A new and automated risk prediction of coronary artery disease using clinical endpoints and medical imaging-derived patient-specific insights: protocol for the retrospective GeoCAD... by Louisa Jorm, Daniel Moses, Dona Adikari, Ramtin Gharleghi, Shisheng Zhang, Arcot Sowmya, Sze-Yuan Ooi, Susann Beier

“…The objectives are to (1) profile CTCA images with respect to variations in anatomical shape and associated haemodynamic risk expressing, at least in part, an individual’s CAD risk, (2) develop a machine-learning algorithm for the rapid assessment of anatomical risk directly from unprocessed CTCA images and (3) to build a novel CAD risk model combining traditional risk factors with these novel anatomical biomarkers to provide a higher accuracy CAD risk prediction tool.Ethics and dissemination The study protocol has been approved by the St Vincent’s Hospital Human Research Ethics Committee, Sydney—2020/ETH02127 and the NSW Population and Health Service Research Ethics Committee—2021/ETH00990. …”
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Application of quality control circle activities in reducing the incidence of abdominal distention after laparoscopic cholecystectomy (降低腹腔镜胆囊切除术后患者腹胀发生率的品管圈实践)... by RAN Maomei (冉茂梅), SHEN Bingying (申冰莹), HE Siming (何思铭), YANG Yuanyuan (杨圆圆), SHAO Jianmin (邵建敏), XU Yuanle (许远乐), PANG Mi (庞咪)

“…Conclusion QCC is and effect management tool for reducing the incidence of abdominal distention after laparoscopic cholecystectomy. …”
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Comparing the effectiveness, safety and tolerability of interventions for depressive symptoms in people with multiple sclerosis: a systematic review and network meta-analysis proto... by Amalia Karahalios, Allan G Kermode, Yvonne C Learmonth, Julia Lyons, Stephanie Campese, Alexandra Metse, Claudia H Marck

“…Screening, data extraction and risk of bias assessment (using the Risk of Bias 2 tool) will be conducted independently by two reviewers. …”
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Efficacy, efficiency and safety of a cardiac telerehabilitation programme using wearable sensors in patients with coronary heart disease: the TELEWEAR-CR study protocol by Andrew Xanthopoulos, Eleni Kapreli, Garyfallia Pepera, Konstantinos I Gourgoulianis, Varsamo Antoniou, Gregory Giamouzis, Constantinos Davos, Ladislav Batalik, Vasileios Stavrou, John Skoularigis

“…Introduction Exercise-based cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is a beneficial tool for the secondary prevention of cardiovascular diseases with, however, low participation rates. …”
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Adipose-Derived Mesenchymal Stem Cells Migrate and Rescue RPE in the Setting of Oxidative Stress by Aya Barzelay, Shira Weisthal Algor, Anat Niztan, Sebastian Katz, Moshe Benhamou, Itay Nakdimon, Noam Azmon, Sandy Gozlan, Daphna Mezad-Koursh, Meira Neudorfer, Michaella Goldstein, Benjamin Meilik, Anat Loewenstein, Adiel Barak

“…We evaluated the potential of adipose-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASCs) as a therapeutic tool by studying the migration capacity of ASCs in vitro and their protective effect against RPE cell death under oxidative stress in vitro and in vivo. …”
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Normative and limit values of speed, endurance and power tests results of young football players by Michał Nowak, Michał Nowak, Marta Szymanek-Pilarczyk, Marta Szymanek-Pilarczyk, Artur Stolarczyk, Łukasz Oleksy, Łukasz Oleksy, Jarosław Muracki, Jacek Wąsik

“…The developed percentile charts and tables offer a valuable tool for coaches and sports scientists to monitor progress, optimize training loads, and minimize the risk of injury, providing a frame of reference for assessing the physical development of young soccer players. …”
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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 studies were selected based on eligibility criteria, and quantitative data were extracted using the data extraction tool from JBI-MAStARI. A total of 988 articles were found through the literature search. …”
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The Impact of Training Intervention on Levels of Indicator Bacteria and Prevalence of Selected Pathogens in Raw Milk From Smallholder Women Dairy Farmers in Central Ethiopia by Achenef Melaku Beyene, Seleshe Nigatu, Juan C. Archila-Godinez, Kebede Amenu, Barbara Kowalcyk, Desalegne Degefaw, Binyam Mogess, Baye Gelaw, Mucheye Gizachew, Araya Mengistu, Ahmed G. Abdelhamid, James Barkley, Ahmed Yousef

“…Contamination of milk is a serious public health risk, particularly in developing countries such as Ethiopia. Training is a tool for improving the quality and safety of milk. …”
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Evaluation of phosphate sources using ruminal fiber transit kinetics methodology by Claudiney de Jesus Couto, Bruna Cardoso Braga, Raphael dos Santos Gomes, Wagner Pessanha Tamy, Severino Delmar Junqueira Villela, Fernando de Paula Leonel, Fernando de Paula Leonel

“…IntroductionSince the low phosphorus content is one of the reasons for the low degradation of fiber in roughage such as pasture and by-products, fiber transit kinetics can be an important tool to evaluate differences in digestion depending on phosphorus supplementation with different sources. …”
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Predictive Model for the Risk of Severe Acute Malnutrition in Children by Olivier Mukuku, Augustin Mulangu Mutombo, Lewis Kipili Kamona, Toni Kasole Lubala, Paul Makan Mawaw, Michel Ntetani Aloni, Stanislas Okitotsho Wembonyama, Oscar Numbi Luboya

