Predicting the Risk of Lumbar Prolapsed Disc: A Gene Signature-Based Machine Learning Analysis by Fengfeng Wang, Fei Meng, Stanley Sau Ching Wong

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An updated systematic review with meta-analysis and meta-regression of the factors associated with human visceral leishmaniasis in the Americas by Anna Gabryela Sousa Duarte, Guilherme Loureiro Werneck, Sarah de Farias Lelis, Thays Santos Mendonça, Daniela Dias Vasconcelos, Tiago Silveira Gontijo, Álisson Oliveira dos Santos, Lucas Edel Donato, Vinícius Silva Belo

“…The level of evidence for associations of VL with sex and age was classified as moderate whilst that for all other associations was either low or very low. The methodological quality of recent studies showed a positive progression but shortcomings were still evident regarding selection criteria and methods of data analysis. …”
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Developing a multi-variate prediction model for COVID-19 from crowd-sourced respiratory voice data by Yuyang Yan, Wafaa Aljbawi, Sami O. Simons, Visara Urovi

“…Aim: COVID-19 has affected more than 223 countries worldwide and in the post-COVID era, there is a pressing need for non-invasive, low-cost, and highly scalable solutions to detect COVID-19. …”
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Integrating multi-omic data to identify key genes and pathways involved in rice bacterial leaf streak disease by Paniz Abdollahi Saeed, Abozar Ghorbani, Mahsa Rostami, Elham Ashrafi-Dehkordi

“…Furthermore, key miRNAs (e.g., miR5075 and miR1848) targeting hub genes were predicted. Codon usage analysis showed that several hub genes exhibited high CAI and low ENC, indicating codon optimization under bacterial infection. …”
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Analysis of the global spatiotemporal characteristics of ionospheric noontime bite-outs by Lina He, Qinghao Zhu, Cheng Wang

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The prognostic model of low-grade glioma based on m6A-associated immune genes and functional study of FBXO4 in the tumor microenvironment by Yiling Zhang, Na Luo, Xiaoyu Li, Chuanfei Zeng, Xin Chen, Xiaohong Peng, Yuanyuan Zhang, Guangyuan Hu

“…Two different clustering analyses were performed on all samples, resulting in high, medium, and low expression groups of m6A regulatory and immune genes, followed by an analysis of the correlations between these scores. …”
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Treatment of infections in young infants in low- and middle-income countries: a systematic review and meta-analysis of frontline health worker diagnosis and antibiotic access. by Anne C C Lee, Aruna Chandran, Hadley K Herbert, Naoko Kozuki, Perry Markell, Rashed Shah, Harry Campbell, Igor Rudan, Abdullah H Baqui

“…Availability of first-line injectable antibiotics appears low in many health facilities in Africa and Asia. …”
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Model-Based Cost-Utility Analysis of Combined Low-Dose Computed Tomography Screening for Lung Cancer, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Cardiovascular Disease by Carina M. Behr, PhD, Maarten J. IJzerman, PhD, Michelle M.A. Kip, PhD, Harry J.M. Groen, MD, PhD, Marjolein A. Heuvelmans, MD, PhD, Maarten van den Berge, MD, PhD, Pim van der Harst, MD, PhD, Marleen Vonder, PhD, Rozemarijn Vliegenthart, MD, PhD, Hendrik Koffijberg, PhD

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Low fasting glucose and future risks of major adverse outcomes in people without baseline diabetes or cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Hsin-Chieh Yeh, Hung-Wei Liao, Jeffrey Saver, Chi-Hsin Sally Chen, Yi-Ling Wu, Meng Lee, Bruce Ovbiagele

“…Objective To investigate the link between low fasting blood glucose levels and all-cause mortality and cardiovascular outcomes among people without baseline diabetes or cardiovascular disease.Design Systematic review and meta-analysis.Data sources PubMed and Embase (1966–February 2019).Selection criteria Prospective cohort studies were included for meta-analysis if they reported adjusted HRs with 95% CIs for associations between risk of all-cause mortality, stroke, major cardiovascular events, coronary heart disease and low fasting glucose levels (<4.6 mmol/L and/or 4.0 mmol/L, respectively) versus normal fasting glucose levels.Data extraction and statistical analysis Two independent reviewers extracted data from eligible studies. …”
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Analysis of key controlling factors for water injection deficiency in low-permeability oil reservoirs: A case study of Chang-8 reservoir in Ordos Basin by JIA Junhong, YU Guangming, LI Shuman, XIE Zhen, PENG Rong, TANG Yong

