Advancement of 3D printing technology for the development of a training model in US‐guided vesicoamniotic shunting for early LUTO therapy by Florian Recker, Tobias Schremmer, Christoph Berg, Valentin Sebastian Schäfer, Brigitte Strizek, Jorge Jimenez‐Cruz

“…Abstract Introduction Prenatal lower urinary tract obstruction (LUTO) is a rare and challenging condition with potential severe morbidity and mortality. …”
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Comparative assessment of respiratory, hematological and inflammatory profiles of long-term users of cigarettes, shisha, and e-cigarettes in Saudi Arabia by Mazen M. Homoud, Rowaida Qoutah, Gokul Krishna, Noran Harbli, Layan Saaty, Afrah Obaidan, Abdulrahman Alkhathami, Noran Jamil, Tala Μ. Alkayyat, Maryam Alsughayyir, Nada Gubari, Saleh Alkhathami, Ali Alqarni, Omar Alqurashi, Khalid Assiri, Khalid Saeed Alwadeai, Wafaa Abdulrahman, Husam Alahmadi, Ayedh Alahmari

“…It involved four groups: cigarette smokers, shisha smokers, e-cigarette users, and non-smokers. Pulmonary function tests (PFTs) measured FEV 1 , FVC, and other lung function parameters. …”
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Thematic Analysis of Produce Packinghouse Sanitation: Challenges and Recommendations Based on Operator and Educator Insights by Allyson N. Hamilton, Sahaana Chandran, Kristen E. Gibson, Juan Moreira

“…In addition, reluctance or even the inability to invest in change can obstruct the adoption of improved practices. The study highlights specific contamination risks linked with common food-contact surfaces, such as wood, plastic, and stainless steel along with foam rollers, brushes, and rubber surfaces. …”
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SAR remote sensing for monitoring harmful algal blooms using deep learning models by Kritnipit Phetanan, Do Hyuck Kwon, Jinmyeong Lee, Heewon Jeong, Gibeom Nam, Euiho Hwang, JongCheol Pyo, Kyung Hwa Cho

“…However, cloud covers can obstruct optical imagery, causing data loss. Synthesis Aperture Radar (SAR) imagery, with its capabilities, can penetrate through any weather conditions. …”
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Multifactorial origin of pulmonary hypertension in a child with congenital heart disease, Down syndrome, and BMPR‐2 mutation by Fanny Bajolle, S. Malekzadeh‐Milani, M. Lévy, D. Bonnet

“…The respective contribution of left‐to‐right shunt, post‐capillary obstruction, and abnormally elevated pulmonary vascular resistances led to perform right heart catheterization to exclude excessive shunting and restrictive physiology of the left heart. …”
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Factors associated with medical device-related pressure injury in an intensive care unit in the Amazon region during the COVID-19 pandemic: retrospective cohort by Vitória Alice Alencar Sousa, Daniele Nunes da Silva Ferreira, Giovana Vitória Guimarães Mendonça, Rebecca Lobato Marinho, Natasha Cristina Oliveira Andrade, Tamires de Nazaré Soares, Marcos Jessé Abrahão Silva, Marcos Jessé Abrahão Silva, Diana da Costa Lobato, Suziane do Socorro dos Santos, Yan Corrêa Rodrigues, Yan Corrêa Rodrigues, Yan Corrêa Rodrigues, Daniele Melo Sardinha, Daniele Melo Sardinha, Daniele Melo Sardinha, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima, Luana Nepomuceno Gondim Costa Lima

“…We reviewed 603 medical records—31 patients (5.1%) developed MDRPIs and 572 did not—and applied chi-square tests, normality assessments, Mann–Whitney U-tests, binary logistic regression, and Kaplan–Meier survival analysis. …”
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Quantifying Myocardial Blood Flow and Resistance Using 4D-Flow Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging by Rebecca C. Gosling, Gareth Williams, Abdulaziz Al Baraikan, Samer Alabed, Eylem Levelt, Amrit Chowdhary, Peter P. Swoboda, Ian Halliday, D. Rodney Hose, Julian P. Gunn, John P. Greenwood, Sven Plein, Andrew J. Swift, James M. Wild, Pankaj Garg, Paul D. Morris

“…MBF and resistance (MyoR) was determined in ten healthy volunteers, ten patients with myocardial infarction (MI) without microvascular obstruction (MVO), and ten with known MVO. Results. …”
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Human face localization and detection in highly occluded unconstrained environments by Abdulaziz Alashbi, Abdul Hakim H.M. Mohamed, Ayman A. El-Saleh, Ibraheem Shayea, Mohd Shahrizal Sunar, Zieb Rabie Alqahtani, Faisal Saeed, Bilal Saoud

