Short versus long treatment duration for streptococcal bloodstream infection by Julie Gray, Chong Zhang, Ali Earl, Emily S. Spivak

“… Abstract Background: Emerging data surrounding the rise in antimicrobial resistance have prompted a shift towards shorter antibiotic durations. …”
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Comparison of total event analysis and first event analysis in relation to heterogeneity in cardiovascular trials by Shun-Fu Lee, Chinthanie Ramasundarahettige, Hertzel C. Gerstein, William F. McIntyre, John Eikelboom, Martin J. O’Donnell, Yueci Zhou, Shrikant I. Bangdiwala, Lehana Thabane

“…Abstract Background In cardiovascular (CV) trials, analyzing the total number of events, rather than just time-to-first event, enhances understanding of participants' health. …”
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Adjudicated morbidity and mortality outcomes by age among individuals with HIV infection on suppressive antiretroviral therapy. by Christopher J Miller, Jason V Baker, Alison M Bormann, Kristine M Erlandson, Katherine Huppler Hullsiek, Amy C Justice, Jacqueline Neuhaus, Roger Paredes, Kathy Petoumenos, Deborah Wentworth, Alan Winston, Julian Wolfson, James D Neaton, INSIGHT SMART Study Group, ESPRIT Study Group

“…<h4>Background</h4>Non-AIDS conditions such as cardiovascular disease and non-AIDS defining cancers dominate causes of morbidity and mortality among persons with HIV on suppressive combination antiretroviral therapy. …”
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Soluble ST2 does not change cardiovascular risk prediction compared to cardiac troponin T in kidney transplant candidates. by Mira T Keddis, Ziad El-Zoghby, Bruce Kaplan, Jeffrey W Meeusen, Leslie J Donato, Fernando G Cosio, D Eric Steidley

“…<h4>Background</h4>Solubility of Tumorigenicity 2 (sST2) is a novel biomarker that better stratifies risk of cardiovascular events (CVE) compared to cardiac troponin T(cTnT) in heart failure. …”
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Financial performance of hospitals in Europe – a scoping review by Katarzyna Dubas-Jakóbczyk, Costase Ndayishimiye, Przemysław Szetela, Christoph Sowada, Ewa Kocot

“…Abstract Background Hospitals constitute an essential part of health systems. …”
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Socio-Economic and Health Literacy Inequalities as Determinants of Women’s Knowledge about Their Reproductive System: A Cross-Sectional Study by Viktória Prémusz, Kálmán András Kovács, Eszter Skriba, Zoltán Tándor, Gábor Szmatona, Olívia Dózsa-Juhász

“…Background/Objectives: To support women’s informed decisions and reproductive self-care, confident reproductive health-related knowledge is needed, supported by adequate health literacy (HL). …”
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Effects of Fermentation on Proximate, Mineral Elements and Total Antioxidant Activity of Cloves-Cinnamon Formulated Cereal Gruels by T. Ozabor, M. Makanjuola, M. Jejeniwa, I. Adekomi, G. Oni, O. Oluwajide, J. Olaitan

“…The fermenting organisms were isolated from the spontaneously formulated fermented blends using standard microbiological methods. Physicochemical parameters, such as temperature, pH, and Titratable Acidity, as well as proximate and mineral compositions, were assessed using standard procedures. …”
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An Australian Value Set for the EQ-5D-Y-3L by Tianxin Pan, Bram Roudijk, Nancy Devlin, Brendan Mulhern, Richard Norman

“…Abstract Background Australia has a well-established health technology assessment process and there is extensive use of generic health related quality of life (HRQoL) instruments in evidence presented to it. …”
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Microbiological and chemical characterization of coastal hospital wastewater in Oran, Algeria: Implications for public and livestock health under a One Health framework by Sabrina Hannachi, Djillali Bouras, Roger Flower

“…Background and Aim: Hospital effluents are a major source of environmental contaminants, harboring pathogenic bacteria, toxic trace metals, and high organic loads. …”
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Early rhythm control compared to rate control in atrial fibrillation – A systematic review, meta-analysis, and meta-regression by Katherine Hermanto, Raymond Pranata, Hawani Sasmaya Prameswari, Giky Karwiky, Chaerul Achmad, Mohammad Iqbal

