Radial Velocity and Astrometric Evidence for a Close Companion to Betelgeuse by Morgan MacLeod, Sarah Blunt, Robert J. De Rosa, Andrea K. Dupree, Thomas Granzer, Graham M. Harper, Caroline D. Huang, Emily M. Leiner, Abraham Loeb, Eric L. Nielsen, Klaus G. Strassmeier, Jason J. Wang, Michael Weber

“…We examine a century of radial velocity, visual magnitude, and astrometric observations of the nearest red supergiant, Betelgeuse, in order to reexamine the century-old assertion that Betelgeuse might be a spectroscopic binary. …”
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Monitoring Anthropogenically Disturbed Parcels with Soil Erosion Dynamics Change Based on an Improved SegFormer by Zhenqiang Li, Jialin Li, Jie Li, Zhangxuan Li, Kuncheng Jiang, Yuyang Ma, Chuli Hu

“…Currently, traditional methods for change detection, such as field surveys and visual interpretation, suffer from time inefficiencies, complexity, and high resource consumption. …”
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Randomised controlled trial of topical combination therapy chlorhexidine 0.2% and natamycin 5% versus topical natamycin 5% alone for fungal keratitis in East Africa: study protocol... by David Macleod, Einoti Matayan, William Makupa, Jeremy John Hoffman, Simon Arunga, Francis Orishaba, Abel Ebong, Reena Yadav, Astrid Leck, Muna Elisante, Tara Mtuy, Sandip Das Sanyam, Victor H Hu, Matthew J Burton

“…The efficacy of current topical antifungals is inconsistent and often limited, especially in low and middle-income countries where the majority of FK cases occur. …”
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3D spectral CT-based fusion model predicts prognosis and postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy benefit in locally advanced rectal cancer by Shuxuan Fan, Jiaxin Liu, Xiaomeng Yang, Lisha Qi, Xiaomei Lu, Haiwei Liu, Xiaonan Cui

“…The RACIM-based classifier demonstrated good performance for discriminating patients at high and low risk of recurrence, and patients in the high-risk group were found to have a favorable response to postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy (P = 0.036). …”
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Exome sequencing revealed a novel homozygous variant in TRMT61 A in a multiplex family with atypical Cornelia de Lange Syndrome from Rwanda by Esther Uwibambe, Abdoulaye Yalcouyé, Elvis Twumasi Aboagye, Lettilia Xhakaza, Kalinka Popel, Norbert Dukuze, Thashi Bharadwaj, Carmen de Kock, Isabelle Schrauwen, Suzanne M. Leal, Leon Mutesa, Ambroise Wonkam

“…This proportion tends to be higher in low-resource settings including Africa. We performed a molecular characterization of CdLS in a multiplex Rwandan family. …”
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Neuroimaging differences between chronic migraine with and without medication overuse headache: a 7 Tesla multimodal MRI study by Yin Sun, Longteng Ma, Song Wang, Caohui Duan, Xinyu Wang, Xiangbing Bian, Shuqing Wang, Deqi Zhai, Siyuan Xie, Shuhua Zhang, Yingyuan Liu, Xiaoxue Lin, Ruobing Wang, Xiu Liu, Shengyuan Yu, Xin Lou, Zhao Dong

“…Moreover, fractional amplitude of low-frequency fluctuations (fALFF) values in the right putamen were significantly decreased and demonstrated a negative correlation with the frequency of acute pain medication use. …”
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The potential for dementia prevention in Brazil: a population attributable fraction calculation for 14 modifiable risk factorsResearch in context by Claudia K. Suemoto, Wyllians V. Borelli, Ismael L. Calandri, Laiss Bertola, Raphael M. Castilhos, Paulo Caramelli, Ricardo Nitrini, Sonia M.D. Brucki, Jerson Laks, Naaheed Mukadam, Gill Livingston, Cleusa P. Ferri

