The changing demographics and severity in hospitalized patients across COVID-19 variants: A national cohort study by Priyanka Parajuli, Lara A.C. Phipps, Roy Sabo, Rasha Alsaadawi, Amanda Robinson, Evan French, Richard K. Sterling, N3C. consortium

“… Abstract Introduction: The respiratory syndrome coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) has undergone genetic evolution and led to variants of concern that vary in transmissibility and clinical severity. Methods: This retrospective cohort analysis studied 232,364 hospitalized COVID-19-positive patients in the National COVID Cohort Collaborative [April 27, 2020 and June 25, 2022]. …”
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Puerarin alleviates renal ischemia/reperfusion injury by inhibiting apoptosis and endoplasmic reticulum stress via Nrf2/HO-1 pathway by Jingsong Wang, Qingyuan Zheng, Jun Jian, Xiuheng Liu, Zhiyuan Chen, Shanshan Wan, Lei Wang

“…Objective(s): To explore the effects of puerarin on renal ischemia/reperfusion injury and the possible mechanism.Materials and Methods: The experimental mice were injected with puerarin (50 or 100 mg/kg) per day or equal sterile saline by intraperitoneal injection for one week, and a renal I/R injury model was constructed. …”
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Potentialities and critical issues of liquid biopsy in clinical practice: An umbrella review by Nicola Veronese, Claudio Luchini, Stefano Ciriminna, Katia Spinelli, Santo Fruscione, Paola Mattiolo, Miriam Belluzzo, Veronica Messina, Lee Smith, Mario Barbagallo, Walter Mazzucco

“…We found that 75/211 had an excellent accuracy (AUC >0.90), with one comparison with an AUC equal to 1, i.e., Cell-Free Human Papillomavirus DNA (cfHPV-DNA) for HPV-positive oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. …”
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SIC based RL for massive MIMO NOMA signal detection for different modulation schemes under diverse channel conditions by Arun Kumar, Aziz Nanthaamornphong, Mohammed H. Alsharif, Mehedi Masud

“…This study investigates the performance of the Successive Interference Cancellation with Reinforcement Learning (SIC-RL) detector compared to conventional methods, including the Minimum Mean Square Error (MMSE), Maximum Likelihood Detection (MLD), Approximate Message Passing (AMP), Gauss–Seidel (GS), Conjugate Gradient (CG), and zero-forcing equalizer (ZFE). …”
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Investigation of Occupational Stress and Depression among Nurses in COVID- 19 Wards Compared to other Ward: A Study in Imam Reza Hospital of Mashhad in 2021 by Nayyereh Kasiri, Mahbubeh Abdollahi, Hossein Dargahi, Amir Hossein Pourkolahbakhsh, Alireza Alizadeh, Nazanin Khorasani, Soghra Heidari, Akram Ezatifard

“…Inferential statistical methods were used for analytical results by SPSS software. …”
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Differences in care delivery for children and adolescents with cancer in Europe – Results from the SIOPE OCEAN project by Maria Otth, Teresa de Rojas, Kerstin K. Rauwolf, Miguel Martins, Uta Dirksen, Delphine Heenen, Lejla Kameric, Pamela Kearns, Ruth Ladenstein, Cormac Owens, Caroline Queiroz, Richard Sullivan, Carmelo Rizzari, Gilles Vassal

“…Here we present the clinical care part. Methods: We used a mixed methods approach to map epidemiological data and self-reported care aspects. …”
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How to Evaluate a Regional Telemedical Care Network Focusing on Critically Ill Children? Results from the Consensus-Based Development of an Evaluation Design by Josephine Mathiebe, Gabriele Müller, Jochen Schmitt, Sebastian Brenner, Stefan Winkler, Anne Schawohl, Franziska Waurig, Madlen Scheibe

“…<b>Methods:</b> The methods used were a literature review, two workshops, and a survey of all relevant stakeholders (representatives of 17 partner clinics, 4 external experts in pediatric intensive care, and 2 patient representatives). …”
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Characteristics of the colonic crypts in inflammatory bowel diseases by Kh. M. Akhrieva, A. S. Tertychnyy, N. V. Pachuashvili, L. S. Urusova

“…In all cases, the diagnosis was established based on a combination of clinical, laboratory, and instrumental diagnostic methods. Multiple biopsies were obtained from all patients during colonoscopy. …”
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Enhancing patients’ role in scientific writing: insights from a global participatory approach with people with multiple sclerosis by Mariarosaria Savarese, Dilara Usta, Federico Bozzoli, Vanessa Fanning, Federica Molinari, Guendalina Graffigna, Paola Zaratin

“…Abstract Introduction This study aims to describe a participatory process by investigating the perceptions and expectations of people with multiple sclerosis (pwMS) toward the scientific writing (SW) process and the role of patient engagement and quality of life in influencing them. Methods A two-phase, multi-methods study was conducted inspired by the MULTI-ACT model. …”
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Insights into fungal diversity of a shallow-water hydrothermal vent field at Kueishan Island, Taiwan by culture-based and metabarcoding analyses. by Ka-Lai Pang, Sheng-Yu Guo, I-An Chen, Gäetan Burgaud, Zhu-Hua Luo, Hans U Dahms, Jiang-Shiou Hwang, Yi-Li Lin, Jian-Shun Huang, Tsz-Wai Ho, Ling-Ming Tsang, Michael Wai-Lun Chiang, Hyo-Jung Cha

