Julius Kruopis – the pioneer of applied statistics in Lithuania by Vilijandas Bagdonavičius, Vydas Čekanavičius, Rūta Levulienė, Pranas Vaitkus

“…Kruopis related to the application of statistical methods in reliability theory and survival analysis.  …”
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TRANSFORMATION OF CHAN-BUDDHIST MOTIFS IN MONASTERY POETRY OF THE SONG DYNASTY (GENDER ASPECT) by Anna V. Ryzhkova

“…To achieve this goal, several methods were used – hermeneutic, historical and cultural, historical and literary, comparative methods as well as semantic and poetical analysis. …”
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Effect of Platelet-rich Fibrin on Soft-tissue and Hard-tissue Healing following Surgical Extraction of Mandibular Third Molar: A Prospective Interventional Study by Sudip Chakraborty, Chayan Kundu, Samiran Ghosh, Richi Burman, Avishek De Sarkar, Gourab Mandal, Somak Saha

“…Results: Twenty-six patients were included in the final analysis. They were equally divided into the interventional group (group I, with PRF) and the control group (group II, without PRF). …”
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Confirmation of Tuberculous Meningitis Using Metagenomic Next-Generation Sequencing: A Case Report by Liu C, Cai Y, Yuan K, Lu M, Deng Y, Chen X, Ye L, Cui S, Lyu J, Ling Y

“…Changyu Liu,1,* Yihan Cai,2,* Kaixuan Yuan,1 Mengdi Lu,1 Yangxi Deng,1 Xiaoli Chen,1 Long Ye,1 Shanzhao Cui,1 Jingwen Lyu,1,3 Yong Ling1 1Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, 510000, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Clinical Laboratory Medicine, Xiaolan People’s Hospital of Zhongshan (The Fifth People’s Hospital of Zhongshan), Zhongshan, Guangdong, 528415, People’s Republic of China; 3State Key Laboratory of Genetic Engineering and Collaborative Innovation Center for Genetics and Development, School of Life Sciences, Human Phenome Institute, Fudan University, Shanghai, 200433, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Jingwen Lyu, Email lvjingwen66@163.com Yong Ling, Email lingyong@gdph.org.cnBackground: Tuberculous meningitis (TBM) remains a significant clinical challenge due to limitations in traditional diagnostic methods, such as cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) analysis and tuberculosis culture, which often have long turnaround times and low sensitivity and specificity. …”
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Diphtheria in Russia in the 21st Century by N. M. Maximova, T. N. Yakimova, S. S. Markina, K. A. Yatskovsky, S. E. Aduguzelov

“…The aggregation of data in the work were used the methods of parametric statistics. Results and discussion. …”
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis Detection in Diverse Clinical Specimens by GeneXpert MTB/RIF: A Large-Scale Retrospective Study by Li H, Li Z, Cui X, Liu X, Zhao J, Zhang Y, Wang C, Li B, Fan Y, Han J, Xia Y, Xiong Z, Zou X, Zhu Y, Li M, Lu B, Cao B

“…Haibo Li,1,2,* Ziyao Li,1– 4,* Xiaojing Cui,1,2 Xinmeng Liu,1,2,5 Jiankang Zhao,1,2 Yulin Zhang,1,2 Chunlei Wang,1,2 Binbin Li,1,2 Yanyan Fan,1,2 Jiajing Han,1,2,5 Yudi Xia,1,2 Zhujia Xiong,1,2 Xiaohui Zou,1,2 Yue Zhu,1,2 Mengxue Li,1,2,5 Binghuai Lu,1– 3,5 Bin Cao1– 7 1Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases, National Center for Respiratory Medicine, New Cornerstone Science Laboratory, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 2National Center for Respiratory Medicine; State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Health and Multimorbidity; National Clinical Research Center for Respiratory Diseases; Institute of Respiratory Medicine, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences; Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Center of Respiratory Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 3Peking Union Medical College, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 4Changping Laboratory, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 5China-Japan Friendship School of Clinical Medicine, Peking University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 6Tsinghua University-Peking University Joint Center for Life Sciences, Tsinghua University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China; 7Department of Respiratory Medicine, Capital Medical University, Beijing, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Binghuai Lu; Bin Cao, Laboratory of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, China-Japan Friendship Hospital, No. 2 East Yinghua Street, Chaoyang District, Beijing, 100029, People’s Republic of China, Tel/Fax +86-010-84206256, Email zs25041@126.com; caobin_ben@163.comPurpose: Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection poses a significant global health challenge, with conventional diagnostic methods like acid-fast smear and culture techniques exhibiting limitations in sensitivity and efficiency. …”
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Protective Effects of GalNac-Modified Red Blood Cell-Derived Extracellular Vesicles Against Liver Diseases by Huang X, Yang J, Hu Y, Li S, Cai Z, Li C, Qin W, Zhang G

