Psychometric properties of the Danish SDM-Q-9 questionnaire for shared decision-making in patients with pelvic floor disorders and low back pain: item response theory modelling by Mette Hulbaek, Sofie Ronja Petersen, Charlotte Ibsen

“…While the SDM-Q-9 could serve as a generic questionnaire across samples with varying demographic composition, further exploration of these findings is warranted, particularly across patient samples encompassing more diverse decisions, e.g. patients with life-threatening diseases.…”
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Fcγ-receptor-IIIA bioactivity of circulating and synovial immune complexes in rheumatoid arthritis by Hanns-Martin Lorenz, Norbert Blank, Wolfgang Merkt, Philipp Kolb, Lea Rodon, Ivana Andreeva

“…Additionally, 26 synovial fluid samples were analysed, including paired serum/synovial samples.Results For the first time using a reliable and sensitive functional assay, the presence of sICs in RA sera was confirmed. sICs possess an intrinsic capacity to activate CD16 and can be found in both synovial fluid and in blood. …”
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High-Throughput Whole-Exome Sequencing and Large-Scale Computational Analysis to Identify the Genetic Biomarkers to Predict the Vedolizumab Response Status in Inflammatory Bowel Di... by Hanin Aljohani, Doaa Anbarserry, Mahmoud Mosli, Amani Ujaimi, Duaa Bakhshwin, Ramu Elango, Sameer Alharthi

“…The variants in the whole-exome sequencing data were analyzed with a variety of bioinformatics tools and databases, such as Polyphen2, Mutation Taster, CADD, FATHMM, Open Target Platform, TOPPFun, STRING, and GTEx. <b>Results</b>: More than 1.6 million variants from 16 samples were analyzed. …”
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Malassezia in environmental studies is derived from human inputs by Saleh Rahimlou, Anthony S. Amend, Timothy Y. James

“…Using various search methods, we found that up to 10% of the shotgun and amplicon data sets analyzed contained Malassezia sequences. …”
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Racialized disparities in pain and pain care among Belgian youth by Ama Kissi, Sean Carey, Dries Debeer, Dimitri M. L. Van Ryckeghem, Dimitri M. L. Van Ryckeghem, Dimitri M. L. Van Ryckeghem, Adam Hirsh, Tine Vervoort

“…Additional research on racialized disparities in pain and pain care among youth using larger and more diverse samples is warranted.…”
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Caring for the elderly: A person-centered segmentation approach for exploring the association between health care needs, mental health care use, and costs in Germany. by Beate Wild, Dirk Heider, Dieter Schellberg, Friederike Böhlen, Ben Schöttker, Dana Clarissa Muhlack, Hans-Helmut König, Joris Slaets

“…In this study, we conducted a segmentation analysis of a large sample of older people based on their bio-psycho-social-needs and functioning. …”
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Combination model for freshness prediction of pork using VIS/NIR hyperspectral imaging with chemometrics by Minwoo Choi, Hye-Jin Kim, Azfar Ismail, Hyun-Jun Kim, Heesang Hong, Ghiseok Kim, Cheorun Jo

“…Objective This study aimed to develop an enhanced model for predicting pork freshness by integrating hyperspectral imaging (HSI) and chemometric analysis Methods A total of 30 Longissimus thoracis samples from three sows were stored under vacuum conditions at 4°C±2°C for 27 days to acquire data. …”
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Identifying Preferred Features of Influenza Vaccination Programs Among Chinese Clinicians Practicing Traditional Chinese Medicine and Western Medicine: Discrete Choice Experiment by Liuren Zhang, Linchen Chu, Maria E Sundaram, Yi Zhou, Xiu Sun, Zheng Wei, Chuanxi Fu

“…ObjectiveTo understand preferences for features of influenza vaccination programs and identify the optimal influenza vaccination program among clinicians practicing TCM and Western medicine. MethodsWe conducted a discrete choice experiment with a national sample of 3085 Chinese clinicians from various hospital levels (n=1013 practicing TCM) from January to May 2022. …”
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CO08 | The utility of urine qualitative assessment for direct oral anticoagulants in routine clinical practice

“…Woman were characterized by a more frequent prescription of DOAC for FA than men (p=0.016). …”
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Potentially Toxic Elements and Health Risk Assessment in Farmland Systems around High-Concentrated Arsenic Coal Mining in Xingren, China by Ying-ju Li, Zhi-kang Wang, Fan-xin Qin, Zhi-qing Fang, Xin-li Li, Gang Li

“…Fingernail samples from females were more likely to show exposure to trace metals compared to males. …”
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Evaluation of quantitative changes, pollution indexes and distribution of heavy metals Pb and Cd in the dust falling (case study: Zahedan city) by Sara Abdollahi, HamidReza Azimzadeh, MohammadReza Ekhtesasi, Asghar Mosleh-Arani

“…The aim of this study was to determine the amount of dust falling and heavy metals lead and cadmium concentrations in dust samples to evaluate these elements is the urban pollution.Material and methods: In this study, samples were collected using mild sediment trap for six months.A total of 180 samples were collected. …”
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The skin microbiome on healthy and inflammatory altered canine skin determined by next generation sequencing by Lucia Štempelová, Lenka Micenková, Petr Andrla, Petr Andrla, Viola Strompfová

