Comparison of treatment regimens for unresectable stage III epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutant non-small cell lung cancer by Xin Dai, Qian Xu, Lei Sheng, Xue Zhang, Miao Huang, Song Li, Kai Huang, Jiahui Chu, Jian Wang, Jisheng Li, Yanguo Liu, Jianyuan Zhou, Shulun Nie, Lian Liu, Jing Ni

“…We aimed to explore whether locally advanced inoperable patients with EGFR mutations benefit from tyrosine kinase inhibitors (TKIs) and the optimal treatment regimen. Methods:. We searched the PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, and ClinicalTrials.gov databases from inception to December 31, 2022 and performed a meta-analysis based on a Bayesian framework, with progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) as the primary endpoints. …”
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MRI-based pseudo-CT sequences as a radiation-free alternative to CT for obstetric pelvimetry: a proof-of-concept study by Caroline Chabot, Mathilde Haegeman, Eya Chaouch, Dana Dumitriu, Renaud Menten, Patricia Steenhaut, Pierre Bernard, Perrine Triqueneaux, Nicolas Michoux, Frédéric E. Lecouvet

“…This proof-of-concept study evaluates the reliability of these sequences and the agreement with CT for pelvimetry in a predominantly elderly population. Methods This retrospective study included 21 female patients who underwent 3-T whole-body MRI including ZTE and BB sequences and 18fluorodeoxyglucose (18F-FDG) positron emission tomography (PET)/CT with optimized low-dose whole-body CT. …”
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Regional variations and trends in liver transplantation practices across Europe by Tommaso Di Maira, Valérie Cailliez, Beatriz Domínguez-Gil, Beatriz Mahíllo, Marina Álvarez, Luca Saverio Belli, René Adam, Constantino Fondevila, Giacomo Germani, Hermien Hartog, Marina Berenguer

“…This study reviews LT practices and trends in Europe to identify potential policies for improving outcomes. Methods: Data were extracted from the European Liver Transplant Registry and the Global Observatory on Donation and Transplantation. …”
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Risk of disease progression after discontinuing immunotherapy in 105 patients with Merkel cell carcinoma who responded to PD-1 pathway blockade by Shailender Bhatia, Daniel S Hippe, Paul T Nghiem, Candice Church, Tomoko Akaike, Kristina Lachance, Lisa Tachiki, Thomas Pulliam, Song Y Park, Coley Doolittle-Amieva, Lisa Zaba, Nora A Alexander, Emily Gong, Lauren Zawacki, Allison J Remington, Yasman Moshiri, Alex Fu, Emily Huynh, Nikhil Harikrishnan, Marika Bierma

“…Background Immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) are the preferred systemic therapy for most patients with advanced Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). However, the optimal duration of treatment for patients responding to ICI is unclear. …”
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High-throughput screening of monoclonal antibodies against carbapenemases using a multiplex protein microarray platform by Sascha D. Braun, Sascha D. Braun, Martin Reinicke, Martin Reinicke, Celia Diezel, Celia Diezel, Elke Müller, Elke Müller, Katrin Frankenfeld, Thomas Schumacher, Hugo Arends, Stefan Monecke, Stefan Monecke, Ralf Ehricht, Ralf Ehricht, Ralf Ehricht

“…However, the development of such assays is often hindered by the time-consuming process of identifying high-affinity antibody pairs.MethodsTo accelerate this process, we evaluated a protein microarray platform as a high-throughput screening tool to identify optimal monoclonal antibody (mAb) pairs targeting the most clinically relevant carbapenemases. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward ticks and tick-borne diseases: a cross-sectional study in Rwanda by Abakundana Nsenga Ariston Gabriel, Xiao-Yang Wang, Guo-Yao Zu, Laila Jamil, Blaise Iraguha, Methode Ngabo Gasana, Bing-Bing Gu, Ntakirutimana Theoneste, Lin Zhao, Wu-Chun Cao

