The effectiveness of nurse-led palliative care needs assessment on patients’ quality of life and symptom burden: a systematic review by Gursharan K. Singh, Claudia Virdun, Megan Rattray, Roslyn Prichard, Rochelle Wynne

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Spatial Generation and Evolution Mechanism of Urban Silicon Alley from the Perspective of Actor-Network: A Case Study of the Jinchuan Silicon Alley in Nanjing by Wang Handong, Yu Tao, Cao Xiaojin

“…This study used the Nanjing Jinchuan Silicon Alley as a typical case, combined with the Actor-network theory, through qualitative methods, such as on-site observation and in-depth interviews. …”
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Comparison of mechanical properties and shaping performance of ProGlider and ProTaper ultimate slider by Jeyi Song, Ji-Hyun Jang, Seok Woo Chang, Shin Hye Chung, Soram Oh

“…Methods Scanning electron microscopy, micro-computed tomography, and differential scanning calorimetry were used to characterize the samples. …”
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Exploring Inflammatory Bowel Disease Discourse on Reddit Throughout the COVID-19 Pandemic Using OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 Turbo Model: Classification Model Validation and Case Study by Tyler Babinski, Sara Karley, Marita Cooper, Salma Shaik, Y Ken Wang

“…MethodsWe collected posts (N=53,333) from subreddits r/CrohnsDisease, r/UlcerativeColitis, and r/IBD and classified them using OpenAI’s GPT-3.5 Turbo model to determine sentiment, categorize topics, and identify demographic information and mentions of the COVID-19 pandemic. …”
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Robotic-assisted total knee arthroplasty: Systematic review of surgical assist robotic systems available in Japan by Keizo Wada, Daisuke Hamada, Yasuaki Tamaki, Shota Shigekiyo, Koichi Sairyo

“…This review aimed to clarify the characteristics, accuracy, learning curve, and clinical results of robotic-assisted (RA) TKA performed using systems that are currently available in Japan (MAKO, ROSA, NAVIO/CORI, and VELYS). Methods: The PubMed database was searched to identify studies on RA-TKA. …”
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Alveolar bone loss is associated with oral cancer: a case-control study by Leah Trumet, Leah Trumet, Roman Fuchs, Roman Fuchs, Joy Backhaus, Bettina Grötsch, Kerstin Galler, Marco Kesting, Marco Kesting, Manuel Weber, Manuel Weber

“…BackgroundA link between chronic inflammation and malignant transformation is evident in various cancer types. Periodontitis is the most common chronic inflammatory condition in oral medicine with a proven association with systemic diseases like diabetes. …”
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IL-5 and IL-6 are increased in the frontal recess of eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis patients by Kazunori Kubota, Sachio Takeno, Takayuki Taruya, Atsushi Sasaki, Takashi Ishino, Katsuhiro Hirakawa

“…Studying inflammatory mediators in the frontal recess of eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (ECRS) patients and non-eosinophilic chronic rhinosinusitis (non-ECRS) patients may lead to a better understanding of the pathogenesis of chronic frontal sinusitis. Methods Homogenates of sinonasal mucosa from 20 non-ECRS patients and 36 ECRS patients were measured for levels of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β, interleukin (IL)-5, IL-6, and inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS) using real-time RT-PCR and TaqMan gene expression assays. …”
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FAHM: Frequency-Aware Hierarchical Mamba for Hyperspectral Image Classification by Peixian Zhuang, Xiaochen Zhang, Hao Wang, Tianxiang Zhang, Leiming Liu, Jiangyun Li

“…Convolutional neural networks and Transformers have garnered substantial attention in hyperspectral image (HSI) classification, and recently Mamba has made significant progress in modeling long sequences. …”
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A non-randomized study of sexual health education on the sexual function of primigravid women by Maryam Keshavarz, Afsaneh Ghorbani, Leila Allahqoli, Fatemeh Sarvi, Hamid Salehiniya, Ibrahim Alkatout

“…Aim This study aimed to determine the effect of sexual health education on sexual function in primigravida women. Methods In a non-randomized study, primigravida women were divided into an intervention group (n = 43) and a control group (n = 43). …”
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Body dissatisfaction widens the racial disparities of Benzophenone-3, a chemical biomarker of personal care and consumer product usage by Vy Kim Nguyen, Samuel Zimmerman, Justin Colacino, Olivier Jolliet, Chirag J. Patel

“…Objectives: Our study examines how body dissatisfaction impacts the racial differences in BP3 exposures. Methods: Using NHANES 2003–2016 data for 3,072 women, we ascertained body dissatisfaction with a questionnaire on weight perception. …”
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“Doctor, I Want to Be Like This!”: Exploring Global Beauty Body Standards Through a Multicenter Survey by Damiano Tambasco, MD, Jordi Mir, MD, Alfredo Hoyos, MD, David Sieber, MD, Mauricio Viaro, MD, Jack Zamora, MD, Carlos Manfrim, MD, Edwin Zara, MD, Federica Tomaselli, MD, Christian Montes, MD, Miriam Isola, MD, Maria De Martino, MD, Pier Camillo Parodi, MD, Roberta Albanese, MD, Mario Mendanha, MD

