Trends in the Management of Intracranial Vascular Malformations in the USA from 2000 to 2007 by Jae H. Choi, John Pile-Spellman, Jonathan Brisman

“…In 58,051 IVM-related admissions (detection rate 2.4/100,000 person-years; mean age 49±17 years; 52% women) major diagnoses were intracranial hemorrhage (ICrH) in 15%, seizure 32%, ischemia 5%, and headache 9%. …”
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Differences in the inflammatory response and outcome among hospitalized patients during different waves of the COVID-19 pandemic by Violeta Briciu, Violeta Briciu, Daniel-Corneliu Leucuta, Monica Muntean, Monica Muntean, Amanda Radulescu, Amanda Radulescu, Cristina Cismaru, Cristina Cismaru, Adriana Topan, Adriana Topan, Lucia Herbel, Melinda Horvat, Melinda Horvat, Mirela Flonta, Mihai Calin, Roxana Dobrota, Mihaela Lupse, Mihaela Lupse

“…Systemic inflammatory indexes like neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), derived neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (dNLR), lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), neutrophil-to-platelet ratio (NPR), Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII), and systemic inflammation response index (SIRI) were calculated.ResultsThe Delta wave, characterized by the longest hospitalizations and the highest rates of severe cases and mortality, showed significant elevations in inflammatory biomarkers. …”
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Mapping Racial Fluidity over Time in Jamaica by Monique D. A. Kelly

“…Over time, skin color ratings between Black and mixed-race individuals converged, suggesting increased fluidity between skin color and racial identity. …”
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Determinants of depressive symptoms in multinational middle-aged and older adults by Can Lu, Shenwei Wan, Zhiyong Liu

“…SHAP analyses identified self-rated health as the predominant predictor, though key factors varied notably—gender was especially influential in MHAS. …”
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Assessment of Preserved Ratio Impaired Spirometry (PRISm) Based on Different Definitions in the Early COPD Cohort by Dai C, Tang G, Yang H, Wu F, Deng Z, Zheng Y, Zhao N, Lu L, Wan Q, Wang Z, Peng J, Wu X, Zhou K, Cai G, Xiao S, Wen X, Yang C, Chen S, Yu S, Sun R, Zhou Y, Ran P

“…Furthermore, the prevalence of PRISm varied from 2.0% to 12.5% depending on the definitions and predicted equations, with the Chinese equation, LLN definition in Chinese equation and fixed definition in GLI equation yielding higher prevalence rates.Conclusion: Our findings highlight concerns about the comparability of studies and the interchangeability of various definitions and reference equations for PRISm.Keywords: PRISm, definitions, clinical features, prevalence, reference equations…”
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Tratamento de sequelas de queimadura de face com laser de CO2 fracionado em pacientes com fototipos III a VI Treatment of facial burn sequelae using fractional CO2 lasers in patien... by Alessandra Grassi Salles, Adelina Fátima do Nascimento Remigio, Valéria Berton Liguori Zacchi, Marcus Castro Ferreira

“…CONCLUSIONS: The treatment with CO2F laser with mild parameters was well tolerated and resulted in high satisfaction rates for patients with facial burn sequelae as well as improved skin texture, distensibility, and surface irregularities. …”
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Investigation of Population Changes and Determination of the Bean Pod Borer Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera:Noctuidae) Peak in Bean Phaseolus vulgaris Linnaeus Fields by Pheromon... by Sedighe Ashtari

“…The investigation of the distribution and damage level of bean pod borer in important bean-growing areas of Markazi province over two years in five bean-growing regions (Arak, Khomain, Shazand, Milajerd, and Khondab) showed that Khomain and Khondab had the highest and lowest infestation rates, respectively. Red pods showed more sensitivity to this pest compared to green and white pods. …”
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Epidemiological Situation on Tick-Borne Viral Encephalitis in the Russian Federation in 2022 and Forecast of its Development for 2023 by E. I. Andaev, A. Ya. Nikitin, M. I. Tolmacheva, I. D. Zarva, E. V. Yatsmenko, V. A. Matveeva, E. A. Sidorova, V. Yu. Kolesnikova, S. V. Balakhonov

“…Despite the increase in the incidence of TBVE in 2022, a significant downward trend has been retained. The rate of infection of ticks removed from humans in 2022 was below the long-term average values. …”
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Effects of Dietary Schizochytrium Algae as ω-3 PUFA Source on the Egg-Laying Quail Performance, Serum Indexes, and Egg Yolk Fatty Acids Contents by Yifan Chang, Yue Xuan, Ruinan Zhang, Xuemei Ding, Qiufeng Zeng, Jianping Wang, Shiping Bai, Shanshan Li, Yan Liu, Yuchuan Chen, Keying Zhang

“…The objective of this experiment is to investigate the effects of SAP or SAO as ω-3 PUFA raw materials on production performance, egg quality, serum immunity, serum lipids, and fatty acid deposition patterns in the eggs of laying quails. Chinese yellow-feathered quails served as the experimental subjects. …”
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The Emergence of Non-communicable Disease in Indonesia by Dyah Purnamasari

“…Meanwhile, the proportion of population aged 50 years and above is significantly reduced, which is thought to be due to high mortality rate in the middle-aged population. The mortality rate in  Indonesia is dominated by non-communicable diseases (NCD). …”
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The specific features of the diagnosis and treatment of coronary heart disease in rheumatoid arthritis (Results of the authors’ studies) by Natalya Anatolyevna Khramtsova, E V Trukhina

