on remote sensing images by Zhen Li, Zhenxin Zhang, Mengmeng Li, Liqiang Zhang, Xueli Peng, Rixing He, Leidong Shi

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Exploring the barriers and facilitators to safer hair product purchasing and use among Black women in the greater Boston area through photovoice in the RESTYLE study by Marissa Chan, Marlee R. Quinn, Jackeline Morales, Cynthia Jones, Cynthia Jones, Kalya Murray, Gary Adamkiewicz, Leopoldo J. Cabassa, Leopoldo J. Cabassa, Tamarra James-Todd, Tamarra James-Todd

“…Deductive and inductive approaches were used to code and analyze the data using NVIVO Version R1.ResultsFive themes related to barriers were identified (e.g., unsafe ingredients allowed in US products and differences in access to safer hair products). …”
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RoofMapNet: Utilizing geometric primitives for depicting planar building roof structure from high-resolution remote sensing imagery by Jiaqi Wang, Guanzhou Chen, Xiaodong Zhang, Tong Wang, Xiaoliang Tan, Qingyuan Yang, Wenlin Zhou, Kun Zhu

“…Further analyses confirm the resilience to varying spatial resolutions and complex occlusion patterns. Our code and data are available at: https://github.com/CVEO/RoofMapNet.…”
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Factors Influencing Continued Usage of Intracavernosal Injections for Erectile Dysfunction: A Retrospective Analysis by Braian Rene Ledesma, Jason Codrington, David Velasquez, Alexandra Aponte Varnum, Joshua White, Greeshma Venigalla, Farah Rahman, Katherine Campbell, Alexander Weber, Max Sandler, Ranjith Ramasamy

“…Additional patientrelated data, including demographics and comorbidities, were gathered through chart reviews. …”

Asteroseismology of One of the Most Rapidly Rotating DBV Stars: EPIC 248705247 by Jiayi Zhang, Jianning Fu, Tianqi Cang, Jie Su, Yanhui Chen, Xiaoyu Ma, Gang Meng

“…We extract the light curves from 79.7 days of K2 Campaign 14 data and identify 21 independent frequencies, including three complete and three incomplete dipole modes, with an average frequency splitting of 20.37 ± 0.40 μ Hz. …”
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The Investigation of 84 TESS Totally Eclipsing Contact Binaries by Yani Guo, Kai Li, Liheng Wang, Qiqi Xia, Xiang Gao, Jingran Xu, Jingyi Wang

“…The Transiting Exoplanet Survey Satellite light curves of these 84 targets were studied using the Physics Of Eclipsing Binaries code. The results indicate that there are 18 deep contact binaries, 39 moderate contact binaries, and 27 shallow contact binaries. …”
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Group B Streptococcus disease during infancy and risk of subsequent neurodevelopmental impairments in young children: a population-based cohort study in Ontario, CanadaResearch in... by Romina Fakhraei, Deshayne B. Fell, Darine El-Chaâr, Nisha Thampi, Beate Sander, Kevin Antoine Brown, Natasha Crowcroft, Shelly Bolotin, Jon Barrett, Elizabeth K. Darling, Nahuel Fittipaldi, Theresa Lamagni, Allison McGeer, Michelle Murti, Manish Sadarangani, Kevin L. Schwartz, Abdool Yasseen, Matthew Tunis, William Petrcich, Kumanan Wilson

“…Summary: Background: Group B Streptococcus (GBS) is a leading infectious cause of neonatal morbidity and mortality worldwide, yet data on longer-term outcomes in children remain limited. …”
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Estudio sobre la utilización de los gestos técnicos en pelota valenciana en jugadores profesionales (Study on the use of types of shots in Valencian Handball on professional player... by José Antonio Martínez Carbonell, José Antonio Pérez Turpin, Juan José Chinchilla Mira, José Manuel Jiménez Olmedo

“…At the same time we find data which demonstrate us by another band used mainly by second game line players beatings, these have been volley shot, volley shot after bounce, volley shot under the line of the shoulders, palm shot and horizontal shot all of them of right hand. …”
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Real-world clinical and economic impacts of delayed rotator cuff repair surgery in Japan: analysis of a large claims database by Hiroyuki Sugaya, MD, Yuki Otaka, BS, Yuichi Shiotsuki, MS, MPH, Akie Seno, BSc, MBA

“…Methods: This study utilized JMDC health insurance claims data from January 2012 to February 2021. Patients aged ≥18 years were included if they had ≥1 inpatient or ≥2 nondiagnostic outpatient claims (≥1 month apart) for RCT (diagnosis codes S460/S468), had RCR (procedure codes K080-X) within 12 months postindex, and had 12 months post-RCR continuous enrollment. …”
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Spectropolarimetry of SN 2023ixf Reveals Both Circumstellar Material and an Aspherical Helium Core by Manisha Shrestha, Sabrina DeSoto, David J. Sand, G. Grant Williams, Jennifer L. Hoffman, Paul S. Smith, Callum McCall, Justyn R. Maund, Iain A. Steele, Klaas Wiersema, Jennifer E. Andrews, Nathan Smith, Christopher Bilinski, Peter Milne, Ramya M. Anche, K. Azalee Bostroem, Griffin Hosseinzadeh, Jeniveve Pearson, Douglas C. Leonard, Brian Hsu, Yize Dong, Emily Hoang, Daryl Janzen, Jacob E. Jencson, Saurabh W. Jha, M. J. Lundquist, Darshana Mehta, Nicolás Meza Retamal, Stefano Valenti, Joseph Farah, D. Andrew Howell, Curtis McCully, Megan Newsome, Estefania Padilla Gonzalez, Craig Pellegrino, Giacomo Terreran

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Avoidable hospitalizations for type 2 diabetes and hypertension in rural areas of central and western China by LI Mingyue, ZHANG Xiaotian, TANG Haoqing, ZHENG Huixian, CHENG Xiaoran, WEI Tiantian, ZHANG Baisong, CHENG Haozhe, ZHOU Yuxun, LIU Xiaoyun

“…Objective: This study aims to localize the measurement of avoidable hospitalizations tailored to China's context and assess the quality and efficiency of PHC in rural areas of central and western China among patients with type 2 diabetes or hypertension. Methods: Data from 61,450 hospitalizations related to hypertension and diabetes were extracted from the medical records of three county-level hospitals in two provinces between 2017 and 2021, using ICD-10 diagnostic codes. …”
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