“…Plastic surgery aims to enhance patients’ positive features and improve perceived flaws without seeking complete transformation. The body is a living organism, not a sculptural object to be reshaped at will. …”
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Improving health-promoting workplaces through interdisciplinary approaches. The example of WISEWORK-C, a cluster of five work and health projects within Horizon-Europe by Deborah De Moortel, Michelle C Turner, Ella Arensman, Alex Binh Vinh Duc Nguyen, Víctor Gonzalez

“…The project is a collaboration between five countries (Austria, Belgium, Greece, the UK, and Sweden) and entails a cross-national mixed-methods intervention study with an embedded process and impact evaluation. …”
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Responsiveness of European countries to the population mental health needs: A cross-national comparison study by Celso Arango, Andrea Fiorillo, Geert Dom, Javier-David Lopez-Morinigo

“…Abstract Background This study aimed to cross-compare European countries’ responsiveness to their populations’ mental health (MH) needs. Methods For the EU-27 countries and the United Kingdom, the 2023 Headway Initiative collected data on 15 key performance indicators (KPIs) in responsiveness in healthcare, including workforce, facilities, quality of care, and MH expenditure, and 14 KPIs in responsiveness in workplaces, schools, and society. …”
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Variations in salivary microbiota and metabolic phenotype related to oral lichen planus with psychiatric symptoms by Kuichi Chen, Yuqi Qin, Li Yan, Yunmei Dong, Shiping Lv, Jingyi Xu, Ning Kang, Zhuoyan Luo, Yiyun Liu, Juncai Pu, Fangchun Chen, Xin Jin

“…This study aims to investigate the alterations in oral microbiota and metabolites in OLP patients with psychiatric symptoms, providing a theoretical foundation for understanding the pathogenesis and treatment of OLP. Methods 16S rRNA sequencing was used to evaluate the oral microbial population in a cohort of 105 OLP patients. …”
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Associations of leucocyte subtypes and platelet parameters with kidney cancer risk in the UK Biobank cohort by Sofia Christakoudi, Konstantinos K. Tsilidis, Marc J. Gunter, Elio Riboli

“…Abstract Background Kidney cancer is related to obesity and inflammation and platelets are involved in thrombo-inflammation, but the prospective associations of individual leucocyte subtypes and platelet parameters with kidney cancer risk are unclear. Methods Using data from the UK Biobank cohort and multivariable Cox proportional hazards models, we obtained hazard ratios (HR per one standard deviation increase) with 95% confidence intervals (95%CI) for the mutually adjusted associations of inflammatory markers and platelet parameters (log-transformed), and allometric obesity indices (body mass index (BMI), a body shape index (ABSI), hip index) with kidney cancer risk (overall, by sex, and by follow-up time with a cut-off at 6 years). …”
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Advances in colorectal cancer screening and detection: a narrative review on biomarkers, imaging and preventive strategies by Adil khan, Uswa Hasana, Iman Anum Nadeem, Swara Punit Khatri, Shayan Nawaz, Qurat Ulain Makhdoom, Shahab Wazir, Kirtan Patel, Mohamd Ghaly

“…Current development centre on non-invasive methods that provide better accuracy and lower dangers, such as blood-based liquid biopsies and imaging modalities like CT and MR colonography. …”
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Image Recognition Performance of GPT-4V(ision) and GPT-4o in Ophthalmology: Use of Images in Clinical Questions by Tomita K, Nishida T, Kitaguchi Y, Kitazawa K, Miyake M

“…Kosei Tomita,1 Takashi Nishida,2 Yoshiyuki Kitaguchi,3 Koji Kitazawa,4,* Masahiro Miyake5,* 1Department of Ophthalmology, Kawasaki Medical School, Okayama, Japan; 2Hamilton Glaucoma Center, Shiley Eye Institute, Viterbi Family Department of Ophthalmology, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA; 3Department of Ophthalmology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka, Japan; 4Department of Ophthalmology, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan; 5Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, Kyoto University Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto, Japan*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Takashi Nishida, University of California, 9415 Campus Point Drive, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, 92093-0946, USA, Email t.nishida.opt@gmail.comPurpose: To compare the diagnostic accuracy of Generative Pre-trained Transformer with Vision (GPT)-4, GPT-4 with Vision (GPT-4V), and GPT-4o for clinical questions in ophthalmology.Patients and Methods: The questions were collected from the “Diagnosis This” section on the American Academy of Ophthalmology website. …”
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Progressive Self-Prompting Segment Anything Model for Salient Object Detection in Optical Remote Sensing Images by Xiaoning Zhang, Yi Yu, Daqun Li, Yuqing Wang

“…Most existing ORSI-SOD methods rely on pre-trained CNN- or Transformer-based backbones to extract features from ORSIs, followed by multi-level feature aggregation. …”
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“CONFESSIONS” BY J.-J. ROUSSEAU: TECHNIQUES OF AESTHETIC INFLUENCE AND STRATEGY OF READER’S RECEPTION by Olena K. Cherniavska, Iryna Ye. Rozhdestvenska

“…The research was conducted using historic-functional, hermeneutic, receptive, and theoretical analysis methods. An attempt is made in this paper to show how the process of “decoding” the meanings intended by the author in the text takes place. …”
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Application of Deep Learning Techniques in Uranium Microparticle Fission Track Detection by ZHAO Xiong, REN Fangda, SHEN Yan

“…Currently, the microparticle analysis of uranium microparticles predominantly relies on manual methods, which are heavily dependent on the operator’s experience and are laborious and time-consuming. …”
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