Risk Factors for Flares and New Lesions of Hidradenitis Suppurativa Following COVID-19 Disease: A Retrospective Cohort Study of 310 Patients in Greece by Aikaterini I. Liakou, Andreas G. Tsantes, Evangelia-Konstantina Bompou, Magdalini Kalamata, Efthymia Agiasofitou, Soultana Vladeni, Angeliki Dragoutsou, Konstantina A. Tsante, Petros Ioannou, Eleni Chatzidimitriou, Ourania Kotsafti, George Samonis, Georgia Vrioni, Stefanos Bonovas, Alexander I. Stratigos

“…Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed including 310 patients with HS following COVID-19 disease. Data on the rate of HS flares, new lesions, time of flare onset, and flare duration were recorded. …”
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Impact of Social Determinants of Health on Postoperative Health-Related Quality of Life Among Patients Undergoing Colorectal Cancer Surgery by Tanaporn Thongdeebut, Suporn Danaidutsadeekul, Warunee Phligbua, Varut Lohsiriwat

“…Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted with patients who underwent elective colorectal surgery and were in the postoperative period of one month in a super-tertiary hospital in Thailand. Data were collected using questionnaires and analyzed with descriptive statistics, one-way ANOVA, Pearson correlation, and multiple regression analysis. …”
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Identification of an Ara-C resistance-related gene risk score and the role of S100A4 in AML via NR6A1-dependent activation and p53 regulation by Li Wang, Li Wang, Li Wang, Aoshuang Huang, Aoshuang Huang, Aoshuang Huang, Bingqing Cheng, Bingqing Cheng, Xiuying Hu, Xiuying Hu, Jishi Wang, Jishi Wang, Jishi Wang

“…However, predicting Ara‐C resistance and developing effective targeted therapies remain challenging.MethodsIn this study, we integrated transcriptional data from Ara‐C‐resistant cell lines in the GEO database and the TCGA‐LAML cohort to establish an Ara‐C resistancerelated gene risk score (ARRGRS). …”
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Molecular Characterization and Antimicrobial Resistance Evaluation of <i>Listeria monocytogenes</i> Strains from Food and Human Samples by Annamaria Castello, Vincenzina Alio, Marina Torresi, Gabriella Centorotola, Alexandra Chiaverini, Francesco Pomilio, Ignazio Arrigo, Anna Giammanco, Teresa Fasciana, Marco Francesco Ortoffi, Antonietta Gattuso, Giuseppa Oliveri, Cinzia Cardamone, Antonella Costa

“…The key element of this study was the sharing of data among various entities involved in food control and clinical surveillance of listeriosis in order to develop an integrated approach for this pathogen. …”
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Connective tissue disease is associated with the risk of posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome following lung transplantation in Korea by Tae Jung Kim, Hyun Joo Lee, Samina Park, Sang-Bae Ko, Soo-Hyun Park, Seung Hwan Yoon, Kwon Joong Na, In Kyu Park, Chang Hyun Kang, Young Tae Kim, Sun Mi Choi, Jimyung Park, Joong-Yub Kim, Hong Yeul Lee

“…This study aimed to examine the occurrence, risk factors, and clinical data of patients who developed PRES following lung transplantation. …”
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Risk-stratified treatment for drug-susceptible pulmonary tuberculosis by Vincent K. Chang, Marjorie Z. Imperial, Patrick P. J. Phillips, Gustavo E. Velásquez, Payam Nahid, Andrew Vernon, Ekaterina V. Kurbatova, Susan Swindells, Richard E. Chaisson, Susan E. Dorman, John L. Johnson, Marc Weiner, Amina Jindani, Thomas Harrison, Erin E. Sizemore, William Whitworth, Wendy Carr, Kia E. Bryant, Deron Burton, Kelly E. Dooley, Melissa Engle, Pheona Nsubuga, Andreas H. Diacon, Nguyen Viet Nhung, Rodney Dawson, Radojka M. Savic, AIDS Clinical Trial Group, Tuberculosis Trials Consortium

“…The primary efficacy outcome was 12-month tuberculosis disease free survival, while the primary safety outcome was the proportion of grade 3 or higher adverse events during the treatment period. We conducted an analysis of demographic, clinical, microbiologic, radiographic, and pharmacokinetic data and identified risk factors for unfavorable outcomes and adverse events. …”
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Leveraging a foundation model zoo for cell similarity search in oncological microscopy across devices by Gabriel Kalweit, Gabriel Kalweit, Anusha Klett, Paula Silvestrini, Paula Silvestrini, Jens Rahnfeld, Jens Rahnfeld, Mehdi Naouar, Mehdi Naouar, Yannick Vogt, Yannick Vogt, Diana Infante, Diana Infante, Rebecca Berger, Jesús Duque-Afonso, Tanja Nicole Hartmann, Marie Follo, Marie Follo, Elitsa Bodurova-Spassova, Elitsa Bodurova-Spassova, Michael Lübbert, Michael Lübbert, Roland Mertelsmann, Roland Mertelsmann, Roland Mertelsmann, Joschka Boedecker, Joschka Boedecker, Joschka Boedecker, Evelyn Ullrich, Evelyn Ullrich, Evelyn Ullrich, Maria Kalweit, Maria Kalweit

