Demographics, epidemiology, mortality and difficult-to-treat resistance patterns of bacterial bloodstream infections in the global US Military Health System from 2010 to 2019: a re... by Jing Wang, Carlos Morales, Dean Follmann, John H Powers, Alexander C Vostal, Melissa Grance, Sameer S Kadri, Sarah Warner, Uzo Chukwuma, Charlotte Lanteri, M Leigh Carson, Beth Poitras, Nicholas Seliga, Edward Parmelee, Katrin Mende

“…Objective To describe demographics, causative pathogens, hospitalisation, mortality and antimicrobial resistance (AMR) of bacterial bloodstream infections (BSIs) among beneficiaries in the global US Military Health System (MHS), a single-provider healthcare system with 10-year longitudinal follow-up.Design Retrospective cohort study.Setting Clinical and demographic data collected from the MHS Data Repository and collated with microbiological data obtained from the Defense Centers for Public Health-Portsmouth.Participants: 12 748 MHS beneficiaries diagnosed with 15 357 bacterial BSIs (2010–2019).Main outcome(s) and measure(s) Demographic data and diagnosis codes preceding BSI episodes and during hospitalisations were collected. …”
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Swarm learning network for privacy-preserving and collaborative deep learning assisted diagnosis of fracture: a multi-center diagnostic study by Yi Xie, Yi Xie, Xinmeng Wang, Huiwen Yang, Huiwen Yang, Jiayao Zhang, Honglin Wang, Zineng Yan, Jiaming Yang, Zhiyuan Yan, Zhiwei Hao, Pengran Liu, Yijie Kuang, Zhewei Ye, Zhewei Ye

“…BackgroundWhile artificial intelligence (AI) has revolutionized medical diagnostics, conventional centralized AI models for medical image analysis raise critical concerns regarding data privacy and security. Swarm learning (SL), a decentralized machine learning framework, addresses these limitations by enabling collaborative model training through secure parameter aggregation while preserving data locality. …”
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Impact of cessation of caffeine citrate therapy on intermittent hypoxemia patterns among preterm infants born before 34 weeks by Peter Kipkurui Mashep, Roseline Ochieng, Jesse Coleman, Mary Waiyego, Amy Sarah Ginsburg, Dorothy Chomba, Morris Ogero Ondieki, Grace Irimu, William M. Macharia, J. Mark Ansermino

“…Data was collected from 1 December 2022 to 30 June 2023. …”
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Comprehensive bioinformatics analysis of selected germline variants of uncertain significance identified in a cohort of Sri Lankan hereditary breast cancer patients by Nipuni D. S. Arachchige, Nirmala D. Sirisena, Sumadee De Silva, Kanishka S. Senathilake, Mishal Faizan, Vajira H. W. Dissanayake

“…Methods The cancer database at the Centre for Genetics and Genomics contains genomic and clinical data from patients who had undergone germline genetic testing between 2015 and 2023. …”
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Evaluating Sampling Designs to Survey Fish Diversity in Lakes From Northern Temperate Zones by Erik García‐Machado, Eric Normandeau, Guillaume Côté, Isabeau Caza‐Allard, Charles Babin, Louis Bernatchez

“…In this study, we contribute to the effort of eDNA sampling standardization by providing data for selecting the best sampling design, sequence depth, and sample size to detect 90%–95% of fish species found in temperate lakes.…”
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What Are Reasons for the Large Gender Differences in the Lethality of Suicidal Acts? An Epidemiological Analysis in Four European Countries. by Roland Mergl, Nicole Koburger, Katherina Heinrichs, András Székely, Mónika Ditta Tóth, James Coyne, Sónia Quintão, Ella Arensman, Claire Coffey, Margaret Maxwell, Airi Värnik, Chantal van Audenhove, David McDaid, Marco Sarchiapone, Armin Schmidtke, Axel Genz, Ricardo Gusmão, Ulrich Hegerl

