Immune checkpoint inhibitor‐related type 1 diabetes incidence, risk, and survival association by Fumika Kamitani, Yuichi Nishioka, Miyuki Koizumi, Hiroki Nakajima, Yukako Kurematsu, Sadanori Okada, Shinichiro Kubo, Tomoya Myojin, Tatsuya Noda, Tomoaki Imamura, Yutaka Takahashi

“…Materials and Methods The study is a large retrospective cohort study, performed using the DeSC Japanese administrative claims database comprising 11 million patients. …”
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Controlled bottom-up synthesis and characterization of crystalline and amorphous lead(II) coordination polymers: Sonochemical methods, structure–property relationship, and photocat... by Saeedeh Ebad Sichani, Mohammad Jaafar Soltanianfard, Alison Zamanpour, Payam Hayati, Jan Janczak, Zahed Karimi-Jaberi

“…Analyses of the synthesized compounds were performed using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), powder X-ray diffraction (PXRD), FT-IR spectroscopy, and CHNS elemental analysis. …”
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Characterization of trends in preoperative hemoglobin A1c testing prior to metabolic and bariatric surgery: a retrospective, observational study by Safraz A. Hamid, Elena Graetz, Emily J. Zolfaghari, Kurt S. Schultz, Eric B. Schneider, Karen E. Gibbs

“…Using descriptive methods, we compared the clinical and demographic characteristics of patients who received a preoperative A1C test with patients who did not. We performed logistic regression analysis using diabetes status as a predictor variable and receipt of a test as the outcome, covarying for sociodemographic and clinical factors. …”
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Effect of photobiomodulation as preventive treatment of diabetic foot ulcer: randomised, controlled, double-blind, clinical trial protocol by Lara Jansiski Motta, Anna Carolina Ratto Tempestini Horliana, Kristianne Porta Santos Fernandes, Raquel Agnelli Mesquita-Ferrari, Sandra Kalil Bussadori, Roselene Lourenço, Silvana Torres Perez, Cinthya Cosme Gutierrez Duran, Alexandre Rocha Santos Padilha, Tainá Caroline dos Santos Malavazzi

“…Assessments will be performed at the beginning of the study, after 30 days (clinical examination) and after 60 days (clinical examination, assessment of peripheral neuropathy (PN) and peripheral artery disease (PAD), blood and urine examinations and quality of life).Ethics and dissemination This protocol received approval from the Human Research Ethics Committee of Nove de Julho University and the Mandaqui Hospital Complex (certificate number: 66098522.0.3001.5511; final approval date: 22 June 2023). …”
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Integrating traditional biomarkers and emerging predictors to assess neoadjuvant chemotherapy efficacy in breast cancer: a multifactorial analysis of Ki-67, CDK4, EGFR, TILs and ct... by Tianzhao Du, Ye Yuan, Shulan Sun, Zhichao Gao, Xiaoshuai Li

“…Propensity score matching and subgroup analyses were performed. Results After 4–6 cycles of chemotherapy, the response rate was 77.92% (180/231), with 58.87% (136/231) achieving pathological complete response (pCR). …”
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Population Pharmacokinetics of Pegcetacoplan in Patients with Geographic Atrophy or Neovascular Age-related Macular Degeneration by Ryan L. Crass, PharmD, Komal Prem, MD, Francois Gauderault, PhD, Ramiro Ribeiro, MD, PhD, Caroline R. Baumal, MD, Brandon Smith, PhD, Daniel Epling, PhD, Sunny Chapel, PhD

“…Covariate model development was performed using stepwise forward (α = 0.05) and backward (α = 0.001) selection. …”
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Iron(III)–Quercetin Complex: In Vivo Acute Toxicity and Biodistribution of Novel MRI Agent by Innuan P, Kongkarnka S, Thongtharb A, Kantapan J, Dechsupa N

“…Pharmacokinetic studies were performed at a dose of 150 μmol Fe/kg BW, with blood iron content analyzed using ICP-OES. …”
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Efficacy of Duloxetine for Postspine Surgery Pain: A Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis by Abdulsalam Mohammed Aleid, Faisal Alshehri, Naif Alasiri, Fatimah Alhomoud, Shouq Alsaegh, Mohammed Alrasheed, Salem Aljaddua, Ali Alasiri, Asma Boukhari, Abdulmonem Ali Alhussain, Bipin Chaurasia, Saud Nayef Aldanyowi

“…The following search terms were Used in combination using the Boolean operators ((Duloxetine Hydrochloride) AND ((Pain, Postoperative) OR (Postoperative Period) OR (Postoperative Cognitive Complications) OR (Delayed Emergence from Anesthesia) OR (Postoperative Care) OR (spine surgery)) without time constrain for the search. Meta‐analysis was performed using Review Manager (RevMan version 5.4) on the extracted outcome data that present in at least 3 of the included studies. …”
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Рrevention of contrast-induced nephropathy during interventional treatment of acute coronary syndrome by L.O. Miakinkova, T.I. Yarmola, G.L. Pustovoit, Iu.A. Kostrikova, B.O. Pysana, V.V. Talash

