Patient-reported factors associated with emergency department referrals from a co-located out-of-hours walk-in clinic in Germany: a cross-sectional observational study by Martin Scherer, Ingmar Schäfer, Katharina Schmalstieg-Bahr, Johanna Sophie Bobardt-Hartshorn, Penelope-Sophie Peters, Bastian Bessert, Jan Hendrik Oltrogge-Abiry

“…Patient-reported factors that increased the likelihood of ED referral included trauma (aOR 2.61; 95% CI: 1.24 to 5.50), eye symptoms (aOR 2.67; 95% CI: 1.48 to 4.83), abdominal pain (aOR 2.51; 95% CI: 1.74 to 3.64), history of type 2 diabetes (aOR 2.24; 95% CI: 1.18 to 4.25), neurological symptoms (aOR 2.18; 95% CI: 1.24 to 3.84) and higher self-perceived urgency (aOR 1.46; 95% CI: 1.12 to 1.89). …”
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Non-criteria antiphospholipid antibody profiles and thrombotic outcomes in a cohort of patients with systemic lupus erythematosus by Ann Elaine Clarke, Marvin J Fritzler, Michelle Jung, Leslie Skeith, Megan R W Barber, Alistair Murray, Eric J Campbell, Tania Pannu, Yvan St. Pierre

“…The aim of this study was to assess whether these novel aPLs were associated with an increased risk of thrombosis in patients with SLE.Methods We evaluated 341 patients enrolled in the SouThern Alberta Registry for Lupus EryThematosus database with SLE by the American College of Rheumatology or Systemic Lupus International Collaborating Clinics classification criteria. Medical records were reviewed between March 2006 and January 2021 for thrombotic events and serology results for lupus anticoagulant, IgG anticardiolipin, IgG anti-beta 2 glycoprotein 1 (aβ2GP1), IgG aPS/PT, IgM aPS/PT and IgG aβ2GP1-D1.Results Among 341 patients with SLE, 59 (17%) met the revised Sapporo lab criteria, and of those 29 (49%) had a major thrombotic event (OR 3.5, 95% CI 1.9 to 6.3). …”
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Neutropenia (even mild) and anemia are poor prognostic factors in myelodysplastic syndromes by Reut Hausman, Roi Gat, Roi Gat, Noa Goldschmidt, Noa Goldschmidt, Moshe Mittelman, Moshe Mittelman, Moshe Mittelman, Howard S. Oster, Howard S. Oster, Howard S. Oster

“…BM dyserythropoiesis was less (50% vs. 72%, p = 0.04), while dysmyelopoiesis (48% vs. 26%) and blasts (3.3% vs. 1.1%, p < 0.001) were more common. …”
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Lupus nephritis and U1-RNP-antibodies are associated with low bone mineral density and osteoporosis in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus: baseline findings in a sub-cohort... by Edgar Wiebe, Elisa Celine Schilling, Dörte Huscher, Andriko Palmowski, Zhivana Boyadzhieva, Sandra Hermann, Burkhard Muche, Mirella Lopez Picazo, Gerhard Krönke, Falk Hiepe, Tobias Alexander, Frank Buttgereit

“…DXA-derived 3D measurements of the femur were performed with 3D-Shaper software. …”
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Constraint Violations in Stochastically Generated Data: Detection and Correction Strategies by Adam Fadlalla, Toshinori Munakata

“…We consider how to avoid or detect and then correct such inconsistencies under three proposed classifications: (1) data versus characteristic parameters, (2) macro- versus microconstraint scopes, and (3) intra- versus intervariable relationships. …”
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The Shakespeare’s World Crowdsourced Transcription Project Datasets by Victoria Van Hyning, ZhiCheng Wang

“…This paper presents a cleaned dataset of individual volunteer transcriptions (IVT), containing all 203,389 valid classifications, along with three supplementary social datasets for a discussion forum and blog. …”
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Characteristics and favorable area optimization of ultra-deep high-pressure basement reservoirs: A case study of Kun 2 block in Kunteyi gas reservoir, Qaidam Basin by CAO Hui, ZHANG Guoqing, XU Li, LI Zhexiang, WANG Haicheng, ZHAO Changyang, FEI Ying

“…The fracture densities ranged from 3 to 10 m-1, the average fracture porosity was about 0.015%, and the matrix porosity ranged from 1.8% to 6.8%. …”
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Monitoring of Antibiotic Resistance Patterns Within Al-Karak Governmental Hospital, Jordan, in 2022 by Amin A. Aqel, Tala M. Al-Matarneh, Tayf K. Al-Tarawneh, Tahrir Alnawayseh, Mohammed Alsbou, Yasser Gaber

“…The emphasis on the WHO antibiotic classification as Access, Watch, and Reserved (AWaRe) was adopted in the current study. …”
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Body Composition and Intradialytic Exercise in Kidney Disease: A Combined Analysis of the PEDAL and CYCLE‐HD Randomised Controlled Trials by Khai Ping Ng, Jamie H. Macdonald, Robin Young, Daniel S. March, Matthew P. M. Graham‐Brown, Thomas H. Mercer, Sharlene Greenwood, James O. Burton, Indranil Dasgupta

“…Mean (SD) age: 58 (15) years; BMI: 28.2(6.3) kg/m2; male: 65%. At baseline, only 47 of 298 participants (16%) had an FTI and LTI associated with best survival. …”
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Patients with Age-related Macular Degeneration Have Increased Susceptibility to Valvular Heart Disease by Natan Lishinsky-Fischer, Itay Chowers, MD, PhD, Yahel Shwartz, MSc, Jaime Levy, MD

