Incidence and predictors of pulmonary aspergillosis in patients with lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Geling Teng, Feng Jin, Hua Zhang, Min Zhang

“…Subgroup analyses revealed higher incidences of pulmonary aspergillosis than corresponding subgroups in the following categories: Asia (2.8%; 95% CI: 2.0–3.7%), diagnosis by serological test (11.7%; 95% CI: 8.0–15.4%), patients with both non-small cell lung cancer and small cell lung cancers (3.6%; 95% CI: 2.0–5.2%), patients treated with chemoradiotherapy (5.7%; 95% CI: 1.6–9.7%), and pooled studies with moderate quality (2.9%; 95% CI: 1.7–3.2%). …”
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External validation of SYNTAX score II in a real-world cohort undergoing coronary artery bypass grafting by Philipp Angleitner, Hannes Abfalterer, Alexandra Kaider, Emely Manville, Martin Bichler, Michael Graber, Leo Pölzl, Daniel Zimpfer, Sigrid Sandner, Nikolaos Bonaros

“…Kaplan-Meier survival curves showed that tertiles of SYNTAX Score II were significantly associated with mortality (log-rank test, p < 0.001). In a stratified multivariable Cox proportional-hazards regression model, the following score components were independently associated with mortality: age (hazard ratio 1.03, 95% confidence interval 1.00 to 1.06), creatinine clearance (hazard ratio 0.98, 95% confidence interval 0.97 to 0.99), left-ventricular ejection fraction (hazard ratio 0.97, 95% confidence interval 0.95 to 0.98), and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (hazard ratio 2.02, 95% confidence interval 1.34 to 3.05). …”
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Relationship Between COPD Progression and Frailty Progression: A Five-year Observation in Real Clinical Practice by Nishimura K, Kusunose M, Shibayama A, Nakayasu K

“…Participants underwent pulmonary function tests and completed the Kihon Checklist, a tool widely used in Japan to assess frailty. …”
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AIRWAY ASSESSMENT IN OUTPATIENT DENTAL PRACTICE by I. А. Khrypachenko, T. V. Diomina, O. А. Udod

“…Large neck circumference, which often associates with obstructive sleep apnea, is the risk factor of difficult intubation in obese patients. …”
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Comprehensive management evaluation of anaphylactic shock in dental clinics across developing countries by Maryam Kazempour, Fariba Shokri, Mehdi Shokri

“…A lack of comprehensive understanding of allergy testing, diagnosis, and management can have serious consequences.…”
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ENHANCED OCCUPANCY DETECTION SYSTEM USING ULTRASONIC/PIR SENSORS: IMPROVING ACCURACY AND EFFICIENCY IN SMART ENVIRONMENTS by Sougandhika Tera, Sai Praneeth Reddy Kolan

“…Through rigorous testing and thorough analysis, the system has proven to deliver high levels of accuracy, sensitivity, and reliability. …”

Comorbidity health pathways in heart failure patients: A sequences-of-regressions analysis using cross-sectional data from 10,575 patients in the Swedish Heart Failure Registry. by Claire A Lawson, Ivonne Solis-Trapala, Ulf Dahlstrom, Mamas Mamas, Tiny Jaarsma, Umesh T Kadam, Anna Stromberg

“…Further prospective HF studies are required to test the consistency of the relationships and their implications for health.…”
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Oxidative balance score and its association with chronic inflammatory airway diseases and mortality: a population-based study by Zhuanbo Luo, Shiyu Chen, Peixu Chen, Feng Qiu, Weina Huang, Chao Cao

“…Kaplan–Meier survival analysis showed that individuals in the highest quartile of OBS had the lowest risk of both all-cause mortality (log-rank test p = 0.017) and respiratory diseases mortality (log-rank test p &lt; 0.001). …”
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Extracorporeal Shock Waves Increase Markers of Cellular Proliferation in Bronchial Epithelium and in Primary Bronchial Fibroblasts of COPD Patients by Antonino Di Stefano, Roberto Frairia, Fabio L. M. Ricciardolo, Isabella Gnemmi, Antonella Marino Gammazza, Alessio Piraino, Francesco Cappello, Bruno Balbi, Maria Graziella Catalano

“…After treatment, viability was evaluated and cells were recultured and followed up for 4, 24, 48, and 72 h. Cell growth (WST-1 test) was assessed, and proliferation markers were analyzed by qRT-PCR in cell lysates and by ELISA tests in cell supernatants and cell lysates. …”
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Course of HIV/AIDS-associated pulmonary tuberculosis by sensitivity of MBT strains by M.I. Sakhelashvіlі, Z.I. Pіskur, O.I. Sahelashvili-Bіl, I.V. Yurchenko

