Artificial intelligence contouring in radiotherapy for organs-at-risk and lymph node areas by Céline Meyer, Sandrine Huger, Marie Bruand, Thomas Leroy, Jérémy Palisson, Paul Rétif, Thomas Sarrade, Anais Barateau, Sophie Renard, Maria Jolnerovski, Nicolas Demogeot, Johann Marcel, Nicolas Martz, Anaïs Stefani, Selima Sellami, Juliette Jacques, Emma Agnoux, William Gehin, Ida Trampetti, Agathe Margulies, Constance Golfier, Yassir Khattabi, Olivier Cravéreau, Alizée Renan, Jean-François Py, Jean-Christophe Faivre

“…The comparative analysis of the technical aspects highlights the similarities and differences between the software. There is no difference in between senior radiation oncologist and residents for OARs contouring. …”
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Expansion of white matter hyperintensities is associated with the glymphatic system dysfunction in cerebral small vessel disease by Bang Zeng, Peng Zeng, Yayun Xiang, Yuling Peng, Dan Luo, Binglan Li, Ying Chai, Dan Wang, Lisha Nie, Yongmei Li

“…To comprehensively assess the impact of white matter hyperintensity volume (WMHV) and WMH counts, we introduced the mean WMHV (WMHV/count) as a new biomarker. Using a threshold of 0.1 for mean WMHV, we categorized participants into two groups to compare intergroup differences. …”
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STRAIN LOCALIZATION PECULIARITIES AND DISTRIBUTION OF ACOUSTIC EMISSION SOURCES IN ROCK SAMPLES TESTED BY UNIAXIAL COMPRESSION AND EXPOSED TO ELECTRIC PULSES by V. A. Mubassarova, L. M. Bogomolov, A. S. Zakupin, I. A. Panteleev, O. B. Naimark

“…It is noted that for the logarithmic graphs of distribution by energy, angular coefficients (b-factors) are somewhat different in the period of electric impact and in no-impact periods, which shows that the ratio of AE signals with higher energy indicators is increased in case of external impacts. …”
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Cost-effectiveness of bioimpedance-guided fluid management in patients undergoing haemodialysis: the BISTRO RCT by Mandana Zanganeh, John Belcher, James Fotheringham, David Coyle, Elizabeth J Lindley, David F Keane, Fergus J Caskey, Indranil Dasgupta, Andrew Davenport, Ken Farrington, Sandip Mitra, Paula Ormandy, Martin Wilkie, Jamie H Macdonald, Ivonne Solis-Trapala, Julius Sim, Simon J Davies, Lazaros Andronis

“…Sensitivity analyses explored the impact of different scenarios, sources of resource use data and value sets. …”
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Performance and reliability evaluation of an improved machine learning‐based pure‐tone audiometry with automated masking by Nicolas Wallaert, Antoine Perry, Sandra Quarino, Hadrien Jean, Gwenaelle Creff, Benoit Godey, Nihaad Paraouty

“…Results Our results showed that for all audiometric frequencies tested, no significant difference was found between hearing thresholds obtained using manual audiometry on a clinical audiometer as compared to both the manual and automated improved ML methods. …”
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Effect of Glycated Haemoglobin (HBA1c) on Cardiorespiratory Fitness (CRF) in a Population with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (T2DM): A Cross-Sectional Study by Snehil Dixit, Daniela Bassi-Dibai, Almir Vieira Dibai-Filho, Renata G. Mendes, Abdulfattah S. Alqahtani, Mohammed M. Alshehri, Monira I. Aldhahi, Batool Abdulelah Alkhamis, Ravi Shankar Reddy, Jaya Shanker Tedla, Audrey Borghi-Silva

“…HBA1c, duration of diabetes, age, and BMI can be employed to predict the ventilatory threshold (VT) and VO₂ max.…”
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Cancer incidence and mortality among patients with new-onset atrial fibrillation: A population-based matched cohort study by Nadine Zakkak, Matthew Barclay, Arturo Gonzalez-Izquierdo, Amand Floriaan Schmidt, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Georgios Lyratzopoulos, Rui Providencia

