Parasitic infections and the development of endomyocardial fibrosis: systematic review of case reports and case series by Abel Aizeque, Alex Mwangi Kihunyu, Olamide Daniel Odusola, Sulymon A. Saka, Abdinasir Mohamed Aray

“…Treatment mainly consisted of antiparasitic therapy and diuretics, with a survival rate of 50%, while 19% (3/16) of patients died from multi-organ failure and thromboembolic complications. …”
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Are HIV epidemics among men who have sex with men emerging in the Middle East and North Africa?: a systematic review and data synthesis. by Ghina Mumtaz, Nahla Hilmi, Willi McFarland, Rachel L Kaplan, Francisca Ayodeji Akala, Iris Semini, Gabriele Riedner, Oussama Tawil, David Wilson, Laith J Abu-Raddad

“…The high levels of risk behavior (4-14 partners on average in the last six months among different MSM populations) and of biomarkers of risks (such as herpes simplex virus type 2 at 3%-54%), the overall low rate of consistent condom use (generally below 25%), the relative frequency of male sex work (20%-76%), and the substantial overlap with heterosexual risk behavior and injecting drug use suggest potential for further spread.…”
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Geographical variation in antimicrobial use and multiresistant pathogens in Brazilian intensive care units: a nationwide study by Alice Ramos Oliveira Silva, Constanza Xavier Borges Barbosa, Raianne Soares Rebelo, Fernando Fernandez-Llimos, Elisangela Costa Lima

“…We measured antimicrobial use and CLABSI trends per ICU bed using the compound annual growth rate (CAGR). Results: we evaluated the regional variation in CLABSI by multidrug-resistant pathogens and the antimicrobial use in 1,836 hospital intensive care units (ICUs). …”
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Integrated analysis of the functions and prognostic values of RNA-binding proteins in neuroblastoma. by Jun Yang, Jiaying Zhou, Cuili Li, Shaohua Wang

“…There were significant differences in the survival rate of patients in the high and low-risk subgroups in the validation data set GSE85047 (P = 0.1237e-08), with the AUC 0.730. …”
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Optimal Skin Prick Test Panel for Detecting Respiratory Allergens in Children: A Retrospective Study by Aykut Eşki, Gökçen Kartal Öztürk, Figen Gülen, Esen Demir

“…Different allergen sensitization patterns have been observed within countries and regions according to geographical and seasonal variations. …”
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A Deep Learning Approach for Extracting Cyanobacterial Blooms in Eutrophic Lakes From Satellite Imagery by Nan Wang, Zhenyu Tan, Chen Yang, Jinge Ma, Hongtao Duan

“…MBAUNet also effectively distinguished aquatic vegetation, turbid waters, clouds, and low-density CyanoHABs, maintaining a low error rate of 5.8% across varied environments. When applied to other lakes, MBAUNet consistently delivered over 90% precision. …”
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Outlook for Neurofi bromatosis Type I Research in the Republic of Bashkortostan by R. N. Mustafin, E. K. Khusnutdinova

“…Average worldwide incidence rate of NF1 is 1:3000, equal in men and women. Th e disease develops with a heterozygous mutation in the oncosupressor neurofi bromin-encoding gene NF1. …”
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Clinical Features and Surgical Management of Bile Duct Cyst in Adults by Xin Wu, Binglu Li, Chaoji Zheng, Xiaodong He

“…There was no significant difference in the postoperative complication rate between the two groups. Ninety-four patients were followed up for 37.8±23.8 months, and BDI occurred in 33 patients (35.1%). …”
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The growing concern of MDR/XDR bacteria in patients undergoing dialysis: a cross-sectional study by Noor S. Kadhem, Ahmed Khassaf Atya

“…The culture positivity rate was 19.0 %, with E.coli being the most frequently isolated pathogen (65.2 %), followed by K.pneumoniae (21.7 %) and E.cloacae (13.1 %). …”
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Effect of Basic Point-of-Care Ultrasound Course on Physicians’ Use in Clinical Practice: A Survey Study by Burcu Azapoğlu Kaymak, Merve Ekşioğlu, Özlem Dikme

“…Among 610 physicians with available contact information, 201 completed the electronic survey, resulting in a response rate of 33%. The survey assessed participants’ demographics, previous ultrasound training, and self-reported changes in POCUS usage before and after the course. …”
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Effects of direction and gender on lower limb biomechanics during forward lunges in badminton players: a preliminary analysis by Li Huang, Yan Zhang, Shunxiang Gao, Junxia Lin, Fei Zheng, Yaodong Gu