“…This study aimed to assess the knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward ticks and tick-borne diseases among adults in Rwanda. Methods The sample size was determined using a single-population proportion formula. …”
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Epidemiological characteristics of acute viral and mycoplasma respiratory infections in Yongzhou, China: a retrospective descriptive study by Ying Jiang, Ying Jiang, Junyan Lu, Junyan Lu, Zhengrong Tan, Zhengrong Tan, Hanmei Wan, Hanmei Wan, Min Tang, Min Tang, Jiani Li, Jiani Li, Tao Zhou, Tao Zhou, Wenlong Tang, Wenlong Tang

“…RSV primarily affected children under 5 years (38.63% of RSV cases), while SARS-CoV-2 showed higher detection rates in older adult populations (64.81% of COVID-19 cases). …”
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Impact of semen extenders, storage duration, and insemination timing on semen quality and reproductive performance in Palestinian Assaf sheep by Wael Halawa, Samia Khnissi, Ikram Bensouf, Bochra Bejaoui, Hela Chalouati, Muayad Salman, Naceur M’Hamdi

“…Pregnancy rates were not significantly influenced by the extender type but were optimized by insemination at both 48 and 52 h post-eCG injection. …”
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Perceived effects of accreditation on education quality and health-related job outcomes: scales validation and correlates in Lebanon by Deema Rahme, Daniele Saade, Hala Sacre, Chadia Haddad, Samah Tawil, Samar Merhi, Randa Aoun, Aline Hajj, Fouad Sakr, Jihan Safwan, Marwan Akel, Rony M. Zeenny, Pascale Salameh

“…Multivariate analysis of covariance (MANCOVA) adjusted for sociodemographic and university-related factors, while multiple regression explored predictors of time to employment for graduates. …”
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Dihydroartemisinin-sodium taurocholate-PLGA nanoparticles: a novel therapeutic approach against cystic echinococcosis by Aierpati Moheteer, Aierpati Moheteer, Jiang Zhu, Jiang Zhu, Dongming Pang, Dongming Pang, Xue Rao, Xue Rao, Nijiati Aini, Nijiati Aini, Kalibixiati Aimulajiang, Zhenping Zhang, Zhenping Zhang, Saifuding Abula, Saifuding Abula, Adelijiang Wusiman, Adelijiang Wusiman

“…To overcome these limitations and enhance hepatic targeting, the DHA was encapsulated in poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) nanoparticles, and using sodium taurocholate (STC) as the surface modifier, a novel composite nanoparticle designated as DHA-STC-PLGA nanoparticles (DSP nanoparticles).MethodsThe formulation was optimized using response surface methodology, and its targeting efficiency was confirmed through in-vivo fluorescence imaging. …”
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Gender and sex differences in the outcomes of modern coronary surgery: the main results of the Coronary Revascularization Outcomes Within Necessary Sex And Gender Aspects (CROWN-SA... by S. Kh. Lilothia, R. N. Komarov, V. B. Arutyunyan, V. A. Belov

“…Predictor of long-term MACCE and death for women was use of composite grafts, while for men — ejection fraction (EF) £40%, age >70 years, and off-pump CABG. …”
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Effects of taurine on growth performance, body composition and physiological responses of western white shrimp, Litopenaeus vannamei broodstock by Vahid Morshedi, Mahmoud Nafisi Bahabadi, Mansour Torfi Mozanzadeh, Amin Oujifard, Naser Agh, Khalegh Maneii, Ahmad Qasemi, Nehzat Bakhshi, Hadi Ebrahimi, Rezvan Tamadoni, Shirin Hamedi, Reza Bagherpour, Fatemeh Solimani

“…The obtained results showed that hyaline cells in the haemolymph of T10 upraised, while semi-granular rate (%) decreased compared to the control group (p<0.05). …”
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Frequency and Prognostic Value of Acute Periprocedural Myocardial Injury in Elective Percutaneous Coronary Interventions by E. O. Nalesnik, A. N. Repin

“…PMI was diagnosed with an increase in the level of creatine phosphokinase MB fraction (CK-MB) or or cardiac troponin I (cTn I) &gt;1×99 percentile URL (Upper Reference Limit), while the level of increase in biomarkers &gt;1, 2, 3, 4 or &gt;5×99 percentile URL was recorded. …”
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Brain tumor segmentation using deep learning: high performance with minimized MRI data by Jacky Huang, Banu Yagmurlu, Powell Molleti, Richard Lee, Abigail VanderPloeg, Humaira Noor, Rohan Bareja, Yiheng Li, Michael Iv, Haruka Itakura

