Performance outcomes from a DMEK peeling and preparation wet lab by Sajjad Ahmad, Vito Romano, Mohit Parekh, Stefano Ferrari, Alessandro Ruzza, Matteo Airaldi, Alexander George Wallace

“…At the wet lab, graft stripping was performed by scoring the peripheral endothelium. The trypan blue positive cells (TBPC) and cell density (cells/mm2—reticule count) were counted manually before and after stripping. …”
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Digitally assessing social–emotional skills in early school years: initial validation of a screening instrument by Andrea Kogler, Andrea Kogler, Barbara Gasteiger-Klicpera, Barbara Gasteiger-Klicpera, Katharina Prinz, Lisa Paleczek, Lisa Paleczek

“…In the GraSEF, students work through an online survey tool, using audio instructions to guide them through the test.MethodsThe present study analyses the responses of second graders (Mage = 8.23 years, SDage = 0.48, 48% female). …”
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Frailty in older adults admitted to hospital: outcomes from the Western Sydney Clinical Frailty Registry by Julee McDonagh, Richard I Lindley, Karen Byth, Reejamol John, Caleb Ferguson

“…Increased cumulative incidence of first rehospitalisation and/or death during the first 12 months post-discharge was significantly associated with higher modified Charlson comorbidity (p < 0.001) and Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) scores (p < 0.001). Compared to the ‘non-frail’ group (CFS 1–4), those who were severely frail (CFS 7–9) had an 85% increased risk of rehospitalisation and/or death (95% CI 1.36–2.52), and those who were mild-moderately frail (CFS 5–6) had a 52% increased risk after adjusting for effects of the other variables (95% CI 1.18–1.94). …”
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Outcomes for Dostarlimab and Real-World Treatments in Post-platinum Patients With Advanced/Recurrent Endometrial Cancer: The GARNET Trial Versus a US Electronic Health Record-Based... by Scott Goulden, Qin Shen, Robert L. Coleman, Cara Mathews, Matthias Hunger, Ankit Pahwa, Rene Schade

“…**Methods:** Propensity scores constructed from prognostic factors, identified by literature review and clinical experts, were used for inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW). …”
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Determinants of burnout syndrome among undergraduate nursing students in Poland: a cross-sectional study by Katarzyna Szwamel, Wiesława Kowalska, Ewa Mazur, Anna Janus, Iwona Bonikowska, Justyna Jasik-Pyzdrowska

“…Burnout may affect the learning process, achieving professional skills, and future effectiveness while working with a patient and, eventually, might lead to the decision to quit the job. …”
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GS-DTA: integrating graph and sequence models for predicting drug-target binding affinity by Junwei Luo, Ziguang Zhu, Zhenhan Xu, Chuanle Xiao, Jingjing Wei, Jiquan Shen

“…GATv2-GCN enhances the model’s ability to focus on important nodes by assigning dynamic attention scores, which improves the learning of the graph structure’s intricate patterns. …”
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Detecting Freezing of Gait in Parkinson Disease Using Multiple Wearable Sensors Sets During Various Walking Tasks Relative to Medication Conditions (DetectFoG): Protocol for a Pros... by Sébastien Cordillet, Sophie Drapier, Frédérique Leh, Audeline Dumont, Florian Bidet, Isabelle Bonan, Karim Jamal

“…There is no consensus on the number and location of IMU, type of algorithm, and method of triggering and scoring the FoG episodes. ObjectiveThe objective of this study is to investigate the use of multiple wearable sensors sets to detect FoG in patients with PD during various walking tasks under different medication conditions. …”
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Stem Cell–Based Therapies via Different Administration Route for Stroke: A Meta-analysis of Comparative Studies by Gabriella Jeanne Mulia, Novelia Anna, John Chung-Che Wu, Hon-Ping Ma, Yung-Hsiao Chiang, Ju-Chi Ou, Kai-Yun Chen

“…Stroke, a neurological condition from compromised cerebral blood perfusion, remains a major global cause of mortality and disability. …”
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Impact of parathyroidectomy on inflammatory and cardiovascular risk parameters in primary hyperparathyroidism: a retrospective analysis by Nese Bulbul, Suat Sen, Fettah Acibucu

“…Multivariable regression analysis demonstrated that postoperative PTH levels were significantly associated with calcium (B = 39.82, Beta = 0.321, p = 0.0469), NLR (B = 110.02, Beta = 0.428, p = 0.0384), baseline comorbidity scores (B = -30.54, Beta = -0.287, p = 0.0361), and preoperative inflammation levels (B = 25.69, Beta = 0.311, p = 0.0386). …”
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Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: comparative assessment of diagnostic and treatment approaches in the Russian Federation and People’s Republic of China by M. Ch. Semenistaya, Fan Jian-Gao, O. B. Velichenko, Ye. A. Kuznetsova, Ch. S. Pavlov

