Nomogram for predicting the severity of high-risk plaques in acute coronary syndrome by Miao-Na Bai, Miao-Na Bai, Miao-Na Bai, Ji-Xiang Wang, Ji-Xiang Wang, Xiao-Wei Li, Xiao-Wei Li, Xiao-Wei Li, Jing-Xian Wang, Jing-Xian Wang, Yu-Hang Wang, Yu-Hang Wang, Yin Liu, Yin Liu, Yin Liu, Jing Gao, Jing Gao, Jing Gao, Jing Gao

“…The calibration curve and decision curve analysis demonstrated the model's clinical usefulness.ConclusionA simple and practical nomogram for predicting HRPs accurately in patients with ACS was developed and validated, and is expected to help clinicians diagnose and prevent plaque stability.…”
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Conceptualizing the implementation of post-discharge malaria chemoprevention in Malawi using a co-design approach by Myness Kasanda Ndambo, Kristine Bærøe, Kamija Samuel Phiri, Isabel-Kazanga Chiumia, Inger Lise Teig, Bjarne Robberstad, Oddvar Martin Kaarbøe, Melf-Jakob Kühl, Jobiba Chinkhumba, Thandile Nkosi-Gondwe, Tinashe Alinafe Tizifa, Elisabeth Mamani-Mategula, Lumbani Munthali, Lucinda Manda-Taylor

“…Results The inductive analysis yielded four overarching themes from the data. …”
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Evidence based consensus statements for digital tools to address youth mental health literacy by Stephana Julia Moss, Sonia Siddiqui, Cristina Zuniga Chacon, Cynthia Sriskandarajah, Maia Stelfox, Ben Gaunce, Micaela Harley, Stacie Smith, Sofia B. Ahmed, Kathryn Birnie, Donna Halperin, Scott Halperin, Christine Hampson, Jia Hu, Laura Leppan, Angie Nickle, Kristine Russell, Andrea Soo, May Solis, Henry T. Stelfox, Sharon Straus, Perri R. Tutelman, Quincy Wiele, Kirsten M. Fiest, Nicole Racine, Jeanna Parsons Leigh

“…We determined 21 evidence-based consensus statements that underpinned the conceptualization and development of the Youth MindTrack: a downloadable digital tool to support youth mental health literacy. …”
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Enhanced machine learning models for predicting three-year mortality in Non-STEMI patients aged 75 and above by Jing Zhang, Wuyu Xiong, Chengzhi Zhang, Cuiyuan Huang, Wenqiang Li, Li Liu, Wei Wang, Ye Sang, Huiling Zhen, Caiwei Tan, Jiajuan Yang, Jian Yang

“…Methods Clinical data from 234 Non-STEMI patients aged 75 and above were collected and split into a training cohort (164 patients) and a validation cohort (70 patients) using a 70:30 ratio. …”
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Rheumatoid Arthritis Real-world Cohort Study in China (ReALSA): protocol for a multicentre prospective, longitudinal cohort study by Long Zhang, Ying Yang, Lie Dai, Yingying Zhu, Jian-Zi Lin, Ze-Hong Yang, Qian-Hua Li, Zhi-Ming Ouyang, Hai-Jun Liu, Yao-Wei Zou, Kui-Min Yang, Li-Juan Yang, Ying-Qian Mo, Jian-Da Ma

“…Therefore, the aim of this large-scale cohort study is to identify the development of clinical, biomedical, histopathological and imaging biomarkers for the diagnosis and prognosis of difficult-to-treat RA, and RA-related complications/comorbidities and to evaluate their impact on the prognosis of RA.Methods and analysis In this real-world multicentre prospective cohort, consecutive RA patients are planned to be recruited during 2024 and 2033 and with at least 5-year follow-up. …”
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Evaluating the Efficacy of Gelatin-Chitosan-Tetraethyl Orthosilicate Calcium Hydroxide Composite as a Dental Pulp Medicament on  COX-2, PGP 9.5, TNF-α Expression and Neutrophil num... by Yulita Kristanti, Mh Busra Fauzi, Bidhari Pidhatika, Iwa Sutardjo Rus Sudarso, Retno Ardhani, Al-qatta Ghadah Abdulrahman, Endytiastuti Endytiastuti, Heni Susilowati, Juni Handajani

