Efficacy and safety of venetoclax combination therapy for relapsed/refractory acute myeloid leukemia: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Ning Jiao, Lina Shi, Shaohua Wang, Yonghao Sun, Yujun Bai, Dengshan Zhang

“…The pooled complete remission (CR) rate was 15.4%, and the composite complete remission (CRc) rate was 35.7%. …”
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Impaired fasting glucose, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease among women and men: the Rotterdam Study by Lana Fani, Alis Heshmatollah, M Kamran Ikram, Maryam Kavousi, Kan Wang, Fariba Ahmadizar, Elif Aribas

“…Introduction Data on sex-specific lifetime risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) across the glycemic spectrum, in particular in impaired fasting glucose (IFG) state, are scarce. …”
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A retrospective cohort study investigating the association of postcalving intramammary infection and milk yield, somatic cell count, clinical mastitis, and culling risk in first-la... by A. Singh, H. Somula, M. Wieland

“…Postcalving IMI was assessed by means of bacteriological testing of composite milk sample aseptically obtained from all quarters at the day of calving or between 7 and 13 DIM. …”
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Future carbon footprint of municipal plastic waste treatment in china across the nexus of energy transition, bio-economy, and chemical recycling by Shuying Huang, Jingwen Wang, Dungang Gu, Tingting Hu, Rui Liu, Guanghui Li, Jiaqi Lu

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Clinical outcomes after immune checkpoint inhibitor-associated acute kidney injury: a cohort study by Vin-Cent Wu, Ting-Ya Yang, Min-Hsiang Chuang, Hong-Min Lin, Heng-Chih Pan, Yun Chou, Jui-Yi Chen

“…Kaplan-Meier analyses coupled with log-rank tests were conducted to estimate the survival probabilities.Setting Data were sourced from the TriNetX database spanning records from 25 March 2011 to 5 April 2024.Participants Patients with cancer aged ≥18 years treated with ICPi with or without AKI occurrence.Primary and secondary outcome measures The primary outcome was all-cause mortality, and secondary outcomes included major adverse kidney events (MAKE), major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE), the composite of MAKE or MACE with death, and end-stage renal disease.Results The study identified 926 patients with cancer who developed ICPi-AKI (mean age, 67.1±11.8 years; 57.4% men). …”
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Derivation of a simple risk calculator for predicting clinical worsening in patients with pulmonary hypertension due to interstitial lung disease by K. El-Kersh, R. Bag, N. Bhatt, C. King, A. Waxman, F. Rischard, H. Kim, D. Cella, E. Shen, SD Nathan

“…The risk calculators may also find utility as part of the composite allocation score of ILD-PH patients listed for lung transplant. …”
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Effect of socioeconomic status and women empowerment status on coverage of oral cancer screening among Indian women within reproductive age group by Pritam Halder, Semanti Das, Girish Jeer, Sushanta Sarkar, Anamika Das, Arijit Saha, Shivani Rathor

“…We have cross-tabulated SES and WES composite scores with the Dimension Index (DI) of screening and categorised states and UTs into low, middle and high. …”
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Combined healthy lifestyles and overactive bladder: a cross-sectional study of NHANES 2007–2020 by Tianjie Li, Tianjie Li, Jian Hou, Bo Xiao, Jianxing Li, Xiaodong Liu

“…This study aimed to investigate the association between a composite healthy lifestyle score and risk of OAB in a nationally representative sample of adults.MethodsThis cross-sectional study utilized data from 20,195 non-pregnant adults aged 20–79 years in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2020. …”
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Body mass index and critical care outcomes in hospitalized COVID-19 patients-A national cohort study. by Yolanda Bonilla, Daniel High, Jose Acosta Rullan, Jude Tabba, Richard Shalmiyev, Tanner Noris, Andrea Folds, Ana Martinez, Daniel Heller, Raiko Diaz, Siddarth Kathuria, Prerna Sharma, Mauricio Danckers

“…The primary outcome was a composite of in-hospital mortality or discharge to hospice, analyzed by BMI category. …”
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Impact of implant abutment materials on force damping response and marginal fit of implant supported restoration by Amr Mohammed Hussein Elmesery, Amany Mohammed Korsel, Waleed Elshahawy

“…Non-metal abutments were custom-fabricated using STL files and a CAD/CAM machine (CEREC MC X5, Dentsply Sirona) for Tessera (MT/LT-BL2), Shofu HC Block (A3-LT/M), a resin hybrid ceramic (61% zirconium silicate, 39% nano-filler composite), and BioHPP (bredent GmbH & Co KG). Quantitative data were expressed as mean ± SD and analyzed using ANOVA with post hoc Tukey test. …”
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Nutritional status and systemic inflammation in COPD: prognostic value of the advanced lung cancer inflammation index by Jun Yao, Peng Wu, Zhishu Li, Lingyan Zhao, Ziqiao Fu, Ping Shi, Xiaomin Xiong, Xuping Chen, Bin Yu, Yan He, Tong Feng, Jia Zeng, Ran Duan, Ran Duan