“…Design: Epidemiological study using a combination of self-report and official data. Setting: Mental health care services in four European countries: Germany, Hungary, Ireland, and Portugal. …”
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The Recent Technologies to Curb the Second-Wave of COVID-19 Pandemic by M. Poongodi, Mohit Malviya, Mounir Hamdi, Hafiz Tayyab Rauf, Seifedine Kadry, Orawit Thinnukool

“…In this study, futuristic and emerging innovations are analyzed, improving COVID-19 effects for the general public. Large data sets need to be advanced so that extensive models related to deep analysis can be used to combat Coronavirus infection, which can be done by applying Artificial intelligence techniques such as Natural Language Processing (NLP), Machine Learning (ML), and Computer vision to varying processing files. …”
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The evolving epidemiology of Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales in Canadian acute care facilities, 2010–2023 by Robyn Mitchell, Laura Mataseje, Joëlle Cayen, Erin McGill, Kristine Cannon, Ian Davis, Tamara Duncombe, Chelsey Ellis, Jennifer Ellison, Jennifer Happe, Susy S. Hota, Kevin C. Katz, Pamela Kibsey, Santina Lee, Jerome A. Leis, Xena Li, Allison McGeer, Jessica Minion, Sonja Musto, Connie Patterson, Ewa Rajda, Stephanie W. Smith, Jocelyn A. Srigley, Kathryn N. Suh, Nisha Thampi, Jen Tomlinson, Joseph Vayalumkal, Kristen Versluys, Titus Wong, Yves Longtin

“…Abstract Background Carbapenemase-producing Enterobacterales (CPE) are associated with substantial morbidity and mortality with limited treatment options and have an ability to spread rapidly in healthcare settings. We analyzed surveillance data from the Canadian Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program to describe trends and the epidemiology of CPE from 2010 to 2023. …”
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HPV self-sampling for cervical cancer screening: a systematic review of values and preferences by Ping Teresa Yeh, Caitlin E Kennedy, Manjulaa Narasimhan, Holly Nishimura, Habibat Oguntade

“…This systematic review assesses end user’s values and preferences related to HPV self-sampling.Methods We searched four electronic databases (PubMed, Cumulative Index to Nursing and Allied Health Literature, Latin American and Caribbean Health Sciences Literature and Embase) using search terms for HPV and self-sampling to identify articles meeting inclusion criteria. A standardised data extraction form was used to capture study setting, population, sample size and results related to values and preferences.Results Of 1858 records retrieved, 72 studies among 52 114 participants published between 2002 and 2018 were included in this review. …”
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Unilateral remote temperature monitoring to predict future ulceration for the diabetic foot in remission by David G Armstrong, Lawrence A Lavery, Brian J Petersen, David R Linders, Jonathan D Bloom, Gary M Rothenberg

“…We analyzed data collected from a 129-participant longitudinal study to evaluate the predictive accuracy of our approach. …”
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Prevalence and genotypes of HPV in pre-invasive ocular surface squamous neoplasia in Pretoria by Lucia N. Mhlongo, Moshawa C. Khaba, Ramokone L. Lebelo, Cornelius M. Nkosi

“…Immunohistochemistry (IHC) and molecular pathology techniques were used to detect HPV and data analysis was conducted using STATA statistical software. …”
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Rabbitpox by Lyudmila F. Stovba, Aleksandr A. Petrov, Dеnis P. Belozerov, Oleg V. Chukhralia, Sergey A. Melnikov, Sergey V. Borisevich

“…This pattern is also useful for evaluation of diagnostic sets, employed for orthopoxviruses detection.Conclusion. …”
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Self-screening practice of breast cancer and associated factors among female students in Ethiopian universities using the theory of planned behavior: a cross sectional study by Wudneh Simegn, Abdulwase Mohammed Seid, Gashaw Sisay Chanie, Liknaw Workie Limenh, Lamrot Yohannes, Teshome Demelash Bitew, Dagnew Getnet Adugna, Mihret Melese, Fikrie Tegen Kassie, Wondim Ayenew