“…Alternative materials have been developed to provide more biocompatible materials with better dentin formation ability. …”
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Machine Learning Model Based on Prognostic Nutritional Index for Predicting Long‐Term Outcomes in Patients With HCC Undergoing Ablation by Nan Zhang, Ke Lin, Bin Qiao, Liwei Yan, Dongdong Jin, Daopeng Yang, Yue Yang, Xiaohua Xie, Xiaoyan Xie, Bowen Zhuang

“…Methods From January 2009 to December 2019, we analyzed data from 848 primary HCC patients who underwent local ablation. …”
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Cluster randomised controlled trial of an online intervention to improve healthy food purchases from primary school canteens: a study protocol of the ‘click & crunch’ trial by Karen Campbell, Rachel Sutherland, Luke Wolfenden, Nicole Nathan, Sze Lin Yoong, Chris Rissel, Penny Reeves, Rebecca Wyse, Tessa Delaney, Pennie Gibbins, Kylie Ball, Kirsty Seward, Rachel Zoetemeyer, John Wiggers, Chris Oldmeadow, Kathryn Reilly

“…Introduction School canteens are the most frequently accessed take-away food outlet by Australian children. The rapid development of online lunch ordering systems for school canteens presents new opportunities to deliver novel public health nutrition interventions to school-aged children. …”
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Application of HRCT-based radiomics to predict interstitial lung disease for juvenile dermatomyositis by Lingke Liu, Minfei Hu, Yun Zhou, Fei Zheng, Xiaohui Ma, Li Yang, Yiping Xu, Liping Teng, Bin Hu, Meiping Lu, Xuefeng Xu

“…Methods We retrospectively analyzed clinical data of 56 children with JDM, and all participants gave written informed consent. …”
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Body composition and anthropometric parameters of premature infants with very low and extremely low body weight at full-term age (38-40 weeks post-conceptual age) by Evgeniia L. Pinaeva-Slysh, Vera A. Skvortsova, Tatyana E. Borovik, Milana A. Basargina, Elena P. Zimina, Olga L. Lukoyanova, Maria S. Illarionova, Nataliya A. Kharitonova

“…It included 70 premature babies (28 girls and 42 boys), born with a body weight of less than 1000 g (group 1, n = 40) and from 1000 to 1500 g (group 2, n = 30). Anthropometric data at birth and at the time of the study were assessed using international growth standards INTERGROWTH–21st. …”
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Wildlife management and conservation in South Africa: informing legislative reform through expert consultation using the Policy Delphi methodology by Elena Mercugliano, Elena Mercugliano, Magdel Boshoff, Arianna Dissegna, Arianna Dissegna, Adriana F. Cerizza, Adriana F. Cerizza, Luca Laner, Avery E. Indovina, Avery E. Indovina, Pierfrancesco Biasetti, Pierfrancesco Biasetti, Riccardo Da Re, Giulia Mascarello, Barbara de Mori, Barbara de Mori

“…South Africa’s wildlife sustainable management requires cohesive, evidence-based policy development that balances conservation goals with socio-economic needs. …”
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Early prediction of sepsis associated encephalopathy in elderly ICU patients using machine learning models: a retrospective study based on the MIMIC-IV database by Yupeng Han, Xiyuan Xie, Jiapeng Qiu, Yijie Tang, Zhiwei Song, Wangyu Li, Xiaodan Wu, Xiaodan Wu

“…Due to the symptom similarity with other neurological disorders and the absence of specific biomarkers, early clinical diagnosis remains challenging. This study aimed to develop a predictive model for SAE in elderly ICU patients.MethodsThe data of elderly sepsis patients were extracted from the MIMIC IV database (version 3.1) and divided into training and test sets in a 7:3 ratio. …”
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Dietary antioxidants and flavonoids are inversely associated with prostate cancer risk and mortality: evidence from NHANES and machine learning by Yanyang Jin, Dong-shan Lv, Li-po Zhou, Li Xiao, Guang-quan Tong, Abdallah Karim, Shuai Xue, Hongyang Tian, Cheng-cai Wang, Kun Feng, Ding-ming Song, You-liang Guan