“…However, this data-intensive approach is time-consuming. We aimed to optimize the process by using a deep learning (DL) based model while minimizing the number of MRI sequences required to segment gliomas.MethodsWe trained a 3D U-Net DL model using the annotated 2018 MICCAI BraTS dataset (training dataset, n = 285), focusing on sub-segmenting enhancing tumor (ET) and tumor core (TC). …”
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Prediction of sinus rhythm maintenance after radiofrequency ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation using speckle tracking echocardiography and dynamics of left atrial struct... by T. I. Musin, Z. A. Bagmanova, D. A. Gareev, V. G. Rudenko, N. Sh. Zagidullin

“…To evaluate the dynamics of left atrial volume (LAV), strain (S) during the reservoir phase and strain rate (SR) in patients with paroxysmal and persistent atrial fibrillation (AF), scheduled for catheter radiofrequency ablation (RFA), as well as to compare the predictive value of S and SR as a marker of maintaining sinus rhythm.Material and methods. A total of 19 patients (men, 11; women, 8) aged 62±10,7 years with AF were included in the study, 13 (67%) of whom had persistent AF, while 6 patients (33%) had paroxysmal AF Two-dimensional and speckle tracking N. …”
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Immunohistochemical analysis of PD-L1, CD4, CD8, CD20, and PU.1 expression in a dedifferentiated chondrosarcoma: the clinical and prognostic value by Olga V. Kovaleva, Irena V. Boulytcheva, Dmitrii V. Rogozhin, Alexei N. Gratchev, Polina L. Prishchep, Nikolay E. Kushlinskii

“…Median survival of the PD-L1 non-expressing patients was 68.6 months, while of those with the expression 7.7 months (p = 0.096). …”
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Impact of tumor diameter on post-radiofrequency ablation survival and local progression risk in patients with colorectal cancer lung metastasis by YING Leilei, LI Kening, CHEN Chao, WANG Ying, HUANG Haozhe, WANG Biao, LI Wentao, HE Xinhong

“…A tumor diameter of 3 cm can serve as a critical threshold for selecting RFA indications, and combining preoperative CEA levels can optimize patient stratification.…”
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Development and validation of a machine learning-based risk prediction model for stroke-associated pneumonia in older adult hemorrhagic stroke by Yi Cao, Yi Cao, Haipeng Deng, Shaoyun Liu, Xi Zeng, Yangyang Gou, Weiting Zhang, Yixinyuan Li, Hua Yang, Min Peng

“…Model performance was compared using Delong's test or Bootstrap test, while sensitivity, specificity, accuracy, precision, recall, and F1-score evaluated predictive efficacy. …”
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Inflammatory and Nutritional Biomarker in Different Subtypes of Early Stage Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma: Towards a Diagnostic Model by Oehadian A, Gunadi SV, Mersiana L, Susandi E, Wijaya I, Martha JW, Supriyadi R, Prihatni D

“…Accurate subtyping is crucial due to differences in prognosis and treatment response. While gene expression profiling is the gold standard, it is often unavailable in low-resource settings. …”
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CPAP modulation of sleep microstructure (N2-SSD and REM-AHI) as predictors of neurological recovery in ischemic stroke patients with moderate-to-severe OSA by Tianyu Jing, Tianyu Jing, Tianyu Jing, Liwen Xu, Liwen Xu, Shutong Sun, Wenyi Yu, Wenyi Yu, Yixi Zheng, Yixi Zheng, Gang Xu, Xinhao Shen, Tieyu Tang, Cheng Chu, Cheng Chu

“…The findings are expected to optimize treatment strategies and improve overall patient outcomes.MethodsA total of 141 patients with IS combined with moderate-to-severe OSA admitted to the Affiliated Hospital of Yangzhou University from October 2022 to August 2024 were enrolled. …”
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