Superstition in Surgery: A Population-Based Cohort Study to Assess the Association Between Surgery on Friday the 13th and Postoperative Outcomes by Sanjana Ranganathan, MBE, Carlos Riveros, MD, Michael Geng, BS, Courtney Chang, MD, Yusuke Tsugawa, MD, MPH, PhD, Bheeshma Ravi, MD, PhD, Zachary Melchiode, MD, Siqi Hu, MD, PhD, Kathleen Kobashi, MD, MBA, Brian J. Miles, MD, Zachary Klaassen, MD, MSc, Avery Nathens, MD, MPH, PhD, Natalie Coburn, MD, MPH, Allan S. Detsky, MD, PhD, CM, Angela Jerath, MD, MSc, FRCPC, FANZCA, Christopher J. D. Wallis, MD, PhD, FRCSC, Raj Satkunasivam, MD, MS

“…A retrospective, population-based cohort study of 19,747 adults undergoing 1 of 25 common surgical procedures on Friday the 13th or flanking control Fridays (Friday the 6th and Friday the 20th) between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2019, with 1 year of follow-up. …”
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Deep application of controlled-release urea increases the yield and saponin content of Panax notoginseng by regulating soil nitrate distribution by Yun-xia Su, Yun-xia Su, Yun-xia Su, Ping Zhao, Li-jie Jia, Li-jie Jia, Li-jie Jia, Yuan-feng Cao, Guan-ze Liu, Guan-ze Liu, Jun-wen Chen, Jun-wen Chen, Sheng-chao Yang, Sheng-chao Yang, Yan-li Zhou, Guang-qiang Long, Guang-qiang Long, Guang-qiang Long

“…However, its effects on P. notoginseng yield and quality, a medicinal plant with a prolonged nutrient acquisition duration, remain unclear.MethodsIn this study, we conducted a two-year field plot experiment to investigate the effect of CRU on P. notoginseng with three placement depths (0, 6, and 12 cm denoted as R0, R6, and R12, respectively) at an application dosage of 250 kg N ha-1 with biochar addition (R6B) and 20% N reduction (R6R) based on the R6, with conventional fertilization (250 kg N ha-1, common urea) serving as the control (CK).ResultsOur results indicated that yields increased by 27.1–37.6% with R0, R6, R12, and R6B, while remaining stable with R6R compared to CK. …”
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Exosomes derived from hUC-MSCs exhibit ameliorative efficacy upon previous cesarean scar defect via orchestrating β-TrCP/CHK1 axis by Xiaoling Zeng, Yuan Liao, Dan Huang, Jing Yang, Zhihua Dai, Zhengyong Chen, Xin Luo, Han Gong, Shengwen Huang, Leisheng Zhang

“…Abstract Previous cesarean scar defect (PCSD), also acknowledged as the myometrium of uterus defects, which commonly results in myometrial discontinuity between the uterine and cervical cavity. …”
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Acute Infusion-Related Side Effects of Amphotericin B Lipid Complex (ABLC) in Oncohematological Patients: Real-World Data from Brazilian Reference Centers by Francelise Bridi Cavassin, Marcello Mihailenko Chaves Magri, Ariela Victoria Borgmann, Isabela Dombeck Floriani, Marina Rachid Barreto, Tania Zaleski, Fabianne Altruda de Moraes Costa Carlesse, Giovanni Luís Breda, Fábio de Araújo Motta, Diego Rodrigues Falci, Ana Verena Almeida Mendes, Hugo Paz Morales, Patrícia Silva Montes, Mariane Taborda, Talita Teles Teixeira Pereira, João Luiz Baú-Carneiro, Flávio Queiroz-Telles

“…In children, the most common were fever (64.7%), tremors/chills (50%), and skin rash/itching (17.6%). …”
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Depression as a risk factor for osteoporosis independent of sarcopenia in hemodialysis patients: findings from a multicenter cross-sectional study by Xiaohua Hu, Xianwu Ye, Haimin Chen, Bibo Wu, Qi Guo, Chen Yu, Wei Ding, Jianying Niu, Junli Zhao, Hualin Qi, Suhua Zhang, Cheng Xue, Liming Zhang