“…Results of clinical efficacy estimation of the new drug Bicyclol in the Russian market, that it was developed in the People’s Republic of China demonstrate reduction of severity of inflammation, steatosis, fibrosis and decrease of NAFLD activity scores.…”
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The Impact of Domestic Roles on Girls' Academic Performance in English in Maziba Sub-County Kabale District. by Mwesigye, Fred

“…They found that these practices put girls at a disadvantage because they scores poor performance, the role of girls in society and the organization of the schools system to be the major causes of poor academic performance. …”
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Birthing experience and quality of life after vacuum delivery and second-stage caesarean section: a prospective cohort study in Uganda by Barbara, Nolens, Thomas, van den Akker, John, Lule, Sulphine, Twinomuhangi, Roosmalen, Jos van, Josaphat, Byamugisha

“…Outcome measures were birthing experience satisfaction, physical component summary (PCS) and mental component summary (MCS) of the SF-12 quality-of-life questionnaire, pain scores and dyspareunia. results One day after vacuum extraction, 63.7% (181/284) of women were feeling well vs. 48.1% (167/347) after SSCS (OR 1.89; 95%CI 1.37–2.61) and mean pain sores were 2.70 vs. 3.87 (P < 0.001). …”
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Causes of Pupils' Failures At Primary Leaving Examinations in Butanda Sub-County Kabale District. by Keinika, Titus

“…Teachers' negative attitude towards work reduced motivation to work which reduced pupils' academic performance in PLE. …”
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Board of Governors’ roles and students’ academic Performance in Secondary Schools in Kikagate Sub-County, Isingiro District. by Wilson Mukombe, Bagarukayo

“…The study findings indicated that Kamubeizi secondary school performs lower (μ=18.08) than the other schools, while Kyezimbire secondary school performs better (μ=22.18) than the other three secondary schools, followed by Kikagate secondary school (μ=22.11) and Rwamurunga community secondary school (μ=22.07), with students’ scores ranging from 8 (Minimum) to 48 (Maximum) aggregates. …”
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[18F]Tetrafluoroborate, a new NIS PET/CT radiopharmaceutical: an overview focused on differentiated thyroid cancer by Arnoldo Piccardo, Francesco Fiz, Sergio Righi, Stefano Raffa, Mattia Riondato, Gianluca Bottoni, Matteo Bauckneht, Michela Massollo, Alessio Rizzo, Mehrdad Shoushtari Zadeh Naseri, Pierpaolo Trimboli, Giorgio Treglia

“…The risk of bias was evaluated with the QUADAS-2 scoring system. Results: Five studies were included in the review. …”
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Jewish national autonomy in Lithuania in 1919-1926th by Raimundas Valkauskas

“…The Christian Democratic Party and its representatives in the Seimas extended their influence over the state's power and were not satisfied with the Jews still dominating in the economy of the land. Shortly after this, when the Jewish representatives in the Seimas refused to support the aims of the Christian Democrats (the end of 1922), more and more anti-Semitic manifestations took place in public life and in the pages of newspapers. …”
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Predicting cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality using the lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio: Insights from explainable machine learning models by Jichao Wu, Die Huang, Jiefang Li, Jingxing Yi, Yu Lei, Jun Yin

“…The XGBoost model yielded the best performance metrics (AUC and F1 scores), and SHAP value analysis indicated that LMR significantly contributes to CVD outcomes. …”
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Characterization of G2/M checkpoint classifier for personalized treatment in uterine corpus endometrial carcinoma by Yiming Liu, Yusi Wang, Shu Tan, Xiaochen Shi, Jinglin Wen, Dejia Chen, Yue Zhao, Wenjing Pan, Zhaoyang Jia, Chunru Lu, Ge Lou

“…Compared with the subtype C2, the subtype C1 exhibited higher G2MC scores and was associated with faster disease progression, higher clinical staging, poorer pathological types, and lower therapy responsiveness of cisplatin, radiotherapy and immunotherapy. …”
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Deconstructing the map of the paradigm struggle: tracing a nationwide debate on “I do not get it” in Art Magazine (Meishu) by Nan Li, Dawei Lu

“…On this basis, this study traces a large-scale academic debate sparked by a reader’s letter to Art Magazine (Meishu) when China underwent a series of significant cultural and social transformations in the early 1980s. …”
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Differentiating the cognitive development of early-term births in infants and toddlers: a cross-sectional study in China by Jing Hua, Jie Sun, Zhijuan Cao, Xiaotian Dai, Senran Lin, Jialin Guo, Guixiong Gu, Wenchong Du

“…We analysed the association between gestational age and cognitive development during infancy and toddler stages using multivariate linear modelling.Results The cognitive development scores for infants born at 37 gestational weeks were significantly lower than those born at 39–41 gestational weeks (β=−2.257, 95% CI −4.280 to −0.235; p&lt;0.05) after adjusting for children’s and maternal characteristics, as well as socio-economic factors. …”
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