MicroRNA profiling reveals potential biomarkers for the early transformation of endometriosis towards endometriosis-correlated ovarian cancer by Gloria Ravegnini, Camelia Alexandra Coadă, Giulia Mantovani, Antonio De Leo, Dario de Biase, Alessia Costantino, Francesca Gorini, Giulia Dondi, Stella Di Costanzo, Francesco Mezzapesa, Federico Manuel Giorgi, Giovanni Tallini, Sabrina Angelini, Annalisa Astolfi, Lidia Strigari, Pierandrea De Iaco, Anna Myriam Perrone

“…Specifically, hsa-miR-183–5p had an accuracy of 1, hsa-miR-200a-3p and hsa-miR-141–3p of 0.97, while hsa-miR-10a-5p of 0.95. …”
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The efficacy and safety of ceftazidime/avibactam or polymyxin B based regimens for carbapenem-resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection: a multicenter real-world and propensity sc... by Wen-Ming Long, Wen-Ming Long, Wei-Xin Xu, Qin Hu, Qiang Qu, Xiao-Li Wu, Ying Chen, Qing Wan, Tian-Tian Xu, Yue Luo, Jian Qu, Jian Qu

“…Propensity score matching (PSM) and binary logistic regression analysis were performed to evaluate efficacy and acute renal injury (AKI) occurrence, and a multivariable COX proportional hazards regression of the 30-day all-cause mortality was performed.Results170 CRPA-infected patients were enrolled, among whom 124 (72.9%) had difficult-to-treat resistant P. aeruginosa (DTR-PA) infections and 77 (45.3%) received CAZ/AVI-based regimens. …”
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Management of patients with rheumatoid arthritis in real clinical practice: Switching from interleukin 6 receptor inhibitors to interleukin 6 inhibitor (olokizumab) by A. A. Baranov, I. B. Vinogradova, O. N. Anoshenkova, O. V. Antipova, E. A. Bogdanova, Y. Y. Grabovetskaya, E. P. Ilivanova, A. N. Kalyagin, I. N. Kushnir, N. A. Lapkina, M. V. Mokrousova, O. B. Nesmeyanova, N. M. Nikitina, P. A. Shesternya, N. V. Yudina, E. Feist, E. L. Nasonov

“…This relatively long interval led to an increase in DAS28-ESR (Disease Activity Score 28 with determination of erythrocyte sedimentation rate) from 2.4 [1.9; 3.0] to 2.6 [2.1; 3.5] and DAS28-CRP (DAS28 with determination of C-reactive protein level) from 2.8 [2.0; 3.3] to 2.9 [2.2; 4.0] (the trends were similar in patients who received combined therapy and monotherapy). …”
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Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in pastoralists and their livestock in Central Equatoria State, South Sudan. by Emmanuel P Lita, Erneo B Ochi, Gerald Misinzo, Henriette van Heerden, Robab Katani, Jacques Godfroid, Coletha Mathew

“…Cattle over two years old had higher odds of Brucella seropositivity than young animals (OR: 3.5, 95% CI: 1.2-10.3-, p: 0.025). Cows with a history of abortion had higher odds of Brucella seropositivity (OR: 2.8, 95% CI: 1.6-4.7, p = 0.001).…”
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LONG-TERM EFFECTIVENESS AND SAFETY OF LUSPATERCEPT FOR ANEMIA TREATMENT IN PATIENTS WITH LOWER-RISK MYELODYSPLASTIC SYNDROMES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS by DVS Cavalcante, IQC Neto, IO Môro, RGO Galvão, JF Abreu, AM Cavalcante, MCFLC Freitas, V Lopes, BX Mendes, FD Xavier

“…We calculated event prevalence for binary outcomes, along with 95% confidence intervals (CI). …”
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Patient centered outcomes in stroke: utility-weighted modified Rankin Scale results in a community-based study by Carlos Delfino, Gabriel Cavada, Lorena Hoffmeister, Pablo Lavados, Pablo Lavados, Paula Muñoz Venturelli, Paula Muñoz Venturelli, Paula Muñoz Venturelli

“…The mRS prediction was estimated using a linear regression adjusted by the EQ-5D-3L value. Generalized linear and binary logistic regression models were constructed to determine influencing factors of the UW-mRS, using STATA software (version 18.0).ResultsWe included 773 patients presenting with any stroke during 2015–2016: 48% were female, with a mean age of 71 years (SD 13.8), and 85% had an acute ischemic stroke (AIS). 82% of patients had a low socioeconomic status, 50% had less than 12 years of formal education, and only 32% lived in urban areas. …”
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Multicenter cross-sectional study of HTLV-1 prevalence and associated risk factors in epidemiologically relevant groups across Brazil by Carlos Brites, Prince Baffour Tonto, Prince Baffour Tonto, Antonio C. Vallinoto, Onayane dos Santos Oliveira, Simone Simionatto, Monica Bay, Tania Reuter, Monica M. Gomes-da-Silva, Melissa Medeiros, Melissa Medeiros, Rafaela Mayoral, Estela Luz, Michael Rocha, Hareton Vechi, Hareton Vechi, Bobby Brooke Herrera, Bobby Brooke Herrera, Bobby Brooke Herrera