“…The potential for dementia prevention seems to be greater in low- and middle-income countries (LMIC) due to the higher prevalence of these factors. …”
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Comparative outcomes of unilateral biportal endoscopic lumbar intervertebral discectomy with and without annulus fibrosus suture in lumbar disc herniation: a retrospective analysis by Wei Zhou, Mohamed Lamin Bangura, Mohamed Lamin Bangura, Qianlong Gong, Rong Zhang, Teng Zeng, Qi Fei, Tadiwa Chiedza Chirima, Sy-Trung Tran, Yutian Qiu, Huasong Luo

“…Both groups had comparable Visual Analog Scale (VAS) and Japanese Orthopaedic Association (JOA) scores. …”
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Unravelling Metazoan and Fish Community Patterns in Yujiang River, China: Insights from Beta Diversity Partitioning and Co-Occurrence Network by Yusen Li, Dapeng Wang, Yuying Huang, Jun Shi, Weijun Wu, Chang Yuan, Shiqiong Nong, Chuanbo Guo, Wenjian Chen, Lei Zhou

“…However, traditional survey methods often fail to comprehensively capture species diversity, particularly for low-abundance taxa. Moreover, studies integrating both metazoan and fish communities at fine spatial scales remain limited. …”
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STABLE trial of spectacle provision and driving safety among myopic motorcycle users in Vietnam: study protocol for a stepped-wedge, cluster randomised trial by Vinh Chi Le, Kien Gia To, Van Dat Le, Le Nguyen, Graeme MacKenzie, Lovemore Nyasha Sigwadhi, Prabhath Piyasena, Mai Tran, Ving Fai Chan, Rohit C. Khanna, Mike Clarke, Lynne Lohfeld, Heather Dickey, Augusto Azuara-Blanco, Asha Latha Mettla, Sridevi Rayasam, Han Thi Ngoc Doan, Dung Van Do, Phuoc Hong Le, Charlie Klauer, Richard Hanowski, Zeb Bowden, Lynn Murphy, Joanne Thompson, Susan McMullan, Cliona McDowell, Raja Narayanan, Julie-Anne Little, Huong Thu Ha, Sangchul Yoon, Rahul Goel, Lan Luong, Xuan Nguyen, Nathan Congdon

“…Secondary outcomes include visual function, cost-effectiveness and self-reported crash events. …”
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Significance of Normal Lung Volume on Quantitative CT Imaging Analysis in Group 1 and Group 3 Pulmonary HypertensionTake-home Points by Tadasu Okaya, MD. PhD, Ayako Shigeta, MD. PhD, Nobuhiro Tanabe, MD. PhD, Koichiro Tatsumi, MD. PhD, Hajime Yokota, MD. PhD, Akira Nishiyama, MD. PhD, Akira Naito, MD. PhD, Ayumi Sekine, Toshihiko Sugiura, MD. PhD, Seiichiro Sakao, MD. PhD, Takuji Suzuki, MD. PhD

“…However, whether their outcomes are related to low normal lung volume (NLV) resulting from parenchymal lung diseases on chest high-resolution CT (HRCT) imaging remains unknown. …”
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Combinations of polymorphisms in the regulatory regions of cytokine genes are associated with diabetic retinopathy in type 2 diabetic patients by V. I. Konenkov, A. V. Shevchenko, V. F. Prokof`ev, V. V. Klimontov, N. V. Tyan, V. V. Chernykh, D. V. Chernykh, A. V. Eremina, A. N. Trunov

“…Diabetic retinopathy (DR) is one of the leading causes of avoidable blindness worldwide. Chronic low-grade inflammation and abnormal angiogenesis, which is considered to be principal components of DR pathogenesis, is accompanied by imbalance in cytokine production. …”
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A generative whole-brain segmentation model for positron emission tomography images by Wenbo Li, Zhenxing Huang, Hongyan Tang, Yaping Wu, Yunlong Gao, Jing Qin, Jianmin Yuan, Yang Yang, Yan Zhang, Na Zhang, Hairong Zheng, Dong Liang, Meiyun Wang, Zhanli Hu

