Clinical course, management and outcomes of COVID-19 in HIV-infected renal transplant recipients: A case series by L Bertels, K Manning, A Redd, T du Toit, Z Barday, E Muller

“…To describe the incidence, clinical presentation and course of COVID‐19, vaccination status, and SARS‐CoV‐2 antibody positivity rate among HIV‐infected‐to‐HIV‐infected kidney transplant recipients in South Africa (SA). Methods. This retrospective study reports on rates of SARS‐CoV‐2 infection, COVID‐19 and mortality among SA HIV‐infected kidney transplant recipients who received organs from HIV‐infected donors (HIV positive to HIV positive), before and after vaccination. …”
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Dietary tea tree (Melaleucae Aetheroleum) oil fortifies growth, biochemical, immune-antioxidant trait, gene function, tissue reaction, and Aeromonas sobria resistance in Nile tilap... by Mohamed Shaalan, Heba H. Mahboub, Ahmed Hosny Abdelgawad, Abdelwahab A. Abdelwarith, Elsayed M. Younis, Ahmed A. Elnegiry, Asmaa W. Basher, Walaa El-Houseiny, Sherif M. Shawky, Sahar H. Orabi, Simon J. Davies, Yasmina K. Mahmoud

“…Outcomes indicated an extensive elevation in growth metrics (final body weight, weight gain, SGR, feed intake and fish body protein). …”
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Good-Quality mHealth Apps for Endometriosis Care: Systematic Search by Diksha Sirohi, Cecilia HM Ng, Niranjan Bidargaddi, Helen Slater, Melissa Parker, M Louise Hull, Rebecca O'Hara

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to evaluate the quality and provide recommendations for good quality endometriosis mHealth apps for the community and clinicians. MethodsPRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) 2020 guidelines informed the search of mHealth apps on the Google Play Store and Apple App Store. …”
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Factors associated with caffeine intake among undergraduates: a cross-sectional study from Palestine by May Hamdan, Souzan Zidan, Fatima Al-Amouri, Hiba Niroukh, Manar Abu Dawod, Sajeda Ashour, Shahd Sameer Dweik, Manal Badrasawi

“…Therefore, the current study aimed to estimate the percentage of caffeine consumption among Palestinian undergraduates, to assess their caffeine daily intake, and to identify factors associated with unsafe caffeine consumption. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted in Palestine between March and May 2022. …”
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Beyond identification of familial hypercholesterolemia: Improving downstream visits and treatments in a large health care system by Harin Lee, Tarun Kadaru, Ruth Schneider, Taylor Triana, Carol Tujardon, Colby Ayers, Mujeeb Basit, Zahid Ahmad, Amit Khera

“…The approach to improving downstream processes of care and implementation of appropriate treatment after identification of these individuals is unclear. Methods: Individuals at UT Southwestern Medical Center with an LDL-C ≥ 190mg/dL (n = 8368) ever recorded in the EHR were included in an FH registry. …”
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Path model explaining the association between fear of falling and health-related quality of life in (pre-)frail older adults by Tjard Sattler, Sophie Gottschalk, Hans-Helmut König, Tobias Braun, Gisela Büchele, Michael Denkinger, Tim Fleiner, Corinna Nerz, Kilian Rapp, Martina Schäufele, Christian Werner, Judith Dams

“…Unlike previous studies that examined only few mediating variables, this study aimed to develop a more comprehensive path model explaining the association between FoF and HrQoL. Methods A theoretical path model was developed based on existing evidence and expert feedback and fitted to cross-sectional baseline data on 385 community-dwelling (pre-)frail older adults from the PromeTheus randomized controlled trial using robust weighted least squares estimation. …”
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Restoring coronal pre-arthritic alignment in mobile-bearing unicompartmental knee arthroplasty: mid- to long-term outcomes by Yankun Jiang, Changquan Liu, Qidong Zhang, Guoyuan Sun, Ran Ding, Nianfei Zhang, Cheng Huang, Weiguo Wang, Wanshou Guo

“…This study evaluated whether patients who achieve pre-arthritic alignment following mobile-bearing UKA with the kinematic alignment technique experience superior postoperative knee function compared with those who do not. Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted on 236 knee joints that underwent UKA using kinematic alignment techniques between May 2015 and November 2017. …”
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Features of development and progression of colorectal cancer on a background of ulcerative colitis by I. L. Khalif, V. N. Kashnikov, A. V. Gusev, O. V. Golovenko, K. V. Bolikhov, L. L. Kapuller, A. N. Kuznetsov, A. V. Vasilchenko

