Prevalence and treatment outcomes of latent tuberculosis infection among older patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in an area with intermediate tuberculosis burden by Hung-Ling Huang, Meng-Hsuan Cheng, Meng-Rui Lee, Jung-Yien Chien, Po-Liang Lu, Chau-Chyun Sheu, Jann-Yuan Wang, Inn-Wen Chong, Jinn-Moon Yang, Wei-Chang Huang

“…The final regimen was selected through shared decision-making between patients and their COPD physicians, leveraging the long-standing rapport being established. …”
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Association between health communication on integrated healthcare and primary healthcare visits among rehabilitation outpatients: A multicenter cross-sectional study in China by Ruixue Ye, Yucong Zou, Jie Yan, Jianjun Long, Yawei Li, Guo Dan, Yongjun Jiang, Yulong Wang

“…Methods: A multi-stage sampling scheme was used to select the rehabilitation outpatients as study participants. …”
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Transition-to-home arrangements for very preterm infants and related parental needs at perinatal centres in Austria and Switzerland: a cross-sectional multicentred study by Dirk Bassler, Beatrice Latal, Mark Adams, Juliane Schneider, Jean-François Tolsa, Jörg Jahnel, André Kidszun, Philipp Meyer, Riccardo E Pfister, Martin Stocker, Angelika Berger, Berndt Urlesberger, Ulrike Held, Ursula Kiechl-Kohlendorfer, Bjarte Rogdo, Martin Wald, Laura Ebner, André Birkenmaier, Lea Buehrer, Simone Kistler, Ulla Jochumsen, Herbert Kurz, Nadja Haiden, Sven M Schulzke

“…Most physicians mentioned initiating discharge discussions while the child was still in the intensive care unit, but only 14.8% of parents recalled these early conversations. …”
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Challenges and strategies for maintaining nutrition services in the Democratic Republic of Congo during COVID-19: a qualitative study by Marc Bosonkie, Benito Kazenza, Rawlance Ndejjo, Marie-Claire Muyer, Eric Mafuta, Ruphin Mbuyi, Branly Mbunga, Paul-Samsom Lusamba, Olufunmilayo I. Fawole, Mala Ali Mapatano

“…Purposive sampling was used for recruitment of participants. 57 key informants were selected based on their role in the Nutrition sector at different levels of the health pyramid. …”
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Coaching unified sports: associations between perceived athlete improvement, barriers, and coach attitudes across five European countries by Maciej Wilski, Piotr Urbański, Roxana Ossian, Gabriela Papp Eniko, Nina Bracanovic Milovic, Ivan Radovic, Veronica Sedlackova, Eva Gazova, Nadira Sabanovic, Kada Delic Selimovic, Velibor Srdic, Srboljub Vukovic, Damir Ahmic, Vaiva Abramaviciute, Daiva Dabriliene, Ausra Kriskovieciene, Anna Nadolska

“…PurposeThis study aimed to examine how perceived athlete improvement, perceived barriers to implementation, and selected coaching characteristics are associated with coaches’ attitudes toward Unified Sports programs. …”
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Malignant Bowel Obstruction in Ovarian Cancer Recurrence: The Role of Palliative Surgery in a Decision-Making Process by Eugenia De Crescenzo, Marianna Fontana, Giulia Dondi, Stefano Friso, Alessandro Bovicelli, Marco Di Stanislao, Marco Tesei, Alessandra De Palma, Pasquale Chieco, Matteo Rottoli, Paolo Bernante, Gloria Ravegnini, Anna Myriam Perrone, Pierandrea De Iaco

“…Conclusions: MBO requires complex and multidisciplinary management where different factors need to be considered before initiating surgical therapy. Future studies are needed to deal with this complex problem.…”
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Identifying practices of information transfer between the hospital and primary care for older adults: a scoping review protocol by Philippe Desmarais, Claire Godard-Sebillotte, Thomas Tannou, Emily G. McDonald, Dounia Rouabhia, Géraldine Layani, Dimitri Yang, Martina Alkot, Andrea Quaiattini, Sabrina Lessard, Aigul Zaripova, Carolyn Pavoni, Sandrine Couture, Yu Qing Huang, Catherine Richer, Julia Chabot, Felix Pageau, Matthieu Calafiore, Karin Fink, Gulin Yilmaz, Beuscart Jean-Baptiste