“…Based on correlation analysis and field data, targeted recommendations for mitigating injection deficiencies were proposed to improve water injection performance.…”
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Prevalence of microvascular and macrovascular complications of diabetes in newly diagnosed type 2 diabetes in low-and-middle-income countries: A systematic review and meta-analysis... by Faith Aikaeli, Tsi Njim, Stefanie Gissing, Faith Moyo, Uazman Alam, Sayoki G Mfinanga, Joseph Okebe, Kaushik Ramaiya, Emily L Webb, Shabbar Jaffar, Anupam Garrib

“…Articles reporting prevalence of microvascular or macrovascular complications within six months of type 2 diabetes diagnosis and published in English or French from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) were eligible for analysis. …”
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Climate change, socioeconomic, environmental, and political drivers of road traffic fatalities in Somalia: a multivariate time series analysis by Ahmed Awale Ahmed, Abdikadir Abdi Ali, Abdisalan Sh. Yousuf Duale, Abdirashid M. Yousuf, Abdisalam Hassan Muse

“…This study investigates the impact of climate change (temperature, rainfall), environmental degradation (CO2 emissions), socioeconomic conditions (urban population, foreign aid), and political instability on RTFs in Somalia, aiming to contribute to the limited understanding of these dynamics in fragile states.MethodsA multivariate time series analysis was conducted using data from 1984 to 2021. …”
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Energy, exergy, economic, and environmental (4E) analysis of S-CO2 Brayton cycle for low-speed engine exhaust gas under different conditions by Liangtao Xie, Sicong Sun

“…To achieve energy efficiency, reduce emissions and optimize the operation of ocean-going vessels, five configurations of SCSBC (S-CO2 simple Brayton cycle), SCCBC (S-CO2 recuperative Brayton cycle), SCHBC (S-CO2 reheating Brayton cycle), SCIBC (S-CO2 intercooling Brayton cycle), and SCRBC (S-CO2 recompression Brayton cycle) were constructed for the exhaust gas waste heat recovery (WHR) under different loads of the marine LSE (low-speed engine) HHM-6EX340EF on the EBSILON platform using the bench test data. …”
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Factors associated with poor outcomes after congenital heart surgery in low-resource setting in Pakistan: insight from the IQIC Registry – a descriptive analysis by Muneer Amanullah, Abdul Sattar Shaikh, Shumaila Furnaz, Musa Karim, Rayyan Qureshi, Subhani Fatima, Sohail Khan Bangash

“…Objective This study aimed to assess the International Quality Improvement Collaborative single-site data from a developing country to identify trends in outcomes and factors associated with poor outcomes.Design Retrospective descriptive study.Setting The National Institute of Cardiovascular Diseases, Karachi, Pakistan.Participants Patients undergoing surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD).Outcome measure Key factors were examined, including preoperative, procedural and demographic data, as well as surgical complications and outcomes. …”
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The Effects of Social Spending on Income Inequality in 30 OECD Countries by Can Verberi, Sema Yaşar

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Resource use efficiency level of public organizations. The case of Spanish health systems by María Soledad Campos Lucena, Africa Ruiz Gándara, María de Magdala Pérez Nimo, Francisco Javier Ortega Irizo, Francisco Velasco Morente

“…Methods: This paper applies the Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA) methodology, which allows obtaining natural and managerial efficiencies, as well as deviations from inefficient units in relation to efficient ones and proposing corrective measures that imply only budgetary (natural) modifications or changes in the policies of resource management (management). …”
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Spatial distribution of fetal mortality and correlation with indicators on women’s health and vulnerability in São Paulo city, Brazil by Andressa Kutschenko Nahas, Gizelton Pereira Alencar

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Enhancing sustainable urban mobility: a multi-agent analysis of low-carbon policy impacts on travel behavior in Fuzhou’s main urban area, China by Qiuyi Zhang, Boyuan Huang, Bingjie Yu, Liying Wu

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Comparisons of liver transplant from DCD outcomes in high-utilization centers versus low-utilization centers in the US: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Joao Lucas Lima Manzi, Eduarda Saba Oliveira, Sarah Rombach, Vitor Turra, Simone Zaragoza, Yanik Bababekov, Trevor Nydam, Alfred Joseph Tector, Rodrigo Vianna, Phillipe Abreu

“…We performed a systematic review and meta-analysis to evaluate various outcomes in centers with high and low utilization rates of DCD.Materials/MethodsElectronic databases PubMed, Embase, and Cochrane Library were systematically searched up to May 24th, 2023, for studies related to liver transplantation (LT). …”
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Chemical Nose-Based Non-Invasive Detection of Breast Cancer Using Exhaled Breath by Yosef Matana, Shai Libson, Barak Amihood, Zvi Boger, David Lieberman, Offer Zeiri, Yehuda Zeiri

“…This work aims to develop a robust, accurate and highly reliable, non-invasive, low-cost screening method for early detection of BC in routine screening using exhaled breath (EB) analysis. …”
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