Abstract 071: Oral Contraceptive Use and Development of Acute Ischemic Stroke: A Population‐Based Retrospective Cohort Study by Alis J. Dicpinigaitis, Giana Dawod, Bridget A. Nolan, Catherine A. Morse, Jon Rosenberg, Gurmeen Kaur, Ji Y. Chong, Stephan A. Mayer, Chirag D. Gandhi, Fawaz Al‐Mufti

“…The study exposure was use of OCPs and the primary endpoint was AIS, identified by International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD‐10‐CM) coding. …”
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Performance of the 2021 Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate CKD-EPI Refit and the European Kidney Function Consortium (EKFC) Formulas by Evelyn O. Ilori, Casey R. Cai, Fatou Sahor, Brianna Wilson, Tanooha Veeramachaneni, Samir M. Parikh, Ibrahim A. Hashim

“…For White participants, the median eGFR using the CKD-EPI, REFIT, and EKFC formulas was 145.3 mL/min/1.73 m², 105.6 mL/min/1.73 m², and 99.2 mL/min/1.73 m², respectively (<i>p</i> < 0.001). …”
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Does the Phase-One Functional Therapy Increase the Risk of an External Apical Root Resorption Following the Phase-Two Fixed Orthodontic Treatment? A Pilot Study by Sara Eslami, Jakob Stuhlfelder, Suh-In Rhie, Sarah Bühling, Mauricio Gonzalez Balut, Ludovica Nucci, Abdolreza Jamilian, Babak Sayahpour

“…Additionally, each tooth was assigned a degree of resorption according to the Levander and Malmgren classification. The inter-group comparisons were conducted using the Wilcoxon Mann–Whitney U test. …”
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Performance validation of deep-learning-based approach in stool examination by Kristal Dale Felimon Corpuz, Teera Kusolsuk, Benjamaporn Wongphan, Putza Chonsawat, Kaung Myat Naing, Siridech Boonsang, Veerayuth Kittichai, Chia-Kwung Fan, Santhad Chuwongin, Dorn Watthanakulpanich

“…Abstract Background Human intestinal parasitic infections (IPI) pose a significant global health issue caused by parasitic helminths and protozoa, affecting around 3.5 billion people worldwide, with more than 200,000 deaths annually. …”
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Uncovering abnormal gray and white matter connectivity patterns in Alzheimer’s disease spectrum: a dynamic graph theory analysis for early detection by Juanjuan Jiang, Tao Kang, Ronghua Ling, Yingqian Liu, Jiuai Sun, Yiming Li, Xiaoou Li, Hui Yang, Bingcang Huang, the Alzheimer’s Disease Neuroimaging Initiative

“…Dynamic graph theory models using SVM achieved superior AD spectrum classification (ADNI2/3 AUCs: 0.85–0.92 vs. static 0.77–0.87), particularly in Aβ + subgroups (ΔAUC = 0.15 for SMC+/CI + discrimination, p &lt; 0.001), with the VAN-WM2 feature in short-window DFC strongly correlating with cognitive scales (MMSE: r = 0.40, p &lt; 10−11; CDR-SB: r = −0.41, p &lt; 10−12). …”
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Associations between measures of network centrality and Johne's disease among dairy herds in Ontario, Canada by J. Reilly Comper, Karen J. Hand, Zvonimir Poljak, David Kelton, Amy L. Greer

“…However, herd size, region of herd, and previous high-risk JD classification were all positively associated with being classified as high-risk for JD. …”
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Identification of intratumoral microbiome-driven immune modulation and therapeutic implications in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma by Zheng Yijia, Xiaoyu Li, Lina Ma, Siying Wang, Hong Du, Yun Wu, Jing Yu, Yunxia Xiang, Daiqin Xiong, Huiting Shan, Yubo Wang, Zhi Wang, Jianping Hao, Jie Wang

“…Furthermore, interaction analysis between core genes involved in B-cell differentiation and microbiome-driven differentially expressed genes identified nine common genes (GSTM5, LURAP1, LINC02802, MAB21L3, C2CD4D, MMEL1, TSPAN2, and CITED4), which were found to play critical roles in B-cell differentiation and were influenced by the intratumoral microbiome. …”
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Association between low-density lipoprotein cholesterol levels and all-cause mortality in patients with coronary artery disease: a real-world analysis using data from an internatio... by Thiago Luis Scudeler, Leandro Menezes Alves da Costa, Rafael Amorim Belo Nunes, Rafael Otto Schneidewind, Thiago Midlej Brito, Daniel Castanho Genta Pereira, Roger Pereira de Oliveira, Gabriela Chaves Santana, Helio Castello, Marcelo José de Carvalho Cantarelli, Álvaro Avezum Junior

