Cyanoacrylate glue in breast surgery: the GLUBREAST Trial by Emanuela Esposito, Claudio Siani, Ivana Donzelli, Anna Crispo, Sergio Coluccia, Piergiacomo Di Gennaro, Assunta Luongo, Franca Avino, Alfredo Fucito, Ugo Marone, Maria Teresa Melucci, Ruggero Saponara, Raimondo di Giacomo

“…Older age was associated with a higher volume of seroma drained per day (β 0.30; 95% CI: 0.00–0.60). A 5-U increase in body mass index was associated with higher daily drained seroma volume in patients who underwent breast-conserving surgery (β 5.0; 95% CI: 0.62–9.4), but not in patients who underwent mastectomy (β 2.5; 95% CI: −3.6–8.6). …”
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Engaging the private sector as part of HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis service delivery in Vietnam: a comparative analysis of uptake, persistence and HIV seroconversion from 2018 to 2... by Bao Ngoc Vu, Kimberly Green, Huong Phan, Long Tran, Phuong Phan, Tham Tran, Linh Doan, Yen Vu, Chau Pham, Dao Nguyen, Anh Doan, Trang Ngo, Phuong Tran, Vuong Nguyen, Bieu Nguyen, Thai Phan, Ha Nguyen

“…HIV seroconversion was significantly lower among PrEP users at private clinics compared to public clinics (0.03 vs. 0.13 per 100 person-years, respectively; p < 0.01).ConclusionOffering choice in PrEP service delivery options is essential to increase access and uptake. …”
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Radiomics signature for dynamic monitoring of tumor inflamed microenvironment and immunotherapy response prediction by Enriqueta Felip, Paolo Nuciforo, Elena Garralda, Joan Frigola, Ramon Amat, Garazi Serna, Francesco Grussu, Kinga Bernatowicz, Olivia Prior, Marta Ligero, Christina Zatse, Rodrigo Toledo, Manel Escobar, Raquel Perez-Lopez

“…Evaluation of aggregated per-patient CT-TIME scores highlighted its promising clinical utility for dynamically assessing the immune microenvironment and predicting immunotherapy response across diverse scenarios in advanced cancer. …”
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Evaluation of corn steep powder as a protein source for feed of Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus by Dodi Hermawan, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Dedi Jusadi, Alimuddin Alimuddin, Julie Ekasari

“…Ikan nila dengan bobot tubuh rata-rata 6.44 ± 0.29 dipelihara dalam akuarium (95×45×45 cm3) yang diisi air 100 L dengan kepadatan 15 ekor per akuarium dan diberi pakan tiga kali sehari secara at satiation selama 30 hari masa pemeliharaan. …”
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Distribution of Airway Findings in ANCA-Associated Vasculitis: A 20-Year Observational Analysis by Megan M. Sullivan, Maximiliano Diaz Menindez, Hassan Baig, Anushka Irani, Ronald Butendieck, Benjamin Wang, Florentina Berianu, Carolyn Mead-Harvey, Andy Abril, Vikas Majithia

“…Maximum likelihood estimation with 10 repetitions per model ensured robustness in model selection, guided by the Akaike information criterion (AIC). …”
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Molecular epidemiology of carbapenem-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii group in Taiwan by Tran Lam Tu Quyen, Yu-Chia Hsieh, Shiao-Wen Li, Lii-Tzu Wu, Ya-Zhu Liu, Yi-Jiun Pan

“…Our analysis revealed that the rpoB alleles of OXA51-like-negative strains matched those of two NAB species, A. seifertii and A. nosocomialis, while all OXA51-like-positive strains matched A. baumannii, as per the Pasteur MLST scheme database. Among the 492 strains, 240 exhibited carbapenem resistance, including 237 carbapenem-resistant A. baumannii (CRAB) strains and three CR-NAB strains. …”
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Disease burden of biliary tract cancer in 204 countries and territories, 1990–2021: A comprehensive demographic analysis of the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Xuheng Sun, Jiangmei Liu, Wei Zhang, Yijun Wang, Yan Jiang, Lijun Wang, Yixin Zou, Yuxuan Xiao, Yongbing Xiang, Maolan Li, Maigeng Zhou, Yingbin Liu, Sihan Zhou, Xiuyuan Hao

