PathCare: Integrating Clinical Pathway Information to Enable Healthcare Prediction at the Neuron Level by Dehao Sui, Lei Gu, Chaohe Zhang, Kaiwei Yang, Xiaocui Li, Liantao Ma, Ling Wang, Wen Tang

“…PathCare employs an auxiliary sub-network that models future visit patterns to capture temporal health progression, coupled with a neuron-level filtering gate that adaptively selects relevant features while filtering out redundant information. …”
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Multimorbidity incidence following hospitalization for SARS-CoV-1 infection or influenza over two decades: a territory-wide retrospective cohort study by Cuiling Wei, Chor Wing Sing, Eric Yuk Fai Wan, Ching Lung Cheung, Ian Chi Kei Wong, Francisco Tsz Tsun Lai

“…Overall crude multimorbidity incident rates were 1.5 per 100 person-years among SARS patients and 5.6 among influenza patients. …”
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Herbal medicine evaluation for reimbursement-based facial palsy (HERB-FP): a retrospective analysis using Korean health insurance claim data 2020–2024 by Soo-Dam Kim, Man Young Park, Eunbyul Cho, Jiyun Cha, Changsop Yang, Sungha Kim

“…Among patients with symptom severity scores at both baseline and follow-up (n = 2,161), 49.2% showed improvement, 45.6% remained unchanged, and 5.2% worsened. The overall AE rate was low (1.76%), with gastrointestinal issues being most frequent. …”
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Global burden of liver cancer attributable to drug use: trends from 1990 to 2021 and projections to 2040 by Cong Chen, Ying Zhou, Weiwei Gu, Zhuxin Gu, Pengfei Jia, Luyi Si, Suming Zhao, Hui Zhao

“…Women exhibited higher EAPC values for ASDR (2.36) and DALYs (1.87) compared to men, indicating that the relative rate of increase in the disease burden over time is greater for women. …”
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Definitive urine drug testing in emergency medicine: Recreational and psychiatric drug findings by Thomas G. Rosano, S.M.Touhidul Islam, John M. Rumberger, Robert M. Konetchy, Jr., Michelle Wood, Joseph A. Sorce, Karl A. Robstad, Heather Long

“…Immunoassay performance showed high false negative rates for benzodiazepines (40%), amphetamines (38%), barbiturates (33%), opiates (25%), methadone (20%) and cocaine (16%), along with inaccuracy in phencyclidine detection. …”
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Impact of Extracorporeal Detoxification on the Serum Levels of Microbial Aromatic Acid Metabolites in Sepsis by S. E. Khoroshilov, N. V. Beloborodova, A. V. Nikulin, A. Yu. Bedova

“…The severity of organ dysfunctions by SOFA score was 10—22 (mean 16 scores); 10 day mortality rates were 40%. In all the patients, the baseline serum levels of some phenylcarboxylic acids were considerably above normal. …”
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CeRNA network reveals potential diagnostic biomarkers or immunotherapy targets for Hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma by Xi Yang, Chun Feng, Donghui Jiang, Xin Xu, Yingying Zhang, Jin Wang, Xiaoguang He

“…The low-CCNG2-expression and low-CHSY1-expression groups had higher survival rates, whereas the low-NRG1-expression group had a lower survival rate. …”
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Neoadjuvant chemoimmunotherapy versus neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy in patients with borderline resectable esophageal squamous cell carcinoma by Jun-Peng Lin, Feng-Nian Zhuang, Wei-Jie Chen, Zhou Lin, Yu-Jie Chen, Xiao-Feng Chen, Hui Lin, Hao He, Peiyuan Wang, Hang Zhou, Wen-Wei Wei, Peng-Qiang Gao, Shuo-Yan Liu, Feng Wang

“…After PSM, the R0 resection rate (85.7% vs. 90.5%, P = 0.341) and pCR rate (19.0% vs. 26.2%, P = 0.269) were comparable between two groups, while the MPR rate in the NACI group was significantly lower than in the NCRT group (32.1% vs. 56.0%, P = 0.002). …”
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High-risk HPV distribution and importance of continuing cervical cancer screening of women aged 65 years and older: a study based on 2 152 766 women in China by Bo Wu, Yu Jiang, Jiahui Wang, Xiaotian Li, He Wang, Fanghui Zhao, Zichen Ye, Yingyu Zhong, Shuyan Jin, Xuelian Zhao, Yueyun Wang

“…The hr-HPV prevalence in women aged≥65 was 13.67%, with a CIN2+ detection rate of 3.33‰ and a cancer rate of 0.92‰, compared with 8.08%, 1.55‰ and 0.1‰, respectively, in women aged<65 (all p<0.001). …”
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Thermo-hydro-mechanical coupling mechanisms and sensitivity analysis of abandoned mine thermal energy storage systems by Liyuan LIU, Yaohui LI, Tao WANG, Tongbin ZHAO, Qiang KOU, Zerui MI, Le ZHANG

“…A three-dimensional thermo-hydro-mechanical (THM) coupled numerical model is developed to calculate the coupled effects over a decade of system operation and analyze heat transfer processes along with stress variation patterns in the roadway’s surrounding rock. Results indicate that the MTES system effectively utilizes geothermal environments for high-efficiency storage of waste heat, achieving a residual temperature of 35.5 ℃ (44.4% retention rate) during the first year following the injection of 80 ℃ water, with winter extraction temperatures progressively increasing annually. …”
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Molecular markers as predictors of response to perioperative chemotherapy in locally advanced gastric cancer by K. A. Oganyan, A. A. Musaelyan, S. V. Lapin, T. V. Kupenskaya, A. A. Sveсhkova, M. A. Belyaev, A. A. Zakharenko, S. V. Orlov