“…This especially holds true for recognizing specific cell types and states in response to treatments.ObjectiveWe aim to develop an unsupervised approach using general vision foundation models trained on diverse and extensive imaging datasets to extract rich visual features for cell-analysis across devices, including both stained and unstained live cells. …”
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Prediction of primary biliary cholangitis among health check-up population with anti-mitochondrial M2 antibody positive by Haolong Li, Song Liu, Xu Wang, Xinxin Feng, Siyu Wang, Yanli Zhang, Fengchun Zhang, Li Wang, Tengda Xu, Yongzhe Li

“…LASSO regression showed that levels of alkaline phosphatase (ALP), gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), immunoglobulin M (IgM), eosinophilia proportion (EOS%), gamma globulin percentage, and hemoglobin (HGB) were potential variables for developing PBC. Multivariate Cox regression is used to construct a predictive model based on 7 selected variables, and time-dependent receiver operating characteristic analysis showed that the area under the curve of the prediction model at 3, 5, and 10 years were, respectively, 1.000, 0.875, and 0.917. …”
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Entangled in uncertainty: The experience of living with dementia from the perspective of family caregivers. by Els van Wijngaarden, Hugo van der Wedden, Zerline Henning, Rikke Komen, Anne-Mei The

“…Data were gathered through 47 interviews with individuals and 6 focus group interviews. …”
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PECULIARITIES OF DENTAL CARIES PREVENTION IN CHILDREN WITH OLIGOPHRENIA by N.L. Chukhray, Е.V. Bezvushko, G.Z. Dutko, U.O. Stadnyk, Kh.H. Musiy-Sementsiv

“…Thus, the aim of our study was to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a complex of measures to prevent dental caries in children with oligophrenia. …”
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Designing an efficient model of employee behavior intelligence by Mohammad Ali Sadeghi, Abbas Babaeenezhad, Reza Zeinalzadeh, Mehdi mohammad Bagheri

“…Research Findings Content analysis and NVIVO version 11 software were used to analyze the data. …”
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Testosterone exacerbates neutrophilia and cardiac injury in myocardial infarction via actions in bone marrow by Elin Svedlund Eriksson, Marta Lantero Rodriguez, Bente Halvorsen, Inger Johansson, Anna K. F. Mårtensson, Anna S. Wilhelmson, Camilla Huse, Thor Ueland, Pål Aukrust, Kaspar Broch, Lars Gullestad, Brage Høyem Amundsen, Geir Øystein Andersen, Mikael C. I. Karlsson, Malin Hagberg Thulin, Alessandro Camponeschi, Dana Trompet, Ola Hammarsten, Björn Redfors, Jan Borén, Elmir Omerovic, Malin C. Levin, Andrei S. Chagin, Tuva B. Dahl, Åsa Tivesten

“…Mechanistically, androgens downregulated the leukocyte retention factor CXCL12 in BM stromal cells. Post-hoc analysis of clinical trial data showed that neutrophilia was greater in men than women after reperfusion of first-time ST-elevation MI, and tocilizumab, an interleukin-6 receptor inhibitor, reduced blood neutrophil counts and infarct size to a greater extent in men than women. …”
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The burden of acute respiratory infection attributable to fine particulate matter brought by dust storms among children under 5 years of age in low- and middle-income countries by Hong Lu, Mingkun Tong, Ruohan Wang, Ning Kang, Xueqiu Ni, Jianyu Deng, Jiajianghui Li, Pengfei Li, Tianjia Guan, Tong Zhu, Tao Xue

“…Method: We combined population data derived from the Demographic and Health Survey covering 53 LMICs, with environmental data, including the gridded concentration of dust PM2.5. …”
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Biomarker-Based Nomogram to Predict Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Response in Muscle-Invasive Bladder Cancer by Meritxell Pérez, Juan José Lozano, Mercedes Ingelmo-Torres, Montserrat Domenech, Caterina Fernández Ramón, J. Alfred Witjes, Antoine G. van der Heijden, Maria José Requena, Antonio Coy, Ricard Calderon, Begoña Mellado, Antonio Alcaraz, Antoni Vilaseca, Maria J. Ribal