“…This predictive model of SAM would be a useful and simple clinical tool to identify people at risk, limit high rates of malnutrition, and reduce disease and child mortality registered in developing countries.…”
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Does completion of radical hysterectomy improve oncological outcomes of women with clinical early-stage cervical cancer and intraoperative detection of nodal involvement?: protocol... by Hui Xu, Qing Liu, Yu Xu, Yi Du, Ai Zheng, Cui Hu, Ya Jia, Qianwen Zhang, Yue-Dong He, Shuang-Shuang Cui, Yong Tian, Lin Ran, Fengmei Ke

“…The risk of bias for the included studies will be evaluated using the Newcastle-Ottawa Scale or the Cochrane collaboration’s tool. The grade of evidence will be evaluated by two independent members of our team using the Grading of Recommendations, Assessment, Development and Evaluations approach.Ethics and dissemination Ethical approval is not required because there will no primary data collected. …”
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Deficiency of the mitochondrial transporter SLC25A47 minimally impacts hepatic lipid metabolism in fasted and diet-induced obese mice by Brecht Attema, Montserrat A. de la Rosa Rodriguez, Evert M. van Schothorst, Sander Grefte, Guido JEJ. Hooiveld, Sander Kersten

“…Accordingly, regulation by PPARα could be a screening tool to identify novel genes involved in hepatic lipid metabolism. …”
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Development and assessment of the health-related quality of life scale for children with hearing loss in China by Jie Liu, Yu-Xiao Wang, Jing Li, Dahong Wu, Guang-xian Zeng, Jing Cheng, Jia-yi Wang, Jian-Zhong Zheng, Lu He

“…Conclusions The HRQOL-CHL exhibits positive reliability, validity, and feasibility, which makes it an efficient QoL assessment tool for children with hearing loss in China.…”
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Ganciclovir Resistance-Linked Mutations in the HCMV <i>UL97</i> Gene: Sanger Sequencing Analysis in Samples from Transplant Recipients at a Tertiary Hospital in Southern Brazil by Anna Caroline Avila da Rocha, Grazielle Motta Rodrigues, Alessandra Helena da Silva Hellwig, Dariane Castro Pereira, Fabiana Caroline Zempulski Volpato, Afonso Luís Barth, Fernanda de-Paris

“…This approach could improve the understanding of HCMV strain dynamics and serve as a valuable tool for long-term patient monitoring, particularly within resource-constrained settings such as the public health systems of middle-income countries.…”
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Non-pharmacological interventions for the reduction and maintenance of blood pressure in people with prehypertension: a systematic review protocol by Paul Rutter, Andrew Clegg, Valerio Benedetto, Caroline Watkins, Nefyn Williams, Joseph Spencer, Lucy Hives, Emma P Bray, Cath Harris, Rachel F Georgiou, Nafisa Iqbal

“…Risk of bias will be evaluated using the Cochrane risk-of-bias tool for RCTs and the Consensus Health Economic Criteria list for economic evaluations. …”
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Developing and validating a drug recommendation system based on tumor microenvironment and drug fingerprint by Yan Wang, Xiaoye Jin, Rui Qiu, Bo Ma, Sheng Zhang, Xuyang Song, Jinxi He

“…By bridging preclinical IC50 and clinical BOR endpoints, this approach provides a promising tool for optimizing patient-specific treatments.…”
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A Simple Machine Learning-Based Quantitative Structure–Activity Relationship Model for Predicting pIC₅₀ Inhibition Values of FLT3 Tyrosine Kinase by Jackson J. Alcázar, Ignacio Sánchez, Cristian Merino, Bruno Monasterio, Gaspar Sajuria, Diego Miranda, Felipe Díaz, Paola R. Campodónico

“…Additionally, a user-friendly computational tool was developed to enable rapid prediction of pIC₅₀ values and facilitate ligand-based virtual screening, leading to the identification of promising FLT3 inhibitors. …”
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Psychometric properties of the Arabic emotional and behavioral reaction to intrusions questionnaire among sample of Arabic speaking adults by Emmanuelle Awad, Diana Malaeb, Amthal Alhuwailah, Mai Helmy, Muna Barakat, Rabih Hallit, Sami El Khatib, Mohamad Rahal, Syed Arman Rabbani, Reem Alzayer, Nada H. Farrag, Rita El Hajjar, Jinan Mallouh, Souheil Hallit, Feten Fekih-Romdhane, Sahar Obeid, Rita ElHagar

“…Conclusion This study suggests that our Arabic translation of the EBRIQ is psychometrically proven to be reliable for use in Lebanon, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, Jordan, and Kuwait. This validated tool will allow researchers and practitioners to assess emotions and behaviors related to intrusive thoughts.…”
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Cell-free DNA predicts all-cause mortality of sepsis-induced acute kidney injury by Feixiang Xu, Xiao Tan, Jianli Wang, Su Lu, Hailin Ding, Mingming Xue, Yumei Chen, Sheng Wang, Jie Teng, Yiqin Shi, Zhenju Song

“…Serum cell-free DNA (cfDNA) is a circulating extracellular DNA fragment used as a noninvasive screening tool for many diseases, including sepsis. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic value of cfDNA in S-AKI patients and its relationship with some other parameters.Methods A total of 89 S-AKI patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) from June 2021 to December 2021 were enrolled in this study. …”
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Estimation and mapping of the contribution of nitric acid to atmospheric corrosion of zinc by J. Castillo-Miranda, F. Rodríguez-Gómez, J. Genescá-Llongueras, L. Ruiz-Suárez, J. García-Reynoso

“…Likewise, it can represent a decision-making tool for the implementation of atmospheric corrosion studies of materials. …”
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