Multidisciplinary DRG management for rational medication in obstetrics: a cost analysis in Zhejiang Province by Qiqin Zhang, Geer Zhang, Shuangneng Yang, Meng Zhang, Shujuan Shu, Mengdan Zhao

“…Methods This study collected DRG data of obstetric patients from a hospital between 2020 and 2024. …”
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Application of the LDA model to identify topics in telemedicine conversations on the X social network by Mario Sierra Martín, Fang-Wei Chen, Pilar Alarcón Urbistondo

“…Background The use of new technologies has transformed society, affecting communication, information seeking and ways of working. …”
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TIPOLOGI BUKAAN PADA RUMAH TRADISIONAL BUGIS DI BENTENG SOMBA OPU MAKASSAR by Marwati Marwati, Sri Andriani

“…Objects studied are nine traditional houses of ethnic bugis, covering traditional Bugis, Luwu, Bone, Wajo, Sidrap, Pinrang, Barru, and two traditional Soppeng houses using descriptive methods with crosstabs analysis. Most (80%) openings in bugis homes are not similar across regions. …”
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Evaluation of the Effect of Lactobacillus paracasei (HF.A00232) in Children (6–13 years old) with Perennial Allergic Rhinitis: A 12-week, Double-blind, Randomized, Placebo-controll... by Wen-Ya Lin, Lin-Shien Fu, Heng-Kuei Lin, Chian-Yin Shen, Yee-Jun Chen

“…The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Lactobacillus paracasei (LP), strain HF.A00232, as a supplementary agent to levocetirizine in treating children with perennial allergic rhinitis (AR). Methods: This study was a 12-week, double-blind, randomized, placebo-controlled trial. …”
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Enhanced Performance of Intensity Modulation With Direct Detection Using Golay Encoded Nyquist Pulses and Electronic Dispersion Compensation by Julien Moussa H. Barakat, Abdul Rahman El Falou, Zeynep Nilhan Gurkan, Shadi A. Alboon, Abdullah S. Karar

“…It is shown that, while both the proposed and standard OOK methods exhibit comparable performance in a white Gaussian noise channel at back-to-back, they differ significantly under frequency selective power fading conditions caused by the interplay of chromatic dispersion (CD) and direct detection. …”
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Digital literacy across disciplines scale for medical students: development, validation, and analysis by Jun Wang, Juan Wu, Juxia Chen, Juan Wang, Xuechun Ding, Dongdong Zhu, Zhixiang Peng, Airong Zhang

“…Abstract Purpose To develop and validate a Digital Literacy Across Disciplines (DLAD) scale for medical students, analyze its differential performance across gender and major groups, and provide insights for the digital transformation of medical education. Methods Based on Zhou Xiaoli’s theoretical framework of DLAD, integrated with World Federation for Medical Education (WFME) standards and Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME) guidelines, a scale was developed through literature analysis, expert review, student feedback, and formal testing ( n = 675). …”
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Effects of TGF-β3 on meniscus repair using human amniotic epithelial cells by Yupeng He, Ya Li, Xiaodong Zhi, Yuqiang Zhang, Wei Wang

“…Methods Both in vitro test and in vivo test were employed. …”
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The importance of parental human papillomavirus vaccine series initiation for reducing sex disparities in human papillomavirus vaccine series initiation among children in the Unite... by Elinita Pollard, Hunter K. Holt, Milkie Vu, Meng-Han Tsai

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Impact of COVID-19 on the epidemiological situation of cervical cancer in Irkutsk region and Irkutsk city (2010–2020) by L. D. Zhuykova, O. A. Ananina, L. V. Pikalova, G. A. Kononova, A. A. Kalichkin

“…Therefore, we considered it necessary to analyze the quality of cancer care in Irkutsk region and its administrative center (Irkutsk city).Objective: to analyze the epidemiological situation of cervical cancer in Irkutsk region and Irkutsk city with the consideration of COVID-19 impact.Materials and methods. We used annual forms of federal statistical surveillance No. 7 “Information on malignant tumors” and No. 35 “Information on patients with malignant tumors” for Irkutsk region and Irkutsk city, as well as the information from the Federal State Statistics Service of the Russian Federation on the age-sex structure of population for 2010–2020. …”
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Adaptation Relationship Between Water Resource Utilization and Economic Development in Jiangxi Province by Wang Fei, Mu Yaqing, Tian Pei, Hao Fanghua, Chen Shu, Wu Yijin

“…[Methods] Industrial water consumption and industrial GDP data were used with the Tapio model in this study. …”
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Bridging the Gap: Improving Acute Ischemic Stroke Outcomes with Intravenous Thrombolysis Prior to Mechanical Thrombectomy by Jessica Seetge, Balázs Cséke, Zsófia Nozomi Karádi, Edit Bosnyák, László Szapáry

“…Multivariate analysis revealed that IVT was independently associated with favorable functional outcomes (<i>p</i> = 0.011) and reduced mortality (<i>p</i> = 0.021). No significant differences were observed in terms of clinical improvement at 72 h, successful recanalization, thrombus migration, or hemorrhagic transformation between the groups. …”
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Surgeons Knowledge, Attitude, and Practice Toward Preoperative Inflammatory Bowel Disease Medications and Post-Operative Complications by Alhassan N, Alnwdel AN, Beyari MB, Aldeligan SH, Alhassan R, Abdulla MH, Bin Traiki T