“…The overall prevalence of HTLV-1 infection was 0.5% (95% CI: 0.3–0.8), with variation observed among the cities or study populations. …”
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Safety and Clinical Efficacy of Prostatic Artery Embolization in Patients with Indwelling Urinary Catheter for Benign Hyperplasia—A Multicenter Study by Jules Pouchot, Amandine Crombé, Luc Burlet, Fadi Farah, Pierre Baseilhac, Arthur David, François Petitpierre, Rim Maaloum, Yann Le Bras, Gaele Pagnoux, Haytham Derbel, Hicham Kobeiter, Matthias Barral, Julien Frandon, Clément Marcelin, Clément Klein, Eva Jambon

“…Chi-square tests, Wilcoxon tests and multivariable binary logistic regressions were utilized to investigate predictors of TWOC success. …”
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The American Transformative HIV Study: Protocol for a US National Cohort of Sexual and Gender Minority Individuals With HIV by Christian Grov, Alexa B D'Angelo, Chloe Mirzayi, Michelle Dearolf, Elena Hoeppner, Yan Guo, Nicole Richards, Rifa Ehsan, Sarah Kulkarni, Denis Nash, Viraj V Patel, Dustin T Duncan, Meredith Ray, Tyler Bartholomew, Jennifer Manuzak, Jennifer Manuel, Kathryn McCollister, Drew Westmoreland, Adam W Carrico

“…In total, 4054 baseline HIV test kits were returned, including 371 HIV reactive samples—3.3% (69/2210) were HIV-positive among those who did not report methamphetamine use, and 15.5% (302/1944) were HIV-positive among those reporting methamphetamine use. …”
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MXenes as catalysts for lightweight hydrogen storage materials: A review by Jiayi Deng, Yun Li, Hua Ning, Peilin Qing, Xiantun Huang, Hui Luo, Liang Zhang, Guangxu Li, Cunke Huang, Zhiqiang Lan, Wenzheng Zhou, Jin Guo, Xinhua Wang, Haizhen Liu

“…Unfortunately, most of the light-weight hydrogen storage materials such as complex metal hydrides (LiBH4, Mg(BH4)2, LiAlH4, NaAlH4, etc.), binary light-weight metal hydrides (MgH2, AlH3, etc.) are currently facing the problems of high thermal stability, slow desorption and absorption kinetics, or poor reversibility. …”
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Chronic disease medications accessibility among Sudanese patients during war by Thoraya Salah Murtada Sidahmed, Al-Romaysa M. Osman Khalafalla El-Haj, Hiba Salah Abdelgadir, Afra K. Ahmed, Asjad Elias Sidieg Mohammed, Abdelfatah Abdelelah El Zain Hassan, Ebaa Ismat Mahmoud Ahmed, Hiba Algaali Altayeb Babikir, Khalid Mukhtar Awad Hamza, Alaa Hamid Yousif Ahmed, Mojtaba Majdy Elfakey Omer, Shahad Yahya Awadelkarim Elbadawi, Logaine Tarig Abdelwahab Mohammed, Rawan Ali Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed, Hind Elmukashfi ShamsEldin Elobied, Hind Salah Abdelgadir, Ruba Ahmed Osman Mohamed, Hala Hashim Salim Hamza, Omnia Yousif Abdalmalik Alfaki, Arwa Yagoub Elmadani Ibrahim, Rawan Izzeldin Babiker Farah, Abeer Hussien Musa Mohamed, Amaal Izzeldin Ahmed Altamar, Lana Awad Jahallah Hassab Alrasoul, Ali Mohamedahmed Ali Mohamed, Mohamedelamin Abdelgayoum Khalifa, Tarig Siddig Abdelgader Mohieldin, Soujod Emad Elden Mohamed Elamen

“…The most common chronic conditions among respondents were diabetes (48.5%) and hypertension (33.3%). Inaccessibility to medications led to several adverse outcomes, including psychological distress (19.9%), worsening of symptoms (32.0%), increased hospital visits (16.3%), and reduced ability to work (24.8%). …”
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Hydrocortisone, vitamin C, and thiamine may not improve the outcome of patients with sepsis or septic shock: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Zhuangli Li, Xiaoli Zhang, Yongliang Wu, Chao Xie, Chengjiang Liu, Xiuyu He, Zehua Wu, Guofang Hua, Yuedong Li