“…Beta diversity analysis showed clustering across samples from the individual skin sites but also across samples collected from individual dogs. …”
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Genotypic Antimicrobial Resistance Profiles of Diarrheagenic Escherichia coli and Nontyphoidal Salmonella Strains Isolated from Children with Diarrhea and Their Exposure Environmen... by Belina D, Gobena T, Kebede A, Chimdessa M, Hald T

“…This study aimed to predict and characterize the AMR profiles of diarrheagenic Escherichia coli (DEC) and nontyphoidal Salmonella (NTS) strains isolated from human, animal, food, and environmental samples using whole genome sequencing.Methods: A total of 57 NTS and 50 DEC isolates were sequenced on an Illumina NextSeq 550. …”
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Understanding the vaginal microbiome among women with different genotypes of human papillomavirus infection in remote Andaman islands by Rehnuma Parvez, Santhiya Vijayakumar, Alwin Vins, Sudha Ramaiah, Anand Anbarasu, Lipika Biswas, Nisha Beniwal, Harpreet Kaur, Nagarajan Muruganandam

“…At the genus level, Lactobacillus and Gardnerella dominated across all samples. Gardnerella was significantly more abundant in HPV-positive (22.40%) compared to HPV-negative samples (10.04%). …”
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Assessment of the quality of drinking water and basic water, sanitation, and hygiene conditions of urban street dwellers in Bangladesh by Dr Zenat Hossain, Md. Harun Or Rashid, Dipan Barai, Najmun Nahar, Dr. Anowara Begum

“…Results: Findings from drinking water quality assessment showed that 98% (82 of 84) of the water samples were contaminated with coliform bacteria and 40% (34 of 84) samples contained more than 300 TC per 100 ml of water. …”
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Agreement of glomerular filtration rate estimation equations for chemotherapy dosing in cancer patients at a tertiary referral hospital in Sub-Saharan Africa. by Wubshet Jote Tolossa, Tigist Workneh Leulseged, Abdu Adem, Feyissa Challa, Tirumebet Mezgebu, Ruth S Aytehgeza, Nebiat Adane Mera, Kalsidagn Girma Asfaw, Momina M Ahmed, Kebede H Begna

“…The Cockcroft-Gault formula remains the most widely used equation in cancer patients, despite the availability of more precise kidney function estimation equations. …”
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Prevalence of subpatent Plasmodium falciparum infections in regions with varying transmission intensities and implications for malaria elimination in Mainland Tanzania by Misago D. Seth, Zachary R. Popkin-Hall, Rashid A. Madebe, Rule Budodo, Catherine Bakari, Beatus M. Lyimo, David Giesbrecht, Ramadhani Moshi, Ruth B. Mbwambo, Filbert Francis, Dativa Pereus, Doris Mbata, Daniel P. Challe, Salehe S. Mandai, Gervas A. Chacha, Angelina J. Kisambale, Daniel Mbwambo, Sijenunu Aaron, Abdallah Lusasi, Samwel Lazaro, Celine I. Mandara, Jeffrey A. Bailey, Jonathan J. Juliano, Julie R. Gutman, Deus S. Ishengoma

“…Thus, control and elimination programmes may benefit from adoption of more sensitive detection methods to ensure that a higher proportion of subpatent infections are detected.…”
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Effects of a novel differential diagnosis aid for managing patients with unexplained fatigue in primary care: a prospective randomized, controlled, open and multicenter study in pr... by Roland von Känel, Stefan Neuner-Jehle, Reto W. Kressig, Idris Guessous, Pierre Alexandre Krayenbühl, Lukas Zimmerli, Anne Angelilo-Scherer, Thomas Keller, Caroline Elzner, Karl Pauls, Neige Morin, Edouard Battegay

“…At the time of registration, two protocol deviations occurred that are explicitly addressed in the Methods section of this manuscript. Because of the low sample size, we statistically compared “patients” instead of “comparing patients nested in doctors” (the latter was performed as an additional analysis). …”
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GPR87 promotes invasion and migration through the RHO/ROCK pathway in non-small cell lung cancer by LIU Chenxi, HAN Lin, YANG Yi, ZHOU Han, LIU Yayun, SHENG Deqiao

“…Objective·To explore the role and molecular mechanism of GPR87 in regulating the invasion and migration of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods·Bioinformatics methods, including GEO, UALCAN, KM Plotter and other public database analysis platforms, were used to screen candidate genes related to NSCLC invasion and predict their clinical relevance to NSCLC. …”
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RESULTS OF STUDY PERIODONTAL TISSUE CONDITION UNDER GLASS SPLINTING OF TEETH by N.P. Chuev, L.D. Chulak, Y.V. Gryzodub

“… Purpose: comparative clinical assessment of oral tissues in prosthetics with ceramic constructions in the complete absence of the tooth crown. Methods: For improving methods of non-metal prosthesis the complete destruction of the tooth crown, we have developed method of manufacturing non-metal inlay. …”
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