“…<b>Conclusions</b>: Our nomogram based on gene expression and clinical data is a useful tool to predict downstaging and tumour relapse after NAC in MIBC patients. …”
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Assessment of pulmonary function in COPD patients using dynamic digital radiography: A novel approach utilizing lung signal intensity changes during forced breathing by Noriaki Wada, Akinori Tsunomori, Takeshi Kubo, Takuya Hino, Akinori Hata, Yoshitake Yamada, Masako Ueyama, Mizuki Nishino, Atsuko Kurosaki, Kousei Ishigami, Shoji Kudoh, Hiroto Hatabu

“…We collected raw signal intensity and gray-scale image data. The lung contour was extracted on the gray-scale images using our previously developed automated lung field tracking system and calculated the average of signal intensity values within the extracted lung contour on gray-scale images. …”
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Effects of Therapeutic Hypothermia and Minimal Enteral Nutrition on Short-Term Outcomes in Neonates with Hypoxic–Ischemic Encephalopathy: A 10-Year Experience from Oman by Manoj Malviya, Sathiya Murthi, Dhanya Jayaraj, Vidya Ramdas, Fadia Nazir Malik, Valsala Nair, Nusrabegam Marikkar, Mukesh Talreja, Tariq Sial, Prakash Manikoth, Renjan Varghese, Khalsa Ali Al Ramadhani, Salima Al Aisry, Said Al Kindi, Ahmed Al Habsi, Ranjit Torgalkar, Munawwar Ahmed, Mohammed Al Yahmadi

“…Background: Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) is the standard treatment for moderate to severe hypoxic–ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) in developed countries, but data on its safety and efficacy in low-middle-income countries are limited and often conflicting. …”
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Branch Duct IPMN-Associated Acute Pancreatitis in a Large Single-Center Cohort Study by Nicolò de Pretis, Luigi Martinelli, Antonio Amodio, Federico Caldart, Salvatore Crucillà, Maria Sole Battan, Alberto Zorzi, Stefano Francesco Crinò, Maria Cristina Conti Bellocchi, Laura Bernardoni, Giulia De Marchi, Pietro Campagnola, Roberto Salvia, Armando Gabbrielli, Alessandro Marcon, Luca Frulloni

“…Eighteen patients (13.3%) developed main pancreatic duct dilation ≥ 5 mm. No patients developed dilation of the main pancreatic duct ≥ 10 mm, mural nodules, thickened cystic walls, or jaundice. …”
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High-Grade Pneumonitis Events in Patients With Unresectable, Locally Advanced NSCLC Treated With Definitive Chemoradiation Followed by Adjuvant Durvalumab by Ciani Ellison, MD, Michael Martens, PhD, Juliana Alvarez Argote, MD, Samantha Benz, MD, Adam Currey, MD, Candice Johnstone, MD, MPH, Slade Klawikowski, PhD, Katie Livingston, MD, John M. Longo, MD, Smitha Menon, MD, Saryleine Ortiz de Choudens, MD, Lindsay Puckett, MD, Janet Retseck, MD, PhD, Monica Shukla, MD, Jonathan Thompson, MS, MD, Elizabeth Gore, MD, FACR

“…Results: Multivariate analysis did not reveal significant factors associated with G5 pneumonitis. …”
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Histone lactylation drives liver cancer metastasis by facilitating NSF1-mediated ferroptosis resistance after microwave ablation by Jiayan Huang, Huijing Xie, Ju Li, Xiaotong Huang, Yunshi Cai, Rui Yang, Dongmei Yang, Wuyongga Bao, Yongjie Zhou, Tao Li, Qiang Lu

“…By performing an integrated analysis of proteomic and transcriptomic profiles, we revealed that HCC cells exhibited increased intracellular iron ion homeostasis and developed resistance to platinum-based drugs after exposure to sublethal HS. …”
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Association Between Size of Left Ventricle and Long‐Term Cardiovascular Events by Yun‐Jiu Cheng, Zi‐Li Liao, Li‐Juan Liu, Yue‐Dong Ma, Xu‐Miao Chen, Ze‐Xuan Wu, Hui‐Qiang Wei, Wei‐Dong Lin, Yi‐Jian Liao, Su‐Hua Wu, Yu‐Mei Xue, Li‐Chun Wang, Yang Wu

“…Background The prognostic significance of small left ventricle (LV) in the general population and its association with cardiovascular disease remain elusive. Methods Using data from the UK Biobank, 39 363 participants underwent baseline cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging and were categorized into 3 groups based on left ventricular end‐diastolic volume index: small, normal, and large LV. …”
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