LINE-1 methylation status and survival outcomes in colorectal cancer patients: A systematic review and meta-analysis by Akbar Bagheri, Tohid Jafari-Koshki, Leila Alizadeh, Mortaza Raeisi, Yaghoub Moaddab, Abbas Karimi

“…Relevant studies were identified through systematic database searches, and summary hazard ratios (HRs) with 95 % confidence intervals (CIs) were calculated for relations between LINE-1 hypomethylation and overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and cancer-specific survival (CSS). …”
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Association of early versus late care seeking for sport-related concussion in adolescent athletes in Canada: a historical cohort study by Sheilah Hogg-Johnson, Carolina Cancelliere, Cameron Marshall, Darrin Germann, Mohsen Kazemi, David Youngwoo Oh

“…Objectives This study aims to examine the association of time to recovery between early versus late presentation to outpatient community-based concussion management clinics following sport-related concussion (SRC) among adolescent Canadian athletes.Methods Using electronic health records (between January 2017 and December 2019) from the Complete Concussion Management Inc (CCMI) database, this was a historical cohort study of Canadian athletes aged 12–18 presenting for care early (0–7 days) or late (8–28 days) after SRC. …”
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Effectiveness, Safety, and Costs of Thromboprophylaxis with Enoxaparin or Unfractionated Heparin Among Medical Inpatients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease or Heart Failur... by Alpesh N. Amin, Alex Kartashov, Wilson Ngai, Kevin Steele, Ning Rosenthal

“…**Methods:** This retrospective cohort study included adults with COPD or HF from the Premier PINC AI Healthcare Database. Included patients received prophylactic-dose enoxaparin or UFH during a >6-day index hospitalization (the first visit/admission that met selection criteria during the study period) between January 1, 2010, and September 30, 2016. …”
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Real World Evaluation of Next-Day Molecular Respiratory Infectious Disease Testing on Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs by French AJ, Fragala MS, Evans AS, Upadhyay P, Goldberg SE, Reddy J

“…This study evaluated healthcare utilization and costs following diagnostic testing for acute oropharyngeal and respiratory tract infections (RTIs).Patients and Methods: Healthcare utilization and costs were evaluated in patients with acute oropharyngeal infections (n=1,172,693), and RTIs (n=4,005,228) who received a syndromic panel-based PCR test with next-day results (HealthTrackRx, Denton, TX), or no test in the IQVIA PharMetrics® Plus adjudicated claims database.Results: Statistically significant differences were observed between patients who received the PCR test compared to those who received no test. …”
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Gender and melanoma subtype‐based prognostic implications of MUC16 and TTN co‐occurrent mutations in melanoma: A retrospective multi‐study analysis by Nilesh Kodali, Simona Alomary, Abhijit Bhattaru, Ahmed Eldaboush, Robert A. Schwartz, Shari R. Lipner

“…Methods The cBioPortal database was queried for melanoma studies and returned 16 independent studies. …”
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Bibliometric Analysis on Global Research Trends of Airborne Microorganisms in Recent Ten Years (2011–2020) by Yonghao Jia, Yihan Chen, Ping Yan, Qianli Huang

“…Using the Web of Science (WoS) Core Collection database, a total of 1087 articles published during this period were selected for analysis. …”
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Metabolomics approach reveals key plasma biomarkers in multiple myeloma for diagnosis, staging, and prognosis by Xiaoxue Wang, Longhao Cheng, Aijun Liu, Lihong Liu, Lili Gong, Guolin Shen

“…Metabolites were analyzed and identified using ultra high liquid chromatography coupled with Q Orbitrap mass spectrometry (UPLC-HRMS), followed by verification through a self-built database. Results Compared with HC participants, a total of 70 metabolites were identified as undergoing significant changes in NDMM. …”
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Blood pressure, gallstones, and age at first cholecystectomy in U.S. adults: a cross-sectional study by Yue Zhang, Ruifeng Duan, Xin Chen, Lijuan Wei

“…Methods Data were extracted from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) database from 2017 to 2020. Weighted logistic and linear regression analyses and subgroup analyses were employed to investigate the relationships between HTN, gallstone disease (GD), and age at first cholecystectomy. …”
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Anxiety, Depression, and Stress Reaction/Adjustment Disorders and Their Associations with Healthcare Resource Utilization and Costs Among Newly Diagnosed Patients With Breast Cance... by Dingwei Dai, Henriette Coetzer, Sean R. Zion, Michael J. Malecki

“…**Methods:** This retrospective observational cohort study was conducted using a large US administrative claims database with an index date of newly diagnosed breast cancer. …”
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Peningkatan Performa Pengenalan Wajah pada Gambar Low-Resolution Menggunakan Metode Super-Resolution by Muhammad Imaduddin Abdur Rohim, Auliati Nisa, Muhammad Nurkhoiri Hindratno, Radhiyatul Fajri, Gembong Satrio Wibowanto, Nova Hadi Lestriandoko, Pesigrihastamadya Normakristagaluh