“…Xiaofang Huang,1,2 Jie Yang,3 Yuanyuan Hu,1 Shuai Li,1 Zhijian Cai,4,5,* Chen Li,1,* Weidong Qin,1,2,* Gensheng Zhang3,6,* 1Department of Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2Key Laboratory of Cardiovascular Remodeling and Function Research, Chinese Ministry of Education, Chinese Ministry of Health and Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 4Institute of Immunology, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 5Department of Orthopedics, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China; 6Key Laboratory of Multiple Organ Failure (Zhejiang University), Ministry of Education, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Gensheng Zhang, Department of Critical Care Medicine, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, 88 Jiefang Road, Hangzhou, 310009, People’s Republic of China, Email genshengzhang@zju.edu.cnObjective: The high morbidity and mortality of liver diseases warrant the development of more effective therapeutic methods. …”
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Prevalence of Refractive Errors Among School-Age Children and Adolescents in Saudi Arabia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Al Khathami A, Baklola M, Alshehri AA, Alnasser LH, Alshehri RS, Salawi MA, Alwadai RH, Al Ghazwi M, Alanazi AAQ, Alshammari AM, Al-bawah N, Hafez M, Abu Melha A

“…While studies using cycloplegic refraction reported a slightly higher myopia prevalence (7.2%, 95% CI: 4.7% to 11%) than those using non-cycloplegic methods (6.7%, 95% CI: 2.4% to 17.5%), the difference was not statistically significant (p = 0.9). …”
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The Incidence of a New Coronavirus Infection in Medical Workers and the Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Individual Technologies for their Protection at Different Stages of the P... by E. I. Sisin, A. A. Golubkova, I. I. Kozlova, N. A. Ostapenko, O. A. Ezhova, D. I. Marapov, T. A. Platonova, A. V. Deryabina

“…The incidence of new coronavirus infection in ,medical worckers as well as the chances of getting sick, were equal to those in the adult population (OR 1.1), while the frequency of clinical forms of infection with lung involvement was even lower than in the population (P=95.7‰). …”
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Improving the Physico-mechanical Properties of Extruded Rice Based on Mixed Rice-quinoa Flours Using Pickering Emulsion-filled Gel Containing Beta-carotene by Maryam Davtalab, Sara Naji-Tabasi, Mostafa Shahidi

“…Pickering emulsion is one of the encapsulation methods suitable for encapsulating lipophilic compounds like β-carotene. …”
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Independent Association of Sleep Apnea-Specific Hypoxic Burden and Sleep Breathing Impairment Index with Thyroid Function in Obstructive Sleep Apnea: A Retrospective Study by Zhou Y, Shi Y, Zhu S, Cao Z, Xie Y, Lu C, Niu X, Ma L, Wang Z, Su Y, Xia Z, Yuan Y, Yang J, Lu R, Feng Y, Ren X, Hou W

