Association between smoking habits and acne. A case-control study and a systematic review and meta-analysis by Alice Mannocci, Leda Semyonov, Rosella Saulle, Nevena Skroza, Concetta Potenza, Ersilia Tolino, Antonio Boccia, Giuseppe La Torre

“…The analysis using quality score reported OR=3.48, (95%CI: 1.58-7.68).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>In conclusions, smokers have higher risk to develop acne, especially males. …”
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Robust Autism Spectrum Disorder Screening Based on Facial Images (For Disability Diagnosis): A Domain-Adaptive Deep Ensemble Approach by Mohammad Shafiul Alam, Muhammad Mahbubur Rashid, Ahmad Jazlan, Md Eshrat E. Alahi, Mohamed Kchaou, Khalid Ayed B. Alharthi

“…Notably, the ASD-UANet ensemble demonstrated strong generalisation on the unseen real-time dataset (T3), achieving 90.6% accuracy and an AUC of 0.930. …”
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A neural network approach for line detection in complex atomic emission spectra measured by high-resolution Fourier transform spectroscopy by Milan Ding, Sean Z J Lim, Xiaoran Yu, Christian P Clear, Juliet C Pickering

“…In our model evaluation by brief energy level analysis, lines newly detected by the neural networks enabled the confident identification of two Ni II energy levels, 3d $^8(^3\text{F}_4)6\text{f} \,\,[2]_{3/2}$ at 134 261.8946 ± 0.0081 cm ^−1 and 3d $^8(^3\text{F}_4)6\text{f} \,\,[1]_{3/2}$ at 134 249.5264 ± 0.0054 cm ^−1 , previously deemed to be unidentifiable using the Ni spectra.…”
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Structural Comparison of Raw Sodium Bicarbonate and Hydrated Lime for Dry SO₂ Removal by Robert Makomere, Lawrence Koech, Hilary Rutto, Alfayo Alugongo, Sammy Kiambi, Ngeleshi Kibambe

“…Mined sodium bicarbonate (NaHCO₃) in its unprocessed form and commercial-grade hydrated lime (Ca(OH)₂) were subjected to morphological analyses, employing scanning electron microscopy (SEM), particle size distribution (PSD), Brunauer–Emmett–Teller surface area evaluation, and Barrett–Joyner–Halenda (BJH) pore structure classification. …”
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Auto Immune Hemolytic Anemia (AIHA) Patients Profile and Treatment Response to Corticosteroids in Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital by Wulyo Rajabto, Djumhana Atmakusuma, Siti Setiati

“…Cipto Mangunkusumo National Hospital between 2004-2008 which included: patient demography characteristics, AIHA classification and etiology, as well as the response of treatment to initial dose of corticosteroid, equivalent to prednisone 1-1,5 mg/kgbw/day for 3-4 weeks; with positive response marked by increase of Hb >10 g/dL. …”
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Complications after advanced ovarian cancer surgery—A population‐based cohort study by Charlotte Palmqvist, Hanna Michaëlsson, Christian Staf, Mia Johansson, Per Albertsson, Pernilla Dahm‐Kähler

“…There was no significant difference in completed chemotherapy between the cohorts CD 0–II 90.1% and CD ≥ III 83.3% (P = 0.236). In the univariable analysis; albumin <30 g/L, primary debulking surgery, complete cytoreduction and intermediate/high surgical complexity score (SCS) were associated with CD ≥ III. …”
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Comparative effects of mechanical and functional alignment in bilateral robotic total knee arthroplasty: a randomized controlled trial by Thakrit Chompoosang, Utain Ketkaewsuwan, Patcharavit Ploynumpon

“…However, in knees with preoperative varus with apex distal joint line orientation (coronal plane alignment of the knee (CPAK) classification type I), FA significantly achieved a more parallel knee and ankle joint line orientation relative to the floor (3.1° versus 5.1°, P = 0.002 for knee and 91.0° versus 93.5°, P = 0.028 for tibial plafond inclination). …”
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Attitudes toward metabolic adverse events among patients with schizophrenia in Japan by Sugawara N, Yasui-Furukori N, Yamazaki M, Shimoda K, Mori T, Sugai T, Matsuda H, Suzuki Y, Yoshitake M, Ozeki Y, Kurefu O, Sagae T, Someya T