“…A dataset was developed specifically for training and testing the model. The new dataset includes faces with significant occlusion. …”
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Transthoracic Lung Ultrasound in Systemic Sclerosis-Associated Interstitial Lung Disease: Capacity to Differentiate Chest Computed-Tomographic Characteristic Patterns by Cinzia Rotondo, Giuseppe Busto, Valeria Rella, Raffaele Barile, Fabio Cacciapaglia, Marco Fornaro, Florenzo Iannone, Donato Lacedonia, Carla Maria Irene Quarato, Antonello Trotta, Francesco Paolo Cantatore, Addolorata Corrado

“…<b>Methods</b>: We enrolled SSc-patients attending the outpatient Clinic of the Rheumatology Unit of Policlinico of Foggia and the Rheumatology Unit of Policlinico of Bari who satisfied these inclusion criteria: age older than 18 years; the satisfaction of ACR/EULAR 2013 classification criteria for SSc; chest HR-CT scan within three months before or three months after transthoracic LUS evaluation; and availability of recent and complete pulmonary function test. The exclusion criteria were as follows: history or recent reactivation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, lung cancer, lung infection, heart failure, pulmonary oedema, pulmonary arterial hypertension, acute respiratory distress syndrome and diffuse alveolar haemorrhage and thoracic surgery. …”
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Short-term Tolerance to Inhaled Antibiotics in Patients With Bronchial Infection not Associated With Cystic Fibrosis by Luis Máiz, Rosa Nieto, Diego Durán, José Máiz, Gabriel Ruiz-Calvo, Alfonso Muriel, Esther Barbero, Manuel Vélez-Díaz-Pallarés, Raquel Morillo

“…Of these patients, 62.2% had bronchiectasis and 39.3% had chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). The best tolerated antibiotic was colistimethate. …”
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Causes of death identified in neonates enrolled through Child Health and Mortality Prevention Surveillance (CHAMPS), December 2016 -December 2021. by Sana Mahtab, Shabir A Madhi, Vicky L Baillie, Toyah Els, Bukiwe Nana Thwala, Dickens Onyango, Beth A Tippet-Barr, Victor Akelo, Kitiezo Aggrey Igunza, Richard Omore, Shams El Arifeen, Emily S Gurley, Muntasir Alam, Atique Iqbal Chowdhury, Afruna Rahman, Quique Bassat, Inacio Mandomando, Sara Ajanovic, Antonio Sitoe, Rosauro Varo, Samba O Sow, Karen L Kotloff, Henry Badji, Milagritos D Tapia, Cheick B Traore, Ikechukwu U Ogbuanu, James Bunn, Ronita Luke, Sulaiman Sannoh, Alim Swarray-Deen, Nega Assefa, J Anthony G Scott, Lola Madrid, Dadi Marami, Surafel Fentaw, Maureen H Diaz, Roosecelis B Martines, Robert F Breiman, Zachary J Madewell, Dianna M Blau, Cynthia G Whitney, CHAMPS Consortium

“…Neonatal deaths that occurred between December 2016 and December 2021 were investigated with MITS within 24-72 hours of death. Testing included blood, cerebrospinal fluid and lung cultures, multi-pathogen PCR on blood, CSF, nasopharyngeal swabs and lung tissue, and histopathology examination of lung, liver and brain. …”
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Predictive value of lymphocyte-to-C-reactive protein ratio for left ventricular thrombus in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction by Xinjia Du, Jiahua Liu, Zeqing Zhang, Yanfei Ren, Lei Chen, Yuan Lu, Zhuoqi Zhang

“…The median time for CMR testing was 5 (4, 6) days. Univariate regression analysis showed significant differences in left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF), peak N-terminal pro B-type natriuretic peptide (peak NT-proBNP), peak high-sensitivity troponin T (peak hsTnT), LCR, Late Gadolinium Enhancement% (LGE%), and Microvascular Obstruction% (MVO%) (p &lt; 0.05). …”
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Clinical Outcomes and Characteristics of COVID-19 in Neonates: A Single-Center Study in Romania by Maria Elena Cocuz, Iuliu-Gabriel Cocuz, Ligia Rodina, Ruxandra Filip, Florin Filip

