Evidence-based incorporation of key parameters into MELD score for acute-on-chronic liver failure by Jing Liu, Tao Li, Yi Zhou, Yuanyuan Chen, Hai Li, Yan Huang, Jing Li, Yu Shi, Xin Zheng, Yanhang Gao, Xinxin Liu, Weituo Zhang, Shan Yin, Xia Yu, Jifang Sheng, Zhiwei Li, Feng Liu, Guohong Deng, Jinjun Chen, Zhongji Meng, Zhiping Qian, Xiaobo Lu, Wenyi Gu, Qun Cai, Xiaobo Wang, Qun Zhang, Xue Mei, Wenting Tan, Jia Shang, Xinyi Zhou, Chang Jiang, Ruoqi Zhou, Beiling Li, Huadong Yan, Yubao Zheng, Xiaomei Xiang, Yixin Hou, Shue Xiong, Ruochan Chen, Liyuan Long, Xiuhua Jiang, Sen Luo, Jinming Zhao, Liujuan Ji, Rongjiong Zheng

“…In this study, we identified additional predictive parameters and reformed the MELD score to predict ACLF more accurately.Methods A meta-analysis was performed on relevant studies to identify the predictive factors of 28-day/90-day outcomes of ACLF, which were validated in two large prospective cohorts. …”
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Association of pituitary neuroendocrine tumors and neurofibromatosis type 1: assessing causation versus coincidence. Case report by Mercedes Aguilar-Soto, Julia M. Zuarth-Vázquez, Laura Leyva-Figueroa, Karla Zarco-Ávila, Armando Gamboa-Domínguez, Aldo Eguiluz-Melendez, Laura C. Hernández-Ramírez

“…Genetic testing was carried out by means of targeted next generation sequencing (NGS) and Sanger sequencing in blood and tumor DNA, respectively. …”
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Postoperative Outcomes After Robotic Liver Resection of Caudate Lobe: A Systematic Review by Gabriela Del Angel Millan, Gianluca Cassese, Fabio Giannone, Celeste Del Basso, Mariantonietta Alagia, Marco Lodin, Igor Monsellato, Marco Palucci, Federico Sangiuolo, Fabrizio Panaro

“…Tumor size varied significantly between 0.9 and 7.7 cm in the largest diameter. The mean operative time was 184.5 min (range 70–522 min), and the estimated blood loss was 95.5 mL (range 10–1500 mL). …”
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Validation Indicator Identification and Customer Ranking in Microloans: A Study at Middle East Bank in Iran by Azadeh Ahmadi Kousha, Faegh Ahmadi, Mohammad Hossein Ranjbar, Hamidreza Kordlouie

“…Naive Bayes, Meta, Attribute Selected Classifier, and j48 algorithms were implemented and WEKA software was used to classify criteria and create patterns. …”
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In-vitro effect of the methanolic extract of Morinda citrifolia against the life cycle of Dermatobia hominis by Dumar Alexander Jaramillo Hernández, Rafael Felipe Quevedo Carrillo, Diego Arnaldo Cadena Franco, Angélica Elizabeth Gonzalez Reina, Lida Carolina Lesmes-Rodríguez, Luz Natalia Pedraza-Castillo

“…In addition, it modified the imagos morphoanatomy; interesting results to promote in-situ and other bioguided fractionation studies of this extract in different D. hominis stages; being M. citrifolia a plant species widely adapted to the conditions of the Meta department, Colombia. …”
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Effect and Mechanism of Running on Mouse Emphysema Model Induced by Cigarette Extract by LI Yongrong, XIE Haibin, LI hong, SUN Jie

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Effect of prenatal multiple micronutrient supplementation on birth weight in Ethiopia: protocol for a pragmatic cluster-randomised trial by Joanna Schellenberg, Charles Opondo, Tanya Marchant, Lars Åke Persson, Masresha Tessema, Atkure Defar, Alemneh Kabeta Daba, Girum Taye, Senait Alemayehu, Elias Asfaw, Anene Tesfa, Bedasa Tessema, Kalkidan Zenebe

“…Introduction This programme effectiveness study responds to the need for evidence of the effect on birth weight of switching from iron-folic acid supplementation to multiple micronutrient supplementation as part of routine antenatal care in Ethiopia. A 2019 meta-analysis reported a mean increase of 35 g in birth weight among newborns of women who took multiple micronutrient supplements in pregnancy compared with those who took iron-folic acid. …”
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Good-Quality mHealth Apps for Endometriosis Care: Systematic Search by Diksha Sirohi, Cecilia HM Ng, Niranjan Bidargaddi, Helen Slater, Melissa Parker, M Louise Hull, Rebecca O'Hara

“…MethodsPRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) 2020 guidelines informed the search of mHealth apps on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. …”
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The Minimum Dietary Diversity For Women Indicator Can Be Extended To Children And Adolescents aged 4-15 Years As A Proxy Population Indicator For Good Micronutrient Adequacy Of Die... by Loty Diop, Aulo Gelli, Lieven Huybregts, Joanne E Arsenault, Lilia Bliznashka, Erick Boy, Megan Deitchler, Carl Lachat, Mourad Moursi, Angelica M Ochoa-Avilés, Deanna K Olney, Elodie Becquey