“…We also extracted data from all 9220 patients’ electronic medical records, including demographics and previous heart valve procedures based on International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision codes. Main Outcome Measures: Heart valve-related diagnoses and procedures performed in both patient groups. …”
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Prevalence and factors associated with the multiple morbidity of postpartum depression, diabetes mellitus and hypertension among mothers in Mbarara district, south western Uganda:... by Catherine Atuhaire, Kabanda Taseera, Daniel Atwine, Samuel Maling, Francis Bajunirwe, Godfrey Zari Rukundo

“…Results: The prevalence of multiple morbidity was 13.6% (95% CI: 10.2–19.3%). The prevalence of multi - morbidity did not vary significantly across age categories, p = 0.056. …”
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Effect of adherent perinephric fat on outcomes of nephron-sparing treatment of renal cell cancer by S. V. Kotov, R. I. Guspanov, A. G. Yusufov, A. A. Nemenov, A. A. Mantsov

“…As a result, the patients were divided into two groups: group 1 MAP 0 – 2 pts (no APF) 34 patients and group 2 MAP 3 – 5 pts (presence of APF) 84 patients. In each group, the following indicators were assessed: stage according to the TNM classification, mean age and BMI, average nephrometry score according to the R.E.N.A.L. system, glomerular filtration rate (GFR).Results. …”
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Identification of depression and anxiety during pregnancy: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of test accuracy by Elisabet Rondung, Pamela Massoudi, Katri Nieminen, Birgitta Wickberg, Nathalie Peira, Rebecca Silverstein, Klas Moberg, Martina Lundqvist, Åke Grundberg, Monica Hultcrantz

“…Results We screened 8276 records for eligibility and included 16 original articles reporting on diagnostic test accuracy: 12 for the EPDS, one article each for the GAD‐2, MGMQ, PHQ‐9, PHQ‐2, and Whooley questions, and no articles for the EPDS‐3A or GAD‐7. Most of the studies had moderate to high risk of bias. …”
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Tinea capitis in Hainan: a prospective study by Wenai Zheng, Feng Qiao, Xianxu Yang, Xiaozheng Tang, Changyan Lin, Qin Chen, Zhaobing Pan, Rongqiang Chen

“…Animal contact history ​was reported in​ 31 cases (40.79%), scalp trauma in 3 cases (3.95%), and co-occurring superficial fungal infections in 12 cases (15.79%). ​…”
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Comprehensive RAD51C ovarian cancer variant analysis uncouples homologous recombination and replicative functions by Hayley L. Rein, Yashpal Rawal, Anna L. Palovcak-Lightbourn, Gayatri S. Ganesan, Phoebe S. Parker, Reagan Russell, Kristie E. Darrah, Mohammad Afsar, Meghan R. Sullivan, Sarah R. Hengel, Marc R. Radke, Patricia L. Opresko, Judith L. Yanowitz, Eric C. Greene, Jung-Min Lee, Susan M. Domchek, Elizabeth M. Swisher, Shaun K. Olsen, Patrick Sung, Kara A. Bernstein

“…Thus, our analysis of RAD51C identifies additional VUS with functional defects, which will aid in pathogenicity classification and inform future strategies to treat individuals harboring RAD51C loss-of-function alleles.…”
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Complications and outcomes of pregnancy in patients with antiphospholipid antibodies during various treatment methods by Yu. S. Bagdasarova, M. S. Zainulina, M. G. Nikolaeva

“…It was found that in group 3 there was a higher incidence of gestational hypertension (p2,3 < 0.0001), moderate PE (p 1,3 =0.071; p 2,3 = 0.0019), low weight fetus for gestational age (p2,3 = 0.0002) and FGR (p2,3 = 0.003). …”
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Level Characteristics of Foreign Language Communicative Competence Development of Students for Technical Specialties by Anastasiia Ptushka

“…As a result, six levels emerged, where each of the three main ones is divided into one more advanced and one less advanced, compared to the most basic level of foreign language proficiency. …”
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Lung function in adult patients with osteogenesis imperfecta: a cohort study by Alexandra Lenoir, Bérengère Aubry-Rozier, Aline Bregou, Elena Gonzalez Rodriguez, Célia Paquier, Joëlle Tanniger, Mohamed Faouzi, Romain Lazor

“…At first visit, FEV1 (β = −0.750 l, p = 0.006) and FVC (β = −0.859 l, p = 0.004) was lower in individuals with OI Sillence types 3, 4 or 5 compared to type 1. Over a mean follow-up of 3.4 years, smokers had a greater decline of FEV1/FVC compared to non-smokers (β = −6.592%, p = 0.007). …”
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A study on the effectiveness of machine learning models for hepatitis prediction by Popy Khatun, Shafeel Umam, Rubaiya Binte Razzak, Iffat Binta Shamsuddin, Nahid Salma

“…The application of machine learning methodologies for predicting survival outcomes in hepatitis can significantly improve healthcare delivery and reduce the impact of hepatitis and other communicable diseases, supporting the achievement of sustainable development goal 3.3, which focuses on eradicating epidemics. The findings indicate that the random forest model, combined with the Boruta algorithm for feature selection, is the most effective for predicting hepatitis outcomes, excelling in accuracy, precision, and sensitivity.…”
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Platelet reactivity clinical and biochemical markers when taking acetylsalicylic acid as part of dual antiplatelet therapy in the myocardial infarction subacute period by T. P. Pronko, V. A. Snezhitskiy, A. V. Kapytski

“…Group 1 — 11 patients with low residual platelet reactivity, group 2 — 236 patients with optimal platelet reactivity, group 3 — 158 patients with high residual platelet reactivity (HRPR). …”
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