“…CAD patients were identified using the International Classification of Diseases, Tenth Revision (ICD-10) diagnosis code and stratified into six LDL-C categories: <50 mg/dL (cohort 1), 50–69.9 mg/dL (cohort 2), 70–99.9 mg/dL (cohort 3), 100–129.9 mg/dL (cohort 4), 130–159.9 mg/dL (cohort 5), and ≥ 160 mg/dL (cohort 6). …”
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The role of fecal matrix metalloprotease-9 as a non-invasive marker in diagnosis and assessment of clinical activity in inflammatory bowel disease patients by Marwa Ahmed Mohamed, Khaled Hamdy Abd Elmageed, Ahmed Samir Abo Halima, Mohamed Abdulkadir Wardhere, Abeer Abd Elraof Abd Elhady

“…Patients and methods This study was performed on 80 subjects divided into 3 groups: group A: 30 patients with Crohn’s disease evidenced by endoscopy ileocolonoscopy, upper GI endoscopy, and tissue biopsy (15 patients with active disease and 15 patients in remission). …”
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Factors Influencing the Response of Patients with Infantile Epileptic Spasms Syndrome to ACTH as Repeated First-Line Therapy by Wenrong Ge, Ping Pang, Ziyan Zhang, Lin Wan, Guang Yang

“…We examined such variables as etiological classification, interval between treatments, age at first epileptic seizure, radiological findings, and changes in pharmacological treatment modalities, with the overall aim to assess the impact of these variables on the short-term response (disappearance of spasms for > 4 weeks and without hypsarrhythmia pattern) to the second administration of the first-line therapy. …”
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Effect of year-round training on parameters of heart rate variability, central hemodynamics and physical working capacity in short-distance swimmers by Ye. L. Mykhaliuk, V. V. Syvolap, Ye. Yu. Horokhovskyi, M. S. Potapenko

“…In the preparatory period, the autonomic equilibrium index had a mean value of 3.104 ± 0.494 1/s2, and in the competitive period – 2.459 ± 0.248 1/s2 (P = 0.295). …”
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Comparative characteristics of the clinical and laboratory features of the primary Sjogren’s syndrome associated with anticentromere antibodies and the “classic” subtype of the dis... by B. D. Chaltsev, V. I. Vasiliev, S. G. Palshina, A. V. Torgashina, E. V. Sokol, Yu. I. Khvan, E. B. Rodionova, T. N. Safonova

“…Lymphomas were diagnosed according to histological, immunohistochemical and molecular studies of affected organs biopsies, according to the classification of the World Health Organization. A combination of pSS and SSc was diagnosed in 37 patients, and they were excluded from further analysis. …”
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A Nested Case-Control Study of Metabolically Defined Body Size Phenotypes and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC). by Neil Murphy, Amanda J Cross, Mustapha Abubakar, Mazda Jenab, Krasimira Aleksandrova, Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault, Laure Dossus, Antoine Racine, Tilman Kühn, Verena A Katzke, Anne Tjønneland, Kristina E N Petersen, Kim Overvad, J Ramón Quirós, Paula Jakszyn, Esther Molina-Montes, Miren Dorronsoro, José-María Huerta, Aurelio Barricarte, Kay-Tee Khaw, Nick Wareham, Ruth C Travis, Antonia Trichopoulou, Pagona Lagiou, Dimitrios Trichopoulos, Giovanna Masala, Vittorio Krogh, Rosario Tumino, Paolo Vineis, Salvatore Panico, H Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, Peter D Siersema, Petra H Peeters, Bodil Ohlsson, Ulrika Ericson, Richard Palmqvist, Hanna Nyström, Elisabete Weiderpass, Guri Skeie, Heinz Freisling, So Yeon Kong, Kostas Tsilidis, David C Muller, Elio Riboli, Marc J Gunter