“…For each dataset and the pooled sample (meta-analysis), we assessed the association between FGS-10 and the mean probability of adequacy (MPA) of intake over 8 micronutrients (MPA-8), and the performance of several FGS-10 cutoffs in predicting acceptable (≥0.60) and good (≥0.80) levels of MPA-8. …”
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TMEM187-IRAK1 Polymorphisms Associated with Rheumatoid Arthritis Susceptibility in Tunisian and French Female Populations: Influence of Geographic Origin by Olfa Khalifa, Nathalie Balandraud, Nathalie Lambert, Isabelle Auger, Jean Roudier, Audrey Sénéchal, David Geneviève, Christophe Picard, Gérard Lefranc, Isabelle Touitou, Bakridine M’Madi Mrenda, Cécilia Benedito, Etienne Pardoux, Anne-Laure Gagez, Yves-Marie Pers, Christian Jorgensen, Touhami Mahjoub, Florence Apparailly

“…These results were confirmed by a meta-analysis replication study including two independent Greek and Korean cohorts. …”
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Parents' perception of the promotion of physical activity as part of the Purzelbaum project in Swiss daycare centers by Bianca Celine Schmidli, Claudio R. Nigg

“…Results Parents (n=353; mean age=37.93, SD=5.24; 86% completed Bachelor; 73% female; mean # of days children spent in daycare=2.39, SD=1.00; 84 Purzelbaum and 278 non-Purzelbaum daycare centers) completed the questionnaire. …”
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Estimating the global cost of vision impairment and its major causes: protocol for a systematic review by Nathan Congdon, Thomas Butt, Peng Tee Khaw, Andrew Bastawrous, Tasanee Braithwaite, Rupert R A Bourne, Matthew J Burton, Serge Resnikoff, Jacqueline Ramke, Kevin Frick, Hugh Taylor, Iris Gordon, Ana Patricia Marques, John Cairns, Justine H Zhang, Hannah B Faal, Iain Jones, Marty Jovic, Allyala Nandakumar

“…The findings of this study will be disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, stakeholder meetings and inclusion in the ongoing Lancet Global Health Commission on Global Eye Health.Registration details https://osf.io/9au3w (DOI 10.17605/OSF.IO/6F8VM).…”
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Do preoperative interventions affect patient satisfaction or expectation fulfilment following total hip arthroplasty? A systematic review by April-Rose Matt, Joanne L. Kemp, Andrea B. Mosler, Lucy Salmon, Diogo Almeida Gomes, Alysha De Livera, Erica Hateley, Adam L. Semciw

“…This systematic review aimed to investigate the impact of preoperative interventions on patient satisfaction following THA. Methods: MEDLINE, EMBASE, Cochrane Register of Clinical Trials, CINAHL and Sports Discus were searched from inception to May 2023. …”
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Childhood lung function is associated with adolescent-onset and persistent asthma by Hans Jacob L. Koefoed, Anhar Ullah, Jenny Hallberg, Simon Kebede Merid, Maura M. Kere, Lesley Lowe, Angela Simpson, Clare S. Murray, Ulrike Gehring, Roel Vermeulen, Inger Kull, Anna Bergström, Judith M. Vonk, Adnan Custovic, Erik Melén, Gerard H. Koppelman

“…Methods In the population-based BAMSE (Sweden), PIAMA (Netherlands) and MAAS (UK) birth cohorts, we analysed the association of forced expiratory volume in 1 s (FEV1), forced vital capacity (FVC), FEV1/FVC and forced expiratory volume at 75% of FVC at age 8 years with asthma onset and persistence in adolescence (age 12–16 years) using cohort-specific logistic regression analysis followed by meta-analysis. …”
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Development of a new data management system for the study of the gut microbiome of children who are small for their gestational age by Felix Manske, Magdalena Durda-Masny, Norbert Grundmann, Jan Mazela, Monika Englert-Golon, Marta Szymankiewicz-Bręborowicz, Joanna Ciomborowska-Basheer, Izabela Makałowska, Anita Szwed, Wojciech Makałowski

“…Classifications of these reads from the MetaG and Kraken 2 software are supported. The main goals of the system are to store the pre-computed study data securely under concurrent load and to make downstream analyses accessible to all researchers, regardless of programming proficiency. …”
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A systematic review of plant-based therapy for the management of diabetes mellitus in the East Africa community by Nancy Bonareri Mitaki, Ilemobayo Victor Fasogbon, Onyinye Vivian Ojiakor, Wusa Makena, Emmanuel O. Ikuomola, Reuben Samson Dangana, Ibe Micheal Usman, Ekom Monday Etukudo, Augustine Oviosun, Swase Dominic Terkimbi, Elizabeth Bessy Umoren, Angela Mumbua Musyoka, Solomon A Mbina, Esther Ugo Alum, Ibrahim Babangida Abubakar, Godson Emeka Anyanwu, Patrick Maduabuchi Aja

“…Methods: we conducted a comprehensive literature search using PubMed, Scopus, and Web of Science databases. We limited our search to peer-reviewed English articles, preclinical models, and intervention studies reporting the use of medicinal plants in the treatment of diabetes, particularly in EAC. …”
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Pathways to motherhood: A single-center retrospective study on fertility preservation and reproductive outcomes in patients with breast cancer by Chao-Ying Chen, Yu-Chiao Yi, Hwa-Fen Guu, Ya-Fang Chen, Hsiao-Fan Kung, Jui-Chun Chang, Li-Yu Chen, Chih-Chiang Hung, Ming-Jer Chen

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Assessing and Enhancing Nutrition and Physical Activity Environments in Early Childhood Education and Care Centers: Scoping Review of eHealth Tools by Joyce Hayek, Kelsi Dickson, Lynne M Z Lafave

“…A search was conducted across 5 electronic databases (PubMed, Scopus, CINAHL Plus, ERIC, and Embase) to identify white literature, and 3 electronic databases (ProQuest, Google Scholar, and targeted Google search), along with hand-searching of reference lists, were used to identify gray literature. …”
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