Using Artificial Intelligence Tools to Analyze Particulate Matter Data (PM_2.5) by Miriam Gómez Marín, Henry O. Sarmiento-Maldonado, Alba Nelly Ardila Arias, William Alonso Giraldo Aristizábal, Rubén Darío Vásquez-Salazar

“…Class C2 (“acceptable”) was the most prevalent, representing 66% of the records, while the category harmful to sensitive groups (4.5%) was observed in eleven instances. …”
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Demographic and clinical features of pediatric patients with orthostatic intolerance and an abnormal head-up tilt table test; A retrospective descriptive study by Anand Gourishankar, Mathew D. Belton, S. Shahrukh Hashmi, Ian J. Butler, Jeremy E. Lankford, Mohammed T. Numan

“…A headache and syncope were the most frequent presenting symptoms (46% and 29% respectively). …”
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Examining the Fluctuation of Soil Organic Carbon Levels: An Analysis of the Shuklaphanta National Park in Nepal by Rajeev Joshi, Mamta Bhatta

“…The study also found that there was variation in SOC with depth and that most of the SOC was concentrated in the topsoil in the core area of the national park and buffer zone community forests. …”
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System-wide targeted analysis of oxylipins and lipoproteins in chronic peripheral neuropathic pain—an explorative study by Mika Jönsson, Emmanuel Bäckryd, Stefan Ljunggren, Nina Ottosson, Amaia Jauregi-Miguel, Sara I. Liin, Antonio Checa, Craig E. Wheelock, Bijar Ghafouri

“…Among the significant octadecanoids, 9-HODE showed most prominent facilitating effects on Kv7.2/7.3 channel activation. …”
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<p><strong>Olfactory responses of the predatory mite <em>Phytoseiulus</em> <em>persimilis</em> (Acari: Phytoseiidae) to rose leaves: starvation and previous host plant experience</... by Bahador Maleknia, Azadeh Zahedi Golpayegani, Alireza Saboori, Helen Mohammadi

“…Receiving odours related to T. urticae-infested leaves from one arm and odours related to leaves occupied by conspecifics, most of the predators moved towards the former arm regardless of experience and starvation time. …”
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Mapping the colorectal cancer patient journey in Egypt: A qualitative study of diagnosis, treatment, and lifestyle perspectives. by Assem Gebreal, Karim Abdeltawab, Omar Hesham, Samr Kolkas, Somaia Khamess, Omnia Fouad, Mahmoud Ebeid, Omar Tarek, Aya Khaled, Hamza Mahmoud, Mahmoud Bassiony, Yara Adel, Muhammed Helmi, Maryam Mansour, Omnia Nahas, Barbara Hansen, Waleed Arafat, Mona N Fouad, Elabrar Ebrahim, Ahmed Ashour Badawy, Lori Brand Bateman

“…<h4>Background</h4>Colorectal cancer (CRC) in Egypt presents a significant public health challenge, ranking as the 7th most common cancer and the 8th leading cause of cancer deaths. …”
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The Chinese Association for the Study of Pain (CASP): Consensus on the Assessment and Management of Chronic Nonspecific Low Back Pain by Ke Ma, Zhi-Gang Zhuang, Lin Wang, Xian-Guo Liu, Li-Juan Lu, Xiao-Qiu Yang, Yan Lu, Zhi-Jian Fu, Tao Song, Dong Huang, Hui Liu, You-Qing Huang, Bao-Gan Peng, Yan-Qing Liu

“…Pharmacologic therapy is the first-line treatment of nonspecific LBP, and it is most widely used in clinical practice. Interventional therapy should be considered only after failure of medication and physical therapy. …”
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The role of L-Arginine in improvement of lipid profile, liver enzymes, and blood pressure: A systematic review of randomized control trial studies by Hawal Lateef Fateh, Maryam Sharifi Najafabadi, Jalal Moludi, Dyari Hassan Ahmed, Heshu Sulaiman Rahman, Hassan Mohammad Tawfeeq

“…Background: L-arginine is an amino acid found in most protein-rich foods, such as fish, red meat, poultry, soy, whole grains, beans and dairy products. …”
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Education on the use of herbal medicine against Hypertension with Joyoboyo Health Community, Kediri by Maulida Mazaya, Ratna Surya Alwi, Reza Alrayan, Esti Ambar Widyaningrum, Evi Kurniawati, Maratu Soleha, Mukh Fajar Nasrulloh, Andri Prasetiyo, Inggrid Tania

“…According to the National Health Profile (Riskesdas), it was reported that 450.126 cases occurred in Indonesia (2022), with 38.204 confirmed in Kediri Regency (2023), where hypertension has become the most common non-communicable condition in East Java, which was detected in the aged 15 years old. …”
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ALGORITHM FOR EARLY CANCER DETECTION IN CHILDREN by M. Yu. Rykov, O. A. Manerova, I. A. Turabov, V. V. Kozlov, V. A. Reshetnikov

