Global trends of depressive disorders among women of reproductive age from 1990 to 2021: a systematic analysis of burden, sociodemographic disparities, and health workforce correla... by Fangyi Dai, Yuzhou Cai, Min Chen, Yong Dai

“…Notably, countries with high depressive disorder burden, such as Georgia, might benefit from increasing the number of Audiologists and Counsellors while optimizing the role of Medical Assistants and Community Health Workers in detection and referral. …”
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The Biochemical–Imaging Connection: Urinary Noradrenaline and Fluorodeoxyglucose-Positron Emission Tomography in Unresectable or Metastatic Pheochromocytomas and Paragangliomas by Junki Takenaka, Shiro Watanabe, Takashige Abe, Satoshi Takeuchi, Kenji Hirata, Rina Kimura, Hiroshi Ishii, Naoto Wakabayashi, Mungunkhuyag Majigsuren, Kohsuke Kudo

“…These findings may help optimize imaging strategies for patients with PPGLs.…”
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The Impact of a Line Probe Assay Based Diagnostic Algorithm on Time to Treatment Initiation and Treatment Outcomes for Multidrug Resistant TB Patients in Arkhangelsk Region, Russia... by Platon Eliseev, Grigory Balantcev, Elena Nikishova, Anastasia Gaida, Elena Bogdanova, Donald Enarson, Tara Ornstein, Anne Detjen, Russell Dacombe, Elena Gospodarevskaya, Patrick P J Phillips, Gillian Mann, Stephen Bertel Squire, Andrei Mariandyshev

“…The development of new diagnostic tools allows for faster detection of both TB and MDR-TB and should lead to reduced transmission by earlier initiation of anti-TB therapy.…”
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Economic burden of five common cancers in Iran: a systematic review of cost-of-illness with a focus on healthcare resource utilization by Kamran Irandoust, Vahid Alipour, Jalal Arabloo, Azin Nahvijou, Akram Akbari

“…Strategies such as improving early detection, optimizing treatment pathways, and implementing cost-effective interventions could help reduce both healthcare costs and the overall financial strain on patients and the healthcare system.…”
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Clusters and components of the metabolic syndrome are associations with the prevalence of depression in open urban male population by E. V. Akimova, M. Yu. Akimov, E. I. Gakova, E. Yu. Frolova, V. V. Gafarov, V. A. Kuznetsov

“…To establish associations of the frequency of detection of clusters and components of the metabolic syndrome (MS) with the prevalence of depression in open male population of moderately urbanized Siberian city.Material and methods. …”
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Is diagnostics of Benign Paroxysmal Positional Vertigo with a mechanical rotation chair superior to traditional manual diagnostics? A randomized controlled crossover study by Malene Hentze, Malene Hentze, Dan Dupont Hougaard, Dan Dupont Hougaard, Herman Kingma, Herman Kingma

“…While various techniques and technologies have improved BPPV diagnostics and treatment, optimizing BPPV healthcare pathways requires a comprehensive understanding of the diagnostic modalities across diverse clinical settings.ObjectiveTo compare traditional manual BPPV diagnostics (MD) with diagnostics done with the aid of a mechanical rotation chair (MRC) when using videonystagmography goggles with both modalities.MethodsThis prospective, open-label, randomized diagnostic crossover study involved 215 adults with typical BPPV symptoms at a tertiary University Hospital-based outpatient clinic (Aalborg University Hospital, Denmark). …”
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Maize Leaf Area Index Estimation Based on Machine Learning Algorithm and Computer Vision by Wanna Fu, Zhen Chen, Qian Cheng, Yafeng Li, Weiguang Zhai, Fan Ding, Xiaohui Kuang, Deshan Chen, Fuyi Duan

“…LAI standardization was performed through edge detection and the cumulative distribution function. …”
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Outcomes of combination MRI-targeted and transperineal template biopsy in restaging low-risk prostate cancer for active surveillance by Kenneth Chen, Kae Jack Tay, Yan Mee Law, Hakan Aydin, Henry Ho, Christopher Cheng, John Shyi Peng Yuen

“…All six patients with PIRADS 5 lesions had cancer detected (66.6% significant disease). Conclusion: A combination of MRI-targeted and template biopsy may optimally risk-classify “low-risk” patients diagnosed on initial conventional transrectal ultrasonography (TRUS) prostate biopsy. …”
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Impact of a pharmacist driven antimicrobial stewardship program on inpatient antibiotic consumption in a Chinese Tertiary Hospital: a 5-year retrospective study by Can Qian, Ting Yuan, Fuyong Zhang, Shiyuan Gou, Chunmei Jiang, Xuebing Chen, Ya Huang, Xiaolin Zhao, You Du, Chenglong Li, Yangyun Han, Huaiyu Su