“…Yanuo Zhou,1,2,* Yewen Shi,1,2,* Simin Zhu,1,2,* Zine Cao,3 Yushan Xie,1,2 Chendi Lu,1,2 Xiaoxin Niu,1,2 Lina Ma,1,2 Zitong Wang,1,2 Yonglong Su,1,2 Zihan Xia,1,2 Yuqi Yuan,1,2 Jiayi Yang,1,2 Rui Lu,1,2 Yani Feng,1,2 Xiaoyong Ren,1,2 Wei Hou1,2 1Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China; 2Shaanxi Provincial Key Laboratory for Precision Diagnosis and Treatment of Otorhinolaryngology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China; 3Department of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Affiliated Children Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, Xi’an, People’s Republic of China*These authors contributed equally to this workCorrespondence: Xiaoyong Ren, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, NO. 157 Xi Wu Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of China, Email cor_renxiaoyong@126.com Wei Hou, Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University, NO. 157 Xi Wu Road, Xi’an, Shaanxi Province, People’s Republic of China, Email hw716@163.comPurpose: This study aimed to explore thyroid function changes in patients with obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and analyze the relationships among the sleep apnea-specific hypoxic burden (SASHB), the sleep breathing impairment index (SBII), and the function during different sleep stages.Methods: This retrospective study included 452 patients with OSA who visited the Second Affiliated Hospital of Xi’an Jiaotong University between August 2017 and March 2024. …”
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Gene-environment interactions and colorectal cancer risk: A case-control study on xenobiotic metabolizing enzyme polymorphisms in the Jammu& Kashmir, India population by Gowhar Rashid, Gulzar A. Bhat, Tahseen Bilal Rather, Kulsum Akhter, Ishrat Parveiz, Irfan Maqbool, Syed Nisar Ahmad, Malik Tariq Rasool, Farooq Ahmad Jan, Syed Mudassar

“…The study included 246 histopathologically confirmed colorectal cancer (CRC) cases, and an equal number of matched controls based on age (±5 years), gender, and place of residence. …”
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Disease phenotypic and outcome of very-early onset inflammatory bowel disease in Asian children: an understudied population by Way-Seah Lee, Way-Seah Lee, Kee-Seang Chew, James-Guoxian Huang, James-Guoxian Huang, Pornthep Tanpowpong, Karen S. C. Mercado, Almida Reodica, Veena Logarajah, K. L. W. Hathagoda, Shaman Rajindrajith, Yoko Kin-Yoke Wong, Suporn Treepongkaruna, Marion Margaret Aw, Marion Margaret Aw

“…We studied disease phenotype, clinical characteristics, management and outcome of VEO-IBD in South and Southeast Asian children.Materials and methodsWe extracted data from a multicentre Asian pediatric (onset <18 years) IBD registry. …”
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Comparative Efficacy of Subcutaneous Versus Intravenous Interleukin 12/23 Inhibitors for the Remission of Moderate to Severe Crohn’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis... by Nouran Alwisi, Rana Ismail, Hissa Al-Kuwari, Khalifa H. Al-Ansari, Mohammed A. Al-Matwi, Noor A. Aweer, Wejdan N. Al-Marri, Yousif Al-Kubaisi, Muneera Al-Mohannadi, Shahd Hamran, Suhail A. R. Doi, Habib H. Farooqui, Tawanda Chivese

“…For the maintenance of remission, only two studies had analyzable data, and they showed that subcutaneous interleukin 12/23 inhibitors were equal or better compared to intravenous administration. …”
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Oral health literacy and oral health status of a german adult population with migration background – findings from the MuMi Study by Berit Lieske, Christopher Kofahl, Katrin Borof, Kristin Spinler, Anna Poth, Demet Dingoyan, Thomas Beikler, Guido Heydecke, Ghazal Aarabi

“…Thus, future research should focus on tailored preventive measures for improving oral health literacy, thereby helping to strengthen equal opportunities in oral health in Germany.…”
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Comparison of myopia-related behaviors among Chinese school-aged children and associations with parental awareness of myopia control: a population-based, cross-sectional study by Chaoying Ye, Chaoying Ye, Chaoying Ye, Yujie Wang, Yujia Liu, Yujia Liu, Yujia Liu, Xingxue Zhu, Xingxue Zhu, Xingxue Zhu, Jianmin Shang, Jianmin Shang, Jianmin Shang, Xiaomei Qu, Xiaomei Qu, Xiaomei Qu