“…Norio Sugawara,1&amp;ndash;3 Norio Yasui-Furukori,2,3 Manabu Yamazaki,4 Kazutaka Shimoda,3,5 Takao Mori,4 Takuro Sugai,3,6 Hiroshi Matsuda,4 Yutaro Suzuki,3,6 Yoshitake Minami,4 Yuji Ozeki,3,5 Kurefu Okamoto,4 Toyoaki Sagae,7 Toshiyuki Someya3,6 1Aomori Prefectural Center for Mental Health and Welfare, Aomori, 2Department of Neuropsychiatry, Hirosaki University School of Medicine, Hirosaki, 3Japanese Society of Clinical Neuropsychopharmacology, 4Japan Psychiatric Hospital Association, Tokyo, 5Department of Psychiatry, Dokkyo Medical University School of Medicine, Mibu, 6Department of Psychiatry, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, 7Department of Health and Nutrition, Yamagata Prefectural Yonezawa University of Nutrition Sciences, Yonezawa, Japan Background: Metabolic syndrome is a growing concern among patients with schizophrenia because metabolic abnormalities are widely regarded as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease and premature death. …”
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Pericapsular Nervous Group Block versus Suprainguinal Fascia Iliaca Block Using the Same Injection Volume in Primary HIP Arthroplasty Prospective Observational Study by Luis Baeza Álvarez, José Manuel López González, Gustavo Illodo Miramontes, Bárbara María Jiménez Gómez, María Vega Colon, Alejandra Williams Aguirre, Pablo Casas Reza, Servando López Álvarez, Shu-Wei Liao, Bing-Ying Ho, Meng-Ta Yang, Jin-De Hou, Chih-Chung Liu, I-Chi Wu, Jui-An Lin, Felice Galluccio

“…Between January 2021 and March 2022, American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA-PS) classification I–III patients scheduled for hip arthroplasty were included in this study. …”
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Prediction of Seizure Outcome Using Combinations of Four Noninvasive Presurgical Modalities in Magnetic Resonance Imaging-negative Focal Intractable Epilepsy by Rofat ASKORO, Kota KAGAWA, Go SEYAMA, Akitake OKAMURA, Akira HASHIZUME, Tae ONARI, Yutaka HIROKAWA, Koji IIDA, Nobutaka HORIE

“…Combined modalities were able to achieve the highest sensitivity of 83.3% when there were at least 2 concordant modalities and a specificity of 100% with various multiple combinations. …”
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A randomized comparative study of flexible ureterorenoscopy versus mini-percutaneous nephrolithotomy for treatment of renal stones 2 cm or less by Amr E. Darwish, Alaa E. Abdel Moneim, Abdelfatah I. Ahmed, Seif M. Hamdy, Hassan A. Abolella, Ahmed Reda

“…A prospective, randomized, comparative study was conducted between January 2019 and July 2021 at 3 tertiary care urology centers. Inclusion criteria were adult patients with renal stone(s) ≤ 2 cm with inappropriateness or failure of extracorporeal shock-wave lithotripsy. …”
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Model for Prediction of Left Ventricular Myocardial Hypertrophy in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea by M. V. Gorbunova, S. L. Babak, V. S. Borovitsky, Zh. K. Naumenko, A. G. Malyavin

“…Verification of LVH was performed in one- and two-dimensional modes in standard echocardiographic positions using Xario-200 ultrasound scanner (Toshiba, Japan) with 3.5 MHz transducer. Hemodynamic parameters of left ventricular (LV) systolic function (EF %, ESV, EDV) were determined by quantitative assessment of two-dimensional echocardiograms using the modified Simpson method. …”
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Risk assessment for foot ulceration in a nigerian diabetic population attending university of Ilorin teaching hospital, Ilorin by John Olarinoye, Abiodun Bello, Saint Ogunkeyede, Adebiyi Aderibigbe, Babakayode Olagbaye, Kolawole Wahab