“…The endpoints were progression-free survival and objective response rate.Results. Microsatellite instability was detected in 4.8 % (9/185) of GC cases. …”
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Analysis of the deformation of the elastic coating of the roll by Khurramov Shavkat, Abrorov Akbar, Xalmamatova Lola, Atadjanova Sayyora, Dalakyan Janna

“…Engineering formulas for calculating the rates of compression deformation (restoration) of the coating to the corresponding material velocity are obtained. …”
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Mapping the mismatch between building and population growth: A global study of 1,700 cities by Siwei Lou, Yu Huang, Yukai Zou, Dawei Xia

“…Summary: The proportionality between urban building expansion and population growth is a key indicator of sustainable development, yet its global patterns and drivers remain underexplored. This study investigates the discrepancies between building volume and population growth rates (ΔR) across 1,744 cities in 12 major global economies from 2000 to 2020 using satellite-based building volume and population databases. …”
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Spatial and spatio-temporal analysis of cancer mortality in Iran: gender disparities and implications for health policy by Alireza Zangeneh, Arash Ziapour, Seyede Negin Hoseini, Babak Nazari, Homa Molavi, Farid Najafi, Ardeshir Khosravi, Reza Heidari Moghadam

“…The standard deviation ellipse indicated a transition in cancer mortality distribution from a northwest-southeast alignment in 2017 to predominantly western and eastern orientations in subsequent years, with varied hotspot patterns across Iran. Conclusions: The study highlights rising cancer mortality rates, particularly among men and premenopausal women, underscoring the need for targeted public health interventions and improved medical infrastructure to enhance prevention and treatment efforts.…”
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Investigation on the Use and Preauthorization of Carbapenems at A National Hospital in Vietnam: A Cross‐Sectional Study by Han Ngoc Bao Pham, Nhi Truc Y. Nguyen, Nhu Quynh Tran, An Thi Thanh Nguyen, Cam Thi Le Pham, Nhan Thi Thanh Dang, Hien Thi Thu Pham, Thong Duy Vo, Mai Thi Phuong Tran, Quynh Thi Huong Bui

“…Optimizing dosing was the most common intervention in preauthorization. The rate of patients whose preauthorization process of all restricted antimicrobials complied with the hospital's protocol was 73.28%. …”
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Analysis of COVID-19 prevalence in Belarus, Thailand, and Lithuania utilizing the SIR model during the COVID era by Zahra Shirmohammadi, Khosro Rezaee, Mehdi Gheisari, Mojtaba Farmani, Fatemeh Aali, Reza Soltani, Hossein Razghandi

“…Instead of relying on static or globally derived estimates, the model parameters—infection rate (β) and removal rate (γ)—were dynamically calculated for distinct time periods in each country, using country-specific data extracted from Worldometer. …”
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Comparative transcriptome analysis of the effect of different heat shock periods on the unfertilized ovule in watermelon (Citrullus lanatus) by Ying-chun ZHU, De-xi SUN, Yun DENG, Guo-lin AN, Wei-hua LI, Wen-jing SI, Jun-pu LIU, Xiao-wu SUN

“…However, because of low repeatability, embryoid induction rate and quality, the molecular mechanisms remain poorly understood. …”
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New perspectives under heterogeneity: mechanism of nutrient heterogeneity on Cd-induced hormesis of soil respiration by Qian Gao, Jiangshan Yang, Junyang Wu, Yongli Zhu, Yongli Zhu, Diwu Fan, Jiangang Han, Jiangang Han

“…To examine the effects of nutrient spatial heterogeneity on the hormesis of soil ecosystem under cadmium (Cd) stress, we constructed three patches with different spatial nutrient distribution but the same total nutrient content through different spatial discharge patterns. Different levels of Cd stress were applied to the patches, and after incubation, soil respiration rate, content of dissolved organic matter (DOM) and metagenomic characteristics were measured. …”
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Independent and joint impacts of high body mass index and aging on global burden of chronic kidney disease: insights from the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021 by Yao Ma, Shun Chen, Yuanli Shen, Xiang Wang, Xinning Xie, Weihong Zhao

“…IntroductionWe aimed to evaluate the levels and trends of CKD burden associated with high body mass index (BMI) from 1990 to 2021 and to investigate the role of aging.MethodsFrom the Global Burden of Disease Study 2021, we retrieved data and estimated CKD-related deaths, disability-adjusted life years (DALYs), age-standardized mortality rate (ASMR), and age-standardized DALYs rate (ASDR) attributable to high BMI by age, sex, socio-demographic index (SDI), and geographical regions. …”
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Epidemiological characteristics and spatial clustering analysis of human brucellosis in Zibo City, Shandong Province, China, 2006–2024 by Rongtao Zhao, Ruixuan Sun, Feng Zhang

“…From 2006 to 2021, a total of 2,176 brucellosis cases were reported in Zibo City, with an average annual incidence rate of 2.50 per 100,000. Middle-aged and older adult populations (aged 35–74 years) were the primary affected groups, accounting for 86.76% (1,888/2,176) of all reported cases. …”
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