“…Meanwhile, the male/female ratio (male per 100 female) of incidence, deaths, and DALYs changed from 76.40, 75.41, and 74.72 to 86.89, 79.11, and 82.29, respectively. …”
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Assessment of Bowel Preparation Using Low-Volume Sulphate-Based Preparations in Comparison with Macrogols: A Multicenter, Randomized, Comparative Clinical Study of the 3rd Phase by Evgeny D. Fedorov, Viktor V. Veselov, Sergey V. Kashin, Ekaterina V. Tikhomirova, Alexey V. Veselov, Dmitry V. Zavyalov, Anne Kornowski, Tatyana Gorskaya, Magali Volteau, Thierry Ponchon

“…The primary end point was the proportion of patients with a successful bowel preparation for colonoscopy ≥6 points, as determined by the Boston Bowel Preparation Scale of quality assessment (BBPS scale).Results. 296 patients were randomized in the study (147 patients were treated with OSS, 149 patients received Macrogol); 294 participants were included in the Intention to Treat population (ITT-population), and 274 participants were included in the population of patients who completed the study according to the protocol (Per-Protocol; PP-population) (139 patients received OSS, 135 patients received Macrogol). …”
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Genotypic difference in response to copper stress in upland cotton as revealed by physiological and molecular expression analyses by Jianfei Wu, Tao Wang, Yin Huang, Shuiping Xiao, Xiaoxia Luo, Yanfeng Deng, Xiu Yang, Qingquan Kong, Feiyu Tang

“…However, the total Cu uptake amount per plant did not differ between both lines due to larger plant biomass with A2304. …”
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Efficacy and safety of 3D-therapy at HCV-related subcompensated liver cirrhosis (genotype 1b) by P. O. Bogomolov, M. V. Matsiyevich, A. O. Buyeverov, V. D. Beznosenko, Ye. V. Fedosova, M. Yu. Petrachenkova, S. V. Koblov, K. Yu. Kokina, O. S. Kuzmina, N. V. Voronkova

“…Taking into account the change of the group quantity during the course of therapy because of treatment cancellation for safety reasons and the subsequent assessment of its efficacy in patients with early treatment cancellation, the modified «intent­to­treat» (ITT) analysis was the basic method of results evaluation. Along with that «per protocol» (PP) analysis was carried out as well. …”
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Shi-Zhen-An-Shen Decoction, a Herbal Medicine That Reverses Cuprizone-Induced Demyelination and Behavioral Deficits in Mice Independent of the Neuregulin-1 Pathway by Chao Ma, Yan Wu, Xinyao Liu, Yi He, Yuan Jia, Pei Chen, Dongqing Yin, Yanzhe Ning, Guoqiang Xing, Zuoli Sun, Hongxiao Jia

“…Sixty male C57BL/6 mice were randomly divided into six groups (n=10 per group): (1) control group, (2) cuprizone (CPZ, a copper chelator that induced demyelination, 0.2% w/w)+saline, (3) CPZ+low-dose SZASD (8.65 g·kg-1·d-1), (4) CPZ+medium-dose SZASD (17.29 g·kg-1·d-1), (5) CPZ+high-dose SZASD (25.94 g·kg-1·d-1), and (6) CPZ+quetiapine (QTP, an atypical antipsychotic that served as a positive treatment control, 10 mg·kg-1·d-1). …”
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Reduction in <i>Aedes aegypti</i> Population After a Year-Long Application of Targeted Sterile Insect Releases in the West Valley Region of Southern California by Solomon Kibret Birhanie, Jacob Hans, Jennifer Thieme Castellon, Ale Macias, Rubi Casas, Huy Hoang, Deanna Mormile, Kecia Pitts-Love, Michelle Q. Brown

“…The cohort with the SIT only application showed a 44% reduction in the number of female <i>Ae. aegypti</i> per trap-night during the intervention period compared with the pre-intervention period. …”
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The incidence of incomplete abortion and the prevalence of abortion-related morbidity in South African public hospitals, 2018 by D N Conco, J Levin, B Komane, K Blanchard, T Bessenaar, N G Nkosi, S Fonn