“…Risk stratification was done according to the diabetic foot risk classification system of the International Working Group on Diabetic Foot. …”
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Do knee alignment patterns differ between Middle Eastern and East Asian populations? A propensity-matched analysis using artificial intelligence by Jisoon Park, Oussama Chaar, Jayakrishnan Narayanakurup, Alamedin Sobhe Abdelsamea Abdelhamead, Du Hyun Ro, Sung Eun Kim

“…Female patients in both populations predominantly exhibited CPAK type 2 (UAE 30.6%; South Korea 35.3%). UAE patients showed a lower MPTA with increasing age, indicating a trend toward more varus alignment in older individuals. …”
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ANALYSIS OF RISK FACTORS OF THE STRESS URINARY INCONTINENCE IN WOMEN by D. M. Abdeeva, V. E. Balan, A. E. Donnikov, D. Y. Trofimov

“…Evaluation of genital prolapse was conducted to quantity the classification of pelvic organ prolaps (POP-Q), assessment of severity of the connective tissue dysplasia was carried out on a scale of severity of the clinical criteria for connective tissue dysplasia, modified by Buyanova and Smolnova. …”
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Obesity prevalence rate, depending on various criteria in the average age population of urban and rural residents of the Siberian region by D. P. Tsygankova, K. E. Krivoshapova, S. A. Maksimov, E. V. Indukaeva, E. B. Shapovalova, G. V. Artamonova, O. L. Barbarash

“…The average age of respondents was 54,3±9,88 years. Obesity was determined according to the World Health Organization’s classification by body mass index (BMI), as well as waist circumference (WC), WC/hip circumference (HC) ratio, visceral fat rating (VFR) and visceral obesity index (VOI). …”
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Economic burden of cardiorespiratory hospitalizations associated with respiratory syncytial virus among United States adults in 2017–2019 by Deesha A Patel, Zachary A Marcum, Aisara Chansakul, Astra Toyip, Katherine Nerney, Catherine A Panozzo, Samantha St Laurent, Darshan Mehta, Parinaz Ghaswalla

“…Number and cost for International Classification of Diseases (ICD)-coded RSV hospitalizations were quantified from MarketScan. …”
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A Machine–Learning Approach Reveals That Bacterial Spore Levels in Organic Bulk Tank Milk are Dependent on Farm Characteristics and Meteorological Factors by Chenhao Qian, Renee T. Lee, Rachel L. Weachock, Martin Wiedmann, Nicole H. Martin

“…We constructed random forest regression models to predict log10 mesophilic spore count, log10 thermophilic spore count, and log10 butyric acid bacteria’s most probable number as well as a random forest classification model to classify the presence of psychrotolerant spores in each raw milk sample. …”
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Geriatric hip fracture with proximal upper extremity fracture increases morbidity and mortality by Zachary Jodoin, MD, Travis Kotzur, BS, Aaron Singh, BA, Kyle Paul, MD, Case Martin, MD, Ravi Karia, MD, Thomas Hand, MD

“…Level of Evidence:. Level 3.…”
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Multi-ancestry genome- and phenome-wide association studies of diverticular disease in electronic health records with natural language processing enriched phenotyping algorithm. by Yoonjung Yoonie Joo, Jennifer A Pacheco, William K Thompson, Laura J Rasmussen-Torvik, Luke V Rasmussen, Frederick T J Lin, Mariza de Andrade, Kenneth M Borthwick, Erwin Bottinger, Andrew Cagan, David S Carrell, Joshua C Denny, Stephen B Ellis, Omri Gottesman, James G Linneman, Jyotishman Pathak, Peggy L Peissig, Ning Shang, Gerard Tromp, Annapoorani Veerappan, Maureen E Smith, Rex L Chisholm, Andrew J Gawron, M Geoffrey Hayes, Abel N Kho

“…<h4>Results</h4>Our developed algorithm showed a significant improvement in patient classification performance for DD analysis (algorithm PPVs ≥ 0.94), with up to a 3.5 fold increase in terms of the number of identified patients than the traditional method. …”
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