“…Abstract Background Osteoporosis and sarcopenia frequently occur in patients with end-stage renal disease undergoing hemodialysis (HD), and depression is also a common mental health issue in this population. Despite the prevalence of these conditions, the interrelationships among them remain poorly understood in HD patients. …”
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Activity of CDK4/6 inhibitors and parameters affecting survival in elderly patients in age-subgroups: Turkish Oncology Group (TOG) retrospective study by Seda Kahraman, Mutlu Hizal, Burcin Cakan Demirel, Deniz Can Guven, Ozge Gumusay, Basak Oyan Uluc, Ertugrul Bayram, Burcu Gulbagci, Alper Yasar, Sena Ece Davarci, Eda Eylemer Mocan, Omer Acar, Deniz Isik, Esra Aydin, Yusuf Karakas, Melike Ozcelik, Murat Keser, Sadi Kerem Okutur, Onder Eren, Serkan Menekse, Dincer Aydin, Funda Yilmaz, Ozlem Dogan, Gulhan Ozkanli, Hakan Yucel, Veli Sunar, Musa Baris Aykan, Ozlem Ozdemir, Berna Bozkurt Duman, Merve Keskinkilic, Teoman Sakalar, Ali Inal, Muge Karaoglanoglu, Asude Aksoy, Muhammed Muhiddin Er, Nazim Serdar Turhal, Nurhan Onal Kalkan, Mehmet Ali Nahit Sendur

“…Grade 3–4 AEs were reported in 42.7% for the entire group, and neutropenia was the most common (37.3%). It can be concluded that combination therapy with palbociclib or ribociclib with an ET partner has similar efficacy and is safe among subgroups of older patients diagnosed with HR+/HER2-MBC.…”
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Inequalities in physical comorbidity: a longitudinal comparative cohort study of people with severe mental illness in the UK by Tim Doran, Darren M Ashcroft, Evangelos Kontopantelis, David Reeves, Siobhan Reilly, Claire Planner, Ivan Olier, Linda Gask

“…We calculated the prevalence of SMI by UK country, English region and deprivation quintile, antipsychotic and antidepressant medication prescription rates for people with SMI, and prevalence rates of common comorbidities in people with SMI compared with people without SMI.Design Retrospective cohort study from 2000 to 2012.Setting 627 general practices contributing to the Clinical Practice Research Datalink, a UK primary care database.Participants Each identified case (346 551) was matched for age, sex and general practice with 5 randomly selected control cases (1 732 755) with no diagnosis of SMI in each yearly time point.Outcome measures Prevalence rates were calculated for 16 conditions.Results SMI rates were highest in Scotland and in more deprived areas. …”
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The age-adjusted international prognostic index 2 (A-FLIPI2) for elderly patients with follicular lymphoma by Jiesong Wang, Junlei Jia, Jingwei Yu, Jing Liu, Meng Gao, Hengqi Liu, Lanfang Li, Lihua Qiu, Shiyong Zhou, Bin Meng, Wenchen Gong, Zhengzi Qian, Xianhuo Wang, Huilai Zhang

“…Follicular lymphoma (FL) is a common B-cell lymphoma and typically affects the elderly population. …”
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Aspirin modulates generation of procoagulant phospholipids in cardiovascular disease, by regulating LPCAT3 by Majd B. Protty, Victoria J. Tyrrell, Ali A. Hajeyah, Bethan Morgan, Daniela Costa, Yong Li, Anirban Choudhury, Rito Mitra, David Bosanquet, Alex Reed, Iuliia K. Denisenko, Katsuyuki Nagata, Hideo Shindou, Benjamin F. Cravatt, Alastair W. Poole, Takao Shimizu, Zaheer Yousef, Peter W. Collins, Valerie B. O’Donnell

“…EoxPL are altered in ASCVD by a commonly used cardiovascular therapy, and LPCAT3 was identified as the acyltransferase generating aspirin-sensitive 12-LOX diacyl forms. …”
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Scrapie-Responsive Gene 1 Promotes Chondrogenic Differentiation of Umbilical Cord Mesenchymal Stem Cells via Wnt5a by Yuchuan Zhou, Tian Zheng, Lin Li, Yangfang Guo, Jiayu Xiao, Jin Wang, Zhiqin Du, Hui Gao, Weiwei Tang, Liusan Yang, Haiyan Hu, Xiaodan Wang, Mingyao Meng, Zongliu Hou

“…Repair of cartilage defects, a common condition resulting from many factors, is still a great challenge. …”
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Mutation in the COL2A1 gene is associated with acetabular dysplasia by Miaomiao Xin, Xin Guan, Xin Guan, Jiangfei Yang, Yi Li, Zhentao Man, Hongsheng Sun, Min Fu

“…BackgroundDevelopmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is one of the most common developmental disorders worldwide, caused by a combination of genetic and environmental factors.MethodsTo investigate the genetic etiology of DDH in a proband (a 27-year-old male), we reviewed the patient’s clinical data and collected peripheral blood samples from the proband and his parents. …”
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miR-223 and Chromogranin A Affect Inflammatory Immune Cell Activation in Liver Metastasis of Neuroendocrine Neoplasms by Lukas Geisler, Katharina Detjen, Teresa Hellberg, Marlene Kohlhepp, Carsten Grötzinger, Jana Knorr, Ines Eichhorn, Raphael Mohr, Theresa Holtmann, Bertram Wiedenmann, Frank Tacke, Christoph Roderburg, Alexander Wree