“…All the patients were tested for SARS-CoV-2 infection at admission, using either a real-time PCR (RT-PCR) or rapid antigen testing, according to the national COVID-19 protocol in use at the time. …”
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Neurocisticercose: incidência, diagnóstico e formas clínicas by Horácio M. Canelas

“…Racemous cysticerci more often cause obstructive forms. Seizures were present in 148 patients (53.6 percent), 79 of which having not intracranial hypertension. …”
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Comparative Evaluation of Recombinant <i>Chlamydia abortus</i> and <i>Chlamydia trachomatis</i> Major Outer Membrane Proteins for Diagnosing Human Chlamydial Infection by Fernando M. Guerra-Infante, María J. de Haro-Cruz, Marcela López-Hurtado, Miguel A. De la Rosa-Ramos, Efrén Díaz-Aparicio, Beatriz Arellano-Reynoso

“…<i data-eusoft-scrollable-element="1">Chlamydia trachomatis</i> infection is a public health problem. Serological tests can determine the disease burden and serve as a biomarker for identifying patients with infertility due to tubal obstruction. …”
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Cholestatic Injury Induced by Naproxen: A Rare Cause of NSAID-Induced Hepatotoxicity. Case Report. by Héctor M. Herrera-Martínez, Erika G. Salgado-Parra, Brenda N. Loza-Hernandez, Arturo Rodriguez-Guajardo, Byron I. Argoti-Mosquera

“…Hepatic and biliary tract ultrasound reported diffuse increased hepatic echogenicity, ruling out biliary tract obstruction. Serological testing for hepatotropic viruses and TORCH screen were negative, as was the serological profile for autoantibodies. …”
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Exercise Capacity Following Pulmonary Embolism in Children and AdolescentsTake-home Points by Mackenzie Parker, MD, Joshua Greer, PhD, Surendranath Veeram Reddy, MD, Maria Bano, MD, Manal Al-Qahtani, MD, Jeannie Dillenbeck, MD, Sean Rinzler, MD, Michael D. Nelson, PhD, Ang Gao, PhD, Song Zhang, PhD, Andrew R. Tomlinson, MD, Tony G. Babb, PhD, Ayesha Zia, MD, MSCS

“…In univariable analysis, PE category, pulmonary vascular obstruction by the Qanadli index, or right ventricular dysfunction at diagnosis was not associated with low exercise capacity. …”
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老年急性卒中患者医院感染预测模型的构建与验证(Construction and Validation of a Prediction Model for Nosocomial Infection in Elderly Patients with Acute Stroke) by 李静，程实，郭军平，胡爱香，于鑫玮，韩玮，张越巍，冀瑞俊(LI Jing, CHENG Shi, GUO Junping, HU Aixiang, YU Xinwei, HAN Wei, ZHANG Yuewei, JI Ruijun)

“…The Hosmer-Lemeshow goodness of fit test results for the training set and test set both showed P>0.05 (the training set χ2=9.294, P=0.318; the test set χ2=10.173, P=0.253), indicating that the model has a good fit. …”
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Mental Illness Strikes at the Heart: Impact of Psychiatric Diseases on Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndromes by Marianna Mazza, Giorgio Veneziani, Francesco Maria Lisci, Sofia Morini, Gianandrea Traversi, Greta Sfratta, Caterina Brisi, Maria Benedetta Anesini, Francesca Bardi, Elisabetta Benini, Claudia Calderoni, Luca Chisari, Arianna Crupi, Emanuela De Chiara, Luca Lo Giudice, Luca Onori, Ilenia Sessa, Marta Balocchi, Roberto Pola, Eleonora Gaetani, Benedetta Simeoni, Francesco Franceschi, Gabriele Sani, Marcello Covino, Carlo Lai, Enrico Romagnoli, Giuseppe Marano

“…Statistical analyses included chi-square, t-tests, ANOVAs, and ANCOVA to assess differences across groups. …”
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Deteriorated biomechanical properties of human hypertrophied septum in response to cardiomyocyte enlargement, overexpressed collagen, and disarrayed microstructures by Katherine M. Copeland, Houjia Chen, Uday Chintapula, Milad Almasian, Duc Khang Chung, Alan M. Taylor, Yichen Ding, Gaurav Sharma, Michael E. Jessen, Yi Hong, Kytai T. Nguyen, Matthias Peltz, Pietro Bajona, Jun Liao

“…Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is often caused by genetic mutations, resulting in abnormal thickening of ventricular muscle, particularly the septum, and causing left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction and inferior cardiac performance. The cell and microstructural abnormalities are believed to be the cause of the altered tissue mechanical properties and inferior performance. …”
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