“…These insights could guide the development of future breast cancer awareness and prevention programs in university settings, with the goal of increasing early detection rates and lowering the risk of breast cancer. …”
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Effects of neoadjuvant immunotherapy on hearing in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma by Bryce Hambach, Anhelina Bilokon, John Lee, L. Noelle Allemang, Jennifer Chisholm, Chris K. Zalewski, Julie Christensen, Carmen C. Brewer, James L. Gulley, Clint T. Allen, Lisa L. Cunningham, Katharine A. Fernandez

“…Variations in DPOAE amplitudes were noted, potentially indicating early outer hair cell damage despite stable audiometric thresholds. In this small data set of newly diagnosed advanced-stage HNSCC, there appears to be a low incidence of significant hearing changes following neoadjuvant ICB treatment. …”
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Connecting the Small Solar Wind Transients Observed Remotely to Their In Situ Measurement near 1 au by Shaoyu Lyu, Yuming Wang, Christopher J. Owen

“…Based on the two-vantage observations by the COR2 coronagraphs on board the two STEREO spacecraft between 2010 January 1 and 2010 July 15, we reconstruct the three-dimensional (3D) structures of small solar wind transients in the extended corona and determine their velocities by using the CORrelation-Aided Reconstruction technique. From this data set, we select three small transient events that are predicted to arrive at the L1 point after extrapolating their 3D trajectories in the heliosphere. …”
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Menstrual health needs and educational outcomes among adolescent girls living in countries in sub-Saharan Africa: systematic review protocol by Julie Hennegan, Nuworza Kugbey, Anthony Danso-Appiah, Fred Binka, Sitsofe Gbogbo, Israel Wuresah, Priscilla Klutse, Wisdom Kudzo Axame, Emmanuel Gbogbo, Fred Hayibor, Mercy Monde Imakando, Victor Christian Korley Doku, Frank E Baiden

“…Heterogeneity will be assessed graphically for overlapping CIs and statistically using the I2 statistic, and if heterogeneity is detected to be high (>50%), subgroup analysis will be performed to assess the impact of such variation.Ethics and dissemination While ethical approval is not required for the systematic review methodology itself, appropriate data sharing agreements and confidentiality protocols will be followed when collecting unpublished data from experts. …”
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How repeatable is PAPE effect: the impact of in-season isometric squat activation on countermovement jump performance enhancement in national level soccer players by Jakub Jarosz, Dawid Gawel, Pawel Grycmann, Piotr Aschenbrenner, Michal Spieszny, Michal Wilk, Michal Krzysztofik

“…However, pairwise McNemar tests did not reveal significant differences (p = 0.549–1.000), suggesting that while response distribution fluctuated, no specific session-to-session differences were detected. Moreover, Pearson’s product-moment correlation coefficient, did not show significant correlation between the percentage PAPE responses and all of match GPS data variables (p > 0.074; for all). …”
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Validation of the Diabetomics CovAB SARS-CoV-2 antibody test in children: comparison with serology by Manisha Gurumurthy, Joseph Schwab, Sri Ram Pentakota, Rahul Ukey, Maria Gennaro, Pauline Thomas, Stephen Friedman

“…While the gum swab method of antibody detection is not as sensitive or specific as serology, sample collection can be done in settings where phlebotomy is not feasible. …”
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Product analysis and mechanism of toluene degradation by low temperature plasma with single dielectric barrier discharge by Han Fenglei, Li Mengyu, Zhong Huangrong, Li Ting, Li Dandan, Zhou Shuo, Guo Wenwen, Liu Fang

“…The results can provide some data supports for the study of low-temperature plasma degradation of VOCs.…”
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Normalized Isometric Shoulder Strength as a Predictor of Ball Velocity in Youth Baseball Players by Amanda J Arnold, Charles A Thigpen, Paul F Beattie, Stacy L Fritz, Michael J Kissenberth, John M Tokish, Ellen Shanley

“…Statistical significance was set a priori at α=0.05. # RESULTS Shoulder strength normalized using ulnar length was the only method that demonstrated excellent reliability (ICC2,1 0.98-0.99) and detected significant changes between strength in each of the four measures tested (SEM 0.39-0.69 Nm). …”
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