“…BackgroundOxidative stress and dietary micronutrient imbalances have been implicated in prostate cancer (PCa) development and progression. Although flavonoids and antioxidants show promise in experimental models, evidence from population-based studies remains limited.ObjectivesThis research aimed to investigate the relationship between the consumption of antioxidants and flavonoids in the diet and the risk and survival of PCa, as well as to assess the potential of machine learning models in identifying significant dietary factors.MethodsData from 2,629 male participants aged ≥40 years from National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (NHANES) 2007–2010 were analyzed. …”
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Human IgG responses to Anopheles gambiae immunogenic salivary proteins in urban and rural populations of Burkina Faso: biomarkers of exposure to malaria vector bites by Michaël Kaboré, Yéri Esther Hien, Dado Jean Noël Koussé, Fatimata Thiombiano, Mireille Ouédraogo, Abdoul Rahamani Nikiema, Enock Ibrango, Nicolas Ouédraogo, Mariama K. Cherif, Sylvain Ilboudo, Toussaint Rouamba, Guillaume Sylvestre Sanou

“…Abstract Background Malaria control would be greatly facilitated by the development of new tools for rapidly assessing malaria transmission intensity. …”
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The potential for dementia prevention in Brazil: a population attributable fraction calculation for 14 modifiable risk factorsResearch in context by Claudia K. Suemoto, Wyllians V. Borelli, Ismael L. Calandri, Laiss Bertola, Raphael M. Castilhos, Paulo Caramelli, Ricardo Nitrini, Sonia M.D. Brucki, Jerson Laks, Naaheed Mukadam, Gill Livingston, Cleusa P. Ferri

“…The prevalence of modifiable risk factors was estimated, and principal component analysis was used to account for factor communalities. …”
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Automatic diagnosis and measurement of intracranial aneurysms using deep learning in MRA raw images by Qingning Yang, Fengxi Chen, Li Li, Rong Zeng, Jiaqing Li, Jingxu Xu, Chencui Huang, Junbang Feng, Chuanming Li

“…A p-value of < 0.05 was considered statistically significant.ResultsThe fully automatic model processed the original MRA data in 13.6 s and provided real-time results, including IA diagnosis and size measurement. …”
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Clinical and Molecular Spectrum of Glutamate Dehydrogenase Gene Defects in 26 Chinese Congenital Hyperinsulinemia Patients by Chang Su, Xue-Jun Liang, Wen-Jing Li, Di Wu, Min Liu, Bing-Yan Cao, Jia-Jia Chen, Miao Qin, Xi Meng, Chun-Xiu Gong

“…Methods. The clinical data of glutamate dehydrogenase hyperinsulinism (GDH-HI) patients were reviewed, and gene mutations were confirmed by whole exome sequencing (WES) and Sanger DNA sequencing. …”
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Complementary medicine among individuals experiencing homelessness in Switzerland: a quantitative and qualitative descriptive study by Véronique S. Grazioli, Evelyne Hangartner, Patrick Bodenmann, Luana Schaad, Léa Grosjean, Justin Nikles, David J. T. Campbell, Laurent Hyvert, Tshahé Anongba Varela, Susan E. Collins, Caroline Leblanc, Christine Loignon, Chantal Berna

“…Descriptive statistics and conventional content analysis were used to analyze quantitative and qualitative data, respectively. …”
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Human immunodeficiency virus prevention and testing strategies among men who have sex with men in the UK: the PANTHEON research programme including the SELPHI RCT by Janey Sewell, T Charles Witzel, David Dunn, Fiona Lampe, Fiona Burns, Peter Weatherburn, Sheena McCormack, Leanne McCabe, Alec Miners, Valentina Cambiano, Roger Pebody, Roy Trevelion, Nadia Hanum, Andrew Phillips, Alison Rodger

“…The main review was a meta-analysis of RCT data relating to key populations that compared the effects of HIVST with standard HIV testing. …”
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Construction of high-density bin genetic map and QTL mapping of fruit aroma in longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) by Wenshun Hu, Qing Zhang, Chaojun Deng, Qizhi Xu, Jimou Jiang, Xiuping Chen, Jianguo Li, Jisen Zhang, Shaoquan Zheng

“…We obtained a total of 554.9 Gbp of sequencing data, with an average depth of approximately 15× for the parents and 12× for the progeny. …”
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