A Systematic Review of Treatment for Acute Interstitial Nephritis by Yalin Yu, Erik Biros, Xiao Chang, Andrew J. Mallett

“…Corticosteroids were the primary treatment in most of the studies, with 1 study evaluating the use of mycophenolate mofetil (MMF) in steroid-refractory patients. …”
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UEF-HOCUrdu: Unified Embeddings Ensemble Framework for Hate and Offensive Text Classification in Urdu by Kifayat Ullah, Muhammad Aslam, Muhammad Usman Ghani Khan, Faten S. Alamri, Amjad Rehman Khan

“…For this purpose, an extensive comparison of different learning algorithms were conducted. As a result, the most efficient models, namely FastText, XLM-RoBERTa, ULMFiT, and XGBoost were incorporated in the proposed ensemble approach to achieve the best results in both classification and mitigation of NLP issues. …”
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Global road extraction using a pseudo-label guided framework: from benchmark dataset to cross-region semi-supervised learning by Xiaoyan Lu, Yanfei Zhong, Zhuo Zheng, JunJue Wang, Dingyuan Chen, Yu Su

“…The proposed GRNetSF_GRSet framework was implemented in over 30 cities worldwide, where most of the Intersection-over-Union (IoU) values increased by more than 10%. …”
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The diagnostic and therapeutic potential of miR-3149 in osteoporotic fractures through SMAD4 by Guanwei Xu, Zhichao Yang, Sibao Zeng, Yongqi Dong, Lina Huang

“…Abstract Background Osteoporotic fractures (OPF) are one of the most common bone diseases in aging societies. MiR-3149 is a short non-coding RNA, its expression level, therapeutic effects, and mechanisms in OPF remain unclear. …”
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Remote Patient Monitoring for Managing Interstitial Lung DiseaseTake-Home Points by Genevieve Gillett, MD, Rupal J. Shah, MD, Alison M. DeDent, MD, Erica Farrand, MD

“…Results: Sixty participants had a median age of 74 years; most were male (59%), White (60.7%), and diagnosed with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (50%). …”
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TG/HDL-C ratio as a risk marker for metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis in adolescents aged 15-18 years in Indonesia by Dwi Sarbini, Siti Zulaekah, Sudrajah Wirajati Kisnawaty, Farida Nur Isnaeni, Winda Wahyu Pratiwi, Maya Sukmawati, Sharla Apsarini

“…The TG/HDL-C ratio is a quick and cost-effective marker of dyslipidemia and insulin resistance, increasing the risk of atherosclerosis. However, most studies on TG/HDL-C ratio in Indonesia have been limited to adolescent populations with distinct metabolic profiles and health risks. …”
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Mental state and health-related quality of life in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome under metformin therapy – a prospective study by Konstantin Hofmann, Susanne Singer, Susanne Theis, Anna Dionysopoulou, Lina Schiestl, Yaman Degirmenci, Annette Hasenburg, Roxana Schwab, Christine Skala

“…PCOS is one of the most prevalent endocrine disorders among women of reproductive age, often involving obesity, insulin resistance, and mental health challenges that reduce health-related quality of life (HRQOL). …”
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Incidence and Risk Factors for Short-Term Reoperations After Open First-Metatarsal Osteotomy for Hallux Valgus by Tuuli Erjanti MD, Heli Keskinen MD, PhD, Tiia Rissanen MSc, Keijo Mäkelä MD, PhD, Petteri Lankinen MD, PhD, Inari Laaksonen MD, PhD, Helka Koivu MD, PhD

“…Fifteen reoperations were merely hardware removals. Most reoperations (46%) were performed because of residual deformity. …”
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Effect of Grain Sizes on Temperature Hysteresis of Ceramic Barium Titanate by I. L. Mylnikov, I. P. Soshnikov, A. I. Dedyk, Yu. V. Pavlova, A. S. Anokhin, A. V. Es’kov, P. Yu. Belyavskiy, A. S. Antonova, A. A. Semenov

“…One promising cooling method employs the electrocaloric effect as the most accessible and simple phenomenon among all caloric effects to implement. …”
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Clinical Spectrum and Treatment Patterns in Patients with Adenoviral Conjunctivitis: A Single Center Experience by Maeirah Shafique, Beenish Saleem, Samar Fatima, Hamza Akram, Nauroz Fatima, Bushra Akbar, Noureen Malik

“… Background: Conjunctivitis is characterized by inflammation of the conjunctiva, encompassing through a variety of diseases, and most imparting ocular disorders. This study was done to compare the effectiveness of topical corticosteroids versus topical antihistamines in the treatment of adenoviral conjunctivitis. …”
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The Heterogenous Presentation of Hepatic Mucormycosis in Adults: A Case Report and Review of the Literature by Hazim Allos, Rachel S. Hicklen, Takahiro Matsuo, Javier Adachi, Sebastian Wurster, Dimitrios P. Kontoyiannis