“…Over the past decades, there has been a steady increase in the incidence of childhood cancer. The most childhood cancers are detected at advanced stages. …”
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Medial Congruent and Medial Pivot Inserts in Total Knee Arthroplasty: A Scoping Review by Francesco Romano, Roberto Rossi, Umberto Cottino, Matteo Bruzzone, Francesco Pirato, Federica Rosso

“…<i>Background and Objectives</i>: Total knee arthroplasty (TKA) is one of the most common medical procedures worldwide. However, 10 to 20% of patients are still dissatisfied despite implants and surgical technique advancements. …”
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Effect of Platelet-Riched Plasma on Corneal Epithelium Regeneration during Its Chronic Erosion (Experimental Study) by V. A. Tarabrina, I. O. Gavrilyuk, S. V. Churashov, O. A. Muravyeva, V. S. Chirskii, R. L. Troianovskii, A. N. Kulikov

“…That is why the problem of chronic corneal erosions is very relevant. The most perspective method of treatment is the use of autologous platelet-riched plasma (PRP). …”
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Menstrual poverty: a systematic review to identify vulnerable populations and measurement tools by Maria Isabel do Nascimento, Ana Luiza Morgado Costa, Gabriella Lima Pereira da Silva, Katherine da Silva de Jesus, Maria Clara de Oliveira Lemes, Paula Barbosa Maia

“…By synthesizing the concepts and findings provided by the studies included in this review, it was possible to verify that the unfavorable socioeconomic factors are the most important makers of menstrual poverty. Although the menstrual poverty phenomenon is manifestation of essential goods deprivation and lack of human dignity, the research instruments and the solutions focused on access and supply of hygiene products. …”
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Changes in the Clinical and Pathological Characteristics of Gastric Cancer during the Last 16 Years: A Study of a Single Institution in Korea by Jung Won Lee, Nayoung Kim, Yong Jae Kwon, Hye Seung Lee

“…Patients with severe atrophy or intestinal metaplasia based on histology were assumed to have previous H. pylori infection. Results Most patients with GC underwent endoscopic mucosal resection/endoscopic submucosal dissection or another type of surgery. …”
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Expected benefits and concerns regarding virtual reality in caring for terminally ill cancer patients – a qualitative interview study by Anja Greinacher, Bernd Alt-Epping, Christina Gerlach, Cornelia Wrzus

“…We organized the interview content in 6 themes (general interest, desired content, non-desired content, expected benefits, concerns, and irregularities) and 26 sub-themes. Most patients and relatives were interested in using VR during hospital treatment. …”
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Analysis of data on biosimilar prescription rates in rheumatology practice from a reference center in Turkey by Hüseyin Kaplan, Gizem Cengiz, Hasan Kara, İsa Cüce, Mehmet Kirnap, Mustafa Çaliş

“…Female sex, disease duration, and the order of current b/tsDMARD were the most important predictors of preference for BSs over reference drugs. …”
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Patients with COVID-19: Predictors of Hospitalization in the Intensive Care Unit by Yaser Zolfi Parsheh, Masoomeh Adib, Tahereh Khaleghdoost Mohamadi, Ehsan Kazemnezhad Leyli

“…In the final logistic regression model, fever (odds ratio (OR)=4, P=0.005), a history of smoking (OR =6.5, P=0.002), RR (OR=1.2, P=0.004), and arterial oxygen relative pressure ratio to inspiratory oxygen fraction (OR=0.974, P<0.001) were the most important predictors related to ICU hospitalization in patients with COVID-19. …”
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Concurrent validity testing of the patient perspective of arrhythmia questionnaire by Kathryn A. Wood, Yutong Jin, Robert T. Krafty, Jameze H. James, Sivaraman K. Iyer, Nitish Badhwar

“…Preliminary evidence of concurrent construct validity was found based on moderate to strong correlations (range from 0.4 to 0.7) between the PPAQ and other validated measures, as well as strong internal reliability (KR-20 of 0.80 and Cronbach’s alpha of 0.91). The most common symptoms reported were fatigue (60.8%) and heart fluttering (52.9%). …”
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Multi-spatial-attention U-Net: a novel framework for automated gallbladder segmentation on CT images by Henan Lou, Xiaobo Wen, Fanxia Lin, Zhan Peng, Qiuxiao Wang, Ruimei Ren, Junlin Xu, Jinfei Fan, Hao Song, Xiaomeng Ji, Huiyu Wang, Xiangyin Sun, Yinying Dong

“…Results MSAU-Net V1 and V2 models both outperformed the comparative models across most quantitative metrics with better segmentation accuracy and boundary delineation. …”
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Methodological Principles for the Development of a Questionnaire “Quality of Life” in Patients with Computer Visual Syndrome by I. G. Ovechkin, V. E. Yudin, E. I. Kovrigina, A. A. Budko, V. V. Matvienko

“…Our results determine that the expert assessment provides a mathematically confirmed choice of the most significant (in terms on QoL impact) subjective manifestations, which (in conjunction with the development of each patient’s possible responses expert assessments, in points) provides the required level of the questionnaire meaningful and constructive validity. …”
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