“…Dalam penelitian ini, kami menggunakan Poznan University of Technology (PUT) Face database yang terdiri atas 200 gambar dari 100 individu. …”
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Role of Platelet-rich Plasma in Unexplained Recurrent Implantation Failure – A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis of Randomised Control Trials by Harpreet Kaur, Meenakshi Meenu, Shivam Pandey, Anil Chauhan, Mishu Mangla

“…Materials and Methods: An electronic database search for randomised clinical trials comparing PRP against routine care in women with unexplained RIF was performed on PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS and Cochrane Central. …”
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Protocol for a meta-review of interventions to prevent and manage ICU delirium by Andrew Booth, Maria Pufulete, Ben Gibbison, Burak Kundakci, Katherine Louise Jones

“…The objective of this meta-review is to systematically map the quantity and certainty of the available evidence from reviews and meta-analyses of randomised controlled trials (RCTs) of pharmacological and non-pharmacological interventions, which will be used to design a multicomponent intervention to prevent and manage ICU delirium.Methods and analysis A systematic search strategy was performed in MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase (Elsevier), Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews, Scopus, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature (CINAHL), PsycINFO and Web of Science (from inception to 26 September 2023), as well as Epistemonikos (from inception to 19 July 2023). …”
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Individualized drug therapy and survival prediction in ICU patients with acute kidney injury: construction and validation of a nomogram by Rui Yang, Xiaozhe Su, Ziqi Liu, Shuai Shao, Yinhuai Wang, Hao Su, Haiqing He

“…Methods Critically ill AKI patients were sourced from the MIMIC-IV database. To ascertain significant, drug-related, independent predictors of survival, univariate Cox analysis and stepwise Cox regression were performed. …”
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Rapid landslide detection from free optical satellite imagery using a robust change detection technique by Rosa Coluzzi, Angela Perrone, Caterina Samela, Vito Imbrenda, Salvatore Manfreda, Letizia Pace, Maria Lanfredi

“…Furthermore, the free availability of the Sentinel-2 database and its frequent revisit times guarantee its global exportability.…”
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GGCT participates in the malignant process of hepatocellular cancer cells by regulating the PTEN/PI3K/AKT pathway through binding to EZH2 by Junbo He, Liangzhi Wang, Mengjia Lv, Yiming Yuan

“…Methods GGCT expression in HCC and its effect on patient survival curve in HCC were evaluated utilizing the UALCAN database, along with western blot. CCK-8, EdU, and wound healing, together with transwell and western blot assays were adopted to assess the capabilities of cells to proliferate, migrate, invade, and epithelial-mesenchymal transition (EMT). …”
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Enhancing epidemic preparedness: a data-driven system for managing respiratory infections by Moslem Sarani, Katayoun Jahangiri, Manoochehr Karami, Mohammadreza Honarvar

“…The dashboard, developed using Power BI visualizes epidemiological trends, intervention outcomes, and resource utilization. A relational database schema ensures efficient data retrieval, facilitating comprehensive analysis. …”
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Taxonomic refinement of Bacillus thuringiensis by Nagham Shiekh Suliman, Reza Talaei-Hassanloui, Hamid Abachi, Sadegh Zarei, Ebrahim Osdaghi

“…By October 2023, whole genome sequences (WGS) of 885 bacterial strains were labeled as B. thuringiensis in the NCBI GenBank database. This study investigates the taxonomic authenticity of those strains using DNA similarity indexes, i.e., average nucleotide identity (ANI) and digital DNA–DNA hybridization (dDDH). …”
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SLC7A11 is a potential therapeutic target and prognostic biomarker correlated with immune cell infiltration in cervical cancer by Mutangala Muloye Guy, Tingting Bian, Longyun Sun, Yiping Hao, Xinlin Jiao, Wenjing Zhang, Teng Zhang, Baoxia Cui

“…Methods From the TCGA database, we analyzed SLC7A11 expression profiles and validated its promoting role in cervical cancer by in vitro. …”
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Multimorbidity in Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease and Its Associations With Adverse Cardiovascular Events and Healthcare Costs: A Real-World Evidence Study by Dingwei Dai, Joaquim Fernandes, Xiaowu Sun, Laura Lupton, Vaughn W. Payne, Alexandra Berk

“…**Methods:** This is a retrospective observational cohort study using Aetna claims database. Patients with ASCVD were identified during the study period (1/1/2018–10/31/2021). …”
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Effect of Walking Modes and Temperatures on the Robustness of Ventilation Systems in the Control of Walking-induced Disturbances by Jianlin Ren, Junjie He, Leihong Guo, Hongwan Li, Xiangfei Kong

“…A ventilation system with high particle-removal efficiency may not be effective in controlling indoor disturbances. The database and method developed in this study could be beneficial for the control of human walking-induced disturbances in those settings that require a highly controlled indoor environment.…”
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