“…Among the 40 identified cases (including ours), hematologic malignancies (55%) and solid organ transplantation (30%) were the most common underlying conditions. Fever (70%) and abdominal pain (63%) were the predominant symptoms. …”
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Changes in the ventilation function of the lungs during the formation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and its combination with lung cancer by S. Yu. Dobner, A. V. Dubakov, Ya. V. Porovskiy, S. A. Tuzikov, S. V. Miller, E. O. Rodionov

“…In patients with early COPD, a decrease in MEF75 (a ventilation parameter characterizing small airway patency) is the most informative. With the progression of bronchial obstruction, both restrictive and obstructive disorders, characterized by a decrease in FEV1, VC, a change in the structure of the total lung capacity in the form of an increase in the RV/TLC ratio such as an increase in the RV/TLC ratio and an increase in bronchial resistance were recorded. …”
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Effects of different nursing interventions for intraoperative acquired pressure injuries: a network meta-analysis by Wen Zhu, Xiaoqin Pei, Yanxia Guo, Li Chen, Huiling Zhang, Qinghe Li

“…Integrated nursing is the most effective strategy for accelerating the healing process of IAPI. …”
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A Review of Training Protocols for Preventing Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injuries in Soccer Players by Moosareza Ghorbani, Mostafa Varmaziar, Mona Heydarian

“…Objective Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injuries are among the most common injuries in athletes, particularly soccer players. …”
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The Dynamics of Long Terminal Repeat Retrotransposon Proliferation and Decay Drive the Evolution of Genome Size Variation in Capsicum by Qian Liu, Pinbo Liu, Shenghui Wang, Jian Yang, Liangying Dai, Jingyuan Zheng, Yunsheng Wang

“…<i>Capsicum</i> (pepper) is an economically vital genus in the <i>Solanaceae</i> family, with most species possessing about 3 Gb genomes. However, the recently sequenced <i>Capsicum rhomboideum</i> (~1.7 Gb) represents the first reported case of an extremely compact genome in <i>Capsicum</i>, providing a unique and ideal model for studying genome size evolution. …”
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Study on the Tissue Heterogeneity and Micromechanical Properties of Maize Kernel by Zhou Shi, Jingcun Bi, Peng Xu, Rui Li, Guohai Zhang, Duanyang Geng, Yubin Lan, Bolong Wang

“…The results showed that the farinaceous endosperm deforms and breaks more easily, with most damage beginning in the farinaceous endosperm and then extending further. …”
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Living with chronic kidney disease: future perspectives and prognostic needs of patients - a qualitative study by Jet Milders, Yvette Meuleman, Chava L. Ramspek, Willem Jan W. Bos, Wieneke M. Michels, Ype de Jong, Friedo W. Dekker, Merel van Diepen

“…Additionally, patients had diverse prognostic needs, focusing on different topics like CKD treatment, kidney disease progression, self-management, symptoms, life expectancy and life participation. While most patients wanted more personalized prognostic information on these topics, some felt like they were already sufficiently informed about their future or preferred to live in the present moment. …”
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First comprehensive analysis of Aedes aegypti bionomics during an arbovirus outbreak in west Africa: Dengue in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 2016-2017. by Athanase Badolo, Aboubacar Sombié, Félix Yaméogo, Dimitri W Wangrawa, Aboubakar Sanon, Patricia M Pignatelli, Antoine Sanon, Mafalda Viana, Hirotaka Kanuka, David Weetman, Philip J McCall

“…Results from adult collections indicated a highly exophilic and anthropophilic (>90% bloodmeals of human origin) vector population, but with a relatively high proportion of bloodfed females caught inside houses. Habitats producing most pupae were waste tires (37% of total pupae), animal troughs (44%) and large water barrels (30%). …”
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Effects of Two Bacterial Exopolysaccharides on Microbial Community, Fermentation Characteristics and Aerobic Stability in Oat Silage by Wei Liu, Zhijun Wang, Lin Sun, Shuai Du, Gentu Ge, Yushan Jia

“…In conclusion, EPS can effectively enhance the fermentation quality of oat silage, with dextran yielding the most pronounced positive effects.…”
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Bringing anatomy to life: the role of clinical ultrasound in undergraduate medical education – a systematic review by Mathilde Brunel, Valentin Sebastian Schäfer, Florian Recker

“…Vascular and cardiac anatomical landmarks were the most frequently instructed areas with ultrasound while ocular and prostate/testicular landmarks were the least. …”
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