Typological and cumulative approaches to risk and adversity in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS): Retrospective cohort analysis in South London by Barry Coughlan, Nicole Marshall, Matt Woolgar, Julia Mannes, Paige Erkiert, Ayla Humphrey, Jack Smith, Taliah Drayak, Francesca Crozier-Roche, Tessa Morgan, Dustin Hutchinson, David Graham, Rick Hood, Robbie Duschinsky

“…Controlling for gender, ethnicity, age, and deprivation, we examined associations between risk typologies, cumulative risk, and the following outcomes: 1) psychiatric diagnosis 2) face-to-face appointments 3) missed appointments 4) referral to social services. …”
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Verifying the Usefulness of Pulmonary Blood Flow Studies in the Correction of Pulmonary Atresia and Ventricular Septal Defect with Major Aortopulmonary Collateral Arteries by Zirou Huang, Fan Cao, Rongjun Zou, Minghui Zou, Weidan Chen, Wenlei Li, Guodong Huang, Li Ma, Xinxin Chen

“…Complete VSD closure was achieved in 39 of 57 children (68.42%), with a median age of 2 years and 5 months (range: 7 months to 15 years and 9 months) and a median weight of 11.0 kg (5.7–36.5 kg). …”
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Cardiac computer tomography-derived radiomics in assessing myocardial characteristics at the connection between the left atrial appendage and the left atrium in atrial fibrillation... by Xiao-Xuan Wei, Cai-Ying Li, Hai-Qing Yang, Peng Song, Bai-Lin Wu, Fang-Hua Zhu, Jing Hu, Xiao-Yu Xu, Xin Tian

“…The radiomics model was built by extracting radiomic features of the myocardial tissue using Pyradiomics, and employing Least absolute shrinkage and selection operator (LASSO) method for feature selection, combining random forest with support vector machine (SVM) classifier.ResultsThere were 82 cases in the AF group [44 males, 65.00 (59, 70)], and 56 cases in the control group (21 males, 61.09 ± 7.18). Age, BMI, hypertension, CHA2DS-VASC score, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR), LAA volume, LA volume, the myocardial thickness at the junction of LAA and LA, the area, circumference, short diameter, and long diameter of the LAA opening, were significantly different between the AF group and the control group (P < 0.05). …”
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Impact of centrifugal therapeutic plasma exchange on platelet counts in patients with neurological autoimmune diseases by GAO Qingmei, ZHU Xinfang, WANG Yuan, ZHONG Yao, ZHANG Qi, XIA Rong

“…Spearman's correlation analysis indicated that platelet loss did not correlate with the duration of TPE (ρ=0.037), the age of the patient (ρ=0.015), or the volume of the single replacement fluid (ρ=0.034), P>0.05, weakly correlated with the number of TPE sessions (ρ=0.017), and moderately correlated with the PLT counts before TPEs (ρ=0.446). …”
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Timing, risk factors, and causes of foetal and preweaning lamb mortality in lowland production systems involving a range of ewe genotypes by D. Shiels, J.F. Mee, J.P. Hanrahan, C.M. Dwyer, S. Fagan, T.W.J. Keady

“…Data were collected from all foetuses and lambs that died (between ∼120 days gestation and weaning at 14 weeks of age); 221 cases in 2017 and 241 cases in 2018. All cases were submitted to a Regional Veterinary Laboratory for necropsy examination using standardised protocols that were developed in advance of case submissions. …”
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Access to water and sanitation among people with disabilities: results from cross-sectional surveys in Bangladesh, Cameroon, India and Malawi by Islay Mactaggart, Hannah Kuper, Sarah Polack, Mahfuzar Rahman, Wolf-Peter Schmidt, Kristof Bostoen, Joseph Chunga, Lisa Danquah, Amal Krishna Halder, Saira Parveen Jolly, Marielle Snel, Adam Biran

“…Objectives To assess access to adequate water, sanitation and hygiene (WASH) among people with disabilities at the household and individual level.Design Cross-sectional surveys.Setting Data were included from five district-level or regional-level surveys: two in Bangladesh (Bangladesh-1, Bangladesh-2), and one each in Cameroon, Malawi and India.Participants 99 252 participants were sampled across the datasets (range: 3567–75 767), including 2494 with disabilities (93–1374).Outcome Prevalence of access to WASH at household and individual level.Data analysis Age/sex disaggregated disability prevalence estimates were calculated accounting for survey design. …”
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Optimal timing of pharmacoinvasive strategy and its impact on clinical and economic outcomes in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a real-world perspective by Andrea Dias Stephanus, Alice Pacheco Santos, Ana Carolina Machado Rodrigues da Cunha, Ana Carolina Augusto Rocha, Amanda de Amorim Meireles, Mariana Guimarães Souza de Oliveira, Pietra Arissa Coelho Matsunaga, Alexandre Anderson de Sousa Munhoz Soares, Alexandre Anderson de Sousa Munhoz Soares, Ana Claudia Cavalcante Nogueira, Ana Claudia Cavalcante Nogueira, Ana Claudia Cavalcante Nogueira, Ana Claudia Cavalcante Nogueira, Adriana de J. B. de Almeida Guimarães, Adriana de J. B. de Almeida Guimarães, Gustavo de Almeida Alexim, Alessandra M. Campos-Staffico, Luiz Sergio Fernandes de Carvalho, Luiz Sergio Fernandes de Carvalho, Luiz Sergio Fernandes de Carvalho