“…The program focused on revising the antibiotic formulary and optimizing key points of antibiotic management, using the inpatient Antibiotic Use Density as the core control indicator. …”
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Preterm preeclampsia screening and prevention: a comprehensive approach to implementation in a real-world setting by Stefania Ronzoni, Shamim Rashid, Aimee Santoro, Elad Mei-Dan, Jon Barrett, Nanette Okun, Tianhua Huang

“…Screening performance, adjusted for low-dose acetylsalicylic acid use, showed a detection rate of 88.9–90% (FPR 13.0% and 12.7%) for preterm preeclampsia. …”
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Whole-body tumor segmentation from FDG-PET/CT: Leveraging a segmentation prior from tissue-wise projections by Sambit Tarai, Elin Lundström, Nouman Ahmad, Robin Strand, Håkan Ahlström, Joel Kullberg

“…Background:Accurate tumor detection and quantification are important for optimized therapy planning and evaluation. …”
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Real-time intestinal perfusion assessment for anastomotic site selection using laser speckle contrast imaging: Verification in a porcine model by Danique J.I. Heuvelings, Mahdi Al-Taher, Joost Calon, Manish Chand, Laurents P.S. Stassen, Tim Lubbers, Kevin P. Wevers, Luigi Boni, Nicole D. Bouvy, Wido Heeman

“…Results: Results demonstrated a high accuracy (100 %) in identifying compromised perfusion and detecting perfusion differences between loops using the imaging system. …”
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Gas Chromatography/Atmospheric Pressure Chemical Ionization-Fourier Transform Ion Cyclotron Resonance Mass Spectrometry of Pyrolysis Oil from German Brown Coal by Jan Zuber, Marius M. Kroll, Philipp Rathsack, Matthias Otto

“…Development of this ultrahigh-resolving analysis method is described, that is, optimization of specific GC and APCI parameters and performed data processing. …”
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Variable sizes of Escherichia coli chemoreceptor signaling teams by Robert G Endres, Olga Oleksiuk, Clinton H Hansen, Yigal Meir, Victor Sourjik, Ned S Wingreen

“…This variation of signaling‐team size shows that receptor cooperativity is dynamic and likely optimized for sensing noisy ligand concentrations.…”
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Current Status and Future of Multidisciplinary Team in Hepatocellular Carcinoma by Jinbin CHEN, Yaojun ZHANG, Minshan CHEN

“…The disease-centered multidisciplinary team for HCC is a crucial method to prolong the survival of patients with HCC and optimize their quality of life. …”
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A study of quantitative content of quercetin in the leaves of the schisandra chinensis by E. H. Galiakhmetova, N. V. Kudashkina, S. R. Khasanova

“…The chromatodensitometric method (high-performance thin-layer chromatography) was used in the studies, which allows not only to detect adsorption zones on the sorbent layer, but also gives a quantitative assessment of the resulting separation directly on the chromatographic plate. …”
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Pathological complete response after monotherapy with immune checkpoint inhibitors for bifocal colon cancer in a patient with lynch syndrome and situs inversus totalis: a case repo... by Jun Feng, Wenbo Niu, Juan Zhang, Yuanyi Ding, Zheng Li, Jianfeng Zhang, Baokun Li, Chenhui Li, Feifei Wang, Guiying Wang, Guiying Wang, Guiying Wang, Bin Yu

“…Future studies should investigate the optimal timing of immunotherapy, combination treatment strategies, and methods to mitigate immune-related toxicities. …”
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High quality factor refractive index sensor based on double-sided all-dielectric two-dimensional grating by Zhiqiang Wei, Yafei Huang, Lijun He, Fei Qian

“…Abstract This paper presents a symmetric all-dielectric two-dimensional grating with high transmittance and high figure of merit based on cylindrical nanoarrays as a liquid sensing structure with small volume and high sensitivity. The device is optimized using the finite element method to calculate the transmissivity under TE/TM polarization. …”
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Home surveillance system based on LoRa backscattering by Marc Lazaro, Antonio Lazaro, Ramon Villarino, David Girbau

“…This novel method leverages the intrinsic frequency detection function of commercial LoRa transceivers to determine the origin of backscattered LoRa packets, thereby enabling the integration of a large number of sensors within the same frequency channel, all using a single receiver. …”
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Effects of a Magnetic Field on the Nucleation and Growth of Silver Nanoparticles Prepared via Chemical Reduction by Zhirong Li, Yumeng Wang, Xingtong Yan, Siwei Tang

“…These insights can help optimize nanoparticle properties for advanced applications, such as electronic packaging and energy storage devices.…”
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