“…Compared with the females, the males showed significantly greater loading rate and impulse of VGRF, peak flexion, sagittal range of motion (ROM) and abduction moment of knee joint. …”
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Knowledge–Behavior Relationships and Technology Adoption Among Patients With Diabetes: A Mixed‐Methods Analysis of Smart Foot Care Technology by Ting‐Ting Yeh, Jawl‐Shan Huang, Yun‐Chieh Chou

“…Results Despite high levels of foot care knowledge (86.2% correct response rate), actual self‐management behaviors remained suboptimal, with a modest correlation between knowledge and behavior (r = 0.31 and p < 0.01). …”
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Ten-year dynamics of risk factors and total cardiovascular risk in а cohort of male intellectual workers by N. A. Chepurina, M. N. Mamedov, A. D. Deev, N. V. Кisseleva

“…Seven main CVD RFs were studied - family CVD history, hypercholesterolemia (HCH), arterial hypertension (AH), overweight and obesity, smoking, excessive alcohol consumption - as well as two additional RFs - elevated heart rate (HR) and electrocardiography signs of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). …”
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Leveraging genomics and temporal high‐throughput phenotyping to enhance association mapping and yield prediction in sesame by Idan Sabag, Ye Bi, Maitreya Mohan Sahoo, Ittai Herrmann, Gota Morota, Zvi Peleg

“…Association mapping revealed three genomic regions in linkage groups 6, 8, and 11, conferring trait variation over time and growth rate. Furthermore, we leveraged correlations between the temporal trait and seed‐yield and applied multi‐trait genomic prediction. …”
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Growth and development characteristics of fruit and vegetative bud outgrowth of Prunus sibirica L. in relation to physiological fruit drop by Yongqiang Sun, Pengkai Wang, Ce Zhang, Biao Li, Ying Kang, Jindi Yang, Tingting Ren, Jianhua Chen, Shengjun Dong

“…The results showed that the fruit and vegetative bud outgrowth of the “Shanxing No. 1” variety exhibited an S-shaped growth pattern with three physiological stages. The flower and fruit drop of “Shanxing No. 1” lasted for about 70 days with an 89.73% total drop rate and three abscission peaks, which could be divided into the flower abscission stage mainly caused by pistil abortion, rapid fruitlet abscission stage, mainly caused by carbohydrate competition between the fruit and vegetative bud outgrowth; and slow fruit abscission stage mostly related to seed abortion. …”
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Human Activities Dominantly Driven the Greening of China During 2001 to 2020 by Xueli Chang, Zhangzhi Tian, Yepei Chen, Ting Bai, Zhina Song, Kaimin Sun

“…The results show that from 2001 to 2020, vegetation in China showed a fluctuating but predominantly increasing trend, with a significant annual kNDVI growth rate of 0.002. The significant greening pattern was observed in over 48% of vegetated areas, exhibiting a clear spatial gradient with lower increases in the northwest and higher amplitudes in the southeast. …”
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Persistent dyspnea in post-coronavirus disease 2019 patients: value of cardiopulmonary exercise test by Aliaë A.R. Mohammed Hussein, Ahmad M. Shaddad, Alaa S.A. Mohammad, Maiada K. Hashem

“…Oxygen consumption per minute (VO2), VO2/kg, VO2%, heart rate, oxygen pulse%, ventilatory equivalent for oxygen, and oxygen saturation were significantly higher in the nondyspneic group. …”
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Spatial optimization of hierarchical healthcare facilities driven by multi-source data: a case study of Shenyang, China by Yifei Wang, Duanqiang Zhai, Duanqiang Zhai, Wuqi Xie, Shan Huang

“…The planning intervention recommends the addition of six tertiary and six secondary/primary hospitals, along with the spatial reconfiguration of 260 community health service stations, increasing the overall population coverage rate to 98.98%. This research offers empirical evidence and a transferable planning framework for improving healthcare spatial equity through a “core decongestion–periphery reinforcement” approach. …”
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Parenting styles and adolescent coping methods: a comparative study of non-suicidal self-injury and distinct groups by Beini Wang, Lixian Chen, Changzhou Hu, Zhenyu Hu, Wenwu Zhang, Fang Cheng, Lingjiang Liu

“…Abstract Background The global incidence rate of Non-Suicidal Self-Injury (NSSI) is increasing year by year, especially in the adolescent population, where it is highly correlated with parental rearing patterns and adolescent coping styles. …”
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Extravillous trophoblast invasion and decidualization in cesarean scar pregnancies by Lufen Gao, Hui Chen, Jing Liu, Minghua Wang, Fangfang Lin, Guang Yang, Gendie E. Lash, Ping Li

“…Abstract Introduction The increasing cesarean section rate has led to an increase in the number of subsequent pregnancies resulting in a cesarean scar pregnancy. …”
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