“…Samples were equally allocated to each subgroup of city tiers, children’s age groups, and children’s refractive statuses. …”
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Disparities in dolutegravir utilisation in children, adolescents and young adults (0–24 years) living with HIV. An analysis of the IeDEA Pediatric West African cohort by Valériane Leroy, Anandi Sheth, Julie Jesson, Jean Jacques Koffi, Antoine Jaquet, François Dabis, Didier Koumavi Ekouevi, Karen Malateste, Olivia Keiser, Lehila Bagnan, Simon Boni, Madeleine Amorissani Folquet, Mariam Sylla, Olivier Marcy, Raoul Moh, Gildas Boris Hedible, Sophie Desmonde, Joycelyn Dame, Agatha David, Madeleine Amorissani-Folquet, Sylvie N'Gbeche, Elom Takassi, François Tanoh Eboua, Kouadio Kouakou, Lehila Bagnan Tossa, Caroline Yonaba, Jocelyn Dame, Sylvie Marie N’Gbeche, Fatoumata Dicko Traore, Oliver Ezchechi, Rosemary Audu, Charlotte Bernard, Caroline Couturier, Marie Kerbie Plaisy, Elodie Rabourdin, Thierry Tiendrebeogo, Désiré Dahourou, Emile Sodinyessi, Jean-Claude Azani, Kadidja Diarra, Maika Bengali, Abdoulaye Cissé, Guy Gnepa, Eric Komena, Séverin Lenaud, Eulalie Kangah, Igho Ofotokun, Cecile Delille Lahiri, Noëlle Benzekri, Geoffrey Gottlieb

“…Introduction We describe the 24-month incidence of Dolutegravir (DTG)-containing antiretroviral treatment (ART) initiation since its introduction in 2019 in West Africa.Methods We included all patients aged 0–24 years on ART from nine clinics in Côte d’Ivoire (n=4), Ghana, Nigeria, Mali, Benin, and Burkina Faso. …”
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Hand Grip Strength Cut‐Off Points as a Discriminator of Sarcopenia and Sarcopenic Obesity: Results from the ELSA‐Brasil Cohort by Clarice Alves Santos, Helena Fraga Maia, Francisco José Gondim Pitanga, Maria da Conceição Chagas deAlmeida, Maria de Jesus Mendes daFonseca, Estela Mota Leão deAquino, Letícia de Oliveira Cardoso, Rosane Harter Griep, Sandhi Maria Barreto, Claudia Kimie Suemoto, Paulo Lotufo, Isabela Bensenor, Sheila Maria Alvim deMatos

“…Conclusions The results suggest that HGS is a good discriminator of sarcopenia and sarcopenic obesity, capable of achieving superior or equal performance to muscle mass biomarkers, especially in middle‐aged adults.…”
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[18F]FMISO PET in metastatic neuroendocrine tumours: a pilot study by David Chan, Alice Conner, Nick Pavlakis, Elizabeth Bailey, Alireza Aslani, Kathy Willowson, Connie Diakos, Elizabeth Bernard, Stephen Clarke, Alexander Engel, Paul Roach, Dale Bailey

“…The presence of hypoxia may have prognostic and therapeutic implications, and was evaluated in these lesions using the PET hypoxia imaging biomarker [18F]FMISO. Methods: Prospective pilot study in patients with metastatic NENs with at least one DONUT lesion (central [68Ga]DOTATATE non-avidity). [18F]FDG and [18F]FMISO scans were acquired within 60 days of the [68Ga]DOTATATE PET/CT. [18F]FMISO scans were acquired as a dynamic scan over 20 mins from injection with a delayed image at 2 hours. …”
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Evaluation of Race-Neutral Glomerular Filtration Rate Estimating Equations in an Indian Population by Ashok Kumar Yadav, Jaskiran Kaur, Prabhjot Kaur, Kajal Kamboj, Yoshinari Yasuda, Masaru Horio, Arnab Pal, Nusrat Shafiq, Nancy Sahni, Harbir Singh Kohli, Seiichi Matsuo, Vivek Kumar, Vivekanand Jha

“…Results: A total of 412 subjects (55% with CKD), average age 47 ± 11 years with an equal distribution of males and females were enrolled. …”
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