“…These significant trends remained consistent even after adjusting for confounders and applying propensity score matching. Older adults (aged ≥80) experienced an increase in 3p-MACE with earlier lysis-PCI.ConclusionDelaying lysis-PCI was found to be associated with reduced in-hospital cardiovascular adverse events and lower costs, particularly among older adults. …”
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Prevalence of daily fruit and vegetable intake by socio-economic characteristics, women’s empowerment, and climate zone: an ecological study in Latin American cities by Giovanna Valentino, Amy H. Auchincloss, Binod Acharya, Natalia Tumas, Nancy López-Olmedo, Ana Ortigoza, Mariana Carvalho de Menezes, María Fernanda Kroker-Lobos, Carolina Nazzal

“…Using a mixed-effects model, we estimated age and sex-standardised city prevalences of daily F&V intake. …”
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Association between ethylene oxide exposure and osteoarthritis risk: an analysis of NHANES data (2013–2014 and 2017–2018) by Zhongshan Li, Zhongshan Li, Qi Qu, Qi Qu, Zhiyu Wang, Zhiyu Wang, Shuanglin Mou, Rui Jiang, Rui Jiang, Wensheng Zhu, Wensheng Zhu

“…Subgroup analysis revealed that the association between EO exposure and OA risk was more pronounced in the 20–40 and 40–65 age groups, never smokers (Not at all), and those with low calcium levels (< 8.5 mg/dL) or low vitamin D levels (< 75 nmol/L).ConclusionsEO exposure is associated with OA risk, exhibiting a J-shaped relationship, with this association being particularly pronounced in individuals under 65 years old or those with low calcium or vitamin D levels. …”
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The valve-sparing aortic root replacement: Results of the David I technique by B. M. Todurov, I. O. Stetsyuk, O. V. Zelenchuk, I. Yu. Mokryk, L. R. Stetsiuk, V. B. Demyanchuk, N. V. Malova

“…The one-center study included 53 patients who underwent planned and urgent David I procedure (valve-sparing replacement of the aortic root and ascending aorta) from 2015 to 2023. The mean age of the 53 patients (among them, 47 (88.68 %) males) was 49.11 ± 1.54 years. …”
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Association between Circulating B-Type Natriuretic Peptide and Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy: A Cross-Sectional Study of a Chinese Type 2 Diabetic Population by Pijun Yan, Qin Wan, Zhihong Zhang, Yong Xu, Ying Miao, Pan Chen, Chenlin Gao

“…Circulating levels of BNP were significantly and positively associated with systolic blood pressure (P=0.035), neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (P=0.007), creatinine (P=0.030), vibration perception threshold values (P=0.021), and the prevalence of diabetic foot ulceration (P=0.039), peripheral arterial disease (P=0.013), DPN (P=0.032), and diabetic nephropathy (P=0.020) and negatively with lymphocyte count (P=0.003) and ankle-brachial index (P=0.038), irrespective of age, sex, and body mass index. Moreover, circulating levels of BNP was an independent decisive factor for the presence of DPN after multivariate adjustment (odds ratio, 1.044; 95% confidence interval, 1.006-1.084; P=0.024). …”
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Real-World Experience with Dolutegravir-Based Two-Drug Regimens by Douglas Ward, Moti Ramgopal, David J. Riedel, Cindy Garris, Shelly Dhir, John Waller, Jenna Roberts, Katie Mycock, Alan Oglesby, Bonnie Collins, Megan Dominguez, James Pike, Joseph Mrus

“…Overall, 278 patients received DTG 2DR (male: 70%; mean age: 56 years). Most patients were treatment experienced (98%), with a mean 13.5 years of prior ART. …”
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Concurrent Panniculectomy With Abdominal Wall Reconstruction: A Propensity-scored Matched Study of Quality Improvement Outcomes by Alexis M. Holland, MD, William R. Lorenz, MD, Matthew N. Marturano, MD, Rose K. Hollingsworth, BA, Gregory T. Scarola, MS, Brittany S. Mead, MD, B. Todd Heniford, MD, Vedra A. Augenstein, MD