“…To study features of development and course of colorectal cancer (CRC) in patients with ulcerative colitis (UC), and to determine risk groups for CRC on a background of UC.Material and methods. Retrospective analysis of 65 cases with diagnosed CRC (2,1%) of 3154 patients with UC (treated in The State Scientific Centre of Coloproctology, Moscow, Russia from 1981 to 2010).Results. …”
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Knowledge Sharing antara Tenaga Pendidik Perguruan Tinggi Keagamaan Islam (PTKI) by Khairan AR, Nazaruddin Ahmad

“…One of the most important ways that can be done to overcome this problem is by applying knowledge-sharing methods. This study aims to find the factors that influence the desire to share knowledge among PTKI lecturers, with the research samples being UIN Ar-Raniry and STAIN Tengku Dirundeng. …”
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Predictive Validity of Hospital-Associated Complications of Older People Identified Using Diagnosis Procedure Combination Data From an Acute Care Hospital in Japan: Observational S... by Seigo Mitsutake, Tatsuro Ishizaki, Shohei Yano, Takumi Hirata, Kae Ito, Ko Furuta, Yoshitomo Shimazaki, Hideki Ito, Alison Mudge, Kenji Toba

“…ObjectiveThis study aimed to create a Diagnosis Procedure Combination (DPC) data version of the HAC-OP measure (HAC-OP-DPC) and demonstrate its predictive validity by assessing its associations with hospital length of stay (LOS) and discharge destination. MethodsThis retrospective cohort study acquired DPC data (routinely collected administrative data) from a general acute care hospital in Tokyo, Japan. …”
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Comparative analysis of chloroplast genomes reveals molecular evolution and phylogenetic relationships within the Papilionoideae of Fabaceae by Qian Qin, Yanjing Dong, Jialong Chen, Bo Wang, Yuxin Peng, XinPeng Zhang, Xiaoyun Wang, Jinxiang Zeng, Guoyue Zhong, Shouwen Zhang, Xiaolang Du

“…., with the aim of unraveling the molecular evolution and phylogenetic interconnections among its species. Methods Complete cpDNAs of 18 Pap. species were sequenced using the Illumina Novaseq 6000 platform, followed by assembly and annotation. …”
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Is Intra-articular Platelet-rich Plasma Injection Safe and Effective in Osteoarthritis Knee? A Prospective Study: A Case Series by R Sahaya Jose, N Kattu Bava, M Syed Moosa

“…Suppression of mediators, such as interleukin-1 interaction with nociceptors, brings inflammatory and analgesic effects. Subjects and methods: This prospective study was conducted in our institution's outpatient orthopedics department from March 2022 to May 2023. …”
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The synergistic effect of the triglyceride-glucose index and a body shape index on cardiovascular mortality: the construction of a novel cardiovascular risk marker by Hao-ming He, Ying-ying Xie, Qiang Chen, Yi-ke Li, Xue-xi Li, Sun-jing Fu, Na Li, Yan-ru Han, Yan-xiang Gao, Jin-gang Zheng

“…We aimed to explore whether there was a synergistic effect of a body shape index (ABSI), a better parameter reflecting visceral obesity, and the TyG index on cardiovascular mortality. Methods We analyzed data from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2001–2018 of 17,329 individuals. …”
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Disparate and shared transcriptomic signatures associated with cortical atrophy in genetic behavioral variant frontotemporal degeneration by Ting Shen, Jacob W. Vogel, Vivianna M. Van Deerlin, EunRan Suh, Laynie Dratch, Jeffrey S. Phillips, Lauren Massimo, Edward B. Lee, David J. Irwin, Corey T. McMillan

“…Abstract Background Cortical atrophy is a common manifestation in behavioral variant frontotemporal degeneration (bvFTD), exhibiting spatial heterogeneity across various genetic subgroups, which may be driven by distinct biological mechanisms. Methods We employed an integrative imaging transcriptomics approach to identify both disparate and shared transcriptomic signatures associated with cortical thickness in bvFTD with C9orf72 repeat expansions or pathogenic variants in GRN or MAPT. …”
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Beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) improves daily activity and whole-body protein metabolism in Duchenne muscular dystrophy dogs: a pilot study by Peter P. Nghiem, Alexis M. Rutledge, Kyle Tehas, Corine Kaderli, Meredith Poling, Sidney Arnim, Vitaliy Dernov, Celine van Sas, Macie L. Mackey, Gabriella A. M. ten Have, Mariëlle P. K. J. Engelen, Nicolaas E. P. Deutz