“…Risk ratio (RR) was generated using Review Manager 5.3 to evaluate binary variants, whereas mean ± standard deviation (MD) was generated to assess continuous variants. …”
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Women’s unemployment in urban Ethiopia: bayesian multilevel model approach by Buzuneh Tasfa Marine, Mihiret Genene Zewde

“…The study employed Bayesian multilevel binary logistic regression with random coefficient models, selecting models based on the lowest DIC values. …”
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Analysis of factors influencing contact in the 686 Program for patients with a first-time diagnosis of severe mental disorders in Hainan Province from 2018 to 2022 by Xin Zuo, Jianhe Hong, Di Liang, Wenting Cao, Qiqing Liang, Yumei Liu

“…Results Between 2018 and 2022, Hainan Provincial Anning Hospital had 3,008 individuals who were first diagnosed with severe mental disorders. …”
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Knowledge, attitudes, and practices toward ticks and tick-borne diseases: a cross-sectional study in Rwanda by Abakundana Nsenga Ariston Gabriel, Xiao-Yang Wang, Guo-Yao Zu, Laila Jamil, Blaise Iraguha, Methode Ngabo Gasana, Bing-Bing Gu, Ntakirutimana Theoneste, Lin Zhao, Wu-Chun Cao

“…Methods The sample size was determined using a single-population proportion formula. Binary logistic regression was used to identify the factors influencing attitudes and practices. …”
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Intergenerational chronic undernutrition pattern and determinants in Ethiopia: a multilevel and spatial analysis of EDHS data (2000–2016) by Mekuriaw Nibret Aweke, Asebe Hagos, Moges Tadesse Abebe, Amare Kassaw, Molla Azmeraw, Nigusu Worku, Tesfahun Zemene Tafere, Mekides Engeda Alemu, Amanuel Tesera Alemu, Demewoz Kefale

“…In contrast older child age (AOR = 3.93; 95% CI: 3.37–4.58), use of unimproved toilet facilities (AOR = 1.26; 95% CI: 1.08–1.46) and residence in the Amhara region were positively associated with intergenerational chronic undernutrition. …”
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Evolución del paciente hospitalizado con gripe durante 2016–2020 según su estado vacunal by Jacobo Martín Ramos, Francisco Javier Cuevas Fernández, Álvaro Torres Lana, Armando Aguirre Jaime

“…The criteria for clinical severity used is that established by the Spanish National Epidemiology Center. Using multivariable binary logistic regression, the risk of progression to severity associated with influenza vaccination status was estimated. …”
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Health risk perception and behavioral decision-making among online-dating MSM in Shandong, China: perspectives on HIV and new psychoactive substances by Yuyao Chen, Haiying Yu, Xiaoyan Zhu, Ling Li, Lin Wang, Yangji Zhuoma, Na Zhang, Guoyong Wang, Wei Ma, Meizhen Liao

“…Two separate multivariate binary logistic regression models were constructed to identify factors associated with two dependent variables: (1) HIV self-perceived risk and (2) NPS harm awareness among online-dating MSM. …”
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Immune restoration in HIV-1-infected patients after 12 years of antiretroviral therapy: a real-world observational study by Jiaye Liu, Lifeng Wang, Yuying Hou, Yan Zhao, Zhihui Dou, Ye Ma, Dawei Zhang, Yasong Wu, Decai Zhao, Zhongfu Liu, Fujie Zhang, Lei Jin, Ji-Yuan Zhang, Ruonan Xu, Ming Shi, Lei Huang, Zunyou Wu, Mengjie Han, George F. Gao, Fu-Sheng Wang

“…In this study, a new binary-indicator would accurately assess immune restoration in the era of “treat all.”…”
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Hotspot areas of tetanus-unprotected births and its associated factors in Ethiopia: Spatial analysis of EDHS data by Anteneh Mengist Dessie, Melkamu Aderajew Zemene, Asaye Alamneh Gebeyehu, Natnael Atnafu Gebeyehu, Getachew Asmare Adella, Gizachew Ambaw Kassie, Misganaw Asmamaw Mengstie, Mohammed Abdu Seid, Endeshaw Chekol Abebe, Molalegn Mesele Gesese, Yenealem Solomon Kebede, Natnael Moges, Berihun Bantie, Sefineh Fenta Feleke, Tadesse Asmamaw Dejenie, Ermias Sisay Chanie, Wubet Alebachew Bayih, Natnael Amare Tesfa, Eden Workneh Aychew, Begizew Yimenu Mekuriaw, Denekew Tenaw Anley

“…Spatial analysis was done using ArcGIS and SaTScan software. A binary logistic regression model was fitted to identify factors and variables with a p-value <.05 were considered as statistically significant. …”
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