“…HIV/AIDS was diagnosed by rapid test; polymerase chain reaction was used to determine viral load. …”
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Enhancing Microfluidic Systems’ Mixing Efficiency Using Design Models with Convergent–Divergent Sinusoidal Microchannel Walls: Experimental Investigations Based on Entropy Minimiza... by Kingsley Safo, Joshua Anani, Ahmed H. El-Shazly

“…Five distinct designs were fabricated and tested, demonstrating superior mixing efficiency without additional obstructions. …”
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The Current System of Advanced Degree Training in the Field of Forensic Science in the Republic of Belarus by I. A. Moroz, I. A. Lapina

“…New fields of research are discussed, as well as the  organization of a unified system for developing, testing and implementing forensic techniques. Arguments are made in favor of distinguishing “forensic science activity” as an independent scientific specialty, since its absence obstructs the acceptance of candidate theses in this field of science. …”
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Long-term impacts of Legionnaires’ disease on health and wellbeing: rationale, study design and baseline findings of a matched cohort study (LongLEGIO) by Melina Bigler, Malina Vaucher, Manuel Wiederkehr, Sophia Brülisauer, Werner C. Albrich, Sarah Dräger, Valentin Gisler, Isabel Akers, Daniel Mäusezahl

“…Chronic kidney failure was more prevalent among Legionnaires’ disease patients (15.3% vs 10.0%), while chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (20.0% vs 11.9%), malignancies (33.3% vs 13.6%) and an immunocompromised status (25.0% vs 13.6%) were more common in Legionella test-negative community-acquired pneumonia patients. …”
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Importance of Eddy Viscosity and Advection in Hydrodynamical Models for Simulating Flash Floods on Steep Sloped Watersheds by Gergely Amon, Katalin Bene

“…This study examined overland flow using artificial watersheds and model rainfall events, testing multiple solvers within the Hydrologic Engineering Center – River Analysis System (HEC-RAS). …”
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Catastrophic Hemoptysis in Concurrent Laryngeal and Endobronchial Tuberculosis in an Immunocompetent Host: Survival Following Brief ECMO Support by Luk Ping Lam

“…Bronchoscopic evaluation demonstrated active haemorrhage and airway obstruction secondary to clot formation. An incidental epiglottic mass was identified during laryngoscopy. …”
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Development and validation of a nomogram for differentiating immune checkpoint inhibitor-related pneumonitis from pneumonia in patients undergoing immunochemotherapy: a multicenter... by Linli Duan, Guanglu Liu, Zijie Huang, Rong Chen, Di Mo, Yuxiao Xia, Jiazhu Hu, Mengzhang He

“…The calibration curves demonstrated good fit for both the development and validation cohort, as evidenced by the Hosmer-Lemeshow tests (χ² = 3.939, p = 0.863 and χ² = 8.117, p = 0.422, respectively). …”
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Knowledge Gain and the Impact of Stress in a Fully Immersive Virtual Reality–Based Medical Emergencies Training With Automated Feedback: Randomized Controlled Trial by Marco Lindner, Tobias Leutritz, Joy Backhaus, Sarah König, Tobias Mühling

“…Levels of applied knowledge were assessed objectively by open-response tests pre- and postintervention and after 30 days. …”
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Extracellular vesicles from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid provide insights into the inhaled corticosteroids treatment response in COPD by Jiahua Fang, Justina C. Wolters, Karim Rafie, Changshuo Wang, Sabine Bartel, Maarten van den Berge, Machteld N. Hylkema

“…Abstract Background Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are widely used to treat chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but treatment responses vary among individuals. …”
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Clinical Features and Inhospital Outcomes of Takotsubo (Stress) Cardiomyopathy: Ten Years’ Experience from a Tertiary Care Center in South India by Amit Mandal, John Jose, Oommen K. George, Paul V. George, Viji Samuel Thomson, George Joseph

“…Background: Takotsubo cardiomyopathy is a syndrome which is characterized by transient regional systolic dysfunction, principally, of the left ventricle (LV), mimicking myocardial infarction (MI), but in the absence of angiographic evidence of obstructive coronary artery disease or acute plaque rupture. …”
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Sistem Identifikasi Penyakit Paru Obstruktif Kronik (PPOK) Berdasarkan Suara Paru-Paru Menggunakan Jaringan Saraf Tiruan Berbasis Raspberry Pi by Lindhu Parang Kusuma, Barlian Henryranu Prasetio, Eko Setiawan

“…Abstract According to the World Health Organization (WHO), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) is the third-largest disease that causes death worldwide, with 3.23 million deaths in 2019. …”
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