“…We will use a search strategy developed with a specialised librarian to search four databases (MEDLINE, Embase, CINAHL and AgeLine) and reference lists of selected studies. All studies adhering to our iteratively created eligibility criteria outlined by the population, concept and context elements will be included. …”
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The Role of HMGB1 in Infection-Related Cognitive Deficits by Fathima Ijaza Irzan, Thaarvena Retinasamy, Wong Ruo Wen, Edward Ting Ming Sheng, Mohd. Farooq Shaikh, Alina Arulsamy

“…These mechanisms are spearheaded by inflammatory markers that are released/initiated by the pathogens over the course of the infection. …”
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Predictability of ClinCheck in Overbite Correction with Aligners: A Systematic Review by Michela Boccuzzi, Saverio Cosola, Andrea Butera, Annamaria Genovesi, Teresa Laborante, Attilio Castaldo, Agostino Zizza, Giacomo Oldoini, Alessandro Nota, Simona Tecco

“…Results: Out of a total of 838 records initially screened, seven studies fulfilled the inclusion criteria and were ultimately selected for this systematic review. …”
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Global prevalence of Helicobacter pylori antibiotic resistance among children in the world health organization regions between 2000 and 2023: a systematic review and meta-analysis by Aryan Salahi-Niri, Ali Nabavi-Rad, Tanya Marie Monaghan, Theodore Rokkas, Michael Doulberis, Amir Sadeghi, Mohammad Reza Zali, Yoshio Yamaoka, Evelina Tacconelli, Abbas Yadegar

“…Results Among 1417 records obtained initially, 152 studies were selected for eligibility assessment after applying exclusion criteria in multiple steps. …”
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Deep Classification of Algarrobo Trees in Seasonally Dry Forests of Peru Using Aerial Imagery by Wilson Castro, Himer Avila-George, William Nauray, Roenfi Guerra, Jorge Rodriguez, Jorge Castro, Miguel de-la-Torre

“…Initially, a dataset containing the geographic and phenological characteristics of algarrobo trees was provided by the Peru National Forest Service. …”
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Durvalumab Monotherapy in Complex Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma: A Real‐World Study of Patients Ineligible for Combination Immunotherapy by Chihiro Miwa, Sadahisa Ogasawara, Takuya Yonemoto, Sae Yumita, Tomomi Okubo, Miyuki Nakagawa, Keisuke Koroki, Masanori Inoue, Naoya Kanogawa, Masato Nakamura, Takayuki Kondo, Shingo Nakamoto, Norio Itokawa, Masanori Atsukawa, Ei Itobayashi, Naoya Kato

“…Methods We retrospectively analyzed data from 35 patients with advanced HCC treated with durvalumab monotherapy across three Japanese institutions between January and December 2023. Patients were selected based on their ineligibility for combination immunotherapy or vascular endothelial growth factor inhibiting tyrosine kinase inhibitors (VEGF‐TKIs). …”
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Hydrogen-Rich Syngas Production in a Ce_0.9Zr_0.05Y_0.05O_2−δ/Ag and Molten Carbonates Membrane Reactor by José A. Raya-Colín, José A. Romero-Serrano, Cristian Carrera-Figueiras, José A. Fabián-Anguiano, Heberto Balmori-Ramírez, Oscar Ovalle-Encinia, José Ortiz-Landeros

“…This study proposes a new dense membrane for selectively separating CO₂ and O₂ at high temperatures and simultaneously producing syngas. …”
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Comparison of the diagnostic concordance of tele-EMS and EMS physicians in the emergency medical service—a subanalysis of the TEMS-trial by Patrick P. Hess, Patrick P. Hess, Michael Czaplik, Michael Czaplik, Johanna Hess, Hanna Schröder, Hanna Schröder, Stefan K. Beckers, Stefan K. Beckers, Andreas Follmann, Mark Pitsch, Mark Pitsch, Marc Felzen, Marc Felzen

“…This sub-analysis focuses on comparing the diagnostic accuracy between these two groups.MethodsUp to four prehospital diagnoses were selected, coded according to the ICD-10 system, and compared with all admission and discharge diagnoses.ResultsThe comparison between diagnoses made by tele-EMS physicians and on-site EMS physicians with admission diagnoses showed no significant difference (p = 0.877). …”
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Predicting peripartum depression using elastic net regression and machine learning: the role of remnant cholesterol by Hongxu Chen, Denglan Wang, Juanjuan Shen, Baoyan Guo, Chun Song, Duo Ma, Yan Wu, Guohui Liu, Guangxue Chen, Yan Ni, Tiantian Kong, Fan Wang

