The diagnostic value of serum IgG4 for the diagnosis of IgG4-related disease: and is that so great? by E. V. Sokol, M. V. Cherkasova, A. V. Torgashina

“…Serum and tissue IgG4 hypersecretion is a nonspecific sign and occurs in many rheumatic, infectious, and malignant diseases.Objective: to determine the range of nosological entities associated with the increase in serum IgG4 levels, as well as the frequency and nature of this increase in patients with IgG4-RD.Patients and methods. …”
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Work-related Musculoskeletal Disorders, Work Ability and Associated Factors among Hairdressers of South Delhi: A Cross-sectional Study by Sana Zareen, Sheetal Kalra, Richa Hirendra Rai, Deepak Raghave, Sonia Pawaria, Usha Panihar, Sajjan Pal

“…Statistical analysis was performed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient, with a significance level of p<0.05. …”

The COMPLETE trial: HolistiC early respOnse assessMent for oroPharyngeaL cancEr paTiEnts; Protocol for an observational study by Aad van der Lugt, Dik C van Gent, Gerda M Verduijn, Marta E Capala, Nienke D Sijtsema, Iris Lauwers, Juan A Hernandez Tamames, Wilma D Heemsbergen, Aniel Sewnaik, Jose A Hardillo, Hetty Mast, Yvette van Norden, Maurice P H M Jansen, Mischa S Hoogeman, Bianca Mostert, Steven F Petit

“…The primary objective is to determine whether a relative change in the mean of the diffusion coefficient D (an IVIM-DKI parameter) in the primary tumour early during treatment, improves the performance of a predictive model consisting of tumour volume only, for 2 years LRC after treatment. …”
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Ultrasonography Assessment of Neck Anatomy for Prediction of Difficult Mask Ventilation in Obese Patients: A Prospective Observational Study by Ignatius Wong Hsun-Hong, Azarinah Izaham, Syarifah Noor Nazihah Sayed Masri, Muhammad Maaya, Siti Nidzwani Mohamad Mahdi, Khazrul Nizar Abd Kader, Maryam Budiman, Yazmin Yaacob

“…The Kendall Tau correlation coefficient was used to correlate the different ultrasonography parameters to DMV. …”
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Morphometric analysis of the skull base and palatal regions for gender identification using CBCT: a retrospective study by Asmaa Uthman, Hesham Marei, Walid Elsayed, Sura F. Al-Bayati, Hawraa Shams Aldeen, Shishir Shetty, Musab Hamed Saeed, Natheer H. Al-Rawi

“…Conclusion The use of discriminant analysis in CBCT based on skull base and palatal region variables provides an efficient method for determining gender, which is particularly valuable in forensic science and anthropological research. …”
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The prevalence of metabolic syndrome and the associated factors in a multiethnic upper-middle-income country in Asia: findings from a nationwide community-based study in 2023 by Kim Sui Wan, Muhammad Fadhli Mohd Yusoff, Halizah Mat Rifin, Wah Kheong Chan, Kishwen Kanna Yoga Ratnam, Shubash Shander Ganapathy, Hamizatul Akmal Abd Hamid, Masni Mohamad, Nurain Mohd Noor, Feisul Mustapha, Noor Ani Ahmad

“…Methods This was a nationwide community-based cross-sectional study in Malaysia with two-stage stratified random sampling in 2023. …”
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Tracking the infection dynamics of Fusarium oxysporum in Codonopsis pilosula based on GFP labelling by Mingming Shi, Huixia Li, Wei Guo, Ning Luo, Jinghuan Chen, Yonggang Liu, Rui Liu, Zhenchuan Mao

“…Due to the unclear pathogenic mechanisms of F. oxysporum on C. pilosula, the effective implementation of control measures has been greatly restricted.MethodsAn efficient protoplast preparation and genetic transformation system was established for F. oxysporum FO-1, enabling real-time tracking of fungal colonization in C. pilosula. …”
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Sea buckthorn-derived extracellular vesicles foster bone regeneration through aau-miR168-mediated pathways by Mai Zhao, Xiaolin Chen, Wenyan Wang, Mengying Li, Hui Zhang, Xiuqun Zou, Jiamin Wang, Qian Cong, Xingyuan Ma, Zhaoyuan Hou, Haodong Lin, Hao Jia

“…This study aims to elucidate the osteogenic and bone-healing properties of SAEVs. Methods SAEVs were isolated from sea buckthorn juice via differential centrifugation and characterized using electron microscopy and dynamic light scattering. …”
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Association between exercise self-efficacy and physical activity in elderly individuals: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Lei Xie, Lei Xie, Lei Xie, Wenxue Ma, Wenxue Ma, Kangli Du, Kangli Du, Ying Huang, Ying Huang, Aihua Li, Aihua Li, Hongwei Wang, Hongcheng Cui, Wentao Qiu, Wentao Qiu, Rong Gao, Rong Gao, Guofeng Qu, Guofeng Qu, Xishuai Wang, Cong Liu, Cong Liu

“…Exercise self-efficacy, a critical determinant of physical activity in this demographic, has garnered increasing attention recently. …”
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Optimising the use of IV zoledronic acid treatment in neck of femur fracture patients: a quality improvement project by Sean Von Hagt, Uma Sirisha Pusapati