“…Objective: to study the incidence, pattern, and specific features of CHD in patients with RA. …”
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Patch Testing In Nepalese Population: A Single Center Study From Kathmandu, Nepal by Sushil Paudel, Guma Pun, Niraj Parajuli, Rabindra Sharma

“…Farmers had the highest (57.14%) rate of positive allergic reactions followed by housewives (39.62%). …”
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Patch Testing In Nepalese Population: A Single Center Study From Kathmandu, Nepal by Sushil Paudel, Guma Pun, Niraj Parajuli, Rabindra Sharma

“…Farmers had the highest (57.14%) rate of positive allergic reactions followed by housewives (39.62%). …”
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Spatial Zoning of Housing Quality by Combining CRITIC Weighting Method and Fuzzy Logic; Case Study: Qaen City by Saeed Hossein Abadi

“…Based on the multiple regression, the average age, literacy rate, and employment rate in each block have a positive and significant effect on housing quality. …”
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Skeletal muscle lncRNA profile associated with fatty acids in Nellore beef cattle by Bruna Maria Salatta, Maria Malane Magalhães Muniz, Larissa Fernanda Simielli Fonseca, Lucio Flavio Macedo Mota, Caio de Souza Teixeira, Gabriela Bonfá Frezarim, Marta Serna-García, Danielly Beraldo dos Santos Silva, Angélica Simone Cravo Pereira, Fernando Baldi, Lucia Galvão de Albuquerque

“…C3, and 22, 28 and 22 DE lncRNAs (fold change > | 2 |, p-value < 0.01 and false discovery rate (FDR) < 0.05) were found, respectively. For three comparisons, the novel DE transcripts, lncRNA_15786.3, lncRNA_13894.1 and lincRNA_17393.3 interacted with CCN1, BNIP3, and CNOT2 genes, respectively, and appeared to contribute to a PUFA-enriched fatty acid profile. …”
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The Role of Values and Emotions in Accepting Fake Political News in the Post-Truth Era by Amir Mollaee Mozaffari, Ali Ashraf Nazari

“…This analysis aimed to develop and validate a hypothesis explaining the perceived believability of post-truths.Results and Discussion: On the one hand, upon hearing each news item, three emotional indicators — heart rate, body language, and self-reported emotions — were collected from the interviewees. …”
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Prevalence and characteristics of foreign body-induced upper gastrointestinal obstruction in dogs by Lalita Laiket, Wijit Sutthiprapa, Suchawalee Khattiya, Pimjai Temwichitr, Jatuporn Rattanasrisomporn, Naris Thengchaisri

“…In dogs with complete follow-up, surgical removal of esophageal foreign bodies had a higher mortality rate (3/4, 75.00%) compared with endoscopic removal (3/56, 5.36%) (p &lt; 0.002), while no mortality was observed in dogs with gastric foreign bodies undergoing surgical or endoscopic removal (p = 0.149). …”
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Machine Learning Creates a Simple Endoscopic Classification System that Improves Dysplasia Detection in Barrett’s Oesophagus amongst Non-expert Endoscopists by Vinay Sehgal, Avi Rosenfeld, David G. Graham, Gideon Lipman, Raf Bisschops, Krish Ragunath, Manuel Rodriguez-Justo, Marco Novelli, Matthew R. Banks, Rehan J. Haidry, Laurence B. Lovat

“…Once taught to non-experts, the algorithm significantly improves their rate of dysplasia detection. This opens the door to standardised training and assessment of competence for those who perform endoscopy in BE. …”
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Results of a Multicenter Study on the Efficacy and Safety of Inosine Glycyl-Cysteinyl-Glutamate Disodium in the Treatment of Acute Ethanol Poisoning by I. A. Shikalova, A. N. Lodyagin, V. G. Antonov, A. Y. Simonova, N. B. Loginova, E. V. Baskakov, L. G. Zaitseva, V. V. Shilov, S. P. Katasonov

“…Comparative intergroup and intragroup analyses were carried out according to the main clinical, laboratory parameters and EEG monitoring data.Results The study showed a positive effect of the study drug — a reduction in the coma period was noted (from 137 (75; 180) minutes to 78 (50; 155) minutes (p&lt;0.001)), higher values of the Glasgow-Pittsburgh scale were recorded after 3 and 6 hours from the start of the therapy (p&lt;0.01), a reduction in the time of formation of EEG awakening patterns in patients with delta coma activity from 192.2 (161.9; 222.5) minutes to 112.5 (97.6; 127.6) minutes (p&lt;0.001), a decrease in heart rate (p&lt;0.02), a decrease in the number of complaints of weakness and dizziness (p&lt;0.005), in patients with high ALT levels, the frequency of development and severity of tremor decreased (p&lt;0.01). …”
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Prevalence and spatial distributions of trachomatous inflammation-follicular among children aged 1–9 years in rural areas of Yilmana Densa and Gonji Kolela districts, Northwestern... by Misganaw Alelign, Asmamaw Malede, Eshetu Shifaw, Tesfahun Taddege, Yideg Abinew, Metadel Adane

“…The Gi_Bin field was computed in hot spot spatial analysis, independent of the False Discovery Rate correction (FDR), to detect important hot spots and cold spots. …”
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