Bilateral macronodular adrenocortical disease: a single centre experience by Anuj Ban, Rohit Barnabas, Manjiri Karlekar, Anurag Ranjan Lila, Chethan Yami Channaiah, Saba Samad Memon, Virendra A Patil, Vijaya Sarathi, Gwendolyn Fernandes, Hemangini Thakkar, Sameer Rege, Nalini S Shah, Tushar Bandgar

“…Background: Data on bilateral macronodular adrenocortical disease (BMAD) with respect to computed tomography (CT) scan characteristics (attenuation and washout) and long-term follow-up are limited. …”
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The Lyα Dependence on Nebular Properties from the HETDEX and MOSDEF Surveys by Óscar A. Chávez Ortiz, Gene C. K. Leung, Steven L. Finkelstein, Dustin Davis, Ralph S. Sutherland, David C. Nicholls, Mabel Stephenson, Erin Mentuch Cooper, Micaela Bagley, Karl Gebhardt, Lindsay R. House, Chenxu Liu, Robin Ciardullo, Caryl Gronwall, Gary J. Hill, Daniel Farrow, Donald P. Schneider

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Identifying risk factors for loss to follow-up in adults living with HIV in a high-burden district in Ghana by Benedicta Ayiedu Mensah, Henrietta E. Mensah-Brown, Frederica D. Partey, Christabel Addo, Gertrude Buah, Gifty A. Afudego, Daniel Okyere, Mary Tetteh, Ernest Boateng, Michael Wilson, Elijah Paintsil

“…Methods A retrospective analysis was conducted using medical records of 401 patients who initiated Antiretroviral Therapy (ART) between January 1st, 2011, and December 31st, 2021, in a high-burden district in Ghana and data extraction period of January to December 2022. …”
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The first Canadian experience with the Afirma® gene expression classifier test by Emily Kay-Rivest, Jamie Tibbo, Sarah Bouhabel, Michael Tamilia, Rebecca Leboeuf, Veronique-Isabelle Forest, Michael P. Hier, Loren Savoury, Richard J. Payne

“…We reviewed patient demographics, cytopathological results, AGEC data and, if the patient underwent surgery, results from their final pathology. …”
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Mapping Nationwide Subfield Division Dynamics in Saudi Arabia Using Temporal Patterns of Sentinel-2 NDVI and Machine Learning by Ting Li, Oliver Miguel Lopez Valencia, Matthew F. McCabe

“…Object-based analysis is widely used for extracting information from satellite data using machine learning, offering reduced sensitivity to fine-scale variability, noise, and computational cost compared to pixel-based methods. …”
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Acute Kidney Injury Complicating Critical Forms of COVID-19: risk Factors and Prognostic Impact [version 3; peer review: 2 approved] by Ghadhoune Hatem, Yosra Yahia, Olfa Hammami, Hend Allouche, Insaf Trabelsi, Jihene Guissouma, Hana Ben Ali

“…Background Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) mainly affects the respiratory tract, but different organs may be involved including the kidney. Data on acute kidney injury (AKI) in critical forms of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) are scarce. …”
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Preliminary Investigation of a Novel Measure of Speech Recognition in Noise by Linda Thibodeau, Emma Freeman, Kristin Kronenberger, Emily Suarez, Hyun-Woong Kim, Shuang Qi, Yune Sang Lee

“…Study Sample: Participants with self-reported TH (N = 153, ages 18–39 years, mean age = 20.7 years) who passed an online hearing screening were invited to complete an online questionnaire. Data Collection and Analysis: Participants completed a sentence recognition task under four SNRs (−6, −9, −12, and −15 dB), two syntactic complexity settings (subjective-relative and objective-relative center-embedded), and two noise types (interrupted and continuous). …”
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Exploring artificial intelligence in orthopaedics: A collaborative survey from the ISAKOS Young Professional Task Force by Filippo Familiari, Adnan Saithna, Juan Pablo Martinez‐Cano, Jorge Chahla, Juan Miguel Del Castillo, Nicholas N. DePhillipo, Gilbert Moatshe, Edoardo Monaco, Jaime Palos Lucio, Pieter D'Hooghe, Robert F. LaPrade, the ISAKOS Young Professionals Task Force

“…The survey included 26 questions. Data obtained from the completed questionnaires were transferred to a spreadsheet and then analyzed. …”
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Human immunodeficiency virus accelerates brain aging and disrupts the trajectory of glymphatic clearance in aging brain by Benedictor Alexander Nguchu, Benedictor Alexander Nguchu, Jing Zhao, Yu Lu, Yifei Han, Han Jin, Xiaoxiao Wang, Hongjun Li, Peter Shaw

“…The assessment of glymphatic clearance in the aging brain was performed using a technique called "diffusion tensor image analysis along the perivascular space” (DTI-ALPS). …”
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Relapse-specific genetic patterns in the exomic mutational landscape in acute myeloid leukemia by Wardah Qureshi, Aisha Jamal, Atia Gohar, Marium Imran Mansuri, Muhammad Irfan, Ishtiaq Ahmad Khan, Muhammad Shakeel

“…Abstract Background Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) is a blood malignancy that develops in the bone marrow due to uncontrolled cell proliferation and undifferentiating blood cells. …”
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Integrated Three-Dimensional Structural and Petrophysical Modeling for Assessment of CO2 Storage Potential in Gas Reservoir by Syed Yasir Ali Shah, Jiangfeng Du, Sayed Muhammad Iqbal, Linze Du, Umair Khan, Baoyi Zhang, Jingqiang Tan