“…The delay between initiation of zoledronic acid and discharge (9.98 days) suggests that this treatment is a significant factor in determining length of stay.• Thursday admissions showed the greatest delays for both vitamin D loading (4.25 days) and zoledronic acid administration (13.25 days), while Friday and Sunday admissions were the most efficient (Fig 1).• The mean time from patient admission to discharge was 19.80 days.• Others notable delaying factors include obtaining calcium levels before zoledronic acid prescription, postoperative complications (eg, infections or acute kidney injury) and administrative hurdles, such as medication unavailability and lack of formal consent. …”
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Relative Importance of Disease-Modifying Antirheumatic Drug Attributes for Patients with Rheumatoid Arthritis by Poudel N, Qian J, Garza KB, Zeng P, Curtis JR, Ngorsuraches S

“…The objective of this study is to determine the relative importance of DMARD attributes, including fatigue reduction, from the patient perspective.Patients and Methods: We conducted a web-based discrete choice experiment (DCE) survey among RA patients in the US. …”
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Future Challenge: Assessing the Antibiotic Susceptibility Patterns of <i>Staphylococcus</i> Species Isolated from Canine Otitis Externa Cases in Western Romania by János Dégi, Sorin Morariu, Florin Simiz, Viorel Herman, Florin Beteg, Diana Maria Dégi

“…They will also help design efficient control strategies and measure their effectiveness.…”
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Screening for problematic opioid use in the emergency department: Comparison of two screening measures by Brittany E. Punches, Caroline E. Freiermuth, Jon E. Sprague, Jennifer L. Brown, Elizabeth Hutzel‐Dunham, Joshua Lambert, Robert Braun, Andrew Littlefield, Jennifer A. Frey, Daniel J. Bachmann, Jason J. Bischof, Michael V. Pantalon, Rachel M. Ancona, David F. Kisor, Michael S. Lyons

“…Methods A cross‐sectional study of randomly selected adult patients presenting to three Midwestern US EDs were enrolled, with duplicate patients excluded. …”
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Psychometric evaluation of the Chinese version of the BENEFITS-CCCSAT based on CTT and IRT: a cross-sectional design translation and validation study by Chuang Li, Chuang Li, Youbei Lin, Betul Tosun, Pin Wang, Hong Ye Guo, Cheng Rong Ling, Ran Qi, Qing Yue Luo, Yan Wang, Fang Huang, Jiaqi Wang, Shu Hui Ma, Dan Feng Xu, Shu Zhen Wu, Lan Zhang

“…Future studies should test the scale in culturally diverse populations to further determine its applicability and generalizability.…”
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Trends and differences in the rates of autopsy in the United States, 2003 to 2020: A nationwide analysis by Dean M. Nelson, BBiomed, MD, Stephanie J. Rowe, BBiomed, MD, Adam Trytell, MBBS (Hons), Louise Fahy, MB BCh, BAO, Kelila Freedman, MSc, Andreas Pflaumer, MD, FHRS, Dion Stub, MBBS, PhD, Andre La Gerche, MBBS, PhD, Elizabeth D. Paratz, MBBS, PhD

“…Background: Autopsy, the gold standard for determining the cause of death, is declining globally. …”
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Deep Learning to Predict the Future Growth of Geographic Atrophy from Fundus Autofluorescence by Anish Salvi, MS, Julia Cluceru, PhD, Simon S. Gao, PhD, Christina Rabe, PhD, Courtney Schiffman, PhD, Qi Yang, PhD, Aaron Y. Lee, MD, MSCI, Pearse A. Keane, MD, FRCOphth, Srinivas R. Sadda, MD, Frank G. Holz, MD, Daniela Ferrara, MD, PhD, Neha Anegondi, MTech

“…Main Outcome Measures: The performance of the models was evaluated by calculating the Dice score, coefficient of determination (R2), and the squared Pearson correlation coefficient (r2) between the true and derived GA lesion 1-year ROG. …”
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High expression of SOX10 is correlated with poor prognosis and immune infiltrates in skin cutaneous melanoma by Xu Sun, Yi-ming Cheng, Meng-wei Sun, Xu-dong Zhang, Xiao-yu Yu, Hai-bo Wang, Yi-fei Wang, Ning Li

“…Screening was performed by LASSO coefficients to select non-zero variables that satisfied the coefficients of lambda, and 8 genes were screened out. …”
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Oral Hygiene, Dietary Habits, and Saliva Properties in Relation to the Decayed, Missing, and Filled Teeth Index of Dental Students: A Pilot Study by Zoran Mandinić, Jelena Stojanović, Aleksandra Prokić, Miloš Beloica, Svetlana Jovanović, Jovana Kuzmanović Pfićer, Rasa Mladenovic, Dušan Kosanović, Milena Milanović, Miloš Todorović, Maja Milošević Marković, Ivan Dožić

“…Significant predictors for the DMFT index score in students were milk [β-coefficient = −0.338, <i>p</i> = 0.011] and yoghurt [β-coefficient = 0.284, <i>p</i> = 0.040] consumption. …”
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An approach for accurate identification and monitoring of species in mangrove forests based on multi-source spectral data and deep learning by Monterrubio-Martínez Erandi, Trujillo-Acatitla Rubicel, Tuxpan-Vargas José, Moreno-Casasola Patricia

“…First, the integration of photogrammetric analysis from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) enables the precise determination of the spatial distribution of mangrove forests. …”
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Automated long-term monitoring of stereotypical movement in polar bears under human care using machine learning by Matthias Zuerl, Philip Stoll, Ingrid Brehm, Jonas Sueskind, René Raab, Jan Petermann, Dario Zanca, Ralph Simon, Lorenzo von Fersen, Bjoern Eskofier

“…This work advances the field of animal welfare research by introducing a scalable, efficient method for the long-term, automated detection and monitoring of stereotypical behaviour, paving the way for its application across various settings and species that can be continuously monitored with cameras. …”
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