“…Noura Alhassan,1 Abdullah Nasser Alnwdel,2 Mohammed Basem Beyari,3 Saleh Husam Aldeligan,3 Reem Alhassan,4 Maha Hamadien Abdulla,1 Thamer Bin Traiki1 1Colorectal Research Chair, Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, King Khalid University Hospital, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 2Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, King Fahad Specialist Hospital, Buraydah, Saudi Arabia; 3College of Medicine, King Saud University, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia; 4Pharmacy Department, Prince Sultan Military Medical City, Riyadh, Saudi ArabiaCorrespondence: Mohammed Basem Beyari, Email Mohammedbeyari44@gmail.comBackground: Biologics, particularly anti-TNF agents, have transformed the management of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), but concerns about their perioperative safety persist.Objective: This study evaluates the knowledge, attitudes, and practices of surgeons in Saudi Arabia regarding the preoperative management of IBD patients undergoing surgery while on biological treatments.Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 115 surgeons. …”
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Prognosis of Patients with Hepatocellular Carcinoma Treated with TACE: A New Score Combining Alpha-Fetoprotein and Des-&gamma;-Carboxy Prothrombin by Lu SY, Sun HY, Zhou Y, Luo X, Liu S, Zhou WZ, Shi HB, Yang W, Tian W

“…Serum AFP and DCP levels were log-transformed to construct the AD score. Multivariate Cox regression analysis on cirrhosis subgroups validated the objectivity of the model. …”
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Assessment of the attitude and fears of the physicians of Pakistan regarding artificial intelligence: a cross-sectional survey in 2024 by Abdur Rehman Khalid, Farooq Ahmad, Smak Ahmed, Muhammad Ahrar Bin Naeem, Noor ul Ain, Hassan Mehmood, Aasma Sajawal, Muhammad Umar, Aiman Atta, Hassaan Amin, Shahid Mahmood

“…Abstract Background and aim Artificial intelligence has emerged as a transformative tool in healthcare, enhancing diagnostic accuracy, advancing genetic studies, and improving personalized medicine by reducing human error. …”
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Effect of probiotic strains, L-arginine and carvedilol on myocardial infarction size in systemic inflammation in rats by Yu. Yu. Borshchev, S. M. Minasyan, I. Yu. Burovenko, E. S. Protsak, V. Yu. Borshchev, O. V. Borshcheva, M. M. Galagudza

“…Hemodynamic parameters in isolated heart did not differ between the groups. The concentration of proinflammatory cytokines and transforming growth factor-β in plasma was significantly higher in the SIRS group than in the control. …”
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ERADICATION OF HCV INFECTION IN PATIENTS WITH LIVER CIRRHOSIS: FACTOR OF CANCER PREVENTION OR CARCINOGENESIS? by N. A. Malinina, N. V. Mazurchik, O. I. Tarasova, P. P. Ogurtsov

“…However, the risk of transformation of liver cirrhosis into hepatocellular carcinoma is still high even after complete eradication of the virus. …”
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Evaluation of the Diversities in the Inflammatory Responses in Cats With Bacterial and Viral Infections by Songul Erhan, Bengu Bilgic, Ezgi Ergen, Mert Erek, Elif Ergul Ekiz, Mukaddes Ozcan, Mehmet Erman Or, Banu Dokuzeylul, Erdal Matur

“…This study aimed to investigate the diversities of inflammatory responses between bacterial and viral infections in cats to figure out their role in the pathophysiology of these infections. Methods Seventy‐five owned cats were included in the study. …”
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Transvaginal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging in detecting rectosigmoid deep infiltrating endometriosis: a comparative meta-analysis by Ziwei Xu, Ziwei Xu, Yisheng Li, Yisheng Li, Yingying Wang, Yiting Wan, Yiting Wan, Jing Chen, Jing Chen

“…ObjectiveThis meta-analysis aimed to assess the diagnostic efficacy of transvaginal ultrasound (TVS) and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) for the detection of rectosigmoid deep infiltrating endometriosis (DIE).MethodsA thorough systematic review was performed by searching the PubMed and Embase databases for studies evaluating the diagnostic performance of TVS and MRI in rectosigmoid DIE, up until August 12, 2024. …”
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Evaluating the influence MRSA Co-infection on 28-day mortality among sepsis patients: insights from the MIMIC-IV database by Yi-Chang Zhao, Yi-Chang Zhao, Jia-Kai Li, Jia-Kai Li, Yu-kun Zhang, Yu-kun Zhang, Zhi-Hua Sun, Zhi-Hua Sun, Rao Fu, Rao Fu, Bi-Kui Zhang, Bi-Kui Zhang, Miao Yan, Miao Yan

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Genomic profiling of cefotaxime-resistant Haemophilus influenzae from Norway and Sweden reveals extensive expansion of virulent multidrug-resistant international clones by Dagfinn Skaare, Dagfinn Skaare, Inger Lill Anthonisen, Nermin Zecic, Andrew Jenkins, Dominique A. Caugant, Dominique A. Caugant, Trond Egil Ranheim, Arnfinn Sundsfjord, Arnfinn Sundsfjord, Arnfinn Sundsfjord, Kristin Hegstad, Kristin Hegstad, Kristin Hegstad, Study Group on Exceptional Phenotypes in Haemophilus influenzae, Truls Michael Leegaard, Tine Smedsund Dons, Paul Christoffer Lindemann, Karianne Wiger Gammelsrud, Kjersti Wik Larssen, Iren Høyland Löhr, Kyriakos Zaragkoulias, Roar Magne Bævre-jensen, Sara Debes, Reidar Hjetland, Annika Carlsson Wistedt, Ståle Tofteland, Liv Jorunn Hafne, Gunnar Skov Simonsen, Einar Nilsen, Brynja Ármannsdóttir, Martin Sundqvist, Anna Åkerlund, Carina Thilesen, Sandra Åsheim

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