“…Background: This meta-analysis aimed to compare the effectiveness of early rhythm control to rate control, and whether catheter ablation derived more benefit compared to other methods of rhythm control. …”
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FKBP prolyl isomerase 4: a potential target for heart failure and cardioprotective effects via leonurine-pretreated mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes by Zhaoyi Li, De-Chong Zheng, Ruixiang Wang, Qian Ding, Yi Zhun Zhu

“…Abstract Background The use of mesenchymal stem cell-derived exosomes (MSC-EXOs) is a promising strategy for treating heart failure. …”
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Assessment of health status and quality of life of homeless persons in Belgrade, Serbia by Sarajlija Marija, Jugović Aleksandar, Živaljević Dragan, Merdović Boro, Sarajlija Adrijan

“…Background/Aim. Homelessness is a problem with social, medical, economic, political and other implications. …”
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Impact of blood pressure and medication adherence on clinical outcomes in patients with hypertension by Hyun-Jin Kim, Byung Sik Kim, Hasung Kim, Jungkuk Lee, Jeong-Hun Shin, Ki-Chul Sung

“…BackgroundHypertension is a key risk factor for cardiovascular disease. …”
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Evaluating the impact of material type and blood contamination on tooth color stability post external cervical root resorption repair: a spectrophotometric study by Aysenur Oncu, Merve Ozdemir

“…Methods This study included 60 extracted maxillary central incisors. …”
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Prognostic value of epicardial adipose tissue in heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Qingqun Wu, Junhan Guo, Fengru Liu, Chenchen Dong, Yu Wang, Lu Liu, Shulong Zhang

“…BackgroundEpicardial adipose tissue (EAT) essentially affects the pathophysiologic development of heart failure (HF), while existing research has not well elucidated its prognostic value for outcome. …”
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A multiscale Bayesian approach to quantification and denoising of energy-dispersive x-ray data by Pau Torruella, Abderrahim Halimi, Ludovica Tovaglieri, Céline Lichtensteiger, Duncan T L Alexander, Cécile Hébert

“…This is combined with EDX spectral simulation (elemental contributions and Bremsstrahlung background) into a Bayesian estimation strategy. When tested using simulated datasets, the chemical maps obtained with this approach are more accurate and preserve a higher spatial resolution than those obtained by standard methods. …”
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Enhancing outcomes in medically inoperable early-stage NSCLC with gut-targeted antibiotics and stereotactic body radiotherapy: results from a randomized pilot study by Abigail Berman, Andrea Facciabene, Nikhil Yegya-Raman, Francesca Costabile, Costantinos Koumenis, Kyle Bittinger, Ceylan Tanes, Nektarios Kostopoulos, Amit Maity, Edgar Ben-Josef, Shane Lloyd, Steven Joel Feigenberg, Roderick O’Connor, Divyansh Agarwal, Giorgos Skoufos, Silavano Salaris, Artemis Hatzigeorgiou, Cole Friedes, Lisha Chen, Keith Cengel, William Levin, Bakir Valentić, Tyler Quarton, Alexander A Shestov, Jeffrey Bradley

“…Background Gut microbiota modulation is an emerging strategy to improve cancer therapy outcomes. …”
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Evaluation of parenting interventions for those with additional health and social care needs during pregnancy: THRIVE a multi-arm RCT with embedded economic and process components by Marion Henderson, Anja Wittkowski, Katie Buston, Karen Crawford, Alice MacLachlan, Alex McConnachie, Emma McIntosh, Claudia-Martina Messow, Catherine Nixon, Rosaleen O’Brien, Shona Shinwell, Daniel Wight, Yiqiao Xin, Rachel Calam, Ruth Dundas, James Law, Helen Minnis, Lucy Thompson, Philip Wilson

“…Background Women who have additional social and care needs in pregnancy (e.g. social adversity, maternal depression and anxiety) are likely to produce high levels of stress hormones. …”
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Image Matting using Superpixels Centroid by Anam Akbar, Aniqa Shirazi, Mohammad Sarim Farooqui

“… The orientation and focus of this research piece is the extraction of foreground and compositing this extracted region onto a new background region. …”
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The relationship between right ventricular functions and early clinical events during hospitalization and after discharge in patients with low ejection fraction heart failure by Mehdi Onac, Ali Yasar Kılınc, Ahmad Huraibat, Ahmad Huraibat, Alaa R. AL-Ihribar, Umuttan Dogan

“…Background and aimRight ventricular dysfunction is an independent predictor of poor prognosis in the patients with left ventricle failure. …”
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