“…Nineteen features were initially identified as being associated with PPD, with 14 retained after ENR refinement. …”
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Prevalence of hepatitis C virus co-infection in adults living with HIV in Mexico: a cross-sectional, seroprevalence study in a nationally representative sampleResearch in context by Pablo F. Belaunzarán-Zamudio, Juan L. Mosqueda-Gómez, J. Oggún Cano-Torres, Claudia Guillén-López, Teresa Muñoz-Trejo, Kenia Escobedo-López, Alejandro Rivera-Marroquín, Akio Murakami-Ogasawara, José L. Sánchez-Bello, Margarita M. Rosas-Dossetti, Elizabeth Papaqui-Limón, Alethse De la Torre-Rosas, Juana Díaz-García, Juan G. Sierra-Madero, Pablo F. Belaunzarán-Zamudio, Juan L. Mosqueda-Gómez, J. Oggun Cano-Torres, Claudia Guillén-López, Teresa Muñoz-Trejo, Kenia Escobedo-López, Alejandro Rivera Marroquin, Akio Murakami-Ogasawara, José L. Sánchez-Bello, Margarita M. Rosas-Dossetti, Elizabeth Papaqui-Limón, Alethse De la Torre-Rosas, Juana Díaz-García, Bibiana M. Barbosa-Ramírez, Oscar Castillo-Soria, Alain Espinoza-Pérez, Jorge Gaxiola-Lugo, Alfredo Pérez-Valenzuela, Krissel García-Hernández, Elvira E. Riojas-Moncada, Juana Díaz-García, Juan Beltrán-Saldaña, Felipe De Jesús Escobar-Del Real, Ma. del Pilar Abarca-de Hoyos, Susana Raviela, Ma. Eugenia Figueroa-Santana, Jorge A. Gamboa-Marroquin, Andrea Cárdenas-Ortega, Mario J. Hernández-Morales, Adonay Jiménez-Jiménez, Manuel Vidal-López, Roberto Rodríguez-Díaz, Berenice Robles-Villafuerte, Arturo Alatorre-Manjarrez, Corazón Moreno-Mex, Ivonne Sánchez-López, Jorge Silva-Herrera, Nora Mora-Suárez, Daniel Pérez-Larios, Juan G. Sierra-Madero

“…Funding: Abbvie Farmacéuticos, S.A de C.V Mexico through Investigator Initiated Study (2018).…”
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Why implementing machine learning algorithms in the clinic is not a plug-and-play solution: a simulation study of a machine learning algorithm for acute leukaemia subtype diagnosis... by Gernot Pucher, Till Rostalski, Felix Nensa, Jens Kleesiek, Hans Christian Reinhardt, Christopher Martin Sauer

“…Cohort building was performed using our Fast Healthcare Interoperability Resources (FHIR) database, identifying all initially diagnosed patients with acute leukaemia and selected differential diagnoses. …”
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Nurses\' perspectives on the challenges of sickle cell disease management and associated factors in a teaching hospital in south-western Nigeria by Olamide O Afolalu, Peter A Adebiyi, Oluwaseyi A Akpor, Kamoru A Adesina, Scholastica O Makinde, Stephen G Olawale, Juliet I. Adegoke, Temitope F Adekomi, Roseline O Folami

“…Methods: This cross-sectional survey study was conducted to elicit responses from 215 nurses selected through a simple random sampling technique between August and October 2022. …”
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Evaluation of deep learning and convolutional neural network algorithms accuracy for detecting and predicting anatomical landmarks on 2D lateral cephalometric images: A systematic... by Jimmy Londono, Shohreh Ghasemi, Altaf Hussain Shah, Amir Fahimipour, Niloofar Ghadimi, Sara Hashemi, Zohaib Khurshid, Mahmood Dashti

“…This meta-analysis included 21 of 577 articles initially collected on the accuracy of ML algorithms for detecting and predicting anatomical landmarks. …”
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Infectious outcomes of a standardized subcutaneous immunoglobulin dose reduction strategy in primary immune deficiencies amid global shortage by Pedro Moral Moral, Pedro Moral Moral, Marta Dafne Cabanero-Navalon, Marta Dafne Cabanero-Navalon, Paula Teresa López-León, Paula Teresa López-León, Héctor Balastegui-Martín, Héctor Balastegui-Martín, Sandra Martínez Mercader, Sandra Martínez Mercader, Amparo Mir, Victor Garcia-Bustos, Victor Garcia-Bustos, Victor Garcia-Bustos

“…The average SCIg dose was initially reduced from 7.82 g/week to 5.72 g/week and adjusted to 6.94 g/week at 12 months. …”
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