“…Abstract Purpose Whole-brain segmentation via positron emission tomography (PET) imaging is crucial for advancing neuroscience research and clinical medicine, providing essential insights into biological metabolism and activity within different brain regions. However, the low resolution of PET images may have limited the segmentation accuracy of multiple brain structures. …”
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Effects of carcass weight, sex and breed composition on meat cuts and carcass trait in finishing pigs by Lei XIE, Jiang-tao QIN, Lin RAO, Deng-shuai CUI, Xi TANG, Shi-jun XIAO, Zhi-yan ZHANG, Lu-sheng HUANG

“…Last but not least, the correlations between the proportions of most meat cuts, and also between meat cuts and meat quality or carcass traits were low or not significant (P>0.05). The effects of carcass weight, sex and breed composition on the meat cuts, meat quality and carcass traits are breed and growth stage dependent. …”
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Association between out-of-pocket expenditure and health-related quality of life among patients receiving cancer treatment: a cross-sectional study from Nepal by Pratik Khanal, Suman Sapkota, Nirmal Poudel, Achyut Raj Pandey, Bidwata Bhattarai, Etna Khatiwada, Ravi Kant Mishra, Biraj Man Karmacharya, Shiva Raj Adhikari, Kjell Arne Johansson, Krishna Kumar Aryal

“…We used the European Quality of Life 5 dimensions (EQ-5D-5L) and the European Quality of Life Visual Analogue Scale (EQ-VAS) to obtain their HRQoL. …”
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Efficiency and safety of leflunomide in rheumatoid arthritis: Results of a Russian observational multicenter of trial by R. M. Balabanova, T. V. Dubinina, D. V. Goryachev, O. N. Anoshenkova, E. A. Antonova, I. Yu. Ilyevsky, O. V. Semagina, N. V. Yasyukevih

“…By 6 months of therapy, low and moderate RA activities estimated by DAS28 were noted in 70.9% of cases and those by CDAI in 61.2%. …”
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Percutaneous unilateral biportal endoscopic discectomy for symptomatic lumbar disc herniation in geriatric patients by Rongqing Qin, Rongqing Qin, Anhong Guan, Anhong Guan, Min Zhu, Pin Zhou, Bing Zhou, Bing Zhou, Ruihua Zhou, Ruihua Zhou, Zaiyong Guan, Zaiyong Guan

“…Only three cases were found to be complicated by low extremity numbness, all of which were recovered via conservative treatment in 3 weeks. …”
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A Closer Look at Periocular Necrotizing Fasciitis: A Systematic Review of Literature by David Oliver-Gutierrez, Elena Ros-Sanchez, Gloria Segura-Duch, Tirso Alonso, Miguel Ángel Arcediano, Alejandra Herranz-Cabarcos, Jessica Matas, Roberto Castro Seco, R. L. P. van der Veen, Anna Boixadera, José García-Arumí, Joan Oliveres

“…Bias on individual studies is low as they represent case reports or case series, and publication bias is partially addressed including all the large case series even if no individual data could be retrieved. …”
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Computational analysis of reproducibility and image quality of 2011 and 2017 models of Heidelberg Spectralis SD-OCT machines by Kyoung A Viola Lee, Corey Tesdahl, Keith Zimmerman, Kimberly Jun, Sabrina Khalil, Alexander Shahin, Abdullah Abou-Samra, Ramesh Ayyala, Radouil Tzekov

“…Heatmap analysis indicated greater inter-patient variability in the nasal retinal regions, while intra-patient variability was consistently low (<1%) across both devices. PCA and MDS plots affirmed the reproducibility of measurements. …”
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Development and validation of a clinical-friendly model for predicting 180-day mortality in the older with community-acquired pneumonia by Bingxuan Weng, Lixue Huang, Wenshu Jiao, Yuanqi Wang, Mengyuan Wang, Xuefeng Zhong, Xunliang Tong, Jin Jin, Yanming Li

“…Internal validation was performed using both bootstrap resampling and 10-fold cross-validation. The model was visualized by a nomogram and a questionnaire. The optimal cutoff value of the nomogram was determined based on the maximum Youden index for the 180-day mortality prediction, dividing patients into high- and low-risk groups. …”
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