“…In this pilot study, we studied the effect of daily supplementation of the anabolic substrate beta-hydroxy-beta-methylbutyrate (HMB) on whole body protein and amino acid kinetics using novel isotope methods and daily activity in a canine model of DMD. …”
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Comprehensive coronary CT angiography in people living with HIV: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Binh T Nguyen, Edward Hulten, Venkatesh L Murthy, Tarin Phillips, Gregory M Blake, Jonathan A Aun, Lisa M Conte, Ritika Gadodia, Aakash Tuli, Sara L Robinson, Travis E Harrell

“…This systematic review and meta-analysis summarise and estimate pooled effect sizes for observational studies among PLWH using comprehensive coronary CT angiography (CTA).Design Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Review and Meta-analysis reporting guidelines were used.Data sources PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, CINAHL, Cochrane Clinical Trials and EBM were searched from inception to 23 February 2024.Eligibility criteria We included studies evaluating coronary atherosclerosis in adult PLWH with controls and CTA results for plaque prevalence, extent, severity and high-degree stenosis.Data extraction and synthesis Two independent reviewers used standardised methods to screen for relevance by title, abstract and full-text review. …”
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Pemanfaatan Data PDDIKTI sebagai Pendukung Keputusan Manajemen Perguruan Tinggi by Ngatmari Ngatmari, Muhammad Bisri Musthafa, Cahya Rahmad, Rosa Andrie Asmara, Faisal Rahutomo

“…Techniques in providing solutions to these problems are classification techniques to assist decision making, for example Decission Tree (C4.5, ID3, CHAID, rule induction) and forecasting techniques using simple moving average (SMA) methods. The purpose of PDDIKTI data mining is to conduct early detection of students, so that lecturers can provide input when the students have been classified as students who graduate not on time and predict the number of students who will enter the tertiary institutions in one of the X study programs, so that management both the level of study program and university can take steps that are considered important to increase the number of students. …”
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Assessment of six insulin resistance surrogate indexes for predicting stroke incidence in Chinese middle-aged and elderly populations with abnormal glucose metabolism: a nationwide... by Luqing Jiang, Tengxiao Zhu, Wenjing Song, Ying Zhai, Yu Tang, Fengxia Ruan, Zichen Xu, Lei Li, Xia Fu, Daoqin Liu, Aidong Chen, Qiwen Wu

“…This study aimed to investigate the relationships between six IR surrogate indexes and stroke risk in individuals with abnormal glucose metabolism, evaluate their predictive abilities for stroke risk. Methods Data from the China Health and Retirement Longitudinal Study (CHARLS) were analysed in this study. …”
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The impact of nationality status and place of residency on health-related social needs and quality of life among Palestinian Refugees in Jordan by Hamza Alduraidi, Rahaf Issam Abu Zayid, Noor Mahmoud Jaber, Bassam Saleh Hijazi, Sa'ed Radwan Khamis, Hasan Fahed Awad, Marah Al-Khateeb, Saif alnour Mahmoud Aldhirat, Ahmad Amjed Toubasi

“…This study aims to assess differences in health-related social needs and quality of life among different Palestinian refugee communities in Jordan, based on their nationality status and camp residency. Methods: A descriptive, comparative, cross-sectional design was used to measure health-related social needs (using the Accountable Health Communities Health-related Social Needs (AHCHRSN) screening tool) and quality of life (using the World Health Organization Quality of Life BREF (WHOQOL-BREF)) among a sample of 236 adult Palestinian refugees in three contexts; (off-camp, in-camp citizens, and in-camp non-citizens) in Jordan. …”
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Phase II clinical trial assessing the addition of hyperthermia to salvage concurrent chemoradiotherapy for unresectable recurrent head and neck cancer in previously irradiated pati... by Kai-Lin Yang, Mau-Shin Chi, Chung-Yu Hao, Hui-Ling Ko, Yi-Ying Huang, Ren-Hong Wu, Hung-Chih Lai, Ying-Chu Lin, Sheng-Po Hao, Kwan-Hwa Chi

“…Abstract Background This single-arm phase II trial aimed to assess the effectiveness and safety of incorporating hyperthermia into salvage concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) for previously irradiated unresectable recurrent head and neck cancer. Methods We enrolled patients with non-metastatic recurrent head and neck cancer who had previously undergone radiotherapy (RT) and were unfit for salvage surgery. …”
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