“…ICA incidence was 367 (274 - 459) per 100 000 women aged 12 - 49 years. The average age of the women was 27 years, and the majority had a previous pregnancy before the ICA. …”
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Global, regional, and national burden inequality of chronic kidney disease, 1990–2021: a systematic analysis for the global burden of disease study 2021 by Jingxun Guo, Jingxun Guo, Zhen Liu, Zhen Liu, Pengjun Wang, Heming Wu, Kai Fan, Kai Fan, Jianbo Jin, Jianbo Jin, Lan Zheng, Lan Zheng, Zeyu Liu, Zeyu Liu, Renyi Xie, Renyi Xie, Renyi Xie, Cheng Li, Cheng Li, Cheng Li, Cheng Li

“…These were presented as counts per 100,000 population and age-standardized rates, with uncertainty intervals (UIs) to highlight variability. …”
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The association between metabolomic profiles of lifestyle and the latent phase of incident chronic kidney disease in the UK Population by Tingting Jin, Yunqi Wu, Siyi Zhang, Ya Peng, Yao Lin, Saijun Zhou, Hongyan Liu, Pei Yu

“…In contrast, higher levels of albumin and eGFR slowed the onset of CKD, reducing the speed of progression by 3.0% and 3.9% per unit increase, respectively. Nuclear magnetic resonance metabolomics offers new insights into renal health, though further validation studies are needed in the future.…”
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RECURRENCE OF BREAST CANCER AFTER SUBCUTANEOUS MASTECTOMY WITH SIMULTANEOUS RECONSTRUCTION by A. D. Zikiryakhodzhaev, E. A. Rasskazova

“…Herzen patients performed radical subcutaneous mastectomy (95,5%) or konohana radical mastectomy (4.5 per cent). When radical subcutaneous mastectomy keep the skin of the breast, the nipple-areola complex (NAC), submammary fold, remove the entire gland tissue together with the axillary, subclavian and subscapularis lymph nodes. …”
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Incremental cost of treating antimicrobial-resistant infections among hospitalised patients in India: a cohort study by Sanjay M Mehendale, Kamini Walia, Pallab Ray, Nusrat Shafiq, Shankar Prinja, Sagar Khadanga, Susmita Chatterjee, Raman Gangakhedkar, Samiran Panda, Sanjay Bhattacharya, Megha Mamulwar, Abhijit Kadam, Gayatri Bhambure, Shilpa Bembalkar, Shraddha Bapat, Arati Mane, Shobha Rajure, Jayanthi Mathaiyan, Yamunadevi Ramanathan, Vijayshri Suresh Deotale, Gourangie Gogoi, Ruchita Attal, Jharna Mandal, Venkateswaran Ramanathan

“…In the prospective component, 46.5% of patients resorted to borrowing money for hospitalisation expenses and the per day median total cost for resistant and sensitive infection was estimated to be US$65 and US$35, respectively.Conclusions The current study concluded that the presence of any critical or high priority pathogens led to an increase in the direct and indirect medical costs. …”
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Evaluation of food digestibility in Nile tilapia fish Oreochromis niloticus given NSP enzymes and organic chromiium by Amelia Oktaviani, Muhammad Agus Suprayudi, Mia Setiawati, Ichsan Achmad Fauzi

“…The fish used were tilapia with an average weight of 33.09 ± 0.06 g per fish. The feed used was commercial feed supplemented with organic chromium and NSP enzymes. …”
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4D Radar Imaging and Camera Fusion for Road Crossing Detection and Classification Using Deep Learning by Liyaana Shahirah Wan Abd Aziz, Farah Nadia Mohd Isa, Faridah Abd Rahman, Arvind Hari Narayanan, Ahmad Reza Alghooneh, George Shaker

“…Retina-4F provides real-time 4D information on detected objects, operating in a cascading architecture with three transmitters and four receivers per chip. Two road-crossing scenes were simulated to collect data, generating a point cloud dataset labeled with target classes for neural network training and testing. …”
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Global human exposure of atmospheric polybrominated diphenyl ethers: Variation patterns of exposure pathways and phase contributions by Pengtuan Hu, Shimin Zhong, Jin Guo, Mengyao Wang, Shiyu Shi, Donghai Liu, Hao Yu, Fujie Zhu, Yi-Fan Li, Zhiguo Cao

“…The global distribution of PBDEs in gas phase showed a significant negative correlation (r = − 0.40, p < 0.05) with the level of per capita GDP, resulting in a similar pattern of human exposure to atmospheric PBDEs. …”
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