“…Based on the results from both methods, 54 and 49 species were found in the black and yellow sediments, respectively. …”
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Mannosamine-Engineered Nanoparticles for Precision Rifapentine Delivery to Macrophages: Advancing Targeted Therapy Against Mycobacterium Tuberculosis by Luan H, Peng C, Yasin P, Shang Q, Xiang W, Song X

“…Enhancing the ability of anti-tuberculosis drugs to eradicate Mycobacterium tuberculosis within host cells remains a significant challenge.Methods: A mannosamine-modified nanoparticle delivery system was developed using poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) copolymers to enhance the targeted delivery of rifapentine (RPT) to macrophages. …”
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Evaluation of leukocyte-platelet rich fibrin as an antibiotic slow-release biological device in the treatment of moderate periodontitis: a randomized controlled clinical trial by Yasmeen K. Omar, Mohy A. El Rashidy, Ghada B. Ahmed, Aliaa G. Aboulela

“…This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of L-PRF as a locally sustained released device for metronidazole antimicrobial. Methods Twenty-four patients with eighty periodontal pockets had moderate periodontitis with attachment loss of 3–4 mm, and probing depth ≤ 5, which was equally divided into two groups: Group (I) underwent scaling and root planing with intra-pocket application of L-PRF loaded with Metronidazole, while Group (II) was treated by scaling and root planing with intra-pocket application of L-PRF alone. …”
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CapsuleThermNet: A CNN-CapsuleNet Architecture for Early Detection of Suicide Risk in Depressed Patients Using Thermal Facial Imaging by Eddy Muntina Dharma, Harjanto Prabowo, Agung Trisetyarso, Tjhin Wiguna

“…Early detection of suicide risk plays a vital role in improving mental health care outcomes, especially for individuals suffering from depression. Traditional methods, such as clinical interviews, are widely regarded as the gold standard in suicide risk assessment. …”
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The neurological outcome in the patients with myasthenia gravis who underwent thymectomy via sternotomy and video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery (VATS) by Martić Vesna, Marić Nebojša, Cvijanović Vlado

“…The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness and reliability of the two methods of surgical removal of the thymus by comparing the neurological outcome in patients with MG. …”
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Evaluating the efficacy of Internet-Based Exercise programme Aimed at Treating knee Osteoarthritis (iBEAT-OA) in the community: a study protocol for a randomised controlled trial by Abhishek Abhishek, Sameer Akram Gohir, Paul Greenhaff, Ana M. Valdes

“…Standard parametric regression methods will be used for statistical analysis.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval was obtained from the Research Ethics Committee (ref: 18/EM/0154) and the Health Research Authority (protocol no: 18021). …”
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Assessing the relationship between nursing process competency and work environment among clinical nurses: a cross-sectional correlational study by Reza Nemati-Vakilabad, Ehsan Kamalifar, Mobina Jamshidinia, Alireza Mirzaei

“…Data analysis was conducted using SPSS version 14, employing descriptive statistics and analytical methods, including Independent sample t-tests, ANOVA, and Pearson correlation, to examine relationships between variables. …”
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A Bibliometric Study on the Evolution of Women’s Football and Determinants Behind Its Growth over the Last 30 Years by Javier Ventaja-Cruz, Jesús M. Cuevas Rincón, Virginia Tejada-Medina, Ricardo Martín-Moya

“…Methods: The purpose of this study was to present a bibliometric analysis of articles on the evolution of women’s football in terms of scientific production as well as its causes and motivations over the past 30 years (1992–2024). …”
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The Impact of Medical Risk Perception on Patient Satisfaction: The Moderating Role of Shared Decision-Making by Zhou K, Chen L, Li M

“…This study explores the relationship between medical risk perception, trust, and patient satisfaction while taking shared decision-making as a moderator.Methods: A stratified random sample of 450 inpatients from a tertiary public hospital in Guangzhou was selected for investigation, from June 2023 to September 2023. …”
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Operation Evaluation of Phased Antenna Arrays in Case of Phase Shifter Malfunction by M. R. Bibarsov, A. F. Kryachko, A. V. Pshenichnikov

“…Development of an algorithm for assessing the impact of a complete PS shutdown on WSPAA characteristics, as well as operation evaluation of WSPAAs in the event of PS malfunction with different outcomes.Materials and methods. Statistical modeling methods were used to study the impact of PS failures on WSPAA characteristics. …”
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Comparaison of effectiveness of flexible intubation fibersocope versus bonfils fiberoscope in tracheal intubation of paediatrics with midfacial hypoplasia by Nourane Hussein Sultan, Ahmed Mohamed Ibrahim Elattar, Emad Eldin Abdel Moneim Areda, Tamer Ahmed Maher Ghoneim, Aliaa Rabie Abd Elaziz

“…These variations affect the methods and equipment the anesthesiologist will select to provide safe airway management.Purpose The purpose of the study aimed to compare the effectiveness of first intubation attempt while utilizing flexible intubation fiberoscope versus Bonfils fiberoscope in tracheal intubation of pediatrics with midfacial hypoplasia. …”
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