“…We examined the risk of cancer diagnosis conditional on prior diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF). Methods: Linked electronic health records were used to identify patients aged ≥18 with new-onset AF and age-sex-matched controls. …”
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Prevalence of lead poisoning among artisanal gold miners in French Guiana in 2022: a multicenter cross-sectional observational survey by Maylis Douine, Virgile Korsec, Alice Sanna, Lorraine Plessis, Teddy Bardon, Antoine Adenis, Mathieu Nacher, Martha Suarez-Mutis, Stephen Vreden, Olivier Mathieu, Yann Lambert

“…Blood lead levels were measured on dry blood spots (50 µl). Using a threshold of 100 µg/L, single and multiple regressions were used to assess the associated factors. …”
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Hemoglobin glycation index and all-cause mortality in adults: insights from a decade-long prospective cohort study by Yue-Yang Zhang, Yue-Yang Zhang, Yue-Yang Zhang, Yue-Yang Zhang, Yue-Yang Zhang, Wen-Yan Li, Wen-Yan Li, Wen-Yan Li, Wen-Yan Li, Wen-Yan Li, Wen-Yan Li, Qin Wan, Qin Wan, Qin Wan, Qin Wan, Qin Wan

“…BackgroundThe hemoglobin glycation index (HGI), an indicator of individual differences in glucose metabolism. This study undertakes a detailed 10-year cohort analysis to investigate the potential association between HGI and all-cause mortality in a Chinese adult population.MethodsBaseline data encompassing lifestyle and metabolic parameters were collected from 10,008 participants, with a subsequent 10-year follow-up. …”
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Correlation and Agreement of Quantitative Flow Ratio With Fractional Flow Reserve in Saphenous Vein Grafts by Ruben W. de Winter, Yvemarie B. O. Somsen, Roel Hoek, Pepijn A. van Diemen, Ruurt A. Jukema, Mathé P. Jonker, Albert C. van Rossum, Jos W. R. Twisk, Rolf A. Kooistra, Jasper Janssen, Sina Porouchani, Adriaan Wilgenhof, Niels J. Verouden, Ibrahim Danad, Johan H. C. Reiber, Alexander Nap, Paul Knaapen

“…The diagnostic performance of QFR was compared with 2‐dimensional quantitative coronary angiography, using FFR as a reference. A threshold of ≤0.80 was used to define functional significance. …”
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Analysis of unqualified ALT results in the initial screening and re-examination of blood donors in Changchun, China by HE Min, CUI Jingru, WANG Zhiyong, MA Yang

“…There were statistically significant differences in the unqualified rates of ALT among different blood collection sites (P<0.05), but no significant differences in the ALT test results among different detection equipment (P>0.05).. …”
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NG2 MOLECULE EXPRESSION IN ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA B CELLS: A FLOW-CYTOMETRIC MARKER FOR THE RAPID IDENTIFICATION OF KMT2A GENE REARRANGEMENTS by Maria Laura Bisegna, Nadia Peragine, Loredana Elia, Mabel Matarazzo, Maria Laura Milani, Stefania Intoppa, Mariangela Di Trani, Francesco Malfona, Maurizio Martelli, Maria Stefania De Propris

“…Considering the correlation between rat neuron glial-antigen 2 (NG2) chondroitin sulfate proteoglycan molecule expression and KMT2A-r, we aimed identifying an optimized cytofluorimetric diagnostic panel to predict the presence of KMT2A-r.                                                                                                                                           Materials and Methods: We evaluated 88 NG2+ B-ALL cases identified with a NG2 positivity threshold >10%, from a cohort of 1382 newly diagnosed B-ALLs referred to the Division of Hematology of ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome.                                                       …”
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Hematological changes in anemic dairy calves treated with a hematinic complex by Roberto González-Garduño, Fleider Leiser Peña-Escalona, Rocío Hernández-Díaz, Carlos Luna-Palomera, Ema de Jesús Maldonado-Siman, Ever del Jesus Flores-Santiago, Alfonso J Chay-Canul