“…To address this, employing a novel methodology combining 3D structural and petrophysical modeling, our study presents a pioneering effort to assess the CO2 storage potential of the faulted reservoir between the G- and E-sands of the Lower Goru Formation in the Kadanwari Gas Field (KGF), Middle Indus Basin (MIB), Pakistan. Analysis of seismic data revealed a complex reservoirs structure affected by normal faults oriented in a northwest–southeast direction. …”
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Clinical spectrum and risk factors of severe dengue infection: findings from the 2023 dengue outbreak in Bangladesh by Orindom Shing Pulock, Adnan Mannan, Abul Faisal Md. Nuruddin Chowdhury, Golam Tousif, Koushik Majumder, Sabrina Monsur, H. M. Hamidullah Mehedi, Emrul Kaiser, Afreen Sultana, Md Abdul Hamid Sagar, Silvia Naznin Etu, Nazmul Alam, A. H. M. Tharakul Mazid, M. A. Sattar

“…Multiple logistic regression analysis found that severe abdominal pain, severe lethargy, respiratory distress, altered mental status, decreased urine output, pleural effusion and ascites were positively associated with the development of severe dengue. …”
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Constructing a novel mitochondrial metabolism-related genes signature to evaluate tumor immune microenvironment and predict survival of colorectal cancer by Hou Wang, Hou Wang, Kai Zhang, Guang Ning, Guang Ning

“…Although mitochondrial metabolism genes play a crucial role in CRC development, their prognostic significance remains unclear.MethodsThis study systematically analyzed the expression and prognostic value of mitochondrial metabolism-related genes in CRC patients, establishing a risk model using data from TCGA and GEO databases. …”
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Experimental Study on Structural Form and Excavation Model of Urban Metro Cross Transfer Station with Super Large Cross Section and Shallow Excavation by Zhi Lin, Xiang Chen, Hongyun Yang, Chongguo Cheng, Huasong Wang, Changjiang Yang, Genqiao Zhu

“…The refined numerical analysis shows that the structure can fully utilize the stratum conditions to reduce the ground surface settlement. …”
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Use of NIRS technology for predicting the nutritional value of silage made from tropical grasses enriched with corn ethanol co-products and intercropped with corn by Joadil Gonçalves de Abreu, Daniele Cristina da Silva Kazama, Wender Mateus Peixoto, Edegar Matter, Luciano da Silva Cabral, Ernando Balbinot, Patrícia Orlando Royer, Eduardo André Ferreira

“…Reference values were added to the spectra of forage samples. Data preprocessing and chemometric model building, that is, calibration curve development, were performed using the Opus 7.5 software employing partial least squares (PLS) regression. …”
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Structural disadvantage and HIV risk – comparing risk factors between trans women’s partnerships with cis men and trans women sexual partners by Erin C. Wilson, Bow Suprasert, Dillon Trujillo, Sofia Sicro, Christopher J. Hernandez, Caitlin M. Turner, Willi McFarland, Sean Arayasirikul

“…Materials and methods Data are from a cross-sectional survey of trans women and their sexual partners conducted between April 2020 and January 2021. …”
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Association of sociodemographic factors and television food advertisements with junk food consumption among a sample of adolescents aged 13 to 17 in Magura district, Bangladesh: a... by Shammy Akter, Md. Hasan Al Banna, Justice Kanor Tetteh, Trisha Mallick, Bably Sabina Azhar, Joytun Nahar, Masuma Chowdhury, Addah Graham Gilbert Wilfred, Sumaia Sahrin

“…Policymakers and nutrition experts may use these data to modify food labelling and television commercial rules in order to develop family-oriented interventions to improve diet quality and health indicators.…”
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Non-invasive electrophysiological monitoring vs conventional monitoring during labour in a tertiary obstetric care centre in the Netherlands: study protocol of a cohort interventio... by S G Oei, P B Q Berben, N D de Klerk, M van der Ven, A F Fransen, H J Niemarkt, E R van den Heuvel, M B van der Hout-van der Jagt, J O E H van Laar

“…Electrophysiological monitoring is an alternative technique that has been developed over the past decades to improve signal quality. …”
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Association of microalbuminuria and high–normal 24-hour urinary albumin excretion with metabolic syndrome and its components in the general Chinese population: cross-sectional stud... by Jing Wu, Jixiang Ma, Xiaorong Chen, Liuxia Yan, Xiaoning Cai, Xiaolei Guo, Yongqing Zhang

“…Participants with missing physical examination data or incomplete urine collection were not included in the analysis.Results The prevalence of MAU was 9%, and the mean 24-hour UAE was 18 mg/d. …”
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Identification of Deregulated miRNAs and mRNAs Involved in Tumorigenesis and Detection of Glioblastoma Patients Applying Next-Generation RNA Sequencing by Dóra Géczi, Álmos Klekner, István Balogh, András Penyige, Melinda Szilágyi, József Virga, Andrea Bakó, Bálint Nagy, Bernadett Torner, Zsuzsanna Birkó

“…Based on the PPI network, a functional enrichment analysis of the target proteins was also carried out. (4) <b>Conclusions:</b> We identified an miRNA panel and several deregulated mRNAs that could play an important role in tumor development and distinguish GBM patients from healthy controls with high sensitivity and specificity using total RNA isolated from tissue samples.…”
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