“…The key serum marker is chromogranin A (CgA). While commonly elevated in patients with NEN, its prognostic value is still under discussion. …”
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Exploring the capacity of microorganism treatment for fermentation and glycosidic aroma bioconversion from rose oil distillation wastewater by Mohammad Karami, Mohsen Bagheri, Alireza Abbasi-Baharanchi, Kamahladin Haghbeen, Abdolrahim Nouri, Ali Asghar Karkhane, Mansour Ghorbanpour, Mohsen Farhadpour

“…The process of water-steam distillation is commonly used to extract rose oil, with an extraction efficiency of ~ 0.03–0.05% for active components. …”
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Evaluation of the relatedness between the biofilm-associated genes and antimicrobial resistance among Acinetobacter baumannii isolates in the southwest Iran by Nafiseh Hosseinzadeh Shakib, Zahra Hashemizadeh, Abolfazl Rafati Zomorodi, Reza Khashei, Yeganeh Sadeghi, Abdollah Bazargani

“… Background and Objectives: Increasing antimicrobial resistance among Acinetobacter baumannii (A. baumannii) strains poses a significant challenge, particularly in intensive care units (ICUs) where these bacteria are common causes of hospital infections. Biofilm production is recognized as a key mechanism contributing to this resistance. …”
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Evaluation of low cryptococcal antigen titer as determined by the lateral flow assay in serum and cerebrospinal fluid among HIV-negative patients: a retrospective diagnostic accura... by Xuan Wang, Jia-Hui Cheng, Ling-Hong Zhou, Jun-Hao Zhu, Rui-Ying Wang, Hua-Zhen Zhao, Ying-Kui Jiang, Li-Ping Huang, Ching-Wan Yip, Chun-Xing Que, Min Zhu, Li-Ping Zhu

“…Abstract Cryptococcosis is one of the most common opportunistic infections in both immunocompetent and immunocompromised hosts. …”
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A systematic review on the correlation between COVID-19 and lower urinary tract symptoms by Ashkan Shafigh, Amir Mohammadi-Garebagh, Kavous Shahsavarinia, Sona Tayebi, Ali Mostafaei, Hanieh Salehi-Pourmehr, Sakineh Hajebrahimi

“…The prevalence of LUTS among COVID-19 patients was 3.3 %, with common symptoms including urinary frequency, urgency, UTI, and hematuria. …”
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Density functional theory calculation for understanding the roles of biochar in immobilizing exchangeable Al3 + and enhancing soil quality in acidic soils by Debo He, Xinyi Liu, Dongni Hu, Ping Lei, Jinbo Zhang, Zhixin Dong, Bo Zhu

“…Soil acidification poses a significant threat to agricultural productivity and ecological balance. While lime is a common remedy, it can have limitations, including nutrient deficiencies and potential soil compaction. …”
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Emergency Laparotomy in the Critically Ill: Futility at the Bedside by Niels D. Martin, Sagar P. Patel, Kristen Chreiman, Jose L. Pascual, Benjamin Braslow, Patrick M. Reilly, Lewis J. Kaplan

“…We hypothesize that (1) abdominal exploration for such patients is associated with a high mortality and (2) commonly obtained physiologic measures at laparotomy anticipate mortality. …”
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Association of thoracic aortic calcium with incident cardiovascular disease and all-cause mortality across the spectrum of coronary artery calcium burden by Alexander C. Razavi, Omar Dzaye, Miguel Cainzos-Achirica, Zeina Dardari, Marly Van Assen, Arshed A. Quyyumi, Khurram Nasir, J. Jeffrey Carr, Matthew J. Budoff, Roger S. Blumenthal, Paolo Raggi, Carlo N. De Cecco, Laurence S. Sperling, Michael J. Blaha, Seamus P. Whelton

“…Background: Calcification of the ascending and/or descending thoracic aorta is easily measured via non-contrast cardiac computed tomography (CT), commonly performed for quantification of coronary artery calcium (CAC). …”
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Testing a multi-behavioral intervention to improve oral health behaviors in the pediatric dental surgery population: protocol for the PROTECT trial by Joanna Buscemi, Teresa G. Borowski, David Avenetti, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Lisa Tussing-Humphreys, Molly Martin, Molly Martin, Marc S. Atkins, Teresa Marshall, Michael Berbaum, Helen H. Lee, Helen H. Lee

“…Severe early childhood caries (S-ECC) is a common disease within marginalized pediatric populations. …”
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