“…Mathematical processing was performed using Statistica 8.0 software (StatSoft Inc, USA). …”
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A high number of tumor deposits (≥ 4) is an isolated predictor of local recurrence and distant metastasis in non-metastatic colorectal cancer: a single center study by Ahmed Bendari, Ebubekir Ucar, Alaa Bendari, Hamed Hammoud, FNU Kiran, Reham Al-Refai, Sunder Sham, Sanjay Kirshan Kumar, Ryan Des Jean, Manju Harshan

“…Univariate analysis was initially performed, followed by a multivariate analysis to develop a prognostic model for tumor recurrence and distant metastasis in CRC. …”
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Effects of smail volumes of blood, isotonic and hypertonic saline administrations on haematological parometers and electrolytes in experimentally induced haemorrhagic shock in dogs by Ercan Keskin, Mursayettin Eksen

“…The dogs were divided into 4 groups each of 5 dogs. the dogs were anesthetized with thiopenthal sodium (30 mg/kg, iv), and then haemorrhagic shock was performed experimentally. The mean artarial pressura (MAP) was reduced to 40+5mmHg and maintained at this /eve/ for 30 min (hypotensive period).…”
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The role of paternal support in breastfeeding outcomes: a meta-analytic review by Si-si Zhou, Jia Lu, An Qin, Yang Wang, Wei Gao, Hong Li, Lin Rao

“…In accordance with the predefined inclusion and exclusion criteria, two researchers independently screened the literature and performed a meta-analysis via RevMan 5.4.1 software. …”
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Prediction Efficiency of Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury in Acute Stanford Type A Aortic Dissection Patients with Renal Resistive Index and Semiquantitative Color Doppler by Huai Qin, Yaqiong Li, Nan Zhang, Tiezhu Wang, Zhanming Fan

“…Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis was performed to compare the diagnostic accuracy between RRI and SQC Doppler grade in early prediction of PAKI by using AKIN classifications as the reference standard. …”
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Clinical outcome analysis for surgical fixation versus conservative treatment on rib fractures: a systematic evaluation and meta-analysis by Penglong Zhao, Qiyue Ge, Haotian Zheng, Jing Luo, Xiaobin Song, Liwen Hu

“…Subgroup analyses were performed to assess the effects of fracture type, age, timing of surgical fixation, and study design on treatment outcomes. …”
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Effectiveness of dignity therapy on advanced cancer patients: A meta-analysis (尊严疗法对晚期癌症患者干预效果的Meta分析) by ZHANG Saina (张赛娜), FAN Na (范娜), ZHANG Qin (张琴)

“…Meta analysis of the included references was performed using RevMan 5. 4 software. Results A total of 1183 patients were included in 12 studies. …”
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Association of extreme heat events with sleep and cardiovascular health: a scoping review by Nathan Ashe, Sarah Wozniak, Malcolm Conner, Rayan Ahmed, Olivia Keenan, Michelle R. Demetres, Nour Makarem, Parisa Tehranifar, Rajalakshmi Nandakumar, Arnab K. Ghosh

“…Methods A comprehensive literature search was performed in the following databases from inception–June 2023: Ovid MEDLINE, Ovid Embase, CINAHL, Web of Science, and the Cochrane Library. …”
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Comprehensive analysis of peripheral dose in electron beam therapy with a Varian TrueBeam Linac by Kapil Dev Maharaj, Mahsheed Sabet, Joshua Dass, Mounir Ibrahim, Talat Mahmood, Pejman Rowshanfarzad

“…Method: Peripheral doses outside the electron applicator were measured for 6-, 9- and 12-MeV beams at the maximum dose depth (Dmax) for each energy source and at a source-to-surface distance (SSD) of 100 cm. Measurements were performed using EBT3 films in solid water phantoms. …”
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Molecular Phylogenetic Analysis of 16S rRNA Sequences Identified Two Lineages of Helicobacter pylori Strains Detected from Different Regions in Sudan Suggestive of Differential Evo... by Abeer Babiker Idris, Hadeel Gassim Hassan, Maryam Atif Salaheldin Ali, Sulafa Mohamed Eltaher, Leena Babiker Idris, Hisham N. Altayb, Amin Mohamed Abass, Mustafa Mohammed Ahmed Ibrahim, El-Amin Mohamed Ibrahim, Mohamed A. Hassan

“…The DNA extraction was performed by using the guanidine chloride method. Two sets of primers (universal and specific for H. pylori) were used to amplify the 16S ribosomal gene. …”
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Healing beyond bone: a qualitative study of the core decompression experience of physically active patients with stage II hip avascular necrosis by Mehmet Yiğit Gökmen, Habibe Sevim Gökmen, Mesut Uluöz, Özhan Pazarcı, Alaaddin Levent Özgözen, Ender Ali Uluç, Osman Çiloğlu

“…Core decompression, a surgical intervention, is widely performed for stage II AVN to alleviate symptoms and delay disease progression. …”
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Biomechanical Analysis and Solution Suggestions of Screw Replacement Scenarios in Femoral Neck Fracture Surgeries: Finite Element Method by Yılmaz Güvercin, Murat Yaylacı, Ayberk Dizdar, Mehmet Emin Özdemir, Sevil Ay, Ecren Uzun Yaylacı, Umitcan Karahasanoğlu, Hüseyin Uygun, Gökhan Peker

“…Mechanical evaluation of six different options used in femoral neck fractures was performed. 85 mm CCS applied to our standard model gave the best results, while the use of 80 mm CCS in the same model showed promising results compared to other models. …”
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