“…Therefore, a possible limitation of our analysis was that the classification of individuals as being hyperinsulinaemic-based on their C-peptide level-was arbitrary. …”
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POSSIBILITIES OF CARIES PROGNOSIS IN CHILDREN OF SCHOOL-AGE ACCORDING TO DATA GAINED FROM THEM AND THEIR PARENTS QUESTIONNAIRE by L.F. Kaskova, T.B. Mandziuk, L.P. Ulasevych, L.D. Korovina, M.A. Sadovski

“… Caries in children is one of the main dental problems that scientists are trying to solve [1, 2, 3]. A considerable number of methods of treatment and prevention of caries have been developed. …”
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Factors associated with survival after allogeneic transplantation for myeloid neoplasms harboring TP53 mutations by Anmol Baranwal, Kimberly J. Langer, Vedavyas Gannamani, Danielle Rud, Alia Cibich, Caner Saygin, Mariam Nawas, Talha Badar, Mohamed A. Kharfan-Dabaja, Ernesto Ayala, Vivek Roy, James M. Foran, Hemant S. Murthy, Madiha Iqbal, Jeanne Palmer, Lisa Z. Sproat, Saurabh Chhabra, Nandita Khera, Mehrdad Hefazi, Abhishek Mangaonkar, William Hogan, Mark Litzow, Hassan Alkhateeb, Ayalew Tefferi, Chung Hoow Kok, Guru Subramanian Guru Murthy, Anand Patel, Ashish Bajel, Devendra K. Hiwase, Mithun Vinod Shah

“…The 3-year OS of ICC-defined TP53mut was significantly shorter compared with that of other TP53mut MNs (3-year OS, 16.9% vs 54.9%; P = .002). …”
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Rates of severe complications in patients undergoing colorectal surgery for deep endometriosis—a retrospective multicenter observational study by Gernot Hudelist, Matthias Korell, Michael Burkhardt, Radek Chvatal, Ezgi Darici, Desislava Dimitrova, Jan Drahonovsky, Bashar Haj Hamoud, Daniela Hornung, Bernhard Krämer, Guenter Noe, Peter Oppelt, Sebastian Daniel Schäfer, Beata Seeber, Uwe Andreas Ulrich, Rene Wenzl, Rudy Leon De Wilde, Pauline Wimberger, Birgit Senft, Joerg Keckstein, Eliana Montanari, Cloe Vaineau, Martin Sillem

“…Postoperative severe complications were defined as grades III–IV of the Clavien–Dindo classification system including anastomotic leakage, fistula, pelvic abscess and hematoma. …”
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The Modern View on the Problem of Respiratory Lesions in Patients with Liver Cirrhosis. Clinical Case Description by Abrahamovych M., Tolopko S.

“…According to the classification, adopted in 2003 at the III International Conference in Vienna on the problems of primary pulmonary hypertension, PPH is defined as one of the forms of pulmonary hypertension, associated with PH, which is characterized by the increased pressure in the pulmonary artery more than 25.0 mm Hg resting and above 30.0 mm Hg – during physical activity, and increased pulmonary vascular resistance ≥120.0 dyn/sec/cm-5. …”
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Evaluation of the clinical value of CCTA as the preferred screening method in patients with chronic coronary syndrome by Huan Luo, Wei Zhu, Rui-Juan Fan, Li-Xiong Duan, Rui Jing

“…Demographic data, cardiovascular risk factors, biochemical criteria, chest pain classification, coronary vessel lesion severity and drug use were compared between the two groups. …”
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Identifying determinants of malnutrition in under-five children in Bangladesh: insights from the BDHS-2022 cross-sectional study by Tanzila Tamanna, Shohel Mahmud, Nahid Salma, Md. Musharraf Hossain, Md. Rezaul Karim

“…These findings align with the global development agenda, particularly Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 2: Zero Hunger and SDG 3: Good Health and Well-being, reinforcing efforts to reduce malnutrition and improve child health outcomes in Bangladesh.…”
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The Connection between Galaxy Mergers, Star Formation, and Active Galactic Nuclei Activity in the HSC-SSP by Kiyoaki Christopher Omori, Connor Bottrell, Sabine Bellstedt, Aaron S. G. Robotham, Hassen M. Yesuf, Andy D. Goulding, Marcin Sawicki, Tohru Nagao, Tsutomu T. Takeuchi

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