“…Materials and Methods: A total of 22 Holstein × Zebu calves were studied from January to April 2024 in Tabasco, Mexico. …”
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Factors Influencing Prolonged Hospital Stay in Surgically Treated Children and Adolescents with Left-to-Right Shunt Congenital Heart Disease: Evidence From a Hospital in Southern C... by Huang L, Zhang Y, Jiang S

“…It is of great significance to explore the influencing factors of prolonged hospital stay after surgery therapy for children and adolescents with left-to-right shunt CHD.Methods: A total of 463 children and adolescents with left-to-right shunt CHD who received surgery therapy were retrospectively analyzed. …”
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Short-term effects of transcranial direct current stimulation on pain sensitivity, emotional and cognitive processes in non-suicidal self-injury: a randomised controlled trial by Runsen Chen, Yiheng Tu, Dennis Chong, Chang Lei, Diyang Qu, Yangyang Yi, Weijian Wu

“…The primary outcome was pain sensitivity, measured by the pressure pain threshold (PPT) and heat pain score (HPS). Secondary and additional outcomes included NSSI urges, NSSI resistance, self-efficacy in resisting NSSI, mood-related variables and exploratory cognitive-affective processes such as rumination, self-criticism and self-perceived pain sensitivity, assessed at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and at 24 hours, 1 week and 2 weeks follow-ups.Results For the primary outcomes, no significant differences between groups were observed for pain sensitivity (PPT, padj=0.812; HPS, padj=0.608). …”
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The effectiveness of aloe vera gel versus 2% chlorhexidine gluconate in preventing phlebitis from peripheral venous catheters: A randomized controlled trial by Mahdiyeh Harati Nassab, Mozhgan Rahnama, Abdolghani Abdollahimohammad, Mahin Naderi Far

“…Statistical analysis of the collected data was performed employing SPSS version 25 statistical software. A significance threshold of α = 0.05 was adopted for all statistical tests, which included Chi-square tests and one-way analysis of variance (ANOVA). …”
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Effect of pelvic compensation capacity on proximal junctional kyphosis: a stratified analysis of pelvic tilt in adult spinal deformity surgery by Yanjie Xu, Changsheng Fan, Dongyue Li, Yong Qiu, Zhen Liu, Zezhang Zhu

“…Patients who met the exact ± 10-year threshold for age-adjusted targets were assigned to group I (ideal correction). …”
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Push count: a novel and quantitative approach to assessing second-stage labor progress in obese and non-obese patients by Tina M. Bui, Kayla M. Witcik, Kristina A. Roloff, Michael G. Ross, Guillermo J. Valenzuela

“…Patients were grouped by BMI at admission (< 35 kg/m2 vs. ≥ 35 kg/m2) to evaluate differences in pushing effort and delivery outcomes. …”
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Dynapenia and presarcopenia in patients with coronary atherosclerosis: clinical predictors and cardiac structural and functional features by A. G. Neeshpapa, V. N. Karetnikova, K. E. Krivoshapova, E. I. Karpova, A. N. Kokov, O. L. Barbarash

“…To assess the prevalence of dynapenia, presarcopenia and their relationship with structural and functional parameters of the heart in patients with coronary atherosclerosis.Material and methods. The study included 136 people with stable types of coronary artery disease (CAD). …”
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The global burden of enteric fever, 2017–2021: a systematic analysis from the global burden of disease study 2021Research in context by Daniele Piovani, Gisella Figlioli, Georgios K. Nikolopoulos, Stefanos Bonovas

“…There were wide geographical differences, with South Asia contributing the most cases and deaths. …”
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