“…A 1:1 propensity-scored matching was performed based on age, tobacco use, body mass index (BMI), American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, wound class, and defect size. …”
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Quality of care delivery in patients with acute heart failure: insights from the international REPORT-HF registryResearch in context by Wan Ting Tay, Tiew-Hwa Katherine Teng, Wouter Ouwerkerk, Christiane E. Angermann, Kenneth Dickstein, John G.F. Cleland, Ulf Dahlstrom, Georg Ertl, Mahmoud Hassanein, Sergio V. Perrone, Mathieu Ghadanfar, Anja Schweizer, Achim Obergfell, Sean P. Collins, Gerasimos Filippatos, Carolyn S.P. Lam, Jasper Tromp

“…Findings: Among 17,632 patients (median age: 67 years; 61% women) followed up for a median of two years, we assessed 16 QIs. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes and practices of intensive care unit physicians towards the management of acute respiratory distress syndrome in China: a cross-sectional survey by Jing Qian, Yinglin Wu, Xiaoqin Zhao, Zhidan Qin, Yongyi Meng, Mingjing Yin, Hanchun Wen, Juntao Hu, Zhanhong Tang

“…Objectives This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes and practices (KAP) of intensive care unit (ICU) physicians in China towards acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS).Design A cross-sectional study was conducted between September and November 2022.Participants A total of 497 ICU physicians participated, with 258 (51.91%) being male and the majority aged 30–40 years (56.74%).Interventions Participants were surveyed to evaluate their KAP regarding ARDS, with mediation analysis employed to elucidate the association between demographic characteristics and KAP scores.Primary and secondary outcome measures The mean scores for KAP were 11.89±2.64 (range: 0–17), 44.73±4.85 (range: 12–60) and 18.26±3.43 (range: 1–48), respectively. …”
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Office BP measurement using conical cuffs in children and adolescents with obesity by Kleo Evripidou, Julio Alvarez-Pitti, Ana De Blas-Zapata, Athanasia Chainoglou, Ioannis Goulas, Karel Herberigs, Gilad Hamdani, Stella Stabouli

“…Arm circumference AC was measured in all participants, and the appropriate cuff size was selected for both conical and cylindrical cuffs.Results Mean participants’ age was 11.8[Formula: see text]2.5 years, mean BMI was 28.8[Formula: see text]3.4 kg/m2, mean BMI z-score was 2.12[Formula: see text]0.32, and mean AC was 30.0[Formula: see text]3.6 cm. …”
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Liraglutide Enhances the Activity of the ACE-2/Ang(1–7)/Mas Receptor Pathway in Lungs of Male Pups from Food-Restricted Mothers and Prevents the Reduction of SP-A by J. Fandiño, A. A. Vaz, L. Toba, M. Romaní-Pérez, L. González-Matías, F. Mallo, Y. Diz-Chaves

“…In utero growth restriction and being born small for gestational age are risk factors for respiratory morbidity. …”
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It depends on how you tell: a qualitative diagnostic analysis of the implementation climate for community-wide mass drug administration for soil-transmitted helminth by Judd L Walson, Saravanakumar Puthupalayam Kaliappan, Sitara Swarna Rao Ajjampur, Sarah Lawrence, Khumbo Kalua, Euripide Avokpaho, Amy Roll, Angelin Titus, Yesudoss Jacob, Marie Claire Gwayi-Chore, Félicien Chabi, Comlanvi Innocent Togbevi, Abiguel Belou Elijan, Providence Nindi, Moudachirou Ibikounle, Kumudha Aruldas, Arianna Rubin Means

“…Objectives Current soil-transmitted helminth (STH) morbidity control guidelines primarily target deworming of preschool and school-age children. Emerging evidence suggests that community-wide mass drug administration (cMDA) may interrupt STH transmission. …”
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Associations between neutrophil-percentage-to-albumin ratio level and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease-cause mortality in diabetes population by Geng Shen, Yuting Liu, Can Zhou, Wei Luo, Yun-xiao Yang, Shuai Guo, Jiayi Yi, Lin Wang, Wei Li, Zhao-gong Zhi, Xiu-huan Chen, Chen Li, Yanyan Jin, Hai Gao

“…Methods This prospective cohort study included 3602 adults aged 20 or above who were diagnosed with diabetes by the American Diabetes Association criteria in the US National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database from 1999 to 2016, and followed up until 2019. …”
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Dietary insulin load and index in relation to incident gestational diabetes mellitus: a prospective cohort study by Azadeh Aminianfar, Hamid Zolfaghari, Sanaz Soltani, Hossein Hajianfar, Leila Azadbakht, Zahra Shahshahan, Ahmad Esmaillzadeh

“…Cox proportional hazards model was used to compute relative risks ratios (RRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for GDM. Mean ± SD of age and BMI of study participants was 29.4 ± 4.84 y and 25.14 ± 4.08 kg/m2, respectively at study baseline. …”
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