“…Protective effects plateaued at ALI thresholds (88.32 for all-cause mortality and 89.73 for cardiovascular mortality), with mortality risks reversing at excessively high levels for cardiovascular mortality.ConclusionALI, as a composite marker of nutritional status and systemic inflammation, is a valuable prognostic tool for COPD patients. …”
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Assessment by neo-CIAF formula predicts contrast occurrence of overweight and undernourishment in preschool children of Jangalmahal districts, India by Baibhab Mahanti, Subham Chowdhury, Soham Paul, Debjani Adak, Subhajit Mahanty, Rama Das, Surajit Majumder, Smarajit Maiti, Nirmalya Kumar Sinha

“…Stunting, wasting, underweight, and composite index of anthropometric failure (CIAF) were evaluated. …”
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Assessing prolonged grief symptoms using experience sampling methodology: The development of the prolonged grief symptoms - short ecological assessment (PGS-SEA) scale by Turan Deniz Ergun, Peter M. ten Klooster, Ernst T. Bohlmeijer, Gerben J. Westerhof, Minita Franzen, Lonneke I.M. Lenferink

“…MCFA confirmed that the hypothesized one-factor model fits the data well with good composite reliability at the between- and within-person levels. …”
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Unveiling the third dimension of glass by Faidra Oikonomopoulou

“…Initially, the material compositions and production methods for solid cast glass components are explored. …”
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Impact of Financial Literacy on Saving Decisions: Insight from Aseman Project Operated by Barkat Foundation by VAhid Moghadam, Hadi Amiri, Sahar Baharipour, Fatemeh Bagheri, Parisa GHasemian

“…Materials & MethodsThe study sample consisted of 113 individuals aged 18 years and above selected from 4 villages (Sohrofiroozan, Tad, Ardal, and Bajgerd) that were part of Aseman Project's microfinance fund member population of 185 people. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews and observations using a questionnaire as the primary data collection tool. …”
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Sodium–Glucose Cotransporter-2 Inhibitors and Prevention of Adverse Kidney Outcomes in Type 2 Diabetes: A Clinical Multiethnic Asian Cohort by Liang Feng, Zhong Hong Liew, Yong Mong Bee, Tazeen H. Jafar

“…Initiating SGLT2 inhibitors was associated with lower risks of composite kidney outcome (hazard ratio [HR], 0.39; 95% CI, 0.31-0.48) and ≥40% reduction in eGFR from baseline (HR, 0.38; 95% CI, 0.31-0.48). …”
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Finerenone cardiovascular and kidney outcomes by age and sex: FIDELITY post hoc analysis of two phase 3, multicentre, double-blind trials by George L Bakris, Peter Rossing, Stefan D Anker, Gerasimos Filippatos, Bertram Pitt, Shweta Bansal, Maria E F Canziani, Rita Birne, Luis M Ruilope, Alfredo E Farjat, Peter Kolkhof, Andrea Lage, Meike Brinker

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Plasma microRNA signatures of aging and their links to health outcomes and mortality: findings from a population-based cohort study by Lieke M. Kuiper, Michelle M. J. Mens, Julia W. Wu, Jaap Goudsmit, Yuan Ma, Liming Liang, Albert Hofman, Trudy Voortman, M. Arfan Ikram, Jeroen G. J. van Rooij, Joyce B. J. van Meurs, Mohsen Ghanbari

“…Next, elastic net models were employed to construct composite microRNA-based aging biomarkers predicting chronological age (mirAge), PhenoAge (mirPA), frailty index (mirFI), and mortality (mirMort). …”
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Diagnostic criteria for acute kidney injury based upon serum creatinine reference change in the diagnosis of acute kidney injury and prediction of progression of chronic kidney dis... by Hua Rui-xue, Zou Lu-xi, Wu Yu, Wang Tao, Sun Ling

“…Follow-ups continued for 3 years from the time of ACKI diagnosis. Renal composite endpoint events and all-cause mortality were recorded as the endpoints.ResultsA total of 790 adult patients with stage 3 CKD were included. …”
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Antibodies against integrin αvβ6 have high diagnostic accuracy for ulcerative colitis by Patrick Bez, Martina Scapolan, Davide Giuseppe Ribaldone, Gian Paolo Caviglia, Silvia Zago, Cristina Trucco, Simone Frara, Antonino Caruso, Marta Ascolani, Michele Campigotto, Stefano Benvenuti, Stefano Martelossi, Lara De Lucchi, Marta Favero, Francesco Cinetto, Francesco Cinetto, Elisabetta Faggin, Laura Ventura, Marcello Rattazzi, Marcello Rattazzi, Tilde Manetta, Giulio Mengozzi, Antonio Antico, Carla Felice, Carla Felice

“…We aim at confirming the diagnostic accuracy of anti-integrin αvβ6 autoantibodies in an Italian multicentric cohort.MethodsThis observational multicentric study included adult and pediatric patients with inflammatory bowel disease and controls. Data on demographics, disease extension, partial Mayo score, fecal calprotectin, endoscopic Mayo score, and the time to the composite outcome including hospitalization or colectomy were collected. …”
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